Awesome Shut-In Necromancer

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“Probably will take a few days even if it ends quickly.”

That sudden news hit me like a bolt from the blue.

“So eat well, and if anything happens, call the number I gave you. Don’t get too lazy just because no one’s home, or I won’t give you your allowance next month.”

Of course, I was aware that something like this would happen sooner or later.

But facing it right in front of me made me feel gloomy.

“…Come back as soon as you can?”

As I muttered a bit of dissatisfaction, my younger sister paused for a moment before responding with an unexpectedly cheerful voice.

“Okay, I’ll be back soon.”

From now on, I had to prepare for the upcoming events as well.

#

“Ugh, so annoying…”

Three days after Seo Ha left.

I muttered with a dazed expression as I did laundry.

In this modern age, an A Rank Hunter is practically treated as a pillar of the nation and guild. Naturally, Seo Ha was also a key force of her guild and an indispensable resource for tackling high-rank dungeons.

“…”

It seems she’s being deployed for a B3 rank dungeon raid that appeared near Songdo, so I probably won’t see her face for a few more days, as previously mentioned.

For your information, the danger level of dungeons is graded in alphabetical order, with a detailed rating from 1 to 5 within each grade.

1 is the highest and 5 is the lowest. Hence, a B3 rank dungeon means it has a medium-level danger within the B rank.

“Was the Skeleton Giant at the B5 rank threshold?”

Thinking about it, B rank dungeons are undoubtedly a terrifying threat to the people here.

In the past, even if they offered me a Skeleton Giant for free, I wouldn’t have used it.

“I hate doing the dishes.”

Anyway, thanks to the situation of Seo Ha being gone, I had to take care of all the household chores by myself.

With the battle looming ahead, having to waste precious time on doing the dishes felt truly frustrating.

Clatter.

Clatter.

“All these chores used to be done by my summons…”

It felt so awkward to be doing household chores after such a long time. Holding back my frustration, I finally completed three days’ worth of piled-up dishes and staggered into my room to turn on the computer.

And then I realized a new problem.

Click. Click.

“What the heck is this?”

I moved the mouse vigorously, but it was completely unresponsive.

The right-click wasn’t working either, so it seemed like the connection was totally cut off.

Pushing the connection cable didn’t help, and rebooting the power also yielded no results.

In short, the mouse was completely broken.

“…”

With Seo Ha gone, there was no one to ask for help. If I ordered it, it would arrive the next day, but not being able to use the computer in the meantime was utterly unreasonable.

“With the battle looming ahead…”

Yesterday’s win rate was a whopping 75%.

I knew that in this type of game, you had to push when you had momentum, so giving up today’s game was not an option.

However, the problem was that my mouse was broken.

Since it was a highly sensitive control aspect, I usually only used the same type of mouse.

And for that, I had to go to a medium-sized computer goods store that was a bit far away.

“Ugh…”

My contemplation was brief. Time was running out, and I was missing the chance to play a game.

In the end, I really didn’t want to, but I decided to go out and buy one myself.

Ding-dong.

Click.

Bam.

I pulled my hood down deeper than usual and hit the road.

The shop was a little distance away, and I needed to pass through a busy street, so I had to avoid contact with people as much as possible.

But even so, I could feel the eyes on me in just a few minutes.

With shiny silver hair and red eyes. I tried to hide it, but my appearance was certainly eye-catching.

“I feel sick…”

Despite improvements, there were still many issues. Receiving direct gazes from numerous people triggered dizziness and nausea.

I tried to shake off my gloomy feelings and kept moving.

Finally, I reached my destination.

Ding.

The bell announcing a customer’s arrival chimed.

Since it was quite a popular place, there were quite a few people, so I headed straight to the counter after grabbing a mouse without looking back.

Just as I was about to proceed with the payment, something unexpected happened.

Clatter!

“B-Boss!”

“What’s wrong? What happened?”

“We need to evacuate quickly! Guests, please head outside!”

A young man suddenly appeared from the staff entrance, speaking urgently, and the customers froze, staring at him.

The young man, unable to hide his unease, shouted again.

“There’s a dungeon seed in the underground warehouse! And it’s already in a state…!”

That was as far as he got.

With the following strong tremor and deafening noise, everyone collapsed to the ground unable to maintain their balance.

When I came to my senses, the store was nowhere to be found. Surrounding me were bizarre structures.

A hellish cave that swallowed people.

The emergence of a dungeon.

#

“AHHH!”

“Call for help! Quickly report!”

“How do we report? My signal isn’t working!”

What followed was a true scene of chaos.

People screamed, panicked, unable to think clearly.

It was silenced by one man’s harsh shout.

“SHUT UP—!”

“Ugh.”

After a single roar that calmed everyone down, the man quickly assessed the terrain and spoke in a low voice.

“Don’t you have any brains? Screaming in a dungeon like this— do you want to die?”

“I-I’m sorry! I panicked…”

The man paid no heed to the apologies and surveyed the surroundings before coming to a conclusion.

“There’s no presence. The monsters haven’t dispersed yet. If you want to live, shut your mouths and follow me.”

“…Who are you?”

“I’m an apprentice hunter. Is that really important right now?”

“N-No. Let’s move quickly.”

Thanks to the man’s quick response, the group seemed to find at least some level of stability, but one person couldn’t manage that at all.

What was there to hide? It was me.

“Ugh…”

I had barely managed to hold back my gaze while arriving at the store; now in this chaos with everyone around me, I couldn’t gather my thoughts at all.

Since the apprentice hunter started shouting, I had already slumped against one wall of the passage, groaning, trying to collect myself.

“Uh, um, this kid seems to be in bad shape…”

“In this situation, you want to take care of a patient? Stop talking nonsense and come over here if you don’t want to die. There’s no time.”

“R-Right! Student! What are you waiting for?”

A girl who looked like a high school student gazed at me with concern, but when people urged her, she squeezed her eyes shut and left.

I could only regain my senses a while after everyone had left, feeling dazed.

‘What in the world is happening…’

Honestly, I was bewildered.

No matter how much the dungeon era had begun, this kind of thing wasn’t really common.

Isn’t it almost certain that this would be headline news at 9 PM tonight?

I barely stood up, soothing my upset stomach, and began to assess the situation.

“Definitely no presence here.”

I remembered reading online that after a dungeon seed blooms, the monsters gathered in the boss room disperse into their designated areas over a certain period, and it seemed to be true.

This was clearly a critical situation.

A few days ago, I would have genuinely panicked.

But now, the situation was different. That’s why I could afford to be relaxed.

“I’m glad I got insured…”

I held in my hand the magic stone I always kept on me, just in case.

It was the one Song Ha Yeon had given me, imbued with Death Energy as a cost of learning.

Without this, things might have gone seriously wrong.

I sincerely thanked the past me who got lost in Hako’s broadcasts that day.

“For now…”

I had to hurry and hide as well. Though I had defensive means, I still wasn’t sure how dangerous this dungeon was.

“Oh.”

Speaking of which, I had the necklace Seo Ha gave me for emergencies.

If broken, a signal would definitely go through the other end, right?

Seo Ha’s Clear White Guild entered a B Rank dungeon only three days ago.

I might not be able to get help right away, but it wouldn’t hurt to keep the possibility open. Without hesitation, I tightened my grip and smashed the necklace.

“I think it also has a one-time automatic defense function…”

I was pretty sure I’d heard that the jewel would activate upon breaking. If the time comes, I should be able to get help.

Thud.

Bam.

Just as I was about to take a step forward, I sensed something in the left passage.

Creeeak.

As I strained my ears, I could hear unpleasant scratching sounds mixed with the clattering of bones.

Creeeak.

A very familiar presence. But I hadn’t summoned anything yet.

Therefore, this meant—

“Undead Dungeon…”

I couldn’t help but break into a sweat, realizing how ironic the situation had become.