The Necromancer Who Was Despised - The Necromancer Who Was Despised chapter 171
But I knew that too.
“Is there no way?”
-Do you know the Demon King’s contract and conditions? Why did they make a contract?
I told him as much as I knew, and the dragon fell silent, seemingly deep in thought.
-Pergin… That guy’s a nasty piece of work. No, he’s not that bad, actually.
Pergin is the name of the Demon King I had made a contract with in the past.
-Avatar… Hmm. It’s not impossible.
The dragon then asked me.
-If you had the corpse of the human who killed you, would you have taken it?
“It’s turned to dust, but I took it.”
-Use that.
“It’s just dust that can’t even be made into an undead.”
-Even so, you think you’re useless, don’t you? That’s the same with the Demon King. No, the Demon King might be able to use you even better. Perugin is a capable guy, and if he’s called the Dragon Slayer’s bone dust, he’ll be extremely tempted.
That wasn’t the end.
-If you can just persuade the contractor, the possibilities are high.
Try to trade with them after suppressing the contractor, I also said.
-Just don’t show your face.
The reason was obvious.
The dragon, who can barely do anything, immediately realized that I’m a special existence.
The Demon King has exceptional insight, having recognized my value even when I didn’t know black magic in the previous cycle, so it’s understandable that they don’t want me to show my face.
It’s not impossible to hide if I prepare, but it’s best not to show my face at all.
The dragon added one more thing.
-He’s the one who wants an avatar. He wants to make an avatar using the bone dust of the human who killed him, so if he sees you, he won’t be interested in just bone dust.
“…That’s a reasonable reason.”
The problem was how to neutralize my former teacher, a 7-class black magician who owns a dungeon.
‘The only possible way is….’
Using my dark elf kin. And…
I glanced at Cailla.
Apart from me, there was no one else who could capture my former teacher when given the opportunity.
But with my current abilities, it’s not possible.
Master.
At least, I need to have that level of skill to confront my former teacher.
Even that would be difficult alone, so I need to use the dark elf.
‘But there’s a possibility.’
That’s enough.
More than anything, the reason I wanted to contact my former teacher earlier than planned was because of the dragon, but that reason disappeared.
I could see it as regaining my freedom, like before.
After that, I had a few more conversations with the dragon and received his permission to take some of his blood and heart.
-It won’t take long to revive the long-dead body.
It was good news.
Until my conversation with the dragon ended, I desperately suppressed the urge to ask about the regression.
◈ The Change
I wanted to ask about the regression.
But I couldn’t ask.
There’s a high possibility that the dragon isn’t involved in the regression.
He said he’s the last dragon left on the continent and that’s why he can’t die like that.
So, I couldn’t judge whether it would be meaningful to ask or if I would just end up revealing more information.
Regression is my biggest secret and weapon. I didn’t even tell my party members, so I didn’t plan to reveal it so easily.
“It’s a hard-to-believe story, isn’t it?”
Cailla said, as if she was about to come out of the dimensional fragment.
“It looks like it’s not a lie, considering the things you’re giving us.”
I looked at the dragon’s blood and heart fragments and said.
Even if it’s a false revival, as long as I’m undead, I’ll clash with it until the end, and it will be destroyed along with me.
So, it seemed like a lie wasn’t possible.
Still, I thought I’d thoroughly investigate the things I received, just in case.
After talking with the dragon for a long time, the outside world slowly brightened up.
When we returned, Orie told us that nothing unusual had happened overnight, and I felt relieved.
Although I couldn’t sleep, it wasn’t unbearable.
As the day broke, monsters attacked again, and their increased power made it impossible to defend against them.
As our defense solidified, the monsters retreated faster than yesterday, and we managed to succeed in our defense.
I gathered my companions, including Untinia.
I advised Kayla to rest, and since we didn’t need to go through the dimensional fragments this time, she quietly entered her room.
I told them some of the stories I heard from the dragon.
Of course, since Untinia was present, I only shared limited information.
Confirming the process of how the dragon intervened 200 years ago, how the Dragorian led the elves, and how other species joined forces only revealed the truth about what the dragon said.
“You thought that all humans except for the imperial leaders had forgotten history, but it seems that’s not the case.”
Untinia confirmed that what I said was true.
“Those were the stories that came out during our exchange. Do you think other kingdoms remember their history?”
“I don’t know if the 6 Kingdom Alliance has this information. I learned about it through a different route.”
“Is that so? We thought the 6 Kingdom Alliance had completely forgotten their 200-year-old history or deliberately concealed it, but it seems that might be a mistaken assumption. After all, the revival of the Daheim Temple raises questions about our judgment.”
“Why did the alliance make such a judgment?”
“Well, from the humans’ perspective, even if the empire connects with the land of light, it doesn’t always lead to bad results.”
That might be true.
If I were to devote myself to the Church of Light and become a devout follower, I might be able to survive and even live a better life than now.
“Ah, I see. So, the kingdom deliberately concealed their history, thinking that way.”
When the land of light connects with the continent, faith might become the new standard.
The highest-ranking nobles or the royal family wouldn’t want that world.
They’re not devout followers, and they don’t need to be under the empire’s rule.
However, the interspecies alliance didn’t know that.
There was limited exchange between them, and within the 6 Kingdom Alliance, there were noble families close to the Goddess Church.
The alliance couldn’t know the royal families’ true intentions, thinking of them as potential enemies.
But when they witnessed the revival of the Daheim Temple and realized the royal family was behind it, they confirmed that they didn’t need to be hostile towards them and began to cautiously make contact.
“But why did this happen suddenly….”
“This is because the reason monsters appeared in large numbers is related to the 200-year-old history.”
I learned about the past through some route and discovered why the monsters suddenly appeared, but I wasn’t sure about the information, so I asked to confirm.
“Then, does that mean we can solve this problem?”
“Yes, but it’ll take some time.”
This issue is due to a certain gate, which is located in a distant underground area.
Going there is dangerous, and even if we solve the problem, if this place collapses while we’re away, we’ll be left stranded in the desolate wasteland.
Blocking the gate won’t eliminate the already summoned monsters, but rather prevent additional summoning.
Moreover, I needed to completely seal this place.
“If we solidify our defense here, we must quickly reclaim the two lost areas. If not, the monsters here might escape to the outside world.”
For now, I had scattered them around, and the monsters were just summoned, so it didn’t seem like they would escape to the outside world right away.
However, as time passed and they adapted to this place, establishing their territory…
“The pushed-back ones will escape to the outside world. That can’t happen.”
I had to restore the ant’s nest, which was both a defense line and a monster attractor.
Luckily, we had prepared for this, but the situation was still far from ideal.
Sealing the gate was the next step.
“This isn’t a situation that can be resolved in a day or two.”
“I’ll take responsibility for ensuring safety, even if it takes a while.”
“As I said before, it’s okay.”
“In about a week, we should be able to send word to the family.”
The blood lake drying up or communication being cut off was due to the gate’s activation, which had drained the mana from the entire dry land, making the atmosphere unstable and impossible to communicate, according to the dragon.
The blood lake’s complete collapse was because it was constructed as a spatial system, so it was heavily affected by the gate’s influence.
“What bad luck.”
“I think that’s acceptable.”
It seemed that sending word to those who had come to the family through the gate wouldn’t be a big problem.
After the attack that day, the monster attacks slowed down for about two days.
I didn’t know if they were fighting among themselves or if they had changed their target to another oasis because we had joined forces with Kaila.
However, thanks to this, I gained time to prepare and used the accumulated monster corpses and items to create a defense line.
I built a bone wall, which I had never attempted before, and filled it with undead under the superior undead’s command, and constructed various underground tombs and buildings in a wide range, unlike before.
Although the efficiency was low because I used the piled-up corpses as is, the number of defenses increased significantly.
If the land stabilized, half of these would be removed later, but I had no choice in this urgent situation.
As the number of defenses on our side increased exponentially, the monsters launched a massive attack on the third day, but they couldn’t overcome the suddenly built bone wall and the endlessly reviving undead.
“It seems the situation has changed a lot with the addition of two people….”
I was again reminded of the power of a necromancer, a magician specialized in large-scale battles.
The secured monster corpses replenished the undead I had used up, and in just one day, I had a stronger force than before the attack.
By this point, I judged that our defense was sufficient, so I instructed Ahtina to scout the oasis that Gagar had been guarding.
Unfortunately, the connection with Gagar, which had been faint, was now practically cut off, so I didn’t ask her to find his traces.
In reality, it was a give-up.
“If it’s dangerous, come back right away.”
“Don’t worry about it.”
In the meantime, I continued to work on infusing the dragon’s blood and heart fragments into magic.
Ahtina returned three days later.
In the meantime, there was another monster attack, but we defended against it easily.
The group had many large monsters, but Golun’s performance was remarkable.
Golun was actively engaged in defense, probably because she felt responsible for not being able to protect the oasis, and I could see her skillfully controlling her body.
Ahtina described the oasis’s situation as chaotic.
“They’re fighting among themselves. The land that was infused with magic is practically destroyed, and it’s a mess.”
“What’s our power?”
“Our overall power is beyond those who are attacking this place. However, since they’re fighting among themselves and launching large-scale attacks, we’re struggling to keep up.”
The situation was unclear, with each side trying to outdo the other. It was as I had expected.
“What if we become friends?”
“All of us?”
“No, not including me and Orien. Ah, and we should exclude Untinia and Anelis as well.”
“Then… if they combine their powers, it’ll be tough, but if they keep fighting among themselves, it won’t be that difficult.”
“What about occupation?”
“It’s tough. You need to come. No exceptions.”
“Hmm…”
I thought for a moment before speaking.
“Let’s keep stirring up chaos then. We can’t let them establish their territory.”
Let’s buy time by shaking things up as much as possible.
“That’s not difficult.”
“I won’t divide the personnel. I’ll keep the minimum number and attach the rest. I’ll discuss it with Kyra and do as much as possible.”
“Okay.”
Normally, I would give Kyra command, but since Athena had done most of the reconnaissance on the barren land, I couldn’t ignore her opinion.
Kyra would also be able to adapt accordingly.
Perhaps because of the situation, Kyra didn’t show any dissatisfaction about leaving my side.
I called Kyra separately and had a secret conversation with her.
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“Tell Athena and Valdur about the dragon-related story. And try to buy as much time as possible.”
“Are you planning to challenge the 7th Class?”
Kyra had had a conversation with the dragon, so it was a reasonable guess.
“That’s right. If I reach the 7th Class, restoring the oases will be a piece of cake.”
I couldn’t just make the dragon’s corpse into a commander.
But it didn’t matter.
Even without a commander, if I reached the 7th Class, my abilities would surpass their current level.
It’s not for nothing that a mage is compared to a master.