Kwak!

The Spear of Purity pierced the charging enemy. Just as Seol Jihu tried to swing his spear to the right to parry the incoming attacks—

“Kkeuk!”

He suddenly felt a chilling claw grazing past his pelvis to his shin. The chilling sensation soon turned into a scorching heat that spread throughout his body, followed by a creeping stinging pain.

“Grrrr!”

Seol Jihu almost screamed, but he clenched his teeth and swung his arm with a growl.

Pung!

The spear shaft spun and popped the head of the enemy that aimed for his back.

Seol Jihu was still in an endless battle against the Parasites.

He had no idea how many days had passed by as he stopped counting after a dozen. He couldn’t even tell where he was. Although more than a dozen days had passed, he couldn’t say he walked a dozen days’ distance. After all, he had been fighting the entire time he was running away.

He had reached his limit long ago. Considering the countless number of attacks he suffered through, it would be strange if he didn’t have injuries. Not to mention, the contaminated land was continuously sucking out his stamina.

Seol Jihu’s physical level had exceeded the realm of human beings, but the torment he was undergoing was also beyond any ordinary person’s imagination.

The Special-ranked skill, Indomitable Will, allowed him to ignore most injuries and fatigue, but it was only to the extent that it allowed him to maintain his battle prowess.

It wasn’t as if fatigue didn’t build up in his body, and it couldn’t suppress exhaustion that resulted from injuries like torn limbs or mana depletion.

In other words, the fact that he was feeling tired meant that the state of his body had deteriorated to the point that Indomitable Will could no longer suppress it.

It was like forcefully driving a car when its engine was burning out. The correct thing to do would be to let the car rest and let cool the burning engine. The car’s fate would be determined if one continually stepped on the accelerator.

Now that things had come to this point, all sorts of thoughts swirled inside Seol Jihu’s head.

‘Should I… escape…?’

To where?

After another round...