As Fett walked to the side as she tried to figure out what had happened to her, Marcos examined the young adventurer's body. He didn't know if doing so would offend Anna, but he had something he wanted to figure out.

He didn't know what state Anna was in that she still wanted to save him, because the young adventurer's throat was bloody and his left thigh was gnawed by corpse-eating creatures. Most notably, his abdomen was completely torn open by the claws of the corpse-eating creatures, along with his sheepskin vest. "Strange, this doesn't look like a corpse-eating creature. Marcos muttered.

"What's wrong?" asked Carl, who was standing behind him.

"Ghouls don't usually choose to play with their prey, they only eat the flesh of their prey in the first place. But you see," Marcos raised and pointed to the corpse's shoulder. "There was a trail of black blood from the shoulder to the back, it was clearly a fatal wound, and the destruction of the cannibal creatures was something to come. ”

"I didn't feel anything strange. Karl spread his hands.

Marcos withdrew his finger and looked up at Karl. "Typically, corpse eaters are swarms, and when they spot their prey, they tend to rush up and attack it. Did you know that it only takes a minute for a group of ghouls to gnaw away all the flesh and blood from the body of a strong man who is good at boxing. But as we see now, the poor guy wasn't gnawed clean by the ghouls. Conversely, signs of manipulation can be seen on the wounds inflicted by the corpse-eating creatures. ”

"What do you want to say?" Karl asked, confused.

"I'm afraid that the ghouls that attacked him may have autonomous consciousness, but this autonomous consciousness is not the same as the residual autonomous consciousness of Morgan, who has become a corpse robber, and these corpse-eating creatures' autonomous consciousness is actually a combination of killing and hatred. Come to think of it, if we assume that these ghouls were born from dark elves who died from an infectious disease, then it's no longer normal for them to be in such moods. Marcos explained.

Karl seemed to feel that he had a clue about what Marcos had said, "You mean they also thought that the contagion was brought by humans before they died?"

"That's right. Marcos nodded.

Karl set his sights on the corpse of the young adventurer, with a short sword standing with his own blood tied to his broad belt, in a wooden scabbard. Combined with the only half of the sheepskin vest he had left, Carl confirmed that the poor adventurer was not very wealthy. It is true that most adventurers do work without a surplus, and work without a surplus can never make a person rich.

The leather bag hanging from his belt was the last thing he left in this world, but Marcos had a strong urge to open it to see what was inside. But Anna and Fett's conversation was over, and the two were walking towards each other, so Marcos still didn't make that move.

Anna's face was much better than it had looked before, but the rest of her body was terrible except for her beautiful and lively face, the blood of the young adventurer mixed with the dirty dirt and stuck to her clothes. But when she saw the young adventurer's corpse again, a sad expression appeared on her face again.

"How's it going? Anna told you what's going on?" Camille whispered as she walked over to Fett's side.

Fett nodded, "She told me, but she just wants to bury that poor adventurer now, so she doesn't want us to bother her." ”

"May he rest in peace. Camilli let out a brief sigh, even though such things were happening on the continent every day, and a show called Death had unwittingly invited many people. They all share a common fate, that is, they will usher in the end of their lives at the curtain call.

Eventually, Marcos' curiosity was satisfied, and Anna untied the leather pouch from the corpse's belt, and took out the contents in order to arrange them - flint, quills and a few crumpled pieces of parchment, a gold coin for the Arad continent, a razor knife, and a string of amulets engraved with Remidia's inscriptions, but it failed to bring good luck to its owner, nor did it protect him. But adventurers who believe in Remidia are rare, and although Marcos doesn't find it strange, he becomes interested in this adventurer who has died.

In addition, there was a letter written on parchment in the leather bag, and although it was slightly stained with dirt, it was still possible to read the handwriting on the paper. It was a letter of credit from the Hutton Marr Bank, with the names of all the people on it, the name of the adventurer who had been turned into a corpse: Daniel Oakes. The amount is not very high, which can also prove that he is not very wealthy.

He kept a diary to keep a diary about his adventures, but he gave up every time before he could write a complete sentence. Anna picked up the crumpled parchment and smiled wryly.

"I'm sorry about him. Marcos said.

"Can you help me bury him?" Anna asked, looking up at the group. "It's hard to lie in a strange land, but this may be the ultimate destination for adventurers, and few wandering adventurers can die in peace. ”

"Of course, Anna. Marcos nodded, no one present would refuse her request, they respected the deceased, and it was the last thing they could do for the deceased, and it was merciful to let the poor creature's soul rest soon.

After everyone worked together to bury the poor fellow, Anna had to decide what she wanted to do next. Indeed, she needed a short break after what had happened. But she didn't think so, and as the four of them prepared to enter the underground cavern, she followed with Daniel's amulet in hand. She thought she could at least do something, and destroying the corpse-eating creatures was the only thing she wanted now.

Although both Fett and Camille tried to dissuade Anna from returning to Camp Afaria to rest for a while, they gave up trying to convince each other at the latter's insistence. Marcos and Carl listened quietly to their conversation the whole time.

What to expect in the cave, everyone but Anna is not sure. And the dead adventurer is the best warning to them, and although Anna did her best to snatch Daniel's body from the minions of the ghouls, she had never seen a monster that actually caused fatal damage to Daniel.