Cut off my way home? You'll sacrifice the entire other world in return!

Holy Light Imperial Capital.

This is the most prosperous city in the human world.

The white city walls are hundreds of meters high and covered with defensive runes.

The city is home to three million people.

The streets are wide and lined with temples.

It was afternoon.

The city is bustling.

There was gonging and drumming everywhere.

News of victory has arrived from the front lines: the hero Eric has breached the gates of the Demon King's castle.

In the tavern, a bard is composing a new tune to praise the great deeds of the Son of Light.

In the square, vendors hung up discount signs to celebrate the upcoming peace.

Even the beggars have a few extra coins in their bowls today.

Everyone thought that the damned demon king was finally going to die.

Good days are coming.

No one noticed that the sky darkened slightly.

10,000 meters above the ground.

A ripple spread through the space.

Two figures appeared out of thin air.

Li Fan stood in the void with his hands behind his back.

Behind him stood that tall, dark figure.

Eric the Fallen Corpse Rider.

"look."

Li Fan pointed to the city beneath his feet.

"How beautiful."

"White walls, golden roof, even the water in the moat is clear."

Li Fan's voice was calm, revealing no emotion.

"Eric, this is the place you've been protecting, isn't it?"

A deep, muffled growl came from within the black armor behind him.

Eric recognized this place.

He would recognize him even if he became an undead.

This is his home.

Below him were citizens who worshipped him, the pope who placed high hopes on him, and his fellow students at the seminary.

"Don't get excited."

Li Fan turned his head and glanced at him.

"I didn't bring you back for a family visit."

"It's for you to see."

Li Fan looked down again.

His eyesight is very good.

It's so good you can see the statue of the hero in the palace square.

The statue depicts Eric holding a holy sword and stepping on the Demon King.

"How ironic."

Li Fan smiled.

"They're still celebrating their victory."

"Since they're so happy, let's add another performance for them."

Li Fan raised his right hand.

The index finger points to the sky.

"I want a meteorite."

Li Fan paused, seemingly considering the specifications.

"It doesn't need to be too big."

"A diameter of ten kilometers is enough."

The people of the capital finally sensed that something was wrong.

It got dark too quickly.

The once bright sunshine has completely disappeared.

A chilling sense of oppression came from above.

The wind stopped.

The birds have stopped chirping.

"What happened?"

Is it going to rain?

Someone looked up.

Then he opened his mouth wide and the wine glass in his hand fell to the ground and shattered.

"What...what is that...?"

Everyone looked up.

They witnessed the most terrifying sight they had ever seen in their lives.

The sky is falling.

The clouds were violently torn apart.

A huge, burning fireball filled the entire field of vision.

It's too big.

It's so big that it makes you feel like you're not close to anyone.

It was so big that people forgot to run away.

"Enemy attack!!!"

The sirens blared throughout the city.

More than a dozen beams of light shot into the sky from deep within the palace.

That was the guardian mage corps of the capital.

Immediately afterwards, a golden, semi-transparent light enveloped the entire city.

The sacred bulwark of absolute defense.

It is said to be able to withstand bombardment of forbidden spell level.

The Pope stood on the cathedral terrace, holding his scepter, his face pale as he looked at the sky.

"God... is this divine punishment?"

He desperately channeled his magic power to try and strengthen the barrier.

Millions of people in the city were screaming and crying.

But in the face of that meteorite with a diameter of ten kilometers.

All of this seems so insignificant and laughable.

high in the air.

Li Fan looked at the thin golden light shield beneath his feet.

"Eggshell".

He gave his evaluation.

Then he felt a little hungry.

I was exhausted from killing people just now.

Li Fan flipped his wrist.

He took an apple out of the storage space.

This is not some kind of otherworldly spiritual fruit.

This is just an ordinary Fuji apple.

It was in his bag the day he traveled through time.

It's been sitting in the storage space for ten years.

Although time has stopped and it won't rot, the surface has become wrinkled and lost its luster.

Just like his life over the past ten years.

Li Fan rubbed the apple on his clothes.

The meteorite was already overhead.

The shadows engulfed Li Fan and the city below.

The heat wave hit him and messed up his hair.

But he didn't even blink.

He opened his mouth.

"Click."

The crisp sound of biting into an apple.

at the same time.

boom!!!

The meteorite struck the golden barrier.

There was no stalemate or confrontation.

The supposedly absolute defense, capable of withstanding forbidden spells, shattered the moment it made contact.

It didn't even last a second.

The fragments turned into countless points of light, but were evaporated by the high temperature before they even hit the ground.

Then came the actual impact.

The meteorite crashed into the city center.

Royal palace, temple, square, statue.

It all vaporized in that instant.

Li Fan stood high in the sky, chewing on a piece of not-so-crisp and sweet fruit while looking down at the magnificent scenery below.

The shockwave swept across.

The 100-meter-high city wall collapsed like building blocks.

The surrounding civilian areas were instantly razed to the ground.

A mushroom cloud rose into the air.

Go straight into the sky.

It rushed all the way to Li Fan's feet.

The strong wind made Li Fan's clothes flutter loudly.

He swallowed the apple in his mouth.

It's a little sour.

Unappetizing.

"Pooh."

Li Fan spat out the fruit pit from his mouth.

The pit fell into the churning sea of ​​fire and dust below.

"it's over."

Li Fan said calmly.

Eric behind him trembled all over.

He looked down.

The capital city is no longer there.

There is only one bottomless crater.

Three million people are gone.

Even the body couldn't be found.

Everything turned into a layer of coke at the bottom of the pit.

[A large-scale death of life forms has been detected.]

[Gathering resentment points...]

[Energy transformation in progress...]

[Current progress 0.05% -> 5.8%]

Li Fan's gaze softened slightly as he looked at the number.

"not bad."

"Although the quality of individual items is not as good as yours, the quantity is much larger."

Li Fan glanced back at Eric.

Don't be sad.

"They're not quite dead yet."

Li Fan casually tossed the remaining half of the apple in his hand aside.

"Let's go down and take a look."

"Your new comrades should be waking up soon."

Li Fan flashed and landed towards the meteorite crater.

Eric floated in the air.

His eyes were fixed on the deep pit.

In the end, he lowered his head and followed the demon as it landed on the ruins he had once sworn to protect with his life.