Chapter 111 - Dwarves – 2> (2/2)

“I’ve heard of you. You were taming the fallen, correct?”

“Yeah.” He was talking to me, but his eyes were focused on Cain. They stayed there a long time before sliding over to Mireina. I was confident I could protect them, but nothing was absolute in this world. If things went wrong, at the very least, killing all of the Elakatra here should solve the worst of it. But that was the last resort. Fortunately, and a bit surprisingly, he nodded.

“You are quite beautiful. Humans sometimes surprise us, they have countless possibilities.” I wondered if this was a play to appeal to the humans, but it didn’t appear to be. His voice was sincere. He honestly believes in the possibilities of a human, which is why he hated them. It scares them. Cain and I could sense his mana changing according to his emotions, revealing hostility.

“Who are you again?” This time, a dwarf spoke up. The oldest looking among them, a middle-aged dwarf in the lead, was staring straight at me. However, before I could respond, the humans who felt they had been deprived of the initiative came out—specifically, ones who were from guilds here in Incheon.

[Kwoooo.]

Cain cried out loud as if he had given in to his anger, extending his fist forward only slightly. The effect was great, however, as none of those gathered here had reached the higher system. No human here could match Cain’s power. Even now, humans knew to be frightened of powers they couldn’t grasp.

“I should’ve arrived here sooner…”

“How the hell did you come so quickly in the first place? Have you mastered that level of magic?”

“Seongbuk-gu…no one should be here from there yet, but these Rebellion guys are?” The humans clicked their tongues, realizing that this monster was under my control. Of course, they didn’t back down completely.

“I ran as soon as I heard that dwarves had appeared, but what the hell is this?” I penetrated through to the heart of the situation, playing the best hand I had available.

“I will explain. Dwarves are inhabitants of the underground, which means they come from the same place as the monsters.”

“This elf says some annoying stuff.” The dwarf, who was still staring at me, seemed to have a bit of a temper. I decided to be blunt.

“Were you a human?”

“I’ve been saying I’m an Earthling over and over! Call Mikhail, he knows!”

“This is Korea.”

“I’ve heard that already!” The place fell into chaos. I had forgotten about the existence of dwarves. After all, more than 99% of Earthlings were connected to humans from Hater, and most of the remaining 1% were connected with elves.

“It’s a lie. In the Great Fusion, Hater was subjugated by Earth. All Earthlings synchronized in the place they were born and raised. These are just intelligent monsters trying to deceive you.” The purpose of Elakatra was so clear I couldn’t even laugh. I turned toward the dwarf.

“My name is Fate. What can I call you?”

“…Alec.”

“Alec, do you know the total number of dwarves?”

“How would I know? When I opened my eyes, I was in a small village. The only ones I know are my colleagues here.”

“But now, other dwarves are appearing in the world besides you.”

“Their numbers are at least…”

“Shh.” I cut off the Elakatra from speaking, which the guilds in Incheon seemed happy about. It was easy to see who had been taking charge here until I showed up.

“I see.”

“Hopefully, we could form an alliance…” I ignored the humans too. No one moved, but tensions were building just under the surface. It would only take one spark to set it off. Cain was doing his best to suppress all of them with his terrifying size. It was a funny situation when I thought about it.

“Ah.” The dwarf, Alec, tilted his head and let out a short exclamation.

“I felt the underground opening. We got out of it, so maybe the same happened with others. It was a big gap, as if someone tore down the wall. The land that we couldn’t reach before opened right up to us.” I let out a laugh. The dwarves, who hadn’t even been aware of us, seemed to have been affected by my realm’s expansion last night. Lee Chan-yu quietly messaged me with an awkward smile.

[Captain, the underground battlefield.]

[Yeah.]

I let out a sigh and looked up, noticing a huge plane floating above us.

It was the appearance of the guild One Flag, the last to arrive on this stage.