The Necromancer in The Novel Picks up Bones - Chapter 158



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Episode 158

The apocalypse has come to Daejeon.

The news quickly spread outside, especially to the nearby city of Sejong.

The first ones to move were the magic towers.

“That… what the heck is that?”

The advance party of the Tower of Heaven headed to Daejeon.

What they saw was a green wave that enveloped the entire Daejeon area, and the creatures exposed to it were mutating into strange monsters.

It was a sight that made one doubt one’s eyes.

“What the heck is this… … .”

“Is it because of that wavelength? A wavelength that has the power to transform living things into monsters? I don’t know what it is.”

Kim Han-yong, the captain of the ‘Red Tower’ who led the advance party, frowned as he looked at the monsters.

But there was no time to do that.

“Sir! People are escaping!”

“… … !”

People were seen escaping from Daejeon.

Civilians, and hunters. The monsters chasing them. Kim Han-yong stopped thinking and moved quickly.

“Everyone, attack the monsters! Help the people escape! We need to assess the situation!”

“Yes! Red Tower, burn the monsters!”

“Fire!”

The wizards all cast their spells at once.

A fierce fire spell that covered the mutants that were targeting people. A battle magician covered in buff magic rushed forward and cut down the mutants.

“Gasp, huh! Go, thank you! Thank you!”

“Ugh, uh, I survived! I survived!”

“Eww!”

The people cheered.

After that, many people escaped. The advance party of the magic tower cooperated with the wizards and hunters who joined later and rescued the people.

The number of people rescued in this way has exceeded tens of thousands.

If some people escaped before the advance party arrived, the number would be even higher.

“Captain, over there, over there… … .”

“Aren’t you undead? But, huh?”

Kim Han-yong’s eyes were filled with magic.

Ma-an looked inside the city, which was covered in green waves. What he could see were numerous defensive barriers spread out everywhere and undead helping people.

“The undead are helping people?”

As expected, it was a sight that made one doubt one’s eyes.

The undead led the people out of the city and dealt with the mutants that were targeting them.

The most active one was the two-headed ‘Cerberus’. It was rampaging through the outskirts of the city, burning mutants.

“That’s why there were so many survivors. But I don’t understand. Why do the undead kill people?”

“… … .”

It was a question that no one could answer.

One thing is certain, it was because of those undead and the barrier that people were able to survive.

Kim Han-yong stroked his chin and sat lost in thought.

“Captain, the monsters… … .”

“Well, I’m watching it too.”

The fighting undead fell, and the barriers were destroyed. Then the mutants surrounded the outskirts as if to prevent more people from escaping.

And those made of ‘machines’ too.

Kim Han-yong clicked his tongue.

“Captain! The Lord of the Tower has sent a message! If the situation is not favorable, begin shelling!”

“Wipe out the entire battle? That would be the surest way. The question is whether that will work on that bastard Executor over there.”

“Are you talking about the bailiff?”

Kim Han-yong nodded.

The Executor of the End Times, the Legion Commander. He has already appeared in Korea several times.

Each time, it caused massive casualties.

“Is this what he planned?”

But it wasn’t without hope.

That shield, and the undead.

‘There is someone inside who is interfering with the commander.’

That too, was to some extent an expectation of what would happen.

Kim Han-yong searched his memory. There aren’t many necromancers among the hunters. Who among them has recently become famous?

Especially in the parts related to the end times.

‘Baek Sa-jun. If it’s that man… … .’

A man who has already prevented two apocalypses.

If the guy is in Daejeon, the odds are still slim, but there’s still hope.

Kim Han-yong let out a long breath.

“You go and gather the people. We need to talk about how to respond to the situation in Daejeon.”

“Yes, sir.”

You have to prepare for both situations, when Baek Sa-jun fails and when he succeeds.

The wizards leave in a hurry.

Kim Han-yong, left alone, looked at Daejeon.

‘How many disasters have befallen this short bird? Did they say there were similar situations in other countries?’

The world was half destroyed as it went through the apocalypse.

But that too is a thing of the past. As time passed, humanity also recovered from the damage.

We are now living in a world that has changed and adapting to it, but these disasters are happening one after another.

“Surely, someone… … .”

Kim Han-yong raised his head.

The sky looked extremely dark.

“It feels like they’re testing us.”

Can you resist the successive apocalypses?

I felt like I was testing it.

“…That would be nonsense.”

Kim Han-yong turned away with a laugh.

That’s an exaggeration. And right now, I’m not in a position to even think about that.

He took a step.

* * *

The next day.

Baek Sa-jun started to move busily.

There’s a lot to do. The first thing we started with was hunting the mutants near the safe zone, and creating some space to move around.

“There are about 600 hunters.”

“Yes. Since civilians take a short time to mutate… … the number of magicians who can use the barrier is around 50.”

“I see.”

For that, we identified the number of people in the safe zone.

There were only about 4,500 civilians in the safe zone. There were more Hunters available to fight.

Yoon Seung-woo looked at Baek Sa-jun. He asked him to lower his voice, saying that Baek Sa-jun was his benefactor.

Surprisingly, Seungwoo Yoon was older.

“What are you going to do? Go out and fight… … .”

“Is it really necessary to do that?”

“yes?”

Baek Sa-jun looked outside.

There are so many mutants roaming the streets. It’s hard to move at this rate.

So you go out and fight those guys?

That’s stupid.

“Let’s use the safe zone’s defense shield.”

“ah.”

As the Will to Resistance reaches level 1, the shield gains the ability to attack mutants.

Baek Sa-jun decided to use it.

Of course, using your own undead.

– All, all! Shut! All! All!

“Skeletons are coming! And mutants behind them!”

A group of undead, including skeletons, circled around, driving away the mutants.

I used the increased speed of ‘Aura of Madness’ to lure the mutants, and it was quite effective.

“Come! Get ready!”

– Crackle!

– Kwaaaaah!

Undead entering the barrier.

The mutants chasing them were showered with lightning. It was lightning emitted by the safe zone’s defense shield.

The hunters’ attack followed.

“attack!”

“Kill them all!”

All kinds of skills and magic attacked the mutants.

Because their bodies were paralyzed, they were unable to put up a proper fight and fell. Baek Sa-jun’s morale was boosted by the morale of the mutants who died like that.

– Kwaaaaang!

– Kaaaak!

The corpses of the mutants exploded all at once.

The situation was strange. The mutants were about to run away, but Baek Sa-jun had no intention of letting them run away. He immediately snapped his fingers.

– Aaaah …

– Ugh… … .

A barrier has been raised in the mutants’ retreat.

It was a wall made of commanders. The commanders caught and slowed down the fleeing mutants.

Hunters and undead targeted the captured ones.

“I’m still not very smart, so I can communicate well.”

Mutants continue to evolve.

This is because they are constantly exposed to the energy of evolution. After a certain amount of time, they evolve to a higher level and become stronger and smarter.

We need to deal with it as much as possible before then.

“Here they come again! Prepare to attack!”

Baek Sa-jun repeated the same process and dealt with the mutants in the surrounding area.

Thanks to this, a sufficient amount of mutant remnants were collected.

– The will to resist is strengthened one level.

– Shield strength increased by 30%. Shield regenerates 20% faster.

– The attack power of the shield increases by 25%.

– When in a safe zone, the time remaining until transformation recovers very slowly, up to maximum.

The will to resist has reached level 2.

Baek Sa-jun focused on the last effect. It was an effect that restored the time remaining until transformation.

That was also the effect he was aiming for.

“Wow, what is this? It’s really recovering?”

“It’s very slow. But it’s fortunate that it’s recovering.”

“The important thing is that there is a way to recover.”

The hunters all nodded.

Without a way to recover, the risk of going out was too great. Now that there was a way to recover, albeit slowly, the restrictions were somewhat lifted.

“Now if only I could get some food… … .”

The number of people in the safe zone is close to a thousand.

The only silver lining was that there was a warehouse not too far from the safe zone.

There was quite a bit of food stored there.

“I’ll go ahead and check the situation.”

“Are you okay?”

“Well, there are many ways to get rid of the body.”

Baek Sa-jun left the safe zone alone and found his way to the warehouse with his followers.

The road to the warehouse was safer than expected, thanks to clearing out the nearby mutants.

The problem is that there are a lot of mutants inside.

And one more thing.

“Legion member. This is annoying… … .”

Legionnaires were seen flying in the sky.

That wasn’t all. Legionnaires were roaming all over the land. There was no need to explain why they were roaming Daejeon.

‘You’re probably trying to find me.’

Under the orders of the commander, he roams around Daejeon to find and kill Baek Sa-jun.

But there was one silver lining.

‘The commander won’t move.’

His goal is to use the Seeds of Evolution to further strengthen himself and his legion members.

In fact, it was successful in the original.

Until that goal is achieved, I will not step forward and try to deal with Baek Sa-jun myself.

“I guess I have to at least get some attention.”

Baek Sa-jun decided to use his followers.

The goal is to attract the attention of the legionnaires with Iria, the vampires, Cerberus, and the undead.

“Spread out in different directions. Get the attention of the legionnaires by being as flashy as possible.”

– Ooooh, ooooh… … .

– Krrrrrr.

If the clan runs wild, they will think that Baek Sa-jun is there and will try to track him down.

We must take advantage of that gap.

The servants dispersed after hearing their master’s command.

– Keuheuheu!

– Kwaaaaang!

After a while, a roar and a loud noise were heard.

Baek Sa-jun headed to the warehouse while mentally calculating the timing to summon Iria and Cerberus.

Numerous mutants were seen inside.

‘Is that where the food is stored?’

A number of cold storage units were visible in the warehouse.

After examining the internal structure, Baek Sa-jun thought about what to do and came up with a good idea.

“It’s time to use this item.”

Baek Sa-jun took out the .

The warehouse had poor ventilation. If you use well in this structure, you will be able to subdue the mutants without causing much damage.

And very quietly too.

– Ss …

Baek Sa-jun committed fraud.

His spirits soon turned into a vicious, venomous fog that slowly dispersed throughout the warehouse.

The fog made of venom began to poison the mutants without a sound.

– Kahak! Ugh, aaaak… … .

– It’s hot, my body, woof!

The effect of Poison Mist, which had its range and power enhanced by the Orb of Extreme Poison, was certain.

Mutants falling one by one.

Baek Sa-jun hummed.

“It’s okay.”

Later, I can tell the hunters to ventilate the inside and then move the food.

Now all that remains is.

‘Checking other safe areas.’

There is more than one safe zone in Daejeon.

There are several other safe zones, and many survivors there. Some of them will be of great help in dealing with the Seeds of Evolution.

We need to check their condition.

And lastly.

– Special mutants have appeared.

– Individual name: Blade Ear, Colony Mother.

The message Baek Sa-jun had been waiting for appeared.

A message that two special mutants have appeared. The leveled up even tells you where the special mutants have appeared.

“The mother of the swarm with blade ears… … .”

Baek Sa-jun recalled the original story.

It’s important to get off to a good start when hunting special mutants. If you take out the relatively easy ones first and get evolution crystals and accessories, you can catch other special mutants more easily.

Who is the right partner for you?

“Mother Colony. I have to kill her first.”

The most suitable opponent for a necromancer.

After confirming that the mutants inside the warehouse were dead, Baek Sa-jun immediately headed to the safe zone.

We have to move quickly.

Because time is not on our side.