The Necromancer in The Novel Picks up Bones - Chapter 118
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Episode 118
The hunters of Yeonsan-dong have reached their limit.
There were no deaths as they were all very skilled, but there were many injuries.
Among them, there were quite a few seriously injured people who would lose their lives in no time if they did not receive prompt treatment.
“Ugh! Kkeuuk!”
“Hey, guild leader!”
“Inspiration! Are you okay?!”
The damage to the Defenders Guild, which was at the forefront of blocking the enemies, was particularly severe.
Yoon Sang-goo’s shield, which had been blocking the enemies, was destroyed, and a blade that took advantage of the gap stabbed him in the abdomen.
Yoon Sang-goo steps back, spitting out blood.
“Don’t worry about me… worry about yourself… …!”
“Whoa!”
For a moment, Lee So-min’s attention was focused on Yoon Sang-goo.
That was a mistake. The arrows and magic of the enemies who were aiming for Isomin pierced her.
“The injured are back… Shit!”
“If we continue like this, our formation will completely collapse!”
“I know!”
The number of enemies is endless.
Now it was no longer possible to withdraw the wounded, because there were not enough men to form a formation.
The hunters’ expressions darkened.
The only hope was the Emperor.
“Hey, even His Majesty the Sword Emperor… … .”
That swordsman was also on the verge of being defeated by Jinjo.
The situation where the abdomen was pierced. Jinjo’s cruel smile was seen mocking the Emperor. If the Emperor is also hit here, there will be no hope of overcoming this situation.
“Help the Emperor… …!”
“No, just a moment.”
The hunters desperately tried to help the Sword Emperor. Han Mina stopped them.
The hunters look back at her.
“Something… is strange?”
“what?”
The Emperor’s stomach was pierced by Jinjo.
A turquoise light emanated from him. Jinjo’s body melted as it was touched by the light, and she retreated in panic, unfolding her curtain.
And in the arms of the Emperor.
“What is that?”
A sapling of the world tree came to mind.
Han Mina, who saw that, remembered what she had heard a little while ago. What Baek Sajun had said before he left.
[It’s a sapling of the World Tree… They say it will be of great help after a certain amount of time.]
[Your Majesty the Sword Emperor has it instead.]
Baek Sa-jun left the sapling with Geom Hwang along with those words. He was thinking about how he could help him.
Hanmi burst into laughter.
“Was this helpful?”
A rapidly growing seedling of the world tree.
Just like in the city of Seomyeon, which was on the verge of destruction due to the onslaught of monsters.
The seedlings emitted a breath of life.
-Whaaaaah!
– Oh, oh no!
– Kiaaaah… … !
Monsters that were close to the World Tree were turned to dust and disappeared. Monsters that were farther away did not disappear, but suffered great damage.
The breath of life seeps into the hunters.
“The wound… … .”
“Does this remind you of a time when you wrote it?”
Nature arose in the surrounding land.
Soaring trees blocked the monsters’ path, and outstretched branches pierced the enemies.
The hunters watched the situation while receiving healing.
“Huh, that guy’s judgment… was right.”
“What are you talking about when you’re dying, old man?”
“He’s not dead yet… … .”
Yoon Sang-goo looked at the world tree.
When the city of Written Words was on the verge of falling to the monster offensive, everyone felt great regret.
The World Tree should not have been restored.
You said you had to abandon this place and run away.
‘If that were the case, I wouldn’t have seen this sight now.’
A portal was created in front of the sapling.
The Baek Sa-jun that appears beyond that. This was possible because there was that man who pushed for the restoration of the World Tree.
Yoon Sang-goo burst into laughter, and Lee So-min, who was next to him, looked at him as if he were a madman.
and.
“Ah, shit.”
Han Mina got annoyed when she saw Baek Sa-jun.
“Come quickly, really.”
I’m not the main character or anything.
A smile appeared on her lips as she complained.
* * *
Baek Sa-jun, who had exited the portal, looked around.
Nature growing from the ground, monsters lurking everywhere, and hunters visible beyond.
Behind, a translucent world tree stood tall.
“What is this dramatic appearance?”
I didn’t intend for it to appear like this.
Baek Sa-jun frowned at the unexpected sight and sent the undead forward.
The monsters noticed him.
– Kyaaaaah! Kieeek!
– Ugh… … !
Undead and monsters clashing.
The Ice Golem and the Death Knights charged forward, trampling the monsters that blocked their path.
But the momentum was different than usual.
– You are within the range of influence of the World Tree. The ‘Friend of the World Tree’ effect is activated.
– All abilities and skill power +30%, skill magic power consumption -30%, wounds regenerate quickly.
It was thanks to the passive skill being activated.
That wasn’t all.
– The life force disrupts the connection between the red moon and Jinjo. As a result, Jinjo’s power is weakened, and her ‘immortality’ is greatly weakened.
– The branches of the sapling move.
Kurururur!
The translucent branches of the saplings began to proliferate, soon enveloping the entire red moon.
And the branches dug into the moon’s interior.
‘The immortality of Jinjo comes from the red moon.’
Jinjo is virtually immortal.
The reason this is possible is because Jinjo can freely use the life force stored in the Red Moon.
The Red Moon absorbed life and soul from all over Busan, so its vitality was also enormous.
It’s almost immortal to use it.
‘Now is the chance to kill Jinjo.’
Baek Sa-jun quickly assessed the situation while blocking the enemies with the undead. The first thing he saw was a curtain of blood surrounding the castle.
From beyond, the Emperor was looking this way.
And the monster behind him.
“Jinjo… … .”
Lee Hyuk-woon muttered the monster’s name.
Although it has the appearance of a thin woman, its power is no less than that of a monster.
But there was one strange thing.
‘It’s different from what I knew.’
The true ancestor of the previous life wasn’t like that.
This guy, in the form of a complete monster, slaughtered people along with countless vampires.
Although Lee Hyuk-woon had only seen it from afar, he was still overwhelmed by its strength.
‘Compared to his previous life, the current Jinjo is… … .’
be weak.
Lee Hyuk-woon quickly realized the reason. The World Tree, and the red moon that had not yet become full.
Because he never regained his full strength.
Also, the World Tree made him weaker.
“… … .”
Lee Hyuk-woon’s gaze turned to Baek Sa-jun.
Could I have been in this situation if that man hadn’t been there? Could I have created this situation?
I couldn’t answer.
‘I have no choice but to admit it.’
If it weren’t for Baek Sa-jun, Geom Hwang would have fallen into the hands of the Soul Reaver, and the city of Seomyeon would have eventually fallen into ruin as it was toyed with by him.
There would have been no work to restore the World Tree.
“What are you looking at like that?”
“… … .”
Baek Sa-jun felt the gaze and asked.
Lee Hyuk-woon did not answer and just grabbed his sword.
“I guess I’ll have to drop the truth. I’ll go first.”
Lee Hyuk-woon kicked the ground.
A single beam of light cut through all the enemies blocking its path as it headed towards the castle.
Baek Sa-jun clicked his tongue and gestured to his followers.
“Anyway, keep it short.”
The followers standing in front of Baek Sa-jun.
He climbed onto Cerberus’s back and shouted at Hanmina, who was fighting the monsters.
“Han Mina! Hurry up and finish up and come with me!”
– Right?
Cerberus kicking the ground.
Even the skeleton and Hanmi were shocked when they saw that. It couldn’t be helped. The direction Baek Sajun went was the exact opposite of Lee Hyukwoon.
Because it was a place with a red moon.
“Where is that guy going?”
Jinjo is in the direction that Lee Hyuk-un went.
Han Mina blankly watched Baek Sa-jun’s antics as he disappeared into the distance in an instant.
* * *
The World Tree’s sapling turned the situation around.
The blood monsters created by Jinjo disappeared, and his followers retreated with great damage.
She was the same.
– Your Majesty, you… are trolling… …!
The breath of life seeped into Jinjo.
She felt her strength weakening. She bit her lip and glared at the Sword Emperor.
“I didn’t prepare it.”
The Emperor smiled faintly.
The breath of life healed all the wounds he had sustained, including the one on his abdomen.
He glanced at where Baek Sa-jun was. Jin-jo noticed his gaze and ground his teeth.
– Yeah, that’s him. That necromancer… … .
Jinjo was convinced that someone was helping Geom Hwang. And now, he knew who it was.
A necromancer who leads the undead.
He was trampling on the weakened monsters and rallying the cornered hunters.
– I never thought a mere human could cause such a nuisance.
Jinjo looked down at his body.
The part that was hit by the life energy melted away. Normally, it would have regenerated in an instant.
One, it was different now.
‘The playback speed has slowed down.’
Jinjo’s wounds began to heal.
However, compared to before the World Tree appeared, the speed was extremely slow. This was because the life energy was preventing the True Ancestor from regenerating.
She burst out laughing.
‘Am I going to lose again? I was defeated and fell miserably, and now I’ve come to another world and am doing it again.’
Is this a miserable fate?
Jinjo’s face crumpled up ugly. No, that can’t be. He can’t fall again.
Even if it means dying, even if it means giving up a future where I can fully regain my strength.
‘All the humans here are killed.’
Jinjo’s two eyes shone coldly.
– Master! Are you okay?
– We… Ugh!
– Yeah, I’m… okay.
The attendants approached Jinjo.
Her retinue had suffered great losses. Could they be of any help to her?
No, that won’t help.
– Welcome, my faithful followers.
Jinjo looked around at his followers.
The vampires she gave blood to. That blood contained the power of the True King.
It means that the power was shared.
And now.
– Phew!
– Ugh, ugh… …!
Jinjo needed strength.
The power to heal the wounds and escape from here. Her claws pierced the hearts of half of her followers.
– It was I who created you, so it is up to me to take your lives.
– Oh, why… … .
– Your blood will help me win.
Half of the group instantly dried up like mummies, and then soon turned to dust and scattered.
The remaining followers who watched the scene trembled in fear that they too might die.
But Jinjo had no intention of doing that.
– You guys risk your lives and buy time. Use every means at your disposal to stop them.
– Ha, but… Ugh! Oh, I understand!
A subordinate has no right to refuse an order.
Blood monsters rose from the blood that soaked the floor. The followers stepped forward to follow orders, knowing what fate awaited them.
Jinjo concentrated his mind.
– Boil over.
A huge magic circle made of blood was drawn.
Then, the ground where the Emperor was standing split apart.
– Kwarr… Kwarr!
“Huh!”
Blood gushed out like a waterfall between them.
The gushing blood corroded the surrounding area, and without stopping, it caused a powerful explosion.
Jinjo immediately cast her next spell, and her new form began to blur.
“Are you thinking of running away?”
– Run away? No way… … .
A blood magic circle appears at Jinjo’s feet.
She laughed at the Emperor.
– I’m preparing to kill you guys.
Spatial transfer.
Jinjo’s body completely disappeared. Geomhwang frowned and read where she was headed.
‘Is this… a red moon?’
Jinjo’s presence headed towards the red moon.
She might be up to something there. We need to chase her right now.
– Ugh!
– You won’t be able to approach the master!
“Dogs abandoned by their owners… … .”
Jinjo’s followers and bloody monsters blocked the path of the Emperor. There was nothing he could do. He had no choice but to quickly deal with these guys and move on.
The Emperor took up his sword.
“Are you okay? Jinjo… … .”
“You came? I needed a hand, so it’s good you came.”
At that moment, Lee Hyuk-woon arrived.
The Emperor gestured at the enemies in front of him with his eyes.
“Jinjo has fled to the Red Moon. Let’s deal with these guys quickly together and pursue him.”
“Yes, I understand.”
“But, didn’t Baek Sa-jun come with you?”
Lee Hyuk-woon turned his head.
Baek Sa-jun was nowhere to be seen. The undead were no different. He said he would go first, so they must have been following him.
“We came together, but you disappeared alone.”
“hmm.”
Lee Hyuk-woon frowned. On the contrary, Geom-hwang smiled with a relaxed expression.
If it’s Baek Sa-jun, it must mean something.
That’s the kind of man he is.
“Let Baek Sa-jun move on his own.”
“Yes, then… … .”
Lee Hyuk-woon and Geom-hwang raised their swords.
“Let’s handle it quickly.”
– Kiaaaah!
A sword energy that cuts through the air.
Moments later, a one-sided massacre unfolded.