[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-damn-necromancer":3,"chapter-damn-necromancer-damn-necromancer-chapter-256":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},1212538,1580,"Chapter 257","damn-necromancer-chapter-256",256,"\u003Cp>Chapter 257: Dragon's Corridor (2)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo shook the blood off his sword and bowed to the Sword Saint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Elder. Thanks to you, it was easy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're being too formal given our relationship.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, seeming in a good mood, Seo Jinchul clasped his hands behind his back with a pleased smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond the massive mural, he saw a huge painting that reached the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, he observed the painting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single, enormously huge dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body was decorated with all kinds of precious gems, and it wore a beautiful crown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This painting feels... familiar?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He read the written inscription.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Praise him.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The greatest Primordial Dragon.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The Absolute of the Dragon Era.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[He who weighs everything on golden scales to judge.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Glorify him.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[A fair judge who separates lies and truth with unbiased eyes.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[His breath burns injustice, and his massive wings shall protect the collapsed order.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Worship him.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The Great Lord of Judgment, 'Archaia'.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have obtained information about the Dragon Lord, Archaia!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...Dragon Lord?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo's face hardened stiffly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a memory he couldn't forget even if he wanted to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before possessing this body in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final boss of the Stage 5 he faced at the very end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The memory of collapsing from a single hit of the bastard's Dragon Tongue was still vivid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Is it talking about that Dragon Lord?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or is it talking about a different Dragon Lord?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't tell yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The appearance of the corridor began to change grotesquely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems there is a hidden painting in each corridor. It looks like a structure where the truth is revealed when we catch these guardians here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm... I see. How was the place you were at?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From majestic dragons, it changed to look like they were depicting slaughterers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The changed painting was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bright red magic circle was drawn around the giant dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the magic circle, all kinds of corpses were piled up like a mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corpses of monsters, humans, and all kinds of races piled up without discrimination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The magic circle beneath them seemed to ripple ominously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...No text appears.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To know deeper information, it seems we have to go to the next room.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Crazy dragons and all sorts of corpses... The more I look, the more unpleasant this place is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric said while clattering his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Artorias, and the dragon killed just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragons here were all either crazy or cruel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swallowing his words, the Sword Saint scanned the mural with a bitter gaze and shook his head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well. It felt a little different at the tip of my sword.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―...Different?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rather than killing intent... it was closer to a scream. A very deep sorrow, like begging to be killed. Rather than slaughterers, they looked like prisoners forced to hold a knife, controlled by someone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prisoners?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Kim Minwoo was about to make a puzzled expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A red message window appeared in the air along with a loud warning sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The status of party member 'Han Siah' changes rapidly!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Faith in the target has breached the critical point.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your most devout priest transforms into a 'Fanatic'!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[A massive amount of faith flows into you!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo's jaw dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, suddenly here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>＊ ＊ ＊\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the light shattered and her vision returned, Han Siah was utterly alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'There's... no one?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fierce sense of crisis struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither the sparkling jewels nor the beautiful decorations around caught her eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a priest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had no significant means of attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing she could trust was one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Summoning Holy Relic Iberk (SSS)!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the cross-resembling holy relic, Iberk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She summoned the holy relic, but anxiety still assailed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Casting Divine Barrier (S)!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Woong―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A silver sphere floating in the air circled around, forming a faint barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the darkness of the corridor, rough breathing was heard along with the sound of something dragging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grrr... Great... Archaia....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was closer to a sculpture made by someone with bad taste than a living being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A human head with rolled-back eyes was embedded in its grotesquely swollen side, and a dragon-like tail sprouting from above its nape squirmed uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red flesh and pus oozing stickily between scales that looked forcibly stitched together made its very existence an insult to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, blue blood was gushing all over its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the bastard, seemingly feeling no pain, kept banging its head against the wall and muttering continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Judgment... Scale... I praise. Even if my body rots and crumbles... Only for you....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a crazy Dragonkin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, saying it was crazy wasn't enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was closer to madness-filled faith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah gulped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Can I... catch it?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like it wasn't even paying attention to her...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah bit her lip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving a monster encroached by madness alone was no different from suicide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A preemptive strike was the only way out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She aimed the Holy Relic Iberk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'My Lord, destroy the unclean.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Skill, Divine Explosion (S) is activated!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwa-a-ang―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blinding flash exploded, swallowing the Dragonkin's back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flesh burst and bones were exposed, but the bastard didn't even scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, along with a creaking noise, his neck twisted grotesquely and turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His empty eyes stared piercingly at Han Siah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is prayer time now. Do not disturb.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a frighteningly solemn warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A scene where an ordinary person would have backed away in fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Han Siah was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, curiosity appeared in her eyes instead of fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud, crunch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, a chilling rupture sound rang through the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue liquid mixed with blood and brain matter soaked the floor, but the monster in front of her still didn't stop the act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The madness of seeking god while crushing one's own head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of that gruesome scene where an ordinary person would have vomited and run away, Han Siah opened her mouth as if possessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Doesn't it hurt? Why did you stay still even when I attacked?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the cautious question, he turned his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His crushed eyes glistened toward Han Siah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pain? Khehehe... This is not pain. It is an ascetic practice to reach Him. I carve my bones to make His throne, and sprinkle my blood to pave His path. That is the joy of a lowly servant!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dragonkin's shout was close to a scream, but a strange euphoria permeated within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Han Siah's eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That appearance of rejoicing even while tearing and offering one's own flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That tenacity to praise only a single existence even while the body collapses and the mind crumbles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there is such a thing as 'perfect faith' in the world, wouldn't it look exactly like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gasp escaped her mouth unconsciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was pure admiration, and fierce jealousy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...It's beautiful. So much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words she repeated a hundred, a thousand times a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That phrase that had supported the reborn her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obey with faith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That monster was practicing that phrase with its whole body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, beyond simple obedience, it had reached a realm beyond that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The realm of Utopia she had not yet reached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kuaaa! Did you... come to worship... Him too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dragonkin roared, opening his torn mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a growling shout, but to Han Siah, it sounded like a question confirming camaraderie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She answered with a face flushed red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. But, I think I understand. That heart of yours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah walked out of the barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iberk's barrier trembled, but she paid no heed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chillingly deep intelligence dwelt in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am the same. If He desires, I can tear out my heart to pave the way for Him, just like you. Because He gave me everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked down at her clean hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her smooth skin, without a single scratch, felt unbearably shameful today of all days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The day she was abandoned by her mother and her world collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only god who saved her, Kim Minwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her feelings for him could no longer be defined by words like love or respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, hadn't she been hiding behind a barrier, worrying about the safety of her mere physical body?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike that Dragonkin praying madly without caring about terrible wounds!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seeing you, I realized. My faith was still far too lacking, wasn't it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she knew it, she had drawn close to the mad Dragonkin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"May I... pray with you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...It is prayer time now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah clasped her hands with a solemn attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mad Dragonkin's fanaticism awakened her dormant nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A holy, yet somehow twisted golden aura began to ripple explosively around Han Siah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have offered the most holy and pure prayer toward the object of your faith!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your prayer strengthens the target's faith!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Unfathomable Achievement!, 'Mother of Divinity' achieved!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Priest Han Siah.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Congratulations.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your own small god has finally begun to take shape!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Every time you pray to the god, your skills will be massively strengthened!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Trait, Fanaticism is created!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Pray!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[And keep in mind.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Obey with faith.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>＊ ＊ ＊\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the message that Han Siah had become a Fanatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Messages kept appearing continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Priest Han Siah prays to 'Kim Minwoo'!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Blind fanaticism flows in from the target!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Breaching critical point.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The worship pouring from Earth and the Kaisar Continent, and Han Siah's fanaticism resonate to cause a massive synergy!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The latent 'Weak Divinity' awakens.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hidden Stat, 'Divinity' opens!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Unfathomable Achievement! You have achieved 'Birth of a God'!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have acquired the title, 'Baby God'!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Congratulations!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The Saintess of the 'Death Cult' has been born!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[From now on, the Cult will be activated in earnest!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Cult Composition Information]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Name: Death Cult]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Worshipped God: Kim Minwoo (Lowest-grade God)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Form: Death]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Divinity: 32]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Saintess: Han Siah]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Saint: None]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Number of Fanatics: 1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Number of Believers]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[1. Kaisar Continent: 124,236]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[2. Earth: 353,213]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[3. Eastern Witch Society: 762]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[4. Demon Realm: 421]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tip!) From now on, you can utilize Divinity to use Descent (EX).]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[However, be careful.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Divinity is a very precious asset.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Please use it carefully.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What on earth is happening?\u003C\u002Fp>",1697,"2026-06-03T14:21:21.388Z","2026-06-03T14:21:27.249Z",1,"novelbin.me","b9a74d87f72b18e93615623742e3b6ce771b412fc47c2570d129f0f1c579f1c3","damn-necromancer-chapter-257","damn-necromancer-chapter-255",362,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdamn-necromancer-cover.jpg"]