Chapter 574
In the middle of the battle, what I suddenly felt was a strong sense of displeasure.
Displeasure as soon as you realize that something is approaching that gives you a level of displeasure compared to dealing with so many zombies, ghouls, skeletons, and anything else in the Twisting Nether that seems to have been made from a combination of all of those things, to the point that the city dwellers might be undead. He threw the ax without hesitation toward the source of the fire.
After throwing it, it was an empty space, but I didn’t care at all. Among the ghost-type monsters, there were often those who were invisible when they were still or not moving violently.
However, when the ax was precisely driven into the head of a ghoul that suddenly appeared from beyond a collapsed building, even I was truly amazed.
“Wow, what kind of building can the customer see through? How did you get that right?”
“I was in a bad mood, so I threw it and saw it.”
I don’t think my instincts are wrong. It was only for a moment, but that ghoul’s movement was much faster than the others. Not only was it fast, but it was also splitting badly, so whatever it was, it must have been the right choice.
“Rather than that, what the hell is this place, so there are so many undead?”
“I’m good at that too…”
Looking at the temple that still remains as a huge ruin, it was possible to infer that this place was a large city that dominated an era.
However, no matter how much I think about it, I can’t understand the endless wave of undead, to the point where I wonder if all the residents of that big city have been turned into undead.
“You don’t know? Didn’t you guys make a fuss because you made a deal with the lich?”
“I don’t know what it was like before I was posted here, but I’ve heard it wasn’t much, at least in the three years I’ve been there.”
“Yes? How much did you trade?”
“Once a month… five or ten people?”
At first, I wondered if this bastard had just gotten into it and was joking, so I oxidized the skeleton in front of me to a single bone and looked back.
Momentarily, I had reached my destination anyway, but I was tilting my head and contemplating whether to bury him here as well.
“I’m afraid you’ll misunderstand, but we’re just shifting around as guides so we can’t tell you for sure! I heard that right after the war broke out, they brought in thirty people a day…” Ten people a
month I thought he seemed to take it lightly that he sacrificed people to the undead, but it seems that he was simply trying to appeal that there weren’t many people compared to the past.
First of all, he hadn’t lied to me so far, so I pretended to believe him and tried to get over it, but Emmet, who had been burning five or six zombies like sea urchins, opened his mouth as if he remembered something.
“Oh, was that it?”
“Do you know something?”
“You’ve often heard that the current demon king’s process of gaining power is not smooth, right? At that time, quite a few people were imprisoned for treason and then taken somewhere for forced labor.” ”
…The story ends with no news after that.” ”
That’s right. There were some who were really taken to the labor camp, but very few. Maybe this was where they were brought to.”
The first thing that crossed my mind was the honest thought that I couldn’t figure out what the demon king was thinking, why he had so many games, and why did he continue his dealings with the lich that way? “Why did you go so far and trade with the lich?” It seems
I wasn’t the only one who had such a question. Carl Carnsey, who kicked a zombie so far and sublimated it into an object ,
In response to the question, Emmet stroked his beard and continued slowly,
“Depending on how long the lich has lived and how he became a lich, the reasons are endless. First of all, he is not a wizard who became a rich on his own in that he trades living people.” ”
Hmm? Why is that? Don’t they need something like a sacrifice?”
“Then, I don’t need it. Those who need such things are those who have become liches by making deals with demons or evil spirits. Contracts and sacrifices, furthermore, to replace one’s own incompetence with the lives of others.” It was
a relentless evaluation, but it was absolutely true. And even if they made a choice to deviate from the providence of the world, those who became rich by their own power were relatively It was also the reason why it was less dangerous.
They are the ones who have completed a permanent organ for maintaining life with their own power. It just can’t protect the body, but only manages well to wear out their own soul and wear out their humanity before a long time. If you persevere, you can continue your rational judgment and actions.Of
course, there is nothing to regret, so unless the purpose of becoming a rich is something grand, such as revenge or conquering the world, with one single thought to see the end of magic in your own space. In most cases, they only continue their research.
Of course, they receive negative attention in that they rejected the providence, but they can be said to be close to a thoroughly neutral tendency. Rather, they covet their magical knowledge or magic tools and do not suffer any damage. “Wouldn’t there be more cases where adventurers get ahead of themselves even though they didn’t give it?
Of course, the other two guys are a completely different case.
” All the wizards who deal with the devil think they are smarter than the devil and become a lich after a flawless deal. think it With the self-justification that having to sacrifice a mortal soul periodically is just a maintenance cost. They are idiots who are too uncivilized to even notice that their ideas have already been ruined from there, and it is embarrassing to even call them wizards.” The
mental victory is no different from solving food, clothing and shelter while alive anyway.
But the devil does not lie and is justified. Contrary to the stories in the novels of previous lives where they only get paid for trading, the bastards here are thugs who have nothing to do with it. “In contrast,
those who became rich through the grace of evil spirits can be said to be perfect as riches… but their perceptions have changed to the point that the expression that their minds are polluted is appropriate, so they seek sacrifices even if they don’t need them. They will be sacrificed to the evil god.”
“So, they are the first to be subdued out of the three cases.” Since he
was already able to become a lich by receiving the power of the evil god, it is said that he is a very faithful bastard in that direction, but it is more serious after becoming a lich. If I have to use an analogy, I can say that they are trying to propagate very zealously.
To propagate faith in evil spirits, of course, doesn’t it mean that they actively choose to do things that will cause them to be criticized? After hearing Emmet’s story with me ,
Carl Kansi nodded as if he understood
. Considering this size and environment, it must have been there for a long time, but unlike the current demon king, who was associated with evil spirits, the previous demon king was a demonic cult.” The undead are not worth
money .
Very few adventurers voluntarily venture into the infested place, as it would be close to volunteer work unless they got information that there was a hidden treasure there, or there was a story woven into it
. If you are not prepared for sure, you will not die easily, and there is a risk of all kinds of diseases and infections. So, in most cases, religious groups directly step forward to purify the undead or subdue them on a national basis.
“Nevertheless, he was holding on like this, no matter what he did, it must mean that he acted very quietly or didn’t show it.
”
Is it?”
“Okay? Perhaps, according to our hypothesis, the demon lord regressed through time, so he learned that there is a lich here. Can’t we meet and find out?”
“…Will you have time to find out…?”
As he said that, Carl Kansi naturally looked at me, followed by the silent taxpayer and Emmet’s heads following
. It wasn’t something I would show off in the middle of the battlefield, but because our party’s strength has been leveled up so much, I don’t feel a sense of danger even when I see such a defenseless figure
. Of course, I have to get all the information I can get.”
The words he spat out as he wielded an ax at the zombies who were rushing to eat my flesh were not very trusted for some reason.
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