Grave Keeper of the Fallen Kingdom



the kingdom was destroyed

Buildings on fire, people collapsing, smoke soaring and black demons covering the air.

All I could do was comfort the souls of the dead.

jerk, jerk… … .

Someone with a broken body walks here, dripping blood.

No matter how bloody she was, her golden hair was tangled in blood and dust.

“wren… , kuheouk… … !”

he gushed out blood.

“Sir Morgan… … .”

I supported him as he was about to fall.

Seeing it up close, the situation is even more serious.

“devil… , the devil is coming… … .”

“What about the others?”

His earnest eyes appeal to me.

I want you to survive too.

“The devil is coming after me. run away… … , hurry!”

At that, I cast my gaze over his shoulder.

You can see the panoramic view and the bluish eastern sky.

In the cold, bluish dawn of dawn, the silhouette of the kingdom exposed in black and buildings stained with red here and there.

Bitter memories run through my mind.

Did you run away from there to here?

When I lowered my gaze a little more, I saw a forest immersed in darkness.

“Is the kingdom really doomed? Support from other countries… … .”

As I leaned against the tombstone and buried Sir Morgan, I stopped talking at the sense of difference I felt right in front of me.

When I got up, a demon I didn’t know when it had arrived was standing in front of me.

I took out my sword from my waistband and raised it.

“Was this the only place to escape?”

The devil doesn’t seem to care about me, doesn’t even look at me.

Sir Morgan was in a state where it was difficult to even answer now. He covered the blood welling up through his mouth with his hand.

“kyung!”

“Leave me alone, I’ll die on my own.”

The demon in front of me let out a laugh as if seeing it was fun.

And then he turns his gaze towards me.

“… … What are you?”

The dark eyes of the devil are looking at me.

I pretended to be okay, but my hands were shaking.

I gritted my teeth and drew my sword.

Phew-!

“Gagging… … !”

But my sword cut through the air and his claws pierced my abdomen.

Chew!

Blood spurts out like a fountain, and blood and entrails spill out of the belly skin pierced by his claws.

My mind was blown away by the influx of pain.

To die like this… … .

“A lot.”

The demon who muttered out of nowhere raised his head and looked around.

It seemed like he was talking about the tombstones, which were probably over thousands of them.

“Are you done?”

“… … Most of them.”

The Demon, who shed a little exclamation at those words, twisted the corner of his mouth.

“The one who comforts the ghosts… … .”

He was still, seemingly lost in thought, and he smiled.

“Does a man who cannot take his own life mourn the deaths of others?”

That’s right.

It might be a bit far-fetched for a guy who can’t take care of his own life properly to mourn the deaths of others.

‘Would it have been different if I hadn’t let go of my sword like that in the past?’

It was a really stupid idea.

If you think about it now, what will be different? … .

“Gravekeeper, do you wish to live even now? If you want to live, please… … .”

His sneering sneer slowly fades away.

My vision started to darken.

Will my life end like this?

Who the hell is my grave… … .

[Check the kingdom’s last survivor.]

[Len Argen, confirmed.]

[Chosen as a future hero.]

[Returns.]

In the blurred vision, unknown writings shimmered and my vision was locked in darkness.

* * *

“Um… … .”

A frowny body, heavy eyelids, a throbbing headache.

Blurred eyes scan the surroundings.

“uh… … .”

Stars twinkling in the dark and familiar tombstones can be seen here and there.

The familiar earthy smell and fresh air stung my nostrils.

It’s a familiar feeling.

“uh?”

I hurriedly got up and quickly rolled my eyes and moved my head busily.

Graves and tombstones everywhere.

The writings in it were all too familiar to me.

“no way… … ?”

I grabbed the tombstone by my bedside and stared at the writing on it.

– Havenberg Argen –

– The death of the innocent is mourned. It’s just a pity that I couldn’t finish it perfectly, so please someone correct my mistake. –

It was the tombstone of my ancestor, Havenberg Argen.

“this… … what… … ?”

Tears began to flow from my eyes as I knelt down with a blank face.

Did you really make a comeback?

“Decaine… … .”

Decane, the graveyard where 17 heroes who saved the continent in the past are buried.

It was definitely the place I managed as a cemetery keeper.

“dream… … is it?”

Not understanding, I rubbed my face and body with both hands.

But nothing changed.

“Come to think of it… … .”

Unknown words I saw right before I died.

Those words that suddenly floated in the air, I thought I had seen something in vain when it was time for me to die.

But what does this situation mean?

The kingdom’s last survivor, Len Argen, the hero of posterity, returns… … .

“Surely I said so… … .”

Didn’t I see it wrong?

I had never heard of being able to turn back time and go back to the past.

No, did I not know?

[Calculate the user’s achievements.]

[Judge the user’s characteristics.]

‘Calculate achievements? What are the traits?’

While I was trying to organize my complicated mind, someone’s shadow was caught in my field of vision.

‘what?’

In the woods beyond the graveyard, black shadows illuminated by the moonlight shook and moved around.

‘for a moment… … , When did I return?’

This situation lying in the graveyard.

and someone’s intrusion.

A few things came to my mind, but the most intuitive thing that came to my mind was when my ancestor’s ashes were stolen from the cemetery.

It was then.

‘Yes, robber. He came.’

It was an incident that suddenly appeared in the middle of the night and robbed Decaine and ran away.

The problem is that a grave robber is not an ordinary grave robber… … .

If the opponent is the grave robber, it will be the worst situation, and if not, there is nothing to worry about.

‘It would be nice if it was the latter.’

Premonition was shouting that it was the former.

‘At that time, I was beaten by a grave robber and almost died.’

In my previous life, I woke up when the robbery was almost over.

Thanks to that, while I was being beaten, my friend came up and didn’t die.

“Where did you go?”

“There was a rat here.”

When I came to my senses and turned my head, the grave robber was right in front of me.

Seeing his face right in front of me, I swallowed my screams.

A huge figure with a height that seems to be well over 2m.

Compared to him, even I, who is quite tall, feels shabby.

“I hear there is an idiot who still guards this useless place… … , is it you?”

When I gritted my teeth and glared at him.

Suddenly, I felt cold water on my skin.

Tuduk. Took.

it started to rain

“You stupid bastard. I would have lived if I had been hiding quietly.”

The grave robber looked at the falling raindrops and said with a smile.

‘What should I do?’

When you’re racking your brain in a situation where you can’t seem to find an answer.

Through the dripping rain, the gruesome grave robber’s face could be seen.

The giant smiled broadly, showing his teeth, and grabbed me by the collar and lifted me up.

“Keugh!”

“If I had done something constructive elsewhere during my time to protect the grave, I wouldn’t have died in vain.”

“Who are you giving a lesson to tomb robbers?”

Knock!

I bit the hand that was holding my collar as hard as I could.

“Ah! this bastard?”

The grave robber screamed in pain and threw me.

puck! The pain came with the noise.

“Keugh… … .”

I hit my back on a tombstone.

It’s like a broken spine.

‘What do we do?’

There was no way.

The gap between the grave robber and me was so obvious.

“flea. I will kill you quickly.”

I picked up the large shovel that the grave robber had placed beside me.

The tip of the sharp shovel shone in the moonlight.

‘sh*t… … , Am I going to die again like this?’

The moment the grave robber’s shovel is lifted, I shrink my body foreseeing the future.

Translucent messages covered my vision.

[Calculation is complete.]

[The job is selected as [Grave Keeper].]

[Acquire 「Cat Eye」.]

[Acquire 「Spirit」.]

[Consoling the spirits of the ghosts and accumulating achievements as a 「Grave Keeper」.]

[You are a “hero of future generations”. Stop the invasion of demons and prevent the destruction of the kingdom.]

Incomprehensible words appeared in front of my eyes.

I couldn’t quite understand what the words were lined up.

[Awakens the sleeping ghost with the power of the gravekeeper.]

Whoa ah-

Suddenly, the graveyard behind me began to glow.

While the grave robber, surprised by the sight, hesitated, I read the message that came to my mind again.

[「Havenberg Argen」 wakes up.]

[Main Quest – Defeat the Grave Robbers.]

[Defeat the grave robbers trying to dig up Decane.]

[Reward – Spiritual Power]

‘What is all this… … ?’

What is the awakening of Havenberg Argen, and what is the main quest? Where the hell are these messages from?

“What are you doing!”

cried the grave robber, frowned at the glare of light in the tomb.

And then, when he was about to strike the shovel he had lifted up again.

– Push your right foot forward and tuck your shoulders in.

A low-pitched voice comes from behind.

‘What, what is it?’

Should I say that the voice itself contains dignity?

The moment I heard the voice, I thought I should listen to it, and at the same time, my body moved instinctively.

I immediately stepped out and tucked my shoulders in.

Whoa-

The shovel grazed his back.

By doing as he was told, he avoided the grave robber’s attack.

– Hit your chin with your left fist while rotating your upper body.

Confident, I raised my fist.

puck!

“Kheuheouk!”

A heavy blow felt through my fingertips.

The grave robber staggered backwards and lost his shovel.

– It’s not over. I should finish it when the opponent can’t come to their senses. pick up a shovel

As he said, I picked up a shovel.

In the meantime, the grave robber who came to his senses glared at me with a demon-like face.

“Like a rat… … ! I will kill you!”

– You have a weapon, focus. Whatever you use, you must become one with it.

Becoming one, I couldn’t get a sense of what that meant.

– Nothing to worry about. You just have to do what I tell you to do. Close your eyes and focus only on the object you are holding.

I closed my eyes.

For some reason, I lost my faith.

– Calm your body. Tension is poison to you who are not used to tension. And accept it, I will show you. descendants

[Are you sure you want to use 「Celestial Spirit」?]

I nodded my head while staring blankly at the message floating in the air.

[Spirit (降靈) – Havenberg Arsen]

A warm feeling covered his whole body.

His vision, which had not been able to see anything, suddenly opened up.

The grave robber took out a machete from his bosom, and a faint blue aura shone above it.

– Remember. This is the 「Havenberg Swordsmanship」.

The machete charged like a raging bull.

My body moved wildly.

The shovel pushed the machete away, burrowing into his arm like a snake.

The muscles in his right arm holding the shovel seemed to tear. Every muscle in his body started screaming at the first pain.

– Don’t lose your mind. see to the end And stay focused.

At his words, I caught myself so as not to miss a moment.

A shovel that moves at an odd angle.

As if it had become a sword, the shovel cut the grave robber’s right arm several times in an instant, turning it into rags.

“Haaagh!”

A grave robber grabs my bloody arm and looks at me with trembling eyes.

“Sah, live… … .”

Took.

I threw the shovel on the ground. My body didn’t move anymore.

I pretended to be merciful.

“go away.”

“thank you! thank you!”

The grave robber, who had always lowered his head at my words, hurriedly ran away.

[You have cleared “Main Quest – Defeat the Grave Robbers.”]

[Acquire 「Spiritual Power」.]

[The Code is lifted.]

dump.

Without even time to look at the messages that came to my mind, I collapsed and passed out as I was barely holding on to my mind.