Spell Return: The Wheel of Time

Chapter 321 Monster Escapes

"what?"

Yuji was unable to capture the full picture of the source that frightened Iguchi so much. He only saw a shadow passing by the row of windows high above, but unlike Iguchi, he did not doubt his eyes at all.

He just had some doubts: Could it be that someone else knew what happened tonight and came to scare people on purpose? But thinking of the uneasiness in his heart before, Yuzhang felt that it didn't seem that simple.

“Yes… yes, someone!”

After finally regaining his breath after taking a deep breath, Jingkou told what he had just seen. A face appeared silently in the window that was nearly two meters high, and even when it disappeared there was no movement.

These words instantly made Sasaki and Yoshitake Keiji shudder. It seemed as if something in the darkness was gently crawling up their spines, and it seemed as if there was something lurking in those dark corners around them.

The greatest fear is not those hideous and terrifying ghosts and gods, but the fear that comes from the unknown itself.

The imagination brought about by the uncontrollable thoughts at this moment made everyone's heart hang in the air. They also knew Jingkou's character, and the latter's performance at this moment could not be pretended. Even those movie kings could not perform such a real and somewhat "ugly" appearance.

In other words, something really raised its "face" to the nearly three-meter-high window and observed them through the glass?

"Yuji, you..."

Before he could finish his words, Sasaki saw Yuji walk towards the door without hesitation, then quickly opened the door and looked outside warily.

"There are no footprints, no tables or ladders, so what is that thing outside? Could it be..."

Yuji Itadori, who did not find any unusual signs, denied the possibility that someone was playing a prank, but if that was true, wouldn't it mean that the shadow just now might really be a supernatural being!
But since he couldn't find the other person, there was nothing he could do about it. However, he then thought of one thing: the real 'protagonist' of tonight should be this finger. Is it possible that if there really are supernatural beings, they are attracted by this finger?
"Not good, if it's true, we have to send Sasaki and the others away first..."

He turned around and prepared to persuade Sasaki and the others to end tonight's activities, and to let him keep the finger for the time being, and then he would figure out the situation of the finger alone. However, as soon as he turned around, Yuji stopped where he was.

goo—

"I...what's behind us?"

The slight sound of Sasaki swallowing saliva was clearly audible in this quiet moment. She looked at Yuji, who had a serious expression on his face and remained motionless as he turned around. Although the latter's eyes were indeed looking in their direction, from the focus of his eyes, it seemed that Yuji was not locking onto any of the three of them, but rather a certain... unknown existence right behind them!
The fear question, as light as a mosquito, did not get an answer from Yuji, who still maintained that strange posture and remained motionless, but it was obvious that Yuji's muscles were stretched to an extremely tight state at this moment, like a tiger or leopard that was about to launch a thundering attack at the next moment.

"do not move!"

Yuji Itadori's slowly opening and closing lips without making any sound conveyed a message that frightened the three people even more. But even though they were so frightened and their bodies began to tremble uncontrollably, none of the three of them behaved like in horror movies, where they had to turn their heads around to look or couldn't help but get up and run away.

At this moment, this seemingly foolish inaction is the best choice. Since there really is some unknown existence behind them and it has not launched an attack until now, it means that the situation has not deteriorated to an irreversible point.

And if it really is some supernatural being, they are just first- and second-year students in an ordinary high school with poor physical fitness. Not everyone is a "freak" like Tiger Stick. How can people possibly outrun those supernatural things?
Seeing that the three of them maintained the most basic calmness and did not make any abnormal movements, Yuji Itadori breathed a sigh of relief and then had time to turn his attention back to the thing behind Sasaki and the others.

To be precise, the thing was not very close behind the three people, but was about ten meters high in the air outside the window. It was a... reptile with a human face and insect legs?

In the past, Yuji would never have been able to attribute these nouns and characteristics to the same entity, but at this moment he witnessed this strange entity. The thing was clinging to the outside of the stairs with its limbs, with only the front half of its huge body exposed.

The human-like face that seemed to be embedded in its body was now staring intently at the people in this classroom that was like a lunch box, sticking to the window glass. No, to be more precise, it should be staring at the finger in Yuji's hand. He was very sure of this.

"The finger is indeed a supernatural being! And these things are attracted to it!"

Yuji Itadori's thoughts were in turmoil. He was not sure what to do next to make the right choice. This stalemate would not last long, and he might have to face the attack of that monster afterwards.

However, Yuji was not very scared about this. Instead, he felt a lot more relaxed. If these supernatural beings were really like the ghosts in movies and TV shows, he might still be a little scared. But if they were these kinds of guys that looked like they had real bodies and could only be considered monsters, to be honest, Yuji still had some desire to compete with them.

But... we can’t involve the seniors!
Being stared at by the eyes on the human face, Yuji seemed to have returned to the time when he encountered a black bear in the mountains of his hometown when he was a child. The feeling of horror of facing a real existence that could threaten his life returned to his heart at this moment.

However, unlike the black bear that turned around and left quickly at the beginning, this monster obviously would not let Yuzhang go easily at this moment.

"How can we keep it away from the seniors..."

With his body a little stiff, Yuji was thinking hard about a solution. At their current position, the three of them were connected in a straight line. If the monster attacked suddenly, it would most likely affect the three people in the middle.

Nourishes—

The sudden movement of the monster outside the window made Yuji's pupils shrink. The guy couldn't hold back and was about to take action!
Time seemed to slow down at this moment. Yuji Itadori could clearly see the monster's legs stabbing at the window glass, and he seemed to be able to foresee what would happen next.

This monster is about four or five meters long. No matter how you think about it, the window glass cannot stop it. Although it looks like a monster, let's just regard it as a living creature for the time being.

There is an almost universal law among living things, which is that the larger their body size, the stronger their physical strength will almost certainly be. Lions and tigers are ferocious, but in terms of strength they can never compare to adult elephants.

It is conceivable that if this monster rushed into the classroom, for modern college students who have been pampered for a long time, there would be absolutely no possibility for both sides to compete.

However, the monster's attack has already arrived, and Yuji no longer has any more chances to find a way to deal with it. At this moment, the arrow is on the string and must be shot.

The sneakers were suddenly pressed to the extreme on the floor, and when the harsh friction sound was drowned out by the sound of broken glass, Yuji's figure had already rushed towards the monster.

"Hide!"

All Yuji could do was shout to Sasaki and the others at the same time, saying that if he could fight off the monster head-on, then the seniors should be safe from harm, right?
"Yuji, you are born strong, you have to save others..."

Grandpa's words seemed to still linger in his ears, but a question arose in Yuji's heart. "But facing this kind of thing, Grandpa, can I really do it?"

boom--

Violent sounds of breaking through the air and exploding suddenly came like a storm. The monster, which had just broken the glass and was climbing the window frame with its legs, was about to pounce in to tear the pieces of meat into pieces and then swallow the thing it desired. In an instant, it was swept into the air by an unknown existence, carrying large pieces of glass and wall fragments.

Yuji stopped beside Sasaki and the others and looked at the badly damaged window in doubt. It had become a huge hole. Where was the monster?
However, this was not the time to investigate the monster's situation. Yuji immediately urged Sasaki and the others, "Seniors, hurry up and leave here..."

Even though their legs were weak and they were afraid just now, the danger was now far away from them. The feeling of security enveloped their hearts and immediately gave the three of them some strength. After struggling for a while, they finally got up from the ground.

"Tiger Cudgel, what are you going to do?"

Sasaki was ready to run out with Iguchi and the others, but she found that Yuji Itadori had no intention of leaving with them. With the panic on her face still not over, she had some bad guesses in her mind, but she still opened her mouth and tried to get Itadori to escape with them.

Yuji Itadori stood under the dim light, with a howling wind pouring in through the hole behind him. He smiled a smile that was all too familiar to everyone.

"It's okay, Senior. I'm going to run away separately from you. The monster is targeting this finger."

Before Sasaki could say anything else, Yuji interrupted her, "Don't waste time. There seems to be helpers on our side outside. I'll go find him. Let's go!"

Hesitation, entanglement, regret... the turmoil of emotions at this moment is no match for the drive of instinct. Moreover, as Itadori said, this is the most correct thing to do now. If they stay, not only will it not be helpful, but it will also drag down Yuji Itadori.

"Yuji...you must survive!"

Watching Sasaki and the other two disappear at the end of the corridor, Yuji tapped the dry finger in his hand, then walked to the huge hole and cast his gaze into the silent night sky outside.

Well, there is no silence now. Yuji's excellent eyesight allows him to catch the trace of the monster in the night sky. At this time, the monster is being torn in the air by another winged monster.

The former seemed to have no ability to fly, and was soon released by the winged monster and thrown to the ground. The monster, which fell heavily from the air to the ground, quickly climbed up as if nothing had happened. The human face suddenly turned around and looked at Yuji Itadori who was standing in the gap in the outer wall dozens of meters away.

dong dong——

Yuji's heart skipped a few beats, but he no longer had the time to worry about the monster, because at this moment he caught a glimpse of several dark shadows crawling towards him from the direction under his feet.

"Sigh~"

Without hesitation, Yuji turned around and rushed out of the classroom. He couldn't be blocked by these guys in the building! Judging from their destructive power before, I'm afraid that the concrete wall will not be able to hinder their actions.

But for Yuji, this was an insurmountable obstacle, so he could not be surrounded by those monsters in the building. Thinking of this, Yuji quickly rushed to the building. He climbed five or six steps at a time and reached the third floor from the fourth floor in just a few breaths.

However, the next moment he stopped, protected his head with both hands and dodged to the side. Then the wall on the other side suddenly collapsed, and a monster that looked like an enlarged version of a monkey rushed in.

Yuji, whose arm was scratched by the gravel, reacted very quickly. Realizing that it was meaningless and unprofitable to fight with the opponent, he turned over and jumped from the stairwell to the third floor.

call out--

The sound of wind breaking through the air was followed by the sound of the wall shattering again. Without even raising his head, Yuji continued to flee towards the falling rubble and dust.

The familiar sound of breaking air and the piercing sense of threat emerged behind him. Following his instinct, Yuji suddenly changed direction and headed into the classroom on the third floor next door.

The monkey-like monster missed its target again, and its angry squeaking sound echoed in the corridor, but Yuji knew that his situation had become precarious, because his keen hearing caught some strange noises outside.

Other monsters have also arrived!

Yuji Itadori clenched his dry fingers tightly. If he threw away this thing at this moment, he might be able to escape, but for some reason, a voice in his heart told him.

"We must not lose it! That would be a truly dangerous situation!"

call--

He let out a breath, and just like the monkey monster outside the corridor turned around and rushed towards the classroom, Yuji also rushed in the same direction, which was the window.

Snap, clatter——

A series of noises exploded, and Yuji jumped out of the third-floor window with his hands protecting his head, covered with glass fragments. The monkey monster behind him had just rushed into the classroom.

Inhale, stretch your body... wait for that moment, then naturally use the force to sink your body and roll to dissipate the force!
After rolling several times in an ungraceful manner, Itadori managed to jump from the third floor without any injury. However, if he could do it, there was no reason why the monkey monster that could easily break through the wall and jump several meters could not do it.

Under the illumination of the waning moon in the sky, the guy's shadow was even cast on the ground, and his outstretched limbs reflected on the ground looked like sharp claws taking someone's life.

He took a long breath and prepared to turn around to meet the attack which he could no longer avoid, but before Yuji could turn around, he saw a shadow darker than the night leap over his head extremely quickly.

"Hey, come here!"

A strange voice, Yuji looked up and saw a man in black clothes and black hair standing in front of him in this bizarre night. He looked very cold and was not much different from himself in age.

Standing beside the opponent was a huge wolfhound with an eye-catching white body!
(End of this chapter)