"How stupid," Jin said and went silent after learning the truth. He probably had so much on his mind that he couldn't say another word. Lee Shin-Woo stayed quiet as well, likewise feeling conflicted.

After a moment, Jin not so much spoke as muttered, "If the Emperor's true goal was turning them into undead, and he succeeded... Why are we fighting them? Did the goddess abandon them as well?"

"No, it's to protect the world. If the undead curse spreads to the surface, the world is as good as dead."

Since Lee Shin-Woo was undead himself, he didn't want to label them like this. Strictly speaking, however, the undead did consume the world's resources without creating anything in return.

That was their biggest flaw. If all the beings that lived in this world became undead, the only course the world would take was ruin. It was only natural that the goddess would seek to eliminate the Undead Empire's curse.

"But the Undead Empire's so pitiful."

"The hell are you talking about? Everyone's trying their hardest to survive. What are you going to do, let the underground inhabitants go to the surface? If you do that, the underground and the surface will go to war. It's been so long since the underground was isolated from the surface. Even if the underground...