[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-damn-necromancer":3,"chapter-damn-necromancer-damn-necromancer-chapter-250":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},1212732,1580,"Chapter 250","damn-necromancer-chapter-250",250,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Prøks]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Prøks]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 250: Descent\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fundamental reason why the guilds were entangled was that the mediocre acorns were all squabbling, each claiming to be the best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was needed to solve this? Overwhelming prestige.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forming a raid team so powerful that no one could utter a single word of complaint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had asked the four elders for help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least in Korea, there was no one who could ignore the names of Sword Saint, Divine Spear, Fist King, and Poison Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Originally, I was planning to include only one or two of the four.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even that would have been more than enough in terms of reputation. But as soon as he asked, they all immediately agreed to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed they had plenty of free time since they were all retired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he said it was okay and all of them are not required, they responded with disappointment, asking if he was leaving them out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What could he do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, he had no choice but to include all four elders in the raid team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, there was the Japanese Sword Demon as an added bonus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I heard he was defeated by the Sword Saint.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like a Korea-Japan match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword Saint would have had the advantage originally, but now he had even gained the bizarre enlightenment of the Heart Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outcome was already decided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought the Sword Demon would have gone back after that, but it seemed he was still staying in Korea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"50 billion won in total. That's quite cheap for a recruitment fee.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"50 billion won is cheap?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is. If we couldn't recruit the elders, it would have been difficult to settle things cleanly like this, and the hiring fees for other Awakened would have been higher. Considering that, it's cheap.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Is that so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is. It's an S-rank gate, and the first clear at that. The difficulty is high, so everyone would have asked for at least 10 billion won each.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's true.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Siwoo nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, that was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the elders weren't there?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Kim Minwoo intended to monopolize the rewards, he would have had to hire other Awakened as mercenaries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mercenaries who could clear the gate in his place when he returned to the Demon World, if necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But would their lives be cheap?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'They would be expensive, probably.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering the value of an S-rank Awakened's life, 10 billion won per person might not even be enough. It was an amount they could easily earn in just one or two years of work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that sense, it could be said that the cost of hiring Korea's top Awakened was quite reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They adamantly refused to accept it. I felt bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, the enlightenment you gave Master was truly amazing. You can't buy something like that with money. But every time I think about it, it's absurd.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I mean, how can someone with enough skill to give Master enlightenment have zero talent?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're right. Maybe you'll understand if you play games for about 15 years and reach the top.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? Games?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was he suddenly talking about games?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Park Siwoo tilted his head in confusion, Kim Minwoo chuckled and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, it was a joke. Anyway, get ready. We'll be going to clear the gate soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay. You included Siah too. We're going together, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Probably? The training shouldn't take too long.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skeletons learned skills at a remarkably fast pace. This was mainly due to their sheer numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had summoned enough to fill the guild house's basement to the brim...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as Han Siah wasn't the worst teacher, she would teach them something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had allotted a total of one week until they went to the Dragon's Castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Skeleton Intermediate 202 is learning divine arts from 'Han Siah'...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Skeleton Intermediate 1,101 is learning divine arts from 'Han Siah'...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The power of collective intelligence!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[A group of Skeleton Intermediates grasp the principles of theology!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Skeletons can now use 'Undead Divine Arts (F)'!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Possesses fanatical faith! Undead Divine Arts greatly improves...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The sixth job change class, 'Skeleton Intermediate Priest', is created!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, it's here?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exactly two days after waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A welcome message appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the skeletons had conquered the realm of priests!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But, Undead Divine Arts?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounded like something similar to kimchi pizza, sweet and sour pork.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He checked the skill window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Summon Skeleton Intermediate (D)+9]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Consumes 10 mana to summon 2 (1+1) desired Skeleton Intermediates of LV201.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[* Currently summonable list (6\u002F10)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[6. Skeleton Intermediate Priest]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[A skeleton imbued with fanatical faith. Receives additional buffs.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[* Summoned with Undead Divine Arts (C).]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[* Undead Divine Arts (C) - Divine arts activated through fanatical faith in Kim Minwoo, the summoner and the sole god of the undead creatures. Effective on Kim Minwoo and his undead.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo, the sole god of the creatures?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Me? Is that so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about it carefully, it made sense for the skeletons to think that way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who summoned the skeletons?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Kim Minwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To them, he was no different from a creator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, high-ranking undead with developed minds would think of betraying him as soon as they were summoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But skeletons were still fresh recruits with undeveloped minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, they had witnessed Legion Commanders, who were far superior to them, pledging their loyalty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, good things are good things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was already a success that the object of their loyalty was him, not the Death Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had the Death Lord done?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had only given them a 50% reduction in summoning mana, a 50% increase in stats, one resurrection when an undead died, and the ability to learn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one who actually lived and grew with the skeletons was him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is an undeniable fact.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt proud that it seemed to have paid off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He summoned ten skeletons, including Hail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Skeleton Intermediate Priest has been summoned!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skeleton Priest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was wearing a jet-black robe, and on it's only exposed head, a bone crown was placed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In its hand, it held a small book made of bone, which looked like some kind of bible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skeletons raised their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without making a single clattering sound, they began to stare at him with a calmness like a still lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hail and the other nine skeletons knelt without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo's face was filled with bewilderment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clatter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll give you a pen, write down what you're doing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hail, who received the pen, scribbled on the paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>〈Obey through faith.〉\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Prøks]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Prøks]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, it began to pray with an utmost solemn expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you doing that to me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh... You're not going to do this every time I summon you, are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his words, Hail stared at him blankly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This won't do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly unsummoned the ten skeletons and then summoned them again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, they stared at him blankly...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, wait. Don't kneel. Stop doing that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who told you to do that? Was it Siah?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shake of the head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway, kneeling is prohibited. I don't want you doing that every time I summon you. Okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hail nodded with a somewhat disappointed expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You tell the other skeletons too. Not to do that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>〈Understood.〉\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, what can you do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>〈I can heal and buff you, Master.〉\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No offensive skills?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>〈There is one.〉\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>〈I can punish heretics.〉\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Heretics? Are you talking about those who believe in a god other than me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>〈Yes.〉\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would look into that later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out a dagger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slashed his arm, and blood flowed out along with the wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hail and the other skeletons were horrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing? Why are you not healing? Don’t you see your master hurt?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[A group of Skeleton Intermediate Priests use 'Light of Madness'!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Target of Faith!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Special effect activated!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Self-healing ability increased threefold for 30 minutes!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with the message, a jet-black energy gathered like clouds over his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could see the wound healing in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo was inwardly impressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were many types of healing that simply restored wounds or increased health.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the method of healing that increased self-healing ability was quite rare. And that's exactly what the skeletons were using.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...This is good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his words, the group of skeletons scratched their heads as if embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Come to think of it, increased self-healing ability is much better.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a human with nothing, increasing their healing ability wouldn't have much effect, but Kim Minwoo was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had the Vampire Baron's healing ability. It was like having a constant effect of a high-rank healing potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that healing ability tripled?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was almost like drinking a highest-rank potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was very attractive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Potions could cause addiction if you drank too many, but there was no such thing as addiction to healing abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about buffs?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[A group of Skeleton Intermediate Priests use 'Faith of Obedience'!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Target of Faith!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Special effect activated!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mana recovery speed increased by 30% for 30 minutes!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Increased mana recovery speed was a very valuable option. Even more so because it meant he could move further away from potion addiction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The experiment continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it was a healing and buff experiment on an undead, not Kim Minwoo. He summoned a skeleton and chopped off one of its arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an undead, it wouldn't feel any pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The priests focused their healing power on the skeleton that had become one-armed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, small roots began to grow from the severed arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the root part of the bone arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a rapidly growing tree, the roots grew and filled the arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you move it properly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clatter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skeleton, which had transformed from 'one-armed' back to 'two-armed', nodded vigorously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The healing ability is decent.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the concentration of ten Skeleton Priests, they could regenerate a limb of an undead in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if he focused this healing power on the Legion Commanders?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If hundreds or thousands of Skeleton Priests healed the Legion Commanders?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Wouldn't they become virtually immortal?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless the priests ran out of mana or were all wiped out, he wondered if there was any way to defeat the Legion Commanders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Wait a minute.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the Skeleton Priests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are ten of you now, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>〈Yes.〉\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you think would happen if I summoned a hundred, a thousand, and had them focus their buffs on me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>〈...Wouldn't their faith become concentrated in one place?〉\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He called Han Siah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Yes, Minwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you training the skeletons?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Yes. There are still many skeletons left, so I'm continuing the training... Why do you ask?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have something to experiment with. Can I call the skeletons?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Of course. As many as you like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hanging up the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately moved to the training ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He unsummoned all the skeletons that were being trained by Han Siah in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Summoning Skeleton Priest!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used up all his mana to summon all the Skeleton Priests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The necklace that increased all stats by 150.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The highest-rank potion and Baal's Spirit Orb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And all the titles that assisted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo's mana currently exceeded 20,000.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the skeletons?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A whopping four were summoned with just 10 mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly 8,000 skeletons filled the training ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And all of them were priests!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will you pray for me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he finished speaking, over 8,000 skeletons knelt down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[A group of Skeleton Intermediate Priests use 'Light of Madness'!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Target of Faith!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The amount of faith has exceeded the limit!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have descended.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something covered his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A full plate armor covering his entire body. A jet-black full plate armor had been clad over his entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a message appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Descent state.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[From now on, all damage will be taken by your followers.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, the Skeleton Priests who were praying were going to take the damage for him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is crazy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh my god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What on earth had he unleashed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Prøks]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Prøks]\u003C\u002Fp>",2043,"2026-06-03T14:21:21.387Z","2026-06-03T14:21:27.249Z",1,"novelbin.me","7348ebd877193956a1ad5c8cf57030b4f6a6df03f59efc46a66b285feebc374f",null,"damn-necromancer-chapter-249",362,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdamn-necromancer-cover.jpg"]