Illimitable Until Death - Chapter 8

“Hu… hu…”

Under the steel walls of Aragane Station, Fang Li leaned against the wall, breathing heavily.

“How long has it been since I ran like this?”

Ever since becoming a hikikomori, Fang Li found even going up and down stairs troublesome. Experiencing an intense battle like today and running at full speed was something unimaginable before.

“It seems like my stamina has improved somewhat; otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to run for so long.”

After all, regardless of the attribute, stamina is consumed to use them.

Attacking consumes stamina.

Defending consumes stamina.

Escaping consumes stamina.

In battles, stamina is especially crucial.

Therefore, besides the mysterious INT, the improvement of the other three attributes also provides varying degrees of stamina increase.

If stamina is compared to units, improving the STR representing strength increases stamina by one unit, improving VIT representing endurance increases stamina by three units, improving AGI representing agility increases stamina by two units, and improving INT representing mystery doesn’t increase stamina.

In other words, the ratio of stamina increase for the four basic attributes, STR, VIT, AGI, and INT, is 1:3:2:0.

It was only under such circumstances that Fang Li could run and fight for so long. Otherwise, he would have collapsed due to stamina depletion back in the forest.

“It’s precisely because of this situation that I exchanged for stamina recovery items.”

Feeling slightly restored, Fang Li touched his leg pouch but didn’t take out any stamina recovery potions. Instead, he adjusted his breath and recovered on his own.

If there’s an opportunity to rest now, it’s best not to use up precious recovery items.

Otherwise, realizing they’re gone when needed would be a fatal problem.

“But it’s worth it, even with this exhaustion.”

After all, in this battle, Fang Li killed twenty-four Kabane, earning 2400 Exchange points.

In other words, he only needed 600 more Exchange points to complete Main Mission 3.

“It’s just a matter of killing a few more Kabane.”

Saying so, Fang Li turned his head and looked towards the forest ahead.

The once serene forest was no longer peaceful. It was filled with a restless atmosphere everywhere.

Clearly, Fang Li’s earlier rampage in the forest had ignited the Kabane army within it, making them completely active.

“If I don’t hurry back, it’ll be bad.”

That being said, the walls of Aragane Station were not only made of steel but also high. With Fang Li’s current abilities, he couldn’t possibly climb up.

Even if he could climb up, it would be best not to be noticed by the guarding Samurai. Otherwise, it would surely result in a fatal shot to the head.

“So, let me make use of this worthless item.”

Fang Li took something out of his leg pouch.

It was the mirror he obtained by exchanging 10 points at the beginning.

After taking out the mirror, Fang Li crouched down and placed the outline of the mirror on the ground, then pushed it out with force.

The mirror instantly rolled away.

Sunlight from the sky shone on the mirror, reflecting beams of light.

Those beams of light caught the attention of the Samurais on the city walls.

“W-What… was that just now?”

“Why is there light?”

“C-Could it be that the Kabane are attacking?!”

“I’ve never heard of Kabane emitting light!”

“No… Kabane’s hearts naturally emit light! Those lights just now might be the glow of Kabane’s hearts!”

“N-No way?”

Suddenly, a chaotic and panicked atmosphere spread across the city walls.

Clearly, the fear of Kabane had ignited a tense atmosphere on the city walls.

“Hurry! Go over there and take a look!”

“Maybe there really are Kabane crawling up!”

In the midst of this chaos, a group of Samurais wielding steam guns all gathered in one direction.

That direction happened to be facing away from Fang Li’s position.

Fang Li observed this scene, feeling somewhat bewildered.

“Is it fear of death?”

The lack of a definitive means to deal with Kabane forces humanity to barely defend themselves against Kabane attacks.

Now, the fear of Kabane has deeply entrenched itself in the hearts of every individual.

Especially for these Samurais who face Kabane on the frontlines, their fear is even greater.

Compared to these people, Fang Li was just an ordinary student a day ago, but he had ventured deep into Kabane territory and fought against those monsters. It was truly abnormal.

But who made it so that Fang Li couldn’t have any real sense of death?

“So, I have no way of understanding this fear.”

Leaving behind these words, Fang Li tilted his head back and looked at the steel wall in front of him.

His dark pupils suddenly contracted, transforming into a Mystic Eyes with icy blue rainbow light.

Instantly, on the steel wall, cracks appeared in Fang Li’s field of vision, resembling fractures.

“So, this is what they call the lifespan of all things?”

Not only living things, even inanimate objects have their own lifespan.

Fire will burn out.

Water will evaporate.

And steel will rust and decay.

These are their lifespans.

Since there is a “death” for everything, the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception can perceive that death.

However, compared to living beings, understanding the “death” of inanimate objects places a greater burden on the human brain.

Naturally, the more abstract the concept of death, the greater the burden it causes.

In light of this, the “death” of a living organism is more easily accepted by those who possess the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, while the death of non-living entities is much more difficult.

In the world of “Tsukihime,” Tohno Shiki’s Mystic Eyes specialized in dealing with living organisms, allowing him not only to see “lines” but even the “points” that directly lead to the “death” of existence itself.

However, Fang Li and Ryougi Shiki were unable to see these death points.

Nevertheless, while Tohno Shiki struggled to understand the “death” of non-living entities, it also caused significant strain on his brain.

In contrast, Fang Li and Ryougi Shiki, although unable to see the death points, were able to fully utilize the abilities of the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception without any side effects on their brains.

“I just don’t know why I can ignore this burden similar to Ryougi Shiki.”

This question is not something Fang Li, who has just entered this space, can comprehend.

At that moment, Fang Li shook his head, drew out his dagger, and effortlessly stabbed it through the steel wall.