Chapter 401
Chapter 401 of "The Villain's Story" starts revealing the story: Did I pa.s.s?I wondered as my head stared at the clouds, or rather what was... Don’t miss it!
Did I pa.s.s?
I wondered as my head stared at the clouds, or rather what was left of them anyway. My eye was b.l.o.o.d.y and although I was barely able to see, I could still make out the clouds having been split apart.
The attack of the Sword Emperor had missed me barely, but the sheer force of it had split the sea of clouds we were fighting in.
*THUD*
Ah, it seems my head hit the stairs.
I can't feel anything…My muscles have been torn apart and blood is leaking out from every hole in my body.
'How am I still alive..?'
I thought, as I caught sight of my arm, which had been severed by the attack of the Sword emperor.
I barely managed to twist my body and dodge the attack and thrusted my spear at his head with all the force I had.
His head exploded…and my arm was gone.
'It's…getting dark.'
It's getting darker…I can't breathe.
I am losing consciousness..aren't I?
f.u.c.king h.e.l.l, How great it would have been if I had the Pheonix bloodline right now. But I don't. Samantha needs it more.
I can't let it end here…I can't. There are still more than 70 floors to clear left…I can't die here.
I'm using whatever is left of my mana to prevent my death…But can I hold on for long..?
I don't know.
When is this d.a.m.n tower gonna transport me to the lobby…?
I hope the lobby of the 30th floor has a healing factor…It's like that in most games right..?
Please.
Please.
[And the challenger fell…His heart and organs are pierced by numerous blades. Blind in one eye, his items having been torn apart…
How sad of a fate…How sad an end…]
"To…wer…"
Did I speak? Can I talk? I don't know…I can hear the tower's mechanical voice but… it's m.u.f.fled.
I can't hear it properly. I think the reason is the state I am in…But who knows?
That tower might be up to something.
I shouldn't have gone easy…I shouldn't have! I should have used everything from the get go! From the start!
I should have been ready!...
But what use is it now..?
What use is regretting it all now?
What is it saying?
It's making me angry!
COUGH!
…s.h.i.t.
My mana is diminishing. I am bleeding again. f.u.c.king h.e.l.l.
…Suleras..? What are you saying? I can't hear it.
Ah…I can hear it now…clearly.
…I know…But how?
I can't. I don't have enough mana to support my muscles again…I am dying.
For real this time, the Phoenix bloodline isn't here to heal me nor are others.
Ha…I'm too reckless.
…why am I here?
Samantha…
…Get. Up.
Get up.
Get up.
COUGH!
COUGH!
Yeah… I did.
Shut up tower…shut up. I can't hear you well but it's f.u.c.king annoying.
Is it mocking me..?
It's mocking me.
Thanks…Suleras.
No matter how much I suffer…it's nothing compared to Sam's…I need to get the cure…
I need to.
Suleras…I can't. All major tendons, ligaments, and muscles have been cut…I can't move my legs.
I can't even feel them.
It's all numb. Everything…is going numb.
What do…you mean?
COUGH!
I coughed again…More blood.
It hurts…the shadow is spreading…I can feel it.
What do you mean Suleras...?
Thanks…
That d.a.m.n tower again…
I tried to move my right hand, and once I felt a hard surface I grabbed it with all I could. But I could feel my grip slipping. It's probably because my hand is covered in blood…Isn't it?
I bit down, My teeth crushed the stairs and debris filled my mouth and throat. Sharp marble pieces…I can feel them in my mouth…it hurts.
But I don't care.
The tower and Suleras…both are speaking now. Whilst the tower is hard to understand I can understand Suleras perfectly.
He's encouraging me…and I'm pretty sure the tower is mocking me.
I deserve to be mocked…
Alright…
I will climb.
With my teeth I bit down into every step of the stairs so I would not fall, with my hand I climbed.
It was slow…But I can feel myself moving.
I can feel it…The cold feeling of my blood is being replaced with the feeling of marble and debris cutting my body more.
Ha…
Ha!
Climb!
f.u.c.king climb! For Samantha! For the d.a.m.n cure!
Climb!
I could only chant in my mind now. I need to do this.
I need to!
Climb!
Climb!
Climb!
Climb G.o.d f.u.c.king d.a.m.nit! I don't care if I can't see! I don't care if the world is all red due to my blood or if my consciousness is fading! I need to climb! I need to!
The only thing I can hear is Suleras's voice. And that is enough!
"Urgh!"
Did I let out a groan? I don't know.
I just climbed. Biting into every step! Using every drop of strength I had in my body to climb with my arm!
f.u.c.k you tower! I have already cleared the trial but why do you not transport me to the lobby?!
"AAGHHH!"
The feeling of sharp marble pieces slipping down my throat, cutting it apart…the feeling of my own blood making my hand lose its grip…!
I don't know…everything is becoming numb…I can't feel any stairs now, It's all flat ground…Did I reach the platform?
Did…I?
Ah… it's all numb.
The realization hit me suddenly, as the last thing I could feel before everything went Numb was my head hitting the marble ground.
And everything went dark.
The tower, overjoyed by this, laughed.
I enjoyed the struggle Alan put forth! I enjoyed it immensely.
He fought!
He struggled!
It was as if the Tower was finally being shown something so good! Something is finally worth it!
Its voice changed, now it contained pure bliss. Ecstasy!
The tower laughed.
However, The tower insulted Lanesha more. It had gone crazy.
The mountain became chilly.
It laughed.
The tower focused its attention on Alan.
A blizzard encompa.s.sed the floor, and the mountain was covered in snow in no time.
Will lanesha do it? Will she leave Alan 'defenseless'?
She could not.
She couldn't do it lest the consequences be disastrous.
It laughed, insulting a supreme being.
None who had done so had lived to tell the tale, but because he was protected…he could.
It had finally lost it.
It laughed, as it transported Alan to the lobby.