Chapter 19 (2/2)

“What else is this…?”

“Because those beasts might be beings that are drawn to the light. As a precaution, the shield was deployed.”

“You don’t cover yourself?”

“It’s okay for me. The magic will respond naturally.”

It had been about ten minutes since they entered the main road. About 300 meters ahead, they saw something. Although in the form of a human, Hisran and Jaeha did not relax their tension. The statue slowed down the carriage.

As the distance narrowed, the two could see… The appearance of four people with pale faces like patients approaching the carriage with bouncing gait.

Jaeha cried out in shock.

“No way that… Chinese zombie?”

“Chinese zombie? That isn’t human?”

Anyone who didn’t know much about Chinese zombie, would ask back. It wasn’t decayed like a usual zombie or had its limbs torn off, and it’s almost like a living person. If it wasn’t for the unusual movement, she wouldn’t have noticed.

“It’s a corpse that moves as if it was alive!”

“A zombie? Though they look a little different.”

“Similar, but different!”

“I don’t feel any vital reaction.”

By the way, why does a Chinese zombie appear here? She doesn’t think this is in China or even, at least, the oriental world!

Jaeha shook her head as if the thought was terrible.

The pale skin, clear eyes, and pointy nails. No matter how much she looked at it, the Chinese zombie came to mind.

‘What was the Chinese Zombie’s weakness? Sunlight, animal blood, and…’

Jaeha’s sharp cry echoed through the quiet street.

“Hisran, fire! Burn them all with fire!”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, but you think their weakness is fire? All right, let me show you something hot.”

The moment the Chinese Zombie’s claws were about to pierce the carriage’s spear, a fireball from the air engulfed their whole body.

“Uuuupany me.”

She had seen a lot of cases where things went wrong because she intervened, though it was the first time this had happened, so her face turned a little red. It was Hisran who killed the Chinese Zombie, but seeing him turn it into her service made her feel strange.

Jaeha shook her head flutteringly, as if trying to shake off the strange feelings, and told all the information about the Chinese Zombie she knew.

“As Zephiroth said, it’s more likely to be the work of the Warlocks. Warlocks are masters at beating spirits and dealing with all sorts of special drugs and corpses.”

“But, you’ve never seen such a monster?”

“They must have developed a new drug or technique while in hiding. I just wished it was a mutated beast, but it got annoying. If I accept your explanation, I understand most of the reports from the Viscounty. The reason why they say that they have returned from the dead but are neither ghosts nor zombies, and why they only appear at night.”

There was no one attacking Hisran and Jaeha other than the four Chinese Zombie. After wandering for about twenty minutes, they arrived at Viscount Koufen’s residence.

Some of the broken and collapsing walls looked like large stones piled up roughly. Was it damaged from the Chinese Zombie’s attack?

Hisran put the statue with the magic stone removed into the subspace and sent a magic message. After waiting for a while, the Viscount appeared with the knights.

“I am Hisran Ephesion sent from the red tower at the request of Viscounty Koufen. This is my assistant, Yoon Jae Ha.”

Next, he introduced himself and Jaeha in a more arrogant way than usual.

Even though Hisran, who was younger than him, treated him like that, Viscount Koufen wasn’t offended at all. Rather, he looked at Hisran with thrilled eyes.

“No, no way, did the Tower Master come directly?”

“If you don’t believe me, should I show you the magic plate?”

“Oh, no! It’s an infinite honor to meet the Tower Master of the Red Tower. Now I can get out of the dreadful night.”

Not only the Viscount but also the faces of the knights who accompanied him had a vivid light of joy. From that look, she could guess how much they had been tormented by the Chinese Zombie.

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