Kuzu Inou【Ondo wo Kaeru Mono】 no Ore ga Musou suru made Chapter 116

116 War in the Forest 17  Running Thunder God 2 

「『Principle (Serizawa Atsushi)』……I heard that he is immature in controlling the power, but I didn't expect it to be this much」
「Ah……I really thought I was dead by that」

Two men stood in the whirling smoke. Although they both looked exhausted, they were safe. What surrounding them is the 『invisible wall』.
This 『wall』 was pointless against that 『Principle』 Talent User……『Serizawa Atsushi』 until a while ago, but for some reason, it protected them from the shock this time.

「That guy……what happened to him? …………Did he die?」

A boy was lying down on the ground in front of them. But both of them just looked at him and don't even try to move. It is the boy who cornered them a while ago and caused this large scale destruction.  They can't approach him carelessly.

「…………U……a…………」

Lying face-down, the boy's hand twitches. His back is moving slowly, so he seemed to be still breathing.

「……『Serizawa Atsushi』 is still alive. He doesn't look as if he can move anymore, but……」

Even in that large scale destruction, the boy is still alive. With only deeply gouged ground around the boy. It looked as if he struggled through the explosion somehow by using his Talent. However, he doesn't look as if he can move anymore. He looks to be sustaining a serious wound as blood flows out from his whole body.

「Hey, Rindou……We shouldn't be minding about the hatching of 『Principle』 or something. At this point, he's already dangerous. It's better to kill him quickly」
「No……this child will be brought back as a sample. Because 『Original』 wants to examine him」
「Hey hey……are you sane? If he does that again, we can't handle him, you know?」
「Leaving him like this will bring a greater danger in the future. Considering the risks, it should be better to bring him back with us」

The skinhead man said that, and walked towards Serizawa Atsushi slowly. But the moment he tries to carry the boy, the boy suddenly disappeared from his sight.

「……What……? He disappeared?」
「Tch……there's someone here……What now?」

Rindou answered Urushibara's question with a question.

「What do you mean by that?」
「I'm asking whether to leave him and run away or not. There's no reason for us to be here anymore, right?」
「We achieved the objective of this plan, but the 『capture of Principle』 is one of our big objectives. We must not miss this chance」

Saying that, Rindou uses his Talent, 【Wall Maker】 to lay out the surroundings with walls.

「I have sealed the way out. Find them, Urushibara. They should still be in here」
「……Tch……nothing will go well if you're greedy」



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「Good grief, when I came to see you in worry……Serizawa-kun, are you okay? ……From what I can see, you look to be seriously wounded」
「……A……aa……」

I strain my voice and answer to Midou Suguru (Pervert) who seemed to came to save me. I can't speak properly. I can only raise a weird sound like a zombie's groan. I don't have the strength to move anymore.
Right now, I'm being carried on his back, distancing from those guys while shaking, but to be honest, it hurts. Every time he steps forward, the vibration transmits to my whole body and a sharp pain resounds.
This……feels like it's not only be a few rib bones that broke, but bones from 10 places of my body broke…… Although it's my fault to not be able to control my own power……this situation is too terrible.

「Look! It was good to come and see him, isn't it? As expected, this guy was beaten thoroughly」

……Haa? --Pikipikipikin. I can certainly feel veins showing up on my forehead. Something like agitating me naturally even though I'm wounded without even caring for me. This guy……!!!

「……Wh……at……you……shitty beansprout bastard…………!!」

While shaking on the pervert's back, I strain my voice to curse the idiot. I'm not that weak to the extent that I will leave this beansprout bastard says whatever he wants. Even though a dull pain runs through my body as I speak. Don't make me say pointless things, you bastard……!!

「If you can talk that much, then you are okay…………I guess not. Serizawa-kun……it's better to not force yourself to talk any further. You are in a terrible state more than you thought」
「……Ah……?」

What are you saying? I know that my wounds are very bad, but I think it's not to the extent that I need to be worried. I can think properly, and I should be able to move using my Talent when needed.

「……No……I'm……」
「Don't talk, Serizawa-kun. Your bleeding is really bad……Can't you feel it? It's a serious wound to the extent that it's strange that you are still conscious. Any more of this will be a matter of life or death」

Midou looks grim unusually. I have never seen this guy speak with such strong tone before. ……Is my wound that bad? Because I can't see my body as my neck hurts, I can't really feel that way…… I know that my stomach and eyes are heavily wounded because I felt a sharp pain running through them since a while ago. ……Well, when thinking that way, it might be quite bad……

「Serizawa-kun, at this rate…………no. I shouldn't be wasting my breath now. Anyway, let's head to Kagura-san quick」

Midou said that and raised his pace, but suddenly, a large 『invisible wall』 covering our sight, appeared.

「Hey……what's this invisible thing? I can't go through? What's this? A wall?」
「……Looks like they noticed us」

This is……clearly their ability. We couldn't move any further from here. They are probably searching for me so they lay out the wall to prevent me from running away. I want to destroy it like before, but the current me don't know how to do it.

「This is……not good for us……」

Midou thinks for a while, facing the 『invisible wall』, but……as if he thought of something, he lays me down on the ground suddenly.
Laying me down gently as if he's tending for my wound. ……Ah, I can't believe I would be treated like this by that pervert……it's like I'm a patient or an old man. No, I'm a normal wounded person.

「……Serizawa-kun. Sorry, but please stay here for a while. Because we……need them to remove this wall as soon as possible」

Standing up after laying me down, he showed a grim expression that I have never seen before.

「……A a……?」

A weird voice came out from my mouth. What's this voice? I can't even talk properly, huh……
No……no no. Not that. That's not important.
Wait a minute. Don't tell my you guys plan to challenge them? You can't. You must not do that. You will be killed instantly. I want to say that, but my mouth can't move.

「If I do this, no one will be able to find you as long as you don't move. 『Hiding』」
「You just sleep there quietly. We will go and kick their asses!!!」

Saying that, Midou and Ueki ran to where I was before.

……No. They will lose right away.
I can't be sleeping here. I need to fight. I need to save them before they get killed. I thought of it, but my body really can't move. I want to stand by myself, but I can't muster any strength.

「……『Ignition』……」

But still, I can't leave them like that. I pushed my body forcibly with my Talent, and somehow managed to stand.
I need to fight with them. Thinking that, I somehow stood up.
Up until there was fine, but the next moment, my sight turned white.

「……Nn……a……?」

My knees drop. As I thought, I can't move my legs. I fell to the ground once again.
The shock and pain run through my body. At the same time, I felt my face falling into the red liquid.

……What is this?
……Red water. ……Water? No.

This is……blood. Ah, I see. My blood, huh.
Did some rubbles stab my body during the explosion? Thanks to the pain all over my body, I didn't realize the bleeding. ……How long have I been losing blood?
Come to think of it, how much blood lost will kill a person?
Measuring from the puddle of blood spreading this ground…… How is it?

This…………isn't this far off surpassing the lethal amount?

「……Goha……!?」

The moment I think of that, a large amount of blood came out from my mouth. The volume of the pool of blood increases.
This is also my blood? ……This is bad. …………Really. Bad.

『…………Atsushi…………?』

I can hear someone's voice in my mind.

Ah, so cold. ……It's so cold right now. As if my whole body is freezing.
But have I ever felt this kind of coldness before? I don't think that I have felt the cold and hot properly up until now. Why am I cold? Why am I feeling cold right now?

When I was confused that way, my sight suddenly darkens. I can hear that guy's voice again far from my mind.

『…………nojya……!? …………jya……!!!』

……Shiro……? Ah, it's Shiro. Shiro's voice. But my vague consciousness disappears right away. His voice becomes softer. I can't hear him anymore.

『…………  ……………  ………』

I think Shiro is still shouting of something, but I can't hear it.
And I can't see anything anymore. Neither bright nor dark. What the hell is this?

I can feel that everything is disappearing gradually.
Sound, colors, pain, and also cold.
And. I can't feel anything anymore. Worry, questions, and thoughts. All of them disappears.

『………………………』

But still……I can feel that I can hear someone's voice from somewhere.
But that is erased by the enlarging silence in my mind, and disappeared.

『……………』

And……what came is an empty world. An overwhelming silence filled me.

Just like that, I really can't feel anything.
I can't hear any voice.

And lastly, I--

I felt that my life tearing up like a thread.

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