Berserk of Gluttony Vol. 2 by Isshiki Ichika

Author:Isshiki Ichika [Ichika, Isshiki]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: light novel
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Published: 2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18:

The City of the Dead

AARON AND I walked a dilapidated, run-down path between fields by the warm light of the setting sun. I activated my Night Vision to help me navigate the fading twilight.

“Ah, so you have the Night Vision skill, I see,” said Aaron.

Did anything escape the old knight’s notice?!

“You can tell?”

“I have it also, and I can see the skill in the way you move.”

This wasn’t all that surprising. Aaron clearly had no trouble navigating around the rocks and fallen trees strewn across our path. Rather, I wasn’t quite sure what to make of Aaron’s own surplus of skills—he seemed to possess far more than most adventurers I’d met. Just from what I’d seen, he had Identify, Conceal, and Night Vision. It was also safe to assume he had the Holy Sword Technique, given that he fought with the necessary weapon. Because he used Conceal to hide his skills, however, I couldn’t truly know how many abilities he had.

Aaron seemed to read the curiosity in my gaze as I studied him. “You’re probably wondering exactly how many skills I have. I wonder the same about you, Fate. Would you consider deactivating Conceal so that I might see them?”

“Those are one thing I really can’t show you,” I said.

“I expected as much. After all, what’s the point of a Conceal skill that goes unused?”

Despite his request, Aaron showed no sign of sharing his list of skills with me, either. In that regard, we were the same.

We proceeded farther and farther west, and as we walked, the earthen path became a road paved with stone. Mist rose from the ground around us. Through the white haze, an enormous castle towered ahead of us: an old fortress, surrounded by a city. The ruins gave the impression that, once upon a time, it had been a lively, energetic city.

Aaron gazed at the cast as well, and he spoke its name with nostalgia heavy in his voice. “And so my journey brings me back to Hausen.”

“Hausen…”

“Yes, the name of the territory I once governed. The city of Hausen, stolen from me by the lich lord.”

In my half-starved state, I easily sensed the crowned beast’s presence. The lich lord’s scent wafted from the old castle, and the aroma was unbearably tempting. Gluttony pulled me toward it, urging me to defeat and devour it. When Gluttony hungered, it cared not for any torture it put me through. I pressed a hand to my right eye.

“Does it hurt?” Aaron asked, worried.

“It does, but it’s bearable. For now.”

“Once we enter Hausen, the fight’s on. Skeleton knights and skeleton archers patrol the outskirts of the castle. The knights should prove no issue; I’ve taught you everything you need to handle them. But be careful of the archers. They’ll attack from well outside of our strike zone. I can stop their arrows with my blade, but I suspect that technique may still be a bit difficult for you.”

“Let me handle the archers,” I said.

Dodging and slicing arrows fired at me from every direction certainly did sound dangerous.

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