If this matter goes without incident, please leave it to Kyle Russ.
To put it simply, it was to find something to do for Kellas, who was about to become a useless dog (?). In addition, the appearance of the undead also reminded me of the strange situation I faced at that time.
Looking at it now, it is unclear whether the Supervision Bureau has reported it... but it is obvious that the White Empire has found it difficult to spare manpower to solve this matter.
In addition, after studying space magic with Nolan Lusi for a period of time, the good news is that I can now move short distances.
Probably the kind that flashes and flashes, very handsome.
It's just that I haven't mastered how to adjust my posture while moving instantaneously. After all, during the teleportation process, because the precision of the operation cannot keep up at all, the posture will be slightly different from before the movement...
In the eyes of outsiders, it's probably like a weirdo who suddenly appears in mid-air and then disappears, and when he reappears, he does funny things, right?
Fortunately no one saw it here.
However, the skill of teleportation is actually not very expensive, so while practicing all the way, I slowly returned to the hotel.
The hotel is still the same as before, except that Theresa now uses my kitchen and sells cheap butter bread here. This can be regarded as my attempt to let Theresa integrate into the life here first.
It's a pity that there are really too few people here, and they can't afford it. At most, they only have the courage to buy it when they need to celebrate.
Seeing Theresa's enthusiasm, I didn't point out the disadvantages of doing this. I just planned to let her understand this truth and then tell her how to run the business better.
I said hello to Teresa who had set up a stall at the door, then walked into the hotel and pushed Kyle Lath who was already lying on the table next to the brazier.
Then, nothing happened.
Looking carefully, there was already a little salivation on his lips, and he was even breathing quite evenly.
In short, it looks stupid no matter how you look at it.
It was just a baking stove and I fell asleep! ?
The corners of my eyes twitched slightly, and then I clapped my hands hard by her ears.
"Uh...huh?" Kellas raised his head, glanced around with slightly narrowed eyes, and then took a sip of water. When he came face to face with me, he suddenly sat back as if he was startled. .
"Boss Lin, what are you doing! You scared me. This will scare the dog to death!"
"Is there something wrong with a hellhound saying this?"
Kyle Russ emphasized: "Hey! This is a metaphor! Metaphor! Can it be used to describe my surprised mood?"
"By the way, don't you have nothing to do now? Do you want me to find you something to do?"
Kellas narrowed his eyes, then stared at me doubtfully and said, "You now have the aura of a strange uncle who wants to abduct someone!"
"This is not abduction." I emphasized, "This is a blatant request."
Kellas exclaimed: "...Isn't this even more terrifying!?"
While veins popped up on my temples, I gently stroked Kyle's head.
"What are you thinking about all day long?"
Kellas scratched his neck and said: "Knight!"
How do you have the nerve to say that!
"...Forget it, no matter what, I can't defeat you at all." I was defeated and ready to get straight to the point, "This matter has something to do with your underworld. There are already undead in the Immortal Fortress."
"Huh?!" Kellas exclaimed in surprise, "Wait... wait! How can the undead appear so casually! We can't find those guys even if we want to look for them."
"Not only did they appear, but the number was unusual. The most important thing is that they all became undead recently." I spread my hands helplessly and said, "So I have no choice but to come to you."
"Ah... it's really troublesome!" Kyle Russ suddenly lay down on the table again and muttered, "But we can't ignore it, maybe this is an opportunity..."
I sighed slightly and said: "Our task is actually relatively simple; the best thing is to find the person behind it, so that we can have an explanation with Hades, and the forces on the princess side will be very satisfied; the second thing is to find the person behind it. After all, their purpose may be a cunning opponent; the last one may be the simplest. If their purpose cannot be determined, then they can at least be detained. In this case, no matter what kind of plan they have, there is no way to Achieved with insufficient manpower.”
"Of course this is not a big problem... I'm just a little worried." Kyle Raszhi straightened up and curled his lips and said, "Especially for the new undead, their resistance will be great, so I It’s very possible that we have to… take action.”
I was a little surprised and said, "That's really incredible. Are you actually planning to take action?"
Kellas put her hands on her hips and said dissatisfiedly: "What's going on with your tone! I... although in most cases I don't do much because of the rules, I have defended myself after all! And as long as Is it something within the rules, and I didn’t do anything that time?”
"It's indeed a good way to highlight your own achievements, but in fact we haven't encountered many special situations at all, right?" I rubbed my chin and said, "Besides, isn't it okay for you to contribute this time?"
Kyle Russ coughed lightly and said, "This is true, it's a bit deviated from the center of the topic, but please tell me more about the situation at the scene."
I twitched my eyes, then told her what I knew about the situation with my fingers.
Although he did not directly face the undead, he could roughly understand the situation at that time through some basic information, as well as the current situation of the undead.
Kellas was surprised when she heard that it was not consistent with the regular undead form.
She scratched her head in embarrassment and said, "Isn't this going to be more difficult to deal with?"
"What do you mean?" I asked a little strangely.
"To put it simply, violent means must be used to do this...Normal undead, they are just guaranteed to be immortal. The dead body will continue to be injured and even rot, and in the end it will just become an undead-like existence. But unlike the undead, the undead can feel this kind of pain, and then feel despair - you can clearly feel that life has left little by little, but you have not left this body. It can only slowly turn into bones."
"So they invented some ways to keep their bodies from breaking down, or simply wrapped themselves in tin cans, but the desperate panic and pain were unavoidable."
Kellas crossed his hands and said: "So, these types of undead are actually quite in favor of liberating their souls, because for most undead, living is a painful thing - but what you said is not This is not the case for the dead. They can recover from injuries and their bodies are alive. I am afraid that their functional lifespan far exceeds that of humans. They are truly immortal in a sense. Therefore, they cannot feel the pain of normal undead. For them, It is said that they are alive, that is, the concept of "life exceeds death". They will have a natural resistance to guys like us who harvest souls - after all, when we come, they are really dead, but humans are They all want to live...so I have to plan to use force."
"You can use force if you want, and explain to me what you're doing." I asked in surprise.
Kyle Russ cleared his throat slightly, and then said: "Isn't this... a bit too much to do? After all, the person is still alive in a physical sense. It's like directly taking the name of a living person, even though I know that person. It’s time to die, but it’s quite rare that it’s still alive at the end of the hour and I have to collect it, so I’m a little nervous.”
I patted my head and responded.
Indeed it is!
Immortality in the physical sense may cause some people to take desperate risks!
Kellas has obviously accepted this matter: "Anyway, let's follow you first, right? The undead will identify them first, right?"
"Yes, this is the most important thing." I sighed, suddenly feeling a little complicated.
Others have a chance to live again, but for the sake of the balance of this world, they have to take it away. From the subjective point of view of the person involved, this matter is probably a painful thing, right? It's no different than dying again.
After getting the consent of Kelras, we hurried to the Immortal Fortress.
At this time, although many undead have been reported, these undead are not fully cooperative with the soldiers. Most of them curse and try to get rid of the guards, and some even use their own immortality to try to force their way through.
Fortunately, Binelle seemed to have thought of this, so the guards took action without any hesitation.
Although the attack was not very heavy, it was enough to temporarily render these undead incapacitated.
Being alive in a physical sense also means that those weaknesses are the same as those of ordinary people.
After arriving at the scene with Kellas, Kellas saw soldiers escorting an undead into the city. She glanced at it from a distance, and a flash of light flashed in her eyes.
"It's a little... strange." She said suspiciously, "Their soul conditions are indeed consistent with those of the living, but above the soul, there is a layer of strange power. If I guessed correctly, it is this power What makes these people’s souls linger for a long time and forces their bodies to move—the wounds of these undead are healed because of this.”
"In this case, can the undead be found among these refugees?" I asked.
Kellas waved his hand and said: "Hey! This is all a small problem. To me, the white light above their souls is as conspicuous as a lamp!"
Now that’s it, it’s easy to handle!
After successfully obtaining the permit that Binelle seemed to have issued, Kyle Russ and I walked around the refugee camp. After quietly writing down the undead, we submitted all the lists to the people stationed here to deal with the undead. soldiers, and we were quite surprised to find that the number of undead was much more than imagined.
Among them, there are even many whose entire families are made up of undead. They don't even know about this matter, thinking that they have passed a difficult stage and are about to start a new life here.
That kind of happy look just made me feel chilled under the sun.
Give it hope and then break it.
This is a cruel thing, but it must be done.
If it is ignored, then according to Kellas, the reincarnation of the entire world will be reduced. Even if it is trivial, it may affect the development of the race.
"...If there really is a mastermind behind this, then he is really not a human being." After following Kyle Rath to find all the undead, I casually sat on a big rock and said slightly absentmindedly.
Kellas also sat down, and then said a little gloomily: "That is to say... although people in the underworld should not care about doing such things, but I am the last conscience of the underworld! This is the first time that such a thing has been done. .”
Although I have great objections to Kyle Rath’s words about “the last conscience of Hades”, I have to agree with what Kel Rath said.
"Anyway, it was you who did it, not me."
Kelras punched me hard, snorted and said, "If you're not making me laugh, then you're too cold-blooded."
"Separation between life and death is inherently sad." I looked at the team of soldiers imprisoning the undead in fascination. "Even if a person who has never been alive dies, as long as you know about it, you will feel sad, let alone this kind of Something happened."
"The damn person should be the one who created these undead!" Kellas said with a heartbroken voice as she patted the stone. "It's nothing more than destroying reincarnation and being resurrected regardless of your will. Granting immortality is a curse! Even if it's Civil servants in the underworld cannot tolerate this complete unchangingness and choose to enter reincarnation. In this world, they will face [eternal loneliness]. This situation can only be said to be done without any consideration. Wow!"
"...But do you have a clue?"
"No." Kellas was suddenly discouraged, "I can't find the source of this power for the time being. If I can study it in depth, it might be possible. If it doesn't work, I have to call the underworld for assistance to deal with the undead. , Hades has a special external processing team to solve this problem, so there is no need to... worry. "
"Yes, it's quite troublesome." Kellas sighed, "Although it is my duty, if you really find me, my whereabouts will be exposed. Well, I won't be able to have fun anymore."
