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Necromancer Survival-Chapter 369
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Garam-ie leapt high in place. âYou definitely have to expend more energy than usual⌠Itâs small and heavyâfucking hate it.â
Kyung-ie ignored Garam-ieâs grumbling.
On the other hand, Olim-ie laughed with her teeth on full display. âThe increase in weight is great. [Dash]âs destructive power will go up.â
As she spoke, she summoned her shield. There was tremendous power behind even the simple action of raising the shield.
Woo Ragi smirked, âVery fun.â
âThis gun bladeâŚIt feels like a foam rod made of sorghum stalks.â Eunji also seemed happy to take advantage of the change brought about by her change in weight. It felt a bit like forgoing some speed and gaining some power in return.
And, as everyone adjusted to the Dummy bodies, a system message popped up before my eyes.
[Your comprehension of the scenario has slightly improved].
[Your level has increased!]
[Youâve invented an interesting tool. The idea of putting resentful souls into Dummiesâlike âpuppetsââis excellent. It seems like you can plunge this world into terrible destruction and chaos. Why donât you showcase more of your talents?]
[Your servant, Choi Kyung-sik, who implemented this idea will be given a new title.]
[Servant âChoi Kyung-sikâ has won the title, âPuppet Alchemist.â]
[Your servant, Seo Dawon, who designed this idea will be given a new title.]
[Servant âSeo Dawonâ has won the title âSeeker of Specters.â] 1
[The User âChoi Lee-kyungâ has acquired a special skill called âHalloween Partyâ which allows him to bind and allow his resentful ghosts to dwell within all humanoid items.]
[A hidden scenarioâOver the Worldâhas opened!]
[âOver the Worldâ is a sub-scenario that will not interfere with the main scenario âRevenge,â but in case the main scenario fails, this sub-scenario can proceed as an independent scenario. (âťIf special conditions are met.)]
I opened my eyes wide, startled by the unexpected spec upgrades. Simultaneously, the Servants fell quiet as they received alerts for the titles and skills.
âThisâŚâ Choi Kyung-sik had an unreadable expression. Kim Olim grimaced before staring at Seo Dawon, standing next to me.
Dawon-ie grabbed me by the shoulders and quickly scanned the system message. ââŚI expected this to some extent,â he said calmly.
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âFor âusâ to ride and operate the [Dummies]⌠This hasnât been done before, right?â
That was true. Perhaps it was arrogant of me to say, but I thought I was currently the most advanced Necromancer in the world.
In other words, summoning souls into the [Dummies] and merging them was something only I could do at the moment. Even if someone were to create an excellent [Dummy], there was no one else who had a Servant who could âboardâ the vessel.
In the hub, attempting and succeeding in anything for the first time earned a significant amount of scenario pointsânot to mention substantial rewards. Users werenât risking their lives to âfirst clearâ a dungeon without reason. However cases like mine, where I acquired both titles and skills, were extremely rare.
âItâs good to see rewards, butâŚâ
However, when Seo Dawon scanned the message expressionlessly and without exuberant confidence, I felt uneasy.
âIs itâŚdangerous, by any chance?â I asked, looking up at the silent Mage.
Seo Dawon glanced at my expression before relaxing his face a little. He softly explained, âThere are two cases in which a high reward may be offered. Either youâve accomplished something incredibly difficult, or youâve stumbled upon a huge scenario.â
âItâs both. Actually, Kyung-sik-ie had a lot of struggles while completing the [Dummy]. Though I drew the blueprint, any alchemist not on Kyung-sik-ieâs level would have a high chance of failing.â
âI actually even managed to complete Choi Lee-kyungâs balance potions simultaneously as well,â Choi Kyung-sik quickly chimed in and highlighted his ability.
Dawon nodded softly, without any hint of disdain, âThatâs right. It would have been impossible without you.â
âHoohoo~â
âAnd, assuming we succeed, itâd be like weâre constantly summoned. Itâs a big boost.â
The ability to act, even as a [Dummy], without the need for me to call out their name was a great advantage.
In addition, the original [Dummy] was nothing more than a puppet for an alchemist to control. Now, any soul with the âkeyâ could use the puppet without the alchemistâs interference.
âThen⌠What is this chilling part of the system message?â I asked Seo Dawon, pointing at the words, [It seems like you can plunge this world into terrible destruction and chaos]. Before long, the other servants approached me, looked at my status window, and fell silent. They, too, were immersed in their thoughts.
After a few seconds of silence, Seo Dawon replied, âThe words âdestruction and chaosâ are surprisingly frequent in scenario messages.â
âReally?â
âDestroying the existing order means that we have found a new truth while performing certain actions to defy existing laws. Though it may sound extreme, itâs still positive.â
ââŚSomehow, I canât believe that.â
âAnd weâre the dead.â
ââŚYeah.â
âFor the living, it would be quite bewildering to see us move around like a living person by using the [Dummy].â
It wasnât that I couldnât understand now that everything had been explained, but it bothered me when the system message said [Why donât you showcase more of your talents?], as if I was missing some other use of this [Dummy].
âIs this alright? Iâm also a bit bothered by the added scenario.â
âYou want to see it together?â
âSure.â Making it so everyone could see, I pressed the shining [Scenario] message.
[Over the World
Scenario Description:
-Do you know about the world âbeforeâ?
-Before the beginning of this world, there was a brilliant civilization. Soon, they used their capabilities to make ââŚ.â
-Aha, I see youâre already startled. They used ââŚ.â to transcend dimensions, surpassing into the realm of gods, and became gods themselves.
-An almost perfect world was formed!
-The game of cat and mouse with death had almost finished.
-However, these people who have dominated all dimensions were eventually robbed of everything by their creations.
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-And perhaps, you might be able to recreate this âGolden Age,â when alchemy flourished. What youâve created is quite similar to what alchemists of the Golden Age made with ââŚ.ââof course, itâs far inferior now.
-So, why donât you look for remaining records of this âprevious worldâ?
-Perhaps you tooâŚ
-âŚMight be able to reach the realm of the Gods.
Current Scenario Progress: 5%
Reward: A completed ââŚ.â blueprint]
The scenarioâs content was remarkably intriguing. The fact that the newly created, rideable [Dummies] were similar to ancient relics was quite interestingâperhaps the mechanisms were similar.
âThis all seems incredibleâŚâ I said in a quivering voice.
But, the servants around me seemed unimpressed.
âChoi Lee-kyung, youâre a bit clumsy, so this is probably the first time youâve seen a scenario like this.â
âHuh?â
âMost of them are written like *that.*â
Though I became momentarily incensed when Garam-ie called me clumsy, I cooled down, remembering how I had chosen the Necromancer class through the systemâs vague, sweet-nothings. Suddenly, the reward didnât seem as amazing as it had first appeared.
However, Choi Kyung-sik thoroughly scanned through the scenario several times. âThisâthe reward is definitely something suited for Alchemists, right?â
âProbably. Why, feeling greedy?â
âIf I wasnât feeling greedy, would I be a ranker?â Choi Kyungsik said, confidently, before looking directly at me. âIâll help you with this scenario, so will you support me?â
âI-I want to, but⌠What can I do?â
âFrom now on we should investigate anything related to this âprevious worldââitems, dungeons, books⌠even tabloids. Everything. Youâll cooperate, right?â
ââŚâŚâ I didnât want to answer, but I couldnât help but nod when I saw Choi Kyung-sikâs bright eyes. âAlrightâŚâ
âHuhuhu~ Iâm growing stronger for your benefit, Choi Lee-kyung-ssi.â
âIt might be harder than it seems.â Dawon-ie read the scenario carefully as well.
Choi Kyung-sikâs smile disappeared from his excited face.
Dawon continued without hesitating, âThe scenario reward is, no doubt, for an Alchemist⌠But I feel like this quest will connect to anotherâlike a dungeon.â
âNo wayâŚâ
âYeah. After the [Tower of Command], thereâs been no rumors of a new scenario appearing, right?â
At those words, all our eyes opened wide. Donât tell meâwas this the start of an advanced scenario linked to the next dungeon?
Even Garam-ieâs eyes were sparking. If our hypothesis was true, and this led to the next dungeonâŚThis was the equivalent of winning a lottery ten times!
Just then, Kim Olim frowned, âSeo Dawon. We donât have the leisure to cling to a scenario.â
âReally?â
âYou know thatâs true. Bae Jaemin, Lim Jisoo, and Moon Issak as well⌠Weâll need to take care of those problems before uncovering the scenario.â
As Olim had said, there was already a mountain we had to overcome before we could even think about the scenario.
âHowever,â Seo Dawon smiled and said, âNo. If we are to maintain the upper hand, we have no choice but to get ahead of them.â đđâŻâŻđâŻđˇđâ´đŁâŻđ.đ¤â´đŽ
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âIf thereâs a way to grow faster beyond monopolizing undiscovered and undisclosed dungeons, Iâll listen to your opinion.â
Thus, we decided to try and find a way to proceed with the scenario, âOver the World,â as soon as we returned from Busan Port.
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TL: First: Iâm so not ready for Necromancer Survival to go meta on me >.< Iâm going to need to brush up on my vocabulary.
Second: Previous world? Alternate universe? Who knows?
Third: The way to find these new scenarios are so freaking esotericâI hope the system is proud of itself.