The Skeleton Soldier Became a Necromancer Chapter 41

The Skeleton Soldier Became a Necromancer Chapter 041

Seo Yi-jun’s standard for evaluating things is bones.

The same goes for the woman in front of you.

I wasn’t looking at her appearance, I was looking at her bone structure.

It wasn’t just that the skeleton wasn’t crooked or anything.

‘Quite the opposite.’

Strictly speaking, the bones of the entire body, including the pelvis, spine, cervical spine, and shoulders, are misaligned.

If it was crooked because of bad posture, it wouldn’t have been particularly pretty.

‘The pinnacle of functional beauty.’

There was a clear purpose behind the woman’s broken frame.

“Hello! This is Director Seonwoo Chan from the Management Office! Are you Hunter Yoo Hye-ryeong?”

As Seonwoochan stopped the car, a woman got into it.

“… This is Yoo Hye-ryeong.”

“… This is Seo Yi-jun.”

The two exchanged brief greetings.

‘A-class hunter, Yoo Hye-ryeong.’

A-class hunters are rare.

However, in terms of numbers, there are approximately 100 in Korea alone.

‘I can’t even remember the names of S-class Hunters from other countries, so there’s no reason to memorize the names of ordinary A-class Hunters.’

There were too many to remember each and every one of them just because we are all Korean.

In order for Seo Yi-jun to remember, there had to be a point other than being an A-class hunter.

Yoo Hye-ryeong had a point.

‘One of the world’s youngest A-class hunters.’

The youngest A-class hunter in his early 20s.

Yoo Hye-ryeong received so much attention that it was ridiculous to compare it to the attention currently focused on Jose Woo and Seo Yi-jun.

When will Yoo Hye-ryeong reach S-class?

Not only the hunter community, but even the general public was always talking about Yoo Hye-ryeong’s achievement of S-rank.

But not now.

Yoo Hye-ryeong has been completely pushed out of public memory.

‘Because I’ve become weak.’

Far from aiming for S-class, he is the weakest A-class player, weaker than himself immediately after awakening.

The reason was contained in her tinnitus.

‘Poisonous Sword.’

It doesn’t mean that you use something like poison.

Alone, arms, sword.

A one-armed prosecutor.

Yoo Hye-ryeong opened the door with her left arm and fastened her seat belt with only her left arm.

It’s not that I’m one-armed.

‘My right arm won’t move.’

His dangling right arm could only shake slightly, but he couldn’t move.

Three years ago, a definitive break occurred in Seoul.

“… … .”

Although she had only recently finished conquering the gate, Yoo Hye-ryeong headed to the scene with her sword in hand.

Slayed countless monsters and saved countless civilians.

And when the confirmed break situation is over.

Yoo Hye-ryeong’s arms no longer moved.

‘I think you said that your nerves and magical powers were twisted and burned due to the injury… .’

At first he was praised as a noble hero.

‘Despite all the treatments, her right arm would not move. It would not move in the future either. Not even the saint could cure it.’

But people gradually forgot about her because of the fact that the right-handed prosecutor could not move her right arm.

From the left shoulder, to the cervical spine, spine, pelvis, and lower leg bones.

The fact that Yoo Hye-ryeong’s skeleton was twisted to the point where the word “functional beauty” was appropriate was the result of her painstaking efforts to wield the sword with her remaining left arm.

After another dozen years of effort, Yoo Hye-ryeong finally reaches S-class.

‘That’s also Korea’s strongest S-class.’

This was possible because King Sa-ryeong, Kwon Young-woo, had changed his nationality to China.

The nickname “Korea’s Strongest” became Yoo Hye-ryeong’s.

This means that Yoo Hye-ryeong was one step ahead of Jose Woo, who had already achieved S-class by overtaking Yoo Hye-ryeong.

There was good reason for that.

‘Because he was [the god of the land].’

[Land God] is a title that can be obtained by achieving S-rank while maintaining server uniqueness.

Yoo Hye-ryeong was the [Land God] of the Korean server.

However, that did not mean that Seo Yi-jun and Yoo Hye-ryeong had to compete for the title of [Land God].

‘[Land God] can be obtained by multiple people at the same time.’

Because [Land God] was not a title given to only one person.

Suddenly, Seo Yi-jun had that thought.

‘By the way, it’s refreshing.’

It’s fresh.

The process of falling from the youngest A-class to the weakest A-class.

There is also a training process where bones are twisted and become functional.

After that, I am not talking about the future where I will be reborn as the strongest S-class by obtaining the title of [Land God].

‘A member of the Haetae guild who doesn’t emphasize his affiliation.’

Yoo Hye-ryeong is a member of the Haetae Guild.

But I didn’t emphasize that.

This was quite refreshing for Seo Yi-jun.

Even the wide beige coat that Yoo Hye-ryeong was wearing didn’t have the Haetae Guild seal on it.

Around that time.

Squeak.

Seonwoochan stopped the car.

“Hunter Yoo Hye-ryeong, Hunter Seo Yi-jun. Vehicle entry is permitted only up to this point.”

Seonwoo Chan provided the best ride quality even while driving off-road.

It was impossible to drive a car into a black and white world where even gray disappeared.

It was the monster’s territory.

“I will wait here for your safe return.”

“Thank you for your effort.”

“thank you.”

Seo Yi-jun and Yoo Hye-ryeong got out of the car and stepped deep into the field.

“This way, me.”

“Yes. Hunter Yoo Hye-ryeong, please be careful.”

“Please, Hunter Seo Yi-jun as well.”

However, that does not mean that the two continued to move together.

The DMZ, the monster territory, is an area with numerous densely packed fields.

Damn it.

There was an [A] sign posted in the direction Yoo Hye-ryeong was heading.

It was an A-class field, an area where monsters from the A-class gate made their nests.

‘It’s not possible yet.’

No matter how strong Seo Yijun and the Skeleton Troops were beyond their standards, entering an A-class field was suicidal.

‘Even a B-class field is impossible.’

Although Seo Yi-jun can hunt even B-class bosses without difficulty.

It was a bit early to deal with all the B-class monsters swarming around.

As the owner of the skeleton corps, it is somewhat humiliating to have to retreat due to lack of supplies.

It was foolish to risk one’s life and the defeat of one’s troop for that pride.

‘If it’s a C-class field, it’s definitely possible.’

Even while thinking that way, Seo Yi-jun’s footsteps did not head towards the C-class field.

‘Because field hunting isn’t the goal.’

[Enter the Prologue of Ferocity (D).]

It was a D-class field with a [D] sign stuck on it.

‘You said you first saw it in a D-class field… … .’

Seo Yi-jun searched through his memories of his past life.

There was something I absolutely had to find in the field. * * *

A-class field.

Huh.

Yoo Hye-ryeong took out three swords from her inventory and launched them into the air.

It was a single-edged sword with a slight bend but close to a right angle, and the handle had a flowing stream of alcohol.

The three swords each drew their own circles, and Yoo Hye-ryeong swung her left arm as if dancing.

Phew!

The sword rotated with each brush of the sleeve.

The angle of the sword changed with each touch of the finger.

-Crown!

Every time that happened, I stabbed and slashed the black A-class monster, the troll.

However, trolls are monsters whose strength lies in their regenerative power.

-Keuhehehe!

The troll decided to deal with this annoying human instead of giving up part of his upper body.

The troll’s club flew in from Yoo Hye-ryeong’s right.

“!”

You can block it by changing the trajectory of the sword with your right arm.

But Yoo Hye-ryeong can’t move her right arm.

She just wavers against her will.

It was possible to change the sword’s trajectory by scattering magical power to the right.

It was possible, though.

Chomp!

Yoo Hye-ryeong chose to force herself to move.

“Ugh!”

He spun around half a turn there, grabbed the sword with his left arm, and swung it down, splitting the troll’s head.

-Uh…uh….

Kuung!

After the troll fell, Yoo Hye-ryeong looked down at her right arm.

I tried to twist my body, but ended up hurting my right arm.

There was no pain.

“… … .”

Yoo Hye-ryeong silently retrieved the three swords.

‘Let’s catch the next troll.’

And then moved on to the next prey.

‘…weirdo.’

I’m not talking about myself.

The reason Yoo Hye-ryeong entered the field is clear.

‘S-class.’

Yoo Hye-ryeong has already failed to be promoted to S-rank once.

But I didn’t give up.

Her goal was to get her ticket reissued and try again.

In addition to the number of gate raids and skill conditions, the S-class promotion ticket had special conditions that required hunting a certain number of monsters in the field.

And this condition had to be filled in again when reissuing.

The guild leader was angry at Yoo Hye-ryeong’s S-rank re-challenge, calling it a useless attempt.

Still, Yoo Hye-ryeong wanted to try again.

Not only Yoo Hye-ryeong, but most of those who wished to enter the field were A-class hunters.

Or maybe you’re a gatherer who wants to gather materials quickly, even if it means taking risks.

‘Then why that person?’

But Seo Yi-jun, who entered the field today, was different.

Not only is he not a gatherer, but no matter how skilled he is, he is a C-class hunter.

There is no reason to come to the field.

‘…Hero?’

I remembered the article praising him as a hero.

Maybe that really was the case. * * *

Field hunting.

This has no merit for Seo Yi-jun.

First of all, it does not meet the conditions for a B-class promotion.

‘There is a boss monster, but it’s outside the gate, so the hidden boss won’t appear.’

The hidden boss appears only during the gate conquest process.

The field is not applicable.

This means that it doesn’t help in opening the Black Gate.

Is that all?

The core doesn’t even come out.

There are no points.

[Title [Usurper] is activated.]

[Obtain a D-class essence.]

At least Seo Yi-jun has the title of [Usurper] so he doesn’t go back empty-handed.

In the end, field hunting was more detrimental than clearing the C-class gate, or rather, the D-class gate.

This was the reason why the media and the public hailed Seo Yi-jun as a hero.

‘I can’t help it.’

Seo Yi-jun, who knows the future, could not ignore the field at this time.

Once the fielding is complete, the monsters will stop destroying things.

And it returns to the place where the gate it came from was and makes a nest, and does not leave there.

People were relieved.

If all those monsters that created the field had invaded at once, it would have been a real disaster.

Even if the disaster were prevented, the damage would clearly be enormous.

But even after several years, the monsters in the field did not leave their nests.

‘It happened when it was accepted as a given that the monsters in the field would not move, and when humanity focused all its attention on the dimensional ascension battle.’

The monsters in the field moved simultaneously.

A name given by people as if the gate called field was causing a break.

‘The final break.’

After the final break, humanity quickly headed towards destruction.

It was around that time that the country of Korea was destroyed and Yeon Ha-eun gathered the survivors.

But the reason Seo Yi-jun entered the field now was not because of the final break.

‘We definitely have to stop that too.’

The current Seo Yi-jun doesn’t even have the power to purify the field.

The final break itself was still a story of the distant future.

There is another reason why Seo Yi-jun entered the field at this point.

‘Just once. Just once, before the final break, a monster on the field moved.’

Three months from now.

Monsters move in the DMZ.

Also known as the Great Escape, Exodus.

There was no exodus in other countries.

‘Exodus is a phenomenon that only occurred in Korea.’

Even during the Exodus, the damage was minimized thanks to the struggles of Yoo Hye-ryeong, who was still in the field, and the rescue teams dispatched by each guild.

‘It was a disaster.’

Civilian casualties alone were in the thousands, hunter deaths reached triple digits, and Yoo Hye-ryeong also collapsed with serious injuries.

‘In particular, Yoo Hye-ryeong was hurt not only physically but also mentally.’

Even though she lost her arm and was treated as the weakest, Yoo Hye-ryeong did not give up.

However, after being discharged from the hospital, she put down her sword and did not leave the house for over a year.

His determination to return and work hard for over a decade to reach S-class was admirable.

‘But people really missed Yoo Hye-ryeong’s absence.’

So, Seo Yi-jun decided to try creating a different future this time.

It is also true that Yoo Hye-ryeong has outstanding potential.

‘Because she has a debt to pay… .’

There were also some personal reasons involved.

at that time.

-Kii, kikiki!

A small demon jumped out.

But it’s rare to be taken by surprise on the field.

The monsters are also colorless.

Because nothing moves except monsters.

-Dalgrak!

The skeleton corps responded immediately without Seo Yi-jun having to give an order.

‘boss.’

Seo Yi-jun looked down at the small demon that had lost its life in an instant.

It was a boss monster with three horns.

‘This guy is not it.’

The Exodus that took place three months later had a special monster that led the situation.

That was the guy Seo Yi-jun was looking for.

‘Moving to the next area.’

Break releases monsters equal to the number of remaining attacks and a corresponding number of boss monsters.

Therefore, there were dozens of D-class fields with three-horned small demons as boss monsters, the prelude to ferocity, around here.

‘Considering the DMZ field access road and Hunter Yoo Hye-ryeong’s route at the time, it is likely to be nearby.’

If possible, I wanted to find the monster that led the Exodus as quickly as possible.

‘The DMZ field is open for one week once every three months.’

There was still plenty of time.

But, no matter what, the gain from the field itself was too little.

It definitely was like that.

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

– Enter the field without any conditions and kill a certain number of monsters.

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

‘……huh?’

After upgrading [The Usurper] to [The Usurper], [The Suitable One] reverted back to being a title with no options.

Out of the blue, the [suitable person] reacted.