Money-grubbing Necromancer (152)
aftermath
When the Land of Death was canceled, the revived dragonlings collapsed helplessly.
The same was true for Bingryong.
‘These are all corpses.’
An item that appears when you die.
Other than that, the corpse itself was valuable enough to be used as an undead. Since it hadn’t been long since it was used, it was still quite possible to recycle it.
‘First, blood.’
I took out the blood jade.
Of all the monsters I’ve caught so far, the most precious corpse is that of Jackie Chan.
Of course, a proper witch is also precious.
‘Because there’s no body.’
According to Merhen, the body evaporated, leaving behind only the items. So even Jackie Chan had no choice but to use them sparingly.
As I stood before the corpses of the dragons, the beads began to ring.
As we had seen before, a red aura rose above the bodies of the corpses.
But, strangely enough, Jackie Chan was different.
‘Is this blue energy?’
[We discovered the second stage of blood for the first time!]
[You are given a choice.]
[1. Step 1: Mix with blood and absorb.]
[2. Step 2: Blood is absorbed separately.]
Step 2?
Then, Kim Min-woo nodded as if he had gotten the hang of it.
Come to think of it.
‘Merhen and Cedric had level 1 dragon powers.’
Just like how items are graded.
It seemed that blood was also divided into levels 1 and 2.
‘Then, if you mix and absorb it, it becomes stage 1.5?’
If there was no point in absorbing them mixedly and absorbing them separately, then this option would not have been available.
Of course, then.
‘You have to absorb it by distinguishing it.’
It’s best to collect the good ones separately. The blood jade has started to suck blood.
Between the round spheres, the lower half began to absorb red blood, and the upper half began to absorb blue blood.
‘Step 2 is a bit small.’
Although Jackie Chan was big, he was ultimately only one in number.
On the other hand, there were many stage 1 dragons.
From dozens of baby dragons to the fairly large Ice Dragon.
Since there was a big difference in the quantity, the amount of blood collected was bound to be different as well.
Corpses that are dried up and twisted.
“Take it apart.”
Daughter!
Haeil, who had been saluting, approached the corpse with the Durahans.
Just like ants decompose a corpse.
The summoned creatures were also diligently separating the dragon’s hide and bones.
“Cedric. Come to work.”
-Did you call?
“wait for a sec.”
I brought the blood jade to the guy.
[Stage 1: All blood has been received!]
[An undead with the potential to be powerful enough to accept 2nd level blood!]
[Stage 2 Hemolysis Estimated Consumption: 25%]
[Current holdings: 10%]
[Not enough blood to strengthen!]
“Oh, it’s this kind of structure.”
-structure?
“You caught Jackie Chan and got blood. I think you can use this to power up to level 2. Of course, it won’t work right away, and you’ll probably need to collect more blood.”
―Even considering that, the Blood Prison seems like a really good item. I didn’t know it could be strengthened in this way.
“Have you ever tried strengthening fatigue?”
―I did try. When Lord was forming my body, he did go through additional refining processes, like soaking the bones in blood. But it was never this effective.
“okay?”
―Blood isn’t a major factor when creating a body in the first place. This is especially true for an undead like me who is made up of only bones.
Kim Min-woo nodded.
Perhaps Death Lord didn’t use much blood when creating Cedric’s body.
but.
If you think about it, that was right.
Cedric isn’t some kind of blood golem or anything. He’s an undead made of bones to begin with, so what use would he be making from blood?
But now it was different.
Because the blood clot was created, blood had great value.
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Even the manifestation ability obtained through the first stage of Dragon Blood Reinforcement was like that.
‘That’s a dog.’
Increases strength and stamina by 50%.
Bone wings grow and the size increases.
What’s more, you can now use powerful attack weapons like Dragon Blood Slash.
The only downside is that the duration is only about 30 minutes, but even considering that, it’s an overly good ability.
Perhaps the previous owner, Death Lord, couldn’t do something like this.
“Finally, I found something that surpasses that Death Lord.”
-As for blood, I admit it.
Cedric nods.
at that time.
Merhen, who had been listening to the conversation, suddenly interrupted.
-No? Isn’t there anything that Minwoo is much better than Lord?
-huh?
Cedric tilts his head.
Kim Min-woo was also the same. I never thought that I was lacking anywhere, but it was true that I still had many shortcomings compared to Lord.
But there are a lot more great things?
She looked at Cedric and spoke quickly.
-Minwoo is better at using a sword than Lord. Isn’t that right?
-That’s true, but… … .
-Minwoo also uses the achievement shop. Lord didn’t have anything like that. No, right?
―That’s true too, but… … .
-Minwoo’s personality was the deciding factor. No, that’s right?
-uh…….
– Are you kinder than Lord or not?
-They both seem pretty good, but… … .
-What do you think, Minwoo?
“I have a much better personality.”
Kim Min-woo answered immediately.
I don’t know about anything else, but comparing him to that gentleman in terms of personality was unacceptable.
No, from what I saw at the academy, that guy’s personality was a total mess.
Come to think of it, there are a lot of things that are better than Lord.
But is that Cedric kid worried about that?
“You can’t do it. It’s Level 2 control.”
-Then you’ll strengthen me first?
―No, a good owner also listens to objective evaluations. How can you say that being honest is controlling?
Two legion commanders glaring at each other.
It was only then that I realized why Merhen had suddenly barged in.
It seems like he wanted to receive the second stage of reinforcement first.
“I can’t do it right now because I don’t have enough blood. I’ll think about it when we get together. For now, Merhen plus 1 point.”
-Wow! I’m happy!
Then, Merhen looked at Cedric and made a V for victory with her fingers while smiling triumphantly. Cedric looked at her with a somewhat aggrieved expression.
After judging like that.
I looked at the items placed where Jackie Chan and the witch had been.
‘I have to get something too.’
A total of three, including Bingryong.
He caught it and won the title.
I thought back to the messages I had seen earlier.
[Title, ‘Catching the Official Witch’… … .]
[Title, ‘Jackie Chan Hunter’… … .]
Besides the title, there were also items.
First, Jackie Chan.
Nearby lay a single pure white flower and a tiny jewel.
[Obtain the flower of Sorsalon.]
“Oh, that flower.”
Cedric’s comrade.
It was one of the materials used to make Gleipnir.
-I didn’t think this would come out all at once… … The owner is lucky.
“It doesn’t come out all at once?”
– That’s right. It’s a flower that occasionally appears when you catch a Jackie Chan-level or higher individual.
Well then, you’re lucky.
With this, I was able to obtain one of the six ingredients.
There are jewels… … .
[Obtain the Dragon Jewel!]
[Dragon’s Jewel]
[Rating: Special]
[A gem added by an unknown force of fate. It looks like it would fit perfectly into a certain slot.]
‘huh?’
When I looked at the jewels, there was an item that immediately came to mind.
I took out the necklace.
[Mysterious Necklace]
[Rating:??]
[A necklace where evil arrangements disappear and the spirit of a hero begins to infuse.]
A medium that can proceed with Continental Salvation (S+). There were two slots here. When I brought it to the slot that resembled a dragon, the jewel fit perfectly.
‘Originally, she was Bingryong and an apprentice witch.’
As Jackie Chan and the official witch were dragged to the gate, it seemed that the necklace’s slots were also changed to theirs. In other words, the rewards were upgraded. They would use materials from stronger monsters.
‘Good.’
Kim Min-woo nodded with satisfaction. Unfortunately, the skill book didn’t drop, but that didn’t matter.
‘Because it doesn’t come up every time.’
The drop rate increases significantly when you kill a boss or named monster, but it wasn’t a 100% drop rate structure to begin with. And yet.
‘There were also some official witches left.’
First of all, I also looked at the items that came from Bingryong.
Instead of a jewel, Bingryong dropped a helmet.
[Aryong’s Helmet]
[Rank: Legend]
[Restrictions: Level 600 or higher, melee class.]
[A helmet made from dragon bones.]
[Effect 1. Strength, Agility, Stamina +100]
[Effect 2. Increases critical hit chance by 10%]
[Effect 3. The wearer’s body is filled with cold energy. Fire damage received is reduced by 30%]
[Effect 4. Ice attribute resistance increased by 20%]
‘It’s okay.’
Since the Ice Dragon itself is high level, high level items dropped.
I thought I could keep it and give it to Cedric when I leveled up later.
I kept it well in my inventory.
Even the true witch, who couldn’t leave behind a single body, left behind items instead.
“Oh, lucky.”
Could this be the witch’s last pride?
First, I left behind one skill book.
There was a pile of pure white thread and jewels lying there together.
[Obtain the Witch’s Jewel… …]
[Obtaining the Eastern Witches’ Council’s thread…]
There are four threads in total.
Since we only need three to make it, we end up with one left over.
You can use that later.
‘You collected two out of six.’
All that was left was the corpse of an ancient dragon over ten thousand years old, the bloodline of an Abyss Lord, 500 liters of Balrog’s blood, and a handful of Mimir’s sighs.
At first glance, the most difficult thing to obtain was the corpse of an ancient dragon that was over ten thousand years old. The currently deceased dragon is said to be just over three thousand years old.
But 10,000 years?
“Cedric. Do you think you could defeat an ancient dragon that’s over ten thousand years old in your current condition?”
– At that level, it would be similar to the level of the Great Witch. This level of power release is not enough. At best, it would be enough to buy time.
Cedric speaks calmly.
Merhen also did not object strongly.
but.
What she was initially objecting to was whether the executives would come right away, not whether they would win or lose.
Even though it’s been upgraded to SSS-class, it’s still like this?
‘It seems like it’s quite strong.’
Of course, there was something to consider. Even though the skill level went up to SSS, it didn’t mean that the potential was fully unlocked.
The phrase “indomitable” in the first place.
[In this stage, some of the potential of the two legion commanders is released!]
Wasn’t it something like this?
Since the level hasn’t increased or the equipment hasn’t changed, it’ll be difficult to fully utilize the effects of the increased skill level.
“You said your name was Iris.”
“Yes! Ma, that’s right.”
Iris suddenly answered.
A situation where a real witch died without even being able to say a word to Merhen.
Moreover, it was unimaginable to go against the master of the undead.
Especially when Merhen is watching closely.
Kim Min-woo asked.
“The official witch and Jackie Chan are dead now. And Bingryong too.”
“……yes.”
“What do you think the Witch’s Coven and the Dragon Corps will do in the future? Think carefully.”
“Well, it seems like it won’t be long before they find out that you’re dead. They’ll be able to contact you across dimensions using the bio-magic you’ve placed on your body. The Dragon Corps will probably find out through some means, too.”
“so?”
“Both will send investigation teams to continue tracking the route. I don’t know how the crash landing happened, but if the structure changed course drastically, it will take a long time to track it.”
“Then how long do you think it will take for that investigation team to arrive?”
“I don’t know exactly, but I think it would take at least a month based on planetary time.”
“Let’s say the investigation team comes. Then, should we just rush in?”
“This is not a rare case.”
“What if there’s an emergency landing?”
“Yes. Also, if you crash-land and die. For example, if you try to go to a lower dimension but crash-land on a higher-dimensional planet.”
“Then you’re going to oppose it this time?”
“I, I guess so? There is no dimension lower than this lowest dimension… … Anyway, this is a variable, and we witches are quite serious about variables.”
“You’re not going to jump in?”
“Considering that it’s the Crow School, I think there would probably be one senior witch and two regular witches as part of the investigation team… … Yes. I don’t think they’d bother with that many.”
“What is a senior witch?”
“Apprentice, official, senior, skilled, and great witch. You can think of it as a division of rank. Just like dragons are divided into sub-dragons, adult dragons, and high-ranking dragons.”
– Wait a minute. You were promoted to the rank and became skilled?
“Yes, yes! There is. I think it was created several hundred years ago.”
Iris answered Merhen’s question hurriedly as if she was starting a game.
“Do you think they’ll come inside the planet to investigate?”
“no.”
Iris said, shaking her head firmly.
“If you trace the path, you will find that the person died at the lowest level, but in cases like this, it is usually just classified as a ‘danger zone.’”
“Danger zone?”
“Yes. To put it simply… … It’s a place with such poor return on investment that I don’t even want to look at it. This place used to be like that too. One orc was so annoying… … .”
“No comment?”
“Yes, that orc.”
Iris nodded.
“That’s strange. I thought you were coming for revenge or something.”
“Usually, there’s not much to be gained by doing it. The main body probably won’t come, and only a familiar will be sent to the planet to investigate. However… … .”
Iris glanced at Merhen and said.
“I heard… … that this person is related to Ananke… … ?”
– Yeah. That’s right. I fought that idiot once. A long time ago.
“I’m not sure how much of this is involved, but… … uh… … if it’s something big enough to move the Arch-Witch, I don’t think you should stay here for long.”
“I was thinking of doing that anyway.”
If you stay here for too long and are visited by dragons or great witches, there will be no answer.
In particular, aren’t the dragons and witches very resentful of their legion commanders?
As you investigate, reports will go up, and if you’re unlucky, those beings might pop up out of nowhere.
‘Well, in that case… … .’
I stared at Iris.
When you clear the gate, you are usually forced to go outside. And the last remaining clear condition is… … .
‘I’m going to catch him.’
What if you see those guys?
I guess I’ll have to deal with it and then jump in.
Wasn’t this witch a vicious being who had originally tried to wipe out all life on the continent and take over? I didn’t have any particular regrets about dealing with her.
But that’s not the case yet.
I looked at Iris, having obtained the skill book and the witch’s jewel to put on the necklace.
“You, I need you to do something.”
Apprentice witch.
There were so many places to use it.
* * *
The witch’s army that ruled the continent.
Each of the four fortresses, except for the center, had one apostle assigned to each. The third apostle, Liam, ruled the west.
He bowed his head respectfully to the witch Iris, visible through the crystal ball.
“My humble servant, I, Liam, come see the great witch.”
-Yes. From now on, listen carefully to my orders. Empty the fortress and dispatch all troops to the center.
“… … Yes? Are you telling me to vacate the fortress?”
―Since when have you been disobeying my orders?
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I deserve to die… … .”
-Okay. Do that. I have already relayed this to the other apostles.
“Oh, I understand. I will do as you instruct.”
Liam bowed his head politely and said, and that was the end of the connection.
‘what?’
He tilted his head.
When we first subdued the Orcs in the past.
There was a time when the witch gathered all the troops and took command directly.
But after that, things were different.
After that, there was no force on the continent that could stand against them, so they built a fortress and dispersed their troops.
‘Does the witch plan to take action herself this time too?’
Liam could only think of two cases.
Gathering troops to retake the fallen northern fortress.
If not that, then another one… … .
‘If you confront the Ice Dragon directly.’
If it weren’t for such a major incident, there would be no reason to assemble all the troops.
In any case, the witch’s orders were absolute. Loyal Liam followed them immediately.
All troops marched to the center, leaving not a single man behind in the fortress.
Actually, it didn’t matter though.
Even if the Winter Shards were not guarded, destroying them would be a task in itself. Of course, if left unattended for too long, problems would arise, but if the witch herself were to lead the troops, it wouldn’t take long to repel the enemy.
If you are thinking of fighting Ice Dragon… … .
‘There is no need to defend the fortress.’
The fortress was originally built and managed to protect the fragments.
But what if you fight a dragon?
There is no reason to keep the fragments.
Actually, there was a good reason for that.
Thanks to the fragments, we’ve gotten a lot of corpses, but isn’t that the opposite situation where we’re getting fewer corpses?
‘Maybe a great war will break out.’
Perhaps the other apostles also set out with their troops. That’s how, after marching for several days, they arrived at the Witch’s Tower located in the center of the continent.
There were already numerous troops lined up in front of them.
It was the force of the 1st and 2nd apostles.
Even without the Fourth Apostle Belitas, it was a huge force that easily exceeded 100,000 troops including his own forces.
Top of the tower.
Kim Min-woo, who was watching with a pleased face, nodded his head in satisfaction.
“Well done. You collected it diligently in just a few days.”
“Choi, I did my best.”
Iris speaks politely.
Is there anything worth catching by poking around here and there these days?
If you gather them all in one place like now, it’s just a duplication of experience points.
I looked at Merhen.
“Let’s catch it quickly. Is it possible?”
-Okay. I’ll do as Minwoo says.
A terrifying amount of mana surged over Merhen’s hand. SSS-class magic applied on this stage.
Up to 5 stacks due to overdrive.
[Meteor (SSS) overlap… … .]
The sky suddenly became dark.
fantasy,
