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Chapter 307

Chapter 307 - Lairon, the Last Day (2)

“Priest clothing?” Theodore thought he was mistaken at first .  

He rubbed his eyes and looked again, but there was no difference . The white robe with the golden trim was definitely the clothing worn by priests of Lairon .  Moreover, the undead wasn’t a zombie or a ghoul . It was a lich, something that was only possible when a magician with considerable abilities was turned into an undead . Therefore, the lich wasn’t completed burned away when struck by Theodore’s magic . It still had half its body left .

‘No matter how I think about it, something is strange . ’ Theodore shook his head while sensing a strange incongruity . ‘An undead can’t disguise as a priest . Additionally, shouldn’t it have burned immediately when touched by divine power? If so, perhaps a priest was turned into a lich . . . ’

It still didn’t make sense . The knowledge remaining in his head from Jerem stated that it was impossible .  The gods, the guardians of the physical world, were the natural enemy of all warlocks .  Just like how it had been when Jerem faced the lower god Mitra, the presence of any being under the influence of a god couldn’t be turned into an undead . Lairon might be a fake god, but his followers had real divine power .

Furthermore, it was a priest, not a magician, who had been turned into a lich . . . ? The possibility of the Jerem succeeding in this difficult task was close to zero, let alone infection type undead .

“I have to go and check it . ”

In any case, all the undead inside the city were now destroyed . The lich was barely breathing, and Theodore had nothing left to do .  So, he quickly descended to the ground . As several buildings caught on fire, the magician in red robes stood on the bloodstained ground .

Tak .

The lich was collapsed like a rag at his feet . It really was a priest’s clothing . The luxurious cloth and gold decorations were the result of extracting the blood and sweat of the people . Disgust boiled up inside Theodore as he walked over .

“Hey, can you hear what I am saying?” As he took exactly three steps forward, Theodore spoke to the lich .

The lich was an undead human type and still had intelligence . If the consciousness still remained in the body, it would be able to talk for a moment before its destruction .  Where did it come from? Who caused this? Theodore didn’t have any big expectations . However, if he could resolve one question, it might become the clue to this mysterious situation .

“ . . . K . . . u . . . ah . . . . ” The lich couldn’t even make a sound .  

Theodore sighed and stretched out his right hand, sending a small stream of magic power into the lich . It wasn’t enough to restore the body, but it should be able to speak .

“Answer me . What is your name?”



The lich’s jawbones opened, and it replied, “ . . . Great, Lairon… 2nd grade priest… Verm-ud . . . ”

“Vermud,” Theodore repeated . He realized the authenticity of the words and quickly asked, “Vermud . Are you a priest? Or a magician?”

“ . . . I… am! Insult, me . . . ! Lairon, ser . . . vant, for life . . . ”

“Damn! It isn’t a lie . ”

Theodore got the answer he wanted, but he couldn’t help cursing . He had hoped that the original body was someone who had stolen the clothing, but his expectations weren’t rewarded . Instead, a senior priest of Lairon had been turned into an undead .

It was hard to understand, but his brain had come up with the worst causal relationship .  ‘Dammit, maybe Lairon is already . . . ’

While Theodore was busy worrying, the lich ran out of magic power and started to shake .  

“Kuock! Ku . . . oh, ohhhh! Kuwoooook . . . !”

The body, that didn’t have any flesh left, popped up . The priest’s clothing was torn in the struggle, and an eerie sound was made . Then it happened when Theodore was about to end the situation quickly .

“ . . . Great, Lai… Lairon . . . !” The undead priest, Vermud started to scream . “Why . . . ? Your servant, casting me into the darkness . . . Have you forsaken meeeee?!”

With that last scream, he finally died . The ashes that piled up inside the clothing were the last traces left of Vermud in this material world .  It was impossible for him to even be buried . However, it wasn’t Vermud’s death that caused a chill to go down Theodore’s spine .

“Lairon, forsaken . . . ?”

Vermud’s last cry stimulated Theodore’s super sensitivity . He didn’t know why, but it was like a hammer had hit the back of his head . Theodore stood amongst the flames and saw signs of the undead that were wiped out with his arrows . Farmer’s clothing, soldier’s clothing, blacksmith’s clothing . . .

The type of jobs could be distinguished, but they all seemed to be clothing from Lairon .

Chill .



Maybe the worst case scenario that he had imagined―

“Theo! All the ones outside the city were cleaned up!” At that time, Veronica’s voice rang out from the distant sky .

“That was fast . There were at least 2,000–3,000 of them,” Theodore muttered with a wry smile .  

Of course, Veronica would’ve found it easier than fighting in the streets . He watched Veronica in the sky and soon heard the cheers of a crowd . Perhaps the guards that Randolph had joined would recognize the situation .

‘Well, I guess I need to talk to Earl Albert . ’

Regardless of whether he was right or wrong, the impact of this situation wouldn’t end with one kingdom . It was a disaster that could spread to more than half of the Central Continent . If the initial response was incorrect, tens of thousands of lives could be lost .


In order to properly communicate the seriousness, it needed the guarantee of someone with credibility . . . like a great magician whose reputation was known through the continent and who had a friendship with the royal family .

“ . . . Let’s go . ” Theodore left the remains of Lich Vermud, who had once been a priest, and flew off .

*     *     *

 

“I sincerely thank you for your help, Sir Theodore! I can never repay this grace!” Earl Albert cried out tearfully as he held both of Theodore’s hands .

As a lord of a border area, his great physique and refined power showed he was a well-trained aura user . It wasn’t enough to reach the level of a master, but he was still an expert . Most of the wreckage around here was the result of his cooperation with Randolph .

“It is nothing, Earl Albert . I happened upon this disaster by chance and did what any ally would do . ”

“Ohh, so modest at such a young age! I have seen the true colors of the hero whom I’ve only heard about in rumors . ”



Theodore barely managed to calm down the tearful Earl Albert and asked him a few questions .

“The raid of the undead definitely started last night,” Earl Albert clenched his fists and lowered his voice the moment he was asked when the attack had begun .

He was filled with a murderous intent to break the bones of the absent warlock .

The noble of the Soldun Kingdom spread cold energy all over the place as he told the story . “At first, I wasn’t afraid . However, they kept coming every minute . After killing one hundred, one thousand more arrived . After the one thousand, there were more . . . My soldiers aren’t weak, but in that situation, they could not breathe even for a moment . Some undead managed to cross the walls . ”

“Then we arrived . ”

“Yes! That is what happened . I sent a messenger shortly after sunrise, but it will take at least two more days for a reply to come . If you hadn’t helped, this territory . . . !”

Theodore appeased the frenzied Earl Albert again and asked for a place to talk with his two companions .  The next task was done swiftly . Earl Albert’s soldiers quickly set up a barrack for the three people to stay in . In retrospect, it wasn't unusual . They had appeared from the sky, saving the soldiers from tens of thousands of undead . So, this reaction wasn’t unusual .

In the comfortably furnished barrack, the three people sat around a round table and started a serious meeting . Of course, the leader was Theodore, and he immediately pulled out a piece of parchment .

“Randolph . ”

“Hmm?”

The pen moved quickly in Theodore’s hand, and he soon finished writing a letter .

“Remain in the Soldun Kingdom and send this letter to King Elsid . Randolph is known to Marquis Piris—no, Duke Piris and the king, so they will listen to you . ”

“Then what about Lairon? Will you go with Veronica?”

“Yes . ”

He felt sorry for Randolph, but the speed at which senior magicians could move was beyond imagination . No matter how fast a sword master was, his aura was finite . It would be too late if he flew with both of them . It was better to leave Randolph in the Soldun Kingdom to prepare the defenses .

“Additionally, it is highly likely that we can’t pass through Lairon by land . I need to get to the capital of Lairon quickly . ”

“Huh? How come?”

This time, both Veronica and Randolph were confused . The defenses of Lairon were strict, but they weren’t able to stop a sword master .  Even if he needed to hurry, why not use the land route instead of taking the risk of leaving a master behind? Theodore looked at them and opened his mouth once he confirmed there was no one around . “Sigh, it is likely that Lairon has been destroyed already . Any cities that are still intact will probably be covered with millions of undead . ”

“ . . . What?”

“Among the undead that attacked the Albert territory, there was one wearing priest’s clothing . It was a lich, not a zombie or a ghoul . ”

“What?! This is nonsense!” Randolph had no knowledge of magic and was confused .  

However, Veronica was well aware of the meaning and felt astounded . To think that the worshipper of a god, who couldn’t become an undead, had actually become a senior undead? Moreover, there had been the scream that Lairon had forsaken them . Additionally, although he hadn’t told anyone yet, Theodore had some other clues about this situation .

「The worshipper of death hides . 」

「The shadow of the false god is lifted . 」

What would remain if the shadow was lifted? Light? No . There was nothing left once the shadow was gone . If the god of the Lairon church had ‘disappeared’, it wouldn’t be impossible for priests to become undead .

‘No, it would be fortunate if Lairon just disappeared . ’

In the worst case situation that Theodore couldn’t speak of aloud, it was possible that a demon was buried behind the mask of the false god .  If a god had turned into a demon, then a priest would become a warlock . The servants of a god would turn into the servants of a demon .

[Lairon] was a name that unified the kingdom, and if this unity were used . . .

Over 10 million undead and a kingdom of death could be born in one morning .





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