Grave Keeper of the Fallen Kingdom

Dozens of tentacles protruding from the ground rushed toward the knights at once.

Louise and the knights move organically without widening each other’s distance as much as possible.

The linkage complemented each other’s blind spots and showed quite excellent defense.

“The little ones are good at kicking around.”

thud!

As the warlock’s wand struck the ground once again, a black film formed on the surface of the tentacles, and the tentacles began to cling to the sword without being cut.

“Ugh! what’s this!”

“Get off!”

“sh*t! Don’t cut! Dodge as much as possible and spill it!”

The knights, embarrassed by the enemy’s fighting method, which they had never experienced before, tried to defend each other by complementing each other, but to no avail.

“uh… oh!”

When one of the knights had their sword stolen by a tentacle, their linkage collapsed in an instant.

“Kheuhuhhh!”

“gray!”

“this! Protect the prince!”

Louise gritted it.

Considering that Ren is a high-ranking knight-level enemy, he should have acted a little more strategically.

Louise could tell because they had directly clashed swords against each other every day.

Although his own knights tried to be vigilant in their own way, they did not see their opponents as high-ranking knights.

‘Where the hell did this happen… … .’

Perhaps thanks to her innate ability as a swordsman, Louise quickly adapted and shed her tentacles a little more easily than the knights.

Avoiding the tentacles, I glanced back, and Ren’s gray eyes stared calmly at the warlock.

‘I’m nervous, but I’m not agitated…’ … .’

Is it because of her innate courage?

or not… … .

– Louise, I put a secret escort on the expedition for you.

– yes? sister. You don’t have to.

– no! Still, it’ll be better than nothing. Are you strong enough?

– Who is it?

– You know Decaine? There’s a gravekeeper there.

– You mean Decaine’s Grave Keeper? Are you from the Argen family?

– huh! I saw that he seems to be good at using his sword? so-.

– sister. Don’t worry too much.

– Don’t keep talking. and you… … , don’t you believe?

– No, that’s not-.

– it’s okay. Anyway, so you know. don’t be surprised

Why does that conversation suddenly pop into my head?

I thought it was just the futile act of my little sister… … .

“hmm?”

Is it an illusion to see Ren suddenly running out with a sword in the middle of the rushing black tentacles… … .

Tadadadadat!

‘In vain… no?’

A sword swung after five unstoppable leaps.

Awesome!

thud.

The tentacles that bound the knight are weakly cut off by Ren’s sword.

Opening her eyes, Louise realized that the scene she had just seen was not an illusion.

“Ugh… … , Ren?”

The knight who had his ass on the ground looked at him with a bewildered face.

‘The tentacles… Did you cut it?’

Louise doubted her own eyes.

So far, no one has been able to cut off the tentacles wrapped in that black magic, but Ren cut them off as easily as cutting off a tree branch.

And moving back and forth between the tentacles and swinging the sword, it looked like a domineering desert tribe.

‘Isn’t Arjen’s sword a strong sword like that?’

Unstoppable hand movements and unhesitating movements.

Ren, who was practicing his swordsmanship to the extent that even the onlookers felt cool, grabbed the rushing tentacle with his left hand and violently bit it with his teeth.

Wood Deuk!!

Then, it violently spat out the tentacles in its mouth.

Wow!

“Le, was Ren originally like that?”

“I don’t know either.”

“I’m sure there’s energy in my teeth… … , is that possible?”

The knights and Louise watched Ren’s battle with their mouths wide open and couldn’t close their mouths until the battle was over.

* * *

The black magician’s skills are beyond my imagination.

Seeing that Louise and the knights couldn’t even compete properly.

‘If I intervene, that connection could be broken.’

While I was watching the battle from the side, grinning at this, Zalatan muttered from the side.

– As expected, insignificant things make fighting frustrating.

“Please help.”

– hmm… … , how?

“like this.”

[Code – Zalatan]

I immediately used the Necromancer on Zalatan.

– Whoa… … .

With his admiring voice, Zalatan seeped into my body.

Zalatan pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and kicked off the ground.

Awesome!

Tentacles cut off at once.

The pain he felt as if his muscles would explode with one sword strike he wielded.

“You are weak.”

– In moderation… … .

“I can’t do it in moderation.”

The movement, which seemed a little awkward at first, gradually changed to natural, and now it dodges the tentacles like a mollusk.

Wood Deuk!!

On top of that, he had the thrill of grabbing that dangerous-looking tentacle with his hand without hesitation and tearing it off with his teeth.

I fell in love with his fighting style.

“no… … , what is this?”

The warlock widened his eyes as I slipped through the tentacles in an instant, then swung down his wand again.

The shape of a black demon rising from the tip of the staff attacks me.

Whoa ah-

Zalatan went crazy and couldn’t avoid it, but rushed forward and collapsed to the ground, entangled in black magic.

– what? Are you Zalatan? Fine… … .

– Okay.

Zalatan’s spirit answered nonchalantly.

Beside him, the demon that flew into my body a moment ago was in his hand.

What the hell happened?

“Keuh uh uh uh… … .”

Zalatan slammed his head into the floor with my body and groaned.

He’s obviously fine, but he’s acting.

“wren!”

“sh*t! What have you done!”

Not knowing it was smoke, I heard the worried voices of the knights from behind.

I couldn’t see the warlock’s figure because he was face down on the floor, but seeing the sound of his footsteps getting louder and louder, he was properly fooled.

“Kuhhh… … , I’m done. Now, your mind will be eaten away by the devil, and you will slowly die.”

Whoo-hook!

“Keheo-eok… … !”

Perceiving that they were close, Zalatan abruptly kicked the ground and lunged at him, thrusting his sword into the warlock’s heart.

He opened his eyes and slowly lowered his head. Then, with trembling hands, he grabbed the blade that had pierced his heart.

Blood dripped from the cut palm onto the floor.

He glared at me with eyes that fluctuated like an earthquake.

“How on earth… … .”

“Ha ha ha ha! What a devil… Keugh!”

Zalatan let out a sudden moan.

When he lowered his head, the blood of the warlock rode his sword like a snake and pierced his side.

“Heh heh… … .”

The black magician who saw the scene let out a mean laugh.

Chow-!

Awesome!

Zalatan frowned and roughly drew out his sword and slashed the warlock’s neck.

– Haaa… … .

At the same time, in my head, the demon possessed by Zalatan let out a helpless groan.

– It’s insignificant.

Then, Zalatan’s soul seized the black fiend and began to devour it.

[Absorbs spiritual power.]

[Spiritual power increases by 1.3.]

‘Oh, what?’

As Zalatan swallowed the fiend, the spirit’s power seemed to enter me.

It was an unexpected harvest.

“wren.”

It was a while to be surprised at the unexpected increase in ability level.

Louise and the knights who approached me at some point looked at me with worried eyes.

[The code is released.]

And Zalatan, having finished his work, came out of my body.

– To think that your body is weaker than those pitiful bastards… … . Tsk, if it were my body, these wounds would have healed in a short time.

While ignoring Zalatan, I relieved Louise and the knights’ worries by saying that it was okay.

“I am okay.”

actually not okay

sick. Quite a bit too.

“Are you really okay? The side… … .”

The mustachioed knight, watching my blood flowing through my side, hurriedly pulled out an extra bandage and wrapped it around my waist.

“thank you.”

“Thank you, that’s what we say.”

“that’s right. If it wasn’t for you Ren, we would all be killed by that warlock by now.”

“But earlier, I was knocked down by some kind of demon. Is that okay?”

At Louise’s question, I pretended not to know anything and pretended not to.

“it’s okay. It seems the warlock made a mistake.”

It was an excuse that didn’t work, but I couldn’t come up with any other reason.

“okay? But I could see it with my own eyes.”

“me too.”

“So, just looking at it from the side gave me goosebumps.”

As expected, the knights were single-celled, so they didn’t particularly doubt my words.

‘I think the knights went overboard… … .’

I glanced at Louise.

His glowing eyes are unusual.

“By the way, Ren, were you hiding your skills?”

“That’s right. Somehow… … , The form of dealing with desert monsters was unusual.”

“How on earth did you cut those tentacles? No matter how hard I tried, it wouldn’t cut.”

“ha ha ha… … .”

The barrage of questions never stops.

It’s not something I did, so I don’t know what to say.

Seriously, how the hell did you cut those tentacles?

I can’t even press down because I’m just praying.

– Tsk tsk. Fighting isn’t about strength. The same goes for using gear. All you have to do is cut the flow of magical power.

Zalatan scolded me as if he had even read my expression.

I wanted to ask, ‘What is the flow of magical power?’, but I held back.

The envy of the knights’ eyes continued to be felt.

At the same time, a little embarrassment appeared on their faces.

It must be a shame that they set out to protect me, who is much stronger than they are.

But it’s true that I’m weaker than you… … .

I wanted to feel free to share my thoughts, but it’s just frustrating that I can’t.

“stop. Stop harassing Ren because he just wants to take a break from fighting.”

Unexpectedly, Louise, who had the most burning eyes, did not ask a single question.

‘Is this rather scary?’

Still, thanks to Louise’s restraint, I was able to relieve my fatigue.

Even while taking a break, Louise stayed still, staring blankly into the void, lost in thought.

‘Something seems to be looking at the place where I was fighting? Maybe it’s because of my mood?’

I no longer cared about Louise and rested against Zalatan’s tombstone.

– Get rid of that human body and go.

“Can’t we just ask this here?”

– This is the graveyard of the Red Moon tribe. You’re asking such an insignificant bastard here?

“I can’t afford to hide that body far away. If I take this outside, my colleagues might find out where it is.”

– Kuhm… … .

At my persuasion, Zalatan drools in agony.

“Wouldn’t it be fun to be able to directly harass that person if it became a specter here?”

– Huh, that’s it too. It seems that the side that was stabbed earlier is still sore, but it’s just fine.

Judging from Zalatan’s words, it seems that warlocks will not live well after death.

[Subquest – Toy of the Red Moon Tribe]

[The members of the Red Moon tribe, who have been sleeping in the tomb for a long time, want to make the tomb of the warlock who raided their grave here and make him a toy. Make a black magician’s tomb here.]

[Reward – Strength +0.2, Stamina +0.1, Stamina +0.1]

‘what?’

I didn’t expect to receive a quest with this, but it’s an unexpected harvest.

‘I have to finish this unconditionally.’

After a short break, I saw Louise.

As if obsessed with something, he closes his eyes and is lost in thought.

I got up from my seat and approached the mustache knight.

“I have to go quickly now. If a colleague like him comes again, it might be really dangerous next time.”

“Okay. Because you are in a very bad condition right now.”

“I don’t think Louise-sama is ready yet, could you help me for a moment?”

“of course. Can we not listen to Ren’s request?”

At the words of the mustache knight, the rest of the knights nodded and rose from their seats.

“Could you dig some ground over there?”

“… … uh?”

“I’m going to bury that warlock.”

“Why?”

“It’s because, as a cemetery keeper, I can’t just pass by. Will you help?”

When he smiled brightly and pointed his bright eyes at the knight, his disoriented eyes moved around and eventually nodded sadly.

It seemed that the knights did not want to dig the ground with their bare hands again, in order to save their face, but it was not my business.

You even saved my life, but can you give me this much?

Shut- Shut- Shut-

The sight of the four knights squatting in a circle and digging the ground with their bare hands is quite funny.

Still, the knights were strong, so digging the ground was quick.

[Spiritual power increases by 0.1.]

[You have cleared Sub Quest – Toy of the Red Moon Tribe.]

[“Strength +0.2, Stamina +0.1, Energy +0.1” is obtained.]

‘It was good.’

A smile comes to mind on your lips.

Now, if you finish Zalatan’s request, you’ll still be rewarded for coming this far.

When the tomb was finished, just in time, Louise opened her eyes and stood up after seeing us.

“sorry. Did you waste your time because of me?”

“no.”

Maybe it was because of his mood that Louise’s brightly shining eyes seemed to have become a little more chaste than before.

“It goes up quickly. You never know when they’ll come.”

“okay.”

I was going up the stairs after finishing my preparations with my party.

beating- beating- beating-

My heart started beating again.

“Sir… … .”

Unknowingly, the curse almost came out.

Why is this heart doing this again?