My Level Zero System

Immediately, Kain showed signs of running away.

He aimed for the entrance of the structure in hopes of escaping. However, "that thing" quickly saw through his intentions and blocked the entrance, completely sealing off Kain's only escape route.

At this moment, a look of crisis finally appeared on Kain's face.

His eyes widened, the corners of his lips twitched slightly as if trembling slightly, Kain's face tensed, as if trying to restrain the expression of fear that radiated from his face.

This expression, at the same time, also fell within the sight of "that thing".

She orders the four-armed Nightcrawler to hunt Kain down, forcing Kain to flee back inside.

"Stay away from me!"

Kain shouted loudly and bravely, but there was still a hint of hesitation and imbalance in his voice, a sign of the fear hidden deep within his soul.

Kain swung his arm, launching a powerful [Fire Cannon] to block the four-armed Nightcrawler. But it seemed that the injury had caused his sense of direction to be impaired, the attack missed the monster, hitting a spot on the wall.

Kain's movements became flustered, he moved then continued to fire another [Fire Cannon].

This time, Kain's attack was even more off-kilter.

This further proves that his sense of direction is problematic, and he is about to lose his grip.

And for the third attack, Kain showed his utmost effort, finally making his [Fire Cannon] hit the four-armed Nightcrawler, unfortunately Kain only succeeded in destroying one of its arms.

On the fourth attack, Kain deflected again, causing the [Fire Cannon] to miss its target and hit the wall.

However, the attention of "that thing" eventually changed.
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The three locations where the three [Fire Cannon] shots hit were connected to her mind.

She understood, Kain was deliberately using something to break open a path to the outside.

However, although these [Fire Cannon] shots were quite powerful, they were still not enough to destroy this place. This place was, after all, part of the residence of a high-class Magus, so the defensive capabilities of this place were naturally unquestionable.

Unless…

The thing's eyes glanced towards the monster that was chasing Kain.

If he had this thing's "assistance", Kain could definitely destroy this place. He just needed to continuously attack the weak points, then let the four-armed Nightcrawler with its immense strength destroy one spot with one attack.

So, the seemingly real displays of terror were actually just a disguise.

All were diversions so that Kain could make his escape.

This also came from Kain having confirmed through previous manifestations that although "that thing" could control the monster, she could not give overly complex commands.

This would give Kain two advantages.

First of all, it was because of this that she chose her to be the one guarding the entrance when she knew that Kain was about to escape. Because the four-armed Nightcrawler was not dexterous and subtle enough, if she let that thing block the door, it was very possible that Kain would use something to get through.

Second, after "that thing" chooses to block the door, she will definitely use the four-armed Nightcrawler to hunt down Kain. With the simplicity of the monster's movements, Kain can easily manipulate and exploit the monster for his own purposes.

He had devised an extremely complex escape plan and perfected it in a short period of time, unfortunately "that thing" had seen through it all.

So she waited.

Waiting until Kain's plan was almost successful, she would show him what despair was.

After executing the seventh [Fire Cannon] shot, Kain's direction of movement changed again.

He seemed to be "accidentally" running away, at the same time moving closer to the wall.

The monster charged forward with an unwavering will to tear Kain apart.

Just as the monster's attack was about to come, the monster was suddenly forced to stop.

Its movement froze for a split second, causing Kain's face to freeze, as if he had just witnessed something unbelievable.

This is exactly what "that thing" wants to see.

Suddenly, Kain, who still had a panicked expression, raised his hand at a strange angle.

A [Fire Cannon] shot is released.

However, its power was unusually strong, and the location it was launched at... was not the location Kain was intentionally luring the four-armed Nightcrawler to attack.

This is an attack that has been enhanced with [Enhancement Magic].

As a result, its power caused the entire structure to shake, and cracks caused by previous attacks began to spread.

This place is about to fall apart.

"That thing" finally knew she was wrong. Kain had led her by the nose from start to finish.

In fact, he knew full well that "that thing" would be the one guarding the entrance, while she would send the four-armed Nightcrawler to hunt him down.

Those seemingly reasonable reasons were actually just a cover to hide his true intentions.

Avoid confronting "that thing", correct.

Don't let the four-armed Nightcrawler guard the door for good reason on both sides, exactly.

But the most essential thing that Kain wanted to show "that thing" was her vision.

The position he had arranged for her to stand in was like a vantage point, allowing her to consider everything he had done from a strategic perspective.

All his confusion, his deflection, was not entirely a disguise.

He was in real pain, his lungs were screaming, his muscles were being moved by so much electricity that they felt like they were about to burst. The same was true of Kain's [Fire Cannon] attacks, although he could use this magic skill, but not having upgraded [Fire Control] made Kain's magic skill extremely stiff, it was understandable that he would miss.

This was too different from the previous proficiency Kain had with [Thunder Magic].

So, it was extremely understandable that "that thing" became suspicious of Kain's actions.

For their strategic level, any small mistake would be magnified.

This applies not only to him, but to her as well.

However, in this situation, Kain used the truth to disguise himself too honestly.

This made "that thing" think that it had discovered Kain's scheme, because if what it discovered wasn't Kain's real scheme, then why did he deliberately go to such great lengths to arrange this perfect screen?

So, Kain knew for sure that if it didn't make a move right away when it saw through his plot, then it would definitely ruin his plot at the last moment, when Kain lured the monster to attack the location he had designated.

This is actually a test.

He wanted to test whether, from a general and broad perspective, "that thing" could predict the position he intended to shoot.

This requires not only an ability to visualize space, but also a clear understanding of the structure of the architectural block.

Even though this "thing" is not as good as Kain. But as the location of the bullet marks is revealed more and more, it becomes easier to determine where Kain actually intended to attack to cause the collapse here.

Otherwise, she would surely stop the four-armed Nightcrawler before it attacked the location he had lured, which was actually a fake location.

At that time, the monster would not have time to react when Kain launched that surprise attack.

Ultimately, it was the trap that made "that thing" think that he would exploit the four-armed Nightcrawler's strength and stupidity to achieve his goals.

That is the power of [Fire Cannon].

Previously, he had intentionally shown that this attack was quite strong but not powerful enough, causing that thing to think that he would take advantage of the four-armed Nightcrawler, not knowing that what Kain was hiding was a combination of [Fire Cannon] and [Enhancement Magic].

Thinking all this clearly, "that thing" flew towards Kain's position, at the same time, the four-armed Nightcrawler also became active again.

At this moment, guarding the entrance had lost its meaning, because this place was about to collapse.

Kain's plan had indeed outwitted her, giving him a wide open escape route.

But that's all.

What Kain escaped from was nothing more than the small central area of the lonely fortress. Surrounding him was the entire lonely fortress, tens of thousands of monsters waiting to tear him apart.

And she, is the king of them all.

From start to finish, this was an unfair fight.

With the terrifying amount of resources she holds in her hands, whether it's the monster army, her subordinates, or herself, she can lose countless times, but as long as she wins once, she will still win in the end.

On the contrary, Kain is alone, he can win countless times, but if he loses once, he will lose in the end.

The status of both is not equal.

But, is that really true?

Hunter and prey, never before used pure strength to discuss who was in which position.

We can only compete to see which side is more daring, and also more reckless.

Taking advantage of the collapsing bricks, the collapsing architecture, and the fog, Kain unleashed a [Fire Burst] to distract his two enemies.

In an environment where the main color is gloomy and dark, the red fire magic is really dazzling. Even though it is limited in terms of light, the light emitted from the fire is still very attractive.

This is the instinct of creatures that operate primarily by sight.

And in that moment of distraction, Kain circled behind "that thing".

No flashy [Thunder Magic], no powerful [Fire Magic].

In his hand, was only a sharp dagger.