Isn’t it an Impossible Game for the Strongest Solo Gamer with Terrible Social Skills to Reincarnate as a Hated NPC in a VRMMO

68: Shouma’s Desperate Struggle

Woooaaahhh——!!

I was running like the wind!!

My goal is maximum efficiency!!

Even if there are monsters on my path, I won’t detour; I’ll dash through the gaps! If I take one hit, I’ll be on the brink of death! I don’t have any recovery medicine! I’m living on the edge in this survival game, feeling the thrill of being close to death as I run through the 3rd to 8th floors!!

Adrenaline is pumping——!!

Luckily, I had managed to get a hold of the holy water…

The rest was just a matter of time.

I took out the small bottle of holy water from my dimensional storage and splashed the liquid onto the cursed ring (Curse Ring) on my right hand’s ring finger. A burst of smoke rose, and the curse was lifted. I confirmed the holy water’s effect and touched the ring, and the Curse Ring came off my finger without any resistance. I’ll put it back in dimensional storage for now, and I’ll wear it again after defeating the floor master. I flexed my freed hand, checking its condition.

…Yeah, I’m fine, no problem!!

I didn’t prepare any combat items or anything, but I should be able to handle it somehow.

Is this what they call a “runner’s high”?

I had the confidence that I could do anything now.

Alright…!

Wait for me, Shizuria…!!

I’ll definitely save you, even if you’re in a “brainwashed” state!!

After all, it’s a brother’s duty to protect his sister…

“Uggghhh…!!?”

In an instant, I felt an intense pain like my brain was being burned. Unfamiliar scenery. Broken asphalt. Blinking traffic lights. I couldn’t make out what the distant radio was saying. Under the clear blue sky, our city was destroyed, and the red, red, red, and red…

I knelt down, feeling like my eardrums were about to burst.

…No way.

…I mustn’t remember this.

I focused on not thinking about anything and slowly took deep breaths, repeating the process to calm my mind. As I did, my vision gradually returned to normal, and the “world” I glimpsed was pushed back into the depths of my memory…

“What…just happened…?”

Only the pain remained.

I was too scared to look back, so I operated my portal terminal with a rough breath and transferred to the 10th floor, as if I was fleeing.

“Fast, fast…”

Yeah, fast…

I want to fight the floor master now.

Let’s have a “battle” that makes me forget everything…