Seoul Station’s Necromancer Chapter 85:
Chapter 85 - Guild Expansion (3)
Didn't someone say humans were animals that adapt?
Che-haesol proficiently cut open a goblin that was burnt to death . She pulled out the bloodstone .
“Aigo . I've excavated them all . ”
Haesol put the bloodstone inside the bag, then she stretched her back .
“Isn't it hard?”
“No . ”
Haesol drank the water bottle handed to her by Sunggoo . Woojin had taken the water out from his amazing sub-dimension . It was clean water . She didn't have to be worried about contamination . She knew they could get sick if they dared to eat and drink anything inside the Dungeon .
“Hoo . Still, the Reinforcement Stones I ate before I came here helped alot . ”
“Haha . Keep taking whatever he gives you immediately . ”
It was Sunggoo's absolute ironclad rule .
Never turn down anything given by Woojin .
You do what he asks, and you don't do anything when he says no .
If one followed this rule, at the very least, one wouldn’t lose one's life .
Not long ago, Sunggoo was able to solo clear a 5 star Dungeon .
The stress and nervousness he felt that time couldn't be compared to what he felt right now . He felt secure, and it was as if he had come to a picnic with Woojin to this Dungeon .
Still, he wasn't just playing around . He was letting out sweat as he gathered the bloodstones . So this wasn’t like being at a picnic . He guessed it was akin digging for spring herbs?
Anyways, he knew for sure his life wasn’t in danger .
This was also true for Haesol .
“I was very surprised . I didn't realized the president could control so many Undead . . . ”
The Summoning Type Roused could Summon or Tame . Moreover, the quality and quantity of one's summon varied based on one's ability . Even if each one of Woojin's Skeleton Warriors, and Skeleton Magicians were Rank C, he could control over 100 of them .
“Right now I think he is summoning only half of what he could actually summon . I've never seen him summon up to his limit yet . Haha . ”
“…… . ”
“Just stop trying to make sense of him . ”
“Ha . The world still doesn't know even half of our president's true abilities . ”
That's right . This was also true for Sunggoo, who raided the Dungeons with Woojin . Sunggoo watched Woojin from nearby, and he had never seen Woojin's limit .
Woojin was continuously getting stronger .
“He's coming here right now . ”
Woojin travelled up the destroyed path in the forest as he led his Skeleton Army . She knew they were her allies yet her heart automatically beat faster when she saw the nefarious group of Skeletons . There were several hundred of them .
Woojin walked in front of the group, but there was nothing extraordinary about his posture .
“Goo-uhhhh . ”
Between the Skeleton Army, she saw a peerless being .
A Golem made out of boulders was walking forward with something in his hand .
“Haesol . ”
“Yes, sir!”
When Woojin called her name, Haesol quickly ran towards him .
“Try taming this one . ”
“T . . . that one?”
There was a white tiger struggling in Dolsae's hand .
No . If one compared it to a creature on earth, the monster was like the extinct sabre-toothed tiger .
Pah-paht .
Woojin summoned several bone spears and he stuck them into the ground . When he injected his magical energy, they formed into a Bone Prison . Dolsae threw the sabre-toothed tiger inside .
Puh-uhk!
“Koo-roo-roo-roo-roo . ”
The saber-toothed tiger was thrown roughly to the floor, and it soon crouched in a low posture as it growled .
From across the bars made out of bones, she could feel an incredible pressure coming from the saber-toothed tiger as she faced it . It was so large that it would be apt to describe it as a house-sized tiger .
“Y . . . you want me to enter there?”
Woojin grinned at Haesol's words .
He had captured it easily, but the saber-toothed tiger was level 57 .
If Haesol entered the cage, she wouldn't even last 3 seconds before she was ripped into pieces .
“You want to die already?”
“…… . ”
“Hey, Sunggoo . ”
"Yes, hyung-nim . "
"Work it over, so it'll be obedient . "
"Yes, sir . "
Sunngoo bravely jumped over the bars made out of bones .
Haesol's eyes turned round at his decisiveness . Sunggoo was Alandal's second Roused, and he had just reached Rank B a month ago .
He was Kahng-Woojin's man .
“Heh heh . Hello?”
“Koo-roo-roo-rook . ”
Sunggoo grinned as he looked at the saber-toothed tiger .
“Kwahhhhhhhng!”
The saber-toothed tiger opened its mouth wide, then it let out a roar . It couldn't affect an ogre, but the Fear was deadly enough to freeze small animals .
Haesol's body froze, and it felt as if her legs were rooted to the floor . Sunggoo rubbed his ears .
“Well, I'm sorry about this . ”
After he gave an apology, Sunggoo ran towards the saber-toothed tiger . The Bone Prison was about 5 meters in radius . There weren't that much space where one could dodge, but the saber-toothed tiger had no intention of dodging .
It lowered its posture, and the saber-toothed tiger waited for an opportunity to attack Sunggoo .
“Iron Skin . ”
Sunggoo activated his Iron Skin to make his entire body hard . Then he started beating on the sabertooth tiger .
Puh-uhk, Puhk!
“Kwahhng . ”
Puh-uhk, Puhk! Ggwahng!
Once in awhile, Sunggoo missed with his stomp, and his foot got stuck in the ground . However, this happened rarely . The saber-toothed tiger was too big, and there were too many places to hit it .
The saber-toothed tiger's agility was useless .
It wasn't only because it was in a small cage .
Hoooong, puh-uhk, puhk!
Sunggoo recurrently took the Reinforcement Stones, so his Stats had already passed the realm of human limitation . He rivaled the saber-toothed tiger . . . No, he was better than it .
Sunggoo let out flashy strikes with his fists . He was like a professional boxer as he attacked in a simple, but effective manner . With the minimum of movements, he dodged a swipe by the saber-toothed tiger's claw, then he continued his ruthless beating .
‘Director Hong was that strong?’
After she sent in her letter of application to the Alandal guild, Che-haesol had researched the guild thoroughly . She knew Director Sunggoo had started out as a Rank F, and he had received a Rank B last month .
In her mind, she knew a Rank B would be somewhat strong . However, there was a world of difference in imagining it and actually seeing it with one's eyes .
Even amongst the Rank B Roused, he would be considered to be in the top tier of the physical-based Roused .
He was such a cheerful guy . . . She had gathered bloodstones with this young youth . Haesol was shocked when she saw this unexpected side of Sunggoo .
She wasn't shocked by Sunggoo's fast movements .
He had on a cheerful face as he moved in a leisurely manner .
The relaxed manner Sunggoo was exhibiting confused Haesol .
When Haesol entered the Bone Prison, the saber-toothed tiger was barely holding on to its life . It had been worked over very thoroughly . It looked as if the saber-toothed tiger was exhausted, and one weak blow might send it to its death .
Haesol put her hand on the sabre-toothed tiger's head as she initiated her Taming Skill .
Pah-pah-paht .
The light gathered in her hand as it encased the saber-toothed tiger and Haesol before it disappeared . Haesol turned to look at Woojin with a dark expression .
“It failed . ”
Woojin shrugged his shoulder .
Considering their discrepancy in level, it was quite unlikely that the Taming would succeed .
“Keep doing it until you succeed . . ”
“…understood . ”
Afterwards, Haesol tried it 12 more times, and she failed every single one of them . Her body was soaked with sweat as she plopped down on the floor .
“I . . . I don't have any more magic . It's depleted . ”
Woojin sent a single soul towards her to fill up her energy .
An unknown energy was absorbed by her body, and she felt her magic fill up . Haesol looked towards Woojin with a confused expression .
“Keep at it . . ”
“…yes . ”
Haesol continued to use her Taming Skill, and she kept failing . Sunggoo couldn't take it anymore, so he tried to give some advice .
“Try wishing for it in earnest as you use your skill . Maybe the universe might give you a helping hand . ”
“…… . ”
Did he really think Taming would work if she did such a thing?
“Hey, Sunggoo . That **** is eyeing Haesol's neck . Beat him a little bit more . ”
“Uh? It recovered a little bit . ”
Puh-puh-puhk .
The saber-toothed tiger, who had been on its last breath, had recovered some of its strength as it lay on the ground . It was waiting for an opportunity to attack Haesol, but Sunggoo immediately started beating up the saber-toothed tiger .
“Ggeeeng, ggaeng . ”
Woojin gave a single advice to Haesol, who had retreated backwards .
“Don't be too impatient . Considering the level difference, this is a tough task . ”
It would have been better if it was a lower rank monster . However, they were in a high rank Dungeon . There were goblins here, but it was harder to Tame a monster living in a tribal society . It was easier to Tame a wild animal like the saber-toothed tiger .
“There are two ways to Tame a monster . You have to feel a sense of closeness, and you have to become its friend . The other method is to dominate the monster into submission . What method do you think you are using right now?”
She watched as Sunggoo ruthlessly beat up the saber-toothed tiger . Haesol spoke in a careful manner .
“Aren’t we trying to dominate the monster?”
“Neither . Are you dominating the monster right now?”
As a Necromancer, Woojin had a Stat named 'Control . ' Tamers had a Stat called ‘Intimacy' . This Stat has to be high for the Tamer to have a higher probability of Taming a high rank monster .
Woojin pointed towards Sunggoo, who was beating up the saber-toothed tiger .
“He is the villain . "
“…… . ”
Woojin pointed his finger towards the saber-toothed tiger, who was being beaten .
“That **** being beaten is your friend . ”
“…… . ”
Woojin grabbed Haesol's shoulder with his hand .
“You want to become friend with that bastard, who is getting beaten . ”
Woojin and Haesol looked at each other's face .
“What should you do?”
“I . . . I should stop it?”
“No . You have to protect him from the villain . ”
“…… . ”
What kind of situation was this? Did he expect her to perform in a skit?
“So you want me to act… . ”
“No . You have to act as you mean it . You are protecting the cat from the villainous director of miscellaneous work . Go fight him . Defeat the villain . ”
“…… . ”
Woojin yelled towards Sunggoo .
“Did you hear what I said?”
“Yes, hyung-nim . ”
“Just put on an adequate acting performance . ”
“Yes!”
Woojin patted Haesol's back .
“Go save it . Then become friends with it . "
“…yes . ”
Sunggo yelled out when Haesol ran in .
“Ooh-heh heh . A person like you can't block me . ”
It seemed Sunggoo watched some anime . Haesol wondered if she should say something back for the benefit of the saber-toothed tiger . However, Sunggoo's fist flew in towards her .
Haesol, unconsciously, brought her guard up to block the blow .
Puhk!
‘Uh?’
Sunggoo swung his fist in a slow motion, but the impact on her arm bones weren't light .
“Huh-ook!”
The pain was focused into a single moment, and she couldn't even scream . She let out a gasp . She spoke as she felt the pain coming from her fractured bones .
“D . . . director Hong . Y . . . you broke my arm . ”
“Ooh-heh heh . You are so weak . ”
“…D . . director Hong . ”
He was still laughing in a cheerful manner as he let out a kick . Haesol felt true fear when she saw the kick coming . She rolled on the ground to avoid the blow, and Haesol felt her life being threatened .
“You should quickly attack him then try using Taming again . ”
At Woojin's voice, Haesol approached Sunggoo, and she punched him in the chest . Sunggoo could have easily avoided it, but he flew backward from the blow . . . he jumped backwards .
Kwah-jeek!
Sunggoo flew backwards as he broke through the Bone bars . Sunggoo fell to the ground and he writhed on the ground .
“…… . ”
She knew she hadn't done it, but she still looked between her fist, and Sunggoo, who had been blown away .
“Hurry up and Tame it . ”
“Yes, sir . ”
Could such a dumb acting job be effective? Haesol turned back to looked at the saber-toothed tiger . It was beaten so badly that it could barely roll its eyes to look at her .
The eyes were filled with tears .
She could feel it even before she started taming it .
‘I . . . it's deeply moved by my gesture?’
Haesol approached the saber-toothed tiger, and she put her hand over its head . Light burst from her hand and a pillar of light surround both of them as the light made a strong connection between them .
“Koo-roong . ”
The saber-toothed tiger let out a purr of pleasure, and its feelings were transferred directly to Haesol .
‘It was deeply moved . Thankful . It wanted to repay her . ’
It had been captured and beaten by the humans . It felt grateful towards the human, who had stood up to the other humans, to save him .
“You earned one guardian . ”
Wooji grinned as he took out a soul stored in the Soul Armor . He immediately healed Haesol's broken arm, then the saber-toothed tiger was healed .
“Koo-roo-roo-rook . ”
The recovered saber-toothed tiger showed its teeth towards Woojin and Sunggoo . However, he did not' show any hostility towards Haesol, who was by his side .
“That **** should be enough to protect you from threats . ”
“Thank you . ”
“All right . Follow me as you excavate the bloodstones . ”
“…yes . ”
“Also, train the Skills you learned today . ”
“Yes, sir . ”
Woojin worked Haesol hard to complete the Taming of the saber-toothed tiger, because he wanted to freely use Sunggoo . If Sunggoo was left behind as Haesol's bodyguard, he would excavate the bloodstones, but their overall efficiency would suffer .
“Heh heh . How was my acting skills, hyung-nim?”
“You could win the award for best actor . ”
“Ooh-heh heh heh . ”
Even at Woojin's faint praise, Sunggoo was very much pleased .
Haesol shook her head from side to side . She looked at Sunggoo as she exaggerated her hardship .
“Hoo . Director Hong was quite scary before . ”
“Heh heh . I hit you softly, since I was afraid you would die . ”
“…… . ”
Maybe Director Hong was more dangerous than the president .
Sunggoo hadn't had a big presence inside Haesol's head . She didn't think too much of him . However, she quickly upgraded Sunggoo as a main player inside her head .
There were two other Roused in Alandal excluding her . She couldn't even fathom the level of power possessed by the first Roused . The other one was also quite excellent .
“Even in the Roused Division, it is rare to see a physical Roused of your caliber . Soon, you'll be able to receive your Rank A . "
Sunggoo frowned at the compliment given by Haesol .
“But I'm a Mage?”
“…… . ”
What kind of a strange guild was this?