Chapter 2

Searching for a path.

Searching for a path.

The sudden change from day to night, and the people with green skin he had never seen before...

They were about the same height as humans, but their appearance and bulky bodies made them seem like animals that had only partially evolved into humans.

One of the largest green-skinned humans lay on the ground 10 meters ahead, bleeding from the head.

Click.

"It's okay..."

Yongsoo, worried about the injured person, was about to open the door and step out when he froze.

Upon closer inspection, the green-skinned humans were holding weapons like axes and knives.

Bang!

He locked the door.

Would the door hold up against such weapons?

'What's going on here?'

No matter how he thought about it, the current situation was incomprehensible.

He was clearly standing at a traffic light.

He was returning to the apartment complex to deliver the remaining items...

"Chirik?"

'This isn't Earth.'

If he wasn't hallucinating, this place was definitely not Earth.

Creak...

Yongsoo cautiously lowered the window and placed his foot on the accelerator, ready to flee at any moment.

Rustle...

"Chirik! Shut up, weak orcs!"

Then, a green-skinned human, taller than the others, emerged from the bushes.

"..."

The noisy surroundings suddenly became quiet.

It was clear that the others were afraid of the tall green-skinned human who had emerged from the forest.

"Chirik? Chief?"

The man ran to the injured green-skinned human.

'Chief and weak orcs...'

Who called whom and what was important here?

The green-skinned human, called the chief, had died instantly from a head injury. It seemed they were close, and that was the problem.

"Chirik, why are you lying there?"

And they were brothers...

Slap! Slap!

No matter how much he shook and slapped the chief, he couldn't get him to stand up.

Because he was dead.

The large green-skinned human stood up and looked around angrily.

"Who did this! Chirik! It couldn't have been you weak orc bastards..."

The large green-skinned human, who had been looking at the other weak orcs, now stared directly at the truck, or rather, at himself in the truck.

"Chirik! It's you!"

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

The large green-skinned human swung the massive axes in his hands threateningly.

They were so fast that they were hard to follow with the eye, and the sound alone was enough to show how powerful they were.

"Chirik! Die!"

The large green-skinned human charged, shouting loudly.

He raised the two axes high into the sky.

Yongsoo...

Vroom!

Yongsoo took his foot off the brake and pressed the accelerator hard.

"Chirik!"

Crunch!!

"Kwak!"

The self-proclaimed greatest warrior of the orc tribe screamed in agony as he was hit by the truck and flew high into the sky.

Was it a big deal to carry two axes? This side had a truck weighing over a ton.

Clang!

The greatest warrior of the orc tribe, who had been flying in the air, finally fell to the ground after the truck passed.

Looking in the side mirror, it seemed he was trembling for a moment before his head hit the ground.

Vroom!

'With weapons, it's self-defense.'

Yongsoo, fleeing, justified his actions to himself and calmed his trembling heart.

"Chirik!"

The green-skinned humans gathered and shouted.

It was terrifying.

But then, the cheerful smiles of Gahui and her aunt came to mind.

'I can't die like a dog in a place like this!'

Yongsoo pressed the accelerator harder.

"Chirik! What!"

The green-skinned humans hurriedly made way for the truck.

"Chirik... the chief and his brother are dead..."

The remaining green-skinned humans, the orcs, muttered as they watched the truck's rear.

"Chirik... then..."

"Chirik!! It's the day of liberation!"

Roar!

For a while, the forest was filled with the continuous cheers of the green-skinned humans.

Vroom!

But, startled, Yongsoo only pressed the accelerator harder.

Rattle, rattle, thud!

The truck jolted, probably hitting a rock, and Yongsoo's body was lifted and then dropped.

The impact was so strong that he would have flown out of the window if he hadn't been wearing a seatbelt.

"Huh... Whatever the case, the existence of a road means there's civilization, and the fact that it's only an unpaved road means it's a very low-level civilization..."

Yongsoo slowed down and tried to understand the current situation.

Before he bowed his head, there was no one around the traffic light.

The navigation system seemed to be broken, and he had been hitting it, so he had momentarily lost track of his surroundings, but how had it changed so much?

'Now that I think about it, before the navigation system broke, there was something...'

Turning his head, he saw that the navigation system, which he thought was broken, was displaying an image.

However, only the part he had passed was shown, and the direction he was going was a black, unexplored map, with white text floating at the top...

"Mission?"

<Tutorial Mission>

<Complete the mission to return to Earth.>

<Mission: Meet a human and trade with the items you have.>

<Reward: 1 Enhancement Point, 2 Memory Point, Return to Earth.>

<Check Status and Points in the Top Right Menu>

"..."

He rubbed his eyes and looked again.

The second line, "Return to Earth," caught his attention.

"... Do I have to go back?"

He had run over two green-skinned humans and fled.

If he went back, wouldn't he be killed by their axes before he could even start trading?

He decided to go straight.

The existence of a road meant that there were inhabited areas, so something would surely appear if he kept going.

He ignored the incomprehensible points and other things.

The most important thing was to return to Earth.

He was lucky he had filled up the tank before starting his night shift.

The truck jolted as it rolled along.

How far had he gone?

-There is a checkpoint 200 meters ahead.

Squeak!

Yongsoo braked and stopped the car.

"Checkpoint?"

Yongsoo pondered for a moment.

It was possible that the navigation system was talking about a checkpoint. But this wasn't Earth, right?

"..."

Rumble...

His contemplation didn't last long.

'If it doesn't work, I'll just run over it and escape...'

Yongsoo took his foot off the brake and drove forward, pushing through the dense bushes.

Rustle, rustle, swish!

As he emerged from the bushes, the first thing that greeted Yongsoo's eyes was a bright light.

Yongsoo squinted and slowed down.

Rustle, rustle...

Noise came from ahead.

As his eyes adjusted to the light, he slowly opened them and looked ahead.

Rustle.

Roll, roll, roll...

"Don't cut the line!"

"Hey, put down your weapons when you're being checked. They're so scary..."

The line of people, horses, and carriages waiting, the soldiers armed with primitive weapons and wearing leather armor welcoming them...

The long stone wall and gate, and the occasional spires of buildings visible above...

"Haha... Hahaha!"

Relief at finally seeing people made Yongsoo burst out laughing without realizing it.

"Huh? What's this, a carriage came out of the monster road?"

"Look! There's no horse pulling the carriage!"

The people's shouts stopped Yongsoo's laughter.

"It's a wizard's carriage!"

"A wizard, you say..."

The area in front of the checkpoint became chaotic.

"Emergency! What are you doing! Move out of the way!"

The soldiers moved chaotically, pushing the people blocking the checkpoint to the sides to clear a path.

"Wizard?"

Hearing the unfamiliar title, Yongsoo wondered if he should back up and checked the side mirror.

Clank, clank, clank...

Then, a single soldier in iron armor ran towards the truck.

"I am Knight Khimos. I have cleared the way. Wizard, please enter the territory."

The knight bowed to the truck.

The string on the helmet of the bowed soldier was trembling.

Yongsoo checked again to make sure no one was behind him.

The direction the road split, the soldiers, and even the other people, all pointed in one direction.

'Me?'

It seemed to be him.