My Demons - Chapter 30



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8. The mill and the undertaker (4)

Actually, I don’t really like necromancers. The reason is – of course it’s because of PvP. Because the compatibility is too harsh.

Some classes can be controlled with their feet, and some classes can use their feet no matter how much they use their feet. The necromancer was that character. Should we say that it is close to impossible to overcome that structural limit?

And to begin with, the weak-willed caster wasn’t really my type.

But whatever my preference, the necromancer was a fairly popular character. He is versatile, easy to play, and has a fun concept. This is why it can’t be unpopular.

Moreover, the performance is decent.

The so-called ‘bamboo spear’ magic represented by ‘poisonous spear’ and ‘acid arrow’.

Area continuous damage magic such as ‘Sphere of Vanishing’ and ‘Fog of Death’.

Powerful Mezugi (techniques that hinder the enemy) called the ‘Abyss Series’.

I can’t say they were the best, but they were all skills that boasted excellent performance.

However, the skill that represented the necromancer was not extinction magic or black magic.

The name is ‘necromancer’, right? Naturally, the necromancer’s signature skill was ‘necromancer’.

A series of vengeful spirits ranging from ‘wisps’ to ‘spirits’ and ‘banshees’.

A series of corpses ranging from ‘zombies’ to ‘skeleton soldiers’ and ‘dulahan’.

Soul sum columns such as ‘Wandering Skull’ or ‘Siogwi’.

And even the ‘Death Knight’, who is the ultimate undead and can only summon a single entity.

The art of creating and commanding such a variety of undead minions was necromancy.

What’s fun about this Necromancy is that there are many different types of minions, so players can form their troops in all kinds of combinations to suit their tastes.

You can form a small elite unit with high-level units, or you can create a large-scale swarm with low-level units.

The ‘Standard Combination’, which mixes minions in a balanced manner by type, the ‘Nalfly Combination’, which uses only minions capable of flying, the ‘Rice Combination’, which focuses on the Death Knight and doulahans, and the Banshees that fill the screen and explode the speakers. ‘Ear Gang Meta’ etc.

Combining troops in all kinds of ways like this was the true charm of playing as a Necromancer.

There is a saying that the game genre changes from RPG to RTS the moment you become a necromancer.

Besides, I am a truly hardcore user.

He understood very well how useful it was to have undead minions who would risk their lives for the player – well, they were already dead.

While I was thinking that, Luke, who was sheltering from the sun under a tree, smiled and said,

“Isn’t it hot? Take it easy, Poinik Su.”

“Oh, it’s okay, Mr. Luke. “I don’t even sweat at this level.”

Mr. Luke was weaving tree branches in the shade, and I was digging hard in the hot sun. It was to bury an unclaimed body found in the market.

Why am I going through this trouble?

Of course, it’s to impress Mr. Luke.

With the help of a necromancer, you will be able to proceed with the campaign much more easily.

If I could win Mr. Luke’s favor by digging like this, I was confident that I would gladly dig the land all day long. This is a matter of survival.

Of course, that’s true, the actual shoveling was completed quickly. It was a combination of the skills of a reserve sergeant and the muscular endurance of a superman.

After the unknown man was completely buried in the ground, Mr. Luke placed a cross in front of him and knelt down. Then he closed his eyes, touched the ground, and mumbled something.

“… … Death is not a loss, but a removal, one that is freed from agony and desire and finally freed from the pain of life… … ”

I quietly looked at Mr. Luke and was lost in thought. There were so many things I wanted to ask.

Why is the seeker of ‘Eternal words’, also known as ‘Eternal Gate’, working as an undertaker in South Harbor?

Do you happen to have a staff made from the bones of an archdemon or a bronze crown?

Didn’t they use the corpses of powerful losers to create low-level undead?

Things like that.

However, from the very beginning, I was wondering if it was okay to ask these questions.

Mr. Luke came over after finishing his prayer or ritual and smiled.

“Thank you, Phoenix-kun. “Thanks to you, it saved me a lot of trouble.”

“It’s nothing, Mr. Luke.”

Seeing Mr. Luke with a gentle smile makes me feel frustrated.

The most curious question echoed heavily in my heart.

Just as the elemental wizard ‘Ganadara Wizard’ became Ellen.

Did the necromancer ‘Corpse Manners’ become Mr. Luke?

I’m not sure yet, but the hat and clothes Mr. Luke was wearing were the same equipment I had equipped him with.

I remember it clearly because it was a look I deliberately wore to play with the concept.

I wanted to ask you about those clothes, but wasn’t Mr. Luke and I meeting for the first time today? It seemed like it would be considered a little strange to ask someone where the clothes they were wearing came from.

So, as if I was role-playing, I brought up a topic that people of this era might be curious about.

“I didn’t know there was an undertaker in South Harbor.”

“Oh, right. Because there is a church. “I’m probably the only undertaker in this city.”

Mr. Luke continued speaking, shaking the dirt off his knees.

“You may have guessed, but I’m not from here. “I come from Ayland, across the Narrow Sea.”

“•••I see.”

In fact, Poynix, a blood knight, was also from Eyland, so it would have been right for him to pretend to know him, but he didn’t.

As we talk, it will become apparent that I know very little about Eyland.

•••I don’t know much about character settings, so role-playing is a mess.

The bad habit of skipping is holding you back again.

“Hmm, are you coming to South Harbor alone?”

In response to my question, Mr. Luke sighed deeply and shook his head.

“Whew, no. We had a few companions, but we got lost in the sewers. “It was already ten days ago.”

“Oh my, that’s a shame. But why in the sewer… .”

Mr. Luke’s face was covered with self-reproach or sadness. The drawn wrinkles seem to create deeper shadows.

“We had to go somewhere urgently due to business in our hometown. However, since there were no plans to lift the blockade of the city, the group naturally became impatient. I should have stopped him more actively at that time… .”

Ah, I remember. The goal of the scenario for the Necromancer and the Holy Knight was ‘Setheniora’, a monastery on a cliff.

In the game, player characters complete the tutorial chapter and from Chapter 2, they share the same path and solve the campaign.

Blood knights, elemental wizards, and necromancers go to the southern narrow sea.

Berserker and Soul Shaman are located in the western corridor.

Swordsmen and martial artists go to the snowy mountains of the east.

Paladins and vision hunters go to the forest in the north.

After that journey, they gathered at South Harbor, the stage of Chapter 2.

From then on, you can think of the scenario as slightly different, but the areas you pass through are almost the same.

While I was thinking that, the old undertaker ran his wrinkled hand down his face and continued speaking.

“I heard a rumor that there is a passage in the sewer that leads to the outside. So I blindly went down the sewer and got into trouble.”

“Wow… you must be very heartbroken.”

“Thank you for comforting me. Just losing the people in the neighborhood is a huge sadness – phew. “My heart is even more heavy with the added guilt of not being able to do what I should.”

Mr. Luke, who was smiling bitterly, said that much and then suddenly raised his head and looked me in the eye.

“actually… “That’s why I listened to the rumors about you.”

“yes? What is that… .”

“I heard they caught an alligator in the sewer. And that’s not an ordinary one, but a very large one.”

No, how on earth did this neighborhood come to be, so rumors spread so quickly? Even if it’s a small city… .

“I was lucky. “I didn’t catch it alone.”

“Ah, I heard you’re hiring a young porter.”

“•••A porter?”

Are you really talking about Ellen? There are so many rumors.

To say that Ellen is a porter is nonsense! This guy is closer to a piece of luggage.

“hmm? is not it? “That’s what I heard.”

In response to Mr. Luke’s question, I shook my head. No matter how I feel, it is foolish to badmouth a colleague to my wife.

“Haha, this is nonsense from people who don’t know. “Ellen is my trusty colleague.”

“Hmm, I see.”

Mr. Luke nodded for a moment and then made a request in a polite tone.

“If you’re thinking of going into the sewer again, can you take me with you?” Oh? What is this? Rather, it was something I wanted to say… . Could it be that I and the subs are connected by something, um, a strange ‘string of fate’?

•••Whatever it is, I don’t feel comfortable being connected to Luke?

I don’t know about beautiful women like female holy knights or female blood knights, but the old necromancer grandpa is a bit… .

Mr. Luke must have misunderstood when he saw my expression darken, and added in a hasty but calm tone.

“Of course I am old, but I also have a lot of experience. “He is as strong as any other young man, so he can carry a lot of luggage and take care of several tasks.”

You don’t have to appeal that much. I was going to take you anyway, Grandfather.

“If you want to go into the sewer… “You want to find a way out, right?”

“There’s that, but… “If I get the chance, I would like to rescue the people who are probably hiding somewhere underground.”

“Well, I guess so. “Then what kind of janjaeju are you talking about?” “I am a follower of Yeonggeummun’s teachings. “I can draw on a little bit of the power of the abyss, and I know how to use a little bit of extinction magic.”

The power of the abyss and the magic of extinction… ! Of course, since you’re still at low level, there won’t be any great spells, but it will be useful enough. Isn’t it magic anyway?

after. My heart is pounding. Finally, will I finally find the right companion?

I asked Mr. Luke a question while holding back the laughter that was about to burst out.

“Hmm, I see. So – can you handle undead minions?” “•••Undead?” “yes. Undead. Well, like skeleton soldiers or flying skulls, no, flying skeletons… .”

•••what? Mr. Luke’s expression became a little mysterious.

I was about to ask the question again because I thought I had said something wrong.

“trunnion! “How rude is that?”

“Daria?”

Just as the milling was over, Daria appeared from the mill, holding a bag of grain in her arms.

She approached me at a slow pace, poked my side, and bowed her head to Mr. Luke.

“Well, I’m sorry. Poi lacks common sense. Sometimes I do stupid things… Please understand, Mr. Luke.”

“No, it’s okay. This is a misunderstanding that we often receive as people who seek the truth of Yeonggeummun. “I never imagined you would ask me so directly.”

What do you mean, this? What did I do wrong?

Leah noticed my doubtful eyes and came closer and whispered.

“Undead, what kind of big deal does that mean? “If you get caught in the wrong church, you will be burned at the stake.”

“•••what? No, a necromancer handles the undead-”

“trunnion! “Be careful what you say!”

Daria quickly covered my mouth and looked around. From her timing, it seemed like the reason she was surprised was because of the word ‘necromancer’.

Uh, wait. Something sinister?

I asked Mr. Luke as I pulled away Daria’s hand in urgency.

“But Mr. Luke, what was it about Fen fire, or rather, wisps of fire, that you used earlier?”

“Oh, you mean that?”

Mr. Luke’s expression was a little stiff, as if he was feeling a little uncomfortable. Still, he tried to explain with a smile.

“The will-o’-the-wisp is just a spiritual flame created by gathering the thoughts left behind by a vengeful spirit. “It has nothing to do with necromancy.”

•••What kind of bullshit is this? Summoning a will-o’-the-wisp is a level 1 skill in necromancy, right?

“Well, I think you still misunderstand something. “I assure you-”

Mr. Luke nailed my confused expression with a stern expression.

“I don’t practice hexes. Defying death goes against not only the doctrines of the Gwangmyeong Church but also the teachings of Yeonggeummun.”

…I heard things are going smoothly. Following the wand pedestal, what? A necromancer who can’t use necromancer?

Trickster, you son of a bitch! I’m telling you to break this, not to break it!