Seoul Station’s Necromancer Chapter 206:
Chapter 206 – Recover (2)
A long time had passed .
His senses were absent, so he couldn’t tell the passage of time . There were so much thoughts entangled in his mind that it reached a point where he couldn’t think about anything… .
A sense of emptiness was left behind when he suddenly realized something .
‘A lot of time has passed’
He hadn’t gone anywhere, and he hadn’t moved .
He stood in one place as everything remained the same .
The amount of idle time he had might have drove him insane, but now he was moving farther away from it .
‘Thank you . ’
Several hundred to several thousand beings surrounded him .
He could feel each one of them .
It was a long enough time where he could have gotten lost, but he clearly felt them protect him at all times .
Evil spirits?
He had thought unblemished souls had fallen to torment him .
He had deluded himself to a ridiculous degree .
They had always been trying to protect him .
From what?
Pah-ah-aht .
Light pierced his eyes .
Eyes?
Did he really have them?
He had no body…
He started thinking about the thoughts he couldn’t perceive before .
He kept trying . He tried hard to recollect his memories .
‘Kang-woojin . ’
‘Immortal . ’
‘Terraforming . ’
It felt as if scattered fragments of memory were being absorbed into him, and the pieces were being put together one by one .
The only thing he found lacking was the fact that these fragments were pieces from two different boards .
‘Who am I?’
Was he a scientist, who used to research the Material Transfer System between planets?
Or was he the high school student, who was summoned to be the Necromancer on Alphen?
‘I… . ’
It was the beginning of a new world .
Nothing existed there, and it was a space where anything could be substantialized… The ever expanding space were given owners, and they were split up in ranks… .
Then there was the first supreme being, who had the authority to delete everything . He could destroy them all… .
God of Destruction Thrash .
‘I… . ’
His chaotic fragments of memories were trying to fit into a single board, where space was getting sparse . These fragments clashed against each other, and they were being chipped away .
However, the board kept expanding, and these fragments eventually settled into place .
His soul…
His consciousness was being put back together clumsily… .
They settled to form a bowl .
Pah-ah-aht!
He opened his eyes .
He blinked several times as he looked at his surrounding .
It was a familiar old castle .
It was cozy and familiar… .
At the same time, he felt a powerful sense of repulsion… . .
“H…hyung?”
Dongsaeng?
When he heard the strangely familiar voice, he turned to look .
It was a young man with white hair and sunken eyes .
“Jaemin?”
“Yes, hyung! Are you ok?”
“…… . ”
He had no idea .
He didn’t know if he was alright… .
He was no longer sure…
He had no idea what he was .
“Did you come back from the Moon World?”
“Moon World?”
He remembered it now . He insisted on going to the Moon World . He went there to find out the truth .
He went there to find out, which world was the fake one .
It had been an attempt to protect his dongsaeng, and the nearby people, who were protecting her . He had tried to save earth .
“How long have I been gone?”
“A fortnight . ”
“…… . ”
Fortnight… .
Kahng-woojin .
Kahng-woojin’s memories started to speak to him .
His body’s senses were slowly coming back, and it was also speaking to him .
“I was dead . ”
“What?”
His slow mind quickened . His stagnant memories started to connect to each other, and he understood the current situation .
“What happened to earth?”
“…it is a mess . I’ve been doing countless Dimensional battles to supply power to Bibi’s Castle . ”
Since Kahng-woojin was absent, the tens of thousands within the Undead Army had to be maintained using the Colony’s Points . Of course, these Points was also essential to the defense system of Bibi’s Castle .
They were no longer gathering Bloodstones, and someone had to earn the Points . Do-jaemin had worked tirelessly to fill this role by doing Dimensional battles .
He plundered the Domain of other Dimensional lords, and whatever he gained was being used by Bibi’s Castle .
“I have to go . ”
“What? Where?”
Woojin turned around .
The door that had been shut was opened .
“It is a place I’ve never been to . ”
He had a feeling .
No, he was starting to recall a memory .
He didn’t know if the memory was true, manufactured or a lie .
However, he felt that this was his only chance .
One could call it a hunch or maybe it could be called destiny .
There had been three doors lined up behind Kahng-woojijn’s Dimensional Domain, and the third door, which had been barred, was opened . .
***
“What about the professor?”
“It seems he is having a hard time finding the exit . ”
“Jeez . ”
Captain Leone had never been inside, so he couldn’t go there himself . The plan had been to let someone else acquire the Code, and this person would be logged out by them .
“Let’s do a force logout . ”
“Then he will never be able to connect to Trahnet ever again . ”
“Isn’t this already the endgame?”
Even if Dr . Toppler was able to acquire Earth’s Code, the Reset was already a failure . Even if they possessed the Recovery Code, Kahng-woojin’s body was missing .
Since events had turned out like this, he had to awaken the professor as soon as possible . They needed to discuss about this problem .
“The report has been sent . ”
Dr . Toppler’s spaceship had been brought here, so he could use it after disconnecting from Trahnet .
“We’ll return to the base on the moon . ”
“Yes, sir . ”
When they received the order from Leone, his subordinates hurriedly prepared for takeoff .
Suddenly, one of his subordinates, who had been in charge of monitoring outside, yelled out .
“Captain Leone . A living organism is approaching us . ”
“What nonsense are you spouting!”
What kind of a nonsense report was this?
How could there be any living beings left on earth?
There were people still alive, but they were all in the capsules… .
The only ones, who could move freely on earth, was the soldiers on Leone’s ship .
“Is it a Guardian?”
If those nasty machine were able to exit the subway station, it might be…
“Please look at it yourself . ”
Captain Leone was at a loss for words when he looked at the screen pointed out by his subordinate . The screen displayed what the security camera was picking up . It really was a living organism .
Moreover, the being walking towards them looked humanoid .
The earth was completely devastated .
It was year 2529, and a person, who was not of the Moon World, had appeared on earth .
This man of unknown identity wasn’t wearing equipments that was needed to purify the air . Moreover, he was wearing a cloak made out of a piece of a straw mat . He looked like a vagrant seen in the old western films .
He was walking slowly towards them, and he looked very out of place on this current version of earth . The sense of incongruity increased the uneasiness and fear felt by the men .
“What is it?”
They couldn’t assume it was human just, because it was walking on its own two feet .
Still, even if it was a human, not all humans were friendly and safe .
“Sound the alarm!”
“Yes,sir!”
Everyone on Leone’s ship were excellent soldiers . It took them mere seconds to arm themselves .
“Open the hatch . ”
Pshhhhk .
Captain Leone was wearing a helmet, which filtered the air . He descended the spaceship with four armed men .
“Stop . ”
Captain Leone’s warning rang out through the speakers . However, the unidentified lifeform didn’t stop .
Too-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo!
Their opponent only stopped when they fired warning shots into the air . There was only 20 meters between them .
It was close enough to discern the identity of this being .
“What the **** is it? Is he human?”
The Captain and his men kept the barrel of their guns trained on this man .
The man gave no answer, and Leone unconsciously gulped .
He felt fear, a sense of vigilance, and wariness .
This man wasn’t showing any basic emotions even though he was in an unfamiliar surrounding . His attitude was overly bold . He acted as if he was the master of this place .
“Are you human?”
However, there was no answer forthcoming in regards to his question . The only thing that had changed was the fact that the man started walking again .
He took one step after another .
This mysterious being was making Leone feel…
Leone was barely able to push down the feeling any human would feel in this situation .
“Stop!”
Too-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo!
Leone shot another round of warning shots into the air, yet the man didn’t stop his advance .
“Shit! Shoot . ”
Too-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo!
Light erupted from the barrel of the guns held by the soldiers .
The charged lazer quickly dropped in power reserves as it shot out .
Tee-dee-dee-deeng .
Instead of a blast, there was a strange sound of resonance as the lasers all missed . No, it was as if the attacks were being deflected by a barrier .
“What the hell!”
Leone pulled out the pistol from his holster on his waist in an agitated manner . Instead of a laser, this gun was a primitive gun . It used gun powder .
Tah-ahng, tahng!
The bullets flew true, but it was deflected into the sky before it was able reach the forehead of the man .
Tah-ahng, tah-ahng!
“Eeek… . ”
Leone had more bullets left, but he could no longer fire it . The man was right in front of Leone . The man pushed his face forward . It was as if he was daring Leone to pull the trigger .
Leone spoke as if a gun was pointed right at his forehead .
“W…who are you?”
Leone couldn’t hide his trembling voice as he asked the question .
“Are you guys from the Moon World?”
“…… . ”
He knew the language that had come out from the man’s mouth .
“Where’s Toppler?”
Leone carefully deconstructed the man’s face in front of him .
He had seen this man’s face during a briefing . This man was one of the targets, who was essential to their plan .
“Kahng-woojin… . ”
Leone didn’t know how this was possible, but Kahng-woojin had appeared on earth .
“You really logged out through your own effort… . ”
Leone mumbled to himself, and Kahng-woojin bared his white teeth as he laughed .
“It seems I’m at the right place . ”
The people of Moon World had been phantoms to him, but now they were revealed in front of him .
He could most definitely feel them . He could feel Leone’s… He could feel the souls of the soldiers behind Leone .
***
He was tethered to an antenna that looked like a pole . It had been four days, and he was hanging there like a corpse .
The unidentified Dimensional lord, who was now being called the Black Armor, razed China to the ground . It had come straight towards Alandal, and a fight occurred above the Yellow Sea . The fight was still ongoing after four days .
Poo-ahhhhhh!
The water dragons were like the blue dragons from legend . They flew through the air as they let out their Dragon Breath . It was an imposing sight .
The problem was the fact that the Black Armor’s power was beyond imagination .
[Koo-hahahaha]
The fight… .
The **** enjoyed the act of destruction . The Black Armor was laid back as he fought the 17 Dragons, and the Dragons were being killed one by one .
The **** didn’t have any monsters as underlings . It fought alone, and the Undead army was gradually lessening in number .
Ironically, Dr . Toppler had the front seat in watching this fight .
Since the Necromancer wasn’t present, the Undeads had to draw their energy from the Colony . This was why Bibi’s Castle was never far away from the battlefield .
“Do I have to watch the destruction of earth like this?”
The Reset was out of the question . All he could do was watch the revived absolute being eventually acquire the Earth’s Code .
They couldn’t attempt the Reset anymore .
It would now be impossible to login to Trahnet from outside .
He could no longer predict the fate of the tens of thousands of people connected to Trahnet .
Everything will now be in the hands of the absolute being .
Any change to this world would follow the absolute being’s will .
“I made a mistake . ”
The speaker’s words were right . There had been too many variables .
The council had travelled the well beaten path for a reason, and they had been right .
He had acted rashly in meeting Kahng-woojin .
He had created a butterfly effect that couldn’t be contained .
The original plan was to conduct enough tests in regards to Terraforming . Then Iello would be awakened, and the Earth would have been Reset .
The fact that Alandal was able to withstand the assault by the absolute being for four days was astonishing . If Alandal fell, it would take less than a day for the earth to be razed to the ground .
There were no other opponent that could stand up to the absolute being .
Koo-ooh-oong!
The wounded Bone Dragon landed on the deck .
The control tower was the Colony’s Symbol . The vines encasing the control tower let out a light as it expended energy . It quickly regenerated the Bone Dragon’s wounds .
[Give me wings!]
Hwee-ahhhhhhhhh!
After recovering its energy, Dolsae turned into a ball of blood as it encased the Bone Dragon .
Toppler had seen this sight for the seventh time .
The Blood Dragon was no match for the Black Armor . It could only prolong the inevitable .
Moreover, it seemed the Colony’s energy was about to run out . The Undead army was being replenished at a much slower rate .
“This is the end . ”
The humans were exhausted, and there number of Undead had been reduced . The VR Earth was the last incubator of humanity, yet it was about come to an end .
Pah-paht .
“Mmmm . ”
Dr . Toppler groaned as he saw his hands melt away into gray light . It seemed his associates were going to attempt a force logout .
“I made a mistake . ”
It was useless to feel regret over it . His relationship with Trahnet would end now . His role to save humanity had come to an end .
Pah-pah-paht!
His faded consciousness returned, and his senses recovered at the same time . He opened his eyes .
“Mmmm . ”
He could see the lid of his capsule had been ripped away . When he raised his body, he saw a man, who was standing in front of him with his arms folded . Toppler became frightened when he saw the man, who was letting out an odd laugh .