Chapter 27 - Necromancer (1/2)
What previously looked like an ordinary wall, formed the shape of a door and sank in.
As Woohyuk was about to step inside, Akunaton said his goodbyes.
“I’ll count on you to please get the truth out and banish those lies said about me. ”
Once the rune had been activated, the magic that kept him bound to this plane disappeared.
After watching him vanish into particles of blue light, Woohyuk walked into the Secret Room.
The inside of the room was plainer than he had expected.
For a room that hid such treasures, he had expected to see a lot more gold. Instead the murals were full of murals related to Akunaton.
There might be some meaning behind them, but the real reward was more pressing. Using the golden key to open the treasure chest, he found an old leather bound book.
[Nakron’s Grimoire]
Category: Consumable
Effect: Passes on all of Nakron’s knowledge to his successor. A terrible curse is placed on any who read this without being a Necromancer.
‘Grimoire...’
Usually it would contain some strong magic and spells. Its main purpose was basically to pass on knowledge to others.
Depending on the author’s will, it could be simply reading the actual content, or an illusory setup to teach certain skills.
In his case, he was almost certain to gain something related to the Necromancer class.
Nakron was a Wizard that had specialized in the field of Death.
Woohyuk placed the Grimoire in his Pouch and then looked at the item placed on the altar.
[Class Change Scroll: Necromancer]
Category: Consumable
Effect: Hidden Class, obtain the Necromancer class.
[Akunaton’s Golden Chalice]
Category: Personal Item
Effect: Produces the wine which Akunaton loved most. Drinking it will relieve pain, as well as increase all resistances by 20% for 10 minutes.
[Scroll: Teleportation]
Category: Consumable
Effect: Teleports to any location you’ve previously visited.
‘It was an instant scroll.’
It must have been the reason they had missed Logan back then, despite having the area locked down.
An item that could be used not only in this Canyon Battle, but also on the Eeth continent.
Although it was a consumable, it could bring you to any location you’ve ever visited, without the need for a dimensional portal.
This kind of item wasn’t easy to obtain, so he would have to save it for later.
After collecting all the loot, Woohyuk immediately activated the Necromancer class scroll.
[Advanced to Hidden Class, Necromancer.]
[Affinity with the dead increased by 25%]
[Resistance to Dark Magic increased by 25%]
[Unique spell: Rise of the Dead]
‘Is that all?’
His surroundings instantly vanished, turning into a sandy desert as a middle aged man appeared before him.
A lifeless face, dressed in a dark red robe and wielding a Bone Staff.
It could only be Nakron.
“Congratulation for passing my trials. If you want to become a true Necromancer, carefully read this book from end to end, every character within carries a deep meaning.”
An illusion created by the remnant magic within the book.
The question was meaningless, naturally he would choose the class after coming so far.
A short while later, Nakron continued.
“The path you will walk won’t be easy, but an unimaginable reward awaits you at the end.”
He seemed to be referring to the second tier class advancement.
Even that loudmouth Logan had never mentioned any of this.
‘It looks like Logan didn’t receive this.’
He must have seen the chest, but been unable to open it. Finally he understood why he would brag so much about his exploration of the Labyrinth.
At first he thought it was just that he was proud, but now it was clear that there was a certain complex involved.
He probably resorted to everything before giving up.
The treasure chests in Secret Room were indestructible, and couldn’t be moved either.
“Before ending our greeting, I will tell you one thing. There is a gift I hid away for you, if you are able to obtain it, it will be of great use to you on your journey.”
Nakron pointed to the Twilight Tower.
A Historical Site which even Logan hadn’t been able to conquer.
He had never imagined that it had been connected to Nakron.
“Then I wish you the best of luck, you who wish to walk the path of the dead..
A heavy sandstorm engulfed Nakron, as the illusion collapsed. Woohyuk then began reading Grimoire's first page.
It was his first time seeing such a language, but he could somehow understand it immediately.
The early pages didn’t have a high degree of difficulty, so the required Intelligence was rather low.
The problem was once again his Spirit.
Reading this old book required complete focus, and would quickly sap your mental energy.
Of course he would be able to read it quicker if he had a higher Intelligence Stat, but he couldn’t wait that long.
The Twilight Tower was such that it couldn’t be conquered if he didn’t take the time to delve into the book’s secrets.
Apparently Nakron had hidden some clues related to it in this Grimoire, so he had to find them as soon as possible.
Sarrrk
The sound of him flipping pages rang out in the chambers lit with torches.
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Woohyuk began to form his army of Undead inside of the Tomb Labyrinth, as he continued to peruse Nakron’s Grimoire.
It wasn’t all that difficult to do. They were originally bound to Nakron, so at first wouldn’t heed his command. Still, most of them had begun to see reason after being properly beaten and whipped.
After spending a day’s time on this, he had gathered quite a force.
‘Twelve Skeleton Knights , six Skeleton Archers, eight, Dullahans, two Mummies....”
The two Bosses that had been killed were also revived, unfortunately their condition wasn’t because he had done a real number on them using Grandia.
After Reverse Summoning his undead, Woohyuk stepped out of the Labyrinth.
His next destination was now the enemy faction’s Fantasy Swamp.
One of the main reasons for heading over there was to score First Blood. The rewards for killing the first player from the opposing faction in this Canyon Battle were plentiful.
One Leadership Point and 50 Ancient Coins. Considering that the level of difficulty wasn’t all that high, it was quite a decent reward.
‘I need to get some meritorious achievements.’