Chapter 126 - Death Volcano (2) (1/2)

(Tom's PoV)

Up there, still a bit hidden within the darkness, I vaguely caught a non-human creature floating in the air. It was red with a pair of horn on its forehead. It looked like Hell Boy, with smaller features and more sinister expressions. Its eyes were big like a big marble with a hint of mischievousness. No tail as far as I saw, but it was wearing a black top, looking like an ancient tattered costume. It was also wearing black pants and a piece of Batik cloth wrapped around its h.i.p.s. I was not sure what kind of creature it was but I was sure it was a male.

Perhaps, it was a human before?

But, the strange thing was even though his clothes were tattered and looking like a rag, the Batik cloth around his h.i.p.s was still intact, instead it was kind of glowing.

I was sure the cloth was not something ordinary.

He must have not noticed me yet. His eyes peered into the big lava hole while his fingers caressed his chin, looking deep in thought.

”I think this volcano sounds weird. I have never heard it like this before.” He said.

”...” The owner of thunderous voice didn't say anything but I could feel the air shifted slightly, a sign that something was coming.

I was about to see the owner of the other voice when the creature under my feet shifted and wailed even louder.

”Stupid human, let me eat you! Stupid human, don't hide, let me drink your blood!” There was anger in its voice, but I didn't feel scared at all.

Instead, I could feel the irritation stinging my brain.

How dare it called me stupid!

”Who are you calling 'stupid', you bloodsucker maniac?!” I gritted my teeth as I stomped my feet as hard as I could. Loud crack was heard and the ground under my feet sunk under my feet.

Thankfully I was fast enough to swing the chain around my hand again and nailed it on the higher ground.

Thanks to that loud commotion, those two unknown visitors finally noticed my presence. Their heads turned towards me in a flash, looking so creepy with those big and red-rimmed eyes.

”He is alive?” The childlike voice owner asked in disbelief.

”Seems like he is not any ordinary human.”

I couldn't catch what they said after that because my ears were full of the gigantic creature's wailing. Was it just me or these two couldn't see this overly gigantic and weird creature in a shape of volcano? They looked so calm while I was nearly mad from the sound.

After planting my feet on the higher ground, I looked at those two visitors who were still eyeing me with their big bulging eyes. I didn't know whether they were sneering or not, surprised or not -it was hard to decide that since their features were not really human-like, but at the same time they looked almost human to me -but I knew that they found me oddly interesting.

Little did they know, I found them strangely interesting as well.

I wish I could have more time to observe them, but the wailing really got into my nerves.

”If you won't shut up, I'll break every inch of your body.” I growled, threatening it. As I said so, I remembered when I broke the ground with my stomp.