A Different Husband Every Night (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 114

After firing the signal flare, I ran frantically.

Since not only Levanfel but also Generba’s subordinates would have seen the flare I launched, I had to get as far away as possible.

All I needed was for Levanfel to know I was on this mountain.

“Huff… hah…”

The sun, which had hung high in the sky, began to sink. Crimson twilight spread across the heavens like spilled paint. The sky, usually beautiful, now looked cruel—as if the world itself were burning.

‘I thought I’d get out quickly.’

After all, it had taken half a day by carriage just to cross this mountain, so running on foot would certainly take longer than half a day.

Moreover, I wasn’t someone accustomed to mountain climbing, and having lost all sense of direction, it was only natural that it would take even more time.

“Huff… hah… how much… farther… do I… have to go?”

To avoid returning to Generba’s laboratory, I kept climbing upward. Though I sometimes felt as if I were circling the same spot, I never stopped walking.

They say mountains lose daylight quickly. It felt like only moments had passed since the crimson glow had painted the peaks as if setting them ablaze.

Yet already, shadows were creeping over the slopes. Though this wasn’t a high mountain—and thus lacked ferocious beasts—it was dangerous for someone like me, without light, to wander blindly once darkness settled over the grass.

I could tumble off a cliff or slip on the uneven ground.

Before my feet became entangled in the darkness, I needed to flee faster and farther, even if only a little more.

My knees kept buckling.

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