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――The deceased doesn’t have a presence.
There is no heartbeat and breathing sounds.
Therefore, they sometimes become the greatest weapon.
I suppress my footsteps and I walk slowly and quietly.
The [Low-class Skeleton] (Lesser Skeleton)’s back is totally exposed to me.
It’s appearance induces fear, but it actually is a slow-moving, fragile low-class monster.
It’s an opponent that me, an [Immortal] (Undead) can win 9 out of 10 times without
being hurt…… Is what I was told.
One step, two steps, three steps. The other side is not aware of me yet.
That should be it. A Skeleton is not intelligent enough to take precautions, it’s a
monster that only moves and attacks whatever is reflected in its hollow eye sockets.
It walks slowly while making creepy rattling sounds.
I push my fingers together and use my hand like a sword.
The target is the cervical vertebrae. Although the skeleton is only bones, it was
formerly a humanoid. It will die without a head.
The neck of a Skeleton is especially fragile.
I move towards the Skeleton’s neck and chop with my hand vigorously.
I heard a snapping sound.
Without its head, the Skeleton crumbled like a puppet whose strings snapped.
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I decided to take a breather after defeating five Skeletons in the vicinity. Though I do
not breathe.
…… No matter how this undead body doesn’t get tired, there still is a mental fatigue.
I slowly lean against the wall and think.
The reason I hunt so frantically is because of the conversation I had with Vermut Nee-
san a few days ago.
…… To put it frankly, my body decays after warming up.
When I was told this, I was shocked, but I also understood.
I’m a moving corpse. The flesh naturally decays with time.
The reason I didn’t decay so far is, because the temperature in this Labyrinth is below
the freezing point.
And one more thing. The present me can’t get out of this Labyrinth.
In fact, Undead is a monster that is closer to the Skeleton, not the Zombie.
An existence that came to life after magic entered a corpse.
And the source of that magic is this place, the [Labyrinth of Everlasting Darkness].
In other words, I can only move in this place.
When Merlin escaped the other day because the heat has escaped with her, I thought
I was feeling unpleasant because of that, but it seems that wasn’t the case.
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I will rot if I warm up.
I can’t go out of this cold labyrinth.
As expected, even though I usually cool head, I was in despair. Nee-san taught me how
to solve my problems.
The method to warm myself up without rotting, even outside of the labyrinth.
Vermut Nee-san smiled all the time while explaining everything thoroughly as if
having fun teaching me who knows nothing.
There are three methods.
Become a [Followers] of a monster far superior to me.
Obtain a [Magic Tool] that contains a high amount of magic and use it as a fuel.
And finally, defeat monsters and go through an [Evolution].
I was told these three methods could grant me my wish.
Lecture――Vermut Nee-san taught me this――The fastest route is to become her
follower.
But apparently, there seems to be a suitable risk.
Firstly, one would become her follower for his whole life, it is impossible to cancel the
contract.
If the master dies, you will die too. You can’t put a great distance between you and the
master.
Above all, followers seem to be under a great mental strain and will collapse 9 out of
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