chapter 11
finishing (1)
I scoured the village and gathered all the useful things in one place.
Of course, I only pointed my fingers, and the work was done by my subordinates, who approached two hundred.
[Hmm, even in the village of slashers, I was expecting it to have a lot of things because it was occupied by warlocks. This is pretty good.]
After collecting personal accommodation and belongings, I searched the village chief’s house and found coins and precious metals that seemed to be public funds used during the operation.
[I must have used it a lot while staying for quite a while, but these guys were richer than I thought.]
I don’t know the value of the currency here, but it’s usually gold and high-value currency, so it’s probably a lot.
Most of all, I found some gold bars.
[…is this real gold?]
I’ve never touched gold in my entire life, so can you tell?
I gently opened my teeth and bit the gold ingot. Looking at the teeth marks left, it must be real gold, right?
Suddenly feeling better, I looked at the other items.
The weapons and armor used by the minions were to be worn by the undead as they were.
What stood out more than that were the magic tools used by the Warlocks.
Starting with a cane or a robe, there were also many tools that were helpful in living a convenient life.
I first put on a robe that looked neat.
It’s a robe with temperature control and a simple defensive function, and I don’t need a temperature control function, but the defensive function would be of some help.
And it’s not like I can’t walk around naked with nothing but bones forever.
[···Ah, this is a little bit.]
He looked at the body in the robe and immediately took it off again.
Because he had only bones in his body, he was not very handsome.
[Doing this like this…]
After putting on a cloth robe and thick leather armor over the shoulders, he put on a robe again.
[Well, this is better than before.]
After all, men should not wash their shoulders.
Then I looked around the wand and picked the one that looked the best.
[Hey, Malcolm. Come here.]
[···yes.]
[Come on, here. you take this Give me what you have now.]
And bartered with Malcolm.
Probably the best thing Malcolm used.
I hit the ground once with a skeleton staff studded with jewels in my eyes.
The ground beneath their feet was dyed black, and the undead, wearing all kinds of equipment and carrying loot, sank to the floor one by one.
Finally, we toured the village.
It was the first village in a different world I visited, but now there is no one alive, and it is so absurd.
I took one step at a time, taking it one step at a time.
I passed the water bottle and the firewood piled up at the village chief’s house where I stayed, and passed the building that looked like a town hall where he had become an undead.
Hurr—
Black flames arose wherever they passed and set the village on fire.
When I reached the center of the village with my back to the fire horse, I stopped for a moment.
A place where the completely destroyed undead were gathered.
On the other hand, the bodies of what appeared to be the original villagers were lying together.
Most of the weakest zombies were destroyed during the battle.
There were quite a few zombies that could be revived, but I did not resurrect them and kept them in the center of the village.
He made eye contact with one of the only surviving zombies standing in the center of the gathering place of the villagers’ corpses.
[Greeting…]
There was damage here and there during the fierce battle, but it was recognizable at a glance.
A young zombie who helped kill Zeraf with me.
I made eye contact with him for a moment, then bowed lightly and turned around.
Soon, a black flame ignited everything.
He wanted to protect his loved ones, but only after he died, he finished all his revenge and passed away with his family.
Whoops-!
The whole town was on fire.
Eventually, I passed the barrier I had been helping with repairs and approached the entrance to the village.
The barrier was now blurred by the effects of the fire.
‘Detection of outsiders, concealment of black magic, and even defense functions in case of emergency… The barriers inside are also quite high, aren’t they?’
In particular, the black magic concealment function was essential to all barriers that had passed so far.
It must have been to hide the ‘Fragments of the Immortal King’.
‘Well, now that you’re one with me, it doesn’t mean anything.’
Still, it looked worthwhile, so I built a black magic hiding place and wrapped it around my body as I learned from watching the barriers.
It seems that black magic is taboo, so if you can hide it, it’s better to hide it.
As I left the entrance, I set fire to the barrier as well.
Hurricane— Hurricane—
The flame ignited with this magic will burn only where I want it to go, and after everything turns to ashes, it will disappear naturally, so there is no need to worry about a wildfire.
So I left the village I had visited for the first time and moved into the forest to the east.
***
Auterica dimension, a holy land in the middle of the continent.
Among them, in the chapel of the Great Hall of Roselia in the center, a girl was kneeling in front of the god of God and praying.
A soft light began to dwell on the silver-haired girl who had her eyes closed and clasped her hands in prayer.
Eventually, the light faded and the girl opened her eyes, slowly got up from her seat, bowed reverently to the statue, and carefully walked out the door of the chapel.
“Lady.”
The priests in white robes who were waiting outside the door approached and bowed their heads to the girl.
“Bishop Martin, may I ask someone else to contact me?”
“Yes? which···.”
The girl, Saint Riesta of the Jusin Church, looked to the west with a firm expression.
“A harbinger of the resurrection of the Immortal King has been detected in the West.”
“Are you talking about the King of the Immortals? All right, I’ll let you know right away and convene a meeting.”
Bishop Dae-Kyung-Han greeted the saint and hurriedly left the seat.
The name of the Immortal King, who engulfed the entire continent in fear hundreds of years ago, was such a big deal.
‘I won’t let that happen again!’
The saint bit her lip, clenched her fist, and made her resolve.
Hans thought that there was nothing wrong with hiding his black magic, but the saint’s powers were of a kind beyond his imagination.
Thus, one of the largest forces on the continent began to recognize and pursue Hans’ existence.
***
“Ummm… I’m craving soup today.”
Heinz, who had been exercising and getting ready to go home, headed straight to a nearby soup restaurant.
There was no need to worry about the menu.
“Here, give me one bean sprout soup, one sundae soup, and one beef noodle soup. Please wrap up the Yukgaejang and Seolleongtang. ah! I would also like to ask for the beef stew.”
I just had to order what I was drawn to.
As my mouth grew bigger and I became more gluttonous, it was fun to taste various kinds of food evenly.
Still, I would have restrained myself a bit if it had been normal, but today I felt very good, so I ate as much as I wanted and wrapped it up generously.
‘Well… what is the gold price these days?’
I think the gold price has risen quite a bit due to the turbulent times.
I ate the soup Heinz had packed and browsed the Internet.
When I did a rough calculation, my stomach felt warm and I felt full.
‘This house’s soup is delicious.’
Right now, Hans is moving east through the forest, so he couldn’t bring the gold bar right away, but it’s as if he already had it in his hand.
He seemed to be more generous with everything now.
Even if you meet a troller in a team game, you’ll be able to smile and move on.
“No, what are you doing over there?! Please come to work!”
Ummm… was that too much?
I used “Mind Herb” to calm my mind while watching Heinz playing a game while eating and eating packed meat together.
Peace came to my heart.
‘Is it helpful for mental training?’
I cleaned up the dishes I ate and looked at the situation on Hans’s side.
After becoming a demilich, Hans naturally radiated a fear effect around him.
Now, the effect of concealing black magic was halved, and I felt fear only when I faced it in person, but maybe that was enough, there weren’t many attacks by the demonic beasts.
The occasional beasts that attacked me only eased my boredom.
‘Using them to increase the number of undead.’
It has been a week since Hans left the village.
It was said that there was a city in the real east, or that he did not believe Malcolm’s words.
‘I’ve dealt with a lot of bad guys, wouldn’t this be enough to have enough karma?’
Aren’t they the ones who were conspiring with some kind of secretiveness? The level was also quite high.
He opened a karma shop in anticipation of a decent income.
『Karma Shop』
『Enhance Unique Skills (600,000)』
『Status Enhancement – View Details』
『Retained Karma – 792,208』
I expected it to a certain extent, but it was surprisingly generous.
‘The last time I checked it, I think it was over 400,000… Were they that great? Or did I do something else?’
I thought about it for a while, but again, there was no other reason.
‘Well, I guess they were that bad. Would you like to strengthen your unique skills?’
The only thing I did in the first place was to steal the Immortal King’s heart and slay the Warlocks.
“Your mental strength has exceeded the standard. Acquire the skill 「Myeonggyeong Index」.」
When I strengthened my unique skill, I got a brief headache and the phrase that I had acquired a new skill came to mind.
It was a skill that prevented the mind from being shaken by external stimuli and defended against mental attacks.
‘I have a “Mind Hub,” but this only applies to avatars. It would be better if there are skills that can be applied to the body as well.’
And just in time, I realized that I could use one more avatar. It was just the right timing.
‘Because it’s hard for Hans to be active among people. Send Heinz away and use the new avatar for outdoor activities.’
Hans found traces of people passing by.
***
Hans was riding along a forest road in a giant saber tiger made of skeletons.
It took a while to get through the forest infested with beasts with a few undead groups, including Malcolm.
‘It’s faster to ride, and above all, it’s stylish!’
An undead wizard riding a skeleton beast, isn’t it a gamer’s dream!
It seemed like it would be good to make an undead riding class by hunting in large numbers.
But there were no problems at all…
‘uncomfortable! It’s terribly uncomfortable to be on top!’
Wasn’t it an undead with nothing but bones in the first place?
It was no joke to rattle and shake every time I ran.
Also, hanging without a saddle was crazy.
‘You won’t fall by putting your foot between your ribs, but… This is an issue worth considering. Should I make a different type of undead for riding?’
As I moved along the forest path while thinking about something else, I realized that the trees were getting more and more sparse, and then I had reached the end of the forest.
[…over there.]
Malcolm riding on a skeletal wolf approached and pointed a finger bone in one place.
When he turned his gaze towards it, he saw that the fortress wall had risen in the distance.
[Oh, there was a real city, right? Malcolm The old man wasn’t lying.]
Whilst muttering, I glanced at Malcolm riding a skeletal wolf next to him, and he flinched and slipped away.
It was because he had been grinding Malcolm whenever he had free time, as he couldn’t see anything but the forest after moving east for a few days.
Malcolm didn’t have any memories of his life, but that doesn’t mean he’s wrong.
He tortured me with various excuses.
‘Well, since it was an undead with no pain and sparse emotions, it wouldn’t have meant much.’
He turned his gaze away from Malcolm and looked at the wall in the distance.
[great. Then let’s go You are in.]
There was no reason to rush around all at once from the outskirts of the forest, so I decided to move alone from now on.
However, going out of the forest as an undead body could lead to misunderstandings, so I followed the edge without leaving the forest and moved as close to the wall as possible.
Hans would not be able to enter the castle, but once he had moved to the vicinity, he was planning to replace Heinz.
There is still one more day left until the time when I can use the next generation transmission again.
***
<object information>
– Entity name: Heinz
-Common Characteristics: 「Mind Hub」, 「Super Recovery」, 「Myeonggyeong Index」
-Individual characteristics: 「Strongness」
-Speciality: Han Seong-hyeon’s second avatar. Under the influence of “Strength”, the physical strength and strength of the body increased.
Heinz finished the transmission and opened his eyes.
The wall that Hans had discovered appeared in front of him.
It was quite a distance, but it was enough to walk for an hour or so.
Then I turned my head to look at Hans, and I flinched without realizing it.
‘Ooh, look at the ugliness…’
It was the first time Hans had to face another avatar after becoming an undead, and the destructive power was greater than I expected.
The basic ability of the high undead demilich is an aura of fear and an ominous ominous feeling emanating from its whole body.
With a skeleton wand in his hand, a skeleton wizard sitting on the skeleton of a majestic saber tiger, looking down with his blue glowing eyes.
It was a fantastic synergy.
‘If we see each other in the middle of the night, I’m really tired of peeing.’
In fact, if it were not for 「Mind Hub」 and 「Myeonggyeong Jisoo」, I would be the same now.
I am like this myself, but how would I look to others?
Even a real encounter could bring you trauma.
‘Hans is invisible to others.’
We started to organize our thoughts and break up to our respective positions.
Heinz changed into the clothes and leather armor of another world that Hans had prepared, and brought weapons and heavy travel expenses.
Hans grabbed some useful magic tools, including gold ingots and precious metals.
I’m not sure if I can summon objects from Earth, so I decided to take them safely.
And after a while, Heinz headed to the gates alone.