System vs Rebirth

“There are unknown facilities ahead?” Damian stopped while dropping to the ground as if trying to hide himself.

Even Dimitri hid behind a tree before getting absorbed by the shadow.

Anna grabbed Noel’s head and pushed him down, causing him to fall to his knees.

They were taking cover behind a boulder while peeping at the mysterious facilities.

Last but not least, Nicole. She was the scout, so this might be a hard task for her.

She examined everything and said, “There is a camping site in front of us. It has been abandoned, but I’m sure there will be a lot of demons waiting for us there. As for the tall building at the foot of the mountain, it seems to be what they call a ‘Hotel.’

“The tall inn that the previous civilization created. There might be things to find from there, but with how it’s connected to the camping sites, I’m afraid that there will be a lot of demons hiding there as well.”

“In addition… I’m not sure about it, but I think I see a city on the horizon. That alone is enough for us to know that this area was well-civilized in the past. There must be a lot of buildings that have been covered by all these plants. We’ll be in trouble if we go this way.”

Anna furrowed her eyebrows. They had done so much to climb this mountain, so she didn’t like the option where they had to go back and even take a detour.

However, Noel held her hand as if trying to take her attention.

“!!!” Anna was startled, looking at their hands. But Noel only took her hand because she had used that hand to push him down earlier.

Noel whispered, “Time to make a detour. You said that I was able to reach the destination when I was only a Spirit Master, right?”

Anna paused for a moment before nodding her head.

“In that case, I should make a safer option. It’s better if we take a detour, even if it means the journey will take far longer than we originally expected. If there is a city up ahead, we have to move extremely far away from it. Let’s choose the safer path.”

“…” Anna let out a sigh. There was one reason why she was unwilling. It wasn’t that she wasn’t thinking about safety. It was just her instinct didn’t pick up anything as though the buildings had no demons around them.

However, if she told them that everything came from her instinct, everyone would think she was crazy. So, it seemed that they had to take a detour.

“Let’s go back,” Noel said to the others while turning around. But he was stopped by the sight that awaited him. “That’s…”

“What’s wrong?” Nicole turned around after observing the area ahead. She wondered what Noel saw and ended up getting shocked. “Flying demons?”

There were a lot of demons flying toward them. They weren’t aware of their presence yet, but if they reached this area, they would soon find them and the clash between them would alarm the presence of all the demons around the mountain.

Dimitri had to come out from the shadow and say, “This is not looking good. If we return now, they will spot us.”

“But if we go forward, we will be fighting the demons in those buildings,” Damian added while gritting his teeth.

“What should we do?” Nicole asked. “We have been surrounded by demons. There aren’t enough covers for us as well. The best shot would be to kill those demons before they alarm the others. But their numbers… I don’t think we can kill thirty demons in an instant.”

“…” Damian and Dimitri looked at each other, wondering if they should use their True Spirit Body. But the fluctuation of Spiritual Energy would alarm the others.

“I can cover us with black shadow, but I don’t know if they will recognize us or not.” Dimitri gave a suggestion.

No one could reply to him, but surprisingly, Anna also gave a suggestion.

“Since both of you can use the True Spirit Body, you should be aware of the Spirit Link, right?” Anna asked.

“Yeah. My Spirit Link allows me to merge with shadows.” Dimitri revealed his secret, not because he had a loose mouth, but because he wanted to give options to them in case that ability actually gave them some inspiration.

Damian also decided to reveal his. “Mine allows me to feel the Temperature accurately.”

Noel also had formed a Spirit Link with Heisk, allowing him to share her senses. In other words, he gained Spirit Sense through the Spirit Link.

But it seemed that Anna was only talking to them, not him. She said, “My Spirit Link gives me the instinct of my spirit. I can sense the dangers around us. But surprisingly, I can’t find that feeling from the camping site beneath us, only that tall building at the foot of the mountain.”

“!!!” Damian and Dimitri widened their eyes. “Are you telling us that your instinct is telling you that there are no demons in the camping site?”

“Yes. But I’m afraid that you can’t believe such a ridiculous testament.”

Damian gritted his teeth. What she said was not wrong. Meanwhile, Dimitri came here for Noel’s sake, so he asked, “Master. I shall follow your decision.” 𝚍ｎ𝚘ｖ𝚕．𝚘𝚛𝚐

Hearing it, Damian also decided to leave everything in Noel’s hands. If it was a wrong move, he would start thinking about breaking through and escaping from this place.

“Tsk.” Noel tightened his grip on Anna’s hand and said, “I am the only insane person who would believe in you!”

“!!!” Anna suddenly got pulled by Noel as they were the first ones to jump off the peak, heading straight to the camping site.

“You…” Even Anna never expected Noel to have no hesitation in believing her ridiculous statement. As he said, Noel might be the only person who would put complete trust in her words no matter how ridiculous it was.

And this trust felt so heavy in Anna’s heart. There was a desire creeping inside her heart.

‘Ah, I don’t like this. I feel like I can’t win against him. I feel like… if the entire world is against me, he will probably be the only person who will trust me.’