Record of Wortenia War: Volume 10 by Ryota Hori

Author:Ryota Hori [HORI, RYOTA]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2021-04-26T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 4: The Shadow’s Presence

The sound of labored breathing boomed in the young man’s ears—his own breathing. He knew gasping for air like this would only reveal his position to any potential enemies, but his body unforgivingly ignored his will.

He’d survived countless battlefields. His body was tempered like steel and made stronger thanks to martial thaumaturgy. But even with his muscles and endurance augmented to extraordinary levels, his body still had human limitations. His lungs still required oxygen, burning sugars and fat to produce energy. His muscles then consumed that energy, converting the oxygen to carbon dioxide that would be expelled from his lungs.

This was a principal shared by all human beings. It would hold true no matter what level of experience this young man had, regardless of his status as a Rank C adventurer.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead in one rough motion, the young man brought the leather sack hanging from his waist to his lips and drank. The water was lukewarm and had the aftertaste of leather. It wasn’t pleasant in the slightest, but to his parched throat, it tasted like the finest wine.

“That’s all?”

Drinking up the last drop of water, the man threw away the sack in annoyance. If he were to reach the watering hole in the heart of the forest, he could refill it. The young man had inspected the map of the Wortenia Peninsula the guild supplied him with. It wasn’t as accurate as maps in Ryoma’s world, but it did detail where the water sources were.

While water was imperative to staying alive, carrying it around weighed one down. Compared to food, extra weapons, and gear, water could be procured locally, meaning one didn’t usually carry large amounts of it. But that only meant the task of reaching the watering hole was that much more imperative. And at this rate, it was unlikely he’d ever reach the watering hole anyway.

Those bastards are driving me in the opposite direction of the watering hole. They probably want to exhaust me before hunting me down.

Spitting in frustration, the man glared in the opposite direction. Had it been a paved, level road, he probably could have ran along it for miles without fatigue. But right now, he was in a no-man’s-land. The woods grew freely and the vegetation was thick. Having to run from both the monsters infesting these lands and his own invisible pursuers sapped his physical and mental fortitude. Honestly, he wished he could stop and take a break.

To hell with them...

The friends that recommended he take this job were presumably already dead. They were horrible when it came to handling money, but he got along with them surprisingly well. Whenever he’d finish a job and find his financial position wasn’t as good as he’d like, they’d take him out for a drink or a trip to the brothel.

But right now, the young man wasn’t thinking back on those memories. He could only curse those now-deceased friends of his and lament ever having taken this accursed job.

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