Necro Master

Fort of the Demons

The name displayed above the heads of the three demons. It was a bit of a luxury not to fit in with them.

Senior Evil Spirit

I can't believe the name "high" is used on evil spirits. But they deserved to be called the High Command. The numbers were only three, but unlike other demons, they were intelligent. Thanks to this, they were able to speak and exchange opinions with each other.

The high spirits were talking about Artadia, who had just scouted.

[The strange one came here to spy. It was full of the energy of death.]

[I see. Did the soldiers catch it?]

[You failed.]

The conversation of the three high spirits was very concise and key.

[Keep no undead near this place.]

[I agree. We can't let any more disease happen here.]

[Tell the soldiers to be careful of outsiders' approaches as well.]

The three high spirits were very wary of the outside. What the hell happened? I couldn't find out more about it. Anyway, they kept talking.

[I'm nervous about the black bird I saw earlier, by the way.]

[Then you'd better go deal with it quietly. Let the children sleep comfortably.]

[I'll make my move.]

Then one of the demons tried to leave.

[I need to see the children before I leave.]

The buildings the demons were guarding were not that glamorous. They were about 60 square feet of warehouses on the second floor. After all, I ended up heading into the building where one of the high spirits was guarding it. I didn't have to open the door. His body just goes through the walls of the building.

As the High Evil Spirit enters, you can find out what's inside the warehouse. There were strangely two children lying there with their eyes closed. The children's bodies were as if they were alive. But it's not damaged. The children were already dead, not breathing.

The children lying on each bed, divided into different floors, were already dead. The number passed approximately 100 lightly. The vicinity of the corpse is teeming with evil spirits. Maybe that's why the body isn't rotting.

The High Evil looked at the dead children for a moment and said. He didn't seem to know that the children had become cold corpses.

[You're sleeping well. If the priest comes soon, he will heal the disease of death. The priest will come to know of our unfair situation. Hang in there a little longer.]

A priest? He doesn't even realize he's a ghost. He was talking as if he were human.

However, he could not even know the details of the evil spirit.

Senior evil spirits who were so sorry to see their children like that. He leaves the building again.

After exiting the building, he gives orders to the roaming demons.

[Soldiers, follow me. Kill the intruders.]

The high spirits command you, and the nearby spirits respond with a cry.

* * *

By the time the high spirits looked at the dead children, loyalty was looking everywhere. A high wall sits ahead of you. It was the fortress that Artadia scouted. Loyalty looks to the fortress.

‘The demons are stayin'. ’

I couldn't see inside the keep. But I could tell from the top of the fortress that many evil spirits were flying around. Fortunately, the demons do not leave the keep. But I couldn't stay relaxed for long.

I had to investigate the nearby waste houses first.

‘What we will look at now is the waste house. We need to get some clues there about the demons. ’

Of course, the gravestones of the nearby challengers were also roughly impenetrable.

- Wow, this place is crazy. Why are demons so strong?

- Let's start explaining, because evil spirits die of people with strong hearts…….

The more obsessions you have in your life, the stronger you get when you die.

What happened to you that made you so strong?

- Exactly; enough to take out 100 challengers. Crap.

When he looks at one of the tombstones, he shuts up and thinks.

‘100 attackers were wiped out in an instant……. ’

I didn't know what level of challengers they were. However, 100 challengers with different jobs were not a total waste of power.

‘I can't believe you wiped out those challengers. ’

The demons seem clearly undead, which should not be underestimated.

‘You could be in danger. ’

There were summoned to the loyalty, but the overall number was less than theirs.

‘I have to be careful.'

Anyway, there was also a pretty helpful article.

- How do you use a soul crystal in your lungs?

- It requires talents such as "death," "soul," and "communication" to be available.

-Use it to find out what happened here.

- I saw it, but I didn't see anything.

- I feel sorry for him. It's a subjugation mission anyway.... I don't want to see it.

Soul Crystal? ’

I was about to take a look at the Abandoned Ones. Loyalty moves as soon as it picks up information from the tombstone. Of course, I didn't move alone. Others were already widespread all around. Loyalty told Daphne, who was standing by her side.

“Daphne, give the news to the others. I want you to focus on your lungs. I think there's something special. ”

Devon bows his head lightly to the command of loyalty.

[Take orders.]

And on the move, the skeleton soldiers under the command escort their loyalty.

The loyalty of watching Daphne leave immediately took a step forward. Towards the nearest abandoned house.

* * *

Soul crystal. It was a red jewel. It was floating in the air and could not be taken or moved. It was completely stuck in place.

Soul crystals did not exist in all lungs. There was one for each specific lung.

Fortunately, the ‘death’ talent was able to use soul crystals. Not just loyalty. The summoners of loyalty were also able to use it with their hands on the crystal.

The method of use was simple. When I put my hand on the crystal, one of the memories associated with this place regenerates in my mind.

Because of that, the group, including loyalty, was gathering information from soul crystals that were everywhere.

It was about time everyone started looking at the information. The fidelity of looking at one crystal first. His mind was already playing a video of someone's past memories.

* * *

Sunny and sunny day. The surrounding vegetation was green and the rice paddy fields were greeted. Hundreds of cows were grazing the grass, and the residents of this place looked very happy.

Soul crystal chosen by the faithfulness. The resident with the memory was also happy. The family was at peace and his wife was pregnant. It was a situation when we soon saw the second child.

He knelt at the end of the day. And I prayed to heaven.

“Thank you, God. Thank you so much for bringing such a good lord. ”

Lord of the realms where they live. Although it was only a small fortress and town, it was not difficult to live in peace. It is because everything has gone smoothly because of the Lord who takes care of the villagers.

Of course, it is quite a size to be called a village. The population alone is roughly 1,000. After only three years of his residence, he enriched those villages. The three knights who came with the lord were also honorable people who value thorough knights.

But the moment of happiness did not last long.

Seven years since the new lord joined us. The lord is dead.

The cause of death was so easily discovered. Poisoned. The villagers did not believe in the Lord's death. No, I didn't. It was the same for those with that memory.

“Who the hell is the lord...! ”

The Lord here has never done anything so evil as to be poisoned.

But when the land is fattened, there is a law that wants to have it. As soon as the lord died, a nearby ruler appeared. With an official document of the realm sealed with a king's seal. As soon as he arrived, he pushed through the contents of the public documents.

In the public document it is written:

- When the Lord of the Territory dies, transfer the Territory to a nearby Lord… In case someone has to take their place in preparation for the invasion of the enemy country. Once the territory is transferred, all the knights and soldiers who stay there must swear allegiance to...

It was written in a word. Bribed the capital to swallow the land.

However, he could not resist the behavior of the nobles who had received the official documents. I don't know what to do. I'm angry, but I have to bear it. There was no evidence that the lord was poisoned immediately.

But misfortune began then. Because he's the new lord, and he's starting to do crazy things.

I took 70% of what I harvested for tax purposes. It didn't end there. The other 30% employed mercenaries to exploit them.

“Oh, no! If you take that away, how will this winter...! ”

However, the villagers survived like the devil. Adaptions were swift. If you didn't harvest, nothing would be taken from you. So I just made a living getting eaten every day. Dozens of soldiers, including the Knights previously stayed, hunted for the villagers.

But the new lord. He crosses a line he shouldn't have crossed. In broad daylight, the lord sacked the girls of the village. With his mercenaries.

Beyond girls, young women included married women.

However, the target was also the first child of the person who had the memory. His first daughter was a little girl who was already 15 years old.

“Aah! Dad! Mom!"

The girl cried out to her parents. But the parents just shook their heads. I couldn't get out. I could lay down my life to save my child. But now they knew she was in danger.

But not everyone bowed their heads. Three knights and 20 soldiers returned from the hunt. The Knights in the lead raised their voices.

“You crazy bastard! ”

The other knights behind him couldn't help but get angry.

“How dare you... in broad daylight! ”

“You're such an idiot! I'm sure you killed the lord of our people! ”

The three knights draw their swords. I was patient with no evidence of poisoning, but not anymore. He could not bear the humiliation of having to endure seeing what was right in front of him.

In the end, three knights led 20 soldiers. And slaughtered the new lord and his mercenaries. The power gap was dramatic. Three knights could wipe out the mercenaries who were here in the first place.

The death of the nobles and 30 mercenaries was instantaneous.

So I killed a nobleman. And that choice was something that could never be undone. Soon after, the invasion of bounty hunters and the curse of the hired witches arrived in town.

However, there were no dissatisfied with the actions of the knights. Rather, the residents no longer bow their heads. I kept lifting it up.

Everyone knew. It's better to die than to live like this. The reason he lived was to protect his children and neighbors. I had to raise my weapon to protect it. That's why all the villagers became soldiers with weapons.

Men with swords and spears, women with children with bows.

That's all the soul crystals I could think of.