I Became the Youngest Disciple of the Martial God Chapter 296

Episode 296

Ymir is like that, and Musin is like that… … .

The older the character, the less likely he or she uses direct speech.

If you think about it, people like Dean Alderson, Lycerradigos, and Assad, the magician of seven colors, were like that too.

As we get older, do we begin to prefer a more coherent speaking style?

If time slows down, you can clearly say that it is a place where time slows down, but what does it mean for boundaries to become blurred?

Tick-.

A watch in your pocket.

It’s awkward to hear the sound of the second hand so clearly.

That’s because it reached my ear canal through a snowstorm blowing from all directions.

This may also be one of the effects of the relic.

I kept walking, puffing out my breath, and didn’t even stop to think.

7,200 minutes, 120 hours, five days… … .

Can we get through this winter completely in five days?

It was not a situation where there was any room left.

Ymir’s words about having to risk one’s life were not false.

I laughed out loud.

What on earth do you eat on a regular basis to make your stomach look like this?

‘In the current situation, five days.’

He let out a cold breath.

Even his breath seemed cold, as if his lungs were now frozen.

It’s cold, my head is dizzy, my body is heavy, and my steps are even heavier.

Still, we keep going without stopping.

I had to move on.

* * *

The moment this move became a long-term battle, the thing I had to worry about the most was controlling my physical strength.

Fortunately, because the surrounding area was full of broken village ruins, we were able to find a place to rest, even if it was pitiful.

Even a building with a collapsed roof could have prevented a blizzard.

When my health dropped below half, I immediately looked around, and if I found a building that was still intact, I rested there and warmed up.

I added oil to the firewood I had packed and started a fire. Then take out an energy bar and chew it as a habit.

Crackling.

… Wouldn’t a stone be softer than this?

It was already a hard energy bar, but because it was so cold, it seemed to have become several times harder.

With no other choice, I roasted energy bars on the campfire.

It’s definitely not the right way to eat, but if you don’t do this, your teeth will break first.

Still, I can understand why heroes prefer these disgusting energy bars so much.

There is nothing more convenient to eat, the size is just right, and it is good for replenishing calories.

Still, as Ramon said, it was not enough to forget one meal a day.

Is this a given?

It may be okay if you just sit still, but if you move your body on a cold day like this, you will naturally burn more calories.

In this situation, replenishing energy is essential, so I couldn’t save on energy bars.

Ramon’s judgment to take plenty of money was correct.

But this wasn’t the only problem.

Whioooooooo!

‘… … .’

Second day.

The north wind and cold snow became stronger.

I felt the weight of the snowstorm hitting me hard. It felt like I was in a southern sandstorm.

I had surpassed the level where I could move with pure physical ability alone, so I had no choice but to increase my strength.

Hwareuk… … .

It preserves body temperature by circulating internal energy throughout the body through chloride evaporation.

Because it was a simple cycle, the amount of consumption was not large, but the important thing was that I had limited means to replenish the lost energy.

… How long can we last like this?

I didn’t want to think about time, but since I was just walking, my brain naturally calculated the remaining and consumed energy.

‘Two days, maybe three if you save it as much as you can.’

Can we reach the end of winter in three days?

I do not know.

All I can do now is move forward.

* * *

How much can a human walk per day?

Of course, it will vary depending on age, health condition, and exercise ability, but roughly, I think it will be around 30 to 50 kilometers.

This f*cking blizzard has made my walking speed much slower, so I’d say it’s probably less than half that speed.

So, about 20 kilometers a day?

So now, on the third day, this means that at least we have walked 60 kilometers.

“… … .”

I think I had similar thoughts in the past.

So, in the first regression, when I received a task from the fourth brother.

Still, at that time, I was able to at least know my progress thanks to a strange helper called FAD, but now I don’t even know how far I have come or how much I have left.

The area was still surrounded by white darkness, and the scenery of buildings buried in the snowfield was still there.

There’s no way I got lost.

Even in the cold, I did not neglect checking the compass from time to time.

And this evening.

Even though it was evening, there was no change in the surroundings such as getting dark, but anyway… … .

My strength finally reached its lowest point.

The body that had lost fuel rapidly became cold.

Naturally, thanks to my sluggish body, my steps became slower, and the pain of the bitter cold scratched my entire body.

The only exposed skin on my face felt like it was being torn apart at every moment.

In the meantime, I couldn’t stop breathing, so I took a deep breath, but my airway hurt as if I had swallowed a razor blade.

Because of this, the frequency of breaks naturally had no choice but to increase.

Walk for 30 minutes, rest for 30 minutes – if I didn’t do this, I would have passed out long ago, so there’s nothing I can do.

Hwareuk-.

I squeezed out the last of my strength and started a fire. It’s because it’s time to close your eyes even just for a moment.

Maybe this could be my last break.

I don’t have much stamina left, and I don’t have the means to start a fire. With that thought in mind, I leaned against the wall and closed my eyes for a moment… … .

‘… ‘I almost froze.’

I opened my eyes.

The bonfire went out faster than expected, probably because of the strong wind that blew in between the buildings.

I forced my frozen body to move and thaw it.

My body protested for a little more rest, but there was no time for that.

I looked at the time and saw that today was the fourth day.

Rustling… … .

This was the last half of the energy bar I took out of my bag.

You must eat sparingly… I’ve thought about this several times already.

Now I can’t get enough without eating anymore. Now that my strength has run out, I don’t have the strength to endure if I don’t eat at least this.

I put the energy bar in my mouth and chewed it, forcing my creaky jaw to move.

My tongue must have become numb, so I couldn’t taste it anymore, and every time I swallowed it was painful because of my dry throat, but I forced myself to swallow.

gulp.

Even though I just woke up, I feel drowsy.

Ironically, this drowsiness was the warmest thing out of all the physical and mental elements I was currently feeling.

Does your tired mind feel strangely warm? The problem is that you die when you sleep.

I walked again to wake up.

It hurt like my big toe nail was going to be ripped out. It occurred to me that my toenail might actually have fallen off.

[Do you want to take a deep breath?]

A voice asked me if I was losing my mind.

I think there was a time when I heard similar auditory hallucinations in Yeongsan.

When humans are pushed to their limits, do they see meaningless things and hear auditory hallucinations? Or is my mind particularly strange?

A sly voice continued.

[There is room to sigh. It’s been four days now. There are still 40 hours left. It feels like taking a step back to take a step forward, so I just close my eyes for a moment.]

By the way, why does this hallucinating bastard always talk to me using the same language?

Is there no such thing as creativity?

As the time of Yeongsan came to mind again, I also had the vain thought that, in fact, this place was already Yeongsan.

So, halfway through, I was already dead, and was naturally taken to Yeongsan, where I spent 100 days.

Anyway, I wondered if I was losing my mind, so I responded to my auditory hallucination.

‘I can’t even light a fire anymore. We’ve used up all the firewood and our durability is at an all-out low. If I sleep in this weather, I’ll just die.’

[Nothing bad. You can go back to the past. Do you know anything? Will you go back to the past exactly when you wanted?]

‘You should know that death is not a condition for Divine Protection to be activated.’

[How can you be sure of that? You don’t know anything about your protection. hey. You don’t think this is our last time, do you? huh?]

I didn’t reply any further.

It was because I didn’t even have the energy to respond with my thoughts.

The few auditory hallucinations I had had, soon disappeared as if I lost interest.

After that I regretted it.

It was better to have auditory hallucinations.

With only the sound of the snowstorm blowing around, I felt tired and drowsy again.

Cold, hungry, sleepy.

The three elements that are most difficult for a human being to endure continued to pressure me, but I kept going.

* * *

When a person truly reaches their limit, their head seems to stop turning.

A foggy state remains, and the brain only issues instinctive commands.

Rest, sleep, eat, etc… … .

Every time, I tried to force myself to think about anything.

It would be better if I had someone to talk to, but I couldn’t hear any auditory hallucinations anymore.

I had no choice but to ask myself this question.

Was I used to hunger?

I didn’t know, but now that I look at it, it doesn’t seem to be the case.

It hasn’t even been a day since I popped the energy bar into my mouth, and I’m already dizzy from hunger.

Well, I was hungry even before I ate the energy bar.

‘Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk… … .’

… If you fall into conceit.

Has it been fun so far? Luan Badnicker.

The training I spent in Yeongsan, the divine protection that allowed me to undo the past, and the help of the great brother in times of crisis… … .

After experiencing regression at the retreat, the sense of crisis must have gradually faded in my mind.

The disaster that occurred at the Academy, the appearance of the blood moon, Haden Eihar – even in that nightmare, it ended without anyone dying, so they probably acted as if something had happened.

Did he mistakenly think that he was recognized as a hero by Heros, that he had become a real hero, that he could become one?

You probably knew best yourself how pathetic I was.

Now that I’m a mess, what’s the difference between me and Luan?

If people are weak and pathetic, they should at least be cautious.

Why weren’t they more careful when attacking the priest? I should have doubted it twice, three times, and doubted it more.

Cheolpudeok.

Without even being able to continue my thoughts, I fell down on the pure white snow field.

It wasn’t like I tripped on anything, but my thighs suddenly lost their strength.

‘what?’

I need to stand up again, but my legs don’t listen.

Only then did I realize that my body had long since surpassed its limits.

‘under… … .’

The body, which had no strength or energy left, was buried in the snow and slowly cooled down.

While my consciousness was fading, I became dumbfounded.

A topic that you learned from the first fire of flames, and the end is a verb, death?

What kind of expression will Baek No-kwang make if he finds out about this pitiful end?

“Huh… … .”

I exhaled and found warmth.

However, even if you focus your consciousness on the Danjeon, the emptiness only increases and nothing changes.

It’s a crisis.

It really is a crisis.

The body lying on the snowy field could no longer even feel the chill.

‘Just a little bit… … .’

Even a handful is fine.

Even if it’s very small, even a match flame smaller than a fingernail is fine, so the warmth is -.

‘… … .’

… Match fire.

I raised my head in a daze as a thought suddenly crossed my mind.

Afterwards, he gritted his teeth, twisted his shoulders like an earthworm, and pushed his body down into the snowy field.

I’ve heard that during a snowstorm like this, it’s warmer under the snow.

At least there won’t be strong winds blowing all the way to the bottom of the ground.

I dug a hole with my body as if I were an earthworm.

And when I felt like my body was half buried, I secured just enough space to move my arms under the snow and took out my bag.

Because the place was so narrow, it took a while to even take out my bag.

There was no time to take them out one by one, so I turned them over and the contents poured out.

A conversation we had once flashed through my head.

– Then, let’s check mainly the items. Compass, hourglass, salt bag, disinfectant, bandages… … .

I thought it was a useless item.

Although I did listen, I only pretended to respect what my senior said and did not think it would actually be helpful.

It wasn’t.

Among the things Ramon packed, there was nothing useless. Whenever I grab my hungry stomach, I almost regret adding just one more energy bar.

– Oil, rope, match fire… … .

– I got everything. But I can make a fire.

– Just keep it with you, just in case. A match isn’t that heavy of a load, right?

A matchbox was visible among the spilled items.

‘… … .’

With trembling hands, I picked up the matchbox, took out a match, and struck it.

Chiik, chiik… … .

I had no strength in my hands. The sensation was faint, as if she had worn several layers of gloves.

In the end, after breaking a few matches…

Hwareuk-.

In the cold, a small fire finally bloomed.

A trivial, flame that looks as if it will go out at any moment.

“… … .”

I burst into tears.

For an instant, my vision became blurry, as if mist had spread.

I felt like I was being sucked in by the warmth emitted by this small flame and was about to lose my mind.

In my dim consciousness and blurred vision, I suddenly felt someone’s presence.

Straight clothes, big nose, long ears, and big eyes.

Beyond the match flame, there was Ramon, glimmering like a mirage.

“young master.”

“huh.”

Ramon in the fantasy smiled and said to me.

“matches. “You did a good job taking care of it, right?”

“… huh.”

I nodded and wrapped my fist around the matches.

The frozen palm soon extinguished the match, but the warmth did not disappear.

He still clenched his fist and pulled it to his chest.

Excited-.

The warmth that started in the heart soon turned into a flame, which ran through the whole body’s bloodstream as if it had been used as a fuse.

The heat that rose from the inside, not from the outside, instantly expanded in size and thawed the frozen body.

parched body. The body, which had no internal strength or energy, was like an old tree that had been completely drained of moisture.

An old tree that burns brightly in an instant even with a small match fire.

In an instant, my whole body was filled with energy, and it was only at this moment that I understood the essence of the concept of innate vital energy.

At the same time, thoughts about Cheonhwa Jeilgong also changed.

I was confident that I had a close understanding of the martial arts of this rise, but in reality, my understanding was only scratching the surface.

It was as if I realized the source of fire, which I had not realized while looking at the sun for thousands of days, while facing the bitter cold.

I muttered, spitting out the cold air that had filled my lungs.

“It’s warm.”

A voice I haven’t heard in a long time.

A very cracked voice came out.

It wasn’t cold anymore.

The match went out, but the fire still lingered in my fist and chest.

I stood up on my two legs.

I straightened my back, faced the mirror, and muttered one more time.

“… It’s warm. senior.”

fantasy,