Chapter 130: Chapter 130 The contract.
After the car had been struck with a deafening crash when a metal and strong force collided, it sent the car into midair while it spun, and then the front car slammed to the asphalt. It travels in high-speed movement, and with that kind of momentum. The car kept rolling forward and jolted the people inside, sending shattered glass and pieces of metal into the air.
The momentum of the collision finally stopped when the car lay upside down twenty meters from its crash place. Gura and Devi, who witnessed the scene, lifted the corner of their lips.
Soma, who was being jolted and violently shaken, felt that his entire thoughts and body were swirling in chaotic ways. His body was screaming in agony as if the muscles around his body were torn apart, and his limbs went limp from the shock that he received. The ears that keep him in check keep ringing, making him unable to grasp what is happening to him.
The hazy consciousness he tried to hold, slipping away from his grasp, blackened his entire world.
However, Soma soon regained his consciousness as he jolted his body up into a sitting position.
"What!?".
The world that was filled with vibrant color turned into the ominous dark that swallowed light itself. In this profound darkness, Soma felt that he was detached from his previous sense of fear and pain. All that remained was an eternal darkness and silent void.
"This place?!".
A sudden heavy pressure assaulted him from above, making his knee bend as he tried to verify his surroundings by raising his legs, but it got pushed back, and his body started to tremble.
The trembling in his body felt so realistic, yet it was so close to him like it was part of him that he intended to bury deep inside. A faint voice began to enter his hearing sense. It sent chilling whispers that made Soma's spine tremble.
"...I won't forgive him. I won't forgive him. I won't forgive him. I won't forgive him. I won't forgive him…".
Those words start to reverberate inside his brain and escape from his lips. He shut his mouth as Soma, who managed to grasp what was happening to him, gasped because of the appearance of the black smoke that turned itself into a humanoid figure standing a couple of meters before Soma with a menacing expression on his face.
"...Kill him!!... …Kill him!!!...".
"You?!".
"Kill Him!".
The devil, with firm steps, keeps advancing forward, approaching Soma's side. The Devil acted strange as he kept uttering murderous intent while keeping his gaze on Soma. His menacing expression, especially his eyes, streamed a trickle of blood that left a trail on his cheeks.
Even though he was leaking a violent, murderous intent, the devil's face was shown so much grief and pain that Soma also started to feel it.
Soma grits his teeth as the swirling emotion that the devil had started to synchronize with him. He put his life on the line while trying to resist the heavy pressure that slammed into his body. Then, slowly but surely, he manages to raise his body and stand, meeting the eyes of the devil.
As their gaze met, the devil started to act fast, and when his palm almost iron-clawed Soma's throat, the world of darkness shattered into brilliant cascades, bringing him into the real world.
"...Ma… Soma… Soma!".
Hiroshi, who is still fine because he prepared beforehand before the collision happened, is trying to wake Soma from his unconscious state.
"Mr …Hiro, shi?".
Within his hazy consciousness, Soma's body was being shaken, and the unbearable pain kept jolting his nerves to send the signal to his brain that he needed to wake up from the crisis he had. Slowly, the hazy thought he had started to gather and merge his consciousness intact.
"Thank god you are alright. Let's get from this first. Mr. Malik also has regained his consciousness. Mr malik, you ready to go?".
"Ye- yeah".
Hering Malik's words from behind made Soma raise his head up, but a slight movement caused him to writhe in pain as his body couldn't lift a single finger. His face knitted as he tried to bear the excruciating pain that assaulted his body.
Hiroshi, who had already grabbed some potion in his hands, poured the green liquid into Soma's mouth, who was groaning in pain.
"Slowly".
The fuzzy taste of the herb he felt on his tongue traveled down his throat, spreading a warm feeling that enveloped his body. The pain that covered his body lessened as he managed to move his body, albeit slightly.
"Thank you, Mr Hiroshi".
"Save your breath. We must find a way to escape this predicament".
"What about the relic?".
"I have it. It was still in good condition".
Malik, who replied with a hoarse voice, shoveled his face to block Soma's sight of the passenger chair that hung above.
"...Good, let's prepare to escape then".
As soon as Soma incited those words, that brought hope and bewilderment to the two people.
"...You guys aren't dead yet, right?".
A sarcastic laugh came from outside, accompanied by the sound of twisted metal that got blasted, revealing a shadow that enveloped the three with a chubby stomach, looking down on them with a sneer in his mouth.
"You!".
Soma Hiroshi, who was in front, knitted their brows while Malik secretly hid the relic from Gura's sight. A slight twitch happened in their body as they saw the mouth of Gura, who had the appearance of a human slithered until it reached his ears, revealing sharp teeth like sharks, giving a goosebump for everyone to see them.
Gura lifted his wide mouth, which made the three of them shudder in disgust.
"...Tch".
Malik threw a small object at Gura, which stunned everyone else. Then, the object twitched before it opened its mechanism to emit a blinding light that pierced everyone's eyes. At the same time the object lit, Malik kicked away the door beside him before dragging the two people with him outside, moving away from the crushed car.
Malik, who turns his gaze longingly to the car, grits his teeth and drags the two people in his hands.
"Kuh".
Soma, who felt his body being dragged away, understood what Malik had in mind. So he opened his voice to let Malik operate the relic in his hands.
"You alright kid, Hiroshi?".
"Yeah, but my eyes are still blinded".
"Same here".
"What a little trick you have".
Gura, who also got blinded by the flash, cursed. Then, he used his superior nose to detect the three individuals. He starts to move swiftly and appears before the three.
Even without eyes, the three of them understand the danger they are currently in. Their hair starts to stand up, sending an alarm to the brain to move from the place.
"Huuf, Aahh!".
Malik dropped the two with him and took something from his storage. He stood still, holding an almost two-meter sledgehammer in hand, and swung it horizontally, trying to slam it into Gura. But Gura, with his instinct as a demon, leaped back and managed to dodge the attack.
"Damn it, I miss".
Time passed, and slowly, the people directly hit by the flash regained their vision, albeit still faint. Their vision kept showing a blurry image that made their head dizzy.
However, Soma forces his eyes to open, albeit he is still unclear which shadow he is talking to. He opened his mouth with a faint whisper, he said.
"Mr Malik used the relic to let us get out of here…".
"Kid?!".
"...Mr. Malik connects your thoughts and mana with the globe and then imagines the place you want to visit. It can be anywhere, whether it's a house, school, or even park, as long as it's far away".
"Soma?".
"Kid?! Are you serious!".
"There is no time. Hurry up!".
Hiroshi and Malik, who heard Soma's raised voice, stiffened their body. Hiroshi, with his strong body, had already regained his sight. It is also the same with Gura. He already regained his sight the moment Soma raised his voice.
"Where do you think you're going?".
Gura started to act, and his body muscles bulged. His chubby stomach shrunken, and it split open sideways, revealing a huge slit and protruding teeth that were salivating. From his back appeared wriggling soft hands like tentacles that act as an extension to capture its target. Gura's eyes now turned utterly black with a single red dot that acted as its pupil shone in the night.
"Gyahahahaha, you all will die here!".
"Shit, what a disgusting appearance he had".
"Agreed".
Malik and Hiroshi's voices sent a chill upon Soma's body as they saw Gura's appearance. His vision was still blurry as he could only see that Gura's body was enlarged and there was something wriggling behind him.
"Mr. Malik, please do what Soma told you. I will try to hold him for a moment".
"Mr Hiroshi?!".
"I am fine. Just rest and recover your sight".
As the warmth that held him from the back disappeared, Soma grits his teeth for the state he was in and the foreboding threat. He turned to Malik, who stood behind him and rushed him.
"Mr. Malik, hurry up".
"I am doing it, kid".
"I won't let you".
Gura, who still didn't know what the humans before him were planning to do, made his move. Gura put strength in his body, and he dashed forward, leaving afterimages. Hiroshi, who saw Gura's incoming, tensed his body as he summoned the sword from his storage ring.
With Soma behind, Hiroshi couldn't let himself avoid direct battle. So, he activated his enhancement skills to reinforce his body before engaging in the battle with Gura.
Soma, who senses the heathen atmosphere, grits his teeth. He keeps his eyes prying open, trying everything at his disposal to restore his vision.
Malik, beside Soma, held the relic in hand. He then poured his magic and thought toward the item, which made the item emit a faint light, as the sign of the relic activated. Malik just need to put the place in his thought and the relic will bring him to the place he had in mind.
"...What?!".
A sudden ambush appeared from Malik's blindsight as Devi tried to take the relic in Malik's hand, interrupting his thought process. Malik with swift hand shoved the relic into his storage.
"Give me the items!".
As Devi sounds travel across the entire field. Soma, who heard it, jolted his body.
"Shit!".