Reborn As A Ghost: Time To Build My Undead Army!



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Anyways, I knew how to use these materials… all of these items could come in handy in this dangerous dungeon, so I'll make sure to use them properly, once the necessity arrives, of course. I can't go around wasting precious materials on threats that might not be as dangerous. We'll handle things as we can. Good thing I am quite the amazing analytical person!

…Or am I?

Well, I've got everyone here with me, so let's hope so. Ah, right, I brought Nyx inside of my shadows so they wouldn't freak out over a little girl entering the most dangerous dungeon in here. They wouldn't have to worry anyways, she's way stronger than all of them combined.

With all the dwarves inside their golems, we quickly made our way inside without waiting any second. The dwarves looked at us in surprise as we stepped forward without using golem suits or anything of the sort, as they usually did.

Of course, these were the guys that didn't belonged to our party, so they were not given any news about what we were going to use to get inside and the like, and many were nervous we were going to go on a suicide mission.

"Lady Ruby! Lady Aquamarine, is this really okay? Will they be fine?"

"This is too risky! How come they're stepping in there unprotected?!"

"They might be powerful adventurers that might be as strong as S Ranked but still, mortals still have limits!"

"Are you sacrificing their lives?"

Many of the guards were freaking out. The dwarves had forged their strength through their creations rather than simply with their own stats, so seeing people with the bare minimum of clothes and a weapon or two really freaked them out.

It could be said they had little faith over people's innate strength, without tons of tools to show them we could handle this, they had little faith on us. Even fully knowing we completed a high ranked dungeon the other day… I guess you can't really change people's minds as easily, we'll show them once we complete this for now.

"Have faith, they're strong." Ruby said angrily. "You dare doubt my judgement, gentlemen?"

"Indeed, calm down and let them do as they want. We've not gotten this far without them." Aquamarine said. "It is all thanks to their amazing abilities that we've gotten ourselves a wide area where we can harvest fruits, vegetables, and more."

"We couldn't had asked for something better, quite frankly." Nodded Ruby. "Now they offer clearing this accursed dungeon… If they truly succeed, the biggest money sinker of our country will be finally gone, and we might even be able to repurpose it into a vast planting field as well."

The dwarves remained in silence, still doubting their higher authority, as we walked inside the dungeon. I waved my hand back at the two of them. The twin dwarves and Darfu were with them as well.

"We'll be coming pretty soon, take care!" I waved my hand.

"Please protect my wife, Lady Maria!" A tall blue Oni, Myriad, Helga's husband, asked me from afar.

"Mama, good luck!"

"Mama can do it!"

"Big golem…!"

Even her herd of little children were there.

Helga waved her hand using her golem back at them before entering the dungeon.

"Sure, I'll take care of her, don't you worry guys!"

There were also the families of all the other dwarves with us, their wives, children, even their parents. They were all wishing them the best behind the barriers erected by the artifacts, some felt doubtful and afraid, but nobody was trying to stop them.

"Alright guys, let's get to it!"

As I stepped forward with everyone into the chasms of this monstrous and aberrant miasma-filled dungeon, the gates closed rapidly behind us.

CLANK!

Although darkness greeted our sight at first, once the black mist dissipated, we finally found ourselves in the actual interior of the dungeon.

This dungeon was the other half of the previous dungeon we conquered. Therefore, its interior was the same as well, and it had only three, enormous and open field dungeons.

And just as I expected, as we entered the first floor, we were greeted by a vast, expansive greenery- or well, what used to be one. Compared to the vast green plains of the first dungeon we conquered previously, this one was barren.

The grass was completely dry and dead, new, and weird purple and black plants grew everywhere, toxic and filled with miasma. There were no trees but an expansive landscape of barren nothingness. In the distance, the mountains seemed shrouded on black miasma, like volcanoes erupting with it.

Small forests made of dried trees with strange, evil faces looked at us from afar, while in the skies, the beautiful clear blue sky with occasional white fluffy clouds was replaced by a purple-red colored sky, with a red, eerie-looking sun roasting everything with an even deadlier ray of sunlight of red color.

This dungeon wasn't called the "Abyssal Den" for nothing, the three floors that supposedly could had been as beautiful as the ones we visited before were now barren and ugly. Slightly similar to my own Soul Scape, to be honest. Maybe I could find this place comfortable if I didn't had memories of better-looking places. Because for sure, I prefer beautiful greenery over this gloomy barren desert of a place.

"This is the same First Floor as the other Dungeon, as these two dungeons used to be one, right?" Emeraldine wondered. "Yet this place… plants are dead, life is struggling, dead abounds… Miasma, there is everywhere…"

"The power of the Evil God Fragment has seeped deep into this place." Brunhild said, her sharp eyes glancing across the landscape. "We must hurry to its depths, once we destroy the boss controlling this place, we'll be able to cleanse it."

"I can detect a powerful presence… perhaps as strong as that Ant Queen we fought back then." Lucifer sighed, crossing his arms. "This area was called the Green Plains, but now it should be something like… Barren Wastelands."

"Yep, and monsters are coming with haste! Ah, those trees are moving too…" Partner said.

I guess we've got a welcoming party here!

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