[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-damn-necromancer":3,"chapter-damn-necromancer-damn-necromancer-chapter-302":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},1212384,1580,"Chapter 303","damn-necromancer-chapter-302",302,"\u003Cp>Chapter 303: Olivia (3)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia's recruitment structure was slightly different from the other Legion Commanders from the start. Merhen, Cedric, and Vulcan each had their own regrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While he had worked hard, won their hearts, and gained their loyalty for them…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia was a being without regrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What they had formed was also closer to a temporary contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, it was a fact that they had made a contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reinforcement was essential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out the Necromancy Secret Book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Olivia, I will reinforce you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm going to feed you a soul. It just so happens I have a decent one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo snapped his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Secret Book unfolded, and a black soul was sucked toward Olivia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuuung―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia's ribcage opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soul of the Formless Sword seeped between her ribs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light flickering like a shadow flowed along every bone joint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Devouring the soul of a High-ranking Being.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Legion Commander ‘Olivia's’ status rises.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pale eye glints fluctuated violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bone fragments scattered, melted, and condensed again. A tremor, unsure if it was pain or ecstasy, leaked from between her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keueueu―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ash-gray patterns bloomed along her collarbone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patterns resembling blades wrapped around her shoulders and spread out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her wrist bones became thinner and harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assassin's arts were engraved on every finger joint. The tips of her fingernails turned as sharp as razor blades. Blood-red patterns spread across the back of her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seureureuk―.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air split.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia's fingertips only swayed faintly, but thin cracks were drawn on three surrounding rocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is…….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia looked down at her own hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ash-gray sword patterns were engraved over the pale bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clenched and unclenched her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just with that, shadows flickered and scattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Inheriting a portion of authority.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Formless Sword.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Stealth ability significantly enhanced, Attack power significantly increased while in stealth, Aura becomes transparent, rendering trajectory invisible.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia's eye glint blazed red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instinct of a vampire and the techniques of an assassin melted into one. She licked her finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharp fangs were revealed between her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can feel the scent of blood more clearly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia reached out her hand toward a nearby rock cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hwik―.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was impossible to even perceive that the hand had moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the result was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rock split into ten branches. As if invisible threads had hacked the rock wall, the cross-sections were as smooth as glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corners of Kim Minwoo's mouth went up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wondered if an assassin's soul would fit well. Seems like a perfect match, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia wiggled her finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadows danced along her fingertips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The compatibility seems to fit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sly Necromancer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She muttered low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeding souls to raise the status…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a sight she had never experienced even when she was under the Death Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you intend to feed me more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two souls per person. That's the maximum you can absorb.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope the remaining one is similar to this as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze turned toward Cedric, no, the skeleton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many things had changed between the appearance of Cedric in her memories and his current appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First of all, his exterior looked incredibly sturdy just by looking at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The density of the bones themselves was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The color too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed it was undoubtedly due to this soul absorption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she needlessly swallowed a soul of a similar category to Cedric, that skeleton, it might cause setbacks when it came time for her to die later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things like attacks not piercing the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘As if I wasn't already unable to die because of my regenerative power.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be a big problem if such a terrible situation occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia's eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric ate Drakan and became a monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merhen absorbed Rafaela and even gained magic resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She herself had just obtained the Formless Sword's arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Skeleton.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Did you call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How long has it been since you started working under this human?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―It should be a little over 1 year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"1 year…….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―When we first started, there was nothing. Both me and the master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia's eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had spent hundreds of years under the Death Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew painfully well how long it took for a Legion Commander's status to rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it became like that in just 1 year?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two. Try fighting each other once.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Kim Minwoo's words, the corners of Olivia's mouth went up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her pale fingers swept through the empty air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was before she even finished speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seureureuk―.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia's form disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a shadow. No, fainter than a shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her presence, mana, and her very existence evaporated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric's spear moved instinctively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fingernails aiming for his back clashed against the spear shaft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaaeng―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sparks flew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia melted away again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Into the empty air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Into the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Fast.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric raised his spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon scale patterns obtained from Drakan pulsated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden scales wrapped his entire body, forming a defensive barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seogeok―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strike aimed at his neck was blocked by the dragon scales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia's eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's hard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Unfortunately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric's counterattack extended like lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear tip pierced Olivia's afterimage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her main body had already slipped to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Slow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whispering mockingly, Olivia disappeared again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo crossed his arms and watched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The true value of the Formless Sword was being revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trajectory could not be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment her fingernails moved, there wasn't even the sound of air splitting. Only the result remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thin scratches being engraved onto the dragon scales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once. Twice. Three times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cracks multiplied over Cedric's armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―It's exactly the same as before. Hiding around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric swung his spear broadly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shockwave spread in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia in her stealth state bounced out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why would I face you head-on? It's not like I'm an idiot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia clicked her tongue as she landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An outer shell much harder than expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with the sharp intuition of a knight, close combat was a bad plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Blood-sucking doesn't work either. Well, that's been the case since the past.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why she really hated skeletons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, she was smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She licked her finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fangs were revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This much is enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her form blurred again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time it was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't one. Two, three, four―.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterimages made of blood bloomed from all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, the forms of the clones all blurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Wow. The clones became transparent too, Minwoo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merhen, who was watching, let out an exclamation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She wasn't like that originally?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Yeah. She didn't have functions up to that extent. Is it because of the soul?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaaeng―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia's main body struck Cedric's spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four transparent clones swarmed in from all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seogeok―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fingernails aiming for Cedric's neck cut through the empty air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It missed. He had already slipped half a step to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind his knee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Attacks landed simultaneously from three directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric's spear shaft drew a circle. The rotating trajectory deflected all three streams of fingernails.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaaeng―! Chaeng―! Chaeng―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sparks flew in succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Interesting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia's voice rang out in the empty air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was impossible to tell where it was coming from. The main body was mixed among the clones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric's blue eye glint shone sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Such petty tricks won't work on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon scale patterns pulsated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden scales wrapped around his entire body, forming a defensive barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is…….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seureureuk―.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia's form melted away again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five clones scattered simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all became transparent. Presence, mana, and existence itself evaporated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We'll have to see about that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A whisper brushed past like the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Attacks poured down from five directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neck, heart, both flanks, spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all vital points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all simultaneous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric's body moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rotated using his spear as an axis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hooves dug into the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first fingernail grazed his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second aimed for his waist. He deflected it with his spear shaft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third, fourth. He blocked them consecutively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the offense and defense continued like that, Cedric's stats began to rise explosively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bloody Battle Reinforcement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because he possessed the grotesque authority where attack power and defense increased up to 50% every time he took damage after entering combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fifth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seogeok―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strike that dug into the gap between his neck and armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the outer shell wrapping his bones had become extremely hard, a long crack formed on the bone from this strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, as if not satisfied at all, a sound of hollow laughter leaked from the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you get so hard?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―I'll take that as a compliment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric raised his spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His blue eye glint scanned all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could not be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no presence either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strength was loaded into the spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drakan's Dragon Strike activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuuung―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth split.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shockwave swept a radius of dozens of meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no place to hide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stealth became meaningless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia's body was revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took a direct hit for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her flank was torn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive area-of-effect attack completely blocked off even the space to dodge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood flowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, it stopped flowing down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That hurts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wound smoothly healed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the terrifying regenerative power of a vampire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The torn flesh returned to its original state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bones reattached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skin regenerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even a scar remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo raised his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Legion Commanders stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia rolled her neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cracking sound was heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I got a good look at both of your skills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Olivia's abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clones made of blood, stealthy ambush abilities, and even mighty regenerative power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her attack power was also close to the top tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Olivia's attack power couldn't easily pierce through Cedric, who had eaten two souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was because Cedric was strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not because Olivia was weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your evaluation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―She is tricky to deal with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric raised his spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Her stealth ability has been enhanced to a level comparable to her prime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia was also in her 2nd seal state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering that, it meant the growth from the soul was incredibly massive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the seal is released, she will become even stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was stating the obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was a good match.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What good match. The compatibility is a mess to begin with.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, there was no dissatisfaction in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather, she looked at Cedric as if interested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze lingered for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't the Cedric of the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't the guy who fought relying on an Ancient Dragon's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragon Strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bloody Battle Reinforcement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The absorbed souls had changed the very mechanism of his combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was novel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was fresh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a sensation she was feeling for the first time in hundreds of years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corners of Olivia's mouth slowly went up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it was the same for herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arts of the Formless Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Invisible trajectories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thrill of dominating the battlefield with just her fingertips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn't known such a battle was possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amusement began to linger in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, her gaze turned toward Kim Minwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Necromancer, the remaining one soul.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her pale pupils blazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A red light circulated within them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she knew it, greed had settled in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want it. As quickly as possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This power, it is interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>",1891,"2026-06-03T14:21:21.388Z","2026-06-03T14:21:27.249Z",1,"novelbin.me","213d22483f5e9c9717b162779922fb86b25a731ca196f2ee64d91c69b6d1b28e","damn-necromancer-chapter-303","damn-necromancer-chapter-301",362,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdamn-necromancer-cover.jpg"]