Sword And Rocks

"Oh no, he's going to crash into the wall!"

I could hear Haru's worried voice gradually fading into the distance.

What can I do… I don't have any Skills that can change this situation…

[Dual Mind] could stop time for a while, but I cannot move or do anything while it's activated.

Same for the artifacts…

Is there actually nothing I can do?!

My expression changed from a calm and focused one to a terrified and panicking one the instant I realized there was nothing I could do not to end up with my face into the wall.

Am I seriously going to die by crashing into a wall because of my own attack?!

Why do I even have so much speed and momentum, I only jumped and used a skill!

As I was flying through the cave, I passed near the white greatsword that was floating in the air.

*Shine*

The Tear Of Pure Sadness began shining brightly in a blue light and was pointing towards the greatsword.

"What is happening now?!" I shouted while closing my eyes because of the blinding light.

As my eyes were shut close, I felt something on my back and noticed that the wind stopped.

I slowly opened my eyes in confusion and found myself laying on the greatsword that was previously floating at the centre of the cave.

"Why is the greatsword…" I muttered in confusion.

I looked below me and saw that I was just about 16 meters from the ground.

I don't know what happened, but I'm grateful since it saved my life. Now, how to get down from here…

As I started thinking of getting closer to the ground, the greatsword slowly descended all the way down and laid on the ground gently.

"I can control it with my thoughts?! Just what is this sword…"

Wait, wasn't this sword bound by those strange threads of Mana-

*Rumble*

The cave began shaking violently as it was crumbling apart.

What?! An earthquake?! I have to get to the others quickly...

"Go!"

I stood firmly on the blade of the white greatsword and commanded it.

It immediately responded by floating where the defeated giant monster's body was at high speed.

What to do… The ceiling is going to crush us at this rate! We have to get out as soon as possible…

But, is there even an exit to this place? We didn't find one after searching the entire cave…

As I was lost in thoughts I arrived where the monster's massive body was, but the others were not there, unfortunately.

For some reason, before I knew it, I had stored the monster's body in the Bracelet Of Gluttony.

"Greatsword, fly up." I ordered the sword.

Since I had a high view, I was able to find them easily.

They were running towards the place I was at before the greatsword stopped my flight towards the wall. They were probably still searching for me…

*Crumble*

A gigantic chunk of the ceiling detached and was now falling down.

No! They're going to be crushed!!

I bent my knees for higher stability and ordered the sword to fly at full speed.

The strong wind was trying to push me off, but I resisted and got out a Reflex Booster from the Bracelet Of Gluttony and quickly drank it after.

"Guys… Look up." Said baldie after noticing the chunk that fell from the ceiling coming down and about to crush them.

"Fly them away." I ordered the sword after jumping off and landing on the ground.

"Eh- Ray?! How-" Domo was interrupted as the sword turned to the side and flew right into them, floating away with the others.

"Ah shi-" I looked above me, only to find the huge falling chunk of stone about to crush me.

*Crash*

*Huge Impact*

"RAY!! NOOO!!" Screamed Haru from the bottom of her lungs while looking at the chunk as it completely destroyed the area.

Domo was staring the same way, shocked, unable to speak a word.

Baldie closed his eyes in a sorrow expression.

Mia had felt something for the first time in years. She had her mouth opened in disbelief…

Akira had a faint sparkle in his eyes while staring at the scene with a serious expression, it was like he was waiting for something.

Perhaps he believed Ray was somehow still alive.

Darius too had a similar expression, although he didn't have much expectation…

…

The earthquake had finally quieted down and the sword had stopped midair.

Now all of them were staring at the massive cloud of dust which had risen right after the impact, waiting for it to fade away.

As the dust began slowly falling on the ground, a figure could be seen from within.

They were now staring at the figure, with both relief and surprise…

The dusty fog had finally faded completely, and, on top the chunk of stone that now resembled a small rocky hill, a man could be seen, waving at them with his bright red spear…

-- Ray's Perspective --

"Ah shi-"

[Dual Mind]

Before I knew it, I had used [Dual Mind] to stop time. Was it because of the Reflex Booster…?

Doesn't matter. I must find a way to get away, or I'm going to die squashed by a rock.

I can't take any items out of the Bracelet Of Gluttony since I don't have enough time…

The only things I can use right now are my spear, my skills, and the Reflex Booster I drank. Let's see…

…

[Alert! The duration of the skill [Dual Mind] has ended!]

It's all or nothing.

[Sword Aura], [Analyze], [Infinite Storage]

Through the combined use of [Analyze] and the Reflex Booster I could immediately see the weak points on the stone right above me, then, I used my [Sword Aura] embedded spear to strike those weak points as fast as I could and used [Infinite Storage] to store the rubble and fragmented rocks that were falling on me as I repeated the process.

I was able to repeat this process three times before the stone chunk landed on the ground, so right before it did, I jumped at full force while pointing my spear upwards, hoping to pierce all the way through the stone.

*Crash*

*Huge Impact*

…

*Cough Cough Cough*

"I… I did it! It pierced through!!" I shouted in excitement after coughing because of the dust filling the air.

'What about the others? Are they alright?!' I thought as I frantically looked around, searching for them.

As the dust cloud surrounding the area slowly faded away, I saw them up in the air with the floating greatsword.

*Sigh*

I let out a sigh of relief before waving at them with the spear in my hand as they noticed me…

Chapter 33-End.

(Today is my birthday! 🎉)