The Endless Shuttle

"Your Majesty Cthugya, do you want to meet the humans in this world? This is also the first time I've seen a living human in this world, so it should be very interesting."

That's right, in this world "shape" as a representative of IQ, in the original book, they play against each other and treat other superior races as monkeys, and they are also a magical race that is so incredible and perfectly successful—the human race.

This undoubtedly the weakest species has just been noticed by the God of Disaster and Cthugya.

The evil god of flames, Cthugya the Burner, did not object to this proposal.

Chapter 60 Humans Born in the Worst Times

In this world, the temperature difference between day and night is actually very large.

Even with the blessing of those spirit skeletons flying all over the sky, the planet is in a "winter" atmosphere all year round, but once night falls, the coldness of the air will be raised two or three levels, down to the unbearable level of ordinary inferior races.

No, maybe the only ones who can't stand it are "humans".

Who is the weakest weed-like race... an existence that cannot survive at all if other races find out...

Lying in the grass, the young man with gray hair let out a sigh of relief, trying to warm his hands that were about to freeze, but was blocked by thick gloves, which was of no use.

——Shushasha.

There was a sound from the side, and the young man suddenly raised his vigilance. He quickly put his hand on the dagger at his waist, and focused on the direction of the sound, not daring to make the slightest movement.

Immediately afterwards, when a touch of gold appeared from the grass, the young man let out a long sigh of relief and lifted his guard.

"...No harvest?"

Looking at the empty hands of the visitor, he couldn't help sighing.

The latter seemed to have no sense of danger, and sat down beside the gray-haired young man.

"Even a rare forest cannot guarantee that there will be ordinary creatures that are "alive" and "can be hunted by humans". "The blond young man said with a smile. "If Riku insists on meat, all the monsters to the north will be dead and have not had time to corrupt. The amount is enough for humans to eat until they die, okay?" "

"Aleigh, are you still in the mood to joke around at this time?"

Riku frowned, pulled up his hood, and stood up from the cold grass.

"There is a food crisis in the gathering place. My mother hasn't eaten all day. If I don't get some food back, I'm afraid many people will starve to death."

"Um...sorry."

Yalei's expression dimmed.

"Let's look for it again..."

"It's okay, I'm not blaming you. In such a world, if you are not optimistic, your spirit will completely collapse. I don't deny the infectious power of a smile."

Riku looked up at the night sky between the leaves.

It's not an illusion. Compared with before it came out, the descending speed of the spirit skeleton has become faster.

"The black ash is getting thicker and thicker, we have to complete the task before the next "storm" comes..."

"I really envy you. According to Riku's drive, you will definitely be the next leader."

"Forgive me. Leading the gathering place and leading mankind forward should be done by more talented people. At most, I only need to complete the tasks assigned by the gathering place as a brother and sister, and then ensure that my family is alive. .” Riku shrugged.

"It's already amazing, I'm serious. After all, not everyone in the gathering place dares to step out of the "cage" and fight in the outside world. "

"Get up, the nonsense time is over, continue to be vigilant."

Following the vine, Riku climbed onto the branch two or three times, and scanned his surroundings.

"Even if the demon species, the biggest threat to our human exploration, are all extinct, there may be a few fish that slip through the net. If we accidentally encounter them, both of us will have to become delicious and easy to catch food. This forest If there is no prey... tsk, really, are you going there..."

"Let me see, let me see."

Yalei made a noise, crawled to Riku's side, and followed his line of sight to the outside of the forest.

Immediately, his expression changed.

In the distance, it was a large building covered by spirit bones.

It seems to be made of unnatural plants. From the outer gap, you can also see the flowers and trees shining with iridescent light inside, which is as beautiful as the poisonous mushrooms in the mountains.

"The elves..."

Yalei read out the name of the owner of the building as if screaming. He put his palm on the gray-haired young man's shoulder, smiling uglier than crying.

"Riku, are you serious?"

"It can't be helped? There are no prey outside, so we can only go to the "ruins" to see. Elves are a race that also needs to eat, and their relics are likely to preserve food. Riku said, "If you're lucky, you'll be able to harvest food that will tide the gathering place over in one go." "

"...What if you're unlucky?"

"What else do you want but death?"

After saying the extremely cold words, the gray-haired youth jumped off the branch.

"I declare again, you are really really amazing, I will definitely vote for you as the next leader..."

Yalei twitched the corner of his mouth, and followed the gray-haired young man closely.

During the rapid movement, Riku's thoughts did not stop.

Since about ten years ago, the luck of the human species seems to have improved slightly. Regardless of his personal experience, being carried by his mother to escape from the battlefields of dragon spirits, nightmares, and ex-machinas, or the battle to wipe out demons, all due to luck or early evasion did not cause any decent casualties.

But that doesn't mean anything.

Humans are an extremely fragile race. They will die without food, and they will die without fur to keep out the cold. Without clean water, they can't even survive for three days.

It is impossible for such a human being to live without putting in all his strength.

The "remains" of the elf fortress... This is probably the most dangerous thing he has done since he joined the "exploration team".

Judging from the information collected sporadically, since the alliance between the elves and those nightmare species that are only known but not known, the danger has risen by more than one level. It is impossible to rely on old information to avoid this apparently abandoned "relic" The possibility trap in .

The consciousness of death, he has already prepared it at any time.

But if there is even a little expectation, Riku wants to make death meaningful—for example, to solve the food crisis in the gathering place before death.

His mother was his only remaining blood relative.

"Stop!"

After ordering in a low voice, Riku stopped not far from the "ruins", and carefully looked at the "ruins" of the elf fortress from behind the stone.

The shades of black and gray around it...well, exactly the same.