After realizing that he was inside a grave, exhaustion and drowsiness immediately washed over him. Shade knew very well that this was not his body's genuine reaction. If he truly dared to fall asleep here, he would probably never wake up again.
He yawned, then began coughing from the rotten stench of corpses. He felt around inside the cramped coffin with both hands. Thankfully, he found no "roommate." He only touched a metal bracelet, but it was merely an ordinary object.
He then endured the weakness throughout his body and the mental fatigue to sense the surrounding space, confirming that he could not escape directly with Laguerre's Leap. He next tried to use Turn Stone to Mud, only to discover that, within the grave, all spellcasting was restricted. It was not completely impossible to cast spells, but their effects were severely weakened.
Fortunately, even in his current state of extreme exhaustion, the Outlander still possessed a powerful physique tempered by several drops of divinity. Curled up in such a narrow space, it was indeed difficult to exert force, but he still repeatedly slammed his feet and body against the coffin lid above him.
Thus, thump thump thump~ sounds continually came from underground. About half a minute later, a hand emerged from beneath the black earth behind a tombstone, where grass shoots had sprouted. Before long, Shade crawled out of the soil, wearing the bracelet and gulping down air.
After leaving the grave, the weakness in his body and the exhaustion in his mind slowly began to fade. His restricted spellcasting ability had almost returned to normal as well, though Shade could still sense that this world was suppressing his power.
"Is this... the Edge of Life and Death? No, it is only somewhat similar."
He did not have time to