Prologue
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It had already been three days, three consecutive days of non-stop fleeing. I had been running for almost six hours straight in this dense jungle since the moment I woke up. It baffled me how I could not feel tiredness or hunger. Was it because my whole being was dead focused on the idea of surviving?
Even when I wanted to pause for a second, my grave fear kept pushing me to keep going no matter what.
The sun was starting to set. It was getting darker and darker on the path I was going through. The jungle haze was starting to get thicker as I traveled. Tall, unfamiliar trees were scattered all around this jungle, and I was doing my best to dodge every obstacle that would decrease my speed. The tickling scent of mosses in this place was making me sneeze from time to time.
[Tug tud, tug tud]
It had been three days already since the sound of my heart started its endless pounding. Throughout this time, the never-ending banging in my chest was the only thing I could clearly hear. In my 16 years of existence as a man, I never imagined myself in this kind of situation.
In my estimation, it was only a few miles away before I could finally enter the urban city.
I can make it!
[Tssssh]
Damn it!
I slipped upon stepping on soft clay, but I recovered quickly to continue my run.
I looked like a docile sheep escaping from a fierce predator chasing after me with murderous intent. There was also something inside me telling me that this was futile. There was never a possibility that I could escape that thing...
That creature...
That person...
Why was I even here in this situation?
Why did I choose this?
