With how blatantly the Devils had invaded human territory, there was no way that humans were going to take it lightly. There was already rising tension between the devils and humans but with them killing off human geniuses, they set off the start of the war.
Security at the border between the human and demonic domains has already been strengthened.
Many media outlets covered the possibility of war, and many people were concerned, especially the elderly. Older people who experienced the war and knew its dread was worried about the difficult time that was going to start.
While many young people just felt that it was an opportunity for them to be heroes. War was a good opportunity for one to make their name known.
There was tension among humans, but one individual was concerned with entirely different things.
Zero was sneaking to where the Tower Of Obelisk was. He was carrying Lilith on his back as he moved. Lilith was still unconscious which could have been worrying but considering the situation it was a blessing instead.
Zero wouldn’t know what to do if Lilith tried to attack him or other people. That is why it was lucky that she was asleep though it was a bit worrying that she still didn’t regain consciousness. Moreover, with Lilith asleep, he didn’t need to worry about her leaking Dark Energy.
Though if one had a very powerful sense then they might be able to sense Dark Energy from Lilith’s body.
It was convenient for Zero that many powerful explorers were already gone to the meeting conducted by The Authority. With Rank-A and Rank-B senses, there was no way they could sense Lilith’s energy especially when Zero was hiding it unless they were really sensitive to Dark Energy.
He had also heard the news about a possible war between Devils and humans, but he wasn’t as alarmed as other people. Since gaining the memory from Earth, he knew that this would happen.
It was because he knew that this was going to happen that he relentlessly trained because he didn’t want to die like an extra.
Though the timing was a bit earlier, it was not much different from what was written in the novel. He knows that in two years, the war of flame would start to blow and Hiro and other students who would graduate would also need to join it.
While many events will happen over two years, the main war will only happen in two years. Some other skirmishes were not very significant, although Hiro gained new power and allies during some events.
But the main plot which would affect the whole human domain will only start when Hiro and the other main characters join the war. Typically, a story would involve the main character in a critical plot; after all, which story would allow an unknown character to save the world?
That is why Zero gave himself two years to train before Hiro and others joined the war. He needs to get as strong as possible in that time period.
-WHOOSH!
Zero headed towards the Tower of Obelisk as quickly as possible. Because he was currently carrying Lilith, it was not convenient to take public routes where they would discover Lilith. Even without sensing her Dark Energy, one could tell she was a devil with one look.
That’s why Zero took other routes, though taking other routes meant a longer time to reach the Tower of Obelisk, not to mention the many monsters that he would be encountering.
Moreover, the Tower of Obelisk was very far from Ace Academy. The Tower Of Obelisk was near the border between the human domain and the demon domain.
Zero continued his journey without stopping.
*****
“So that is the Tower Of Obelisk!”
Zero gazed into the sky trying to see the end of the Tower but there was no end. It went past the clouds and into the sky. Edolas and heaven seemed to be connected by this object.
Zero is currently in the last town before the Tower Of Obelisk, or, you might even say, a town on the edge of the human domain.
This town was formed for the explorers who want to go to the Tower Of Obelisk. However, more than that, the reason why Zero was not afraid of entering this town with Lilith on his back is because this is a town that is not under the control of The Authority.
The town is also known as OutCast Town and was mainly created for those attempting to go to the Tower Of Obelisk and for those returning from the Tower Of Obelisk. However, the main reason it was called OutCast Town was that there were lots of criminals and thieves in this town.
The Tower Of Obelisk has many treasures and those who go into or come out of the Tower usually have many precious items on them.
So that’s why this town has become a gathering place for thieves aiming for those treasures. Even the agents from The Authority were not able to control this area.
While they could if they sent in a high Ranking member, which Rank-S or Rank-A Explorer would come to such a small town to manage a group of thieves? Furthermore, The Authority believes that people who visit the Tower Of Obelisk should at least be powerful enough to defeat these criminals.
The Authority’s main responsibility was the safety of average citizens and since OutCast Town only had Explorers and criminals, they deemed it not their responsibility to take care of such a problematic place.
Anyway, he was finally able to get a place where he could sleep peacefully. It was a rough day for Zero for the past week.
It took Zero about one week to reach this town even though he was running with speed surpassing most cars. While traveling, he encountered various monsters because he took a dangerous route.
The reason he took the dangerous route was that one time he went past a city and some guard was able to sense Lilith. Luckily they were only Rank-B though they might have someone with a very strong sense.
Zero was easily able to knock them out without really hurting them. While Zero was able to get away safely that time, he learned not to go near the city and took a dangerous route.
Those routes, however, were longer and more difficult as a result of the overflowing monsters present. Zero even encountered a Rank-A Devil Ape which he was able to defeat after using Dark Energy.
Anyway, Zero finally managed to reach OutCast Town though traveling to that place was far from being easy.
p Finally, he had some place where he could finally sleep in peace or so it would have been if not for the three idiots following him.
He had already sensed that three people were following him as soon as he entered the town. He ignored them since they were only Rank-C- at best.
But to think that they even followed him to the inn, they were serious about robbing him.
*Sigh!
It was not enough that he was tormented by monsters for the past week, now even some idiot wants to mess with him.
“Hah, looks like my sleep needs to wait.”