The Saint Who Levels Up Through Necromancy

[Translator - Hestia]

[Proofreader - Kaya]

Chapter 105: The Victor's Right (2)

"You need to take off all your equipment."

"Then I'll be naked."

Lee Seongmin's face flushed red.

‘This guy's got a long way to go.’

Yoojin thought.

"Minyeong, please get some spare clothes."

"Ugh, what if she takes hostages or something?"

"She knows better than anyone that it won't help her escape from here."

A chilling killing intent flickered in Yoojin's eyes.

"Ooh, scary. I love it."

Kim Mijeong chuckled.

"She's psychologically repulsive."

A formidable Hunter who managed to hold her own against Fafnir.

Even bare-handed.

For a Hunter of Kang Minyeong's level, one second was enough.

"Eek. If I die, I'll become a ghost and cling to your shoulder, oppa."

"I'll put you to good use."

"Ugh. I really hate you."

Kim Mijeong cooperated without resistance.

After covering her eyes with a long cloth, Kang Minyeong carefully collected the weapons.

Two daggers, auxiliary weapons, and even armor.

Despite being terrified, she meticulously checked and retrieved all the equipment.

"Here, put this on."

"It's a bit small."

"If you don't like it, you can go naked in the middle of winter."

"Keke. Alright, I'll wear it."

Kronos grinned mischievously as he watched the two bicker.

〔Excellent thievery. Is this also the victor's right?〕

'…Whether you take weapons from a corpse or a living person, it's the same, isn't it?'

〔But I'm curious. Why go through such a troublesome process?〕

'You mean why not kill her like Song Myeongseok and revive her as an undead?'

〔Indeed.〕

'It's difficult to utilize the strengths of someone like her even if resurrected as an undead.'

An assassin-style fighter who excels at exploiting openings and delivering burst damage.

Even with meticulous adjustments, it's nearly impossible to perfectly replicate her delicate senses and speed as an undead.

'It's better to use her while she's still alive... if possible, that is.’

A Mad Dog.

‘Depending on how things go, I might have to kill her to prevent future trouble.’

Even the knowledge from his past life wasn't perfect, and there's only a slim chance he can actually get through to her.

This was a completely different case from the Little Runts team or Shin Joonseok.

'Now then... shall we go and take care of things?’

The pools of blood spilled in the Necropolis.

The items left behind by numerous Hunters.

Even the spirits wandering because of the [Dark Calling], unable to leave this world.

There was so much to reap.

‘How long will it take to digest all of this? Just thinking about it makes my stomach full.'

Yoojin grinned.

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It took a full half-day to clean up the battlefield.

Transporting bodies.

Sorting items.

There was a mountain of other things to do.

"Move that to the Unholy Graveyard."

【Understood.】

Hunters who had reached the 4 Star in their lifetime were buried separately.

The main targets of Dark Calling were Mages.

It was difficult to enhance them through assimilation since he couldn't secure enough martial arts Hunters.

'Those who haven't undergone the assimilation process won't get much stronger even with the procedure.'

If they were placed in the Unholy Graveyard, their bodies wouldn't decompose.

It was better to let them mature for a long time and revive them with higher-level necromancy once they reached 4 Star.

After selecting those who had transcended among the dead, Yoojin immediately started sorting the items.

"Put Magic and Rare items on the right. Don't touch the Unique ones."

"We'll help too."

"Alright."

Weapons, armor, and accessories worn by the corpses.

Quite a few were damaged during the battle, but many could be restored to their original performance if repaired.

Lower undead like Revenants and Skeleton Warriors couldn't carry out complex commands like disarming, so he mobilized all the mid-level undead except for the Fafnir guarding the surrendered Kim Mijeong.

【Damn it. This is annoying.】

【I... I can work as much as you want to gain Master's trust.】

【That's unacceptable. I must be the one who receives the Master's recognition.】

While Song Myeongseok and Jo Seungchul were having a loyalty competition—

"I'm here, partner."

Shin Joonseok, who had been contacted as soon as the situation ended, arrived at the Necropolis.

"How's the potion factory?"

"It's stable enough to run for a few days without me."

"Don't be an idiot and lose the recipe."

"That won't happen again. I've had enough of that when I was working for the company."

‘Some boast that is. Come to think of it, didn't this guy become a freelancer because Daesung stole his achievements?’

The mercenaries' equipment was at best between Magic and Rare grade.

They were gathered in one place.

"I don't think that's something you can dismiss as 'at best', hyung-nim."

Yoojin chuckled at Kang Minho's astonished reaction.

"Choose whatever you want and use it."

"Really?!"

"Hyung, you know I really love you, right?"

Those who hadn't even transcended the Wall had held back a 5 Star Hunter and two 4 Star Hunters.

Although they had the Blood Golem's help.

It was something that couldn't be done without considerable courage and determination.

"This is only a fitting reward."

"Thank you, hyung-nim. I'll work harder in the future."

"Sunbae, aren't you being too stiff?"

"You speaking like that makes us sound like trash."

The Little Runts team grumbled at each other and went to choose their weapons.

〔How narrow-minded.〕

'Why—What's wrong?'

〔Didn't you put the high-performance weapons somewhere else?〕

As Kronos pointed out, Unique grade items and artifacts were set aside.

‘Huh. Look at this. Does he think I'm going to embezzle them or something?'

〔I believe there's sufficient evidence for that.〕

'Each item has a concept. Not all Uniques are the same. For example, like the two swords on the floor.’

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[Geresias Wrath]

Rank: Unique

Classification: Sword

Requirements: Mastery of one sword technique 50% or higher, 4 Star or above, Martial Class

Durability: 743/1,000

A sword crafted from the tooth of Geresias, a magical beast that dwells in the darkness. Imbues the blade with dark attributes when swung, increasing the power of slashes.

*Strength + 150

*Agility + 130

[Darkness Lv 42]

[Slashing Lv 51]

[Piercing Lv 20]

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[Godrick’s Greatsword]

Rank: Unique

Classification: Sword

Requirements: Martial Class, 4 Star or above

Durability: 647/1,300

A Greatsword favored by the knight Godrick. It has excellent mana sensitivity and reacts sensitively to the user's mana.

*Strength + 100

*Mana + 150@@novelbin@@

[Mana Sensitivity Lv 55]

[Piercing Lv 35]

[Slashing Lv 35]

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〔What about these two swords?〕

'They have the same rank, but the way they are used is completely different.'

Godrick's Greatsword is a balanced weapon that is not biased towards either slashing or thrusting.

On the other hand, the Geresias Wrath is a sword that exhibits its true power when swung.

'This is to choose suitable weapons for my minions and the Little Runts team.'

〔Indeed. It's not just to satisfy your own desires, then.〕

'What do you take me for?'

In the current era, almost no necromancer-related equipment has been released.

That's why Yoojin made the magic weapon [Cursed Fang] with Shin Joonseok's help.

There are cheap ones, but...

The problem is that even with money, they are impossible to obtain.

'I'll dispose of everything unnecessary, but I'll distribute everything useful to my comrades.'

The two Unique grade swords became the property of Song Myeongseok.

【So you finally recognize my worth!】

"If you spout nonsense, I'll take them away."

【I will devote myself to your service!】

‘This guy… He's so anxious about losing his artifacts.’

Yoojin thought.

"Hold on a minute."

The sword Song Myeongseok was equipped with was made from the [Scrap Metal Filled with Obsession].

Yoojin engraved a dedicated circuit into it so that it would be recognized as a part of his body.

To strengthen a Skeleton Knight, it was necessary to establish a 'framework' as a higher entity, using a weapon as a catalyst.

"Partner, melt this down for me."

Yoojin put the two swords he originally used into the witch's cauldron, melted them down, and took a portion of it.

After flattening the gooey iron, he carefully wrapped it around the handle of [Godrick’s Greatsword] like a coating.

"Now, hold it."

Yoojin gave the sword to Song Myeongseok and engraved a [Reinforcement Circuit].

【Ah, it stings.】

"It's the process of connecting your soul to the sword."

[Geresias Wrath] also underwent the same process and became Song Myeongseok's weapon.

There were many other gains as well.

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[Rodrigues' Staff]

Rank: Unique

Classification: Staff

Requirements: Magic Class, possesses [Lightning] trait, 4 Star or above, proficiency in 5 or more lightning spells at 80% or above.

Durability: 152/400

A magic staff once favored by Rodrigues, the mage who opened new horizons in lightning magic. It harbors the power of lightning.

*Mana +200

*Rearrangement speed reduced by 20%.

*Power of lightning attribute magic increased by 34%.

[Calculation Lv 26]

[Current Emission Lv 42]

[Lightning Strike Control Lv 35]

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Oh Jeongsu's weapon, the [Rodrigues' Staff].

With options that made it almost exclusively for lightning mages, Yoojin couldn't use it right away.

〔It was like a picture of a cake, as the small humans would say—tantalizingly close but ultimately out of reach.〕

'It doesn't matter since I can give it to its owner.'

As rare as the lightning attribute was, its advantages were clear.

Powerful destructive power and casting speed.

It flies at the speed of light, so by the time you try to react to it, it's already too late.

〔Didn't you cut lightning with your aura?〕

'I only put my spear there because it was clear where it was aiming.'

Its destructive power was also greater than that of the fire attribute.

The downsides were that it didn't have many AOE attacks and was difficult to control.

It was said that lightning was the most difficult attribute to master among the various attributes.

‘If I revived Oh Jeongsu, he might be more useful than Lee Seungyeon. Besides that, I obtained a [Resonance Stone], [Creta's Kite Shield], and a [Subspace Pocket].’

Yoojin added.

"Minho will use the shield. I'll take the infinite pocket."

"Thank you!"

"Hyung-nim. Isn't this too much?"

"If you're grateful, become stronger. That's how you can be of help to me."

"Understood."

"Hey, oppa. What about me?"

Kang Minyeong looked at Yoojin with expectant eyes.

"As you can see, there are no Unique ranged weapons."

"But still! I'm here too, oppa!"

She insisted.

‘Sigh. She's so impatient.’

Yoojin thought.

"Don't worry, I have everything planned out, I'm going to make you an item that amplifies your abilities using this."

"Really?"

"When have I ever lied?"

"I love you, oppa!"

All Unique grade artifacts and items have been distributed.

Next is undead creation.

YoojinI gathered the spirits held by [Dark Calling] in one place.

"How about this body?"

-Kekekeke.

The spirit dwelled within the body of a Skeleton Mage.

After reading the wavelengths generated when the soul permeated, Yoojin shook his head.

"Inhabit the one next to it."

-Kehehe.

Kronos yawned as if bored.

〔How long are you going to keep repeating this?〕

'Until it's over.'

〔You're quite diligent in this tedious task.〕

'If I use the Eye of the Soul, I can read the wavelengths of the soul and body, but I can't help it now.'

〔Isn't that Eye of the Soul technique already usable?〕

'I mean properly, not just half-baked.'

To fully utilize the power of the Eye of the Soul, Yoojin needed to be at least 5 Star.

It was a tedious process, but a necessary one.

As the saying goes, a thirsty person digs a well.

He couldn't afford to be picky at this point.

The one consolation was that the more the selection process progressed, the lower the probability of matching failure. With fewer cases to consider, the speed of the process naturally increased.

-Kekekegel.

After hours of repetitive labor, Yoojin finished assimilating 42 Skeleton Mages.

"You know what's next, right?"

"Ugh. I knew this was coming."

Shin Joonseok muttered with a sigh and heated the witch's cauldron.

Bubble—Bubble—

He put the [Scrap Metal Filled with Obsession] into the water where the mana stones were melted and heated it for a set time.

Wearing alchemy gloves, he kneaded it with his hands.

"I can't get used to this no matter how many times I see it."

Shin Joonseok watched in amazement as the metal tore without resistance.

Well, was there ever anything about Yoojin's actions that made sense to him?

He had seen him do amazing things so nonchalantly so many times that he no longer felt much surprise.

"Pour in some more mana stones. There are a lot of guys to operate on."

[The six cores have absorbed enough spirit power.]

[The Scrap Metal Filled with Obsession strengthens the bones of the Skeleton Mage (Oh Jeongsu).]

[Skeleton Mage (Oh Jeongsu) has surpassed its limits.]

[Evolving into a Dark Minion.]

【Please give me your orders.】

A total of 30 Mages were reborn as Dark Minions.

‘Even after assimilation, those lacking innate talent failed to evolve. Well, I'm grateful for this much.’

The Dark Minions assumed a subservient posture.

‘Kehehehe. If I teach these guys necromancy too, wouldn't the growth of the Necropolis accelerate?’

"How long are you going to keep me tied up?"

【...She says. Master.】

It took more than a day just to organize the spoils of war.

Kim Mijeong, who had been tied up the whole time, began to grumble with a bored expression.

"It seems you don't understand your own situation."

"Heh. I'm not interested in someone like you, so shut up."

"Eek!"

Lee Seongmin got scared at the killing intent emitted by the peak 6 Star Hunter.

"Depending on what you do, I might let you go."

"Oh, really?"

"Just give me a confession."

Yoojin smirked.

[Translator - Hestia

[Proofreader - Kaya]