Emotion Taster

Arc 4 New Stage: Chapter 45 - Refusing to Lose

Sometimes in life there is no way to get everything. If we want one thing, we have to sacrifice another. That makes sense, not all situations allow us to take all those desires. Go to the river for a drink, or hunt deer in the forest. When the two places are opposite, we have to sacrifice one of them.

The monster was already approaching, with his burly hands he shook off the entire tree and ran fast. Shaking in the ground I felt increasingly louder, the sound of tree cracks continued to haunt one by one.

"Fa-Farrel," called out to me in a soft voice. "You go, I can't survive."

That condition makes sense. Half my body was clamped onto a tree trunk, my accomplices were stuck in its branches, and even the surrounding branches had already pierced through the skin making a bloody wound in each body segment.

Moving adds to the pain, I need someone to escape. But, from the level of complexity, I will also not be able to escape from the pile of trees easily. So, no other way, saving me was just a suicide for Farrel.

"Ivan," called Farrel to me who was on the side. "Not to cry."

Eh?

*Slash, slash, slash ....

However, there Farrel did not care about it, all logical analysis he denied following the wave of his emotions. He doesn't want to leave me.

One by one, twigs by twigs he cut using his axe. There I could feel it, every pierced, drawn, and stricken body pain began to lighten, I could feel my joints free little by little.

"Wo-woi, Farrel, are you crazy!? We will not survive, if you run, you should be able to—"

"Whisper!"

*Slash

Cut Farrel with a strong cry that did not stop moving his hand.

"You, me, dead? I don't care, you think I want to survive alone? Ha!?"

*Slash

Farrel continued, when he should have heard the cry of the monster and shaken his approaching footsteps. I felt it, my whole body felt it and knew the horror.

"Farrel, free, won't hunt. You just killed yourself—"

"Shut up."

*Slash

Cut Farrel back a little annoyed swinging his axe.

"Look, I'm not gonna make it. Even if I can get out, my legs don't move, I can't run—"

"Shut up! Ivan!"

*Slash

No matter what I say, Farrel still refutes. He returned annoyed, refusing to hear the logical reasoning and improbability, then replied with a loud axe swing.

"The distance is a little more, the rest I can take care of."

His movements continued to not stop, he so quickly cut the branches around without hesitation. The hard trunk that was supposed to be quite thick looked fragile before him now. Until the time came, all the tree branches that were blocking were gone and my body began to appear clearly.

"..."

Farrel's axe stopped, he looked at me blankly as he began to guess a great climb there.

Cutting the branches and branches of the tree might be able to relieve me from the pain. The branches that pierced my skin were indeed torturing so intensely. But that doesn't mean he can set me free now. Because, next to my body is still hit by a tree trunk.

"Heh, I told you, didn't I? I can't possibly survive."

That big trunk would certainly not be cut down so easily. The distance of the monsters that were getting closer had even answered that it was impossible. All those in this condition were aware of it, I still saluted the man before me who was still able to calm down with the sound of monsters roaring closer and slashing the trees.

"..."

Farrel looked at me, he did not move his axe this time and pondered for a few seconds.

"Tch."

Until he finally clicked his tongue and hurt his axe.

I think he'll run away soon. Although the monster was approaching, it was not impossible if he ran away now.

But ....

*grip

Hn!?

I was surprised again ....

*lift

His decision was still persistent to save me. He put his hand on the tree trunk, gripped it firmly from below, lifting it with all his might until out a growling sound.

It is true, if time is calculated, lifting a tree trunk can produce a much faster settlement than cutting it with an ax. But, of course, back to the main factor. The trunk of the tree is still heavy even though it has a smaller diameter.

"Farrel, already, don't need maxain—"

"Whispering— Hmn! Huh, huh! You have hands to help too!"

"..."

Farrel still showed his spirit, he did not lower the choice at all and kept his choice. I was there a little guilty, when he was consistent and kept trying until the end, I instead became a burden and gave him negative thoughts.

*push

"Gn!"

So, in the end I helped too. Next to my free body can still be moved, one hand there I also use to push the tree trunk away.

So heavy, it is desirable for a long tree trunk even though the diameter is smaller. When I push, it doesn't feel at all that the stem is shifting.

Farrel had already taken out the veins on his hands and face, but he was still unable to lift up the tree trunk. Then, even more useless, the push of my hand was actually just giving me additional bleeding on the wounds on my body. I myself am sure there is no big style addition that can affect the result.

"Nrrarrgh!!"

The monster was already approaching its roar already in sight. We were only limited to one tree and after that the monster's hand was able to reach us. Although I knew there was no hope, I could not give up when Farrel was still standing near me.

"Hmmm!!"

Farrel continued to incubate strongly, expending energy to exceed the capacity limit of his own body. His fingers hurt, flushed, and scuffed from forcefully lifting weights beyond his ability. Then, at that moment ....

*Whoush ...

Emotional waves.

*Dug, dug ... dug, dug ....

"Hhh!?"

Anger. Farrel who did not accept failure continued to emit emotions of anger. Very concentrated, felt when he hated this condition and hated the state of himself who could not save me in the last seconds.

Heh, that's amazing.

*push!

However, things can turn around.

The emotional waves are a source of strength for me. When he took it out, I could feel my heartbeat racing. There, suddenly my body became light, every body part regained control and somehow I was able to expend more energy.

As a result of pushing my strength, the tree trunk moved a few inches. This is a good start, because simultaneously my hand that was originally pinched helped push up.

Farrel was also a little surprised, but he was still focused on lifting the tree trunk to the end. There I controlled the position. When the heavy piece of wood was lifted even further at the point where my foot was free, I quickly pulled and escaped from it.

*releases

Bugs!

I was freed, and the wooden rod was removed until it fell in a different position.

However, it was the last energy, I was sprawled limp after being free from the clasp. Right after successfully lifting the tree, Farrel's emotional wave dimmed until I also lost the adrenaline sensation.

"Iwam!"

Farrel immediately lifted me up again, he put my hand on his shoulder for as many countries as possible to lift and carry on his shoulder.

I was unable to move, completely limp with blood flowing all over my body. As my adrenaline rose, my heart rate sped up, all the wounds on my body simultaneously spurted blood out. This made my condition bleed, so much in so many places that it made me faint from anemia.

But Farrell did not give up. He continues to do what he has decided. He quickly put me on his shoulder so he could carry it.

"RraA!!"

At one point, the monster had already come, he knocked down the last log and reached before me. The second that Farrel tried to carry was the same as when the monster put his hand on us.

I was already limp, my gaze started to scatter, the loss of blood really made my eyelids become heavy. So bad, I can't even breathe properly right now. Although I could escape from the clasps of the tree trunk, it turns out I was defeated by the condition of the body compared to monsters.

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