In a split-second assessment of the situation, the Touki wrapped around Allen's feet gave him one last point of leverage. He just managed to twist in mid-air, turning his back to the leaping monsters, and hugged Rudeus and Sylphie tightly in his arms.
Concentrating his Touki on his back, his momentum didn't decrease!
Then, amidst Rudeus and Sylphie's screams, Allen shot like a cannonball into the dense swarm of monsters crowding the air.
The sea of monsters bulged from the middle, and the next moment, it exploded. A figure burst out from the monstrous ocean.
Only a final ember of the sunset remained in the valley. Shreds of flesh and blood streamed down his sides like little brooks, and the shattered fangs of monsters glittered around him, illuminated by the twilight's glow.
Allen's back was torn by the monsters' fangs, and blood-soaked strips of cloth fluttered in the air.
His Dragon Saint Touki was, after all, only in its nascent stage. Although it could strengthen his defensive aura, it couldn't completely protect him from injury when relying solely on Touki to defend against such a dense swarm.
He lowered his gaze in mid-air.
…Good, they're both unharmed.
Sylphie and Rudeus emerged from his embrace, both looking at his face, still shaken. The feeling of falling just now had completely thrown the two inexperienced children into a panic. The moment Allen broke through the monster net, Rudeus immediately reached down and cast a gust spell.
Wind swirled around them, causing the three of them to 'hang' slightly in mid-air. But after casting the spell, Rudeus was at a loss. He looked down at the abyss of the valley below, his face pale.
"Allen! What do we do?! Think of something, quick!!"
Rudeus continuously maintained the gust spell, but their bodies were like leaves floating in the air, barely able to maintain balance but unable to stop their descent.
As he spoke, Allen, still in the state of the 'Flowing Sensation' secret art, shifted his gaze away from him and met the eyes of Paul and Roles, who were clinging to the edge of the broken mountain ridge not far away.
Three gazes intertwined.
Separated by a distance of over ten meters.
Allen had successfully protected the two in his arms, but as a price, his final twist to adjust his posture had also changed his trajectory. The move that should have landed him on the cliff with Paul and Roles had instead sent him hurtling straight up.
Allen hung in mid-air, his hair flying, the wind flowing through his clothes.
Behind him, the sunset outside the valley completely sank below the mountain peaks in that instant. Darkness swept in like a flood from the distance, about to swallow the three of them.
The roars from Rudeus, Roles, and Paul, coming from entirely different sources and distances, seemed incredibly far away in his state of 'Flowing Sensation,' with long intervals between each syllable.
In that instant, he saw the expressions on Roles's and Paul's faces with perfect clarity.
Allen squinted, carefully observing the two fathers' actions, his thoughts going into overload.
They really are parents worried about their children... What should I do now?
A glint flickered in Allen's eyes. In a flash of thought, he came up with the most suitable solution for the current situation.
Allen was Allen, after all. The instinct to 'seek advantage and avoid harm,' as defined by the system, was engraved in his mind. So, in this situation, he should...
The corners of his mouth lifted slightly.
There's no leverage in mid-air, so there aren't many options. It's okay, though. Even with this unexpected turn, things aren't at their worst... At a distance of a dozen meters, Paul should be able to handle it with his skills…
Allen blinked, breaking free from the Flowing Sensation!
The ambient sounds returned! The wind howled! The monsters wailed! The night swallowed Allen's figure whole!
Allen flung Sylphie and Rudeus from his arms, throwing them towards Roles and Paul over ten meters away! His voice broke through the darkness!
"Catch them! Uncle!!!"
Rudeus and Sylphie were thrown out by Allen in an instant, their expressions terrified!
No leverage in the air? Then using my arms as a launching pad for those in my embrace would work, right? If all three of us can't escape together, then I'll save two first!
Too rational? Focused on results? Seeking advantage and avoiding harm?
Well then, is sacrificing one to save two a utilitarian enough choice?!
The unprepared Rudeus was thrown by Allen's precisely controlled North God Style throwing technique, flying through the air in a parabola towards Paul at the cliff's edge. But Allen, who was immersed in the satisfaction of having outwitted the system's words, saw the smile on his face suddenly freeze.
Because the only figure thrown through the air was Rudeus. As for the other person...
He felt his right arm being tugged forcefully and stared blankly down his arm to his right hand.
His right hand was being gripped tightly by 'her.'
"Sylphie?!?!"
Amidst Allen's extremely horrified and uncharacteristically panicked roar, which was almost a scream, Sylphie's face in the darkness was filled with fear, tears even welling in the corners of her eyes. Yet, she squinted with great determination, keeping her gaze fixed on Allen.
Her reddish-brown eyes shone in the darkness.
She hadn't been thrown as Allen had expected! Instead, she had instantly realized his intention and gripped his arm even tighter!
Because she had been watching Allen, just as she had for every minute of every second they shared in the same space over the past year.
In the next moment, under the force of the recoil, Sylphie's small body bounced off Allen's chest and then plunged back into his embrace!
Roles's roar came from the distance.
"Sylphie! Allen!!"
Sylphie and Allen, along with the monsters, plummeted into the valley.
Below the valley, in the darkness.
Were countless crimson eyes.
The avalanche finally came.
The moment Allen and Sylphie fell into the valley, the tremor from the collapsing mountain set off a chain reaction. The snow on the peaks swept down in the darkness like a black ocean!
The ground beneath Paul and Roles's feet also gave way. Paul looked down the cliff, nearly grinding his teeth to dust. He fought the urge to jump down, grabbing the disoriented Rudeus, who still hadn't processed what had happened, with one hand, while using his Touki to forcibly pull the wailing Roles back with the other.
Broken trees slid past the three of them with the snow. Paul leaped onto a tree trunk and slid all the way from the ridge to the bottom of the valley.
This saved the three of them from being buried alive in the snow. Just as they found their footing, Roles charged towards the valley like a madman. Paul simply watched his back with a grim expression.
The bottom of the valley was dark. After just a few steps, Roles let out a helpless, grief-stricken cry, his usually neat golden hair now a mess.
Rudeus looked around, finally understanding the situation. His face went white as he fell to his knees, clutching his hair in despair, unable to speak.
In front of them.
In the darkness, the valley's only exit, shaped like a cloth pouch, was completely blocked by the snow that had swept down.
Of the three who had been in peril, only Rudeus had been saved.
That was all.
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