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Chapter 161
Chapter 161
Chapter 161
[Translator – Kie]
[Proofreader – Kawaii]
Chapter 161: Fenrir (1)
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As Damien rushed out, Fenrir struck the wall again. The wall caved in and was pushed back.
“Ugh, ugh!”
“Oh no!”
It seemed like the wall would completely collapse if it was hit one more time.
To stop Fenrir, Damien raised his mana. His running speed increased rapidly as mana spread throughout his body.
Feeling Damien’s mana, Fenrir stopped trying to hit the wall and turned its head.
Its pale eyes stared blankly at Damien.
A wolf made of rotting flesh under the bright sunlight.
It was a bizarre and eerie sight. Perhaps he felt this way because the undead before him was Fenrir.
After all, that guy was called the Beast of Destruction in his previous life and dyed the world in blood.
“Athena, I’ll cut off that bastard’s body. You thrust your lightning into it.”
However, being called the Beast of Destruction was a story of the future.
Currently, Fenrir had not yet been modified by Dorugo, and it had not been born long ago.
Damien could handle it alone, but he had no intention of being careless. He wanted to make sure to kill it off.
“…Did you just give me an order?”
“Why? Don’t like it?”
Damien turned to look at Athena and was taken aback.
Athena was smiling brightly.
“Do you need me?”
“…I guess you could say that.”
“Just trust me.”
Athena raised her lightning.
He was momentarily taken aback by the sight of the lightning bursting out. Wasn’t she releasing too much?
– Grrr…….
At that moment, Fenrir bared its teeth and growled. It raised its hindquarters and lowered its head. It seemed like it was about to charge.
– Awooooo!
Fenrir let out a loud cry.
At the same time, it pushed off the ground with all four legs and charged.
In the opposite direction of Damien.
“Huh?”
Damien was confused as he watched Fenrir run away.
An undead of that level would run away even though its prey was right in front of it?
It wasn’t even just running away. It was running away with all its might.
Then it suddenly melted into the shadows and disappeared.
‘Dark Assimilation’
It was a special ability that only Fenrir possessed.
In his previous life, Fenrir could use that ability to hide or create clones, allowing him to use a variety of combat tactics.
“…He even used his unique ability to run away?”
Damien muttered in disbelief and stopped. Athena had a similar expression.
While the two were bewildered, the gate of the fortress opened and people rushed out from inside.
The people surrounded Damien and Athena and cheered.
“Oh my gosh! Thank you!”
“Thanks to you two, we were able to save our lives!”
A middle-aged man walked out from among the people. Judging from the high-quality silk clothes he was wearing, he seemed to be the lord.
“I can’t thank you enough… If it’s not too much of an imposition, may I know where you noble guests come from?”
“We came from the Fafnir Mercenary Company. We came to kill that undead.”
“Ah…! I heard the edict was issued to the entire region! It said that warriors from the Fafnir Mercenary Company would come, so we should treat them with the utmost hospitality!”
The lord’s face suddenly brightened.
“Come in! We will prepare a place for you two to rest!”
“I’m sorry, but we have to chase after Fenrir…”
At those words, the lord grabbed Damien’s hand tightly.
“P-please, I beg of you. If you two leave and that monster comes back…”
The lord spoke with a terrified face.
Having seen the danger of Fenrir firsthand, it was only natural for him to be so afraid.
Damien looked at Athena. This was not a matter he could decide on his own.
“I think it would be better for us to rest for now. We need to unpack our things and find out the circumstances of our return.”
Athena had a point. Damien decided to accept the lord’s invitation for now.
“Come this way!”
The lord led the two of them excitedly. Damien, who was following behind, asked.
“I only see soldiers. Don’t you have any knights?”
“To my shame, yes. We are not wealthy enough to hire knights.”
The lord said with an embarrassed look.
“Then you must have suffered a lot of damage from the undead.”
“Fortunately, no one died. There are a few injuries, but the wounds were not serious. It’s really a blessing, isn’t it?”
Damien felt a great sense of doubt at the lord’s answer.
‘No one was injured even though an undead like Fenrir attacked?’
It was something that Damien’s common sense could not understand.
‘Come to think of it, it’s also strange that the fortress was intact until we arrived. The current Fenrir should be able to capture this level of fortress quickly.’
Although weaker than in his previous life, the current Fenrir was still a formidable monster.
He was so strong that he could hold his own against two high-class individuals from the Grape Kingdom.
With that level of strength, it would be normal for him to capture this small fortress in an instant.
‘And come to think of it, he didn’t show any killing intent when he met my eyes.’
The Fenrir that Damien remembered was the embodiment of violence.
He tried to destroy everything he saw. He was so difficult to control that he even devoured several of his allied dark mages.
In comparison, the current Fenrir was significantly less aggressive. He was even gentle enough to be called docile.
‘He’s far from the Fenrir I know.’
In that case, it was clear that something had changed since he was being used by the dark mages.
What on earth had happened to make him so ferocious?
Damien was filled with deep questions.
***
It was a bizarre sight.
A large shadow glided across the ground, even though there was nothing to obscure the light.
The shadow was headed for a large forest. As soon as it entered the shadow of the forest, something sprang out of it.
A huge creature began to run through the forest. It seemed to be in a hurry, as if it was being chased by something.
– Awooo!
It ran through the dense forest, thinking. All it could think about was running away as far as possible.
The wolf’s mind was filled with the image of the human male who had just charged at it.
The sense of oppression it felt from that human male was more frightening than any enemy the wolf had ever faced.
Human, scary! Too scary!
Come to think of it, it had always been like this.
Humans would see it and call it dirty and ugly, and they would torment it.
They would kick it and step on its head. Blood would flow from its mouth, but no one would stop.
Its whole body was in so much pain that it couldn’t move. But with the will to live, it crawled on the ground, looking for food.
But at least then, there were no humans who really wanted to kill it.
Humans are bad!
After its body grew, every human it met tried to kill it.
Last time, two incredibly scary humans had stabbed its body.
The wolf struggled to survive and barely managed to escape.
After running for a while, the wolf finally stopped when it reached the depths of the forest.
The wolf gathered the fallen leaves on the ground. It lay down on them and curled up into a ball.
Master… I couldn’t find you again this time…
The wolf had been wandering around, chasing the scent it missed.
That’s why it attacked the fortress. The scent of its master wafted from the fortress.
It ran over there happily, but the humans didn’t open the door. It slammed its body against the wall to protest, asking them to open it.
Master… where are you…
The wolf closed its eyes. Then, the image of its master slowly dissipate.
A small human.
A human who was as skinny as it was.
The only human who didn’t torment it.
– Munchi~ Do you know what I brought today? I brought bread for you!
As it focused its memories a little more, it could hear its master’s voice.
– Ahahaha, you can’t lick me. It tickles.
– Are you worried about this wound? It’s okay… Dad was a little drunk yesterday.
– Oh, what should I do… Oh, Dad is calling me… I’ll come back later.
It never saw its master after that.
The wolf wandered around looking for the boy. It was in pain and hungry, but it wanted to see its master more.
But before it could find its master, blood gushed out of its mouth. Its whole body felt heavy as if it was soaked in water. Darkness covered its eyes.
After that, when it came to its senses, its body had grown this big.
Strangely enough, it was no longer in pain. No matter how much it ran, it didn’t feel hungry.
But it couldn’t find its master.
Master, I want to see you again.
With a heartfelt wish, the wolf fell asleep.
***
“A sleeping undead? It seems that guy still thinks he’s alive.”
In a place far away from the undead.
A young man was looking at the undead with a telescope and said.
“It’s a common phenomenon when animals become undead. Unlike humans, they don’t realize their situation right away.”
The young man took his eyes off the telescope. Then he started to write something diligently in a small notebook.
Kardak looked at him with a displeased face.
His whole body, including his face, was wrapped in black bandages, so it was impossible to see his expression.
However, his eyes were filled with reproach.
“Garrot. I don’t have time to listen to your nonsense. Answer me quickly.”
“Answer? Oh, you’re asking me to do Rubia’s favor? Demi… Demi… What was his name again?”
“Damien Haksen.”
“Right, you want me to catch that guy?”
The young man, Garrot’s face showed boredom.
“Well… I’m not really interested in humans… Can’t you just do it?”
“I need to go back and assist Rubia quickly.”
“Ahahat, you should really watch what you say. You’re not trying to help Rubia, you’re trying to impress her. You’re worried that Rubia might sleep with another man while you’re away.”
A smirk formed on Garrot’s lips.
“I didn’t know that you, who was called the future of the Venom sect, would be so crazy about a woman and fall like this. This is why no one knows what will happen to people.”
Crack.
Kardak gritted his teeth. His eyes were filled with anger.
“So you’re saying you won’t do Rubia’s favor?”
“Hey, why are you getting angry again? I’ll do it. I owe Rubia a favor anyway.”
Garrot shrugged and said.
“Thanks to the plague you gave me, such a wonderful undead was born.”
The plague that was sweeping through the eastern region of the Grape Kingdom was none other than the one that Kardak had created.
“But I have to take care of my own business first.”
Saying so, Garrot brought the telescope to his face.
“I really want to see how that guy becomes a complete undead.”
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[Translator – Kie]
[Proofreader – Kawaii]