“How strange…”

A knight muttered while looking around. He was dressed in blood-red armor.

“I seem to have succeeded, given that the evil energy is thin and the way it reeks of mana. But how come the concentration of evil energy is still increasing?”

The knight turned around. The passage he used was blocking the cave like a wall while emitting a strange light.

“Hmm. I see… It’s leaking out of the passage. Is it because of me?” The knight nodded before turning around with a languid expression. “Well, I shouldn’t have to worry about it. None of them will ever think of taking advantage of the passage. Anyway, this is rather uncomfortable.”

The knight lowered his gaze and examined his body.

“I used too much energy to open the passage… Which means that my current appearance is the best I can do…”

The knight smirked after looking over himself with an indifferent gaze.

“Well, I guess it doesn’t really matter, does it? Since I’ve come to a new world, it wouldn’t be bad to live with a new appearance.”

The knight trudged along. The light emanating from the passage soon faded in the distance, and complete darkness greeted him. However, the darkness didn’t impose any restrictions on the knight. His ruby eyes shone brightly as he proceeded through the darkness without hesitation.

Krrrrrr!

A beast growled in the...