Saved a Heroine From the Brink of Death

75. Back of the head

#75. Back of the head

“Human Keruk! Over there! Keruruk!” “If I tell you to stand, will you stand…?”

A group of lizardmen were chasing me like crazy, trying to catch me.

Jjiik-

I took out another Haste Scroll from my bosom and tore it open. At the same time, magical powers rose around my body, further increasing my running speed.

‘Whew… If I only knew how to control magic, I would have shaken you off a long time ago!’

Scrolls imbued with magic can be used by both Awakened and ordinary people.

However, scrolls are better used by Awakened people than by ordinary people.

The reason is simple.

Because of efficiency.

If a normal person who cannot sense magic uses a scroll, its power will be reduced.

Cohesion of magic.

If a person has magic power within their body, the magic spread through the scroll will last longer because it is guided by the magic power within their body. Also, its power will become even stronger because it resonates with the magic power within their body.

For the two reasons above, when a normal person uses a magic scroll, they can only get about 1/5 of the original duration and 1/3 of the power.

And thanks to that, I’m scrolling like crazy right now.

‘There are only two Haste Scrolls left…. They last about three minutes each. So a total of six minutes? I have to find people before that…!’

In short, this means that if you don’t find people within the next 6 minutes, you’re in trouble.

I would have liked to use a scroll with a potential signal flare magic, but the problem was that both my allies and monsters would see it.

Besides, monsters are intelligent, so they’ll quickly figure out what the signal flare spell means. I couldn’t use it even if I wanted to.

“Ingaaan! Kerrrrrrrr! If you stand now, I will treat you like a prisoner of war, kerr!”

“I don’t want to be treated like a Lizardman prisoner…!”

“Then become a slave, Keruk!”

“Fuck it!”

“Humans are stupid, kekeke! I’m a woman!”

I was running through the middle of the forest, having a lively conversation with a lizardman (presumably a woman). I had to somehow get to where the people were… but I had no idea where that was.

That was when I used one more Haste Scroll.

Someone caught my eye.

It was a man holding a sword.

‘It’s a person…!’

Although the figure was not clearly visible, it was clear that he was holding a sword and confronting the Lizardman. And since he was holding a sword, there was a high probability that he was an Awakened.

Because it’s rare for an ordinary person to walk around the street with a sword.

After running for about a minute, I could clearly see a man holding a sword and confronting a lizardman.

“… Lee Soo-hyuk?”

The Awakened one who was confronting the Lizardmen was none other than Lee Su-hyeok.

***

“Human. Put down your weapons, Keruk! I have no intention of opposing you, Keruk-!”

“…If you don’t intend to be hostile, can’t you just let me go?”

Lee Soo-hyuk quietly took a step back while looking at the lizardman who was licking his lips at him.

“If you move any further, I will attack. Keruk.”

“… … .”

A subtle current flowed between him and the lizardman.

Lee Soo-hyuk was thinking about how to get out of this situation, and Lizardman was thinking about how to persuade Lee Soo-hyuk.

It was at that time.

The lizardman opened his mouth, his eyes wide, and stared blankly at the place behind Lee Soo-hyuk.

“Huh? Who’s coming? Keruk.”

“Who is coming?”

Lee Soo-hyuk carefully turned his head slightly backwards, keeping his sword pointed forward.

There was one person and ten lizardmen running towards us at a terrifying speed.

‘What, what, what is it…?’

In front, there was a single lizardman, and behind, a person and a group of lizardmen were running.

Lee Soo-hyuk calmly assessed the situation.

‘Seeing you running away from the Lizardman… Are you a hero? If you’re faster than a B-class monster… No, wait a minute.’

Lee Soo-hyuk glanced behind him and saw strange magical symbols rising from the man’s body.

This was a phenomenon that occurred when using a magic scroll.

‘Damn, was that a scroll? If that many characters come up and the speed is only that fast, then it’s not really useful…!’

Lee Soo-hyuk quickly concluded his judgment on the man’s abilities. He was either an awakened person with little magical power, or an ordinary person.

‘… Let’s calm down. If we just come to our senses, there will be a chance.’

He rather viewed this situation positively.

It’s a shitty situation, but one more person has been added.

‘If I do it right… I can use that guy to escape.’

Lee Soo-hyuk immediately tried to figure out a way to use the man to get out of this situation. If things went his way, he would be captured by the Lizardman and killed soon anyway, so why not use him?

“There are two human males! Keuk! Very good! Keurrrrrrurr!”

***

‘It would be nice if there was a normal hero… No, I guess that’s fortunate. If it’s Lee Soo-hyuk, he could probably hold out against a B-class monster for a while… .’

The current Lee Soo-hyuk could probably last a few minutes against a B-class monster. If he collided with the ten lizardmen behind him, that time would be greatly reduced… but he could still buy a few seconds.

“Hey! Take this!”

I took out the attack scroll from my bosom and threw it at Lee Soo-hyuk.

If I used it, it would only be enough to inject a living energy into the lizardman’s skin, but if he used it, it would be a different story. His magic control skills would be amazing. He would be able to draw out the magic inherent in the scroll to its limits.

“… A scroll? Is this for attack purposes?”

It felt bad to hear Lee Soo-hyuk, who looked young, speak informally to me, but there was no time to argue about that now.

“Attack the lizardmen with that!”

The reason I haven’t used it until now is because if I do and it fails, the lizardmen will get extremely angry and chase me.

Those guys won’t forgive themselves for attacking him, and if they catch him then he’ll really die.

‘If I make Lee Soo-hyuk use all the scrolls I have… I might be able to escape from them.’

It wasn’t a 100% surefire method.

But it’s about 70-80% done. If only Lee Soo-hyuk could cooperate, there’s a high chance that they’ll both escape from the Lizardmen safely.

Even though he has a twisted personality, he will readily cooperate in this situation.

“…?”

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However, Lee Soo-hyuk just stared blankly at the scroll and did not use it.

“…Why me? If I just throw you here and leave, you’ll definitely survive.”

Lee Soo-hyuk immediately summoned his magical power and ran down the side road. He also used the attack scroll I had given him to prevent the lizardmen from chasing him.

‘This… crazy kid…!’

I felt dumbfounded when I saw Lee Soo-hyuk’s actions. I knew that he had a completely different thought process than a normal person, but… I didn’t think it would be this bad…!

Sure, if he abandons me, the guy’s chances of survival will increase, but he’s going to the extent of fucking me up with the scroll I gave him to do that shit?

“Keeruk…! A human is running away!”

“It’s too late anyway! Let’s capture the person in front of us first!”

The lizardmen blankly stared at Lee Soo-hyuk, then quickly turned their gaze to me. It seemed like they were planning to catch me first and then chase after Lee Soo-hyuk.

‘… I tried to save the main character, but you were the one who hit me in the back of the head first.’

I took a scroll out of my bosom.

A sub-scroll of the Teleport Scroll.

This is an instant teleportation scroll that does not require casting time.

“Magic: Change of location”

A magical scroll that allows you to change the location of any living creature within sight.

I didn’t think I would have anything to write about… but I never thought I would get a chance to write about it like this.

Boook-

The scroll tore and magical text rose into the air.

“You did it first!”

The magic letters flew towards Lee Soo-hyuk.

At the same time, I ran towards the group of lizardmen.

The lizardmen were looking at me with bright expressions, and at the same time, they were preparing to capture me.

‘Have some shit!’

And just before the lizardmen’s hands reached me.

The magic letters collided with Lee Soo-hyuk’s body.

Ppaang-!

The air twisted and my vision spun around in an instant.

“Huh, huh…?? Did your vision suddenly change?”

I couldn’t come to my senses because my head was spinning, but I quickly tore off the recovery scroll and regained consciousness, then looked back.

“What the hell…! What, what the hell! Is this a location change spell? This crazy kid!”

Behind him, Lee Soo-hyuk was swearing while being held in the arms of the lizardman.

“Hey! You did it first!”

“Me too, me too! Take me!”

I tried to take you with me, but you abandoned me.

Take it sweetly.

“You won’t die! Cheer up!”

I ran away, leaving behind the lizardmen and Lee Soo-hyuk who were staring at me blankly.

“hey…!!”

The lizardmen licked their lips as they watched me walk away, but they didn’t seem to be greedy anymore since they had Lee Soo-hyuk.

You should’ve grabbed my hand when I reached out to you, you punk.

Well, thanks to that, I was able to get out for sure.

I ran hard, tearing the last Haste Scroll I had left.