I Became a Soul Eater

“Dust-proof while aligning the battle lines!”

A high-ranking knight, who could be called the leader of the expedition, went ahead and cut the heads of several goblins and screamed.

The expedition corps organized their ranks more calmly than expected and formed a square, but all the black goblins had already left. In short, he was tossed around by the black goblins.

“Each group avoids it!”

Despite being tossed around by the Black Goblins, the expedition was not greatly shaken. It’s as if this is normal here. It was a feeling.

“More than 1 trillion radish!”

“Two sets of three with minor injuries!”

When the damages of each group were added together, there were 16 people with 1 death, 3 serious injuries, and 16 minor injuries. Considering that it was almost one-sided, the damage was very small. On the other hand, about 30 bodies of black goblins were strewn about.

During the battle, I was busy absorbing the souls of the black goblins, so I wasn’t able to closely observe the battle situation, but now it turned out to be an appropriate response.

Should we say that they are the mercenaries of the Regis line? It is said that the mercenaries here are tougher and more experienced than mercenaries anywhere on the continent when it comes to dealing with monsters. Are there comparable targets to the Rangers of the Dragon Mountains?

The black goblins didn’t attack again. Should I say I saw the liver? When he confirmed that he was not a formidable opponent, he withdrew.

So, the expedition went back into the great forest little by little. On the outside, they seemed to be making silly jokes while walking, but their eyes were staring into the depths of the dark forest.

“Stop and rest for a while!”

After walking for about two hours, the senior knight in the lead ordered a break. There is no need to rest at the level of knights, but there are also wizards and a small number of low-level mercenaries, so rest is necessary. Of course, seasoned mercenaries and knights needed rest to relieve mental fatigue rather than physical fatigue.

In the meantime, I wandered around the expedition and searched. It’s not difficult to give a warning by even making a small sound if you find even a monster in an ambush.

Then I discovered something creepy. Nothing happened for about two hours. But it wasn’t because there was no witch nearby.

Exactly enough to be invisible to the human eye? Or, at a distance that did not make you feel sick, the demon beasts were following the expedition corps. It wasn’t about dozens of them, and it wasn’t just one or two kinds. It was as if the beasts had formed an allied army to protect the Great Forest from humans.

[Should I tell you?]

However, the time of concern did not last long. Looking in the direction of the expedition, there were several mercenaries and knights in the ranks of the resting expedition exactly watching this place.

[You knew]

Are you still proceeding? Is this everyday life here? In the midst of such thoughts, the rest of the expedition ended and movement began again. I also went back to the side of the expedition.

If a loophole is found in the expedition, hundreds of monsters will attack the expedition. Even knowing that, the mercenaries of the Regis Line who roamed the great forest looked amazing.

If it were me during my lifetime, I would have already peed and ran away, that’s for sure. While following the expedition, I heard an interesting story.

“Rather, aren’t you comfortable these days?”

One of the low-ranking knights guarding the rear said to a colleague next to him.

“That’s right, it bothers me that they follow me like that, but there have been fewer small attacks.”

It seems that the form of demonic beasts following behind is not that old.

“Still, you can’t show any gaps, there are already several expeditions that have been hit by that guy in the shadow of death.”

“There were rumors that he could talk?”

“Could the witch be able to talk?”

Is it the shadow of death, a titled monster? Perhaps he was the one controlling the hordes of demon beasts that followed. Otherwise, there would be no way that many types of monsters would gather together like one.

“There are also rumors that he is aiming for a master-level knight.”

“What are you aiming for? The master isn’t a bastard from your house, and if you meet him, the shadow of death will die.”

“By the way, didn’t he already eat a senior knight the other day? Even a master-class knight won’t be able to deal with it that easily.”

“No matter what, the master class is different. At the master level, the shadow of death is not a problem, but I will catch the Nightmare and Deathwinder in the back.”

“Ah, no matter how master-level it is, that’s not it”

The chatter of the low-ranking knights gave a great deal of information. Then, the shadow of death was following behind him, so I wanted to see what kind of person he was.

Just as he was about to move towards the Witchbeasts again, he noticed something strange.

[What is that?]

The shadow of a mercenary walking a little away from the low-ranking knights who had been talking so far was strange. To be precise, the soul was visible in the shadows. It was also a very large and shining soul. It’s the second brightest soul I’ve ever seen, even if it’s not the Fortega.

[Ah, that is the shadow of death.]

It seems to be a monster with the ability to hide in the shadows and move. There are several types of such monsters. Things like shadow tigers or shadow hunters.

Of course, it is a very rare beast. Their hides sell for exorbitant prices if the damage is not great. This is because leather can be processed into an artifact with the ability to hide in the shadows.

I was amazed. Did no one notice while you came so close and hid in the shadows? If he hid, he seemed to be aiming for the time when the black goblins attacked at the beginning, but even if he hid at that time, he did nothing and followed him while hiding. It’s not the patience and intelligence of an ordinary monster. I became very interested in this magic beast called the shadow of death.

If you listen to the story, it seems that a high-ranking knight was also killed, so it is not a shadow tiger. Shadow Tiger is not a weak monster, but it is not a strong monster either. Senior knights can never win.

So what about the Shadow Hunters? Neither is this. In the first place, Shadow Hunters are monsters that do not travel alone. I wanted to bring out the shadow of death from within.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t use great magic, and his physical power was more insignificant, but it wasn’t difficult to give a small impact.

The magic I can use is literally not great. It’s just a simple discharge of mana. However, if this is hit at close range, it can give the impact of an adult male swinging his fist. And it sounds pretty loud too.

I went to the shadow where he was hiding and used Magic Burst.

phut!

At the same time as there was a fairly loud sound, something black that seemed to be stretching the shadows came out at high speed.

[What is that?]

Even when I committed it, I was surprised. In all my knowledge, there is absolutely no magic trick like that. no it wasn’t

A black carapace, shiny and hard like an insect’s shell, was wrapped around its sleek-looking body. However, it had human-jointed limbs and a long, sleek tail that looked like a reptile. It had seven pairs of eyes on its hairless head, as if it were wearing a helmet, and teeth like jagged teeth were visible in its long, torn mouth.

Overall, it was a very hideous shape, but on the other hand, it was beautiful. Unknowingly, I felt that way. Where did such creatures come from? A creature created only to kill something. I felt that way.

[Is it a chimera? Or a demon?]

Before my expectations jumped out, the Demon Beast was already moving away from the expedition at a speed enough to leave an afterimage.

“It’s an assault!”

“It is the shadow of death!”

The Expedition members who discovered the Beast shouted, but it was no longer visible. I also quickly followed the direction where the Witchbeast disappeared.

The Witchbeast was very fast. It was a speed that I couldn’t keep up even if I pulled up my power and reached full speed. However, as expected, the demons stayed by the demons following the expedition.

As expected, this guy was the leader and pilot of the demons. An incomprehensible sound came from the throat of the shadow of death.

“Kreuk, kreuk, burr”

First of all, what I heard was something like that, but it was a different shape to the Witchbeasts. The monsters who heard that sound were moving in perfect order.

I was observing only the shadow of death. First of all, that demon’s identity. I thought it might be a chimera created by a black magician, but I don’t think so. Chimeras are basically very ferocious and not very intelligent. I don’t know which crazy black magician made it possible, but I don’t even feel the energy of black magic.

If so, is it a demon? Although the existence of demons has been handed down like a legend, it is already a record of more than a thousand years. No one has seen demons in this world. but it’s a demon It is an existence that should feel more demonic than a black magician. Of course, the option of being a demon is also erased.

If that’s the case, it’s a pure new type of magic beast, but I don’t know if this is possible. How many years ago was it that a new type of demon was discovered? At least from the records I’ve seen, this is over 800 years old.

In fact, it was something that humans hadn’t discovered, and it wasn’t that a magical beast was created that didn’t exist. But now, suddenly, a new species is discovered? It’s a very unlikely story.

The magic beasts led by the shadow of death disperse. It seemed that he had stopped chasing the expedition. The shadow of death also began to move somewhere.

At least it wasn’t moving as fast as when he ran away from the expedition earlier, so it was easy to follow. The place where the shadow of death arrived after moving for quite a long time was its own nest.

The Great Forest is not all tightly packed with trees. There are mountains in the middle and there are waterways similar to rivers. The place he made his nest was a small cave halfway up a rocky mountain. But when I went in, I was surprised again.

[table? chair?]

Like a place where people live, there were furniture inside. There were tables and chairs and even decent beds. All of them were clumsy, but they were obviously pieces of furniture that could only be used by humans.

And when I looked at the wall, I was surprised again. There was writing on the wall inside the cave. It was written by scratching the stone wall with something. The content was nothing special, but it was human writing.

[Could it be the real Chimera?]

I have seen records that some humanity may remain when a human is made of material. Sitting in a chair like a person who has just returned from work, the drooping witch muttered to herself.

“Ah, I am hungry.”

[huh?]

Apparently, the witch had just spoken. I’ve heard that they talk, but I didn’t know how to actually do it.

“What are you having for dinner?”

Isn’t it too ordinary to be said to be a chimera’s words?

“I’m a bit tired of lizardmen, but trolls don’t taste good. Should I eat Gentas?”

The shadow of death was simply thinking about what to eat for dinner, but my head was getting confused.

“Come to think of it, they said they came to catch Gentas earlier, right? It’s annoying when the roads overlap.”

The shadow of death got up sluggishly like a person who is too lazy to go to work and slowly went out of the cave again. I was watching it blankly. If I had a face that could make expressions, I would definitely have a lot of wrinkles between my eyebrows now. I immediately came to my senses and chased after the demon again.

The shadow of death sped up quite a bit this time. I accelerated as fast as I could, but I couldn’t help but gradually open the distance. After a while, the shadow of death completely disappeared from sight.

It was already a dark grove with many obstacles, but the shadow of death was hard to see because the whole body was black. At least, if the soul of the shadow of death hadn’t radiated quite a bit, it would have been completely missed.

Then, when it was so far away that even the spirit could not be seen, a loud sound came from the front.