The Academy Is My Hell Chapter 99

Chapter 99

Even after seeing it with my own eyes, Cyris's jumping ability was unbelievable.

The width between the cliffs was over 20m long.

An ordinary person would have plumted down without even touching the edge of the opposite cliff.

She did it.

Grabbing a protruding rock on the cliff with her hands, she attempted to climb up to the flat ground where I stood.

“……The world record for the long jump shouldn't even be 10m, so that's impressive.”

“What's that?”

“A story about a world you don't know.”

Compared to , who was panting, her voice was peaceful.

She narrowed the distance, climbing the rock wall without hesitation.

I manifested mana in my hand.

“This is as far as you go.”

Cyris stopped her busily moving hands.

“I'm going to drop you.”

“Even if I fall from here, I will chase you to the end.”

“If you intend to take revenge, do as you please.”

“It's not revenge, it's affection!”

Her voice felt sticky.

Goosebumps broke out down my spine.

[Clever] didn't seem to understand the reason why she was clinging so hard.

“I believe I said I don’t wanna be your friend.”

“It doesn't matter. I never let go of the prey I've decided on.”

“You're persistent huh.”

“What do I have to do to have you?”

“……In survival, there is no such thing as evil or justice. If you co looking for after becoming a group worth trading with, I'll listen to you a bit more then.”

I used [Flash].

An intense light poured out, blinding Cyris.

Though I thought she would fall imdiately, she was holding on with all her might.

At this point, it was almost terrifying.

“If it's a talk, we can have it now!”

She began to crawl up again like a zombie.

It was a bizarre feat perford with her eyes closed, relying solely on the strength of her arms and legs.

I used [Shield] to strike her across the back.

Only then did Cyris's body fall from the cliff.

Even as she fell toward the river, her eyes were directed toward .

“I hope it ends like this, but.”

For so reason, I felt like I would et her again.

I let out a sigh.

Once the situation concluded, the forgotten fatigue washed over my entire body.

I slumped down on the spot.

My feet throbbed, and when I checked them, the shoes I was wearing had beco tattered.

Blood flowed through the torn leather.

Even though I treated the wounds using [Heal], my feet still felt heavy.

“Is it about 3km from here?”

I tracked the location where Luna was.

She was in a place not far from here.

Seeing that she wasn't moving, it seed my comrades were waiting for .

Ha, it would be nice if they ca to pick up.

The distance to my comrades felt infinitely far.

“……Shall I go now?”

I barely shook off the sense of helplessness and stood up.

If it weren't for [Patience], I wouldn't have been able to walk a single step further.

I walked along the dark mountain path.

Everywhere was quiet.

Once the raider chasing disappeared, only silence surrounded .

“Kraaa!”

That joy did not last more than a few seconds.

A zombie was loitering, wandering through the mountains.

Its rough breathing was heard nearby.

I turned the corner to avoid the creature and walked the other way, but there was a zombie there as well.

Zombies were swarming everywhere.

If it weren't for the zombie flesh and blood on my clothes, I might have been surrounded.

I moved my steps as quietly as possible.

Even the sound of falling leaves crushing under my feet sounded very sensitive.

How much longer now?

Am I even going the right way?

I was still far from reaching the place where Luna was.

“Awoooo!”

I lifted my head.

The sound I heard changed.

It was a wolf.

Since it was in the mountains, it wasn't surprising even if there were beasts.

The problem was the possibility of them attacking.

Wolves act in packs and are creatures that rush at humans without fear.

I didn't know what kind of signal their howling was.

But it was certain that it wasn't a good sign.

“Do you want to kill that badly?”

This ga had no intention of keeping the player alive.

If I overca one obstacle, I faced a new one in succession.

I felt a murderous intent.

It was the reason many testers drank from the bitter cup and gave up halfway.

Of the testers who numbered a thousand, less than a third remained after a month.

If I had given up then, I wouldn't be experiencing this.

I regretted it.

I think anyone would.

“Grrrr.”

A wolf was looking down at from a hill.

Its gaze was definitely directed toward .

It had a gaunt body, with its ribs clearly visible.

It looked as though it had been starving for at least a few weeks.

I didn't know if it was the leader of the pack or a scout who ca to check the situation, but the creature disappeared into the forest.

It's coming.

The wolf hadn't given up.

Based on the confird information, it intended to reorganize the pack and watch for an opening.

I walked again.

Whatever the wolf's plan was, it wasn't a reason to stop walking.

Thud, thud.

The damp floor holding moisture quickly drained my stamina.

“……Ha, this is bad.”

If this world had made up its mind to kill , now was the opportunity.

I was separated from my comrades, and both my stamina and mana were lacking.

In the mountains, there was no proper place to run.

The dense thicket was eerie enough that it wouldn't be strange if sothing popped out.

If it weren't for [Steady Nerves], I would have surely fallen into trauma.

Wiping the sweat from my chin, I checked again where Luna was.

About 2km?

Since I was walking on a slope and not flat ground, my speed was slow.

“Uuugh!”

Zombies appeared one by one just when I was about to forget them.

It felt like a kind of warning not to let go of the tension.

Whenever I faced them, the thought of throwing away this stinking coat vanished completely.

This was armor.

If this disappeared, those bastards would rush at .

Eliminating a few was simple, but there was no match for numbers.

Is there any other tactic as easy and destructive as human wave tactics?

“Ugh!”

I lost my footing on a steep spot.

Rolling through the weeds and falling straight down, I barely managed to grab onto a tree.

Every joint in my body ached.

It seed my mouth had burst, as I tasted the fishy sll of blood.

Ptui!

As expected, the saliva I spat out was mixed with blood.

Anger welled up inside , but [Cool] imdiately chided .

“…….”

Getting angry doesn't help at all.

Nevertheless, I felt resentful of my heart, which couldn't get angry and grew calm.

[Cool] apologized, saying it couldn't be helped.

It was unexpected.

The sharp bastard showed a kind side.

Conversely, it ant it was such a crisis that [Cool] couldn't act as it usually did.

I looked at the sky while lying down.

The sunlight was blocked by the trees that soared like skyscrapers.

Suddenly, I thought that if I closed my eyes like this, everything would beco comfortable.

Do I have a reason to survive desperately?

Why am I struggling?

If I see the ending, is there a guarantee that I'll return to my original world?

No, in the first place, is there even such a thing as an ending in this godforsaken ga?

My mind was complicated.

“……If I stop here, what happens to those kids?”

The students who were struggling, believing only in .

Before I knew it, the family I was supporting had grown.

It's the lives I saved.

Throwing it away is a choice, but I thought it was too irresponsible as an adult.

I resigned myself.

And I admitted it.

I couldn't accept this world as just a ga.

“It's not a good place to use as a grave.”

[Debuff - Frailty has been applied.]

To make matters worse, even a debuff was applied.

It was a type of debuff where the physical condition beca heavy and the feeling of fatigue grew stronger.

I stood up from my spot.

Walking a bit further from where I fell, a maintained road ca into view.

From there, it led straight to the place where Luna was.

At the mont I tried to head there.

The wolf I had seen earlier appeared, leading a pack.

“Grrrr.”

Baring its teeth, saliva dripped from between its jaws.

There were six of them in total.

All of them watched for an opening to attack, waiting only for the leader's signal.

As they strode closer, I ran toward the direction where the road was.

My body was scraped everywhere by the bushes, but I didn't even have ti to feel the pain.

Patter, patter!

They no longer hid their footsteps.

I spread my hand and used [Flash] on the wolf pack chasing .

Two wolves touched by the [Flash] collapsed on the ground and writhed.

This wasn't enough.

[Clever] argued that I had to take down the leader.

I had the sa thought.

Rolling my eyes, I narrowed down which of the four running toward was the leader.

“Grrr-hau!”

It was the one at the very front.

It was the one that had t my eyes in the forest.

The leader wolf barked, making its subordinates scatter appropriately.

It was well-organized.

Even while starving, they acted while following orders well.

[Cool] chilled my head.

I must not be distracted by the ones busily moving around.

The target was the boss wolf.

If I neutralized that one, the others would naturally grow quiet.

“Krawrr!”

One wolf threw its body.

Raising both arms above my head, I blocked the claws it swung.

Pain flared from the injured area, but I didn't have the leisure to care.

I focused.

While the wolves attacked dazzlingly, their strength was sowhat lacking bit by bit.

Once my eyes grew accustod, it beca a level where I could see and avoid them.

I looked at the wolves.

They were panting and faltering, as if they had been exhausted even before eting .

“Grrrrrr!!”

The leader watched for an opening and rushed in.

However, that was what I was aiming for.

I was intentionally waiting for this mont without using [Sanctuary] and [Shield].

If it saw magic, there was a possibility it would learn.

In order not to give even that possibility, I wasn't using magic.

“…….”

I summoned a [Shield] in the path the creature was rushing.

The wolf couldn't avoid the [Shield] that appeared without warning and collided with it.

Crunch!

The sound of sothing breaking.

The bone-chilling sound was heard clearly in my ears.

The wolf collapsed on the floor.

When sothing went wrong with the leader, the subordinate wolves following him also stopped moving.

I also gained ti to soothe my breathing.

“……Grrr.”

The wolf was fatally injured.

I didn't know if its skull had cracked or its neck had broken.

But I could tell that the creature would only hold out for a few more minutes.

However, the bastard stood up while huffing.

Then, it staggered and approached bit by bit.

I stared blankly at that sight.

I felt a strange sense of kinship with a single wolf that could no longer be a threat.

“You too, huh.”

The subordinate wolves watched its struggle.

It expressed a will to survive sohow with a life that was like a lamp about to go out.

Thud, thud.

The wolf stopped walking right in front of my nose.

Its eyes were smoldering.

The creature didn't attack.

Perhaps it was satisfied with itself because walking this far was already a miracle.

Before long, the bastard fell to one side.

The faint sound of breathing turned into a sound that wouldn't be strange if it cut off at any mont.

I looked at the subordinate wolves.

Even after the leader died, they didn't leave and were guarding the spot.

“Are you asking to move out of the way because I'm a bother?”

For so reason, I felt like I knew what they wanted.

The wolf's aggressiveness no longer remained.

They seed subrged in the sadness of losing their leader, even more than their hunger.

“…….”

I turned my body and walked along the road.

The sky was clear.

In this place, there were no trees to block the sunlight.

My body was heavy as lead, but the re fact that the sky was open gave strength.

“Awoooooo!”

The howling of wolves was heard from behind.

They were crying to mourn the dead boss wolf.

It was very sad and plaintive.

The howling continued for a long ti and was no longer heard only after I reached the river.