The Boundless Necromancer Chapter 236

236. Common area on the 21st floor (4)

“I wish you the blessing of proof.”

Carnil immediately said that to me as if praying and then disappeared.

I’m guessing it’s possible to use space movement, so it must have returned to its original position.

But something like that was fine.

Because there is something else that really matters.

“A task in the Sacred Zone <Proof Field [Step 1]> has occurred.”

「※Task Description: Defeat the enemy with the highest proficiency weapon with the lowest proficiency weapon.」

「※Task Success Condition: Win against practitioners who meet each condition with weapons with very low proficiency (0/10)」

「※Task Success Reward: Clear Stage 1 · All stats +10 · Skill Proficiency Up Potion (B+)」

I had to clear the <Chapter of Proof [Step 1]>.

Only then can you get this success reward and move on to the next step.

Of course, compared to the ordeal of the tower, the description of the success conditions is unkind… … .

There is no such thing as time left anyway, so you can just study the conditions for success in detail.

‘All stats +10 increase and skill proficiency increase potions are not something that can be ignored.’

Due to many stat increases, even a single stat increase now shows overwhelming efficiency.

But all stats +10 increase?

To be sure, this is no small feat.

Even the ‘Skill Proficiency Up Potion (B+)’ was even more valuable than this.

Being able to increase skill proficiency without any conditions just by consuming items is a huge merit.

‘If you use the skill proficiency potion well, you can grow the undying mortal flame.’

The ‘unextinguished mortal flame (S-)’ acquired in the 20th floor integration ordeal was a skill that competed for the first line in destructive power even though it did not know the durability.

In a nutshell, it means that it is a skill comparable to the holy light… … .

The unquenchable mortal flame was currently at about 60% proficiency.

Therefore, if you use the skill proficiency increase potion obtained in this <Proof Field [Step 1]>, you may reach the point of growth.

It was natural to be attractive.

‘I’m looking forward to how greatly the clear reward will change each time I go to the next level.’

As I was feeling drawn to the reward to be given later, a voice suddenly came to my head.

―It’s amazing. I never thought that God’s task would appear like this. Is it because it is a temple inside the tower?

It was Damcheonwoo.

―Of course, the conditions for the success of the task are a bit tricky. Still, it’s worth the hard work.

He spoke as if he was enjoying himself, as if his silence up until now was a lie.

He seemed to be thinking about something… … .

Dam Chun-wu quickly regained his vitality, as if his worries had been sorted out.

I smiled at him and then opened my mouth.

“But it won’t take long.”

I was not worried about the process, even though I was looking forward to the reward I would get from clearing the <Chapter of Proof>.

It was worth it.

The power accumulated so far is not focused only on abilities such as skills or authority.

Countless battle experiences.

The experience accumulated to a level that can be called a veteran will shine regardless of any restrictions.

so… … .

“The task of the Sacred Zone <Proof Field [Stage 1]> begins.”

“[Spear] is given as the weapon with the lowest proficiency.”

「Victory against the most powerful spearman in the sacred ground.」

「However, if you use power not related to spearmanship, it is not considered a success.」

「All items will become unusable until the task success conditions are met.」

Now it is time to complete the task in earnest.

***

A system message floated, and at the same time a plain steel polearm appeared in the air.

In response, I immediately reached down, grabbed the window, and browsed the item description window.

However, after reading the description, I couldn’t help but be disappointed.

That would be too… … .

「The Ascetic’s Spear」

「Rating: B+」

「A long spear made of steel, very suitable for training, made by an unknown blacksmith.」

「This long spear has high durability and automatically repairs itself when destroyed by external factors.」

This long spear made of steel was nothing more than an automatic repair item with high durability.

Add attack speed, add action speed, add reaction speed, etc… … .

There is also no basic buff that is consistently attached to low-grade items.

If I offered this to another challenger, wouldn’t he say he wouldn’t take it even if I gave it to him?

‘In a nutshell, are you trying to prevent me from covering my skills with items?’

I didn’t even want something like an item-only effect.

Still, I didn’t know that there would be no basic buff.

Quite a bit of equipment has effects that can be called basic buffs.

But the disappointment was only momentary.

‘It doesn’t matter, since I have to compete with my skills anyway.’

Immediately after that, I started walking through the meadow holding a long spear in my hand.

Is it because all of the equipped items have been converted to an unusable state?

Unlike before, I felt like my body was slightly heavier.

Perhaps because it was classified as one of the item-only effects, he could no longer talk to Dam Chun-wu, so he silently walked through the meadow.

and… … .

「The authority skill ‘Management of Magic’ is activated.」

I began to sense the people in the meadow by delicately distributing the magic within my body.

In the blink of an eye, about 40 people were captured in the expansion.

That’s pretty accurate too.

Therefore, it was possible to perceive their aura, albeit faintly.

‘Excluding about 10 people, everything seems to be insignificant… … .’

As if not all practitioners were at the same level, there was a considerable difference in their skills.

however… … .

When the conditions for task success were set, did the human conditions also be assumed?

The number of talented people caught in the spirit was a number that fit the number of victories presented as a condition for task success.

‘If you think rationally, these are the victory conditions that each of these talented players have different conditions.’

Namely-.

If you defeat these 10 people, it means that <Proof Field [Step 1]> will be cleared for now.

Thanks to that, you don’t have to bother to search here and there.

As I focused my senses at once on the places where the skilled practitioners were, I could immediately tell which weapons they were using.

Whip, mace, shield, etc… … .

There were some who used something newer than expected as their main weapon, but among them, there were also those who used weapons that they knew well.

and.

‘Is the spearman over there?’

After sensing, I immediately approached the monk holding the spear.

I moved to a section where there were no attendants to avoid encountering other people as much as possible.

It was worth it.

Because we don’t know what kind of character the practitioners who stay in the <field of proof> have.

Of course, even if you run into other practitioners, it will be possible to subdue them at the end of the battle… … .

I decided to avoid friction because I didn’t want to waste time with a trivial fight.

How many minutes did it take?

Before I knew it, I saw a young man with scarlet hair leaning against a tree holding a spear.

‘The system message said that he must be the most skilled spearman.’

Actually, the idea was not wrong.

That would be too… … .

「Condition satisfied.」

“I met an ascetic who handles spears best in the Sacred Zone.”

「In a duel against the practitioner Kirl Lujian, win without excluding spear skills.」

As soon as I approached the young man sitting with a spear in his hand, a system message came to mind.

***

‘As I thought.’

As I had sensed in advance, all 10 people with the highest level of pure skill were my goals.

Should I say that I feel like I have solved the problem and scored on the answer sheet?

I liked it because I thought that from now on, all I had to do was fight the battles with those I had actually found through my senses.

Even if I don’t, I don’t like having to fight with a weapon with low proficiency.

If I had to reason, it would be the worst.

‘At least I can concentrate on my task now.’

Satisfied with that, I continued walking, and the spearman’s gaze suddenly moved to me.

He looked at me for a second and then slightly squinted his eyes.

It’s like retrieving old memories.

But that was only for a moment.

“… … It’s the first time I’ve seen a face that I can’t remember.”

After thinking about it, the spearman decided that I was unknown, so he said that.

“Are you sure you’re a newcomer to the <Proof Field> for the first time?”

“That’s right.”

“her! I hope there will be new arrivals here. No one came in for 40 years, so I thought there wouldn’t be any more newcomers… … .”

“There are always exceptions.”

Responding roughly to his question, I spoke in a calm manner.

“I don’t want to talk too long.”

At this point, do you have no choice but to notice the situation?

He nodded his head as if he understood before long, and closed his eyes.

“… … I think I know why you came here. Did you come to succeed in the task you received from God?”

The attitude is not so surprising.

“… … It seems you knew.”

“okay. Because this is such a place. There are not too few tasks where a battle between practitioners is a condition for success.”

“Is that so.”

“I never thought a guy like me would be assigned as a task condition. You are not very lucky either.”

Kirluzian then rose from his seat and lightly turned the steel spear once.

“But, unfortunately, I don’t take the situation so badly.”

His eyes narrowed as if he had seen something.

“The tasks of <The Field of Proof> reveal the weakest part of the practitioner. you… … , You’ll probably have to defeat me with an unskilled spearmanship. Right?”

Still, is it that he has been practicing here for a long time in his own way?

I nodded my head without hiding it at the perfect reasoning without a single mistake.

It didn’t matter much because I didn’t have any intention of hiding the conditions for the success of the task.

Even if you hide these things anyway, the only thing you can do is create a small variable.

“As you said, I must defeat you with spears. So can we start right away?”

In response, I pointed the key at Lujian while holding the spear tightly, saying that I didn’t want to talk anymore.

and.

“Hoo. You’re belligerent It’s not bad, it’s not bad… … . I need to tell you a little bit of reality.”

next moment.

“Don’t be resentful. newcomer. Defeat is one of the lessons to be learned here.”

hook-!

In the blink of an eye, the long spear held by Lujian at the key was shot out, and there was a short gong sound.

Even with all 400 stats and physical abilities, he was able to miss the trail even for a moment.

In a nutshell, all abilities of the spearman in front of him had to be at least level 300.

… … No, maybe, it might be on a level comparable to me.

‘… … It’s fun.’

It’s been a long time since I faced an enemy with such high pure physical ability, and my emotions were heightened.

However, the regrettable thing was that what I was holding in my hand was not a sword, but a spear.

So, it was necessary to put some safety measures on.

It’s not different… … .

Just like this.

「The skill ‘Focus on Combat’ is activated.」

「The user’s concentration increases tenfold.」

As if time is split into dozens of pieces, it slows down greatly.

This is enough time to think… … .

All other skills were filled with things that were not involved in spearmanship.

「The skill ‘Shock Block’ is activated.」

「The skill ‘Knight’s Oath’ is activated.」

「A bond with the practitioner ‘Kirlujian’ will be created.」

「Damage received from opponents with whom you are bonded is reduced by 15% for 10 minutes.」

The damage reduction ability gained from skills probably has nothing to do with spearmanship.

Then, it is the right choice to make it advantageous in the long battle with damage reduction activated.

Combining the damage reduction skills obtained from the 20th floor integration ordeal, the total of the damage reduction is 45%… … .

In a nutshell, all damage taken by Ki Lujian was reduced by nearly half.

「※These are skills that do not greatly affect spearmanship.」

「※It does not affect the task success conditions.」

In fact, the system admitted that it had nothing to do with the skills that were not related to spearmanship.

So there was nothing to shy away from.

Whoa-!

Raising all his strength, he swung the spear as if kicking out a spear shot by Lujian.

His physical abilities would still be higher this way anyway, so it was his intention to remove the spear and lead him to a disarmed state.

but… … .

Kagagak-!

The situation was not as easily resolved as expected.

The opponent’s long spear suddenly moved like a snake and suddenly climbed onto my spear as if it were wrapped around it.

Even the power he wielded with full force was subdued softly before he knew it, and the flow of power itself was suppressed.

It was truly an overwhelming skill.

‘… … I never thought there would be people who are so good at handling weapons besides those from the Moorim dimension.’

But the admiration was short-lived.

It was because Lujian’s spear touched his body with a height like a live fish that came up against the river.

Seeing as he was aiming for the torso despite being able to aim for the heart, I think he saw it… … .

Even if he aimed at the heart anyway, it wouldn’t have been of much use.

That would be too… … .

Tuoong!

“… … What?”

This body, which has received a 45% reduction in all damage, should not be injured with moderate force.

Oh, of course, the wounds on the body still healed.

Even if it’s not to the extent that the hole is pierced through the torso, if you leave it like this enough, it will continue to bleed and accumulate damage.

But I had a solution for this.

「The power skill ‘Ashen Blood’ is activated.」

「Regenerative power increases according to the amount of holy power consumed.」

「Body regenerative power increases by 400% and becomes immune to all non-regenerative abilities.」

Chiyi… … !

In the blink of an eye, steam rose from the wound and the damage disappeared.

“Could it be that he’s not a human, but a vampire… … !”

To put it mildly, he’s a human close to a vampire… … .

I didn’t feel the need to respond to those words, so I just stabbed him like a spear in silence.

But this time, the result was a straight hit by Lujian, and I recovered my wounds as before.

‘… … Certainly, his ability to handle spears is amazing.’

I could tell for sure now.

The fact that this spearman is not an opponent that can be defeated with the advantage of a ridiculous physical ability.

‘If at least all of my stats don’t differ by 200, I won’t be able to press them with my stats.’

Ignorant tricks don’t work.

It would be next to impossible to defeat him with skills not related to spearmanship.

I did not think that the situation would improve even if I dragged out time.

If you have such a high level of skill, as time goes on, you will press me faster and faster.

‘I can’t help it. If you have to press with your skills… … , I have no choice but to do that.’

As a result, I began to observe what the other person was doing by using various numbers differently than before.

Holding a spear, thrusting a spear, swinging a spear, spinning a spear, etc… … .

Kirl Lujian captured every detail of the spear handling process.

Of course, this wasn’t directly taught by him, it was just seeing his spearmanship with his own eyes.

Just by watching them wield spears and thinking about them several times, they understood the reason.

Other than that, nothing special.

but… … .

「Accomplishment “Basics of Spearmanship” has been achieved.」

「The skill ‘Empire Basic Spearmanship (D-)’ is created.」

“Achievement ‘Those who understand high-level spearmanship’ has been achieved… … .」

“The skill ‘Spike Growth Acceleration (C+)’ is created… … .」

「I have achieved the achievement “Unity of the New Body”… … .」

“The skill ‘Spear Aura (A+)’ is created… … .」

That was enough.

「The achievement ‘Demonic Talent’ has been achieved.」

“All stats increase by 1.”

‘Surprisingly, spearmanship isn’t that difficult either.’

To learn the spearmanship that Lujian possesses.