[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-damn-necromancer":3,"chapter-damn-necromancer-damn-necromancer-chapter-304":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},1212386,1580,"Chapter 305","damn-necromancer-chapter-304",304,"\u003Cp>Chapter 305: Olivia (5)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seoul, a cafe in Gangnam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman sitting by the window zoomed in on her screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silver hair and black hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A selfie of two surreal-looking women was taking over the group chat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, look at this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The friend sitting next to her peeked her head over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that…… Merhen?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know her too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course I know, dude. Do you think I'm a caveman? But I've never seen the woman next to her. Who is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don't know either.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But she's seriously pretty……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two women on the screen were sitting on a cafe terrace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver-haired woman was smiling brightly, and the black-haired woman was almost expressionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fingers moved busily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she typed ‘Merhen’ into the search bar, related articles poured out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Banshee Queen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo's Legion Commander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cafe member located on the top floor of the mega-sized cafe called the Death Cult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―lmao Merhen knew how to take selfies?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Who is that black-haired girl seriously\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Is she a foreigner? Look at her eye color\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Isn't she like a vampire or something? Her skin is super pale\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―lmfao why would a vampire be in Seoul\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It spread even faster on social media.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘#Merhen #BansheeQueen #KimMinwoo #UnidentifiedBeauty’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hashtags climbed the real-time trends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Comments exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Is she a foreign Hunter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Am I the only one who thinks she looks like a vampire?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Fr her paleness is not human. Seriously looks like a blank sheet of paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Posts were also going up on community message boards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Title: Am I the only one seeing the vampire next to Merhen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Yeah I saw it too\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Isn't that photoshopped\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―If it's photoshopped the quality is insane\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―No, why is Merhen taking a selfie\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Did Kim Minwoo make her do it xD\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't just Korea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, on the opposite side of the globe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was an existence receiving this notification in Chile as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, living it up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An undead, Lee Seoyoon, who had been revived by Kim Minwoo and turned into a Shadow Walker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>＊ ＊ ＊\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night in Chile smelled of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lee Seoyoon stepped on a cigarette under a sign hanging by its neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corpses rolled around at her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn't even distinguish if they were human or demonic beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since their spilled innards looked the exact same either way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one side of the alley, a street vendor was heating an iron plate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't seem to care at all about the corpses sprawled next to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, that was normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She threw a few dollar bills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An empanada came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A half-moon-shaped fried dumpling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn't it said to be the national snack of the Chilean people?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, it has minced meat, onions, olives, and boiled eggs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, it is like that. Who knows what's in the ones they sell here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because asking for the source of meat in the slums is an idiotic thing to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took the golden-brown cooked one and took a bite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She chewed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She swallowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ptooey.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spat it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This tastes fucking awful, put more seasoning in it for fucks sake\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vendor, who had been swearing, smiled brightly upon receiving the wad of dollars and generously sprinkled the seasoning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thick layer of red chili powder, or whatever it was, piled up. It was an amount that would have burned a human's tongue away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another bite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It still tastes dead awful even like this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lost a lot of things when she became a Shadow Walker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, her sense of taste took the biggest hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what she ate, it felt like chewing sawdust. Sweetness, saltiness, and spiciness all felt like faint afterimages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, she ate. If she felt like throwing up, she would sprinkle multiple times the seasoning just to swallow it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it was one of the few ways to reminisce about her time as a human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch. Crunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the sound of chewing echoed in the blood-scented alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Hah, when am I going to find this bastard.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman in her early 20s who used to normally play pretend at being a Hunter in Korea was now in the position of scouring the back alleys of the Third World. Just to find one man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Santiago was already finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three gates had exploded simultaneously, but there were no troops to block them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The military went all-in on defending the capital, and the outskirts were abandoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It became a slum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, it was worse than a slum. At least slums have something called order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demonic beasts ate people, and people ate people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In illegal arenas, they pitted humans against demonic beasts and ran gambling rings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rule was that the winner tears apart and eats the loser.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Police? Don't make me laugh. Here, the guy with the gun was the law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lee Seoyoon, having forcefully emptied her food, walked down the alley. Shadows wavered beneath her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After becoming an undead, the darkness became as comfortable as home. Instead, sunlight had become sickening, though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Namgung Min.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The order Kim Minwoo had given brushed past her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Find him. Characteristics? Male in his 20s, psychopath. Seeing how quiet he's been until now, it's unlikely he's in Korea. Scour the entire Third World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘No, how am I supposed to find him with just that.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Psychopath?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone here was a psychopath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A guy whose hobby is murder, a guy whose hobby is torture, a guy who sleeps with corpses. To find a ‘real psychopath’ in a world full of guys like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finding a needle in a haystack would be easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, there was a clue. The pieces of information Kim Minwoo had thrown her. Combat style, manner of speech, habits. And crucially…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Plays with them like toys.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enjoys the pain when killing a person. It's not simply being cruel, but dissecting them as if experimenting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She chased after places where such rumors circulated. Mexico, Brazil, Argentina. And now, Chile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lee Seoyoon stopped walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A light was seen ahead. Stairs going down underground. Cheers leaked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>＊ ＊ ＊\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The underground was filled with the smell of blood and moisture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lighting was concentrated only on the ring, and the surroundings were thick darkness. Human, demonic beast, mutated Hunter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter who stepped into the ring, the result was the same. Blood, screams, silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the midst of that, a man was smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lee Seoyoon watched the spectacle from the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man's hand movements were slow. On purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twisting the opponent's arm, snapping the joints, and slowly dissecting them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a child playing with a toy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How far do I have to cut for the screaming to stop?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man muttered. It was a look of genuine curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cut off the wrist. A scream burst out. He cut off the elbow. The scream rose higher. He cut off the shoulder. The scream…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man tilted his head as if disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was the shoulder.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shiver ran down Lee Seoyoon's spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart raced. It was a sensation she was feeling after a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Hah, he's exactly like me?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked down at her own hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she was human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A B-rank Awakened, the days when she was called by the alias Dark Shadow. She was a shadow too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing people was fun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was enjoyable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The process of tearing muscles and slicing along the grain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The process of chasing fleeing prey and slowly breaking them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It couldn't have been better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the same even after becoming an undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She killed demonic beasts, and she killed criminals too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled while watching their running backs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slowly sought them out even while knowing where they were hiding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She appreciated the despair rising in their eyes when she discovered them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And killed them. Playfully, slowly, a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had no choice but to admit it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she saw the look in that man's eyes, it was like looking in a mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eyes purely enjoying it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eyes observing pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eyes seeing life as a toy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Namgung Min was of the same breed as her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>＊ ＊ ＊\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third corpse collapsed on the ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man lightly dusted off his blood-splattered hands. His eyes didn't waver even a bit. Indifferently, like dusting off laundry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheers erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He won again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That bastard, isn't he seriously fucking crazy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Psycho! Psycho! Psycho!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The audience went wild. Wads of cash flew through the air. Some howled, and some cheered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if even that noise was boring, the man shrugged his shoulders and walked out toward the exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lee Seoyoon moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tailed him like a shadow. The body of a Shadow Walker melted into the darkness. She followed him, gliding without a footstep or a hint of presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slipped out of the underground passage. Chile's night air hit her skin coldly. The man was walking toward the end of the alley. A leisurely pace. The pace of someone who didn't know he was being followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lee Seoyoon's eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the pace of someone who knew and was ignoring it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Cocky bastard.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corners of her mouth went up. She liked it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Namgung Min.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She called his name. The man stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His head turned slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black pupils reflected Lee Seoyoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eyes that could be seen clearly even in the darkness. The same eyes full of curiosity she had seen on the ring earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My name…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice dropped low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How the hell do you know it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lee Seoyoon smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red eye glints flashed in the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eyes of an undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eyes of a Shadow Walker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The proof of being Kim Minwoo's summon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because someone is looking for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And who might that be?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The bastard who brought me back to life.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, really?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, really.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lee Seoyoon took a step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind her, darkness that looked ready to explode began to surge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Noona's gonna give you a choice. You wanna go with all your limbs chopped off, or you wanna just go nicely?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Namgung Min laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were not smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Noona? You look younger than me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You'll probably figure out who the elder is once you're nothing but a torso.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lee Seoyoon smiled too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Likewise, her eyes were not smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You're a bit of a smartass, aren't you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the two shadows disappeared simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaeng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sparks flew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two figures crossed paths in the middle of the alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twin daggers were held in Namgung Min's hands before anyone noticed. The black metal swallowed the moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lee Seoyoon's eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘He's fast.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, he wasn't just fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Extremely efficient movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no wasted motions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If his right hand aimed for her neck, his left hand stabbed at her abdomen. If she blocked, she was cut; if she dodged, he chased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A killing machine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt it instinctively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had never considered herself lacking anywhere she went.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that gap was vast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had been her during her human days, she wouldn't have lasted even three exchanges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seueuk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smoothly thrust dagger grazed her neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her skin split.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black smoke rose up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Namgung Min’s eyebrows went up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not bleeding?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not human, you see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lee Seoyoon’s body scattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadow Dispersion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her physical body broke down into black particles and seeped into the darkness all around. Namgung Min’s dagger cut through the empty air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An exclamation of admiration leaked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s fun.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow on the wall wavered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lee Seoyoon popped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From behind his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her dagger struck down toward his spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Namgung Min only turned his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He blocked it without even looking back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dagger held in a reverse grip accurately caught Lee Seoyoon’s blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A foot flew in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It lodged into Lee Seoyoon’s abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body flew and smashed into the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bricks poured down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her broken ribs reattached themselves. The regenerative power of an undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also something she obtained after becoming a Shadow Walker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Head-on won’t work.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bastard is pretty strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corners of her mouth went up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was fun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time in a while, it was genuinely fun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lee Seoyoon said while melting into the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t usually fight like this, you know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterimages remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One, two, three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But, I’m gonna cheat a little?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three Lee Seoyoons lunged toward Namgung Min simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Namgung Min’s eyes flashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s how it’s fun.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His twin daggers danced.\u003C\u002Fp>",2087,"2026-06-03T14:21:21.388Z","2026-06-03T14:21:27.249Z",1,"novelbin.me","28223245f5562aab1d3e0ef078418d5e55c9afb690cd8506bd8e05961a236fc5","damn-necromancer-chapter-305","damn-necromancer-chapter-303",362,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdamn-necromancer-cover.jpg"]