Chapter 18 (1/2)

Beginning With The First One

“Unit 1 will evacuate the residents! Unit 2 will hold them back! Unit 3 will head towards the town mayor!”

“s.h.i.+t! Why did monsters appear in the whole town!”

“Anybody! Did anybody see my daughter!? Did you see my daughter!?”

“Get away! You’re in the way!”

Screams, bellows, pleads, all kinds of shouts can be heard. Those escaping, those looking for the ones that have gotten lost, those pus.h.i.+ng aside others who are running about trying to escape, so that they themselves can escape first. There are all kinds of people.

“As I thought, humans, they prioritise themselves when it becomes dangerous huh”

“Nn? Did you say something, Master?”

“No, it’s nothing. More importantly, let’s go. Our destination is where the mayor is at”

Liscia and I move against the wave of people coming towards us and head towards this town’s largest mansion. Because my underlings are making sure the mayor doesn’t escape by fighting while encircling the area, the mayor should have not yet escaped.

Well, it’s not like I’m attacking indiscriminately. This time as well, I have ordered them to not kill. There may be those who die from receiving a blow at a bad spot by accident though.

Still, it’s not an act of benevolence. I know that I myself is already broken. If it’s for the sake of my objective then however many sacrifices it may be, my heart no longer pain.

“Oo, they’re doing it”

In front of where Liscia is pointing, this town’s soldiers and the dead spirits who are my underlings, are fighting. But, they are no match.

The reason is, I’m constantly activating dark magic art. When provided with my magic power, the wounded dead spirits are able to recover, and their ability increases. Furthermore, the soldiers killed by our side are contaminated with my magic power and joins the underlings.

Which means, they will continue increasing as long as my magic power doesn’t run out. Besides, the Soul Absorption Necklace that I’m wearing will absorb the dead spirits that are my underlings even if they were killed, so it doesn’t decrease.

“s.h.i.+t! These guys, they still continue moving no matter how much we cut them!”

“The head! Aim for the head! Its movements will stop if you lop off its head!”

Well, they aren’t a completely immortal troop though. They are just harder to defeat than an ordinary dead spirit type monster. Nevertheless, they are menacing enough. Because if the weakness isn’t targetted, they’ll get up no matter how many times they are cut down.

“You guys, get away! I’m firing magic!”

When I’m gazing at that scenery, a robed man came from behind the soldiers. He’s holding a staff in his hand. The stereotypical appearance of a magician.

The man holds his staff out and, magic power begins collecting at the staff. And then, the magic that was s.h.i.+ning red on the tip of the staff was fired. The magic fired was fire magic, it flies straight towards the zombies and explodes.

The zombies’ bodies burn and became their movement gradually become sluggish. The soldiers lop their heads off during that. Fumu, I have to think up a countermeasure for the fire weakness. Well, shall I rely on the fellow beside me who’s itching to go, now.

“Liscia, it’s alright to go”

“! I understand!”