The Necromancer Who Was Despised - The Necromancer Who Was Despised chapter 153
The opponent was a giant poisonous scorpion, with a shell that could withstand even a strong attack, and a tail with poison that didn’t even leave a sample, making it impossible for Valdur to approach.
Artina successfully inflicted damage on the scorpion by targeting the gaps in its shell, but couldn’t deal a fatal blow, and had to retreat according to Kaila’s orders.
When the scorpion moved towards the tower under construction, I had to use temporary fortifications, and the scorpion eventually fell, its tail and head cut off, under Kaila’s hands.
“It’s a high-ranking monster… and considering the poison, it’s even more so.”
That was Kaila’s assessment.
Indeed, it was a place where you couldn’t let your guard down.
You couldn’t know how many more of such monsters existed.
However, the crisis was over. Kaila’s concerns were alleviated, and the basic construction of the tower was completed. And based on that, I started to transform the oasis area into a land of death.
It’s already Friday… I hope you had a good weekend.
Thank you. I’ll see you on Monday. (__)
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The barren land, no matter how much it was a monster’s territory, didn’t have any affinity with magic.
From the beginning, monsters that were friendly with magic were called “magic beasts” or “magic creatures,” and the monsters of the barren land had no special connection with magic, so they felt rejected by magic.
I openly turned about half of the land around the oasis into a safety zone by infusing it with magic.
I infused magic as deeply as possible into the ground, and by doing so, I could block monsters from attacking our territory.
However, I didn’t turn the entire oasis into a magic-filled area or infuse magic into the entire surrounding land.
The goal of securing a safety zone was strong, and if I did that, this place would become a place where no one would come.
If I could create a boundary line that crossed the entire land, that would be fine, but it was impossible, and the plan to attract monsters to this place would be impossible.
The frequency of monster attacks increased, and daily battles with bloodshed occurred.
In the process, I judged that I needed the golem and Draug, and I used the shadow of the soul I had been keeping to turn the golem into a high-ranking undead.
However, an unexpected event occurred – the ego wasn’t properly created.
The golem wasn’t made by putting a soul into a single corpse, but by planting an ego into the golem itself, which was a high-difficulty task that required a large amount of soul shadows.
However, my golem required an absurd amount of soul shadows, over 20, and still didn’t create a proper ego.
Still, the fact that it became a high-ranking undead was true, and there was no problem with using it, but it was unsettling, so I took time to investigate.
As a result of the investigation, I found one speculation – that using a corpse that was excessively sanctified in its lifetime was the problem.
I clearly remembered removing all sanctification.
If I hadn’t done that, I wouldn’t have been able to make it an undead.
However, it seemed that removing sanctification from the body wasn’t enough.
“It’s… not compatible.”
It’s not that great.
It’s similar to making a skeleton archer with Ok’s corpse.
Of course, it’s just an analogy, but the actual performance is even more mismatched.
Even Mira, the priest, wasn’t like that; it’s just that the holy artifact’s divine power had been infused for too long, causing it to change like this.
If I had known earlier, I would have made a new golem and upgraded it.
However, this wasn’t all bad news; since it was over-invested in resources and had been exposed to divine power for a long time, it was expected to be less affected by future holy magic.
This was a significant advantage.
Although it was made of pure magic and would take less damage than a normal undead, its innate weakness to holy magic due to being an undead couldn’t be changed.
But my golem seemed to be even more liberated from this weakness.
“If I make it right, my golem might be treated as a normal magic user, unaffected by holy magic.”
Having this card would be helpful in the future.
It was inevitable that I would clash with the Holy Empire someday.
From the start, my goal was to gain more power and recognition, but ultimately, I would have to prepare for a confrontation with the Holy Empire.
It wasn’t for nothing that I had clearly chosen the 6 Kingdoms Alliance route.
In the past, the 6 Kingdoms Alliance and the Holy Empire had a rather uncomfortable relationship, but this time, it would be even more strained.
I didn’t know how history would unfold after I was captured by my teacher, but I knew that the Holy Empire and the 6 Kingdoms Alliance would eventually clash.
Before I was captured, the 6 Kingdoms Alliance and the Holy Empire had an uncomfortable relationship, but they hadn’t openly conflicted; this time, it would be different.
“I didn’t make many concessions and poured my strength into rebuilding the Daechi Temple for nothing.”
By doing so, I would expose the conflict between the 6 Kingdoms Alliance and the Holy Empire, and eventually, the war between the Holy Empire and the 6 Kingdoms Alliance would intensify, pushing the Holy Empire into a corner.
“It’s hard to directly destroy it, but this method is different.”
The problem was that even if the Holy Empire was cornered, there was no guarantee it would collapse.
It’s not like the empire would easily fall. With two kingdoms under its control, even if the 6 Kingdoms Alliance and the Holy Empire joined forces, they couldn’t be certain of defeating the empire.
From the start, the 6 Kingdoms Alliance and the Holy Empire were just names, and even if they formed an alliance, they would need to put in their utmost effort to completely crush the empire.
And I didn’t want to destroy the empire indirectly.
If possible, I wanted to play a significant role in its downfall directly.
Of course, that wasn’t my top priority.
My top priority was always survival and safety.
Looking at recent events, I had secured a lot, but there was no guarantee it would last forever.
The royal family’s favor could change with a new king, and even if the Goddess Church declined, the newly revived Daechi Temple might not think of me the same way, and people’s perception of the powerful black magician would be unpredictable.
So, even if I had made significant progress, I didn’t let my guard down.
That’s why, thinking about the future, my over-invested golem wasn’t completely useless.
And although it was imperfect, it was a high-grade undead for sure.
-Whoosh, whoosh, it’s gone.
“Well done, Golun.”
-Yes, following the master’s orders.
Although its intelligence was low, it was clearly a high-grade undead, and it was quite strong.
Its size had increased from 4m to 6m, and its speed was even faster than before; it had a lot of magic, and its defense was so solid that it wouldn’t take a single hit unless it used its full power.
Moreover, when it entered combat, it would apply a dark aura to its body, increasing its defense even more, making it an undead that was impossible to defeat without a certain level of skill, perfect for massacring civilians.
“It’s not like Baldur is a civilian, though.”
The attack pattern was simple, but the attack power was not lacking.
With a sturdy body and massive build, the heavy-bodied attacks utilized his physique to crush his opponents instantly.
Even Artina, with her exceptional physical strength, couldn’t help but shake her head, acknowledging that she couldn’t win alone.
To be precise, it was because of their opposing attributes that they couldn’t defeat each other.
Even if wounded, Golun would regenerate thanks to his undead abilities, and Artina couldn’t kill him with a single blow.
Golun was quite fast, but not fast enough to catch Artina, so the process of repeatedly exchanging blows until Artina’s stamina dropped was repeated.
He also possessed dominion abilities, and by creating additional golems and dragons, he could subordinate them under his command without any issues.
“Continue to protect the territory.”
– Ah, I understand.
Currently, there was no need to construct anything, so he was wandering around the demon-infested land, killing monsters that approached him.
Occasionally, there were monsters that approached despite being surrounded by demons, but most of them would flee in fear of Golun’s overwhelming violence.
“Well done.”
Kyle commented that if Golun had existed when the demon king appeared, he could have stopped the demon king alone.
It was a difficult task for Artina or Kyle, but Golun was immune to poison and had a larger build than the demon king, making it possible.
Thanks to this, they could hunt and subjugate without worrying, and in the process, they could collect a massive amount of corpses to complete the Ghost Tower.
– Hahahahaha.
I still remember it.
It was the unusual, unrestrained laughter of Oriana, who couldn’t hold back her excitement when she acquired her own territory.
Of course, this was limited to the surface.
The underground was still under construction.
To that end, I had Mutre create artifacts and skeletons, which I then placed under his command.
It was a task that wouldn’t have been possible without the massive amount of corpses accumulated over a long time.
Although Mutre was undead, he was his own worker, and because of that, he didn’t get tired and smiled.
I didn’t stop at the Ghost Tower.
Next, I planned to create the Blood Lake, which would also be built in the other two oases.
At that time, Kyle, who had briefly stepped away, approached me.
“We’ve succeeded in subjugation.”
“Does this mean we’ve occupied all three oases?”
It had already been over half a year since we first set out to conquer this place.
In that time, I had reached level 6, and we had successfully occupied the three oases, our most basic goal.
“However, stabilization is still not easy…”
“That’s okay, we can just send Golun.”
“I’d prefer it if you went, but…”
“No, it’s not possible.”
“I thought so.”
I had asked him multiple times before.
But every time, the response was the same.
“Golun lacks intelligence, making him unsuitable as a guardian.”
Oriana was almost living in the tower, and as an undead ghost, she wasn’t suitable for guarding.
Therefore, she maintained her stance that she couldn’t leave.
The second place they occupied was currently Gagaru, and the newly occupied place was Valduer, where they were stationed.
Artina had just finished occupying the Oasis with Valduer’s help and had returned here.
Currently, the busiest person was Artina. Besides this occupation, she had to move around to supply goods, so she was extremely busy.
As a result, the A-grade artifact had become almost exclusively hers, but she didn’t worry too much about it since there were fragments of dimensions.
Right now, she had to go to the Desert Shield after a short break.
“‘I’m going to see Tia, and I’m looking forward to it.’”
“I’ll go with you, Ori.”
-Yes, Master.
“What’s the current stockpile of Black Water?”
-I think it’s at its lowest point, considering the amount we used when we dyed the surrounding area of the last Oasis black.
“That’s a relief, at least.”
-Are you going to create an underground tomb again this time?
“I think so. It’s more effective than expected, and the cost-benefit ratio is good. We’re just a bit short on corpses…”
Most of the corpses were used to build the Tower of Souls. Although some were filled, the number wasn’t that high.
Especially around the Tower, the number of incoming monsters had decreased significantly recently.
“It seems like collecting the ones we’ve handled this time will be enough.”
By the way, an underground tomb had also been installed in the area where Gagaru was stationed. It wasn’t part of the original plan, but since the one installed here showed unexpected efficiency, it was also installed on the other side.
“Then there’s no problem. Let’s go.”
After briefly encouraging the exhausted Artina, I found Golrun and brought him to the third Oasis, where Valduer was waiting.
There, I encouraged the exhausted Valduer and the front-liners, including Anelis, and used the collected corpses to install an underground tomb.
Next, I used a large amount of Black Water to dye the land black and set up a minimum safe zone.
However, just using Black Water wasn’t enough to finish the job.
It took a lot of time, and I had to stabilize the area myself.
“It looks like we’ll have to stay here for a while.”
Even after making this place a complete safe zone, Valduer couldn’t easily leave.
Golrun couldn’t be left behind, and constant hunting was necessary, so…
Valduer, who already knew this, replied with a firm expression.
“If several underground monsters like Dokjeongal appear…”
“I’ll run away as you said.”
One or two might be blocked by Golrun, but several would be difficult to handle.
Strangely, underground monsters like Dokjeongal hadn’t appeared since the first attack on the Tower.
Half a year had passed since we entered the desolate land.
There were some crises, but there was no extraordinary threat.
Most monsters were manageable, and thousands of monsters had died at our hands, yet there were no ominous signs.
“I thought there would be some reaction if we occupied more Oases…”
But there wasn’t.
Gagaru was still safely occupying the second Oasis, and they were even going on occasional hunts.
It wasn’t like the previous Rinetta County, which had swept across the entire desolate land, but rather just occupied three Oases.
Starting from these three places, they would build a kind of fortress and establish a similar defense line, but it wasn’t strange that there was no big reaction for now.
It was strange that the monsters underground barely reacted, but there was no way to know for sure, so I couldn’t help but be on edge.
-“Don’t worry, I’ll protect you, Master.”
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At that moment, Golun suddenly spoke up, as if he thought I didn’t trust him.
“I trust you. But if it’s too dangerous, I’ll abandon my subordinates and flee.”
Since Golun was directly connected to me, he understood that my words were sincere and responded with a strange, cheerful tone.
“What’s the status of the artifact that blocks magic?”
It was necessary because even experts would be affected if they were active in a land saturated with magic for an extended period.
“Then it’s fortunate.”
Thanks to having already occupied this land, a simple base camp was already established, and I had invested nearly a month in stabilizing it.
Today, I was checking the land saturated with magic early in the morning when Athina, who had gone to the desert’s shield, rushed towards me.