The Death Mage That Doesnt Want A Fourth Time 28 (2/2)

Even so, soe and never returned A few dozen of the titans that didn’t chase after the First Princess lost their attachment to this world and faded away

And so when Nuaza and the other titans returned to the city of Taloshei citizens, they si the ruins

『That was the slow road that led to our ruin』(Nuaza)

There were nueons that the adventurers used to venture into day after day in search of materials

But Nuaza and the other Undead gathered at the center of the ruins, at the royal castle and in the area around it, never venturing outside Of course, they didn’t go out to hunt eons

Because of this, the monsters continued to multiply and the corrupted Mana released by those monsters, the source of evil, accumulated and expanded the Devil’s Nests for two hundred years and finally even reached this place, the center of Talosheim

If any monsters other than the Undead titans entered the central area of Talosheim, Nuaza and the others would exterminate theh They were monsters created by the spirits of elite titan warriors inhabiting the remains of their own bodies, and their memories and personalities from while they were alive were preserved to a certain extent, as Nuaza’s were

For the a hundred or two hundred of thefroeons that they used to clear was nothing but a way to pass the time

However, perhaps because of a problem related to their h to attempt to purify the Devil’s Nest that had spread into the ruins

Though since they were monsters themselves in the first place, they wouldn’t have been able to purify it entirely

In the Devil’s Nest that gradually encroached into Talosheim, the monsters multiplied at a rate far beyond any norle for survival between therew fiercer and as the powerful monsters survived, they were the ones to multiply and increase in number

In contrast, the nuht decrease, but was never able to increase

Regular groups of Undead would turn the corpses of the adventurers or monsters who killed them into Undead; their numbers would increase by the nu this place were non-existent

And since Nuaza and the Undead titans had retained their personalities from when they were alive, they didn’t see the Undead monsters as their coan to move

One day, when a group of a thousand or more powerful monsters closed in on this place, Nuaza and the other Undead of Talosheim would return to dust

『We believed that this would happen one day As the years and radually decreased There is no purpose for stray Undead who have forgotten their regrets and hatred to exist While acting as gravekeepers of our own land, praying that the Princess and the others who ood fortune, we have simply waited to be destroyed However, that one fateful day, the Goddess gave us a prophecy』(Nuaza)

It happened when Nuaza finished the fifty-year-long process of restoring the statue of the Goddess that had been destroyed by the Mirg shi+eld-nation’s soldiers

『Frootten children That child shall guide thee to prosperity and glory』(Nuaza)

Nuaza heard a voice filled with a deep love, and he instinctively felt that this was a prophecy from the Goddess

At the saend that had been passed down from their ancestors The founder of Vampires was born between the Goddess Vida and the hero Zakkart When he was defeated by the hero Bellwood, he left behind a certain prophecy

『Though I may perish here, I shall be reborn onceruin to the disciples of the arrogant God!』(Vampire founder)

And then Nuaza was certain that the white child of the prophecy was unendary founder of the Vampires

And more than a hundred years after the prophecy wasa divine aura (the effects of the Death-Attribute Char the Ghouls ere a race created by Vida but treated as monsters by human society

「O Holy Son, you are the white child in the prophecy, the second co of the son born between the Goddess and the hero Rise up with us, and bring prosperity and glory –」Nuaza)

「No, let’s wait athe two prophecies mixed up」

As Nuaza was overcome with emotion, Vandalieu hastily restrained him

He had been bewildered at being referred to as the Prophesized Holy Son, but with this strange prophecybewildered about it would be dangerous At this rate, he ht become forced to become the leader of an anti-Alda resistance

Vandalieu hated the God Alda and those who followed him; he did consider them his enemies, but they were so powerful that he was hesitant even to fight against just a single High Priest and his dozen or so subordinates

No matter how composed and rational Undead looked, they were fundaot too excited, theirshi+eld-nation!」

And Vandalieu doubted this prophecy, rather, the one made by the Vampire founder

There was a chance that the prophecy was so an Undead, but its contents matched Vandalieu and the Ghouls too perfectly for that He had no intention of guiding the Undead to prosperity and glory, but what Vandalieu and the Ghouls would achieve frolory for Nuaza and the other titans

If Vandalieu had heard a prophecy while he was living on earth, he probably wouldn’t have believed it, but since he knew that a God did in fact exist (even if that God was a good-for-nothing God), it wasn’t strange to iive prophecies to those who followed them

But ere the prophecy of the Goddess and the prophecy ether? They didn’t seem related to each other at all

「Hmm, Vandalieu is indeed white, and we Ghouls do have our roots in the Goddess Vida While the Goddess’s prophecy may refer to us, I do believe that the prophecy of the Vampire founder’s rebirth is unrelated」(Zadiris)

It seean to rehtest

『It matters not For us who cannot rid ourselves of our attachments and turn to dust, nor scorch our souls with hatred, who have only subnation, your ives us hope, o Holy Son』(Nuaza)

Vandalieu wasn’t unhappy to have a person(?) that he had only just met for the first tis of confusion were stronger He had no plan or strategy to lead theht this way」

However, it was convenient that Nuaza and the titans had a good iinal plans

「Well then, would it be alright if I brought the six hundred or so Ghouls that I led here to move into Talosheim?」(Vandalieu)

「Ooh! You would reside in our city, Holy Son?! These are the ruins of a dead nation; nobody would object Isn’t that right, everyone?!」(Nuaza)

In response to Nuaza’s question, the Undead titans who had been kneeling silently suddenly let out cheers that sounded like groaning

『We elcome the Holy Son and his companions! UOOOOH!』

『Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah! Gaah, ah, ah, ah!』

『Kill theet in their way!』

『Kill them all!』

A raveyard, but noas full of delight and bloodthirst The Undead titans lifted their weapons into the air, sto up as if they were about to head into battle right this moment

It was such a change that one had to question where their docility had gone, the fire of their euishable once sparked This was just another quality of Undead creatures

Most Undead had such fires sparked in them from the moment they rose, so not many knew about this, however

「B-boy? It seeerous words?」(Zadiris)

「They ets in the way of our ration into Talosheim」(Vandalieu)

『I concur, but there is such a thing as over-enthusiasm』(Sam)

『That sounds very convincing when Father says it, doesn’t it?』(Saria) [Sarcastic]

「Let’s see then, those who are willing to help, follow us」(Vandalieu)

And so several hundred Undead titans charged into the Devil’s Nest that separated the center of Talosheim and the teh force to storound flat

They slaughtered the Needle Wolves and Raptors that attacked theh the distance they covered was only around two kilometers, they turned the fortress city-nation froate into a safe ruin where not even a single mouse moved

Was it Vandalieu that was a ones for being able to do this just from the uncertain hope that Vandalieu had offered them?

「I think it’s the latter」(Vandalieu)

After that, since there was now a safe path through, Vandalieu led the pack of Ghouls, ere surprised by the Undead who seeration into the center of Talosheim

They had chosen the central area that contained s such as the royal castle, the church and government offices instead of a residential district This was because the sturdy buildings of the central area were in better condition

The central area had been exposed to the fierce battle that had taken place two hundred years ago, but what the Mirg shi+eld-nation had focused on trying to destroy was the Church of Vida and, most importantly, Vida’s treasure that had been hidden below the royal castle That hy they didn’t destroy the buildings made of solid stone

In addition, the Undead had been guarding the buildings of this central area for two hundred years, not allowing e them, so they would be usable once cleaned

The titans’ buildings were too large for the Ghouls, their furniture and implements had all decayed except for those s that were left didn’twas still required and new furniture needed to be built

But there was a mountain of materials to be found here

First, the timber froathered and lined up

「【Wither】Get up Cut Get out」(Vandalieu)

Vandalieu used the death-attribute ic spell【Wither】to remove some water from the trees and have them dry up, turned them into Wood Golems, used【Golem Transmutation】to have them cut themselves into appropriate sizes and then reain

With this method, the Devil’s Nest’s trees turned quickly into usable timber And then the Ghouls built partitions between rooinally native to a Devil’s Nest forest; since theydidn’t need particularly elaborate furniture, this as finished in several days

Vandalieu went around using【Goles that had fissures and parts that had cru this, the Undead titans who had been craftsmen while they were alive exclaimed,『We won’t lose, either!』and,『We cannot allow only the Holy Son to perforan to work as well; this was so that Vandalieu hadn’t included in his calculations

Speaking of things not included in Vandalieu’s calculations, Nuaza had said that he was only an apprentice priest As such, he was only the Church’s representative a the titans (Those of priest status or above either never revived as Undead or had already faded away) He wasn’t in a position to make decisions and speak for all of the Undead titans

Therefore, there was a considerable number of Undead titans other than the ones who had helped with the s Most notably, one of Taloshei】Borkus, had turned into an Undead and was apparently still guarding the inside of the royal castle

That was certainly one capable person capable corpse that Vandalieu wanted as his ally

「If I could have him act as a mediator for the Undead, there will be fewer troubles between the races after I get to the Orbaudom, too」(Vandalieu)

The Ghouls had already secured plenty of living space, so there was no need to have Borkus vacate the royal castle Even so, Vandalieu requested Nuaza to accompany him to convince Borkus to beco a puzzled look towards Zadiris, Saria and the others who had refused to follow him

【The level of the Strengthen Followers skill has increased to level 5!】

【The level of the Carpentry skill has increased to level 2!】

【You have acquired the Cooking skill!】

Monster explanation:

【Orcuses】

These are ed in death-dttribute Mana before birth Their base Rank is Rank 4

Their physical strength is about the same as that of Orcs, but their tenacity, endurance, dexterity and their intelligence in particular is superior to Orcs

They possess the【Dark Vision】,【Superhu】skills from birth Because of these, once an Orcus becomes an adult, his offensive and defensive capabilities exceed those of a fully-armed Orc even if the Orcus has no weapons and armor equipped

However, they possess lower levels in the【Endless sexual Sta】skills, and some do not even possess these skills at all Their reproductive abilities are only a little superior to humans

Their appearance is that of an overweight hurey-furred wild boar’s head, and only male individuals exist at present

Though this is a conjecture, their lifespans are estihly equal to those of humans

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

If one were to report the existence of Orcuses 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