Chapter 18

'Survive!' Was the only word that rang out within my mind. I could think of nothing else as my brain worked on overdrive to find me the best way to get out of the situation without dying, let alone losing a limb or two.

As if a light bulb went off above my head, I felt like my mind had become clear and my instincts told me exactly what to do.

In the same instance, my eyes flashed with more determination than I had ever felt in my entire life.

'Survive!'

Looking around, I ignored the constant noise from behind me and looked forwards. Immediately, I could spot at least 4 different animals getting ready to ambush me, yet that was not what had caught my eye.

'SURVIVE!'

Within the split second between seeing the vine and moving, I felt as if my whole body began to move on its own again, finding the best way to survive without me having to do anything on my own

I knelt and shot through the forest at a speed I did not think was humanely possible, yet due to my adrenaline, I could not feel the pain of my muscles working to their limits as my heart rate rose to be sky-high.

'Sur-'

I halted my steps for a single second, allowing me to completely avoid the huge maw from biting my body into halves.

'-VIVE!'

My hand blurred as I moved it away due to all the hairs on that arm rising at the same time as a shiver that went down my spine.

In the same millisecond, I watched as something swooshed past me before crashing into the huge dragonfly that was right on my trail.

'I will not die!' Tears began to well up, but they quickly dried up.

Looking forwards, I could finally see the vine from up close.

Luckily, the vine didn't have any spike but even if it did, I would have been forced to use it anyway.