Pulling out the spear from the ground, I look as the group wearing black robes faces me ignoring the exhausted crew of Theia Aran.

"… Worms? You dare call us worms?! HOW DARE YOU! KILL HIM! KILL HI!!!!"

"Seeing those wriggling things inside your body, aren't you people just a bunch of worms?"

"KILL HIIIIIIIIIM!"

Seeing that there were only twelve worms, I moved my spear and stabbed the one closest to me and pierced his body easily. However, without caring about his life, he holds my spear wanting to stop me from pulling it.

"You people really are no different from worms. If you don't want to let go of it, then you better hold tight!"

Swinging my spear with my right arm along with the worm, I sweep through the others using his body. Watching the four worms get sent flying, I raise my spear and smash the one holding my spear on the ground making him lie down on the ground with a broken body.

Extending my left hand beside me, I grab a worm's head that appeared out of nowhere.

"Ahk!"

Seeing him struggle from my grip made me smirk.

'Beings that shouldn't exist should just get crushed.'

Crushing the worm's head, I threw the lifeless body at the one that was trying to flank me sending him and the body crashing. Looking at their crushed corpse sticking at the trunk of the tree, I turn my gaze to the other worms.

"Wha… what did you just do… those people were blessed by the Goddess!"

Ignoring what he said, I looked at the other worms as I saw two of them trying to stand back up. Pulling the spear then throwing it to one of the worms, I charge over to the one beside it. Kicking one of them on the head with my leg, I felt the feeling of its skull getting crushed through the boots as my foot landed on its head, I looked at my side as the spear pierced another worm’s head.

Pulling the spear out of its head. Using the spear as a support, I jumped up and gazed down watching one of the worms miss its slash towards me before I pulled the spear and impaled its head on the ground. Using the spear as a support to spin midair and delivered an axe kick on the other worm that was approaching, crushing its head.

Landing on the ground, I pull out the spear as I look at the remaining worms. Fear and disbelief appear in their eyes as they watch me kill their kindred easily.

"You… YOU BASTARD! KILL HIM! KILL HIM! TURN HIM INTO MINCEMEAT!!"

"How noisy."

As the worms charge towards me, swinging my spear to slash them only for it to bounce off as a barrier blocks it. Taking the opening from the recoil of getting blocked by the barrier the worm swings his sword towards me.

Jumping away from the worm's attack. I look at the noisy worm from afar as he smiles widely to mock me.

"WITNESS MY CONCEPT THAT CAN PROTECT MY FELLOW BELIEVERS! YOU HERETICS THAT DIDN'T EVEN REACH THE SECOND LEVEL! DESPAIR AS YOU EXPERIENCE MY WRATH!"

Watching him spouting nonsense I can't help but get annoyed. Seeing that the group of Theia Aran already moved away and approached their injured crew member. I was finally able to stop holding back from my attacks.

"Don't be proud of that puny power of yours, worm."

Saying those words as I invoke the concept in my body. Strength started overflowing inside my body. Controlling some of it from flowing on my spear, I take a stance as I throw the spear toward the one putting the barrier to the other worms.

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"USELE- URK!"

Without being able to finish his words as he blocks the spear, I charge towards the remaining worms. Throwing a punch to the one nearest to me, its head got crushed. Not caring about the blood that stained me, I throw another punch to the next worm caving its chest in.

"You bastard!"

As I was about to grab the next worm, a barrier appeared in front of him that stopped my hand. Putting more strength in my hand, I crushed the barrier and grabbed the worm's head before crushing it.

"WHA-"

Throwing the body at the last worm only for a barrier to block the body. I move to the back and shatter the barrier before grabbing its neck and crushing it.

"Worms will always be worms. No matter how high of a Concept they reach, they will never be strong."

Watching the lifeless body collapse on the ground. I turn around and look at the last annoying worm.

"Your worm of a goddess shouldn't have existed."

Gazing at him coldly as I walk towards him. He starts backing away only for him to back away to a wall near the entrance of the ruins making him summon barriers in front of me.

"Get away from me…"

Hearing its unpleasant voice made me feel annoyed as he tried to back away from me. Clenching my fist, I put more strength as I throw out a punch destroying all of the barriers that he summoned to block me.

"Kah-"

Coughing blood from the backslash of the barriers getting destroyed. I look at him kneeling on the ground as he throws up more blood just from the damage of getting his barrier destroyed.

"Not only are you weak, you're not smart as well. As expected of someone that the worm chose."

"You… keuk- bastard! GET AWAY FROM ME!"

Seeing that he's already consumed by fear that he can't even hear me insulting his goddess. Trying to crawl away from me as I stood in front of him with a lot of openings made me feel more disgusted with it.

Deciding to end his pitiful life, I reach out my right hand towards his head only for a barrier to stop it.

"GET AWAY! GET AWAY! GET AWAAAAAAAAY!"

Feeling the barrier being stronger than before, I put more strength as a crack appears.

"Resisting without fighting back."

"No no no no!"

Cracks start spreading through the barrier as my hand presses down on the barrier to reach him.

"Bowing to that traitor for the power that she stole."

"STOP! DON'T COME CLOSER! I BEG OF YOU!"

Feeling the cold rage inside me ignite as the memories of that day come back.

"I'll crush every single one of you worms."

"AHH-"

Shattering the barrier, I smash its head on the wall over and over again.

Not knowing how long I've been smashing its head on the wall, I look at my hand only to notice bits of flesh and pieces of bones sticking on my skin.

I use my mana to push out the filth on my hand as I shake it off while standing up.

Turning around, I look at the group of Theia Aran as they raise their guard after recovering a bit. I erased the cold look from my face as I looked at them casually.

"I'm surprised you people didn't escape while I was killing those worms."

Looking at how severe their injuries are and seeing that Theia Aran is unconscious at the back made me realize that they are not in any condition to even think of escaping.

"… Who are you?"

Turning my attention to the red skinned demon that I assume to be their advisor. I notice that they are a group of people that reached the first stage of Concept except Theia Aran, a pretty interesting group.

"The owner of this ruins that you people are planning to enter. And, the archer behind that Dragonian boy, don't aim that arrow at me or I'll crush both of your arms before I continue talking here."

Flinching the moment I called him out, he slowly lowered the bow.

"Seriously, you guys are covered in injuries and saw me kill those worms yet you guys still got the guts to be on your guard. The only reason why I didn't bother killing your group is that you guys are not part of those worms."

Noticing the spear that I threw earlier, I pick it up only to see them tensing up.

"Anyways, tell me who you people are and why are you people targeting these ruins. The only one I know in your group is your annoying leader, Theia Aran."

Taking a seat on a collapsed wall while carrying the spear. I look at the tip only to see it bent from hitting the barrier of the worm.

'What a pain…'

"… I'm Giron Franlo, a warrior from the Garesa Star System and a member of the Aran Adventure Crew. We're here to find something that one of the elders in Adventurer Association asked us to retrieve."

"Hoh… and what is it that you people need to get here?"

"That… the elder didn't tell us anything."

"Nothing?"

"Yes. He just told us that once we got in here, the thing would approach us instead."

Seeing his troubled expression, I can't help but doubt him.

"He… also said something…"

Hearing Theia Aran's weak voice from the back, Giron Franlo moves aside as he looks at her and supports her as she tries to sit up.

"What is it?"

"He told us to tell the thing 'It's time'… that's… all he said…"

Hearing what she said made my heart freeze. Feeling a sudden pain in my hand, I look at my hand to see me clenching my fist so hard that blood started flowing.

"Haha… I guess my rest ends here… what's the name of that elder?"

"… Hastur…"

Hearing her say a name that I hadn't heard for thousands of years ago made me close my eyes. Opening my palm, I look at the wound as the flesh moves around and reconnects as if nothing ever happened to it.

"Follow me."

Saying those words, I stand up and walk towards the ruins while carrying the broken spear.