The Skeleton Soldier Became a Necromancer Chapter 43

The Skeleton Soldier Became a Necromancer Episode 043

Elements that have changed from the previous life in the DMZ field.

It was none other than Seo Yi-jun himself.

‘Hunter Yoo Hye-ryeong has been here all along.’

Seonwoo Chan also entered the DMZ together.

‘Chief Seonwoo Chan came only up to the boundary line.’

He had not yet entered the world of black and white, so it was difficult to see any changes.

‘Did it have any effect because I conquered other D-class fields and purified them?’

Above all, Seo Yijun purified two D-class fields, so I thought it was because of that.

Soon, Seo Yi-jun arrived at a field where he could feel a heterogeneous and mixed energy.

‘Were you in an E-class field?’

It was an E-class field.

After all, the D-class field sighting information that Seo Yi-jun had was the place where Yoo Hye-ryeong first encountered the guy.

It never meant that the bastard’s habitat was a D-class field.

‘There it is.’

A slowly moving mud giant was seen.

A monster that led the Exodus phenomenon, where monsters in the field moved out.

‘I heard it through rumors, but… … .’

It was also my first time seeing Seo Yi-jun in person.

Because the Commander-in-Chief was watching the damage on TV during the Exodus and laughing.

‘This is the first time I’ve seen you. Where did you come from?’

Even though Seo Yi-jun searched his memory, he had never seen the giant monster made of mud before his eyes.

‘Mud slime comes to mind.’

Mud slime, one of the higher-level types of slime.

Of course, the mud slime had the characteristic droplet shape of slime, but it also had a similar texture to thick mud.

‘Mudman, that’s a pretty good nickname.’

So the media in the previous life called this monster the Mudman.

It was simple but intuitive.

The similarity isn’t just in texture.

‘Mud slime mimics being attacked.’

A higher-level type of slime, mud slime.

When cut by a sword, the body changes into a sword.

When hit by an arrow, it transforms its body into a bow and throws parts of its body like projectiles.

When hit by magic, it turns into a staff and fires a magic ball.

Mudmen also have similar abilities to Mud Slimes.

But the level was different.

‘Use that ability while digesting the swallowed opponent.’

Unlike mud slime, which can only follow one at a time.

Mudman could follow several things at once.

The level is not just different in number.

Mud Slime cannot mimic advanced movements or skills, and can only mimic the shape of a weapon.

‘Because Mudman follows skills.’

If you eat a warrior, you can use an attack skill.

If you eat a wizard, it shoots magic.

In terms of following skills, the [Imitation] of Commander King and Kwon Young-woo comes to mind.

‘It’s a little different from that.’

If Kwon Young-woo wants to have someone else’s skills, he imitates them and eventually kills them to pretend to be the original.

Mudman’s only purpose is to devour things greedily, and mimicking skills is not part of his intention.

It’s still like that now.

-Geugh, geugh. Geugh, geugh.

-Keeee, keeeeek!?

Mudman was eating several of the same monsters while humming an unpleasant tune.

Since it didn’t really have a mouth, it was absorbing any gremlin it touched.

If your goal is to imitate skills, there’s no need to eat like that.

-What the heck?!

Mudman, who had been patting his stomach in a good mood, discovered Seo Yijun late and stretched out his right arm.

Whoosh whoosh!

A red flame flew in, flickering its tongue.

‘This is.’

Flutter!

Seo Yijun shook off his black ghost coat and deflected the flames.

‘[Fire Magic].’

The unique magical structure was felt in the flames.

Seo Yi-jun recalled the entrance message from earlier.

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[Enter the Gremlin Village (E).]

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‘Gremlins are a subspecies of goblin.’

Although its fighting power is not as good as that of goblins, it is a monster that hunters hate because it damages equipment.

Because equipment repairs cost a lot of money.

Gremlins damage equipment because of the corrosive fluid they spit out.

I just ate a bunch of gremlins so I thought I’d be able to use corrosive liquid, but it’s suddenly [Fire Magic].

‘Where did you eat it?’

-Gewooooow!

When the first attack failed, Mudman threw up his left arm in annoyance.

Jeez, jeez, jeez!

In an instant, the air froze and sharp icicles flew in.

‘Even [cold magic]?’

Seo Yi-jun turned to the side and frowned. * * *

[Flame Magic] followed by [Cold Magic].

Either way, it was a talent that the gremlin lacked.

Did the Mudman pass through a place with a lot of magical monsters before coming to the gremlin village?

‘no.’

Seo Yi-jun denied that possibility.

‘There are no fields nearby where there might be magic monsters.’

When I thought about the DMZ field map provided by the management bureau, the first reason was that there was no place around there where magical monsters could appear.

Plop!

‘also.’

The second reason was that the magical wave contained in [Cold Magic] that struck the ground felt strangely familiar.

Even with the same skill, the wavelength of magical power is slightly different depending on the user.

‘I have experienced this magic.’

After returning, if there was an opponent that Seo Yi-jun encountered who used [Cold Magic].

‘Is it a promotion match?’

The only people I met were the Haetae guild members from the C-class promotion match.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Seo Yijun also focused his mind on the magical power of [Flame Magic] that Mudman was shooting.

Concentration option for the Black Ghost Coat.

There, the sophisticated detection ability using wires and [Magic Control] shined.

‘I get it.’

I also found a point that could be pointed out in the magic wavelength of [Flame Magic].

‘Team Leader C-1, whose chin was constantly lifted and his bones were misaligned.’

He was the leader of the Haitai Guild C-1 team that had been competing in a speed run.

I’ve never seen her fight in person though.

I remembered the waves of magical power that flowed out when my emotions were in disarray.

Thanks to that, I found out where the [Fire Magic] and [Cold Magic] that Mudman uses came from… … .

‘Why?’

The question remains as to why the two wizards entered the field.

‘On this opening day, only Hunter Yoo Hye-ryeong and I received DMZ field entry permits.’

If the administration had issued permits to the two wizards after that, Yeon Ha-eun would have informed Seon Woo-chan of that fact.

‘Unlawful trespass.’

That is, the two wizards illegally infiltrated the DMZ field.

There must have been some purpose there.

Although the process is unknown, the two wizards ended up becoming Mudmen.

There is only one conclusion.

‘So Mudman is related to the Haetae Guild.’

A monster with no other type, even when considering all kinds of gates, confirmed breaks, and dimensional ascension battles.

It’s an expression that doesn’t fit the existence of a monster, but Mudman smelled very artificial.

It was the Haetae Guild.

‘Monster’s experiment… I don’t know if that’s possible.’

Mudman was the result of some kind of experiment conducted by the Haetae Guild.

‘I guess it’s my fault that Mudman moved earlier than in his previous life.’

I thought it was because of Jeonghwa, but it wasn’t, but given the circumstances, it was definitely because of Seo Yijun.

The article about Seo Yi-jun heading to the DMZ field was widely spread.

It wouldn’t have been strange if the Haetae Guild had been plotting some kind of plan using the Mudman, an experimental subject abandoned in the field.

‘Did the Haetae Guild try to dispose of Hunter Yoo Hye-ryeong in her previous life?’

In the previous life, Mudman moved even though Seo Yijun wasn’t there.

Maybe Yoo Hye-ryeong is involved.

‘The two wizards have tarnished the reputation of the Haetae Guild, so they have pressed the start button and have passed the task of dying.’

Perhaps those two didn’t know they would die when they woke up Mudman?

Although there were some logical leaps, the overall idea was correct.

‘… … It’ll be okay.’

To enter the field, you have to pass by where Seonwoo Chan is.

‘… … I need to sort this out as quickly as possible.’

There was also a possibility that the two wizards had harmed Seonwoochan on their way there.

Cheeeeek!

Avoided the corrosive liquid vomited by the Mudman.

‘At least three.’

[Fire magic], [Cold magic], and even corrosive liquid.

At least three abilities have been identified.

-Gewooooow!

The Mudman stomped his feet, swung his fists nervously, and spit out fire, ice, and caustic.

But none of them could even brush the hem of Seo Yi-jun’s coat.

It wasn’t difficult to read Mudman’s movements.

The movement itself was linear and simple, but that wasn’t the only reason.

‘There is a skeleton.’

It wasn’t that the slime’s core was recognized as bones, but rather that it had a real skeleton.

‘That’s a human skeleton too.’

I don’t know how or what he did, but Mudman was a mixture of mud slime and human.

Sabak.

At that moment, someone approached from behind.

“Hunter Seo Yijun.”

It was Yoo Hye-ryeong.

-Daughter?

A skeleton dragonfly sat on her shoulder.

“Suddenly this kid came and gestured, so I followed him… … .”

After locating Mudman, Seo Yi-jun sent Yuryongbyeong to bring Yu Hye-ryeong.

That was the reason why Seo Yijun was passively defensive and didn’t respond when he met Mudman.

“Yes. I found a colorful monster and wanted to ask for help.”

“This is my first time seeing a colorful monster in the field.”

Yoo Hye-ryeong said that and then tilted her head.

“… It’s strange. I can feel the magic of Hunter Kim Woo-hee and Hunter Kim Woo-hyung.”

Kim Woo-hee, Kim Woo-hyung.

I think that was the name.

“I felt it too. I think I got eaten by the Mudman.”

“Mudman? That’s an easy name to understand.”

“I ate a gremlin right in front of me, and it used corrosive liquid. I also checked [Fire Magic] and [Cold Magic].”

“It imitates the skill of the target it eats? It’s an upper-level version of Mud Slime. I don’t know how many types there are at most… … Oh, so you were dealing with it without the skeleton soldiers?”

Without Seo Yi-jun having to explain anything, Yoo Hye-ryeong quickly analyzed the situation and gathered information.

“Yes. I didn’t want to hastily increase Mudman’s attack range.”

Even while two people are having a conversation.

Hwarurur…! Smack…! Push-sik…!

Mudman was busy flailing his arms here and there.

Of course, Seo Yi-jun is reading Mudman’s skeleton.

Yoo Hye-ryeong also easily avoided all attacks with her unique movements that seemed to float on the wind.

“I will attack.”

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

‘As expected, it’s beautiful.’

After seeing the fielded D-class monsters and mudmen, I felt my eyes clear up when I saw Yoo Hye-ryeong.

This is Yoo Hye-ryeong’s skeleton, which appears functional even when still.

WHEEK!

Now that she was moving to perform the act of attack, Yoo Hye-ryeong’s skeleton truly displayed the pinnacle of functional beauty.

However, it was not all that pleasant to look at.

‘I’m rather anxious.’

There was instability due to the extreme pursuit of functionality.

It’s like watching a tightrope walker.

WHEEK!

Yoo Hye-ryeong adjusted her trajectory by swinging her three swords, and attacked Mudman in one breath.

The intense slash seemed like it would tear the Mudman apart.

but.

Tutter tuck.

The moment the sword touched the Mudman, a dull sound rang out.

“It’s not working.”

A-class hunter, Yoo Hye-ryeong’s swordsmanship did not inflict any damage on Mudman.

“I feel like the sword itself is not a viable weapon.”

Yoo Hye-ryeong’s attack power is lacking, or Mudman’s defense power is high.

That’s not the problem.

‘The sword had no effect on the Mudman at all.’

Mudman’s body pushed away the concept of a sword.

‘I expected there to be something more to Mudman than just mimicking his attack skills.’

If Mudman were just imitating attack skills.

I couldn’t create a disaster that would cause thousands of casualties while dealing with Yoo Hye-ryeong.

So it was certain that there would be other abilities.

‘There was no information.’

It was not revealed in the future mass media, and Yoo Hye-ryeong did not say anything in the interview.

So, there was no other information for the regressor, Seo Yi-jun.

But Mudman’s additional abilities have just been confirmed.

‘Immunity to sword attack.’

And if Seo Yi-jun’s guess is correct.

‘That’s not all.’

It was highly likely that this was not a simple sword attack immunity.

‘I guess I need to check.’

To check that.

“Come out.”

Seo Yijun summoned the skeleton troop.