Chapter 30: Prophecy 2 (Izumi Spell)
I didn't even try to activate the Satan Eye—my mana was already dangerously low, and I couldn't afford to waste even a single drop of it.
Still, a more primal need began to surface: hunger. Despite being a 2-Star, I could still feel the gnawing ache of starvation. Only those who reached 4-Star and beyond were said to be immune to such mortal cravings.
My legs dragged beneath me, sore and trembling, but I pushed forward. One step. Then another. The pain in my body felt like tiny knives with each movement, and yet—I endured. I had to.
That's when I felt it.
A new presence.
It wasn't just another monster—this one was fast, unnaturally fast. My instincts screamed louder than any conscious thought. I didn't hesitate. I activated Satan Eye, slowing time around me just enough to react.
Even so, it wasn't enough.
The creature's speed still broke through my perception like thunder through silence. In a split second, I summoned the Levitating Technique, flinging myself upward, aiming for the high wall beside me. My battered body scraped against the stone as I flew, barely stabilizing in the air.
Then I saw it.
A massive beast, as wide as the road itself, hurtling forward like a living boulder—a force of nature that crushed anything in its path.
It came closer and closer. If not for the Satan Eye, I would've been obliterated. But somehow, by sheer luck—or fate—I survived.