Without any words, Filder fell into a deep thought.
Filder was not acting too surprised after hearing what Vulcan told him. Watching Filder, Vulcan said,
“You are not surprised.”
“I was a little curious. I was curious why you allowed me to leave so easily when I told you I’ll be leaving Asgard last time. I thought you would insist that I should stay. On the contrary, you gave up so easily.”
Vulcan’s gaze contained some suspicion.
Vulcan continued.
“… By any chance, did you know things will turn out like this?”
“No. I really did not know. Please. I would appreciate it if you didn’t get me wrong.”
Unlike the usual, Filder was not smiling. Filder excused himself.
“The following is what we were thinking. In the lower dimension, a hundred years, or several hundred years if it takes longer, is long enough time to enjoy every pleasure that life has to offer. By then, all of the family members would have passed away one by one as well. So, in the end, it would feel like you are left all alone in the world.”
“We figured you would come back by then. Because we were so certain of this, we just thought it would be easier if we waited instead. We knew that the Cross-dimensional travel technique is given to those who wish for a way to go back to their own worlds. That’s why.”
Vulcan believed Filder’s words.
Vulcan sat there in silence for a moment.
Filder continued.
“Earth… I heard that it was a place with a highly advanced civilization. Also, because of that, I heard that a war in that world could lead to complete destruction of that world, but it doesn’t seem like a war was the cause of its end. Based on what you said… If I am to make a guess… Was it because of an invasion by the forces led by a Demon Lord?”
“As I thought… Those beings usually target worlds that are not protected by a god. They also target worlds where their gods are not in their full strengths because of injuries. Earth is a place without a god, demi-god, or not even a hero… It would have been a good target for them.”
Filder said with a cringed face.
“I think a more detailed explanation is necessary. Will you please tell me more?”
“… I will.”
Vulcan sighed and started to explain.
It felt like his body was gone and only is conscious was floating around through the infinite space.
After a while, all of sudden, it felt like he was being sucked into a specific place. Vulcan finally realized he will be arriving to Earth soon. He couldn’t hide his excitement.
It was obvious he was excited.
Like that, time passed for a while with Vulcan in excitement. Finally, Vulcan was at Earth. He got to set his foot on South Korea’s land.
“Um?”
Having set foot on the ground, Vulcan crumpled his face.
Vulcan was thinking about a busy city or a mountain area full of lush trees.
There were half-destroyed buildings.
There were destroyed roads, and remains of cars and broken glass were scattered about the scene.
“What is this?”
Vulcan couldn’t get a hold of his mind.
“By any chance, was there a war against the North Korea?”
The scene was completely unexpected.
He was not considering the possibilities of natural disasters such as a hurricane or earthquake, because the level of damage was too extreme.
It was a tragic sight that could be brought about only by a war.
‘For now, I’ll have to go find out what happened here.’
Vulcan left the area and started to run.
Vulcan figured that he would run into people and intact cities, if he ran around aimlessly far enough in any direction.
Vulcan felt the presence of a few approaching him.
“What? There are people still here?”
“…”
Vulcan was about to put up a welcoming look on his face. He thought they were people.
It had bloody red skin and two horns on its head. It had a tail with an arrow-like end.
It looked like a demon commonly portrayed in western culture. Having witnessed the lifeform, Vulcan was at a loss for words.
[Demon Force Belake, Captain of Nine]
[37Lv]
‘What is this… Isn’t this place supposed to be Earth?’
Vulcan was not able to say anything. Belake said to Vulcan who was lost in his thoughts,
“Hey. Tell me. Why did you come all the way here by yourself? Are you here to get yourself killed on purpose?”
“Kukakaka!”
When Captain Belake finished talking, other smaller demons started to laugh in their unpleasant voices.
With a blank look on his face, Vulcan observed them.
[Demon Force Grunt Hum]
[Demon Force Grunt Kiru]
…
[18Lv]
Overall, they were a little stronger than an ordinary orc.
Vulcan finally came back to Earth, his home, after long years of hardship.
The problem was that there were strange beings that should not be in this world. These beings were roaming about the street. That was the problem.
‘This place is definitely Earth.’
The words written on broken signs on the ground were Korean.
This was Earth. There were no other possibilities.
‘In that case, how come those monsters, the kind that should be in places like Rubel Continent, are here?
What about my family and friends? Are they alive?
Just what happened in two years while I was gone…’
“Hey. Human. Did you not hear me? Are you deaf?”
Toward Vulcan, who was deep in futile thoughts, Belake said with a hardened look on his face.
Because he was a demon, Belake was able to communicate and converse with any intelligent being. It was a trait unique to demons. Despite that, he was not getting a response.
Belake raised his giant trident and aimed it toward Vulcan’s chest.
“Human. Answer. This is your last chance. What business do you have? Why did you come all the way over here?”
“Let’s kill him already! Blood! I want to see blood!”
“Kukaka. It’s human meat!”
It seemed the grunts were expecting a bloodbath festival soon. The grunts were already running around wild in celebration.
Their laughters were annoyingly loud. Their voices were very unpleasant for a human being’s ear to listen to.
Vulcan said to the demons.
“Would you be quiet for a sec.”
“… This human must be metally ill. Kuhahahahaha!”
Having heard what Vulcan just said, Belake laughed out loud.
He suddenly stopped laughing and looked at Vulcan.
There was a thick vein popping out of his forehead. It looked like Belake was mad all the way to the tip of his head.
“I’ll give you the most painful death, human.”
Belake stabbed Vulcan’s thigh with the trident.
Wheec.
Tung.
“Kuk. What’s this?”
He was expecting Vulcan to be pierced by his trident and scream in pain. However, instead, Belake’s hand was hurting from the impact.
Belake looked at his hand, and then he looked at Vulcan, who was standing there peacefully as if nothing happened.
“This bastard. Just what did you do… We are done messing around! It’s time to get serious!”
Belake took three steps back. With all of his strength, he charged at Vulcan with his trident.
With its violent momentum, Belake charged toward with his trident aimed at Vulcan’s chest.
‘He probably blocked the last attack somehow using a trick. However, it will be different this time.
I’m counted as one of the strongest of captains.’
Belake firmly believed that the trident was going to more than just pierce through Vulcan’s heart.
KUWANG.
“Kuaaak!”
KUDANGTANGTANG.
“Huk… Captain is…!”
“Our captain was attacked!”
By the reaction from the impact that was far greater than the last one, Belake was tossed back to the distance. Having witnessed this, the smaller demons strained their eyes.
However, it seemed certain to them that this human used some kind of weird trick and attacked their captain.
“Let’s go! Let’s kill him!”
Nine small demons surrounded Vulcan in a circle. They all charged toward Vulcan at once with their weapons.
Blades, swords, maces, and etc. They were using all sorts of weapons to pound at Vulcan.
KANG! KANG!
KANG!
With excitement, the small demons beat Vulcan who was not resisting at all.
Vulcan’s passive skill, ‘Iron body’, was at rank A even in Asgard’s lofty standard.
Also, the difference in level was humongous.
Now, he was at level 471, and his true power rivaled that of demi-gods. To Vulcan, who developed such strength, their attack didn’t even tickle.
Clank!
KAGANG!
“Ugh…. This….!”
“What is this? This human! He’s weird!”
In the end, their weapons broke.
It had been a while since Vulcan cast this magic. Infinite Flame Orbs made their entrance.
Infinite Flame Orbs were launched toward the small demons. It left no time for them to react, and the orbs made direct impacts.
BOOM!
KUGWAGWAGWANG!
[Experience points went up by an extremely small amount.]
[Experience points went up by an extremely small amount.]
The small demons exploded. There were no traces of them left.
Infinite Flame Orbs’ powers were not exhausted from exploding the small demons.
Each orb had destructive power that rivaled a Hellfire cast by an ordinary mage in a lower dimension.
Even Vulcan was a little shocked by the outcome of the magic he cast.
‘I didn’t really feel it until now because I was in Asgard all this time, but it looks like I really did get a lot stronger. Looks like I’ll have to be careful.’
In comparison to the lower dimensions, everything was tougher in Asgard, not just people there, but even the ground or rocks.
After seeing the ground suffering bigger destructions than he anticipated, Vulcan made up his mind to be careful about controlling his strength.
Step… Step…
Vulcan slowly approached Belake who was lying on the ground.
With a voice that had his fury suppressed, Vulcan said,
“Hey.”
“Huk. Y… Yes!”
Belake was shivering in fear.
Vulcan said very slowly so even Belake in his state could understand.
“I just arrived in this dimension called Earth. I heard that only humans lived in this dimension. Who are your kind? How did you get here? Also, what is the purpose of your invasion to human world? Tell me what you know. Also, tell me who is your leader.”
“If you tell me willingly, I’ll spare your life. However, if I sense that you are lying, or if you choose to keep your mouth shut, then…”
Vulcan focused flame energy to the tip of his finger and pointed it toward a building that was mostly in ruins.
A powerful energy, enough to make Belake shake in fear, was launched toward the building, and it melted away.
“…!”
“I don’t have time for this, so hurry up.”
Vulcan was keeping his voice down. It seemed like he was suppressing his emotion as much as he could.
It was no longer about wanting to live.
Belake even had forgotten about the fear toward Amarus, his leader. He was about to speak.
There was a giant monster falling rapidly toward him from the sky.
The demon arrived before Vulcan and Belake. The demon asked,
“What’s this? I came because there was a large explosion here, but it’s just a human. Hey. You. What are you doing here?”
The being was harshly scolding Belake.
Vulcan examined its abilities.
[Demon Force Naramhart, Captain of 999]
[86Lv]
“T… The thing is!”
Naramhart stared at Belake, who was about to make excuses.
Naramhart had an unpleasant look on his face with one of his eyebrows moving. Naramhart was about to say something, but Vulcan stepped up and said,
“If you are a captain of 999 soldiers, then you must know a lot more than a captain of 9.”
Having heard what Vulcan just said, Naramhart gave a look. It looked like he was thinking this was ridiculous. Naramhart said,
“Hey, kid. Where did you learn to butt in to other’s conversation?”
The tone of his voice was like how an adult would scold a little kid that didn’t know anything about how the world works.
At an instant, he created ten Hellfires and had them float in the air, but soon he realized his mistake and canceled nine of them.
‘I need to keep him alive at least, if I want to find out what happened here.’
As he made a grinding noise with his teeth, Vulcan steadily glared at Naramhart.