Debirud Village

She climbed onto the ramparts.

She checked what was happening.

Thud, thud, thud.

The sound of footsteps in perfect formation echoed.

A disciplined army was attacking the village.

A clan?

A knight order?

Neither.

What emerged from the flames was a legion of bones. [Skeletons] were marching through the village in perfect order.

It was quite a distance, but there was no doubt it was an undead army.

‘(It’s because of you.)’

“Who?”

‘(Win.)’

According to the witch, the reason Devilude Village was burning was because Americano had indiscriminately created undead who hated the living, bringing about widespread death.

“Well, that’s…”

Awkward.

Devilude Village didn’t have a Tower.

Lacking the power to respond to the undead’s attack, it was easily breached.

“Since it’s my fault, I should clean it up, right?”

‘(You don’t even feel guilty?)’

“Well, you know.”

It’s a game.

I actually like these kinds of events.

I even think it’s desirable.

It gives me a chance to fight.

‘Try not to kill the undead.’

Even so, I don’t like the idea of killing all the NPCs.

Top of the ramparts.

She looked at the village from the ramparts.

───!

She made eye contact with someone on the steeple.

They were waving their hands wildly and shouting something.

She couldn’t hear them.

‘They’re probably just asking me to save the village.’

She jumped off the ramparts and ambushed a nearby [Skeleton] unit. The sword she raised was imbued with divine power.

[Bless]

The holy [Slash] grazed a [Skeleton].

Then, the [Skeleton]’s bones creaked and burst with a puff of black smoke.

“Oh?”

A new effect.

The fallen [Skeleton] didn’t move at all.

It became a common, ordinary skeleton.

No information window popped up either.

It had been purified.

“I thought it would be effective, but…”

It feels even better than expected.

The sanctified sword lightly cut through the monsters of the [Skeleton] unit, and she tapped the last one on the blade and passed by.

The [Skeletons] trembled, spewed black smoke, and collapsed.

What about the last one that was hit by the blade?

Boom.

“It withstood it.”

It didn’t fall.

‘(But it looks like it took a lot of damage?)’

“Still, if I can’t even kill this one…”

She swung her sword and cut off its head.

She went to find other [Skeletons].

Then she found a person.

They were injured and staggering.

“Gwoooah.”

It was a zombie.

She cut off its head and passed by.

As soon as one zombie appeared, a horde of zombies swarmed the streets.

“….”

‘(Looks like villagers, right?)’

It does.

‘(Your sin is deep.)’

“In repentance, I shall eradicate them.”

She replied in a light tone and quickly passed through the zombies.

The heads of all the zombies in the place she passed through were cleanly severed.

“It’s better if they don’t have any wounds when I resurrect them later, right?”

‘(I guess so? Then just hit them with the flat of your sword a couple of times?)’

“No, zombies probably have more HP than skeletons. Just hitting them without slashing won’t be enough.”

The density of zombies occupying the road increased, and she reached a building blocked by barricades.

She had a feeling there were survivors inside.

‘(Not going to meet them?)’

“What for?”

‘(Quest.)’

“I don’t need it.”

All I’d get is money, and I already have plenty.

The fire that engulfed the village subsided as rain began to fall.

The fire illuminated the village, but the rain clouds obscured even the moonlight. Late at night, the village was shrouded in darkness, and nothing could be seen.

Even the sound of the undead’s footsteps was swallowed by the rain.

Squish.

She ran.

She raised her sword.

She struck down.

She thrust out.

Americano used [Night Vision] to pierce through the darkness and cut down the [Skeletons] hiding in the darkness and rain.

She was tired of even saying she was slashing.

Clack, clack.

[Skeleton]

Gray text.

[Skeletons] appeared endlessly.

She launched [Phantom Sword].

She split skulls.

She stopped briefly at a crossroads.

“Hoo…”

Chill?

None.

After setting [Yin Energy] to 20 points, no matter how much she used basic Skills like [Slash] or [Leap], the chill wouldn’t rise above a certain level.

Thanks to that, it became easier to deal with mobs, but the thrilling tension she felt when she was playing on the edge also disappeared.

It’s a shame, but good is good, right?

She loosened her shoulders.

“Haa~ahm.”

She’s sleepy.

The [Skeletons] were weak.

“Why are they all gray?”

‘(Never mind that, over there.)’

“Okay.”

It was Cappuccino who made it rain.

She used magic to gather rain clouds.

The pouring rain extinguished the fire in the village, and the rain, imbued with Cappuccino’s Magical Power, identified the location of the undead.

[Hard Skeleton]

Yellow text.

“A squad leader, huh?”

No, is it a platoon leader?

It didn’t matter.

She slashed and passed by.

It collapsed behind her, split in two.

“Is that it?”

Did the [Bless]-enhanced strike kill the [Hard Skeleton] in one hit?

Clatter.

Ah, it didn’t kill it.

“Weak.”

‘(Because it’s level 1.)’

“To level up, I’ll need a Wish Stone, right?”

‘(Probably?)’

[Form 4]

Long-range Slash.

[Form 4]’s slash deleted the [Hard Skeleton]’s information window.

She immediately ran towards the next target.

She ran,

She turned at a crossroads,

[Skeleton]

[Skeleton]

[Skeleton]

[Skeleton]

[Skeleton]

[Skeleton]

“This is crazy.”

It was a skeleton paradise.

‘(This is your karma.)’

I can’t argue with that.

Americano sighed.

Yeah, it’s karma.

“Then today, I’ll go on a rampage until I’ve worked off all that karma.”

It’s a relief, at least.

It finally feels like a real rampage.

She doesn’t really like rampages, but the [Skeletons] that had been trickling out until now were finally gathered in dozens, filling the streets.

What are they doing here?

What are they waiting for?

What’s there?

There must be a reason why the [Skeletons] gathered.

[Phantom Sword]

[Ejection]

[Barrage]

Blade storm.

[Phantom Swords] flew in and swept away the [Skeletons].

‘(Release.)’

“Okay.”

In accordance with her Magical Power release, the [Phantom Swords] disappeared cleanly.

She scurried along the path that had been opened by the [Phantom Swords].

“What’s there?”

‘(A person.)’

There was a person.

Someone in armor.

Lying on the ground in the rain.

There wasn’t a single opening in the armor, and no information window appeared, so they were alive.

She kicked them lightly with her foot.

“Ugh…”

“Are you alive?”

[Skeletons] were approaching.

[Phantom Sword]

[Barrage]

With one large circle she drew, [Phantom Swords] were created, and the [Phantom Swords] drew an even larger circle, creating a sharp trajectory.

[Phantom Swords] imbued with [Bless].

It was poison to [Skeletons].

She reached out her hand to the person in armor.

She used [Heal].

Even though they were trying to get up, the armor, which had exhausted its strength, barely managed to lift its body.

“What are you doing?”

“Thank… you.”

“Forget the thanks, just take shelter.”

“No, can’t. Still, undead…”

“You’re already out of stamina, what are you going to do?”

She lightly punched them in the chest, and the armor lost its balance and fell on its butt.

“Go back. Go protect the survivors. I’ll take care of these guys.”

“I’ll help too…!”

“Look at you. Do you look like you can help? I’ll kill you if you follow me?”

“Keuk…”

Only then did they understand.

She gave them a little more [Heal].

And left.

Since there were no zombies nearby, it seemed that the armor’s companions hadn’t died.

There’s an old saying.

“If you can’t avoid it, enjoy it.”

Mobs keep appearing endlessly.

I’m tired of even saying I’m tired of it.

But what can I do about being tired of it?

So I changed my mind.

I’ll kill the mobs.

Most of the undead are mobs.

Occasionally, there’s a [Hard Skeleton] with a yellow tag, but it’s all the same.

It’s boring and I hate it.

But I have to kill them.

‘Because it seems like I brought the disaster to the village.’

Haa…

They say if you can’t avoid it, enjoy it.

If I change the way I do things so that killing mobs can be enjoyable, wouldn’t that work?

Yeah, that’s it.

If I can’t enjoy it,

I can change it to be enjoyable!

I shouldn’t just hope that the undead will change.

Yeah.

‘I’ll change!’

That’s what I should do!

[Berserk]

The Skill activated on its own.

[Berserk] responded to her emotions.

Americano took out the [Magic Sword].

It’s raining, after all.

It’ll be okay, right?

It won’t spread to the houses, will it?

There’s no condensation.

Her HP is full.

The past when she used to pant even against mobs seemed like a joke, and she was still full of energy.

“You’re all dead.”

She landed on the roof.

She looked down at dozens of [Skeletons].

She raised the [Magic Sword] high.

She consumed Magical Power.

It consumed more because it was raining.

It didn’t matter.

She had a lot of Magical Power.

Even if she consumed it, it quickly filled up.

The Magical Power recovery of the [Nine Yin Constitution] was so high that even [Magical Power] 30 points couldn’t surpass it.

She infused the [Magic Sword] with Magical Power.

The flames grew even larger.

It evaporated the raindrops.

She swung the [Magic Sword].

Boom.

A crater descended on the village square.

It annihilated dozens of [Skeletons].

“Ha.”

Haha.

“Hahaha.”

Fun.

Fun.

This is fun too, right?

Americano looked down at the [Skeletons] from the roof.

‘Fun, huh.’

“You fools.”

Just one word.

Her hands and feet curled up.

She felt like her heart was twisting.

It curled up, but,

Keueuk…

‘Is it secretly fun?’

She felt a subtle fun.

Well, you can’t leave out role-playing in a game.

Everyone else does it, like the Demonic Cult or the Little Heavenly Demon.

‘If I don’t do this in a game, where else am I going to do it?’

Her lips trembled.

She opened her mouth again.

“To think…”

Ah, it’s funny.

“…I commend you for not running away even after seeing such a difference in power.”

[Phantom Sword]

[Full Bloom]

“And goodbye.”

[Barrage]

[Phantom Swords] rained down on the [Skeletons] and purified them all.

“Haa… Just changing my tone of voice, what is this feeling?”

‘(Do more.)’

“It’s a little embarrassing.”

‘(Who’s going to know what you’re doing?)’

“I guess so.”

She jumped off the roof.

Village square.

A [Hard Skeleton] was leading its unit and running towards her.

“To think that mere mobs would try to face me.”

She covered her mouth.

She suppressed her laughter.

“How pathetic.”

She raised the [Magic Sword].

“Burn them all… Surtr!”

She had just named it.

Fire soared on the [Magic Sword Surtr].

When she swung it, the flames compressed in the sword’s body spewed out.

In the form of a fireball, it engulfed the [Hard Skeleton] and the [Skeletons].

It blazed.

Holy flames.

There was no way to withstand it.

She covered her mouth.

She couldn’t take her hand off.

‘(You like it too much.)’

“But it’s true.”

Kuhuhu, laughter came out.

‘(But doesn’t anything pop up on Divulging Secrets of Heaven?)’

“Why Divulging Secrets of Heaven?”

‘(I think something will pop up.)’

“…?”

Come to think of it, I had turned it off.

She turned on [Divulging Secrets of Heaven].

News came.

[The King of Death is watching you.]

[The King of Death is watching you.]

[The King of Death is watching you.]

[The aura of death is intensifying.]

“Whoa.”

‘(What is it?)’

“The King of Death is watching me.”

‘(Death… huh?)’

“What’s wrong?”

‘(Did he really exist?)’

“The King of Death?”

‘(Yeah.)’

The King of Death is the king of the undead.

Just looking at the title, he’s almost Great Devil-level.

No, isn’t he just one of the Great Devils?

Win, who is a local, was surprised.

[Divulging Secrets of Heaven] continued.

[The aura of death is intensifying.]

[The King of Death is exerting his power.]

[The aura of death is strengthening.]

“Huh?”

Strengthening?

A new phrase appeared.

At that moment, the sound of hooves.

Clop.

A black knight approached the village square on horseback.

[Divulging Secrets of Heaven] commented on the appearance of the black knight.

[The Death Knight has appeared.]