The World of Masks

Skeletons gather in a small clearing in the center of town. Like that, the skeletons stand in line with the heat and look to their masters. The undead, standing in the unpopular town void, fractured and scattered with blood, make the surrounding atmosphere clearly dark and frightening.

Jack and Callie look at them in front of the undead. I didn't look that good. I've enjoyed killing again, but the undead are born to the same level as before. It reminds me of an old undead army that was brutally defeated.

"Let's go."

Jack looks over Callie's shoulder and says, Callie raises her cane. As soon as the command is issued, the skeletons start digging for the ground. Dozens of undead quickly fall to their knees and disappear.

"Did you find the next town?"

Leaving the entrance to the ruined town, Jack asks Callie. Callie points in either direction.

"There's a small village over there."

"How long will it take?"

"If we take a step, won't we arrive in three or four hours?"

He makes a worrying impression. Jack looks at where Callie is pointing. You see an expanded horizon and a mountainside rising above it. Jack steps forward to where Callie is pointing.

The two were currently devastating the surrounding villages in order to revive the undead army that had been wiped out. It was literally devastating. Callie's flying undead has been all over the place, destroying prominent villages and turning all humans into skeletons, strengthening the troops. It's not long since annihilated, but the army has already gathered more than a number. At this rate, we should be able to create enough troops to ambush a small city.

"By the way, sir,"

Callie stands next to Jack, walking ahead. Jack turns his head and looks at Callie.

"Am I allowed to fly so openly? We think we should be moving under water as much as possible."

The horse's tail is blurry. Normally, he is a blameless jack who wields the power of the owner, and even though he has accepted many pranks and opinions, the situation is now serious. You may have ruthless violence if you dare to vomit about your work. But Callie thought she had something to say while she was scared. Callie was unacceptable for her god to be in danger.

Knowing Callie's inner feelings, Jack places his chin hand on Callie's head. She rubs her hands a few times and tangles her hair.

"Eeeek!"

You burst into laughter as you look at Callie. Callie grimaces. However, I felt relieved. It wasn't like I was blinded by anxiety.

'As expected of my master.'

At the same time I felt proud, I doubted the owner for no reason, and Callie's mind became old.

"I understand what you're saying, but I don't have time for this right now. We need to assemble the troops as soon as possible, and we need to do something about it."

You should at least know if you're working on a plan to gain the Demon King's power, or if you're working on it. We may have a lot of time left, or we may have to rush into it right away.

'But you can't just barge in.'

I can't even go there. I expect to be surrounded by the undead army and wiped out. Despite the decline in class, it was essential to have an army here as well.

"If it's so urgent, I can't help it if I get caught in another country."

It was dangerous, but I couldn't care less about the judge that could have made Jack fall into slavery.

"There may be other prey, but it's mostly urgent."

"I see."

Callie sighs deeply.

"If I'd known this was gonna happen, I would have brought in all the skeletons and undead."

The Black Guard Skeleton guarding the dungeon is the undead. The Dark Wizard himself built this to defend the Demon King's altar, so it's incredibly high. They didn't touch it to protect the altar. I gave back everything I used before. Obviously using them will be a huge power source. But Jack shakes his head.

"No, those are the ones the Dark Wizard made. If the Dark Wizard and I face each other, we'll lose control, so we won't be able to use them in this battle."

If you use it carelessly, it will only increase the power of your enemies.

"So do the other undead. Having them won't help you much."

When I went to get my armor for the Dark Wizard this time, I left some undead as a guard to guard the site. They weren't monster-shaped, skeleton-resurrected, but they were the ones that brought the dead back to life. I left all those guys behind. Just in case anyone else saw them, they picked out and placed them in an undead position at once. There was a reason they were stronger than regular skeletons. So the last battle was pure skeleton fighting, and we were completely defeated.

'But even if they were, they wouldn't have affected the fight.'

The underlying stats of the Undead were so great. And now I can't go back and get them. There was not enough time.

"Well, I guess I can use my undead and my firearms."

"I should try the Undead, too. They'll be stronger than you made them, but they'll never reach him."

The undead that Jack will create, as corrupt as the Demon Lord's mistress, will be stronger than what Callie made. But nothing compared to the Dark Wizard.

'But we have to collect as much scratch as possible.'

As the battle progresses, Jack and Callie begin to walk toward the next town to refuel.

* * *

Chloe was walking with a group of skeletons today. Once Jack destroyed the Skeleton and took his life, nothing has changed. No, the Dark Wizard has become more defensive. It was never a good thing for Chloe.

Kloe stops, constantly mumbling and chewing on the dark wizard like a squid.

"Huh?"

I can see the village from afar. This was the target town. Here, all you have to do is pull out the skeleton and chant forward and open the Blood Festival. The target of the raid was a small town with less than 50 people, due to the Dark Wizard's small patch. A straightforward, embarrassing raid called an operation. All you have to do is make sure there are no survivors.

Chloe scouts the town with her throat cut out. Something's wrong. It's time for all the fire to go out and all the dead silence in the village. Due to the rapid setting of the sun, the time for people to fall asleep was also quite early. But strangely, the town lights up. Of course, it was not bright streetlights or fluorescent lights like modern times, but campfires, torches, and lanterns. However, in this darkness, tea came out.

'There's something.'

Chloe waited for the skeletons. The hard-working skeletons stop moving on the ground. I put on new leather armor that travelers, warriors, and mercenaries wear around here, and switched weapons to plain ones. And he wore a mask, a traveler's token. I slowly approached the village after finishing my impersonation.

The town is bustling. Armed soldiers are moving around with bright moons and shining spears under the stars. There was no place for vigor. A flag was flying where it appeared to be a command post made up of tents.

'What flag?'

Although it was the symbol of a royal change bag that ruled this area, Chloe's head only tilted back to murder, torture, and slaughter.

I don't see any villagers. '

I didn't know if they were all at home or if they were forced to move somewhere.

Do you want me to get a closer look? Or should we stand down, or should we just attack? '

I roll my head back and think of the bear. Then I realized one thing.

"I'm not who you think I am, am I? '

I stopped worrying. But I can't shout forward without thinking. I am confident that I will win, but I am not confident that I will not miss my survivors. They are not like the civilians who have been slaughtered so far. Since I always heard the Dark Wizard yell at me to sit down, it was uncomfortable doing what the Demon Lord would find out.

'No, if I do it now, the coward's wizard will have no choice.'

At that moment, the desire raised its head. It was a sweet and seductive temptation of the devil. But soon I shook my head.

'He's really going to kill me, that man.'

I don't care if I die a few times, but I don't want to die completely in real life. You still have to live.

'How many humans still want to kill.'

I've decided to step away from here. Chloe turns around and goes back to where she was before.

'Really, but I thought I could do something about the stress.'

Completely incomplete combustion. Humans are good. Turn on the lights and look around in case there's any prey. All I could see was the world in darkness. Chloe kicks her tongue and leads a horde of skeletons back to her stronghold.