Intermission 1

(Outskirts of the Royal Capital of Re-Estize)

The ancient city of Re-Estize and outside of Its walls are hundreds of tents.

The Royal Faction has decided to send troops to E-Rantel after learning that It will turn into an Undead City — they learned it from the Adventurer Guild, especially from the Adamantite team.

E-Rantel is under the direct jurisdiction of the Royal Family and also a strategic place, and also is the place between the three human nations, as expected it is rich in trade.

Losing it will be a huge blow for the security of the kingdom and the power of the Royal Faction.

If the Noble Faction heard this, they will surely rejoice and will try to hinder their movement so they acted fast.

The Royal Capital is now the rallying point as the many nobles of the Royal Faction send their levies for support accumulating more than Three thousand-strong levies in less than 24 hours.

The tents are already being dismantled as they about to march in an hour before 12 as they planned to rally more levies as they march to E-Rantel.

Then a man on horseback is galloping towards one of the tents. It is more high-quality looking and larger than others with the Flag of the kingdom on top.

He then hastily dismounted from his horse and when he is close to the proximity of that tent, a Knight stopped him and asked for identification.

After the Knight identified him, he's now allowed to meet the person inside.

The Knight then escorted him to the entrance. Shortly after, he entered the tent and immediately goes for one knee and lowered his head.

"Speak."

"The situation in E-Rantel had been neutralized!"

"What?!"

***

(Kami Miyako)

Somewhere in a very sacred place. Six people are encircling the round table.

"It's safe to assume that we lost contact with one of our Scriptures."

"..."

"..."

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"..."

Silence occupied the place but one of them is leaking murderous intent and the first to open his mouth.

"I refused to believe that they betrayed our nation!"

"Calm down Dominic. I didn't even say that.'

"How can I calm down Ginidine, t-the Sunlight is scripture is gone!" Dominic shouted.

"We know that you're a former member of the Sunlight Scripture but for the sake of the Six Great Gods, calm down." Most of the person inside is old but he's the youngest looking.

"Raymond is right. We should deal with this more calmly." Said the man wearing round glasses; he's surrounded by books pertained to the law, magically levitating around him.

Seeing his colleagues become serious he deeply breathe for a second and started speaking.

"It will take us close to a decade to recover from this loss. As Ginedine said earlier, we lose contact with them the moment they are about to corner Stronoff.—"

"— We have already withdrawn the Black Scripture. Only the Windflower Scripture is present in the area, should we send them to investigate it?"

***

(E-Rantel)

There's a small but steadily growing group of people. Some religious persons may call them heretic for preaching whatever bullshit of their beliefs.

Shady cloaked people have been distributing a book called [The Covenant Codices]. It preached the words of the so-called "Supreme One".

Like many people who have an interest in this group, they all shared common hatred; against the nobles for them being able to do what they want; and themselves, for being weak.

One of them is a girl whose sister is taken by a noble and powerless to do anything about it.

"Oh listen everyone! We have a new truth finder! Welcome 'him'!"

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The battle of E-Rantel is a devastating but short one. Reinforcements of other cities have finally come but late.

The people of E-Rantel who have been evacuated outside the city are now flocking back, only to see the destruction that has been caused to the East part of the city.

Many remains of the Skeletons undead can be seen.

Words spread about the appearance of a legendary undead; The arrival of one of the two Adamantite Adventurer team of the Kingdom; and especially the news about the exploits of a certain Raven-Black Knight and his team are now circulating.

***

'Momonga-sama will praise me.'

The mere thought of that brings joy to him.

But there still bothering him on why he has been by his master to this place.

Remembering his orders saying...

[Raid this base. Kill everyone except for one named Brain Unglaus purposely break his spirits and let him escape(...)]

"Haa~ Momonga-sama I really cannot fathom your plans. Such great intellect is only reserved by yours."

He muttered but then a heteromorph-looking figure approach him; It's a muscular demon with the bare-bone head of a ram with black wings sprouting from the back.

"Demiurge-sama."

"What is it?"

"We found a couple of insects inside one of the caverns. The bandits seem to use them for the—"

"Just take them out. I need test subjects."

"Understood."