I Defeated the Guide Angel and I Became a Necromancer ~ I Feel Like I'm Playing a Different Game from Everyone Else, but I'm Doing Fine ~ - Chapter 42

Chapter 42: The Overwhelmingly Crazy Girl Part 1

◆ Lorelei, in front of the Church ◆

“I’m screwed… I couldn’t do anything against her, she’s just too strong…”

“Your muscles are quite impressive, surely you can become a great swordsman who won’t lose to anyone here!”

“How did you come to that conclusion… I just got beaten up and rolled around…”

“We don’t tell lies about our swordsmanship!”

“I’ll do my best to catch up somehow~…”

When I came back after finishing various tasks, Mr. Rage was all beaten up by Princess Chiyo… And Mr. Rage was holding a sword, while Princess Chiyo had a stick. Apparently, he lost almost 30 times in such a short time, and he had already reached level 25.

“Hey, um, is this really okay…?”

“Once it’s out there, I won’t take it back~”

“He’s really something… Oh, no, I mean, not bad, right?! I mean, you’re generous, right! Sorry, sorry!”

By the way, his occupation is “Sword Demon” and he’s equipped with a mandatory accessory, the “Demon Mask,” which when worn, transforms him into a demon. To put it bluntly, it’s a job that’s like a completely inferior version of Chiyo-chan’s.

His weapons are kodachi, katana, and nodachi. The only difference from Chiyo-chan is that he seems to have a unique skill called “Demon’s Gate”, which allows him to insert a crack into space and pull out a sword from there. In other words, in addition to the kodachi and katana hanging from his waist, it’s also possible to draw the nodachi from the Demon’s Gate. It’s convenient to be able to store away the nodachi that would otherwise get in the way of moving around… In short, since he can use the nodachi, I gave him the “Whale Eater” that came out a little while ago. Also, since he met Babylon and she liked him, the first thing he said when he came back was “I didn’t know she was such a great lady!!!” So, I got happy and gave it to him in high spirits… It became a post facto approval, but everyone said it was okay to give it to him, so it should be fine!

“Well then~… I don’t have any more business here.”

So, that’s it, I no longer have any business here at the church. The only thing I have business with is the underground mausoleum of this church! I feel like there’s a mysterious barrier blocking me when I try to enter the church, so yes. This kind of barrier, you know? I’m thinking of smashing it into smithereens.

“(｀・ω・)ｂ”

“Is it, is it really okay? Are you sure it’s okay?”

“According to the Necromancy Tips Vol. 3 given by Babylon-sama! If it’s oniichan, then it’s definitely okay!!!”

“Oh dear me… (I’m worried…)”

“It’s not like the main body will perish, so it should be fine!”

So, you see? I’m thinking about how to turn this place into smithereens. You know? Using a newly learned and very powerful magic spell! He was such an annoying guy, but he came in handy by showing me this. So, oniichan? Be prepared, okay?

“By the way, what are you planning to do?”

“…………Oh, I just, you know… figured it out…”

“Oh! It’s the first time I’ve seen Rinne-chan fight. I’m really excited!”

“Yeah, yeah. Eris-chan rushed over with all her might after finishing work… Oh, thanks for the nap time party.”

“Hey there!”

“Oh, hello! You made it just in time!”

“Oh, hi there…!”

“Mmm…”

“Oh, you’re here! It’s good you made it. This means it’s a full reunion of the guild master and all the sub-masters! Baldy will participate by providing food!”

“Oh, that’s right! It’s a gathering of all the guild master and sub-masters of Dreamscape Utopia!”

“Well then, everyone, please step back…”

The party composition is a 6-person formation with “Us 5 and Pers-chan,” and a 4-person formation with “Napping-san, Rage-san, Eris-san, and Rena-senpai.” Since the party limit is 8 people… It would have been better to split it 5:5, but Pers-chan wanted to be with me, so we went with this. I also thought it would be better to be together. But since we can see the battle situation in the Guild Battle Log, and we divided the party, there’s no need to worry about not seeing the log!

“All right then, everyone’s moved back, and preparations are complete. Since there probably aren’t any players inside, well, even if there are, we’ll just do it together. We can return their equipment later. So, here we go~? Sorry to keep you waiting. We’re starting the church destruction operation now.”

“Okay then, here I go… oniichan… Scatter to the wind, Necro Blast!!!”

“Whoa!! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧”

“Huh?”

“Are you serious?!”

“Wha…? Blast–”

Here we goooo! Frioniel Bomb!!!!!! Let’s smash through the entrance of the church and break down that mysterious barrier!!!!

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Our Lorelei has been utterly devastated by the wanderers.

By allowing pirates to raid ships from other countries and turning a blind eye to their actions, we received their leftovers and lived in comfort. We pretended to help the residents on the surface, and as long as we handed over a small portion of the treasures we plundered from other countries’ ships to the Holy King of Lunariette Kingdom, he was satisfied, and he even supported these actions.

We must be the ones they turn to. We must be the only ones who show mercy to the pitiful souls suffering in poverty. Adventurers, adventurers, adventurers…! Those detestable adventurers, those troublesome individuals who destroyed those pirates…! It was also not good that there was a priest who helped the pirates at that time… He had to be cut down as a dirty priest tainted by personal gain. We have to be monitored by adventurers every single day, and we have to maintain our public facade.

I’m fed up with it. It’s time once again to reclaim our Lorelei through fear and violence. The time has come! We must resurrect Captain Tornado, feared as the strongest in the past, and once again!! Seize this Lorelei!! Into our hands–

—BAAAAMMMMM!!!!!!!!

“What, what was that sound?!”

“I don’t know, but the resurrection ritual has already begun!”

“We have no choice but to continue like this! You guys, go up and find out what’s happening!”

“—Archbishop Archeval!!! We’re under attack, it’s an assault by adventurers!!! The main gate has been destroyed!!!”

An assault…?! Why would those wanderers, without this church, lose the blessings of the goddess Melthis…?! Are they insane?! To destroy the church…?!

“What did you say?! Fight back! Buy us some time! Captain Tornado will soon be resurrected!!!”

“Gather everyone here with the resonating stones! It’s an emergency!”

“Yes, sir!”

There’s no time for this now. If we interrupt this ritual here, who knows when we’ll be able to gather such catalysts again!!! We can’t retreat, we mustn’t retreat!!!!

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“Frioniel’s armor has been blown to pieces!!!”

“The Lorelei church’s main gate has been destroyed!!!”

“The barrier for repelling heretics has been shattered!!!”

“(´・ω・`)”

“Well done, oniichan. Now, fix your armor.”

“(｀・ω・´)!”

“Frioniel has activated [Armor Complete Repair] and fully recovered from [Armor Destruction State]!”

Haha…! Hahaha…!!! Hahahahaha!!!! Did you see that, oniichan?! The power of the massive explosion!! Yeah, oniichan is from the [Formless] lineage, so he can do things like this!! This is what was described in Necroblast Volume 3, the rules of Necro Explosion and Corpse Disposal!!

Necro Explosion is a destructive magic that detonates summoned undead, causing massive damage.
The more powerful the summoned undead, the greater the explosion’s power.
Summoned undead generally completely disintegrate after the Necro Explosion and cannot be resurrected again.
This does not apply to Formless undead who possess regeneration skills.
Corpse Disposal allows the corpse or the undead being controlled to be propelled up to approximately 15 meters, either into a mortuary or away from the caster.

Yeah, oniichan’s external armor just explodes into smithereens, but his soul doesn’t explode!! And if you lock the soul part to prevent it from becoming the target of the necro explosion, oniichan becomes a walking bomb that can be exploded over and over again!!

“Wow… Aww… That’s as dangerous as my Poison Buster Bomb…”

“Eh, eh, oniichan, are you… alive?! No, you’re technically dead, but… huh?!”

“Just the armor got blown off…”

“Really…?”

“No way~ Is this even allowed~?”

“Oh! People from the church are gathering around us!”

Lia-chan’s report came from the sky. It seems that upon hearing the explosion, the church folks are gathering around. If we stay like this, we’ll be surrounded by both the inside and outside groups, but… that’s assuming they have the ability to stop us~

“Lia-chan, ignite them.”

“Y-yes…! Hehe…!”

“Don, charge in. Everyone here is an enemy, so feel free to beat them up. It looks cramped inside, so we’ll go there.”

“Gaaarrrr!!! Gaaahhhh!!! (Got it~~!! Alright, let’s rampage~~~!!)”

“Oniichan, guard Lia-chan. If things look bad, you can come inside.”

“(｀・ω・)ゞ”

Lia-chan seems to have flipped a switch… For now, let’s leave Don and oniichan here. If someone comes out who can take on the three of them, then Chiyo-sensei will have to deal with them urgently!

“And what about us…?”

“I’ll join you in cleaning up inside.”

“Yes, gladly!!!”

“I’ll be outside. Lia-chan, let’s take position on the roof of the church.”

“Let’s do it! If things get dangerous, we can break through that big stained glass window and get inside!”

“Mmm!”

“There are quite a few of them, huh? I think I’ll stay outside too. It’s hard to swing this around indoors.”

“I’ll go inside. I’m good at close combat, you know.”

“I’m going inside too. These guys were definitely in cahoots with the pirates and making life miserable for the people in this town. I’ll cut them down!!”

“I’ll go too!! I’ll take the lead!! Aegis!!!!”

“Perseus activated [Magic Shield Aegis], entering [Penetrate 10] state.”

Oh, here they come, armed priests coming out! I wonder if there’s a staircase leading to the underground mausoleum in the back?

“What a despicable act against the Holy Meltis Church, the shrine of Goddess Meltis!!! You heretics!! I, the inquisitor Lucrena, will—”

“Princess Chiyo activated [One Sword Severing Iron], instant death!!! She beheaded the corrupt inquisitor Lucrena (Lv. 65).”

Ah, there goes Chiyo-chan. She’s the type who doesn’t wait for any special effects or posing, huh? She just charged in and swiftly took out the lead inquisitor on their side…

“I got the lead!!”

“Aww!! My lead was taken!! Then I’ll be second~!!”

“Lu-Lucrena?! Perseus?! Why are you…?”

“Perseus activated [Magic Twin Swords Hyper Slash], dealing a total of 22,251 damage to the corrupt inquisitor Nauda (Lv. 65), repelling them.”

“You thought I wouldn’t notice you lining your pockets with the treasures confiscated from executions!? I’ve never liked you!!”

Oh wow… She’s really going for it, huh? Perseus has her own issues with these folks at the church. But attacking a sacred place like this is not something you’d normally consider, right? But once she’s made up her mind, she’s gonna go for it.

“There we go…”

” [Corrupt Inquisitor Lucrena] has been laid to rest in [Corpse Repository 5].”

” [Corrupt Inquisitor Nauda] has been laid to rest in [Corpse Repository 6].”

Animating humans into fetish items feels a bit uncomfortable, but for trashy people who conspired with pirates and lined their pockets, no amount of bombing will hurt my conscience. If they’re level 65, they’ll surely make good bombs…

“Face the judgment of the gods– Huh?!”

“Alright!!”

“Rage defeated the corrupt Battle Monk Morley (Lv. 45).”

Rage-san is amazing, even though he’s still low level. He deflected the mace coming down with his greatsword, then spun around and slashed through in one move… Chiyo-chan was right to praise him. He’s ridiculously strong…

“That… was…”

“Can’t… move… ugh… gah…”

“Hmm~? Giving up already? Weren’t you talking about facing the judgment of the gods or something? Oh dear, how weak~? What happened to you~?”

“LovesNapping activated [Provoke].”

“Don’t get cocky just because you took down some lackeys!!! Vice Chief Inquisitor Muzzle, execute divine punishment!!!”

“We’ll assist too! We can’t let them live!!!”

“Follow Muzzle-sama!!”

“LovesNapping is relentlessly provoking while making the cute hand puppet of an orca flap its jaws… It’s clear that enemies are focusing on LovesNapping, but is she okay…?”

“That’s why you guys end up dying.”

“LovesNapping activated [Poison Smoke Bomb]! The surrounding area is contaminated with super poison!”

“Cough…!! Poison?! But we’re under the protection of the gods, this kind of poison shouldn’t affe–”

“…Gah… my… eyes…”

“Oh my… It’s… poison…”

Wow… The mist of ‘Yes, this is a poison area. If you step into this purple smoke, you’ll be poisoned’ is quite obvious… It seems like it’s the version of the [Poison Buster Bomb] that only emits smoke. Using bombs here would be dangerous even for allies, so it makes sense not to use them.

“Corrupt Battle Monk Saleno (Lv. 46) has died.”

“Corrupt Battle Monk Nino (Lv. 44) has died.”

“Corrupt Battle Monk Doug (Lv. 45) has died.”

“Corrupt Battle Monk…?”

………………………

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“Vice Chief Corrupt Inquisitor Muzzle (Lv. 70) has become incapacitated due to the effects of [Super Poison].”

“How does it feel, having your bodily functions gradually destroyed? For me, this feels absolutely amazing~ But for you guys~… Isn’t it just delightful~?”

“LovesNapping activated [Provoke].”

Well, even without explosions, this situation is already quite dangerous… Everyone who inhaled the poison is dropping dead one by one… So this is why she provoked them and gathered them here. And she’s still drawing aggro in this situation to keep them fixated on her… What a sneaky move… Oh, right, LovesNapping has the [Coward] skill, doesn’t she… Using ‘coward’ as a compliment is quite something…

“M-Muzzle-sama…!!”

“We must assist Muzzle-sama!!”

“But that poison is dangerous, it’s enough to incapacitate Muzzle-sama!!!”

“But…!!”

“It doesn’t affect me at all~! Ohohohoho!!! Clear the way, won’t you!!”

“—Hey, where are you looking?”

Ah, if I take my eyes off Rage-san, that’s what happens. Anyone who doesn’t enter the poison smoke area gets cut down by Rage-san, and LovesNapping spreads the poison smoke to leave space for Rage-san to fight. Pers-chan can charge in regardless of the poison smoke as long as Aegis is activated. Hmm? Do we even need me and Chiyo-chan here? Chiyo-chan returned to my side after assessing the situation, so let’s just advance slowly.

“Hmm… I sense a disturbing force from underground.”

“Huh? Which way, which way~?”

“Over there. Let’s make our path here.”

“Oh, there’s something I wanted to try using for a while. Can I use it?”

“Sure…? Yes, go ahead!”

Since Chiyo-chan feels something unpleasant coming from underground, let’s speed up our advance after all. Alright, I’ve been wanting to try this one for a while… Let’s use it!

“Turn into the living dead, Zombie Powder!”

“Zombie powder has been generated in the surrounding area.”

This is Zombie Powder! It has a really limited range, only reaching as far as my arms can reach, but I’ve been thinking about how to use it effectively. So, I thought this might work well.

“Pulse of the abyss, Negative Burst!!!”

“A wide area of negative space unfolds.”

“The combined magic, Zombie Burst, has been activated!!!”

Ohhhhhhh!!! Ohhhhhhhhhhh!!! This is it, this is it! I was hoping that Zombie Powder would spread on the waves of the curse aura from the Negative Burst, and it actually worked!!! Combined magic, Zombie Burst!!! Let’s goooo!!! Annihilate them all!!!

“Huh? Is it safe for me too if I get hit by this?”

“I’m fine, but…”

“I have a bad feeling about this if I get hit?!”

“I’m perfectly fine.”

“What’s this ominous black wave?!”

“Ahhhhhhh!!!”

“Gina?! Hey, stay with us… Gohh… G-g-g-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga…!!!”

“Gina, what’s happening to you… Gohh… G-g-g-g-g-g-g-ga-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a…!!!”

“The fallen combat priestess Gina (Lv. 60) has been cursed. Turned into a zombie.”

“The fallen combat priest Grant (Lv. 60) has been cursed. Turned into a zombie.”

“The fallen combat priest Metahma (Lv. 60) has been cursed. Turned into a zombie.”

“Rage (Lv. 39) receives a +40 bonus to all stats for 5 minutes”

“Skill Link!!! The Super Poisonous Zombie Burst has been activated!”

“LovesNapping (Lv. 57) receives a +40 bonus to all stats for 5 minutes”

“The fallen combat priest Laudanires (Lv. 61) has been heavily poisoned. Cursed. Turned into a zombie.”

“The fallen combat priest…”

…

…
“The fallen combat priestess Goddess (Lv. 64) has been heavily poisoned. Cursed. Turned into a zombie.”

Ohhhhh… Um, yeah, um… I didn’t expect it to be this effective… Super Poisonous Zombie Burst, what’s that…? Did it combine with LovesNapping’s Poison Smoke Bomb…? It seems like when compatible area skills are combined, they become really powerful… Ohhh… I see, it’s a learning experience…

“Ah, the path’s clear now. Let’s go.”

“Huh, oh, okay! Let’s go then! I’ll accompany you!”

“I’ll join too!”

“Should we go support outside? These zombies are weak and slow, just free experience at this point.”

“Yeah, good idea… Experience is always nice…”

Huh? Experience points? Oh, right, I had that setting on! It doesn’t display in the log if you only gain 1 experience point! So these zombies don’t even give experience points…

“The fallen heretic inquisitor Vice Chief Inquisitor Muzzle (Lv. 70) has been defeated.”

“Automatically interned the fallen heretic inquisitor Vice Chief Inquisitor Muzzle in [Corpse Storage No. 7].”

Oh, I forgot to restock bombs. Just three more slots, I’ll grab whatever’s around.

“Interned the fallen combat priestess Gina in [Corpse Storage No. 8].”

“Interned the fallen combat priest Grant in [Corpse Storage No. 9].”

“Interned the fallen combat priest Metahma in [Corpse Storage No. 10].”

Alright, that should do it. Let’s head deeper, leaving the horde outside to LovesNapping and the others. Speaking of which, I hope Donta and the others are okay…

“Donta puts all surrounding enemies into a [Stunned] state with [Powerful Howl].”

Oh, if they can’t handle Donta’s Powerful Howl, then it’s tough luck for them. Better equip some anti-stun gear and try again. Well done, everyone!