At the same time, in a forested mountain area surrounding Qinghe Volcano.

Heroic Warrior Volcrix used his sharp sword blade to cut his way through the jungle, diligently carrying out his task of exterminating an Enchanting Demon.

However, after an entire season of arduous investigation, Volcrix and his team still hadn't found any trace of the Enchanting Demon.

"It's really strange, the Luo Ze Empire said there were Enchanting Demons appearing, but we've searched the whole winter, and there's not a single trace," said Princess Eena, the Serti princess, following behind Volcrix with a look of irritation on her face. Volcrix turned around, and Princess Eena immediately put on an innocent and pure smile.

Volcrix didn't reply to Princess Eena's remark, instead he continued to wander through the jungle that was springing back to life, opening the System and staring intently at the two tasks on the panel, over and over again.

Currently, Volcrix had received two tasks that seemed like main quests, but both had reached an impasse for the moment.

For the task of investigating the holy maiden's cause of death, they had thoroughly examined the scene, but the other party hadn't left the slightest trace and they hadn't found any eyewitnesses, leaving them with no place to start.

Having heard that an Enchanting Demon had appeared in the Luo Ze Empire, Volcrix naturally connected these two matters. Deep down, his intuition was telling him that there must be some connection between these two tasks.

Yet, even after several months of searching around Qinghe Volcano, they still had no clues.

If it weren't for the horrific state of those soldiers he had seen from the Luo Ze Empire, Volcrix would even think that the Luo Ze Empire was bluffing him.

Before starting this task, Volcrix had thought that this time, too, he would surely complete the mission smoothly, just like the untroubled path he had had since his reincarnation.

In his previous life, he was just an ordinary person who liked anime, or more accurately, a recluse.

He usually never showed what he liked, always interacting with others behind a false mask.

For some reason, he suddenly felt that all of life had become meaningless and wandered the streets looking for someone who might be about to be hit by a car.

If he was going to die anyway, he might as well make it worthwhile.

At least, so that people wouldn't gossip after he was gone, and those who cared for him would grieve a little less.

If such a person truly existed...

That's what he thought, and that's what he did.

After enduring the rite of passage to the Otherworld—the baptism of the truck—he successfully met the goddess with widespread white wings.

At that time, Volcrix was so happy he almost cried.

He kept talking, pouring out all the suffering he had endured for years.

After earnestly pleading, Volcrix finally reincarnated into the Otherworld, obtained the System gifted by the goddess, and after overcoming many selections, he became the one and only Hero.

From there, it seemed like he merely needed to follow the steps, and he would become a hero celebrated by all.

He no longer had to live a life of thankless effort; everything could be easily obtained.

This was the life in the Otherworld he had yearned for.

But having been unable to find the whereabouts of the Enchanting Demon for so long, the feeling of loss from the past kept filling Volcrix's heart.

At that moment, a small figure descended from the sky.

As soon as she landed, she ran straight to Volcrix, saying with a pitiful expression,

"I'm sorry... Lord Volcrix, Yixuan, Yixuan, I wasn't able to be of any use."

The Hapi girl looked like she had done something wrong, shrinking her body,

"I can fly, but still can't find those Enchanting Demons..."

"There's nothing we can do about that," Volcrix gently patted the Hapi girl's head, consoling her, "Enchanting Demons are active at night, and while Yixuan has good vision during the day, it's no use at night. Yixuan, you've tried very hard."

Having her head patted by Volcrix, the Hapi girl revealed a sweet smile.

"Thank you, Volcrix, you are my hero.

And I will definitely, definitely, definitely work even harder in the future.

Lord Volcrix, if there is anything I can help with!

Please don't be shy, just leave it to me!"

"Of course, you are all important partners to me.

It's lunchtime, let's take a break for a while.

Soon, we should have someone from the Luo Ze Investigative Team come over to report, so let's hear what they have to say first.

If we still can't find any clues, we'll have to put this task on hold for the time being."

"I totally agree, Lord Volcrix is the man destined to save the world, you can't afford to waste time in a place like this."

Princess Eena smiled, about to engage in a bit more conversation with Volcrix to close the gap between them, when a lively voice completely interrupted her train of thought, causing her smile to abruptly end.

Hapi Yixuan was jubilant and smiling radiantly,

"Lunch, lunch! I want to eat buns~ And drink bubble tea~ Delicious lunch, today's meal will certainly be tasty too."

Volcrix didn't find Hapi's chatter annoying at all and smiled.

The once timid Hapi had become so cheerful and lively, which inexplicably made him feel a sense of fulfillment.

It was on a whim that he had attended the Slave Auction House, thinking he might encounter various rare beauties from different races.

Isn't it often depicted in animations? The hero encounters an ordinary slave at the auction house...

"Shockingly, the slave saved on a whim turned out to be the princess of some country," or "What, this ordinary person is actually of a sacred bloodline" - such plots are pretty common.

Volcrix admitted that he had harbored similar thoughts at the time.

But after much thought, he still chose this Hapi.

She was neither a princess of any nation nor did she have a rare lineage or attribute...

Why he chose her... Volcrix wasn't quite sure himself...

But since he had bought her, keeping her wasn't a bad decision.

He had trained to be strong enough and didn't need anyone else for battle.

It was the main theme of an Otherworld adventure for others to fall into crisis and for him to step in just in time, while everyone else cheered him on with '666' from the sidelines.

From the System, Volcrix took out some food and shared it with Eena and Yixuan.

Initially, Volcrix thought the food in this Otherworld would be very simplistic, but after leaving the Village of Heroes, he discovered the Otherworld cuisine was quite diverse too.

Especially the Chilom Chain Food Stores of the Luo Ze Empire, where he could find many foods that he used to see in his original world.

The hot sauce there even tasted like Lao Ganma, which led him to buy several bottles impulsively.

As Princess Eena and Hapi were only halfway through spreading mayonnaise on their buns, Volcrix instantly stuffed the food into his mouth and wolfed it down.

After having his fill, Volcrix adjusted his cloak slightly.

This cloak was a Holy Artifact that he had acquired from the Village of Heroes.

The Holy Sword that the Hero used to defeat the Demon King, its whereabouts unknown and sealed away somewhere; the Hero's crown, which he could only wear after being officially declared a Hero.

Only this cloak, seemingly no different from other cloaks, could prove his identity as a Hero.

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