Tate No Yuusha No Nariagari (dub) Episode 8 -

Upon reaching the corpse, the party discovers it has reanimated into a . During the fierce battle:

In of The Rising of the Shield Hero , titled " Curse Shield " , Naofumi Iwatani faces the devastating consequences of the other heroes' reckless actions when he travels to a village plagued by a rotting dragon corpse. The Aftermath of Glory Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari (Dub) Episode 8

: Engulfed in black fire and consumed by rage, Naofumi gains immense offensive power but loses his sanity, becoming a threat to both friend and foe. The Cost of Power Upon reaching the corpse, the party discovers it

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 The Cost of Power The episode reveals that

: Filo attempts to take the dragon down alone but is swallowed whole by the beast.

Raphtalia manages to break Naofumi out of his mindless rampage by physically reaching out to him, despite being severely burned and afflicted by the shield's curse in the process. Meanwhile, by eating the dragon's core from the inside, effectively killing the monster once and for all.