Chapter 229: The Necromancer.

Chapter 229: The Necromancer.

Charge! Fight for me with your new lives!

Like a mob, the moving corpses of the mercenaries wed killed charged at us, swinging their weapons at us in a wanton frenzy. At this moment, the laughter of the necromancer sounded like that of a tyrant deliberately sending in fodder to be sacrificed.

Haste! Shadow Armament fully on!

[Shadow Armament (Full Body)] inflicted on [Young Stygian-Scaled Fenrir, Saori Segawa]

As ordered, my shadow armor completely shrouded me in its blackness as I shot out a black lightning bolt. Kaian and I then charged forward, slicing the undead apart. As lightning, metal, and shadow claws rained around in a flurry, I noticed halfway through this skirmish that a few undead ran past us, ignoring us for the people behind.

[Lifetaker (40 Kills)] inflicted on [Young Stygian-Scaled Fenrir, Saori Segawa]

Wiieaaaaaaah! Monsters!!!

The slaves!

Were they the real targets all along? Of course! If we defeated the mercenaries when they were still alive and able to use their weapon abilities, then it was obvious brainless versions of them wouldnt provide much value. I was too distracted.

I blasted the zombies around me away with an electric shockwave before shooting out [Dark Tendrils] at the ones whod already made it past me. However, before the tendrils caught up to them, a giant ice golem wider and taller than the hallway emerged from a cyan magic circle, completely blocking the way to the slaves. With a single punch, undead body parts flew back into the mob.

Leave the defense to me, Miss Saori! Tasianna declared before warding off multiple incoming fire spells. Fortunately, their accuracy was questionable at best - whatever wasnt stopped by Tasiannas immediate [Sapphire Membrane] ended up scorching the zombies.

Where are you aiming with those shots, fire follower?! You are harming our men! the swordsman, Masalim, exclaimed to the fire mage, Helmut. They might be undead, but watch your aim!

Hmph! Your mistress can heal them. The important thing is for us to retrieve those damn slaves! And kill that blue-haired fae!

The moment Helmut mentioned healing, the necromancer called out Flesh for Mana, invoking a black magic circle that reformed the bodies of the undead inside it. Even those turned into torches had their muscles and skin repaired at the same time it was being melted off. In a couple of seconds, all the undead were back on their feet, ready for battle once again.

Aim for the mage!

Kaian, good luck! I said before diving into my shadow with [Shadow Dash].

Huh? Oi, wait, where are you His words cut off the moment I was inside the shadow world, moving towards my target. In the next moment, I jumped out of a shadow, my daggers in hand as I aimed for the back of the necromancer.

Your opponent am I! With a loud metal clang, my daggers slammed against the scimitar of Masalim, the merc having properly protected his company boss. As I clicked my tongue, I noticed the wind around his sword increasing, causing me to back off.

Using [Dark Tendrils] to pull me into the shadow I jumped out from, I used [Shadow Dash] to reappear out from underneath Masalim before kicking him away from the necromancer. Wrapping my shadow armament around my daggers, the blade grew to the length of a short sword, allowing me to attack the necromancer from a longer distance.

Kiek! Truly, you are an experienced dark mage, but so am I! Death cometh, Deathly Wave!

My [True Wolven Instinct] activated, warning me I should avoid this spell at all cost. Using [Gale Steps], I slipped past the activation area of the spell, barely dodging the giant wave of concentrated dark mana. I had [Tenebrous Resistance Lv. 1] and [Penumbral Armament], so most dark spells shouldnt be able to deal too much damage, but I knew better than to take unknown attacks head-on.

Strings to move the deceased, Undead Puppet!

Before I could counter, the necromancer forcefully pulled an undead with her mana, swiftly accelerating it at me. Dodging it was easy; the body flew past me and exploded against the wall into a bloody mess, but this gave enough time for the swordsman to reenter the fight.

I call for your help, Aerobis! The swordsman swung his sword, blasting a small tornado, damaging me with small cuts. As I escaped the full brunt of the attack with [Shadow Dash], the moment I reappeared, a humanoid made entirely of air formed behind the swordsman.

Huh? Identi Kuso! Baffled by this being, I tried to appraise it but a sharp bone stopped my attempt, pushing me back onto the defense. I was not allowed to take a breather.

Bone? Ah, the body! Whatever spell the necromancer cast allowed her not only to control the body but also its individual pieces after it became bloody modern art, shooting sharp bones and flesh to distract me.

Inferno Blast!

Aero Blade!

Fire and wind attacks sandwiched me between them. Even with [Haste] speeding up my reaction time and movement, it didnt speed up my spell casting time. Unable to dodge, I decided it was impossible not to take damage. As such, relying on my [Inferno Resistance Lv. 5] and shadow armor, I charged through the giant fireball.

Hmph! This is nothing compared to Hestias!

What the fuck! Helmut cried out as I pounced at him. [Shadow Armament] prevented me from catching on fire, providing an opportunity to leech off some Health.

Just Blink! Gale Steps! Shadow Pierce! Disappearing from everybodys consciousness for a single second, I executed a [Gale Steps] to close the distance between Helmut and me to thrust a shadow-covered blade towards his heart.

Kueark! He screamed in pain. It was a direct hit but, unfortunately, it wasnt a direct hit to his heart.

Damn, body blocked, literally! What stopped my blade was the regenerating body of that undead necromancer used as a projectile. This time, it barely saved Helmuts life with a hand, giving Helmut a chance to escape.

Regardless, my attack did what it needed to. With my unique skill [Stygian Blades], any damage I dealt with [Shadow Armament] would heal me from a percentage of the damage. I was healed, and, with that done, I focused my attention back on the necromancer. I had to deal with her.

You bitch, you dare

Icicle Gale!

Arhhhk! Fuck, you damn ice witch!

Fire and ice; Helmut could not ignore Tasianna who was aiming for his life. Kaian still had to deal with the horde of regenerating zombies while Tasianna could handle Helmut for me. All I needed was to do my job assassinate the necromancer!

Claws of Darkness! Shadow Dash. A giant hand with sharp claws descended at the swordsman as I slipped back into my shadow. Using my travel time to think, I reevaluated my situation and thought of a new fighting plan.

My pack, gather! Its hunting time!

As I reemerged from the shadow, an instant wind slash shot right at my head. Using my shadow armor, I controlled the shadow to produce a shield, blocking the attack to give me time to finish jumping out of the shadow world.

I threw two of my daggers, each aiming at the mana lamps illuminating this hallway, leaving everything except the areas Helmut set ablaze in the dark. Using [Telepathy], I called for Tasiannas help to douse them.

While I continued dodging, eventually, the area around me became the perfect hunting ground for my pack and me!

Garms!

Four garms sprang up, tearing any zombies in their way into scrap meat. White mana threads flowed behind them, bursting into bright lights, stunning the zombies around, giving Kaian a chance to mow down the enemy around him. As a side effect, it also halted their regeneration.

What?! Where did that holy magic come from?! the necromancer shouted in bafflement.

Mana thread made from Hestias holy mana. My shadow garms damaged themselves when they activated the threads, since they, too, counted as dark elemental beasts, but it was a small price to pay to cripple the undead. As my garms helped Kaian out with the culling, the necromancer had to focus on keeping her army from falling apart, giving me a chance to deal with this swordsman.

A nice being of air you have there. I tried to open him up to reveal what it was, but that didnt lead to anything.

Must we speak when we duel, My Lady? A worthy opponent stands in our way, letting our might make conversation is a must in this situation! Engarde! The time for talk was over and the battle continued.

Identify!

Wind Djinn

An intermediate wind elemental mostly found in the desert area of Evida, able to control and conjure wind through mana. When bound by contract to a being of flesh and blood, allows the contractee to control wind magic

Djinn? Wait, its an elemental?

Id heard about elementals before from Silvas description, but I didnt know they were called djinns. Regardless, I didnt have the time to think about that; it was good enough for me to know what I was dealing with.

I stuck with a defensive approach, for now, making sure I understood Masalims fighting style. From what I managed to appraise from his profile, all of his magic and spells came from his djinn and the catalyst inside his sword, making them rather limited. His skills with the sword, on the other hand, were no joke.

Desert Sand Swirl! Masalim activated an ability, and his sword danced around like a cyclone, swerving in difficult to counter arcs. To me, though, they felt a bit too slow. [True Wolven Bloodlust] and [Nights Caress] boosted my Agility depending on the number of kills Ive made recently and how little light was around respectively. Reacting to his attack was no problem.

Still, he wasnt unskilled.

Whenever I tried to cast a new spell, he would dash right in with his djinns power and interrupt me. All of these were wind spells, making them fairly easy to predict, but Masalim wasnt the caster here, but rather it was his djinn it was a similar strategy to Hestia and her parallel minds. Hestia moved her body while her parallel minds cast the spells.

You are an able fighter, My Lady, but you are holding back! You dishonor me with this gesture! Wind focused around his legs and arms before he activated [Gale Steps], launching himself forward. A cloak of wind surrounded his blade, empowering its next attack with an air blade.

Speed versus speed, huh? Dark Tendrils. Gale Steps!

I dodged the cleave attack at the last possible moment to not allow Masalim to redirect his attack. As the ground sundered with his attack, he twisted his wrist and shot an uppercut at me. The attack moved closer and closer to my eyes

before my [Dark Tendrils] erupted from the shadows around us.

What?!

One set of tendrils wrapped themselves around the swordsmans ankle as another grabbed me out of the swords attack and into a shadow. Using the darkened hallway to my advantage, I reappeared out of another dark place and sliced bits of the mercenarys armor with a sharp claw before letting another set of dark tendrils grab me.

When I launched my next attack, the swordsman activated his catalyst again to produce an [Air Shield]-like barrier, but before I got caught in it, another black tentacle pulled me into another shadow from a different angle. If there was no way for him to deal with this, then I would continue this maneuver until I got a clear hit. And with every second, my launch speed increased.

Dammit! Wind flew around, destroying the hallway, but none of it hit me. He managed to keep his cool, never overreacting to an attack but taking too long to think of an attack was a detriment when fighting against me.

The moment I appeared from a blind spot

I made my killing move.

Black lightning around my dagger as I jumped around, destroying the air shield around him in a single slash before throwing the dagger at Masalim, cutting off his sword arm. With a loud Kuuuuuargh! he left himself open for a lightning bolt, which stunned him long enough for me to land a clean heartpiercer.

Kffpah

Experience has reached multiple breaking points. [Young Stygian-Scaled Fenrir, Saori Segawa]s Job [Monster Master] has risen from [Level 6] to [Level 14]

Attributes have increased due to level up

[Lifetaker (41 Kills)] inflicted on [Young Stygian-Scaled Fenrir, Saori Segawa]

As I ripped my hand out from his chest, I threw the body of the swordsman into my storage, preventing the necromancer from raising him. After I retrieved my thrown daggers, I dashed towards the necromancer. With her guard down, she was vulnerable as ever.

Haha! Brilliant! Of course, somebody watched over by Mother Goddess would have to be this talented! A C rank mercenary is nothing for you, right, fellow Sister? Right?! the necromancer screamed as she blasted another [Deathly Wave], pushing me back into a shadow. When I reappeared before her to slice her with a thunderstrike, she cast another spell.

Dance in my protection, Casket of Souls!

Weird skull-like wisps appeared around the necromancer, nullifying my attack completely and reflecting it. As I was left off-guard from my hand bouncing back, I only managed to narrowly dodge the next [Deathly Wave] with the help of my tendrils. However, while I did dodge the full attack

I did not dodge it completely.

[Necrosis (Minor)] inflicted on [Young Stygian-Scaled Fenrir, Saori Segawa]

Necrosis?!

As I dived into the shadow, pain suddenly appeared around my left hand. Retreating the [Shadow Armamnet] around it, I noticed my hand were slowly turning a deathly black. The spread wasnt super fast, thankfully, but my fingers were already a lost cause by now.

P-Potion!

I took out a [Major Healing Potion] Tasianna made from Belzac herbs and drank half of it before pouring the other half over my hand. I had no idea which method would work for this case, but one of them had to, right?

Well, while I felt optimistic that my Health was going up and that the necrotic skin was being peeled off, replaced by healthy ones, the effects of [Necrosis (Minor)] the system-based curse did not disappear. As if this game-like system was fucking me over, the tips of my finger began to rot once again.

Dammit, dammit, dammit! What the fuck am I supposed to do! If I leave it untreated, Ill lose my hand! I-I need to get to Hestia! Argh! I need to calm down!

Experience has reached multiple breaking points. [Young Stygian-Scaled Fenrir, Saori Segawa]s Job [Monster Master] has risen from [Level 14] to [Level 17]

Attributes have increased due to level up

I did not have any potions that could heal me from this. A drastic method to solve this would be to cut my fingers off and put them into my storage, taking advantage of its time-stopping method to halt the necrosis. The other option would be to endure it and to push the effects back with potions. Either way, I needed Hestia to stop this!

With [Shadow Armament], I can conjure up fingers with shadows. I would be wasting potions if I chose the second option. Damnit, fuck me! Argh, what the hell are my thinking patterns?! Even if I cut my fingers, I had no guarantee that [Necrosis (Minor)] would disappear!

Argh, fuck!

I dashed out of my shadow, having chosen the second option.

Oooh, what took you so long? While you were gone, I had everything handled, kiek kiek kiek! The necromancer pointed with her staff in the direction of the others.

Looking over, I saw what happened when I took too long to conclude. Helmut was dead, slain by Tasiannas ice spears. I didnt notice his death before, but I had noticed my job level had risen to 17. Was Helmuts death the reason?

Nevertheless, that wasnt the problem, the problem was that he was raised to undeath, turning him into an [Undead Mage] capable of using spells, unlike the raised mercenaries. Speaking of those people, their corpses morphed together into a twisted construct of flesh and bones, moaning eerie hymns as they challenged Kaian and my garms.

Kiek kiek kiek! If only I had Masalims body Strangely, only his hand was left. What did you do to the corpse? I could have turned him into a pretty strong temporary death knight. The necromancers' interest was only in creating stronger minions.

Soooo, my fellow Sister of Darkness, how do you like Goddess Deaths gift? Necromancy is the power to control both life and death at the same time, and nothing but the holiest light can cleanse it! Cut off your fingers, and you may save your hand, Sister!

So cutting my fingers would have been enough?!

The pain coursing through my fingers felt like small ants eating up my skin and flesh. My instincts were yelling at me to follow Necromancer Fulsaras advice, but somehow, coming out of my shadow gave my mind time to reset. The stress of seeing my hand corrode away didnt disappear, but I wasnt in a rush to solve it.

After all

Hiehie. With sweat forming on my forehead, I smirked. You should make sure your creation does not just die after all the effort, right? This time, I was the one to point to the side.

Huh?

no need to fear with Tasianna around.

Aifli eir Vintral!Tor Eicleres Finulaflei! With wings of ice forming behind Tasiannas back, the hallways temperature dropped significantly and a magic circle formed underneath the undead abomination and undead Helmut. Garms! Panther! Retreat!

No need to tell me twice!

Wruf!

The moment my garms retreated into their shadows and Kaian dodged out of it, a snowstorm was invoked.

Kruuuaaflllaaaash!

Uuuuuuuuuuunnnnh

Arck! What is this spells power?!

The moans of the two undead were muffled by the rage of ice blades ripping through their bodies and freezing them at the same time. Tasiannas [Tor Eicleres Finulaflei] was a large-scale spell she designed to take down large monsters. A few undead was nothing against this force Neither was the hallway.

Cracks appeared on the wall and ceiling, causing blocks of stone to fall and crumble from the merciless cold Tasianna was producing. Tasiannas mage stats werent as high as Hestias, but her mastery of her catalyst was far greater.

Experience has reached multiple breaking points. [Young Stygian-Scaled Fenrir, Saori Segawa]s Job [Monster Master] has risen from [Level 17] to [Level 18]

Senses and movement skills:

[True Wolven Instincts] [Nights Caress Lv. 1]

[Foresight Lv. 2] [Concentration Lv. 9] (+1)

[Detection Sensor Lv. 2] [Air Walk Lv. 7] (+3)

[Mid-Air Maneuvering Lv. 2] (New)

Resistances:

[Physical Super-Resistance Lv. 5] [Absolute Pain Tolerance]

[Abnormal Status Nullification] [Terror Resistance Lv. 1]

[Fear Resistance Lv. 3] [Erosion Resistance Lv. 1] (New)

[Arcane Corruption Resistance Lv. 10] [Ice Resistance Lv. 4]

[Lightning Resistance Lv. 4] (+2) [Lava Resistance Lv. 5] (New)

[Holy Resistance Lv. 9] (+1) [Inferno Resistance Lv. 5] (+4)

[Earth Resistance Lv. 9] (+2) [Water Resistance Lv. 8] (+2)

[Wind Resistance Lv. 8] (+2) [Tenebrous Resistance Lv. 2] (+1)

Stat growths and related:

[Health Recovery Lv. 9] (+1)

[Mana Recovery Lv. 8] (+6) [Stamina Recovery Lv. 9] (+1)

[Enhanced Health Growth Lv. 7]

[Enhanced Health Capacity Lv. 5]

[Enhanced Vitality Growth Lv. 6]

[Enhanced Vitality Enforcement Lv. 5] (+1)

[Enhanced Wisdom Growth Lv. 6]

[Enhanced Wisdom Enforcement Lv. 5] (+1)

Others:

[Dancing Lv. 2] [Mathematician Lv. 3] [Merchant Lv. 2] (+1)

[Accounting Lv. 2] (+1) [Monster Tamer Lv. 4] (+3)

[Monster Synergist Lv. 3] (+2) [Mounted Fighter Lv. 1] (New)

[Rider Lv. 1] (New)

[Identify Blocker Lv. 10] [Identify Lv. 10] [Battle Mind Lv. 9] (+3)

[True Wolven Bloodlust] [Mana Weave Lv. 10]

[Sewing Lv. 10] [Elemental Mana Weave Lv. 7]

[Royal Etiquette Lv. 5] (+1) [Cooking Lv. 10] [Dismantle Lv. 9]

[Humanization Lv. 10] (+1) [Telepathy]

Ability List:

Stygian abilities:

[Stygian Lightning] [Voltage Impact]

Unarmed abilities:

[Just Blink] [Shadow Descent] [Gale Steps]

Spell List:

Custom Spells:

[Create Water] [Smoky Haze] [Hadean Dragon Thunder]

Dark Spells:

[Dark Bolt] [Dark Tendrils] [Shadow Dash] [Dark Slash] [Shadow Clones]

[Shadow Snake] [Enfeebling Winds] [Claws of Darkness]

Space-Time Spells:

[Haste] [Storage Magic]

Titles:

[Belzacs Successor] [Otherworldly Reincarnator] [Hestias Retainer]

[Pack Leader] [Watched by Edna]

Name: Uno Level: 19 Race: Shadow Garm

Health: 4256 (+415) Mana: 1398 (+204) Stamina: 2506 (+380)

Name: Song Level: 18 Race: Shadow Garm

Health: 3909 (+246) Mana: 1832 (+523) Stamina: 2095 (+131)

Name: Sarasa Level: 18 Race: Shadow Garm

Health: 4551 (+493) Mana: 1062 (+95) Stamina: 2815 (+444)

Name: Quatre Level: 15 Race: Shadow Garm

Health: 3982 (+316) Mana: 1243 (+198) Stamina: 2795 (+406)

Name: Shoyi Level: 0 Race: Shadow Devourer Slime

Health: 612 Mana: 256 Stamina: 300

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