Jennifer Smith
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*(A/N: Sorry, I published this chapter accidentally. That's why there will be 1 chapter at the normal update time, not 2.)* "Kieeeek!" As Alex and I flew over it, the giant spider let out a loud angry scream and opened its mouth slightly. Then it opened its mouth so wide that both Alex's and my eyes widened. A huge, really huge, green liquid shot out of the creature's mouth toward us. The liquid, acid, or whatever it was, was so fast that I had no time to avoid it. So I did the first thing that…-
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? We continued to walk through the ruins for a while after we escaped from the cliff, and we had to fight the apins in groups a few times, but there were some that we managed to sneak past. And then there were the trolls... They gave us a lot of trouble because if we tried to fight even one of them, its roar would draw the attention of every creature in the ruins. And now, in front of us, there was a broken structure that looked like a huge entrance gate, half of which had broken off and collapsed…
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Alex didn't seem convinced, even after I told him I could catch him, but there was nothing I could do. There's no other way through here. And maybe this will help him face his fears a little. "Come on, let's not waste time." With that, even though Alex gave me a bit of a hard time, I somehow managed to get him to put on all the gear, and once I was ready, I walked slowly down the small road and turned back to Alex. "I'll take the lead. Watch the steps I take, where I stick the pickaxe in my…
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I reopened the cavity, which I had closed without too much difficulty, but I didn't go out immediately. I waited a while first. I looked around, made sure there was no threat around us, and so I took my first step outside. Sword in hand, Sith behind me, eyes everywhere an enemy could hide, I was alert. "It's clear, I think..." Even though I didn't let my guard down, I relaxed my stance a little. Still, I didn't want to take any chances. 'Sith, let's be careful just in case. You and me both.'…
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Alex sounded a little hesitant with the question of where I had found out about his skill. And I decided to pose a question to him in the same way. "Do you still doubt me?" "Not really. I'm just... curious. Not only do you know about my skill, but you know you'll need it at the end of the dungeon. You've even memorized the map of the dungeon, but this is the first time we've entered it. There are so many things that don't connect, contradict, don't make sense... That's why I'm curious." There was…
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First, my eyes opened, and then a soft voice entered my ear. "Aiden." I reflexively turned in the direction of the voice. What I saw was a young-looking woman with brown hair and two gray eyes looking at me with compassion. Yet I felt something strange inside me as I looked into those eyes. Is the feeling I get from those eyes really compassion? It feels like it, but... My head suddenly began to ache, and then the delicate voice of the woman who owned those eyes entered my ears again.…
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As I walked back to my room with a smile on my face, I thought. I will help people. I will save someone. Finally... I will be able to walk a little on the path I decided. An even bigger smile appeared on my face. For the first time since the day I met Aiden and talked to him on that bench, I'm going to be able to do something I really want. I'm really going to be useful. This time people won't suffer because of me, they'll thank me. I still haven't received a reply to the text message I sent, but…
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In the midst of the commotion, I saw two thin needles flying past me, piercing the heads of two of the spiders behind me. On my leg, which had already been bitten, I felt a pain similar to the one in my arm and I quickly shook my leg. The spider that had wounded my foot jumped forward, and without waiting for it to get up, I crushed it with my bitten foot. I realized that my foot was literally burning, that it was difficult to step on the ground properly, but I didn't have time to think about it.…
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The disgusting sounds from behind us entered my ears. My anger disappeared as quickly as it had come, replaced by a profound calm. I saw Alex next to me, looking back and forth with widened eyes, looking for something to help him get out of here. 'Aiden? What do we do?' Sith's voice echoed in my head, but I didn't answer him. The spiders I had slowed down behind us had reached us, but they weren't attacking yet. We were surrounded in front and behind, and the walls of the cave covered us on the…
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"Aid-" My eyes slowly widened at first at the sound I heard. And when I focused on what the half-heard whispered voice was trying to say, this time I understood it completely. "Aiden, if you're awake, don't move." Don't move...? What don't move? "Al... Alex?" "There's something at the entrance to the cave. Sorry, 'somethings'. They've even infiltrated the darkness around us a bit." "Oh..." The cave we chose to rest in was a bit big and there were many small rocks around it. So it was…
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