The Boundless Necromancer Chapter 136

Episode 136. Advent (1)

The hill surrounded by huddled barracks had become a battlefield.

“Bitter, rot! An attack by cultists! Such nonsense… … ! Coheo!”

“F*ck! What are the priests doing! Either raise a corpse or use magic… … !”

“Protect the priests! The enemies killed the priest and dispelled all the spirit magic… … ! Kuck!”

Steel collides with steel, creating a noise, and a haze of flames rises here and there.

Seeing that scene, I quickly estimated the level of the enemy on the battlefield.

‘It’s not that many compared to before.’

The number of enemies staying at a level of just over a hundred was not as large as before.

But at the same time, the level was certainly not as shabby as before.

Using the advantage of a surprise attack to quickly eliminate mercenaries or priests, but… … .

Above all, the enemies of the elite units that appeared this time were clearly using authority that felt divine power.

“Ha ha ha! die, die! I mean hurry up, you bug-like bastards—!”

Kwajijik!

A man in a bloodstained robe laughed and punched several mercenaries.

It’s not like a parable.

Indeed, he could not stand the power of his fists and died spattering blood.

Looking at the raised red spots all over the body, it seems to be a body-enhancing power… … .

‘Now there are some priest-like enemies.’

This was more familiar to me, who had seen and experienced many recovery periods and attack periods through authority in the 11th floor ordeal.

However, Raynel, who guided me, was trembling as if he had not adjusted to the sight.

“Eh, what is this… … . Wow, such a mighty authority… … .”

It doesn’t seem like a very good power, but Reynel was getting scared.

‘This is the best mercenary… … ?’

To be honest, I felt like a coward, but I had no choice but to understand.

The Tower of Trials never gives out easy trials from the beginning.

It was even more so for the challengers who chose the hard difficulty.

Perhaps the stage story of this ordeal would have ended in a one-sided defeat by the allies without me.

However, that is just the story of the stage.

“Mr. Raynell. Keep your senses.”

When I said that, putting my hand on Reynel’s shoulder in a calm tone, she was taken aback.

“Oh, inspector… … .”

“Keep calm and guard the priests. The temple can only be completed with priests.”

“Ah, I see. Uh, by the way, isn’t the prosecutor going with you?”

“Because the war situation is too bad to just guard the priests.”

I looked at the priests of the telegraph school running amok like colts with cold eyes.

“Shouldn’t there be someone who has to sort things out himself?”

「The mercenary ‘Rainel Asir’ has strong admiration for you.」

“Congratulations, you have completed the special task ‘Wonderful Object’.”

“Now, the morale of the allied camp doubles, and the ranks do not collapse with thorough command.”

「Additional settlement will be made to the reward for the 15th floor ordeal.」

However, the special assignment was cleared to see what effect the words just uttered had on Raynel.

“… … Prosecutor, I wish you the best of luck. If I see you again later, I will buy you a drink.”

The confusion disappeared in Reynel’s eyes and there was a firm willpower.

“It is nice to hear that. See you later. Mr. Raynell.”

Of course, whether that’s the case or not, I answered roughly like that and pulled out two swords.

Sureureung.

At the same time as the sound of blades pouring from the scabbard resounded, Reynel quickly ran away.

I moved by activating all kinds of skills as I scanned the chaotic battlefield.

and.

「The skill ‘Dark Wolf’s Step’ is activated.」

I was able to move quickly without a trace because I was accompanied by the newly acquired movement skill this time.

The advantage of being invisible on this chaotic battlefield was significant.

‘I can feel that the presence is disappearing. I came all the way behind my back, but I didn’t know.’

He approached from behind one of the combat priests with a red spot and swung his sword.

Awesome!

Immediately after cutting the head of an unknown battle priest, I leisurely wandered around the battlefield and swung my sword.

Chow! Seo Geo-eok! Kwajijik!

Most of them died with a smile on their faces, unaware that the enemy had come behind their backs.

Well, as a skill is a skill and a situation is a situation, I could understand it, but it was so bland.

‘This must have made the previous battle more tense, when I was able to slaughter more than a thousand enemies.’

Of course, it wasn’t that the combat priests didn’t notice me at all.

“What, what… … ! Uh, at some point… … !”

Some high-level combat priests seemed to have stayed calm even when they were excited, so they went right behind me and noticed me… … .

Chow!

It was an unchanging result that one swing of the sword would lead to death.

If there is a difference, is it that he died with a rather shocked face, unlike the priest who died with a low smile?

However, it was not a very significant difference.

The result doesn’t change whether the head flying through the air is smiling or shocked.

‘It’s going smoothly.’

To be honest, they are enemies that I don’t think I can even brush my collar with.

When dealing with thousands of enemies, there were times when I almost allowed an attack… … .

This was a level where I couldn’t just accumulate real-life experience, so I couldn’t use it as a nutrient for growth.

「The administrator, “The Dragon Slayer born in a thousand years,” feels absurd to see the priests of the Telegraph Cult not beating their pulse.」

「The manager ‘Iron-Blooded Lord’ enjoys watching the contractor’s skill exercise.”

「The manager, the defeated successor of the Blood Demon Cult, is starting to feel good about you using the Blood Heaven Heart Gong sparingly.」

「The administrator, ‘Baekhakgeomseon(白鶴劍仙)’ is happy for the contractor to exercise his skills, but is dissatisfied with the power of deep air given by a certain demon.」

Well, administrators, I posted several messages to see if the scene of this massacre was quite enjoyable, but… … .

Regardless of whether or not, I proceeded to deal with the combat priests as if I were silently doing what I had to do.

‘At the end of the holy war, it would be nice if the qualities of a Shinigami would bloom properly… … .’

Thoughts that had nothing to do with this battle.

***

The battle ended quickly.

An estimated 70 combat priests died, and the situation changed drastically.

“Wh-what! Kazin, Hale, Raj! Rain, damn it! Where the hell has everyone gone!”

“Me, the combat priest, my comrades, most of them are dead… … ! Big, big! After that, you have to retreat… … !”

“Hu, retreat? Where do I have to retreat! This was not in the plan! Haha!”

The combat priests who recognized that their comrades had died without even knowing it were rats or birds panicked and either died or were captured.

What I caught was, in fact, I woke up Damcheonwoo who had been immersed in the Blood Demon Sword and bound him.

The string of blood, more elaborate than that of the seeker of fresh blood, was enough to seal the physical strength of the combat priest.

If possible, he intended not to show this to his allies, but the reactions of his allies weren’t too bad, perhaps because he used the item.

This could be said to be the result obtained by granting Soul Ego.

—… … It’s ridiculous. How dare you not use this seat in battle and use it like this.

It was a sympathy.

‘I didn’t know that Soul Ego’s ability would be used only like this.’

In fact, since it was a raid, I knew that there would be a situation where I would use the Soul Ego of the Blood Heaven Demon Sword.

It wasn’t.

None of the enemies were threatening me at all, and all were power-drunken idiots.

At least, it would have been nice if I had a good knowledge of technology like Namgoong-hyeok, so I could refer to it.

Apparently, most of them were drunk with the authority of God, so there was nothing I could refer to.

―Well, I like the fact that they annihilate without leaving any enemies behind. If he was from the Moorim dimension, he would have been a great black magician or magician. Too bad.

After listening to Dam Chun-wu’s words and concentrating for a while, I realized a curious fact.

A very thin wave of magic power was emitted from the Blood Heaven Demon Sword like a fine solid line.

However, the wave of this magical power was mysteriously spreading only in the direction I was facing.

Other than that, there was no leakage of magic power at all.

‘… … Was this what they were doing, e-tune-telling or something?’

From him, I was able to understand what Dam Chun-wu had been talking about before.

—… … Did you just use voice transmission technology through magical power control and talk about telephony?

As I radiated magic through the magic circuit to the Blood Demon Sword, the reaction immediately came back.

―What is this! So, I don’t think he figured out how to write whole sounds in that short time… … ?

Damcheonwu was taken aback, as if I didn’t know how to learn the whole tone.

―There’s nothing systematic about it, except for the fact that the magic wave is designated as a path and sent with the voice attached.

Right away, I wondered how much significance was attached to this simple technique.

―No, of course the system itself is simple, but… … . Isn’t that ridiculous? A kid who doesn’t even know how to write a whole tone suddenly learns it. It’s not like anyone taught you anything.

―If you have magic control skills, I wonder if it’s more strange that you can’t learn them. Anyone who knows how to handle mana can do this.

―If I follow your logic, half of the warriors like me who sleep in Moorim become half assholes?

—… … Or not. Well, learning isn’t that important, is it?

It was a word he spat out in an attempt to fix it, but surprisingly, Dam Chun-wu’s reaction was not bad.

– Whoops! Hey, that’s it too. If the person capable of granting my soul is not a genius, then what is it?! Whoops, you said the right thing!

Of course, he had to be a little dumbfounded in that it was a reaction that praised himself, but… … .

– Haaam. The tide is coming again. Call me later if needed. Until then, I should have fully stored up my strength.

Soul Ego, which seemed to have a strange mind, was quite usable, so I didn’t give it a separate scolding.

As I was doing so, the chaotic battlefield was cleared up before I knew it and a priest wearing a black robe approached me.

“… … The Archbishop is calling. Please accompany me.”

The priest’s voice was shaking quite a bit, probably because he was watching my battle.

“Bo, since we’re going to talk about pay as well, it won’t be a bad thing for you to come with us.”

Even the tone was strong in favor, so I didn’t object.

“All right.”

After following the guidance of the man who was presumed to be an assistant priest, a fairly large black tent appeared.

When I entered, I was greeted by a skinny man with a pale face.

“… … Slaughterer, thank you for accepting Bishop Bonn’s invitation. Have a seat comfortably.”

There were two chairs across the table where he was sitting, so he sat down on one of them.

“You don’t need to call me a grandiose title like a slayer. Just call me by my first name.”

“… … It’s a pity, but when hiring mercenaries, the Dark Gods do not hire mercenaries except for high-level mercenaries, even writing down their names.”

“Then please call me Anonymous.”

“… … It’s a name without a name. you’re funny The Dark Gods will surely like someone like you.”

“Thank you for saying that.”

It was a formal reply without sincerity, but it seemed to the archbishop that it was enough.

He let out a small laugh and continued.

“Unknown, do you know that I called you this time to discuss the reward?”

“I heard from the assistant priest that they talk roughly about compensation as they come.”

“Right. However, on the premise that you will not leave the frontline until this crusade is over.”

“I have no intention of doing anything like breaking the wire. I hope we can quickly get to the point.”

“… … Based on the judgment of the head of the church, it has been decided to provide you with the sacred relics of the Religious Church as compensation.”

It sounded like he was going to give me something great, but I don’t know what a holy relic is.

“… … Excuse me, can you tell me what a relic is?”

So, when I asked to be honest, the archbishop nodded obediently even though he made a face of bewilderment.

“I didn’t expect that you wouldn’t know about the holy relic, but, well, I’ll let you know. A holy relic is a miraculous item containing the power of a god.”

“It is the power of God… … .”

“Because it contains divine power, one of the powers can be expressed through a holy relic. Originally, I would never give holy relics to outsiders… … .”

“It’s a wartime, a holy war, so you can give it according to your achievements?”

“Exactly. Now that you understand, let’s get to the main point.”

In an instant, the archbishop’s eyes had the same shimmer as that of a merchant.

“Tell me how far you are thinking of remuneration.”

It was a common way of bargaining, but there was no other way that was as sure as this one.

Even since I just said I didn’t know about the holy relic, it could be said that it was a kind of bargaining skill to ask me to present it first.

Maybe you can pamper me with less pay than I thought.

“Then I will ask the other way around.”

But this time, I picked the wrong opponent.

Since I said I didn’t know about the holy relic, I would have thought that the initiative in the negotiations was on me… … .

“From where to where are you thinking, Archbishop?”

Rather, in this case, it was quite the opposite.

The regret is never me.

「The skill ‘Absolute Charm’ is activated.」

「Archbishop ‘Kenil’ falls into [fear] abnormal state.」

“Due to the status abnormality [Fear], your judgment is lowered and you are highly aware of your existence.”

“I wish I could get a good pay on my own.”

From where to how far can you convince me?

From now on, the archbishop will have to think deeply.