Chapter 3 - Day 1, 1st Floor Completion (2/2)
”...”
The solution was clear. I just didn’t know if I could put it into action. I raised my body, standing slowly.
I turned and faced the wall that I had been leaning against. I took one step back with my left foot, while my right foot was half a step forward.
I lifted both arms, well one healthy hand holding a wrist with no hand. My shoulders were in the proper position and I prepared to throw a punch. Ah. My cut wrist couldn’t form a fist. Truly.
“... Hah.”
Anyone who heard it would be terrified. I honestly admitted it. Yes. I was completely ruined. Were my legs shaking? This was the craziest thing I would ever do. That time when I rode my dad’s bike up a high hill and closed my eyes as I went down? Well. I didn’t think it was so crazy now.
I laughed and punched the wall.
“Ack!”
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I briefly lost consciousness.
[Pain Tolerance. LV 4. 792/800]
“Yes... Eu... Ai... g...”
My mouth could barely form sounds. I used every last strength to raise my head.
I was stretched out on the ground. When I looked up, my HP Bar was almost empty.
[Current Balance: 5/121]
[A bleeding state. Health will decrease by 2 every minute.]
I had less than three minutes left.
It was dangerous. I had to go down the stairs. There was no strength in my legs. My belly was damp. Blood? It was the smell of urine. There was also a lot of it. I gritted my teeth and turned over. I could see both arms in front of me as I crawled.
Let’s say there was a tree branch. If it was cut with a knife then the section was very neat.
Then it was given to an active child. The child played with it, used it to draw pictures in the sand and took it to a playground. It was used to kill some ants, maybe a few earthworms or mantises as well.
Now, think about that cut section again. The end of my right arm looked similar. There was no sensation anymore. That’s why I stopped gaining experience. How many times had I hit the wall? I remembered exactly two times.
No. I didn’t want to think about it.
I didn’t want to think about it.
I hated thinking about it.
I wouldn’t think about it.
Go to the stairs quickly. I used the cut off section of my wrist as a cane and crawled forward slowly. This way was faster. I didn’t have any sensations anyway.
[Current Balance: 4/121]
[A bleeding state. Health will decrease by 2 every minute.]
As I moved forward little by little, I seemed like a bug. A bug with no wings or legs. What would it do in the future? What was I talking about? My hand would grow again.
[Current Balance: 3/121]
[A bleeding state. Health will decrease by 2 every minute.]
Really? Yes.
[Current Balance: 2/121]
[A bleeding state. Health will decrease by 2 every minute.]
What did someone tell me? I didn’t know. I couldn’t remember. Mother. Why don’t we have any money?
[Current Balance: 1/121]
[A bleeding state. Health will decrease by 2 every minute.]
My arm didn’t touch the ground, but the air. My upper body tilted forward and I rolled down the stairs.
[1st floor cleared.]
[Unique talent has awakened.]
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The first thing I did when I opened my eyes was to touch my right hand. My hand was intact. It was like it had never been severed in the first place.
“Ah...”
I spent two hours just touching my hands. The right hand was still attached. It was an obvious fact. But I felt so pleased and thankful as I finally realized the value of it.
I belatedly realized that I was crying. I dried off my tears and looked at the clock. 8:18 am. That meant I had awakened around 6 a.m.
I got up from the bed and stretched to loosen my tense muscles. Everything was the same as it had been before I went to sleep. Not only my right hand, but the small sc.r.a.pes on my body and the dirt and urine on my clothes were all cleaned.
Was it cleaned? Or had I even been dirty in the first place?
The windows opened very easily. The morning scenery spread out, telling me that this moment was reality. How could I tell if last night was real?
It was as simple as opening a window. I opened my mouth.
”Check ability.”
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