[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-damn-necromancer":3,"chapter-damn-necromancer-damn-necromancer-chapter-293":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},1212631,1580,"Chapter 294","damn-necromancer-chapter-293",293,"\u003Cp>Chapter 294: Mass\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pyongyang May Day Stadium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive circular stadium accommodating 150,000 people was filled with crowds. Everyone held a bag of rice in their hands. Someone was hugging canned food, another a box of ramen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a crowd that flocked at the single word that they would receive these if they attended the mass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faces shriveled with hunger, eyes filled with fear. However, a faint expectation was rising among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah stood in the center of the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her black priest robes fluttered in the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her pale face was revealed through her jet-black hair. The hand holding the microphone trembled thinly, but her eyes alone were calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have been starving for a long time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A low voice spread through the speakers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In hunger, in fear, in a hopeless tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even everyone's breathing seemed to have stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But now, there will be no more such pain. Thanks to just one person.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah’s voice resonated through the stadium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He is the One who rules death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah continued with the most solemn and reverent voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The One who gives bread to the hungry, peace to those trembling in fear, and allows a new life to those in despair.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes shone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kim Minwoo. The only One our Death Cult serves and the existence who bestowed freedom upon you. Today, He has arrived at this place.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah stepped back and gathered her two hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a black shadow slowly walked out from the back of the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Kim Minwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hem of his black coat fluttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, Skeleton Knights clad in jet-black armor lined up. The Legion of Death surrounded the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murmurs arose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sound mixed with fear and awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo grabbed the microphone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will promise at this spot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a calm voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That I will end everyone's hunger, and protect your lives from gates. That I will make this place, North Korea, live as well as other countries. I, Kim Minwoo! Will open a tomorrow where you can eat plenty of white rice and meat soup every day!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waaaaa―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tremendous cheers shook the entire stadium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After punishing Park Ildo, radio waves flowed into North Korea, and news from South Korea began to be delivered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pyongyang was in a situation where it received that news first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They also wanted to live well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wanted to eat their fill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it true that he is the richest person in South Korea?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A whisper leaked from somewhere in the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It's true. They say he's the son of Ilsung Group, South Korea's number one business conglomerate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then, if we just trust him, can we really eat our fill?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, of course, absolutely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An old farmer hugged the rice bag in his arms tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White rice grains flowed down between his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was real. Not a dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We ate yesterday, and we ate today too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone said tearfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wish every day were like these days…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those words spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They spread like waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't just a promise in words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Ildo disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fierce soldiers are no longer seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trucks came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rice came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They confirmed it right before their eyes, directly, with their two eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they could believe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Long live Comrade Kim Minwoo!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone shouted. When one shouted, ten followed. A hundred, a thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waaaaa―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shout of 150,000 people shook the stadium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faces shriveled by hunger contorted with ecstasy. Tears flowed. Laughter burst out. Hope suppressed for decades was finally bursting out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo left his seat, and Han Siah stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her two hands gathered, she whispered as if praying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Believe in His words. Obey with faith. That is the only way to save you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stadium stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone knelt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When one knelt, two knelt. It spread like a wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo looked down at that scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The number of believers is rising crazily.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the sight of faith being copied, the corners of his mouth crept up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>＊ ＊ ＊\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outskirts of Pyongyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-rank Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A red fissure was floating in the empty air. Hundreds of residents were gathered around. Several Awakened from the People's Army stood with nervous expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re telling us to handle that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One A-rank Awakened swallowed his saliva.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If it's A-rank, it is possible for us alone too, but…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a demonstration.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo shrugged his shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We have to show the residents. What a gate is, and what we do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He snapped his fingers. Ten Dragon Tooth Soldiers lined up in front of the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You guys just assist from the back. Because I will show it directly today.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He jumped into the fissure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>30 minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gate collapsed. Kim Minwoo walked out in perfect condition. His clothes didn't have a speck of dust on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Awakened following behind were looking at him with blank faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This is a total…… monster?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before they could even try anything, the gate raid ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exclamations burst out among the residents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really…… that easily?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The gate disappeared!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He said he would protect us, it was really true…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah smiled brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You saw it, right? His power.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The residents' eyes changed. Fear was turning into awe, and awe into faith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>＊ ＊ ＊\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pyongyang Central Party Building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo’s temporary office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah said while organizing documents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After today's mass, the number of believers increased explosively.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By how much?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It surpassed one hundred thousand in just a day.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo whistled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As expected, giving food to starving people is the best.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Siah’s eyes shone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Minwoo’s divinity is getting stronger. At this rate, really…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can become a god?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. Is it because I'm a Saintess? I can feel it. Mr. Minwoo’s divine power…… growing larger and larger.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How about China?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Believer recruitment is proceeding smoothly there too. As you know, the migrant workers are also in a starving situation, aren't they?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are funds not lacking?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ilsung Group is supporting us generously, so not yet. Also…… quite a bit of donation money is coming in too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still, it will become insufficient over time. Because there are too many mouths. Let’s do this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the sky, he continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Soon, I will provide large support of daily necessities including food.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you have a method?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just have to exchange. With another dimension.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is a very good trading partner called the Eastern Witch Coven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Achievement Points were important of course, but increasing believers was equally important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So well, no choice but to get some food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pyongyang’s night sky. Stars were pouring down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Time remaining until Outer God hunt, 5 years.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was still a long way to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the foothold was sufficiently prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Next is…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He muttered low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Demon Realm Ranking Battle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Treasure Map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To obtain that certainly…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was time to strengthen power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Right now, the Achievement Shop is the best.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Opening the Achievement Shop!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rank: Gold (Total Acquired Points: 7230).]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Possessed Achievement Points: 3300]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was long.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Collecting Achievement Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It really wasn't easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for the points coming in through daily exchanges and the trade with the Witch Coven…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It would have taken ages.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What to buy was decided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[8. Necromancy Secret Book.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Required Achievement Points: 3000]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secret Book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Water Jade that traps blood was 1,500 points, but this was an item worth a whopping 3,000 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Of course, it will be helpful for Necromancer abilities…….’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luxury goods are bound to be worth their price, so I should check it properly this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Consuming 3,000 Achievement Points!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Purchased Necromancy Secret Book!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Necromancy Secret Book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black book floating on his palm opened by itself. Bloody text writhed and rose upon the yellowed parchment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This is…….’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo’s eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The Secret Book is analyzing the user…….]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Analysis complete.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first page of the Secret Book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, a title called ‘Legion Commander Enhancement Technique’ was written.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Soul Devour]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[A forbidden art that raises the status of a Legion Commander by feeding them the souls of high-ranking beings. The higher the hierarchy of the devoured soul, the denser the authority engraved on the Legion Commander becomes.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Soul Devour, huh.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo’s eyes twinkled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until now, the only method he knew for strengthening Legion Commanders was leveling up. Because it was a method where seals were released and they were strengthened every time their level rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the method suggested by the Secret Book was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't simply accumulating experience points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing a strong guy and feeding that soul whole to the Legion Commander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The text of the Secret Book continued to flow down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Conditions for Devour Target]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[1. The target must be a ‘High-ranking Being’. Low-grade souls only contaminate the Legion Commander's status.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[2. The target's soul must be intact. Fragmented souls have drastically reduced absorption efficiency.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[3. Upon devouring, the Legion Commander inherits part of the target's authority.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Authority inheritance?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corners of Kim Minwoo’s mouth crept up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, if Merhen devoured the soul of a powerful mage, it meant part of that mage's magic aptitude would be engraved onto Merhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Cedric eats the soul of a powerful knight?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The depth of his spearmanship might deepen further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Then the problem is where to get high-ranking beings…….’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puzzle pieces fit together in his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon Realm Ranking Battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Upper Ranking Battle for proxies is teeming with distinguished guys of the Demon Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Proxies of Demon Lords, in other words, High-ranking Demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it’s their souls?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Perhaps, they might satisfy the conditions.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Merhen, Cedric.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Legion Commanders stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merhen’s blue pupils twinkled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Minwoo, is it something good?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah. Found a way to strengthen you two.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric’s eye glint wavered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Strengthening…… By chance, in that Secret Book?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right. It’s an art called Soul Devour. If we catch a strong guy and feed the soul, your status rises.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merhen tilted her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Strong guy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Demon Realm Ranking Battle. The high-ranking demons appearing there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, Vulcan scowled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait. That Ranking Battle, didn't you say only proxies can participate?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am not a proxy but a contractor. Then doesn't that mean only I can't eat souls?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo shrugged his shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can't help it. You're a Demon Lord. You don't qualify as a proxy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph! Then what am I supposed to do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This punk has a lot of greed. You get stronger if your Demon Lord rank goes up anyway.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll let you devour later, so just wait for now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a promise.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don't beg me not to overwork you more later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving the grumbling Vulcan behind, Kim Minwoo opened the Secret Book again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Minwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merhen approached. Silver hair flowed down over her shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Can I become stronger?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah. Much more.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Then can I help Minwoo more?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A smile spread on Merhen’s pale face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a rarely seen bright expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric asked in a heavy voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Master, the proxies of the Upper Ranking Battle, they won't be easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s why it’s fun.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which guy to catch first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which soul to feed to whom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart was already pounding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Obtain the Treasure Map, and strengthen the Legion Commanders too.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was killing two birds with one stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vulcan was still grumbling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Darn it. At least put me in a revenge match later. Because I will burn them all up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sure, I'll give you a chance later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Pyongyang’s night sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A new hunt was about to begin.\u003C\u002Fp>",1916,"2026-06-03T14:21:21.388Z","2026-06-03T14:21:27.249Z",1,"novelbin.me","666ba11ae3cbcb131335ce15cd8c9ea9e776f7f6c86267959461077681781352","damn-necromancer-chapter-85","damn-necromancer-chapter-84",362,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdamn-necromancer-cover.jpg"]