Seoul Station’s Necromancer Chapter 141:
Chapter 141 – Meteors
Gwah-gwah-gwahng!
The aftermath of the explosion was incredible . Several dozen Skeleton Mages were swept away . Woojin was hunting by himself, so fortunately, soldiers and his familiars weren’t by his side .
Hooooohng!
The wrecks of the leftover buildings were swept up into the shockwave, and it was dispersed into the surrounding . When the dust settled down, Woojin retracted his barrier then he approached Jaenis .
“How does it feel being released from seal?”
[Do you think I had fun during the time I had lost?]
Woojin shrugged his shoulders . He’d never experienced being in the Room of Seal, and he never experienced death .
“You probably have a lot of questions for me . Let’s tidy up the battlefield first . ”
[That sounds like a good idea . ]
“You should team up with Ramson . ”
[I’ll do so . ]
Woojin quickly grabbed Jaenis, who was about to disappear .
“Oh yeah . Don’t kill any humans . ”
[Your words make no sense . ]
“Don’t kill them . ”
[…as the lord wants . ]
Hwee-ree-reek .
Jaenis disappeared as his body turned into black smoke .
The Lich never went back on his spoken words, so he wouldn’t harm the humans . This will cause the eradication of the monsters to be slowed down . However, he couldn’t torch the entire cottage, because he wanted to catch the bedbugs .
If Woojin hadn’t cautioned Jaenis, he would have indiscriminately bombarded the city of Seoul .
That would have been the quickest way to eradicate all the monsters .
“Shall I check myself out a little bit?”
He was level 80 now .
His Warrior’s Weapon had evolved over time, and he had just passed another hurdle where another evolution to his weapon would happen .
Woojin opened his Skill Window .
<Steel Staff>
A warrior’s weapon was basically one’s best friend, and they are akin to one’s life . The Warrior’s weapon grew alongside the user . It is always with you, and it is always ready to come out at your beck and call .
Effect : Strength +5, Speed +30, Health +30, Durability Recovery(Dispelled State)
Skill : Summon, Dispel, Transform (Spear, Hammer, Axe, Great Sword, Bow, Long Sword, Throwing Knives)
“Throwing Knives?”
The 8th transformation form was already determined .
His weapon’s buff effect had started out at ‘Strength +5’, but now it was +30 . Moreover, there were additional effect of Speed and Health .
When he reached level 90, his weapon arsenal will expand further, and the increased Stats would be immense .
If one wanted to walk the road of a Warrior Class, the Warrior’s Weapon was an inseparable companion .
Chul-goo-ruhk .
Woojin’s weapon changed form . Three small throwing knives appeared in his hand instead of the Steel Staff . Each of the throwing knives was of a different size . The first one had a blade that was about a handspan in length, and it could be used like a dagger . The entire length of the second knife was about a handspan in length, and it was like a small ornamental silver knife . The last one was like a mid-sized throwing knife .
Sha-rahk, shweek .
Woojin summoned and dispelled the weapon several times . The weapon repeatedly disappeared, and reappeared in his hand . He was also able to freely change the size of the Throwing Knives, so he could summon throwing knives ideal for the palm of his hands .
“What are the skills I can learn?”
Woojin opened the Achievement Store to buy the level 80 Skills that had been unlocked . He bought the Skills that was exclusive to the Warrior Class .
<Knife Fighting>, <Knife Throwing Technique>, <Battle Roar>
There were two weapon skills that was self explanatory . However, he was curious about the effect of the last Skill .
<Battle Roar>
During a hard fight, the Warrior’s yell will boost the spirit of one’s allies .
Effect : Increased Morale, Increased Battle Capability
Woojin smiled when he saw the description of the Skill .
“It’s a Group Buff . ”
Until level 70, the skills given to him strengthened the Warrior . The first Buff skill appeared at level 80 . It had also been a Buff where his yell would affect the allies in his vicinity . It was an aoe buff .
The battle was slowly coming to an end . Woojin headed towards Namsan where he decided to try out his new weapon skills .
Rajakui had planted vines, and it had grown all over the tower .
It would be a problem if the colony gained a foothold here . He had to quickly get rid of it .
“Uh?”
Woojin stopped in his tracks when he suddenly felt a sense of danger . He raised his head towards the sky .
Doo doo doo doo .
When he focused his senses, he felt the air vibrate . The clouds were shaped a bit funny too . His focused eyesight couldn’t see anything, but he felt some kind of presence .
“Ha-ah . ”
Woojin shook his head from side to side .
Jaenis had an extreme hatred towards Trahnet .
He had deployed a meteor to destroy a functionless colony that yet to take hold here…
It was already too late to stop it .
“So I’m the one, who will be responsible, for destroying the Namsan Tower again . ”
The symbol of Seoul had been destroyed 5 years ago during the Dungeon Shock . It hadn’t even been several years since it was rebuilt… He never expected he would be the cause of its destruction .
Any action taken by the Undead Army was his sole responsibility .
“This might not end at the tower . Namsan itself might be erased . ”
He still had time before the meteor struck the mountain . Woojin looked around his surrounding . He got on his Phantom Steed Shing Shing, and they galloped away .
***
Doo doo doo doo . Kwah-ahng!
The battlefield was noisy with the sounds of bullets being fired, and the explosions going off . In the midst of all of this, several cameras were taking in the sight of the battle .
A small monitor displayed the battle as if the battle was going on right in front of one’s nose . In truth, the camera was positioned about 1 kilometer away .
“Whew . This is beyond a mess . ”
The flying monsters and the quick monsters were only 1 kilometer away, and that fact worried them . However, the army were at the final stage of the suppression, so the danger against them was a bit diminished .
“Shale we get closer, producer?”
“It’s all right . Let’s wait here . We’ll go in after the gunfire dies down . ”
“Yes . ”
“The world is coming to an end . End . ”
The producer reclined on a picnic chair, and he absentmindedly stared up at the sky .
There was no point in getting a scoop in this **** up world . If he crossed into the no-go area set up by the army, he might get unlucky and get shot by friendly fire . If he died, he wouldn’t be able to take up his grievances with anyone .
“Uh? Isn’t something coming our way?”
“What is it?”
“It looks like a horse . ”
“What? Dude . We are on a roof . Do you think a pegasus exist or something . ”
“I…I’m not lying… . ”
“Ha . Stop being a **** . ”
The producer unnecessarily glared at his junior once, then he stood up from his chair . He put a cigarette in his mouth, and his face froze when he caught sight of what was on the other side of the balustrade of the rooftop .
“It’s a horse . ”
“I told you . ”
“Who is it? Who’s riding it?”
“Uh… I…it kind of looks like Kahng-woojin?”
“Uh uh? I think you are right?”
The cigarette in the producer’s mouth fell to the ground when he heard his junior colleague’s words .
“Hey . Hurry up and turn the camera!”
The camera had been zoomed-in to film the battlefield . The camera was turned towards the sky where it filmed the sight of Woojin racing across the sky . He was coming towards them on his Phantom Steed .
Heeeng .
When Shing Shing arrived at the rooftop balustrade, Woojin jumped off the horse .
“Can we broadcast this live?”
Woojin pointed towards the camera as he spoke . The producer mindlessly shook his head from side to side .
“We can’t broadcast live . We send out a signal around every 10 minutes . ”
“That’ll be too late . ”
When Woojin frowned, the producer spoke quickly .
“Do you have some urgent need? We can decrease the time to 1 minute . ”
Woojin nodded his head at those words .
“There is a meteor coming down on Namsan . Tell the nearby civilians to be prepared . ”
“What? A meteor?”
“How many news crews are around Namsan?”
“There are four teams . ”
“Pass on a message for me . Can you contact the army?”
“I…if you wait a moment, I can look up the contact information… . ”
“It’s all right . It’ll be faster for me to just go there . ”
The nearby civilians had all been evacuated when Rajakui gathered the monsters around Namsan . When the meteor fell, the biggest casualties would come from the military .
Heeeeeng .
After Woojin delivered his message, Woojin rode Shing Shing towards the army . The producer just stared after Woojin’s back .
“Producer! Should be broadcast this immediately?”
“…Jaesung-ah . Did I really just talk to Kahng-woojin?”
“Yes! You did . ”
“Huh… . ”
Jaesung, the junior employee, spoke . The producer had a dazed expression on his face as if he was dreaming .
“Senior! What do I do with the newest footage!”
“What do you think?”
The producer immediately made a call .
“Vice president! I got a scoop . The footage I just sent should be aired immediately after being edited . ”
Woojin had disappeared from his sight, but the producer continued to stare toward’s Woojin’s flight path with the phone pressed to his ear .
“Hero Kahng-woojin saw through the Dragon’s plan . The Dragon summoned a meteor . ”
There wasn’t anything Woojin couldn’t do .
What would have happened to Seoul again if he wasn’t here? There had been several locations where the monsters had gathered, and Kahng-woojin’s familiars had destroyed them all .
The army was clearing out remnant of the monsters .
“He said the meteor will fall on Namsan soon . He said everyone should evacuate . ”
He didn’t even have to debate if his information had come from a reliable source . Kahng-woojin wasn’t someone, who would lie . This was how the people perceived Kahng-woojin . His words carried weight .
The producer’s voice was shaking from a weird sense of pride .
Is this how members of the earth’s defense force felt? He had only delivered Kahng-woojin’s words, but wouldn’t that contribute in a big way towards saving Seoul? He never felt more pride at his choice of occupation .
“He has saved Seoul once again . ”
***
“We can’t retreat . It is my job to protect this place . ”
Woojin shrugged his shoulders at the commander’s words .
“If you insist on dying then I won’t dissuade you . ”
Woojin unfurled a finger, and he pointed towards the sky . The clouds were rippling like waves .
“In about 10 minutes, you’ll be able to see it yourself . If you retreat at that time, you’ll all die . ”
“…… . ”
“If you want to live, you have to retreat now . However, if you have a death wish, I won’t stop you . ”
Woojin had delivered his intentions .
He didn’t like the senseless loss of lives, but he didn’t feel any moral obligation where he had to save everyone .
He had informed them of the danger, and that was enough . He wasn’t their nanny… .
“If we do that, the monsters will spread out into the city . ”
“I’ll block them . ”
“…… . ”
“What are you going to do?”
“I’ll withdraw my forces . ”
Woojin smirked .
“Hurry up and go . ”
After speaking those words, Woojin headed to the front line . If he wanted to help the army’s retreat, he had to hold back the monsters . The soldiers saluted Woojin as they left .
Woojin summoned his bone spears, and he threw it to various locations .
Chwah-roo-roohk!
The bones grew and they immediately intersected to form a Wall of Bones . Since he was creating the Bone Wall across a large swath of land, a very large amount of magic escaped his body .
He mumbled as he drank the magic potion he bought from the Achievement Store .
“Jeez, Jaenis . You created a lot of inconvenience for a lot of people . ”
Since he said not to harm any people, it shouldn’t be a big meteor . Still, the shockwave created by the impact couldn’t be ignored .
Fortunately, Jaenis’ skill was so great that he was very accurate with his magic . There weren’t going to be any mishaps where the meteor would fall somewhere else .
The Namsan Tower was almost a sure loss, and the nearby residents will be leveled . There wouldn’t be any human casualties, but the monsters hiding inside the forest will be annihilated .
Woojin surrounded the monsters with the Wall of Bones before they could escape .
If there was a strong resistance from the monsters, he wouldn’t use his depleted magic . He would fight them using the Warrior’s Skills .
Woojin was keeping back the monsters by himself after the army left . At that moment, a black smoke coalesced into forming the Lich Jaenis .
“How come you called a meteor down here?”
[Goo-ha-ha . It is me knocking on earth’s door . ]
Woojin looked as if he had just chewed on **** .
“If you observe your manners one more time, earth will be completely decimated next time . ”
[Goo-ha-ha-ha . There won’t be any casualties from this . ]
A sigh left Woojin’s mouth .
“Is it a small one?”
[It is only a small rock that’s being used as a greeting . ]
The problem was the fact that the small rock contained an enormous amount of destructive force .
“Please put a barrier over Alandal’s buildings . ”
[Who cares about the buildings?]
“My family is there . ”
[…my bad . ]
Jaenis’ body turned into black smoke, and he dispersed into the air . Woojin let out a sigh as he stared up at the sky .
Twinkle .
The small light was quite accurate as it headed towards Namsan . After it became visible to the naked eyes, it only took several seconds for it to impact the earth .
Ggo-ah-ahng!
After the impact, the delayed sound of explosion rang out . The ground shook, and Woojin’s Soul armor activated . It covered his entire body .
The ground was so decimated that there wasn’t even a trace of the Namsan Tower left . Moreover, a big hole was formed at Namsan . The mushroom cloud rose up with the dust, and this wasn’t happening only in Seoul .