Money-grubbing Necromancer (198)
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“But why did Medea betray the Eastern Witches’ Association? Isn’t that an organization that is like a dream to witches?”
-Medea was a great prospect for the Blood School. She was sure to become the next leader.
―Just like Ananke. But… …the light was short-lived. She ended up touching forbidden magic.
“Forbidden magic?”
Exactly!
Lerouye snapped his fingers.
Then, a piece of paper popped out into her hand.
[Wanted poster for top criminal]
[Target: Medea Eraser]
[Crime List: Development and Experimentation of Forbidden Magic]
[Life Exploitation and Amplification]
[Forcibly extracting the life force of the witch Chilbaek.]
[Forcibly grants life force to witches, turning them into monsters and increasing their proficiency.]
[Causes a massive disaster in the first city.]
.
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The wanted poster had a list of crimes written all over it, along with Medea’s face.
“So, you’re saying that you strengthened yourself by drawing other people’s blood?”
―Similar. Through this magic, she greatly enhanced her abilities, temporarily gaining powers comparable to those of a lesser god.
―Instead, she lost control of herself. A massive disaster broke out. Many witches died in the first city.
―The Eastern Witches’ Association considered this a serious violation of the taboo. They expelled her from the Blood School and sealed her powers. And, they ‘demoted’ her to the Celestial City. To make her serve a time of atonement. And also… .
Lerouye glanced over and continued speaking.
―… …To make Medea perform a specific mission.
-To put it simply, it’s about finding something in the celestial city.
-Before that, you couldn’t return to the Eastern Witches’ Association.
“But this is a bit too easy. Aren’t you letting him off too easy? Just throw him in jail, or kill him.”
At those words, Lerue sighed.
-Her talent is real. A great witch can feed ten thousand ordinary witches.
-It was a waste of talent. To kill him.
―Even when sending them to the Celestial City, there were numerous restrictions. A large number of surveillance personnel were also dispatched. From the beginning, escape was impossible.
“But you said you did it.”
Lerouye rolled her eyes.
She then sighed and said.
– Yes. The seal was released. To some extent. That was an unexpected turn of events.
That aside.
“If it’s Chiljon, it should be in District 1. It’ll be hard to find.”
Medea in District 1 and myself in District 9. The chances of meeting them right now were slim. The only way would be to bring Medea to the lower district.
‘With what?’
There is no particular reason for that.
I wondered if Medea would come, as she called out the names of the Eastern Witches and Ananke.
‘You said you made a pact.’
So I said I had to grant you three requests. I just can’t imagine how you would come down and grant them nicely.
If you hide it well, you won’t know.
Of course, much later.
There was also a way to meet Medea when going up to Area 1.
The good thing is that by the time you have built up the strength to confront Medea, you will have a problem.
The only downside is that you can’t immediately use Medea, who seems like a useful trait.
‘There are red flags and problems right now.’
If possible, I hope to meet you on the next trip to the Celestial City.
The three wishes were interesting, but the most interesting part was her power.
Blood school.
It was a school related to blood, and they also happened to have an object related to blood.
‘Blood prison.’
It is an item that can suck and collect blood to strengthen summoned creatures.
If she’s a Medea-level witch, wouldn’t she be able to influence this object as well?
That’s why I was so interested.
-Do you want to find her right now?
“If possible?”
– Then there is a way to summon her. I told you earlier. She once gained powers comparable to those of a lesser god.
-We sealed that power and placed it in our hearts. It must be something very tempting for Medea.
-The heart is mine now. The merciful Ananke gave it to me.
“… … You’re going to give me your heart?”
-okay.
-If you want.
-You are free to use it however you want.
“The conditions are too good?”
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Of course, Ananke and I have a cooperative relationship now.
But that’s that.
It’s another story if a top criminal hands over something that would make him dizzy.
-I told you earlier. I told Medea to find something.
-It will take strength of heart to find it.
―If you look at it that way, returning the heart wouldn’t be a bad thing. You’re just a sort of messenger.
“aha.”
Even so,
I stared at Leroux.
“What happens if I receive it?”
-If you go to the Celestial City.
―The heart is nothing but her own. Medea will come looking for it when she feels its beat.
-Of course they’ll try to take it away.
“I have something called an inventory. If I put it in here, will you come find it?”
– If it were Earth, I wouldn’t come. The distance would be too far for me to feel it.
-But if it’s a celestial city, they’ll come.
―No matter where you hide your heart, there’s no way you won’t feel it.
this.
Even if you put it in your inventory, it comes back to you.
As expected, it was Chiljon.
“Can you be sure that you will be caught if you mention Ananke’s name?”
-Because it’s a promise.
-It might be possible to some extent.
―However, a pledge is not an unlimited right to wish. There will be limits to requests. For example, if you tell me to die, I won’t die gracefully.
Lerouye spoke as if warning.
Kim Min-woo nodded after hearing the content.
For example, let’s say you ask someone to stop the red flag.
How hard she tried to stop it was up to Medea’s discretion.
‘So, if you like it, that’s what I meant by that modifier.’
If Medea likes you, she might very eagerly grant you three requests.
But what if you don’t like it?
I can also do you a favor by making a request.
In the end, the point was simple.
Will you take the heart and call Medea right away, or will you not take it and come find her later?
That’s it.
My worries deepened.
It wouldn’t have been strange if Medea had tried to kill him and steal his heart.
If you’re unlucky, you have to fight.
The value of the name of Chiljon is never low.
If I were to fight Medea right away, would I be able to win?
‘If there is a guide from fate, it might be possible.’
Park Si-woo of the future.
No, if you call King Siu, he might be able to be a match.
The downside is that the retention time is short.
But Medea would also come to the lower zone and receive all sorts of penalties, so there was a chance of winning.
‘I guess I can withstand at least one attack.’
If you do that, the penalty will get worse, and Medea might even retreat. Of course, fighting itself wasn’t a very good choice.
I’m not calling you to fight her.
“Give it to me.”
-Are you really going to accept it?
“Avoiding it isn’t my style.”
Maybe we can come and talk things out. If we can meet Medea early, we might be able to walk smoothly in the celestial city.
A risky but attractive option.
‘I can’t stand this kind of thing.’
It’s about risking your life for the thrill of it.
Thump!
The sound of a bell rang out.
Before he knew it, a gray heart was resting on Lerouye’s hand.
It was as big as a human heart.
[Sealed Heart]
[Rating: Special]
[This is the heart of Medea, the witch. A terrible power stirs within.]
I took the heart and put it in my inventory.
* * *
Two days passed by in a flash.
In the meantime, preparations were completed to go to the Abyss Lord’s residence.
All three guild members gathered at the guild building.
Park Si-woo said, snorting excitedly.
“Party, it’s been a while. This is my first time with Sia.”
It was just as the guy said.
The last time I went party hunting was probably… … .
‘It was a Grade A gate. A giant dungeon.’
It was a dungeon where giants of all kinds of occupations appeared as a set.
Here, the clear time was extremely shortened, and the name value was raised dramatically before fighting the Ilseong Guild.
A lot has changed between then and now.
This was just two or three months ago.
At that time, Kim Min-woo was a newbie who wasn’t even level 250, but now it was different.
‘Level 491.’
Even if you look at all the awakened people, it’s in the top 2% or so.
Starting from level 501, you are considered an S-class Awakened. However, for most Awakened, the S-class is an insurmountable hurdle.
‘Usually it doesn’t reach the limit level.’
Level 300.
The level cap is ninety-nine out of a hundred.
“What was Mr. Sia’s level?”
“162.”
“Siwoo and you?”
“Big. I raised it a bit. It’s 331.”
“Oh. You passed Class A?”
“I worked hard. But I still have a long way to go.”
“What about Yerim?”
“It’s 541.”
Kim Min-woo nodded.
This is a strange growth rate, it’s not that Park Si-woo or Seo Ye-rim’s growth was slow.
Even Park Si-woo was like that right now.
Level 331 after half a year of awakening.
Even for Kim Min-woo, who has been playing this game for nearly 15 years, it was a speed he had never encountered before.
Of course, it had to be that way.
It took Isabella, who set a world record, about a month to reach level 51.
Even if you reach level 200 in 6 months, it’s a speed that will cause chaos.
Moreover, given the structure in which the amount of experience points required increases drastically as you level up, reaching level 331 in half a year is by no means a low growth rate.
The same was true for Seo Ye-rim.
When we first met, her level was around 400.
It’s currently 540, which is only level 140, but considering the required experience points, it was a level up at an incredible speed.
‘Hansia is a newbie who has just started.’
Of course, from her perspective, having been awakened since birth, she has been awakened the longest.
Considering that he was locked up in the Griff family mansion and that his hunting in Korea was only as good as the academy curriculum, it wasn’t surprising that his level was low.
‘I heard you didn’t really like hunting in the first place.’
If you hate magic, would you enjoy using it to hunt?
Leveling up may have been more of a ritual.
anyway.
The guild members seemed to have finished their preparations.
“Lerueye.”
The witch nodded and extended her hand. That was the moment.
The power that rotated like a vortex gathered in one place. A small dot spread out and turned into a surface, becoming a circle.
The round portal gaped open like a devil’s mouth. It was a portal filled with pitch-black energy.
– It’s a portal connected to the abyss lord’s residence. The abyssal sea is where the lord resides.
―The abyss sees everything.
―The nightmare memories, the happy days, the joyful memories. They’re all gone once they’re eaten.
The abyss lord’s abode.
I heard that it was a space filled with a pitch-black abyss like the ocean.
‘You said it was some kind of mental attack.’
It is said that the monarch lives in the deepest part of the abyss.
The problem was that the deeper you went, the stronger the mental attack became, and the more you lost the taste.
It was said that even a being as dangerous as a great witch could not reach the innermost part.
‘Once in a hundred years.’
When the Abyss Lord comes out.
It’s hard to hunt unless you do it then. Luckily, that time is now.
A time when the Abyssal Lord appears in the outer region, so you can hunt without being greatly affected by the Abyss.
“Let’s go hunting.”
Kim Min-woo was the first to step into the portal.
Soon after, the scenery changed.
[Entering the Abyssal Sea!]
It was a space covered in pitch-black fog.
