Running Away From The Hero! (Remake) Chapter 224

“It was a prophecy!”

I nodded at the novel, which proved to have estimated everything that would happen to Earth correctly. However, one different thing was that there was some time to adjust. But during that time, my country suffered ma.s.sive damage, and the cities became smaller. That meant fewer officials were needed or could be hired, and I had to wait for months until I got my special ability as an awakened. However, it happened.

[Instant Bullet. This bullet can be used once, with random effects. One does not know the ability until used. If lucky, the user can kill a G.o.d, but the bullet will be wasted if unlucky. This bullet can be used once, nor the ability be gotten again.]

The skill was a once-in-a-lifetime gamble, and everyone who saw my skill shook their heads. There was nowhere to use it, as it may prove destructive. That was why even though I could join a guild, I could not partic.i.p.ate in any raids. That was why I grabbed my sword.

As low monsters could be killed with weapons, I thought the sword would be more useful and sustainable. I met a trainer who taught me many things. As I had less work, I worked in my trainer’s dojo as I discovered I had skills. However, my level only enabled me to kill goblins, and the dojo actually paid more.

However, I was about to buy my house when a gate opened in my neighborhood, and an S cla.s.s monster came out. The awakened were all ordered to fight to buy time, but the lucky thing was that the dojo was filled with high-cla.s.s awakened. I only needed to survive.

However, there were other monsters from F to A. I met a C cla.s.s monster, which was not manageable at my level. That moment had been the time to use my skill, but I did not know what the effect would be. I could not help thinking that I would become an ordinary person the moment I used this.

That thought made me hesitate, and the C cla.s.s ogre crushed my body. This skill followed me to this world, and I lived thinking this skill did not exist and worked hard.

I believed, however, if I still had this skill, it would prove useful someday, which was…

“It would be now.”

I did not hesitate this time, as I could survive without it now.

[The Instant Bullet hit the opponent, and the bullet effect is activated.]

The message window only those who had been awakened in their past life could see appeared.

“d.a.m.n…”

[The effect is ‘nothing.’ The ability Instant Bullet ends.]

How can this be?

“The world does want me dead.”

The dark thing reached out, and I felt death. However, it did not kill me like it was playing with me. I gulped and felt cold sweat. Was it laughing at me, or was I already dead?

“What did you do, Ast?”

I felt her highness’s voice, which shook like she was a frail thing that needed to be protected. While it was true in form…

“What do you mean?”

She may be trapping me, as she asked me to die with her. I tried to learn her intentions, but…

“What did you do?!”

Her voice was too annoyed for me to wait.

“What?”

The dark room was filled with moonlight, and the dark thing disappeared. I only saw her.

“What…did you do?”

Her highness, who looked impossibly fragile, fell down on her bed. While I did not know what had happened, I was just relieved that I was still alive.

#45 Other Circ.u.mstances: An Emperor’s Circ.u.mstance

“What?”

I had to suspect I mistook her voice, as I saw my daughter, who should not be here, in front of me in my room.

“Your majesty…Father.”

“What?”

“I… survived.”

“What?”