The Necromancer Who Was Despised - The Necromancer Who Was Despised chapter 126
“Hmm… this guy was strong, so I’m sure he’ll be fine.”
“That guy was useful too. If I had to compare, he was stronger than Kereos.”
Kaila pointed to Perseus.
Annelise flinched at the mention of Kereos.
It was natural. Although he looked like that, he was once the leader of the mercenary group and a mid-level expert.
“Ah, I wanted to kill him directly.”
“He died feeling resentful, so be satisfied.”
“But I wanted to resolve it directly.”
I ignored their conversation and focused on my thoughts.
Although it was an expert’s corpse, I had a different plan for using it.
“A commander-type undead.”
In the past, I had used the power of death to indirectly control a large number of undead that I couldn’t handle on my own.
Similarly, a commander-type undead had the ability to control and command other undead, replacing the necromancer.
Some high-level undead possessed this function, but such undead were limited in number and had individual differences.
“High-level undead have a significant difference in abilities compared to mid-level or low-level undead.”
Therefore, it wasn’t very efficient.
So, if I wanted to control a large number of undead, I had to create a separate commander-type undead.
And usually, such a commander-type undead would give up a significant portion of its power and focus all its abilities on controlling the undead.
The higher the level of the undead, the fewer it could control…
“But that can be solved by increasing the number of commander-type undead.”
I didn’t need to worry about that this time.
“If I make a high-level undead into a commander-type… at the very least, I can control all of these.”
No, to be honest, I could control even more.
Even if the result was unsatisfactory, it was still a high-level undead. I could guarantee it.
“We have the materials, and we’ve reached Class 5, so…”
It’s more efficient to produce high-grade ones.
In the past, I would never have done such a thing.
It’s a waste. It’s impossible to bring them all along from the start.
The dimensional gap connected to each individual is narrow, making it impossible to bring them along, so it’s useless.
“If I bring them along openly… I won’t even be able to enter the territory.”
The Goddess Church would publicly criticize me, and I might even get a warrant.
The lords would also participate in the Goddess Church’s warrant, citing the reason that my excessive military power poses a threat to the territory.
Even now, I’m still receiving warnings from the lords just for openly displaying this level of military power.
It’s different from a mercenary group. They are individuals, whereas these are undead that obey any command.
Moreover, black mages are not trusted from the start.
But now the story is different. No, now I need undead of this scale.
“I need to exploit the dimensional gap.”
Furthermore, if there’s a reward here, it wouldn’t be a problem to maintain undead of this scale.
The reward for the dimensional gap is… an Abyssal Artifact.
I create a soul shadow and use Perses’ corpse to write a high-grade undead.
The only regret is that…
Originally, high-grade undead aren’t written like this.
You’re supposed to bring out the potential of the corpse, prepare everything, and then write it.
But now, I don’t have the time or tools, so I had to use this sloppy method.
If another necromancer saw this, they would be ashamed to death.
It’s like wasting a corpse.
The result is a Skeleton-based White General.
It’s called a White General, but since I rushed to make it, its ego is extremely weak, and it’s lost all memories of its past life.
It’s barely above the high-grade level.
Because of that, its functions are also limited, and it can only command around 70 subordinates based on the skeleton.
If my abilities were lacking, I might not have been able to complete it.
“This is a bit difficult.”
Its abilities are far weaker than expected.
“Let’s start with something else.”
Next, I used the mage’s corpse to write a Skeleton Mage and then used two priests to summon Mummy Priests.
The mages’ robes turned black, and the priests’ clothes became bandages that wrapped around their corpses.
I put traveler’s robes found in the mercenaries’ luggage on the Mummy Priests.
However, these ones also lacked preparation, so the magic they could use was limited.
“Are the mages limited to Dark Ball, and the priests limited to strengthening?”
Unfortunately, the Skeleton Mages couldn’t strengthen my undead.
Because they’re not my undead, but the Skeleton Mages’ undead.
“It’s an indirect connection, not a direct one.”
On the other hand, the Mummy Priests could strengthen my undead.
It’s a kind of occupational specialty.
Instead, the priests didn’t have attack magic, so they specialized in their abilities according to their job class.
Of course, the story changes a bit as you go up.
Even if you just become a rich undead, you can learn necromancy and summon undead, then directly strengthen them.
Of course, the efficiency would be different. The priest job class is specialized in support, so if it comes to that, I’ll leave the strengthening of my undead to the undead priests.
The temporary ones I wrote were given additional magic supply, making them last a bit longer.
‘The paladin… can’t be helped.’
After some thought, I decided to use the paladin’s corpse to create a commander-type undead.
‘It’s not like I can use it properly anyway.’
It’s difficult for those who primarily handle divine power, like paladins and priests, to secure the shadow of the soul.
Especially if the paladin and priest are high-level, it’s almost impossible to recover the shadow of the soul.
I’ve reached level 5, but the two priests can complete high-level spells, and the paladin is even higher than them.
If it weren’t for Kayla, and if I didn’t have Artina’s help, I wouldn’t have been able to handle it so easily.
So, I gave up on recovering the shadow of the soul for the paladin and priest (I did recover the shadow of the soul for the mage and warrior), and created undead using only their bodies.
Even so, the paladin’s body had high potential, so I was able to create a high-level undead by combining it with a few shadows.
It’s a bit embarrassing, but it’s the same.
‘This will do.’
If I make a skeleton warrior, I’ll need a controlling power that can dominate at least 90 skeletons.
And the skeleton mage and mira priest need a controlling power that can dominate at least 100 skeletons….
‘I’ll count based on the number of undead of the same rank as me.’
My completed army consisted of the existing 1st and 2nd, Specter, Kero, Living Armor set, plus the base skeleton, two skeleton mages, two mira priests, and a fully armed skeleton warrior squad of 50.
The skeleton mage, mira priest, and permanent undead skeleton warrior were all under the command of the base skeleton.
In reality, I had completed a power that could crush any ordinary mercenary group.
And this is not all.
There’s Kayla, Artina, and Valdur too.
Although half of the skeleton warriors were temporary and would be discarded after use, it didn’t matter.
‘With this, I’m not afraid of the dimensional gap at all.’
“Wow, looking at this, I can see why you were so cautious. This power is completely obedient to your command, right? And if the black mages are not in their right minds as you said… oh my.”
Artina was amazed by my power.
“Indeed, it’s incomparable to before. I think it would be difficult to breakthrough head-on.”
Kayla also nodded in agreement.
Valdur muttered uncertainly.
“Help me. Don’t underestimate your value too much.”
The surroundings were so exceptional that Kayla evaluated Valdur’s talent as being at a high level.
Kayla herself and Artina were just cheating, and I also possessed a body that transcended the limits of regression, so Valdur seemed lacking.
‘And Kayla’s words are a bit exaggerated.’
My undead aren’t lacking, but it’s hard to keep up with her high-speed movement.
If I had even one undead that could keep up with her speed, the story would be different.
Undead don’t have blood, and they’re not affected by blood, so Kayla’s artifacts are powerless, and if I can use temporary stronghold construction, it’s clear that she’s at a disadvantage.
However, as I mentioned earlier, I don’t have an undead that can respond to her high-speed movement, so it’s hard for me to defend myself, and currently, she has the upper hand.
In reality, she said it was difficult to pierce through the front lines, and that it was impossible to pierce through without getting hurt.
After finishing the undead script and recovering my magic, I got up.
“The entrance is open. Shall we start the attack?”
“Then I’ll…”
“There’s no need for that.”
She was the vanguard, and her defense gear was also fully equipped, so it was only natural for her to take the lead in a normal party.
But there was no need for that now.
The meat shield, the skeleton warriors, were already in place.
I temporarily deployed the skeleton warriors, which could only be used for a day, to the front lines.
Although they were disposable and would be discarded after this, the connection with them didn’t sever even after they entered the interior.
“There doesn’t seem to be any danger.”
“Then I’ll go in first. Follow me slowly.”
Kailla went in first, followed by Valduer and Atina, and then I went in with Anelis.
I thought about leaving Anelis behind, but I decided to bring her along since I needed someone to keep an eye on.
The party members who went in first were scouting the surroundings.
“This is the dimensional rift, right?”
“That’s right. Since we passed through it, this is a different dimension… It’s probably a fragment of a dimension.”
A dimensional fragment, a remnant of a ruined dimension.
Sometimes, a normal dimension would appear after passing through the dimensional rift, but such cases were rare, and most of the time, it would connect to adjacent dimensions like the demon realm or the spirit realm.
Therefore, most of the time, we would enter a ruined dimensional fragment like this.
The size of the dimensional fragment varied, with some being as small as a few villages combined, and others being as large as a vast territory.
“And there are monsters living inside.”
Monsters that were definitely grotesque existed, and it was as if they were a kind of boss monster.
They had no uniformity, and their characteristics were all different.
They were the rulers of the fragments, whose existence was distorted as the dimension collapsed.
Most of the time, killing them would drop artifacts, which were the famous dungeon artifacts.
In the past, the dimensional rift was called a dungeon, which was why it got that name.
By the way, the abilities of the artifacts were often related to the characteristics or abilities of the boss.
Therefore, it was possible to infer some of the boss’s abilities.
“Abilities related to space-time.”
Although I didn’t know exactly how to utilize them, it was definitely a powerful ability.
“There are no monsters in sight.”
“It’s possible that there are no monsters except for the boss in a place like this.”
In such fragments, the boss was especially brutal.
“It’s as if all the monsters were slaughtered by the boss.”
As brutal as it was powerful, a dimensional rift with only a boss was considered to be highly difficult.
“There was no rumor about this being a solo boss area…”
The reward rumor was too big, so it was possible that it was hidden.
“It’s really desolate. It’s like a wasteland.”
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In reality, the interior of the dimensional rift was a ruined world, so cases like this were common.
Desert, parched earth, abandoned villages, ruined castles, and forests filled with withered trees…
Most of it was like that.
This place was no exception.
“I’ve heard that sometimes it’s a maze-like structure, a massive underground facility, or even a frozen mountain or desert.”
There were exceptions like that.
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“Let’s move together for now. It’s dangerous to scatter. And we can’t rule out the possibility of an attack from underground, so let’s be cautious.”
“Yes.”
I had given Anelisse an order to stick with Living Armor and not do anything reckless.
As a result of exploring the interior…
“…It’s wider than I thought. I can’t see the end.”
“I think it’s at least as big as a small barony.”
It was a bit troublesome.
If that was the case, it would take time to explore.