Deep within the tunnel, Kuri's "adventure" was far more thrilling than she had imagined.
Under the gaze of darkness and countless crimson eyes, she charged forward, relying on her petite frame and a stubborn streak of ruthlessness.
The bat swarm was disturbed by her sudden charge, screaming as they lunged at her, their sharp claws and teeth leaving small bloody gashes on her body.
Kuri grit her teeth, swinging her small fists wildly to defend herself, though she relied more on her instinct to dodge.
"It hurts so much! These damn bats!" she cursed as she ran, both to vent her fear and to bolster her courage.
The path beneath her feet was not flat; it even harbored hidden dangers.
During one hurried sprint, her foot suddenly stepped into empty air, and her whole body plummeted downward!
In the nick of time, she subconsciously grabbed the edge, her body dangling in mid-air. From below came the clicking sound of rotating machinery and the cold glint of metal spikes—a hidden pit trap!
Just as her strength was about to give out and her fingers were slipping bit by bit—
"Swish!"
A faint red light streaked past her head at high speed, accurately striking an inconspicuous protrusion on the side wall of the pit.
Click! The mechanism's sound stopped abruptly, and the metal spikes below slowly retracted.
Kuri, still shaken, climbed up with all her might, gasping for breath. She completely failed to notice the red light that had saved her life, simply assuming she was lucky or that the mechanism was old and in disrepair.
"That... scared me to death... Bastard otousan, it's all your fault!"
She continued forward. The passage became narrower and more damp, the air filled with the distinct fishy scent of snakes.
A colorful venomous snake, as thick as a bowl, quietly poked its head out from a crack in the rock wall. Its crimson tongue flickered as it aimed for Kuri's fair neck.
Just as the venomous snake was about to launch its attack—
"Puchi!"
Another faint red light, like the whisper of a death god, instantly pierced through the snake's seven-inch mark, pinning it firmly to the rock wall. It lost its life without even a struggle.
Kuri heard a slight movement behind her and turned her head in confusion. She vaguely saw something on the rock wall, but the darkness blurred her vision.
"What was that? Whatever, keep going!" She didn't dare stay and quickened her pace to leave.
Similar dangers occurred one after another. Sometimes it was a loose boulder overhead, sometimes poisoned arrows shot from the walls, sometimes tripwires hidden under standing water... Every time, just an instant before Kuri was about to be hit, an elusive dark red lightning bolt would silently clear the obstacle for her.
Kuri was completely unaware, only feeling that although she was incredibly unlucky today, luck always seemed to stand on her side at the last moment.
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