The Necromancers
Ch. 29:The Illusion of the Curse

"Is this the place?"

In front of them in the morning, a city stretched wide on the surface. The magnificent and luxurious city could be clearly seen by them.

Behind the magnificent and luxurious city, some of them felt that something was wrong in the depths of the city like darkness that was deep enough in Lost Town.

[Dark Eye]

Observing the situation inside, souls flying at each other could be seen by Regard.

The souls cried out for help accompanied by cries and despair.

Spitting at the [Dark Eye], Regard slowly stepped into the entrance of the gate where he saw souls overwhelmed by hatred and resentment forming a gate to a different world.

"Regard..."

"You guys stay out. Let me in."

"All right."

"Be careful, Regard!"

"Yes." Yeah."

Opening the gate and entering it, the gate closed itself.

•••••

The Regard POV

Walking a few steps, I did not find anything that was a sign of these souls wandering.

Was my estimate wrong?

Hmmmm...

Little by little, memories began to enter my head.

Withstanding the intense pain in my head, I was as much as possible not to fall down as it would be troublesome for them, people who were outside so I braced myself.

After a while, the pain disappeared.

Just now...

I'm starting to understand a little.

Lost Town is a city that is not forgotten but the former city of Hu-Machina obliterates buildings, innocent souls, and kills them all with nothing left over which causes this soul to be overwhelmed by hatred and resentment.

The darkness that could be seen using the [Dark Eye] responded that this was entirely from darkness before they were gone.

Now all it takes is the right time.

Since there was a huge barrier that required them to enter Lost Town within a certain time, I was curious as to what the scenery would look like.

Rushing out, I approached them.

"How's it?"

"Is it dangerous?"

"Is the mastermind doing it?"

Shaking their heads as a sign of no, they were relieved to hear it.

"We'll wait until night."

"Night?"

"If we go into Lost Town at night then..."

Patting Sasaki's shoulder that looked depressed over something, I reassured her with my gaze.

"Good."

He quickly agreed and gave up.

Thanks to the decision I made, we were forced to build a small palace outside while waiting for nightfall.

About Sasaki...

I was a little surprised that when he fell asleep, I saw the past that happened to Hu-Machina that I managed to kill before.

His past could be said to be related to the destruction of Lost Town. So, most likely the reason for the doubt and doubt felt by Sasaki was because he had attacked this city.

Honestly, this city looks beautiful and beautiful to be occupied before. But since they have been destroyed and disposed of, I doubt the inhabitants or the merchants who would stop in Lost Town.

As long as we waited for nightfall, Fenrir and I practiced as usual.

Unlike me, Sasaki and Shilph who are training in combat most likely want Sasaki to be able to control herself to be able to exert her strength and ability as Hu-Machina.

Reita and Friya, they prepared the need for lunch and afternoon so we were a little helped thanks to him.

We wait, and we wait.

It has finally arrived.

Dusk begins to appear and leaves a few minutes until finally the sun sets.

"It's so tired."

Although my body was able to recover, I was lazy to use it which caused the heavy burden to be felt directly by me.

Living the daily routine by practicing with Fenrir feels tiring.

Especially if the intentions of both of us are serious, no one can defeat us during the fight or separate the fight between the two of us.

"It!"

"Thank you, Sasaki."

Oh...

It seems like he still hasn't received any special treatment from Sasaki huh.

Noticing Sasaki's annoyed and hateful face for her considerate attitude towards me, Fenrir was a little jealous.

That's natural. All this time he and I have always been close like a small family, but this time Sasaki came and intended to take it. It was clear that Fenrir was angry at his sudden presence.

Never mind.

Sooner or later, they can understand and accept each other.

"Are you ready?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"certain."

"Whatever happens, we'll be together."

Sounds interesting.

Moving my legs forward, they follow me from behind.

•••••

The entire sky and the shrouded city buildings slowly turned into a lively city.

The townspeople and the royal knights who were in it, they passed each other in their daily activities at night.

Among them were adventurers who were bargaining, there were traders who were shouting, there were families who were enjoying a break at night, and so on.

"It's so beautiful."

"....."

At every glance they noticed, Regard remembered that his family was gone so he missed him a little.

But his longing for them would not be to do with the undead or cloning of himself, on the contrary, he would still remember his parents in this world to know that his struggle as a weak man towards the strongest man required maximum effort.

"Do you feel anything?"

"No."

"We don't feel anything."

"Why are you asking us that?"

"Nothing."

Smiling, Regard guessed that was what happened.

The room is covered by darkness at night, they engineered the same thing over and over again every night against people who stopped in Lost Town to let them know that this city used to be a living city.

But Regard did not tell them because he realized that Lost Town was not dangerous, but only a city that showed memories of their dark past, the visitors.

The more they looked into the depths of the city, they found a wide variety of shops that were still open.

Starting from the merchants of accessories, food, snacks, equipment, and others can be seen on every road they pass.

"....."

"What's up, Reita?"

Reita, who suddenly stopped her footsteps in a large, tall building, smiled.

Shilphonia and Friya who noticed it asked him that, pretending not to know. Though they clearly knew what Reita was thinking when he saw the building in front of him.

"Do you remember that, Regard?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"This place is where you gave me life."

Not only Reita, Sasaki also re-remembered the past when she was saved by a Regard purchased by her at a restaurant.

The arrival of Reita and Sasaki will not be forgotten.

Starting from Sasaki, where his initial journey that always worked hard in the Adventurers Guild by helping to find important and special information so that he could complete missions that were a little more dangerous.

Reita is considered to be his new sister. He was the second adventurer willing to enter the Adventurers Guild with him carrying out his mission with Regard, although the mission they took was only an easy mission to work on.

In the blink of an eye, the entire atmosphere suddenly changed into a pitch-black night.

All the inhabitants of the city were adventurers, merchants, and visitors who had disappeared from where they were replaced by every house that had been closed doors and windows, and the lights inside were all turned off.

"Look!"

Above the ceiling, a group of flying creatures adorned a bright night filled with moonlight shining down on the city.

"They..."

"Yes. There's no mistaking it, they're Hu-Machina."

Some people who realized that the group was Hu-Machina did not make the slightest move from where it was.

Regard who remained calm and silent made those who looked towards him, wonder over his attitude.

As far as they know, Regard hates Hu-Machina more than anything. But this time, it was clear that his calmness and residence were completely unexpected that they did not understand at all.

"Don't worry, it's just an illusion."

With his words sounding slow yet audible, they were shocked by the facts.

Be it Shilphonia, Friya, Reita, Fenrir, and Sasaki have been deceived by the beauty and life that exist in the depths of the city until finally they almost forget that Lost Town has completely been gone for a long time.

"Look and take a good look!"

After he finished saying that to them, Regard did not turn his gaze the other way but instead remained focused on a group of figures referred to as Hu-Machina.

•••••

The Regard POV

A series of missiles were fired by Hu-Machina in large numbers.  Most of the small missiles hit homes and destroyed nearly all of the city's buildings.

The townspeople who ran over in panic and fear were followed by the royal knights who tried to fight them but failed because the enemy was too strong, they ended up being killed.

Parents, children, the elderly, were all killed by the cruelty displayed by Hu-Machina.

Every time they saw them scattering outside the house, a part of Hu-Machina's group descended to the surface, slashing their bodies, arms, and heads without any sense of sympathy enveloping their faces and hearts.

Instead, the expressions they displayed were emotionless indicating that they were serial killing machines controlled by someone.

It was the only tragedy we could see.

The rest is no longer a scary and creepy tragedy for us to see at dawn and shine a light on this city.

"Truly terrible."

"They always act cruel and merciless without caring for the people around."

"That's Hu-Machina."

Even Shilph who knew that he had seen her, I did not ask anything but was surprised at the vast amount of information he had.

Normally I would be amazed at the information Sasaki had obtained earlier in my old life, but now it is different.

Thanks to Shilph, I became a little aware of the vast world awaiting our arrival. Whatever the case may be, as long as he has enough accurate information, he is the second irreplaceable person from Sasaki.

•••••

"Destroy..kill..destroy..."

Inside the basement, a man with a muttering mouth walked towards the stairs.

His body was shrouded in darkness, his dry skin that could be seen bones from his body and loosened, as well as his slow and staggered way looked uninspired but lethargic.

"Destroy..kill..destroy..."

With his red eyes burning behind the darkness, the figure disappeared in void air as if he was not in his place.