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Now that we are done with feeding the people, I had many plans to put in action.
First of all…
"[Fake Life]!"
I raised a few Undead Guards, who the group of guys we killed yesterday, alongside the group of half-munched guys that Kuro ate.
I managed to close their wounds using [Undead Healing], but [Undead Healing] doesn't bring back flesh, so it can only seal wounds and cauterize them, so they still looked disfigured.
I did this in front of the Goblins so they would be used to Undead as soon as possible.
I had planned to use the pile of slime I had to make slime undead, but I had heard from a Goblin woman that they could be made into a preparation named Slimy Jelly, so I decided to give it to them instead.
I mean, the more food, the better.
The bones we had from monsters we hunted could be used for broth, so I didn't raise them either… They were monster bones and were rich in mana and flavor.
So, in the end, we were left with just these guys.
I made them into Undead, and thankfully they kept part of their original power, which was honestly amazing news.
Also, they were more competent than I thought, although they groaned a lot.
I ordered them to protect the village as they nodded dumbly and began to guard the surrounding area.
They look promising, but there's something telling me that they are stupid.
They were as strong as G-Rank monsters and were simply named Zombies.
It is normally a hard decision for monsters to create Undead because it is often way better just to use them for food.
Maybe I should just sacrifice some bones and make a few bone undead…
Alright, fine, maybe we can pick some boars later to make up for the flavorful bones gone.
Using these mixed bones left, I created three Bone Beasts. They were as strong as F-Rank monsters and could hold up on their own.
They had the shape of snakes, as I made them with the Hydra's neck bones and so on.
Also, one of them was reinforced with a random bone I had, creating a thick bone armor.
"Incredible…"
"Maria is really a goddess!"
"She can create monsters…."
"T-The next Demon Lord!"
The Goblins began to pray to me as they saw me raise the dead.
Huh? I thought they would be scared.
"What is going on?" I asked.
"Well, the Demon Lord was known for being a necromancer and also a summoner. He was able to summon monsters and create undead easily, making immense armies to fight the humans in just a few days…" Lucifer said.
"Ooh, I see…."
"The power to raise the dead is something scarce! It is a mystical power that only those chosen by the God of the Underworld can wield!" Shouted the Elder of the village.
Well, I do have this curse… But for some reason, I am not siphoning their fortune. Why is it?
Oh, wait, it only works in neutral and enemy targets… So these people already count as my besties? Aw… God of the Underworld, you're so considerate!
Anyways, after showing off what I could do, I placed the new Undead to guard for now, and after, we decided to move on to a major problem.
The Bandits!
"We have seen them around the north of the forest. They hide inside a cave within an area with tall hills… We used to go there to mine salt and a few metals, but they forced us out, and now they have been occupying that place for four years now. " The Chief explained.
"I see… Alright, pack your strongest men. I am going to use those tasty EXP bags to level you guys up," I said.
"E-Eh? Level up? Us?" Asked the chief.
"Yep, so hurry up! I want at least one of you to become a Hobgoblin if possible,"
"O-Oh…!"
The capable men quickly got ready, wearing armor they stole from the caravan of goods from the merchant I've brainwashed, alongside some of the magic weapons the guys carried around.
I got a bit concerned about the remaining goblins' safety as just the undead might not be enough.
"Lucifer, take care of them until we return," I said.
"What? But I wanted to slaughter some humans!" Lucifer shouted while getting angry.
He's quite cute.
"No is no! You stay here and make sure they're well protected. The chief told me that there's another faraway bandit group that might assault them if they see us go away, so keep an eye on them, will ya?"
"Very well… I can kill them if they come, right?" He asked.
"No, only cut their limbs or something, so they can't escape. The goblins have to kill them to get the EXP," I said.
"W-What? Well… It doesn't sound so bad… Fine," Lucifer finally gave in.
"You're a good boy!" I said, patting his head while floating in midair.
"Stop treating me like a dog!" Cried Lucifer.
Haha, he's really like a puppy. He's even moving his tail around…
"I'll go with Partner and Kuro. Take care of the new Undead friends. They're looking up to you as their senpai," I said.
Lucifer noticed how the Bone Beasts and the Zombies looked at him as if he were their idol… even their blank sockets seemed to glimmer with sparkles.
"Groar…"
"Graoo…"
"Gaahh…"
"Eh? S-Stop looking at me like that! Go back to guarding the area!" Lucifer shouted.
As we left the village with the chief and another 15 Goblins, we were guided by the Chief through the forest.
It was a pretty clear and bright forest compared to the one where we came from. The trees were not as tall, and the light of the sun penetrated through the leaves better.
We walked upwards, following a river that moved down a hill, and… there it was.
A large cave was beneath a grassy hill. There were some camps around and a lot of dudes walking around with leather clothes.
I also saw one of them was roasting a large boar.
And another was carrying around… Wait, those are slaves?!
"They have slaves? Goblins… even humans and, is that an elf?" I asked.
"Ah? That must be new! They enslaved goblins from another place?!" The chief shouted.
He was just as surprised as me.
What's going on here?
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