Chapter 45 Unique return
‘Bad impression, my foot!!’ Kathrine nearly blurted out just to continue her thoughts,
‘You fought with your life on the line, and never gave up. How the hell is that supposed to leave a bad impression of you on me?!’
If it were not for Dilan’s disadvantage in terms of equipment, he would have easily won.
This was a clear sign for him to use better weapons in the future.
He knew better than to repeat the same mistake again.
At least, normal humans wouldn’t repeat the same mistake after ending up in the same or a similar state as it was the case for Dilan.
An involuntary smile crept on her lips when she thought about it.
It was just for a moment, but the comfort she felt made her a little bit calmer than before.
Because of this short moment of respite, her earlier opinion changed as she nodded her head.
“Alright, I’ll be in your care…I guess?”
Saying this to someone, who looked more dead than alive, was kind of strange.
But after a moment, Kathrine just shrugged her shoulders before walking down the stairs as her mind returned to the monster she had encountered on the third floor.-.
‘Why is it not following me? Does it think there are more powerful monsters below, or does it want to stay in its territory?’
Kathrine was not sure what the correct answer was, but she could tell for sure that the War Krendel was nothing in comparison, at least if one were to look at several traits of the monster she fought.
Just the thought of the vile creature caused shivers to run down her spine.
‘I have no time left anymore…the longer I wait, the smaller her chances of survival…’ Kathrine thought. Her eyes flicked to Dilan, and she asked a question in her head.
‘You will be able to help me right?’
*[Meanwhile in the cafeteria]*
While Dilan and Kathrine encountered each other outside the cafeteria, the atmosphere inside was tense.
Everyone had clearly heard multiple thunderous noises from the floor above them.
The sound of thunder, walls breaking, and various other sounds had reached their ears despite the thick wall in between.
It was clear that something was awfully wrong, which worried even Oliver.
At first, nobody realized that Dilan was missing, and it was only when the sun rose that their fear was replaced by astonishment and finally shock.
“Wait, was Dilan the one causing all the ruckus…or was the being he fought the source of the ear-splitting noise?!?”
They could clearly recall Dilan’s frustration from the day before and expected him to act differently today.
But when they didn’t hear or see him around, they were astonished at first, just to realize that he was not even present in the cafeteria.
In no time, Oliver figured out that one of the nurses had helped him leave silently, which caused him to glare at her, his anger clearly visible.
“You…let him out alone?!” He couldn’t help but growl after some time, unable to understand how someone could be stupid enough to help an angered person leave the only safe place they had.
It was simply incomprehensible how a nurse in a hospital that worked with mentally-ill patients couldn’t understand the mind of humans.
Oliver was simply too frustrated, and the nurse’s answer made him feel as if he.
“Yeah, why not? It looked like he had a plan in mind. And it is not like we didn’t see how strong he was…”
The nurse was slightly frightened because Oliver looked at her as if he was ready to kill.
But that was not everything because the fact that Dilan was likely to have died indicated that there were even stronger and more ferocious monsters in the hospital!
This was something everyone was afraid of, and it made them feel like it might be better to avoid leaving the cafeteria for the time being.
Almost everyone’s attention was drawn to the chained doors of the cafeteria, and a trace of worry about the unknown future in their eyes was clearly visible.
All of a sudden, the doors began to shake violently as a seemingly ear-piercing banging resounded through everyone’s ears, making them feel as if their eardrums would burst.
It was as if time had slowed down, and they all felt shivers run down their spines, and even Oliver flinched.
His hand moved towards the rat horn daggers, just to hear a familiar voice from outside.
“Guys, it’s me. Open the doors!”
When they heard Dilan’s voice, everyone’s reaction was different.
Some closed their ears, while others didn’t believe that Dilan was perfectly fine.
Meanwhile, it was Bianne, who had already gotten her hand on the lock’s keys that held the chain in place.
In a matter of seconds, she had opened the lock and removed the chains, allowing Dilan to enter the cafeteria, without having asked anyone about their opinion.
It was pretty obvious that some would be more vigilant against Dilan right now, but that didn’t seem to be important to Bianne.
Yet, the moment she opened the doors for Dilan, the scene in front of her took away the young woman’s breath.
Her legs gave in the moment she saw what Dilan looked like.
After she slumped to the ground, the others were able to see Dilan as well.
This caused several survivors to nervously exhale, while others were just staring at him with widened eyes.
Everyone’s shock was visible, and Dilan raised his hand to show the peace sign indicating that he was fine.
The day before, he was still frustrated, and also angry.
But having fought against numerous monsters, the Mutated Swiftness Zombie, and the War Krendel, Dilan had been able to calm down.
His stress was completely released. There was no reason for him to be overly enraged as well because the others would either do something or simply watch as bystanders.
Dilan was fine with that as long as nobody demanded something from him without contributing to making the lives of others more comfortable in their small community.
Even then, it should be reasonable, but that was only obvious.
With that in mind, he didn’t waste his time in explaining the situation as he removed his backpack.
Taking out the Tierat Dagger, he threw it to Oliver in a high arc, before he did the same with the Cold-metal Bow.
“It is possible to exchange 50 Essence crystals at the Gate to receive a treasure. The Gate is at the end of the left corridor on the second floor, made of a blue liquid that looks like portals one can sometimes see in games, or fantasy novels.”
His short explanation was more than enough to explain everything that had happened, just for everyone to look at him in confusion, shock and astonishment.
Only now did Kathrine realize where Dilan got his equipment from as she nodded her head in understanding.
“And…what about the monster that made the dents on the second floor? Did you kill it? Is that why you look like this?”
It was Oliver, who asked this question after he took a look at the Tierat dagger.
The dagger was certainly good, and Oliver quickly understood that the Gate, which he had yet to see, was a great thing to reap rewards.
But even then, he didn’t think that everything was as simple as Dilan made it look.
“I didn’t kill it. I nearly died. She killed it.” Dilan just said before pointing at Kathrine next to him.
Kathrine looked like a young woman, and not like a fierce Valkyrie or some sort of War Goddess.
As such, everyone couldn’t help but look at him in doubt as he looked like a warrior who had ascended from the ashes of his victims.
‘Is he joking?’