The Death Mage That Doesnt Want A Fourth Time 27 (1/2)

Volume 2: The Sunken Continent’s Capital, Talosheim

The Spies that Marshal Palpapek had sent out to follow the Ghouls’ tracks cae, just as he had expected

The report they gave was a strange one, soe was too precipitous for carriages to pass over, but for so over them」

Could the Dhaic Items? No, probably not

「However, the fact that they crossed thefurther chase would be impossible」(Thomas)

After receiving this report, Thoave up on the Dhampir extermination that the Vampire had requested of him

In the first place, for hi that he absolutely had to succeed in doing

It was not as if the Va; he would not lose his own life His position as the marshal and his court rank as earl were solid and firm

He would simply use another opportunity to fulfill the Vampires’ requests, endure the financewith this political opponent This mistake was certainly one that he could recover from

Of course, he was angry at the Dhampir and his pride had been scarred But even so, Thoh ard for the costs

「That is how it is Sorry, but I will not be able to assist you people any further with finishi+ng this Dhampir」(Thomas)

That hy he wore a calm expression as he delivered this information to the Vah the Vampire often mocked Thomas with his words, he would have also expected that Thoive up on the chase

Defeating that Dhampir shouldn’t be a completely necessary task for the Vampires, either

「 According to your theories, that Dha and he is now headed beyond the e, correct?」(Vampire)

That hy Thomas felt a little surprise when the Vampire spoke not words of ridicule, but this question in a sour tone

「That is right」(Thomas)

「Tch, things have become troublesome Oi, you really cannot assist us any further? You cannot try tohappen?」(Vampire)

Even through the familiar, Thomas could hear clear impatience in the Vampire’s voice that he never would have expected It was as if the Vae blunder

「Send out a request for adventurers, or stir up that religious fanatic, you cannot do anything?」(Vampire)

「To be estions that you yourself know to be impossible, you seem to be quite flustered」(Thomas)

Indeed, it was possible to send out a request to the Adventurers’ Guild withoutas the funds were there However, one would have to risk their life just to cross the e What kind of whimsical people would accept a request that required thee that contained an unknown nu with hundreds of Ghouls and then cross the ain to return home?

Even if he offered enoughhis family of earls to ruin, it was likely that none would accept it

Even the renowned religious fanatic High Priest Gordan had wanted to give chase, but the Church had persuaded him otherwise and he had already left this land for his next holy task

「What is thespecial about this Dhampir?」(Thomas)

「 It has nothing to do with the likes of you!」(Vampire)

With a shout that didn’t even attempt to conceal the Vah the openThomas had a puzzled expression on his face, but he decided that if it had nothing to do with hi the ht

Even though there were dealings between him and the Vampires, it was not as if he wanted all secrets to be shared In fact, there were

There was certainly so special about that Dhampir If there wasn’t, there was no way that it could have survived as a breast-feeding infant and then brought the Ghouls together

However, this level of「soh for Thomas to pay the Dhampir any particular caution as the nation’s dom contained powerful e number of threats The Dhampir was only one more threat added to that number

It was not a pleasant incident, but it was nothing to become flustered about and make a commotion over

As long as the nation’s radually increased while keeping their guard up, there was nothing to fear

No matter how much power that Dhampir and the Ghouls amassed, they wouldn’t be able to destroy a fortress in a single instant like a high-Rank Dragon would

Noticing that the black tea in his cup had gone stone-cold, he called a servant to replace it He decided that after drinking this tea, he would take a rest and stop paying any further thought to the Vampire who seemed like he would be busy soon

The Vampire whose familiar had flown out of the marshal’s house Sercrent Ozba was a man whose appearance suited his position as a nobleman of Vampire society

But right now, he was clicking his tongue over and over, scratching his head and violently swirling the red liquid inside his glass

「Foolish, so foolish, damn it all!」(Sercrent)

If other Vaether, they would question his nobility, but he didn’t have the luxury of worrying about his ht now

As Thouessed, the appearance of a Dhampir wasn’t a threat to the Vampires who followed the evil Gods It was an event

TLN: This is “event” as in like an in-game event

Leaving cases where the parent was a Pure-breed aside, Dhampirs didn’t pose a threat when the Vampire parent was a noble-born or Subordinate Vampire They would simply execute both parents, and the one who had succeeded in doing so would be praised by the high-ranking individuals that ruled the faction

It was just a game like that

However, there were some exceptions

Those exceptions hen the Dhampir matured to adulthood, amassed his oer or headed to the Bahn Gaia continent’s southern region The warhammer’s handle that was separated froe

Sercrent had been commanded by the Pure-breed Vampire that was his『parent』to at least prevent these fro

As adult Dhath in battle as their Va alh chance that they would become troublesome enemies

If such Dhath to create powerful organizations There had been a case where an entire country was ruined and the Va that country’s shadoas annihilated The leader of the roup that had achieved this feat was a Dhah that fact wasn’t widely known in hu Vampires

And the southern region of the continent beyond the Boundary Mountain Range was still inhabited by Vah their overall nu Pure-breed Vaht alongside the True Ancestor against the God Alda and the heroes a hundred thousand years ago

If Dhampirs were to join the faction of Vampires that followed Vida, in the worst case scenario, there could even be a war between the two factions Though it was difficult to believe, the Va Dhampirs as Vida’s children, even if they possessedwhat they would do

But Sercrent didn’t have to worry about that The traitor, the Subordinate Vaainst sunlight, had already been dealt with He had passed information about the Dark Elf ious fanatic had burned her at the stake

He had not ed to finish off the crucial one, the Dhae to survive on its own

That should have been the case, but for some reason, it had appeared in a Devil’s Nest and was even leading a pack of Ghouls Even so, the marshal had ht that would be the end of it

That hy he hadn’t stepped out to deal with it personally, nor had he dispatched his subordinates to do it

However, Sercrent’s expectations had proved to be naïve The Dhae

It was possible that they were sih the sight of theon that possibility without any confirerous

「This cursed, audacious,order!」(Sercrent)

How could he gather power before even becoe?! Sercrent murmured these words, to which Vandalieu would undoubtedly reply,「Because you guys drove us into a corner!」Deciding to report to the noble-born Vaed his disheveled hair with a comb

He really didn’t want to report his failure, but he was bound by lect to do this

Sercrent was the one pulling on the strings attached to the back of the Mirg shi+eld-nation’s marshal, Earl Thoement position

「Ah, jeez, why have the materials been processed so badly?! There’s pieces of meat still stuck to the Wyvern hides, and this Needle Wolf fur is full of holes! I am sure you just used your claws to et about all the times I told you to use knives?!」(Tarea)

After coe, Tarea had become incredibly lively She seemed to have become a different person after her condition had improved

It was alh to make Vandalieu think that her weakness had simply been caused by altitude sickness However, Tarea’s old age hadn’t changed, so he would use【Youth Transfors had settled down

「Well then, we’ll be going to take a look inside the Devil’s Nest」(Vandalieu)

Vandalieu had recovered his Mana after resting overnight and had decided to do a reconnaissance inside the Devil’s Nest before bringing everyone inside He could have scouted with Les, but he would be able to see the most with his oo eyes

And there was also a need to test howto obey him

The scouting members were Vandalieu, Sam, Saria, Rita, Bone Bird, Zadiris and several Ghouls of Rank 4 and above

The rest of the Ghouls would be protected by the Ghoul warriors led by Vigaro as well as Bone Monkey and the rest of the Undead

「Leave everything to us!」(Vigaro)

「Make sure you coo out, hunt prey and then return to where the wo」(Basdia)

「Yes Basdia, please take care of her as well」(Vandalieu)

Leaving the Live-Dead in Basdia’s care, Vandalieu departed with his party He looked as if he was going on an excursion, but he are of the heavy responsibilities placed on him

In the Devil’s Nests ruins that he was stepping into, he had to secure a source of food for the six hundred or so Ghouls and monsters Vandalieu was the one who had led them here, after all

Since Vandalieu could stop decoic, there was no cost to preserving food other than some of his Mana, and it see froe into the ays of the ruins, so water wouldn’t be inconvenient to find either Even so, his heavy responsibilities were heavy indeed

「Do not be so nervous, your shoulders are stiff They are very stiff, boy」(Zadiris)

「Ah, right there, fuu This is heaven」(Vandalieu)

The boy ould soon turn three years old was having his shoulders ed by the woman ould turn two hundred and ninety three this year (post-Youth-Transforht have been the first ti his shoulders His eyelids fluttered in response to the intense pleasure

「Ah, no, I can’t fall asleep e’re about to leave Sao」(Vandalieu)

Vandalieu i with his passive skill,【Status Effect Resistance】

『Certainly』(Sam)

And so Vandalieu and his party stepped foot into the Devil’s Nest ruins

The Devil’s Nest ruins consisted of smaller Devil’s Nests with different properties The central area was a Devil’s Nest with no signs of life other than vines and moss, and it was surrounded by a Devil’s Nest of ruins that had been sed by a forest

Though they were all part of the saions, it was highly likely that the ions would be different

And that quickly proved to be true

「JUGAAAAAH!!」

With a strange-sounding roar, aith countless needles growing from its back attacked them It was one of the monsters that had attacked the Ghouls on their journey across thethem「Needle Wolves」

They were about Rank 3 in strength and though they olf-like in appearance, they didn’t form packs and mostly appeared on their own

『EIYAH!』(Rita)

「Gyubih?!」(Needle Wolf)

And though they were ferocious, they were not very intelligent Nors, claws and the needles that covered the fur of their backs, but it was a foe that the Living Bikini Armor Rita could easily turn the tables on

Incidentally, though the Needle Wolves were like wolves, their meat was rich and delicious Also, the fur on their bellies was soft and fluffy, s

「I’ve just thought of this, but could it be that these things aren’t hedgehog-like wolves, but wolf-like hedgehogs?」(Vandalieu)

『That could be the case; they do not form packs, after all』(Sam)

Well, either way, one Needle Wolf provided alans, so they were good prey to hunt

As the Ghouls prepared to drain the blood from the Needle Wolf, a spray of water came from the river the ay

「SHAAAAH!」

Three sharks with bodies over twoleapt at the Ghouls from the water with their mouths open, teeth bared

「UOOOOH?!」(Ghoul)

「Fish aren’t supposed to fly!」(Ghoul)

Stepping in front of the Ghoul warriors ere surprised at the sight of flying sharks attacking the a fist of air that punched one of the sharks hard

Vandalieu blasted a second shark with a【Mana Bullet】with as much Mana as he could fit into it, while Rita took the head of the third with a【Single Flash】frolaive

『Father, this is e』(Rita)

『This may be a dolphin or a whale creature that I have heard stories about』(Sam)

「Hooh, Sam-dono, you are well-informed In the Devil’s Nest that we cae fish or aquatic monsters And you lot, why did you lose your presence ofthese whales fly?! Have you all been slacking since your Ranks increased?!」(Zadiris)