23 Your Name Shall Be Lily (1/2)

”Is there someone out there? Please help me!!”

As soon as I hear that scream, I tried to pinpoint the location where it comes from.

”It should be at the northeast around 500 meters from here!” I deducted the distance of the sound.

The only reason I could hear a scream that far was of course because of my enchanted hearing. If I didn't have it, the robot might pick it up though.

Below I can see a slope and some kind of plant monster that had a flower-shaped head like a Rafflesia flower and full of thorns inside. There was also a white-haired girl being lifted right above its mouth.

”Shit! A plant monsters? I need to be quick or it might be too late!” Then, I pointed my pulse rifle to the monster and start firing.

The plant monster was caught off guard and became a beehive soon after. Unfortunately, the girl was thrown to the tree by the monster.

”Oof… Didn't mean to do that.”

After seeing her suffer, I came down involuntarily from the helicopter by jumping when it was only 20 or so meters. I drive my qi around my leg and flip my body to minimize impact and land safely.

As I approach her, I hear a sound from behind and see that there are hundreds or even thousands of the plant monster coming out from below the slope after all the commotion here.

”Fuck! How could I fight that many?” My expression was full of horror when I think the total amount of the monster.

Then, I hurriedly grab her hand before saying,

”Follow everywhere I go, don't ever look behind!” Just after I said that I realize that she was quite injured and decided to carry her instead.

The plant monster behind was chasing after me as I start to run for the helicopter in front. The helicopter couldn't descend below 10 meters as there is a lot of trees around blocking it to descend.

'Which leaves me to find an opening.' I tried to find an opening with the 'Assistance Drone Robot' where there are no trees and found one around 100 meters ahead.

”Hold on tight!” I said to the pure girl and she held my neck with her two white hands tightly while closing her eyes. I drive my qi and increase my speed to the maximum.

All of the robots at the helicopters were supporting me by firing their weapon to the plant monster. Unfortunately, even if one were to die three would take their place and if three were to die another ten will appear.

As I was carrying someone, my speed with the monsters was quite the same making me always at the death's door every time the monster was using their vines to grab me.

There was also a strange-looking pollen floating around me and making my vision a bit hazy. If I didn't have driven my qi to keep my consciousness, I would have died a long time ago.

”Vonix, could you scan what kind of creature the plant is?” I asked as I frantically escaping the pursuit of the monster.

[”Affirmative, Scanning Initiate… Scanning Completed… The plant monster seems to be known as 'Rafflesia Hypnotic Flower' it was a plant monster that could pull out its root and walk with some kind of vines that grow below the flower. It also releases some kind of pollen to hypnotize someone nearby and lure it to a place it inhabits to be consumed.”] Vonix replied in a man robotic voice.

'Even though its power was only around a weak 1st Rank Knight Apprentice but if there were thousands of it, even a real Knight or Magus would be forced to retreat!' My face became gloom in thought.

As I was about to reach the opening, one of the plant monsters slip past the barrage of the bullets and manage to catch my waist with one of its vines.

Although we had the same speed, the plant monster was a bit more agile in a forest-like terrain than I was if it weren't for the robots that keep firing from above, I would have died a few times.

Just as I was about to be pulled, I throw the girl to the opening and let the robot in the helicopter to take her away. At that time, I start thinking about why I would sacrifice myself for her and not vice versa. I could just throw her to the monster and get away myself but I didn't do that.

'Why? I don't know but I think my body moves by its own as if my heart did not allow to do such a thing to her or am I not thinking straight?' I question my moral values and reasons.

I was just scared of being left by someone; she reminds me of someone that I like in the past. Just because of my cowardness and recklessness I didn't manage to save her at that time. No matter what, that will never happen again.

Just then, I pull out my sword and cut the vines before trying to follow but just I was about to get away, a few more of the plant monster came and encircle me.

”This is bad, I don't think I will be able to see the sun tomorrow,” I said with a little bit of regret for the doom that will come.

I wield my sword skillfully and slash all of the incoming vines. The pollen makes my vision hazy but the nanobot in my body keeps making me stay conscious. The 'Assistance Drone Robot' also help me by giving fire support but as it wasn't equipped with a strong weapon, it was useless.

'Slash.. slash.. slash' I keep slashing the vines everywhere until I couldn't count the amount I had cut. The fatigue I had started piling up.

More and more plant monster encircles me from all directions completely cutting off my escape path. Despite the robots above keep firing nonstop, it feels like pouring a glass of water into a big fire.

[”Master was in a dangerous situation, suggested to pull back and let the robots to do suicide attack to make way.”] I ignored what Vonix said as I already thought that it was impossible.

Even if the robots above were to come down and do a suicide attack to save me. It will be futile as I will probably die before they manage to make way.

Just as I was about to accept my fate and wait for my doom, A strange light suddenly appear and encircle me from all directions.

The plant monster that was about to eat me from all over was gone like there were never have been one in the first place. Instead, a white-haired girl with heterochronic eyes appear in front of me and hug me while sobbing.

'Huh?' I was confused by the sight I just see but as I was so tired, I didn't bother to ask.

I gaze the surroundings and realize it was the inside of the helicopter. Then as the fatigue and haziness that had been piling up inside of me burst out at the same time, I fall unconscious into her.