Isekai Journey Of The Magic Archer
Chapter 370 - 370: Weak (?) zombies

Two minutes.

That was the time it took for me to finish those poor monsters.

[{ Nooooooo... }]

We finished them quickly as they were only some low-grade weak monsters and as the normal after-hunt procedure went, we started checking the bodies of the small goblins one by one.

I didn't have a skill like Rein and using my rare (: Dismantle) Solnova spells wasn't needed for normal creatures like them.

[{ Whyyyy! whaaaaaaa! }]

They were strong monsters, famous among normal folks for being one of the most notorious beings that kidnapped humans, mainly females, for 'X' things.

These monsters were considered to be the demon descendants among the normal public, but I would say their instinctive actions were worse than demons from a normal human pov.

[{ *Master...* }]

They were definitely stronger than normal adult human males, even though they were the same height as me.

But for my strong arrows aimed at their weak spots, they were just easy prey.

"I'm fine, you cute little butterfly. Now come here.

There, there. It wasn't your fault that we didn't get anything."

[{ Noooo! }]

So, well, apparently, we didn't get anything from these fifty-plus dead bodies.

Celes thought it was her fault for no reason so it was getting difficult to calm her down.

This little butterfly partner of mine was cute, but we had already finished collecting and storing the bodies of the dead creatures so we had to move forward.

I stroked her little white head and crystal blue feathers, which she, as usual, found comforting.

She at least stopped crying after that one, made three clones of herself, and went inside the mark.

[{ I-I will check this place for a while so please rest master. O-Or just starts going forward... slowly. I will inform you if there are any traps! }]

And after that, the red, blue, and green butterfly clones flew ahead, dancing with the low breeze flowing throughout this cave.

Celes also knew how to survey any area and create a mental map of the place.

She was good with many things, and she was definitely a smart one.

She was also trained by my master in many 'special' things, so I couldn't even fathom just how awesome my dear partner was.

Anyway, she was cute... and amazing.

I moved forward and looked around the cave, but didn't find any traps and there also weren't any monster groups near this place as I could sense it.

This place was pretty easy for now however, it was different for my dear friend Rein... she was definitely suffering right now.

[{ "Damn dancing bones." }] She cussed again and I continued forward without much reaction.

She was just cussing like this for a while now and I knew it was because of the unexpected things in her path.

My path was mostly clear. There were only weak monsters here while on the other hand, Rein was practically facing armies of undead and monsters on her own...

Not that I was worried about her in this scenario. I had no need to, actually.

They were definitely strong monsters and so was Rein.

She was even stronger right now than the last time she was here. And she also had a clear goal in her mind, as well as a great motivation named my 'promise coin' this time.

If anything, I was worried that she would reach there before me.

She was a beautiful swan of slaughter when she was excited and there was definitely no way those weak beings would be strong enough to stop her for much longer.

So!

"Let's pick up the pace, Celes!"

And then, I just started running... only to stop some distance away from the second group of beasts that I would be going against.

Surprisingly, "They are actually the strong ones."

I was up against a real threat this time. A ferocious but cute-looking threat.

***

"Fucking bastards."

Standing some distance away from her very first opponents, the young girl we all know, our dear, lovely, kind, and smart Reinelle, looked at the numbers of her enemies.

'Eyes of truth.'

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[Zombies]

~~~> Weak undead monsters. Weak against light attribute magic. Nothing too grand about them so the master can easily defeat them~!

~~~> Oh, they are mostly (Orange) rank or below, can use skills, {Steel undead strength}, {Run}, And {Corrosion}.

~~~> There are exactly one hundred and eighty-three there, so be careful master~!

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There was a frown on her face as she looked at the weakly moving undead creatures, humanoids with rotting bodies and a strange yellow smoke of corrosion coming out of them.

"Tsk. There was nothing here last time."

She now understood just how much this place had changed from the last time she was there.

The strength and number of these creatures were just that great.

Any normal person would feel despair before them, but she found this bunch annoying.

"That bastard will actually reach there first." She mumbled, shaking her head with a frown on her pretty face.

The undead weren't important to her right now.

All her mind was focused on her dear friend that must have known this kind of thing would happen.

She was afraid she would have to give out her second coin to him and she definitely wasn't going to let that happen.

So, with a distorted look of disgust on her face, she looked at the undead and took out her weapon.

"Let's try that thing." She said something in her low voice again, glancing between the hundreds of creatures and the clean blade of her shiny scythe.

Her weapon was a (level-12) Ego weapon, something one would rarely ever see but also something that was definitely inferior to her dear friend's many weapons.

She wasn't worried about that, though. This wasn't her partner-weapon. She didn't actually have one yet, so she wasn't worried about things like weapons.

She just gently traced her fingers on the blade of her good-looking scythe which had a sharp half-moon blade and a long handle, the whole purple body of the weapon perfectly matching her wielder.

But she knew this blade alone won't be enough for the creatures that wouldn't receive death even after being sliced in half.

By the nature of these undead, only a strong explosive or power of light and dark elements could actually kill them. And even in that, the power of the light attribute would be strongest.

She knew she didn't have time to waste against small fires like these. Eon was constantly moving ahead of her.

So, she took out a glass slide with something painted on it from her storage space and admired it with a warm smile.

It looked like some normal-looking glass plate with a yellow pattern painting which seemed like nothing more than a decoration.

However, she just put the thin glass on the surface of her blade and closed her eyes.

"Channel Mana like any normal enchantment and… oh!" She was careful with the slide but then she was lit up with a new excitement.

Her eyes widened as soon as she channeled some Mana through the glass plate and the glass plate with a weird drawing just melted inside the blade of her scythe as soon as she applied enough Mana.

The new beautiful imprint on the weapon started glowing in a brilliant yellow light and the fresh energy from it covered the surface of her blade.

A smile appeared on her face as she saw this unique glow, however the sudden bright light attracted the attention of the brainless zombies.

"Khaaaaaaaa! Khaaa!"

"Kat kat kat kat!"

"Thuuuuuuuuu!"

Hundreds of zombies started running toward the source of light and unlike the normal, slow, foolish zombies of most apocalypse movies, these bastards were quick.

-Thump! Thump! Thump!

Their steps that hit the ground made a solid sound as if someone in steel boots or armor was walking, and all of them were aiming for this new source of light on instincts.

"Hehehe." Now, there was a delighted expression on her face as she wielded her glowing scythe with her pretty, delicate, experienced, and powerful hands.

The new imprint on the crescent blade of the scythe was something that gave the weapon a light attribute, something that would sound practically absurd to any normal person.

A weapon receiving the attribute by just a single enchantment was absurd in itself, but it had just happened here and this amazing creation was the work of her dear friend.

So, the weapon now possessed the deadliest attribute to these undead bones, and they were running toward her, making her work even easier.

"Hehe-hahaha!" She laughed, and suddenly vanished from her place.

-Skech!!

At the same time, tens of zombies received deep cuts on the weaker parts of their bodies.

-Swish!

Some strange light had flashed on that place and it flashed again, however this time, the zombie heads were almost cut in chunks, and many bodies were actually sliced in half, while some of them also had their hands and legs separated from their bodies.

"KHHHH!!!"

Painful screams of these monsters were heard in the areas where the light flashed and she just continued her slaughter without caring about the corrosive blood spraying all over from their bodies.

Her {Quick reflexes} and sharp judgments naturally avoided this dangerous blood and there was also a thin layer of dark Mana covering her entire body.

This was a strengthened version of a normal (tier-3) darkness attribute magic (Dark protection) which she made with her skill {Old magic}, a special ability that could strengthen almost any magic, increase her understanding of magic, increase her learning ability, and even strengthen her mental fortitude, helping her even more during magic combat.

She moved like an elegant swan as she slaughtered them, dancing through the countless zombies with the scythe of death in her hand.

-Thud! Thud! Thud!

-Skhhhhhh!

Wherever she passed from, bodies fell, corrosive blood that was potent enough to even melt the solid ground splashed like fountains, the darkness of the room was filled with green, yellow, and purple, and the voices all around the area continued giving their fight a spartan aura.

The zombies with steel-like sturdy bodies would have still been standing if this was some normal attack. But these attacks of light and pure power were definitely anything but normal for these 'weak' creatures.

Even normal [Rank-3] knights would have been in a difficult situation if they were against this kind of monsters. And the numbers of these beings would even make a normal [Rank-4] knight sweat with genuine concern.

But her weapon, which now had the power of the light attribute, the eternal nemesis of the undead creatures, was now thoroughly obliterating these unthinkable numbers of opponents.

There were more than a hundred monsters and she was slicing them left and right, her pretty face devoid of any expression at this moment.

From her perspective, these weak zombies were just weak and boring opponents.

She could have had some fun if she was alone and if she hadn't had the power of this light attribute which actually just gave instant death to those undead, she could have taken her sweet time playing with these toys but, there was someone competing with her at this moment.

"Fucking bastard."

She repeated those words as she cut through the corrosive flesh of the monsters.

She was swinging her big scythe with great ease, the bodies of the undead were constantly falling, the blood was creating a pool even in this wide area, and as the yellow light on the blade of her scythe got dimmer, she increased her pace of killing.

The way her crescent blade moved, the way it cut, pierced, and gave eternal rest to these undead, was a spectacular sight even from the perspective of the ones watching over her.

But it didn't last long. There was a natural time limit to this light attribute enchantment after all.

There were hundreds of undead and the duration of this enchantment was only a short five minutes.

"Swuuu…"

But she was determined to finish the fight in her brief remaining time.

It was less than one minute remaining to her light enchantment, and she was determined to finish the last thirty enemies remaining before her eyes.

So, she took a step back and looked at the thirty bastards standing separately in the pool of corrosive blood and the dead bodies of their fellow mates.

A map and strategy of movements she will have to perform to finish them off quickly flowed through her mind after a careful observation with her 'eyes' and she used {Old magic} to further strengthen the new strategy.

And after that, it was the show time!

"Speed enhancement!"

-Swish!

She vanished from her place once again as a fierce wind passed through the pool of corrosive green blood.

A strange disturbance appeared on the blood exactly below the bodies as if someone was throwing a rock in a calm lake, and the zombies around these upheavals fell to the ground.

-Thud. Thud. Thud.

The speechless fellow zombies had red question marks above their heads, but that either only grew more or their bodies also became one of the fallen ones.

-Swish!

She moved, unseen by the naked eyes, inducing a thrill in the hearts of the spectators with every move, every cut that appeared on the bodies of the undead before their fall, and with every other fountain of bubbling corrosive green blood that gorgeously splashed all around their surroundings.

The first zombie that fell among those thirty was the one at the very back, and after that, those that remained as the last ones, like cascading dominos, also joined their brethren to the staircase of the eternal rest.

-Shaaaaa…

All this happened in the span of mere seconds and after the fall of the last one, the girl, the divine swan of slaughter that had killed these hundreds of monsters, appeared on the ground still unaffected by the corrosive blood at some distance away, breathing heavily.

"Haaa… Haaa…"

Sparkling drops of clear sweat slid down her forehead and fell to the clear ground and in this dark place,it all looked the same as a drop of pure water falling from a high stalactite on the earthly stalemate.

A dive smile covered her alluring face now, the dim lights of the weapon in her hand and the imprint emitting the yellow light disappeared completely, and... the area that was dominated by the stomach-shaking sounds of the filthy undead regained its past silence.

"Haaa… Clover."

She called out a familiar name and with a brilliant green light, an adorable kitten appeared in front of her.

"Mewww~!"

As if returning to a good place after a long time, the little kitten cheered up with a beautiful voice.

Her glamorous blue eyes glowed brightest in this dark place, her spirit body illuminated the surrounding with fresh green light, and just her mere presence was enough to heal the wildly beating heart of our heroine.

"Mewww! Mewww~!"

The little kitten cheerfully danced around her master, already knowing she was perfectly fine despite that heavy panting.

She was only tired after using a good amount of stamina in that fight.

She was only tired, and that was precisely the reason the adorable creature was called here.

"Mew~!"

The cute kitten gently licked the pretty cheeks of the tired Rein with an overjoyed smile and as soon as she felt that ethereal touch on her cheeks, a rejuvenating wave covered her mind and body, reincarnating the perfectly fine allure of our dear Reinelle~!

She smiled at the little kitten, gently caressed her little hand, and kissed her tiny forehead, making her smile even more brightly.

"Mewoooooo~!"

This was a warm scene that should have lasted for long, maybe forever if possible, but our now fully recovered lady didn't want to waste much time here.

This was just the first fight and there were definitely going to be much worse opponents from the looks of things.

She wanted to quickly finish these creatures and reach the final destination before her dear friend after all. So she had to move faster than that bastard.

"Damn bastard."

Well, her cussing had just continued all throughout this fight but, not only was she angry at her darling, but she was also worried about him.

She did know that he was fine and that he had already finished his first fight, but it was uncertain just how dangerous the place he was in could be.

There might actually be stronger monsters in his path, so she had to at least reach the end of her path and reach the center first so that she could go to the place he was at right now if needed.

She had no doubt that he could take care of himself, but she was still worried about her foolish darling.

So, she had to quickly clear this place out before he reached his second checkpoint.

So,she got up from the ground and checked if everything was fine with her weapon.

It had endured the corrosive blood of these zombies but fortunately, it was a strong one and her darling had put some great enchantments on it, so she didn't have anything to worry about.

Though the main thing she had to worry about right now...

"Mewww~! Mew! Mew!"

The little kitten warned the brightly smiling girl who had a face full of expectations.

[{ Master... I know you also know just how blessed your luck is, but sometimes not expecting also leads to unforeseen happiness. }]

"I know that so let's go~! Hehe~."

She was excited to check her harvest after that tough fight so she stood before the pool of bubbling green blood that released an acidic yellowish gas.

The steel bodies of her prey were floating in this pool of blood and, unlike her darling, she didn't need to cut open the bodies of the beasts.

She had a skill that, though rare, many people depended on to dismantle the bodies obtained from their hunt.

She was hopeful and had a little faith too as she lifted her hand toward the pool of blood and used her very reliable (Blue) ranked skill...

"Dismantle corpses!"