Chapter 572

Just as the influence of good gods necessarily exists in this world, the influence of evil gods also exists.

Just looking at the remnants of evil spirits possessed by the demon king army, which can be said to be a case that is close at hand, it is the same. Even in the remnants of evil spirits that are treated as dead, divinity remains and can be used, how can it be completely eradicated?

At least this side has been quiet since we have stopped the evil spirits that have shown great power relatively recently, and it is said that there may be guys struggling to fight the apostles of evil spirits somewhere across the sea, not in our neighborhood.

Monsters are treated in the same category as those evil ones.

That’s why they are beings that must be punished, rooted out, and eradicated, and nevertheless, like evil spirits, they are something that cannot be completely eradicated.

Do you work hand in hand with those bastards? It’s a completely different level from taming a wild wolf and using it as a hunting dog, or capturing an enemy prisoner and using it as a cannon fodder.

I don’t know the details of the fact that they are bragging about making the demon king a god, so I can understand.

Assuming that the remnants of the evil spirit are literally dead, if you approach it with a complacent mindset, thinking that it’s OK or not, it might be the result of not properly recognizing the seriousness like those who paid for radiation exposure when the nuclear missile was first completed, and somehow managed to There is room for understanding. Of course, the key personnel who tried it would have to break their heads.

But joining hands with monsters is not like that. They are monsters designed from the beginning to attack and plunder or eat sentient beings. In other words, it is normal to be treated similarly to demons common to all nations and regardless of race.

“Are you not even aware of that basic awareness, or have you become insensitive because you are so casual around you?”

“I guess it’s both.”

“Being honest is one advantage.”

He sighed at the guy who answered straight away, and Carl Kansi and I tied the patrol commander to the saddle of the car.

In a way, it was luck. No matter how much he knew about the existence of that lich pup, if Laika hadn’t come with his car, he would have had to prioritize contact with the kingdom’s army in order to hand over the important information he was taking from Thor.

Laika said it would arrive in roughly two to three days, so even if he wakes up in the meantime, as long as he doesn’t urinate, he and the information we brought will be able to reach the kingdom safely. However, I did not forget to enclose a short letter because I did not know what misunderstandings would arise from people who could not communicate with Leica if I sent it like this.

“Then, please take good care of me this time too, Leica.”

[Yes!]

Sure enough, the voluntary taxpayer’s fingertips pointed to the spire.

“The lich sits there. It seems to be a temple of which church it was, but it is more solid than it looks as it has been physically and magically supplemented with additional reinforcements even with support from the military.”

“It looks like there’s quite a distance, but it looks that big?”

“Actually, it’s quite large. Looking at the scale, I wonder if there was a big city in this area in the past.”

During the brief conversation between Carl Kansi and the willing taxpayer, the presence in the woods was felt gradually closing the distance. Even just a moment ago, I didn’t feel any particular regularity, but anyone could see that they were recognizing us and approaching us.

“What are the undead that are scattered around?”

“Can you say the lich’s...familiar? Anyway, it’s a crime prevention plan made by the lich. I don’t know what they’re using, but they confirmed us through that.”

“Can you cheat?”

“No. There must be a certificate that is paid separately from the Command. It’s a one-off.”

It sounds like you are managing it very professionally. After joining the kingdom army later, it seems necessary to hold on to that unit and find out the details.

“Hmm, since the opponent is a Lich, there could be high-ranking undead. What can I do? They don’t die easily, so I think it’s a good way to avoid them.”

It was a rational decision, but I didn’t like it.

The undead summoned by necromancers are more like golems made by combining bones and corpses, but the undead created by liches are more like separate creatures. It means that even if the lich dies, the undead in this place will not disappear on their own.

Because I still have the mindset of modern people not to throw garbage on the roadside, I didn’t want to pass by the garbage that didn’t go away on my own, so I took out the ax of Kakula that I hadn’t had in a while and answered.

“Since I don’t have the hobby of crawling while watching the corpses.”

“...You really react sensitively to things like this. Is it because you’re 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 enough to tell you to use magic even in this situation.”

I smiled briefly at Emmet as he shrugged and corrected his staff, then blessed the two-handed ax and threw it through the thick fog toward a shimmering shadow. Everyone was surprised by the sudden action, but the two-handed ax that had been thrown after a long time accurately hit the shadow and nearly blew his condition.

It seemed that the durability was not very good because it was a corpse, so there was a feeling that it exploded a little excessively, but it was not bad hit rate and power for something that had been done in a long time.

“It’s good because it’s been a while.”

“...No, do you usually use a two-handed ax for throwing?”

When I looked back on my memory, answering the question posed by Carl Kansi, who was dumbfounded, with an ax that returned instead of words, it was the first time I had ever had a proper close-quarters fight since lying down.

I didn’t like having to deal with corpses, but if you think of it as rehab, it might not be too bad.