THE USELESS PRINCE
Chapter 44: End of the Suffering

Chapter 44: Chapter 44: End of the Suffering

As soon as that slash was released, a wide path leading up to the ground was indeed created, although the light was still not visible, he just needed to slash a few more times and it would be fine.

At the same time, the entire place started shaking violently, but since Van wouldn’t be able to feel it, Ash didn’t pay much attention to it.

This time, unlike last time, Ash still hadn’t lost consciousness, but in return, both of his arms felt like they were about to explode.

But before entering the newly created passage, Ash quickly walked over to the cell next to him as a hole was created there.

He needed to save that woman from this hell. After all, she had been tortured too much, and she had also contributed a little to this plan.

"Where are you?" In this darkness, Ash couldn’t see her.

"...You really did it?" A familiar voice rang out from the corner of the cell.

It was that woman!

With steady and agile steps, he quickly approached her... only to realize a terrible and dreadful truth.

This woman was still alive, still breathing like a human, but her appearance... was no different from that of a monster.

It was truly disgusting, even Ash felt a shiver at the sight.

He felt fortunate that most of it was hidden by the darkness.

"...You think I’m disgusting too, right?"

"..." Ash didn’t respond.

"You don’t have to feel guilty, I feel the same way too. After so many years here... I’ve been tortured so much that my entire body has been deformed."

"..." Ash gripped the hilt of his sword tightly.

"Even if I escape from here...do you think I can still live a normal life?"

"..."

"These wounds are truly terrible...even the best healer can’t do anything..."

"..." That was the truth.

"Can I ask you a favor, Prince?"

"Speak." Ash slowly brought his head closer to her mouth.

"...Please...kill me."

Ash gritted his teeth, a few veins standing out on his forehead.

"With pleasure..." Just like that, Ash’s sword swiftly and easily sliced ​​through the woman’s neck, causing her head to fall to the ground, rolling around for a while before stopping.

This was the first time he had directly killed someone with his own hands.

In the case of the chef, Ash had ordered his soldiers to kill that person.

In the case of the death row inmates exploding, he only pressed the button, not actually using the weapon to kill them.

As for the time with Ash "Worthless" Voidveil’s uncle, the one who killed him was Modric - the Second Prince - not him.

In a way, this was the first time Ash had actually killed someone with this sword, and to be honest... he didn’t like this feeling even a little bit.

It made him feel disgusted and nauseous.

"Do you think what I’m doing is wrong, Canis?"

"...No sir, it’s that woman’s wish. Besides, even if she lives, she’ll always be despised by humans."

"...Is that so? Thank you."

And then, the two of them ran down the newly created path together, with absolutely no intention of looking back.

After walking for nearly 200 eyes, the duo was forced to stop when they saw that there was no more path ahead of them.

And just like last time, this time, Ash also made a slash, continuing to create another path leading upwards.

However, after creating this path, he instantly fell straight to the ground and gasped as if it had been a long time since he had breathed again. This time, the damage he received had increased greatly.

His entire body became limp, completely without any strength and energy left.

"Damn it!" Ash cursed in despair.

"Do you need my help, Your Highness?" Dragon Slayer extended his hand towards him.

"Thank you, Canis." Ash took that hand and slowly stood up with Canis’s help.

"Let’s continue, my Prince."

"Yeah." His steps were no longer as steady as before, but that wouldn’t lessen Ash’s desire to escape from this place.

***

After making another slash, a total of three slashes, Ash and Canis were finally able to see the light. They had finally escaped.

The first thing Canis did after returning to the ground was to bury himself in the soft but cold snow, rolling back and forth until his entire body was numb before going to a complete stop.

The truth was that the two of them had only been trapped for a few hours, but to Ash, it felt like several years had passed.

Both of them really missed the fresh and pleasant air above ground, completely different from the disgusting air below.

While Dragon Slayer was having fun, not caring about anything, Ash could only lie flat on the ground, looking no different from a corpse.

Today, Ash had used the Sword of Dawn three times in a row, and it caused him to experience excruciating pain.

Ash had not passed out yet, but instead, his entire body felt as if it had been paralyzed, completely unable to move.

And that was not all, as his entire muscle group was giving him a feeling of extreme soreness and agony.

Ash gritted his teeth, trying not to scream loudly.

"Hey Canis, stop rolling around there and come help me!"

Dragon Slayer immediately stopped and ran towards Ash with a worried expression. It seemed that only now did he realize how much pain Ash was going through.

Should Canis be called an idiot or an overly optimistic person?

"I apologize, Your Highness." He quickly carried Ash onto his back.

"It’s fine, now take me somewhere far away, as far away from here as possible.

"Yes!"

Just like that, the Third Prince Ash and his horse - Canis - continued to move.

As he walked, Dragon Slayer usually observed behind him, making sure that Van was no longer chasing them before he could breathe a sigh of relief and continue to speed up.

’How strange...’ On Canis’s back, Ash had quite a few confusing emotions, but most of them were anxiety.

Van was a psychopath, so he would definitely never let Ash and Canis escape. He would definitely chase after them.

Worse yet, Ash and Canis didn’t even have their signal flares anymore, it had been taken by Van.

The duo needed to meet a certain student and ask for help from that person.

And coincidentally, in front, Ash saw Lucian - the main character of the game - running towards him and Dragon Slayer.