The Necromancer in The Novel Picks up Bones - Chapter 103
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Episode 103
The very next day.
A letter arrived for Baek Sa-jun.
[I have something to talk to you about. If possible, come to the Guild House of the Full Moon by 2:00 PM. If not, please tell me a time that works for you.]
It was a letter sent by the Emperor.
Baek Sa-jun readily accepted the offer. He could guess roughly what he was trying to say.
‘An hour later. It’ll probably be something to do with the World Tree.’
Baek Sa-jun scratched his head and yawned.
I still haven’t recovered from my fatigue. It was because I summoned twice as many undead with [Echo of Ragna].
In that state, I had searched Woo Seok-kyung’s mansion yesterday, so there was no way I could relieve my fatigue.
– Shut up, shut up.
“I know. I have to go. I have to go… … .”
– Bam!
Baek Sa-jun lay down on the bed again.
The skeleton who had been checking the letter together shook his body as if trying to wake him up. When he still did not wake up, he picked him up and put it on his shoulder.
Like a sack of rice.
“What, where are you going?”
“Uh… The Emperor called. Where’s Yoo Seong-ah?”
“I woke up. I was washing because I smelled something.”
“Magnus. Go and bring him.”
– Ugh.
We need Yoo Seong-ah for our meeting today.
Baek Sa-jun met up with Yoo Seong-ah after she washed up, and they headed to Manwol’s guild house together.
Of course, still with the skeleton slung over his shoulders.
‘The street was cleared up quicker than I thought.’
The corpses of the vampires that filled the streets were all cleared away. There, the members of the Manwol Guild and the citizens were seen restoring the destroyed streets.
“Over here! Someone help me clear the rocks!”
“All the blood spilled by vampires must be incinerated! If you find any, please let us know!”
“Okay, okay! Let’s do this quickly!”
Baek Sa-jun entered the guild house, watching people working busily despite the late hour.
The guild member guarding the entrance bowed his head.
“You can go to the office on the 4th floor.”
“yes.”
The interior of the guild house was also being cleaned up.
Baek Sa-jun walks down the hallway and up the stairs. Guild members who were cleaning up the traces of the battle see him.
“So, that person… … .”
“You took over the guild house by yourself?”
“Is that even possible?”
The guild members were gossiping about Baek Sa-jun.
It was inevitable that such a sound would come out when looking at the traces of battle left in the guild house. The destroyed defense facilities, the corpses of vampires strewn everywhere.
This is all the result of the necromancer’s own creation.
“A monster… … .”
The words someone muttered quietly were the common sentiment of the guild members here.
Yoo Seong-ah glanced at Baek Sa-jun.
“What on earth were you doing here?”
“This and that.”
Baek Sa-jun headed to the office on the fourth floor.
The guild members who saw his face opened the door.
“You’re here.”
What was visible beyond the door was the Emperor.
He sat at his desk, constantly checking all kinds of documents. He even busily gave orders to the guild members next to him.
He looked very busy.
“You just woke up. Is this okay?”
“I have so much work piling up. I don’t even have time to thank my benefactor.”
The Emperor frowned and signaled the guild members next to him to leave.
They went out and the door closed.
The Emperor let out a long breath as if he was tired.
“Come to think of it, I haven’t even asked for my benefactor’s name yet. I’d like to know yours.”
“My name is Baek Sa-jun.”
“That’s a name I’ve never heard of. Someone with your skills would know it.”
“It’s because I just woke up.”
At those words, the Emperor was slightly amazed. Along with that, Yoo Seong-ah, who was next to Baek Sa-jun, was also surprised.
“Huh, you woke up after I fell? It shouldn’t have been that long, but you’ve grown so much in such a short amount of time.”
“I was lucky in many ways.”
“Luck, hmm.”
The Emperor didn’t seem to particularly believe it.
“Whether it was luck or something else, I should be thankful that I was saved thanks to you. If it weren’t for you, the plan of the Apocalypse would have worked just as planned.”
“You must have had your body taken away.”
“Yes. It’s terrifying to even think about. My body moving according to someone else’s will… … .”
Committing all sorts of evil deeds is a bonus.
The Emperor’s complexion darkened.
“I have something to tell you about the soul stealer. I know where he is, but… I don’t think it’s worth talking about right now. I’ll tell you about him when it’s meaningful.”
“Let’s do that.”
“Well. First, I’d like to tell you why I called you here. It would be better if you saw it with your own eyes.”
The Sword Emperor waved his hand lightly. Then, a message appeared before Baek Sa-jun and Yoo Seong-ah’s eyes.
– The details of the event will be shared.
And after a while.
[Big Event: Restoration.]
[We must restore the World Tree that has lost its power and has fallen into decay. A World Tree that has absorbed enough magic power will grow fully and become the hope for overcoming the apocalypse.]
[However, if you start restoring the World Tree, enemy forces will attack. Their attacks will be joined by monsters from all over the world who have been possessed by the World Tree, and the number will be unmanageable.]
[Stop the enemies and protect the World Tree. If you succeed, everyone will receive a huge reward.]
[Or, abandon the World Tree and run away. In this case, the World Tree will be completely destroyed.]
[Current restoration level of the World Tree: 1%.]
The system window appeared.
A window that explains the disaster that will befall this area. Next to it, Yoo Seong-ah can be heard swallowing her breath.
It had to be that way.
[If you start restoring the World Tree, the monsters will attack from the very next day. If you do not start restoring within 5 days, the World Tree will completely wither and cannot be restored.]
[The enemies’ attacks targeting the World Tree will become more intense with each passing day, and after 6 days of the attacks, monsters from all over Busan will arrive.]
[During the restoration of the World Tree, the barriers will be weakened and the World Tree will be vulnerable to external attacks.]
Because an unmanageable disaster is about to strike.
We just had a big incident a while ago, and then a big event happened right before we had time to process it.
The Emperor’s face couldn’t help but be dark.
“I injected magic into the World Tree yesterday and that message appeared. I thought about it all night, but I couldn’t come up with a good solution, so I called you.”
Silence fell in the office.
It’s not the first or second time that this city has been attacked by enemies. However, this offensive is different.
Yoo Seong-ah spoke carefully.
“Monsters from all over the world are attacking… … .”
“I’m talking about the entire Busan area. I know that the World Tree has the ability to lure monsters. It seems like the magic power of the World Tree makes it so.”
“When the World Tree is fully grown, it will release more magical power, so you are obsessed with it.”
“And on a scale never seen before.”
All over Busan.
At that level, it would be an ‘unmanageable number’ as shown in the system window.
The Emperor closed his eyes with a face filled with agony.
“Can this city withstand an offensive?”
“No. The situation in the city is too bad. There are no resources left. It seems that my younger brother… Woo Seok-kyung was thinking of abandoning this city.”
And there was one more problem.
“My physical condition is the same. Compared to before my strength was lost, I’ve become much weaker. From the World Tree, from the Soul Reaver… I wonder if it’ll be different if I recuperate for a long time.”
“The problem is that we can’t afford to do that right now. I think I understand why you’re worried, Your Majesty.
Will you protect this city?
Or should I just abandon it and run away?
Many people’s lives depended on the Emperor’s choice. It was only natural that he would be troubled.
“What would you like me to do?”
“Let me give you my opinion… … .”
Baek Sa-jun’s answer was decided from the beginning.
“It is right to protect the World Tree.”
“You are confident. Why?”
“It’s the same reason the Emperor is worried. Because the World Tree will be the hope to overcome the apocalypse.”
It was a text written on a system window.
A fully grown world tree will provide hope for overcoming the apocalypse. In the original, the world tree was not protected, and the plot was greatly twisted as a result.
There was no way to revive the World Tree.
‘So, we used all sorts of methods to create a replacement for the World Tree and overcome the apocalypse.’
It took a tremendous amount of time and the damage was enormous.
If you give up the world tree, that’s what will happen.
“If you run away, you might be able to save your life in the short term. But in the long run, you’ll suffer greater damage because the World Tree’s protection will be gone.”
The city is maintained by the barrier created by the World Tree and the benefits such as crops.
If the World Tree disappears, those benefits will disappear.
It will become more difficult to maintain the city.
“Without any hope of overcoming the apocalypse, or the World Tree’s barrier… you will have to live in fear of monsters every day. Is that what you want?”
“Would you want something like that? The problem is… … .”
“There is no way to protect it.”
That was the problem.
How can we protect the World Tree when we have no power to defend against an attack? If we try to stop it by force, everyone in this city will be annihilated.
So, I can’t help but hesitate.
“Send someone here.”
Baek Sa-jun handed Geom-hwang a small map.
The Emperor, seeing that, expressed his doubts.
“Is that a map? A map of what?”
“This is where Woo Seok-kyung’s secret storage is. There are a lot of things that were stolen from the city. There are also items that the Apocalypse’s followers have stored there.”
“How do I… … .”
The Emperor was astonished.
It had to be that way. How did you find out that there was a warehouse like this and how did you find it?
“This city is protected by a wall. If they were to smuggle the city’s resources out, I thought they would have used some unusual method. Just in case, I searched Woo Seok-kyung’s mansion and found it.”
“Wow, that’s really amazing.”
It was surprising that he even thought about finding it, and it was surprising that he actually found it.
The Emperor stuck out his tongue.
“Please utilize what is in that warehouse.”
“Are there enough magic stones? It would take a huge number of magic stones to fully grow the World Tree.”
“The magic stones in the warehouse won’t be enough.”
Although there were many magic stones in the warehouse, they were not enough to use as nutrients for the World Tree.
But it doesn’t matter.
“There are ways to make up for the lack of numbers.”
“How? What kind of method?”
The Emperor was surprised and asked back.
Maseok. The perfect person for him was right there. Baek Sajun grabbed the shoulder of the woman next to him.
“It’s possible if you have this friend.”
“yes?”
Right on Yoo Seong-ah’s shoulder.
Her eyes widened.
“Me?”
It was a situation where that was inevitable.
The Emperor’s gaze was directed at Yoo Seong-ah.
A look that seemed to be understanding people. He searched his memory and recalled the information in the documents.
“Yes. I saw it in the documents that recorded the last defensive battle. It was a record of a woman operating magic weapons with an absurd amount of power… … .”
“That’s this guy, Yoo Seong-ah.”
“Yeah, that’s right. Her name was Yoo Seong-ah.”
Yoo Seong-ah was flustered and kept looking back and forth between Baek Sa-jun and Geom Hwang. However, the two paid no attention to her and continued their conversation among themselves.
“Is it a gift?”
“It’s a gift called . It’s a gift that greatly enhances the efficiency of magic stones and items made with magic stones. It’s so powerful that soul stealers would want it.”
“Wow! That’s amazing.”
The soul stealer was a kind of surety check.
If he puts the effort into it, it means he is a hunter with special value.
That’s what happened to Yoo Seong-ah.
“Hmm! Amplification, amplification. Indeed.”
“Excuse me, just a moment. You two are having a conversation without me, the person involved… .”
“I told you. You’ll be using gifts a lot while you’re here, so get used to it in advance.”
Baek Sa-jun patted Yoo Seong-ah on the shoulder.
“You should get used to gifts too. Don’t you?”
“no…….”
Yoo Seong-ah felt speechless.
I slept for a few days because I used my gift on the magic weapons, and it’s been a while since I woke up.
“You said you were Yoo Seong-ah. I need your help. If you help me, I will repay you in some way.”
“Ugh… … .”
“Please.”
The Emperor bows his head.
When Yoo Seong-ah saw that, she waved her hands in confusion, then sighed.
“Oh, I understand. Just do it… … .”
She had no choice in the first place.
However, since the level has increased compared to when you were using the magic weapon, it will be easier to use the gift.
It won’t change the fact that you’re still having a hard time.