I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

Volume 5 [Slice of Life + Arknights + Another World]: Chapter 1936 [Secret Mission?]

In the primeval forest, Yuhaka and Fran are on a journey with Yue to earn points. That's right, they're earning points in the Adventurers' Guild. Although the only way to level up in the Adventurers' Guild is through points, there are also ways to level up by doing quests through back channels.

However, with two experts like Yuhaka and Fran helping Yue level up her adventurer level, it was naturally fast. In less than ten days, Yue had reached the same level as Yuhaka and Fran.

"Phew, it's finally over." Relieved, Yue sat down in the chair Yuhaka had brought out from the dimensional portal, sipping the milk tea Yuhaka had prepared. Although Yue had forgotten the magic she had learned due to the Tzeentch demon, it didn't mean she was weak. After all, Yue's magical power was immense; simply using her magic projection ability was enough to defeat most monsters. Of course, Yuhaka's spirit magic was also taught to Yue, as her vast magical power allowed her to use it effectively.

However, it was a bit difficult for Yue to recover his magic. He initially wanted to bite Yuhka's neck and suck his blood, but unfortunately, Yuhka's skin was as hard as Godzilla's shell, which successfully hurt Yue's teeth. Yue was rolling on the ground with his mouth covered, which almost made Yuhka and Flan laugh to death.

In the end, Yue had no choice but to replenish her magic power from Yuhaka through other means.

"Master, what should we do after we finish this mission?" Fran, munching on dried fish, asked Yuhaka about their next move. After Yuhaka, Fran, and Yue had wreaked havoc on the surrounding monsters, their numbers had noticeably decreased. The novice adventurers also noticed that there were far fewer monsters nearby. While the adventurers who had been hunting monsters were a little unhappy, those who were collecting materials were quite relaxed. After all, without monsters bothering them, collecting as many materials as they wanted was not a problem. Of course, this situation wouldn't last long.

Before long, the vacant areas around them will be occupied by other monsters. Well... that's normal. After all, the one thing this world has no shortage of is monsters. At least, I haven't heard of any low-level monsters going extinct. Most low-level monsters have a strong reproductive capacity and can quickly take over the ecological environment of an area.

Regarding Fran's question, Yuhaka thought for a moment and then shared his thoughts: to explore the dungeons. After all, Yuhaka and Fran had encountered those Chaos Demons while they were secretly causing trouble in the dungeons. Yuhaka wondered if they might run into those same guys if they went to dungeons not controlled by adventurers' guilds.

Hearing Yuhaka's words, Yue stroked her chin and said, "Dungeons not controlled by the Adventurers' Guild? That's a bit difficult to answer. After all, most dungeons not controlled by the Adventurers' Guild are located in the territory of the Demon Race, right? Besides, some kingdoms secretly conceal the existence of dungeons to prevent the Adventurers' Guild from controlling their resources. There are also undiscovered dungeons and labyrinths in the wild. But finding these would probably require a lot of effort, wouldn't it?"

Upon hearing Yue's words, Fran looked at her with surprise and exclaimed, "Oh, Yue knows so much..." Hearing Fran's exclamation, Fran seemed a little embarrassed, scratching her long golden hair and saying somewhat awkwardly, "Ahaha... these are things from who knows how many years ago. I wonder if they can even be connected now..."

Hearing Yue's words, Yuhaka scratched his little head with his big tail and asked Zelus about the dungeon. Hearing Yuhaka's suggestion, Zelus thought for a moment and said to Yuhaka, "No, it's not just about finding the dungeon, but also about investigating the ancient ruins. After all, the underground space beneath the previous dungeon was also an ancient ruin. It would be best to investigate those ancient ruins as well. Maybe we can find traces of those crystal balls, provided that they haven't been taken away... Of course, we also need to find those specific characters. In any case, the anchor points on those people can ensure that the world is separated."

After hearing Zelus's suggestion, Yuhaka nodded slightly to indicate that she understood. Seeing Yuhaka's nod, Yue looked at her and asked, "Um, Yuhaka, do you have any other ideas?" Yuhaka nodded and told Yue and Fran, "Well, we should go check out the ancient ruins. They might have what Yuhaka is looking for."

Upon hearing Yuhaka's words, Yue seemed a little excited and said to Yuhaka, "Regarding this, I know a lot about places that were once important, uh... if the terrain hasn't changed." You see, the ancient ruins where you were once imprisoned were on the surface, but over the years they became hundreds of meters underground. This made Yue wonder what exactly happened outside during the days she was imprisoned.

...In any case, after finishing their meal, Yuhaka and his group embarked on their journey back to the city.

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After returning to the city, Yuhaka and her companions first handed over the completed tasks to the Adventurers' Guild. After submitting the tasks, the Adventurers' Guild administrator suddenly called out to Yuhaka and her companions.

"Um, Miss Yuyu, the Adventurers' Guild has a quest for you. We're wondering if you'd be interested?" Upon hearing the Adventurers' Guild administrator's words, Yuhaka and the others exchanged puzzled glances. They were confused as to why the Adventurers' Guild had suddenly contacted them. When asked what the quest was, the administrator, looking perplexed, explained, "Regarding this, because the Adventurers' Guild provides confidential quests, we cannot provide details when adventurers choose to accept the quest. Please understand... However, we can assure you that these quests will not exceed your adventurer level, and the rewards are quite generous."

"OwO???" After hearing the Adventurers' Guild's reply, Yuhaka and the others looked puzzled. The three then huddled together, whispering amongst themselves. Fran, seeing Yuhaka's confused expression, asked, "Master, what kind of quest is this that the Adventurers' Guild issued?" Yue, standing nearby, explained to Fran, "It's probably some very secretive quest content, like something you wouldn't want to do."

Upon hearing Yue's words, Yuhaka and Fran nodded with an "I understand" expression. However, whether or not to accept the mission was still a question. After considering for a few seconds, Yuhaka and Fran decided to accept the mission.

As for why... well, without accepting this quest, there's no way to proceed to the next part of the story.

After Yuhaka and the others accepted the invitation from the Adventurers' Guild administrator, the three of them were taken to the Adventurers' Guild Master's office. In the Adventurers' Guild Master's office, the elderly knight, as always, was wearing a heavy suit of armor and stood in the office. After a knock on the door, the elderly knight asked the people behind the door to come in.

As the Adventurers' Guild administrator entered, he bowed to the elderly knight and said, "Guild Master, Miss Yuu and the others have arrived." Upon hearing that it was Yuuhaka and her companions, the elderly knight nodded and gestured for the administrator to let them in. The elderly knight knew Yuuhaka and her group quite well. They were quite strong, and the newly joined mage named "Moon" was also very powerful. Most importantly, they had completed many tasks that other adventurers were unwilling to accept. By all accounts, they were outstanding adventurers. If the Adventurers' Guild hadn't lacked any rewards for outstanding adventurers, the elderly knight would have been eager to award Yuuhaka and her group several certificates.

After Yuhaka and her two companions arrived, the elderly knight explained the hidden details of the mission to them. The elderly knight needed to confirm whether Yuhaka and her companions wanted to accept the mission, as the mission's content required secrecy. The elderly knight needed to ascertain this, but because of the high difficulty, the rewards and points for this mission were relatively high. In addition, a high-level adventurer would also participate in the mission.

Upon hearing that there were high-ranking adventurers, Yue looked at the elderly knight with a puzzled expression and asked, "...High-ranking adventurers? Then why do we need to come?" In response to Yue's question, the elderly knight indicated that he could only tell her the reason after Yuhaka and the others participated in this mission.

After hearing the old knight's words, Yuhaka and the others became curious about the mission he mentioned, and decided to participate. Upon hearing that Yuhaka and the others were going to participate in this mission, the old knight told them about the mission's contents: the adventurers were to investigate an abandoned city that had been attacked by a plague by a monster army, resulting in the death of everyone in the city, and the city had been abandoned by the kingdom.

The reason for abandoning that city is quite simple: due to the plague, the army sent by the kingdom was also infected and died in the city. However, it was also because of the plague that the monster army was unable to occupy the city, leaving both sides dumbfounded. This meant that no force could occupy the city, and it was thus abandoned.

After hearing the old knight's explanation, Yuhaka and the others nodded in understanding. However, they also had a question: since the city was not occupied because of the plague, would they be affected by the plague when they went there?

In response to Yuhaka and the others' questions, the old knight replied, "It's very simple. Just a few days ago, adventurers discovered that the plague in that city had disappeared, which presents a good opportunity."

After hearing the old knight's explanation, Yuhaka and the others still had a question: if the plague in the city had disappeared, why didn't the kingdom's army go and retake the city?

The old knight's answer to this question was that the kingdom had sent an army to retake the city, but unfortunately, the kingdom's army disappeared without a trace after arriving there. Finally, after sending a reconnaissance team to investigate, they found traces of what appeared to be a demon army in the city. In response, the kingdom not only sent an army again, but also issued a commission to the Adventurers' Guild to help them deal with the problem of this abandoned city.

Upon hearing all this, Yuhaka and the others had an "I see" expression on their faces. But then again, is it necessary to keep this kind of mission a secret?

The elderly knight nodded firmly at this question. After all, the mission to recapture the city was very important to the kingdom. The city was a port city, and if it were occupied by other forces, it could give other forces a landing point for their troops in a certain area of ​​the kingdom. In a sense, this was a very important location for the kingdom.

As for the secrecy issue, it's because there might be monsters or cult spies among the humans. If they find out, this recapture mission could become extremely difficult.

After hearing the old knight's explanation, Yuhaka and the others understood why secrecy was necessary.

Just then, there was a knock at the door. The old knight gestured for the person to enter, and as the door opened, a long-haired black elven woman walked in. The woman's gaze immediately fell upon them, and she paused for a moment, then, to their bewilderment, rushed towards them, shouting, "I'm your mother!"

"O口O?! x2"

Fran and Yue looked shocked at the sudden appearance of this person. They must have found it very rare for someone to suddenly claim to be their mother.

Of course, Yhaka is a seasoned veteran, so he's used to this.

Volume 5 [Slice of Life + Arknights + Another World]: Chapter 1937 [YuYu: Uncle, it's this bad guy OwOσ!]

When the long-haired black half-elf woman pounced on Yuhaka and the others, Fran and Yue were both startled. After all, they had hardly ever seen such a suspicious person who suddenly made people call her "Mom."

But Eyjafjalla didn't, because there were too many people who wanted her to call them "Mom," such as Tiamat, Frederick the Great, and Zerus. Eyjafjalla had developed a strong resistance to them. Seriously, is this kind of inexplicable resistance really necessary? OwO ???

As the black-haired half-elf woman lunged at him, Yuhaka crouched slightly and delivered a rising dragon punch to her chin. In the eyes of everyone present, the black-haired half-elf woman spiraled upwards, and then with a bang, she smashed through the ceiling and hung there like a giant omega, swaying back and forth.

Those who witnessed this scene broke out in a cold sweat. The old knight, having some understanding of Yuhaka's strength, wasn't too surprised that Yuhaka could send a high-level adventurer flying with a single punch. After all, he had dug a large hole in the dungeon and even cleaved a large crack in an ancient ruin within it. If the old knight hadn't been unfamiliar with Yuhaka, he would have suspected that Yuhaka was some kind of hero from somewhere.

"Bad guy OwO?" After sending the black-haired half-elf woman flying to the ceiling, Yuhaka turned to the old knight and asked him this question. Hearing Yuhaka's question, the old knight looked a little troubled and explained to Yuhaka, "Don't worry about that, Miss Yuhaka. Miss Amanda is not a bad person. Although the other party looks like a child trafficker, it's only when Miss Amanda is dealing with children that she acts this way."

Upon hearing the old knight's explanation, Yuhaka gave him an "OwO?" look and tilted his head, asking, "Omega fetish?" The old knight coughed a few times before quickly explaining that it wasn't like that. He explained that this half-elf adventurer named "Amanda" had the title of "Guardian of Children," and she also ran an orphanage in the city. Naturally, she couldn't be a human trafficker with any special fetishes.

Upon hearing the conversation between Yuhaka and the old knight, the half-elf adventurer named Amanda plucked her head out of the ceiling. After landing on the ground, she shook off the debris and beamed at Yuhaka and the others, saying, "That's right! I run an orphanage around here. If you'd like to come visit, you're very welcome!"

When Yuhaka and the others heard Amanda's words, they looked at each other with a strange expression, unsure of what to say. At this moment, the old knight coughed slightly and explained to Yuhaka and the others, "This mission will be carried out by Miss Amanda."

Upon hearing the old knight's words, Yuhaka and the others turned their gazes to him. Seeing their puzzled looks, the old knight explained that although Amanda found Yuhaka and the others a bit troublesome, he was, after all, a high-ranking adventurer who could cover up their identities. Amanda, hearing this, also looked at the old knight with a puzzled expression, clearly wondering what he hadn't told her. Amanda then asked Yuhaka and the others why they were there.

Regarding Amanda's question, the old knight explained that Yuhaka and her companions were powerful professionals hidden within the adventurer's party. They served as a safety net for this operation, given Yuhaka and Yue's strength. Fran was slightly weaker than Yuhaka and Yue, but still considerably stronger than the average adventurer. Hearing the old knight's words, Amanda was somewhat surprised. Aside from not seeing Yuhaka's attack clearly, the other two children seemed like ordinary kids. However, after carefully observing their equipment, Amanda noticed that it wasn't ordinary gear; most adventurers couldn't obtain it. Furthermore, Amanda sensed a vast amount of magical power emanating from Yue, leading her to suspect that she might be a high-level mage in disguise.

The elderly knight coughed slightly to remind Amanda, who was lost in thought, and said, "Miss Amanda, regarding this mission, these children will hide their strength within your team. If necessary, Miss Youyou will deal with the troublesome ones. After all, this operation is very important, as you know."

Hearing the old knight's words, Amanda turned her gaze to Yuhaka beside her. To be honest, Amanda also noticed a big problem: she didn't sense any powerful aura from Yuhaka. It was as if the other party was invisible. This surprised Amanda greatly. Even among the high-level adventurers she knew, such as thieves and assassins, none of them had the ability to conceal their presence in front of her. The reason was that Amanda was skilled in using wind magic, and it was basically impossible to hide one's tracks in the wind.

Yuhaka stood openly before her, but Amanda couldn't sense his presence or magic. The fact that he, a dragonborn, possessed no magic puzzled Amanda. Furthermore, Yuhaka didn't seem like a thief or any other professional, which piqued Amanda's curiosity about his strength. When Yuhaka had knocked her away earlier, Amanda hadn't felt any pain—though, of course, her head did hit the ceiling a little.

This puzzled Amanda greatly, since her own blessing had not been triggered, which meant that the opponent's attack was not intended to cause harm. How did the opponent manage to do that?

This piqued Amanda's curiosity, and there was something else that concerned her greatly: the black cat girl—she seemed vaguely familiar to Amanda, but she dared not be certain, for the reason only she knew.

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After discussing the details of the mission at the Adventurers' Guild, Yuhaka and her companions left. However, on the way, Yuhaka could sense a gaze fixed on them. When Yuhaka turned around, she immediately saw Amanda peeking out from a corner of an alley, watching them. Moreover, Amanda, even after being discovered, did not panic at all; instead, she waved and greeted Yuhaka.

Seeing this, Yuhaka tilted his head, wondering why Amanda didn't even try to hide after he spotted her.

Seeing Yuhaka turn around, Yue and Fran asked with some regret, "Um, Yuu, what's wrong?" Hearing Fran and Fran's question, Yuhaka told them what she had just discovered. Upon hearing Yuhaka's words, Fran and Yue saw Amanda hiding in the corner of the alley. Seeing this, Yue and Fran couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. Obviously, neither of them expected Amanda to come after them.

Moreover, she acted like a stalker, which left them at a loss for words. Although they would be teammates with Amanda in the upcoming mission, the fact that a teammate would act like a stalker left them unsure how to deal with her.

Yuhaka and her friends decided to ignore her... Of course, they soon learned about Amanda's abilities. She could see him everywhere, from when he went to eat to when he took a shower, and even when he went to sleep at night and when he woke up in the morning. Yuhaka and her friends were terrified by Amanda's abilities. Even Yuhaka had never seen such a powerful and freakish person. This forced Yuhaka to resort to her last resort: calling the police!

“Uncle, this is the bad guy OwOσ!” Yuhaka, who was leading a squad of guards, pointed at Amanda, who was hiding in the toilet. Amanda, who was holding a tissue in the toilet, was dumbfounded when she saw the guards behind Yuhaka. She obviously did not expect Yuhaka to call these people over.

When the guards saw Amanda, they looked at her with a helpless expression, as if to say, "Oh, it's you again..." It was clear that the guards had encountered her quite often.

"Ha... Miss Amanda, you really are incorrigible..." The captain of the guard team in charge sighed helplessly when he saw that it was Amanda. The guard team had had quite a few encounters with this half-elf high-level adventurer. The first time, they also thought she was a weird aunt who trafficked children. But after the Adventurers' Guild President bailed her out, they found out that she was not a weird aunt who trafficked children, but just a perverted stalker who liked children.

This actually made the guard captain feel that the other party was more dangerous...

Fortunately, this misunderstanding was cleared up. After several encounters (and arrests), the guards realized that the half-elf woman in front of them was simply too protective of her child and was not a stalker... or so they thought.

Even so, the other side caused a lot of blunders, and the guards were extremely busy dealing with them. Although the other side helped them destroy many human traffickers' dens, one thing is one thing, and if they commit any crime in the city, even high-level adventurers will have to go to jail to reflect on their actions.

Amanda was taken away by the guards, and the people around her seemed used to it; clearly, this kind of thing had happened many times in the city, and everyone was used to it.

After taking the suspect, Ms. Amanda, away, the captain of the security team explained to Yuhaka and the others that Ms. Amanda was not a bad person, but her behavior was a bit excessive. The captain also told Yuhaka and the others not to take her too seriously and that if Amanda harassed them again, they should call the police.

Hearing the guards' words, Yue broke out in a cold sweat. Clearly, Yue hadn't expected things to be handled so easily.

In any case, there's no need to worry about running into Amanda in the next few days.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as Yue expected. The next day, Yuhaka and his group saw Amanda waving at them at the place where the adventurers' teams were gathered. Yue and Fran were dumbfounded when they saw this. They obviously didn't expect Amanda to be there.

After all, this mission was led by Amanda, so the Adventurers' Guild Master naturally wouldn't let her stay in the cell.

After the team was assembled, Yuhaka and her companions discovered that there were quite a few adventurers who had come this time. Most of them were around the same level as Yuhaka and her companions, with a few being one level higher. Moreover, Yuhaka and her companions were quite well-known in the Adventurers' Guild, after all, a 100% completion rate for mission requests was not an achievement that could be easily maintained.

In addition, due to their appearance and height, Yuhaka and her companions' group stands out among adventurers of the same level in the Adventurers' Guild.

The mission is to help the kingdom's army investigate and recapture the abandoned bay city. For now, they need to meet up with the kingdom's army. However, since the kingdom's army did not come with them, they have chosen a meeting point.

On the way to the rendezvous point, Amanda also found Yuhaka and the others. Of course, this time she wasn't there to bother them. She was there to discuss the mission. Amanda wanted Yuhaka and the others to form a separate reconnaissance team to investigate the port city. Although the plague had disappeared, there must have been some remnants that had wiped out the previous army, or something else that had come to this abandoned city. Amanda wasn't worried about this because Yuhaka and the others were stronger than the others.

Yuhaka and the others naturally had no objections to Amanda's words. After all, their main goal was to complete the mission, and they didn't care about such things. However, what puzzled Yuhaka was why all the soldiers were dead. Didn't they send out reconnaissance troops to investigate the city first?

Yuhaka was very puzzled by this...

Volume 5 [Slice of Life + Arknights + Another World]: Chapter 1938 [The Beginning of the City Conquest Operation]

After a few days, the adventurer team successfully arrived at the area surrounding the abandoned city. There, they found a small military camp where the kingdom's army was gathered. Upon arrival, Amanda ordered the team to find a place to set up camp, while she discussed the operation with the kingdom's army commander.

After arriving, Yuhaka and her companions began setting up camp. While the other adventurers made tents, Yuhaka took a simpler approach, using earth-attribute elven magic to construct a matchbox-like house on the ground. After a little work, it was ready to live in. The other adventurers were dumbfounded. Of course, they could also create such a house, but their magic power was limited, and it was impossible for them to waste it building houses here. After all, they still had work to do investigating the abandoned city, so their magic power naturally couldn't be used here.

After the adventurers finished setting everything up, Amanda returned. Upon her return, Amanda explained to everyone the issue of the abandoned port city, the mission objective. First of all, the port city was currently experiencing dense fog and rainy weather, resulting in very low visibility, making it impossible to conduct detailed investigations using various remote survey methods.

The kingdom's army believed that this strange weather was caused by some kind of magic, most likely a barrier-type spell.

The army had previously sent out reconnaissance troops to investigate the area outside the city, but found no trace of magic. This indicated that something related to the barrier magic might be inside the city. However, due to the fog, the army's reconnaissance troops could not penetrate the city, or rather, dared not penetrate it. After all, the complete annihilation of the previous army in the city was highly suspicious. Therefore, the commander of the kingdom's army was very cautious this time. He dared not let the army penetrate too deeply into the city before investigating the matter thoroughly.

This is also the main reason why the kingdom issued the mission to the Adventurers' Guild. After all, there are many people in the Adventurers' Guild with relevant magic and technology, so the army doesn't have to worry about spending much effort. Of course, the initial idea was to hire a group of mercenaries, but no mercenaries dared to take on the mission, which made the army look down on those war jackals.

After sharing the existing information about the abandoned city with everyone, Amanda also informed them of the mission. Their operation would begin at the city gate closest to them, and their first and most important task was to investigate and capture the fortress at the city gate, as this was the only way for them to enter and exit. If this place was blocked, their operation would be difficult to continue.

At the same time, this is also where their next mission will take place. The kingdom's army plans to first occupy a part of the city to build a position, and then steadily take back the entire city in this way.

After hearing Amanda's words, the adventurers didn't have much of an opinion. After all, it was good enough that their employer wasn't telling them to just rush in. Since the other party was being so cautious, they just needed to investigate step by step as their employer instructed.

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After everything was prepared, Amanda called Yuhaka and Fran over. After all, they were needed to continue the investigation and reconnaissance work for this operation. Amanda called them over to give them some instructions and to be careful. Yuhaka and Fran felt a cold sweat break out on their foreheads because Amanda sounded like she was worried about her own children going out to play. However, since it was her concern for them, they didn't pay too much attention to her tone.

Of course, the fact that the military was conducting reconnaissance missions alongside Yuhaka and her team during this period made the reconnaissance team a little suspicious. They were obviously unsure whether Yuhaka and her team could complete the mission. However, after Yuhaka demonstrated how she could treat fully armed soldiers like toys, the reconnaissance team members immediately stopped underestimating Yuhaka and her team.

After everything was ready, Yuhaka and her team, along with the reconnaissance troops, stepped into the mist. There was also a layer of mist in the outer area of ​​the abandoned city, but it was much better than the mist in the city itself. At least they could still see their surroundings clearly. When Yuhaka and her team arrived at the location of the city gate fortress in the abandoned city, they saw a fortress that looked like a ghost castle. After all, it had been abandoned for a long time, so it was quite reasonable for it to have become like this.

"Master, what should we do about this problem?" Fran asked her master, who was standing next to Yuhaka. The problem was the closed city gates. When the kingdom's army was sent over, the city gates were opened. Although it was possible that the kingdom's army had closed the gates before, Yuhaka and her companions now had to deal with this issue.

Although Yhaka could destroy the gate with a single strike of the Demon-Slaying Sword, this would leave the fortress unable to close. If there were any enemies inside or outside the city, the gate would be wide open, leaving it vulnerable to attack.

"Miss Yuyu, should we climb up the fortress now?" The captain of the reconnaissance team asked Yuhaka about their next move. After all, the main gate of the fortress was now closed, and the only way to get inside, besides breaking through the castle walls, was to infiltrate from the top of the castle. Of course, they could also break in through the side gates on the walls on both sides of the fortress, but the side gates were no less sturdy than the main gate.

However, this was not a difficult task for Yuhaka. After hearing the reconnaissance team captain's words, Yuhaka first used his senses to investigate the situation inside the city gate fortress. Soon, Yuhaka sensed signs of undead creatures moving inside. Yuhaka explained this situation to the reconnaissance team captain. When the reconnaissance team captain heard Yuhaka say that there were undead monsters in the castle, he was slightly taken aback. He obviously did not expect there to be undead monsters here.