Do not break ranks! Not a single undead person can be in this!

"Oh!

　That's right, Gamma Dia bellowed to his subordinates, and his men also raised their voices in defeat.

　The guards had formed a so-called "phalanx" in front of the gate of the lord's mansion and blocked the invasion of the undead with their large shields.
　The mages and adventurers of the city are working together to drive the undead out of action and protect the citizens who have escaped.

　The adventurers and others are usually rough, and many are in the hands of the guards, but they love the same city. They were eager to exterminate the departed, feeling that it would be useless if they did not take advantage of the opportunity to use their strength.

　In command of them all is Gamma Roston.

　He had just been appointed captain of the guards, and in a city where meritocracy is so prevalent, his abilities were questioned at first, and he often clashed with his fellow guards, but his honest character, precision in command, and certainty of strength eventually earned him the respect of not only the guards but also the city's people. and had become a

"Phew--

　And then, mingling with the guards and adventurers, the sword-wielding lord of the city - Leiloh-Lelouvia .

　His men said, "You are in danger, please flee! And ignoring the desperate attempts to stop him, he was fighting on the front lines of the lord's mansion, which has become a shelter for the city.

''Gamutia-dono! How's it going?

The undead are getting weaker and weaker. We are close to gaining control of this area.

Yes, sir. Then we'll put down the population when they're all evacuated. I hear the situation in the center is much tighter. I'll go with you.

"...... is fine?

I, too, was once a man of war. This old bone can still wield a sword for the people. And ...... my blood is boiling.

　When Rayleau said this, Gamdeer grinned and gave a small bow, then quickly went back to commanding the guards.

　Rayleau also continued to think about the situation, helping to evacuate the inhabitants.

　The undead are attracted to, envious of, and attack the living. ...... But at the same time, it is said that the light of life is too strong for the undead to boil over in a place where there is human activity.

　Nevertheless, if such a large number of undead occurred, it was due to a conspiracy (・・・・・・) by someone else.

　--This is most likely the work of the kingdom.

　Yes, Leiloh concludes.

　Although he didn't tell the brave girl, this city has quite a few enemies to begin with.
　First of all, because he himself is from the battlefield, he is often ostracized by the old nobility as an upstart.
　And because of the geography of this frontier city, it is in the habitat of demons, and therefore the quality of adventurers and soldiers is naturally high, and because of the great successes it has had in emergencies, there are many who are jealous of its achievements.

　In addition, opposition to the last expedition . You will be able to see that you are not the only one who has a good reason to be jealous of Leiloh.

　For all those reasons, there are plenty of reasons to mess with this city.

　The demon king is also in town ...... but perhaps that man would not take such a detour. If he wants to destroy the city, he just needs to use his overwhelming power to lash out.

　Besides, the change was already happening before the demon king came to this city.

　I don't have any proof, but the strange incidents that have occurred recently and this situation today are probably related in some way.

　--All right.

　I'm one of the noblemen. If you want to pick a fight, I'll take it.

　Determined, Leiloh inhaled with a sigh.

Listen to me! You guys!

　--Yes, from the depths of your stomach, trying to reach everyone's ears, you can spit the words out.

This city has been hit by crisis many times in the past! Sometimes the armies of demons, sometimes the great bandits that appeared, and sometimes the armies of other countries - but our city was not destroyed!

　At Laylau's words, those who had fled and those who were in the middle of battle listened, waving their weapons.

And this time, this is not enough to destroy our city, Alfiero! Ready your weapons! Raise your voice! Let's take back the city from the walkers!

"Uh-oh-oh--!

　With a roar as if the earth was roaring, Leiloh's cheeks lifted unconsciously.


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"Wow, ...... is awful, man.

　The city was in complete chaos.

　The zombie bastards that Leffi and I encountered. They seem to be popping up all over the city, attacking the humans. Fires are going up here and there, and even now that the sun has gone down, the sky is brightening.

　It's truly a zombie panic movie.

　I used to like zombie movies, but it's only interesting because they are fictional, and if that were to happen in real life, it would be very weird. It's too creepy to be walking around with guts dripping. It's too creepy.

　However, not only are the humans killed, but there are also quite a few adventurers or perhaps adventurers who are fighting back with weapons as seen from above.

　They have a well-developed method of dealing with them, and when they have cut off a zombie's limbs to make it immobile, they forcefully hold it down and pour something liquid-like into its mouth.
　It seems to be a special liquid, and the zombies that are poured into it twitch and twitch, and then stop their activities.

　That's quite a handy move. This is the kind of thing adventurers do best when it comes to this kind of rough stuff.

　I'm sure it's only a matter of time before the situation is resolved.

　According to Reffi, these people are the deceased controlled by the necromancer, so this is a man-made disaster.

　That means someone is attacking our city - but for that, the attack is half-hearted.

　It's a distraction.

　This is distraction, to distract the enemy, to go in for a direct attack while the chain of command is paralyzed, to subdue it.

　I used to play a lot of real-time strategy games, and I knew right away that this was one of the strategies you could employ in the game.

　Normally, after this, you would have to rush in your troops or something to subdue them. ...... But from the air, the only thing attacking the city are the zombies, and the rest of them don't seem to be in the dark.

　The enemy wants to disrupt the city. But they don't want to capture the city.

　So a possible enemy's intention is to buy ...... time?

　What the hell do they want with such a massive stalling.

　...... It's not clear what the hell it is. The sooner we catch the bastard causing the ruckus, the better, but we can't find him, no matter how hard we search for him or map him, and he's nowhere to be found.

　--No, wait, you're losing perspective.



　It's human nature to wonder what the result will be if you play your cards right. Then the enemy must be in the vicinity of this city.

　...... I had assumed that there were enemies all over the city, but when I thought about it, the enemy isn't directly controlling the zombies.
　And if they don't intend to attack you, there is no need to hide in the middle of the city where the commotion is going on. I just need to watch the city from a good vantage point to see if my plan is working.

　So I used my demon king's super-sight to look out of the city.


　--There it is.


　A hill-like place outside the city.

　At first glance it appears to be nothing but a hill, but with my magic eye, I can perceive that magic power is swirling around the place in a human shape. Perhaps it's hiding itself with a skill like "stealth" or magic.

　--I have no right to help this city.

　I'm not doing it for you, but ...... kind of pisses me off.

　More importantly, they ruined our sightseeing experience. They ruined my good time with Leffi.

　Then I must make him pay for it.

　The demon king is so selfish. If you hate me, hate yourself for causing this when I was in town.

　--I was going to go and crush those bastards right away, but then I suddenly saw a familiar figure in the city below me.

"...... Nell?

　It was a brave figure.

"Oh my God, what is he doing?

　You can see that he was swarmed by countless zombies, and he was fighting against them all by himself.

　I'm sure she could easily shake off a siege like that and get away with it.

　...... No, that's not it.

　Is that the ...... church behind you? Apparently, they are fighting to keep the zombies out of there and protect the back.

　If you open the map to check ......, you'll see that it's a good idea.

　You can check the map: ...... The enemy is in sight. We'll deal with the shit later.

　I don't want that guy to die, so let's start by selling our favor to the heroes.