The Necromancer in The Novel Picks up Bones - Chapter 111
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Episode 111
Baek Sa-jun looked up at the sky.
Busan was always a place with dark skies. Whether it was daytime or the weather outside was clear, the fog hanging all around blocked out the sunlight.
But today, it was very clear.
“Can I sleep for a bit?”
“Wow, that’s the idea. I just did the same thing.”
“We have a connection.”
Near the World Tree, a land where flowers bloom beautifully.
Baek Sa-jun was lying on the ground with Han Mi-na, looking up at the sky without any thoughts.
There was also a meteor near him.
“Hey, Yoo Seong-ah? Are you okay?”
“I fainted, you know. Maybe it was because I relaxed, or maybe it was because I overdid it.”
“Is there any elixir left… … .”
Yoo Seong-ah was in a state of unconsciousness.
This is because I received a tremendous amount of stress on my body while using the Soul Chest, a legendary item.
I probably won’t be able to get up for a while.
“No, is it okay to treat a young lady from the Magic Stone Corporation like that? What kind of gift shuttle is this? Are you sure you can handle it when you go out?”
“Will it be there… … .”
I just did it and saw it.
Baek Sa-jun sighed and closed his eyes. He didn’t care about later, but for now, he just wanted to rest.
Of course, he knew very well that it was impossible. He also knew that he had to move immediately.
– Survived an onslaught of hundreds of thousands of monsters and succeeded in completely restoring the World Tree. An unbelievable feat.
– The level has increased significantly.
– All skills level up. Some skills have reached their maximum level.
A number of messages appeared before my eyes.
Baek Sa-jun erased the message with tired eyes.
“Oh, shit. What message… … .”
While I was erasing messages, one message that I couldn’t ignore caught my eye.
That moment.
– Slurp.
– Th, thump?!
“Wow! What’s coming!”
Something suddenly fell from the sky.
It was a branch of the World Tree. The branch, which had a bluish-green color that made it seem like just looking at it would make you healthy, approached Baek Sa-jun cautiously.
And the branch touched him.
– The World Tree appreciates your contribution.
– A special passive skill is created.
I felt a new power being transmitted through the tree branches. The tree branches that transmitted the power to Baek Sa-jun did the same to Yoo Seong-ah.
It was also determined that she had made a great contribution.
Baek Sa-jun checked the created skill.
[Friend of the World Tree]
· Grade: Top.
· When within the range of influence of the World Tree, the protection of the World Tree is always applied. (All abilities and skill power +30%, skill magic power consumption reduced by 30%. Wounds regenerate quickly.)
· Receive love from nature.
· Limited Effect: When you get close to the Red Moon, you can receive help from the World Tree. This effect will disappear when Busan’s apocalypse ends.
Needless to say, it was a good skill.
The protection of the World Tree. Although there are certain conditions, you can continue to enjoy the fraudulent buffs.
It probably won’t apply to the Busan area.
“But is this all the compensation?”
– Slurp… … .
Baek Sa-jun looked at the World Tree and asked.
The branches seemed to be turning back, as if there was no more compensation to be given.
In fact, it was a natural thing.
‘Because the restoration of the World Tree itself feels like a reward.’
The phenomena caused by the World Tree regaining its full power were the rewards for this event.
Eliminate monsters and restore nature.
‘It’s a huge reward, isn’t it?’
If killing hundreds of thousands of monsters at once isn’t that a huge reward, then what is?
And it wasn’t like there was no compensation at all.
“Hey, Skeleton. Magnus. Pick up the item.”
– Ugh… … .
– Okay.
There are items left behind by monsters and vampires when they die. There are even bone fragments.
You can think of it as compensation.
“Huh? Who’s running over there?”
“ok?”
Baek Sa-jun was taking a break while watching his followers pick up items and bones.
At that moment, a hunter came running from over there.
He was a member of the Full Moon Guild.
“Mr. Baek Sa-jun! Lord Geom-hwang is calling you!”
“There’s no time to rest.”
Baek Sa-jun clicked his tongue and got up from his seat.
There was still too much to do to rest.
* * *
The portal appeared suddenly.
A surprisingly large, turquoise portal. There was no explanation, so I had no idea where it led.
“Is this the portal?”
“Oh, you’re here.”
Baek Sa-jun and Lee Hyuk-woon approached the portal.
The Sword Emperor had called them in to talk to them. The two looked at the giant portal.
At that moment, a message appeared before my eyes.
[Big Event: Salvation.]
[Pass through the passage and end the apocalypse. If you succeed, Busan will be saved. If you fail, the red moon will rise again.]
It was an event message.
Salvation. It was a name that fit the content.
“This is a portal that appeared after the World Tree regained its power. I think it might be a portal leading to the area near Busan Metropolitan City Hall, but I’m not sure.”
It’s too risky to let people in.
You never know what might be waiting beyond the portal. There might even be a huge number of monsters.
“The problem is that I don’t know what the situation is beyond the portal. If necessary, I’ll go first.”
“Ignorant bastard… … .”
Lee Hyuk-woon volunteered to go beyond the portal, but he didn’t have to.
Baek Sa-jun waved his hand.
“I will send my followers.”
Baek Sa-jun. His followers are undead, but they have the intelligence to think and act on their own.
It is also possible to return it by reverse summoning.
“Skeleton, Magnus. Go and come back. I’ll be summoned back in 30 minutes, so take a good look around in the meantime.”
– Ugh… … .
– Crunch.
Baek Sa-jun decided to send two of his followers.
The skeleton standing in front of the portal and Magnus entered the portal without the slightest hesitation.
The two new models disappeared quickly.
“If it is destroyed, there will be a reaction.”
“I hope that never happens.”
The Emperor earnestly hoped that would happen.
Baek Sa-jun waited for the promised 30 minutes to pass. In the meantime, Lee Hyuk-woon leaned against the wall nearby and quietly watched the portal while recovering his magical power.
And the promised 30 minutes passed.
– Summons Skeleton and Magnus.
Baek Sa-jun summoned the two.
Fortunately, it wasn’t destroyed, so I was able to summon it right away after it was reversed.
Skeleton and Magnus were summoned again. They were both intact, with no broken parts.
– Thud, thud. Thud.
– Ughhhhhhh… … .
The skeleton waved his arms noisily and explained something to Baek Sa-jun. Meanwhile, Magnus borrowed a pen from someone nearby and began drawing.
Baek Sa-jun listened to the skeleton’s words.
“Can you communicate with the undead?”
“Roughly. Well, rather than saying I can understand what you’re trying to say, I guess I can kind of feel what you’re trying to say.”
At first glance, it looked like nothing more than skeletons clinking teeth, but it seemed like something was working.
Baek Sa-jun nodded.
“There are hardly any monsters beyond the portal. There are a few, but they are all so scared that they ran away. Naturally, the surrounding area is a ruin.”
“Where is it?”
Magnus happened to hand over the painting.
In the mess of streets that had merged with another world due to erosion, there was only one thing that was recognizable.
“This is Yangjeong Station.”
“It’s not too far from Busan Metropolitan City Hall. I don’t know what happened to it due to erosion though.”
Busan’s geography has changed due to erosion.
It’s easy to get lost when going from Yangjeong Station to Busan Metropolitan City Hall if you don’t know the way. At that very moment, Baek Sa-jun and Lee Hyeok-woon looked at a woman at the same time.
“Ha, sir.”
Hanmina.
She swore as she was stared at.
“That guy will show you around. He has a gift that specializes in giving directions.”
“That’s good. Then, right away… … .”
The Emperor was planning to leave right away.
The moment he took that step, his body swayed violently. A strong feeling of dizziness came over him.
“Take a rest tonight and then go. Being late by half a day won’t make things worse.”
“Phew… … .”
The Emperor let out a deep sigh.
And he nodded with a really reluctant expression. He wanted to move right away, but if he moved in this state, it would only become an obstacle.
To begin with, other hunters are also at their limits.
“Okay. Then, let’s leave tomorrow morning at 9. Everyone, take a short break today.”
Now was not the time to move. Judging so, the Emperor decided to take a day off.
It was also welcome news for Baek Sa-jun.
“I guess I can take a day off.”
A sigh of relief came out naturally.
* * *
The night was deep.
The city’s lights were not out. People were running around busily helping with the recovery efforts.
The hunters also took turns resting and helping.
“We’re just supposed to rest. We’re going to go through the portal tomorrow, so resting will help.”
Baek Sa-jun, Han Mi-na, Lee Hyuk-woon, and others who will be moving to the portal tomorrow received special consideration.
I decided to accept the consideration gratefully.
“How long has it been since you last lay down in bed?”
Accommodation provided by Manwol.
As soon as Baek Sa-jun entered the room, he lay down on the bed. He had not been able to lie down on the bed for several days because he had been fighting off monster attacks. He had been sleeping on the street.
“Skeleton, stand guard… … .”
– Crunch.
Baek Sa-jun left the skeleton to guard, then fell asleep. No, to be exact.
– Woof woof!
I was about to fall asleep.
It would have been like that if the subspace bracelet hadn’t been shaking so violently. Baek Sa-jun frowned.
“Why is it like this again?”
I just wanted to ignore it and go to sleep, but the vibrations were so intense that I couldn’t ignore it and go to sleep.
Baek Sa-jun sighed and opened a subspace.
I could see the object inside shaking.
[Cursed Box (Unique)]
· A box sealed with an unknown curse. To break the seal of this box, you must take the lives of many people. Then, the box will respond.
· If certain conditions that have not been revealed are met, the box rewards will be further enhanced.
The Cursed Box. This is an item I received from Kang Byeong-su in Daegu before leaving for Busan.
Baek Sa-jun clapped his hands without realizing it.
“Oh, there was this.”
An item that strengthens the reward when you refuse to open the box and harvest more lives, and strengthens the reward when you harvest the lives of field bosses.
‘I’ve caught plenty of boss monsters.’
The harvest of life was also abundant.
It was thanks to blocking the monster attack this time. Originally, I didn’t plan on harvesting this much.
‘I bet the compensation would be huge for this amount?’
I naturally had such expectations that I might be able to salvage at least one legendary item.
Finally, anticipation overcame the desire for sleep.
“I have to open this.”
Baek Sa-jun got up and opened the box.
– Open the cursed box.
– We have harvested the lives of countless people and the lives of the mighty.
– Rewards are enhanced to the maximum.
A message appears before your eyes.
The box opened wide, emitting an ominous aura, and the items inside spilled out.
Among them, there was something Baek Sa-jun had been hoping for.
“Uh, this is… … .”
A truly legendary item.
Its appearance was also surprisingly ornate. It was an armor made of red bones, and even if you got a little close, you could feel an incredible amount of heat.
That was the problem.
[Fire Dragon Armor (Legendary)]
· This armor is made using the heart and bones of the infamous Fire Dragon. It has unspeakable power, but the Fire Dragon’s curse remains.
· Defense +200, Magic Defense +200.
· All abilities +15.
· Reduces damage taken by +30%.
· Fire attribute strengthening +50%, fire attribute immunity.
· A fierce flame rises from the armor and envelops the wearer’s entire body, allowing the wearer to use [Fire Dragon’s Fury], making all of their attacks have the fire attribute.
· The heat from the armor melts the user’s flesh. This effect is not affected by immunities.
It wasn’t for nothing that I felt the heat.
A cursed armor that melts away all flesh just by wearing it. Baek Sa-jun’s expression became subtle.
There was a guy approaching him like that.
– Shut up? Shut up. Shut up.
skeleton.
The guy couldn’t believe it, but he was looking at Baek Sa-jun with a face full of anticipation.
He sighed.