138. Already dead
It was not an illusion that I felt that it resembled the facility of the Dark Church I went to last time.
A gigantic prison that seems to have been built to contain something other than human. The difference, unlike the empty space, was that there were prisoners inside.
······Should it be more accurately said that she was a prisoner? Most of the corpses in the prison died from starvation, as if they were only locked up and not properly managed.
[Is this place?]
“Ah. This is just a passage, the promise is in the next place.”
To think of a place like this as an intermediate aisle. Anyway, I need to know the bad taste of the Dark Church guys. It’s really incomprehensible to a demonic sword with good and normal sensibilities like me.
Well, how about cleaning something like this for a while? I smiled and created the suction power as it was. The enclosed space, the piled up darkness and fragments of the specter were sucked into me as they are.
[That might be a better ending for them.]
The atmosphere of this space is really comfortable, no, to the extent that the holy sword, who usually hates my soul swallowing, says this. It was unpleasant.
Regardless of race and inclination, even the Undead is a space where an intelligent body cannot help but feel repulsive. We were caught off guard by the wickedness and moved on to the next place… Huh?
Cream, which was busy, stopped at some point. No matter how much I urge it, it is unmoving. She stared at one spot, ignoring all reactions around her.
[Why?]
[Shh.]
As if he didn’t want to be found out, Cream sent mental waves only to me. As I shut my mouth, Cream suddenly turned and started trudging toward one of the prisons.
The face of the snake girl, who had been watching the sheep with a puzzled expression, soon turned pale. She wriggled her gigantic body and blocked our way.
“It. There…”
However, no matter how fast Nagaraja is, he will never be as fast as the hero. Cream, which climbed over her body before she knew it, looked into the inside of the prison that the snake woman was trying to cover with her body.
The scenery inside was no different from other prisons. A dried up corpse. Flies and maggots wriggling, and the stench and fishy smell that wafts off irritates me.
Wait, the stench aside, the fishy smell?
[Why is that corpse? Does anyone know?]
[Corpse, no.]
Recognizing the implications of her words, I stuck out my tongue. Are you alive like that?
The cream brought me down as it was. The metal grate sparked for a moment before being cut open, and she stepped into the midst of the filth without hesitation.
Cream flicked her fingers lightly at her, and all the ground she stood upon her feet was frosted white. After the polluted things froze and cracked, the entire space became much cleaner.
[No, if you use divine power, you’ll get caught!]
“Ah.”
And in the aftermath of her divine power, the darkness that enveloped her cream melted in an instant. Even the scent of darkness could no longer cover her human scent.
Besides, he used divine power, so this is a proof that can’t be taken away. Seeing the snake woman with her pale face, I sighed.
“By the way, don’t you mind if I get caught?”
[Well, that’s not true. Bite!]
Realizing that we are humans, the snake woman stretched out her hand and tried to pour out her venom, Choco jumped up and opened her mouth. Sharp fangs flashed between her tiny mouth.
The petite girl jumped up several meters without help and almost fell into her woman’s arms. Her brother buried her face in the breast of her snake woman, as if to play a fool.
And that’s it. There were chewing, breaking, and swallowing sounds.
“Shh-sssss!”
Snakes even screamed in vain. He seems to be about to hiss menacingly, but all that comes out of the air hole in his throat is a hollow flute.
However, unlike the exhausting screams, the action was swift. Literally, snake-like hands pierced Choco’s side. Venom dripped from the tips of her nails.
A poison that can even kill an elephant instantly. But the opponent was bad.
“Mr. Lee.”
Choco shook her head as if she had a heartache. Of course, she didn’t let go of her snake woman’s neck that she had bitten off. The scales and flesh were ripped open following the strong nodding of his head.
Shortly thereafter, Choco raised her head and spat out the torn off part of her head. It was unbelievably cruel that the cross-section was tattered and that it was committed by that small mouth.
“If you are not the master, don’t give orders!”
[No, that’s what it says. Who do you think would really bite it off? There is also Dokdo.]
“Ethu. Somehow it tasted strange.”
As if she hadn’t been poisoned in the first place, Nagaraja exerted all her strength to die, and her thick side healed in an instant. That too is a monster is a monster.
In any case, thanks to Choco’s timely action, the extreme situation of taking her long-sleeved pax out of the blue could have been avoided. Nagaraja’s corpse was roughly kicked away, and Cream turned back to the prison.
“I’m alive, I am.”
“Keep, hee, hee…”
Certainly, when I consciously listened, I heard faint breathing and moans from the half-corpse that looked like a corpse. It seems that the chilly cold brought him to his senses.
[Yes, I am alive. If I leave it as it is, it will surely freeze to death.]
“Ah.”
Crim put me down and hurriedly threw flames over the frost he had caused. Thanks to the sophisticated control, the flame stopped at the line of melting the ice instead of burning someone unknown.
The smell of death that filled the entire prison died down, and the air in the corridors and rooms warmed up. Not only that, Cream sprinkled a handful of the divine power of his source.
After washing off the dirt and healing the festering wounds, I was able to see the other person properly. Hey, it looks like I’ve seen it somewhere. Where did you see
“Ugh… Omg!”
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I didn’t have to reason further to see if the cream’s prescription worked. The other person opened their eyes on their own. Early to mid twenties. A young man who exudes a certain cuteness.
The young man’s eyes, which had been looking around blankly for a moment, soon returned to focus. He jumped up and shouted as if screaming.
“Emily!”
[Sorry, but our name isn’t Emily.]
“Huh?!·······Ah.”
He was startled as if he had finally realized our existence. For a moment his eyes were terrified, then relieved as if he recognized us, then terrified again… Why not?
“Hero and Demon Sword?”
[Can you come to your senses?]
I just remembered it now, but we originally came here to rescue adventurers, right? Well, looking at the corpses strewn around the prison like garbage, it’s obvious that other adventurers don’t even look at it.
I don’t know if it’s luck or skill, but this guy survived until we came. Umm, so the name is…
[What’s your name?]
“This is Zach. Demon Sword.”
Ah! I remember now It’s a monumental party we had together when we first became entangled with the Dark Church. By the way, I think there were four of them as far as I remember.
[Where are the rest?]
Ah, come to think of it, he must have died. Seong-gum, who hadn’t said anything about whether he was becoming more like my junior these days, sent an accusatory gaze. No, so say it in words.
Because Cale had said so with his own mouth, that the subjugation order that fell this time had replaced all available adventurers.
“Heuk, warrior. Demon Sword…”
It’s ruined. As if he was just waiting for his chance, Zach immediately started pouring out the juice. He couldn’t even come to his senses until he was healed by Cream. I don’t know where his energy came from.
[Shall I say that I just cut my throat and found no survivors?]
“No, no.”
Strictly. Fortunately for Jacques, it didn’t happen that we cut his throat because we were noisy. Because Zach, having heard our conversation, stopped crying on his own.
I guess I have a talent for soothing children. Huh, if this was going to happen, I should have opened a daycare center when I was on Earth.
“Please, please. Save my comrades!”
Jacques stopped crying and came to us with a messy face mixed with grime, blood and tears. Looking at it like this, he somehow noticed that the guy’s face looked thinner than usual.
The trembling of the guy approaching us probably isn’t just because he’s in a bad physical condition. I heard that he kills or saves in front of his face, but if he’s fine, that’s even weirder.
But Jacques gritted his teeth and pretended not to hear, as he approached us. His unsteadily staggered body soon lost his balance and collapsed, and soon he was on his stomach with his head almost hanging down.
[I have to explain what happened.]
“This place is a trap for humans colluding with monsters! Most of the motherf*ckers who were mobilized for the subjugation order died, and Naga, a high-ranking monster, and the beast of all this.”
Certainly, he’s in a very bad condition. Seeing how we don’t realize what it means to come this far.
I saw Jacques talking nonsense, and I stopped him with a short cry. When he turned his gaze to me, startled, I said with a smile.
[They have already been killed?]