The battle against the army of the undead continues.

The undead have been halved by Lunamaria and her team with sacred magic, but the empty seats will be filled by reinforcements.

Their magic isn't infinite, so we'll have to mix it with hand-to-hand combat around here.

I'll dive in and slice through the undead first.

Slicing through the zombies is like cutting through cheese.

It's much different than cutting through a monster or a tree.

It was easy to cut, but it was tricky because it was a corpse, so even if I cut its arm or its leg, it would still move forward.

A quick glance to the side showed Lunamaria wielding a shortsword and sending magic into the approaching enemies, shredding them to pieces.

Leah's is "Uri-ryah! and wielded a flail while saying

Not just the brain, but the whole body is crushed. The flail is an iron ball with a chain attached to it, a so-called bludgeoning weapon.

It's effective against heavily armed knights and the like, but it also works well with the undead.

It kills zombies that won't stop moving forward until their brains are destroyed.

She seems to be the best asset in this place.
And with that in mind, I fight.

Thinking that magic is more effective than the dagger's slash, I fire a fireball and cremate the undead.

When monsters such as wraiths and wraiths that can't be burned, I ask Mithril Dagger to give them holy power and tear them apart!
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In this way the numbers steadily dwindle .

There were quite a few undead, but their numbers were rapidly decreasing.

If they continued to fight, at least they could find an escape route.

When you breathe a sigh of relief, someone is going to come in and yell at you. No, an object.

The holy shield in your left hand says.

"Wow, you guys are strong. I've never seen my guardian beaten so badly.

I'm sorry.

"But you think you've won, but here's where the dungeon guardian's horror begins.

"More reinforcements coming in?

No, if not in numbers, then in quality. That's the guardian of this dungeon.

With a proud snort, the undead we defeated begin to groan.

"What's this?

At first I thought the undead had begun to resurrect, but that's not the case.

Headless zombies, shattered skeletons, and soul-cleansed wraiths are all gathering in one place.

No, not only that, but the undead still alive and well are being sucked into the mix as well.

"So this is the 'quality' you were talking about.

"That kind of thing

and in no time, the undead quickly become a mass.

There appeared a spherical monster with an evil aura.

Everywhere on the sphere are human hands, feet, and faces, with a large eye in the center.

What is that?

I thought I asked the shield, but it was Lunamaria who answered me.

...... this evil presence. Perhaps, but I think it's Legion.

"Legion ......

Yes. A legion is an ancient monster that is described in the scriptures as an evil life-form rolled into one. An ancient monster described in the scriptures.

"It looks strong.

"I thought it was really strong.

A gulp and a gulp, but there's something else that's bothering me.

"By the way, Master Will, you've been talking to yourself a lot.

"Huh?　Couldn't you hear the guy?

I show you my left-hand shield, but Lunamaría looks dazed.
'No, I don't hear you, sir.

That's right.

And wondering, the holy shield says: "My voice can only be heard by those who wear it.

My voice is only heard by the one wearing it. Hmm.

That's the way it is.

Well, it's a common setup, but I pulled myself together and took stock of my surroundings.

The bodies have disappeared, and the number of wriggling undead has decreased significantly. It seemed like she could escape now.

"You used good judgment not to fight the Legion, but to try to escape.

"Stay away from danger, and you'll have to flee.
"Erudite.

"Vandalism from my dad.

I said and looked at the retreat, but there was a long line of zombies.

I'd like to wipe them out with magic, but my magic is close to empty.

I look at Luna Maria and Leah, but they, too, are gasping for air.

This isn't good, I thought, but it's the holy shield that gives me a surprising suggestion.

"Humph, this is where I come in.

"Your turn?

"I'll tell you why they call me the Holy Shield. Do you know about the rumors about me?

Well, the Sacred Shield in the Steppe Dungeon. The other one is cursed and can't be removed once you equip it, right?

"It was a misunderstanding. I'm not cursed. You can equip and remove it. But there's a good reason for that misunderstanding to spread.



Her? (The voice is female) explains and tells me to throw me as hard as I can.

If the holy shield says so, I thought, I would, so I removed the shield in my left hand and threw it like a Frisbee.

Then the holy shield flies in a straight line, scattering a roaring sound.

A hole as big as the shield opens in the bellies of the zombies in a straight line. Dozens of them.

When the shield loses its penetrating power at the dozensth one, it finally destroys the zombie's head and comes back as if it were attached to a rubber.

What the hell?

Leah is astonished.
Lunamaría is astonished, too. --Or rather, so am I.

The holy shield comes back to me and clunk!　And be mounted on the left hand.

She says as a matter of course.

"Heh, isn't that great. This is my strength. My defense is impervious to any weapon and my homing instinct is to come back no matter how far I throw it. That's why it's called a sacred shield.

I don't know what part is holy, but it seems to be a great shield.

I decided to greet the shield in my left hand again.

"My name is Will, nice to meet you.

"My name is Aegis. It's nice to meet you.

I thought the shield smiled at me.
Of course, the shield doesn't have a face, much less a look.
Anyway, this is how we made our way out.