Awesome Shut-In Necromancer

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Creak!

Whoosh!

Bang!

Crash─!

The fight was quite fierce.

Yet, it seemed Choi Seong-cheol wasn’t completely empty-headed, as he relied on his high defense to withstand the attacks and strategize against the patterns.

However, that was nonsensical.

Within the totem’s domain, the boss was able to cast spells with remarkable efficiency, making it impossible to break through with mere brute force no matter how good one’s instincts were.

In the end, it was Choi Seong-cheol who first reached his limit.

“Ugh!”

Thud.

Drool.

Blood oozed from his lips as he knelt, a grim indication after having taken so many hits; it was practically a foregone conclusion.

Seeing this, Kim Seung-min and Seo Yoon-ah swallowed nervously.

It wasn’t that they intentionally chose not to help. As an assassin, Seo Yoon-ah couldn’t recklessly approach an enemy capable of area attacks, and Kim Seung-min didn’t possess the same durability as Choi Seong-cheol. A direct attack was not a good option.

Regardless, with Choi Seong-cheol’s retirement, only three remained. Kim Seung-min looked nervously at Baek Eun-ha, who was at the back corner.

‘Is she still not moving?’

There had to be a reason for the strongest among them to remain inactive.

Because of this, Kim Seung-min had decided not to fight alongside Choi Seong-cheol and preserve his strength for now.

Surely she had something up her sleeve.

Tap.

Finally, the silent Baek Eun-ha began to move.

Thump.
Thump.

There was no hesitation in her steps.

Each pace was calm and light, devoid of any tension whatsoever.

Baek Eun-ha approached the kneeling Choi Seong-cheol, hesitating for a moment before gently poking him with her finger.

Poke.
Poke.

After confirming he could move no longer, she smiled slightly and said,
“…Pathetic.”

Choi Seong-cheol’s face contorted grotesquely at her words, and ultimately, he could not hold on to his fading consciousness and collapsed completely.

Boom.

Step.
Step.

“Ugh.”

Thus, Baek Eun-ha and the dungeon boss faced off.

In what might be the final battle, Kim Seung-min desperately gripped his sword and shield.

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‘What a resilient life.’

To be honest, Choi Seong-cheol was an exceptionally desirable talent.

He must not have awakened long ago, yet he possessed such a robust physique. He would have made an excellent material for necromancy.

If he had been turned into a subordinate after dying, facing the boss monster before them would have been much easier.

However.

‘…Usually, one would be dead by now.’

Despite pushing his body to the limit, Choi Seong-cheol was still alive. He didn’t seem like he was about to die. Thus, it was impossible to purposely end his life.

‘Still, it was somewhat beneficial.’

Thanks to Choi Seong-cheol’s reckless charge, the boss, a shaman, had more of his tricks exposed than anticipated.

And through that, I had already grasped everything about the opponent.

Just as the shaman had revealed himself after assessing and deciding he could eliminate us.

I, too, was ready for the hunt.

“Soul extraction.”

Whoosh.

[Kieek!]
[Keeek─!]

Aside from the ten I made into undead, I trapped the souls of all the other slain Antwerp in the soul stones.

And now, I summoned all those souls from the stones.

[Keeek!]

The Antwerp were wailing as if lamenting the pain of their death, and the forms of their souls were all hideously twisted.

In that state, I slowly stepped into the boss’s domain.

Step.
Step.

“Kieek?”

The boss smirked at my seemingly defenseless stance, filled with skepticism.

Perhaps he thought all humans, like the earlier Choi Seong-cheol, were complete fools.

But I wasn’t stupid.

I was a wise and cunning fundamental necromancer.

“Kieeek!”

Whoosh.
Creak!

The boss activated the totem and began casting his spells, with the runes starting to inscribe themselves within the totem’s domain.

At that moment, I sent the souls to various spots of the rune.
[Keeek!]
[Geek!]

The souls of the Antwerp writhed and seeped into the various runes, screaming horrifically at the sensation of their existence wearing away.

Then, at some point, cracks began to form on the totem.

Creak!
Crack─!

“Kieek?”

“Buff’s over.”

It was a reasonably good spell. The totem was well-crafted, and the internal circuits were efficiently designed.

However, honestly, to me, it was all too obvious. From just a moment’s observation, I could clearly discern the process, flow, cause, and effect.

So I blocked all the pathways of the spell with the souls.

That was all. Now, the shaman would have to fight with nothing but his own body.

It was as if he’d been thrown from his home ground to the pavement.

“…Attack.”

At my command, the ten Antwerp, standing by, surrounded the shaman simultaneously.

Of course, being a boss, he might easily defeat a few, but in his weakened state, he wouldn’t stand a chance against all ten.

Moreover, the Antwerp were enhanced by my necromancy. There was no escape now.

It was truly a perfect checkmate.

“…Ugh.”

The shaman looked around in panic, but there was no one to assist him.

Thus, having realized the situation, the shaman twisted his face in despair and began to use his last resort.

“Keek─!”

As he invoked a spell, the shaman’s body twisted in an instant.

Crack.
Crackle.

What appeared was a muscular lizardman towering over two meters, with none of his previous form left.

Wait, is he transforming too?

“Kiyak─!”

Boom!

Now completely resembling Godzilla, the shaman began rampaging with immense strength, attacking the Antwerp.

His power was quite formidable, enough to even catch me, who had been at ease, slightly off guard.

“I’ll help!”

Sensing the shift in the situation, Kim Seung-min rushed in, shoving the shaman with his shield.

At the same time, Seo Yoon-ah sneaked around to attack from behind.

Boom!
Bang!

With their skilled judgment and techniques, they were somehow maintaining the battle, but it seemed winning was a long shot due to the inherent differences in specs.

Feeling compelled to do so, I had no choice but to pull out my last soul stone.

‘This took a while to craft…’

But resources are only meaningful when used at the right time.

Whoosh.

Upon activating the stone, the death energy within it began to swirl.

The only material I had was the undead Antwerp; there was nothing else.

And there were no superior beings among the undead Antwerp.

In that case, I would just have to create them here.

Whoosh.
“Undead Call.”
“Kieek!”

Creak!
Crack!

I selected five as the materials.

From their bodies, I quickly distinguished and categorized the necessary materials and the lesser parts.

Crack─!

If an ordinary necromancer witnessed this, they would have been horrified. This was certainly not a normal method.

Without the craft born from countless experiences and knowledge, this was a perilous act that should never be attempted.

‘…Is the jaw and forelimbs ideal for offensive capabilities?’

But it didn’t concern me.

Among the necromancers, there were those who had an unusual fascination with corpses and conducted countless studies and experiments on creating the undead, commonly referred to as “the haystack.”

I was someone classified at a level far beyond them.

Creak!
Crackle─!

What was completed was a hefty arachnid creature.

It resembled a soldier ant with an exoskeleton and, at a glance, felt akin to a grotesque stag beetle.

The inspiration was the bullet ant I had perused extensively in encyclopedias after returning to Earth. Thus, if I had to name it…

“Dinoponenella.”

By naming it, it was defined, and it was reborn as the Lord of Death.

“Kieeek─!”
“Huh, huff.”

Kim Seung-min, desperately buying time, hurriedly vacated the spot, and Seo Yoon-ah also retreated, sweating profusely. It didn’t take long for the boss and Dinoponenella to face off.

“…Kiek.”

The once-rampaging dungeon boss let out a fearful whimper as he instinctively understood the moment he saw it.

No matter how much he struggled, he could not defeat that thing.

Crackle!
“Kieek!”

Thus, the outcome was nearly predetermined. It was a one-sided massacre.

With Dinoponenella’s overwhelming violence, the boss’s skin was torn, and bones shattered as he lost his life on the spot.

Simultaneously, the last of my soul stone shattered.

Crack.
Bang─!

Watching the grotesquely mangled boss’s corpse, the people bursting in through the open boss room door, and the portal beginning to generate from thin air, I thought with a weary body.

I just wanted to get home quickly and order some chicken.

And.

Ding!

【Baek Eun-ha】

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▶Level: 1

As if waiting for this moment, a number engraved itself in the level section of the status window.