Nobody needed to say something, all of us knew it was “Blue”.

The very first and mysterious calamity that first invaded this metropolis and introduced it on the very verge of destroy, manner earlier than Lulilas was introduced underwater.

Truthfully, I believed it was nothing greater than a taste textual content, some good addition to the lore that may make Kutanid’s backstory slightly bit extra menacing. And I believed it could keep that manner for positive.

「Emul, get on my head!」

「R-Proper!」

Our toes…… It’s okay, it’s not all that energetic for now, for now it must be okay to the touch it……

「T-That is……!」

「Mildew’s pondering goes in the suitable course! Greatest to not contact that, or else we may be actually sorry!」

That is not a narrative occasion that can not be overwhelmed. This can be a area gimmick, one of many extra well-known ones. The well-known “You defeated the Boss, now get the hell out of right here!”

「Ghost of the Abominable Supply.」

「—- Say what now?」

I get a sense that that is one final ace up Kutanid’s sleeve, or one thing like his dying breath.

Nonetheless, I had no time to essentially give it some thought all too deeply, since Kutanid spoke as soon as once more to us all.

「HUMANS, THIS PLACE SHALL SINK INTO THE DEPTHS OF THE ABYSS ONCE MORE…… THE CRISIS IS AT HAND, BUT DO NOT EVER FORGET ABOUT YOUR DREAM.」

There was no precise finger-pointing in that second of any type, however for some motive all of us reacted the identical manner. All of us appeared in the direction of the identical course.

「GO FORTH, YOUR JOURNEY CONTINUES…… HUMANS, DENIZENS OF THIS WORLD, YOU MUST FIND BAHAMUT……」

「You, that is……」

Bahamut, why does this identify retains on popping up repeatedly? To start with, what’s that factor, anyway? A dragon? Or perhaps one thing else? I feel it could be too straightforward to think about it as a dragon.

「IT BELONGS WITH THOSE WHO PREVIOUSLY INHERITED THE WILL, AND THEY ARE THOSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY FIGHTING AGAINST THE INCOMING CRISIS……」

「Sh*t, I do not likely get it, however whether it is one thing you need us to do, then that’s what we’re going to do! Now then! The search is just not over till all of us handle to soundly return residence! Everybody! Let’s get out of right here!」

「…… Uuuuuueeeeeehhhhhh……」

「Rust, please! Let’s give it our all just a bit bit extra! Okay? Assume you are able to do that for me?」

「Alright! I get it! I’ll do it! I’m operating, see? I’m operating!」

「Akitsu Akane, how come you might be in such a great spirits in any case we’ve got been by at the moment……!?」

「Are we actually going to run once more!? Are we not all dangerously near approaching our limits!?」

「ALVA, YOU CAN DO IT! I BELIEVE IN YOU!」

You’ll be able to cry all you need about it, however no less than preserve these legs shifting and run! And in case you fail the hunt simply since you have been to lazy, don’t go and complain about that to me!

We preserve operating till we emerge again into town. Throughout us, the “Blue” was rampaging round like waves throughout a storm within the open sea. Nonetheless, despite the fact that the entire cityscape was principally collapsing, the highway we needed to observe out of town was unusually being saved in a single piece.

「——–」

「…… Eh? Ah, umm, sure……」

Though I may see that Rei was speaking to Kutanid on the present second, I used to be too busy with recovering Seiryu and the blade that was nonetheless caught within the floor proper the place I fell down. So unfortunaltely, since I had extra urgent issues to take care of, I used to be unable to listen to what precisely the 2 of them have been speaking about.

「Abueh……!?」

「Piiiiiiii……!?」

Gubeh!? What the hell is that this!? It seems like a literal wall of slime or another substance like that! Is that this “Blue” as nicely? And why is it blocking out path like that!? It was so terrifying that it was small marvel that Emul set free a scream like that.

「…… Is that this alleged to be an occasion of some types!?」

「Yeah, proper! The type of “You contact it, and also you die!”」

「…… I don’t really feel like making an attempt out if that principle is the same as being a actuality proper now.」

Though Lulilas was blue throughout as nicely, proper about now town felt nothing prefer it was once earlier than. Proper now it was extra of an entranceway to Hell itself, one entranceway throughout which “Blue” was rampaging with out displaying any indicators of stopping.

「By the best way, simply how lengthy is that this going to observe after us!?」

「Bohooo!?」

Main the best way, Akitsu Akane jumps over the “Blue” that was crawling all around the floor earlier than us, and Sickle was going its greatest to cling to his head whereas making some somewhat peculiar noises.

By following the lead of our Lead Runner, all of us handle to leap over the “Blue” in the identical style, figuring out full nicely that touching that stuff would solely find yourself in a catastrophe.

「We should run there, in the direction of the sting of town…… We should get into the ocean!」

「So that you need us to swim all the best way in the direction of security from the underside of the ocean!? Simply so triathlons aren’t actually my forte……」

「When the time comes, everybody holds onto Alva! That’s how we’re going to flee!」

「No manner……! There’s simply……! That’s inconceivable……! Owaaahhooohhh!?」

「Tsk, speak about nasty tactic, aiming for our solely manner of right here……!」

I click on my tongue in annoyance and manipulate my stock rapidly. Then I choose the Guardian’s armor and throw it in the direction of Alva and Nereis, who have been each about to be swallowed up by the “Blue”.

If what we’ve got learn on the “Blue” in that diary is right, “Blue” must be a sort of parasite, one that adheres to inorganic matter and eats or erodes natural matter. And regardless of the motion or sort right here, each of these actions may solely be categorized as “extraordinarily bothersome”.

「It, it appears that you’ve got saved me once more, my buddy……!」

「You’ll be able to thank me for that later! For now, we run!」

Fuck me, that sh*t was actually costly, ……!? However, armor is one thing that may be made once more or changed, and the identical can not actually be stated concerning the NPCs. So it was dangerous, yeah, nevertheless it was a essential sacrifice!

After the state of affairs repeated itself just a few extra instances, on the expense of the Guardian’s chestplate, helmet, leggings and waist plating, we lastly managed to succeed in the coast line, gaining a long way from the “Blue” and far wanted time to relaxation shortly.

「GOAL!」

「However what are we alleged to do from right here on out!?」

「…… The fuck I ought to know.」

「We dive into the ocean, or what?」

What ought to we do? We should do one thing! In any case, the worth of our lives is just not equal within the slightest! We gamers can afford to get swept by the ocean currents and die consequently, however the identical can’t be stated for Alva, Sickle and Emul! It could be like sentencing them to drown!

As I watched the incoming “Blue” tsunami that was getting nearer, in my desperation I used to be critically going to think about entrusting each Sickle and Emul to Alva and ordering them to get the hell out of right here.

「HEY! YOU GUYS!」

「Hmm?」

Apparently there may be nonetheless hope left on this world. And proper now its style was so candy that I couldn’t probably imagine it. And it comes along with a child-like voice of somebody who appeared to have matured just a bit bit all through this seven days’ expedition.

「Effectively received’t you have a look at that! It’s that sh*thead Straude!」

As soon as I circled, I may see a model new pirate ship floating its manner in the direction of us. What’s unusual, it was the identical type of ship that was grabbed by the jet-black tentacles seven days in the past and bought destroyed, however proper now it appeared like a model new factor. And behind its steering wheel there was Straude, waving the cutlass he was holding in his hand in the direction of us.

「No, however how can it probably movement within the air like that! It doesn’t make sense! What’s going on right here?」

「I don’t perceive that, both! It doesn’t matter, simply hurry it up and get on!」