Returner of the Colosseum

Episode 23 . The other side of the light (4)

I threw away my face and approached Gavin, who was dealing with soldiers from one side.

When I violently tugged at his collar, he looked very embarrassed.

The smell of perfume wafted from him.

“How did this happen? I’m sure you’ve always been with Go Gun Moo.”

“That, that’s…”

Gavin stutters and can’t continue until the end.

I thrust the sword into his throat.

“Tell me quickly.”

“Ah, I broke up with him when the break was given earlier. If he has been in a place like this for the first time in a while, shouldn’t he also embrace a woman…”

under.

f*ck.

What the hell happened?

If you’re not a player, you won’t be able to see the status window.

‘Go Gun-moo must have read my status window and replied.’

So what the hell is that body?

―Ren: If you can’t see this, you’ll die.

“hey. What did I write on the status window?”

“That… if you can’t see it, you’ll die…”

after.

Gavin responded to my words, but now I can’t trust this either.

Because there was already a precedent called Gogunmura.

My brain was jumbled.

sh*t. what happened

“For now, stop the soldiers.”

I loosened Gavin’s collar and looked at the sacrifice.

“hey. You, did you always have that face?”

“yes? me, me? I am an ordinary person, unrelated to the church. It’s real!”

When he suddenly looked at himself, the sacrifice flinched.

“Was that face originally? no time answer quickly.”

Even now, in real time, troops were gathering towards the banquet hall inside.

My heart was in a hurry because the situation was dirty and twisted.

“My, how is my face…?”

The sacrifice groped his face with his hands and tilted his head.

sh*t.

I took out a small hand mirror from my pocket and handed it to her.

It was a hand mirror used to see enemies in blind spots.

The sacrifice, who looked at his face in the mirror given to me, was immediately shocked.

“My, my face… why…”

under.

At first glance, it seemed that her face was not her original face, so she was disturbed.

Her actions reminded me of the guards talking.

―It must have been that a wizard who was familiar with Emmet cast a spell on it. I heard you changed into the exact same look as her husband? This is why black magic is good.

sh*t.

He said he changed his appearance, that’s what he meant.

It’s almost like a doppelganger, right?

I thought Go Gun-moo was suspicious, but I never thought he was a completely different person.

I was even more embarrassed because I had never experienced a situation like this before.

Somehow, everyone was given a perk that allowed them to survive and even exchange messages.

‘Then where is the real Go Gunmu?’

And if he was caught and detained by the enemy on the way, why didn’t he send any message?

If he had been captured and tortured, he could have requested rescue through a message.

How was the fake Go Gun-moo able to read the message?

Currently there is no way to know.

Then you have to focus on the current situation.

I grabbed the victim’s hand and ran toward Dorothy.

Also, you don’t know what will happen when.

From now on, I had no intention of separating her from my side.

As I got closer, I saw Dorothy lying down with an arrow through the back of her head.

Instant death by anyone.

“Keugh.”

To make matters worse, an arrow was also lodged in Cale’s thigh.

What else are these arrows for?

“How did this happen?”

“I tried to block the arrows that Go Gun-Mu shot at Dorothy with my body, but one of them got lodged in my thigh.”

When I turned my head at his words, I saw a shield lying on the floor and a burning relic.

Tring!

[Victory condition 2: Destroy the holy relic used in the demon summoning ceremony (complete)]

[The time limit will disappear from now on.]

[The mission is completed when you safely bring the sacrifice to the safety zone.]

Fortunately, Dorothy had cast the spell right before she died.

Relic destruction complete.

Now all you have to do is run away.

‘It’s a headache.’

But the problem is that Cale, the party leader, has injured his leg.

It is unreasonable to take him.

There will be a great loss in mobility.

I had no choice but to throw away Kale and go.

‘sh*t.’

It was time to open my heavy mouth that I didn’t want to leave.

Perhaps reading my expression, Cale handed me a map and said,

“wren. From now on, you are the party leader. Use the escape route with Gavin right away and take the sacrifice and get out.”

“Keil-sama is…”

“I will stay here and wait as long as possible. Everyone will be resurrected anyway once the mission is completed, so you just have to think about completing the mission somehow.”

Cale took care of me so I wouldn’t say anything cruel to him.

It would have been embarrassing to entrust your life to someone else’s hands.

Fortunately, Cale made a reasonable decision.

I bowed my head in gratitude to him.

“yes.”

The number of enemies flocking towards the inner banquet hall increased.

It is no longer impossible to block Gavin alone.

‘I don’t have any more time to waste here.’

In fact, the only people left are me and Gavin.

The two of them must somehow bring the sacrifice to the safety zone.

‘It’s really annoying.’

I couldn’t figure out how the fake Go Gun-moo read the status window.

Because of that, I can’t even trust Gavin.

In fact, unlike Go Geon-moo, there was nothing suspicious about Gavin.

It’s just that I can’t trust him because I’ve been sticking with Go Gun-moo.

One of the reasons was too big.

‘I can’t help it. From now on, I have no choice but to proceed with the mindset of walking on thin ice.’

The good news is that Kale will buy you some time.

Even if he couldn’t do it, he had to get out of this mansion.

“Gavin! I’m right!”

I left the entrance of the banquet hall holding the hand of the sacrifice. As soon as I joined, the number of soldiers that had been piling up rapidly dwindled.

Tring!

[Your HP is recovered by 1% with ＜Recovery of Blood＞ ability.]

After wielding his sword for a while, he was able to kill all the soldiers gathered at the entrance.

“Gavin, from now on I will lead. To Area B-2!”

“Okay.”

Now that the entrance was opened, this was an opportunity.

There was no time to delay.

As Gavin left the banquet hall, I looked at Cale.

He smiled bitterly and nodded at me.

“Thank you, Ren.”

“I do my best.”

I also nodded to him once.

Then he reached out to the victim and lifted her up on his shoulder.

“Wow!”

“Stay calm. I’ll drop you off when you get out of here.”

It would be awkward to entrust myself to an outsider, but I couldn’t help it.

‘sh*t. I think I’ll have to use a spear for some reason.’

Gavin and I are in a situation where the two of us have to head to the safety zone.

Difficulty rises vertically in an instant.

But I couldn’t get the window out.

I have to hold her with one arm.

It was unreasonable to use the spear with one arm.

‘I can’t just put down the sacrifice.’

Because her steps won’t be able to keep up with us.

“There are the last remnants! Catch it!”

“bloke! Stand there!”

When I left the banquet hall with the sacrifice, soldiers were pouring in from the end of the corridor.

I hurriedly ran to the other side of them, towards Area B-2.

Behind her back, she could feel Cale’s movements as she dragged her feet.

“To pass this way, you will have to defeat me first.”

Cale’s heavy voice echoed through the hallway.

Because I injured my leg, I won’t be able to show as much inaction as before, but I’ll be able to drag some time.

‘I hope you can hold out as long as possible.’

As I ran through the maze-like corridors, soldiers soon began to rush in from the front.

f*ck.

There is no end.

“Prevent them from breaking through!”

“Shield soldiers, raise your shield from the front and build a wall!”

It was clearly less than the number coming from Kale, but it was a level that could not be ignored.

“Gavin!”

“From now on, I will break through!”

Gavin momentarily kicked off the floor and started swinging his sword.

‘Wow, what is it?’

Every time Gavin’s sword danced brilliantly, two or three heads fell off.

I didn’t know it because it was quiet until now, but it’s amazing skill.

“There are only two of them! don’t back down! Then we can stop it!”

The one who seemed to be the commander of the soldiers encouraged the soldiers, but it probably won’t be easy.

It was because Gavin’s killing spirit engulfed the hallway and the soldiers were stepping back little by little.

Tizzling.

It was to the point that even I, who was behind me, was tingling with how hard it was to live.

As the soldiers gradually began to retreat, cracks began to form in the clogged hallway little by little.

“Don’t back down! The light guides us, kuk!”

Gavin didn’t miss the cramped gap and in an instant penetrated the soldiers, and then slapped the enemy commander’s neck.

‘it’s okay. At this rate, there is a possibility even without using a spear.’

The back is blocked by kale, so you don’t have to worry about it.

In the front, if you go through this hallway, you will soon find the exit of Area B-2.

If he could get out of the mansion through the exit, he would have passed the big hurdle.

Moving while carrying a woman weighing about 40 to 50 kilograms with one arm, it consumed a lot of physical strength, but there was no need to worry too much about it.

Tring!

[Your HP is recovered by 1% with ＜Recovery of Blood＞ ability.]

The lack of stamina can be recovered by killing the soldiers Gavin spilled.

Rather, in the current situation, it was more beneficial for me to have soldiers approaching me.

“Isn’t it hard? I can give you a shift.”

Even as Gavin ran fast, he glanced back and said.

“Are you okay…”

“They are over there! Stop it!”

sh*t.

I don’t have time to answer.

“You have great stamina.”

Gavin, ignoring the shouts of the soldiers, marveled and began to accelerate again.

In the current situation, it was right for me to carry the sacrifice.

If Gavin loses his stamina while carrying sacrifices, there will be a power gap.

Currently, there are only two of us left, Gavin and I.

It would be a very painful loss if Gavin, a strong player in Cale’s class, was left out.

‘In the end, I have no choice but to carry it around as I can continue to recover my physical strength.’

It’s been a while since Gavin cleared the road in front of me, and I ran through the remaining troops.

Before I knew it, I could get to the exit of Area B-2 by crossing two corridors.

‘There are more and more troops coming in.’

Even the troops blocking us were gradually increasing in level from guards to elite soldiers.

“Whoa. Sup. Whoa.”

Gavin’s breathing was quite rough.

Movement was also slowing down a little.

It was due to the fact that the enemies rushed to the point where they were crazy.

“Gavin, let’s shift!”

I picked up my speed little by little and overtook Gavin.

Then Gavin held out his hand to me.

“Leave the sacrifice to me!”

“My name is Lucia, not Sacrificial…”

And the small voice of the sacrifice that followed.

I waved my hand at Gavin, neatly ignoring the sacrifice’s words.

A sacrifice to Gavin under normal circumstances, yes Lucia. Leaving him alone is a wise move.

But I can recover my physical strength through the mask.

Rather, it is better to give him some time to rest.

Because he needs to recover his stamina so the loss of power doesn’t happen.

“And what if the victim gets hit by a blind sword!”

Gavin yelled at me in surprise.

But the answer was given by the commander of the enemy.

“Never swing your sword at a victim in its arms! never! Absolutely not!”

Judging from the reaction of the enemy commander, it seemed that there was something in Lucia that no one else could replace.

Thanks to it, it became easier to break through the road.

It was because the soldiers flinched every time I approached and hesitated to attack.

“sh*t! Be careful! Our lives depend on it! Especially the blind sword!”

Even so, Gavin asked me two or three times to see if I was worried.

Hold on to your worries.

Against enemies who hesitate to attack.

Even if you can only use one arm, this is enough.

Tring! Tring! Tring!

[Your HP is recovered by 1% with ＜Recovery of Blood＞ ability.]

[Your HP is recovered by 1% with ＜Recovery of Blood＞ ability.]

[Your HP is recovered by 1% with ＜Recovery of Blood＞ ability.]

I quickly organized the soldiers and immediately turned around to go to the exit in Area B-2.

dark hallway.

‘Why are the lights off only here?’

It was when I felt that way.

Across the corridor, I felt something foreign.

It’s an ordinary situation, but there’s something out of the ordinary intervening and it’s annoying.

“Hey, why didn’t you stop? Soldiers are coming from the rear. Hurry up…”

“Shh.”

I put my index finger to my mouth and motioned for Gavin to be quiet.

-How much longer do I have to wait?

-Wait a little longer. I’ll come over here soon

and a very small voice.

what? How do we know our escape route and where are the enemies hiding…?

‘ah.’

In an instant, my mind flashed.

I thought only of escaping with the sacrifice while fighting frantically right now.

had completely forgotten

escape route.

It was made by Go Gun-moo.

No matter how urgent it is, I never thought I would have thought of something as simple as this.

‘Gogunmu, you son of a b*tch.’

I sharpened my teeth.

Then Gavin opened his mouth.

“How about going out to Area A-2? It only takes one hallway to cross here.”

‘There!’

It happened to be where Shuusaku had asked if it would be a suitable escape route.

“Let’s go right there!”