Arifureta - Chapter 0

"The Beginning" (始まり) is the prologue chapter of the Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Manga adaptation. It was released on February 5, 2016 on "Overlap:Comic Gardo" Online Publication.

Summary
A boy desperately runs away from a huge monster, which is chasing after it on a stone bridge. A man, telling the boy to run faster, calls for everyone to chant their spells to support his escape. While everyone else keeps a horde of monsters at bay, the boy continues running to safety. The spells are fired and hit the huge monster as he keeps on running, but suddenly, a spell hits him mid-run, making him lose his balance. The huge monster finally catches up to the boy and attacks, breaking away the stone bridge. The boy falls into the abyss, while extending his hand, hoping someone would save him; while a girl extends her hand in the hopes of saving him.

Characters
Characters in italics debuted here.
 * Hajime Nagumo
 * Meld Loggins
 * Kaori Shirasaki
 * Kouki Amanogawa

Types of Monsters

 * Behemoth

Locations

 * Great Orcus Labyrinth