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

「S-sorry, Chief」(Ghoul)

「Grr, we have embarrassed ourselves Next ti whales」(Ghoul)

「No, I think they’re sharks?」(Vandalieu)

Sam had always lived in an inland area with no nearby ocean and only knew about aquatic creatures from what he had heard from others, while Zadiris was only familiar with river fish As Vandalieu explained that they were sharks, not whales, he reetSharks」

「For now, let’s avoid draining monster blood near the ays」(Vandalieu)

Since sharks were sensitive to the smell of blood, if they drained ht an endless strea Sharks

Draining the h a little less anyway, since he could preserve the ic

They decided to get away fro Shark whose head had been cut off and take only the liver and fillets of e along with the Needle Wolf before continuing their journey

『Bocchan, why are we taking the fillets with us?』(Sam)

「If you prepare it right, I think it’s a food ingredient that’s good for the body」(Vandalieu)

If Vandalieu recalled, shark fillets were good if they were dried after having the skin reh-quality ingredients Though he didn’t have high hopes for the liver oil as they weren’t deep-sea sharks

They headed deeper into the Devil’s Nest, aiion that the Undead appeared in, and as they passed by a half-collapsed building –

「Ah, an ene」(Vandalieu)

Just as Vandalieu said that, a nue creatures covered in scales ju

They possessed eyes with vertical-slit pupils like reptiles,Sharks and stood upright on their rear legs that had claws like knives They were only around two meters tall, but other than that, they were exactly like dinosaurs

However, Vandalieu pinpointed where they were hiding in advance with【Sense Life】, so though they were planning to take the Ghouls by surprise, the Ghoul warriors reacted immediately and defeated them one-sidedly

「Oooooh」(Vandalieu)

Vandalieu gazed at the motionless dinosaurs with an emotionally-moved expression on his face

He had felt the same hen he saw Wyverns for the first time, but this was a real dinosaur Creatures that could only be seen as extinct fossils on Earth and in Origin

In elementary school on Earth, Vandalieu’s uncle had forced him to cancel his participation in the school excursion to the museum For hi an impressive dinosaur skeleton in a s he had wanted to do before he died

「Boy, I think we should beon?」(Zadiris)

「King, these huge lizards, do they taste good?」(Ghoul)

『Let on race』(Sam)

However, for Zadiris and the others, since they were not Dragons, they were simply Rank 3 or 4 lizardlike this

「 If we can collect enough to use as materials and have some left over, maybe I can make skeleton specimens for my own personal museum」(Vandalieu)

Vandalieu only realized the confusion of the others quite sorew

After the dinosaur Raptor attack, Vandalieu and his party were attacked several more times

They were attacked by small-fry monsters like Goblins that could be found anywhere and enoronflies Even the Ents that Vandalieu had only rarely encountered because of the deforestation by Bugogan’s village had slow move as they were careful of the branches and vines that they swung to attack

They also fought so another Raptor attack, an enorer and a Horn Bull that attacked by shooting the thirty-centirew all over its entire body

And what they learned through all this was –

『There are quite a lot of monsters in this Devil’s Nest』(Sam)

『Really It’s good that there is a lot of prey, but we’re hardly ress』(Saria)

There were so manyof their own accord made it more convenient for Ghouls to hunt theroups led by Ghouls of Rank 4 or higher wouldn’t have any probleuards down

But since the attacks were so frequent, Vandalieu’s party hadn’t even traveled one kilo into account the fact that there were cruh because they had been overgroith vegetation, it was a pace so slow that it was hard to say that the search was ress

「Is it because adventurers don’t come here that there are so many monsters?」(Vandalieu)

「That is probably part of the reason, but there are probably no Ghouls in this Devil’s Nest That is why even though the Needle Wolves are unintelligent, the Goblins that are supposed to be cowardly and seeent monsters like Raptors attack us They do not knoerful we are」(Zadiris)

Adventurers didn’t come to thin the monster population in these Devil’s Nest ruins that was sandwiched by the Boundary Mountain Range on both sides That hy the

In addition, since Ghouls didn’t inhabit this Devil’s Nest, theZadiris and the Ghouls were and simply attacked these「intruders」

If these theories were correct, the Ghouls would have to hunt the monsters in the adventurers’ place for a while If thethe Ghouls were and stopped attacking them, this place could becoe in

「Well, it see us already」(Zadiris)

Zadiris glanced at the line of Living Dead walking in succession behind Sam – Vandalieu had turned the prey that wouldn’t fit into Sae into Undead

Many monsters were ferocious and wouldn’t even hesitate to kill other members of their own race Even so, they would not bare their fangs aggressively at , cornered or the conditions greatly favored theht

The sight of members of their own race that had been killed and turned into Undead was easy-to-understand proof to the er than them

Needle Wolves and Goblins still continued to attack them recklessly, however

「Also, let’s make sure to avoid the ays as we proceed」(Vandalieu)

「Indeed, those creatures were sensitive to the smell of blood」(Zadiris)

Wary of the Flying Sharks, the line of Undead proceeded to make their way towards the center of the Devil’s Nest ruins

The center of the Devil’s Nest ruins that they arrived at was indeed in ruins, but at the saht that could be called a work of art

An enor it were nulory

And as if to make up for the almost complete lack of life in the area, there were human-skeleton-shaped monsters all over the place

『Skeletons, and with that size, they must be those of the titan race that I have heard about It appears that this was once a country of titans』(Sam)

The height of the Skeletons ell over two meters, and some were even around threeand narrow spine; their bones were thicker andthan those of humans

And though Vandalieu and the Ghouls hadn’t noticed it fros had been severe, but the buildings and ie The large buildings ht of four or fiveCloser inspection of the bucket-like object that one of the Ghoul warriors had picked up revealed that it was actually a broken cup

If Kachia was here, she o, there had been a nation of titans here The A shi+eld-nation to attempt an invasion to wipe the titans out

titans They were the first race that the Goddess Vida had birthed following the battle with the De

After the giant God Zeno’s heart was destroyed, the Sun Giant Talos was the only one of his folloith a noble spirit and sense of virtue that didn’t turn to worshi+p the evil Gods The titans were the race born between him and the Goddess

They possessed large, robust bodies; titan shi+eld-bearers were even more reliable than castle walls, and yet it was said that if the titans were to go on the attack, any castle walls would cruht of this warrior race

「Well, it’s h」(Vandalieu)

Vandalieu had been born in the shi+eld-nation of Mirg that was part of the Aainst the races created by Vida He had never even entered a town through the front entrance before This was his first ti titans

He wasn’t the only one Adventurers belonging to a race created by Vida were rare in the Amid Empire, Sam who had been the employee of a noble titans for the first time

「 The real thing you’re referring to are just bones though, King」(Ghoul)

However, it see only a titan’s bones was the sa a titan

「There are some that aren’t made of just bones, you know」(Vandalieu)

But that Ghoul went quiet as Vandalieu pointed at a titan Zos Well, it was possible that he still didn’t agree but just thought it was pointless to point it out again

More importantly, he was more concerned about whether they could be so relaxed surrounded by hundreds of Undead, but like in the Dungeon that Vandalieu had once visited, there was no problem

Many of the Undead were arreatswords, axes or spears with broken tips, but they didn’t raise them and simply moved out of the way to create a path for Vandalieu and his party One after another, they kneeled and bowed their heads

This behavior extended to Zadiris and the other Ghouls as well; they didn’t show any signs of hostility

「The Undead are really being sub that they are not attacking us, but to see the so defenselessly towards us is a surprise」(Zadiris)

「Yes, I was surprised the first time this happened, too」(Vandalieu)

Vandalieu had been prepared to use his ic in case these Undead would be hostile towards the Ghouls eren’t Undead like Sam, but it seemed that this was a needless worry

This was just to ic spell【Appraisal】to find –

【Skeleton Warrior (titan), Rank 3 AUndead after being killed Hates all living things, especially those that killed it】

The inforic was level 1, when he had tried to use the saave him,【The corpse of a dinosaur-shapedthis time, so he was surprised by the information provided

As he tried this on the other kneeling Skeletons and Skeleton Soldiers, he learned short descriptions about the monsters in addition to their names

However, as he tried using【Appraisal】on randoave him,【Weed: A weed】

It seemed that when Vandalieu used【Appraisal】on Undead, he could learn information beyond what the level of his skill normally allowed him to learn

『So, Bocchan, what shall we do?』(Sam)

「Let’s see, I think they’ll listen to what I say, so first I’ll ask the up the idea of 」(Vandalieu)

Vandalieu considered the infor【Appraisal】Unlike Bone Man, who Vandalieu had created, these Undead seeinal owners of the bodies

Vandalieu thought that he ht be able to communicate with theotiating with the Undead

But Zadiris and the other Ghouls were accustomed to Undead Sam who they could easily converse with and understand, so they voiced no objections and Vandalieu’s idea was, in fact, correct

Fro deeper in the ruins, a monster that looked different from the other Undead appeared

『Ooh Could this be』(Mysterious Undead)

An Undead that looked like abut skin attached to its bones, wearing a robe that seemed to be that of a priest despite its ripped sleeves and yellow stains, walked directly towards Vandalieu and his party

The three- noises as it approached, perhaps as if e else The Ghouls raised their weapons in bewilderment, while Saria and Rita showed confusion on their faces no, in their behavior

But as if he hadn’t seen this; he stopped in front of Vandalieu and collapsed onto his knees to kneel as he spoke

『O Prophesized Holy Son, thank you for gracing us with your presence and descending upon the『Capital of the Sun』, Talosheirant salvation to us, who only await to return to dust!』(Mysterious Undead)

TLN: It's still rather unclear what this term (which appears in the title of the chapter as well) actually is/ot it wrong here

Zadiris and the other Ghouls only showed more confusion in response to the Undead’s words, but Vandalieu simply looked at him silently

With that said, he simply appeared calm because his eyes constantly looked dead with his expressionless face In reality, he was incredibly bewildered, with the strange feeling that he would be receiving another title

【The level of the Death-Attribute Charm skill has increased!】

Monster explanation:

【Anubises】

These are ed in death-attribute Mana before birth Their base Rank is Rank 3

All of their body’s characteristics are superior to norence is no exception They lack the claws that Kobolds possess on their hands and feet, but they are able to use their fingers more skillfully instead

They possess the【Dark Vision】and【Status Effect Resistance】skills froe areater aptitude for ic than normal Kobolds

Their urge to breed and fertility is lower than norroups of three at most While normal Kobolds need only three months to develop to maturity, Anubises require ten months

Their appearance is that of humans with dark skin and the black-furred heads and tails of dogs If they conceal their heads and tails well, they could be able to disguise themselves as humans

Though this is a conjecture, it is estimated that while the lifespan of normal Kobolds is about thirty years, the lifespan of Anubises is more than double that

As the Anubis race has only just been born, it is unknohat kind of superior races of Anubises may exist

If one were to report the existence of Anubises to the Adventurers’ Guild with proof, they would be rewarded handso the existence of a new race of monsters, but that would be difficult at present