He tarried towards East. Always to the East..... where the Land of Giants where located. Going to the boat village then to the Docks of Warthum. He would need to hire a ship to go East of the continent and travel the seas. Into the continent of the Giants called Titan continent.
The path was dim and the lighting was only his crystal lantern. It radiated in a pristine glow and was indeed useful even in a matter of simply being used for lighting only. If a monster was already lurking with him, it would not immediately attack him. All monsters below a weak level will only cower in the darkness.
Kenji paved the road, there was a storm and the cold were higher than usual as there was a storm currently.
He paved the road beside the river and saw a pole sign. The next village will be a few miles away and it will be a whole day of traveling. The rain subsided and the storm passed. Only the cold wind remained to make him have a cold embrace. He felt chilly but his clothes were slowly drying up.
"Whohoo, it felt cold," Kenji shivered.
Paving the leaves-covered road, rustles of the trees were heard beside the way.
It was then, for a mile that he traveled, that he saw broken carriages along the way. Ransacked and looted. Broken wheels splintered, and the roof and walls were broken down while the windows detached.
The first one on the road was a passenger carriage while on its back was a supply carriage. The Passenger carriage was broken down and burned. While the supply carriage was looted. Crates were seen scattered and had broken shards of potions. The smell of mixed variants of potions wafted his nose. Only the cushions of the potions inserted were what remained.
Kenji scratched his head but as he went to cover the lid of one crate, he saw a single potion left behind covered with a grass cushion. To his surprise, it was left in a hurry. Or was accidentally dropped by one of the looters. He grabbed it and put it inside his backpack.
It was then, that he lit up the road with his spell and he continued the path towards the next village. His clothes were slightly dried up at the moment, thanks to the wind that was constantly blowing.
The road took small swerves and he traveled for miles. Not a creature tried to disturb him or maybe they were weak monsters. He can only hear the howls of wolves on the way but was left unaffected by their sounds.
Soon, he arrived at the village entrance. A pole on both sides with a sign that says "Village of Skuld".
"Village of Skuld? Oh, I remember!"
Kenji was excited to enter but he felt disturbed, knowing that something was not right at the place, it was very silent, eerily silent. It was also pretty dark and had no noise. The wind was the only one making the surroundings bathe with its sound. No dogs barking and just the windows or doors slamming.
"Hello!? Anybody at home?"
In his memories, this village has many villagers and was under the protection of the Necromancer tribe. Many kids were running and playing in the past and were a place of many people. Necromancers played with the kids with their summons in the daytime and were very actively patrolling at night. He wondered what happened to such a peaceful place.
There were houses that were small and tached roofs. Slightly spaced out from each other. They have herds of cows and goats in their village. Making it a place for meat source. Even so, it was silent. Making it weird at the moment.
He entered the place with his spell and saw bodies littered on the ground. His bad feelings then came true. He saw four Necromancers on his front already dead. A sign of battle has happened and they were heavily wounded. They were all nailed to a cross and were stabbed nonstop. Upon examining them, they have their belongings intact.
He looted them and looted 12 silvers. They were not qualified enough to become his shadow lords or so he thought.
He continued to search for more but he only saw
more and more corpses on the way. Markings of dark fellowship littered the place. Their engravings of goat heads were grotesquely painted on walls with the blood of the citizens. Kenji was infuriated, he saw that this place was peaceful and peace-loving folks. To desecrate their bodies spells great anger start welling deep inside him. Emaciated and grotesquely separated body parts were seen along his travels.
Not wanting to puke but his stomach was churning up. His face can't be painted right now. Making him want to vomit what he has eaten.
He saw a tree in the center of the village and it was a landmark. A blossoming apple tree in the past but a withered tree with bodies hanged now. He prayed for their bodies to have eternal rest. The sanctity of the place was nowhere can be seen. All were dead and only the wind was whooshing as a reply.
Monsters were seen still eating several corpses. Specifically, ghouls that were hardy and resilient. Having regeneration abilities. Boasts of a Health, Mana, and, Stamina regeneration crystal.
Kenji sneaked and prepared all his Focus. Three slashes have to be made and then a surprise attack will be a devastating blow to them.
Luckily, these monsters have low in terms of senses. And so Kenji used it to his advantage. He slashed three times and their head was hit. Passing through the other side of the neck.
It was then, that he killed all three with a decapitation without them knowing. They were busy eating the corpses and they died as their head was flung with precise slashes.
It was then, that he heard several clashes of weapons. One can hear them from afar and someone was shouting. Kenji went to investigate and then he saw a necromancer battling a boss monster. Making Kenji watch and learn what his skills were.