[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-damn-necromancer":3,"chapter-damn-necromancer-damn-necromancer-chapter-258":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},1212540,1580,"Chapter 259","damn-necromancer-chapter-258",258,"\u003Cp>Chapter 259: Era of Dragons (1)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nakazawa frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his eyes, which had crossed countless lines of death, Han Siah's eyes were alien.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was neither fear nor reason there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a burning, chilling madness was glistening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This woman, she's not in her right mind.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fanatic wearing a human mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Nakazawa was about to tightly grip his sword hilt out of instinctive repulsion, Kim Minwoo abruptly intervened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's wait.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Wait, you say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All the guardians we've encountered so far couldn't be communicated with at all. Isn't that right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...That's true.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nakazawa nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because all the guardians they met so far were crazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But now...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo, glancing at Han Siah, said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ms. Siah, it seems you had some communion with that guy. Is that right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes. He was also a very pure and sincere believer. Thanks to him, we had a very beneficial conversation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whose believer is he? Archaia?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes. He definitely repeated that name...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the Demon Eye, he examined the praying Dragonkin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Jerus]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Species: ?? (Sub-Dragon State)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Armament Level: Terrible.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Characteristic: One of the Guardians of the False Corridor. He was forcibly subjected to numerous compressions. As a backlash, the completely mad Sub-Dragon is atoning through self-harm.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Thoughts on the Target: This Sub-Dragon's mind is filled with worship for the Primordial Dragon. Besides that, the only thing this mad dragon recognizes is a fanatic like himself.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mad Sub-Dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a glance, it seemed conversation wouldn't work at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But, if it's Han Siah...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe it would work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fanatic and fanatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Extremes tend to connect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, didn't they share prayers amicably?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'd like to have a conversation with that dragon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's prayer time right now so... Could you, could you wait just a moment?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah answered while stomping her feet as if apologetic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It, it's not that I don't want to...! You have to wait for that so he will also have the will to converse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We'll do that. Don't worry. I also know that Ms. Siah always does her best.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At those words, tears welled up in Han Siah's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if she had received tremendous emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"K-Khm... Then since we have time, let's organize things for a bit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corridors 1 to 7.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They organized the contents they saw there together with the party.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The content was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragon Lord Archaia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The days when he commanded from the throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dragon Race was truly enjoying a golden age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the treasures of the world gathered in their nests, and no race dared to step on a dragon's shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even the Dragon Lord, praised as an Absolute, could not go against the flow of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His strong body declined, and the shadow of death was cast even on a life that seemed eternal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the first fear the arrogant monarch experienced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The longing for survival soon degenerated into madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To extend his life, he began to exploit the life force of other races by using them as sacrifices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, monsters, humans, and non-human races spilled blood on the altar. But it was like pouring water into a bottomless jar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thirst was not quenched, and eventually, his greedy eyes turned toward his own kin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it progressed, the murals became increasingly grotesque.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dragon Lord and his blindly obedient royal guards were brutally slaughtering their fellow dragons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scales being torn off and dragon blood spurting like fountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst those desperate screams, Archaia was forcibly drinking the life force of his kin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the result was horrific.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corridor 7.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dragon Lord depicted in the final painting there was far from regaining his youth; he was closer to a grotesquely dried-up mummy. As if the tens of thousands of lives he forcibly swallowed had become poison, his hideously twisted body was filled only with despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was definitely dying...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And his appearance changed grotesquely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then this Corridor 8...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next story should be depicted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, unlike other corridors, there were no paintings in Corridor 8. It was only full of red murals and flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did he die?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can't know. Since we haven't caught that guardian yet. If we kill him, something might be revealed...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group conversed busily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, it's finished!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah's eyes sparkled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Grrr...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jerus, who had been kneeling with his head down, was raising his body before they knew it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud. Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah approached Jerus, stepping in the pool of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A distance where a normal monster would have rushed in with killing intent immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jerus was docile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His crushed eyes stared intently at Han Siah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In those eyes, a strange camaraderie lingered instead of hostility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madmen recognize madmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah, reflected in Jerus's eyes, was not an intruder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a priest, more sincere than anyone, serving an 'Absolute Existence' just like him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah bent her knees to meet his eye level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her white hand carefully stroked Jerus's torn scales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What torments you so? Why do you seek forgiveness while harming yourself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the affectionate question, Jerus's body trembled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The breathing, which sounded like a beast's cry, subsided, and a rasping voice mixed with a metallic sound flowed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sin... I committed a sin...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A sin?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I dared... to doubt Him. I tried to judge His great will... with my narrow insight!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jerus curled up his body as if to crush his head against the floor again. It was a confession mixed with extreme self-loathing and fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thus, I have been punished for eternity. Even amidst the pain of rotting flesh and crushing bones, even death was not permitted. This is both the mercy and the punishment He bestowed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jerus shed tears of blood and reached a twisted hand toward the empty air. It was a desperate gesture, as if trying to grasp the hem of an invisible god's robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough! Only He... Only the great Lord Archaia can grant me true salvation! So I must beg. Until I am forgiven...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah asked with a solemn face, like a priest listening to a confession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother, what did you doubt?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dreamlike golden airflow flowed from Han Siah's white fingertips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was different from ordinary divine power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blind faith toward her own god, an alien healing power created by that madness-filled obsession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the light touched him, Jerus's body twisted violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Blargh―!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jerus braced himself against the floor and vomited a mouthful of dark blue blood clots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a reaction closer to purification, or rather, exorcism, than healing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rotten flesh melted away, and smoke rose from the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Siwoo, who was watching, covered his mouth with a pale face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A scene that looked like torture to anyone watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah flinched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because her intention was to heal, but Jerus was dying instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she was about to withdraw her hand, Jerus grabbed her wrist tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not... stop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A groan full of pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, a bizarre level of euphoria lingered in that voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough―! I can feel it... The Lord's curse that bound my body and soul... is being pushed away... Priest, I beg of you. Please end this pain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were changing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The murky gaze glistening with madness vanished, and a painful yet clear reason was returning in its place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, I remember...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A scream as if forcibly dragging out something that must not be forgotten. Soon after, his pupils flashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I saw it. The King's deepest secret chamber, the Golden Garden!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo's eyebrow twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a name he was hearing for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There, the King... was insane! To regain his youth, he was placing dragon eggs that hadn't even hatched yet onto the altar!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't simply the realm of gluttony, eating his own kin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was sacrificing... the children. To that indescribable thing beyond the dimensional wall!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By 'that thing'... do you mean an Outer God?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough―! Correct!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heavy silence settled among the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragon Lord Archaia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does that mean even that great Primordial Dragon ultimately colluded with an Outer God?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As a Royal Guard Knight... I could no longer bear it. I endured offering the blood of my kin for the old King out of knightly loyalty. But...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jerus's fist struck the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The King, giggling while selling off unhatched eggs, the future of our race, to monsters... was no longer the Lord we knew! That was just a monster!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he resisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The loyal knight became a traitor, and as a price, he was imprisoned here under a curse that didn't even allow death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he continued speaking, Jerus's body was rapidly collapsing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Han Siah's divine power was burning away the Dragon Lord's curse embedded in his body, and the life force maintained by that curse, simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough! Cough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood clots poured out again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now his body was crumbling to the point where it was hard to maintain its shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah lowered her eyes as if feeling pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is fine... This is the rest I wanted...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With fading vision, Jerus looked at Kim Minwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His dying eyes took on a strange gleam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Human, I feel an arrangement from you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arrangement?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We struggled for salvation... but eventually, we all faded away. All that remains is a very small hope hidden from the King's eyes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jerus raised a trembling hand and pointed at Kim Minwoo's chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough―! You... possess it. I, 'Jerus', as a resister and... the leader of the 11th Corps... acknowledge your qualification as the owner!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Woong―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strong vibration was felt from Kim Minwoo's inventory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have learned about the hidden secret history of the Dragon Race!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have been acknowledged by a resister!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have met the third qualification condition of the Jewel of the Forgotten Dragon!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The information of the Jewel of the Forgotten Dragon changes significantly!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pa-a-a-at―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blinding flash that seemed to swallow the entire corridor burst out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Jerus's body became particles of light and slowly scattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his final moment, he was wearing a peaceful smile more than pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I contained... time... So you can... analyze... the King's... power... and resist... So that the last lifeline... of our Dragon Race... will not be cut off... Please... salvation... to our Dragon Race...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The will could not continue to the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Kim Minwoo was not one to miss the meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out the Dragon's Jewel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Jewel of the Forgotten Dragon]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rank: ??]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It is the final arrangement left by the Dragon Race who resisted Archaia. Between beautiful halos, a massive golden city is visible.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Activation qualification conditions met.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Upon use, you can transfer to the 'Era of Dragons'.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Transferable Personnel: Current party members.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Activatable Time: 30 minutes]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Caution! Activation is impossible after time passes!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The jewel was activated.\u003C\u002Fp>",1807,"2026-06-03T14:21:21.388Z","2026-06-03T14:21:27.249Z",1,"novelbin.me","50bbcef09790b4fe9dc216783b7f213f1e63c5d6aa48a4e319c5ab013000511a","damn-necromancer-chapter-259","damn-necromancer-chapter-257",362,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdamn-necromancer-cover.jpg"]