Two years had gone by since their final clash with the Demon Lord's army. Many things had happened during that time.
In the first year, Alex and Fran spent their time training deep underground, honing their skills.
They both understood that hiding while doing nothing was not sustainable, and the Demon Lord might find them later, so the least they could do was strengthen themselves by mastering the Gaia Rings to their limits.
In the second year, they felt the ground shake as if an earthquake had hit. It was so intense that they thought the underground caverns would collapse.
Some entrances that led to the underground rivers collapsed due from the quake, but both of them were fine.
For the first time in two years, they had finally decided to scout the surface world to check what was happening.
To their surprise, there was no longer a forest.
Just as they expected, the Demon Lord had run out of patience and burned everything to the ground.
