[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-damn-necromancer":3,"chapter-damn-necromancer-damn-necromancer-chapter-53":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},1212561,1580,"Chapter 53","damn-necromancer-chapter-53",53,"\u003Cp>[Translator – Proks]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 53: Dragon Phoenix Gathering (1)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The Human-faced Spider collapses!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Level Up! Your level increases by 4!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the Human-faced Spider collapsed, she clenched her fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, it was half a gamble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a genius can’t create skills every time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she did it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo looked at the Human-faced Spider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected of an intermediate-boss monster, it spat out experience points and byproducts like crazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them was a Soulbound Book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at Seo Yerim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She still seemed to be lost in thought, staring blankly at her bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seo Yerim?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, yes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you going to do with that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked, pointing at the skill book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly speaking, it was almost a tie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On his side, he was able to deal a lot of damage thanks to Cedric and Whitey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘In these cases, usually…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Byproducts can be acquired by all party members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there is no outstanding contributor in the party, an auction is usually held on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The item is then sold and distributed to the party members in a 1\u002Fn ratio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it went to auction, he would have been thankful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was going to get it no matter how much he had to pay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked back and forth between her bow and me and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just take it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. Thanks to you, I found out about a talent I didn’t know I had…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is amazing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no reason to refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was especially true for Kim Minwoo, who couldn’t create skills through action like other geniuses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately walked towards the Soulbound Book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he picked up the skill book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have acquired a Soulbound Book.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have acquired the Necromancer Skill Book, Bone Golem Summoning (A)!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Wow.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled happily as he looked at the skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bone Golem Summoning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo can guess what kind of skill it is even without looking at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Bone Golem Summoning (A)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Level Requirement: 120 or higher]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Consumes 200 mana to summon a giant golem made entirely of bones. The golem’s level is the same as its master’s.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A simple and straightforward description.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seo Yerim approached him slowly and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did you get?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Bone Golem Summoned!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A giant nearly 4 meters tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A golem made entirely of bones was summoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Bone Golem]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Occupation: Warrior]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Level: 120]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Skills: Provocation (A), Defense Stance (B)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Strength: 240 (+120)] [Agility: 120 (+60)] [Vitality: 240 (+120)] [Mana: 60 (+30)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow, it looks like it will fit well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. It’s a tank.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just by looking at it, one could tell that its stats were made for tanking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its stats were heavily weighted towards strength and vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the additional 50% effect of Death Lord, it had monstrous stats from the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skills were the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Provocation was a skill that drew the aggro of enemies, and Defense Stance had an effect that reduced all incoming damage by 30%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Finally, I have one. A tank.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until now, he had been using skeletons piled up as a meat shield when he was attacked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, it wasn’t that effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skeletons weren’t summons specialized for defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were just taking a lot of hits because there were so many of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This way of fighting will only become more inconvenient the higher I go.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he’s swinging his sword from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difficulty of the battle varies greatly depending on whether or not there is a tank to hold the enemy’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A golem should be able to do that job properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the skill he needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘There’s a lot of room to improve as well.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bone Exchange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bone Golem was also a summon made of bones, so it had a large capacity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A solid capacity of 120.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he selects a few monsters that are good at tanking and replaces their bones with these bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It will become much tougher, right?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that’s not all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golem was still not wearing any equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would need to be made separately, since the size category is different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s worth investing in. I have to do it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, he would have hired a crafting blacksmith to make a set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t need to do that now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doesn’t he already have thousands of blacksmiths?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skeletons’ crafting skill is still E-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They can make level 51 to 100 equipment well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Anything above that just explodes.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The success rate of crafting decreases, and even if a result comes out, it’s just a crude item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘For now…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo decided to make a basic set of equipment to put on the golem as quickly as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He summoned the skeletons and scattered the materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Make one based on that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skeletons looked at the golem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they began to climb all over the golem’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seo Yerim’s face contorted as they seemed to be taking measurements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m going to make them make some golem equipment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Equipment?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My skeletons make it. Like this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without any special facilities or equipment, they could still use their crafting skills on bare ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than a thousand skeletons reached out to the materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, equipment that was much larger than normal items began to be crafted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was shocked at the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, what is this… everything is plus? Were you the one who supplied equipment to Ilsung?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…There will be a riot if this gets out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, as long as you don’t tell anyone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not that loose-lipped.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why he made the crafting in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Well, there’s another reason for that.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave her the bow, but there was no change in the achievement score.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably because she didn’t intend to use it as her main weapon right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The sword will still be much more important for now, right?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her reaction was understandable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been using swords her whole life and almost all of her skills were sword-based.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She probably only intended to use the bow as a sub weapon occasionally, even if she did it well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That won’t do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I have to make her use the bow as her main weapon.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then will the protagonist’s fate change and the achievement score come out, whether or not it does.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To talk about that topic, we needed to get to know each other a little better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharing secrets is one of the best ways to build intimacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why would one open up a secret in the first place?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they trust the other person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a kind of unspoken gesture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I trust you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, these things add up and turn a bratty kid into a trustworthy comrade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Then the impact of my words will be even greater.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Kim Minwoo, who had a low level cap, achievement points were an irreplaceable asset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was willing to take this much risk to get them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there was one more small reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seo Yerim. Since you gave it to me, can you give it to me generously?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Proks]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’d also like to have the Human-faced Spider’s corpse. I think it would be a useful material for crafting. If you need money, I’ll bid for it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, just take it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He got the corpse of an intermediate-boss monster in addition to the Soulbound Book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I need to grind the golem bones.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric can’t use it because his capacity is not enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he was thinking of grinding the golem’s bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he won’t know until he tries it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seo Yerim glanced at Kim Minwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until they jumped into the gate, her impression of him was mostly negative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Ah, her swordsmanship is sloppy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Hmm… her composure?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much embarrassment did she suffer because of his remarks about stepping down?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, she did say something about not being able to clear the gate, but to be honest, it wasn’t a malicious remark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just said that because she didn’t think they could break it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a person with personality disorder that suddenly became good at using swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was roughly her impression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But, maybe it’s not just that….’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s been about two weeks since they entered the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She learned more about him than she thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt it when he saved Jang Sam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was more humane than she thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘And… he’s meticulous.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What should she say?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should she say he’s scheming and moving?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s the feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a reason for every action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘He’s more diligent than I thought.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t spend his days idly by in the carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ground the skeletons’ bones, tried crafting, summoned Cedric to talk about combat, and trained their movements together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t rest except when he was sleeping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was serious about conquering the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the most surprising thing of all was Kim Minwoo’s strength itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was really surprised when he faced the Human-faced Spider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had a hunch that it wasn’t a pushover since her sword energy didn’t penetrate well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo broke its skin and dealt damage to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he use a skill?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…He didn’t use it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could tell if he used a skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no such unnaturalness in Kim Minwoo’s movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he just swung his sword and dealt that much damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was hard to even imagine how skilled he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Human-faced Spider hadn’t run away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘He would have caught him by himself.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was enough to give her chills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now could she fully understand why he was hanging around in front of the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all within his calculated territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘His potential is also beyond imagination….’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did the skeletons learn?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he even handles a summoned beast like Cedric, who is crazy strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the world knows is just the tip of the iceberg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>S-rank?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absolutely not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No undead at that level could show such performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I wondered why he chose Necromancer.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now she can understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She has been with him for about two weeks and she has realized that Kim Minwoo, the Necromancer, had a very high ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This must be just a fraction of it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s a great man, enough to make her grandfather think of him as a teacher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wouldn’t someone like him have created at least one skill?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His skill window would be full of swordsmanship skills by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because just holding and swinging a sword would create skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what’s even scarier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that his talent didn’t seem to be limited to swordsmanship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even her grandfather didn’t know if she had a talent for archery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what about Kim Minwoo?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He mentioned archery right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how did he know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a saying like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All things come full circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe Kim Minwoo even had a talent for archery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘He’s really like an onion.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no end to peeling him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe even telling her about crafting was nothing to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t help but wonder how many more secrets he was hiding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……Do I have something on my face?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, maybe she stared too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seo Yerim shook her head hastily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I was just wondering something.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She blinked her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just blurted it out in a hurry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s strange to ask him about a secret out of the blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, that’s… Oh! Martial arts! Don’t the skeletons learn martial arts? They say they can learn anything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cedric is teaching them. It’s not martial arts, but all fighting methods are the same in the end.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, I see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll be there soon. Are you mentally prepared?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean mentally prepared?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ll become a star if you get a score, and I think there will be a lot of people picking on you, Yerim.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servant was gone, and the two of them attacked it together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they went higher and higher, they were bound to run into people who would try to bite them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The noble young master and the maid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which of the two would be more likely to be bullied?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how she looked at it, it would be her, the maid, wouldn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Am I going to let someone mess with me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, I think the leader will mention it. But I think You will be different. You were just thrown in there in the first place.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, man. I don’t know. I’m going to stab anyone who bothers me, just so you know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright then.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so the carriage arrived inside Sado-Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crazy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did they really do it? Just the two of them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Score tally]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[1st place, Baek Socheon – 15,000 points]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[2nd place, Choi Ang-ang – 15,000 points]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[3rd place, Baek Muhan – 11,300 points]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[4th place, Baek Cheolyong – 9,700 points]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two days before participating in the Dragon Phoenix Gathering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were able to clinch the 1st and 2nd place in one breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no wonder that the entire Sado alliance was in an uproar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Proks]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",2201,"2026-06-03T14:21:21.387Z","2026-06-03T14:21:27.249Z",1,"novelbin.me","98b9b7954b1d07dcdf57dd1e69411b0db98f411250d9c79b232e4200d029119d","damn-necromancer-chapter-273","damn-necromancer-chapter-272",362,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdamn-necromancer-cover.jpg"]