Chapter 28 - Necromancer 2 (2/2)

In combat, fighting spirit was crucial.

Whichever side was the one to back down, would be at a disadvantage.

Whuiic

A large double-edged axe swung down towards Woohyuk’s head.

A rather dangerous attack, but for Woohyuk it moved much too slowly.

Pak!

As he ever so slightly moved out of the way of the axe’s trajectory, he punched lightly to middle age men, his body floating in the middle.

A straight punch to his stomach.

Even if he didn’t practice much these days, the power of his punch was enough to burst his inner organs.

“Kyaaaak!”

A young woman wielding a staff collided with the middle aged man and they both fell down.

After that, she couldn’t stand up any more because her shoulder was dislocated.

“Haahap!”

As Woohyuk raised his fist to finish them off, a young man wearing glasses appeared, swinging his longsword with all his might.

It was a decent attack, but that was all.

Before the sword could connect, Woohyuk delivered a spinning kick to the young man’s face, causing it to sink in.

The remainder of the scouting party was likewise quickly taken care of.

Woohyuk moved so fast that ordinary people couldn’t follow his movement, and the power behind each strike was quick and deadly.

He was still far from true martial artists that had great Lightness Body Skill, Shadow Steps, Exploding Bow or Eight Consecutive Spins. 1

Looking down at the scouts’ corpses scattered across the ground, Woohyuk let out a bitter smile.

‘I’m a bit rusty..’

When he had been wandering around a bit aimlessly, he had encountered and studied under a man who was known as the strongest martial artist.

All his movements and sword skills had been learned from him.

Unfortunately he wasn’t able to fully exhibit his skill due to the lack of practice these days.

‘Anyways this should be enough for now.’

Either way, he had already achieved his goal. It was better for them to die of internal injuries or smashed in faces, compared to having their limbs cut off or even be split at the waist.

As Woohyuk raised his hand, everyone including Lee Shinwoo, rose as undead.

“Grrrrrrr…”

“Kiyaaaac!”

They seemed to be in good condition, which was the reason Woohyuk had gone out of his way to kill them without inflicting too much damage on their bodies.

Their eyes had turned red and they looked very much like zombies, but were more useful since they could wield weapons.

That was especially the case for Lee Shinwoo, as he had been the only one to maintain a certain part of his individuality.

[Undead Lee Shinwoo]

-Class: Dark Shaman (Humanoid)-Abilities: Leadership (98), Aura of Death (+10 to all Stats of allied Undead within a 35m radius) Bondages of Death ( decrease target’s movement speed by 20%, for 10 seconds.)

-Stats:

Strength: 21

Vitality: 34

Dexterity: 25

Intelligence: 52

Spirit: 48

‘He’s become a Superior Undead.’

Apart from the Necromancer’s actual ability, the quality of the undead also depended on the ability and characteristics of the corpse.

Lee Shinwoo had been a famous pro gamer.

He excelled at controlling and commanding multiple groups of units in real time. That was the reason he had such high Leadership, as well as the Aura of Death that would buff his nearby allies.

‘It was a good thing I left his head undamaged.’

Woohyuk looked at his undead Lee Shinwoo with a satisfied smile.

A mage type rather than a melee fighter.

He even knew a Crowd Control skill that could significantly slow the opponent’s movement.

“You shall be their leader.”

“Haahhac!”

As the undead Lee Shinwoo made a strange cry, the others quickly fell into rank.

Woohyuk nodded as he watched him lead them from the front, while they marched behind.

‘He will be quite helpful.’

It was incredibly difficult to properly control countless undead at the same time.

Having a basic command system would greatly simplify things. In this regard, his undead Lee Shinwoo had truly been a hidden gem.

For the time being, he didn’t even need to worry about having his position as leader threatened.

‘It isn’t easy to wrest control from me.’

Only if a summoned undead surpassed its owner in ability, was betrayal even possible. To literally be swallowed by death itself.

Still, so long as he was mortal, there would be certain limitations as to how far he could progress as a Necromancer.

Of course it wasn’t like that was something he could do anything about.

‘While I’m here, I might as well increase my numbers a bit.’

He had only read the first 30 pages of Nakron’s Grimoire, so his ability to raise undead wasn’t all that high.

If the quality of those revived was low, he would have to make up the difference with numbers.

Woohyuk equipped his Airwalker Boots as he made his way to the Elder Lizardman’s camp.

* * *

The undead Elder Lizardman ended up being pretty good as well.

He had relied on several stacks of the Basilisk’s Poison in order to kill, so the corpse had been mostly undamaged, meaning that there was little loss in terms of its abilities or defense.

It was also a Superior Undead.

Unlike the undead Lee Shinwoo however, it was a melee type with an affinity to fire.

When it came to an Undead’s affinity, it wasn’t unusual for it to be the opposite of what it had been while it was living.

It wasn’t always the case however, since Lee Shinwoo didn’t previously have any affinity to Light.

It possesses two abilities. Spirit Swamp, that was able to confuse the opponent’s senses with an Illusion. The second was Elder Lizardman’s Wrath, which was able to cause any nearby undead Lizardmen to explode.

In certain respects, it was even better than his undead Lee Shinwoo, who apart from his high Leadership, didn’t have any great abilities.

‘But if he were to grow, that would be a different story.’

Undead were also able to increase their Stats and Skills by gaining experience. The souls of the dead had been trapped inside, so for the most part they hadn’t changed much, just that their consciousness was no longer there.

Logan’s elite undead guards had even been strong enough to carry out assassinations against some of the weaker Lords.

‘That was what happened to Isaac.’

He was letting Isaac live even if he was a constant irritation, because he would still be useful for the final Canyon Battle.

Back then he wasn’t able to punish Isaac for his transgression, but not this time.

After using a Return Stone to arrive at their Fortress, Woohyuk contemplated what he should do with his new Leadership skill point.

‘It is basically between Command and Call to Arms.’

Since for the moment he was planning to maintain his small group of elites, the Negotiation skill wasn’t all that important.

Barrier, Stronghold and Authority were all useful, but the immediate benefits or raising them wasn’t all that apparent.

After some time, he decided on raising Call to Arms.

He wanted to make sure that he could bring his team over to him whenever they were needed.

‘I should get in touch with them.’

After obtaining Nakron’s Grimoire, his plan had changed a little.

He had returned a bit earlier than he had planned, in order to properly read through the book.

[Are you guys ready to return to the Fortress, I will use Call to Arms]

[Hey Boss, is it urgent?]

[Not really, what is going on on your end?]

[Miss Yoo Kayoung was cooking some Penguin meat and we were just about to eat. Is it okay if you call us over after lunch?]

They seemed to be quite curious about its taste. Woohyuk's mouth couldn’t help but curl into a wicked smile.

[Take your time and enjoy your meal.]

[Thanks Boss!]

Lee Jaesung replied excitedly.

‘That is something you only need to try once.’

It tasted like a fusion of pig’s blood, a snake’s scale and a cow’s leathery hide.

It’ll be a good experience for them. In the future they will be able to appreciate all kinds of foods.