Synopsis: Endless Shuttle

"Um...sorry."

Yale's expression darkened.

"Let's look for it..."

"It's okay, I'm not blaming you. In such a world, if you are not optimistic, your spirit will collapse completely. I don't deny the infectious power of a smile."

Riku looked up at the night sky among the leaves.

It's not an illusion. Compared with before it came out, the speed of the corpse's arrival has become faster.

"The black ash is getting thicker and thicker, and the task must be completed before the next "storm" comes..."

"I really envy you. According to Riku's drive, you will definitely be the next leader."

"Forgive me, leading the gathering place and leading mankind forward should be done by more talented people. At most, I only need to complete the tasks assigned by the gathering place as a sibling, and then ensure that my family survives. ." Riku shrugged.

"It's already amazing, I'm serious. After all, not everyone in the gathering place dares to step out of the "cage" and go to the outside world to fight. "

"Get up, bullshit time is over, continue to be vigilant."

Following the vine, Riku climbed up the branch two or three times and glanced around.

"Even if the biggest threat to human exploration has been wiped out, there are still a few fish that slip through the net. If we accidentally encounter it, both of us must become delicious and easy-to-catch food. This forest If there is no prey... tsk, true or false, are you going there..."

"Let me see, let me see."

Yale made a fuss, climbed to Riku's side, and followed his line of sight to the periphery of the forest.

Immediately, his face changed.

In the distance, it was a large building covered with spirit skeletons.

It seems to be shaped by unnatural plants. From the outer space, you can still see the flowers and trees shining with iridescent light inside. The beauty is like poisonous mushrooms in the mountains and forests.

"Forest spirits..."

Yale read out the name of the owner of the building like a wailing. He put his palm on the shoulder of the pale-haired youth, and his smile was even uglier than his crying.

"Riku, are you serious?"

"Is there no way? There is no prey outside, so I can only go to the "ruins" to see.The elves are a race that also needs to eat, and their relics are likely to preserve food. "If you're lucky, you'll get a one-time harvest of food that will keep the gathering place through," Riku said. "

"...What if you're unlucky?"

"What do you want other than death?"

After saying the extremely cold words, the blue-haired youth jumped off the branch.

"Once again, you are really amazing, I will definitely vote for you as the next leader..."

Yale twitched the corners of his mouth, closely following the pale-haired youth.

While moving fast, Riku's thoughts did not stop.

Starting about ten years ago, the luck of the human species seems to have improved slightly.Regardless of his personal experience, being held by his mother to escape from the battlefield of the Dragon Spirit, Nightmare Seed, Ex-Machina, or the battle to annihilate the Demon Seed, it did not cause any decent casualties due to luck or early avoidance.

But that doesn't mean anything.

Humans are an extremely fragile race. Without food, they will die. Without fur to keep out the cold, they will die. Without clean water, they cannot last for three days.

Such human beings cannot live without putting all their strength into life.

The "ruins" of the elves' fortress... This is probably the most dangerous act he has done since joining the "exploration team".

Judging from the information collected sporadically, since the elves formed an alliance with the nightmares that are only known to their names, the danger level has increased by more than one level, and it is impossible to avoid this apparently abandoned "ruins" by relying on old information. "The Possibility Trap.

The consciousness of death, he has already done it at any time.

But if, with even the slightest expectation, Riku wanted to make his death more meaningful—say, to resolve the food crisis in the gathering place before he died.

His mother was his only remaining blood relative.

"Stop!"

With a low voice, Riku stopped not far from the "ruins" and carefully looked at the "ruins" of the elves' fortress from behind the stone.

The shades of black and grey around it...well, exactly the same.

This proves that at least for the past month, this "ruins" has not been in or out of any creatures.

Taking out the pointer, the spirit's perception was very weak, and there were no overnight guests in the "ruins".

--Perfect.

"Are, listen." He said, "The search is as usual, and there is only two hours. By then, no matter if you find anything useful, you must leave the "ruins".If you find a lot of food you can't take, then draw a map on the spot and wait for the next opportunity... don't take anything elf-driven, don't touch anything suspicious, understand? "

Yale no longer relaxed as before, and nodded solemnly.

"Swear to the will!"

The action unfolded quickly.

Wearing tight robes, the two weak humans braved the snow of spirit skeletons and got into the ruins of the elves fortress.

Splitting up with Yale in a small area, Riku searched cautiously in the courtyard full of elves' unique gardens and pools.

Even if it looks like a spell for "lighting", as long as it is linked to the spirit, Riku will almost walk around, not touching it at all.