The episode reveals that Ren, the Sword Hero, "defeated" a dragon in the mountains but left its body to rot. This negligence caused a deadly plague to spread to a nearby village, proving that the other heroes treat this world like a video game without real-world consequences. Naofumi, acting as a traveling merchant and healer, realizes the only way to save the villagers is to dispose of the source in the mountains. The Zombie Dragon and the Wrath Shield
: Filo attempts to take the dragon down alone but is swallowed whole by the beast. Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari (Dub) Episode 8
Upon reaching the corpse, the party discovers it has reanimated into a . During the fierce battle: The episode reveals that Ren, the Sword Hero,