272 Explore the fog.

“Good. Then why does she want to destroy the world? ”

“Yeah, 'cause he's crazy. ”

I laughed bloody. I am considered a crazy maniac by the people of the world, but I do not intend to destroy the world at all.

“Yes. Let's live like that. ”

In my heartfelt words, Armida raised her eyes.

“What do you mean? ”

“Never mind. I'm just saying I have a good personality. ”

“Really?"

“Hmm.”

As I blurted out the answer, I looked at the fog as it approached. As the fog passes by a cemetery in a temple in the wilderness, suddenly your hands protrude from the ground, and the ugly, rotting corpses slowly rise up.

It was as if the fog was raising the dead. But one thing that was fortunate was that the body that began to walk up never leaves the fog zone. Fog expansion is much slower than a moving corpse.

Anyway, there was no damage outside the fog zone, and I was able to infer one important fact. The correlation between fog and walking corpses.

I stopped advancing and summoned Duke Fabious.

“Grandpa. Walking corpses don't come out of the fog? ”

“Yes, you noticed that. ”

“Have you tested it? ”

“What test? ”

I point to a corpse wandering around the fog.

“Have you ever taken a walking corpse and dragged it out of the fog? ”

“Of course I have. ”

“How was it?”

“Just as you expected. I went back to my normal body. ”

Then the conclusion is one. If we get rid of that fog, this will all be over.

“Then the goal is set. ”

“Yes. We need to get rid of that fog. ”

And the method was set. Eliminate that fog, that Mana power, or that magic device. The only question was, where is he or the device? You can't see a mile in front of a vast area. Finding them in the fog might be harder than finding a needle in the sand.

But maybe it was easy to find. Now, here was Armida, my sister and I, who were highly influential Mana, and we humans had many advantages, including reasoning.

“Grandpa, when was the first time you heard about this case? ”

“About ten days ago. ”

“How far did it spread then? ”

“The Marquis of Methdi and the surrounding lands. ”

I tilted my head.

“Yeah? But isn't it a little late for that? You mean to tell me that the Kingdom of Bastein had nothing to do with one territory and a few small territories flying by? ”

“Fog expansion was much faster at first than now. That's why it happened in one day. ”

“But the expansion is slower and slower than a person walking? ”

“Yes."

“Not bad. ”

I hold my head back and give the map to Duke Fabious.

“Now, picture the damage report. ”

“Got it.”

Duke Fabious traces his memory back to the village and draws a small circle on the map. Then I drew a line at the upper and lower and lower diameters of the circle, and looked at the central point of the lines.

“Warden Meddy, Northeast Regiment. ”

“Are you saying that there is a disaster here? ”

“I'm not sure, but there's a lot of possibilities. The fog is spreading everywhere, isn't it? ”

“That's right."

“But the cause of the spread is mostly on the central axis. ”

“Ah.”

All diffusions spread in all directions around a single point. The diffusion was therefore generally circular, with a large number of causes of diffusion in the center.

For example, I could hear farting. If someone farts, it slowly spreads around by sniffing the person next to it, and if you track it down, you can find the person who farted.

“Here we go. Let's get started. ”

I was bitten by a large force before I entered. With the fog still expanding, Earl Presson's external support forces needed to be deployed a little further.

Then I tried the first entry. It was a precursor to a thorough causative elimination operation.

I don't know what caused this fog, and I don't know exactly what's going on in here. I liked to go around and keep an eye on things, because I didn't know the dangers of going in carelessly.

‘That's creepy.’

The daytime sun was obscured by cloudy fog, creating a gloomy atmosphere. Something was creeping through the silence, and I was nervous about the moist Mana's aura all over my body.

In other words, it was a bad place.

That's when the magic armored car that burned me thumped into something. The sound of bones crumbling on the wheels of a chariot of horsepower. Probably collided with a walking corpse.

I opened the Magic Car Ceiling Hatch and looked out.

For some reason, it was the outskirts that were able to discern things around it.

I frowned at the walking corpse nearby.

He was a young man who looked about twenty years old, and he was staring at me with a glance. The corpse of a young man who is slowly chasing us in slow steps. However, the Magic Armor was moving faster than the corpse, and it soon disappeared from my sight.

I looked around again.

‘Strange. There's no reason for an armored horse-drawn carriage to be attacked by such slow walking corpses. ’

According to Duke Fabious, an armored unit from the Kingdom of Bastein recently entered the fog zone and was badly beaten. But the corpses of the young man you just saw can't be the opponent of a horde of glove carts. It'll break apart like watermelon in front of the armored cart's charge.

Then it means there is something else besides walking corpses, and I have no way of knowing.

I went back down to the driver's seat.

“You said the armored unit you went in with was heavily wounded. ”

The drivers nodded, shivering slightly.

“Yes, we were in the unit. ”

“Yeah? So you know where it is? ”

“Yes. Near Luvos Village. ”

“How far is it from here? ”

“Well, the sign I just passed said there's a Temple of Ekar about three kilometers east, so when you get to the intersection, you'll come back about five kilometers to the right. ”

“All right. Let's get in that direction first. ”

A driver looked at me in a hurry.

“But it's dangerous. ”

“This operation was supposed to be dangerous. We'll be out of here as soon as we can check it out, so go ahead. ”

“Yes, I understand. ”

As soon as the Magic Armored Vehicle came out of the intersection, it turned to the right. Then I opened up the map and looked at the geography near Lubos Village.

The destination was surrounded by mountains on three sides. There were two entrances, one on our way now, and the other on a narrow passage between the mountains to the east. However, narrow passages were not suitable for transport. It must be blocked by the destroyed Magic Armor car.

“Grand Duke, we'll be on site shortly. ”

It was quick to get to the scene.

Even though the armor carriage is moving through the mist, it's not that far away. Later, I was able to see a glove cart rolling around the nearby farm, destroyed beyond the car window.

I paused the movement for a moment, then approached the armored cart in reverse. If something happens, we can use the power to spill out.

Soon after stopping, I hurriedly jumped over and approached the destroyed Magic Armor Car.

‘What a pity.’

The shattered Magic Armor car collapses on its side, its gloves crumbling everywhere. The ground swept away and the windshield was broken to a point of distress.

As I looked around, I noticed strange traces and looked closely at the crumpled gloves. Wherever there were crumbling shells, there were crunchy shells.

Duke Fabious walks to where I am and examines the trail.

“Belongs to the victim? ”

“I don't think so. ”

“Why?”

“There's no sign of a body around here. ”

“But the dead here become walking corpses. He could have gone somewhere else. ”

I shake my head and tap the crooked gloves.

“Of course you can. But the sturdy steel gloves were shocking. You think the bodies were safe? ”

“It would have blown up miserably. ”

“Yes. There should be at least one left. ”

I approached the hatch behind the broken glove cart. As I looked inside, I saw a sturdy locked hatch door and pulled out the lumbar cord.

And as she turns on the Aura Blade and rips out the hatch door, sharp edges fly from within.

Survivors?

I grabbed his wrist and knocked him to the ground. Then they pour out from the inside as a group and point their swords at us.

It looks like the gloves of a sturdy magical armored car were protecting the troops onboard.

“Nu, who are you? ”

The exhausted soldiers were speaking with trembling voices, being extremely vigilant to me. Behind them comes Duke Fabious.

“Everybody put down your knives. ”

The duc's words brighten everyone's face. It seemed that they were very happy with the human words.

“Are you here to rescue us? ”

“Yes."

Duke Fabious replies, and everyone embraces each other in joy. But now was not the time to get emotional. I reached out to the surviving soldiers who had just released the soldiers who attacked me.

“Did any of the passengers die? ”

A soldier stepped forward and said,

“There are only two injured. ”

“What about the rest of your squad? ”

“I don't know. We keep hiding in glove carts. ”

“You survived anyway. Then how have you been alive all this time? ”

“There was food and water. ”

“How many days? ”

“It's been a week, but if we spare it, we can survive the full moon. ”

I looked at Duke Fabious.

“Then how many horsepower carriages are still alive? Wouldn't you have lived like children if you hadn't left? ”

Duke Fabious looks around for survivors and answers.

“Maybe so. ”

“Anyway, I'd better hurry up with this operation. As these soldiers are alive, so many civilians hiding in their homes could have survived. ”

Then Armida ran screaming.

“Brother! Can you feel it? ”

“What?”

“Something's coming towards us. ”

“Corpse?”

“No. Stronger. ”

I focused my mind on the surrounding area. The surroundings are brimming with the energy of walking corpses, and they're massing together to create a massive energy.

Soon, the gathered energy approaches our side, and I narrow my eyes. There is only one such phenomenon.

“Corpse Golem? ”

“Yes, that's right. ”

Corpse Golems were created by the Black Wizards of the Mortician family for more than six cycles. Their strength varies greatly depending on their size, but the corpse golems seemed pretty strong.

Besides, they move pretty fast, like a fish that meets water.

‘This is not good. ’

Whether there were a lot of raw materials in the mist, corpse golems were being produced endlessly. Already hundreds of individuals have been created, surrounding us slowly.

If we stay like this, the escape route will be blocked. I yelled at everyone.

“All retreat! All crew members and survivors depart as soon as they board. ”

My orders are to board the Magic Armored Vehicle with the survivors in unison. After confirming that everyone was onboard, I gave the order to climb up to the ceiling of the Armored Vehicle.

“Let's go! Let's get out of here as soon as possible. ”

A magical glove car that starts racing in the dust. I put the lead in the car that Armida's sister was in, and I followed behind.

"Corpse Golem." Tsk. You know how to make this fog, and some pretty annoying stuff. ’

Golems are all the same, but even corpse golems are incredibly strong. Especially the destructive power that comes from that big is beyond anyone's imagination. Perhaps the Magic Armor car we're riding won't be safe if it hits us.

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