Chapter 7

Chapter 7

The light disappeared.

“Ugh.”

I slowly opened my eyes. The familiar cave ceiling came into view.

‘I’m here.’

I hurriedly got to my feet. Even at this very moment, the warriors were bleeding.

“Uoh!”

A shout burst out from deeper inside the cave. The Primitive Humans rushed over in a crowd.

The elderly, the women, and the children. They weren’t the warriors who had gone out to fight.

“Uoh! Uuuoh!”

With trembling hands, they pointed at me, then pointed outside the cave. Their eyes were filled with desperation and hope.

‘Yeah, I know. I’m here.’

I took a deep breath.

“Give me a spear. Quickly.”

Swoosh!

One man quickly picked up a spear and ran over.

A reassuring weight. The feel of the wooden shaft was familiar. It was a good spear.

‘This is enough.’

Spearmanship LV.1. The knowledge in my head flowed down to my fingertips. How to hold a spear, how to thrust, how to throw.

Before, with the 20% conversion rate, I had sensed it through instinct, but this time it felt like properly organized knowledge was entering me.

“Uugh! Uugh!”

The other Primitive Humans stepped forward. They were holding spears too and looking at me. Their eyes said they wanted to come with me. They thumped their chests, expressing that they could fight.

But.

“No.”

I raised my hand to stop them. I firmly shook my head.

They were either old or women. Or too young. They had no combat experience. They wouldn’t be much help, and there was too much to lose.

“You stay here. Protect the cave.”

I slapped the cave floor with my hand.

Their faces darkened. But slowly, they nodded.

‘I’m sorry.’

I swallowed the words. There wasn’t even time to apologize right now.

I gripped the spear tightly and walked toward the cave entrance. Wind blew in from outside. It carried the smell of blood.

‘Awakened, warriors... just hold on a little longer.’

I gritted my teeth.

The moment I left the cave, I sprinted at full speed. North. 3 kilometers. I kicked off the ground with all my strength.

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Had I been running for about three minutes?

Boom! Bang! Crack!

I heard sounds. Things colliding, screams, and the roars of beasts.

‘Close!’

My breath was catching in my throat, but I sped up even more. I put more strength into my legs and kicked off the ground faster and harder.

The forest opened up.

“!”

Warriors were lying on the ground. They were groaning in pools of blood. One, two... there were five of them. My heart sank.

Beyond them.

“Aaaaargh!”

The Awakened was fighting alone.

Five orcs surrounded him.

‘Orcs.’

My breath caught.

Green skin. Enormous bodies well over two meters tall. Bulging, knotted muscles. Yellow tusks protruding from their mouths. They looked exactly the same as the ones I had seen hundreds, thousands of times in the game.

But those things weren’t clusters of pixels on a screen. They were real monsters of flesh and blood.

My hands trembled. Sweat ran down the hand gripping the spear.

‘Do I really... really have to fight those things?’

The monsters swung clubs and threw punches. The Awakened desperately blocked with his spear, thrust, and dodged, but he was visibly being pushed back.

Blood flowed. From the Awakened’s shoulder, his arm, his forehead.

‘Focus. Focus, damn it.’

I gritted my teeth. I clenched my trembling hand.

‘The game. How did I kill them in the game?’

My mind raced. 3,000 playthroughs. Hundreds of encounters with orcs. I desperately pulled those memories back up.

‘Orcs are weak at the knees because of their height. The cartilage. And the ankles. The carotid artery on the side of the neck.’

Their weak points came to mind. The places I had always targeted when fighting orcs in the game. Bring down their lower bodies first and you win.

‘Break their lower bodies first. Then we win.’

My trembling stopped. My heart began beating properly again.

There was no more time to think.

I raised the spear over my shoulder. A throwing stance. My body moved on its own. Shift my center of gravity backward, gather strength in my arm, aim precisely at the target.

The target wasn’t its back.

‘The knee.’

Behind the knee of the rearmost orc. The hollow behind its knee. The place where the cartilage was weak. As the Vital Point Detection skill activated, a red dot appeared in my vision.

Whoosh!

I threw with all my strength.

Whooooosh!

The spear sliced through the air. Spinning. Precisely.

Thud!

“Graaaagh!”

It buried itself in the back of the orc’s knee. The creature screamed and dropped to one knee. Its huge body lost balance and toppled forward.

‘Got it!’

The orcs all turned around at once. They spotted me. Their vicious faces were filled with killing intent.

The Awakened turned his head too. Our eyes met.

“Awooooogh!”

He roared toward the sky. It was a battle cry signaling the fight’s continuation.

I shouted at the top of my lungs too.

“We’re doing this together!”

I quickly snatched up a spear lying on the ground. It was covered in blood, but I didn’t care. Then I ran. At full speed.

One orc turned toward me. It charged at an incredible speed while raising its club high above its head.

Swoosh!

Instinctively, I rolled sideways.

Boom!

The club smashed into the spot where I had just been. The ground caved in. A chill ran down my spine.

I stopped rolling and got up.

The orc raised its club again. Big and slow.

‘Now!’

I lunged forward. Inside the orc’s reach. I closed the distance.

I pointed the spear downward.

Thrust!

The knee. I stabbed exactly into the knee joint.

“Grrgh!”

The orc groaned and staggered. Its huge body lost balance.

I pulled out the spear and stabbed again.

Thrust!

The other knee.

“Graah!”

The creature dropped to its knees. Its height of over two meters descended to eye level.

‘Now!’

I swung the spear horizontally.

Whoosh!

The side of its neck. I cut through the carotid artery. Blood sprayed like a fountain. Warm liquid splattered across my hands and face.

The creature clutched its neck and collapsed.

‘The weak points work!’

My game knowledge worked in reality too.

Tap!

I heard footsteps behind me. There was no time to turn around.

I ducked.

Whoosh!

A massive fist passed over my head. Barely.

I turned and thrust my spear low.

Thrust!

The ankle. The Achilles tendon. Another weakness of an orc.

“Grrgh!”

The creature staggered. It couldn’t support its own weight.

The moment I stood up, I thrust the spear upward.

Thud!

It pierced beneath the jaw. The creature convulsed and collapsed on the spot.

“Uuuugh!”

Across the way, the Awakened brought down another orc. His spear pierced straight through its head.

Two orcs remained. One was the one whose knee I had destroyed at the beginning. It still couldn’t stand and was crawling along the ground.

I could see a chance to win. I thought we could do it.

But.

Boom!

Something flew in from outside my field of vision. A club. I saw it too late.

“Ghk!”

It struck me squarely in the side. I heard my ribs crunch. My breath stopped. All the air was forced out of my lungs.

My body flew through the air. I couldn’t control it. I hit the ground and rolled over and over. The metallic taste of blood filled my mouth.

“Ghhk.”

I tried to get up. I put strength into my arms, but they wouldn’t respond properly. My entire body screamed.

Thud! Thud!

The orc slowly approached. It raised its club again. It intended to finish me off.

‘I’m going to die.’

At that moment.

“Awoooooogh!”

The Awakened came flying in at explosive speed. He threw himself between the orc and me. Like a shield.

Boom!

The club smashed into the Awakened’s back. I heard bones break. He spat blood. Bright red blood splattered across my face.

But he didn’t stop.

Swoosh!

He swung his spear horizontally. It sliced cleanly through the orc’s neck. Even the cervical vertebrae were severed.

“Grrgh.”

The orc clutched its neck and collapsed. Blood sprayed everywhere.

One remained. The one with the ruined knee.

It seemed frightened and tried to crawl away.

‘No.’

I gritted my teeth. I picked up a spear lying nearby. I staggered to my feet. My ribs screamed, but I ignored them. Adrenaline buried the pain.

I raised it over my shoulder. I squeezed out every bit of strength and threw it.

Whoosh!

The spear flew.

Thud!

The back. It pierced exactly through the location of the heart.

“Grrrrgh!”

The creature pitched forward. It convulsed, then stopped.

Silence fell.

“Haa. Haa. Haa.”

Only ragged breathing could be heard. Mine and the Awakened’s. The smell of blood was overwhelming.

We won. We had won. My game knowledge worked.

The Awakened slowly turned around. His whole body was covered in blood, but his eyes were still alive.

“Uuugh.”

He knelt before me. He bowed his head deeply.

I knelt too. I no longer had the strength to remain standing.

“You held out well. You did really well.”

I reached out and patted the Awakened on the shoulder.

He slowly raised his head. His eyes gleamed. Gratitude and relief were mixed in his gaze.

We survived. We survived.

Ding-a-ling!

At that moment, a cheerful sound rang beside my ear.

[Battle Victory!]

Orcs Defeated:

― 5 Orc Warriors

[Total Points Acquired: +250P]

[Current Points: 252P]

‘252 points.’

My mouth fell open on its own. Fifty points per orc. It was on an entirely different level from deer or wild boars.

But now wasn’t the time to celebrate.

I turned my head and looked at the ground. The fallen warriors were groaning. They were bleeding and writhing in pain. One of them was already motionless.

My heart felt heavy.

‘At least save the ones I still can.’

▸ Blessing: Accelerated Injury Recovery (24 hours): 30P

[Purchase Confirmation]

‘Purchase.’

Vwoom!

Warm energy surged up from deep within my heart. It filled my chest, then flowed throughout my entire body before spreading outward. It passed through me and reached the warriors around me.

“Uuugh?”

One of the fallen warriors opened his eyes. With a dazed expression, he looked down at his own arm.

The deep wound that had been covered in blood visibly began to close. Torn flesh slowly knitted together, the bleeding stopped, and new flesh grew.

“Uugh! Uuuugh!”

The other warriors began staggering to their feet one by one. They touched and patted their bodies. Their bones had clearly been broken, their flesh torn apart, but now they were almost completely fine.

“Awoo! Awoogh!”

They cheered and looked at me. Several knelt and bowed their heads.

The Awakened also stared at me in surprise. The wound on his back was rapidly healing.

I could feel it too.

The pain in my side was gradually subsiding. I could feel my crushed ribs returning to their proper places inside my body. The stabbing pain that came with every breath disappeared.

I raised a hand and touched my side. There was still blood on me, but the wound was nearly healed. I took a deep breath. There was no pain.

‘Did I save as many as I could?’

I hadn’t saved everyone.

One warrior lay motionless in the distance. I couldn’t save him. It was already too late.

I lowered my head and mourned him for a moment.

But the rest had survived. I had to take comfort in that.

“Uugh.”

The Awakened slowly approached. He knelt before me and bowed his head. The other warriors followed suit.

“Get up. You all fought well.”

I gestured for them to stand.

The warriors slowly got to their feet.

‘Let’s go back.’

It was time to return to the cave.

Ding-a-ling!

At that moment, another alert rang. It sounded different from the previous one.

[Special Achievement Accomplished!]

Successfully Repelled a Superior Race!

Special Feature Unlocked:

▸ [Race Learning]: Acquire an Orc Ability

― Investment Cost: 100P

― Effect: Primitive Humanity learns one of the orcs’ innate abilities.

Available Abilities:

1. Tough Body (Stamina +30%)

2. Regeneration (Increased Recovery Speed)

3. Combat Instinct (Enhanced Close Combat)

Caution: Can only be selected once and cannot be changed.

“!”

A valuable reward had been given after a life-or-death struggle.

There Is Primitive Humanity Inside My Body

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