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Chapter 254: Night Dance (1)
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Even the fierce Cerberus was submissive before Roy.
It knelt before him, its three heads bowed.
[Look, Fate! Even after being reduced to a Cerberus, the habits of its body remain. How interesting.]
[It keeps glancing at me sideways.]
[I think it likes you.]
I hope it’s not because it wants to eat me.
Roy’s use of the word “likes” didn’t seem to have the usual meaning.
He called out to the soldiers surrounding Cerberus’ cage.
[Let it out. You won’t be eaten if you don’t get too close.]
See, I thought so. Cerberus sees me as a tasty meal.
[Do zombies eat?]
[Only Cerberus does. It seems its clinging to life makes it so. Even if it does eat, it can’t digest it and ends up spitting it out.]
[Just desire…?]
[This time, we’ll use that to hunt the beast.]
Released from its cage, Cerberus pulled on the chains held by the soldiers.
It showed no signs of calming down, but Roy approached it with his hand outstretched,
[Good boy.]
Its earlier rampage subsided as if for no reason.
I had a vague idea of what Roy was doing. It was probably because I was currently connected to the spirit Belial.
He was connecting the spirit within himself with the spirit embedded in Cerberus. And he was controlling Cerberus through that spirit.
[The link is good. Here, give me your hand. Can I have another?]
[Will there be any effect if I link my spirit with the one embedded in Cerberus?]
[Oh, you’ve seen through me? There’s no problem. My spirit will protect you. And we won’t be dealing with just one zombie.]
His subordinates began controlling two or three zombies.
[Right now, it’s a fairly small number, but in actual combat, each of them would handle over 100 zombies. I can do more than that. But this time, I’ll focus on this special individual.] ȑἈΝОＢÊṧ
100 each?!
With just 20 subordinates here, he can control 2,000!
And from the way Roy spoke, it seemed like he could easily handle 1,000 by himself.
My guess is that the reason he can control so many zombies is because he can simplify his commands.
This beast hunt requires finding and killing the beast, paying attention to the surrounding environment and the High Elves, and ensuring safety. It will likely require complex operations.
But what about a war against humans?
Once zombies are deployed into enemy territory, they can be remotely controlled from a safe location. Then they only need to focus on one thing: “Kill humans.”
Roy only controls one Cerberus, likely because of the complexity of its controls.
[Fate-san, please stay close to me as much as possible.]
[What will happen if I don’t?]
[Then, I can’t guarantee your safety.]
[Understood. Are we starting now?]
[Yes. We’ll split into two groups and drive the beast into a corner.]
Roy signaled with his hand, and half of his subordinates began to move.
A change occurred in the zombies as well. They had been standing on two legs, but now they put their hands to the ground.
The zombies, now walking on all fours, silently disappeared into the depths of the forest. Next, the soldiers controlling the zombies ran off in the same direction.
[How’s it going, Fate-san? They’re pretty agile, aren’t they?]
[Does that mean they’ve been strengthened as well?]
[When alive, we can’t use all of our muscle strength. But, zombies are different. They can draw out everything they have. Even a high elf can rival the physical strength of beastkin with the help of spirits.]
As he spoke, Roy looked up at Cerberus.
It was as if he was saying that if a beastman zombie could display such physical strength, Cerberus’s abilities easily surpassed them.
[Come on, let’s go. We’ll surround the beasts and take them all out in one fell swoop.]
Roy signaled his remaining subordinates to go ahead.
Then, as the commander, he ordered them to release the chained Cerberus.
One by one, the soldiers released the chains they had been holding down.
[You guys wait here and prepare to retrieve the zombies.]
Having received his orders, his subordinates bowed deeply to Roy. Then, they began their assigned tasks.
[Fate-san, I’ll have Cerberus walk ahead. Visibility will be a little reduced.]
Cerberus began walking slowly, matching its pace to ours.
Now downwind, I held my nose against the overwhelming smell.
[Is it rotten?]
[Of course. It’s dead, so it will rot. We’ve embalmed it, just in case. But that one was particularly messed with, so it’s moderately rotten.]
[Is that why you sent the other zombies ahead?]
[You’re quite perceptive. If we get too close with that smell, the beasts will surely run away.]
[So you’re going to have Cerberus deal with the beasts you’ve cornered.]
[So, let’s proceed slowly.]
The cries of the beasts could be heard from afar.
It wasn’t a threat, but rather a warning to their allies of danger.
[It seems to be going well. I’m proud of them for being such excellent subordinates.]
[Those soldiers from before are an elite unit, aren’t they?]
[No, they weren’t originally. They were treated like junk by the military.]
[It didn’t seem that way.]
[They worked hard. They were skilled in controlling spirits, but unfortunately, they were born with weak spirits. So I noticed their ability to control spirits and recruited them to join the necromancer unit.]
[Is it because what necromancers need isn’t the power of spirits, but the expertise in controlling them?]
[Yes. They continued to train hard, and have come this far. And their morale is on an all time high, eager to get revenge on those who looked down on them.]
I understand now. So that’s why their morale was so abnormally high.
[My reputation among the military is excellent. I believe that if I can further increase my reputation, I will be able to return to my original research.]
[Original research?]
[As I said before, it’s spirits. Ah… I want to go back soon.]
As if in agreement with Roy’s words, Cerberus let out a sad cry.
He believes that he would be better off in society if he remained focused on his research on spirits.
Who could it be? Who had brought such a dangerous person into the spotlight…? Just as I was thinking this, the face of a haughty High Elf soldier captain came to mind.
It was his own brother, Autumn Dahrendorf, who called Roy into battle.
You could say that as brothers, he recognized his talent, but perhaps he didn’t see him as a threat?
I had no way of knowing what High Elves values were.
[Fate-san, it’s finally here.]
Just as Roy had said, the sounds of wild animals from the depths of the forest were becoming more and more frequent.
They were cornered and panicking.
Heading in the direction of the cries, he came to a large open area.
There, the beasts were surrounded by zombies and high elves, unable to move.
They could only cry out, seemingly praying for a way to escape.
[That’s amazing. You all did a great job.]
The soldiers had blank expressions, but they seemed somehow proud.
Roy led Cerberus into the circle surrounding the beasts.
The beasts trembled in fear at the cerberus’ large size and strange presence. One beast realized it was going to die and fell to the ground, motionless. Another tried to escape by heading outside the circle, but was cut in half by a waiting zombie.
[Let’s begin. This is an operational experiment!]
Roy controlled Cerberus and had it leap at the beasts.
At that moment, Greed, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly spoke as if he had been waiting for this moment.
『Let’s go, Fate! Let’s begin the night dance!』
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