The Necromancer in The Novel Picks up Bones - Chapter 153



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Episode 153

There is a famous store in Sejong City.

Name: . A shop that carries a huge number of magical tools and even rare items.

Skill books are also handled there.

Of course.

‘He is famous for being picky about his customers.’

This is a place where only those who are permitted by the store owner can enter. It is not simply a matter of having a lot of money. You must meet the conditions required by the store owner.

It was not a difficult condition for Baek Sa-jun.

“It looks shabby on the outside… … .”

There are ruins in Daepyeong-dong, Sejong City.

This was once a place where a huge shopping mall used to be, but it was completely ruined due to the effects of the apocalypse.

There is a shop called Lapis here.

– Ss …

Baek Sa-jun walked towards the ruins.

As I passed through the collapsed passage and entered, I felt an unknown energy surrounding me.

And I felt a strong sense of hesitation.

‘Don’t come in. You shouldn’t go in there. Turn around and leave this place immediately.’

I heard that voice in my head.

Baek Sa-jun committed a fraud. Then, the voice that had been ringing in his head disappeared without a trace.

‘You’ve installed some annoying magic.’

It’s a simple barrier.

A barrier that prevents those who rummage through the ruins from entering. It is a magic that instills a sense of resistance to entering further, causing them to turn back.

There were many other magic spells installed, but they had no effect on Baek Sa-jun.

– We have another unusual guest.

Baek Sa-jun’s vision, which had been continuing to walk, suddenly became blurry. And after a while, illusions with vague shapes appeared around him.

They were illusions that resembled human figures.

– Judging by his steady steps, he must know where this is and have come here.

– But this isn’t a place where just anyone can come in.

Visions spoke to me from all sides.

One of them stood in front of Baek Sa-jun.

-Verify your identity, Baek Sa-jun.

Baek Sa-jun took out his dagger without saying a word.

It was a dagger that the Emperor had given him as a gift. The fantasy opened its eyes wide in surprise when it saw the dagger.

– This dagger… is it the Sword Emperor?

One of Lapis’ conditions, a guarantee.

You can only enter if someone who has used this store before can verify your identity.

It wasn’t a difficult condition for Baek Sa-jun.

– This is, oh, surprising. The Emperor entrusted this dagger to someone? To that extent… … .

The illusion before my eyes took a step back.

– I guess that means he trusts you.

– Baek Sa-jun, your identity is guaranteed.

Kwajik!

The surrounding space suddenly split apart. Then, like glass breaking, shards flew out, and the space where Baek Sa-jun was standing changed in an instant.

– Welcome to my store.

A surprisingly wide space appeared.

A space decorated with luxurious furniture. The walls, floor, ceiling, and furniture, there was nothing that was not luxurious.

In the center of the space overflowing with the smell of money, a woman of enormous build was seen lying.

She was an elderly woman of great age.

“Haha, I never thought I’d see with my own eyes the face of the guy who’s been causing such a stir in the world these days… … .”

The old man, lying on a sofa as large as his own body, held a bear in his hand and put it in his mouth.

Her blue eyes stared at Baek Sa-jun.

“My name is Lazuli. I am the owner of this shop. How did you find out about this place and come here?”

“We got connected one way or another. Are you selling things?”

“Sell anything to anyone whose identity is confirmed. Of course, if you have enough money.”

The old man called himself Lazuli.

It’s not his real name. Based on what Baek Sa-jun knows, it’s probably just a normal Korean name.

‘Well, whatever the name is, it doesn’t matter.’

He said he would call himself that.

Baek Sa-jun got straight to the point.

“I need an item that can deploy a shield. Something that can be deployed whenever I want.”

“Well, that’s not hard. How many?”

“As much as possible.”

Baek Sa-jun took out his backpack from the subspace.

It was a backpack filled with a huge number of magic stones. Lazuli smiled when she saw it.

“You are a child with a lot of things.”

“I’ve been quite busy these days.”

“Yeah, that’s right. In Busan, in Jeju Island… there probably aren’t many people who move around as busily as you.”

The old man’s laughter echoed through the air.

Lazuli looked at Baek Sa-jun with eyes full of interest and drew a circle with the hand holding the bear’s paw.

Then the space split apart.

Inside were numerous magical tools. One of them floated up and approached Baek Sa-jun.

[‘Reactive Shield’ Generator (Unique)]

· A magical tool made by a wizard with outstanding skills. It contains a ‘reactive shield’ magic that automatically activates when shocked.

It was exactly the item Baek Sa-jun wanted.

But this item also had its drawbacks.

“As you can see, it’s not that big of a magical tool. The magical effect isn’t that strong. The shield strength won’t be that strong.”

“It doesn’t matter. The shield is what’s important.”

“Hmm, really? That’s a bit unusual.”

“How many of these tools do you have?”

“Forty.”

All the magical tools inside the space came out.

A number around 40, as she said.

“If you need more, I can get you about 40. If I do that, I should get 9 billion.”

“The magic stone contained here will be worth 12 billion won.”

“Hmm, I guess so. Is the 3 billion a tip?”

“Is there anyone who gives 3 billion won as a tip?”

Although I make a lot of money these days, I’m not comfortable enough to just throw away 3 billion won as a tip.

But I had no intention of leaving this money behind.

“Show me the skill book, and the scrolls or something. There are more things I need to buy.”

Lazuli moved the bear’s pole without saying a word.

The space right next to Baek Sa-jun split open. Inside were scrolls and skill books.

He bought the things he needed.

‘The more shield magic the better.’

To counter , a defensive spell is essential. Baek Sa-jun took all the scrolls related to defensive spells that Lazuli had.

And one more thing, skill book.

[Skill Book: Animate Dead (Advanced)]

· Skill book containing the ‘Animate Dead’ skill.

As it turned out, there was one decent skill.

[Animate Dead (Lv.1)]

· Grade: Advanced.

· Revives the dead within a certain radius as zombies. Those revived as zombies are greatly weakened, but in return, the number of zombies that can be summoned is greater.

· Current number of summonables: 40.

Although it was a skill that greatly reduced the quality, it was one that allowed one to summon a large number of zombies.

It is a skill that can be useful in many ways if you learn it.

This ‘reactive shield generator’ could also be put to good use moving around the battlefield.

“This is fine.”

“Hmm, these are all things related to shields. What on earth are you planning to do with these?”

“Well, you can use it anywhere, right?”

Baek Sa-jun was putting the items he had purchased into the subspace when he suddenly saw his bracelet.

Subspace Bracelet. A prototype created by a wizard.

‘Lazuli has a wide network of connections in Sejong City.’

Anyone know someone who can improve this bracelet?

Baek Sa-jun looked back at Lazuli. And at the moment when he was about to say what he wanted.

“Do you need a wizard to improve that bracelet?”

Lazuli spoke first.

As if I had read Baek Sa-jun’s thoughts.

“It’s not that hard for me. But I have to take all the remaining magic stones as an introduction fee. Is that okay?”

“Okay. Let’s do that.”

“The deal is done.”

The bear’s head moved.

Then, the backpack containing the magic stone disappeared without a trace. Lazuli must have moved it with magic.

“It looks like we don’t need anything else. I don’t know what we’re going to do with them in Daejeon… … .”

Lazuli put the bear in her mouth.

And as I exhaled, thick smoke spread around me. It was smoke with a strange fragrance.

The surrounding space became blurry.

“I hope we can meet again next time. The bracelet, the wizard will come to you… … .”

Baek Sa-jun closed his eyes and then opened them.

The luxurious space that had existed until just a moment ago was gone, and a desolate ruin greeted him.

I felt like I was possessed by something.

‘Lazuli. He’s a difficult old man, you know.’

This character is related to Lee Seo-yool and the episode on the rooftop. He is also someone who has a very high chance of getting involved later on, whether we like it or not.

‘Well, now is not the time to worry about that.’

The tower isn’t the problem right now.

The problem is resisting the apocalypse that will begin soon.

‘Daejeon, Commander… … .’

Baek Sa-jun thought about the items he had bought this time. A faint smile appeared on his lips.

“How should I feed it some shit?”

There are many things to do.

* * *

Half a day later, Baek Sa-jun arrived in Daejeon.

I couldn’t enter the city. There were too many guys watching the paths I could enter.

The weeds of the Apocalypse faction, and.

‘Legion members.’

Baek Sa-jun saw the people guarding the road.

Among them, there were those who appeared to be members of the Guild of Radiance. They may seem like ordinary people on the outside, but they would be members of the Legion Commander’s Legion.

[Gift, Steel Heart.]

It was the name of the gift held by the , an executor belonging to the Apocalypse Force.

turns the owner’s body into a machine. And the owner can modify his body by consuming special goods.

That wasn’t all.

‘You can also change other people’s bodies into machines.’

Hunters, monsters, all kinds, everything.

If there is a being that the Legion Commander can subdue, he can use the Iron Heart to transform the body into a machine.

Modification is also possible.

‘What a terrible gift.’

Your own body is transformed into a machine.

It was a gift that I didn’t want to take even if I gave it to her. But she was also extremely picky when it came to enemies.

‘The Guildmaster of Glory must have been converted into a machine, and the key figures of the Great War must have been in a similar situation.’

This causes a lot of damage.

When the apocalypse occurred in Daejeon, the high-ranking figures who could lead the people disappeared.

The Legion Commander has been working behind the scenes to make a success for quite some time.

The reason was simple.

[Can machines evolve? How will the seeds of evolution change me and my legion?]

[That’s what I want to see, Lee Hyuk-woon!]

To evolve your own legion.

Because I wanted to see how the Seed of Evolution would transform a legion of machines.

That was the reason in the original.

– Thud, thud.

– Woof woof… … .

“Oh, did you collect them all?”

The attendants approached Baek Sa-jun.

They placed the carcasses of small animals in front of him. Things like rats and squirrels.

“I never thought I’d do this again.”

Baek Sa-jun smiled bitterly as he looked at the rat corpses.

He had done it to save the Emperor in Busan, but he didn’t know he would do it again this time. He raised his morale, and the morale was infused into the rat corpses.

All the rats were resurrected as undead.

“Go. Move along the sewer.”

Baek Sa-jun gave orders to the rats.

Their destination is downtown Daejeon.

Spread out across the city, you’ll die again with a ‘reactive shield generator’ on your back.

That will help when the end comes.

‘The seed of evolution is an apocalypse that turns all living things within a certain range into .’

In the original work, the apocalypse was described as being like ‘radioactivity’. It was also a very tricky apocalypse, with a different meaning from predators.

The means of resistance to it is a shield.

“Now all that’s left is to wait.”

You can’t even ask for help from anyone.

If you’re not careful, the Apocalypse faction might notice, so you have to move as secretly as possible.

Baek Sa-jun prepared many things in preparation for the Seed of Evolution, waiting for the right time.

– The dimensional balance has been disturbed. Otherworldly entities sprout in new places… … .

And a few days later.

A message appeared before Baek Sa-jun’s eyes. No, it appeared before everyone living in Daejeon.

– The fourth apocalypse begins.

– The are growing.

A message that another apocalypse has begun.