Seoul Station’s Necromancer Chapter 63:
Chapter 63 – Shout from Pyongyang (3)
<Dimensional Fragment>
It is a miraculous fragment making up the material world .
It is an ingredient used to make the Dimensional Domain .
“Mmmm . ”
Woojin stroked his chin . He held up the bright purple gem, and he looked it over . However, no more information popped up .
“Bibi . Do you know anything about the Dimensional Domain?”
“Oing? I have no idea . ”
This was the first time Bibi had heard about it, so Woojin didn’t ask any further questions . He wouldn’t get any answer from worrying over it, so he decided it would be better to ignore it .
He put the Dimensional Fragment into his inventory . Then he walked away with the Return Stone in his hand . It was time for him to exit the Dungeon .
*
The barrier was disappearing .
The eyes of the two North Korean soldiers guarding the entrance to the Gwangmyung Station widened .
“Hey, look at that . What is that?”
“Uh-hook . The barrier is disappearing . ”
“That son of a **** from South Korea really succeeded . Hurry up and report it to our superior . ”
While the North Korean soldiers moved busily, foreign reporters were hiding nearby . They took pictures of Woojin walking up the stairs . They raised their telephoto lens .
“Shit . This doesn’t make any sense . ”
“This is crazy . He soloed a 6 star Dungeon . This will be a huge topic . ”
“An amazing Roused has appeared in Korea . ”
“This right here… Won’t this Roused be hot as Melody, who showed up in America?”
“Hurry up and contact the headquarters . ”
While the reporters busied themselves, Woojin looked at the personcoming towards him after he left the Dungeon . The soldiers were still manning the line of defense, but Woojin could see reporters scattered amongst them .
Unlike South Korea, the reporters didn’t run forward to ask aggressively for an interview . They just watched him .
After receiving the urgent message, Lieutenant Che-haesol had come running over to the Dungeon . She didn’t hide her elation .
“I knew you would succeed . Good work . ”
“Well, didn’t we come here knowing I will succeed?”
“Ha ha ha . Of course . However, I am still surprised you were able to pull this off . ”
There had been no volunteers who wanted to go into this Dungeon yet Woojin cleared the Dungeon in triumph . Moreover, the access to this Dungeon had been restricted, so no one was able to gather information on it . It took a brave person to attempt this Dungeon, and it was more surprising that someone had succeeded in clearing it .
“Did the negotiation group arrive?”
“Yes . Both the North and South delegations are waiting for the news as to whether the Dungeon was cleared or not . ”
She didn’t tell him they were getting ready to start the negotiations assuming there was a 70% chance he would fail .
“Then you guys take care of the negotiations . I’m going into the Dungeon again . Since there won’t be a Dungeon Break any more, tell the army to back off . ”
“What? You are going to re-attempt it without taking a break?”
Che-haesol was very surprised . Three days had passed . He would have spent 4 times the amount of time inside the Dungeon . He spent an incredible amount of time in a tense battlefield, yet he wasn’t going to take a break? He would instead re-enter the Dungeon?
“Well, this isn’t difficult work, so why would I need to rest?”
“…… . ”
He spoke of going into the 6 star Dungeon as if he was going to a playground . What was Woojin’s true ability? What ability would allow him to clear a Dungeon so easily?
“Do your best then . ”
Woojin immediately turned around, and he went back into the Dungeon . If he wanted to reach his target level of 60 than he would need to run a tight schedule for the next 15 days . He had to use the least amount of time, so it would be possible for him to run an extra Dungeon run .
He would be able to sleep inside the Dungeon . Whether it was rest or filling his stomach, it was all possible within the Dungeon . He also had a very useful means of getting supply called the Point Store .
Soon after Woojin left, an out of breath North Korean Soldier came running to the Dungeon . Just from looking at the bars on his shoulders, one could tell he was a high ranking officer .
When he saw the barrier blocking the Dungeon entrance, he looked around his surrounding .
“What the hell? Didn’t you say the barrier came down?”
“Yes . He just went in again not too long ago . ”
“What? That crazy **** went back in without taking a breather?”
“Yes . ”
He looked around his surrounding, and all the soldiers on standby backed up what was said . The Dungeon raid had been successful . However, the hero Kahng-woojin went back in to the Dungeon .
He couldn’t help, but be taken aback at this unexpected situation .
“This is no simple matter . ”
The chairman told him to bring comrade Kahng-woojin at any cost yet he didn’t have any way to contact him…
He had no choice, but to give his report . He quickly walked away .
*
In a room inside the Memorial Palace, Kim-jungun was stroking his plump chin with a serious expression on his face .
“It’s tilted to the left . ”
“Yes, comrade . ”
The soldier hurriedly fixed the tilted framed picture . Kim-jungun smiled in satisfaction .
The large framed picture on the wall was the printed photo of the picture he took with Kahng-woojin .
“What should I do with this framed picture?”
Kim-jungun looked at the framed picture that was originally hung there .
It was a photo of him shaking Dennis Rodman’s hand affectionately .
It was a picture of a basketball player he had once liked . However, Kim-jungun wasn’t interested in him any more .
“Throw it away . . ”
At Kim-jungun’s cold words, the female servant carefully stepped out of the room with the framed picture in her possession .
He possessed a NBA regulation ball used in a game during the season . This room used to be decorated with basketball equipments like basketball shoes, and headbands . Now the items that came out of the Dungeons lined the room instead .
At the end of the wall with the framed photo, there was something akin to a small Dungeon museum . The room was filled with Artifacts, and stuffed low ranked monsters .
Kim-jungun looked at Woojin inside the framed photo, and his face was filled with envy .
Ddok ddok .
“Come in . ”
Kim-jungun looked towards the open door with a large smile on his face yet the person he was expecting wasn’t there .
“What is it? Where is comrade Kahng-Woojin?”
“That is… He entered the Dungeon again . ”
“What did you say?”
The North Korean army officer tried to explain the situation, but it was a waste of time .
“Why didn’t you stop him?”
“He had already entered when I got there . ”
“Do you think my words are a joke?”
He desperately begged, but not a single lash moved on Kim-jungun’s face . Cold sweat started running down the officer .
“Comrade . I think you will need to self criticize your actions . ”
“P…please spare me . ”
At Kim-jungun’s words, the officer immediately got on his knees .
“I have no business with you . Get out . ”
“C…chairman . Please… . ”
He begged, but it was a waste of time . No, the ruckus he caused was driving the nail into his coffin .
“I guess you won’t even need to reflect on your own action . ”
The guard from the Security department, who was standing behind Kim-jongun, took out his pistol . Then he immediately shot the man in front of them .
Tahhng!
The North Korean army officer died for such an absurd and groundless reason . However, the guard didn’t show any surprise . He merely noted such an event had happened again .
“Now listen to me . Go wait for Kahng-woojin with both your eyes open, and bring him when he comes out . ”
“Yes . ”
The unlucky guard, who was chosen for this task, couldn’t show any signs of complaint . His heart was being charred black inside .
“Ha-ah . I should be the one to treat the hero, who saved Pyongyang . ”
Kim-jungun touched the Skill Books on display on top of his desk . He wasn’t a Roused, so the Skill Book didn’t respond to him at all .
Kim-jungun looked at the framed picture on the wall and his eyes was filled with envy and admiration .
*
<Level Up!>
“Hooo . ”
At the same time as his level up, his low magic and energy was recovered . It sent a charge up his spine, and he felt a refreshing sensation . The pleasure given by drugs couldn’t even compare to this sensation .
“I’m level 60 now . ”
He had started off with the Baejiks . Then he killed the six legged spider-like monster called Launcher, who shot tentacle spears . He even took down Rantos, which had stronger magical resistance than the Ogre . It was a horned monster equipped with tough leather . Then there were the Tudons . They were earth moles, who dug tunnels through the ground, to approach a prey in stealth . They attacked by suddenly popping out of the ground .
These were the basic underlings that composed Trahnet’s army . Woojin indiscriminately hunted them down, and he destroyed the hatcheries in various locations . The colony headquarters that had existed in the first run wasn’t present in the second run . He guessed the colony headquarters was the Dungeon boss .
He repeatedly hunted down the monsters in this endlessly large Dungeon, and the Return Stone appeared randomly if one destroyed the hatcheries . When Woojin found the Return Stone, he would take care of the monsters that were visible to him, then he would go out to re-enter the Dungeon again .
Instead of hunting down all the monsters, it was better to re-enter the Dungeon to hunt large groups of monsters again . This method was advantageous in earning more EXP .
He repeated this method . This was the 7th time he had re-entered the Dungeon .
He had finally reached level 60 .
First, Woojin learned all the Warrior Class Skills .
<Warriors’ Patience><Form Transformation – Bow><Archery><Rapid Fire><Snap Shot>
Warrior’s Patience was a passive skill, and it would allow one to endure pain . All the other skills were related to the bow . Woojin immediately took out his Warrior’s Weapons, the Steel Staff, to change its form .
The staff started to curve, and a light made out of magic started to elongate to make the string for the bow . Woojin searched through his Necromancer Class skills, and he learned <Bone Arrow> .
It was something he hadn’t learned since it was weaker than the Bone Spear . However, he thought this skill would work synergistically with the bow .
After summoning a Bone Arrow, he fit it on the string . He pulled back then he tried firing it .
Shweeeeehk .
It flew much faster than throwing a Bone Spear, and the arrow also flew a longer distance . Woojin smiled in satisfaction .
If he had enough magic, he could summon an unlimited supply of Bone Spear and Bone Arrows . This wouldn’t be of any use in summoning more Skeletons, but it could be used as a medium for summoning Bone Walls . It would give him a great tactical advantage .
Woojin learned the level 60 restricted Necromancer Skills he had bought .
<Lv 1 Shadow Ghost><Familiar : Ggaebi>
Through one’s shadow, a parasite ghost of the host will be summoned .
It will read the emotions and gather information about the host . If the host is a corpse, then the ghost will be able to control it . If the corpse is revived with Resurrection, then the ghost can bring out a little bit more of the corpse’s original ability .
Depending on the Summoner’s Loyalty and Trust, the Required Control is decreased . The summoned being needing control by the Summoner may be reformed into a true companion .
Number of Shadow : 1
Corpse Amplification : +10%
Needed Control 1(-99 Loyalty, -99 Trust)
If he had Ggaebi, then he could amplify the power of the zombies revived using Resurrection . Since they were just corpses, they didn’t have the agility or intelligence they possessed when they were alive . It was a different story if Ggaebi was controlling them .
“Come out, Ggaebi . ”
Woojin immediately called out his familiar, Ggaebi . Woojin’s shadow suddenly stood up, and a being with the appearance of Woojin showed up in front of him .
If he didn’t have a transparent body like the Phantom Steed ShingShing, Ggaebi would looke exactly like Woojin .
[Kee keek . I can finally hear master’s voice . ]
“I still feel creeped out by you . ”
[Kee kee keek . Isn’t it about time you got used to it?]
It was as Ggaebi said . He should have been used to it by now, but Woojin was still not used to him . Ggaebi was like another cloned version of himself .
They were fundamentally different existences, but they shared the same thoughts, sights and feelings . Even though they were different beings, he felt a sense of repulsion .
[If you don’t like this form, then why don’t you give me a new body?]
Woojin looked around his surrounding . It was in ruins from the battle . There were a lot of corpses that could host Ggaebi . However, he had already finished clearing the Dungeon, so it was unnecessary .
“I’ll call you when I need you . Return back into my shadow . ”
[Keekeek . This place called earth has a lot of fun stuff . ]
It seemed he had read Woojin’s mind without permission . Woojin frowned, and he glared at Ggabi, who had returned into his shadow .
“Chet . ”
He felt creeped out by him, but Ggaebi wasn’t a bad being . He had save Woojin’s life several times . He was a loyal familiar .
“Do I have around a day left?”
In real time, only a little less than 14 days had passed . He still had a day and couple hours left . If he was quick about it, then Woojin could probably run the Dungeon one more time .
Woojin took the Return Stone, and he headed back out of the Dungeon .