Stone Statue Graveyard
Because it lay away from the main urban district and close to the outskirts, the death that poured out and shrouded the entire city had not affected this place immediately.
After the Graveyard Administrator, Rubel, departed, all the gargoyles here were withdrawn as well, leaving the entire graveyard in a state of being completely unattended.
Just then,
A gentleman responsible for security in the surrounding neighborhoods came running to the graveyard gates in a panic, seeking shelter.
His right arm appeared to have been completely withered by some kind of corruption. It looked like the arm of a mummy that had been stored for centuries. In the end, because it hindered his movements, he had forcibly torn it off and thrown it away.
The one-armed gentleman ran toward the graveyard while shouting for help.
"Lord Rubel, save me! My friend has revived because of the death plague and is hunting me..."
When he reached the graveyard, he discovered that the gates, which had always been tightly shut, were now completely open.
Too panicked to notice that the gargoyles on the gatehouse had disappeared, he assumed the Graveyard Administrator had answered his plea for help. As if he had seen a ray of hope, he even sped up.
But as he ran rapidly through the graveyard, he gradually began to sense that something was wrong.
He had once been fortunate enough to visit the Stone Statue Graveyard, and knew very well that the moment one stepped inside, one would feel gazes coming from all directions. The gargoyles lurking in the darkness could tear an intruder to pieces at any moment.
Furthermore, stone butlers would always be present in the graveyard to guide visitors while also keeping watch over outsiders.
But this time, there was nothing.
It was empty