Chapter 41 - 43: Curse Series (1/2)
”Wow.....it's full of demons.”
The influence of the mountain has turned the land into nothing but barren rock.
We advance slowly along a mountain path in the East of the country.
It's been 30 minutes since beginning to climb.
While Firo is runs and kicks a demon.
Right now we have treatment medicine and antidotes due to the poisonous air.
By the way, we left the carriage at the village and only being a wagon before heading out.
”No~! Many of Firo's memories are in here~!”
Firo this fellow, she absolutely wants to pull everything, I'll ditch you here.
You were born last month and you're already talking about life?
There are many demons here that are from the Poison class, such as Poison Tree and Poison Frog.
I diligently let my shield absorb it all after we defeat them.
Requirements for Poison Tree Shield has been revealed.
Requirements for Poison Frog Shield has been revealed.
Requirements for Poison Bee Shield has been revealed.
Requirements for Poison Fly Shield has been revealed.
All the Poison Resistance bonuses have been displaced, and has become status up as equipment bonuses.
The sole exception is the Poison Bee shield.
Bee Needle Shield Ⅱ
Equipment Bonus: Attack Power 1 <Unmastered>
Special Effect: Shield of Stinger (Small) Bee Poison (Poison)
The defensive power hasn't really changed from the Bee Needle Shield, but the paralysis poison can now be changed to poison damage over time.
Well enough of that, it seems the enemies are appearing quite frequently.
Even after defeating them another one just takes it's place.
Certainly, the wind is full of poison which scatters a plague, this is definitely too severe for a normal adventurer.
”there is no point to killing them all! Firo, run through!”
Raphtalia and I ride the wagon while giving instructions to Firo.
”Okay~!”
Firo pulls the wagon and ploughs through at pull power.
Along the way, Firo ran over a sludge like demon. But because there was no time i didn't get to absorb it.
And after a few minutes...
”Is this our final destination?”
I see the corpse of a dragon, leaking poisonous miasma, and releasing a foul odour in the air.
The size is around a 10 meters, and it resembles a Western-style dragon...
However, the features can't be made out any more.
The extent to which it is rotten has made it hard for even the original colour to be seen, all that's left is black miasma like skin.
It seems the fatal injury would be a single blow to the abdomen. There is a big scar in the abdomen exposing internal organs and releasing a putrid smell.
Poison flies father around the rotten meat of the dragon, this is quite disgusting.
”I'm hungry~”
”Is your appetite so great you can still eat after looking at that...?”
Firo began eating the food in the wagon.
”Raphtalia, are you okay?”
”Y-Yup.”
I need to make sure Raphtalia is okay because her respiratory system is weak, and the miasma will damage it even more.
”Take a rest as if it gets hard.”
”Okay”
I check out the other side of the corpse while swatting poison flies.
Seems to have been stripped by Ren and the adventurers. The fingernails, scales, skin, and wings are all gone. Even the tongue was taken.
it's not an exaggeration to call all that is left bones and meat.
excluding an extremely small portion of skin there is nothing left.
The smell is extremely nasty. This is definitely severe.
I might be faring better than Raphtalia because of my poison resistance. I have no idea about Firo.
”Raphtalia, exterminate the poison flies. Firo come dismantle the corpse with me. It's too big for my shield to absorb.”
I should let my shield absorb all of it. there is a risk of the soil getting corrupted as well if I bury it.
”Okay”
Firo finishes her meal with a bloated belly and nods.
”I feel a little sick.”
”That's cause you're over eating.”
Goso...
”...Did it just breathe?”
”Ummm...”
The dragon's corpse seems to have begun to move.
Oh my, it probably looks like it because of the poison flies flocking on the corpse.
Gorori...
Yup.
Just my imagination.
The dragon's corpse began to move, and got on it's hands and knees in attack mode.
”GYAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”
The dragon raises it's head and unleashes a roar with it's fang-less mouth.
”How the hell can it move!”
”Naofumi-sama please calm down!”
The corpse of the dragon...no, the zombie dragon began to move as I shouted.
What the hell. This is too much for us.
The Level is unknown , and any abilities this zombie dragon has is unknown.
What is wrong with this world!
The zombie dragon turns to face us while regenerating each organ.
A part of the wing and tail is regenerated. I don't know whether the fangs and claws will regenerate too.
It seems to be liquidizing the rotting meat and turning it into it's wings and tail.
The fatal wound on the abdomen was closing and the internal organs were regenerating.
Dealing with this is impossible for me!
”Let's escape!”
”But Firo already!”