The Outdated Sage

Nolan, the Dwarves' underground city.

After Nogs arrived in Nolan through the Sin Demon's Teleportation Portal, he saw an attendant waiting to receive him at the exit.

The attendant enthusiastically gestured for Nogs to board a Magic Mechanical Device forged from steel.

Nogs had heard of such things. Humans called them "Magic Mechanical Vehicles." Supposedly, they were hundreds of times faster than horses and far more enduring as well.

But in harsh terrain like the Frost Plains, let alone surpassing a horse, whether one of these Magic Mechanical Devices could even keep running was questionable.

Thus, Nogs had always been somewhat dismissive of the things humans created.

The Sin Demon's teleportation ability could not be used on Nolan's surface. Since he was pressed for time, Nogs had no choice but to take a Chaos Demon guard and that Spellcaster into the Magic Mechanical Vehicle with him.

The attendant driving the Magic Mechanical Vehicle headed toward the road leading up to Nolan. Shortly after the vehicle reached the exit to Nolan's surface—

"Stop!"

Nogs ordered the attendant to pull the Magic Mechanical Vehicle over at the roadside, then pushed open the door and stepped out.

"What is it, Your Highness Nogs?"

This attendant was a demon under the Black Pigeon, so he had seemed rather nervous when welcoming Nogs.

"Is that the surface of the human world?"

Nogs rubbed his brow. He was already wounded and physically weak, and after riding in the Magic Mechanical Vehicle, a dizzying wave of nausea washed over him.

It made him extremely uncomfortable.

"Yes, Your Highness Nogs," the attendant said. "I can serve as your guide."

"Forget this Magic Mechanical Device. We'll proceed on foot."

Nogs gave another order.

He could ride a warhorse for a thousand miles across the battlefield without feeling the slightest