The Necromancer Who Was Despised - The Necromancer Who Was Despised chapter 136
“Didn’t you stay awake for a few days?”
“It’s fine. It’s just a few days.”
A 5-class magician wouldn’t be exhausted from a few days of fighting, and I wasn’t going to collapse from just that.
Although I would be affected, I could still endure it.
And from the start, I couldn’t afford to sleep. Kyle could handle external threats, but if a problem arose during the stabilization phase, he couldn’t respond.
As the necromancer and owner, I was the only one who could respond, so I couldn’t sleep.
As the days passed, Atina would occasionally visit and check on my condition, but aside from that, no one came to see me.
Paul seemed to be controlling the people well, and our two personnel were under Atina’s control.
The first one to wake up was No. 2.
As soon as he woke up, he rushed to my side.
Kyle tried to stop him, but No. 2 shook him off and knelt down before me.
“My lord, name me.”
He asked me to give him a name.
It was clear evidence that his sense of self had taken root.
There was no trace of Langbing’s memories there. Of course not. The base was his body, but not his soul.
“Langbing. Your name is Langbing.”
However, I decided to keep his name. It was too much trouble to come up with a new one. Even if it was just his body, it was still his, and as a necromancer, I didn’t have any qualms about using the name of his past body.
I gave the same treatment to the three Living Armors that followed him, naming them Ravied, Arahad, and Flana. The last one, No. 1, I named Nelson.
“I will devote my loyalty to you.”
“For the glory of our lord!”
“My name, my name…”
They knelt before me, swearing eternal loyalty.
At the same time, it felt somewhat noisy because they had all gained a clear sense of self.
“It seems that establishing their sense of self has increased the burden.”
It was fine for now, but the problem was that this wasn’t the end.
The mastermind behind this situation was slowly taking shape.
The stabilization of their forms was already complete.
They were becoming aware of their existence and power, and their consciousness was slowly awakening.
Rays Queen. Her eyes were opening.
“Is this the first time we’re having a conversation like this, lord?”
It felt like they were increasingly calling me “lord.” It wasn’t a wrong term, but…
“I’m happy to say that some faint memories remain. Would you tell me my name, lord?”
“What do you mean by ‘old memories’?”
“Memories from after you created me for the first time. Memories of fighting giant ants, eating their queen, ah, it’s still thrilling to think about. I also have memories of fighting humans and supporting your colleague.”
“Do you have memories from your past life? From when you were Kumar?”
Originally, Specter was created using Kumar’s soul, which was sealed within my staff.
I had killed his soul and used its shadow to create Specter as its base.
So, I wondered if there would be any influence from that…
– Kumar? I don’t have that memory.
It’s probably because my level was too low back then, so all related memories flew away.
I had expected that might happen, and it wasn’t a big deal. In fact, this might be better. My memories from my past life could have hindered me from freely using my powers as the Race Queen.
When creating a skeleton, the direction changes depending on what the corpse was like when it was alive. If it was a knight, it’s more efficient to make a skeleton knight or skeleton night. If it was a mage, it’s better to make a skeleton mage.
Likewise, there’s something called “compatibility” in the soul, and if it doesn’t match, even if you make it an undead, its abilities might fall short.
‘Kumar couldn’t even handle a single staff properly.’
So, it’s better to say that my current soul, which has evolved from Specter and is set to match the Race Queen, is a thousand times better.
– But, you’re not going to name me Kumar, are you?
Honestly, I was a bit worried about that.
The thing is, the Race Queen is a female entity, and its appearance is also semi-transparent, so it’s extremely beautiful and human-like.
On the other hand, Kumar is assumed to be a male demon.
So, I was hesitant to just give it a name, no matter what.
‘It seems like you don’t like it either….’
I say a name that comes to mind.
“Orie.”
– Orie?
“What about Orie?”
– Hmm, it’s much better than Kumar. Thank you for the nice name, Master.
I’m glad you’re satisfied.
“Then… Kyalla.”
“We’ll start conquering the ruins tomorrow. Let’s take a break for now.”
Our goal was achieved, so I sent all the undead back to the fragments of the dimension.
The problem was that my lodging had disappeared, but fortunately, the quick-witted Paulie provided me with a new one.
By the way, the lodging was a tent-like structure, similar to the one I had blown away.
After sleeping in for a long time and having breakfast, I came out to find my companions waiting for me.
“Did you succeed?”
“It was quite a commotion.”
“It was an accident.”
“Well, that’s to be expected. At least we’re safe.”
I nodded briefly in response to Atina’s words and exchanged a brief glance with Kyalla.
Then, I turned to Valduer and said.
“I heard the story. Congratulations.”
“It’s all thanks to your benevolence.”
I think what I did was just adding a bit of seasoning.
If it weren’t for my own efforts, such rapid growth would have been impossible.
“Just do it like this. I’ll provide support.”
“I’ll work even harder.”
“Just do it like this…”
Valduer bowed his head instead of responding.
I learned from Kayla and trained with Atina, so I was similar to others in this aspect.
After bowing my head, I found Anelis.
She was around me, but a bit farther away, looking at me with an awkward expression.
I gestured to her briefly, and she approached me hesitantly.
“I worked hard, didn’t I?”
“What about the results?”
“I almost found the sense, and although it’s insufficient, I can handle artifacts to some extent. It will definitely be helpful.”
“Really? Hmm… Then let’s see the results in the upcoming ruin conquest.”
“There might be opportunities, but…”
“This time, there will be a few more competitors.”
The newly created high-ranking undead, including the grown Valdur.
‘Those who move based on divine power are annoying, but they’re more likely to be active than Anelis.’
After eating breakfast, I went to find Paulie and started the conquest.
He said I had full authority over the conquest, so I could do as I pleased.
Of course, he only said that, and his attitude seemed to welcome my words.
Paulie didn’t mention the destroyed lodging at all and instead said he would support me as much as possible if I needed anything, anytime.
I replied that food would be sufficient for now, and he said I could take it whenever I wanted.
“Just be careful. The Guardian has awakened, and the entire ruin has come to life. As a result, the construction from the entrance has been completely halted.”
Besides the boss, Living Armor, there were many small Guardians, and they were all awakened and active.
Therefore, he added that it would be difficult to avoid battles from the entrance.
It wasn’t for nothing that we were called.
After briefly preparing, we headed towards the entrance of the ruin. Paulie handed us a map to the boss room as we left.
It seemed to be a map he had created before the ruin fully awakened.
He said that what was marked on the map wasn’t the entire ruin, but only the parts they had explored.
“This time, it’s underground again.”
“Originally, ruins like this were common. If they weren’t underground, they would usually be discovered.”
There were people who searched for ruins even in monster territories, and many ruins were discovered by them.
Therefore, many undiscovered ruins were hidden in this way.
Of course, if there were strong monsters inhabiting a place close to being forbidden, it would be a different story, but this place wasn’t like that.
Unlike the place we saw on the other side of the Iclamba, the entrance here was quite neat.
“You did a lot of work.”
“It’s worth considering the future.”
It was just a bit dangerous.
I heard that there were many Guardians inside, besides the ones we had faced before.
If we had provoked other Guardians…
And that concern became a reality.
“There seem to have been actual casualties.”
The reason for halting the construction was the casualties.
‘That means we should consider this area as the Guardian’s activity zone from now on.’
I immediately opened the dimensional fragments and took out the high-ranking undead from inside.
– Thank you for calling me.
As the representative of the undead, Race Queen greeted me.
“This is Race Queen, indeed.”
– Nice to meet you. Race Queen, Oriera, right? Ah, Artina-nim, correct? You’re the colleague of my master.
“That’s right. Wow, you’re talkative.”
– Besides me, others can also convey their intentions. It’s just that there’s no need, and it would consume magic, so we don’t do it. We also need our master’s permission. Ah, nice to meet the others too. We’ve met Kyalla-nim before, right?
It seemed that Oriera had become the representative of the high-ranking undead.
In a way, it was an inevitable result.
She’s not just Race, but Race Queen. Therefore, among all my undead, she was the highest-ranking, and naturally, she took on the leader role.
“It seems others have also submitted.”
Moreover, the smoothness of communication played a part.
As she said, my undead, who had gained a proper sense of self, could communicate with humans. However, it was quite troublesome and consumed a lot of magic.
Communication between undead, especially those connected through me, wasn’t difficult. But it was a different story when communicating with others.
I was directly connected, so I was an exception, naturally.
However, Oriera was an exception.
As a spirit-type, it wasn’t difficult for her to send out such a signal, and it was also related to her basic abilities, so magic consumption was almost nonexistent.
I cherished my party members, and they were indeed a great help.
To the extent that, for efficiency, communication between high-ranking undead and my party members was necessary, and Oriera taking the lead was the most efficient way.
It was convenient for me as well.
Moreover, surprisingly, Oriera had a rather sociable side.
– Um, you mentioned Anelis-nim, right?
“Yes, yes…”
– You’re our master’s colleague, so please speak comfortably. Ah, you use a bow, right? By the way, you were once colleagues with the Living Armor friends, including Kereos, right?
“That’s right, although it was in a past life…”
– I vaguely remember. That’s right. You committed a sin and came under our master’s wing. Hehe.
Oriera slightly glanced at the Living Armors and smiled, saying:
– It’s different now, so it doesn’t matter. Kereos still seems to be lacking in spirit, but we’ll correct that gradually. Ah, in battle, you can act as you did before. Other things might be different, but battle is heavily influenced by past experiences.
At Oriera’s words, Anelis slightly looked at me, and I nodded as if agreeing with her.
It was indeed true, and I had intended to do so, so I didn’t say anything else.
“It seems she’s read my intentions…”
My entire heart couldn’t be read.
However, as my undead, it was natural for her to sense my intentions, and she seemed to be using that more actively.
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“Indeed, it’s burdensome to use.”
Burden.
That was correct.
In reality, after she began to actively work, I realized I couldn’t increase the number of undead under my direct control.
Originally, Race Queen was an undead that was difficult to handle, even with 5 classes.
It wasn’t impossible. With my abilities, which had once reached 7 classes, I could handle her without it being too burdensome.
“If it were just her, it would be fine.”
But it wasn’t the case now.