The Extra Wants To Live

Run!"

Carl shouted so loudly that the forest trembled.

Catherine ran with her sword raised to block the red gnolls that quietly rushed at her in the darkness.

She would do whatever it took to waste time here.

The intention of the red gnoll was clearly felt. She didn't know what exactly it was aiming for.

However, it was absolutely impossible to play according to the enemy's intentions!

"Bilford! Open the way!"

Carl gave this order to Bilford instead of Catherine, who was stranded trying to stop the red gnoll, and pointed the way with his sword.

Bilford gritted his teeth and pushed the soldiers forward.

The countless unfinished gnolls that rushed in silently, hissing harshly through their only nostrils, had no ability to even attack the enemy.

However, Carl's heart raced, and cold sweat poured out as he felt as if he had encountered something that should not exist in this world.

Kaaaaak!

Slash—!

Catherine ignored the sound and swung her sword at the red gnoll targeting the soldier.

In a split second, Catherine noticed that the red gnoll's severed hand had been restored.

Shriek!

Catherine's swordplay changed its trajectory like a snake and cut deeply into the red gnoll's thigh.

The neatly cut flesh moved up along the sword pole, trembling and spattering blood.

The red gnoll tried to run, but it was difficult to move properly because the muscles in its thighs had been greatly torn away.

The red gnoll turned its head and looked at Catherine.

The pale yellow eyes were filled with immeasurable hatred.

Even though it was the first time he saw her face without her armor, the red gnoll could tell that she was the human clad in metal who had almost killed him twice.

The red gnoll glared at the soldiers running past Catherine's back.

Then, while pressing down on the shaking flesh with one hand, he grabbed the unfinished gnoll that was running around with his other hand and scooped it up in one bite.

Munch! Munch!

Catherine saw that and immediately rushed at the red gnoll.

The red gnoll grabbed hold of a tree and leapt to widen the distance.

After standing quietly for a moment, it lunged at Catherine at explosive speed.

Its thighs, which had been trembling with flesh, were bleeding but had recovered sufficiently to be able to run.

Clank!

Since the armor only consisted of arms and legs, the intimidating sounds of Catherine moving were not as loud as before.

However, its speed and fluid movements were superior to before.

Catherine galloped away with her sword raised on her shoulder.She was so far away from the torch-bearing soldiers that she couldn't see anything.

The unstable floor, the invisible front, and the rushing red gnoll.Burbubbuk!Catherine recalled the blurry scenery she had last seen, focused her mind on the sounds she heard, and sharpened her senses.

She just ran on, smashing the unstable floor with the power of mana.

Darkness is not human.

But it is also not something that cannot be overcome.

"Huh…!"

Catherine, who caught a faint sound amid all the noise, swung the sword on her shoulder..

She stepped forward with her right foot as hard as she could, twisted her whole body, and without thinking about what would happen behind her, she risked everything on one strike.

All power was put into swordplay.

Slash—!

The feeling of cutting a living thing lingered at her fingertips.

The heat hit her, and the blood poured out all over her body.

She could tell by the sensation at her fingertips.

Even the strong shoulder blades and ribs were completely cut off, and the internal organs were completely torn apart..

It was a fatal wound, a wound that would not be surprising even if one collapsed and died immediately.

But Catherine had no choice but to immediately prepare for defense.

Instead of pushing in its arms to reduce damage, the red gnoll met the attack with its whole body.

Like when Carl trusted his armor and gave up his head, then pulled out a dagger and killed the gnoll.

Waaaah!

The red gnoll lifted up with all its might, and the two clasped hands struck down like a mace.

Catherine, who was fighting a single blow, was unable to move quickly and had no choice but to block instead of dodging.

However, unlike Carl, who safely blocked the attack with his armor, the red gnoll received wounds that could lead to death.

The bones in its shoulder and chest were broken, the internal organs in its stomach were spilling out, and its strength was gone.

"Umm…!"

Kahaaa!

Catherine raised her arms high and aimed the sword under her forearms.

The red gnoll's right arm was caught on the sword and cut off cleanly.

The aspects were similar to the battle fought in the village.

The strike with his free hand broke Catherine's sword, shattered her armor, and crushed her arm, but it still could not knock her down or kill her.

When the red gnoll tried to grab Catherine with its remaining hand, Catherine pulled the broken sword with only the ricasso remaining and cut off the gnoll's finger.

Because of the mana, she was able to cut it down with the dull ricasso.

Waaaw!

Wedge!

Boom!

Catherine, who had no choice but to block the gnoll's hand with her broken sword, landed a fierce kick.

Catherine bounced and hit a tree, then bounced again and rolled around on the floor.

"Tsk!"

Catherine stood up as if lying and spat out spit mixed with blood.

Before she knew it, she had a dagger in her left hand, and the dagger had been greedily soaked in blood.

For a brief moment, she threw herself backward in response to the red gnoll's kick.

She curled her body into a circle to protect her torso from breaking her neck.

And with the broken sword and the dagger she pulled out in an instant,

she cut the red gnoll's instep cleanly.

Kaaaaagh!

The red gnoll let out a roar.

The top of its left foot had two deep cuts and was shaking.

All the unfinished gnolls ran to stop Carl, and the red gnoll, in its dying state, became an idiot.

But the red gnoll did not stop.

Thud!

Coogung!

It didn't even care that its left foot was shaking. It just ran bravely.

The left foot that stepped on the ground broke off from the impact, and the wounds exposed the bone and flesh, but it continued running without hesitation.

It lay face down and placed its left hand on the ground with its finger cut off, and placed its right arm on the tree with its entire hand severed.

Even though the intestines were spilling out of its stomach and being crushed by stepping on them with its own feet, it just ran.

"Haa!"

Catherine could feel that the red gnoll was not looking at her but at those running in the distance, more specifically at Carl.

Right now, the red gnoll could see nothing except the red cloak shining in the light of the torch, the scales, and the repairs embroidered with gold thread.

Catherine rushed towards the red gnoll with her body in complete disrepair.