[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-damn-necromancer":3,"chapter-damn-necromancer-damn-necromancer-chapter-147":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Damn Necromancer",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1212529,1580,"Chapter 147","damn-necromancer-chapter-147",147,"\u003Cp>[Translator – Prøks]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Prøks]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 147: Calamity\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heart of the Caesar Continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There stood a colossal tower, seemingly piercing the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very top of the tower, where one could overlook everything, lay a throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place existed solely for the witch Iris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The jet-black crystal ball placed before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the orb, specters overflowing with evil energy revealed themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spectral Knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[TL\u002FN: Phantom Knights -> Spectral Knights]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A knight order that had devoted their loyalty to her for hundreds of years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with her eccentric nature, they were so loyal that she couldn’t help but ask them questions with a hint of warmth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it over?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Yes. The northern fortress has fallen, and Velitas has returned to the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you speak to the dragons?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—As you commanded, my lady. They didn’t seem to completely believe it, but… they didn’t seem to want to make a big deal out of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What could those wretches possibly do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iris responded with a cold laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grand organization she belonged to, the “Eastern Witches’ Coven” had extended its reach into numerous dimensions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Caesar Continent was no exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the lower-tier dimensions. Originally, this place was classified as a ‘danger zone.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orc King, Mutakta.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a being born in such a low-tier dimension, his power was out of the ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching out recklessly would require excessive manpower, making the investment inefficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But things were different now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One day, Mutakta vanished overnight. The Eastern Witches’ Coven immediately dispatched her upon discovering this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was akin to pioneering a new continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One problem was that the Witches’ Coven wasn’t the only one to dispatch forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dragon Legion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had also dispatched a dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strength of the two organizations was roughly equal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The witch and the ice dragon were no different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had formed a kind of pact to avoid mutual losses. It was a loose agreement, but it had worked well so far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither side had much to gain from breaking it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But, it’s different now.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those ignorant dragons might covet their territory regardless of living beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As befitting a refined organization of witches, the Coven’s main source of income was procuring corpses for experiments and obtaining by-products. They had been reaping great rewards from acquiring fresh bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Offering tribute to the higher-ups had significantly boosted their contributions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the higher echelons were pleased with her performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, corpses had nearly disappeared. Iris stood to lose more by keeping the promise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, she let the northern fortress fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A kind of sabotage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ice dragon would understand this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, so what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Orc-inhabited continents are rare anyway.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orcs reproduced quickly and had many offspring, making them the perfect creatures for supplying corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having been assigned to this honey pot of a continent, Iris had no intention of backing down easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wasn’t even a major conflict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were countless planets where the Witches’ Coven and the Dragon Legion extended their reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everywhere, they engaged in power struggles and fought for their share. Iris was just doing the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>North, West, South, East, and the Center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iris gazed at the five regions of the Caesar Continent marked on the map and smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Let the orcs reproduce a bit… For that, I’ll have to give up the North and West.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the ice dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could just tell it to freeze the South and the East.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she promised to freeze them again in the future, the dragon wouldn’t likely rise in rebellion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she could once again offer numerous corpses as tribute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being promoted from a mere apprentice witch to a full-fledged witch wouldn’t just be a dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmmm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was humming a tune of happiness when it happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark clouds began to gather above the colossal spire. Intense magical power swirled into a vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky appeared to fracture like breaking glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iris uttered in a daze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a phenomenon all too familiar to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dimensional transference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had also arrived here by tearing through dimensions like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What is this?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the sky to shatter like that from the concentration of mana?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wasn’t something an apprentice witch could accomplish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, a full-fledged witch would need to gather such a massive amount of mana for dimensional transference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the fractured sky, a figure on a broom emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A smooth neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a normal creature, there should be just one head attached. But the witch now appearing had three heads on a single neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gleaming emblem adorned her chest. The emblem resembled a pitch-black raven. Iris’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The Raven School?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the Eastern Witches’ Coven, there were only seven grand witches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, the witches belonging to the school of the Raven Monarch, Ananke, wore such emblems. Not only was she a full-fledged witch, but she had also grasped a golden lifeline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iris couldn’t fathom why such a being would visit this lowly dimension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three heads stared directly at Iris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am Leluya, a full-fledged witch of the Eastern Witches’ Coven and a member of the Raven School.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Inexperienced witch, where are we?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And who are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A barrage of questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iris, not daring to look directly at the three faces, lowered her head cautiously and replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am Iris, an apprentice witch of the Eastern Witches’ Coven. I have been dispatched to manage this Caesar Continent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her words, Leluya’s three heads looked at each other and spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An apprentice witch? Then this is a lower-tier dimension?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This wasn’t our intended destination.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s inquire further.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a raven appeared around Leluye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ananke’s Raven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A raven personally bred by the grand witch, and each member of the Raven School was assigned one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its role was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It foretold omens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Caw! Thud, roll! Thud, roll!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the raven flapping its wings and speaking, Leluye’s heads interpreted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thud, roll?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The sound of rolling?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s no coincidence. Something interfered?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leluye’s heads, with serious expressions, continued interpreting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who summoned us? The Dragon Legion?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. It seems they were also summoned here… So we don’t know yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In any case, it’ll take a month to transfer dimensions again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iris, who was cautiously looking at Leluye, asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Prøks]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Prøks]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Um, Lady Leluye.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you call?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Speak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well… an omen appeared. Is it alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, the three heads of Leluye chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tripping on the road is also an omen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The fate of death is also a bad omen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s all relative.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iris scratched her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She only knew that the raven foretold omens, but she didn’t understand the detailed mechanism behind it. It seemed that whenever there was even a hint of trouble, they would blurt it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“May I ask what you’re thinking?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The six eyes of Leluye, staring fixedly at Iris, rolled around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young witch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There have been strange occurrences lately, tell me everything without omitting anything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky darkened and cracked open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground shook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the orcs enjoyed it like a carnival ride, the elves were different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bustling group of elves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, one elf began to run swiftly towards this direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elise, the Guardian of the Mother Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like it had been a long time since seeing her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It really has been a while.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly four months since re-entering this hidden gate. Thanks to this elf, he had dined with gods and easily taught alchemy to skeletons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could express her joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spoke with a stiff, serious expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…It’s similar.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hundreds of years ago, when the witches and the ice dragon appeared. It was the same then. Darkness covered the sky and it split. That’s a sign of calamity. Moreover…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With trembling eyes, Elise continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s even worse than back then. It wasn’t this severe at that time…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you see it firsthand?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Yes. I was alive back then too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a conversation that made one keenly aware of the average age range of the elves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From that remark, one could infer one piece of information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The witch and the ice dragon. Did those higher beings come?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coincidentally, there were related pieces of information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric’s pet dragon, Gleipnir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t the talk revolve around the Dragon Legion and the Eastern Witches’ Coven making that? If the witches and the ice dragon were affiliated with those organizations?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wouldn’t be strange for higher beings to visit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cedric. Does this seem related to the organizations we talked about last time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Probably. This is a dimensional transfer phenomenon. It’s how witches and dragons move. It seems both were summoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Both?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—If you look up and down, the patterns are different, aren’t they?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Cedric said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the upper part of the sky split like spiderwebs, the lower part was sliced straight through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy truly was like an onion, revealing information layer by layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The witch and the ice dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment Cedric entered the first gate, he would have been recalling information about organizations like the Eastern Witch’s Coven or the Dragon Legion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason he didn’t mention it was obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘He probably meant for me not to think about it right now.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no misunderstanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t it a fact that when he first entered, he couldn’t muster the courage to directly confront witches and ice dragons?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, he was a novice, with skills limited to curses and summoning skeletons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was also his style.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is great.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>― Are you going to catch them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course. Cedric, don’t you want to ride your pet dragon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>― … It’s not a pet dragon, it’s a comrade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you don’t want to ride it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>― Of course… I want to ride it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric, with eyes gleaming with desire, emitted his longing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, the Bone Dragon he saw in the first arrangement was indeed awesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then we have to catch them. Now we’re strong enough to give it a try, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>― Hmm… Indeed. If it’s that level of phenomenon, it seems like the level of a full-fledged witch. The dragon is likely an Ancient Dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elise, who had been listening absentmindedly, asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you going to catch them now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s the plan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Last time, it seemed like you were planning to make them fight each other…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now there’s no need for that. As you know, Elise, I’m not from this dimension.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They explained the situation to Elise, who was staring blankly at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To summarize, while the time here was stopped after clearing the northern fortress, they had become much stronger than expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Time stopped here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s roughly what happened.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did they get super lucky, and the dice roll paradoxically landed on 1?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation was gradually becoming understandable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A high-ranking witch and a high-ranking dragon arrived?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, didn’t that mean the ingredients for a pet dragon had arrived?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Then I have to catch them.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unwavering will doesn’t activate unless you don’t back down from difficulties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What were the difficulties in the first place?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A witch and a dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making them fight and watching from the sidelines with arms crossed didn’t seem like a situation befitting the difficulty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The most difficult thing is undoubtedly.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just smashing everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s the most likely way to trigger Indomitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If things go wrong, I can just detonate a nuclear bomb.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, judging by Cedric’s reaction, it didn’t seem like they needed to go that far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The witch’s stronghold is in the central part of the continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ice dragon’s stronghold is in the southern part of the continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since they were in the north, they just had to go down and catch them all to clear the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s settled. Urkhan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Chwiik! Did you call me, big brother?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re going to catch a witch. Wanna come?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Let’s go!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The orcs began to gather with bright smiles from all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Prøks]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Prøks]\u003C\u002Fp>",2009,"2026-06-03T14:21:21.387Z","2026-06-03T14:21:27.249Z",1,"novelbin.me","1878be2c636022265e5bda0ae98a35d2bf30df72bcf7a28342dee3e304a9072a","damn-necromancer-chapter-148","damn-necromancer-chapter-146",362,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdamn-necromancer-cover.jpg"]