[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 113: Obsess Captured (1)

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(Now ... How should I deal with this …? )

While the fight against Nix Regina was breaking out in Eisen, somewhere unknown that was a short distance away from the city, Cryll looked at the surroundings in confusion.

It seemed that he had lost consciousness before, and when he came to his senses, he was already in a dark room with both hands and feet bound by metal handcuffs that looked extremely strong.

Cryll tries to extract his memory and ascertain what really happened. However, he could think of nothing but this worst situation.

The room he was in right now was a room that was almost completely closed. There was no window, and the metal door in front of him was closed very tightly with the sidelines covered by a cork damper so that the sound from inside would not be heard from outside. Ventilation that is only small lines in the corner of the room at least gives him a vague picture of the time and location.

The faint orange-colored bright light coming from the vent gap was clearly depicting the time of the afternoon. Despite that, Cryll doesn't know the exact time because his internal clock has gone awry once he loses consciousness.

The sweet aroma that slipped into his nose made him momentarily confused about where he was at the moment. However, Cryll will ignore it for now. He then looked at the handcuffs that were holding his hands and feet.

The handcuffs were not ordinary handcuffs, but rather handcuffs made to withstand one's magic and physical strength. Cryll could sense that the handcuffs were continuously absorbing his magic energy bit by bit.

Cryll tries to move his body in a wriggling manner to ensure the completeness of his belongings, and as a result, all the weaponry in his body has been stripped away without rest.

Both the sword, throwing knife, defense knife, and even the small needle he had brought just in case had also disappeared completely.

The weapons themselves were not a problem even if they were lost or destroyed, what Cryll was worried about right now was the existence of Sword Geist that might have already fallen into enemy hands.

As a star weapon that had the power to control lightning, it could become a large-scale weapon of destruction if used by someone who could maximize its potential.

Although Sword Geist already recognized Cryll as its owner and user, there could be people who are much more worthy than Cryll out there.

With unbearable agitation, Cryll tried to reach into his leather belt which was still left on his waist, then pulled out one of the long needles that became the hook for the belt.

(With this, I should be able to escape, but .. )

He could not just run away without knowing what the enemy's intentions were.

In his memory before losing consciousness, Cryll was investigating an unknown strange ruin, and there were also dozens of human corpses that died in a terrible state, then a group of unknown people suddenly appeared by pointing a gun at him.

The fight was inevitable, although Cryll had tried several times to calm everyone down and had them explain the situation, they still attacked Cryll relentlessly so he eventually lost consciousness.

Not that he could not win, it was just that the weapons they used were shocking even to Cryll.

They all use a new type of weapon that is often referred to as a 'fire weapon'. This type of weapon is not new to Cryll who has seen the strange form of Aligma belongs to Noelle, but it was still shocking to see how a group of unknown people suddenly appeared using the same type of weapon.

The armament revolution itself had only begun in the capital a few years ago, and only the vast majority of nobles and knights were granted the right to use it. The Light family is also included as a family of knights who got special rights to participate in testing the type of weapon. That's why Cryll has seen the shape of the weapon several times.

Cryll really didn't expect that there would be a group of strangers in possession of the weaponry, so he could barely fight back when attacked endlessly using those hot lead bullets.

He could still put up a fight at first, but it was all a very bad situation when the fight had been going on for about 40 minutes. The enemy began to use other weapons that Cryll was completely unaware of.

It was a spear-like weapon that, if plugged into the ground, would grow hundreds to dozens of other spears from the ground around the holder to strike his spear.

Cryll thinks it's a weapon used to kill people whose bodies he found around the ruins before.

Shaking his head to erase that terrifying scene, Cryll began to close his eyes to analyze the situation of the surrounding environment.

For now, Cryll will prioritize finding information first before starting to escape. He had also prepared a plan if there was something unexpected. But, it all depended on his current location.

Considering the building where he was locked up, this should be a building that is used as a storage warehouse because it has various tools to help the construction process or something like that. Moreover, most of the tools were in a clean state with no dust. Which means, the equipment was only used not long ago.

Through that small vent, he had already gathered enough information about the outside world. The gentle breeze and the cold temperature of the air, as well as the sound of the murmuring of the waves gave him a faint picture of where he was.

Taking into account the time between him losing his consciousness, and the current time, it was possible that the enemy had already taken him to a place very far from the location of the ruins. But, the sound of the waves calmed Cryll's mind.

Cryll tries to remember the geographical condition of the kingdom of Nothingnos which he learned from a detailed map, and finds that he should still be in the Eisen region. However, the sweet scent that entered his nose had made him hesitate with it.

The city of Eisen is a city adjacent to the sea, so the more dominant smell is the salty smell of salt in sea water.

There is absolutely no land for plant or sugar production facilities that can produce this sweet aroma.

Which means, he was somewhere between Eisen and another city. The city bordering Eisen was the territory of the Houzen family. The border itself was located at several hundred kilometers from the location of the ruins he had investigated earlier. So, there was enough time for the enemies to bring him to this place.

Cryll had thought that the culprit was affiliated with the Houzen family, but he was hesitant about that given the good relationship between the Houzen extended family and Eisen. There was no reason for the people from the Houzen family to mess up the cooperative relationship they had with Eisen.

Eisen was a trading city with a few routes of entry. The Houzen family should have benefited from being one of the intermediary territories connecting Eisen with other cities.

(Ahhh, free! It sucks! )

Cryll was somehow able to restrain himself from clicking his tongue in annoyance.

Shortly after he thought about this situation with great difficulty, he heard the sound of footsteps slowly walking closer to his current location.

(Bingo.)

Cryll silently smiled and returned to his previous position, pretending to be asleep.

The door opened, and the sound of several footsteps was quite heavy due to their rubber shoes echoing in the room and stopping right near Cryll.

"Oi, he's still sleeping. What are we supposed to do? "

One of the men spoke to the person who appeared to be his partner. From their voices and breaths, Cryll could easily guess that everyone there was male. And thanks to his ability to identify the presence of a person, he was quite certain that they numbered three.

One of the men walked up to the person near Cryll, and began to notice the figure of Cryll alley perfectly pretending to still be asleep.

The sound of metal clanking coming from the shoe and waist area, as well as the man's shoulders gave Cryll a faint idea of what weapons he had.

"You're right. He's still asleep. Then just put the food and drink there. He'll eat it himself when he wakes up."

As soon as he said that, one of the men still standing at the door started to enter and put down a metal plate that appeared to be a tray with a plate, bowl, and metal cup.

"Good, it's all done. Now, we leave him."

"But, Captain, what about the handcuffs? He can't move, can he? "

"Heh, it would be an interesting show to see him fighting desperately just to eat that trash."

Cryll didn't know what expression that person was making at the moment, but he was somehow convinced that the person was smiling mockingly while looking down on him lying on the ground.

"Let's get out now. The meeting will begin soon."

" "Good! " "

That way, the three of them immediately came out and locked the door again, leaving Cryll alone in the room.

The sentence spoken in a slick-sounding voice came from Cryll who immediately stood up and stretched his body.

The metal handcuffs that had previously held his hands and feet had been detached and were lying on the ground.

"It turns out it wasn't in vain to ask Noelle to teach me how to unlock using a needle."

Cryll smiled wryly as he watched his finger holding the belt hook needle he had previously unplugged.

"Now … "

Cryll reattached the needle to his belt and walked slowly to check the surrounding situation more clearly.

(I don't think this is on the border of Eisen and Houzen, then ... Where is this? )

The smell of alcohol coming from the three men was so stinging that it had disrupted the performance of Cryll's nose for a moment, but on that occasion he managed to find some other important information.

The sound that he had previously thought of as the murmur of the waves was apparently a rustling sound between the leaves of trees in a very dense forest. There is a river with a fairly swift flow that makes the sound effects feel more real so that Cryll can be fooled. Also, the sweet smell he smelled earlier came from the three men.

It was strange considering they already had a pungent smell of alcohol on their bodies, but unmistakably, that sweet smell was coming from their bodies.

Likely, it was drugs. That was the only answer Cryll found. Seeing how the three of them were behaving earlier, Cryll was convinced that the three of them were not the type of people who would use something like perfume. So, the only answer he found was a type of drug that left a strong imprint on its users.

For now, Cryll should be safe from deadly situations. After all, the three men even bothered to deliver food and drinks for him. At least, they wouldn't let Cryll starve to death. But, it also means that they see other benefits they can get from Cryll.

Cryll thought it might be better if he came out now and checked the situation directly rather than thinking a lot in this place. She was not Noelle who would spend her time just thinking even in urgent situations.

Nodding his head in order to convince himself, Cryll slowly began walking to one of the piles of items around him.

If he wants to get out, he needs a gun. Cryll takes one of the metal pipes with a grip size and has a size equivalent to a long sword, then breaks it by twisting one end of the pipe. If he broke it in such a way, he would get one end of the metal pipe to be filled with uneven sharp parts.

Swinging it for a moment to get used to its weight, Cryll then slowly inspected the metal door blocking its exit.

(This place is full of iron .. )

Metal doors themselves are not unusual for Cryll. But, seeing a metal door of such a terrible thickness like this was certainly very surprising to him.

Cryll tried to push the door several times, but it was clearly locked tightly.

Before the sound of steps and air of the existence of the three men had disappeared, Cryll had heard a very loud tinkling in his ear, now he thought that it might be a chain that became an additional key to this door.

Destroying a door or wall with its power shouldn't be a problem, but right now Cryll isn't willing to make unnecessary noise. So, the choice to destroy the door or wall will be used as the last option in the list of choices of action.

Even so, in a situation like this, Cryll was even at a loss as to what to do.

Cryll once again looked closely at the door, then found a very small gap forming between the door leaves. Instantly, a pretty good idea immediately flashed in his head.

This idea might be a little risky and have a fairly small chance of succeeding, but as long as he is confident in his own abilities, then this should not be a problem.

Cryll immediately took back the hook, and pulled a long thread from his coat, then tied the tip of the needle with that thread.

Cryll smiled as soon as he saw his new 'weapon' successfully created. He then focused his eyes to pay attention to the gap that formed between the two door leaves.

Using reinforcement on his eyes, Cryll made a position of preparing to throw, and without saying anything directly threw the needle out through a very small gap.

The needle made it out, and made Cryll instantly smile while tightly grasping the end of the thread in his hand.

He then channeled his magic energy into the thread, and gave reinforcement magic to make the thread hard.

Since it is a fairly thin thread, it will be sharp enough if hardened. That way, Cryll can make it as a saw to cut the chain outside.

Coupled with his physical strength and speed, it didn't take long for him to cut the chain. The clanking sound that the chain produced immediately reverberated entering his ears through the crack formed from the door. Cryll then pulled back the needle he had thrown out earlier.

The only problem he had now was how he had to get out through this door without having to destroy it.

"I don't think there's any other way, yeah … "

Cryll could only sigh in resignation and began to make the only choice he had.

Making a bigger gap in that door using the same method he did when cutting the chain outside. Although, it will take quite a long time.

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"Yeah!! Finally finished!!! "

After quite a tedious and exhausting struggle, a medium-sized hole finally managed to form on that door.

Cryll actually cut through the metal door using only a thread that had been strengthened and sharpened with his magic. He slowly pulled the piece of the door and slowly placed it on the ground.

As soon as he looked out through the hole, he now realized that his current place was on a large forest island.

Holding a twitch that was almost formed on his forehead, Cryll then attempted to exit through the hole. Fortunately, the size of the hole was in line with its body size.

At first Cryll only estimated the size he needed, and he was worried that it did not fit. But, it doesn't seem to matter.

Cryll then patched back the hole he had made with that piece of metal. So too with the chains he had decided on beforehand.

However, while Cryll was working on the chain, he realized something.

Wasn't it a waste to cut the chain when he ended up just making a hole in the door? Now that he thought about it, he really looked stupid for forgetting such a trivial thing.

"It's a waste of time."

Sighing heavily while thinking about his stupidity, Cryll instantly hid his presence, and rushed off to investigate what was around him.

In addition to the warehouse where he was held earlier, there were several other buildings whose walls were made of metal plates thick enough that they would not be easily destroyed. Cryll looked at it all suspiciously while thinking about the possibility that would happen.

It is rare to see a building that is entirely made of metal arrays like this. He had only ever seen a similar type of building while visiting a military command camp in the border area.

What's more, there are several large trees that grow unnaturally and make all the buildings will not be visible from outside the island. It is very clear that the tree was planted deliberately at certain points to hide the buildings.

"I think it's going to take a long time … "

Cryll without saying anything else immediately walked sneaking into one of the buildings that had a lot of human presence in it.

Without knowing that it would be a pretty fatal mistake.

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