The Necromancer in The Novel Picks up Bones - Chapter 144



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Episode 144

Two days passed.

Baek Sa-jun had been in contact with several warlords and had made several preparations with Namgung Yeon.

And then I exchanged information with him.

It was information about predators.

“So, it has the characteristic of ignoring attacks below a certain level. Is that what you mean?”

“yes.”

In fact, there is a misunderstanding in the word exchange.

Rather than an exchange, it was more like Baek Sa-jun unilaterally passing on the information he knew to Namgung Yeon.

“The warlords’ soldiers here won’t be able to do much damage. If there’s any chance, the city’s defense facilities would be effective.”

It’s because of the characteristics of a predator.

If the generals leading the warlords of Jeju Island were any different, the soldiers would not be able to surpass that level.

‘It would be different if it were a city’s defense facilities.’

I haven’t seen it myself, but there must be some kind of magic weapon installed, and that should be effective.

We can only hope that it will deter predators.

“And attribute attacks are effective. Like burning or freezing. Physical attacks also work, but they feel less powerful.”

“That’s my specialty.”

“I guess that’s because there are spirits.”

Namgung Yeon had a wide variety of spirits to deal with.

Just because you made a contract with the spirit king of the earth doesn’t mean you’re only specialized in that area. You can control spirits of various attributes, such as fire, water, earth, wind, and ice.

It’s not called the Ten Heroes for nothing.

“You said you would destroy the magic stone in an hour. Then the predator will detect my presence. As planned, I just have to act as bait?”

“That will do.”

“Before that, I have a question. How do you kill a predator? You say it’s made of mud. The warlords say they even split its body apart.”

Namgung Yeon looked puzzled.

A monster whose entire body is made of black mud. The amount of mud is enormous. It’s good for luring, but how do you catch the monster after luring it?

“There are two ways.”

There are two main ways to kill a predator.

First, remove all the black mud that the predator creates. You can think of it as a kind of body. If you remove all the body, it will die.

‘But that’s not realistic.’

As predators become stronger, their bodies also become larger.

This means that the radius of the black mud is widening. It is impossible to remove all the mud in the current situation.

And the last method.

“You just have to find the main body of the predator and eliminate it.”

“It’s the main body, it’s classic.”

Predators have bodies.

A main body that creates black mud, moves, and commands the ‘eaten ones’.

In other words, you could call it a ‘nuclear’.

Just find it and get rid of it.

“But you know that those who have a body usually hide it.”

“That’s why we need bait.”

“Use it.”

Namgung Yeon realized what he had to do.

A bitter smile appeared on his lips.

“It was meant to be bait to pull out the main body.”

“You know a lot.”

Black mud and eaten things have their own characteristics.

The farther away from the main body, the weaker it becomes, and its movements become slower. The speed at which it follows commands is also the same.

Of course, this is a disadvantage that will disappear if the predator becomes stronger than it is now. However, for now, the predator has not yet become completely strong.

“The main body will be here in about ten steps. It’s probably somewhere in the underground tunnels.”

“Find it? Well, if it’s Gaiad… … .”

– It won’t be difficult.

Gayard, who was nearby, answered.

She is the spirit queen of the earth. It won’t be difficult to find the body of the predator buried underground.

It’s possible if he comes close.

“Then I guess I’ll have to drag the guy down from the basement. But, it’ll be hard with the strength I have now.”

– It’s okay. That kid gave me the magic stones. I also plan to use the power I have.

“Really? Oh, what is this? There are so many magic stones. With this, we can completely turn the underground upside down.”

Namgung Yeon blew his whistle after seeing the magic stones that Gaiad had taken out. The amount of magic stones that Baek Sajun usually carried around, plus the ones he had obtained from the cave.

This will allow you to draw out great power and use large-scale magic.

‘If Namgung Yeon had not come to his senses, I would have used a different method, but this would be better.’

Originally, I was planning to use the original method.

The episode in the final chapter is the episode where Lee Hyuk-woon experiences his first major failure.

The reason was extremely simple.

‘Because the development is different from the previous life.’

From the timing of the predator’s appearance to its movements.

As many things changed from Lee Hyuk-woon’s previous life, the snowball rolled and it led to failure.

He will make great sacrifices in the process of dealing with the predator, and will lose the comrades he came with.

‘To be exact, my colleagues made sacrifices.’

Lee Hyuk-woon’s colleagues and several hunters engage in battle on the ground to lure the main body of the predator.

In the meantime, Lee Hyuk-woon plans in advance to prevent the main body from escaping, and then finds and kills the bastard.

Baek Sa-jun was thinking of doing that too.

But it’s no longer necessary.

“I have to run around the snowy fields like a lunatic to lure a monster called a predator, right? This is really heart-pounding.”

“I saved your life, so please pay the price.”

“Yeah, it’s pretty cheap.”

Namgung Yeon laughed bitterly.

If it were normal, I would have wandered around the snowy field unconscious and been eaten by a predator in vain.

Where did this opportunity come from?

“Well, I can’t get out of here anyway.”

A situation where both land and sea escape routes are blocked.

Namgung Yeon’s condition is not good enough to break through by force.

“I’ll tell you in advance, I’m not in a good state. I woke up forcibly when I should have been resting, so my magical power is in a distorted state.”

“I know.”

“Okay then.”

Namgung Yeon got up.

Before I detonate the magic stone an hour later, I thought I’d check out what I had installed here.

If you want to use magic stones to perform large-scale magic, there are things you need to prepare beforehand.

Then something suddenly occurred to me.

“Before that, I have a question. What were you planning to do if I hadn’t come to my senses?”

“It probably wouldn’t have made much of a difference.”

Baek Sa-jun answered indifferently.

“I guess I used him as bait. And I’ll deal with him once I’m done. I can’t keep a spirit master here who can’t come to his senses, can I?”

“Oh, that’s scary to hear.”

Namgung Yeon stuck out his tongue.

That’s right. It’s a disaster in itself for a strong man of the level of ten to wander around unconscious.

If you can’t figure out how to come to your senses, it’s better to deal with it before it happens.

“Now that I think about it, I have a question too.”

“what?”

Baek Sa-jun, who was checking the equipment, raised his head.

Namgung Yeon’s puzzled face was visible.

“Who did you lose to?”

“that…….”

Ten Girls, Namgung Yeon was broken after suffering defeat.

Even now, he looks fine on the outside, but sometimes you can see his eyes and expression darkening.

I wanted to know who I lost to.

That’s because it’s not something that appears in the original work.

“…I’ll let you know when this is over.”

“Usually, if you talk like that, you’ll die.”

“Let’s try to make sure that doesn’t happen.”

I can stack flags so calmly.

Baek Sa-jun got up after finishing checking the equipment.

“I hope so.”

Baek Sa-jun used the item.

. He set up a transfer point here and took out the items he had brought from the cave.

These are items used to hide one’s presence. These are items prepared by the apocalypse faction members who stayed in the cave to avoid predators.

“It starts in one hour.”

“Okay, get ready.”

Magnus is waiting in the cave.

After the promised time has passed, the magic stone will be destroyed. Baek Sa-jun decided to wait in a distant place.

And exactly one hour later.

-Whaaaaaaah!

The device destroyed the magic stone, dispersing the magical power contained within it in all directions.

The predator’s attention will be drawn here.

“Let’s get ready.”

– Crunch.

Baek Sa-jun lowered his posture.

From a distance, a predator is approaching.

* * *

The predator moved quickly.

We passed through the mine shafts and dug a new path, advancing eastward at an astonishing speed.

His senses detected a movement on the ground.

– No, not these guys.

Frozen permafrost. The presence of numerous monsters inhabiting the vast land was felt. However, this presence was not the presence of a predator.

What he’s looking for is something sweeter than this.

The predator has expanded its senses. And.

– Found it.

I found the sound I was looking for.

As the frozen ground cracked open, mud gushed out. The mud quickly covered the pure white snowfield, spreading like a plague.

-Whew!

A blizzard is blowing.

There was a man walking between them.

The predator was the one who felt the presence. The black mud that reached the ground confirmed the man’s condition.

The magic is unstable and the pupils are cloudy.

“… … .”

Man, the mud that is squeezing Namgungyeon.

His eyes, which had been walking silently across the snowy field, looked around. The mud that had been approaching him as if carefully hunting for prey stopped moving.

The predator noticed what was happening to its prey.

– The contract failed.

Even in a world where predators originally existed, there were humans who could control spirits. They acquired knowledge related to spirits by hunting and eating them.

This is a symptom of a failed contract with a spirit.

– Who would have thought there would be food like this in a place like this?

Mud spurted out all at once.

The mud that rose up like a huge wave tried to swallow Namgung Yeon all at once. He spread out both his arms as he looked at the mud with blurry eyes.

“Fulfill the contract.”

Then, magical power began to boil within Namgung Yeon, and the contracts he had engraved began to take effect.

Spirits appeared in front of him.

– Crackle, crackle!

They were spirits whose entire bodies were made of ice.

The ice magic unleashed by the ice spirits froze the mud that surged up and fell like waves.

Next are the spirits of the earth.

– Kwaaaaang! Kwaddeuk!

– Gooooooo!

A giant of rock covered in bushes slammed his fist into a wave of frozen mud.

Mud scattered in all directions as it was destroyed.

– Ugh, aaaah… … .

– Crunch!

But there is too much mud.

A huge wave of mud rose up again, and countless eaten people rose up from all directions.

Those who were eaten used their skills all at once.

– Shhh!

– Crackle crackle!

Long-range attacks coming from all sides.

All sorts of arrows and magic were fired at the spirits. Soon, as the spirits took up a defensive stance, more of the eaten ones rose up and charged.

– Kwaaaaak!

– Gooooo… … !

The eaten ones who were rushing used their gifts.

Some accelerated themselves, some strengthened their strength, some evoked the gift of black energy, and some became as hard as rock.

Those who were eaten by the gift thus caused the spirits that were blocking the long-range attack to attack simultaneously.

– Crunch!

– Gooooooo… … !

That wasn’t all.

The mud that had been moving with the eaten ones spurted out and stuck to the spirits, slowing their movements.

Soon, the attacks of those who had been eaten poured in, and the spirits that could not withstand him began to be summoned back.

“Stop my enemies.”

New spirits have been summoned.

But there was a clear limit. A predator that had absorbed countless lives over the course of two days could continue to release its prey. A spirit master, on the other hand, could not do so.

It was because there was a limit to the power of magic.

– Saaaaa… … .

– Crunch!

But Namgung Yeon is one of the ten best.

Despite suffering great losses due to unreasonable contracts, he possessed magical powers that were incomparable to those of ordinary spirit masters. The level of the spirits he summoned was also the same.

The predator felt his hunger piqued as he watched Namgungyeon fend off the mud and the prey.

– Good job, you came all the way here.

If the main body was far away, you might have missed it.

With a sound like a stomach vibrating, a predator rose from the mud. A human figure made of featureless clay.

The predator smirked.

– you…….

Numerous arms and weapons sprouted from the predator, and it simultaneously generated gifts and skills.

Numerous attacks were aimed at Namgung Yeon.

– It’s worth the effort.

Namgung Yeon swallowed his saliva without realizing it.

And at that very moment.

– I found it.

“Finally. I thought I was going to die paying the price of my life.”

I heard the voice I was waiting for.

Namgung Yeon smiled and snapped his fingers. The magic circles he had set up around him began to activate, and the magic stones stuck in the ground began to emit magical power.

Magic power is seething.

“Baek Sa-jun!”

The ground begins to shake.

Namgung Yeon shouted toward the sky.

“Don’t miss this opportunity!”

– What are you doing…?

and.

– Kwarrrrrr!

The ground was turned upside down.