The Skeleton Soldier Became a Necromancer Chapter 55

The Skeleton Soldier Became a Necromancer Episode 055

‘… … A new hunter?’

Seo Yi-jun’s eyebrows furrowed involuntarily.

[The activation of the title [Lone Hunter] stops.]

[Lone Hunter], which naturally increases all abilities by 1.2 times, has also stopped.

Whether it’s a 5-person team or a solo player like Seo Yi-jun.

Once a gate channel has accepted an outsider, it is closed thereafter.

‘A channel user intervened.’

The only ones who can force this open and add additional Hunters are the Channel User, a special class that manipulates channels.

There is only one channel user per server.

‘She is not Chief Yeon Ha-eun.’

Yeon Ha-eun, a channel user on the Korean server, was still lacking the skills to manipulate the channels of C- and B-class gates.

Ultimately, only users with B-class or higher channel level can manipulate the channels of a B-class gate.

‘There are only a handful of B-class channel users in the world.’

India, China, USA, Brazil, EU.

One person each from four countries and one union.

There are currently exactly 5 B-class channel users in the entire world.

If India and China had overwhelming populations, they would have had B-class channel users.

Brazil was lucky.

The United States has recruited channel users from third countries, and the EU has secured channel users from Africa on the condition of accepting a large number of refugees.

There is not a single channel user above A-level in the world.

‘Out of those five, I’m suspicious of China.’

Not only is he a C-class channel user, he also has a bad relationship with Li Wei.

Although they diluted it to a death match in the B-class promotion match, there was also an incident where Seo Yi-jun completely defeated the Chinese team.

Until recently, an official from the Chinese General Administration of Supernatural Powers suggested that he change his nationality.

‘Just because it’s a superpowered country doesn’t mean it moves with one will.’

China was in a situation where conflicts between various factions were deepening.

‘There is a high possibility that the Haetae Guild is involved.’

Seo Yi-jun’s brow furrowed again.

‘It should be okay.’

Outside the gate, there are still several reporters and management staff members, including Seonwoo Chan.

I don’t think it would have gone that far though.

‘The situation where Chief Yeon Ha-eun is digging into the darkness of the Haitai Guild.’

Things were different now than usual.

If the Haetae Guild had noticed Yeon Ha-eun’s blade coming up to her chin, they could have easily caused a ruckus.

‘… … I guess I’ll have to trust Chief Yeon Ha-eun’s handling of this matter.’

Anyway, there’s nothing Seo Yi-jun can do about worrying about it now.

For now, we had to worry about unidentified intruders.

‘Intruder. No, the hunting dog sent by the Haetae Guild is a B-class hunter.’

Since the channel users are B-class, the hunting dogs are also B-class.

Since they’re targeting Seo Yi-jun, there’s no way they’d let a C-class hunter in.

‘I guess we should consider the gate conquest a failure.’

The probability of encountering the hidden boss in the five enchantments has been greatly reduced.

‘I had to meet the hidden boss in the Lizard Swamp that I entered with Kwon Young-woo.’

That was possible because Kwon Young-woo had absolutely no share in the gate strategy.

If it had been any other B-class gate, I don’t know.

‘Why are there five illusions… … .’

The Five Temptations is a gate structured so that one of the five starting points is randomly selected.

The chance that the hunting dog would land in the first zone like Seo Yi-jun was only 20%.

If you start in a different area, you’ll have to hunt the Sammihos while searching for Seo Yi-jun, and the hidden boss will go across the water.

‘I’ve already hunted the hidden boss anyway.’

Sararak… … .

A bundle of wires came out from both of Seo Yi-jun’s hands.

Sararak… … .

If a hunting dog entered the gate to hunt Seo Yi-jun.

‘I too must prepare to welcome guests with all my heart.’

Seo Yi-jun took control of the surroundings to catch the hunting dog upside down.

Of course, I am confident that I wouldn’t lose even if I were to be up against a seasoned B-class hunter.

It wasn’t for nothing that he entered the B-class gate alone.

‘But I’m sure the enemies are confident too.’

Even considering the B-rank promotion skill that Seo Yi-jun showed in the promotion match, he must have sent a force that was confident enough to hunt.

Sararak… … .

Seo Yi-jun wrapped the wire carefully.

A few hours later.

“Oh! That’s lucky?!”

A hunting dog appeared from across the meadow.

‘I’m so lucky.’

Seo Yi-jun also agreed. * * *

Yeon Ha-eun had explained that sending in one C-class hunter was her limit.

So what are the limitations of B-class channel users?

‘There are four.’

There are four hunting dogs in total.

However, it was impossible to force four B-class hunters into the gate just because they were B-class channel users.

‘There is one B-class, the rest are C-class.’

In reality, there was only one B-class, and the other three were C-class.

All three of them showed signs of extreme training for a C-class.

‘… … The C-class’ condition is not good.’

In Seo Yi-jun’s eyes, none of them were normal.

“I said I was lucky, you know. Right? Actually, that’s not necessarily true.”

A B-class hunter with a plump body approached and shook his snout.

“You know what? Right? A 20% chance is actually, right? That’s pretty high!”

“Are you serious?”

“No, no! Don’t look at me like that! Huh? Haven’t you ever played a mobile game? If there’s a 20% chance of getting a random box, it’s guaranteed to come out.”

“I haven’t tried it.”

“Ugh, you don’t even know the taste of a random box? Huh? That taste of getting a 5-star card with a 2% chance! Huh? That! So-on-ma-at!”

“… … Is that so?”

Seo Yi-jun responded nervously at the sight of the hunting dog trembling with fear.

‘Even if we assume that the probability is 20% after seeing it a hundred times.’

It was only a few hours later that a message came out saying that a new Hunter had joined.

In order to get to where Seo Yi-jun is at this timing, the starting point had to be the first area.

“Was there any tail illusion from an additional perspective?”

I asked the question, wondering if interfering with an already active channel would fix the starting point.

“That’s right. I was so excited to watch it!”

But the B-class hunter shook his head and denied that possibility.

“Oh, the introduction is late. It really is late. Okay? My name is Joo Seung-taek!”

“Joo Seung-taek.”

I tried saying it, but it wasn’t a name I particularly remembered.

Instead, I know one thing.

“It must be the Haetae Guild.”

“Oh. You have a good eye for detail.”

This time, Seo Yi-jun did not respond at all.

‘Are they all like this, except for Hunter Yoo Hye-ryeong?’

Separately from the inference that the Haetae Guild was involved based on the circumstances.

All four of them are wearing armor with the Haetae Guild seal on them, but their sharp eyes are useless.

“I saw in the promotion video that those skeleton soldiers there were quite a few. Huh? Quite a few.”

Joo Seung-taek stepped aside, giggling.

“I am. Yeah? I am a tamer. Let me introduce you to my minions.”

“Are those your hands?”

The ones that Joo Seung-taek introduced as he stepped aside were none other than C-class hunters.

“Hehe, what do you think? Are you surprised?”

Joo Seung-taek continued to snicker.

‘I thought so.’

Seo Yi-jun had already guessed. * * *

Joo Seung-taek said that he was charmed by the tail right after entering the gate.

‘This means that the starting point is not fixed.’

In that case, the three C-class hunters should have scattered to different starting points, but they all followed Joo Seung-taek.

This means that they all belong to Joo Seung-taek.

‘It’s strange to put ordinary C-rank hunters into the gate where the starting point is divided.’

To put it another way, he wasn’t a normal C-class hunter.

To be exact, these were the people who would not feel awkward even if Joo Seung-taek introduced them as the devil.

‘Mudman.’

A fusion of a mud slime and a hunter encountered in the DMZ field.

As soon as Seo Yijun saw the C-class hunters, he thought of the mudman.

“Guys, were you feeling suffocated? Yeah? This is liberation!”

At Joo Seung-taek’s command, the bodies of the C-class hunters suddenly turned at abnormal angles.

Choaaaah!

He vomited a large amount of mud from his mouth and got buried in it.

-Kyaaaaaaaah!

-Kyaaaaak! Kyaaaaak!

-Kyaaaaah!

After a while, three monsters emerged from the mud.

Seo Yi-jun narrowed his eyebrows and looked at the monsters.

‘A fusion of a wizard who uses [wind magic] and a centaur.’

The basic base is in the form of a centaur, but the upper body protrudes from the waist with a robe turned inside out.

A wizard with stable mobility is like a mobile artillery unit.

‘The other side is Hunter and Rumble, both of the skin-enhanced type.’

Rumble is a monster that curls up like a bug or armadillo and launches a body-bombing charge.

The soft belly inside is a weak point, but the skin has been strengthened to that extent.

‘The last one is the healer and the cursed turtle.’

The healer entered a giant turtle that was barely able to move, but had excellent defense and curse abilities.

‘The mud shown just before liberation utilized the Mudman’s cells.’

It seems like he used it to pretend to be human.

It was possible that it might have some traits like Mudman’s skill imitation or immunity.

‘Even excluding that, it’s a pretty good selection.’

Warrior, wizard, healer.

There are even tamers that can provide powerful buffs to the demons.

The combination wasn’t bad.

In fact, the fighting power of Joo Seung-taek and the three demons who were once human was outstanding.

-Less!

-Less!

-Daughter?

The commanders each led their units to fight, but the battle situation was not very good.

-Kyaaaaah!

Iron Rumble accelerated and spun around, blasting away the assault troops rushing towards him like bowling pins.

The Centaur Mage shook off the Beast Swarm and fired [Wind Magic] to deal damage in return.

The Curse of the Turtle and the area-of-effect recovery were enough to cut the power of the Magic Troops in half.

‘indeed.’

At this level, it was enough to crush the skills that Seo Yi-jun showed in the promotion match.

Joo Seung-taek burst into flames.

“Hehehe, look carefully! Huh? I mean the power of my demons!”

“Yeah. I saw it well.”

“…uh?”

Joo Seung-taek let out a bewildered sound, perhaps because it was an unexpected answer.

“I was throwing out bait, thinking they might be tricky opponents like Mudman, but they weren’t. I felt bad for the skeleton soldiers.”

“What did you just say? That my demons are worse than those defective products… …?”

Joo Seung-taek ground his teeth at Seo Yi-jun’s words.

Looks like something was pressed down properly.

“That’s not it.”

“uh?”

Seo Yi-jun shook his head there, making Joo Seung-taek flustered once again.

The grades of the hunters and monsters used as materials were higher for Mudman.

“If we are to judge their value as soldiers, these three are far higher.”

The fusions follow the tamer’s orders and have a combination of physical, magical, and healing abilities.

“That’s right! You know something! You finally know something! Rather than a 5-star trap, it’s better to raise a 3-star that has great cost-effectiveness to the end… … .”

“And that’s it.”

Seo Yi-jun interrupted Joo Seung-taek and declared.

“Go back. And come out.”

After recalling the entire Skeleton Troop, I summoned everyone, including the three Chiefs.

“Thank you for holding back.”

Seo Yi-jun spoke to the three platoon commanders.

It was like a license to wipe out the enemy.

Crackle, crackle! Crackle! Crackle!

Seo Yi-jun’s will was sufficiently conveyed through the brain attribute implanted in all of the skeleton soldiers.

That’s not all.

Dark Mage’s B-rank [Magic Binding].

Juvenile’s B-class [Wild Roar].

The [command] of the royal guard was still at D-class.

Sararak… … .

Instead, I backed them up using some of the pre-laid wire.

in result.

“No, no, this is not it!”

Joo Seung-taek screamed as he watched the demons disappear in vain.

“Lightning! Yeah? I’ve used lightning before, but I’ve never used it on skeleton soldiers, right? Yeah? The B-rank promotion skill is Chief Skeleton over there! Wait a minute! Why are all three Chiefs here!”

I screamed again as I looked at the skeleton army.