I Became a Beautiful Girl, but I’m still an MMO Junkie - Chapter 77.3

Continuation…

“I wonder if the three of you are really good friends.”

I decided to ignore Anon-san’s mutterings for now. It’s not like I’m being taken advantage of by my two best friends. Absolutely not.

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“Here it comes.”

“Quiet…”

We were waiting at a corner, observing the state of the main street.

We were waiting for the giant that was making a loud thudding noise, walking slowly through the city with a body that was surely over 4 meters tall. Its clothing was tattered and bits of flesh were peeled off in places, with bones exposed in some areas. But it had a firm grip on a large axe in its hand.

Human soul… no, an artificial life form, a hideous, decaying giant with several white phosphorescent.

“A giant zombie…?”

“Is that not dangerous?”

As Yuuki had suggested, in order to determine whether the giants were enemies or allies, we tried to identify the other party while remaining unnoticed, and as a result, wandering the dark, decaying city was a giant that seemed to be rotting.

“It’s scary.”

“Even in death, its appearance as it fulfills its patrol duties is a testament to the soldiers’ honor.”

“There are definitely more undead creatures here.”

“They’re monsters that have become more monstrous.”

As everyone whispered, no matter how you looked at it, there was no way that those things could be allies.

“It’s unsettling to think about being found by something like that… Let’s try breaking into a house somewhere, knowing the danger of being out here. Maybe there aren’t any monsters like that inside.”

“Perhaps we can also find out something about this city.”

After confirming that the giant zombie had passed through the main street, we chose a suitable house and approached its door.

As expected of a city of giants, the door was massive in scale and sturdy in construction.

Its height was taller than a tunnel that could swallow a large truck whole, and to top it off, it was made of stone and was double-hinged.

In other words, it was too heavy to open easily even when pushed.

“Push with all your might.”

With the combined efforts of seven people, we finally managed to open it, and as we squeezed through the narrow gap created with a loud grinding noise between the stone and the ground, we all slipped inside.

“Phew…”

“Well then, let’s see what’s here.”

Without a moment’s rest, we entered the giant’s house in a state of vigilance.

At first glance, it seemed to be an ordinary residential house.

In the rectangular room, there were tables, chairs, shelves, and beds floating faintly in the darkness. However, the ceiling was frighteningly high for a single-story house, and its scale was no different from that of a two-story house for humans.

“Everything is so big…”

As Kouya pointed out, everything was larger than us.

Even the chairs were too high to sit on without climbing, and the legs of the table alone were taller than anyone’s height in the room.

“It looks like there’s nothing here.”

Thanks to the house’s simple one-room layout, the search was easy. As we determined that the interior of the building was safe, the tense atmosphere among us relaxed slightly.

“Honestly, what should we do about those giant zombie things?”

“They might be… beyond our ability to handle.”

“Unlike the white skeletons from the ‘Shallow Dream Grave,’ these ones still had flesh.”

And so, we began strategizing.

“Yuu, could you withstand a single strike from one of them?”

“With their size… I could probably withstand a few hits if they were just bones. But if it’s a single strike with their flesh mass included, I honestly don’t have much confidence.”

“Yeah… And that giant zombie guy had a weapon, too.”

Mina’s statement naturally caused everyone to fall silent.

From Yuuki’s attitude, it was clear that the “giant zombie” was a formidable enemy that we must take significant risks to face.

“If only we could find its weak point…”

Yurachi drew out his beloved sword, Great Ring Fire Slash, and spoke vaguely while gazing at the red blade.

A weak point… If we had been able to capture the earlier giant with the Antique camera, we could have collected information as a photograph, but if we had been noticed by the camera’s flash, we would have had to fight and couldn’t take that risk.

“Captain Yuu, I have a report…”

As we were trying to think of a way to obtain information about the giants, RF4-you, also known as Yuji, called out to us.

“I have the ‘Peering Puffy Eye’ skill.”

“Uh, that’s a pretty niche skill.”

“Ha! Well, I thought it would be useful for reconnaissance and observing enemy movements.”

“And?”

“Ha! Even in this dimly lit room, my eyes can see things more clearly than everyone else’s.”

“Did you find something?”

“Ha! There, over there…”

Yuji pointed to… the bed.

I had also glanced at it earlier, but it was just covered with multiple layers of blankets and didn’t seem to be anything particularly noteworthy.

Yuji led us carefully to the origin of the pillow, with measured steps. The bed was high, so Mina and I couldn’t see over the top of it, but Kouya, Yuuki and Anon-san were tall enough to stick their heads out. Yuji and Yurachii could probably see by jumping or stretching.

Slowly, Yuji started to lift up the edge of the futon little by little.

“Eeee…”

“Excuse me…”

“Geez, that’s creepy…”

“Uwwaa…”

It seems like Yuuki, Kouya, Anon-san, and Yurachi had seen something on the bed and were expressing their unease.

“At first, I thought it was just a mistake because something like hair was sticking out from under the futon, but…” Yuji explained matter-of-factly.

“Is something sleeping?”

Yurachi violently shook her head at my question.

“You can’t look at something that gross up close, Taru-chan! Same for you, Mina-chan.”

“It would be harmful for a young child’s eyes.”

“It’s a giant’s corpse.”

“We have to keep small children from seeing bad things.” Kouya tried to explain concisely.

“I have to see it too.”

“T-Taro-chan!” Yurachi exclaimed in surprise.

Yuuki pushed Yurachi back and said; “Taro is our alchemist. There might be a clue we can find.”

“Might I be of assistance in your Excellency’s research?” Yuji added, offering his help.

Reluctantly, Kouya, Yurachi and Anon-san agree.

With their consent, I lightly put strength into my legs and jumped.

Floating inside the room, I observed the bed again.

Unlike before, thanks to Yuji, the quilt has been slightly lifted and underneath it, there was a sore face that looked like it had rotted, with violently shed hair, a pitiful giant face that had closed its eyes in a peaceful manner, lying sideways without properly being on top of the pillow.

“Oh…”

To be honest, the giant’s corpse, which still doesn’t seem to have made any signs of movement, looked somewhat scary when seen from above.

After carefully observing the zombie giant from above, I took out the Antique camera and immediately took a picture of it.

“To let such a young girl take pictures of a corpse… something must be wrong.” Yurachi’s sorrowful voice echoed and the sound of the shutter clicking and the flash of the strobe light briefly illuminated the room.

『Corpse of the lineage of giants. 』【Photo】

【Giga-Makina, the giant king of the Eastern giant kingdom, is a member of the giant pedigree, known as “Huge” in the picture. In order to obtain eternal power, they apply the “Dark Moon Oath,” which they pay as a sacrifice, and retain their body and soul in the present world. Like the “Dark Moon Knights,” they gain strength by bathing in moonlight, but because of not going through the proper oath, they are forced to act in an incomplete form. Among the giant race, they are considered to be in a lower category than the “Giant Giants,” but even though they are inferior to their combat power in life, they still have a shocking destructive power from a human perspective. As undead, they continue to wander around the underground city, Jorn, to expel those who invade, without feeling hunger. 】

The soul of Corpse of the lineage of giants has been extracted.

If you defeat Corpse of the lineage of giants that you took a picture of, the “Night of the Corpse Zombie, Zombie Night” will reside in picture.

Dark Moon Knights, eternal power, etc. My heart was slightly stimulated by this interesting information.

But… rather than that, I noticed something more important in the log, and a nasty chill ran down my spine.

‘If I defeat it… it will reside in the picture? In other words, the giant corpse lying quietly on the bed in front of me was not… dead!? Is it a zombie!?’

‘Besides, why is the corpse on the bed? What if it is not dead but just sleeping…?’

“This is bad, everyone… this guy…”

“Everyone, this is bad!”

Before sharing the obtained information with everyone, Kouya’s warning obstructed my words. However, this was also a natural judgment, because the room was illuminated by a pale light.

At the same time as the room becoming clearer, the corpse on the bed moved, rustling the quilt.

“Mina, start the magic chant immediately!”

From the gap in the slightly opened door, the Luna Homunculus, the False Soul Longing for the Moon, came in.

“Everyone! The giant corpse on the bed! The Corpse of the lineage of giants has moved!”

“What’s going on!?”

While making a nasty face, Kouya quickly jumped towards the Luna Homunculus but it evaded easily as if mocking us.

‘The Luna Homunculus emits a light resembling moonlight… does the giant zombie move in response to it?’

‘According to the explanation written in the picture of the Corpse of the lineage of giants, they gain power from moonlight…’

‘Something that is opposite to the moon is the sun.’

‘In other words, is sunlight necessary to overcome this situation?’

I gripped the remaining seven Flashing Stones, which contained the light of the sun, and stared at the giant enemy standing in front of me.

The Corpse of the lineage of giants completely stood up from the bed, its size exceeding 5 meters easily.

“In this case, there’s no choice but to do it!”

“Appeal!”

Yuuki struck his shield with his sword and momentarily created a light effect.

He activated an ability to attract

the enemy’s attention to himself in order to protect everyone.

The giant zombie that crawled out of the bed moved towards Yuuki, trying to strike us with its overwhelming mass with its right arm swung over its head.