I just couldn't shake the feeling that I was furious.
Yesterday, a mysterious person had blocked my way. Today, I was arguing with someone who spoke in riddles.
What a bunch of people who couldn't explain themselves.
Stay safe. Keep my head down and grow stronger.
That was Lu Cang's principle for surviving in another world.
If something was dangerous, he wouldn't do it. If something seemed strange, he'd avoid it.
Yet because of a few words from the fortune-teller, he was heading straight into danger, even though he knew it was waiting for him.
It made his whole body itch with irritation.
[West Gate of Rhein Town]
Lu Cang hovered high in the air atop an ice skate, able to see a vast, dark mass in the distance...
When had they arrived?
What was going on?
Was that vast, dark mass a beast tide?
How had it happened so suddenly? How could they possibly fight that?
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
Clang-clang-clang-clang—
A series of alarm bells rang out! The adventurers in the guild were shaken or jolted awake.
The adventurers sleeping at the inn rushed outside in a panic, too.
Some hadn't even had time to put on their pants!
"Beast tide!"
"The beast tide is invading!"
"Emergency!"
"Damn it, why?"
"Why did it break out now?"
"Wasn't everything fine yesterday?"
"Even if the monster tide had started gathering, it couldn't have turned into an invasion right away!"
"What's going on?"
"Wake up, hurry! The beast tide has formed!"
The town was surrounded by a wall. Since monsters could be found everywhere in this world, every inhabited settlement had walls built around it.
To keep monsters out.
Lu Cang landed on the wall and looked into the distance...
These monsters had appeared out of nowhere. In just one morning, they