The Saint Who Levels Up Through Necromancy

[Translator - Hestia]

[Proofreader - Kaya]

Chapter 74: Knowing it's a trap means it's no longer a trap (4)

[Using Dead Rise.]

[87 Revenants created.]

[Using Raise Dead.]

[72 Skeleton Mages created.]

[High completion rate. Stats increased by 53%.]

Ugh—

The excessive expenditure of spirit power made his vision blur.

He couldn't even stand without leaning on his staff.

'Is my remaining spirit power less than 5%?'

It's not much different from the calculated consumption.

He immediately used [Midnight Sun].

He replenished his near-depleted holy power (spirit power) with the accumulated life force and then converted his stats again using Midnight Sun.

-Gurglgle.

-Grooooar!!!

The corpses of the werewolves were resurrected as Revenants.

The vampires with magical abilities were revived as Skeleton Mages.

"U-Undead?!!"

"Team Leader, the enemy numbers have exceeded 100!"

The faces of the Arhan attack team darkened abruptly.

By modern standards, Necromancer was a class with an unknown advancement route.

Although he had summoned undead at Ground Zero, it remained largely unknown thanks to Madam's control over the rumors.

Even the Phoenix and Arhan guilds had assumed Fafnir was a summon.

'It's not over yet, you bastards.'

[Golem Creation - Using Summon Blood Golem.]

[Retrieving the corpse stored in the Coffin of the Dead.]

A 5-meter giant with blood as its flesh.

And an undead, cloaked in dark spirit power like a robe, revealed itself.

【Glory to the Great Master!】

「Awaiting orders.」

Seeing the Blood Golem and Jo Seungchul, Jang Miseon let out a groan.

'Just how many abilities does this person have?'

A golem made using blood as a medium...

She instinctively felt a sense of crisis from the intense mana waves emanating from the MIS-4 engine.

Jo Seungchul felt the same.

Seeing the robe made of materialized spirit power, an ominous feeling washed over him, and he unconsciously gripped the hilt of his sword.

"Team Leader, we're surrounded."

"W-What should we do?"

"Damn it! Don't just ask me, use your brains, you sons of bitches!"

Song Myeongseok's face was contorted in rage.

Instead of his usual polite and kind demeanor, the true face hidden beneath his mask was laid bare.

"Sorry, hyung. I'll throw away his autograph as soon as I get out of here."

"They're an eyesore, burn them."

"Got it."

Gnash—

Song Myeongseok gritted his teeth again and stepped forward.

"Do you think you've already won?"

"Give up on the condescending act, it doesn't suit you."

"You should be grateful that someone like me is even bothering to speak to you."

"Wow, I should consider this an honor for my family."

Shing—

The sword drawn from its scabbard scattered a bluish light.

"I will kill you with my own hands."

"You've been planning that since you created this double dungeon, no need to tire your mouth by repeating it."

Yoojin beckoned with his finger.

"Stop with the trash talk and come at me, Arhan's Supernova."

"Graaaaaaaah!!!"

Song Myeongseok, his eyes wide open, broke away from the group and charged forward, with the Arhan attack team hastily following behind.

Their formation crumbled.

"I'll leave Arhan to you. Just hold on a little, and I'll join you soon."

"I'll take care of Mr. Supernova."

"The rest of us will grab onto their ankles and hold them back."

The Little Runts team looked ready to fight with everything they had.

Don't worry.

This isn't a fight to the death, and they were more than capable of hindering them.

"Minions, crush the enemies!"

-Groan.

-Gurglgle. Die.

As soon as Yoojin gave the order, the undead army charged towards the monsters.

"Woof! Woof!"

"You starving wretches. Get lost, you filthy creatures."

The werewolves and vampires clashed, and the curtain rose on the main battle.

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-Grooooan.

A Revenant, created from the corpse of a werewolf, bites into one of its former kind.

Blood splatters in the air.

But the bitten monster doesn't just stand there and take it.

Slash—

With claws as sharp as honed blades, it tears into the undead's body.

Undead and monster grapple with each other, each squeezing out every ounce of strength until one of them dies.

[Dark Missile]

[Poison Arrow]

...

The Skeleton Mages keep the monster horde in check with ranged attacks.

The vampires, having taken to the air, draw their own blood to form a defensive barrier.

"Kihaha! You can't kill me with such petty tricks."

A vampire moves swiftly.

Narrowly dodging the incoming projectiles, it targets the Skeleton Mages at the rear of the formation.

[Fireball]

Kaboom!

A tremendous explosion that echoed through the area.

A fireball erupts from the staff acquired during the spider hunt, a GB (Graybase) - R5 type, obliterating the vampire in a single blow.

【It is the will of the Great Master. You cannot escape.】

Jo Seungchul's jaw twitches.

His mana stat was comparable to a Hunter at the peak of 4 Stars.

With the addition of the [Mana Circulation] trait and decent item performance, he had enough power to annihilate a vampire with a single shot.

Crack— Thud!

The two forces collide head-on.

They become entangled in a chaotic melee where it's difficult to distinguish friend from foe.

Crunch—

A werewolf bites into a Revenant's neck and rips its head clean off.

Although the undead had the advantage in numbers, the monsters were individually stronger.

'There are too many to individually enhance each corpse.'

That was the reason why the completion level of the undead was lower than usual.

However...

Yoojin didn't mind.

"Answer my call."

A werewolf's neck snaps under the relentless grip of the Revenants.

A vampire collapses after being hit by consecutive magic attacks.

And...

Even the corpses of the monsters that Song Myeongseok had deployed in waves to wear down his party...

There were plenty of mediums scattered around to revive as undead.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

'I'll show you what happens when you engage in a war of attrition with a Necromancer.'

Even the boss monsters of the double dungeon were struggling.

「You shall not pass.」

The Blood Golem remained unshaken even against the combined assault of the near 4 Star monsters.

By absorbing Rerik's blood, it had been strengthened to the peak of 4 Stars, or even close to 5 Stars.

"Wryyyyy!!!"

"Grrr!"

Song Myeongseok, who should have been commanding the two boss monsters, had charged into the enemy lines, blinded by rage.

He was now stuck facing the Blood Golem, engaged in a grueling battle.

'The monsters should be about done now.'

Yoojin's gaze shifted to a spot nearby.

Clang! Clang!

Three swords clash in mid-air.

The future Sword Saint and Arhan's Supernova were locked in a fierce duel.

The Little Runts team, despite their lack of fame, were proving themselves against the top prospects of Korea's No. 1 guild.

Yoojin observed the battle intently.

＊ ＊ ＊

"Get out of the way if you don't want to die!"

"I'll die either way, so there's no need to listen to you."

"I'll say it again. If you want to die peacefully..."

"Oh, come on. Are you just going to fight with your mouth like Yoojin-nim said?"

Whoosh!

A swirling gust of wind.

Jang Miseon, using her Wind Sword ability, manipulated the airflow and sent it hurtling towards Song Myeongseok.

Each strand of wind carried magical power.

Though not comparable to Aura, it wasn't something one could withstand with their bare body.

Song Myeongseok, deflecting the gust with his twin swords, growled.

"You bitch! Why are you getting in my way?!"

"You... aren't you being too shameless?"

Jang Miseon retorted in a sharp voice, disbelief evident in her tone, as she unleashed her Shooting Star Sword.

"You set all this up with the intention of killing me. What are you complaining about?"

"How could mediocre people like you or them possibly understand the mind of a genius like me?"

"Spare me the nonsense. A genius would understand."

While the two geniuses exchanged blows in a stalemate, neither yielding an inch...

The Little Runts team used every ounce of their abilities to hold back the Arhan attack team.

Boom!

A shockwave erupted as Kang Minho used [Moveable Fortress] and [Forceful Strike] simultaneously.

Although it didn't inflict significant damage on the four members of the Arhan attack team, it was enough to disrupt their formation.

"How long do you think you can hold out against us!"

[Rapid Assault]

A powerful charge skill that propelled the user's body forward like an arrow.

Although some of the impact was absorbed by the body due to the recoil, it was a useful skill due to its speed and ability to nullify tanking skills.

A martial arts Hunter closed the distance in an instant, leaving only an afterimage, and dashed past Kang Minho towards the inner part of the formation.

"You're all going to di—"

[Space - Release]

[Magic Scroll: Dig]

Another application of the subspace trait, taught by Yoojin, unfolded.

A magic scroll, primed for activation, was stored in subspace and released when needed.

The scroll, having completed its rearrangement process, activated immediately.

The ground caved in without any magical prelude.

The Hunter, who had charged in with Rapid Assault, lost his footing and tumbled 5 meters down.

[Synchronization]

[Telekinesis]

The triggers of the three floating crossbows were pulled simultaneously.

The arrows, plunging vertically downwards, pierced the gaps in the Hunter's armor.

One arrow bounced off the struggling Hunter's armor.

Thud—

But the remaining two found their marks, embedding themselves in his Achilles tendon and armpit.

The martial arts Hunter collapsed with a scream.

Although he avoided fatal injuries due to the stat bonuses from the difference in rank, the injury to his Achilles tendon robbed him of the strength to jump back up.

"Mr. Song!"

"You bastards! You cowards!"

The Arhan attack team trembled with rage.

Kang Minyeong scoffed.

"It's okay for 3 Star Hunters like you to attack a 2 Star, though?"

"Sunbae, those kinds of people are always the biggest hypocrites."

"What can you do? If you lack skills, you have to at least be good with words."

The Little Runts team, unknowingly, had started to sound like Yoojin in the midst of battle.

Although not to the extent of Song Myeongseok, they were still considered promising talents who would lead the future of the guild and had received various forms of support.

"I'm going to kill you all!"

"I won't forgive you!"

The Arhan attack team, abandoning their trained positions and succumbing to their rage, charged recklessly.

Clang! Tang!

The three of them used the skills they had learned from Yoojin and Fafnir.

One mistake, and it would be over.

Even though the Arhan attack team had lost their composure, their specs were still far superior.

'I have to get the timing of the magic release exactly right. The slightest deviation will be the end.'

'I need to keep them in check from multiple angles to create an opening for oppa to unleash his shockwave.'

'If it gets tough, I need to pull out the scrolls immediately.'

The few days they spent in the border region.

The time they challenged Fafnir at the Paju Workshop.

And every moment they had followed Yoojin's instructions since entering the double dungeon.

The accumulated experiences had pushed the Little Runts team's potential to its limits.

They maximized their individual abilities, responding flawlessly without a single mistake.

They had successfully tied down the Arhan attack team.

"D-Damn it! How can we be losing to 2 Star Hunters?!"

"Your defensive spells are too slow! How are we supposed to prepare magic in this situation?!"

"This is happening because you're not holding them back properly!"

On the other hand, the Arhan attack team's teamwork was falling apart as the fight dragged on.

Their frustration grew, and they started raising their voices at each other.

At that moment.

"You held on well."

A few corpses, pierced by cursed fangs, were thrown among the Arhan attack team.

[Using Corpse Explosion.]

KABOOM!!

Bones, blood, and flesh, infused with spirit energy to the limit, engulfed three members of the Arhan attack team.

They didn't even have time to scream.

Their preemptively cast defensive spells were torn apart like paper.

Even the rare-grade items provided by the Arhan guild were useless against the explosion.

"Thanks to you, hyung-nim, we survived."

"Wow, that was really tough."

"We were out of scrolls, so we couldn't have held on any longer."

Relieved, the three collapsed onto the ground.

A fight that transcended the gap of a single rank.

Despite being outnumbered four to three, the Little Runts team had performed beyond expectations.

"Damn it!!"

Song Myeongseok cursed.

The tide of the battle had completely turned.

While he was held back by Jang Miseon, the number of monsters had significantly dwindled.

And the Arhan attack team was unable to continue fighting after being caught in the explosion.

'Am I going to die?'

He couldn't accept it.

Was he supposed to accept that his fate was to perish here, so pointlessly?!

Song Myeongseok unleashed a furious flurry of blows with his twin swords, putting all his might into the attack.

As Jang Miseon took a step back from the fierce assault...

"Ha, hahaha. It's simple. I just have to clear the gate!"

He pulled out the red crystal from his pocket and laughed loudly.

The Gate Core extracted from the boss monsters.

As long as he applied force to it with his right hand...

The power maintaining the double gate would disappear, and the exit would appear.

'I can survive!'

As long as he escaped from here, there would surely be another chance.

Song Myeongseok tried to exert force on the crystal, repeating those thoughts to himself.

[Using Ectoplasm.]

[Spirit Power disrupts the target's senses.]

"What's wrong? Isn't he staggering?"

His stomach churned, and the sounds reaching his ears echoed strangely.

Song Myeongseok, realizing belatedly that he had become the target of a curse, activated his armor's option.

He completely dispelled the curse afflicting his body, but...

Slash—

Jang Miseon seized the momentary opening created by Yoojin and lunged forward, severing Song Myeongseok's right arm with her Shooting Star Sword.

"Huh?"

Song Myeongseok stared blankly at his right arm lying on the ground.

The sharp pain from his severed arm.

The Gate Core rolling on the ground.

“HAHAHHA—”

None of it felt real, and he burst into laughter.

"It was disgusting working with you, let's never meet again."

[Using Bone Spear.]

A cursed fang pierced the neck of the stunned Song Myeongseok.

Arhan's Supernova collapsed to the ground without uttering a single last word.

[Translator - Hestia

[Proofreader - Kaya]