An S-ranked Party’s Burden Tamer, I Awoke My True Power by Having My Familiar Killed

“What, did they run away?”

When they landed on the ground after hearing that, there was indeed no sign of anyone around anymore. Even the traces of magic had disappeared.

“I felt like someone was here just a moment ago, but it must have been a highly advanced magic.”

Who on earth could it be…? No, it was probably just the dragon.

“From what I can see, is it alright…?”

“No…”

Although it looked like an unchanged dragon’s corpse, it seemed to appear differently to Milim’s eyes.

“It has absorbed too much miasma. It’s probably enough to become a dragon zombie now.”

“What can we do now?”

“At this point, we can only try to reduce the amount of miasma it absorbs as much as possible… It’s already been born as a dragon zombie.”

Seriously…

“It’s like it will materialize in this world the moment it wakes up from sleep… We have to strike it the moment it wakes up.”

“When will it wake up…?”

“It could be in a few minutes, if we’re lucky.”

There’s no time to form a hunting party.

“We have no choice but to do it ourselves.”

“Do you think we can defeat it when we see it in person?”

“Well… do we even need to defeat it?”

“Huh?”

I was surprised by these unexpected words.

“This child shouldn’t be able to live long after it wakes up.”

“Is that so?”

Undead creatures are thought to have the characteristic of not dying once they are born, but apparently not in this case.

“The period it was left alone was too long, and it has no body left to serve as a symbol.”

“Is this bone useless?”

“What do you think would happen if you seriously hit it?”

She pointed to the dragon’s remains.

“Well, it wouldn’t break.”

“Exactly. It’s no longer usable.”

“Furthermore,” Milim continued, “As a dragon zombie, it will probably try to use this body as a vessel, but it won’t last long. Once the summoned soul exhausts its miasma, it’s over.”

“Could it possibly be left alone?”

“…The bones that are assumed to serve as a vessel can probably last for about thirty minutes. Even if we leave it alone, it would only result in one nearby town being destroyed.”

“That’s not good…”

But thirty minutes. If that’s all it can last, then even if we can’t defeat it, we can somehow manage it.

“Without a vessel, it can only become an unstable spirit. That’s when you come in.”

“Huh?”

“Necromancy. It would be useful to have a dragon, wouldn’t it?”

She said it so lightly as she started warming up.

“Wait, hold on… Am I going to have to use necromancy on this thing?”