The Cursed Blacksmith Who Regressed - Chapter 93

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Episode 93

“Huff.”

My breath shatters in the air.

Thanks to my Cold Resistance skill, I could now manage fairly well in sub-zero snowy weather.

However, the thick accumulated snow making movement inconvenient was unavoidable.

I cautiously advanced while staying alert to my surroundings.

I also activated my ki sense.

Ki sense is the sensation of ki, which you can think of in similar terms to detecting auras.

After being kidnapped to this place, days of my heart pounding just from hearing the Volks’ footsteps naturally led me to acquire this skill.

‘Three nearby.’

My extended ki sense informed me there were three monsters in the vicinity.

I lay flat and moved slowly.

Before long, the monsters moved away and fortunately I was able to get through the crisis.

Shasha had no intention of fighting monsters unless absolutely necessary.

While it was true that I needed to raise my level and train myself, this wasn’t about training but survival.

I only had one life and I was the only one who could take care of myself if injured.

So I was being as safe as possible.

After stopping, hiding, and advancing like this for quite a while.

I finally managed to reach my target area.

Shasha called this place Hunchun Path, as it was the route leading to Hunchun.

The reason I came to Hunchun Path whenever I had the chance was partly to familiarize myself with the geography, but also to secure cover in advance so I could hide at any time if something happened while passing through here.

After all, I only had one life, and this was preparation for when I might venture too far out and find myself in an awkward situation to return.

I spent quite a while on terrain reconnaissance like this.

Today I was lucky.

I encountered fewer monsters than expected.

So I decided to venture a bit further while I was at it.

In the process, I discovered several points where I could hide.

This could be considered the greatest harvest among my recent achievements.

Around then, the sun began to set.

‘I should head back soon.’

Night comes quickly on Hasan.

With all electricity cut off, once the sun sets there’s nothing but pitch-black darkness.

Of course, sometimes moonlight would illuminate the surroundings, but even so, it was just moonlight.

I headed home.

But then.

Tingle—

My ki sense detected danger.

It was monsters.

Ice Bears had gathered and appeared on the path leading home.

‘Why are Ice Bears suddenly here?’

The area near Hunchun Path was mainly occupied by White Fangs.

While White Fangs were weaker than Ice Bears, a pack of White Fangs was a bit much for a lone Ice Bear to handle.

So Ice Bears and other monsters rarely traveled through this area.

Yet Ice Bears had appeared in droves in what was White Fang territory.

‘Don’t tell me?’

I had a bad feeling.

Ice Bears that don’t usually travel in groups suddenly appearing together meant nine times out of ten they were here for a territorial dispute.

‘Of all days, today…!’

I lay flat.

I held snow in my mouth to prevent my breath from showing.

Before long, White Fangs began gathering one by one, having sensed the Ice Bears’ presence.

Snow continued to fall.

Shasha lay still as death, letting the accumulating snow cover her body like a canopy.

“Kang!”

“Kruheoong!”

The fight began.

The White Fangs, enraged at having their territory invaded, attacked the Ice Bears first, and the Ice Bears began attacking them in return as if they’d been waiting for it.

Hunchun Path instantly became a battlefield.

The fortunate thing was that there was still distance from the residence.

Even if they fought, as long as the base camp remained safe, it didn’t matter.

I waited.

I waited patiently until they collapsed from exhaustion or one side retreated first.

Monsters all share one common trait.

That is, even while fighting among themselves, if a human appears, their primary target switches to the human.

In other words, the moment I revealed myself now, all those many monsters would attack me first.

So I absolutely had to wait.

One hour, two hours…

Time continued to flow.

Without Cold Resistance, I would have gotten frostbite long ago.

But the problem was just beginning.

I was starting to feel the cold.

Even though I had the Cold Resistance skill, it was resistance, not immunity.

Still, I swallowed my saliva and continued to endure.

Territorial disputes don’t last more than five hours at most.

So if I could just hold out a little longer, an opportunity would arise.

Another couple of hours passed like this.

White Fangs and Ice Bears.

Both sides had taken considerable damage.

While both were the type to fight with their backs against the wall, once they took enough damage, they would retreat on their own.

Signs of this were beginning to show.

‘Huff.’

I let out a dry breath inwardly.

As expected, the end of the territorial dispute was in sight before even five hours had passed.

My body was quite cold, but since I had quietly used recovery, it was still bearable.

As soon as I got home, I planned to boil melted snow water and drink it with tea.

That’s when it happened.

“Kekekeke!”

An unpleasant laughing sound.

At the same time, Shasha’s eyes widened.

Oh no.

An unexpected variable had occurred.

Blue Goblins had appeared in the midst of the fight between White Fangs and Ice Bears.

Among the four types of monsters that divided Hasan, none were as vile and cunning as the Blue Goblins.

They had been silently watching the battle between the two factions from afar, only revealing themselves now when both sides were exhausted.

“Kiiiii!”

A Blue Goblin at the front raises its weapon and shouts a charge signal.

At that cry, the fighting spirit of the surviving Ice Bears and White Fangs blazed up once more.

“Kruheoong!”

“Kyaooo!!”

The Ice Bears and White Fangs howl.

It was a single-minded determination that even if she died, she would die together with all of them.

At that insane sight, Shasha unconsciously bit her lips hard.

Because the worst situation she didn’t even want to think about had unfolded.

Tremble tremble tremble.

Her body shook.

Though she still had the conditions to endure more, the unexpected variable stressed her body and mind, causing an immediate reaction.

‘No, I have to endure.’

She tried to comfort herself, saying she had to endure, that she had to wait longer.

She did mind control.

But the cold that assaulted her entire body and the fear of not knowing when she might be discovered were enough to make her body tremble.

Time passed like that once again.

The fortunate thing was that now snow had piled up so much that Shasha was no longer visible to their sight.

Instead, Shasha was buried deep in the snow, breathing within her cupped palms pressed together as she crouched.

She endured.

She endured and endured again.

Though the screams of monsters could be heard beyond the piled snow, she lay down and endured like a child hiding under blankets to avoid a storm.

Time passes.

But she couldn’t tell.

Shasha, crouched in the cold white prison, didn’t even know how time was flowing.

“Ah…”

A low moan.

Her consciousness grew hazy.

She felt sleepy.

She couldn’t feel the cold.

Was this the end?

Yes.

It’s the end.

No, it’s not the end, but now it’s time to rest.

She had endured for so long.

Actually, I should have followed those who went before me long ago.

The only reason I lasted longer than them was because I was the only awakened one.

Yes.

Let’s give up.

This is enough.

I endured for a long time.

I tried hard enough.

I’m a person before being an awakened one.

Just as she was thinking that.

“Shasha…”

A faintly heard voice.

Did she mishear?

“Shasha…”

The voice heard once more.

The voice was young.

Like a child’s.

A child?

That’s when it happened.

“Shasha must live.”

At the voice that sounded like a hallucination, her eyes suddenly snapped open.

That voice echoing in her head was definitely Mikhail’s.

“Mikhail?”

The voice was no longer heard.

Instead, she came to her senses.

Her body was frozen solid along with the snow.

She used her skill.

Recovery activated.

Then her body gradually thawed and her frozen muscles moved.

She stirred her body.

The snow that had piled up and hardened like a burial mound began to stir together.

Crack- The sound of snow splitting was heard.

It was the result of her struggle.

Thanks to that, a small gap connected to the world.

Through the open gap, the sounds of the world could be heard.

“Grroooar!!”

“Kiiiaaa!”

“Graaaah!!”

The sounds of monsters fighting.

They were still engaged in fierce combat, hitting and striking each other.

A strange light flickered in Shasha’s eyes.

She could no longer stay lying down.

Even if she died, she wouldn’t die lying down but would die standing.

She had to escape from here.

Being awakened by Mikhail’s voice was truly a miracle.

And one shouldn’t wish for miracles twice.

Her promise with Mikhail came to mind.

To survive somehow.

So she broke through the snow piled like a grave and stood up.

“Gruk?”

She made eye contact with a Blue Goblin that was nearby.

She immediately drew her sword and cut its throat.

Swoosh!

The Blue Goblin with its vital point cut clutched its severed neck artery and collapsed.

At the same time, the gazes of all the fighting monsters poured toward Shasha.

Bang!

A powerful leap.

At the same time, kicking off the ground, Shasha began to run.

In preparation for any possible situation, she had prepared a hiding place near Hasan Station to shake off these creatures.

There, she could last for 2 or 3 days at most.

Then this damn territorial dispute would be over too.

She couldn’t go to the Residence or Hasan Station.

If she led them there, she might lose the only sanctuary in this hell.

“Grroooar!”

An Ice Bear came running at full speed.

She took out a crossbow from her inventory and shot an arrow coated with deadly poison.

Fortunately, it hit the creature’s eye.

The creature rolled in pain.

But there were still many pursuers.

She ran.

Though the snow was deep and her feet sank in, she somehow ran toward the hiding place near Hasan Station.

But even though she was clearly running with all her might, the gap kept narrowing.

It was because of the damn accumulated snow.

Since she was wearing crampons instead of snowshoes, she couldn’t increase her speed any further.

At that moment, the White Peng that had almost succeeded in closing the distance lunged at Shasha, thrusting its maw toward her.

Sensing danger, Shasha belatedly tried to draw her sword and swing it.

But her feet got tangled in the accumulated snow.

Oh no!

Was this the end?

The moment she thought that.

Crack!

Something flew over and struck the White Peng, sending it bouncing far away.

“…?”

She was bewildered.

She was dumbfounded.

What was that?

Looking back belatedly, what had flown over was a hammer.

Then the owner of the hammer appeared.

“Are you okay?”

It was Choi Hyun.

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