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Chapter 168: Senpai’s Great Adventure ③

~Nameless Ex-Zombie’s Perspective~

Welcome back! I’m the zombie uncle! I’m no longer a zombie though!

I know what you’re gonna say. “Don’t forget where you came from,” right? I know that… If I forget that I’m a zombie, then I’m basically screwed.

Lavan, the Lava wyvern, and I escaped from the volcanic island, and were currently enjoying our air travel.

And so, I’m thinking about where I should go from here on… It’s good that I’m free, but I became “too free” and have no idea where to even head from here.

After all, I have just been swept by the flow until now, haven’t I? Now that I think about it, I never decided where to go on my own.

The reason I left the dungeon was because Golem went out of control, and the reason I went to the volcanic island was because I was caught by a wyvern.

Hmm, whatever shall I do…

Well whatever! Even if I can’t decide where to go, if I keep going straight, I’ll eventually arrive somewhere. To put it in a cool way, “I’ll leave the destination to the wind”.

(Alright, Lavan! Go straight like this!! At top speed!)

When I said so in my mind, Lavan responded by speeding up. I have been thinking about this ever since I tamed him, but it seems that my thoughts are conveyed to him.

Hmm? Which means that… he overheard everything that I was talking to myself?

Kyaaaa! I’m embarrassed!! Pervert!!

…It’s too late anyway!

Hey, hey… Lavan!! You’re too fast!

Gah, it’s scary…

…Huh?

Oh?

It ain’t that scary?

On the contrary, it’s so much fun!?

A feeling of omnipotence, as if I had conquered the vast expanse of the sky, and a sense of immorality, as if I was doing something I shouldn’t.

In addition, the speed that makes me feel like my life’s in danger was the perfect spice. And before I knew it, I was enveloped in a sense of exhilaration that I’ve never felt before!!

My crotch area is a little tight, but that is kind of fun on its own!

「Puyee—!!」

Oh! Are you feeling good too, Lavan!? Then let’s keep going! Beyond the horizon!!

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A few hours later, I could see a light brown sandy beach beyond the horizon where the blue of the sea and the sky created an exquisite contrast.

Feeling the wind at top speed and the spectacular view from the sky keeps the excitement going up.

That reminds me of colors. Apparently there are 200 colors of white? I mean, who cares.

More importantly, looking at the land has made me hungry. I haven’t eaten anything in two years!

Wait…… How did I live without eating and drinking for two years!? I mean, I’m an undead so I’m already dead! Does that mean I could’ve survived even if I didn’t eat tree bark when I was still a zombie?

No, at that time, I was so hungry that I couldn’t resist, and I wanted to bury whatever it was into my stomach… When did that hunger disappear? Hmm, I was always at the brink of death to remember anything.

Was it because the Fire Dragon burned me down to nothing but bones? I mean, the dragon burnt down my stomach, so I couldn’t eat even if I wanted to! Hahahaha!

What a funny thing!!

Well, whatever. I don’t think there’s anything drawback to it. So let’s think positive!!

Lucky, lucky!!

Ah, but… I’m fine with no food, but Lavan is not. For the time being, let’s hunt some monsters and use them as food!

Oh, there’s a monster right there. What is that? A little green human-like monster… Is that the thing which is called a goblin?

Anyway, it’s food… Eh, what’s up, Lavan?

「Girururu!」

You don’t want that? Are you saying it tastes bad? What a picky eater! Then what do you want?

「Gyagya!」

That way? Isn’t there a desert over there? I don’t think there would be any food. Well, let’s give it a try anyway.

Is that… a human? Lavan, do you want to eat humans? Well, they do look more delicious than goblins. Even though it would be better to eat a monster with more flesh…

As I was observing the humans from the sky, it looked like they were running away from something…

Huh!? What’s going on? The ground is rumbling…

…………!?

(Crap! Evacuate!!!)

C-Crapppppp! ! !

A giant worm jumped out of the ground to eat the human!! It swallowed the guy who was running away. We almost got caught in that!

Even so, that worm is too big…it’s tens of meters long. Compared to the fire dragon, which was the biggest I’ve ever seen, the worm is overwhelmingly bigger! …But I don’t think it’s as strong as the Fire Dragon.

I mean, our meal got eaten by that giant worm instead!

…I’m kinda annoyed. Eat that worm instead!

「Gyeeee…」

Don’t show such a disgusted face. It could be surprisingly delicious, no? And if you’re too picky with your food, you won’t grow bigger, ya know?

Goodness… The children of these days, I say… When I was young, even if I wanted to eat, all I could eat was only tree bark. I ate so much bark that I can tell how old a tree is just by its scent. I wonder if I can start calling myself a “wood bark sommelier”… Huh? I was too weak to eat anything else? Shut up!

More importantly, how do we strike that big caterpillar? It looks squishy, so I thought I could cut it normally, but it would immediately burrow into the sand…If there was something I could use as a decoy, that would be good.

Wait, how does it search for enemies? If you’re in the sand, you won’t be able to see, so the only thing I can think of is smell… Or does it detect sounds and vibrations? Does it mean that it can tell from the running vibrations of a human that isn’t even that big of an animal…?

I got an idea!! As expected of my matured brains!

Fufufufu, this looks like it’s going to be fun!!

I’ll turn that shitty caterpillar into food!!