[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-damn-necromancer":3,"chapter-damn-necromancer-damn-necromancer-chapter-268":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},1212550,1580,"Chapter 269","damn-necromancer-chapter-268",268,"\u003Cp>Chapter 269: Settlement (3)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then, shall we begin the correction?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah smiled brightly and clapped her hands lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clap―.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cheerful friction sound became the signal flare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Reversal: Transforming into ‘Death Saintess’ form!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the holy white priest robes were dyed black as if corrupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The benevolent saintess figure was nowhere to be found, and in her place stood a Grim Reaper covered in a pitch-black robe. In her slender hand, a massive scythe that far exceeded a human's height was held before anyone realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cool chill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the overwhelming difference in status tightening his windpipe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Xiaojun realized instinctively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was merely a ‘Follower of the Death Lord’, but she was the ‘Saintess’ chosen by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference in class, different from the very roots, weighed down his soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh, ugh…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Xiaojun stepped back, his lips trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was nowhere to run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The Death Saintess declares ‘Land of Silence (SSS)’!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment they were engulfed in darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world's saturation vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light, sound, and even the flow of air stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darkness swallowed Liang Xiaojun and Han Siah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can't see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can't hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An absolute space of silence where even his own heartbeat couldn't be heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the fear of blocked senses, Liang Xiaojun poured out cold sweat like rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cool voice, seeming to dig directly into the brain matter rather than the eardrums, rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―I heard that not only did you take on the role of Diocese Head, but you were also selected as the next leader of this China?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly from within the darkness, Han Siah's face appeared right in front of his nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smile hanging on her pale face was weirdly vivid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Y-Yes……! Although humble, I was honored to receive His grace……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Xiaojun answered frantically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a servile shout to overcome fear. But Han Siah's eyes narrowed coolly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―However, your mouth is too frivolous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seoguk―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black scythe sliced through the empty air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash-like strike grazed past Liang Xiaojun's mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no pain. Blood didn't splatter either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Liang Xiaojun's pupils shook as if an earthquake had occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't feel his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't physically cut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The authority of ‘Death’ had snatched away the life force and sensation of the touched area entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if lips had never existed from the start, the sensation of his lower face turned into nothingness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mmmmmmph?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to scream, but only the sound of escaping air leaked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah twirled the scythe and circled around Liang Xiaojun as if dancing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―To praise His great achievements, your tongue is too unruly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seoguk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the sensation of the tongue disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―To contain His authority, your hands are too stained with greed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seoguk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His right arm dropped limp with a thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terrible foreign sensation, as if my arm is not my own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―To follow His path, your legs are too arrogant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seoguk, Seoguk―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the sensation in both legs was erased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Xiaojun collapsed like a lump of meat scattered on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though his limbs were attached perfectly fine, he had no choice but to squirm like a patient whose limbs were all amputated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fear of one's body no longer being one's own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A state of being alive yet no different from being dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a mental torture hundreds of times more terrible than physical pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“H-Huuuugh……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Covered in a mess of tears and snot, Liang Xiaojun rolled his eyes pleadingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Please save me! Please save me!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unheard screams lingered only inside his throat. In his eyes stricken with extreme fear, the figure of Han Siah holding the scythe was reflected like a massive executor of God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slowly lowered her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her red lips touched Liang Xiaojun's ear, which had lost sensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah, placing her index finger on her own lips, whispered low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you are His true believer…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep within her pupils, jet-black madness swirled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Be silent. And obey with faith. Reduce your bloated ego, and when His will enters…… only then will you be reborn.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word ‘correction’ Han Siah spoke of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Xiaojun instinctively realized what that was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a crazy human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had gone mad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Conversation would not work at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only obedience and faith serve as language.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Xiaojun nodded his head while trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, he tried to nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ambition and pride embedded in his head had already evaporated white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like time had stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, it was a space where the very concept of time was deleted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence where even his own heartbeat couldn't be felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst this terrible solitude where only thoughts floated, Liang Xiaojun's ego was crumbling like a sandcastle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he see…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His ugly bare face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even while swearing loyalty to Kim Minwoo, he was always running a calculator in a corner of his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he is strong, because he is the trend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had merely acted despicably like a bat ready to fly up chasing profit at any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that saintess pierced through those impurities at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Please…… Please…….’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just one more chance…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outcry of a soul that couldn't even scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just at the moment when it felt like he would go mad, trapped in darkness forever like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Have you contemplated enough?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cool voice digging into his brain matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was salvation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, it was the bell tolling the opening of a new hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Xiaojun's pupils shook violently as if an earthquake had hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a desperate gaze begging to be saved, apologizing for his wrongs, and promising to do whatever he was told.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the darkness, Han Siah smiled brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your attitude has improved significantly. Look, little believer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she snapped her fingers, a blinding white light burst out from the center of the pitch-black darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a light that was holy yet bizarrely cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“His mercy reaches you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pa-at―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light wrapped around Liang Xiaojun's mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like anesthesia wearing off, or severed nerves being forcibly reconnected, a tingling sensation returned to his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gasp! Cough, cough……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Xiaojun gasped for breath like a beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never knew the sensation of air entering his lungs could feel so unfamiliar and grateful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trembling, he tried to touch his mouth, but his hands still did not move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah looked down at him and whispered softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you feel it? That breath you are inhaling right now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her index finger traced gently down Liang Xiaojun's jawline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That is not yours. You breathe solely by His mercy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, ahhh…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The tongue that can speak is the same.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, light flashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warmth returned to his stiffened tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Xiaojun unconsciously let out a groan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears poured out just from the fact that he could hear his own voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It is by His mercy that you converse…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah's touch now moved toward Liang Xiaojun's limp shoulders and legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a saintess's blessing, or a reaper's sentence, wherever her palm touched, the severed sensations revived explosively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His paralyzed muscles spasmed, and Liang Xiaojun's body jerked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His limbs twisted and returned on their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with extreme dizziness, the sensation that his body moved according to his will returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, sob, sobbbb……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Xiaojun clawed at the floor and sobbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear, relief, and awe toward overwhelming power mixed together, making him unable to think straight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was his body, yet it was not his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A body that could only breathe, speak, and move if the Master permitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That sense of perfect subordination was imprinted deep into Liang Xiaojun's bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking down at him, Han Siah spoke as if driving a wedge in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It is only by His mercy that you can move.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slowly bent down and made eye contact with Liang Xiaojun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fresh smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But deep within those eyes, madness thicker than any abyss was swirling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep this in mind. That everything you have is owed to Him. So…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tidied Liang Xiaojun's messy collar and added affectionately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the future, use that mouth, those hands, and those feet only for His glory. Do you understand?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Xiaojun nodded as if possessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, he had no choice but to nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fear embedded in his brain was now being painted over with the name ‘faith’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Loyalty, I will be loyal……! According to His will, everything……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right. That attitude is what can be called a faithful servant.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clap―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah clapped her hands and continued as if offering a carrot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, He is merciful. If you strive for glory…… He can overlook your petty desires to any extent…… So you must do your best, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“O-Of course!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah smiled broadly at Liang Xiaojun’s disciplined appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the smile of a saintess who reformed a demon, and the smile of a demon who created a new fanatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>＊ ＊ ＊\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pyong pyong―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pababang, pabang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merhen, who was holding a game console, turned her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the pitch-black darkness, Liang Xiaojun walked out with Han Siah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Finished?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. Fortunately, he wasn't corrupted beyond the point of no return. Thanks to that, it ended well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Hmm. Really? I thought it would take a while because he's an idiot, but I guess not? Hey, idiot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you call, Lady Merhen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Xiaojun bowed deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was different from his previous servility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dignified and graceful, it was like the etiquette of a high-ranking cleric.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eyes once oily with greed had settled calmly, silent like an abyss of unknown depth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merhen frowned at that unfamiliar appearance and put down the game console.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―What is it, you? Why are you so quiet? No fun. Did you become a monk or something?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, a monk. That is absurd.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Xiaojun smiled gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vulgar ambitious man was nowhere to be found, and only a bizarre tranquility lingered in his place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am also human. Desires still exist. I still love power and honor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He placed his hand on his chest and added softly like a believer swearing on the Bible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, provided all of that does not go against ‘His’ will. Because even my petty desires will become fertilizer for His great achievements.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Hmm…… To call you an idiot, you seem to have become quite useful? Should I call you differently from now on? Hmm…… what title would be good…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, no. Because just a moment ago, I was truly a foolish guy. Rather, I hope Lady Merhen continues to call me that. So that I may never forget my errors.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cool fanaticism rippled deep in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Han Siah curl up the corners of her mouth as if satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard there is a position called the 11 Apostles in the Cult?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. It is His Royal Guard. However, unfortunately, those friends are still very lacking. Like me just a moment ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seems like correction is needed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So that the Saintess won't be inconvenienced, I will set a date and call them all to Korea.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Diocese Head Liang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Xiaojun shuddered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was intense ecstasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no different from the great Saintess acknowledging him with the position of Diocese Head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With bloodshot eyes welling up, he controlled his emotions at once and spoke seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But…… I have one thing to report. It is a grave matter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chairman Li Zemin. That man's actions are strange. It seems he has some scheme……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Strange? In what way?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……He is secretly moving all resources within China. As if China is going to be destroyed in the near future. Based on what I found out as a close aide, it seems…… he is connected to the Shadows.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it certain?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……It is certain. The personnel from the Shadow side in China frequently contacted him. If my position was even a little lower, I wouldn't have found out easily.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm. We should report this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. Since only He will make the judgment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah nodded and looked at Merhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lady Merhen? May I ask you to report?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Huh? Ah, you mean call Minwoo?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. Since Lady Merhen's position is the highest here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Okay! Siah, trust only me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merhen took out her phone and called immediately with a cheerful face.\u003C\u002Fp>",2045,"2026-06-03T14:21:21.388Z","2026-06-03T14:21:27.249Z",1,"novelbin.me","b48d5b87c237f4bfaffd81e983d7238c781a71d06ca18a02460231457810cfbb","damn-necromancer-chapter-1","damn-necromancer-chapter-267",362,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdamn-necromancer-cover.jpg"]