The Necromancer in The Novel Picks up Bones - Chapter 122
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Episode 122
The soul reaver’s bones were very special.
[Soul Reaver’s Bones (Unique)]
· A bone imbued with the power of a soul reaper. When used, it grants the gift ‘Soul Steal’ to a subordinate.
· Gift, ‘Soul Steal’: When certain conditions are met, the opponent’s body is taken, and the subordinate can possess the stolen body. The conditions and penalties for soul stealing are as follows… … .
*Warning: This gift may not be handled properly by the servants. Please use it with caution.
· Special Effect: When used to strengthen a group, special powers are released to the group.
I’ve farmed a lot of bones so far, but this is the first bone that has a warning message attached to it.
The gift cannot be handled by the servants.
I think I know the general reason.
‘The servants have no soul.’
Soul stealing is a form of soul taking over a body by taking it from the main body.
First, where would a soul be for someone who has already resurrected the dead?
Although there is a bit of an ego.
‘There is a high probability that the gift will not be handled properly.’
I thought about writing myself, but that wasn’t possible at the time.
Because the duration of gift rental is short.
“It’s literally a thorn in the side.”
Baek Sa-jun stroked the corner of his mouth and fell into thought. After thinking for a while, he came to a conclusion.
By writing.
– Reinforce the ‘Skeleton’ with the bones of the ‘Soul Reaver’. These are bones with special powers… … .
– Some of the ability levels of the clan increase.
– Unique gifts and skills have been created for the clan! These gifts and skills will not disappear when the clan evolves, and will be strengthened together.
Baek Sa-jun’s eyes widened.
Unique gifts and unique skills. Could the followers learn these things? It was a setting he didn’t even know about.
I went straight to check what it was.
· Gift, ‘Manifestation of Loyalty’: A manifestation of the loyalty of the followers. It creates a shield that protects itself and its master’s body like armor.
* Defense +20%, shield strength +30%.
* Stamina rating increases by one level.
· Skill, ‘Aura of the Dead’: Creates an aura with incredible sharpness in the weapon of the servants. Enemies hit by the aura have their physical abilities reduced by 10%.
An exclamation escaped Baek Sa-jun’s mouth.
What should I say? I guess it’s a gift and skill that’s just right for the skeleton clan.
“Are you okay?”
– Huh?
The skeleton also felt the change.
Baek Sa-jun ordered the guy to use . As the skeleton concentrated, black energy appeared on the guy and Baek Sa-jun’s bodies.
And that energy changed into armor.
A defensive shield in the form of armor. It looked quite sturdy and seemed like it would be helpful in blocking enemy attacks.
“Here it grows again… … .”
Just as a Hunter’s Gifts grow as they level up, so do their Unique Gifts.
I really liked that.
‘It was a gamble, but it’s okay to this extent.’
I felt like I had won big from gambling.
If possible, I would like to obtain more bones like this and give one to each of my other clansmen.
‘Since these bones come from the soul reaver, if we kill other executors, similar bones may come out.’
All the more reason to deal with them.
Baek Sa-jun knocked on the head of the skeleton that was looking around the spear that had caused the .
“It was a good idea to use it on the skeleton.”
– Right?
The once one-member family became four, and Jinjo, who was born a different way, became the new family.
However, for Baek Sa-jun, the most special servant was none other than the skeleton.
I thought it was a good idea to write to him.
‘I guess I can just give the items to Jinjo.’
There were items dropped by Jinjo.
They distributed it according to contribution, and Baek Sa-jun got the dress and heart that Jinjo had worn.
[Vampiric Dress (Legendary)]
· A dress of Jinjo that had a great notoriety in the other world. It is very old and doesn’t seem to have any function as a defensive device, but it is surprisingly strong.
· Defense +150, Magic Defense +170.
· All abilities +10.
· Reduces damage taken by +15%.
· Blood-related skills are strengthened by +40%, and the amount of blood consumed when using skills is reduced.
· You can use [Vampiric Aura] to automatically absorb blood from nearby allies and heal their wounds whenever they attack an enemy.
[Heart of Jinjo (Legendary)]
· It contains the powerful power of the fallen Jinjo. However, the resentment and curse contained within it are so strong that there is currently no way to use it.
Needless to say, the owner of the dress.
Since she could not wear this dress herself or any of her other servants, she decided to give it to Jinjo.
He was also the original owner.
“The heart… This picture is strange.”
Looking at Jinjo’s heart in front of the revived Jinjo, I felt a very strange feeling.
I decided to keep this for now.
‘I need to think of a way to use it.’
It’s not like there was no way.
* * *
The next day.
Before going to Manwol’s guild house, Baek Sa-jun decided to stop by the newly appeared Seomyeon.
A kind of reward obtained by completing an event.
– The owner of the ‘Coin Shop’ has appeared in writing. A catalog of special items will be revealed to the five people who achieved the highest contribution.
Who achieved the highest contribution?
Of course, that goes without saying.
– 1st place in contribution: Baek Sa-jun.
– Congratulations! You have been awarded 500,000 coins and the right to view a special catalog!
– The price of store items is discounted by 20%!
The amount of coins Baek Sa-jun has is around 900,000.
It’s enough to stock up on expensive items.
– A familiar guest has arrived!
The shop owner was an old man whose entire body was made of red gas. He was a ghost that Baek Sa-jun had already encountered before.
– Hehe, you contributed the most! Who knew you had the skills to defeat that Sword Emperor!
“Please show me the item.”
– Let’s get to the point? That’s fine too!
The old man waved his hand.
Then the air split apart, revealing a space filled with all sorts of precious items.
– Choose carefully! If you miss this opportunity, you’ll never see these items again!
Baek Sa-jun first examined the items in the subspace.
What’s inside is a swaying fusion.
A legendary item that can absorb four items. It is an item with unique options.
Every time I see this, a thought comes to mind.
‘Can’t this be used on a cursed item?’
An item similar to the Fire Dragon’s armor that the skeleton possesses.
In the case of such items, it is usually used after being cursed. The problem is that the stronger the curse, the more difficult it is to curse, and there is a penalty for weakening the item’s performance when cursed.
Cursed items often have options that are as powerful as the curse they contain.
If only we could just take those options out.
‘Not bad, right?’
Baek Sa-jun searched his memories.
There should have been an item in the coin shop. A powerful but incredibly cursed staff.
[Tyrant’s Authority: 300,000C.]
It was a magnificently-looking staff. However, the indelible blood was fading its splendor.
Overall, it was an item with strong options, but there were two options that stood out.
· You can use [Tyrant’s Return] to summon the Tyrant and his Soul Knights for a short period of time.
· The soul of the tyrant trapped inside the staff will eat away at the soul of the wearer. If worn for a long time, the tyrant will take over your body.
The return of the tyrant.
This is a trademark option of the named villain in the original work who had his body stolen by the tyrant.
If only this penalty could be eliminated.
‘There is no item as good as this.’
It is an option with tremendous destructive power.
The shop owner, who had been quietly watching Baek Sa-jun purchase the item, stuck out his tongue.
– Huh! Are you really thinking of buying that? It’s in my catalog, but it’s not for human use!
“Everyone has their own thoughts.”
– Wow, what a strange guy has arrived!
It was so bad that the store owner had to stop him.
And there was another one in the coin shop, a wand that could be fed to the swaying amalgam.
[Grudge: 300,000C.]
· You can use [Thanatos] to summon a giant god of death and cut down enemies in front.
· The aura of death embedded in the staff consumes the user. If worn for a long time, death occurs.
These are all extremely ominous items.
However, if you can just remove the curse option, it’s a very useful item, especially the grudge.
‘The grudge was an item that gave quests.’
If you use the grudge option, , a certain number of times, a special quest will be granted.
When you complete it, you will learn a special skill.
It was an item I definitely wanted to take with me.
‘There’s about 300,000 left. So… … .’
Baek Sa-jun purchased several items.
Materials that can relieve the resentment contained in the ‘Hell Sword’ used by the skeleton and the ‘Heart of the True King’.
Even a wand that Magnus could use.
“It’s done now.”
– Hehe, I don’t care since I sold them! Who would have thought that humans would buy these!
The shop owner shakes his head.
Baek Sa-jun took out the swaying fusion. Then he took out the tyrant’s authority and resentment.
– The swaying amalgam absorbs items. Targets: Staff of the Undead, Tyrant’s Authority, Grudge.
– Applies the options of Tyrant’s Authority and Resentment based on the Staff of the Immortal.
– Select the options you need.
Which option will you choose?
There is no need to worry.
– Items are fused.
– The base item is further strengthened. A new item is created… … .
– Ohhh! Suddenly, there’s light!
A fusion that swallows up the tyrant’s authority and resentment.
Light filled the shop. When the shopkeeper opened his eyes again, the items were gone.
There is only one new wand.
[Nightmare Amalgam (Legendary)]
· A staff created by fusing only items with evil energy. It is very ominous.
· Magic attack power +240, morale +25.
· Undead Strength Aura (+40%).
· Necromancer attack skill power +60%, Necromancer attack skill morale consumption -20%.
· +30% to recovery speed.
· Number of undead that can be summoned below upper level +2.
· Once a day, you can use [Undead’s Madness], which greatly strengthens your subordinate undead but causes them to all be destroyed when the duration ends.
· You can use [Tyrant’s Return] to summon the Tyrant and his Soul Knights for a short period of time.
· You can use [Thanatos] to summon a giant god of death and cut down enemies in front.
· Can absorb one more item.
Baek Sa-jun whistled.
A staff with three special options, and no penalties attached to it.
It was a cane that you couldn’t get even for a billion dollars.
I held the cane with a satisfied heart.
– Ooh, oooooooooo!
Just then, the shop owner, who had been blankly staring at the newly made cane, let out a scream.
And with an expression full of anger.
– What, what have you done! What have you made with the items in my special catalog!
“Can’t you tell just by looking at it? It’s good.”
– This, this! This is ridiculous! I can’t forgive this. Someone who doesn’t know the value of items!
The shop owner’s body became huge.
He lifted Baek Sa-jun up with his large hands and threw him out the door of the store.
– You don’t deserve to buy my stuff!
Kuuung!
The door to the coin shop closed. The eyes of the people around turned to Baek Sa-jun.
“What if I have nothing to live for in the future?”
Now the coin shop will never appear again.
Baek Sa-jun got up from his seat.
“Is it time to leave now?”
I finished what I had to do in Busan.
All that was left was to leave. Baek Sa-jun walked. To the guild house where Geom-hwang was waiting.