"Those swords are for us to fight each other. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info That monster will only attack the enemy closest to itself, and if you don't want to die, you have to push the other people down in front of the monster and divert the target. In order to survive a little longer, I cut off the hamstrings of my companion and watched him be killed by monsters from a distance......"

In the narrow and dark cavern, the ugly side of human nature fully explodes. Everyone wants to live, and there's nothing wrong with that. At the genetic level, the survival instinct is an essential trait engraved in the cells that make up our bodies. In order to perpetuate his genes and prove that he is the best in the cruel competition for survival, the desire to live is a must. Although this desire gradually faded in the city of steel and concrete, when I saw the real blade, everything became clear again.

Therefore, even if you kill your kindred, you have to live.

When the existential crisis is big enough, when you think that your own life must be deprived of the life of others, the so-called scientific democracy and civilization sound like a yellowed joke.

If it weren't for the protection of my seniors, a weak person like me would be the first to be pushed to the monster. I'm weak, and I'm aware of that. It's not just my physical weakness, I don't have the willpower to hurt others at all. So the senior picked up the sword for me to fight with the others, and I also tried my best to protect him. All I could do was toss around to get attention, or bandage the wounds of the seniors: we were both wounded and scarred. These wounds are not given by monsters, they are caused by humans from the same race and civilization as us. Maybe humans are more terrifying than monsters. But the wound means we're alive. The seniors were strong, and we expelled all who approached us, and then kept running away. By the time we realized it, there was no one around us.

"It's not hard to imagine. Riko said in a mournful tone, "I guess everyone else is fighting on their own." There should be very few Airmen like you who have known each other beforehand, and I don't think other Airmen will make friends at all. So they have to deal with everyone but themselves, but you can rely on each other. ”

"It's not a mutual reliance......," I said, shaking my head, "I'm only going to cause trouble for my seniors, and I can't even hold my sword." Because he lost his physical strength later, he even threw away his sword. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to keep up with my predecessors. ”

"That's enough. What is really scary is mental stress. Riko explained, "None of you are full-time fighters, and you won't allow yourself to switch to 'combat form'. Too long has passed since the ancient days of mankind when Ru Mao drank blood, and you will not grasp that tension. It is physiologically impossible for living beings to be in a state of long-term stress. Hormones that allow humans to concentrate and improve their reflexes are also toxins, so people can only cope with the battle one by one. Others have no companions, and their spirits are constantly strained, so that they become sluggish. Whether it's the understanding necessary to grasp the sense of distance, the nerves that control the rhythm of breathing, and the muscles that maintain explosiveness, you need to take regular breaks. They have no one to rely on, they need to keep an eye on their surroundings at all times, and naturally they will get tired quickly. When people are tired, they make mistakes and are unable to make rational judgments, which eventually leads to destruction. ”

"Yes, is that so?"

"That's right, so while you can't help the fight, I think you have a role to play. ”

It took me a while to understand that Riko was comforting me. After she said this, her cheeks flushed slightly. I couldn't help but smile, such an awkward comfort was really in the style of reason. Riko glared at me with some annoyance, and then continued to ask me in a stiff tone.

"So you, how the hell did you get through the trial?"

"I ......," I sighed with my head down, "and we were found by monsters at the end of the run." At that time we were next to a pool, the kind of pond that you would find in caves. I was injured in my foot and couldn't run, so my senior told me to hide in the water, and he went to fight the monster alone. And then I don't know anything......"

"Don't know anything?"

That is, by the time I came to my senses, I had already returned to the place I had before the trial. The seniors are gone, so I know the seniors ......"

Riko nodded thoughtfully.

"Then can I understand that that senior of yours has died with the Reaper?"

"That's how it should ......"

"It seems that he should be very powerful, even if he dies together, it is incredible. Riko said with a subtle expression, "The so-called monster is meant to be terrifying. In other words, a monster that can be defeated by one person is not qualified as a monster. Do you know the three laws of monsters?"

"Three, the law of three?"

My response stammered and sounded silly. But I really can't figure out why anyone would study monsters. Besides, there should be no monsters in real life.

In other words, monsters cannot speak a language that humans can understand, monsters cannot be seen through their bodies, and monsters can never die. Riko explained, "Although this Reaper monster has several failures, it does seem to be working in this direction again. ”

The "qualified" and "hard-working" in Riko's mouth make me feel as if she is not an ordinary person threatened by monsters, she is more like a scholar of monsters, or a demon who dominates monsters.

"First of all, the Grim Reaper monster didn't speak. Of course, it doesn't even have a mouth, so you may not even think to talk to him. Whether it's attacking the nearest target, or dying instantly if hit, these are your assumptions, not what it tells you. Because it is you who have come to your own conclusions, you will not doubt it, so you will willingly kill each other. ”

"Could it be that these are all designed?"

"Don't get too excited, I'm just speculating. Riko shrugged her shoulders and said, "Besides, you don't know what's under the monster's robe, why it can be suspended in the sky, and why it will die if it is cut down. It can be said that the second principle is completely satisfied, but whether the monster was really killed by your predecessors in the end remains to be determined. Because you didn't really see the end. ”

"That's true...... I've been hiding in the water, and only occasionally dare to come out for a breath. Even if I help my seniors, but my foot is injured, I may still become a burden to my seniors. ”

"I think maybe it's not that you defeated that monster, but that you just met the conditions for clearing the level. Riko shook her rain-soaked hair, "In other words, the Grim Reaper was still alive at the time, but you were teleported back after completing the trial." Is that puddle common? Maybe it has something to do with it. ”

"We've only seen that puddle, not anywhere else. I recalled.

"Maybe it has something to do with the puddle, you might have triggered some kind of trap in the water. In short, since it is a trial, it should not be completely destroyed by you, otherwise the trial will be no different from execution. Of course, it is not excluded that there are particularly cruel people who like to watch you kill each other. ”

"I don't think it's so bad if I'm a god-sama. ”

"Do you really think that's God?"

Riko suddenly asked me an inexplicable question.

"Isn't it? We can't be seen, we can't be seen by the sun, we can't even be teleported...... And what terrible monster ......"

"That doesn't mean anything. "Maybe we've been injected with some kind of pathogen and react when stimulated by sunlight." Teleportation may be an illusion, but the black light that comes out actually makes us faint, and then we are transported here by a crane or elevator. Actually, I doubt that monster is very nervous in the dim tunnel, and everyone is really looking at that monster carefully? Everybody can't see that we may be the result of collective hypnosis, and it's very difficult to hypnotize people all over the world, but are we really ignored by the world? Have you ever left this city? Have you ever left this country? I wonder if people here will ignore us. ”

"That's ......"

"But it doesn't matter. Riko shrugged her shoulders and said, "Even if you can do this, it's no different from a god." It is easy for others to pinch us to death, we can only speculate on its intentions. Honestly, I would prefer that the opponent be a human being, or a god with similar human feelings and thoughts, so that we can negotiate. If I had to fight to the last man, I wasn't confident I would survive. ”

"Fight to the last man?"

My heart was beating violently suddenly, and Riko looked at the reaction with a "terrible" expression. I understood, Riko didn't want to tell me. I'm not usually very smart.,Suddenly I heard what Riko inadvertently revealed.。 It's because I've been thinking about it lately, and I've been vaguely feeling something.

That is to say...... Will this trial end when there is only one participant left?"

"I didn't say that, it's just a guess......"

"It's because my predecessor died, and after my predecessor died, I was able to survive. I don't know what my expression is now, but I still can't suppress the words that come out of my mouth, "I see, that's how I survived." ”

"Sulfona ......"

"The seniors should have thought of it, and he is also very smart. He knew that if he died, I might be saved. ”

If you think about it, it should be the same. If I am left in the water, a person who is not able to move, then I will have no room to escape. It's hard for me to move when the monster is coming. The senior made me hide in the water, only for me to die after him. Because if I saw my senior in mortal danger, I might run over stupidly. The reason why my senior let me hide in the water was to prevent me from seeing his death and prevent me from coming.