Chapter 87: It Hurts to Be a Hero (5) (1/2)

Chapter 87: It Hurts to Be a Hero (5)

Haas a little anxious Chi-Woo had always been a man of habit who followed a very strict routine, but today, he had failed to show up even though it ay past his usual ti pool and fallen asleep by now The fact that he hadn’t co unexpected had happened

After spending soot up to look for Chi-Woo, just in ti down his body Her eyes widened He looked terrible His face and arms were covered in wounds, and his clothes were tattered like rags with blood seeping from the rips

Chi-Woo leaned on Hawa and let out the breath he had been holding With an exhale, he said, “I saw thepool, Hawa came to an abrupt stop Chi-Woo continued to explain, “The ht, Ms Hawa Its body was covered in a substance that looked like mud”

Hawa turned to meet his eyes, and Chi-Woo went on, “I think it’s capable of s I believe it can transforo check on theand her pupils contracting Although she had been speaking inforht, she reverted back to addressing him politely nohich made it clear how much Chi-Woo’s words had shocked her

There was a hint of disapproval in her tone, and she looked at Chi-Woo like he had gone mad like Mimi had Truthfully, Chi-Woo also knew that what he had done was er However, it was so he had to do sooner or later

“It’s not enough,” Chi-Woo said in a low voice “We don’t have enough information about the monster We have to learn more about it”

“Still”

“We can’t stay here forever”

Hawa closed her mouth She didn’t knohat had happened outside, but Chi-Woo’s eyes were shi+ning…just like the eyes she had seen when she was finally freed froet out of here To do that, we have to learn more about the monster and the layout of this place”

“…”

“I found a path leading to the upper floor If we consider this the baseh at least three more floors”

“…Let’s heal you first” Hawa pushed Chi-Woo into the spring pool The fishes that had been waiting in the pool gathered However, Chi-Woo raised his hand and shook his head

“Giveto cure hi him ‘why?’

“Later…I will receive treatment a bit later”

The fishes seemed puzzled

“Please” Chi-Woo lowered his head and backed aardly He was hurting, aching, and in pain The sensation of water touching his exposed bones where his skin and flesh were split open was fresh in his et used to the pain No matter how painful or torturous it was, he had to learn how to overcoain Ru Amuh had told hi tosuch shallow cuts all over my body]

Chi-Woo had to be prepared for injuries of this level He et to hireater pain

“Urgh…” Chi-Woo sed the groans trying to escape out of his mouth He arched his body and buried his face between his knees The blood flowing out of his entire body slowly blotted his vision and painted it red

After that day, Hawa noticed a change in Chi-Woo’s attitude Before, he only talked of leaving the cave but never actively tried to get out After yesterday’s fiasco, though, things were different His routines remained similar, and as he always did, he would wake up inside the spring pool, have a feast, and head outside But nohenever he caetting his body healed while groaning inside the spring pool, Chi-Woo would sit with Hawa and share the inforround according to what he said

And as Chi-Woo changed, Hawa also changed Instead of leaving Chi-Woo to be in charge on his own, she also began to venture out of their safe haven She went to double-check the path Chi-Woo had taken and looked for new paths There were tiether, and in those times, at least one of them was able to find a coh, theChi-Woo Over tiround expanded athered with each other, and their plan to escape becameorously than ever “Huff! Huff!” Like now, Chi-Woo had resu run on the upper floor and getting healed Sweat trickled down his back, and his back radiated heat as he did pushups Chi-Woo’s eyes widened and gleaerness, and he appeared almost like a lunatic, which was exactly what he intended; he wanted to become crazy

Chi-Woo had left Earth for Liber It was impossible for an ordinary person to survive in this world However, he couldn’t just stop being ordinary overnight, especially when he had lived more than 20 years on Earth as one And in these moments of doubt, Chi-Woo recalled what his dad told him: ‘Youso’

‘Have I put allht pushed hi not even the ti his life like a crazy person

Eventually, he ca proble: fear Everyone had a fear of the unknown, but how could they overcome it? Chi-Woo had found the answer to this question—he had to believe in himself If he did, he would be able to overcome whatever hardshi+ps and adversities that caain faith in hiet rewarded in the end for their efforts, and Chi-Woo decided to build faith in hi Chi-Woo had considered before, but things were different this ti was a battle with his old self, and every tiained the confidence that he would be able to overcoed

[Purification process of the body in the works…991]

Although the purification process had gotten noticeably slower, Chi-Woo didn’t concern himself too much about it In the past, he’d been obsessed with these obvious er his focus He prioritized the process instead and did his best everyas he continued to overcorets even if he died the next moment

With that in mind, Chi-Woo scrutinized and pushed hi in the process One time, he forewent sleep for several days because he had been so iot about his need Mi his body too much, but Chi-Woo shook his head He knew the i breaks, but this wasn’t the tio crazy

Now, he no longer thought of his training inside the cave as merely a means to escape, but as a test to see whether or not he would be able to survive in this World

‘I have to do my best to pass this test’

The baseht It was connected to the three floors above, but there was another floor above the third one Chi-Woohis life on the line Just like now—

“Ah, seriously!” Chi-Woo shouted in anger while running likeafter me!?” When he turned the corner, several paths appeared in front of hio Although he wanted to take a path he had never taken before, he couldn’t risk it with theafter him He thus took a path he was familiar with

After numerous explorations, they had found a buffer zone of sorts where they could putabout the edly chased after the else, and it was fast If Chi-Woo was running along a straight path, he would inevitably be caught by the et further away from the monster if he avoided its attack However, he couldn’t avoid its attack every time, so it was best to increase his distance fro sharp turns Every time Chi-Woo turned a corner, he stuck as close as he could to the wall to minimize the distance he had to move

On the contrary, the monster seemed unable to make such calculations; its h a corner, which allowed Chi-Woo to increase their distance Therefore, in areas with a lot of corners, Chi-Woo would be able to lead the

“There’s someone else besides me!” Chi-Woo pivoted at another corner and looked over his shoulder, sensing the disappearance of the monster

“Why are you only ch…?” Chi-Woo halted Theafter hione after Hawa—no, that couldn’t be the case He didn’t knohy, but the mud monster never went after Hawa; Chi-Woo was always its only target With synesthesia, Chi-Woo could sense that thefor him behind the corner he had just taken Moreover, It was quicklyto the opposite side

‘What a joke’ Chi-Woo laughed inwardly once he realized what theto do It turned out the monster wasn’t completely brainless, and actually used its brain to for that it couldn’t catch Chi-Woo like this no matter how hard it tried, it decided to move back and wait until Chi-Woo turned around to catch him