Once again I woke up in this room filled with the fragrance of the healing wood scent. My eyes looked at the door as I stood up, slowly getting up from the bed. Moving towards the door, I opened it and
[One Way Out!]
[Frenzy!]
Looking at my dexterity,
[Dexterity: 804]
Honestly, with this much alone, I was comparable to that bastard Lucas, the guardian of the Saintess of Light. At least when it came to speed.
'So, hopefully I shouldn't have any problem running away in case things go wrong,' I thought as I vanished from there in an instant and began running outside towards the bandit's hideout.
There was one more thing that I needed to keep in mind. Layla didn't forget about Evelyn till 7 AM, until her ghost disappeared. So that could only mean one thing,
"Something happened around that time," I mumbled as I ran faster, reaching that location within a matter of a few minutes.
Reaching there, I saw the bandit's hideout.
From the outside, it looked like a gate of an abandoned house in the desert valley that seemed nothing out of the ordinary. There were a bunch of monsters here and there, but nothing more. Though that wasn't all there was to it…
It was more of a complex labyrinth from the inside. I could make out a bit about it from the outside, given my knowledge of this world from my memories. But since I have never come to this part before, my knowledge was limited.
"Well. Nothing ventured, nothing gained," I mumbled as I waited for the [One Way Out!] to get off from cooldown, as I strolled into the abandoned house. Clicking on the hidden mechanisms I knew from the information from the previous quests.
And once I was done with that, I opened up the gate, only to find 5 bodies on the floor, each swiftly killed with a single stroke. Seems like Oriel and Evelyn did come here… though it could be someone else as well.
[One Way Out!]
[Frenzy!]
Running as fast as I could, I reached the first dead end. I did find a few more dead bodies, but nothing more. Sighing, I moved back and took another path. Because it was more of a maze, it took quite some time to run from one point to another.
Some paths had dead bandits, others I killed with my dagger. But no matter how much I ran, I couldn't find Evelyn and Oriel.
'Just where are they? Don't tell me they aren't here?' I was getting tense as I looked at the time.
[4:12PM]
But I couldn't just give up, so I started searching each and every corner of this place as thoroughly as I could. But even after I tried my best, I still couldn't find anything in this place.
'So they really aren't here, huh?' I sighed as I sat on my back in a random chair in one of the corner rooms. There was still time before I could-
"ADAM!!!"
I heard a shout from somewhere making me stand up as I looked around in a hurry. My eyes traced the walls and the path from where I came. But everything seemed pretty much the same as before.
"Don't tell me…" my eyes widened as a certain possibility occurred in my mind. That would explain a lot many things but honestly… I don't want it to happen…
"Ghost World," I sighed as I looked around the area, especially the air in front of me.
Ghost World.
A term for a special dimension that is created by magic by a creature or being. It is a form of separation skill that allows you to capture or cage beings inside it. Unless all the conditions are fulfilled, nobody, even the owner, won't be able to escape that place.
Though since the owner is the one who is setting the rules maximum of the times, it falls in his favor. But that doesn't mean it is impossible to clear it. In fact, if you can figure out the conditions, you can get out of there pretty easily.
'But that's why it is annoying as well,' I cursed under my breath. Because she was probably inside the ghost world already, I can't do anything about it no matter what I try. There is a skill that allows me to communicate with her… but that requires quite a lot of effort and luck to gain.
"Though there is another problem… just what is the condition that makes everyone lose memories of Evelyn along with her existence?" I questioned myself as I kept thinking about it.
"Sigh… you got yourself in such a troublesome situation, haven't you, Evelyn?" I smiled, as I honestly had no idea how to save her from this point onwards.
"Where do I even begin?" I contemplated before I pondered a little and then recalled that Evelyn was able to communicate with me using some special ways before she vanished completely.
'Can we use that?' I pondered if there was a way to communicate. Even if it is ever so little.
And hence… I sat down, trying to think of a way to deal with this situation. Trying to figure out as many possibilities as I could. I thought of summoning Alepsia, but she can't interfere with the mortal world. Even if she did, it would mean that she would be losing a part of her divinity.
'Can't let that happen, can we?' I smiled before looking at one of the particular skills I had.
[A Flicker of Hope(Common)!]
[Effect: Consuming a part of your life, you will get a chance to find the most optimal way to get out of any situation!
Cost: 10 Levels!
Cooldown: 90 Days!]
"Well. At least, I could use it without really losing anything…" I thought as I used that skill… not knowing the immeasurable amount of pain that I would feel at that time…
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Hey Author here: Changing the skill cost and cooldown because the previous one was too low for such an absurd skill, so it seemed a little unfair.