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And the day begins, where Verion and Nezhia's started their quest. They traveled on foot to reach the village in order to avoid suspicions from the higher-ups for arriving too early. Verion enjoyed the new environment, that for the very first time in his life, he experienced the new sceneries and events as Verion. When he was still Sakaido, he didn't have the chance to enjoy the social things during his youth, that's because he was always playing SYLDANDRA. And from the time he played the game, he was very into it that he left his family in order to focus only on playing. He only gone outside of his house when he buys groceries and stuffs.
But today is different, he will now feel the feelings of a person that is not a shut in but a feeling of a real adventurer in real life where it is not a game. But strangely Verion didn't feel excitement in embarking on his journey.
"Hmm, why? This is strange, well I guess it's not. This body of mine is now Verion and not Sakaido, it's normal that I won't feel excitement from this." Verion muttered to himself. He was wearing a black suit that has 3 pairs of buttons in front and he wears black pants.
Nezhia was walking behind Verion and was constantly looking at him. She heard Verion's mutterings but she doesn't get it so Nezhia didn't give it matter. And after 30 minutes, they passed a small hill with several trees and from there, it's halfway to the village but then something dangerous are approaching them.
"Nezhia prepare for combat, be careful to control your strength so that we won't make any strange things that would make people curious." Verion warned Nezhia.
"Yes! Verion-sama, I will not disappoint you."
Nezhia answered joyously.
Nezhia unsheathed her sword that is made from the Empire. They didn't used their weapon from the game because it may take the people's attention. So they bought their equipments in order to avoid suspicions.
There are about 20 monsters that are approaching them. Those monsters are have a dark aura surrounding them and they looked like a Hobgoblin. They were holding blunts, their eyes are red comparable to the color of a human blood.
"Wait, Those things are not normal. A normal Hobgoblin should have a level that ranges from 40 to 60. They're supposed to be an elite monster in the begging of the game. But those things have levels 63 to 75. That's strange right? Do you know what I mean Nezhia?"
"Yes! I think so too Verion-sama, those garbages are zombified am I right?" Nezhia answered Verion confidently.
"Then that's okay, you must always know even the smallest things about your opponents so that you bring them to your advantage. Then finish it quickly and don't use your AOE skills so you won't damage the surroundings. I'll continue to walk and you will be the one to protect me."
"Your wish is my command Verion-sama."
Veriin continued to walk as the enemies are approved him, while Nezhia instantly cuts the head of a Hobgoblin. She noticed that there is no gushes of blood from it and the she arrived into a conclusion. She continues to slash the enemies that are approaching Verion and in just about 5 seconds, she killed all the monsters without using any skills.
"Well done Nezhia, I'll prepare your reward later." Verion commended Nezhia in a cold tone.
"Yes! Thank you very much Verion-sama, but you don't need to give me a reward. It's my job to protect you from the dangers that are coming for you Verion-sama." Nezhia strongly rejected Verion's reward for her.
Verion answered with "Hm, it seems like you didn't have enough punishment from last night, I'll add more to it for disobeying me." Then he continues to walk leaving Nezhia blushing and mumbling to herself.
"Wait! wait! wait! that means we'll do it again right? Then it'll be my pleasure to accept my punishment Verion-sama." She then followed Verion after a while.
Verion was thinking for Nezhia's punishment, then he thought something that is enough for her. He called Nezhia.
"Nezhia hurry up, I'll give my punishment to you right now." When Verion's words reached Nezhia's ears, she startled and her face turned red.
"Ehh~!? But Verion-sama it's e...embarrassing to do this r..r..right now you it's still midday know?"
"What are you talking about?" Verion took some kitchen utensils and gave it to Nezhia.
"So this is my punishment Verion-sama?" Neshia was disappointed from the punish.
"Yeah, is it embarrassing for you to cook? From what I know I've also inputted cooking knowledge within you, am I wrong? Verion told her bluntly.
"No, you are correct Verion-sama." Nezhia answered with a weak spirit.
"Even if us demons don't need to eat, we can still eat foods if we wanted. Then prepare me the best meal you can offer to me then I'll forgive you."
Nezhia went back to the forest to collect the ingredients she needed to prepare Verion's meal. Verion was in the side of a river sitting beside a big tree. He was looking at the skill in his mind that he got from defeating the last boss before he arrives at this world, yes that's the Evil Deity of Fertility.
[ Grace of The Evil Deity ]
Type: Active Skill
Level: 500
Description: It gives the user the ability to collect souls from the fallen.
Souls: 25
"I see, the description have changed from the last time I saw this, and even those zombified Hobs still have their souls huh. Then there must be an Undead Sage, they are one of the undead that has the ability to make any creature into an undead but they must be stronger than them in order for it to be successful." Verion racks his brains to find an answer to the mystery about the hobgoblins.
"Hmm, I see, so that's what happened in there, no wonder the adventurers who took the quest never returned." Verion concluded and then waited for Nezhia to finish.
Nezhia finished cooking and offered Verion the meal, Verion gave Nezhia half of the food, Nezhia wanted to reject it but she thought that i would be too rude to always deny the offers of her master. So she has no choice but to accept it.
After eating, they continued their journey to the village. After a while they reached the village and what they saw are not humans living in there, all they saw was a village full of undead roaming everywhere.
If normal adventurers have saw this, they would've gone crazy after seeing what happened to the village. The farmers from the quest maybe didn't noticed that those monsters attacking them have turned undead. And so the Undead Sage have acquired enough forces and then attacked the whole village. That's the conclusion that Verion made and it turned out that he was correct.
"Stand back Nezhia, I'll be the one to deal with them."
"Yes!"
Verion places his palm towards the village and activated a spell.
"[ Illusionary Barrier ]"
When Verion casted the spell a barrier covered the whole village. He made this in order to avoid witnesses for what he is about to do.
"[ Divine Light ]"
Lights have covered the whole village when Verion casted the spell, then after a while, all the undead have disappeared from the village.
"To kill 7000 undead in just a single spell. As expected of you Verion-sama." Nezhia praised Verion for his greatness.
"Hm, don't be so surprised by that very weak spell. That level is not even strong enough to scratch a single hair of the NPC's I've created, including you Nezhia."
Nezhia asked for forgiveness and Verion accepted. Then they searched the village for more clues. Ever since Verion arrived at the village before casting his spells he sensed a human still breathing one of the houses in the village. Only Verion entered the house and left Nezhia to guard outside. Verion found someone laying in the underground storage.
She looked like a teenage girl and has many wounds and were very weak and thin, maybe because it's been a long time ever since she last eaten nutritious foods. Verion approached her and then gave her a potion. After the girl drank the potion all her wounds healed immediately.
"Don't worry you're safe now, all the monsters outside are gone."
The girl cried and asked for help to Verion. She said that there's a monster that came to their village and cursed everyone a few months ago, but they didn't immediately sent a request from the guild because nothing happened to them for a month. But 4 weeks ago, one of the villager turned into a monster and killed many people. And so the village chief made a request from the guild. And after 2 days, Four adventurers have came and fought the monster, they rejoiced when the adventurers became victorious. But during the night after the monster was killed, all the dead villager also turned into monsters. And the adventurers were killed, so the village chief has no choice but to request again from the guild while holding off the monsters but the same thing happened, the more adventurers have the stronger the monsters became. Then the time comes where the villagers could no longer hold off the monsters and then they slaughtered everyone in the village and all of them turned into monsters. The girl's voice was trembling while telling Verion what happened them.
"It's okay now don't worry, as long as I'm here you'll be safe. But you need to do something first." Verion told the girl.
"Really? Are you an adventurer mister?" The girl asked.
"Yes, I'm from the Empire. That's why there's no need for you to worry anymore but, only you have survived in the village. All of them are already dead, they turned into monsters so I annihilated all of them."
The girl was shocked when Verion told her the reality, but after a while she calmed down and properly thanked Verion.
Verion accepted her gratitude and then told her to stay in the house for a while because he still have something to do outside. When Verion went out of the house Nezhia's meets him. She told Nezhia not to move away from the house and always be ready for combat. After that Verion used Invisibility, God's haste and Concealment and flew going to west of the village. After a while, he saw a cave that is reeking of many undead auras.
"Hmm, so this is your home base huh. You're such a fool to leave tracks before entering. Hmm? So you're building an army huh, you are really a hardworking Undead Sage. To build an army of more than 50,000 undead inside, too bad I took the quest and your fun will have end kukuku~"
Verion again casted [ Illusionary Barrier ] and [ Divine Light ] and all of the undead inside the cave was purified including the Undead Sage. And then Verion noticed something about his skill.
[ Grace of The Evil Deity ]
Type: Active Skill
Level: 500
Description: It gives the user the ability to collect souls from the fallen.
Souls: 50496
[ Soul Incarnation ]
Type: Active Skill
Level: 500
Description: Allows the user to use the souls as a catalyst in order to create a new life form. The larger quantity of souls collected the stronger the life form is.
"Kukuku~ It also changes huh then I'll try testing it right now." Verion said this but before he tried to activate the skill, he thought of something unthinkable and returned to the village.
He landed in front of Nezhia and told Nezhia to stand by. She obeyed Verion and stayed outside. Verion entered the house and went to the room where the girl is. Verion saw her weakening and laying on the bed.
"Hey, do you still want to live?" Verion told her coldly.
"Ehh? Y..yes." she was startled but still answered Verion honestly.
"Do you want to get strong enough to avenge your village?"
"Of c..course I-- *she coughed blood* I want to avenge everyone in the village." She answered with a strong will.
"Even if you offer everything? Including your soul?" Verion told her seriously.
"If it's a price that I can pay with everything I have then, yes." The girl answered even though it's hard for her to speak.
"Then--" when Verion started to speak this word, he patted the girl's head.
"Die!" Verion killed the girl.