The Necromancer in The Novel Picks up Bones - Chapter 139



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Episode 139

Baek Sa-jun looked around the 25th mine area.

All that was visible was black mud covering all directions. The mud poured out from the entrance of the mine, indiscriminately eating those on the surface.

The conditions inside the mine are, needless to say.

“You made a mess of it.”

The monster that created this situation was right before my eyes.

A wide expanse of black mud. The mud in the center began to stir and a human figure appeared.

A person made of clay, with an extremely ordinary appearance. His unfocused eyes stared at Baek Sa-jun.

‘Second Apocalypse, Predator.’

In the original, it is a monster that devoured more than half of Jeju Island. Starting with the Ten Heroes, it swallowed up even the warlords, and later tried to cross the sea.

Come onto land to catch more to eat.

‘It would be best if I could kill him here.’

Baek Sa-jun looked at the entrance to the mine.

Predators are clever. They probably know that they are not yet in perfect condition.

He looked at the mud that covered all around.

‘It looks like the main body was left in the mine.’

He is a thorough guy.

If things don’t go well, I’ll just escape through the underground. I’ll just move to another place and eat people to become stronger.

‘It’ll be hard to catch it here.’

To perfectly catch a predator, you must create an environment where it cannot escape.

It’s impossible here. If only I could tell where the bastard first appears.

The location where the predator first appears was also stated as ‘Magic Stone Mine’ in the original work.

This means that the exact location is unknown.

‘At least then.’

Baek Sa-jun looked around.

I saw people lying down in fear. Reinforcements will arrive soon.

‘I have to hinder that guy’s growth as much as possible.’

We have to stop them from being eaten. In the original, the predator grew quickly, eating the people who were here and the reinforcements that would arrive soon.

We need to slow down its growth.

Baek Sa-jun opened his mouth.

“How many people ate?”

[… … .]

No answer came back.

The predator in human form looked at Baek Sa-jun without saying a word. Although his eyes were unfocused, he seemed to be observing me.

The bastard’s gaze turned to his own body.

Mud that is still burning.

– Chew!

As the predator moved its body, the burning part fell and disappeared into black smoke.

He watched the scene quietly.

[The pain, it’s been a long time.]

In the old world, predators grew in strength by consuming countless lives.

It was the first time in a long time that I felt like my body was burning.

[It’s been a while since I’ve experienced this, but it’s quite… unpleasant.]

The corners of the predator’s mouth became sharp.

A blatant mockery directed at Baek Sa-jun. Crunch! Black mud spurted up like a mountain behind the bastard’s back.

[You look quite… delicious.]

The predator’s eyes were gleaming with greed as he looked at Baek Sa-jun. To him, the word “appetizing” meant “strong.”

Because it’s strong, I want to eat it and absorb its strength.

[Once, I wanted to try it.]

The ground where Baek Sa-jun stood became dark.

It was because the mud that had risen up like a mountain covered the sky. The mud that had risen up so high fell towards Baek Sa-jun at an incredible speed.

To swallow him up in one go.

[Can this be burned too?]

– Krrrrrr… … .

Cerberus’ two heads were engulfed in flames. Even Cerberus could not burn mud of that scale.

No, from the beginning.

“There’s no need for that.”

Baek Sa-jun raised his staff high.

greedily absorbs his fraud. The space behind Baek Sa-jun split open, and a gigantic figure appeared through the gap.

The upper body of a giant skeleton, holding a giant scythe.

“Bear.”

– Woof woof… … .

Baek Sa-jun waved his hand toward the mud that had risen like a mountain and was about to cover him.

The messenger agreed with the movement.

– Crunch!

A sickle that cuts through the air.

Then the space split apart. The mud that had been covering Baek Sa-jun also split apart. And a moment later, a huge explosion occurred at the split area.

– Kwaaaaang!

A powerful explosion lit up the air.

The mud he was caught in was scattered in all directions, and soon disappeared into black smoke.

The predator’s eyes widened at the sight.

But that was only for a moment.

[Did I say you were curious about how much I ate?]

The black mud was writhing.

From there, countless people sprang forth. Those who had been ‘eaten’ by predators, made of black mud.

Hundreds of people looked at Baek Sa-jun.

[That’s all. So, I’m hungry.]

“You ate a lot.”

The predator smirked.

At the same time, hundreds of eaten people attacked Baek Sa-jun all at once. Some threw gifts, some threw skills, and some threw their own bodies.

Baek Sa-jun shouted without hesitation.

“Skull, Magnus!”

– Ghhhhhhh!

– Crunch… … !

Two followers appear in front of Baek Sa-jun.

The skeleton blocked the onslaught of attacks with , and Magnus blocked the onslaught with .

He took advantage of the gap and touched the ground.

‘There are no bodies here. Well then.’

There is no choice but to create a corpse.

A desert of death unfolds in an instant. A large number of dead people and corpses from the underworld appear.

The corpses soon rose as undead.

– Ghhhhhhh!

– Gooooooooo!

[The corpse doesn’t really have any taste.]

Howling undead and two golems.

The Ice Golem, whose entire body was made of ice, and the Blood Golem, made of blood and flesh, roared.

The undead charged forward, taking advantage of the gap left by the skeleton and Magnus blocking the enemy’s attacks.

– Uses ‘Aura of Madness’.

– Undead’s attack speed and movement speed are increased by 20%, and casting speed is increased by 30%.

Undead advancing at incredible speed.

The mud beneath their feet surged up as if it would not let them go. But before that, a gust of wind accompanied by flames rushed out.

-Whoooosh!

– Kwaaaaah!

It was a fire started by a skeleton.

The skeleton wrapped around its entire body in instantly burned away the mud that was trying to swallow the undead.

Then, he stirred up the in the sword he was holding, and slashed the air without hesitation.

-Whaaaaah! Kwaaaaang!

– Kkaaaak!

A huge black cloud arose.

A blazing sword energy like hellfire shot forward, engulfing the enemies in front.

A violent explosion rocked the area.

– Kkwadkku!

– Crackle! Crackle!

As the undead surged forward from beyond the explosion, they attacked the frozen eaten ones.

First, the Ice Golem’s coldness froze those who were eaten. Then, the Death Knights swept through the frozen eaten.

Finally, the blood golem’s blood spurted out and exploded, repelling the approaching mud.

[Catch it and eat it.]

Naturally, there were losses in the process, such as the undead being eaten by mud.

But what does that mean?

– Ghhhhhhhhh!

If you have a corpse and your magic allows it, you can summon an undead infinitely.

New undead took the place of those destroyed by being swallowed or eaten by the mud.

– Kuuuung!

– Crunch! Crunch!

Baek Sa-jun’s three followers and the undead quickly reduced the number of those eaten.

The predator frowned at the sight.

It had to be that way.

‘When the prey dies, the predator also becomes weaker.’

The Predator can use the powers of the person it has eaten as its own. And another thing, it can create a ‘eaten one’ out of clay.

However, it is not without its weaknesses.

If the eaten object created in this way is destroyed, the eaten object loses the power it had.

[This is… surprising.]

The predator was purely amazed.

No matter how weak the situation is, I never thought I would be treated this way.

then.

– Paaaaat!

[There’s a lot to eat here.]

It’s something you just have to change your methods.

Some of the Predator’s mud surrounded the undead, and the mud spread in all directions, shooting at the people who were running away in fear.

That wasn’t all.

[New prey has arrived, too.]

I felt prey approaching from all sides.

It was the Liberation Alliance troops that rushed to the scene after hearing the request for support sent by the soldiers in the 25th mine via radio.

There’s so much to catch and eat here.

“Ugh, euaaaah!”

“Oh, don’t come! Whoa!”

Just as the human in front of you continues to summon the undead, you too must continue to eat food.

Because there is so much to eat in this land, and the predator’s body can spread over a wide distance.

Black mud covered the people.

‘now.’

And that was an expected pattern.

Mist flowed from his staff. He brought down the staff in his hand as he heard an ominous scream leaking through the mist.

– Swish!

Fog that covers all directions in an instant.

A blurry spectre appeared through the fog in front of the mud that was about to swallow up the fleeing man.

Ghosts in old armor.

– Whoa! … … !

– Khaaaaah!

In every place, the tyrant and hundreds of ghostly knights following him appeared.

They spread out their formation and cut down the mud that was scattered in all directions.

– Kheuh, hahahaha!

[Ghost, this number… … .]

The mud tried to swallow the ghosts, but it was useless, because they had no bodies.

The predator frowned, and those who were almost eaten stared blankly at the ghosts.

“Don’t just sit around and do nothing, move your feet! Tell the reinforcements not to come and to fall back!”

“Gasp! Yes, yes!”

“Go, thank you!”

Only after hearing Baek Sa-jun’s scolding did the people come to their senses and begin to run away.

Then, the tyrant and his knights, who had lost their target to protect, charged towards the predator.

– Ghhhhhhhhh!

-Whoooosh!

Undead attacking from all sides.

The predator let out a faint sigh as he watched the number of those eaten dwindle.

[I knew it was weak… but was it to this extent?]

Although the situation was unfavorable, the predator had some leeway, as he could use the mine he had appeared in to get away from this place right away.

The guy was staring at Baek Sa-jun.

‘It looks delicious. But.’

The predator thought quickly.

Can you eat the human in front of you? It is possible. If you fight more actively than now, using the strength you have, you can definitely eat them.

But it will come at a great cost.

Is there any reason why this should be so?

[None.]

There is a lot of food here.

There is no need to try to eat that human right now when your strength is not yet at its full potential.

If you build up your strength by eating prey from other places, you will be able to catch more easily.

[Feed. I remembered your face.]

The predator stared at Baek Sa-jun’s face.

I don’t remember what the food looks like, but this time is an exception. That food is worth remembering.

The bastard swallowed and disappeared into the mud.

[Next time we meet, you… … .]

The black mud on the ground disappeared into the mine at an incredible speed. Baek Sa-jun and the undead attacked the mud, but it was meaningless.

[I eat.]

Because the mine is already full of mud.

The black mud that had initially risen to the surface was not all that the predator had. The main body remained in the mine, and only about half of the mud was ejected.

‘Are you trying to run away from here?’

I guess they’re trying to escape from here by using the mine shafts. I can chase them if I want, but…

Baek Sa-jun dropped the hand holding the cane.

‘It’s too dangerous.’

It may be okay in a wide open space, but fighting a predator in a narrow space like an underground space is suicidal.

Baek Sa-jun clicked his tongue.

“A runaway has too much to say.”

– Bam, bang… … .

The skeleton that approached lowered its head. It looked as if it had lost sight of its predator and was embarrassed.

Baek Sa-jun tapped the guy’s head.

“Okay. Don’t worry about it.”

– Knock knock… … .

If you can kill the predator here, that’s best, but if you fail, it doesn’t really matter.

There is still a prey called ‘Ten Girls’ left.

“We’ll meet again soon, Predator.”

Frozen land, east of Jeju Island.

‘You don’t miss it there.’

Baek Sa-jun turned his back.