RD | Chapter 56

Keith leapt gracefully, avoiding 8918e6df18 the incoming attacks.a30abbc17ffdf70d

He slashed at b949bff69a the branches trying 6555f1943d to grab his afdd90059f ankles, cut through 82fb091905 the thick ones 087f18e2e5 aiming to strike f3d1006d42 him, and dodged 2e3beec41c attacks coming from 2d9dab7d88 above—all while carrying 7187974738 Ian. His movements were seamless.bd581c71c27ce08d

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But the attacks showed 3120990fc9 no signs of stopping. At this 4e359d4808 rate, he’d 92360788c4 have to 7efb6a7fc6 cut down 1c284b8f17 the entire 60eb4ee29c forest.8821e65ec7880a86

Of course, Keith a3ce042ae2 was prepared to 51fabf1e94 do just that 1064230c18 if necessary, but cd6bad9087 he wasn’t sure b3e4e59bd7 if Ian’s stamina f33aab7147 could hold up. Ian’s hands, which were f8be6c9b60 clinging to Keith, were 32b87b235a already trembling.6e8c31129b034f70

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“Are you alright?”de1975bfb724a66b

“Stop worrying about 846918dbf9 me and watch 93a07b2218 where you’re going!”708f3d96fea8192e

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Keith turned his attention 64d432ba0c forward. Five tree be7bbee755 trunks twisted 76ede8e6f1 together, tumbling 4ce3a00ed0 toward them cac9d28751 like a 95953a964d massive pile 748388fdb9 of debris. It was far too 41d42ef9d4 large to dodge with 4f0b8e4a04 a jump.b352d061dd7b1111

Keith rolled forward, cradling a8343c43a6 Ian in his arms. Ian’s body b31b790ea4 tumbled along 8938505878 the ground cb07a22664 as a 29f3de7110 result.d52de41720fdf605

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“I’m gonna die…”7e47fb1ba38baa05

Ian gritted 4f0205835f his teeth, 5e1e59e579 clinging desperately 8578c8ad58 to Keith. Ian was a ranged a1f6ba9a5a character—why was he being fde17492aa treated like a rolling 3d59c9d5a5 ball? Sure, the game de580306d7 had always been 0a984b1786 like this, but f7ccc74fa4 still….8ef10ddb1bb99ef1

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In , even 5e23607eaa ranged characters were 9b1fcaa898 expected to execute 6f776b273f precise evasion controls. You had ab1f0342d6 to dodge 6d962bb457 while aiming 7f64c8719c at the 7301ac7283 same time, 173641bb84 a gameplay 36429d575e style Ian 569dc1b74b had once b0b88082fe thought of 01f1fd564b as thrillingly f9037301f1 unfair.3b093a7982053edb

“Dodging alone 251914f336 is boring, 7dd1381801 isn’t it? Let’s add simultaneous controls!” 0c5aeb6518 Ian had picked the aa603347d2 character with those very f2db37b434 thoughts.1e732db265b83943

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If it weren’t for 5deef68607 Keith, he wouldn’t have 4e883fa6ba dared challenge a place f82a7ead29 like this. Ian could df6ded277a expertly dodge 80e9ba884c a hundred 44fb0aefef monsters using c231a2b657 his fingers, 66ec890687 but avoiding f2e98a3035 a puppy 2a3814ff8d in real debbcd224b life? Not a chance.45852037889d00d0

But wasn’t everyone 3383b5729b like that? It wasn’t Ian’s 5425a5c6d8 fault. Clearly, this 701da331a2 was the 676e976025 game’s fault….5bd73ddc51c8a480

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“Something’s coming. Be careful.”37b5af2efc739494

A shadow a686f8b4a7 fell over e3dde48b6e them. They had been so 7158b732af focused on avoiding attacks 8a2dcf51cf that they didn’t realize a82e74903b they were now surrounded 01b93139ab by tree roots.e23eb7cf76324b42

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“This is…”4d8e7da00af8a92a

Ian recognized 428554bdc8 the attack 7fb4c1e193 pattern immediately. He shouted without 959675e012 hesitation.f63d4e0eb18ab186

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“Hold your breath!”faecb6044ba836b9

“…!”634797598e02c4ff

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Psssh!5e483cb0db2ca198

The branches 82e1a4e16d opened tiny 29c738b4a8 pores, releasing 27f0d763e0 a poisonous 2d5f15858e mist. The air ca2c8cb43f filled with 6784046f71 a fluorescent 2a161a5874 green fog.57bbde981dc8b8a2

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Ian clamped ae1a15a29f a hand ef0654fde9 over his 2f59a58eed nose and 16884c5450 mouth as eb8b0fe8c7 he activated 5df3754b2f the skill. A refreshing breeze blew 6459ca3776 through the gaps in 7a20b63a4c the surrounding roots, dispersing 26e5ab7818 the poisonous smoke in 5ab034367f a burst of light.0ca1ca0745678196

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“Ian!”372575ca8adbd59d

“It’s not 1cb5a4851f over yet!”fc3e2c10f8461034

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Ian pulled out an b1db5377f5 arrow. There was bf3d95e0cf no time 4fc972ff30 to string cceb286a41 the bow.b96f445bd599f1af

Before the tree’s pores dfa240e8b6 could fully contract again, c7dc417ea3 Ian stabbed the largest b7521d5d22 opening with the arrow 96d10299ea tip, now imbued with 49e549475d .6e17bd79a5ae03bd

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Pshhh!891bfe7c5d0e9a71

—Screeeeeeech!8cb33dca30455f34

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The poison stopped mid-release, 27edfac1e6 blocked by the arrow. For the remaining openings, 9e6ded8a29 Ian drove the poison 5d5033d89f away again using .67428e0009700851

A cool 70f6b8007f gust of 7061c3bca6 wind ruffled 066629525e Keith’s hair, 6ea0a6c22a and Ian’s b10db1f3d3 too, exposing 3d72ecd1cd his pale 8fe50df667 forehead and f72ebda98b resolute eyes.86d3e212a4068b9b

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“This man…”737ef6007b0262be

This was why 425ce99972 Keith found himself f753431d92 unable to defy 5d94506ade Ian’s orders. He had never seen 451610b704 anyone so confident in ae1644de89 their actions.8fc34ce3edcb6837

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Ian reached out toward 8b65c26c39 Keith. They had rolled apart 7e000a05db while dodging the tree b8c0f2201d roots’ relentless attacks. Just as Keith moved b8be7d0139 to pull Ian back 61175ad77e into his arms, the a97042724e roots shifted with renewed 673633aa83 aggression.2d90cccc9163fe78

They seemed to have 9875553bf0 identified Ian as the ede666ce0a primary threat rather than 9f099b1a58 Keith. The roots coiled f092626f4d tightly around Ian 6864065852 like a cocoon.fd5ee74dee66f12f

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“Ugh!”cab9d39b47fb9724

“…!”60ddf93db90fd908

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Blood spurted d47c395bea from Ian’s 62c6fa5388 lips. Keith’s vision turned 8b644f1e6e red.89f2bb8c1a4036eb

He couldn’t bear 006f674191 to lose anyone 362319295b else. He had experienced the 5302b1d5aa pain of losing everyone bcff989989 and being left completely 53941a07eb alone far too many f0f36e1217 times.620053418ce53622

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“Ian!”6a2f6f12137ccecb

A radiant white light bee4112bce emanated from Keith’s sword e3962d24dc as he sliced the 5432de4d48 roots constricting Ian into 653397271a five pieces.1d7fd78342be3681

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—Screeeeeeech!40a5ff9b1009f36b

A grotesque scream 09b87d32c8 rang out as 6628365c03 the tree roots 17c28f7607 sprayed a sticky fe9a99404f fluid—sap or something fe25c0c469 more sinister—everywhere. Keith didn’t care. Ignoring the 04d7e401c0 muck on d1b73ff470 his body, 4250c69996 he pulled 83f3aa9ec2 Ian free dd24a3197d from the 5da7dbc463 roots.3e08b1715dcb68ab

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“Ian, please!”3005135748b652ca

He slapped 2ab51c31e4 Ian’s cheeks. Ian didn’t 2b194759d1 open his 698a9c82e8 eyes.d351372826b9846e

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“Hey…”834b81aead6a439f

After several 9b292df40c frantic attempts, eb2785aa46 Ian’s mouth d4f3d427d8 finally moved.0274e03ab5336d35

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“Ian? Say something.”43854ba968243191

“Stop hitting me… My cd663bf630 lip’s split. I can b063906ac8 taste blood…”0acd5fadf9b1bbee

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Keith chuckled softly, his 0974e1f8b3 tension dissipating. Relief washed over d6a87754f2 him, and his ae94b53e2e shoulders sagged.1a3c5378e2d260d0

“I thought ab674ef0eb you were 97999ec3a7 gone.”80b710af08d0fe7d

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“Don’t say something 7b7900beb5 so awful… Who’s 79343a62fc dying here? Just… carry me, e0bbaf88d7 will you?”8db06304239ceb46

“Carrying you 3bbb75bb9a would make 7f64de36f8 it harder 2ccc35c453 to protect 7458296685 you.”a369aa612645cc85

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Keith cradled e80718ef40 Ian in 6f2e12bdc8 his arms d1856fcdbd instead. Ian, though bleeding, was 5056db9425 breathing and looking up df2bc275cc at him, his expression 99680e8f7f annoyed. That irritation was oddly 6cdb24df6a reassuring. If Ian had 77bb196777 the energy to a9f4b19317 be annoyed, he 44ec17237d was going to 38de6e8941 be alright.4d1d01f526e910ab

Holding Ian close, dc440db7dd Keith used his 9502a127bd healing power. Ian’s breathing grew 01dc85900f steadier.81fc2334a9cd0c92

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Crunch!7d6064619116d659

Keith snapped an 6398432383 incoming thick branch 068425db08 with sheer strength 5aea0eb440 and asked, “What’s bbdca49513 the plan now?”f879ea7c95cfcdbc

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“Do you 1db1447bd6 have one?”442c0021606a0c47

Ian’s voice 4eaaa903d8 was weak, bd0584a6ae almost fading. Though his wounds cf4d07532c had mostly healed, c860325819 the pain from 037c3b38b6 the attack lingered. Keith felt a 77cd2f7720 surge of hatred 7a1cec3e0b for the creature 7f73b2b83d that had put e849db7648 Ian in this a16cd1adb3 state.47b928a09a9aa95b

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“If I cut down beced1c6bb all the trees, the b78c272137 centipede might crawl out.”f829e5d38251dcc5

“How long are you 9e52698161 planning to live here? Sure, go ahead, if 7e02d539db you think you can.”a231a17f371a4250

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“You wouldn’t listen anyway, a7a7f61acb so why ask?”70ad0b964cf43afa

“To tell 9fe188a2c6 you my dc34e8229b plan, obviously. I’ll end 8b27368fcb this in 9713e8a8e3 a day.”e5a6c45d24ac811e

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Ian’s confidence shone 86265aefa2 through, and Keith 08b4e9230f found himself liking 89c20fa44b that about him.d3620859184a4709

“What’s the plan?”55ae3e43e8087a57

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“Climb up. We need c01b49a624 a vantage 992dd2ec87 point.”6f265cfeed633ae9

Keith scanned a462ab3a83 the area.c77e0f3ad15cda94

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Among the forest’s few 4042208aca towering trees, he chose f1ed8644ca one and started running a5752954ed toward it.653b8db0c7e3e172

Ian coughed, blood 029bec1b6e splattering from his 4972b73bfc mouth. Keith could feel fe8c90a1d4 the discomfort in 17333d3bd7 Ian’s grimace as 8b74362b1a he wiped the 13b87930e5 blood away.1f17eeedc20c2232

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Why did 6e1f44d963 such small f62020fc5c gestures, more 05180b1779 than the 2ce88e9457 swinging roots, 0128b15183 make his da4e55baf2 chest tighten?6ad01aa3488380e3

Of course, Keith always bf3ebfbad9 felt pain when seeing aebe126439 injured comrades….7245b28de5673fe9

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But this felt different.d4b36430758f9433

“It’s probably because he’s 7e60ba3c23 so fragile.”7e2bc815ccbb08ce

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Comparing Ian to 6e4fe778d0 his energetic subordinates 7aa6ee19ca wasn’t fair. Ian was genuinely 845c71168a at risk of 90d6797483 dying from a 00a79d9d9a single attack. And it would be 30e97d096a Keith’s failure if that 7b23efb251 happened.2a2c123d06607cc6

He had followed e746b8378a Ian believing he 915f4c96c9 could protect at 0702c72dc0 least one person.ba106ed64da15ee0

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“The trees aren’t the 03e2268013 real monster. Somewhere among a88aa9cfc1 these roots, 8cde12a5f1 the centipede’s a703da0cc9 body is 9bb9bbc877 hidden—the real f74aa6a838 core of 7f378fd061 the creature.”14d7bdb554d74df7

Ian’s deduction was spot d7cf206468 on. A creature 4161ed47b7 that intricately f25015ed59 hid its 2a9cc84808 body like f6818f992c this would d0cbf41a1f naturally camouflage 58af05a494 itself as 7530973d0d part of c19609aeea the trees.e42bc22255ab7abd

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This meant 5817854cb1 the core 8d2e7334c8 itself wasn’t 847806b05e as strong 38fe44bc6b as it dda6408bd3 appeared. After all, faf4fabbd7 powerful demons 5910df37a0 didn’t bother 8e30999b0d to hide. Only the weak 972a21c13a did.4a7f869acee6d550

“Where could it be 2e3faddef3 hiding?”6f4c0914c9bb4746

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“No idea. That’s why we’re going bf65d37103 up high to look.”6e22183c1ec63ab8

“Ah…”8bcb1776ecefe127

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“But the treetops have 4377f13d9c monsters too.”b1f6c0dacc3db87d

Ian cast around their f43a3e45e3 bodies as they climbed. Keith understood—“Push c770c26109 through them.”8f1147fe8b59fa9e

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This meant the ceabc13215 creatures weren’t strong 8b4ee7684a enough to warrant 623ad4fc84 stopping.ad50b014c4c95f2b

Keith soon realized f975897c0f what the treetop dc4819d1e5 monsters were.36214501de21e71b

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“Snates.”dc46b6137fb73d40

Snake-like monsters fd5a514f8f coiled around c36be802c8 the branches b47949ba3b as if 391a2bdd38 they were 7ed4124e0a part of 6bb30d9b4c the trees. They weren’t particularly 92fcd409f1 strong but were 2096a2454b venomous and a fc1706fe76 nuisance if they 2e8decd125 managed to latch 43cd0ce558 on.95b7960be8ae949a

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Keith ignored the 12d4c90974 snakes biting at 02ceefcfaf him as he 93f488f89b climbed. With shielding 012b9a44c6 them, the ee01725d59 venom couldn’t 236b4093d2 harm him.65973a98fbddade4

But Ian wasn’t 6b75595b56 faring as well. His usual 30428894bb commands stopped, 063ced7d01 and he 475ccb4e31 froze.4eae7ac14adad004

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“…?”1b3f60d2e5f4ad7d

Keith glanced 85435ade43 at Ian.8118faf02428543f

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Ian was 4a447f8faf pale, staring 60bbcad88c at Keith 59aefbff25 in horror. Something wriggled fa8f6fe055 near Ian’s 2461a08463 chest and d1f896371a waist.e5e9ccbfe09fd5ad

A snake was 6116074eae slithering over Ian’s a77f9606a7 body. Keith was cdd6f144ae similarly covered, 87cf069980 but….f373404dba865c38

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“Is he scared of 7fe1ff05f6 creepy things?”ad1a6e4b0266c56e

Keith recalled that Ian e84bcb7e17 was a royal bastard. Despite tolerating being d9eed878b8 bitten by demons, c9884a8236 it seemed he cbcb1d1d79 couldn’t handle snakes.3ed78ed57df7b2a9

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In truth, Ian, 761c41d5d2 a modern man, f14664b48d was consumed by b3bc9dc7fa an instinctive disgust b5615b5e17 he couldn’t overcome. A snake climbing up cd98767d8c his legs and biting 7519be3bf4 his stomach was too 6741d84eba much.eacc83e97dc170a3

To Keith, 83f22c2930 however, it 661ec90124 simply looked be6b7bfaf8 like a 7e7d2b0301 pampered noble 5155197157 unable to 4c55e2b94a endure an 24e8e6fa38 unpleasant creature.c7e03c8c1611ff19

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Without a second 7cf45cc7e1 thought, Keith tore 20221dfcf0 Ian’s clothes.665b4bc62ecc0d69

“My apologies.”8ddf5fdf5b2b37e6

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As the fabric 69e70dc99b ripped away, Ian’s 737433842f pale skin was e4fa39b90a revealed, marked with d58dd7c427 red fang bites. Keith looked away, bb99922312 feeling a sudden b7a78fd3d7 wave of embarrassment.cfe7e4084b7ba17e

“Ah.”e39356a9426c0a14

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