The Necromancer in The Novel Picks up Bones - Chapter 171



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Episode 171

Le Wicken’s power was beyond words.

Although he was still a servant who had not even been given proper bones, the strength he possessed was astonishing.

-Whaaaaaaah!

– Kwaaaaa… … !

A hatchling flying freely through the air.

The creature dispersed its corrosive breath in all directions, instantly melting enemies in the air and on the ground.

Of course, the enemies did not sit idly by and watch.

– Shhh!

– Kwaaaaang!

In the air, the legionnaires fired barrages, and on the ground, the mutants counterattacked.

But it meant nothing to Le Wicken.

A huge amount of evil spirit was seen flowing out of the guy’s body. In an instant, the evil spirit formed a large shield that blocked the enemy’s attacks.

It didn’t matter even if it got pierced.

[The attack… … .]

[Ugh!]

Excellent defense and magic immunity.

The attack didn’t work properly because the situation was strengthened with special effects.

After blocking the pouring attacks, Lewicken looked around and let out a loud roar.

– Kwaaaaah!

A loud roar that resonates all around.

It was not an ordinary roar. It was a roar filled with deep power. The mutants who heard the roar trembled and screamed in fear.

“good!”

– Ghhhhhh!

It was the effect of LeWicken’s skill, .

Baek Sa-jun’s undead mercilessly slaughtered the mutants who were too scared to move.

He quickly scanned the situation around him.

‘They are coming.’

The enemies became aware of Baek Sa-jun’s presence.

Mutants and legionnaires are flocking here. Everyone except those guarding the place where the Seed of Evolution is located is after him.

‘To this extent… … .’

It’s time to move.

Baek Sa-jun waited for the enemies to get close enough, then fired a signal flare into the sky.

– Phew!

A signal flare that explodes within seconds.

A light briefly illuminated the surrounding area, and those who received the signal began to move.

“The signal has arrived! Move!”

“attack!”

They were hunters.

While Baek Sa-jun and the undead were distracted, the hunters moved secretly and started attacking.

Numerous attacks fell upon the enemies.

“It’s good that there are enemies everywhere!”

“Kill everyone you see! And those machine bastards!”

“Let’s go! Aaaah!”

Mutants falling under the onslaught of attacks.

The Hunters charged without hesitation toward the staggering legionnaires along with the mutants.

The two forces were instantly intertwined.

– Phew!

– Kieeeeek!

“Die! Die!”

The number of enemies has been greatly reduced.

The previous offensive had failed, and this surprise attack had greatly reduced their numbers.

However, there were still many of them, and the Hunters were outnumbered by them.

But it doesn’t matter.

“Huh, is this really my magic?”

“I wish it was like this outside of Daejeon too!”

The hunters here are strengthened by all sorts of buffs, including special effects.

It was to the point where it wouldn’t be pushed back against mutants.

Of course, there were many casualties along the way.

But that didn’t matter.

– Iria uses .

There was an item option that Iria used.

An aura that automatically absorbs blood from allies whenever they attack an enemy, healing their wounds.

Normally, it would move like the undead, so there was no use for it, but now the situation was very different.

“The wounds are healed!”

“If you’re hurt, attack more! Fight aggressively!”

The hunters emitted red energy from their entire bodies, and the more they were injured, the more aggressive they became in battle.

Because every time we attacked our enemies, the blood that flowed out from them healed their wounds.

The battle continued without pause.

“Baek Sa-jun!”

Han Seo-kyung shouted at Baek Sa-jun while leading those who were in the same safe zone as her.

“Go! We’ll take care of this place!”

Baek Sa-jun nodded.

There’s no time to fight the mutants here. You have to get to the Seed of Evolution as quickly as possible.

As he had originally planned, he decided to move first while the other hunters fought the enemies.

“Let’s go! Follow him!”

“Don’t fall behind!”

Hunters desperately making their way.

Baek Sa-jun charged forward with the undead in front, and the hunters, including Yoon Seung-woo, followed him.

– Kwaaaaah!

– Kruk… … !

The Green Zone became chaotic in an instant.

Baek Sa-jun and the Hunters rush towards the Seed of Evolution, while mutants and legion members try to stop them.

The result was too obvious.

– Kkwadkku!

The Death Knights trampled the mutants blocking their path. The two golems took the lead and clashed with the special mutants approaching them, capturing them.

Immediately, the undead resurrected as Venom Ghouls and Animated Dead rushed in, and soon exploded.

– Phew!

The followers advanced through the streets that had been turned into a wasteland, quickly dealing with any enemies that stood in their way.

The enemies were no longer a match for Baek Sa-jun.

If you can be my opponent.

“The commander must be over there.”

The one who created these legionnaires and is commanding them. This is impossible without the commander.

The Guild House of Glory came into view.

A building surrounded by steel, acting as a sort of fortress.

‘Is the rooftop the same?’

The seeds of evolution were floating on the rooftop.

But that too for a moment, the fortress that sensed Baek Sa-jun’s approach began to move. The steel surrounding the surface moved as if it were alive, and thoroughly wrapped around the rooftop where the seeds of evolution were floating.

“You’re annoying.”

Baek Sa-jun clicked his tongue.

It would have been nice if we could just neatly destroy the seeds of evolution and end it here.

To destroy that seed, you must first destroy the Legion Commander’s fortress.

And the commander who will be in it.

– Kiiing!

“Magnus, Iria. Get ready.”

The wall of the building opened up.

What appeared between them were numerous cannons. The cannons, each containing various types of magic, aimed at the undead, and soon began spewing out their magical powers.

– Kwaaang!

– Ugh!

Magnus stood before the pouring fire.

A pitch-black curtain spread out around him. And the command barrier and blood curtain spread out in front of him blocked the barrage of fire pouring down on the undead.

Baek Sa-jun raised his head.

“Le Weeken!”

– Kuoooooo!

LeWicken flew through the sky.

The corrosive breath held in its mouth engulfed the Guild House of Radiance. The magic cannons that touched the breath immediately rotted away and soon lost their effectiveness.

– Ss …

Le Wicken has caused a huge amount of fraud.

Behind the guy’s back, numerous fireballs made of fraud appeared and covered the ground.

The enemies on the ground screamed.

“Make a way.”

– Kwaaaaah!

– Keuheuheu!

There is no way to deal with the fortresses created by the Legion Commander. The only and most useful way is to destroy them with overwhelming force.

Baek Sa-jun moved in that manner.

The undead and hunters held off the enemies, and the retinue destroyed the fortress. Baek Sa-jun continued the destruction by raising the destroyed undead.

– Kwuung! Kururur… … .

– Kwaaaaang!

The fortress walls began to crumble.

Through the crack, I could see a glimpse of the inside. And the intense presence inside.

“Commander! How long do you plan on hiding?”

Baek Sa-jun’s shout echoed.

There was no answer. He proceeded to commit fraud indifferently, as if he had expected it.

‘If it doesn’t come out, I’ll break through.’

That’s it.

Behind Baek Sa-jun’s back, countless spears of corruption appeared. At the moment when he was about to shoot the spears of corruption created in this way into the cracked walls of the fortress.

[You came at a good time.]

A voice came from inside.

A mechanical, terribly emotionless voice. At the same time, a change occurred.

– Kiririk!

There was a sound of gears meshing.

As soon as that sound was heard, the walls of the crumbling fortress suddenly split apart, revealing the interior that had been hidden by the steel covering.

The first thing that appeared was a large number of legionnaires.

and.

[If it fails, you have no choice but to kill him yourself.]

Beyond that, a being appeared.

***

The commander remained silent.

In the deep darkness, suspended in the air by the stems that pierce his body.

For a long time, without any movement.

– Swish… thud!

The stems that stretched out from the seeds of evolution were giving new strength to the legion commander.

And the body also began to change.

He closed his eyes.

– Kwaaaaang!

A loud noise was heard not far away.

Who made that loud noise? There was no need to think about it. Baek Sa-jun and the undead were approaching.

[That idiot didn’t die for nothing.]

The commander thought of the .

Did you underestimate Baek Sa-jun? At the time, I didn’t think so. I didn’t underestimate him, and he created a situation where he could sufficiently deal with his opponent.

I thought I had put in that much power.

[My calculations were wrong.]

The corps commander admitted.

There was no point in wasting time. We had to launch an offensive from the beginning, pouring in an overwhelming force.

Baek Sa-jun had to deal with the bastard before he could hunt special mutants and gain power.

[What a funny thing.]

At the same time, I had that thought.

Would that have killed Baek Sa-jun? I don’t know why, but it didn’t seem likely.

If it were me, I might have run away.

[Hoooo… … .]

The commander let out a long breath.

It can’t be helped. The reason he came to Daejeon was not Baek Sa-jun. His goal was to come into contact with the seed here and evolve.

The goal was to break through the ‘stalemate’.

.

The Legion Commander obtained the .

And the moment he received that gift, his growth stopped. His growth as a hunter.

Growth as a living organism has stopped.

[Level 1.]

That was the level of the legion commander.

Of course, his abilities were far higher than that. Even at the lowest level, he was a hunter of level 350 or higher.

This is because it has been strengthened through numerous modifications.

but.

[I can see the limits.]

That too now seemed to be coming to an end.

turns the owner’s body into a machine. And the owner can modify his body by consuming special goods.

To be a little more precise.

‘There is no other way to become stronger.’

You can only become stronger by consuming goods and modifying your body.

Whether you gain experience by catching strong monsters or whatever you do, it has nothing to do with the strength of the legion commander.

Because he became a machine.

‘My status window turned black.’

It was after I got the steel heart.

The Legion Commander’s status screen was painted a gloomy black, as if it wasn’t meant for him.

The system available to the Awakened was for humans with potential for growth.

It wasn’t for machines.

[Can’t machines grow?]

The corps commander advised.

It was a problem he had not cared about at all originally. It was only recently that he began to care about it.

It was around the time when I felt the limits of my own growth.

[My modifications… will stop soon.]

There is a limit to what can be modified.

The types of modifications that could be done and the amount of resources consumed also became extreme. It was at that time that the legion commander stopped his own modifications and focused on increasing the number of legion members.

Because there was no way to strengthen myself anymore.

[Can’t machines grow?]

The commander asked himself again.

. This gift gave him great strength. And at the same time, it gave him a ‘limit point’ that he would inevitably reach someday.

Does this mean the end for you?

– Kuuuuu… … .

A violent vibration shook the entire building.

It was a vibration caused by the seed of evolution, and an enormous amount of power flowed into the commander.

His body shook violently.

[no.]

The corps commander sensed the change.

The ‘Aura of Evolution’ evolved him. He became a new being, beyond a machine that could not grow.

He opened his eyes.

[I grow.]

The status window, which had been dyed black, regained its color.

The commander took a step forward. The tightly closed walls of the building parted as if to welcome him.

[Baek Sa-jun, you will be that nutrient.]

The master of the undead seen over there.

Looking at Baek Sa-jun, the corps commander declared as follows.