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Agares hurries toward the fortress.

I was confused by the screams from all over the city.

What the hell is going on?

Arriving at the fortress, Agarose calls out, pushing Marcus into prison.

“What's going on here? ”

Scream.

The blood rushes to your forehead as you rage.

I grabbed Marcus by the neck like I was gonna kill him.

Marcus Ariana stares at him as if he were petty.

“That's what you said. ”

Agares is flawed and silent.

“The Holy Father is doing something. He will hunt you down! ”

“You crazy priest! ”

Agares slaps Marcus in the face.

Marcus is knocked down against the prison wall as he falls out.

“Fill the chains. ”

The Lycans rush in, filling Marcus with chains.

“And report. The situation in this territory...! ”

Under Agares' command, the Vampires began investigating Chaver's territory.

They uncovered a surprising fact.

“... plague? ”

“Well, yes. ”

It was a report I found out in two days.

Says the underling.

“It's a plague spread among our people. It seems to have spread around the creatures that ate humans. ”

The more I listened to him, the more horrified Against his arms.

"In the case of the creature, even death, even incendiary feeding, is said to be life-threatening. ”

Agares presses down on his temples.

“It's also problematic to kill humans. Because their blood gives them strength. There is a risk of outbreaks spreading quickly.

“You expect me to believe that now? ”

The Vampire who reported it was not too embarrassing.

What is plague?

Isn't it a disease that spreads only to weak humans and animals?

The sickness of weakness and death.

It was spreading among the vampires.

Oh, my God, it really is the end of the world.

A Vampire shouldn't suck human blood. A plague that can only be inflicted on Vampires is here.

What the heck did that rascal do...!

The world is going crazy.

“You brutes! ”

“Leaving hostages like this is dangerous. I'd rather dig up the ground and bury the hostages alive... ”

“No-! That's absolutely not possible! ”

Duke Agares shakes his head.

This was a warning from the Holy See.

I won't let you kill any more hostages.

Nevertheless, if they kill all the hostages, the Pentagon will start its march.

‘Or maybe you have another idea. ’

I didn't even know the Vampires intended to kill the hostages.

It'll make them easier to move.

At that time, they were like mad humans.

Have you forgotten the days of Aslan?

You destroyed several cities in exchange for taking the Crown Prince hostage.

Rather, if you do not give the Crown Prince to Aslan or harm him, they have declared their demise.

It was unusual to take hostages against such a group.

“Prevent the plague first. ”

“But how to stop it.... ”

“A plague of this magnitude would have done it on the inside, not on the outside. ”

Agares told the Vampire.

“There will be settings. Find them!”

* *

It was so easy to spread a plague useful to the Vampire.

Survivors here, abundant rats, and even sewers are well built, so applications of these can spread surprisingly quickly.

Day or night, I heard the cries of the Vampires.

The Lycans have suffered, and the zombies are fading away.

This city has begun to purify itself.

“This is it. This is Karai, the reliable one. Faithful Goddess of Gaia! ”

Rover brings me reliable survivors who avoid the bloodsuckers and Lycans in broad daylight.

I gave them the blessing of curing the plague.

Blessed were healthier and vibrant.

For a short while, the Holy Spirit entered the blood in my body, so the blood-sucking vampires died or suffered.

“I got him, too. Mister!”

The children caught the rats.

I blessed even those rats.

The wild rat bit and its power was transmitted to the vampire.

Plague rats that bring disaster to Humankind will now give blessings to Humankind and blood to the Vampire.

A week if it takes too long.

It was the validity period of the blessing.

It was enough to cause confusion in the meantime.

I looked at the church.

Suddenly, a lot of people are gathering their hands together to pray.

[Holy Father.]

As you bless the survivors, you hear Charlotte's voice, though faint in her ears.

The weather is so heavy, it's hard to hear her voice.

Although I don't get in touch often, she posted a report to me in a separate communication with the Grill.

[I heard about the situation there through the grill. The disease is spreading through the blessings.]

I can see Charlotte is embarrassed even when she talks.

Well, it's weird to think that blessing spreads like a disease.

The divine Necromancer was inherently heterogeneous and contradictory.

I told Charlotte.

They?

[It is said that they will soon be looking at contacts with acquaintances, the situation here and the internal structure of the castle. It is also said that Duke Agares has just entered the fortress.]

Communication using Aztalun is good, but with considerable constraints.

It is limited by the impact of the weather, or the number of people that can be connected.

In my case, it is connected to Charlotte.

I had to be in close proximity to the majority.

[Where's Marcus?]

[He's here with Duke Agares.]

I had some insight into the situation

So you're in the fortress.

Then we can infiltrate the fortress, extract Marcus, and lead the survivors here to safety.

The problem is that they have to remain calm until then.

Even they have to create an event that will confuse them.

It means you have to create chaos.

[And it looks like Earl Hans Gerarmi has reached nearby Chaver territory. I'll be in touch by now.]

[Yes, thank you. I'll contact him separately.]

[Yes, sir.]

We've lost comms.

I sent word to Hans just in case.

Hans.

No response.

Hans?

[... Your Holiness must have intended to kill me. To have an alchemist confront the Vampire Duke.]

It's been a long time since I heard a grumbling voice.

I burst into laughter, and the people in the church tilted their heads toward me.

[Looks like communication is working.]

[It's near Chaver Territory. It's just a hot day. If you're wrong, you're in danger of quitting.]

[I have a question.]

[What?]

I asked Hans about a question I had for a long time.

[I want to know about purgatory.]

Inferno?]

[Yes, purgatory.]

I was busy communicating with Hans.

Bless the survivors.

Mice were then brought back to life as zombies and allowed to explore the environment.

To find a way into the fortress.

It is easy to know the route to the fortress.

However, since the Vampires are now aware of the plague, it is almost impossible to infiltrate the fortress as zombie rats.

I wish I knew the inside of the castle.

When I think about it.

There is something caught in the zombie rat's vision.

A group walks along the groundwater where holy water flows.

Grill, Edolf, Yuria.

And a guide to guide them.

"Oh, you know the Grill. ’

They must be looking for a route to get reported to Charlotte and infiltrate the fortress as well.

I thought of a bear.

Then you use the zombie rat to get to Edolf.

It's dangerous, but there are things they need to do.

Infiltrate the citadel.

* *

Grill, Edolf and Yuria were walking underground.

It was a man named Paelon who was acquainted with Grill who guided me to the underground waterway.

“Thank you, Paelon, for helping us with this dangerous business! ”

Paelon smiles awkwardly at Grill's words.

He looks at the subterranean passage with a surprised look.

A place where light does not come in and darkness must be darkened, now it is shining bright.

It's all because of the holy water.

"No, I'm trying to live, too. But you are great priests. It can't be a plague that only works on vampires! ”

Faelon says Yuria and Grill are in trouble.

They could not have known about the plague that was spreading in this land.

Through communications, Charlotte told me a story.

- There's another one of you sneaking in. Please don't hurt him.

The Marquis, if she is to be honored, means He is the Most High.

Yuria and Grill have questions, but Edolf can guess who.

“Head this way and you'll find the sewers that connect to the fortress. ”

Paelon points his finger at the sewers and talks to Grill's group.

“Thank you, thank you! ”

Grill hugs you.

“Edolf, now report to Charlotte! ”

Grill tells Edolf.

I tilted my head in curiosity.

Edolf sits crouched, staring at a vole.

"... I didn't know Mr. Edolf could talk to rats."

“I see. ”

Edolf holds the Rat in his arms.

Then I looked at Grill and Yuria.

“Here is your next mission order. ”

“What?"

Did he just talk to Charlotte?

“The Holy Father commands. ”

Yuria and Grill's expression solidified.

“Caught by a vampire and lurks into the castle. ”

Edolf turns his gaze and looks at Paelon.

“We need you to rat us out. ”

In response, Paelon frowns.

* *

Edolf, Grill, and Yuria are bound in chains.

A fortress in the Chaver territory.

The dungeon.

Grill curses at his friend in a cage.

“You traitorous bastard! I'm gonna shove you in the slime bucket! ”

“Well done, livestock. ”

Paelon rubs his hands against Lycan's words.

He looks at the Lycan and says,

“Thank you”

“I'll prolong your life in return. ”

"..."

Paelon frowns and sweats.

Then I looked at the grill.

He looks quite worried.

“... and it came in, without any friction. ”

Yuria's tasted better.

“But there's nothing I can do. ”

It was surprisingly easy to sneak in.

Paelon pushes, and the Lycans surround Edolf's group.

Edolf, Grill and Yuria surrender without resistance.

That's how I ended up in prison.

After that, it matters.

All the equipment is gone.

No matter how much they trained, there was nothing they could do to come here without anything.

“Is waiting for torture the only thing I really hated when I was teaching torture? ”

Grill groans at Yuria's words.

“But we have to do something. ”

“No, that's enough. ”

Edolf said positively.

Yuria shrugs.

“What are you going to do? ”

Edolf pulls a wild rat out of his arms and lays it to the ground.

Grill and Yuria look at the rats and tilt their heads.

And I looked at Edolf as if he was crazy.

"... What the hell, that's... ”

“What are you doing untying a rat? ”

“It's not just rats. ”

Edolf smiles.

“Rat of the Holy Father. ”

The zombie rat quickly runs out of the bars and into the prison corridor.

Zombie Rat's vision is shared with Allen.

I looked inside the bars, one and one of the prisons.

A cold corpse, or a twisted prisoner.

No, it's not.

Nothing.

A little deeper.

And the place I ran to.

A metal door at the end of the hall, in a corner.

Zombie Rat ascends the iron gate.

I pushed my head out through the hole that was drilled for surveillance.

Through a zombie rat, Alan smiles.

Found it!

A young man who collapsed with his arms and legs stuffed in an iron shaft.

Marcus Ariana.

He was there.