Chapter 01
A man runs very fast. In his current state, additional abilities that he never had came out of his body. Under normal circumstances, he could not possibly have run so fast and so far. The heavy breathing made him feel chest pains. It felt like he had been running for a long time. He doesn't know how much longer he can run before his body falls due to fatigue. Wherever he turned, that man is still chasing him from behind. This chase seems like an eternity.
Slowly, the dark night turns into a black shadow, ready to swallow him. The person was already running and running, but it seemed as if he was only turning around on this seemingly endless path. He hopes this is just a nightmare. But this is definitely not a dream, because he could not wake up at all and escape from all of these. From hours ago, he was being hunted like a wild animal that had to be eliminated.
Should I just give up? Let the man who is chasing me catch me and put me inside the cage they have prepared!
As he thought this, his legs felt even weaker. His breathing is heavy and chasing. It almost made his lungs explode. His lungs ached more and more. He lacked oxygen. At this time, he wishes he could stop running to take a deep breath. But it means the man who is chasing him could catch up with him straight away.
I can't give up! I have managed to get this far, I must endure! Must be strong to survive!
He tried to kill the negative thoughts that came to his mind.
A few dozen steps later, he turns around again. This time he is running on a surface that felt very hard to step on. There is a lot of gravel scattered in some parts. He runs as if he is sliding on the slippery gravel. If he is not careful, he could fall on those small stones. And it happens then. A few steps later, he falls off. Fortunately, He fell on his stomach. So, he still is able to hold it with both hands so that his face does not hit the hard surface. Immediately he managed to stand up. He feels pain because his palms and wrists are covered with scratches. But he has to bear it. He must forget the pain.
It's no big deal! I can't stop now! If I stop, it's all over!
Because of this fall, a lot of time was wasted. He feels his pursuer is getting closer.
I must find a hiding place as soon as possible!
During the chase, he never looked back. Just run forward and stare straight ahead. Looking back will only slow him down. He did not see the pursuer at all and only wondered how far he is from the pursuer. By his estimation, the pursuer is quite far behind him. Maybe between eighty and a hundred metres behind him. As he continues to run, he looks to the right or left of the road for gaps that could become temporary hiding places. The whole day seemed to be raining quite heavily. Some parts of the surface of the ground he had been through were muddy. He hopes this situation would help him somehow. Then he sees that about a hundred metres ahead of him there is a corner. The corner turns to the right. He thinks that maybe after the turn, he could use a tiny hidden spot as a hiding place for a while.
With all his remaining strength, he accelerates his run to the corner. Three metres from the corner, he almost slips. Fortunately, he still is able to hold his position so that he does not fall. As soon as he passed the corner, he quickly turns his attention to the right and left side this surrounding. Shouldn't be too far from the corner. If his pursuer has reached the corner behind when he jumps into hiding, his efforts would be in vain. About ten metres to the left are thick bushes. In the darkness of this night, hopefully, it would be a perfect hiding place. Fifty metres further on, there is another corner. The path turns left at the bend ahead.
Without wasting time, he jumps into the thicket to his left. He instantly falls and lay his body parallel to the ground. He hopes the man who is chasing him would continue to run down the path that curved in front of him. About thirty or forty seconds later, the person chasing him arrived. As expected, the chaser continues to run down the path. Right now, he has to act quickly. Perhaps fifty metres ahead of him, the pursuer would turn left on the track. But after that, he probably noticed that the person he was chasing was no longer running in front of him. At that point, he could turn around. He would probably walk toward where he is hiding, carefully examining the bushes on the left and right of the path in that section, one after the other.
After the pursuer turns left, fifty metres ahead, quickly the man rises and comes out of the bushes in which he is hiding. Without wasting much time, he straight away runs to the opposite direction, which is the direction he had come earlier. About ten metres ahead of him, there is a bend, he speedily turns left in the direction he had come before. But he does not continue running along the path. About twenty metres from the corner, he throws himself desperately into the bushes on his right. This time he does not fall and lie his body down as before, but keeps moving forward.
Behind the bushes are full of thorny plants. The man bit his lip in pain as sharp thorns scratch his body. Behind the thorny plants is a fairly dense forest. There are many big trees. The ground is planted with grass that grows very tall. It is challenging for him to move. But he has to keep moving. At this point, the pursuer might have noticed and turned around. The darkness made it even harder to find a way through the trees. But he keeps moving forward and forward. Until at last, he couldn't take it any more. He is exhausted and falls to the surface of the ground, which is covered with tall grass.
After he fell, he is still trying to crawl. There is a big tree in front of him. It's behind the tall grass. He crawls there quickly. He wants to rest for a while by lean his body against that huge tree. Finally, he reaches the tree and in a flash sits lean his fatigue body to the tree. He tries to catch his breath. Trying not to make any sound, hoping that the pursuer wouldn't catch up with him to the place.
Sit leaning against the tree. He is thirsty and hungry. Want to eat something. But there is nothing to eat or drink. Perhaps he should be patient and wait until dawn to move around searching for things to drink or eat. His hand touches the ground. Feeling wet and a little sticky. Moving his right hand back, he touches the huge tree trunk he is leaning on. His fingertips felt a slightly rough texture of the tree trunk. But suddenly he feels there is an empty part. Immediately he gropes the tree trunk even deeper.
It turns out there is a hole at the bottom of the tree trunk. The spot is not clearly visible because it is covered by tall grass. He tries to turn his body around so that he could feel accurate. Now he is facing on the surface of the tree trunk that he just leaned on. The trunk of this tree is enormous. It's clear to his eyes. The diameter is probably more than two metres. To the left of where he used to lean, there is a hole at the bottom. He tries to feel the gap with his fingers. The hole is not too big, but he thinks it should be big enough for him if he dares to get inside. Suddenly a small animal runs out of the hole. The animal runs outside and immediately disappeared behind the tall grass. From its voice, it seems like a mouse.
If there are rats inside, it means there are no snakes in that hole!
Suddenly the person feels drops of water falling from above makes his face wet. The drops of water become more and more. Even though he takes shelter under the big tree, he would still get caught in the rain because the treetop is so high.
Ah, it's raining again! I have no choice, but to find a better shelter!
The man crawls and bows to see if he could get in there. After trying a few times, he thinks he can fit inside the hole. Slowly he tries to get himself into the hole. He knows maybe this is a stupid thing to do. What if he gets stuck inside? No one could help him. If he screams, the pursuer would have been there quickly and catch him. But he doesn't care. He crawls on and slowly pushes himself into the hole.
Eventually, he made himself inside. It turns out that the inside of the hole is quite spacious. The hollow in the big tree is more than enough to accommodate a grown man. Of course, he had to curl up because it isn't high enough. Still, it is much better. It's better than being caught outside in the rain. Or even it's better than being seen by the person who had been chasing him.
Outside is raining heavily. Maybe the pursuer has given up by then and is no longer out. But he still has to wait until dawn. Walking through the dense forest in the middle of the night in such bad weather is most likely more dangerous. Especially when he is hungry, thirsty, tired, and injured. A sane person will not do that.
Slowly but surely, his body begins to adjust. All the time, he has been running has made him fatigue. He needs rest. Now, in a much more relaxed situation like this, his body's alarm went back to normal as usual. Fatigue made him sleepy. Within minutes the person had fallen asleep.
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