Chapter 601
A total of five tombs that were said to have been attempted robbery.
After digging up not only one tomb, but also all the other four tombs, they all knew the same thing.
All the coffins buried in the ground were broken.
It is speculated that this happened because the undead resurrected from the ground and broke the coffin and crawled out into the world.
But the body was still there.
Some corpses had different dates of death and different degrees of decomposition, while others did not.
Of course, since the number of those buried was immeasurable, the faces of the corpses were decomposed and decomposed, but of course it was impossible to recognize them.
“… … It is not the body of a fallen man.”
Louise nodded at Ellen’s words after checking all the bodies in the dug grave.
All corpses retained their appearance to some extent, regardless of the degree of decomposition.
The form itself was already telling us that his nutritional status was not so good during his lifetime.
The area itself is a newly expanded site after the Gate Crisis, and most of those killed after the Gate Crisis are buried. So, most of them are soldiers.
The bodies of the soldiers could not have been so close to each other.
“There are no injuries.”
“… … yes.”
Besides, most of the bodies here are those who died in war.
So, of course, those who died in the fight against the monster. Their bodies must, of course, have signs of fatal injuries, such as missing limbs or even missing skulls.
However, although the corpses appear to be malnourished, all limbs are intact.
“This is definitely the corpse of a refugee camp.”
Therefore, this is the body of someone who died of disease or starvation.
“then… … . After reviving the corpses, other people’s bodies were placed in this tomb… … . is this Why are you doing that?”
Heinrich expressed such a question, but the other three could not answer the question.
Reviving a corpse as undead is madness.
But, after raising the undead, taking it and putting another corpse in the grave is not crazy, but strange.
I can’t quite figure out the intention.
Ellen crawls out of the pit and shakes her hand carefully.
“First of all, it is clear that there are people who have touched the grave. I don’t know why it was changed.”
These two are presumed to be a group of dragons.
Grave robbers, or those related to becoming undead.
However, even if it was the work of the grave robbers, even if it was the work of the people who were chasing them, it was too strange to switch bodies.
Doesn’t that mean nothing?
The extreme thing of digging up a grave and checking it doesn’t happen anyway.
It is understandable that the grave was erased by trimming the excavated ground, but what is the need to camouflage the corpse?
“Yeah, but… … . Aren’t we supposed to fill this up quickly somehow?”
Heinrich was very nervous because no matter how inconspicuous this place was, it was certain that if anyone saw this scene, there would be a big commotion.
Of course, since the grave was completely dug up rather than just a little bit of shoveling, even if it was filled in, it would definitely show through.
“No, wait a minute.”
But whether Heinrich was nervous or not, Louise was examining each one with a meaningful expression.
They dug a total of five graves.
Five tombs that have been attempted robbery.
The coffins used at the time of burial are all broken, and the body is not the person who should have been buried.
“If the grave robbers forcibly broke the coffin and swapped the corpse, I don’t know why they did that, if the culprits we’re after are involved in this, if the real owner of the tomb was brought back to life as an undead, that’s understandable. I guess there’s no reason to put another corpse in there… … .”
body swapping.
That part is so strange and doesn’t fit.
“Ellen.”
“yes.”
Louise looks at Ellen with a hard expression.
“One more grave, will it be a wave?”
“… … .”
“Another tomb, where no robbery attempt was made.”
“I see.”
Ellen nodded.
* * *
The tombs that attempted robbery were still close to each other.
This time Ellen started digging up a grave a short distance from there.
Rather, hoping that this would be an insult to someone’s eternal life, not only Ellen but also Louise dig up the grave.
Soon, they dug up a sixth grave.
“this time… … .”
“You look fine.”
It is different from the other five tombs.
This time, the buried coffin was in good shape even though it was dirty with dirt.
Like other coffins that have been attempted to dig, it is not broken.
“Has nothing happened here?”
“maybe… … .”
Above the pit, Heinrich and Ludwig were relieved.
Ellen looks at Louise with a hard expression. As if asking whether to proceed with the next step or not.
“Let’s try to open it.”
“yes.”
Ellen grabs the lid of the coffin and applies force.
-thud!
The lid opened with a fairly loud sound, and Louise and Ellen were able to see inside.
Still, the lion’s face is unrecognizable.
“This is another corpse… … .”
But the withered figure of the corpse, and the intact limbs.
From the appearance of the corpse, which could hardly be seen as a dead man, I had no choice but to know that the corpse was completely unrelated to the name written on the tombstone.
Ellen, Louise, and Ludwig and Heinrich.
Looking at the corpse, I lost my spirits.
“how… … .”
Ellen mumbles.
“What from where… … . Wrong… … ?”
now.
really now.
What is the problem and where is the problem.
I couldn’t possibly guess.
* * *
The sixth tomb was different from the others.
This time the coffin was intact, but the body inside had been replaced.
That makes for terrifying imaginations.
After confirming that, Louise and Ellen got out of the pit.
“How did you know?”
Louise’s suspicion that, in addition to the five tombs where the robbery was attempted, the bodies may have been swapped in completely different tombs.
Because of that, this incident is not about grave robbers or the forces they are after. It made me imagine that there might be some more fundamental problem.
“If this scene is the work of the people we are chasing, there are things they should have brought with them, but there were things they wouldn’t.”
“The undead must be taken care of.”
“And I won’t take it. To be precise, something that won’t interest you.”
“The grave goods.”
Items buried with the body.
“Bodies have been swapped, but there were no burial items in all the graves.”
The men who caused the incident in the Templar Catacombs are not the ones who matter the most.
So, even if they revived the corpse and took it to the undead, it is certain that they are not obsessed with treasure buried with the corpse.
All the graves they dug now had one more thing in common.
There are no burial items in all graves.
“Even if it’s not at least the treasured possessions of the dead, in most cases, weapons and armor are buried as burial items. Especially in the case of the dead. However, there were no burial items in any of the tombs, and the bodies were all… … . Although they were wearing shrouds, none of them were buried together, and they were all wearing the same clothes. Also, if the body was replaced, it must have been replaced, but the fact that there are no burial items left in the tomb means that it was not the work of the grave robbers or the guys we are chasing.”
“… … .”
“It must have been like that since he was buried.”
These swapped corpses were not the work of those who are now chasing them or grave robbers in the first place.
The bodies have been replaced since they were buried in the first place.
“With the manager’s influence, that wouldn’t be possible.”
Everyone starts having frightening fantasies.
Louise stares at Ellen quietly.
“Ellen.”
“… … yes.”
“It seems like too many things are intertwined.”
What started with the archbishop’s death was spreading without limit.
The Archbishop was the Heretic Inquisitor.
The Templars have an unknown internal problem.
The murdered Heretic Inquisitor was chasing the remains of undead saints.
Even in national cemeteries, where the culprits seem to be involved, the entombed bodies have been swapped.
Everything we’ve learned so far isn’t going to lead to a single conclusion.
Each clue reveals a completely different problem.
There were so many problems in the world that every problem pointed to the edge of another problem that could never go unnoticed.
Swapped bodies in the Imperial National Cemetery.
This is too big a scale to see it as a deviation from the management director. He will not be able to do this.
Therefore, a larger force must have been involved in the replacement of bodies in national cemeteries. Permission, command, or connivance of a higher power.
Without it, it cannot be attempted.
I’ll have to check the other tombs one by one for the suspicion to become the definitive truth.
Ellen muttered blankly.
“This… … . Would it be correct to assume that the Empire was involved… … .”
“I guess so.”
Louise also had no choice but to nod with a firm expression.
What the hell did you do by swapping the corpses?
what were you trying to do
“wait for a sec… … . If all other places are buried with other bodies… … .”
Ludwig widens his eyes with a bewildered expression.
“Ashur’s tomb… … ?”
Heinrich and Ellen gritted their teeth at those words.
Find Ashur.
Then he said he would know everything.
Buried in the tomb were completely different people, not the owner of the tomb.
That said, they haven’t found Ashir yet.
It is not necessary to open all other tombs to confirm that all corpses have been swapped.
Ashur’s tomb.
If you confirm that one more thing, this suspicion becomes certain.
-there! What are you doing!
And, in the end, no matter how inconspicuous the place was, in the end, someone had no choice but to find those who had been digging the grave for quite some time.
* * *
Where did the problem come from?
What should I be concerned about?
Death of the Heretic Inquisitor.
The remains of saints who became undead.
Displaced bodies in the National Cemetery.
No one was sure anymore that the arrows all those clues were pointing in only one direction.
Everything could be a problem.
If everything in the world is a problem, how should this problem be solved?
Ellen began to insert a shovel into the grave in Heinrich’s melted snow.
The director of the management and the troops were watching the scene with tired complexions.
Seeing the hero digging up the grave out of nowhere, the camp’s troops couldn’t help but be horrified, and Ellen didn’t make any excuses or apologize to them.
With the words to bring the manager and bring the shovel, Ellen went back to Ashur’s grave.
A warrior digs up a friend’s grave.
In front of the warrior’s hard expression, the manager was unable to dissuade him and was stomping his feet.
He dug the grave with his bare hands. Hearing the tools made it easier and faster.
Every time the blade of a shovel with blue magic was inserted, the ground fiercely revealed its inner flesh.
In an instant, Ellen dug down to the depth of Ashur’s coffin, inserted the blade of the shovel into the coffin lid, twisted it, and broke it open.
– Damn it!
“… … .”
This time, it is the corpse that they should be able to recognize.
Just like everyone else expected.
It started to rot, but there was an unknown face in it.
“Yo, warrior… … . Why are you doing this… … .”
Without saying a word, Ellen crawled out of the pit and handed the shovel to the manager.
“Fill the graves and pretend you haven’t heard or seen anything about this.”
Looking at not only the manager, but also the others who were frozen.
“Everyone take note. Unless you want to die early.”
After digging a total of seven graves.
All the bodies in the National Cemetery had been swapped, Ellen could be sure now.
After saying that, Ellen glanced at the party.
“I’m leaving.”
There was nothing to see in the National Cemetery anymore.
