Chapter 1247: Data Reproduction
『...We need to get Klimt to Alessa.』
「Nn!」
I contemplated having Urushi send him there instead, but I was worried that he might need continuous healing on the way.
Fran attempted to lift Klimt, before quickly pausing to observe her surroundings. There was a sudden surge in mana density right next to us.
Then, ten figures appeared before us via teleportation.
They immediately sprang into action, attempting to surround us.
『Whoa, each and every one of them looks pretty dang strong.』
(Nn. And we’ve seen that guy before.)
『Yeah. Rob, captain of the Cardinal Flag Knights.』
We cut down Rob just the other day, but the man was standing in front of us as if nothing happened. Moreover, his remains were still in my storage. Which means this new Rob was no mere reanimated corpse.
Did they make a copy of him too, like with the Duke Zombies?
If so, these copies were certainly not like the others... None of the ten looked anything like ordinary undead. Each exuded an aura so powerful that the Duke Zombies paled in comparison, and they even appeared intelligent.
I attempted teleporting away with Klimt, but the zombies simply teleported again in pursuit.
One of them must be capable of teleportation, making it impossible for us to escape. The original content can be pinpointed to n0v3lbin•
「Hahahaha! I must warn you that you cannot escape from us!」
The well-built man in the center of the group shouted at us with a laugh. Like I suspected, they were capable of rational conversation.
Intelligent undead means those guys are responsible.
「You’re with the Black Skeleton Corps!」
「Nope!」
「?」
However, there were two individuals that seemed out of place. Apparently, neither of them had any connection to Apollonius in life.
Nevertheless, they read the mood and sensed a need to introduce themselves. With a somewhat disgruntled expression, the two revealed their names.
「...I’m Yuvel.」
Yuvel was a handsome young man with dark skin and black hair. He easily carried a huge sword on his shoulder and stared at us with blue eyes. His light, white attire was adorned with gold and silver gems throughout, hinting at his high noble status. However, his appearance reminded me of Indian Maharaja rather than western nobility.
Next to him was a cheerful young man with a tanned complexion and white hair, who was lightly poking the ground with an oak staff while smiling. He wore a white robe reminiscent of a mage. The fancy decoration indicated he was also of noble origins.
「Ahaha! It’s been hundreds of years since we passed away, and now we’re the dogs of the country that apparently annihilated our homeland! Life can be so unpredictable! Oh, except we’re already dead! Ahahaha!」
「Just shut up, Oldona. There’s nothing funny about this at all. Stealing a staff from some half-dead elf is no job for a king.」
「Is that so? But we might as well have some fun if we can’t resist our binds, right?」
It sounded nothing like a conversation between two zombies. They really are zombies, right?
「Taking a staff from an elf?」
「That’s right! We want the staff the elf over there is supposed to be carrying. The one that popped out of the Great Spirit! Oh, but you don’t have to hand it over if you don’t want to. We were told to kill him too, so that can come first.」
「Stop blabbing everything, Oldona.」
So they’re after the staff that Hideman was targeting. Pretty sure the Great Spirit is holding onto that, but they probably have a way to pull it out after killing Klimt.
「Fuhahaha! Imagine being able to face the legendary King Yuvel on the battlefield! I envy you, girl! If only we could switch places!」
「...King Yuvel? Who’s that?」
「You know nothing about the famed goblin slayer?! He was once the hero-king of Lamas, the largest nation in this region when Raydoss was still weak! With only a few men under his command, King Yuvel repelled a horde of a million goblins!」
Whoa, so he’s a historical figure from a really long time ago. It seems they can reproduce anyone who performed outstanding deeds in this region, even if they aren’t from Raydoss.
「A million goblins? That’s amazing!」
「Right? I’d love to get the chance to fight him!」
「Nn!」
No! Stop nodding in agreement, Fran! We’re kinda in a pinch here! That definitely makes him at least Rank A if he maintains the same abilities he had in life!
A bunch of past Red Knight Captains, plus some Rank A equivalent warrior and a mage. They’re really sending in some excessive firepower here!