Chapter 171: Resolve to Die, Reason to Live (8)
“Mother.”
“…Abel?”
‘No, that’s not right.’
I couldn’t tell why I recalled Abel from looking at that strange yet familiar face. The man had no time to resolve my curiosity, and hurriedly slashed down with the sword in his hands.
I clenched my eyes shut in response, surprised by the sword being swung right above me.
Slash-
But what the man’s sword had cut was not me, but Somnifer’s web wrapped around my arm.
[…What?]
I could hear Somnifer’s flustered voice.
At the same time, the painful memories that rushed into my head ebbed away. The man glared at Somnifer with rage on his face, then turned his head.
Michael, who was rolling on the ground, had picked himself up. Wiping blood from his lips, he stumbled towards us.
‘Who in the world is this?’
Though I was caught off-guard, I had no time to idly stay curious. I immediately ran towards Deborah, who was in my field of vision. Oddly, Abel was nowhere to be seen.