50 – Unexpected Variables (8)

The feeling of being buried in snow was not good at all.

The experience of rolling down an incline with my entire body immobilized was so terrible that I would not want to do it again.

Her whole body struggled to clear the snowdrift.

Fortunately, there was a huge snowdrift at the destination of the avalanche.

There were no serious injuries from colliding with the floor.

But that didn’t mean they were safe.

“Keuuugh…!”

I felt pain in my left arm. Same goes for the right leg.

While being swept away by an avalanche, he mercilessly crashed into tree branches and rocks.

I managed to stand up using the sword I was holding in my right hand as a staff.

I don’t know where the shield went.

I shook my eyes off my body and looked around.

They were left alone on a vast, white plain.

“Erina…!! Kayla…!!”

I called the names of the two. But no answer came back.

Erina, like me, was swept away by an avalanche, but it seems that she fell somewhere else.

‘Damn it…’ ‘

The situation we feared happened. All three of them scattered.

I decided to consider myself fortunate that I did not lose my life.

It’s a shame because the height of the slope is not high.

If Kayla had been swept off the cliff she had fallen on, she would have really died.

I looked around and grasped the situation.

It was hard to tell because of an avalanche, but it wasn’t too far from the summit.

‘It’ll probably be fine.’

Kayla and Erina. Two people will be fine.

In particular, Erina didn’t have to worry.

I had a hunch that she would survive alone and find me somehow.

She decided to climb back to the top once.

It was better to go up to the top and find your comrades than to wander around the neighborhood looking for them.

“Haa… Haa…”

Her white breath rose with each exhalation.

She hadn’t gotten used to the cold that built up under her legs.

She brushed the snow off her head.

My body trembled at the snow that passed by my cheek.

All landmarks swept away by the avalanche were dyed pure white.

The trails of people and the traces of monsters have disappeared.

It was difficult to discern what was in front of it.

We made our way through the knee-deep snow to find our way to the summit.

‘It’s cold… ‘

Suddenly, I felt lonely.

Since I fell into this world, I have never been left alone.

Erina and Kayla always stood by my side.

But now, alone in the snowy mountains, loneliness came for the first time.

At this moment, do Erina and Kayla feel the same way as I do?

“…?”

On the way to the top, my steps stopped.

A few meters ahead, something was wriggling in the snowdrift.

I couldn’t see it closely, but it had a considerable size.

I straightened the knife I was using as a cane.

There was a high probability that it was a monster that was swept away by an avalanche.

“Keuuugh…!!”

But a human voice came out from within.

At the same time, a danger signal rang in my head.

‘No way… ‘

There was no way that would happen. Even so, the odds of the worst happening in this situation were extremely low.

But I realized that I was an unlucky bastard.

A white arm protruded from the snowdrift.

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The piles of snow that had gathered collapsed and a person stood up.

The face was exposed with a stern expression.

A little while ago, the snow woman who had been struggling to the death appeared.

Why did you run into her in this situation? It was like the worst of luck.

“Keugh… Goddamn…!!”

With her ferocious curse, the snow woman released her magical power.

With a light explosion, the surrounding snowdrifts were pushed back.

She was also not in a good condition.

No matter how snowy she was, there was no way she would survive being swept away by a landslide.

There were numerous wounds on her arms and legs, and blood was flowing.

Every time I moved, my legs were limping.

‘Maybe it’s an opportunity… ‘

Even if she doesn’t find me now, it’s only a matter of time.

Her It was next to impossible to run away from her.

I’m in a situation where no one can help me.

There is only one option left. He rushed over and drew the knife.

“Kuh?!”

The surprise attack went in successfully.

He left a scar on his slender forearm.

He swung her sword straight through her legs and chest.

“How dare you…!”

The snow woman’s reaction was quick.

The snowfields around me hovered in the air and bombarded me.

Even in the pouring snowdrifts of hers, the series continued to be heated and cold.

“Such a coward…!”

“Shut up.”

The only weapon left for me is a sword.

Even that was sparsely out of date.

Without a shield, she held her sword with both hands.

No matter how cornered the situation was, it was an absurdly strong opponent.

“You’re going to attack me on a topic far worse than that year. Don’t be ridiculous!”

I didn’t even have the energy to answer. Cut the ice wall rising from the floor vertically.

A snow woman with her distorted face appeared through a cracked crack.

I received the frost wind full of malice head on.

I aimed for her head and let out her sword technique.

The cold, frozen blade was immediately blocked.

At the same time, a cold ice spear aimed at the chest.

“Keugh…!”

I narrowly avoided the spear blade. Unlike before, it was quite slow.

A bloody metallic sound passed by my ears. As the sword and spear collided, the arm twisted.

I twisted my body and continued the sum.

It was like giving the opponent a chance to use magic as the distance increased.

There was a chance of victory only if it led to a melee.

In order to induce a dogfight, he persistently dug into the opponent’s arms.

The huge spear was swung mercilessly. A threatening wind pressure brushed against my ears.

If I hadn’t turned my head, I would have cut off my ears.

A smile gradually began to return to the other person’s face.

I was gradually losing the initiative.

The momentum of one-sided driving disappeared and an equal agreement continued.

But even the snow woman couldn’t completely defeat me.

“Tch…!”

He persistently aimed at her left leg.

It was also the place where I pierced the blade a little while ago.

On the contrary, the opponent was attacking my head.

I could see the intention to defeat him quickly.

If time goes by like this, will it be me or she who has the advantage?

Neither I nor Snow Woman could figure it out.

My colleague will arrive first. Or will the demons come?

I’ll take her down. Will i fall

An unknown battle ensued.

At some point, the movement of the arrow began to be seen.

It shattered the ice arrow that rose from the tip of the spear.

I naturally learned how to slow down the consumption of my physical strength by moving my body to a minimum.

The ice spear and the sword collided head-on.

The hilt shook with a considerable impact.

Go straight ahead and dodge the stabbing attack head-on.

While retrieving the spear, a knife was stabbed through her left leg.

“Such a coward…!”

A fist entered her abdomen. For an instant, her eyes went dark.

I held her breath and strained her legs.

If I fell like this, it would be the end.

I corrected her posture and struck her with the back of her sword.

As she entered her opponent’s chin precisely, her opponent’s body faltered and hit her backwards.

In the meantime, two ice arrows flew.

She dodged one, but the other grazed her side.

“Heo-euk… Heo-euk…”

Her breath rose to the tip of her chin. The fishy taste of iron spread in my mouth.

Unknowingly, both she and I have become her wreck.

The extreme cold did not fall on her body.

For the first time, I faced a phenomenon where my senses were paralyzed.

Like me, her opponent was also losing strength.

Her posture was disturbed as the fierce fight ensued.

She was staggering as if she was about to collapse.

Meanwhile, a huge wave of ice came flying.

“This much…!”

She dodged by rolling her body in front of her. In response, she blocked her kick with a knife that tried to crush her on the head.

Realizing that she was barefoot, Snow Woman hurriedly retrieved her feet.

An opportunity has arrived.

In her fleeting moment, she lost her balance.

I ran into her body in front of her.

The opponent fell to the floor unable to overcome the weight.

He trampled her left hand holding her spear with his foot and drove the sword into her left calf.

“Ah…!!

A painful moan rang out.

Watching her struggle to get up, I was sure of her victory.

But I missed the shadow flying behind me.

The back of my back was hot.

The tingling pain slowly began to spread throughout the body.

My body became heavy. It was difficult to even pick up a knife.

Now I understand the situation I am in.

A large icicle stuck in my back.

I didn’t expect to deploy a magic circle behind my back.

I calmed down my daze. The opponent has given up his leg.

It was not yet a situation that could be said to be disadvantageous.

I pushed the snow woman who had fallen to the floor.

Enduring the burning pain, he regained his momentum.

He hit me in the face with the back of a knife. He stabbed his leg mercilessly.

Kicked the ice spear and stepped on his arm.

At the same time, the icicles on my back moved.

The snow woman forcibly pulled out the icicle stuck in my back.

My body lost strength and my face hit the floor.

At the same time, I felt a strong shock in my head.

“A wormy bastard… Trying to beat me with only that much skill…!”

“Shut up…!”

I hit it in the face with the hilt of the sword held in my hand.

Blood splattered on his already disfigured face.

A violently outstretched hand touched my neck.

I managed to shake off the hand that was tightening my breath.

I grabbed the blade with both hands. He aimed at the opponent’s neck and slashed the blade.

I was thinking of ending it by slashing its neck like Jakdu.

The snow woman held her blade with both of her hands.

With one of her swords in between, they entered into a power struggle.

“Keuuugh…!”

With a beast-like scream, he even squeezed out the strength he had been suckling.

My mind went giddy while the tight balance was established.

Me and Snow Woman. Both were desperate.

I knew that this life-or-death struggle would decide life or death.

The figure of the snow woman beneath her caught my eye.

She was breaking out in a cold sweat with a face full of despair.

Maybe I am too.

It’s not a very good look since it’s frowning.

“Please… stop…!”

“Give up…!”

I couldn’t die. I had to survive somehow.

To do so, she needed the power of the snow woman.

We were miserably clinging to a life-or-death crisis from which we could not retreat.

Will I die or will Snow Woman die?

Halfway up a snowy mountain. We continued a confrontation that we do not know when it will end.

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