Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 572
[572Tue] The Road to Lich is paved with RAGE
Just as the influence of good gods exists in this world, the influence of evil gods also exists..
This is true even if we only look at the remnants of evil spirits possessed by the Demon King's army, which can be said to be an example at hand. Even the remnants of evil spirits that are treated as dead still have divinity and can be used, so how can they be completely eradicated?.
Fortunately, it's quiet here because we've stopped the evil spirits who have shown great power relatively recently, but it means that somewhere across the sea, not in our neighborhood, there may be guys struggling to fight against things like the apostles of the evil spirits..
Monsters are treated in the same category as such evil things..
So, it is a being that must be punished, uprooted and eradicated, and yet, like an evil spirit, it is something that cannot be completely eradicated..
Do you join hands and cooperate with those bastards? It is a completely different problem than taming a wild wolf and using it as a hunting dog, or capturing an enemy prisoner and using it as a cannon fodder..
Since I don't know the details, I can at least understand why they are just arguing among themselves that they will turn the Demon King into a god..
Assuming that he approached it with the complacent mindset that it was OK since the remnants of the evil spirit were literally dead, he thought that it could also be the result of not properly recognizing the seriousness like those who paid for the radiation exposure when the nuclear missile was first completed, and somehow managed to do it. There is room for understanding. Of course, all the key personnel who attempted it will have their heads ripped off..
But joining hands with monsters can't do that. They are monsters that were created from the beginning to attack, plunder, or eat intelligent beings. It is normal to be treated similarly to the devil, universally and regardless of race..
"Are you not even aware of that basic awareness, or have you become insensitive to it because you don't care about people around you??"
"Well, I think it's both.."
"Being honest is at least an advantage.."
Sighing at the guy whose answers were straightforward and clear, Kal Kansi and I tied the patrol leader tightly to the saddle of our car..
In a way, it was luck. Even if she knew about the existence of the grich bastard, if Laika had not come with her own car, she would have had to prioritize contact with the kingdom's military to hand over the important information she was taking from Thor..
Laika said it would arrive in roughly two to three days, so even if this guy wakes up in the meantime, as long as he doesn't poop and urinate, he and the information we brought will be able to safely reach the kingdom's army. However, I didn't know what misunderstandings people might have if I just sent it like this, and people who don't communicate well with Leica, so I didn't forget to enclose a short letter..
"Well then, thank you again this time, Leika.."
[huh!]
When Leica approached the car that had distanced itself from us with a powerful reply, the car stretched out its legs in a very careful motion, grabbed Leica, and flew up into the sky in an instant. Even I thought he was that strong, so much so that he tilted his head, so not only Kalkansi but even Emmett seemed a little surprised by the movement..
"You really see all kinds of cases. A pseudo-divine beast that used to be a magic sword, and a flying dragon that understands its words...."
It was Emmett who let out a small mutter along with a laugh as he looked at the back of the car that was quickly driving away..
After listening to it, I realized that there was nothing ordinary about it. Still, after all the twists and turns, I am now receiving a lot of help from Laika, who no longer knows whether the magic sword was the right one, so isn't it a good thing??
"Anyway, I'm glad you have a conscience. If he had separated us and said he would only take that friend, I wondered what I should say to the saint later.."
"It would have been the same if he had been a little bigger, but it's a shame.."
Taking Emmett's joke as a joke, we packed our bags and started retracing the route we had taken, with our willing taxpayers leading the way..
The idea of entrusting a prisoner with directions to the place that used to be his base may feel daunting, but since we had information on the Demon King's army's base in our hands anyway, it was possible because there was no need to worry about taking the wrong path or being caught in a trap..
In fact, I was planning on breaking one of his arms if he showed even the slightest sign of something strange, but he continued to lead the way very obediently. The way he tries so hard not to do anything that might even be suspicious makes me wonder if he has Stockholm Syndrome in that brief moment..
"If you have no confidence in running away and there is someone following closely behind you who will cut off a part of your body if you do anything wrong, wouldn't anyone act cooperatively??"
Cowardly, I pretended not to hear Kal Kansi's words, which justified his actions with extremely rational and logical facts, and the journey I continued was several times faster than when I moved to join the kingdom's army. This was also thanks to the active cooperation of voluntary taxpayers..
Although there were many in number, it was indeed a patrol of the Demon King's army, and it found its way much more skillfully than Kal Kanshi, who was supposed to guide the first route, and moved to avoid the Demon King's army skillfully..
However, the only ones avoiding it were the Demon King's army. If you thought there was a monster nearby, would you have not hesitated to dig in and pull out the roots, repeating the process about four times? We took two days to go back the way we came, then took a side road and walked for another full day before we reached our destination..
"It's in a really shitty place.."
The forest, where it was feared that you might be infected with a disease just by breathing, was uniquely gloomy, even though it was no different from other areas we had walked through so far. Even though the sun was shining, the forest was dark, and there was a thick blanket of fog or smog that made all shapes appear blurry, creating an extremely eerie atmosphere..
At the edge of the forest, which is not only full of stones and debris that are expected to have once been part of the building, but also so unpleasant that you can feel strange figures writhing within it even before you step on it, there is a spire that appears to be half collapsed and resembles a dead body. Shining and revealing its presence.
Sure enough, it was the spire that the willing taxpayer's finger pointed to..
"The lychee is located over there. I don't know which denomination's temple it was, but it was still intact and sturdy. It received military support and received additional physical and magical reinforcements, making it even stronger than it looks.."
"It seems like there's quite a distance, but it looks big like that.?"
"It's actually quite large. Looking at the scale, it makes you wonder if there was a large city in this area in the past.."
While Carl Kansi and the volunteer taxpayer were having a brief conversation, I felt the presence in the forest gradually narrowing the distance. Just a moment ago, I didn't notice any particular regularity, but it seemed like everyone recognized us and approached us..
"What are the undead scattered nearby??"
"Can this be called Lich's... familiar? Anyway, this is a crime prevention measure made by Rich. I don't know what kind of trick they used, but they used that to check on us.."
"You can fool me?"
"no. There must be a separate certificate issued by the command. It's a one-time thing.."
It sounds like it's being managed very professionally. After joining the kingdom's army later, I think it will be necessary to securely capture that unit and find out the details..
"Hmm, since the opponent is a lich, there may be high-ranking undead. What can we do? Since they don't die very often, I think avoiding them is the way to go.."
It was a rational decision, but I didn't feel like it..
The undead summoned by necromancers are closer to golems created by combining bones and corpses, but the undead created by lichs are closer to a separate life form. This means that even if the lich dies, the undead here will not disappear on their own..
Since I still have the mindset of a modern person not to throw away trash on the side of the road, I had no intention of passing by and pretending not to notice the trash that was not going away on its own, so I took out Kakula's ax that I had brought with me for the first time in a while and held it in response..
"Since I have no hobby of crawling around watching corpses,."
"...You are really sensitive to things like this. Is it because he is a hero??"
"Well, this time I won't just use magic, I'll use everything I can.."
"Of course you should. I'm not a bad teacher who tells me to only use magic in situations like this.."
I smiled briefly as I watched Emmet shrug his shoulders and adjust his cane. I blessed the axes in both hands and threw them towards the shadow flickering beyond the thick fog. Everyone was surprised by that sudden action, but regardless, the two-handed ax thrown for the first time in a long time hit the shadow exactly and almost put the guy out of his condition..
Perhaps because it was a corpse, its durability wasn't very good, but it felt like it was exploding a bit too much, but the accuracy and power were not bad for something I've done for the first time in a long time..
"It's nice to use it after a while."
"......No, do you usually use a two-handed ax for throwing??"
When Karl Kansi, who was dumbfounded, asked a question that seemed unconvincing, he responded with a returning ax instead of words, and when I looked back on my memories, it was the first time I had a proper close-quarters fight since lying down..
I didn't like having to deal with corpses, but it might not be so bad if you think of it as rehabilitation..
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