The Skeleton Soldier Became a Necromancer Chapter 19

19.

Hunter bulletin board.

To be exact, it was originally a bulletin board on the management office’s website where information related to the gate was collected.

-It’s about time for the early dropouts to come and complain about the unfair terrain.

-I’m really curious about this first place win. Did Jose eat it or did he fail because he was under heavy attack?

– Jose Woo is a real issue maker. I didn’t know that the C-class promotion match bait would be eaten up.

Now, it has been reborn as a community exclusive to hunters.

-Before the C-class promotion, the terrain was volcanic and it was so hot that I fainted;

-What are you talking about? It was a glacier.

-It shook a lot because it was an earthquake zone.

Of course, not all normal posts are uploaded just because there are hunters.

Because it’s anonymous anyway.

– Jose was really unbelievably strong. The three of them attacked, and he hit them with his forearm. Is that called a lariat? He got hit by that and went down in the goal one after another.

-The lady’s claws split the shield apart. Hahaha. It’s not funny.

-Can’t you just give a monster like that a C or B when it awakens?

– Those who don’t have a guild or belong to a shabby guild dare to set traps and hunt down members of prestigious guilds! It’s so unfair!!

-?? Isn’t that ‘prestigious’ guild the most famous for flocking together?

-Joseph will really reach B-class within 1-2 years.

Still, there were far more decent posts than so-called nonsense.

On this day, the center of attention on the Hunter bulletin board was Joseu.

But there was another topic that was equally as important.

-What are the skeleton soldiers before the promotion? Were there such mobs in the glacier?

-Skeles don’t appear in the glacier zone. There are objects like frozen skeletons.

-I was also beaten and robbed by a skeleton soldier. It was really tough. Especially the one with the scythe on its arm was really tough.

-Really, what the hell is that scythe? I laughed at what it looked like and then fell over

-Has anyone ever met a skeleton that uses black magic…? ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-You’re a hunter by name, so keep your mouth shut. Why does a skeleton use black magic? Even if you raise it, it’s only at level 3.

-No No. There’s another person here who met the black magic skeleton. I’m a magician, but I lost to that kid in a magic duel ^^

-Why does my skeleton freeze as soon as I summon it?

-Our guild member who just got eliminated was making a fuss about the skeleton or something. Is there really something???

There was continued condemnation of the strangely shaped skeleton soldiers and skeleton magic soldiers that could not possibly come from the glacial zone.

If there were one or two, it would have been nonsense or an aggro post just to get attention.

-Is this a meme, a group joke, or real;;;

In that case, the number of related posts was enough to overtake the Jose Woo issue.

After a while, as the promotion match ended, the rankings were revealed to the participating hunters.

-3rd year student got promoted!!!! ㅜㅜ!!!

-I’m jealous… When will I ever get 50 more cores… Should I just give up on promotion…?

The Hunter bulletin board fell into even greater chaos.

– Jose is Kong Seu? Jose is Kong Seu?

– I did it lol I sent 14 people, but 5 of them, including our top prospect, got eliminated lol

– It’s a victory for Seorabeol, who was teased for not having any promising players to send to the promotion battle.

Joseu’s second place finish, which was expected to be his first place.

A large number of promising players from the Haitai Guild who had always performed well were eliminated.

-Seo Yijun? I want to bring you to our guild for the first time.

-There’s no such person on the list of awakened people that the management office distributed to each guild last month??

-One of three: 1. Unregistered person 2. Illegal immigrant 3. Awakened newbie

-1 Unregistered people can’t enter the gate, and 3-star newbies are just ridiculous. At best, if you’re an illegal entrant, you can show off your skills and negotiate permanent residency or naturalization.

– Wow, the HR team is going crazy trying to find Seo Yi-jun.

This is because Seo Yi-jun, who took first place, was a name I had never heard before. * * *

As the C-class promotion rankings were announced, each guild became busy.

In particular, the HR team of the Haetae Guild, which had the largest number of participants, was in a state of chaos.

“Lesson 1! Are the materials for the new C-class hunter meeting going well?”

I had to prepare to coordinate a contract with a newly promoted C-rank hunter.

“Hunters who failed to get promoted, take good care of your mental health and find your direction! Oh, and ban Kim Woo-hyung and those others from promotion battles for half a year.”

Hunters who failed to advance had to determine whether they would try again or give up, and make future plans accordingly.

“For Section 2, contact the hunters on the list I made last time, regardless of whether they’ve been promoted or not, and see if they’ll move over to Haetae!”

I had to check if there were any hunters who wanted to move their guild, and if so, I had to meet the conditions.

“What would Jose Hunter do?”

“You shouldn’t contact them, Inma! Don’t you know how much the Beast Lord loves his son?”

Of course, there were people like Joseu, the owner of the Beast Gate, who I shouldn’t even try to contact.

“Then what about Hunter Seo Yijun?”

“What should I do? I don’t know. I need to discuss it with the guild leader first.”

There were also cases like Seo Yi-jun where the means of contact were completely ambiguous.

This is because the management office has consistently maintained no comment regarding Seo Yi-jun.

However, the Haetae Guild had some information.

“The noisy scythe-wielding skeleton on the Hunter bulletin board is Seo Yi-jun’s subordinate?”

“Yes. They said they saw the five eliminated people getting beaten by Seo Yi-jun.”

This was information obtained at the cost of the failure of promotion of five promising players who had been given generous support.

“If you subdue five of our kids, that means you’re in the C-class mid-level.”

Jang Na-yeon, the leader of the Haetae Guild, smiled crookedly.

“Me too, but Hunters are a race that’s crazy about getting stronger. The stronger you are, the more you want to get stronger. But to get stronger, you need money. That’s what a market economy is, isn’t it?”

“There is no one there who hates money.”

“Phew, of course. Let’s proceed with a B-class transfer contract. It’ll be a breakthrough for a first-year hunter.”

There is no business that beats money.

Jang Na-yeon nodded confidently. * * *

At the same time, at the Beast Gate headquarters.

The first S-class hunter in the country, Beast Moonju, Ho Sung-beom, lightly coughed and patted Jose Woo on the shoulder.

“How are you feeling?”

“It’s a little dirty.”

“… … Ahem, son!”

“uh?”

“It seems like I had bad luck with the placement, but that’s life!”

“Father, what are you talking about? My placement was fine. I lost because I deserved to lose.”

“So don’t be too upset… … Yeah? You deserved it?”

“Even if we fight again, I’ll lose. None of the C-ranked brothers and sisters in our guild can beat him. Not to mention the C-ranked ones in other guilds.”

Ho Sung-beom blinked blankly, then soon noticed something strange in his son’s words.

“Hey… Rani, who are you talking about?”

The age requirement for Hunter Awakening is 19, but Korea still divides people into upper and lower classes based on their year of birth.

“Jun, who won first place this time, is the same age as me.”

The person Joseu calls ‘him’ refers to a hunter who awakened this year.

‘Does this mean that Seo Yi-jun is really a new Awakener?’

This meant that Seo Yi-jun was a newly awakened hunter who had not even been registered or immigrated illegally for a month.

Jose Oda has shown one of the fastest growth rates in the world.

It meant that the child named Seo Yi-jun was growing up faster than his son.

It was the first time for Jose to be overtaken by a peer.

“Father, Jun-i is a necromancer? All the scythe-wielding skeleton soldiers and black magic-using magic soldiers that were talked about a lot in Heung-gae are all under Jun-i’s wing. Isn’t that amazing?”

“I’m proud of you for admitting that.”

Instead of feeling jealous, Ho Sung-beom felt proud at the sight of his son filled with admiration.

“Hmm, Seo Yi-jun.”

Since I haven’t seen it myself, I don’t know if he was born with genius like Joseu, or if he just got to C-class faster than others.

“He must be a nice guy.”

But if my son admits it, there’s no way it won’t be a big deal.

He must be a man who knows romance.

“I think we should try to push for an alliance.”

“Should I ask you through KakaoTalk?”

Jose said.

The HR team of a famous guild in Korea is going to start a war, and I want to ask Seo Yi-jun through KakaoTalk.

It was an absurd statement that showed no understanding of the ‘ㅇ’ of talent recruitment.

“That’s a good idea.”

But Ho Sung-beom nodded readily.

If the Beast Gate HR staff had heard this, they would have grabbed the back of his neck and tried to stop him.

“Ask quickly.”

“huh!”

There were only two rich people in the palace… … . * * *

“hmm.”

Seo Yi-jun, who returned to his one-room apartment, checked his overall condition.

“You’re doing fine.”

Hunters become significantly stronger as they undergo awakening.

The same goes for getting promoted.

You will acquire basic abilities appropriate for that grade.

If you are a warrior, your lacking magical power will be improved, and if you are a magician, your lacking physical strength will be supplemented.

But unlike the awakening, there is a price to pay.

Just pain.

You will be left in excruciating pain all over your body for several days.

An expression that came about because the pain that goes beyond imagination could not be called growing pains.

It’s an evolutionary pain.

‘There are exceptions.’

However, this does not mean that all hunters experience evolution pain.

So-called geniuses who are evaluated as having surpassed their rank even before competing in the promotion match.

‘For example, Jose.’

Such geniuses only suffer from mild muscle pain for a day or two.

‘The body has already surpassed D-class, and it is probably only slightly damaged due to the modification of the mana circuit.’

Since you already have the body and magical power suitable for the new level, there is no pain and you do not become particularly stronger.

‘I thought my body would react even though I didn’t know about the magic circuit… …, I don’t feel anything.’

Seo Yi-jun didn’t feel anything, not even muscle pain.

‘What a pity.’

It’s a given.

‘I wanted to compare it to the pain of the Black Gate.’

In the E-class Black Gate, physical abilities and magical circuits were improved, but in the D-class Black Gate, no such measures were taken.

This was because Seo Yi-jun’s abilities had already surpassed the D-class limit.

Seo Yi-jun opened the status window.

[Seo Yi-jun (C)]

□ Trait: [Bone Lord]

□ Class: Necromancer

□ Title: [Lone Hunter], [Suitable], [Robber]

□ Skills: [Balanced Skeleton (D)], [Summon Skeleton (D)], [Bone Strike (D)], [Magic Control (C)]

First of all, the alphabet that appears next to the name changed from D to C.

The grade of [Magic Control] obtained from the C-grade skill book was also raised to C-grade.

‘[Magic Control] is not a skill that allows you to choose options.’

[Magic Control Technique (C)]

– The following effects are activated by precisely controlling magical power.

1. Magic power 120% -> 150% [UP!]

2. Magical range 120% -> 150% [UP!]

There were no new options, but instead the existing options, power and range, were increased in tandem.

In Seo Yi-jun’s field of vision, who was checking the changed numbers.

“What is this…?”

A new message appeared.

[You have achieved the hidden condition to activate the option for the title [Suitable Person].]

-Take first place in the promotion match immediately after obtaining the C-class promotion match ticket

‘I was already disappointed that the role ended as a prerequisite for the achievement <Conqueror of the D-Class Gate>.’

It was a message about the title [Suitable Person] that I had obtained from the E-class Black Gate but had forgotten about for a while because it had no options.

‘I thought the condition was that as soon as I got the ticket, I had to go to the promotion match and come in first place.’

If I took a breather, I would have ended up not being able to solve the hidden condition.

[The option for the title [Suitable Person] is activated.]

[Suitable person]

– Strengthens one selected title to add options.

‘A title that increases title options?’

[Suitable Person]’s performance was excellent as it had difficult hidden conditions.

There are no separate ranks for titles.

You won’t be able to reinforce it soon.

It should end with the performance you gained from achieving your first achievement.

[Choose one of the titles below.]

1. [Lone Hunter] -> [Hunters Carrying It Together]

-If you enter the gate alone, all abilities will increase by 1.2 times.

-When entering the gate as a team, the abilities of up to 7 people will increase by 1.2 times. [NEW!]

2. [Usurper] -> [Usurper]

– Obtain 1 additional item from the inventory box.

-When hunting monsters, you have a certain probability of obtaining essence. [NEW!]

[The fitter] was lightly ignoring that rule.

A situation where you have to choose between two titles to strengthen.

‘There’s no need to worry about this.’

The performance of [Hunter Carried Together], which raises the abilities of all team members, is clearly outstanding.

But it didn’t really hit home for Seo Yi-jun.

‘I don’t plan on team hunting even if it’s not a hidden boss.’

Anyway, Seo Yi-jun was planning to enter and exit the gate alone.

Even later, when considering dimensional ascension, it is the same.

The idea of ​​raising the abilities of up to 7 people, including Seo Yi-jun, seemed appealing at first glance.

‘[Lone Hunter] will be activated in the dimensional ascending battle anyway.’

All you have to do is increase the number of hunters who have earned the title [Lone Hunter].

Dimension Ascension Battle provides separate gates for participants, and this is why [Lone Hunter] applies.

This was also the reason why Seo Yi-jun led Jose Woo to obtain [The Lone Hunter].

[Adds a new option to the title [Robber].]

[Title [Usurper] is changed to Title [Usurper].]

Therefore, Seo Yi-jun’s choice was [The Usurper].

Although I did get 38 essences in this promotion match.

‘The more integers there are, the more beneficial it is.’

That was still far from enough.

When I checked my phone, there was a KakaoTalk message from Joseu.

[Joseph] Are you coming to the beast gate?

[I] am not going.

[Hoseou] Are you going to another guild?

[I] am not going.

[Joseph] Hey~shi~

“… … .”

I don’t know what it is, but it must have worked out because Joseu was convinced.