The Necromancer in The Novel Picks up Bones - Chapter 138



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Episode 138

‘It’ opened its eyes.

No, there is a misnomer in that statement, for it had no eyes whatsoever.

To be precise.

– Thud, thud.

‘It’ woke up.

When it woke up, it looked around. It was so dark that it was hard to see even an inch ahead.

It brought back memories.

[Why am I here?]

My memory was hazy.

The place he was in should not have been a dark place like this, but the ground. A place where there was once a lot of food, but it became quiet after ‘it’ swallowed it up.

[There is nothing to eat there.]

So the last memory of ‘it’ was wandering the earth looking for something to eat.

Other than that, my memories were vague.

I didn’t know what happened after that, or why I came here.

The only thing that comes to mind is.

[get hungry.]

It was an unbearable hunger.

‘It’ looked back at its own state. It had eaten countless lives in the world it originally existed in and absorbed the powers they possessed.

This was because it had the ability to eat living things and absorb the target’s power.

The strength I gained in that process is no longer felt. I can only feel a little of it.

[It got weaker. Then, more… … .]

Have to eat.

New food. Living things. I must eat them to fill this hunger. ‘It’ broadened its senses. It felt the energy of countless lives everywhere.

And the spirit of those who have power.

There is a lot to eat here.

– Clang! Clang!

I heard a sound.

The sound of something being hit. A moment later, a faint light illuminated ‘it’ along with the sound of something collapsing.

The presence of food can be felt at the same time.

It chuckled.

[Eat. Here too, until the end.]

has awakened.

* * *

Maseok mine in Jeju Island.

There were a lot of workers in the recently discovered mine, which was currently being developed.

They were residents of the liberated city.

– Clang! Clang!

“This, fucking, fucking, madness… …!”

“Gasp, huh!”

The villagers, their faces blackened by blood, kept swearing and striking their pickaxes.

Mining work is notoriously hard.

You have to work continuously with little to no rest time, and you are not compensated appropriately.

Literally forced labor.

“Damn it, at least give me some food!”

“Hey, be careful. What if they hear you?”

“Those kids won’t stay still. But what can I do! They’re going to get killed anyway!”

The resident spat out curses.

If you don’t work, you’ll be killed by the Liberation Alliance guys, and if you work, you’ll die from overwork. No matter what you do, you’ll die, so you can’t help but curse.

“Ugh, shit… I’ll go work by myself for a bit.”

“Okay, go ahead and cool your head.”

But what good will it do to vent your anger like this on people in the same situation?

The villager sighed deeply and entered a nearby passage. If he rested, he would be scolded, so he should work alone and collect his thoughts.

– Bam, bam!

“Fucking shit… … .”

The villager struck his pickaxe again.

Memories of the past came to mind. Before the warlords took control of this place, when I worked as a mediator.

I never thought it would turn out like this.

‘If only I could get out of Jeju Island.’

That’s impossible.

The Jeju Island shipping route is tightly controlled by the Jeju Island Liberation Union and Outlaws. They do not allow the Jeju Island residents to leave.

‘Am I going to have to live here like this for the rest of my life?’

I felt suffocated.

The liberated city is as safe as the Green Zone, but it does not allow any freedom.

“If only I could get out onto land… huh?”

Kyaang! Kwarrur!

The moment the villager struck the magic stone with his pickaxe, the wall around the magic stone suddenly collapsed.

And in between.

“Ugh! What, what is it?”

Something poured out.

The villager was terrified and tried to pull back.

– Crunch.

At that moment, a strange sound was heard.

And there’s also a strange sensation on your feet. It feels like you’re stepping on liquid. No, it’s more like stickiness.

What is this unpleasant feeling?

The residents bowed their heads.

“This is… … .”

There is some unknown liquid under my feet.

The resident shined his flashlight at his feet. Then the identity of what was beneath his feet was revealed.

That was mud.

Mud so black it’s ominous.

“Mud? What kind of mud is that in a mine?”

“Hey, what’s wrong? What’s wrong?”

“Oh, no. It’s nothing! It’s just… … .”

The mud came out.

As the resident spoke, he tried to take his foot off the ground. Just then, something grabbed his ankle.

“uh?”

It was mud.

The mud underfoot began to move as if it were alive and grabbed the resident’s ankle.

A goosebumps ran down his back.

A strong sense of foreboding flashed through my mind.

“Hey, wait a minute! Anyone… … !”

– Crunch.

Help me.

The moment the resident was about to shout that, the mud that had caught his ankles gushed out in a large spurt.

As if opening its mouth to swallow food.

– Oh my god!

“Uh, ah… … !”

The mud engulfed the residents in an instant.

Then a sound was heard. Crunch, crunch! The horrible sound of bones and flesh being crushed and swallowed.

Hearing the commotion, other residents came over later.

“Hey, what did you say… Huh?!”

The mud swallowed another resident in one fell swoop.

The sound of flesh being chewed echoed again. When the sound died away, the mud began to tremble.

– Crunch!

[Ugh, ugh… … .]

A human figure emerged from the mud.

A figure that looked like it was made of clay from the villager it had just swallowed. It moved around awkwardly, but quickly became accustomed to being human.

[Two. Still… not enough.]

mud.

No, the predator sensed the surroundings. There was plenty of prey here. Some with decent strength.

And on the ground, there was even more food.

[good.]

The predator reached out.

Then the mud under his feet split into numerous entities and spread throughout the mine.

Not long now.

– What, what is this… Hwaaaaah!

– Sa, save me! No, don’t come, don’t come… … !

– It’s a monster! Attack! Attack me! Aaah!

Screams echoed from all directions.

It was the scream of those being eaten. Among them, those with power, the hunters, fought back to defeat the mud, but it was not enough.

[Haaaaaah… … .]

Those in the mine were eaten in an instant.

The predator felt the power filling his body. He immediately remembered what powers those he had absorbed possessed and how they could be used.

[I can’t stand the hunger.]

The mud stirred again.

Then, countless human figures were created from the clay. They were the people that the predator had swallowed in this mine, recreated from the clay.

[On the ground… … .]

The predator began to move.

A huge block of mud and figures of people made of mud quickly ascended the mine.

The destination is ground level.

[I’m hungry.]

This hunger must be filled.

* * *

The predator descends.

Baek Sa-jun, who was in the mine, went up to the surface as soon as he saw the message. At that moment, soldiers from the Jeju Island Liberation Association were standing on the surface.

“What is this? Joe, the end? A predator?”

“Sergeant, what on earth has appeared?”

“How would I not know that?”

The soldiers were talking about a message that had appeared to all the hunters on Jeju Island a little while ago.

The end, a message that has descended.

The end of the world is coming to Jeju Island? The soldiers noticed Baek Sa-jun’s presence while talking.

“What is it, mercenary? Isn’t the work not over yet?”

“wireless set.”

“ok?”

The soldiers frowned.

Why the radio all of a sudden? But that question was quickly resolved when the radio on his waist started working.

An urgent voice was heard over the radio.

– Hey, this is Area 25 Mine! Area 25 Mine! Do you copy? Requesting assistance! We need assistance!

– Anyone! Quickly! There’s no time! Quickly!

It was the voices of those in other mines.

A voice that could tell that the situation was urgent. There was deep fear and shock in that voice.

“Support? Why are you guys like this?”

“Are those Outlaws attacking again?”

“Then you’d be annoyed. These kids, I don’t know what it is, but they’re really scared. Why would they be scared…?”

The moment when the soldiers thought with wonder.

– Ow, ewaaaah!

– What, something’s coming up! In the mine… … !

– Whoa whoa whoa!

A terrible scream came over the radio.

It wasn’t an ordinary scream. It was the kind of scream that would come out when one saw something one couldn’t understand.

The soldiers froze when they heard the sound.

“What, what is it? What’s going on… … .”

“Where is the 25th district mine?”

“Huh, huh?”

“Where are you?”

Baek Sa-jun asked back coldly.

His skills are decent, but he’s just a mercenary magician. He’s not someone you’d be afraid of or anything.

But the soldier swallowed without realizing it.

A strong pressure was weighing on him.

“Hey, from here, west. If you go straight for about 30 minutes, there’s a mine. There’s only one, so you’ll find it quickly.”

Baek Sa-jun turned his back.

A black aura and evil energy flowed out from him and transformed into the shape of a giant monster.

In the form of Cerberus.

“let’s go!”

– Keuheuheu!

Cerberus roars and stomps the ground.

The two new figures disappeared in an instant. It was an unbelievable speed considering their huge bodies.

The soldiers stared blankly at his back.

“Hey, what’s that? Isn’t that a wizard?”

“Cow, isn’t that a summoned beast?”

“A wizard handles summons like that?”

The soldiers were confused by the unexpected situation. However, now was not the time to be confused by such things.

– Area 25! This is Area 25 mine! Ah, an unknown monster! It’s devouring people!

– Hey, if anyone’s listening! Call the captain! This guy, we can stop him… …!

Cheeeeek!

With those words, the radio cut off. The soldiers looked at the radio with terrified faces.

“What the hell is going on?”

I couldn’t figure out what the situation was right now.

But, one thing is certain.

– Kkaaaaaaah!

Something terrible is going to happen to Jeju Island.

That much I could tell.

* * *

Area 25 mine.

The mine, where mining operations were being carried out as usual just a few dozen minutes ago, is now…

“Ugh, ah, ahhh… … .”

– Crunch, crunch!

It was hell.

A huge amount of black mud erupted from the mine without any warning. And countless people were created from the mud that sprang up there.

“That, that, isn’t that Seongjun?”

“Tongue, bro! What the heck is this… … .”

– Oh, ahhh… … .

The clay figures approached the soldiers who recognized them. As they got closer, they suddenly opened their arms wide.

[I’m hungry.]

“Ugh, huh!”

He swallowed his opponent as it was.

Crunch, crunch! Soldiers are absorbed in an instant. But that doesn’t last long, as the absorbed soldiers surge up.

Molded out of clay.

“What, what is it? What are you talking about… … .”

– Gh …

“Go, attack! Attack!”

The soldiers rained down attacks on the mudmen.

Those made of clay slowly raised their hands while taking the pouring attacks.

A gift unfolded from his fingertips.

“A gift?!”

“Hey, that’s magic!”

The soldiers were astonished at the unbelievable sight.

Suddenly, black mud appeared and began to swallow people. Those swallowed were reborn as mud and regained their previous strength.

Does this even make sense?

[There’s a lot to eat here.]

“The mud… … !”

Black mud rose endlessly from the mine and spread in all directions. The mud continued to expand its territory, swallowing up everyone who came near.

Screams were heard from all directions. The soldiers suddenly remembered the message they had seen earlier.

– The second apocalypse begins.

– descends.

end.

That black mud is the end. If that isn’t the end, then what is?

The soldiers’ bodies trembled.

‘Is there any way to stop this?’

‘If that spreads throughout Jeju Island… … .’

What on earth is going to happen?

Their bodies could not help but tremble. The soldiers looked at the rapidly approaching mud with terrified faces.

Fear consumed their minds.

“Oh, no! I don’t want to die!”

“Save me! Euaaaah!”

The soldiers’ choice was to escape.

This is hopeless. Fighting is a death sentence. We must run away from here immediately.

But the predator didn’t miss them.

[You guys, slow.]

“Oh, don’t come! Whoa!”

Black mud approaching at incredible speed.

A wave of mud rose up right behind the soldiers, ready to strike.

The soldiers who looked back screamed.

[I like that scream.]

The predator laughed at the soldiers.

And the black mud swallowed the soldiers.

– Whoosh whoosh!

[… … ?]

To be exact, I almost swallowed it.

Until the fierce flames that cut through the air burned the black mud.

The fire-engulfed mud receded.

[I…….]

It’s burning?

The predator felt embarrassed. Even though he was weakened, there was someone who could burn him.

The bastard’s gaze moved.

Beyond there stood a gigantic figure.

“I already knew it looked like shit.”

A giant guard dog that spits fire from its mouth.

And the man who climbed on top of it.

“It looks even more like shit in person.”

Baek Sa-jun smirked at the predator.