[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-damn-necromancer":3,"chapter-damn-necromancer-damn-necromancer-chapter-265":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},1212547,1580,"Chapter 266","damn-necromancer-chapter-265",265,"\u003Cp>Chapter 266: Era of Dragons (8)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle between Kim Minwoo and the Dragon Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the Sword Saint gritted his teeth and turned away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Let's go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he moved, the Fist King, Divine Spear, and Poison Demon, carrying the group, threw themselves toward the portal without delay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The veterans, who had survived countless battlefields, knew better than anyone that hesitation in this moment would only lead to a pointless death for everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pa-bat―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as the group plunged into the portal, Archaia's gaze remained fixed on Kim Minwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kkiiiiiik―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sounds of the world were erased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, it was more accurate to say that a single sound had swallowed all other noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mythical rank demonic sword, Hell Rhapsody.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dissonance shrieked by the blade scraped against the soul itself, not the eardrums.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwa-a-ang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword and fist collided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was no clash of simple physical force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a head-on collision between the absolute concept of Death and the transcendent vitality of a Dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ul-keok―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fleeting moment divided into hundreds, thousands of fractions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that split second, blood clots burst from Kim Minwoo's mouth with every clash of the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine Descent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of the Death Emperor, forcefully crammed into a human vessel, incinerated Kim Minwoo's blood vessels and tore apart his muscles with every swing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Warning!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The body cannot withstand the weight of divinity!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Life force is rapidly depleting!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo clenched his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If I don't pull this off, I die.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the greatest sense of crisis he had felt since possessing this body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also the greatest thrill, like performing on a tightrope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One mistake, a single lapse in judgment, and his life would be forfeit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dragon Lord was just that chillingly strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over fifty thousand years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On top of that, a body that had crammed in numerous lives, including his own kin, was a monstrosity that even a god could not underestimate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwa-a-ang―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another collision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo's figure was blasted back like a cannonball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every bone in his body screamed, and the shock, unbearable even with Descent, shook his internal organs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, a strange smile hung on Kim Minwoo's lips as he spat out blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...I see it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His senses were honed to a razor's edge in this extreme crisis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Archaia's fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized why that small, white fist was heavy enough to shatter a planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And why it was so fast, as if ignoring mass altogether.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't simply heavy because he had compressed his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bastard had perfectly crumpled the true body of a Primordial Dragon, larger than a mountain range, into the form of that small child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Conceptual Compression.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erasing the illusion of volume, an extreme condensation leaving only the density of existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why it was fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't cut through the atmosphere; rather, overwhelming mass crushed and distorted space-time itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Resistance could not exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a black hole sucking in even light, the bastard’s fist slid in, riding the curvature of space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An embodiment of absolute violence mocking the laws of physics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the monster's true identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'So it can be used like that.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Delight outweighed fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like the thrill of discovering a hidden pattern in a boss monster that seemed impossible to clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gamer instincts boiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kkiiiiiik―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if in response to that realization, the Mythical Demonic Sword 'Hell Rhapsody' in his hand shrieked a tearing dissonance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A performance from the Demon Realm that gnawed at the soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under normal circumstances, he would have scattered this sound to confuse the enemy, but Kim Minwoo had a different idea now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Don't let it scatter.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the bastard compressed his body...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would compress the sound, this vibration of ruin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adding the power of death to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have obtained a bizarre realization!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Utilization of 'Compression' expands!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Fixing an intangible concept to a tangible object.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Using Skill, Compression (EX)!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Target: 'Dissonance, and Death.']\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Woowoong―.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wave of sound, which had been trying to tear through space and spread, was forcibly crammed into the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When sound is trapped, it becomes vibration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when vibration is condensed to the limit, it becomes destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jijing, Jijijik.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword went beyond being dyed black; it transformed into something resembling a pitch-black 'hole'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to withstand it, the space around the sword crumbled, generating black noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sword of absolute silence that erased even sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But inside, thousands, tens of thousands of death screams were boiling like a bomb on the verge of explosion, intense enough that even a Mythical rank item struggled to endure it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo let out a short breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grip holding the sword was scorching hot as if burning, yet simultaneously cold like a freezing winter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he raised his head, his eyes met the Dragon Lord’s, whose expression showed pure interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thief.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Archaia giggled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if the human imitating his authority was laughable, or perhaps commendable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You learn pretty fast? For my meal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you. The raid is ongoing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo readjusted his grip on the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tip, rippling with black noise, aimed at the Dragon Lord's heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was time to show it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The performance of ruin, allowed only once a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Item Effect, 'Finale' is unleashed!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo swung the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, he conducted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwa-a-a-a-a―!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dissonance forcibly crumpled into the blade was released all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not a simple slash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A storm of silence swallowing every sound in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a chilling requiem singing of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The compressed ‘Requiem of Death’ sweeps forward!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Forcibly ceases all vital activity!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Archaia’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black storm swallowed the Dragon Lord's small body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Into the dragon scales that boasted absolute defense, the melody of death annihilating life dug in like jagged saw blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwajeek, Kwa-a-ang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky turned black, and the earth screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was, truly, a scene fitting for a finale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dragon Lord's scales, which seemed impenetrable, split open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not merely a cut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The time of the wounded area itself was locked into ‘Death’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cells trying to regenerate became black smoke and crumbled away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Archaia’s eyes widened into circles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, an emotion called ‘bewilderment’ flashed across the boy’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't just a sting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crack had formed in his immortality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An indelible scar had been carved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Achieved Unfathomable Achievement...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo coughed out a laugh mixed with blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mythical weapon, Divine Descent, and the strike on which he had bet everything, had reached the bastard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the price was harsh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His right arm, still gripping the sword, twisted grotesquely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Limit reached.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Descent is forcibly deactivated.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pitch-black aura wrapping his body drained away like the tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, a sense of powerlessness washed over him, as if his entire body were being crushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Floating in mid-air, Kim Minwoo saw Archaia’s expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bewilderment had vanished in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In its place, a grotesquely deep interest and killing intent filled the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re really fun.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Archaia laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A smile made more cruel by its innocence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That... really hurt. So...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puck―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no time to react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Archaia's fist slammed into Kim Minwoo's abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keuh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with the pain of his innards twisting, the world spun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body was blasted away like a cannonball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not by his own will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a forced flight caused by overwhelming violence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of his trajectory lay the blue, rippling dimensional portal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―@!$!@#!#@#……!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fascinating. Anyway, thanks to Dad, I made a very interesting connection. Thanks, Dad!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Archaia waved his hand at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the demeanor of an innocent child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Woowoong―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vibration in the air grew violent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not mere dissatisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unmistakable rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Outer God's will sparked like red lightning, striking Archaia's ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An absolute command that a creation could not refuse: tear through the dimension immediately, chase them down, and eradicate their very lineage before the portal’s coordinates vanished completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...So?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smile vanished from the boy's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The innocence from moments ago was nowhere to be found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hollow pupils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From those depths, a primeval ferocity crawled out. Archaia tilted his head and glared at the empty air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just because I call you Dad... do you think you’re something special? You’re just a worm without a body...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The killing intent was chilling enough to make even the Outer God's rage falter for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Archaia nonchalantly picked his ear and muttered in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cut it out. Before I flip the table. I kept my promise. I offered high-quality tributes regularly. You shouldn't treat me like this. Right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not mere rebellion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mad dog that even an Outer God could not leash stood there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―@!#!!$@!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, don't worry. I'll deliver him right in front of you, Dad. I have that much flexibility, at least. So, no more nagging, okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord grinned as he looked at Elaudia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>＊ ＊ ＊\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first sensation upon opening his eyes was the pungent scent of disinfectant stinging his nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his blurry vision gradually found focus, a white ceiling came into view. Every muscle in his body screamed, but the sensation of being alive was vivid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you awake!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with a shout that battered his eardrums, his vision flipped violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Sword Saint Seo Jinchul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, the Fist King and Divine Spear, wrapped tightly in bandages, rushed in with tearful expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You foolish rascal! Where do you think you are, staying behind alone!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m glad you’re alive, truly glad...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo turned his head at the cool energy weighing down on his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside the bed stood Han Siah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pure white healing energy flowed ceaselessly from her hands, but her expression was more savage than a Reaper's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stay down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Ms. Siah? Why are you looking at me so scarl...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do not move. If you try to disappear from my sight again, I will break your legs to keep you tied to my side.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words were harsh, but her fingertips pouring out mana trembled minutely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo smiled bitterly and obediently buried his head in the pillow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blue System window rose in the corner of his vision, as if it had been waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Successfully returned to the dimension.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Settling into Earth's orbit.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Starting achievement settlement!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Messages poured down like a waterfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Kim Minwoo's gaze was fixed on a single phrase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Achieved Unfathomable Achievement, ‘One Who Tore Immortality’!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Part of Dragon Lord Archaia's body has been destroyed.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[As a price, you have plundered a portion of the ‘Essence of the Primordial Dragon’ containing the target's origin!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It is an item from the ‘Era of Dragons’.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Consuming Achievement Points #$@@! to %@! %^^@!^*@ $%!!…….]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[#^!@ &^&@#%^!@$$%!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Chijik…….]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It is an item from the ‘Era of Dragons’.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You can acquire the Essence of the Primordial Dragon by consuming 842 Achievement Points.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Would you like to acquire it?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘...842 points?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He definitely had about 100 Achievement Points when he left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering the Era of Dragons, not much time passed before the Dragon Lord appeared and smashed everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...How much time has passed on Earth since we left?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It has been a week. It seems the flow of time there and here is different. I remember we definitely didn't stay that long...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded at the Sword Saint's words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that must be why Achievement Points had accumulated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But more important than that was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘There’s no way this is worth only 842 points.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn't it the Essence of a Primordial Dragon?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet it was letting him acquire it by matching the price exactly to his last digit of possessed points?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘...I should get it first, right?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Consuming all Achievement Points!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have acquired the Essence of the Primordial Dragon!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Currently processing...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Total of 3 days required for delivery!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving the messages behind, Kim Minwoo stared at the scenery of Seoul visible outside the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The city center looked peaceful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he knew instinctively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Archaia.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no way that crazy dragon just let him go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bastard definitely said it was ‘fun’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The obsession of a child who found a toy was not something that could be blocked by a dimensional wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s not over.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather, it was the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Era of Dragons was not sealed inside a closed dimension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riding the medium called Kim Minwoo, it had merely begun to infect the new stage called Earth across dimensions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I must prepare.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo's eyes shone coolly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the bastard came, he had to become a monster first.\u003C\u002Fp>",2114,"2026-06-03T14:21:21.388Z","2026-06-03T14:21:27.249Z",1,"novelbin.me","4cc6963fa26fd4c97e65077101c0d6bd0dc74c81533400fa7f65dcd72b1534bf","damn-necromancer-chapter-266","damn-necromancer-chapter-264",362,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdamn-necromancer-cover.jpg"]