The One Who Sleep In Underwater Volcano

Soundless ocean, unknown depth...nameless underwater volcano, this volcano has just formed. The magma filling this volcano is at its hottest. Many of the rocks that fell due to the earthquake that formed this volcano fell into its mouth and melted, increasing the heat of the magma coming out of the center of the earth.

Derek stared into the mouth of the volcano as he stood near the mouth, he saw the magma that erupted hot steam towards him but strangely he was not bothered, his resistance increased due to adaptation, and 1000 times experience made him gain another resistance and the resistances merged.

[Hot Resistance (Max) Acquired]

[Cold Resistance (Max) Acquired]

[Hot and Cold Resistance Merge into Temperature Change Resistance (Max)]

Derek stared with a puzzled face at the notice in front of him, he had gained warm resistance due to the hot steam that the volcano spewed out but why did he just gain cold resistance? This system is indeed very confusing, he is not sure whether he is not bothered by the temperature of this deep ocean or it is not cold here.

Moreover, he didn't have anything to compare the temperature with, he thought, next time I'll bring someone here to find out. Derek who was ready to sleep, stepped his feet little by little towards the end of the volcano's mouth.

Derek took his right foot and fell into the volcano he had made. He fell so fast that he was now in the lava, people say that if you fall into lava you will drown but not really.

Most of his body sank into the lava as if it was a rather hard jelly, he slightly felt his skin to-flesh melting. This wasn't exactly beyond his expectations, he thought he would burn but he melted. Against this situation, hyper adaptation and 100 times experience worked together.

[Melt Resistance (Max) Acquired]

[Hyper Adaptation Skill (Level 4) Has Advanced to Level 5]

Derek's skin and flesh melted back before his bones melted, he finally felt the comfort of the sauna that people had told him about. The heat permeated his entire body bringing mental exhaustion with it.

If Derek returned to earth, he would not be able to feel the comfort of sleep like this, no matter what people said. He had no regrets about doing what he did, it was a deal with him. He would live his life to the fullest and this moment was his proof.

He was a selfish and dreamy person. Derek, whose eyes were about to close, promised himself that next time, he would fall asleep in an ice chest to feel the difference. As his eyes closed, Derek's body began to be slightly eaten by the lava that became his bed this time.

A notification sounded and a holographic message materialised in front of him. The message gave the one who slept something new.

[Title The One Who Sleeps In Volcano acquired]

. . .

John was carrying a heavy burden not only in his heart but in his hands now, he was carrying a woman over four meters tall and had to find food for the person he promised. He could have just dropped her and left it all behind.

But he was too scared of himself becoming food and even more frightening, he could have endangered his fellow man, he had no choice but to do it himself.

"Miss, I'm sorry, I don't know the location of the fish I proposed, the elders are keeping the location a secret to maintain the small number"

"Don't call me miss, just call me Ariel, it doesn't matter, Dad is sleeping and if you keep your promise then I will be good to you"

John had managed to fool Ariel a little bit, John managed to persuade Ariel to take her to his town. John felt that if the situation was different, this could be a date but that was wishful thinking.

"Alright, then I'll take you to the city of Merfolk and mermaids, Vant Jeroi. There, we can find food for your father."

"Don't call him like that, it's a special call for me, just call him a master"

"Okay."

John, who had obtained Ariel's consent in this short conversation, took Ariel to the city of Vant Jeroi. A city built by the ancestors of the merfolk with the help of the spirit king. The city is located 10,000 meters underwater and where sunlight is never allowed to enter. Only the light of moss and inbuilt shells illuminated the place.

"Oi fish, where is this, why can't I see anything here"

"Naturally you can't see anything, Ariel, this is a dark location, where there is no light at all, we merfolk can navigate this with our racial ability Sea Navigator, so only merfolk can enter Vant Jeroi."

The darkness that this zone brought erased her sense of time, Ariel felt like she wasn't moving anywhere. She sensed only the darkness below her and strangely her adaptation and night vision skills did not react at all.

The darkness they traveled through was very long, at the end of the darkness, many small lights appeared at the edge of Ariel's vision. She finally saw the city of the merfolk, Vant Jeroi. Many details beautified the city.

There was luminous moss everywhere, rocks in various places that were also luminous, and the city was surrounded by large stone walls covered with moss. The place John entered was the front gate guarded by Merfolk. The gate had columns holding up the merfolk's beautiful architectural structure.

Around the gate, merfolk warriors wearing the armor displayed by John and Ocelot could be seen. They all wielded tridents in their hands and swam around. One of the merfolk saw Ariel's large body in the distance that John was carrying. He sounded the intruder alarm.

The merfolk soldiers rushed to gather troops and greeted the intruder brought by John. "Stop intruder, if you move a single step then we will not hesitate, and John why are you helping the intruder"

"I have no other choice, they will eat me"

The soldiers were astonished by the answer John knew. John is known for being a fearless warrior and giant killer. Seeing him carry an enemy like this gives them an idea of how strong the enemy is.

"Don't joke, John. . . I told you to take care of the earthquake maker and you came back here with him, are you crazy? And where he is"

Sesoer came angrily to reply to John, he was the elder of Irving who was three times the height of the other merfolk soldiers. He came with an angry expression after hearing John again bring the enemy with no ocelot next to him.

"Where is the ocelot, is he dead?"

"That's right, elder, he was killed with a single attack by the earthquake maker."

"Then why are you here?"

"I made a pact with him to provide him with a tricolor fish and for him to let me go."

Irving becomes even angrier at John for submitting to the enemy but he sees John giving him a secret code with his tail. The meaning is more or less like this "monster, appear, happy" Elder Irving understands the code and agrees with John's current choice.