The Necromancer Who Was Despised - The Necromancer Who Was Despised chapter 138
However, if this faint divine power disappeared, and my superior undead, which was currently leading the way, was included in my army, the story would change.
‘I can win for sure.’
I chose to take the shortest route and defeat the boss first.
“Was that an inn?”
“It’s quite large.”
“But there’s no ridiculous statue, thankfully.”
Although I took the shortest route, I couldn’t avoid the battle.
Especially since the space had expanded, making it a slightly advantageous terrain for the numerous statues.
It was frustrating that my golem couldn’t reach its full potential in such a vast space.
Of course, it wasn’t a meaningless process.
Anelis and Kaila, who received indirect praise and gained confidence, took the lead in several battles, accumulating experience and quickly adapting to their powers.
This was evident to our eyes, and so I controlled the undead to help their growth whenever there was a battle.
“The harmony with the undead is getting better and better.”
Kaila and Atina also quietly cooperated with me, understanding my intentions.
I didn’t involve my feelings about Anelis at all.
It was obvious. Battles are a matter of life and death. They weren’t foolish enough to let personal emotions get in the way here.
As we passed through what seemed to be a lodging, the marked location on the map came into view.
“The altar… it’s here.”
It was enormous in size.
The space itself was also incredibly vast, larger than the hall we saw in the previous temple.
At the end of the space stood the goddess of the earth, the earth mother, and a gigantic altar in front of her.
The size of the altar was equally astonishing, and on top of it sat a large, gleaming, sacred vessel radiating divine power.
“It’s a sacred artifact.”
And around the goddess’s statue…
“Are these bigger than the ones we saw before?”
Two guardians stood on either side, protecting the altar.
They were armed with swords and shields.
Clang.
They detected us and began to move.
“I’ll take care of one.”
“Are you okay with that?”
When I asked Kaila, she immediately responded.
“Last time, we lacked information and made some mistakes. This time, I’ll make up for those mistakes.”
“Alright, do that.”
I accepted her request without hesitation because I trusted her and didn’t think she would make unfounded demands.
“If I judge that we’re at a disadvantage, I’ll request support.”
Of course. She wasn’t foolish.
I quickly summoned my golem and said, “I’ll suppress it so it can’t move freely, so go ahead and attack with all your might.”
Atina, Valdur, and Anelis followed, and the undead connected to me through the line also declared that they would crush it.
“It’s nice to have a spacious area, at least.”
Thanks to this golem, I could operate it.
The problem was that the holy artifact was filled with divine power, which overlapped with the aura of death, and I had to fill that gap.
So, I decided to provide a different type of support in this battle.
“I’ll limit the influence of movement to this golem and try to weaken the divine power as much as possible.”
It was inevitable, since I was only using high-grade undead, and I couldn’t intervene.
In close combat, they were better than me.
“Hmm… it seems I won’t be of much help this time.”
Orie murmured, looking disappointed.
It was clear that she couldn’t intervene this time.
“Just watch. There’s nothing we can do.”
It wasn’t that she was incompetent, but it was a matter of compatibility.
“Still, it’s our first raid together, and I wanted to help.”
“There’s no need to do that. We’ll have other opportunities anyway.”
If there’s an opponent who doesn’t match our compatibility, there’s also an opponent who matches it well.
While I was briefly encouraging Orie, Kyra had already approached a guardian and started the battle.
Unlike before, there was no need to drag out the time, and it seemed she wanted to end it as quickly as possible.
Another guardian was ignoring their fight and walking towards us.
I positioned my golem at the front, and our high-grade undead and personnel moved forward in sync.
Anelis was inside the safe zone, not moving around me.
Kereos was still guarding her side, preparing for any situation.
Rangbink and Nelson were also standing guard beside me.
I took out something I hadn’t used from the subspace artifact.
“What? Master, what’s that?”
Orie looked surprised, seeing the black-rimmed cup I took out.
“That’s… you’ve corrupted it!”
What I took out was the Cup of Abundance, a holy artifact that once belonged to the Daechi Temple.
It was a relic I obtained from the previous temple.
“It had the power to create infinite holy water, making the land fertile?”
At the same time, that holy water contained immense divine power.
It wasn’t just any holy artifact, but a top-tier one that could be considered the best.
“Now, it creates a liquid filled with magic instead of divine power.”
I hadn’t confirmed if the effect of making the land fertile still remained.
“But considering the characteristics of magic, it would be difficult to maintain.”
Moreover, it was no longer a holy artifact, and infinite creation was no longer possible; magic supply was needed.
The holy artifact was literally blessed by God, able to extract infinite divine power; now that it was corrupted, that blessing was gone.
Of course, that didn’t mean it was useless.
If magic was provided, I could create a “black liquid” filled with magic, and the vessel, which was once a holy artifact, had the ability to withstand enormous magic.
So, I had planned to use it for undead or artifact creation in the future….
“It’s still helpful now.”
It wasn’t like it would disappear, so it didn’t matter.
I immediately poured magical power through the seal, guiding it to be absorbed by the corrupted Chalice of Abundance.
Then, a dark liquid began to form slowly.
– Master.
At that moment, Orié, who had seen the liquid, approached me and spoke.
– Can I use that liquid?
“This thing?”
– Yes. If we have that, we can use the Possession skill.
“Possession? Against that thing?”
– Yes.
Possession means to occupy the opponent’s body and take control of it.
“…Against something with overflowing divine power like that?”
Originally, it was impossible.
Even to possess a normal human’s body, prior preparation was necessary.
You had to weaken the opponent’s mental defenses through illusions or energy drains and create an opening to invade.
‘Even against a priest or a Holy Knight, it was impossible.’
To be precise, it was impossible against even a mid-level race.
But as the Race Queen, Orié, was a low-level priest, she could possess one in certain situations. However, this Guardian was different.
Just considering the amount of divine power, it was close to a high-level priest.
Yet, Orié replied that Possession was possible.
– It’s because it doesn’t have a soul. This Chalice didn’t have a proper soul until now, it was just a Living Armor, right? It’s similar.
In other words, since it didn’t have a proper self, Possession itself wasn’t difficult.
– The problem is that enormous divine power… but if we have this dark liquid, it might be difficult to maintain, but we can Possess it for a short time.
Originally, when Possessing, you would take a huge amount of damage from the divine power, but by using this dark liquid, you could protect yourself.
‘Even if it’s just for a short time, we can Possess that Guardian…’.
In battle, even a single moment of distraction could decide victory or defeat.
But if we could Possess it too?
‘There’s no harm in trying.’
“…Will you be safe?”
– Of course. I don’t want to die either. Even in the worst-case scenario, if we have a recovery item, we can recover.
I slowly nodded in agreement with her assurance.
“Do as you like.”
– Thank you for trusting me. I’ll make it worth your while, Master.
Orié began to absorb the dark liquid produced by the Chalice.
Meanwhile, Kail was slowly pushing the Guardian back.
‘Be careful of the beam.’
If not, one of the four limbs would have already been crushed, and the gap between the two would have been enormous.
On the other hand, the other side was engaged in a fierce battle.
Clang! Crash!
The Guardian’s attack and the main golem’s defense clashed.
Every time they collided, the main golem took one-sided damage.
Some parts of my body were cracked, and fragments sometimes fell off.
Every time I was attacked, I was pushed back, and the surrounding environment was filled with divine power, so my regeneration was slower than usual.
However, I never collapsed.
With intense strengthening and continuous magic supply, I quickly regenerated, and my undead, Atrina, and Valdur worked together to create an opportunity for me to regenerate.
Clearly, deep scars appeared all over the Guardian’s body, and the Guardian couldn’t completely ignore them.
Whenever I was half-paralyzed, the Guardian’s attacks always targeted others.
That’s how well I managed aggro, and among them was Valdur.
“This way!”
He had become a skilled mid-rank and made up for his lack of attack power, and at the same time, he deeply absorbed some of Kyra’s teachings.
Valdur moved quickly, confusing the opponent and sometimes dealing critical surprise attacks, unlike Atrina, who was agile and free to move around. He took the lead, drawing the Guardian’s attention with Lavide and Arachne, creating an environment where the assassin-like Atrina and the sword-wielding Flynn could move freely.
When I took the lead, I moved accordingly, accumulating damage on the Guardian, and when I retreated, I drew the Guardian’s aggro from the front line.
Seeing that, I realized that Kyra would definitely praise him.
“His coordination skills are excellent.”
As Valdur’s actions were effective, my Living Armors also actively followed his movements, and as a result, the team’s movements became more intricate and synchronized over time.
My Living Armors didn’t speak, but they faithfully followed the instructions.
Even though they were following one-sidedly without communication, it seemed like their harmony was better than ever.
“It’s completely different from fighting multiple enemies.”
The previous battles seemed to have helped.
As we continued to push forward, a strong light and loud explosion came from Kyra’s direction.
When I looked over, Kyra seemed to have been waiting for this moment, dodging the beam of light and charging towards the opponent.
Boom.
With one hit, the Guardian’s shield was shattered.
The Guardian quickly raised its sword to target Kyra, but Kyra dodged the beam of light again.
After lightly dodging, Kyra targeted the arm that was holding the shield.
Then, the Guardian’s body began to emit a brilliant light, as if sensing danger.
“Rampage…”.
It seemed to be preparing for a second round.
“Scatter!”
Valdur’s shout was heard.
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This side also showed a movement as if to scatter, and it seemed to be instructing us to prepare.
-It’s my turn now.
Oriene seemed to be ready, quickly leaping into action.
She steadily absorbed the dark water and seemed to have judged it sufficient.
-Kyra, retreat!
At Oriene’s words, Kyra immediately retreated and quickly assessed the situation.
Thanks to the trust built through previous battles, there was no hesitation in Kyra’s movements.
“What?”