[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-damn-necromancer":3,"chapter-damn-necromancer-damn-necromancer-chapter-248":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},1212730,1580,"Chapter 248","damn-necromancer-chapter-248",248,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Prøks]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Prøks]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 248: Skeleton Priest\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah was already at the guild house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, you're saying... you want me to teach these skeletons divine arts?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Will it work?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah asked, tilting her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also knew well about Kim Minwoo's skeletons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had seen them when they used tattooing skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skeletons with the ability to learn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were amazing summons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even so, she couldn't help but have doubts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The way priests train is quite different from other jobs. You know that, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do. Faith is the key, isn't it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, as Han Siah said, the way priests explored their job was very different from others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take magic as an example.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if one just obtained a skill book, the magic would activate automatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in order to use magic efficiently, training time was necessary. Thinking about how to guide the mana within your body was basic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Going deeper,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Training suitable for each attribute is necessary.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, a water attribute mage needs to become familiar with water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things like enduring long periods underwater while submerged in a lake, or deeply contemplating and exploring the origin of water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was roughly like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't for nothing that there were mages who jumped into giant waves like tsunamis during their awakening, calling it a fortuitous encounter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, even without doing these things, you could still use water magic freely as long as you had enough mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe that's why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Actually, 90% of Earth mages don't do any training.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Training? Research? Practice?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether these things worked or not depended entirely on talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant that in most cases, your head would hurt, you'd invest a tremendous amount of time, but the output would be poor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that time, you could go through a gate once, earn money, buy a skill book, and copy the magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though magic was already difficult, most mages didn't train. No matter how hard they trained, they couldn't become Merhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, the divine arts that priests activated were very different from magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the same in that you could use it once you obtained a skill book and registered the skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to train deeply...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Faith is necessary.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faith in a god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That god didn't necessarily have to refer to a specific entity from another world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You just had to believe in an absolute being that you envisioned in your mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be the God of Earth, Buddha, or Allah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key was intense faith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was everything in divine arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, whether you would become stronger through faith was as unpredictable as with magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were cases where someone believed fervently but their divine arts didn't strengthen at all, and there were cases where someone's divine arts grew rapidly with just a little bit of faith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah was a case in point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An SSS-rank pro talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her simple prayer once easily surpassed the fervent prayers of thousands, tens of thousands of priests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the end, this field is also about talent...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Excuse me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's nothing. The conclusion is that you need strong faith for divine arts to grow quickly, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In that sense, my skeletons might be the perfect candidates for divine arts. Who do you think the skeletons would pray to? An unknown god from another world? Or a god from Earth?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you saying... that the skeletons might see you as an absolute being?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's possible. Or maybe the Death Lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't matter who the object of prayer was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as they could manifest divine arts through strong faith, it was okay for Kim Minwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah, who had been pondering deeply, nodded as if she understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, if it's skeletons, they might be optimized for faith...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason why Earth priests were weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because of their lack of faith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Believing in something with near-madness was difficult to achieve in modern society, where science and technology had advanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone could 'pretend to pray'. But believing and praying wholeheartedly without a shred of doubt was not something an ordinary person could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what about skeletons?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had almost no sense of self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single command from their master, they would jump into a pit of fire without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Isn't this complete fanaticism?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fanatics serving their Necromancer master. That was the essence of skeletons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But, will it be okay? Divine arts are the antithesis of the undead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Usually, skills aren't designed to harm their owner. If they were, there would have to be some kind of advantage to compensate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You mean the skills will be modified to be beneficial to the skeletons once they're generated?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's what I'm thinking for now. Otherwise, there's nothing we can do. It's just one out of ten jobs anyway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Kim Minwoo's words that he would just discard it if it didn't work out, Han Siah couldn't help but nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright. I'll try teaching them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you. By the way, Siah, do you believe in any god?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Excuse me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah's ears turned bright red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was just curious. Weren't you originally a mage?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Th-that's right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mages usually pursue truth, worship theory, and tend to be cold and rational. It's kind of like oil and water, completely opposite to priests.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes... that's right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But after using the Job Change Ticket, you changed your job in one go, didn't you? You started as a third-class priest and reached Saintess, and you even created a holy relic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Come to think of it, that was true.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah was once a cold mage. A rational mage who grew up without receiving love from her parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After using the change ticket and traveling to the battlefield of the past to fight against the Death Lord's army, her job suddenly changed to an SSS-rank priest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thinking about it, the fact that you, Siah, changed to a priest in one go... means you encountered some incredible being, doesn't it? A being so great that it shook the rational faith of a modern mage in one fell swoop. A being great enough to instantly have SSS-rank faith.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it possible only because she encountered such a divine being?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a thought suddenly occurred to him during their conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why he asked the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was curious about what kind of divine being appeared in the past when she fought against the Death Lord's army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But, are you hot?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Prøks]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Prøks]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Excuse me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your face is very red. You seem to be sweating a bit too. Should I lower the air conditioner temperature?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, no. I'm-I'm cool. Really. Ah, right! I-I think I met the divine being you mentioned, Minwoo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[TL\u002FN: Are you thinking what I am thinking?🌝]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo's face brightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Death Lord had said that he fought against the Hero's party in the past. And the Hero's party's equipment was said to be bestowed by a god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant their worldview was a world where divine beings truly existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he was lucky, this could be a chance to find out who the god was back then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But... I'm sorry. I think I saw their face during prayer, but it's too blurry...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe their name...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That too, I don't...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's not like you need to know a god's face and name to believe in them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, if it was such a mystical encounter, it was natural for the memory itself to be hazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then it can't be helped.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, it's okay. I'll leave the skeletons summoned in the basement of the guild house, so please take good care of them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes! I'll train them as quickly as possible! Time is precious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Kim Minwoo summoned the skeletons and left, Han Siah finally let out a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I lied...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he asked who she believed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah couldn't help but panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo perceived her as a once-cold mage, but it was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that were the case, she wouldn't have prayed her whole life. Every night, during her time as a mage, she prayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be freed from the family's curse. For her mother to truly love her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For her body to no longer be in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them were wishes for herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when she fought against Jonas of the Griff family, who came looking for her at the airport.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, she prayed for someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Kim Minwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was at that moment that her 'formless talent' took shape and generated a skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prayer of Hope (S).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prayer she had desperately wished for her entire life but had never been answered, was answered that day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person who saved her from the family's curse. The person who took revenge on the Griff family for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And, the person who answered her faith for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the name of the god she relied on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[TL\u002FN: Fuck!! I was just speculating the same above 🤣]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why she had to lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it was true, saying such a thing in front of him was too embarrassing, wasn't it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you Hail?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clatter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From today onwards, you shall be a loyal follower of the One.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Clatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Obey through faith. It is the one and only truth I believe in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah smiled brightly as she saw the thousands of skeletons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, hyung! Over here, over here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Siwoo, sitting in a cafe, waved his hand vigorously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The weather's really hot. But why are you wearing sunglasses?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem! I'm a celebrity now, you know. If I don't disguise myself like this, I can't even walk down the street. There are too many people asking for my autograph.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, you've grown up a lot?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've been quite active, haven't I? Look at this, this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned on his smartphone and showed a few news articles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I single-handedly resolved the A-rank gate explosion this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There was a gate explosion?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. One exploded recently. Fortunately, there were no casualties, so it was quietly handled. It was a stroke of luck. I happened to be near Incheon. Oh, and did you hear the news?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What news?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An S-rank gate. One appeared in Busan this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A random gate appeared?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Siwoo nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides that, two new A-rank gates appeared, and don't even get me started on B-rank and C-rank gates. There were already so many last month...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were three types of gates in total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, random gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were lottery-type gates that appeared at random times and places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second was hidden gates, and the third was designated gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'From S-rank and above, most of them will be designated gates.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gate Scramble that took place every two years. Why did countries risk their lives to participate in it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because they could 'designate' and distribute high-rank gates of S-rank and above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, it also meant that S-rank gates rarely appeared randomly. If S-rank gates popped up frequently in random gates, there would be no reason to participate in the Gate Scramble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But an S-rank gate appeared randomly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an unusual occurrence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This wasn't in my memory.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither the appearance of an S-rank gate in Korea nor the rampant emergence of lower-rank gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about other countries?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's the same. I'm telling you, something's going to happen at this rate. The Spirit King incident in Japan and all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe it's the butterfly effect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Never mind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The appearance of Hardronox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forces of the shadows, including the High Priest who followed him. It seemed like a butterfly effect caused by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a phrase that said the probability of higher-rank gates appearing increased as the mana concentration on Earth rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Park Siwoo had no intention of saying anything more than that. The same went for the other guild members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Getting more involved in the affairs of the shadows... is dangerous.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That High Priest bastard is a monster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He barely managed to kill one of his clones by sacrificing one of his lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wouldn't the main body be much stronger than the clone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't know what would happen if he tried to intervene and stir them up right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I'll observe for now.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until he gained more power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you leveled up a lot?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem. Take a look at this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He placed a business card on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[S-rank Awakened - Park Siwoo]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, you reached level 500?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I surpassed it. I even took the promotion exam. Partying with Siah and clearing gates, I leveled up like crazy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come to think of it, I didn't ask Siah about her level.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her level should be around 400 by now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"400 already?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Han Siah first joined the guild, around the end of May, she was a low-level player at around 180.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after defeating the Abyss Lord and leveling up a bit, she would have been around the mid-200s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, what he was saying was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had leveled up by almost 150 in just one month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After partying with me, our grinding speed increased a lot. She's in charge of buffs and healing, and I'm the attacker. We have amazing synergy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's good. You found a party member.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. It would have been nice if Yerim could have joined us too. Well... I guess she's probably getting all sorts of things right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Siwoo said, smacking his lips. It seemed he was very curious about the Heavenly City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll get you another sponsorship certificate next time, and I'll give it to you right away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It would be great if Siah could go with me next time...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It'll probably be possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had laid the groundwork and was continuously generating Contribution Points, a beautiful cycle of virtuousness. Contribution Points were probably steadily accumulating even at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Contribution Points needed to send both Han Siah and Park Siwoo were about 200,000.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Well, it'll accumulate quickly.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or he could accumulate them when he went next time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, bro, you said you were making Skeleton Priests, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I did.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How's it going?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's currently in the experimental stage. The training will probably take about two days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow, Skeleton Priests. That's so cool. So, do you have any plans after the training?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I need to hunt some dragons.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Dragons?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, eight of them to be exact.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you need their corpses? No, wait. If that's the case, you could just buy them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're right. It's not because of their corpses, I just need to hunt them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dragons are really rare monsters. But I think you have amazing luck, bro.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Suddenly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The S-rank gate that appeared in Busan. Its name is Dragon's Castle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragon's Castle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Prøks]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Prøks]\u003C\u002Fp>",2490,"2026-06-03T14:21:21.387Z","2026-06-03T14:21:27.249Z",1,"novelbin.me","084982c5a478134c9943544e1900f4da7a67ca1f4034ae05ec498dea7a4c31da","damn-necromancer-chapter-249","damn-necromancer-chapter-247",362,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdamn-necromancer-cover.jpg"]