Seoul Station’s Necromancer Chapter 102:
Chapter 102 – Juliel’s Wilderness (2)
Woojin opened his Point Store to see if there were any items regarding this event . The Point Store had Skill Books, but it also sold numerous regular books
[Stewardship of the Dimensional Domain]
“I guess this is it… . ”
It was manual on how to govern a Dimensional Domain . However, there was a problem . The price was 2,000 Achievement Points, so that wasn’t the problem .
The problem was it had a lock on it, so he wouldn’t be able to read it .
<Only the Corresponding Grade can have access to it . >
Woojin looked at his Stat Menu to check his Grade Menu . Woojin hadn’t paid much attention to it since it had stayed the same . There weren’t any numbers or marks . It was empty .
“Whatever . ”
It wasn’t going to work right now . It wasn’t as if he will get more answer from worrying about it .
It would have been better if he had a guide, but it wasn’t as if not having the guide would deter him from going forward .
Woojin chose the ‘Clear’ option .
<You are attempting the Clear Mode . >
<When you complete the Clear, you will be able to earn Achievement Points . >
“Hmmm . This is a bit different . ”
He had known what to expect, since he had entered Rashmode’s Dungeon before . He had thought the Clear Mode was akin to breaking into another house to plunder it . He never expected the reward to be pretty good . . . .
“Is this Trahnet’s doing?”
The rules that **** operated under was more unknown than known .
One thing that was for sure was that Woojin had been adrift on a boundless expanse of water, but now he felt as if he had found a compass .
Kahng-woojin’s eyes twinkled .
When he passed through the newly formed red portal, he appeared in an open field .
Chilly winds blew across the plains as Gray Wolves wandered around . In the distance, a large purple pillar of light drew Woojin’s eyes .
Juliel was over there .
He felt a hunch telling him so .
“Koo-roo-roo . ”
The Gray Wolves in the surrounding saw Woojin, and they swarmed towards him . There weren’t any features on the terrain . It was basically an open plain . The wolves were adept at fighting in a group, so this was the perfect environment for the wolves to bite and kill intruders .
Unfortunately, this particular intruder also liked wide open plains for battle .
“Open a path for me . ”
Pah-pah-paht .
At Woojin’s command, the black smoke around him coalesced into Death Knights as they were summoned . They summoned their Phantom Steeds, then they charged towards the wolves prowling around Woojin .
The Death Knights could summon any number of Skeleton Soldiers they needed, so the Death Knights summoned a portion of their troops . Woojin only job was to replace a broken Skeleton Soldier, or add more Skeleton Soldiers under their command when the Death Knights leveled up .
“Let’s go . ”
Woojin summoned Shing Shing, and he mounted . Bibi was summoned, and she took her place on top of Shing Shing’s head . Dolsae was in the form of a Golem’s Heart, and he circled around Woojin’s head .
The Immortal Army galloped across the wilderness .
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A pillar of purple light was extending into the sky . The space above was pitch black, so it was questionable to call it a sky . Moreover, one couldn’t see the end to the pillar of light . It kept traveling upwards endlessly .
The light was being emitted from an underground building .
It was hard to call it a building . It was basically a cave .
Woojin smirked when he stood in front of the entrance to the cave .
“So he ran away to this place?”
The entrance to the cave was large enough, so only Juliel could go in and out of it . It was too small for all the Immortal Army to enter into it . Woojin got off his Phantom Steed, and the Death Knights followed behind him .
The cave wasn’t that deep . Soon, they appeared at a space that was the size of a soccer stadium . The unique feature of this place was that the ceiling was open and a large purple gem was sending a purple light into the sky .
Juliel was resting his long body in front of it .
“I thought you were going to run away . Did you give up?”
[I gave up . ]
“How unexpected . ”
[I have no reason to fight an arduous battle . ]
It wouldn’t turn out well . Juliel let out a sigh .
[I made a mistake in rashly making a gate to earth . ]
Woojin’s eyes shone at the word gate . He remembered the words of the Holy Maiden . Her plan had been to obtain a Dimensional Domain, and she was going to send an expedition to Alphen after opening a gate .
“I’ll be visiting you often from now on to play with you guys . ”
[What kind of nonsense are you spouting?]
“…… . ”
[You really don’t know anything . ]
When Woojin tilted head in puzzlement, Juliel shook his head .
[If you Clear the Dungeon, the gate disappears . I won’t have any cause to face you again . ]
When the gate he opened to earth disappeared from his Domain, he would have no business that’ll bring him back to earth unless he wanted to open the gate again . He will never have the occasion to face the terrifying Immortal again .
Should he consider it fortunate that Kahng-woojin had chosen the Clear Mode?
Even if he died here, it would allow Juliel to be reborn once again .
[Let us say our farewell . ]
“Are you going to meekly allow me to kill you?”
[That won’t be happening . ]
Juliel raised his body . Didn’t Juliel’s body look bigger on earth or was he mistaken?
[You’ve made a mistake . ]
Sss-ahhhhhhhh .
The plants growing haphazardly around the plains let out a green energy, and it was absorbed into Juliel’s body . After receiving the Blessing of the Wilderness, Juliel’s body started to become smaller .
He was getting smaller and smaller .
He wasn’t actually getting smaller . He was being compressed .
Heat started to pour out of Juliel’s body .
“Hoo-ooooooh . ”
After he let out a ragged breath, Juliel stood on his two feet .
“Werewolf?”
“I just borrowed their outer appearance . Koo-hoohoo . ”
Woojin tilted his head .
“A crazy dog?”
“Koo-hooo . I want to tear you into dozen pieces . ”
“You don’t have the ability to do so . ”
“Koo-hoohoo . That’s right . If you die here even once, it would be the end for you . ”
“Stop barking like a dog . ”
Dog . Dog . This **** kept treating him like a dog .
A red light lit inside Juliel’s eyes .
“I’ll kill you . ”
Juliel let out a cold laugh . He saw the cat next to Woojin run towards him .
Is it his pet?
The cat had a cute and mesmerizing eyes . However, Juliel was in a foul mood, since the owner of the pet was the Immortal .
“Nyahng . ”
Juliel kicked the cat that had been running at him .
Shwahhhhhk .
Juliel pushed off one leg, and in a flash, he was charging towards Woojin . Juliel’s front paws had turned into hands, but the hands had sharp and thick nails . The nails were akin to swords .
Kahhhhhhng!
Kiba’s axe blocked Juliel’s claws .
“Annoying pests . ”
Kah-ahng, kwahng!
Kiba blocked Juliel’s claws on consecutive blows, but he was sent sliding backwards by a kick from Juliel .
It was an overwhelming strength .
[Goo-rooroo . ]
Kiba let out a low growl . It seemed his pride was hurt, since he was losing in terms of strength .
Juliel didn’t care about the familiars . He kept aiming for Woojin .
His smaller body meant he had gained explosive agility, and he hadn’t lost any of his strength . It was amazing .
[You shall not pass!]
Kwahhng!
Ramson’s hammer blocked Juliel’s attack .
The hammer absorbed the impact, and the damage was turned around against Juliel .
Booooohng, boohng!
No matter how fearsome a power was it was useless if one couldn’t hit one’s target .
Juliel nimbly dodged all of Ramson’s attack . He aimed his sharp and long nails for Ramson’s skull .
Ramson quickly lowered his head to avoid the blow, but half of his helm was sheared off .
[You dare!]
The enraged Ramson hugged Juiel, and the Death Knight from the side brought down a great sword towards Juliel’s neck .
Ggahng .
It was hard to believe this was the hide of an animal . Accompanying the sound, the sword bounced off Juliel . He twisted to his body to escaped . He left the Death Knights behind, and he ran towards Woojin .
‘I’ll kill him . ’
He didn’t have the time to tussle with the Immortal’s familiars .
This was how one dealt with a Necromancer .
Their familiars would be summoned once again no matter how many times one killed them . However, once the Necromancer was killed, the familiars went back to being a ragtag group of monsters .
[You shall not pass!]
The Necromancer and his familiars seemed well aware of this fact, so they were on constant guard around the Immortal . Juliel used the most minimal movement to arrive in front of his opponent .
‘I don’t have much time left . ’
The Blessing of the Wilderness had a short duration .
It was regrettable, but in turn, it gave Juliel an explosive amount of power .
The Immortal had stepped into his Domain through his own volition . This was a once in a lifetime opportunity to kill him .
‘If only I could engage him in a fight . ’
If he could shed the annoying familiars, he would be able to kill the Immortal with one blow . He just need to get their first . Juliel had thought through this more than couple dozen of times through the years . This was the way to confront a Necromancer .
He would always lose in a fight for numeric superiority . He needed enough power to overwhelm the Necromancer’s familiars .
The Domain’s innate effect and the Blessing of the Wilderness would give him that power .
“Die!”
Juliel approached Woojin from the front and he extended his claws .
If he had enough time, he would have killed all the familiars, then he would have slowly savored the death of the Immortal . However, the Blessing of the Wilderness that was compressing his body was on a time limit, and the end was imminent .
At most, he had 10 seconds .
However, one second would be enough to kill this **** .
Kah-ahng!
Woojin raised his Steel Staff to block Juliel’s claws . Woojin jumped backward as if he was at a disadvantage in terms of strength . However, he had enough reaction speed to be able to block the attack . . .
Eight seconds .
Chwahhhk, ggahng!
Before Juliel’s claws could break open the head of the astonished Immortal, a Death Knight ran in to take the blow instead .
Kwah-jee-jeek!
Both the weapon and claws burrowed into the Death Knight . The Death Knight’s armor was crumpled as he was severed in half .
Six seconds .
He was in a hurry, but he still had some time left . The Immortal’s flustered expression said it all . He would be able to kill this **** .
Shwahhk, kahng!
The bastard’s Steel Staff turned into a greatsword, and he blocked Juliel’s attack . However, there was too much of a difference in terms of strength, so the great sword was knocked into the air . If Woojin had held onto it, it would have ripped his hands open .
3 seconds .
He won .
Juliel’s claws pierced the weaponless Kahng-woojin’s heart .
Juliel had killed him .
The Immortal… .
“I did it . ”
The Commanders of the higher Thrones hadn’t been able to do it, yet he had done it . He only possessed two lower Thrones .
Kahng-woojin’s moment of failure . . . He couldn’t help, but laugh .
“Idiot . ”
“How… . ”
“Even if a dog is smart, it is still a dog . ”
“…… . ”
Juliel’s surrounding seemed to fluctuate dizzily as it spun in circles .
His body was slanted upward towards the ceiling and he was looking up at Woojin .
“How… . ”
“My little devil has a bit of a bad habit . ”
“…… . ”
Juliel’s gaze headed towards the cat .
Pah-paht .
The cat’s appearance changed to that of a little demon .
Ah . He remembered now . She was the Illusion Witch .
“It was a hallucination… . ”
“You danced pretty well . ”
“…… . ”
Juliel looked around, and the Death Knights were still standing where he had first seen them . They were looking down at him with blank expressions .
Juliel had gotten excited, and he leapt around by himself… .
He didn’t even have to look at the stinging wound on his neck to know what had happened .
Juliel fell over as the spear pierced into him . He could feel his chest tightening .
“I’ll see you next time . ”
“Koo-koo . I will never have a reason to see you again . ”
He’ll have to spent a long time in the darkness and the nothingness of death, but he would eventually be revived once again .
Juliel won’t ever open a gate to earth again .
“You never know . ”
Woojin pushed the spear in deeper, and he completely severed Juliel’s breath . A gray light surrounded his corpse, and it dispersed into the air .
“Hoo . That was dangerous . ”
“Heh heh . Did I do well?”
“You did . ”
“That guy always falls for the same trick every time-ahong . ”
Woojin smirked as he petted Bibi’s head .
Juliel’s movement was a threat, since he had received the Blessing of the Wilderness . If he wasn’t under the influence of the hallucination and Juliel targeted him in earnest, Woojin would have been in danger .
He had Warrior as his dual class, but he had put all of his bonus points into Control and Magic .
Even though he had used the Reinforcement Stones to increase his Stats, he only had a superior body compared to a human Roused . His strength and stamina wasn’t high enough to face off against Trahnet’s commanders .
Woojin touched the purple gem making the pillar of light at the middle of Juliel’s nest .
Shoo-shoo-shoo-shoooong .
When he took out the gem, the pillar of light was withdrawn into the gem being held by Woojin’s hand .
<You’ve earned a Dimensional Fragment . >
Woojin grinned .
He had all 3 pieces needed to obtain a Dimensional Domain .