I quickly coated my leg with mana and wrenched it free from its grip with a violent jerk.
Crack.
The bony fingers that had been gripping me shattered into fragments, scattering like old dust. Without wasting a moment, I pushed myself backward and leaped to my feet.
I didn't stay. It wasn't even worth considering; I channeled mana into my legs and ran.
In that other world, I might have been a hero and wouldn't have even bothered to look at these disgusting things… but now it was different. My strength wasn't the same, and this place gave me an eerie feeling.
I moved through the dark trees, dodging twisted roots and trunks that seemed to lean toward me, trying to pierce me.
Click… click… click…
The sound of bones continued to haunt me.
They kept coming.
—Tsk…
I clicked my tongue, picking up the pace.
But then—
A murderous intent ran down the back of my neck.
Cold, ruthless, and absolute.
