Seoul Station’s Necromancer Chapter 15:

 

Chapter 15 – What Goes Around Comes Around

 

“Whew, It’s done . ”

Sunggoo wiped the sweat off his ghastly face .  The last floor was a very large space, and there had been enough monster to fill up the whole floor .  Of course, Sunggoo wasn’t sweating, because he had participated in the battles .

“Did you excavate it all?”

At Woojin’s words, Sunggoo brought the pile of blood stones to him .

“How can someone like big brother be Rank F?  At the very least, you should be Rank D .  Since you have a lot of abilities, you could even receive Rank C . ”

“I’ll get it later . ”

Sunggoo looked at Woojin, who spoke indifferently, as if he was seeing a monster .

The monsters on the last floor of the Dungeon was wiped out by Woojin and his summoned beings .  Sunggoo was assigned the role of excavating blood stone from the monsters Woojin pointed out . He basically did the clean up work .

Woojin had the ability to hunt 1 star and 2 star monsters by himself . His battle ability was close to a Rank D, and he wouldn’t fall short against a Rank C in terms of versatility .  He was able to summon the Skeletons, and he could search for the blood stones . Moreover, he was able to extract some gray energy from the dead monster’s corpses, and he was able to use it to heal himself .

Isn’t there a saying that says a sandalwood is fragrant even in seed leaf?(TLN:idiom used to describe genius who display their abilities even in childhood)  Sunggoo looked at this person, who had finished his Roused registration only 3 hours ago .  He believed this noob Roused Kang-woojin will become someone to be reckoned with .

“Uh? What are you doing? You are going to learn it instead of selling it?”

“Yeah, why?”

Woojin inserted his magic in to the Magical Scroll he held in his hand . As the Magic Scroll disappeared, he absorbed the magic, Electric Shock .  He had to save his Achievement Points since he had a lot of skills to learn . Therefore, he decided to learn the magic, Electric Shock, since he already possessed the Magic Scroll .

Even if he wanted to learn a more higher ranked Magic, he could only learn from Magic Scrolls related to the Necromancer class .  Still, Electric Shock would be useful when attacking a person .  There was no downside in learning it .

“Hul . You already have a lot of ability yet you are learning more magic, big brother?  If you had sold it, you could have sold it for one hundred million won… . . ” (TLN: 100,000,000 won or $89306 dollars)
“……?”

At Hong-songgoo’s words, Woojin’s face became rigid .  A 100 point Magic Scroll was worth a hundred million?

“…it was that expensive?”

“Of course . It allows you to gain an additional ability . It is qualitatively different from an Artifact . ”

Magical energy had to be injected into an Artifact for it to activate its imbued magic .  On the other hand, Magic Scroll allowed a Roused to learn the magic .  With a Magic Scroll, one didn’t have to worry about losing it, and even a low ranked Magic Scroll could be used for research . Of course, it would be expensive .

“Huh . Why would such an expensive item drop in a mere 2 star Dungeon?”

“I’m not sure . You must be really lucky . It isn’t like it never happens . It just doesn’t show up that often . So what kind of magic was it?”

“It’s the one you got hit with . It’s the Electric Shock that was used by the hobgoblin . ”

“Hul . You would have at the very least gotten one hundred million…… . ”

One hundred million . It was one hundred million .

“Whew . ”

If he knew the Magic Scroll was worth one hundred million then he would have just used 100 points to learn the Electric Shock .  He wanted to buy the Magic Scroll from the Achievement Store to sell, but the Skill Books purchased from the Point Store couldn’t be used in a transaction .
Only Woojin could learn it .

Woojin had learned ‘Soul Extract’ to restore the barely alive Sunggoo .  It cost him 50 points, but he didn’t hesitate since he had to learn it anyway .
After a monster or a person dies, their souls remain next to the corpses for a brief moment .  At that moment, he could extract the souls then he could use it as a source of energy .

Whether it was magic, vitality or stamina, a small portion of it could be recovered .  When Woojin injected it into someone else, the efficacy decreased .

Sunggoo thought Woojin was using healing magic, but the truth was different .  Woojin was stealing the life force of others to share with him .

“Ssssoop, whew . Let’s not worry about the cost . ”

Woojin tried to soothe his aching innards . If he had sold the Magic Scroll, then he wouldn’t have to traverse a Dungeon for a long while . No, if he thought about the fallen real estate value in Seoul, he could have moved into a huge villa that was much bigger than the current one room… . .

Ah, let’s not think about it .

“How much can I get with this much blood stones?”

“At the very least, you could get around 800 . I think you can get more . I’m not too sure…”

He had invested 100,000 won, so he made a good amount of profit . If his party members hadn’t run away, we would have only received one million won for his cut .

“It’s all mine . ”

“Of…of course . ”

“How about the Return Stone?”

“I have it here . ”

“Then let’s go . ”

Woojin and Sungoo swept the blood stones into the bag, and they were about to head upstairs .

“It looks like an ambush . ”

He only had a low level detection skill, but he could feel a faint sense of murderous intent .  Woojin gave Sunggoo a warning .  When Woojin came to a stop, Sunggoo’s expression also turned serious .

They had killed all the monsters . Unless they re-entered the Dugneon, the monsters won’t regenerate . If there was an ambush, then it had to be Bae-dohsoo’s party .

“Are they trying to PK?”

Woojin questioned Sunggoo, whose voice was shaking from worry .

“Does this happen often?”

“It happens occasionally . It probably happens more off the record . This is why people don’t party up with a group they don’t know .  The hell’s gate is opened when a treasure like Magic Scroll and Artifact is found . ”

“If there is a fight, how is it handled?”

“No one will know what had happened inside the Dungeon . It is an written rule that they’ll only act when there is indisputable evidence . ”

“Huh .  Then it’s an easy way to dispose of a dead body . ”

Woojin grinned and he looked up into the dark stairway .  He stopped walking then he looked back .  There were monster corpses lying everywhere .  Woojin took several steps back as he distanced himself from the stairway .  Sunggoo also followed Woojin’s action .

“Hey, stop hiding there like a rat .  Why don’t you come out?”

Soon, there was a response from Woojin’s words .  Bae-dohsoo’s party slowly stepped on to the stairs . One had an awkward expression, and another seemed to be apologetic . The rest  had a no nonsense attitude .

“What happened? Did you defeat them all?”

Bae-dohsoo put on a performance as he slyly asked a question .  Woojin spoke in a low voice toward Sunggoo .

“I’m planning on taking him by surprise when he gets close . ”

“What should I do?”

Sunggoo looked at Woojin with worried eyes .  Woojin shrugged his shoulders .

“You **** ran away yet you have have the gall to show up again .  Why are you here when you should be waiting in front of the barrier?”

The sudden disrespectful words spat out by Woojin made Bae-dohsoo’s eyebrows twitch, but he laughed awkwardly as he tried to keep his expression in control .

“Haha .  Why are you being like this?  Aren’t we on the same team?  We just made a tactical retreat, and we came back to clear the Dungeon .  When we arrived, it seemed all the monsters were killed .  How did you do it?”

Bae-dohsoo’s thoughts were in a complete state of confusion .  Two F ranked Roused were able to clear all the monsters, so he couldn’t believe what had happened .  Bae-dohsoo secretly looked towards the bag filled with blood stones .

Woojin laughed .

Those who were blinded by greed couldn’t see what was right in front of their eyes .

“Stop **** around .  You just wanted to take the Return Stone, but now you are covetous of a ready made meal?”

Woojin threw the bag filled with blood stones in front of him .

Chwa-roo-rook .

Blood stones spilled out from the bag’s opening .  It’s was thrown about the midway point between Woojin and Bae-dohsoo’s party .

“Try taking it if you covet it . ”

At Woojin’s words, Bae-dohsoo’s expression stiffened .

“It seems you are mistaken . Do you think we will try to PK someone, who had defeated a monster we couldn’t kill? It is a misunderstanding . We aren’t that stupid . ”

“Go on . ”

“I’m sorry for not looking out for you . However, my life was one the line so what could I do? We just came back to look for the Return Stone . Since you cleared the Dungeon, we were fortunate enough to be able to retrieve Jongchul’s corpse . Therefore, I am very thankful . ”

At Bae-dohsoo’s words, Woojin felt that he had been too sensitive . Yes, the people here weren’t at all like those from the Alphen Planet .

Maybe they were hiding themselves on top of the staircase in case they ran into a monster? From their perspective, they had no idea of what was going on at the bottom floor .

‘Maybe I’m being too sensitive…… . ’

For the past 20 years, he had lived in a location where people betrayed each other for a fistful of money . This is why he was always on edge . However, this was earth . This place was Seoul .

It is a place where peace and moral was alive… .

Hwa-roo-roo-rook .

…my **** .

Woojin hurriedly waved his arm through the flame that ignited in front of his eyes .

“Right now . ”

At Bae-dohsoo’s shout, the man with the bow shot an arrow toward Hong-songgoo . His fireball attack was an ability they had to get rid of first .

After Bae-dohsoo ran away, he had come to an agreement with his party . They weren’t skilled enough to attempt a 2 star dungeon . The money wasn’t that great, but they had decided to return to the 1 star Dungeons .

They returned to carefully look for the Return Stone, but all the monsters were dead .  Even the hobgoblin was dead, and this made his head spin .

Greed grew in him .

No matter how hard they searched they could only find Jongchul’s corpse .  Woojin and Sunggoo’s corpses were missing . This meant the two of them had conquered the bottom floor by themselves .

If they were able to defeat the hobgoblin, this meant one of them was hiding his real capability . This is why they had prepared an ambush, but their opponents saw through it first .

Bae-dohsoo tried to put Woojin at ease .  At the same time, he tried to assess the situation . He tried to determine if it was worth killing them . Dohsoo’s eyes almost flipped over backwards when Woojin threw the bag filled with blood stones .

It was a sum of money equivalent to working a 1 star Dungeon for one month .

Bae-dohsoo confirmed from Woojin’s sharp reaction that he was suspicious .

‘He is on guard against us . ’

The fact that he was on guard meant it would be dangerous for them . He didn’t know what method they used to kill the numerous monsters, but he was wary of attacking them .

He decided to use the fact that his opponent was feeling a sense of danger against he .  He thought it was worth trying to attack them .

‘Let’s hit them . ’

Bae-dohsoo gave the sign they had agreed to in advance, then he used his Ignition ability .  At the same time, Woojin’s face was engulfed in flame, and an arrow pierced through Sunggoo’s shoulder .

“Koo-ook . ”

The party members attacked the surprised man even before the flame had formed .  The weapons would cut through more easily through human flesh than the tough leather of monsters .

“Whew . Please don’t resent me . Aren’t all Roused like this?”

Bae-dohsoo took out the dagger equipped on his belt, then he stabbed it toward the staggering Woojin .

Shweeek .

Even though, the flame was impeding Woojin’s sight, he was able to grab the hand stabbing at him . Woojin reversed the grip on the hand as he threw him . His strength and speed was so fast that Bae-dohsoo didn’t have the chance to do anything .

He was on par with a Roused with a physical ability .

“Whew . That’s pretty hot . ”

As the flames faded away, Woojin wiped his face with his hands . He glared at Bae-dohsoo’s party, who was taken aback . Sunggoo had an arrow in his shoulder, and he was looking at Woojin with tear-filled eyes .

“It was pretty insolent attack . ”

His face was slightly red, and it seemed he had taken some minor burns to the face . However, Woojin was smiling .

“I guess I should have expected this?”

Woojin extended both his arms .

Pah-pahk!

The scattered monster’s corpses exploded, and the scraps of meat flew everywhere .  It was a grand sight .  If one had a weak constitution, the grotesque sight would make one faint .

“Resent me . ”

Woojin let out a white smile .

Resentment wouldn’t change anything .

“I’ll laugh to my heart’s content . ”

He’ll taken on all the resentment from the weak .  It would be too cruel for him to deny them that much, since their souls would be  imprisoned as they will fall from grace .

The Skeletons’ bone knives didn’t show any hesitation or mercy .

“Kooh-ahhk . ”

In a flash, the entire party was taken down then Woojin headed towards Bae-dohsoo .  He was still twitching, so it seemed he was still alive .

“W, wait a moment, let’s talk… . ”

“Are you waiting for your Ignition ability’s cool time?”

Kwa-jeek!

Woojin unhesitatingly stabbed the dagger he took from Bae-dohsoo into his heart .  Bae-dohsoo trembled for a moment before he went limp . Woojin looked at him without showing much interest as he took the Bae-dohsoo’s bag .

It was filled with blood stones they had acquired before they met the hobgoblin .  Moreover, Woojin searched Bae-dohsoo’s body, and he took his wallet .  He took out all the cash and he stuffed it into his pocket . Before he knew it, Woojin was humming a tune .

‘Un…unbelievable . ’

In front of Hong-sunggoo, four lives were taken in an instant .  He tried to cover his mouth with both hands as he tried to stop the words that almost leaked out of his mouth .

He was so surprised that it seemed he wasn’t conscious of the pain caused by the arrow in his shoulder .  Woojin also went through the other party members’ pockets, then he mumbled .

“Anyways, the **** who try to stab me in the back will never speak again . ”

Is he saying this for his benefit? Sunggoo’s eyes trembled uncontrollably .

“The people I hate the most are those who try to stab others in the back . Isn’t that right, Sunggoo?”

Woojin whipped his head around, and he looked into Sunggoo’s eyes . He was so surprised that he almost wet his pants . Woojin had killed four people, but his face was too indifferent .

Even when one kills a monster, or even a small animal, one usually feels excitement, or guilt .  Some kind of emotion should be stirred up, yet Woojin looked like he had pulled weeds out from the side of the road after he killed these people . Sunggoo couldn’t sense any change in his emotion .

It felt like Woojin was something more than a murderer .

His peacefulness drove the terror deep into Hong-songgoo .

“Why aren’t you answering me?”