Reborn As A Ghost: Time To Build My Undead Army!

1099  You're A Fan Of Helping Others

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We moved downstairs, where we found the last infected people. They were constantly roaring and groaning, detecting our presences, they immediately attempted to attack us, only being blocked by the hard steel walls.

"Grooaargh!"

"Grooohhh!"

"Raaarrrr!"

They were completely wild and wouldn't listen to any words whatsoever. Some of them were just starting their transformation, while others had already fully transformed. Extra limbs, tentacles, eyes, and jaws spread through their bodies.

The black spots had become crystals of red, dark purple, or black color, emanating strong miasmic radiation. I can tell why they're spreading so fast, the Demonite is purposely made to spread the miasmic infection.

"The reason why new infected keep popping up is because of these crystals in their bodies," I explained the doctor. "It spreads a certain miasmic radiation often invisible to the naked eye. These crystals vary in potency and power, some of them, however, are so deadly that they can directly melt flesh upon contact."

"I-I see… I suppose you do have quite a lot of experience handling such things, Maria?" wondered Doctor Altamar.

"More or less…" I nodded. "First of all, we'll remove all their Demonite though, if it remains in the body after being purified, it might only worsen their health. Fabian, this is where you'll enter."

"Leave it to me," Fabian nodded, stepping forwards.

"What will the child do?" the doctor asked.

"Fabian used to be a normal human before, but the Vampires used him as a test subject of sorts, transforming him into a half-homunculus, those that were already alive when modified, or as some call them, chimeras," I explained. "Two of my adoptive children, Laura and Takeshi, were souls placed inside already created bodies, though they still went through a lot of pain, once they leveled and evolved, they ended becoming Half-Devils, and then Devils, a completely different race of people that use Miasma as their lifeblood and have Demonite Heart Cores."

"S-So strange… So there was such a thing happening in the surface, I simply had no idea," the doctor sighed. "So these people, what could they be considered?"

"I suppose they could be something completely new due to their circumstances," I said. "They were not experimented on to become like this, nor their bodies were pre-made like this. If anything, they're a new type of creature, Miasmid Infected, I suppose. Fabian is what you would call a Half-Homunculi, he had been able to survive with his mutations and grew even stronger, but I think he has already evolved into a Half-Devil."

"Yeah, I evolved into that not too long ago, actually!" said Fabian. "Since then that I haven't gone through any pain anymore… And I can better control my Miasma. It is a cursed power put into me by those monsters, but it's the only thing I have to fight against them, so I'll simply keep using it while I can. Like this."

He pointed his hands at the Infected, their Demonite crystals started slowly tearing themselves out of their bodies, flying towards Fabian and then being absorbed into his own skin.

"W-What…?!"

The Doctor stepped back in utter disbelief.

"Maria! Didn't you said touching them was dangerous?!" he asked.

"Not to most of us, if you get strong enough, or are already a monster born from Miasma, then it has little effect," I shrugged. "Of course, Fabian is even more special than that."

"Yeah, Fabian can produce, transform, and absorb Demonite Crystals, it is part of his special ability," said Emeraldine. "It is a bit sad, but he has been able to assimilate and embrace his powers despite how they hurt him at the beginning…"

"It is what these people develop, it's called Miasmic Abilities," I explained. "And now, Fabian is making use of it for good."

"I-I see…" the doctor seemed to pity the boy a bit.

And honestly, I did too.

But it wasn't as if anything else could be done.

After all those hardships, he was living and thriving, and after finally taking care of everything over at the desert, he wanted to keep helping people.

"Fabian is a hard-working child," smiled Nia. "Thank you for helping him recover, and give him a family, Maria."

"Eh? Ah, well, no problem," I said. "It just comes out naturally from me most of the time…"

"Fufu, I know~" Nia petted my shoulders. "Despite how you often act, I am sure you love to help others…"

"What? I don't love it…" I sighed. "It is all just to get benefits; I am not some wannabe hero or something…"

"Hah, even I can find the irony at that," Emeraldine giggled.

"Hey, quit teasing master!" Partner complained.

"Ah… I mean, if I have the strength and the power, why not help a bit, sometimes? So much strength goes to waste if I don't use it, right?" I shrugged. "It just so happens that all these people tormenting innocents are all perfect bags of experience points, it just coincidence!"

"Big sis, you don't really need to hide it, you've always been a fan of helping others even before turning into a ghost," laughed Arthur. "I still remember how you would wander around our town helping anybody you found with your magic, although it didn't work well sometimes."

"Yeah… I do remember that too," I nodded. "I finally can remember all those times too."

As I kept chatting with everyone, Fabian finally returned.

"It's done, they have strong regeneration abilities, so their wounds healed quickly," Fabian said. "I took all their Demonite, and I feel… A bit bloated, I'll need some time to digest everything, but I think I might get stronger from this. I didn't know I could get stronger by eating other Demonite than the one I produce."

"A pretty convenient power, actually! Now, let's begin! It is quite convenient they're all in cells," I said. "Let's use same strategy as before. I'll extract the Miasmids, Emeraldine heals and conjures barriers, and everyone kills the critters. Can you do it on a long row, Emeraldine?"

"I sure can, don't worry," she was confident about it.

"Then let's begin."

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