Chapter 12

Chapter 12: Necromancer (1)

TL by Myoni

Edited by Myoni and Yoni

There wasn’t even the slightest hesitation .

In a blink of an eye, Juyoung’s head was separated from his body .

The scene was like a B-rated film, its lack of realism left the surrounding men speechless .

Clank!

Crash!

However, they soon realized that this was reality and they all dropped their weapons on the ground .

Then they raised their hands and tried to prove their innocence .

“I, I was forced by Juyoung, that bastard, to participate in this . ”

“Same with me… Didn’t you know? If you didn’t follow Juyoung, you had no choice, but to starve…”

Ha!

Muyoung laughed as if he found this whole situation ridiculous .

“Save your lame excuses . ”

Since they have already raised their weapons against him, there was no need for any excuses .

In the past, Muyoung knew the reason why the Forest of Death was able to survive amidst all that ill-will .

The Forest of Death never let an enemy go .

It was the same for those who had the possibility to later become an enemy .

It was one of the few things Muyoung agreed with the Forest of Death .

It was foolish to leave those who could later become an obstacle alone .

“Raise your weapons . ”

Muyoung’s eyes narrowed .

The men shivered at that sight .

And at the same time, they realized .

They should have never meddled with him .

Even if it was injured, a lion was a lion .

If they continued to stand there idly, they knew they were going to die .

As their instincts told them to move, they picked up their dropped weapons .

“FUUCKK!”

The man, who was the first to come up with an excuse, dashed towards Muyoung .

Swish!

Thud!

One exchange was enough .

To end this quickly was the only mercy Muyoung could show .

As an act of mercy, Muyoung swiftly ended their lives .

Swish!

Swish!

As he moved continuously like a stream of water, their heads fell to the ground .

Muyoung recovered some of his stamina as Anguish absorbed their blood .

The wounds received from the fight with Rellaka slowly began to close .

Although he wasn’t fully recovered, he still recovered enough to hunt the rest of the Shambas .

Shortly, he sheathed Anguish and started to move .

“Ah…”

As the one who spectated everything from a far, Suzy was startled when Muyoung appeared in front of her .

Suzy has seen quite a few deaths, but this was the first time seeing a human dying at the hands of another human .

It was natural for her to fear Muyoung .

“Follow me . ”

But Muyoung didn’t care .

If she learned something from his actions today, she would live, if not, she would die .

The Underworld wasn’t a kind place for a child .

As Muyoung took the lead, Suzy lowered her head and followed along .

*

After splitting the skull of the last Shamba, the above words appeared .

Solomon’s Hall of Fame .

In the past, he did have his name on there .

He was at the top of the ‘most humans killed’ rankings .

It seemed like this was a ranking of people with the highest level of contribution in a boss raid at the Blue Temple .

‘If I leave my name in Solomon’s Hall of Fame, the Demons will learn of my name as well . ’

It was a fact found by the one with the most names on Solomon’s Hall of Fame, ‘The Adventure King Orgo’ .

Although he didn’t know the exact relationship between Solomon and the Demons, the story of how the 9th seat Paimon went out to search and kill Orgo himself was famous .

There was even a secret rumor floating around that if one had many achievements in Solomon’s Hall of Fame, they would receive something that could harm even the Demons .

On top of that, it became much easier to get accepted into one of the Great Guilds or gather more people . Depending on the situation, it might even unlock a ‘Secret Mission’, however…

Muyoung declined .

He might have become famous more quickly once he revealed his name, but that was not what he wanted .

After all, revealing his name had very little to do with receiving secret missions .

There was also nothing good that could come from the Demons learning about him .

Of course, it couldn’t be said that it wouldn’t help him become a Demon Commander under Gremory, but the disadvantages outweighed the advantages .

‘I refuse . ’

He didn’t even bother to say his decision out loud .

The names of 2nd and 3rd place were both very famous .

They had already established their influence and had been rising at a frightening pace .

That was especially the case for Alexandro who had already become the head of the Nine Great Guilds years ago .

‘Influential monsters . ’

Which meant that for at least ten years, no one had broken his record and that Muyoung was finally the one to break it .

Even though he probably didn’t have any past experiences like Muyoung, the difference was less than 2% .

Although results weren’t everything in the Blue Temple, Alexandro definitely had the right to rank amongst the top 10 .

“…!”

His eyelids slightly trembled .

There were a few items that he had heard of within the list .

Tyrant’s Sword, Soul Shield of Avalokitesvara and the Boots of Hermes were especially famous .

These were items used by masters .

The Secret Medicine of the Sage was known as the epitome of alchemy and the Infinity Pouch spoke for itself .

There was simply nothing to discard .

But the item that peaked his interest the most was the Talisman of Asura .

‘Talismans of the Eight Deva Guardians of Buddhism . ’

There were Eight Guardians that served under Buddha .

Among them, there was one called Asura .

Wasn’t this one of the items the Five Great Clans searched for day and night!

Muyoung didn’t know for certain, but he remembered reading a secret document that stated if someone collected all eight of the talismans, Buddha will descend .

The descend of Buddha, it might be hard to believe, but there really could be a calamity that significant .

‘I choose the Infinity Pouch and the Talisman of Asura . ’

There was no need to agonize over it .

Anguish was enough for him as a weapon and Infinity Pouch was a treasure he might not get the chance to obtain again . For someone who was trying to change everything by himself, it was a vital item .

Not choosing the Secret Medicine of the Sage, which could raise the limit of a human, was a regretful loss, however, his growth would be determined by the four secret classes he would choose .

Not long after, a pouch the size of two fists and a talisman floated above his hands .

Although the Infinity Pouch had a limit to the size of the item that could fit, it was limitless in terms of the amount it could store .

Muyoung was quite interested in the Talisman of Asura .

Name: Talisman of Asura

Rank: A+

Type: One-time reinforcement type

Effect: Contains the strength of Asura, one of the Eight Deva Guardians of Buddhism . It can strengthen an equipment or a skill .

Aha, Muyoung nodded his head .

After reading the explanation, he understood .

The Five Great Clans had a few exceptionally incredible weapons .

They were probably reinforced by the Talismans of the Eight Deva Guardians of Buddhism .

‘Unexpectedly, it can also reinforce skills . ’

It wasn’t that there were no magical items that could reinforce skills .

However, there were only a minute number of them . If one did not have heavenly luck, they would not be able to obtain one .

On top of that, the Talisman of Asura had no limitations so possibilities were endless .

“Damn it, everyone move! How long are you all going to be space out for?”

“Someone lend a hand here!”

People started to carry the corpses .

Though they won the battle, the damage was devastating .

Muyoung packed some medicinal herbs and went out to bring back Taehwan and Baeksoo .

*

17 people .

Out of 28 people, 17 were left .

But more than half the deaths were caused by Muyoung .

Five died from the Shamba raid while six died by his hands .

Everyone knew of this fact, but did not discuss it .

It was because a few people saw the six people escape from the battle to kill Muyoung .

There were a few that thought the consequences were too harsh, but they valued their lives .

It wasn’t like the monsters would stop attacking now that they were so few in numbers .

To survive, they had to get stronger and now, more than ever, they sought to unite as a group .

The death of Juyoung actually resulted in everyone gathering together as a group .

People started to follow Taehwan as their leader and the exploration was stopped .

However, Muyoung didn’t intend to explore any further .

‘Necromancer . ’

The secret class that was able to singlehandedly kill thousands of people in the past .

After fully preparing to get the class, he headed out towards the forest .