Chapter 909 – 909. God’S Atlantis
Ughhhhhhh!
The frost giant undead approaches, shaking the ground. It’s not for nothing that they say size is everything. Ordinary undead are crushed and disappear with a single stomp from a frost giant undead.
“Still, there’s no match for a gang-up! Frost giant undead bastards! You guys lead the charge and overwhelm them at once!”
I shouted at the top of my lungs.
The undead, controlled by Tutankhamun’s golden mask, moved according to my words. No, I didn’t even need to speak. When I gave commands in my head, they carried them out as if they knew exactly what to do. It was because I controlled them.
‘I’d like to control that new frost giant too, but… I don’t have enough mana.’
Mana is consumed even by just controlling the undead. So, I can’t just recklessly increase the number of undead I control. Moreover, the stronger the undead, the more mana it consumes.
‘But if I make a group of weak ones, they won’t be of any help at all.’
At first, I thought I could just do whatever, but now I realized that raising the undead also required selection and focus.
“You… what are you… why did you suddenly invade and attack us?”
The wandering frost giant undead, who had been attacked by us, asked me while lying on the ground. Among the undead, those who were stronger than a certain level had a clear ego and could speak like this.
“Don’t think about begging for your life. If you were going to do that, you should have knelt from the first time we met.”
“I have no intention of doing that… We are already dead… We just wander quietly.”
“Hand over your fingernails and toenails and disappear.”
“Fingernails and toenails… indeed… Is this Hel’s doing… Hehehe.”
The frost giant undead laughed. His laughter was so unpleasant that I made the undead eat him.
“Two fingernails. That’s all.”
Elena clicked her tongue. There were only two index fingernails. He was such a strong one, yet he had fewer fingernails and toenails than ordinary undead. I wondered why he only had two index fingernails.
“There are traces of fingernails and toenails being deliberately torn off. He must have left two fingernails for emergencies. It’s a question now, but why is the goddess Hel collecting things like the fingernails and toenails of the undead?”
“It must be for the final war.”
I said solemnly.
“…The final war?”
Elena’s face also became serious.
“They’re weaving fingernails and toenails to make a ship to go to the surface. They’ll fill that ship with undead… well, that’s originally a myth, it won’t mean much in Atlantis, right?”
「Frost Giant Undead’s Fingernails
Evil power dwells within.
The energy of death dwells within.
Rank: C」
If there’s a reason to collect these, it must be because they give power. They’re just fingernails and toenails, but their minimum rank is D. The reason why the fingernails I got this time are rank C is because he was stronger than other frost giant undead.
“Yujin. About the goddess Hel. Doesn’t she feel a bit unsettling?”
“No. Not really.”
“Is it just a feeling?”
“It’s just a feeling.”
I said firmly. In the original story, Hel neither antagonized nor supported anyone. She was a completely neutral goddess.
Elena and I, having collected the frost giant’s fingernails, got on the carriage. The inside of the carriage was so big and spacious that it could be mistaken for a noble’s room.
Then, the undead began to pull the carriage and run across the snowy field.
“Elena. We have nothing to do… How about a round?”
I asked subtly, moving closer to her. Elena frowned slightly and pushed my face away with her palm.
“Don’t act like such a beast. Right now… I have things to think about.”
“Things to think about?”
“When we return to the Eustia Empire, I need to decide on a course of action in advance.”
“Can’t you just do what you did before?”
“What I did before? I’ve already antagonized the Eustia Imperial Family. It’s impossible to act like before. The Eustia Imperial Family will start to keep me in check, now that I’ve come back from hell. The Angelus Legion won’t stay still either… No matter how I think about it, the situation isn’t good.”
Tap, tap, tap. Elena tapped on the carriage window, lost in thought.
I know from experience. It’s better not to bother Elena when she’s like this. If I interrupt her thoughts, I’ll get an earful.
Feeling bored, I activated my Heavenly Eye to search for wandering undead.
•••
‘That undead is…!’
An undead leaning against a huge rock caught my eye. Worn-out armor and two swords in both hands. A knight, as they say.
Of course, if it were just an ordinary knight undead, it wouldn’t have caught my eye. There was one reason why this undead caught my eye.
A woman.
Flesh was torn from her shoulders and chest, and her thighs, neck, and eyes were rotting. However, looking at the shape of her face and the outline of her body, it was clear that she was a rare beauty in her lifetime.
‘Not my type, though…’
I looked at the undead I controlled. They were all flawed in some way.
‘If I’m just looking at efficiency, the frost giants are better… but I can’t just ignore something like that. Should I try raising her?’
To do that, I needed to get rid of one of the ones I was controlling. I got rid of the most useless undead and accepted the wild female undead.
“Kieeeeee…”
The female undead, now under my control, approached.
She didn’t look so good up close. Her nose was shattered, and her mouth was torn open, revealing bone. Looking closely at the armor she was wearing, there were gaps where it was broken. Through those gaps, rotten guts could be seen. Her long hair was a pale white.
‘She’s weak.’
She was the weakest of the undead I controlled.
Glance.
Elena was still deep in thought.
‘Good. I’ll give her food, eat that one and that one.’
I pointed to the undead that had hardly been active. The female undead ran towards the undead. As if by instinct, she swung the old sword in her hand, cutting the undead into pieces and eating them.
The more the female undead ate other undead, the stronger she became in real time.
‘The ones she’s eating are the ones I’ve raised to some extent. She’ll get stronger just by eating one, but I’ve fed her three, so she should be strong enough to be useful.’
“Kia, kiii…”
The female undead smiled contentedly. She had gained some intelligence as she got stronger. From an insect to the level of a wild animal.
And the female undead’s body was also somewhat regenerated.
Her torn chest had regenerated! Her chest size was E cup! Because her skin was so pale, her bright red nipples were particularly eye-catching. And there were red tattoos on her back and thighs. They were unfamiliar tattoos, so I didn’t know what they meant.
‘This won’t do. Elena might say something if she sees her.’
「Ermita
Armor made with all their might by the Iron Root Dwarf tribe. It is sturdy yet light.
It has resistance to attributes.
It is designed to be human-friendly, so there are no restrictions on movement.
There are hidden blades in the gauntlet part.
Rank: S」
In the past, I had asked the Iron Root tribe to make a silver full plate armor, and I took it out and put it on the female undead. In the process, I saw the female undead’s pussy, but I won’t say anything about it. However, her lower body was in a worse state than her upper body.
‘I have Storm Breaker, so I don’t need this.’
It was designed to be human-friendly, so it fit the female undead’s body perfectly.
When she put on the helmet and raised the face guard, it was hard to tell whether she was a woman or a man at first glance.
「Ermita’s Sword
A sword made of ironwood.
It is light and sturdy. It does not break easily.
Rank: B」
While I was at it, I gave her a sword. It was a bastard sword, not a longsword, but she seemed to have great strength and easily lifted it with one hand.
Ermita’s sword was a mass-produced item compared to the armor, but it was much better than carrying around an old sword.
「Banshee Queen’s Bracelet
Only women can use it.
Depending on the mana, you can fly freely in the sky for a certain period of time.
Mana +5
Rank: A」
This was something I found while looking for Ermita’s sword. It had a condition that only women could use it, so I couldn’t use it.
‘Can she use it since she’s undead?’
I tried giving it to her as a test.
She could use it. Being able to fly in the sky and attack was a big advantage. It would be especially helpful when fighting giants.
I smiled contentedly.
“Do well from now on.”
“Kiii…”
The female undead answered. I don’t know what she’s saying, but it seems she knows I’m treating her well.
I felt a gaze. The other undead were staring at this side. It seemed they were displeased that I was favoring the new recruit. When I raised my fist, the other undead turned their gazes away.
“I’ll give you a pass just this once. Don’t try to climb over me.”
The carriage, which had stopped for a while, started running on the snow again.
•••
It was fun to raise the wild female undead I had picked up by chance. The more undead she ate, the stronger the female undead became, and she regained her beautiful appearance.
I invested more than half of the undead I caught into the female undead, and I also gave her the fingernails and toenails of the remaining undead.
「Undead’s Fingernails and Toenails
Evil power dwells within.
The energy of death dwells within.
Rank: E」
“Chew them well.”
“Kiii…”
Crunch, crunch.
The female undead ate well. I fondled her chest. It was a big chest, but it was cold and hard because she was undead. Still, it felt good to touch.
‘Her face has also regenerated… she’s quite a beauty.’
Her eyes were sharp, and maybe because she was expressionless, she was a cold and aloof beauty.
Moreover, as her body regenerated, the red tattoos on her body also regenerated. It was a bit strange, but it was also attractive.
Thump. Thump.
A frost giant undead appeared. Looking at his stupid face, he wasn’t a strong one.
“Perfect timing. Let’s test how strong you’ve become. Go and fight.”
The female undead took her sword and rushed towards the frost giant without hesitation. The frost giant swung his huge fist. The female undead used the Banshee Queen’s bracelet to fly into the sky and avoid the fist. Since she gained intelligence, her actions were as natural as those of a skilled knight.
She threw her sword. The sword pierced the frost giant’s head. But the target was an undead. That attack alone wouldn’t incapacitate him.
Clank!
Blades popped out of her gauntlet. It was a gimmick of the Ermita armor. The two blades moved spectacularly, dealing with the giant in various ways.
“She’s an excellent knight. I was wondering why you were treating that undead so well, but she had that much potential. I’m sorry, Yujin. I assumed you took her in because you were sexually attracted to that undead.”
Elena, who had approached my side at some point, said with her arms crossed.
“Ha, haha. No matter how I am, there’s no way I’d be sexually attracted to an undead.”
I was sweating cold.
It seemed Elena had known that the female undead was a beauty from much earlier.
‘…Mind’s Eye. Elena had Mind’s Eye among her innate abilities. She can see through my deception (SS), so there’s no way she wouldn’t recognize her just because I put armor on her…’
Thinking about it, I think I was stupid.
“Kieeeeeeeeeeek!”
She hunted the frost giant in 5 minutes. As if savoring her victory, she raised her arm above the giant’s corpse. Red sword energy flickered on the blade. She began to cut the frost giant’s corpse into pieces. It was to eat the frost giant.
Then, she threw off her helmet and began to eat the frost giant. Then, I ordered her to take off her clothes and wash. Since she was undead, she didn’t feel shame or cold.
“…Indeed. She was from Skadir. That combat power makes sense.”
“Skadir? What’s that?”
“You took her in without even knowing what it was? Skadir is a mercenary tribe. They are expensive and powerful as their reputation is high. The fact that those red tattoos cover her entire body means… she was one of the top warriors in the Skadir tribe. The Skadir tribe has a great warrior as their chief, so… she might be a Skadir chief who died hundreds of years ago.”
I looked at the female undead washing her body in cold water. Her body had completely regenerated as if she were a living person. If you just glanced at her, you wouldn’t even think she was undead. Her chest was full, her waist was slender, and her pubic area was covered with white pubic hair. In particular, the tattoos on her body caught my eye.
“Haa. I can’t believe my man is getting horny looking at an undead.”
Elena accurately saw through my state.
“N-no… this is… it’s unavoidable…”
“Follow me. I’ll prove that I’m better than some undead.”
Elena, who seemed slightly angry, grabbed me by the scruff of the neck and dragged me into the carriage. Just before entering the carriage, I thought I made eye contact with the female undead, but it must have been my imagination.
