Chapter 135

Chapter 135. The undead are prosperous! (2)

“It’s terrible....

“The stench is no joke.”

“I don’t even want to imagine it.”

Everyone sighed.

At this time, Damon, who had been listening quietly, looked at me and asked a question.

“Could it be that we have to send troops again like in the war?”

At that question, everyone flinched and shook their shoulders.

It was good to see that he was worried about whether he should go to fight the undead.

In particular, Seina and Dia were shuddering as if the hardships they faced at that time were still not forgotten even when they were fighting only a thousand.

I agree. I hate it too.

“well? what about that?”

It was embarrassing to hear the answer that I was willing to do this.

Perhaps, the royal palace is currently discussing the undead issue with their mouths watering.

There hasn't been an official announcement that anything has been decided yet.

“But from my point of view, I don’t think there will ever be a need for us to send troops like we did back then.”

An undead invasion is a headache, but there's nothing you can't stop.

“...But the damage will be great.”

At least the vicinity, including the border, will be scorched.

“This would be the same for the Three Kingdoms Alliance. No, it would be more dangerous for them.”

If it was before the war, they would stop it, but can they defend it with their national power now?

Hell might unfold properly over there.

I don't know if I'm going to perish.

It would not be an exaggerated speculation as the situation in all three countries is not good these days.

When I compared it to hell, everyone's faces became serious.

Even though they are nasty guys who fought a war in the past, it wouldn't be nice to see many people sacrificed in a disaster like this.

“what? All we can do right now is to be careful with the guards because the undead could flow into our territory.”

“Yes, I will also warn the soldiers.”

On the other hand, I responded calmly and instructed to respond calmly.

“But Arel-nim isn’t surprised at all?”

“me? Well... it has been smelling suspicious lately.”

Actually I wasn't too surprised.

I don't know if I just said ‘it smells like' and frowned, but I expected this to happen.

‘Because the results of the investigation were questionable...

Since the last undead case, for some reason, there seemed to be something more, so I secretly checked to see if there was anything suspicious.

As a result, even if I couldn't find any clear physical evidence, I was able to predict that something would happen soon.

However, it was only a feeling of heart, but there was no physical evidence, so I couldn't prepare in earnest.

More than anything, it was annoying.

‘...But there are more of them than I thought.'

I never thought it would turn most of the corpses buried on the battlefield into undead.

On the other hand, it was a little outrageous, but also interesting.

What kind of crazy person did he do this to?

What's the point of making something like this happen?

He must have spent quite a bit of time preparing for this to happen.

Maybe I used a magic tool I didn't have.

I don't really want to have it, but I'm a little curious.

This is purely out of curiosity.

Although it is not necessary.

There was no need for skills to command the undead.

It's stinky, disgusting and dirty.

Above all, there is no benefit.

So I wasn't very interested.

“Oh, but don’t get me wrong. I wasn't completely off the hook either.”

What would you like me to do?”

When King Theonel asked.

“First, we need to evacuate the residents nearby.”

An extremely obvious opinion came first.

The primary goal of the undead is the village where the living humans live.

If they are attacked by the undead without being able to evacuate, even the residents of the place will be joined by the undead's army.

“Please issue an evacuation order as soon as possible. In the worst case, it doesn't matter if you abandon the fort. Make evacuation a priority.”

After that, a long meeting on how to deal with the undead ensued, but it was seldom conclusive.

“What did the magic tower say?”

The culprit who caused this situation could not be thought of other than the black magician.

Accordingly, the Mage Tower first expressed their intention to actively cooperate.

“'I will dispatch available wizards as soon as possible to support them.' However, he also said that ‘a fundamental solution would be difficult'.”

“...If you need anything, I will support you as much as possible, so ask me to come up with a countermeasure.”

The first thing is to find a solution.

“As His Majesty commanded, what would have happened if we had not prepared for the appearance of the undead...

Even now, we are evacuating the residents. Because.

“...It was Allel's suggestion.”

Arel was the first to give advice to Theonel when they were discussing the undead horde that had recently appeared in the southern province.

At Arel's advice, ‘The signs of the undead appearing are unusual, I think we need to prepare.'

There was also a belief that it wasn't nonsense because it was said by Arel and not by anyone else.

There was also a feeling that even if he thought about it, it was not serious.

As expected, an official letter was sent to the border forts asking them to secure their defenses, and soon after, the undead incident broke out.

Frankly, it was dangerous.

If the defense had been delayed even a little bit, it would have suffered considerable damage by now.

Although he didn't show it in front of his subjects, Theonel had to secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

“First of all, how to deal with it.”

It wasn't that there were no precedents of fighting the undead.

But then, at best, only a few.

There was no clear plan against the tens of thousands of undead.

“...How about requesting assistance from the Holy Kingdom?”

Duke Gast asked cautiously.

Zelnian Castle.

The secret to professionally confronting evil tricks, such as necromantic spells or curses that deal with the undead, is the best in Seongguk.

“Do you really think they will take our side?”

However, Theonel sneered and reacted in an apathetic manner.

No one knows why.

This is because the Seongguk and the Ernesia Kingdom are implicitly showing their uncomfortable feelings for each other even if they do not reveal it on the outside.

The cause was none other than the treatment of other races such as elves and dwarves.

The Holy Kingdom officially denies existence other than humans according to their doctrine.

On the other hand, in the kingdom of Ernesia, if you have the ability, even if you are from a different race, you can get citizenship and be recognized while working.

The dwarves' forge is a prime example.

Due to this difference, the two countries have been bumping into uncomfortable feelings from the past.

“If you ask for help, they won't ignore you. But on the pretext of that, what would you ask for?”

If you don't do it, you might end up in debt like the Three Kingdoms Alliance that lost the war.

And with that as a pretext, they will continue to interfere.

“I'm sure he'll try to interfere with a policy or two under the pretext of debt.”

The first thing that comes to mind is to demand the deportation of different races and the establishment of various discriminatory policies.

Duke Gast also understood that.

“Yes. First of all, requesting support from the Holy Land is something that should be considered later.”

I didn't like it because it was obvious.

In any case, it is a last resort.

Theonel nailed it like that.

‘...But I can't just be stubborn.'