The Necromancer in The Novel Picks up Bones - Chapter 98
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Episode 98
8:50 p.m., open park.
In fact, it’s a park in name only, but now it’s all been plowed over and used for growing crops.
Woo Seok-kyung was standing there with his subordinates.
“There’s about 10 minutes left. You’re annoying me.”
I decided to meet Lee Hyuk-woon here.
Baek Sa-jun introduced him. Woo Seok-kyung didn’t want to wait even two days and wanted to meet Lee Hyuk-woon as soon as possible, but there was no chance.
‘Are you avoiding me?’
It was so bad that I even thought about that.
Whether I went to the place where Lee Hyuk-woon was staying or to the places he had been, I could not meet him at all.
So I decided to get introduced to Baek Sa-jun.
There was no other way.
‘Lee Hyuk-woon, that guy needs to be kicked out.’
That was the reason why Woo Seok-kyung wanted to meet Lee Hyuk-woon.
Baek Sa-jun and Lee Hyuk-woon. Those two are annoying. They might cause problems in future work, so I have to make up an excuse and get them out of the office somehow.
‘Then I’ll deal with it in the Apocalypse.’
The dungeon that Woo Seok-kyung asked Baek Sa-jun and Lee Hyeok-woon to conquer has already been set with traps.
That could probably stall for a while.
If you’re lucky, you might even be able to kill him.
“Guild Leader, it’s time. We will wait in the vicinity as we were ordered to do.”
“Well, let’s do that.”
Guild members bow their heads and step back.
They do not follow Woo Seok-kyung’s orders. They only obey the Soul Reaver’s orders.
The reason was simple.
‘Those fucking vampires.’
It was because they were vampires belonging to the Apocalypse. Now, they were only temporarily affiliated with the Full Moon Guild to help the Soul Reavers.
Such vampires were not only in the Manwol Guild, but were also secretly spread throughout Seomyeon.
It was thanks to Woo Seok-kyung’s help in their infiltration.
‘They are all the same people who don’t even listen to what I say.’
Woo Seok-kyung clicked his tongue as if he was displeased.
‘That’s only for a moment. If only I could receive the promised item and become a member of Jinjo’s retinue… … .’
Even vampires will follow Woo Seok-kyung’s orders.
It was at that moment that I saw a man walking slowly out of the darkness beyond.
Woo Seok-kyung was delighted to see him.
“Mr. Lee Hyuk-woon! I’ve been waiting for you. I have something to ask you, but it’s not easy to meet you.”
“Is it just you?”
“yes?”
Those were Lee Hyuk-woon’s first words.
Woo Seok-kyung’s eyes widened when he heard something completely unexpected. Suddenly, it’s just you? What do you mean?
“Baek Sa-jun. I came here after hearing what he said.”
“Yes, Mr. Baek Sa-jun introduced me. Mr. Lee Hyuk-woon said that he would ask for help on my behalf since he ignores suggestions from people he doesn’t know.”
“Did he say that?”
The corners of Lee Hyuk-woon’s mouth became furrowed.
A smile that seemed like a mockery. He looked at Woo Seok-kyung with cold eyes and turned his back.
As if there was nothing more to say.
“Wait a minute! Are we going to continue like this?”
“I have nothing to talk to you about.”
“Ha! This is ridiculous. Lee Hyuk-woon, do you know who you are talking to right now?”
Woo Seok-kyung frowned as if he was displeased.
This is not the kind of attitude you should show to the Full Moon Guild Leader. It’s an attitude that seems to blatantly ignore you.
That made him uncomfortable.
“Lee Hyuk-woon!”
Lee Hyuk-woon continued walking without showing any reaction to Woo Seok-kyung’s shouts.
Woo Seok-kyung ground his teeth.
‘You cheeky bastard, why are you ignoring me like this?’
There’s nothing I can do.
Since he’s not someone who can be resolved through dialogue, we have no choice but to deal with him in other ways.
Woo Seok-kyung judged it that way.
– Shh! Phew!
At that very moment, an arrow shot from the air landed in front of Lee Hyuk-woon. He tried to cut it down before it reached him, but stopped when he saw the shape of the arrow.
It was because it was an arrow he had gifted to Hanmi Na.
“… … .”
Lee Hyuk-woon pulled out the arrow.
There was a note attached to the arrow. When I unfolded the note, I saw roughly scribbled letters.
[He’s yours.]
It was a piece of paper with only one short sentence written on it.
Lee Hyuk-woon, who saw that, was lost in thought. Woo Seok-kyung is my share? He thought to himself, then unleashed his magic and activated the ‘eyes’ he had installed in the city.
The city’s sights appeared in his eyes.
‘This is… … .’
What’s happening at the Manwol Guildhouse. And who’s running wild there?
Lee Hyuk-woon frowned.
‘Baek Sa-jun, what are you planning?’
A sigh escaped his lips.
But this isn’t a bad opportunity for him either.
‘Okay. Let’s play this one time.’
Lee Hyuk-woon remembers Woo Seok-kyung from his previous life.
The choices he made here, and the consequences of them, including becoming a monster and betraying humanity.
“I only watched for a short time.”
Because of Baek Sa-jun’s case, Lee Hyuk-woon continued to watch Woo Seok-kyung and made a judgment.
Has he changed since his previous life?
“You haven’t changed at all.”
“what?”
The state of Woo Seok-kyung and Man-wol Guild was just as Lee Hyuk-woon remembered. It meant that nothing had changed since his previous life.
They are not worth keeping alive.
-Whaaaaah!
“… … !”
The magical power flowing out from Lee Hyuk-woon spread in all directions, forming a barrier surrounding the park.
It is a barrier that blocks access to the inside and outside.
“Woo Seok-kyung.”
Kwarrrr!
A torrent of lightning poured down from the sky. Lee Hyuk-woon, his whole body covered in lightning, rose into the air.
His sword glowed with a cool light.
“You die here.”
“What the… Uwaaaah!”
Thunder and black energy covering all directions.
A moment later, a horrible pool of blood covered the park.
* * *
9:10 PM, Full Moon Guild House.
The day’s work was over. The night shift, which had taken over from the afternoon shift, began guarding the building’s perimeter.
“Ugh… I’m so fucking tired.”
“Is it really necessary to stand guard at this late hour? There aren’t any monsters around here.”
“Just in case. And… … .”
Some of the guild members grumbled.
Their gaze was all turned to the top floor.
“The Emperor is here.”
“That’s true.”
The Emperor has been ill for a long time.
The situation showed no signs of improvement. The guild leader, with difficulty finding a doctor and priest named Hunter, was taking care of him, but there was no sign of improvement.
“If only this wasn’t Busan… … .”
If it were outside, I would have been able to obtain the rare medicinal herbs somehow, but that was impossible in Busan.
There was no medicine available to cure the Emperor’s illness.
The guild members sighed.
“Is your Majesty the Sword Emperor okay?”
“I don’t know. From the 5th floor onwards, only authorized personnel can access it. They even put up all sorts of barriers to prevent access.”
“But, doesn’t that seem a bit strange?”
One of the guild members lowered his voice.
As if it were something that no one should hear.
“We, who have been active in the guild for a long time, can’t even approach it. But new members who have just joined can approach it freely.”
“… … .”
It was a fact that everyone found strange.
The fact that these new recruits were recruited by the guild leader from somewhere. Furthermore, the new recruits did not socialize with others and only hung out by themselves.
“I think the guild is getting weird… … .”
Someone muttered quietly.
But that was soon everyone’s thoughts. After the Sword Emperor fell and Woo Seok-kyung, the vice-guild leader, came to the forefront, the Manwol Guild became increasingly strange.
“Ugh, shit. There’s no way.”
“therefore.”
But there’s nothing I can do.
This is Busan. A city on the verge of destruction. If it were any other place, all you had to do was leave the guild.
But in Busan, it’s a different story. Leaving Seomyeon means risking your life.
“Let’s start slowly.”
“Uh. From patrol… Huh, what is it? Is it a rat?”
“Well, it’s not like we’ve only seen each other for a day or two.”
“That too.”
I saw rats passing by.
But no one really cared. It was common these days for rats to run around.
These guys can be used as food in times of need.
That’s why no one cared.
– Shhh… … .
Some of the passing rats had something like a small pouch hanging on their backs.
And the presence of pollen coming from there.
“Huh? Hey, doesn’t the air feel stuffy?”
When I realized it later, pollen had already spread throughout the lower floors of the guild house.
The moment those who noticed the abnormality were about to move.
– Bam! Bam!
“Keuk… … !”
A scream was heard outside.
Figures leapt out of the thick darkness and subdued those guarding the building’s entrance.
“It’s outside!”
“Enemy? No, what kind of enemy is there here!”
The guild members inside tried to run out when they saw the sight.
But before that, a voice was heard.
“You don’t move.”
“What… Ugh?!”
A voice from the darkness.
As soon as they heard that voice, the guild members’ bodies suddenly froze. No matter how hard they struggled to move their bodies, they couldn’t.
As if it were out of my control.
“Who, who are you! What kind of guy are you!”
“Don’t open your mouth until I give you permission.”
“Ugh, ugh!”
I could scream for a moment, but when the order to close my mouth was given, I couldn’t even make a sound.
The guild members are shocked.
“Well then, now go outside and guard this building. Make sure no one gets in.”
“Ugh! Ugh!”
No one could resist.
All guild members who heard the order went outside. They will faithfully guard this place as ordered.
The owner of the voice appeared in the darkness.
“Skeleton, Magnus. Come in.”
– Crunch.
It was Baek Sa-jun.
The guild members and undead who had subdued them from outside entered the building.
He quickly scanned the quiet interior of the building.
“You’ve definitely prepared your defenses.”
The guild house’s alert level changed from the 5th floor onwards. All sorts of barriers and defensive facilities were visible. And there were also many signs of people.
There will be soul stealers and their weeds.
“Okay, then… … .”
Baek Sa-jun touched the floor.
The floor rotted away in an instant, turning into a desert. Countless corpses began to appear.
The corpses soon came back to life as undead.
Straight to the Death Knights.
“Do you want to break through or get robbed first?”
Baek Sa-jun raised his head.
CCTV was watching him.
“I guess we’ll have to compete to see who’s faster.”
The roars of the undead echoed throughout the building.
* * *
Top floor of the guild house.
Kim Eun-joo, no, the soul reaper who took her body, was watching the body in front of her.
Right, the body of the Emperor.
“Beautiful. Such a strong body… … .”
Although he had been ill for a long time and was in a gaunt and emaciated state, he looked beautiful to her.
The power contained within it.
And it was because the inner side of the Emperor of Swordsman was still seen resisting the ‘soul plunder’.
“Are you still resisting?”
Soul Stealing is a powerful gift.
The absurd ability to take over an opponent’s body and use their power as is.
There were many conditions that went along with the plunder.
Especially if the opponent is strong.
“Still, there is no one to help you.”
The soul reaper taunted the sword emperor.
No matter how much he struggles, it’s pointless. There’s no one here who can help him.
A situation where no one noticed his ideal.
“Don’t worry. That body is mine… … .”
Because I’m going to use it for a long time.
The moment he was about to say that.
– Kwaaaaang!
“… … !”
A tremendous roar filled the building.
The roar of the monsters that followed. The subordinate guarding outside opened the door and rushed in.
“Executive! Below!”
The subordinate reported urgently. The Soul Reaver’s expression changed as he heard the following words.
“The undead are advancing!”
Undead.
As soon as I heard that, someone came to mind.
“Baek Sa-jun… You again… … .”
Why should the guy who should have left the written test be like that?
Crunch! The soul reaver gnashed his teeth.