Chapter 26 (1/2)

The Story Of A Certain Adventurer (8)

“Aaaa!”

“Don’t you get closer!”

I kick and send the zombie who was coming closer to me flying. Before the zombie that faltered after being kicked recover its stance, I thrust out my sword and stab its neck. Though the zombie whose neck was stabbed tries to bite me, I push ahead while making sure not to be bitten.

At the same time as that, arrows were released from the roof. I hide in the shadow of the zombie I’m pus.h.i.+ng and uses it as a s.h.i.+eld. Conveying to me from the body are the vibrations of the arrows piercing into it. That was close, I’m glad I was able to catch a glance of it though, a tad bit later and I’d have been struck.

“Lynk, are you alright!?”

“Aa, I’m fine!”

I answer while pulling the sword that’s stabbed into the zombie out. Following along behind Marie is Gand who’s protecting her from the townfolks and zombies who attack her.

I don’t know how long it has been since we entered this town. We’ve defeated quite a number of zombies and put to sleep not sure how many townfolks but, I think it’s quite a number of them. In exchange for that, Gand, me, and the others as well, have our fatigues and injuries piling up. Especially Gand who’s in charge of the s.h.i.+eld. He probably has it rougher than me.

“Get blown away”

Amongst all that, a guy is chopping up the nearby zombies and sending the townfolks flying, rendering them unconscious. Aras.h.i.+ is walking in front of us. He clads his sword in a wind that isn’t inferior to his nickname and moves ahead.

Though our numbers have diminished by about a third in comparison to when we first came in, we were able to make it close to the middle of town. It’s just probably but, Mylene should be at where the mayor is.

We will be able to break through if we carry on like this. When I thought that, something came falling down. That thing that fell down with a loud ‘Dosun!’ is, looking around restlessly, and when it found us who are its prey, it lets out a cry.

“Wh, what’s with that thing!?”

“That is……is it using the townfolks!”

The new monster that appeared before our eyes. That thing was, a grotesque-looking monster that’s forcibly shaped into that of a human by piling up numerous human corpses. With its height about 3m and its arms being abnormally large. Naturally, its arms are also made using human corpses.

“HEL, HELP”

“IT HURTS IT HURTS IT HURTS IT HURTS”

“KI, KILL ME”

And then, from the mouths of the corpses that shouldn’t be moving leak out all kinds of voices. My heart hurts and I feel unpleasant whenever I hear their voices. Wh, what’s this?

“uu! Those voices are curses! Keep your mind strong!”

From the back, I hear Marie’s voice. Keep my mind strong, is it. I will save her, I will save Mylene. Besides, I definitely won’t lose to a guy who toys around with the dead like this!

“Physical Up!”

I activate one of the very few skills I can use, Physical Up, and approach the grotesque-looking thing. The guy who approaches at the same time as when I start running, Aras.h.i.+ also took a quick glance at me and approached the grotesque-looking thing.

The grotesque-looking thing who recognizes us who approach it as enemies, raises its large arm overhead. The arm that has a considerable ma.s.s swings down towards us but, Aras.h.i.+ and I split into right and left.

When its arm smashes into the ground, the ground splits and fragments fly all about but, we continue to approach as it is.

“Oraa!”

“Fhun!”

Aras.h.i.+ cuts off the hand that was slammed into the ground with his sword that was clad in wind, I went into the grotesque-looking thing’s bosom and sliced its flank. Though death agonies can be heard from the corpses, I pay it no mind, turn around and swing my sword upwards from below.

The grotesque-looking thing, I’m not sure whether if it’s in pain or what but it shouts, rotates in order to swing its remaining arm to drive us away. Both Aras.h.i.+ and I lower our postures in order to pa.s.s through the arm and cut off each of the legs respectively.

The grotesque-looking thing that lost its support collapses into the ground. When we thought about pus.h.i.+ng on as it is now, the grotesque-looking thing raised a scream that’s different from anything thus far. It’s as though, it’s like a scream that’s requesting for help.

And then, that thinking was spot on. The zombies that heard the scream came gathering at the grotesque-looking thing. Ignoring us who are their enemies and jumping onto the grotesque-looking thing.

“R, reduce them to ashes, Flame Storm!”

Perhaps she thought that now is a chance, Marie released the strongest magic that she’s able to use. By the tornado of flame that Marie released, the zombies that gathered were burned.

“AaaaAaaa!”

However, the grotesque-looking thing that is being worked on by the zombies swings its arm and the tornado of flame got extinguished in an instant. Furthermore, the arm and legs that should’ve been cut off by Aras.h.i.+ and I have recovered. In addition to that, the arms increased by 2……perhaps, the reason it gathered the zombies just now was to heal its body?

“Tsk, what a troublesome enemy. Furthermore, the zombies have gathered over here because of the scream just now”

It’s just as Aras.h.i.+ has said, maybe because of the grotesque-looking thing’s scream just now, even the zombies that weren’t in the vicinity have gathered over here.