103 # Eleven words: "Cryeong Pass (2/2)

Obviously there's something in that castle. ......

............ The Demon Lord of the False Shadow was a mage.

I'm not sure what to say.

The information we obtained from the interviews we conducted with Razal and the others was too little. But there are a few new things I've learned.

There have been incidents of the undead invading from the outside for quite some time now, and a number of parties have already been involved in fighting them off. The upper echelons of [Descend] have no intention of reporting the matter to the Knights of the End at the moment. And that there has been no significant response to the announcement of the appearance of the mutated undead.

In other words, this is not an unusual situation - mutated undead have appeared before.

The ”black bones” that nearly killed Razal and the others are not monsters that humans can't fight. If there had been dead people, the reaction would have been different, so I'm sure they would have defeated it without incident at that time.

And I can see why this city is taking such excessive measures against vampires.

I'm sure [Descend] has already checked the basement, but he missed the night crystals, so there's a chance he'll find something that only the undead can find.

We'll do some sightseeing when we have time. We didn't get a chance to look around the castle in Rynell, and I've always wanted to see it.

”............

Senri frowns slightly. But he didn't say anything else.

Either way, Senri must be curious about the castle. He needed to be sure.

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The castle of the Demon Lord of the False Shadow stood calmly today. The old castle, illuminated by the moonlight, was in some disrepair, but it was still frighteningly beautiful.

I don't want to become a demon king, but I would like to build a castle like this.

Razzal and the others were waiting in front of the castle. There's no sign of the undead today.

”They're always waiting for us underground. Most of the undead come to the basement.

”Why ............?

I don't know. But they say that the most powerful undead live in underground labyrinths, so maybe they like it underground.

These people really don't know anything, do they?

I looked at Senri, but he was shaking his head.

I agree with Senri. I love coffins, and I love underground places where the sun don't shine, but I'm not attracted to them like a moth to a light. I'm sure the same is true for the rest of the undead.

That said, I don't think those bone men sensed the presence of the night crystals and went underground. It is true that I sensed the presence of the night crystals, but that was after I went underground. The power of the night crystals is not strong enough to detect their presence from above ground.

The bonesman's movements were purposeful. That means someone had given those orders in advance.

I can defeat most of the bone-men now. Even if Razal and the others betrayed me and attacked me, it would not be a problem. And even if the other bone men's masters came, I should be able to escape with Senri.

I wanted to look around the castle, but for now, I followed Razal and the others, who had been hunting the undead for two weeks, to the basement.

As I took the first step into the basement behind Razal and the others, I stopped.

Senri, who was walking behind me, stopped immediately.

”......What's wrong?

”............ No, nothing.

I frowned, closing my eyes and sharpening my mind.

I didn't need much time. I thought for a moment that I was imagining things, but I wasn't. Rasar and Senri didn't seem to notice.

There's a hint of the Night Crystal.

I stare into the darkness. There is no sign of life in the underground passage, which was probably once built by the Demon Lord of the Void.

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The crystals of the night are part of the ...... undead, it seems. The one who rules the darkness - the king of the skeletons who once led ten thousand bonemen - is the Night Closer. I don't know if that's true or not.” ......