And then, on the other side...... After a recent grappling, although the advantage is obvious, it is one-sided......

But the physical exertion far exceeded Frémi's expectations.

As a result, it will take him a long time to climb the stairs that are one step away from him.

In the future, as long as I think that there are still twelve floors, it seems that it is very likely that we will reach the limit before then.

Obviously, this was also one of Ozman's purposes. He wants to turn this prison into the tomb of the Twelve Paladins!

I have to say that such wishful thinking has worked very well so far. It's just that he seems to have misestimated Frémi's strength.

Especially his attainments in swordsmanship. This made Ozman quite unhappy.

“Maste

Would you like to take a break? Even if it's to regain strength. What will follow is a long war of attrition—"

"I know. But I can't rest when everyone is racing against time. ”

"But your body can't hold it anymore. If you continue like this, you won't be able to reach your destination no matter what......"

- That's right, if you insist on going your own way according to your physical condition at this moment, sooner or later you will reach your limit.

However, in order to avoid complications, he put such thoughts behind him for the time being.

Even sometimes even he felt incredible about his stubbornness.

However, this is the right judgment now!

However, just as he was thinking this, the stairs behind him suddenly shattered silently like dominoes that had been pushed down!

"Shhhh Come to this one?! ”

In an instant, there was no support under his feet—they were torn apart and slid into the abyss without saying a word.

This forced Frémi to jump out of there at the last moment!

And in an instant, he jumped onto the platform that connected to the third layer! And just when he wanted to breathe a sigh of relief, his feet suddenly slipped——!

In an instant, the whole person was gradually swallowed up by the abyss as if he had lost all his strength and support in an instant!

INTERVIEWER Is this the end of it? How can it be! If it ends here, it will be too dishonorable to live up to the name of the paladin!

In the blink of an eye, he leaned against the abrupt rock plate on the outer wall, barely stopping what seemed to be a sweaty situation......

However, at this moment, the body is in a suspended state, and there is nowhere to exert it! Obviously not much better than just now.

- And if you keep it in this state, you're sure you'll end up falling to pieces. You've got to figure it out!

"Did you really consume too much in the battle just now?"

Frémi sighed.

If I knew this was the case, I really shouldn't have been so anxious just now.

It's just that at this moment, things have happened, and it's useless to regret it now, right?

Then he looked around to see if there was any way to get back to where he had been—

Speaking of his appearance at this moment, that Ozman guy must be watching intently, right? And gloat, right?

As the Twelve Paladins, there will be such a dilemma moment or something, and there is really nothing to refute when it comes to being embarrassed.

Suddenly, at this time, he found that the rock disks protruding outward from the outer wall were not the only one, but scattered on the surface of the outer wall!

At the same time, the distance is not unattainable. You can get there almost as long as you reach out and try.

So Frémi plans to see if he can rely on the help of these rocks to return to the connecting platform between the second and third floors-

It will take a little time, but there's no better way to do it right now!

Rather than waiting for your stamina to run out, it's better to try it out at all costs! ——

As for whether it will succeed or not, he is still uncertain, but even so, there is a chance to live, isn't it?

Fremi, who had made up his mind, didn't hesitate any longer!

Besides, indecision wasn't his style in the first place. In short, what will happen now can only be left to fate.

Even so, he didn't want to fail!

Because, there are things to carry...... And the wishes that must be fulfilled!

Therefore, at this moment, he would never draw the same inexplicable stronghold for his journey in such a place.

After all, it would be ridiculous to end up like this!

After that, the climbing process was not easy, and there were even several times when I stepped on the air......

But in the end, he struggled back to where he had been.

However, by this time, Frémi was so exhausted that he couldn't move. This is by no means an exaggeration, but a literal one.

But even then, he didn't have much time to rest. And he didn't realize until now that there was no way back.

"What should I do when I go back?"

But thinking about this question at this moment is obviously just a waste of time, and now he has no second choice but to move on.

And I don't know what happened to Alan. Then, at the moment when the vision finally opened up......

He finally stood at the entrance to the third floor. - Finally!

The structure here looks like a sandwich – of course, you can't eat it. And the eerie feeling is even better than on the second floor!

It's like imprisoning a ghostly monster, which makes people shudder.

So far, however, the enemy has not appeared. But even so...... He did not dare to let his guard down.

Because, the enemies who are often hidden in the dark are the most creepy.

So even a momentary carelessness can become a fatal flaw! So he was tense all the time-

Even if it doesn't seem necessary at this moment. ——

“Maste

You're getting too nervous. Please relax ......"

However, at this moment, the structural change came as expected! And the road leading to the second floor behind him was also blocked unconsciously!

In other words, there is no way back.

Thankfully, he had a map with the correct route firmly in his mind.

So that's not going to bother Frémi at all, even in the face of a mechanism that might come at any moment......

No matter the sword, gun, sword, halberd, he has dodged it at the last moment with the agility and ease of dealing like a flying eaves on a wall!

Although there were a few more wounds on his body, none of them were fatal. In that case, there is no need to care!

Then, after some searching, I finally came to the center like a round table-

The soft feeling under his feet as if he was stepping on snow, almost gave Frémi the illusion.

But even so, this is not the time to linger -

Don't forget that this is the enemy's stronghold!

"It's almost!"

However, at the moment when he thought so, suddenly a huge rock that seemed to fall from the sky pressed on him as if it had made an appointment!

At the same time, the rock under my feet began to rise at an incredible speed!

Obviously, he wanted to kill Frémi's ...... directly!

“！”

And at this moment, he really has nowhere to run! But even that can't sit still——!

So, in a desperate position, he actually jumped off the rock pan! When there is no cushioning object on the ground, it is simply too useless!

However, if you don't make a decision in the split second, the end will definitely be even worse.

In the end, he landed on his back and fell heavily on the cold ground, and the severe pain swept through his body in an instant!

In the blink of an eye, Frémi felt almost infinitely close to the suffocating border!

In short, he never wanted to have a second experience.

But from the beginning to the end, it seems that there is good luck in turning the danger into a disaster at the last moment......

Why is that? It seems that even he himself doesn't know why.

But obviously, this is not the end of the matter—

It turned out that the reason why I couldn't move for so long was not just because of the pain, but because this ground was covered with a very domineering magnetic field!

It will have the same adsorption reaction on the muscle tissue that is not even allowed to resist!

"Tsk!"

So at this moment, Fremi is equivalent to being tied up by an invisible rope! Then the ceiling directly above began to slowly descend -

It's clearly the same mechanism as it was not so long ago!

Only this time, the scope is bigger and wider! And this time, Frémi looks like he's going to be doomed anyway—

In an instant, his chest was ravaged like a thousand cuts! And at this moment......

He couldn't even make a sound! But just by looking at the expression that was so distorted that it was impossible to make out at all, you could know how much pain he was in at this moment!!

However, it should be unbearable...... He miraculously endured!

But the price to pay...... It's all over with blood! But even so, he endured it—

After all, this kind of mechanism is really nothing compared to the battles that have been experienced and where lives are given away anytime and anywhere!

Moreover, there must be an interval between the so-called mechanisms! It has to come up with a solution before it starts again!

Otherwise-

If I take that kind of attack again, I'll really die-

“Maste

, the magnetic field seems to have weakened! Break free now...... It's only 10 seconds cooldown—"

"There's not much time left before we start again!"

"I know!"

Then, with incredible brute force, Frémi made an unbearable error in the magnetic field, and was able to break free!

Then, at the last moment, he dodged the attack of the rock plate directly above!

And once again, through "ability", I will not hesitate to smash it to pieces!

However, the more this innate ability is used, the greater the impact on his body – and irreversible.

In other words, every time he pays the price, it is his own life.

And now that he is out of danger, he can only lie on the ground.

“Maste

, are you okay? ”

“......！”

The blood gushing from the spring can't be stopped! Even if you transplant your own body's healing powers, the effect is minimal.

"Really, it's really big this time......

"Stop talking, now please concentrate on recovering your body-"

“...... Got it. ”

Although Fremi is a very reliable presence in most respects, he can be unconsciously reckless at times like these.

It's inevitable that people are a little confused. Even if he knew, even if he did, it would only make the people who cared about him worry more.

But if you have to say it, is it a habit?

It should be, right?

I've been accused of this before, but now I've forgotten who said it. The results have not changed until now......

Why is that? Always hide his weak side as a matter of course......

What's the point?

- Because, that's all you can do......

"Sorry to worry you."

"No, I respect your decision at all times...... How does it feel? ”

However, despite the injury, Frémi's resilience was once again stunning—it didn't take long for him to get back on his feet.

This has to be jaw-dropping.

"Is it already possible?"

The answer is no doubt, but you don't have to look to know that he must be pushing himself again.

But because I've been doing this all along, I'm not conscious, right?

"Well, go ahead, shall we?"

"I see."

Unexpectedly, at the moment when such a conversation came to an end, there was an unusual situation around again!

And what is even more bizarre is that although the sense of disobedience can be clearly perceived, there is no obvious change.

If I had to say it, the air around me had become a little thicker than it had just been—

However, there is no need to worry about such changes in normal times. But at this moment, it is impossible to make up a reason to fool the past.

And even if you fool around, you can't convince yourself, right?

"What's going on?"

"What does this smell ......?"

I always felt that this faint smell was familiar, but I couldn't remember it for a while......

Just as Frémi was racking his brains to try to pull the similar taste out of his memory, a voice suddenly came to his ear—

“Maste

, is the gas ...... High concentration of gas! ”

"I see—hah?!"

In an instant, even his tone changed! If that's the case, now is the time to get to the lift!

Otherwise, this confined space would have become a fitting tomb in the blink of an eye!

"Oh no, we need to run over there! Otherwise—"

However, the symptoms of poisoning seem to have come much earlier than Fremi had predicted! Gradually, he couldn't even walk in a straight line!

And it looks as if it could fall anytime, anywhere!

And rightfully so? No matter how jealous Fremi's physical fitness is at this moment, he has always been human......

In other words, as long as he is a human being, it is impossible to stay awake all the time under the attack of such a high concentration of gas!

But it's really just a little bit worse!

If you fall at such a time, you will lose all your efforts——!

"So, please! Hold on a little longer, right? ”

However, his body's reaction at this moment seemed to be deliberately against him...... It's only one step away from the lifting platform!

Why?!

But even if you try to find the answer desperately now, it won't help, right?

What's more, even if you get the answer, you can't stop the crumbling body now!

"Damn! The end is in sight, but you can't move forward—"

It's such a nasty feeling!

“Maste

！ Cheer up ......!? ”

However, just as his body was about to collapse, Frémi felt like he was being held up by someone!

However, at this moment, he couldn't tell whether the person who suddenly appeared behind him was friend or foe......

“......？”

I don't know who you are, but thank you-

If he could speak, Frémi would have said that, right? Because this person has no malice at all......

At least until now, he didn't feel it.

"Luckily I caught up with ......"

Okay, then...... Who is this person who has suddenly appeared now?