Chapter 16
Chapter 16
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 16
Chapter Title: Necromancer of the Sword Clan
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⚔ SKILL: UNDEAD CREATION (SSS) ⚔ 1. Undead Summoning - Can summon various undead using corpses as mediums. 2. Limit Breakthrough - Can enslave as undead regardless of rank if specific conditions are met. 3. Undead Mastery 1) Undead Tuning - Check detailed items. 2) Undead ?? (Inactive) - Activates at 3 stars 4. Skeleton Core Mastery 1) Skeleton Legionization 2) Grants unified form and abilities to legionized undead 3) Skeleton ?? (Inactive) - Activates at 4 stars The SSS-grade unique skill, Undead Creation, which only the Immortal King could wield.
It was a skill unknown to other necromancers.
Fundamentally, the Immortal King could summon undead through Undead Creation and enhance them with various abilities.
'There are still some unknowns right now.'
Items that could only be activated at 3 stars and 4 stars.
He had no idea what they were.
But one fact was crystal clear.
In three days, when he left this place, he would reach 4 stars.
"Then..."
Shin Yu-hyun looked at the skeleton goblins and curled up the corner of his mouth.
"I wonder how strong they are?"
Shing!
Drawing Ignis, Shin Yu-hyun charged straight at the skeletons.
Skeletons under a necromancer's dominance generally acted autonomously.
Thus, their prowess varied wildly depending on the corpse used as material.
Clang! Clang!
'No real difference from when they were alive.'
After exchanging a few blows, he confirmed the skeleton goblins' strength was largely the same as before undeath.
With that verified, Shin Yu-hyun unleashed his aura and swung his sword at one skeleton goblin.
Slash!
In an instant, one skeleton goblin shattered into 17 pieces and scattered across the floor.
Shin Yu-hyun pointed his palm at the scattered skeleton.
"Repair."
Whoosh!
Then, pitch-black energy rippled between the shattered bone fragments, beginning to reassemble them.
In the blink of an eye, the wrecked skeleton regained its original form.
"As long as I have mana, I can repair them endlessly, huh."
Shin Yu-hyun flashed a satisfied smile.
Repair was a general skill recorded in the Phnacoic Bible.
Thanks to this skill, as long as his chakra mana reserves were sufficient, he could keep fixing skeletons indefinitely.
In other words, he could create a truly immortal legion that never died.
'The downside is the high mana cost, but the performance is solid.'
Even so, Repair's proficiency would reduce mana consumption over time, and the Chakra Cultivation Method allowed for quick mana recovery.
Beyond that, the Phnacoic Bible recorded general skills tailored for necromancers—attack and support alike.
And every single one had a high skill grade.
Repair alone was an S-grade skill, after all.
"Now, the only thing left is legionization."
Skeleton legionization.
It meant turning skeletons into proper soldiers.
Fundamentally, humanoid magic beast corpses allowed summoning basic skeletons or skull soldiers.
But even among humanoid magic beasts, the resulting form and abilities varied greatly by the specific corpse used as medium.
Legionization made unification possible.
In short, it meant he could bestow abilities on the level of undead summoned from a boss-grade magic beast corpse—even if the base was a mere 1-star magic beast—by enhancing stats.
It was an utterly ridiculous skill.
'The issue is soul points.'
Undead Mastery allowed enhancing various abilities.
But with so many enhancement options, it demanded a hefty amount of soul points. [Skeleton Enhancement Options] - Strength, Agility, Vitality, Spirit, Accuracy Increase, Bone Reinforcement, Bone Equipment Reinforcement. Skeleton enhancements alone offered plenty of options, each upgradable to a maximum of 10 levels.
And the higher the level, the exponentially more soul points they consumed.
'Enhancements aren't urgent yet, so I'll handle them later. Right now, the question is storage...'
Once summoned, undead couldn't be resummoned if dismissed.
But as long as they weren't ground to dust, they could be maintained indefinitely.
In other words, if he could store them, he could sustain his undead forces continuously.
Shin Yu-hyun activated one of the general skills from the Phnacoic Bible.
Flash!
Pitch-black light flashed before his eyes, revealing something slightly larger than a fist.
A formless lifeform. ⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ You have summoned a Shadow Slime. Kyu!
The Shadow Slime that appeared before Shin Yu-hyun let out a cute cry.
Immediately after, a system message popped up. ⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ The Shadow Slime wishes to form a contract with you. If you agree, please name it. "A name?"
Shin Yu-hyun pondered briefly before deciding on a name for the Shadow Slime.
"Then, Kkami it is."
Flash!
In that instant, a jet-black light erupted from the Shadow Slime. ⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ Congratulations! You have successfully contracted with the Shadow Slime. The Shadow Slime likes its name. ⚔ STATUS: SHADOW SLIME ⚔ Name: Kkami Grade: 1 star Unique Skills: Shadow Concealment (A), Shadow Storage (A), Shadow Travel (A) Description: A slime with shadow skills. Pet for storing and transporting the Immortal King's undead. Popular due to its cute appearance. Expresses emotions and feelings using parts of its body as emoticons. 'Being the Immortal King's pet makes its unique skills impressive.'
Checking Kkami the Shadow Slime's status window, Shin Yu-hyun's face lit up in surprise.
Though support-oriented, all its unique skills were A-grade.
For a 1-star grade, that potential was enormous.
"Storage shouldn't be an issue for now."
Shin Yu-hyun smiled in satisfaction.
The Shadow Storage skill could hold up to 10 undead.
Only 10 now, but raising Kkami's grade would increase that.
And that wasn't all.
Kyu? >_<
Kkami, shaped like a kiss chocolate, was incredibly cute.
Its pitch-black body even displayed adorable white emoticons.
'So cute.'
Seeing it, Shin Yu-hyun couldn't help but smile warmly as he petted Kkami.
It felt soft and smooth.
Kyuuuung.
Kkami seemed to enjoy the touch, letting out a relaxed purr.
Placing Kkami on his shoulder, Shin Yu-hyun gazed toward the goblin forest.
"Then, shall we get started?"
With the Immortal King's skills, the Phnacoic Bible, and now the Shadow Slime for storing and transporting undead—all confirmed.
All that remained was conquering the goblin forest.
Shin Yu-hyun resumed his dungeon assault, accompanied by two skeleton goblins and Kkami. ◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Not long after starting his hunt in the goblin dungeon.
Something unexpected happened.
"Kkami! That's not food!"
Kkami had started munching on the magic stone dropped by a goblin Shin Yu-hyun defeated—nom nom nom.
Startled, Shin Yu-hyun yelled, but the magic stone was already in Kkami's belly.
Kyu! >_<
Seemingly delicious, Kkami expressed its delight with a cute cry and emoticon.
At that moment, an unexpected message appeared before Shin Yu-hyun's eyes. ⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ Shadow Slime Kkami has consumed a goblin magic stone. Storage space for undead will slightly increase. Eh?
Shin Yu-hyun blinked in surprise.
Kkami's magic stone consumption had expanded the undead storage space.
Nom nom! >_<
Even as Shin Yu-hyun marveled, Kkami happily devoured more goblin magic stones with blissful expressions.
Watching, Shin Yu-hyun smiled warmly.
'Who would've thought eating magic stones would expand storage space.'
An unexpected windfall.
He'd been pondering how to increase undead storage, and here was the solution.
"Eat up, Kkami."
Kyu!
Understanding, Kkami cried cutely and began crunching the magic stones bit by bit.
'Minimum goal: match my dominance limit.'
He planned to expand Kkami's capacity to match the number of undead he could dominate.
Shin Yu-hyun gazed at Kkami with a fond smile. ◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Kraaaaaah!
The goblin general, boss of the 2-star dungeon Fallen Goblin Forest, bellowed as it collapsed to the ground. ⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ Congratulations! You have defeated the 2-star boss, Goblin General! You gain 20 soul points as reward. "Nothing beats a good gang-up."
Shin Yu-hyun chuckled as he surveyed the scene.
In the clearing that had been the boss room, the goblin general lay fallen, surrounded by over thirty skeleton goblins.
Shin Yu-hyun hadn't participated in this battle. The skeletons alone had taken down the goblin general.
"Not bad."
Skeleton goblins were weaker than same-grade 2-star superhumans.
But with numbers swelling to around thirty from goblin bashing, nothing could stop them.
At first clash with the dungeon boss goblin general, he'd thought they might lose. Skeletons flew like leaves in the wind before its greatsword.
But...
'Repair made the difference.'
The S-grade repair skill, Repair.
Restoring destroyed skeletons with Repair allowed relentless pressure.
Faced with thirty skeleton goblins that rose again no matter how many times they broke, the goblin general had no choice but to fall.
'Still, mana consumption is too high.'
Shin Yu-hyun's remaining chakra was scant.
Repair's low proficiency meant poor efficiency for now.
Kyu?
Then, Kkami on his right shoulder rubbed its face against him.
Sensing the battle's end, it began acting cute.
"You did great today too, Kkami."
Kyuaang! >_<
All Kkami had done was adorably nom on magic stones, but that was plenty.
Its undead storage capacity had risen to 20.
'I'd love to feed it all the remaining magic stones, but...'
Today, Kkami had eaten about 20 magic stones.
Stuffed, it refused more.
"Kkami, let's stuff you tomorrow too."
Kyuuk.
At his words, Kkami made a full-bellied face and cutely burped.
Thus ended the first day of dungeon conquest. ◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ The next day.
Entering the dungeon as before, Shin Yu-hyun softly called Kkami.
"Kkami."
Kyu!
Responding energetically, Kkami popped out from the shadows.
Clatter. Clatter.
Following, twenty skeleton goblins emerged from Shin Yu-hyun's shadow. Kkami had released them using Shadow Storage.
Kkami's Shadow Concealment and Storage were top-tier A-grade skills boasting exceptional spatial isolation and camouflage.
Unless a 7-star superhuman actively probed, detection was near impossible.
Thanks to that, Shin Yu-hyun had no worries about Kkami being discovered.
'Just watch out for Father.'
The Heaven-Splitting Sword Clan's sole 7-star superhuman was Clan Leader Shin Sung-il.
Fortunately, he was perpetually busy tackling dangerous dungeons or fighting magic beasts, often away from the clan.
Not only unlikely to cross paths, he wouldn't suddenly scan for Kkami either.
"Today, let's try legionization."
Yesterday relied solely on skeleton goblins for conquest, but today he'd use legionized skeletons. ⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ Would you like to legionize 20 Skeleton Goblins? ```