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
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 Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari (Dub) Episode 8
: Filo attempts to take the dragon down alone but is swallowed whole by the beast. In of The Rising of the Shield Hero