[?]
[???]
[What the?]
[Lilha~]
[Isn’t today a break?]
[Liriririri]
[Lilha, yo!]
[What’s that? LOL]
[Wow, even on a break, you turn it on!]
[Where is this?]
Kraaaaah!!
With the sound of the dead one shaking the heavens, the broadcast started.
I avoided the rush of the male zombie and soared higher, summoning several spears around me.
I flinched for a moment at the holy spears, but I didn’t stop my rush.
“Lilha~ It’s been a while, everyone.”
Even if it’s just been a day.
[Zombie?]
[What’s with the battle as soon as you turn it on? LOL]
[Lily?]
[What’s that?]
[Looks like it’s coming to kill?]
[OMG]
[Did you turn it on because of that, even on a break?]
[Doesn’t look like an ordinary zombie, does it?]
[Isn’t that… ?]
[?]
Kraaaah!
“Today is indeed a break day. I originally planned to rest, but then work came up.”
The hand of the male zombie, tainted by magic, slashed through the space where I had been.
It twisted unnaturally, as if being sliced with a sword.
Seeing the unstable sky, I threw one of the spears I had summoned at the male zombie.
Just a light one.
‘Roar of the spear.’
Kbooooom!!!
A holy storm as big as a small hill sent the male zombie flying.
[Oh wow]
[OMG]
[That’s insane]
[Damnnnn]
[Work came up?]
“I turned it on to work and broadcast at the same time. Since I’m at it, might as well enjoy it, right?”
It’s a win-win situation since I can throw some new content for the recently struggling White Autumn and the editor.
[That’s right]
[LOL]
[Good, good]
[Breaking the break is totally legit]
[What’s going on?]
“Oh, I was looking for monsters related to disaster recently…”
Kugugugu…!
The male zombie, who had flown far away, stood up with a fine body.
Technically, it’s a corpse, so it’s not exactly ‘fine,’ but it had regenerated to the point where the damage was almost meaningless.
The female zombie, who had been staring blankly from behind, also reached out and prepared magic.
The sky twisted once more, amplifying the male zombie’s momentum.
“…It’s an undead made up of one male and one female. The alliance casually calls them couple zombies.”
I still can’t tell exactly, but it seems their abilities are slightly different as well.
For starters, the body itself is quite sturdy for an undead.
‘It can withstand the roar of the spear using holy power.’
Even if it’s just one, you can’t ignore the attributes.
[OMG]
[Couple zombies;;]
[Are those the ones that have been appearing lately?]
[Wait, are these zombies now dating?]
[Couple zombies LOL]
[Wow, LOL]
[Why can zombies have love…]
[Ugh]
[Let’s kill them]
[Zombies do it. You cannot.]
[Kill kill kill kill]
[Everyone calm down. It’s not that the zombie is in love; it might be that someone became a zombie after being in love.]
[LMAO]
[Isn’t that the same thing?]
[That’s even worse, though.]
[Look at the chat window burning up LOL]
…Of course, the viewers were focused on something else.
If we had to define it…
“In most cases like that, it’s usually the lover who becomes the zombie.”
The fact that the undead have deep emotions means there were unforgettable intense memories from their past life.
Given the previous actions, it’s likely that their lover died or some major accident occurred, right?
So, they’re trying to protect the female zombie no matter what─
[Lily!]
The male zombie comes flying in.
No, the male zombie didn’t fly.
He just used the magic of the female zombie and his physical abilities to run with great speed.
As his claws blocked my spear, he pulled something out of the air.
“Oooh…?”
GRAAAAAAA!!!
It was a sword.
A finely crafted sword that wouldn’t be out of place in a knight’s household.
The male zombie wielding the sword started a duel with me.
Clang! Clang! Kaga-CLANG!!!
He won’t budge.
A fight between spear and sword.
Even considering the lich aspect and the elemental strengths, the male zombie didn’t give in.
Of course, he wasn’t using his full strength, but it was quite surprising.
‘A demon race. And an undead with a frail body is sparring with me?’
Demon races possess powerful magical abilities and knowledge.
Celestial races have robust physiques and combat techniques.
If he had pressured me with magic, I would have accepted it.
Magic is their specialty, and no matter how you slice it, he’s an experiment of a top-class demon.
But right now, he’s merely matching blades with me using his ‘sword.’
Hmm…
“You’re not bad.”
[Oh]
[OMG]
[What kind of zombie uses a sword?]
[Lily, do your thing!]
[Is he good at this?]
[Let’s kill him]
[A swordsman zombie is kinda cool LOL]
[Lily is showing her nervousness.]
“Maybe he was a great swordsman in life. Possibly even a sword master.”
Although he was close to being a bug compared to celestial or demon races, the reputation of a sword master is not something to be dismissed.
At least he could fend off weak ancient beasts.
Having traveled around a lot, I met a few sword masters…
GRAAAAAH!!!
“Hmm…”
I don’t think he’s the kind I know, whether it’s because he’s undead or just not the same at all.
He’s probably a completely new human who died and became undead.
I must have died and become undead.
‘The era might be different.’
No matter what happened, the Male Zombie gained swordsmanship at the Sword Master level and an undying body.
Moreover, he has a strong body for an undead and is receiving magical support from the Female Zombie.
Seeing this harmony, he’s definitely a tricky opponent for the Users…
Kaaang!
“Ah.”
A spear flew away.
While continuing my thoughts while interacting with the viewers, the spear shot off into the distance due to the swordsmanship.
In that instant, the Male Zombie’s sword came crashing down toward my defenseless self.
I think I’ve grasped the situation…
“Now, shall I rise to the ‘Upper’ level?”
!
Hooong.
A white hammer settles in my hand.
As the Holy Power that I had held back floods in, the Male Zombie, sensing danger, hastily took a defensive stance instead of following through with his sword strike.
But it was too late.
You should have dodged instead of blocking…
“Aha…?”
Is that why he’s a Couple Zombie?
■
I have to save her.
‘Just give up already.’
I must save her.
‘Abid… I understand how you feel, but your fiancée is already dead. Anything more than this… what?’
I absolutely must save her.
‘Seriously. It was your fiancée who messed things up. Who are you mad at now? Ask the family members. Who’s to blame for this? Just holding a funeral is enough… E-eh, Abid?’
Shwaaaack!!
‘S-save me! Ugh!!’
By any means necessary, I must save her.
‘What did we do wrong? It’s all that witch’s fault…’
Shwaack!!
She’s already dead.
But she can be saved.
She was skilled in mysterious knowledge, so if I follow her knowledge, there must be a way.
The day I lost her from the family I had devoted my whole life to.
The day I erased that family from existence with my own hands.
After meeting the ‘Evil God’ and confronting her as she was revived, even though I had met a complete death and became a Dead One…
Abid was already dead before becoming a Dead One.
‘This time, I must save her.’
So that the evil ones can no longer kill her!
Gyaaah!!
“Ho…?”
The opponent is the Being of Light warned by the ‘Evil God.’
Unlike the so-called immortals I have faced until now, this is a being closer to true immortality.
I pulled out my sword after a long time.
My body has grown cold, but my swordsmanship has improved.
I press the Being of Light with a blade I never reached in my lifetime.
If I had this power while alive, I might not have lost her… but such things don’t matter now.
If she had been there, I might not have lost her… But that’s no longer important.
‘……’
What matters now is that I will never lose her again.
I cannot retreat.
No matter how strong the opponent is, even if my body shatters, I have to bring them down somehow.
I know I can’t win, but I can’t back down…
“Shall we rise to ‘Upper’ level now?”
Clang!
It’s light.
An endless, distant light.
Having obtained an immortal body after becoming a dead one, Abid, who has lived as a dead one for countless years, understood.
‘It will disappear.’
If I block this attack, it will vanish.
An eternal annihilation that even death cannot prevent.
I must avoid it, but I can’t.
Gaaa…
She is behind me.
I might be able to dodge, but she, with her physical abilities lacking, cannot escape.
Rather than losing her again, I’d choose to block everything and die.
After sending a signal only she would know, Abid maximized the strength of his body.
‘Please.’
This time, I want her to survive.
Boom!!!
The light struck both body and soul.
My consciousness was fading.
In that fading mind, I saw the Being of Light swinging the hammer again.
‘Escape…’
Crash.
‘Rain?’
Why didn’t she run away?
I couldn’t understand.
She was embracing me while casting various magics to regenerate her body.
What is she doing, not escaping?
She should run right now!
Even if it meant spitting out her dead blood, I wanted to tell her to escape immediately.
Grrr…
But my already messed-up body wouldn’t allow it.
It wouldn’t have been strange if I had disappeared the moment I was hit by that overwhelming light.
It’s a miracle that I’m still clinging to life.
She smiled faintly and sent her thoughts.
“Goodbye, Abid.”
The space twisted.
In an instant, Abid, realizing her intent, tried to stop it, but with a body that couldn’t even move a finger, nothing was possible.
“No!!!”
Abid’s body and soul were sent somewhere else.
What he saw for the last time was his lover smiling brightly.
Crack!
The pure white light falling above her head.
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