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Chapter: Trap?... Trap?... More Traps?
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After the vehicle hit the ground, I felt the arrows stop firing. *huff* *huff* I panted in exhaustion and controlled the Eisen dial to remove the beaten-up vehicle.
As the adrenaline wore off, I felt a sharp pain in my shoulder, "*Umph* Shit!" I cursed, finding an arrow sticking from my shoulder.
I blinked. "I will have symmetrical scars on my shoulders," I mocked before grimacing in pain.
"I hope it is not poisoned," I wished, glancing at my other shoulder and muttering 'Stupede'.
I controlled the Eisen cloud to push the fallen arrows around me, clearing a place to rest; then I found that I had fallen in front of that cave.
"Assholes! You should have placed a board stating 'don't fly above' instead of shooting me," I roared angrily after spotting that the cave is nearby.
I took my travel bag and took medical supplies to treat my injury. "It is not even 24 hr, since I left Skypiea," I muttered, cleaning my wound, "but I have used more medical supplies," I gritted in irritation/pain.
"And I haven't even reached blue sea yet," I yelled in anger and pain, treating my shoulders with Eisen clouds' help.
I sighed, examining the area littered with arrows around me. "Let me out of here, before I get serious," I yelled at nothing before grimacing in pain.
"I didn't ask for this stupid test or treasure hunt," I argued stubbornly at nothing after sensing I'm being observed and waiting for any response.
"Let's see how you will ignore me after I turn this place upside down," I vowed, grinning maliciously, glaring at the cave as if destroying it this instant.
I breathed out suddenly and took the food from the bag. "First rest, and then destroy," I raged and began gorging on the food unhappily. After the meal, I slept to soothe my injuries.
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I woke up groggily after some hours. "Where Am I?" I muttered, looking around the area. "Why do I feel like being run over by a truck?" I grimaced in pain from my body.
Suddenly 'Reminder Note' is displayed directly on my sunglass, "Cool shades," I complimented and read the reminder displayed in the Glass.
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«REMINDER NOTE »
» Phew, You FINALLY found the watch, at last. It seems the blink setting is working fine don't worry, it will only be visible when you look directly at it and won't attract others' attention if seen from a distance. I will clear your other doubts now.
» All of this is written by YOU..., What! you can't recall it? That's because You have short-term memory loss (STML). This Note is a backup prepared by 'You' for you.
» Do you know where you are? You must have already said the annoying 'Where Am I?'. That sentence can be used as a Title if this is written as a story... Psh!... let's not think about it...where were we now? Yeah, your situation, You are in One Piece World. Yeah..., THAT One Piece you are thinking of now.
» You can explore on your own or read this note fully. From here on, you are alone! And update the Note if you are alive. Good Luck. p.S. Read Log Book to know more details.
» I changed some settings on the watch since it should be hidden. I set it in vibrate mode «BZZT» so it won't alert anyone who doesn't know about it. I have also changed the holograph to display directly on your skin on the forearm or the hand, so you can use it conspicuously. Change it if it is not useful.
« P.S- Kick God's Ass if you see him »
«Year:- 1511 » «Age:- 04 » «Location:- Unknown Island» «Time:- Mid July »
«Main Task: Reach Blue Sea»
»Instructions:
«Previously: » Successfully prepared for the blue Sea and jumped Skypiea.
» An Island suddenly appeared on my falling path. So I crashed on the Island busting my legs and wings.
» I searched the Island to find that I'm the only living being. I found a huge skull mountain at the center of the island.
» While exploring I fell into the Trap door arriving at the underground area. I got shot by numerous arrows when I try to fly above the cave. »
«Enter the cave»
«Careful of the food rations»
« Find the mastermind behind the Island if you can»
«Next: » Leave the island »
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"Wow! Someone offered me this many arrows," I exclaimed and controlled the Dial to collect all the arrows scattered around me.
It took nearly two hours to collect all the arrows after separating the damaged and not damaged ones.
"I will enter the cave after my injuries are healed slightly," I decided. I stayed outside the cave for the next two days preparing the necessary things to enter the cave; Quite the opposite of the behavior of intending to burn the cave in the next instance.
On the third day, I arrived in front of the cave's entrance on my modified Crawlchair, which has eight legs, and the travel bag is secured safely inside the chair, under my butt.
Behind the chair, the bundles of the arrow are kept and are connected directly to the crossbow, which is set above my head on a platform, pointing forward.
I sat there with casts on both my legs and a shoulder, so I controlled the dial will difficulty using one hand. "I need to get out of here before I run out of food," I sighed at the reason for entering the cave before healing.
"The food was supposed to last one month but this stupid island appeared and foiled my plan," I seethed at the increase in my food intake due to my injuries.
After calming down, I controlled the dial to crawl into the cave. I turned on the lamp dial to illuminate the cave even though I can see in the dark. "I bet the cave is going to be filled with traps," I scoffed at the obvious thing.
I controlled the dial to cover my body fully, leaving only a little gap to look outside. "I feel disgusted hiding behind this," I scowled, thinking about my injuries.
"Wait! Until I heal, I will complete it easily." I nodded in determination, wandering deep into the cave.
As I guessed, the cave is filled with traps. The first trap is a blow dart, fired towards me, which is blocked easily. The following traps are wooden spears, wooden arrows, wooden spikes from the ground, walls, etc.
"Hehe, if these are the traps, then it is easy. Even my pranks are more creative than this," I ridiculed, looking at the useless traps in disdain.
I breezed through the traps without much effort and reached a forked path, "What!? There is even this type of setting?" I remarked, deadpan. I chose the left path persisting through the same onslaught of traps and reached the dead end.
"Oh! Come on, don't tell me the cave is also a maze?" I whined, observing the wall, then returned to the previous split and entered the right.
On this path, In addition to the previous traps, I encountered new traps; stones shot from a slingshot, stones fell from above, etc. "Oh! The traps are upgraded," I commented, looking at the fist-sized stones emerging from the walls.
"So the traps will upgrade until the end," I deduced, licking my lips excitedly.
"But now I can choose the correct direction if there is a split in the path," I grinned eagerly.
"Hehe, the correct path will have new traps in it," I sneered, finding a solution.
I resumed through the path, reaching the forked path again. But I found the right direction quickly after finding the new traps; a pit with spikes, wooden logs swinging, and the previous traps upgraded to 'stone age' - sharp stones for arrowheads, spearheads, etc.
"As long as I find a new trap, then it is the correct path," I declared. I moved forward confidently, which got shattered after seeing the path split into three.
"Damn it! Can they do this?" I grumbled, looking at the three paths.
"It's cheating; I don't agree," I objected vehemently at how the time and energy in finding the correct direction will increase.
I found the correct direction after half-hour of toiling and noticed the increase in the difficulty of the traps; there were fake floors, pendulum swings, etc., I even began to fire the arrows to trigger the traps in advance to avoid the hassle.
"How much distance should I cover before this is over?" I complained, standing in a large cavern, which has four cave entrances; from which the correct direction needs to be chosen. "GAA! I'm tired from controlling the dial," I sighed, then filled my stomach before heading to rest.
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«Logbook Entry: 624 - Year:1511 -July- End»
» It's been two weeks since I entered this cave. The weapons in the trap have reached the 'Iron Age'. It has metals of different shapes & sizes; like a spearhead, arrowhead, shurikens, and needles which nearly got me by entering one of the holes in the cover.
» There are also traps like boiling oil, stairs turn slide, pendulum ax, walls closing, roof falling, water filling, flame thrower, etc.,
» I appear like a beggar with tattered clothes, bandaged body parts, and standing with the help of a spear, but my eyes are full of spirit, probably due to STML. Since I get memory reset and won't have mental fatigue.
» The only good thing is I can walk now since my injuries got healed. Only my wings are bandaged, but I don't feel pain from it.
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"This place is so stupid. What are they trying to achieve?" I complained while finishing my food and closing the watch.
"The rations will be over if this goes on," I muttered, looking at the shrunken travel bag.
I tied the bag on my back, then rushed into a cave and threw a stone from a cloth bag tied to my belt, triggering the traps along the way.
Due to my shortness, I avoid getting sliced in half by a blade emerging from the wall or a circular saw rotating on the wall, or getting crushed by stone blocks emerging from walls.
"Prince of Persia copycats, this is copyright infringement," I accused, sliding under a blade swing, leaping across a pit, and vaulting over a stone block.
"Hmph! these moves are all mine, not a copy," I proclaimed shamelessly, then swung from a bar leaping into a pit. Then forced through a flame thrower by controlling the flames to avoid burning the dress and used an electro to cross the crumbling floor.
*huff* *huff* I reached an 'L' turn panting hard, then looked at my legs. "There is no pain, but using Electro takes a toll on it." I inspected my numb legs.
After regaining my breath, I turned the 'L' corner and *click* activated a trap accidentally -noob mistake- which opened a wall behind me, showing a huge round boulder.
"Aw! Come on, I thought they forgot the classic boulder trap," I wailed and started to run away from it.
"Why should there be a slope here?" I cursed angrily at the approaching slope before sliding on it.
"I would drop out of this island if I continue to proceed downwards," I complained while sliding down the slope.
After reaching the bottom of the slope, I stood up to run, only to see the boulder already reached the slope. "Shit! It's going to hurt like hell," I cursed, then activated the Electro, increasing my speed and running away quickly.
I gained distance from the boulder before it reached the slope, even then I know that it would catch up to me after rolling down the slope.
*rumble* *rumble* the boulder gained speed after rolling down the slope; I started to run on my fours to further increase my speed. I can feel my muscles protesting from using Electro and slight pain from my previously injured legs.
The blood started to seep from the bandages on my shoulder, even though I used parkour I didn't heavily exert my left hand but now I will be flattened if I do not utilize all my power. "I'm fed up with all the running around." I gritted my teeth in pain and annoyance.
My anger reached its peak when I found the path leads to a dead-end. "That's it!" I yelled angrily, then rummaged through my belt bag, took out a dial, then slid it towards the approaching boulder with its apex facing the ground.
Then I ran towards the boulder. As I reached 10m away from the boulder, the slid dial got activated when the boulder pressed it. *impact* *boom*. The impact lifted the boulder into the air.
I used the chance and slid under the boulder, getting to the other side. *crash* the boulder hit the wall at the end of the passage. *pant* *pant* I panted, lying on the ground as dust flew around. I glared at the crashed boulder, then sighed in relief after finding the travel bag safely lying in the corner of the walls escaping the boulder.
I even thought of escaping from the boulder by using the same method due to the size advantage, but I discarded the idea and threw my bag there instead. Standing up shakily and finding the crushed-up spear; I limped towards the boulder after picking up the impact dial and the bag.
I placed another dial on the boulder and pressed its apex angrily. It split the boulder in two instantly. I backed away quickly as it fell.
This ax dial contains the full power of Scyther's attack stored in it, so the wall behind the boulder also has a deep cut on it. *hu hu* *hu hu* I breathed out, calming my rage.
After I calmed down, I checked my wounds and treated them properly. I rested for a while to relax my body from overuse. "I'm going to destroy this place," I muttered angrily, biting into a Jerky.
I moved towards the slashed wall after some rest and took another impact dial. "All the Impact collected from falling from the Giant Jack is going to be useful" I grinned, placing the dial near the slice on the wall.
I secured it to the wall using a stick, and then I made an Eisen cloud in a spring shape and use it to press the apex of that shell to prevent my shoulder from getting dislocated. *Boom* *crash* the impact sounded while the spring received all the recoil from it.
*crack* *thud* *thud* *thud* the wall began to crumble slowly, making the dust and rubbles fly around. There is a huge hole in the wall due to it being weakened by the ax dial and the impact of the boulder.
After the dust settled, I saw a path through the hole in the wall. "That's how it's done!" I grinned happily, then collected the Dial back, then used the Eisen dial to clear the path.
After passing through the hole, I reached an area similar to all the pathways, but I can feel something different that I can't figure out. I stayed near the entrance observing the area, feeling a breeze on me. 'Hmm... Breeze?… air? AIR? Yeah, there is airflow in here,' I figured, breathing the fresh air.
Feeling the air flowing in here, I jumped to my feet. I became excited and moved toward the direction the air originates. I increased my pace after feeling the wind. "Ah! My fresh air here I come," I yelled, running towards the area, after breathing the stale air for a while.
I felt the speed of the wind pick up, but I ignored it to keep my eye on the opening at the front. I became excited as the exit neared me.
"I'm free~!" I shouted as they exited neared. I jumped out of it. "I'm FreeEEEEAAAAAaaaa!" I screamed as I started pummeling down the abyss.
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