The Necromancer in The Novel Picks up Bones - Chapter 121
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Episode 121
The excitement of the festival has cooled down.
In fact, it was so quiet that there was no heat to begin with, but even the residual heat has cooled down.
All that remains is a terrible silence.
– ‘Resist the apocalypse’.
– Survive by resisting four apocalypses.
It was because of the message that appeared before everyone’s eyes.
This message was not just for those here. It was a message that appeared not only in Busan but also in other regions, no, all over Korea at the same time.
There must be chaos everywhere by now.
– Korea has proven that it has adapted to the apocalypse. From now on, apocalypses of various kinds will appear all over Korea. Resist them.
– And prove that you have adapted to the apocalypse and have the power to resist it.
– The end begins at an unexpected time.
After that, the message disappeared.
But people were still staring blankly at the place where the message had been just a moment ago.
It had to be that way.
‘Well, I guess they really poured cold water on me.’
Now, just as we are rejoicing over overcoming the apocalypse, there is talk of the apocalypse happening again.
If Baek Sa-jun had not known that this message would come out, he would have reacted the same way as them.
and.
“You… aren’t surprised.”
Lee Hyuk-woon must have been like that too.
The protagonist, expressionless as always, spoke to Baek Sa-jun in a cold tone as always.
Baek Sa-jun shrugged his shoulders.
“Even though it looks like this, I’m still really surprised.”
“Nonsense.”
Lee Hyuk-woon snorted.
But I didn’t ask any more questions. Even though it was only for a short time, I knew that Baek Sa-jun was not a great man who would answer even if I asked him more questions.
“Excuse me. This is a message… … .”
“The end… is happening again? What the… … .”
Han Mina and Yoo Seong-ah looked flustered.
“Joe, the apocalypse, you mean. Are you talking about the apocalypse that happened a long time ago? Like that day when monsters suddenly appeared and hunters appeared… … .”
“well.”
The first main story, .
As the story of the end began, fields, dungeons, and monsters poured out from all over the world.
From that day on, the world changed.
That was about 7 years ago.
‘Four Ends.’
, , , . Those are the names of the apocalypses.
There is one thing that is fortunate.
‘It’s smaller in scale than Busan.’
If the initial suppression is successful, then yes.
In the original, Lee Hyuk-woon succeeded in suppressing two apocalypses initially, but failed the remaining two.
Those would have been the seeds of evolution and predators.
“So, Lee Hyuk-woon. Why did you come here?”
“… … .”
Han Mina and Yoo Seong-ah were lost in thought.
Baek Sa-jun left the two behind and looked at Lee Hyuk-woon. A cold gaze was fixed on Baek Sa-jun’s face.
“Tomorrow… I’m leaving.”
“Oh really? That’s good. Can you at least see me off?”
“We’re not in a position to see each other off.”
It was exactly as he said.
Baek Sa-jun burst into laughter.
“Lastly, there’s something I want to say.”
It’s deep night now.
Since Lee Hyuk-woon was standing in a place where the light couldn’t reach, I couldn’t see what his expression was.
But for a brief moment, moonlight illuminated him.
“Don’t change.”
Lee Hyuk-woon’s expression was one of confusion.
Things that happened in his past life, and things that happened in his present life. Things related to Baek Sa-jun were all tangled up in a messy way, confusing him.
He turned his back.
“I just wanted to say that.”
“Where are you going?”
“west.”
Lee Hyuk-woon disappeared into the darkness.
All that remains is his voice.
“If we get a chance, let’s meet again.”
Baek Sa-jun looked in the direction where Lee Hyuk-woon disappeared.
The two are far apart. They haven’t gotten close, and it’s unclear whether they will ever get close again.
But one thing was different.
“That guy is asking to meet again.”
If it were normal, I would have said all kinds of horrible things like I would kill you, execute you, and greeted you.
Baek Sa-jun snorted.
‘I guess I should say I had some income.’
Although the relationship with Lee Hyuk-woon has not changed much, the hostile relationship has been overcome.
That meant a lot.
Baek Sa-jun turned his back.
“The one who shouldn’t change is… you.”
A fake protagonist who experiences great failure and becomes frustrated, turning to the Apocalypse Force.
Lee Hyuk-woon.
Rather, I wanted to tell this side not to change.
“Is the festival over?”
The city was as quiet as a mouse.
Baek Sa-jun looked around the city and sighed.
‘Wow, it’s not an easy world.’
The world called the end times was like that.
* * *
The festival ended faster than expected.
I saw a message saying the apocalypse is happening again, so I don’t feel like celebrating.
Everyone was busy trying to figure out the situation.
‘The four ends… … .’
The only one who had some spare time was Baek Sa-jun.
And Lee Hyuk-woon, who had just left Seomyeon with his colleagues. Baek Sa-jun recalled his words.
‘Go west.’
In the west, disasters called and occur.
These are handled by Lee Hyuk-woon without fail.
The problem is and .
‘Which of the two should I deal with first…?’
It was a predator.
It is a formless monster with an enormous appetite that eats anything it can.
It’s a troublesome thing that doesn’t just stop at eating, but also ‘absorbs’ the power of the person it eats.
‘He’s a strong guy when he first appears, but the longer you delay, the stronger he becomes, and he’s a nuisance.’
A predator is someone who knows how to hide himself.
So it’s not easy to find. The longer you spend searching for it, the stronger it will become.
We need to deal with this as quickly as possible.
“Then I guess I should go to Jeju Island.”
Where predators appear.
The problem is that it is not easy to get to Jeju Island, so we will have to figure out a separate method for that.
Baek Sa-jun clicked his tongue.
“I had some time to spare… maybe two weeks.”
Predators are a late bloomer.
I know that in the original work, the third main story started and the activity started two weeks later.
I guess I have some free time.
‘I guess I’ll have to go through a few dungeons in the meantime.’
Baek Sa-jun took out an item from his bosom.
. I have to clear the dungeon related to this. I also have to visit a dungeon related to poison and eat it raw. It seems like there will be a request from Magina Corporation as well.
There will be a lot of work to do for a while.
“Oh, shit.”
Baek Sa-jun closed his eyes tightly.
This world is too harsh a place to enjoy peaceful rest. There is no time for rest.
He let out a deep sigh.
‘Still, I have to do what I have to do.’
Baek Sa-jun put a message in front of his eyes.
Long messages appeared before my eyes.
– Level increased by 10 levels.
– All skills have increased in level.
– Level conditions have been met. The levels of the unique skills, ‘Subjugation’ and ‘Assimilation’ have increased.
– You can have one more subordinate.
My level went up a lot after this battle.
[Baek Sa-jun]
· Level: 155
· Class: Necromancer
· Gift: Bone Collector
· Strength: 101 · Agility: 100
· Stamina: 106 · Morale: 363
My level went up a lot when I entered Busan. It couldn’t be helped because I kept fighting nonstop.
Anyway, that’s not what’s important.
[Fairy Tale (Lv.2)]
· Rating: Unique.
· You can assimilate with one of your unsummoned followers. When assimilating, you can borrow one of the followers’ gifts or two skills.
* When renting a gift, the rental time is shortened. Also, some gifts cannot be rented.
· Additionally, one of the user’s abilities will increase depending on the race of the assimilated clan. (Maximum +40)
What’s important is that the fairy tale has a new effect.
‘Gift lending.’
It’s not that useful yet.
The downside is that the rental period is short. Still, it could be useful in an emergency situation.
Baek Sa-jun nodded with satisfaction.
Now there’s only one thing left.
“Hey, skeleton. Bring it over.
– Right away.
It is to use a subordinate system.
Who will you take as your subordinates?
There was no need to worry about that. Baek Sa-jun looked down at the corpse that the skeleton had brought, which was nothing but bones.
It was Jinjo’s corpse.
“I’ve been waiting for this day.”
Jinjo. Among the corpses that Baek Sajun has made into his followers so far, this one is of the highest value.
Of course, there were some concerns.
‘I must have lost a lot of strength.’
Because he had lost his power, it was none other than Baek Sa-jun who stopped him from trying to recover the Red Moon.
This is just a guess, though.
‘I have a feeling I’ll have to raise it quite a bit… … .’
Still, it’s a corpse worth it.
Baek Sa-jun took a deep breath.
“Okay, let’s do it.”
Baek Sa-jun used .
A black aura emanating from him.
– I used the fourth retinue. I made ‘The Fallen True King, Iria’ the fourth retinue.
– You can view the status window of the relevant group.
– Your stock of frauds has been depleted.
A black aura enveloped Jinjo’s corpse.
I felt a connection with him. Up until this point, it was a familiar development, but something was different.
– Crunch, crunch!
– All, all right?
“Why is he like this?”
The corpse that was once just bones was filled with flesh.
The black aura that had wrapped around Jinjo’s corpse had transformed into flesh. The skin color was the characteristic pale color of a corpse, and the body was still dried out.
It was strange that I gained weight.
‘I revived him as a skeleton.’
I knew this would happen.
I thought he would be reduced to nothing but bones, but I never thought he would gain weight again.
Is it because of the special race called Jinjo?
– Ooh, ooh ooh… … .
Jinjo slowly got up.
The appearance didn’t change much.
The only difference was that his already pale skin had become even paler, like a ghoul, and his eyes had lost focus.
Baek Sa-jun checked Jinjo’s status window.
[Iria]
· Race: Fallen Jinjo.
· Gift (1/3): Jinjo’s Bloodline.
· Strength: A · Agility: A
· Stamina: A · Morale: A
· Skills held (0/5): None.
· Race Skills: Body Mutation, Vampirism, Blood Curtain, Mid-level Blood Magic, Fog, Spatial Teleportation.
· Gift, ‘Bloodline of the True King’: A being that has been a vampire since the beginning. They do not die easily, and can easily regenerate wounds as long as they have blood. However, they become greatly weakened when they run out of blood.
* Blood magic power +40%, physical mutation effect strengthening +40%, all ability levels raised by one, and absolute authority over certain races.
· Skill, ‘Body Mutation’: Mutates the body to increase strength, agility, and stamina levels by one level. Also, the power of physical skills is strengthened by 50%.
As soon as I saw it, I couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.
All abilities are A grade from the beginning.
‘Is this what it means to be born different?’
In a way, it was natural.
Skeleton was an ordinary civilian, Magnus was a boss monster in a sub-story, and Cerberus was a monster close to a field boss.
Jinjo is a boss monster that led to the end of the world.
It was an incomparable level.
[The subordinate ‘Iria’ requires a huge amount of bone to grow. Be careful.]
That doesn’t mean it was perfect.
Since it was a group that was close to being complete from the beginning, the materials that went into its growth were enormous.
Still, it was a tolerable drawback.
“Okay, then… … .”
Baek Sa-jun took out the bones he had kept.
“Should I adjust it to my taste?”
I got quite a few bones this time.
Bones taken from vampires, and bones taken from bodies taken by soul reavers.
The latter bones in particular were of high quality.
– Grants multiple bones to ‘Iria’.
– The gifts ‘Shadow Monster’, ‘Suggestion’, and the skills ‘Harden’, ‘Blood Sword’, ‘Silence’, ‘Bloody Shield’, and ‘Painful Healing’ have been created for the relevant faction.
Since I got a lot of bones, all the slots are filled.
Hardening, which hardens the body for a short period of time, Blood Sword, which creates a bloody sword, and Silence, which prevents the use of magic within a certain radius.
From the Blood Shield that creates a defensive barrier made of blood to the Painful Heal that heals allies.
· Gift, ‘Shadow Monster’: Raises greedy monsters from the shadows. Monsters disappear when they leave the shadow’s radius.
* Number of summonable creatures: 10.
· Gift, ‘Suggestion’: Suggests the target to follow the next command. The lower the target’s intelligence, the higher the success rate.
Two gifts were also given.
One was obtained from the flesh, and the other was obtained from Letum, who was a member of Jinjo’s household.
“This is enough for Jinjo.”
– Ooh, ooh ooh… … .
Airi groaned and stepped back.
Baek Sa-jun called out to the skeleton standing behind him.
– Gives bones to the ‘Skeleton’.
– The gift ‘Multiple Clone’ and the skill ‘Gale Slash’ have been created for the corresponding group.
· Gift, ‘Multiple Clone’: Creates two clones with 50% of the main body’s combat power. The clones help in battle for a certain amount of time and then disappear.
· Skill, ‘Gale Slash’: Charges with the wind and cuts down enemies, creating a strong wind.
Multiple clones.
This is the gift of a character who appeared as a named villain and the body favored by the soul reaper in the original work.
It was a gift that was perfect for a skeleton fighting in the front line, so I was able to give it to him without much hesitation.
“Now all that’s left is… … .”
The bones of the ‘soul reaper’.
Baek Sa-jun fell into deep agony.
“What should I do with this?”
It was a moment that could not help but be painful.