Chapter 4

Abandon All Hope, Part 3 (すべて希望を捨てるその③) is the fourth chapter of the Ellipsis light novel.

Summary
The six survivors whisper back and forth, with Sada telling them the means of escape while Natsukawa formulates a plan. They opt to split into two groups of three, with each group moving to the opposite section of the wall guarded by Gozu. Sada and her team sneak off to the right while Natsukawa sneaks off to the left. A young man on Sada's team nicknamed Dennis "The Moron" Morin creates problems after throwing up from crawling through the blood. The noise attracts the attention of Mezu, who approaches to investigate. Fearing they'll be killed, Natsukawa from the opposite side throws a severed arm across the swamp. The noise immediately sends Mezu leaping after the arm, catching it and skidding across the swamp. While Mezu is far away, Gozu notices the oddity and raises his blade to crush the source of the arm.

Natsukawa, seeing this, immediately grabs Gozu's attention by jumping up and sprinting with her group toward the wall closest to them. Gozu raises his blade and swings it horizontally at Natsukawa and the others. She falls to the ground in order to duck but the two others in her group continue onward despite her warnings. The blade misses Natsukawa and bisects the two men, embedding itself in the cliff. Natsukawa shimmies underneath the trapped blade and grab her chain. As she ascends to safety, she signs for Sada and her group to be safe.

Sada and the others spot only two chains in front of them as Mezu runs to investigate the sword in the wall. Her teammate, a man nicknamed "Neon Deon" betrays Sada and pushes her head underneath the blood to drown her. Dennis joins in and after several seconds, they successfully subdue Sada; allowing him and Deon's friend to escape with the remaining two chains. Sada realizes that the only chain left is one located behind Gozu's back. Sada turns over onto her back, realizing she's all alone, where she sees another vision of the Cindered Waif above her. The waif goads Sada into seeking revenge against those who betrayed her.

Infuriated at the betrayal and with the pointless deaths of those who failed to escape, Sada grabs ahold of an severed leg. Stripping the splintered bone from the leg itself, she arms herself as she crawls through the bog; inching closer to Gozu. Mezu wanders near the center of the swamp, trying to find more survivors. As Sada carefully stands up behind the unaware Gozu, she stabs Gozu in the back with the leg bone. Immediately, she grabs ahold of the last chain as Gozu screams in pain. The scream from Gozu alerts Mezu, prompting Mezu to attack Gozu and disembowel the demon. Mezu realizes his mistake too late, howling in fury while Sada is pulled up to safety.