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Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 575

[575Tue] The Road to Lich is paved with RAGE

The smell of a rotting corpse is very unpleasant..

That alone is enough to make you want to jump somewhere else, but as you fight hard to avoid the gushing fluids, the flesh, and the touches that seem to cause all kinds of diseases on your skin just by touching them, you end up happy every time you see a skeleton with only bones left neatly behind..

But in the end, I can say this because I have Kakula's Ax and Este. Because hitting bone can surprisingly easily damage the blade. Common adventurers say zombies are better than skeletons.

In that respect, it was a very fortunate situation that I was the only knife wielder in our party. The volunteer taxpayer is made to cower without a weapon and just watch, Emmet uses magic, and Karl Kansi fights with his hands and feet, so as long as I use the holy method of purification in moderation, there will be no major problems in the battle..

Ordinary adventurers would have retreated because their weapons or equipment were defective, and after reaching roughly the halfway point, I took a short break and said that thought. Kal Kansi, who was basking at the campfire, burst into laughter. He said.

"I really can't keep up with the customer's ideas. I'm glad I killed so many undead and didn't have to retreat due to the condition of my weapon.?"

At the same time, there are numerous corpses and piles of skeletons in the direction pointed by Kal Kansi..

There are so many different types of corpses, including those who died from magic, those who died from being blown up by Karl Kansi, those who died from cuts, etc., that just visible to the eye look like they are about 50 years old. Nevertheless, there are still many undead around. If someone were to watch this scene carefully, wouldn't they consider it a zombie apocalypse rather than a fantasy?.

"Because it was nothing more or less than that. I'm not the only one who felt that way?"

"Same opinion. They literally became 'undead', and the number of entities that felt like monster strength was very limited.."

A corpse that is just moving. Some objects could not move properly because they did not contain any power..

The same goes for those who are flocking under the collapsed building where we are right now. The only entities that can attack from a distance are a few skeletons. Once even that is dealt with with a needle, the rest is just a moving corpse lying on the ground instead of dirt..

"At first, I thought it was because I wasn't receiving any power, unlike in dungeons where there are nuclei... but after looking into it a little more, it didn't seem to be a problem in that area. It was almost like an empty feeling.."

"Do you know anything like that??"

"The correlation between monsters and magical power is a fairly in-depth study among wizards. Certain entities have this much magic power, undead must have this minimum magic power to be able to function, etc. It has been studied in quite detail. I also learned something by looking over my shoulder, so I checked it from time to time.."

Emmet, an excellent employee who gets his money's worth anytime, anywhere, continued his explanation by lightly writing something in the air with his wand, as if he still had a lot of free time even though he used quite a lot of magic to assist in battle..

"Special entities... In other words, except for those created by fusing zombies or those that were relatively strong among skeletons, most of them had magical power remaining at a level that could only sustain life at the bare minimum. As you can see, not all zombies are human, and it is impossible for them to have this much magic power while there are many demons mixed in. Thanks to this, it becomes clear what kind of lich we are dealing with.."

"Did you figure it out and tell me to take a break??"

"No, I just wanted to rest because I was really tired.?"

"yes?"

"What are you surprised about? No matter how talented and good a wizard I am, I am an old man and they do not respect my physical strength. In the meantime, they didn't even give me a proper explanation as I walked to a place other than the temple, so I asked them to rest for now.."

It was clear that Emmet's words were sincere as he clicked his tongue and opened his eyes sheepishly, but as a listener, I couldn't help but burst into laughter. Of course, as he said, I took the lead and led the group down a different path, but apart from that, I couldn't take the excuses of 'old age' and 'physical strength' seriously..

Although he doesn't look like he could split a skull open with his bare hands like Radnell Bandes, the fact that a man who is so straight-laced that he doesn't have a single thing about him that makes him look like he's really an old man, except for a few wrinkles on his face, makes me, as well as a willing taxpayer, say such things with sincerity. Even though he gave me a look of disbelief, Emmett continued to speak with a confident attitude..

"It was an established fact that he had made a deal with the devil. It seems like the problem is not just selling one's soul to the devil, but one who sacrifices a lot of people to protect one's soul.."

"This doesn't mean that Ji sacrificed all the people from when it was a city to become a lich.?"

"I don't know that much, but at least the people we've dealt with so far were sacrificed.."

"Haze disease..."

Is this how Saint Deoni felt when she heard from me that the Demon King's army might be planning to kill God? Just thinking about his actions worthy of being called a human horse breed gave me a headache..

"In the worst case, as you said, he could be a vicious being who sacrificed this entire city that existed in the past and then became a lich. In that case, what we're dealing with might not be a lich, but a demilich.."

Demilich.

When you just hear it, it seems like it's the same class as the Demigod and that it's going to be strong, but in reality, it's a little different. First of all, half is a lich, but it is not clear whether the other half is a human baby or has stepped into transcendence..

There are quite a few cases where a lich loses its power due to a physically broken head and becomes a half-width, but even such people are lumped together and called demilichs. In fact, this is the most common case when encountering a demilich..

However, the demilich that Emmet is worried about now is not that kind of half-baby, but someone who has reached at least half of the level of transcendence..

And, of course, because he has entered the realm of transcendence even halfway, such a guy is a monster that is different from an ordinary lich..

"In that case... in the worst case scenario, we might not be able to kill him. You know about the Lich's Reliquary, right??"

"How is that a reliquary? It's a relic box.."

Emmett corrected his statement even though he shook his head as if he couldn't stop him as he tackled him with a lot of discomfort..

"Yes, yes. Relic box. Anyway, there is no way a demilich who has reached transcendence would not have increased his reliquary. Depending on his level, he may have hidden the relic somewhere other than here. It is said that he even made a deal with the Demon King's army, so perhaps moving some of his relics to another place was included in the price.."

It would be better to take that into consideration before going into battle. As soon as Emmett finished speaking, everyone's eyes naturally fell on me..

I know. As was commonly seen in fantasy media in the past, the lichs of this world are people like Kyubey who can store their lives in separate objects or jewels..

It is commonly said in the folk world that it must be an item that the lich used during his lifetime, but as someone who has learned magic, I know very well that this is all nonsense and that the better the magic tool or the higher the purity the gem, the better..

Although it is unpleasant to call them reliquaries, these items, which are strictly just relics, are produced in various forms despite their names. The fact that it is said to be an item used by a lich during his lifetime is probably just a misconception since the lich used good magic tools during his lifetime..

"I know."

Because I knew that, I was taking the lead in moving forward..

When I answered calmly and showed no particular reaction, Emmett, who arched his eyebrows as if strange, rolled his eyes here and there, thought over the previous conversation, and then slowly opened his mouth..

"Now that I think about it, you said ‘that’.?"

"I thought you would react right away, but you were a little late.."

"Surely there is a connection with the relic box?......?"

"I was moving to check it out.."

Naturally, the third party, the volunteer taxpayer, did not understand the context and just collected the hook, but Carl Kansi and Emmett's reactions were different..

"I thought they were going to kill the lich after wiping out at least one more undead.."

"I guess it's just my mood that makes me feel like my evaluation is getting harsher.?"

"Even after thinking back on my actions up until now, it's shameless to say something like that. Why didn't you say it first??"

I turned my eyes away from the two people who were cowardly trying to beat them with facts and turned my gaze towards the faint rays of magic visible beyond the collapsed window. The 10 stems extending in all directions did not seem to extend anywhere very far outside the city, although it was a central area..

"I have a strong suspicion, but no physical evidence, so I decided to see it in person and talk about it.."

It's not that I've ever seen the Lich's relic in person, but rather, I was wondering if there really was a relic that could be said to be my lifeline in a place so defenselessly exposed..

Even though I didn't explain everything, Emmett seemed to have a vague idea of ​​what I was thinking when I heard it to check for physical evidence. Emmett scratched his horn as if in pain and said with a deep sigh:.

"Let's talk as we go."

Then, he moved his wand to manipulate the flames of the bonfire, and since there were no stairs to the top, he created a foul smell and noise on the first floor, and scattered fire rain towards the zombies who were looking up..

In a scene that was better described as being consumed by flames rather than simply burning, it took less than 5 minutes for small embers to spread in an instant and roast all the undead crowding around on the first floor..

Nevertheless, Emmett, who stood up without paying attention to Carl Kansi and the volunteer taxpayers who were admiring the amazing sight without feeling any heat, pointed to the outside with a light gesture and continued speaking..

"I think we need to have an in-depth conversation about your abilities.."

The sight of Emmett, wearing his coat neatly as always, was so nimble and disciplined that you could not think of him as an old man who had been talking about his physical strength until just now..