Chapter 135 (2/2)
“I see… Well, that is likely the case Perhaps I e The only idea I have is the Trial of Zakkart, but it does not seem that you seek that,” Queen Donaneris murmured
“The Trial of Zakkart?” Vandalieu repeated the legendary Dungeon’s naeon that appears about once every month in a different place?”
“Hmm? The Trial of Zakkart does indeed disappear to a different place after approximately a month if there is nobody inside it, but it always appears once a year in the sacred land in which the Goddess slumbers,” said Queen Donaneris
It seeeon that was supposedly a wandering Dungeon appeared regularly in only one place, the sacred land in the southern region of the continent
“The Trial of Zakkart…” Vandalieu murmured
The last re culprits behind Vandalieu’s mother’s death, the Five-colored Blades, were led by the S-class adventurer Heinz who had undoubtedly solidified his position as a hero in the Orbauh-difficulty Dungeon that had been challenged by the them to retreat
Vandalieu wasn’t particularly interested in the act of clearing the Dungeon itself He wasn’t, but… what if the corpse of Heinz’s party member was still left inside? Vandalieu didn’t care if it was only the skull; if he could get his hands on that, repair it, put a soul in it to turn it into an Undead and bring it before Heinz, what kind of expression would Heinz make?
Wouldn’t this be at least soainst those three ere difficult to lay a hand on due to their positions in society as righteous people, despite having captured Darcia and sold her to a religious fanatic for loose change?
There would be nothing better than for theer That would allow him to kill them in self-defense
Of course, this would only happen after Vandalieu was properly registered as an adventurer with his Undead registered as familiars, acquired a proper social status, and th he needed to turn the tables on Heinz and his companions
“… When will the Trial of Zakkart appear?” Vandalieu asked
“I do not know that much It is certain that it appears once every year, but the es every year,” said Queen Donaneris “However, it should not have appeared yet this year If it had, the Dark Elf nation would have sent ht not be in the state to do that now”
“I see Let us try challenging it after defeating Bugitas,” said Vandalieu
He couldn’t prioritize his harassment of Heinz over the hen he didn’t knohen he would execute the harassment or whether the corpse he needed for it was still there The trial would come later
But hearing Vandalieu declare that he would challenge the Trial of Zakkart, Queen Donaneris, Kurnelia and even Budarion looked at hi at a champion
Well, it was a Dungeon that had repelled even Heinz’s party, who had been class adventurers at the tieon orthy of respect
“M-e Zakkart, Shrine-Maiden-dono,” said Myuze, shuddering
“Perhaps I have been saved by an uniht with Bugitas and his ilk ends, I wish to offer my blade and my life to Shrine-Maiden-dono! Please allow eous words with flushed cheeks
“Gizania, I do not e occupations, but please treat your life with care,” said Vandalieu
“Alriiight! Let’s go, kid! A Dungeon that nobody’s cleared before, this is getting !” Borkus shouted
“Borkus, calitas,” Vandalieu told him
“Now then, I would like to decide the conditions for providing our reinforcements!” shouted the loud voice of Kurt, as once the co the others who had started beco noisy
Once he had confir the conditions for joining the war that had been decided at awith Chezare and the others
“First, those under the co Vandalieu must be treated as allies and not har that is captured by our arain ownershi+p of I wish for these conditions to be acknowledged”
Queen Donaneris and Bakota had put theuard as they listened to these two conditions; now, they looked puzzled
“… No, are these conditions not to be expected?” said Bakota
It was common sense to treat reinforcements as allies and not cause thee corpses, was not a codoion of the continent
“If you are saying that you wish to take the itas’s noble Orc subordinates once they are defeated, I care not That is the right of the victor Of course, that applies for Bugitas himself as well,” Prince Budarion assured Kurt “Our empire does not allow noble Orcs and Orcs to eat the flesh of their brethren, but we utilize oods as a funeral service, and the corpses of criitas is er brother who shares my blood, but you do not need to concern yourself about that However, if you capture anything that is important to the eotiations”
It didn’t seeust or revulsion, not even Prince Budarion, so it seemed that this condition really was common sense
It was equivalent to Lizardthem to create leather ar arms and such from deceased individuals was equivalent to a funeral service
“Of course, ill respond to negotiations But what is iree to these conditions, then I will try and restore the heavily wounded to their original, healthy states, including Prince Budarion,” said Vandalieu
A different coe the Trial of Zakkart spread across the queen’s chamber
“My eye and arm, can they be healed?! I had hardened my resolve to at least land one blow back on Budarion, even with only one eye and one arm, but if you can restore me to normal, I will definitely put a stop to his violence!” Prince Budarion exclaimed
“Prince, please wait,” said Bakota “Shrine-Maiden-dono, perhaps due to the Death Scythe wielded by Bugitas, soic or even Ravovifard’s divine protection, it took the coof Prince Budarion’s wounds, neverthem Can you really heal them?”
It seemed that this commotion was due to the fact that Prince Budarion’s wounds had not been closed despite the presence of exceptional es like Bakota
Vandalieu and his companions had heard in advance froht due to the heavy wounds he had sustained However, it see why there was a faint sed body parts, despite several days having passed
It was likely a curse, special poison or even a unique skill that inhibited the effects of healing ic and Potions
“Can you do sos that had been cut off, but Prince Budarion isan arm and an eye,” said Gizania, who had cooperated with Myuze to barely , “We’ll accept anything!”
“I think I can However, first, I will need the conditions to be accepted If everyone acknowledges s I will need for the treatment,” said Vandalieu
As he finished speaking, Bone Man and Borkus removed their helmets and Princess Levia and the other Ghosts revealed themselves
The noble Orc Mage Buburin had a sharp glint in his eye as he directed the construction of a te off
“Bukukukuh”
However, it could not be said that his attitude towards his as attentive The reason for this was because he was already certain that this war had been won by Prince Bugitas… the newly-crowned Eitas
Coup d’états had already been successful in the High Goblin and High Kobold nations, conducted by those who had sworn loyalty to Eitas, and these nations were now under control
The Majin nation and Kijin nation were powerful enemies, but due to Ravovifard’s divine work, they would be held up for a while
TLN: Majin have beenlike “de like “devil person” I’ these in their japanese pronunciations, since there’s not really a way to properly translate these, especially since they haven’t been described yet
Prince Bugitas would use this opening to overrun the other nations and conquer Zanalpadna, where the loser Budarion was being sheltered
“And once we suppress this land, none will stand in our way… bukukuh,” Buburin snorted, letting out a laugh that was rather vulgar considering that he was athe word ‘noble’
“Buburin-dono, your words are rather loud for so to himself,” said a noble Orc General, a commander of the same rank as Buburin
This temporary fort was located between the e Zanalpadna Because of this, enough th had been positioned here to repel wild monster attacks and hold out for some time if Zanalpadna were to attack it
Buburin and the noble Orc General were Rank 8 There were a few other Rank 7 and ten Rank 6 noble Orcs There were five High Goblins and five High Kobolds Thirty Orcs serving as soldiers and laborers
And though they would not be used to fight, there were fifty slaves that could even be used as eency rations
“And you are speaking to yourself in human words The slaves will hear you,” the noble Orc General said
“I’ them hear me, of course To make sure that they don’t have any foolish hopes,” Buburin said “You slaves, if you value the lives of your wives and daughters, don’t let your hands rest!” he shouted at the human and Beast-personthe back of the nearest slave with the staff in his hand
Of course, it wasn’t with full strength In fact, he had been careful to hold back
However, the staff had been swung by a noble Orc, whose physical strength couldn’t be compared to an ordinary person, even if that noble Orc was a e The man who had been struck let out a screaround
“Ugh…”
He groaned and looked up at Buburin with anger in his eyes It wasn’t a fitting look for a slave to have in his eyes, but it couldn’t be helped Until half a year ago, he had been a citizen, not a slave
Like Zanalpadna, the noble Orc empire hadits citizens However, Bugitas had crushed that relationshi+p and tried to change it into a society of survival of the fittest
A part of that was turning the citizens into slaves But there weren’t convenient Magic Items shaped like slave collars like the ones used in societies outside the Boundary Mountain Range, so they had taken the slaves’ fae
If they worked poorly, once they returned to the empire, their family members would be eaten alive or raped until they died; either way, they would ruesome fates
“Kuh…”
In the end, theback and had no choice but to stand up and return to his work
Even though he wasn’t even handcuffed, never mind a collar He knew that even if all of the slaves rebelled together, they couldn’t even defeat one of the noble Orcs that were Buburin’s subordinates, let alone Buburin himself
And if they rebelled, the young children and elderly slaves would be eaten, while the wo children would be taken by the noble Orcs, not as wives, but as mothers for their children
The uarantee that they and their families would not be treated cruelly in the future They knew this, but right now, they had no choice but to obey
“Did you see the look in his eye! What pitiful creatures, unable to say anything in return It truly is a sin to be weak! I can’t believe inferior creatures like these were considered ‘citizens’ until not long ago! They are even lower than Orcs!” Buburin said with an unpleasant guffaw, saying even this in huonize the slaves
But the slaves couldn’t say anything in return, even when being scorned in this way
But about half of the Orcs looked at the frustrated slaves with sympathy
“How about you tease theested
The noble Orc General gave a gentle smile and shook his head “Bufufuh, I shall refrain If I will be doing any tor it to women on a bed”
“Oh, that is reasonable too Let us achieve itas grant us ranks and have our fill of real women, not these imitations created by powerless Gods, until ither away! … What’s wrong?”
At that moment, an Orc lookout shouted in Buburin’s direction to infor
Unlike races created by Vida, such as Arachne, noble Orcs were pureBuburin were stationed at this temporary fort; it was not often attacked by monsters
However, there were attacks conducted by desperately hungry ence too low to discern hoerful their foes were orthe scent of the slaves
Buburin thought that this would be the case as well, but was then puzzled by the lookout’s shouted report of “Fugoffugibiih!”
A titan Zombie?
Buburin was confused at the report regarding the approaching monster It wasn’t rare for Undead to rise from corpses in Devil’s Nests However, ould a titan corpse be left outside, when titans would never leave any of the city states on their own?
There shouldn’t have been any titan adventurers or soldiers, either
“Bugubufufuh,” the noble Orc General said, ignoring Buburin’s puzzle for one of the noble Orc subordinates to fetch him his bow and arrows
He was on the verge of reaching level 100 and increasing his Rank; he apparently wanted to gain as many Experience Points as possible
The noble Orc General took the bow and arrows fro Zo from his hand, and then released his arrow
The Zoer by coincidence; the arrow missed
“?! … Buugoh!”
Not having expected his arrow to miss, the noble Orc General showed clear irritation as he nocked a second arrow in his bow
He would definitely land this next arrow So the noble Orcs, including Buburin, thought
However, the titan Zo from his hand at a speed faster than could be seen by the eye, repelling the second arrow
“Ugh… I really a ordinary Zombies”
“Well, we et this close, so I believe it is fine”
“Well then, I suppose I’ll run the rest of the way!”
And so, the Zombie titan Borkus broke into a fierce sprint towards the dumbfounded Buburin and noble Orc General