After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World - Chapter 1007

Chapter 1007: Seeing Bleuelle City!

Their hearts froze when they saw it turn to them completely, its large mouth opening as it stared into the sky.

ROAAARRR!

“RUNNN!” Enok yelled, and the group of them dashed after him, following the narrow path he mapped out for them. He had been through this area a few times in the past and therefore he was familiar with a few pathways they could take.

This was his least favorite one, but what could they do? The rest of the paths would open them up for slaughter!

“Hurry! Hurry!”

The group sprinted as quickly as they could. They were relieved to see Helios keeping up pace with them and, if they weren’t so scared, they’d even be impressed.

ROAAAR!!!

They gasped when they heard the sound of heavy stamping rush towards them, getting closer and closer. The damned beast was really fast for its size and it would really be able to catch up to them in time!!

Slash!

Bang!

The sound of slashing and destruction followed behind them, each crash hitting their own hearts, and they couldn’t help but imagine themselves being in the middle of it!

Helios looked back to see how close it actually was and what they were dealing with. He regretted it immediately.

He almost fell when he saw that it was less than ten meters away from them! It was even more terrifying up close. Its matte black skin made it look like a lurching shadow—one that was aiming to maim them!

It also seared its claws as it ran after them, cutting the thick tree trunks—and perhaps a few monsters in the way—like they were cheese. Some blood and sinew from the smaller mobs even splattered in his direction!

“SHIT!” he cursed, whipping his attention back to what was ahead of him and not daring to look back again.

He also couldn’t afford to do so. The path they were taking was around the mountains and over the rock outcroppings. It required a lot of balance to traverse, otherwise, they’d fall down and they might as well accept their fates!

For a while, they were handling it well, and the odd terrain actually slowed down the beasts following them. Sadly, even the most experienced of men were vulnerable to even the littlest mistakes.

Shim, while defending against a weaker monster coming at him, waved his axe with so much force that he wasn’t able to control his own inertia in time. When the ground he stepped on wasn’t leveled, he immediately lost his balance.

“AHHH!” he screamed, and the stout guy tried to balance himself while he fell, but he only ended up facing above him because of the terrain.

“SHIM!!” Puto yelled, and Raz also paled. However, they were already too far ahead to do anything.

“NO!”

Senson had his bow and arrow out, but he couldn’t even help his teammate because he, too, was dealing with monsters trying to clobber him.

Shim could only watch as the large monster opened its mouth, no doubt about to eat him whole.

What he didn’t expect was the sound of a soft whistle slicing through the air next to him. This was followed by someone tugging on his shirt, pulling him up.

BOOM!

Shim’s eyes widened as he looked at the explosion that came out of nowhere, not even noticing he was being dragged backwards by someone.

He watched as the heat and force of the explosion caused the monster to straighten its back in its anger, holding its face in pain.

ROAAAR!!

“Come on! HURRY UP!” A voice yelled next to him, pushing him forward.

It was Helios. He saved his life!!

“T-Thank you!”

“We’re not safe yet!”

The others almost cried at the sight of him, and Enok patted Helios’ shoulders in thanks, but their pace didn’t slow down. They were already gasping for air now, but no one dared take a breather.

They heard the monster’s distant roar again, and they knew it was running after them again!

Fortunately, they soon entered more difficult terrain. In some parts, it was a narrow cliff, and in some areas it was a tunnel. This was really a path less taken, and it was the only way they had right now.

At some point, the tunnel had gotten so narrow that Puto almost didn’t fit in! Fortunately, he had enough awareness to use his axe to cut down on some rocks, allowing him to pass through.

They could hear the monster’s roars right behind them as well as its banging on the mountain side. Some small rocks fell down on them, and they genuinely worried that they’d be buried under rubble if this went on.

However, the monster eventually stopped pounding, evidently giving up on them. Monsters were like this, and it was fortunate they were brainless.

Enok didn’t dare completely let go of his guard and he continued to lead the team forward. After about half an hour, he finally stopped, looking at his team with eyes bright in relief.

“We’re safe for now,” Enok said. “We’re heading to another section of the mountains, and we should be nearing the exit soon.”

After confirming it was safe, everyone’s legs buckled. They all took deep breaths to catch up on all the air they lost while trying to survive, and they tried to relax their muscles that had been strained by all the stressful running.

Of course, with people calming down, everyone couldn’t help but turn to Helios.

“What was that?!” Shim asked, curious. Although he was from the city, there were still things he apparently hadn’t seen yet.

“…a magic tool,” Helios lied with a straight face. “It’s all I have.”

Every Captain-level guard was given two or three bombs every month, along with a few more sleeping gases and the like. After traveling by himself to Ferrol… this was really his last one.

“Anyway, how far is Bleuelle, still? Are we there when we exit this mountain range?”

“Not necessarily,” Enok said. “Bleuelle contained a portion of this mountain range, though it looked more like a standalone mountain than a section of it.”

“Ah, I heard about this,” Raz said. He was a sociable guy and a pretty reliable person to assign to information gathering missions. “The Blus, in fact, were mined in that mountain.”

Helios looked interested in this. “Then doesn’t that mean Blu can be mined in another area in this place?”

“You think no one has tried?” Enok asked. “Not counting others, the Bleuelle Nobility had definitely done what they could—after all, it’s their main industry, and it’s dwindling.”

Ah, that makes sense.

Anyway, they put this topic aside for now, and they continued with the final section of their trek. Although there were indeed mobs, they were manageable and no big monsters were encountered again.

They walked and walked and felt the slopes gradually turning flatter. Soon, the sights opened up to a vast, relatively flat, milleau of forests.

And then, following the line of the mountain range, they could actually see a territory at a distance! It was still a bit far, but its tall walls and buildings were proof that it was a big territory—a City!

Helios’ eyes were bright as he walked forward, practically leading the team to Bleuelle.

Sahara, please be there!