Loopbound Death Reversal Chapter 23: Chapter 22: Safe Point

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Henrik woke up. And he learned something new “So, that is how it is?” he asks himself. There is still a lot of things he didn’t know about the mechanism of his death loop. But now, he understands at least one thing about it “I could progress” Right now, Henrik is back at the top of the hill. Miklos is once again talking about the hills and introduce Matthias to him and they talk the same thing once again. Henrik would interject here and there, asking and saying the same thing. But his thoughts right now are different from the thought he had before Right now, he is not on that muddy area instead, he is on top of the hill. The very same place where he had scouted the hills and valleys and had a plan to regroup “I’m not on that muddy land now!” this is the discovery that made him elated. One of his biggest fears that if he died, he has to start all over again. Have to start at that muddy place, his face and mouth filled with mud and shit and blood Had to fight the squire again. All the while Miklos is talking Henrik confirm a few times. He confirms that his strength is still there. It is not like he is fully rejuvenated but it is the same stamina and strength he had when he reached this hill “Is the hill a safe point?” he thought to himself. But once this thought arises in his mind another thought rises How is this safe point decided? The criteria for a safe point…. what is it? It is not like he is the one that decided this safe point. He decided to call the current place as his safe point He terms it as a safe place that he would spawn in after his death. The muddy battlefield is his first safe point. And this is his second safe point. Now, what is important to him is how this safe point is decided? Is it by distance? If it’s by distance, how? “Distance alone is not enough” Henrik remember the few first times that he had died. If distance is the criterion, then there was a time he got pretty far away from that muddy battlefield. He dies at that time. And he returns back to the muddy battlefield. So, distance alone is not enough. It is either not enough or it was never about distance. Is it where he dies? That does not make sense either. The first few deaths had confirmed this. Not to mention if distance equal to the place he dies is the criterion for this safe point, then he should appear near the wagon, around Benedek Not here on the hills “Maybe….it is because this place is safe?” Henrik look around him while Miklos is talking. Before he is looking at the hills. Now, he looks at this place itself. “I could catch my breath here, have some time, even listening to Miklos explain some thing to me. Is it because after the first safe point, and after passing my first death point the safest place after passing through that level….it then designated this place as my first safe point?” Thinking about it, it might be true. After all, if it’s based on his death point, then the mechanism of this death loop could easily just spawn him a few seconds after he had defeated that squire. But no. the death loop did not spawn him there. Instead, here, on this hill. There must be something about it. “I need to have a few more death point and safe point to confirm this. Or maybe…. there are no rules at all and after this I might just get spawned back on that muddy battlefield again.” Randomness. That is what Henrik fears the most right now. For a moment Henrik close his eyes and takes a deep breath. “My mistake was that I was not fast enough.” While closing his eyes he tries to remember back to that moment. It was like he is replaying back the battle before. He was showing off. He pierces the enemy throat but the sword stuck. Maybe at the bones. Of course, if he is a perfectionist, he might try to do this kind of attack again. Only this time he would make sure to pierce that person throat at the right angle. So that the sword would not get caught at any bones. Not to mention human flesh is also quite strong. It’s pulling momentum seems to be even