The Eminence in Shadow - Chapter 204 - KayuâŠâŠuma
Chapter 204 â KayuâŠâŠuma
âKyaaaaaaaaaaa!!â
Margari-san reacted instantly to Christinaâs scream.
âBoy, lets goâ ây- yes!â
Margari-san and I rushed up the stairs and came to a stop before an extravagant door.
âBehind here!â âShould we destroy it?â âYou idiot! something like that would violate the law for the protection of cultural properties!â âEeh⊠Itâs an emergency situation so it canât be helped surelyâ âWhere do you think we are! This is Oriana, the kingdom of fine arts!â
Margari-san observed his surroundings.
âThat way, we can enter from there!â
He pointed towards a small employee-use door. Looking closely the door was slightly open.
âKyaaaaaaaaaaa!â
At that moment, Christinaâs scream rang out for a second time.
âHurry!â âYesâ
I followed behind Margari-san and entered the small door. Inside was a large hall-like space. Perhaps there were plans for some kind of event since decorations had been put up. However, the beautiful marble floor was dirtied by bright red blood. The traces of blood were reminiscent of claw marks, and of something being dragged. At the center of all that blood was Christina, clutching her shoulder and her sword drawn. Surrounding her were countless zombies.
âAre you alright!?â ââ! Be careful, theyâre all nobles!â
As she said that, Christina swung her sword to catch the incoming zombie.
âT- ToughâŠ.â
Christinaâs sword stopped halfway into the zombies arm. Basically all the nobles here have turned into zombies huh. And naturally since theyâve had training in using mana, this resulted in zombies with high physical abilities.
âUooooaaaaa!â
With a war cry, Margari-san charged in. His greatsword blew the encircling zombies away creating an opening.
âWoah, Margari-san is surprisingly capableâ
I assisted him slightly and secretly blew away some of the zombies. The fact that i only slightly helped is a testament to his strength.
âAre you okay miss?â âEh, eeh, Iâm fineâ âIt seems like somehow Iâm in top form today but were outnumbered here, letâs retreatâ
Even if heâs getting full of himself Margari-san makes a correct decision.
âThat seems like a good ideaâŠâ âQui- Quickly this wayâ
While pretending to tremble, I instantaneously eliminate the obstructing noble zombies, securing us a path of retreat.
âHurry missâ ââŠ..â
Margari-san and I support the sluggish Christina and leap through the small door.
âQuickly, the doorâ âI got it!â
Just as Margari-san closes the door, a zombies arm grabs Christinaâs leg. Even though the zombies arm is caught in the door it refuses to let go of Christinaâs leg.
âOoh⊠ei, eiâ
While passionately trembling, i kick lightly at the zombies arm.
âKuâŠ..This!â
Christina stabs at the zombies arm with her sword, severing it. Then the door closed fully. To think i would be able to witness a âZombie arm shoots out to grab you just as the door is closingâ scene in person! While basking in the feeling of satisfaction, the door shook with a clatter.
âBring something to barricade!â
Margari-san yelled as he held the door down.
âLetâs carry that piece of furniture!â âOkâ
Christina and I carried some heavy looking furniture to seal the door. Then Margari-san finally removed his hand from the door and took a deep breath.
âIt doesnt look like the door will immediately break butâŠâ âWe donât know how long it will last right?â âYup, we should take turns to keep watch. Well then, was there food?â âThere was at the back but, before i could take anyâŠâ
Christina stared at the rattling door reproachfully.
âIt canât be helped in that situation, it would have been nice if we couldâve taken some thoughâ âIt sure is troublesome, I didnât expect that the nobles would be annihilated like that. They should have had bodyguards after all.â âThatâs true now that you mention itâŠâ
Margari-san nodded.
âThere were signs of claw marks in the bloodstains. Big onesâ
I reported what I saw in the hall. Thereâs definitely a mutated power-up zombie around. I guarantee it.
âI saw it tooâ âClaws you sayâŠ..A beast is it, or maybe something elseâ ââŠ.Iâm not sure, but thereâs a chance something might be lurking aroundâ âIf thatâs true then this could be bad, we may not be able to defend with just three peopleâŠâ
As Margari-san spoke with a grave tone, Christina shook her head.
âSorry but Iâll have to take my leave hereâ âEh?â âWhat do you mean?â
Margari-san and I observed Christina.
âLook hereâ
She laughed sadly and turned her left shoulder to us.
âThi- this isâŠâ âAchaaaâ
There was a horrible bite wound. The opening was was turning black, it was undoubtedly the presence of an infection.
âSorryâŠ.Sooner or later i too willâŠ.â
She hung her head and squeezed out her voice.
âMissâŠ.â âIâll leave this place, I donât want to cause any troubleâ âBu- butâŠ.â
Margari-san tried to speak but the words wouldnât come out, he turned to me with a pleading look.
âHmmmâŠâŠ.â
What should I do.