“Then, what if we used swords that are sprinkled with holy water and blessed by the temple’s purification magic?”

“I heard that doesn’t work at all. The temple’s purification magic is being blocked by some sort of special power around the Undead’s body, so it is useless. Also…”

The Undead breathed out death poison, which was the biggest problem. The poison usually infected those who had been bitten and could be easily treated by purification magic. It could turn victims into the Undead, but it only took effect after the host was dead. However…

“Things are different this time. The infected soldiers were still alive and well when they turned into the Undead. This is also the reason why two of our mountain fortresses have turned into the Undead’s land already.”

“How?!”

“Furthermore… The situation this time… I heard that there’s a monster commanding and ordering the Undead around.”

“A monster has taken command?”

“Yes. According to my investigations…the monster refers to itself as the Death Lord. Can you believe it? The Undead can speak!”

Upon hearing that an Undead was capable of speech, everybody in the hall was smart enough to understand what that meant.

Just as silence pervaded the entire hall, the man sitting at the head of the table said quietly, “We have lost my big brother. On that battlefield, my precious younger sibling is fighting...