Seoul Station’s Necromancer Chapter 144:
Chapter 144 – Colonies (2)
The monsters had spread out with the colony at its center . However, Woojin didn’t need to run all over the place to catch the monsters that were intent on killing the humans .
He was going for a straight rush towards the colony!
The monsters were under the control of the Dimensional lord . Their foremost goal wasn’t to hunt down humans . It was to defend the colony . The colonies on the planet were basically like Dungeons .
It was like Rashmode’s Summon Magic Circle . Instead of subway stations, these were artificial Dungeons built on the the surface . It was called the Dimensional Gates .
When Woojin slowly advanced, it was as expected . The monsters that had been attacking in other directions converged towards him . This in turn grew the size of Undead army .
Every point Woojin gained from the Level Up was put towards the Control .
The Skeleton Warriors were all under the command of the Death Knights, and each Death Knights required only 1 Point to be consumed . He had Lich Jaenis, who had become level 99 in an instant, and 10 Skeleton Magicians were put under his control per level . He could control a total of 990 Skeleton Magicians .
The combined Control Points he needed to maintain the Undead army, the Death Knights, Lich, Golem, and the little devil was less than 100 .
The rest of his Control was used on his other underlings .
Goo-oh-oh-oh .
Koo-uh-uhk!
The corpses were reanimated as puppets . Their appearances were unaltered from their death .
There were over 2000 zombies marching toward the enemies . They were a bit slow .
The Zombie army was a mixture of small and large monsters . There were even ogres mixed in with the army .
Kwhang, kwah-ahng!
[Sssooohp . Ha-ah-ah . I’m excited . I’m really excited . ]
Ggaebi had possessed the corpse of an ogre, and he was rampaging like a madman .
When one revived a corpse into a zombie, its capability was diminished compared to when it was alive . However, when Ggaebi possessed the body, he was able to squeeze out ability that was superior compared to corpse’s ability before death .
Kwahng!
Gweeeehk!
The possessed ogre ripped out a road sign, and the ogre swung it like a blunt weapon . Ggaebi’s performance was almost on par with Dolsae .
These two were well-suited at causing chaos as they penetrated the enemy lines .
The Undead army followed as the two opened up a path .
After walking across corpses on top of corpses, Woojin was able to reach the Colosseum .
“It’s grown a lot . ”
The tree’s roots were spread as if it was encasing the Colosseum, and the tree was taller than most buildings one could find here . When Woojin looked up, a Titan fell from the sky .
Koooooohng .
The Titan was easily over 10 meters tall, and its size rivaled Dolsae .
[You are the **** that defeated Rajakui-nim!]
Woojin didn’t dismount from his horse . He shrugged his shoulder .
“As you can see…”
[Koo-oh-oh . I am Nicktor . I’ll avenge the death of Rajakui-nim!]
Woojin let out a sigh .
“Your head is big, yet you don’t have a brain? Can you win against Rajakui?”
[Koo-oh-oh! Rajakui-nim is a Great Dimensional lord . He is stronger than me, so I follow him . ]
“I killed that bastard, yet you think you can beat me?”
[Koo-ooh-ooh-ooh . ]
Nicktor of the Giant race raised his large hand, and it scratched its head . Then it raised a really big hammer in anger .
[Koo-oh-oh! How dare you insult a warrior . ]
“Is it retarded?”
Woojin had a dumbfounded expression on his face .
This is why Giant races are…
“Kill it . ”
[As the lord commands!]
The Death Knights jumped off their Phantom Steeds, and they charged towards the enemy .
Hoo-ooh-ooh-oong!
[Koo-ooh . How dare you, you little flies!]
Nicktor was zealously swinging his hammer, but it failed to hit anyone . The Death Knights were dealing deadly attacks, so it was false to compare them to flies . The Death Knights started mutilating the giant .
Ssuh-kuhk, kwah-jeek!
If one excluded the two new Knights in Al Assad and Relick, all the other Death Knights were over S Rank .
It didn’t even take 1 minute to defeat the giant . Rackto’s spear pierced its forehead, and the giant fell .
“Tidy up the surrounding . ”
[There is only death in front of the lord!]
[Clear away everything that is alive!]
The Skeletons and Death Knights moved busily to exterminate the remaining monsters . As Woojin was looking up at the foothold, Jaenis appeared next to him .
[I’ve seen this unsightly thing too many times now . ]
“Do you think it’ll come out?”
[Do you mean the Dimensional Fragment?]
Woojin had cleared 9 colonies in Seoul and Busan . He had gained three Dimensional Fragments out of the nine locations . Those odds were pretty good, so there was a basis to his expectation .
“Yes . It is an item with a lot of uses . ”
[The link to Trahnet… . ]
Jaenis raised his staff, and flames erupted . Woojin raised his hand to stop him .
“It’s all right . I’ll do it . ”
The zombies had been standing around doing nothing . At his command, the zombies charged the colony, and they started to hang all over the tree . He had to get rid of the zombies anyways… .
Kwahhhhng!
The walking undeads blew up, and the colony was swept up in the explosion .
Debris started falling from the sky as it littered the the surrounding . When the debris ceased to fall, he head towards the center of the Colosseum, which had lost its original form .
A gem letting out a bright purple light was floating in the air .
<You’ve gained a Dimensional Fragment . >
Aside from purchasing a Dungeon, the Dimensional Fragments had many other uses . Since he had more than three, he could make the Holy Maiden or someone else a Dimensional lord if he desired it .
“Anyways, they came out from Greece yet why did they make their colony here?”
[It seemed the Titan liked the energy around this place . ]
“Hmm . Maybe it has something to do with the synchronization . ”
Woojin thought about it as he stroked his chin .
When he chose the Seoul Station as his Dimensional Domain, he had to consider the synchronization rate . All the Dimensional lords were putting their colonies in historic sites or places where a lot of people gathered .
Now that he thought about it, one would be able to make a new Dungeon that was unlike the Dungeons seen up until now using a Dimensional Fragment .
‘If a foothold akin to the one Rashmode made was created then it’ll be problem . ’
Wasn’t it the result of a research carried out by a professor studying the Dungeons?
The professor he come across in the US had artificially created a Dungeon .
It would be dangerous if there were people creating Summoning Magic Circle to call for the Dimensional lords . It wouldn’t be like this where the mob of monsters would give away the Dimensional lord’s location .
‘Well, there might already be a lot of them here… . ’
Maybe, there were Dimensional lords on earth moving around stealthily . Woojin stopped worry about it, since it wasn’t something he could prevent .
If he wanted a permanent solution, he had to block further Dungeon Links from forming . He had to stop it at the source .
However, Woojin had no idea how he should accomplish this .
“All right . Let’s clear this place, and we can head to Germany . ”
He had earned a Dimensional Fragment, and he was able to kill several thousand monsters .
There was one colony in Germany, and there were two left in England .
***
Jaejoo Manjanggul Cave Ticket Office .
There were seven trucks with containers that approached the ticket office . The employee stepped outside .
A group of people got off a sedan that had accompanied the trucks .
The employee recognized a face amongst the group of people .
The ticket office employee spoke as if they were old acquaintances .
“What is all this stuff?”
“Ah, do you remember the official notice that you received? The repair work is being performed ahead of the regular schedule . ”
“You should have told us sooner . There are still tourists inside… . ”
“Ha ha . I’m sorry . Please stop any tourists from entering from now on . Please send out an announcement and allow the people on tour to exit slowly . ”
“Yes . I’ll do so . ”
“Ah . This is manager Lee-sahngjoon . He is in charge of the renovation . ”
The ticket office employee headed towards the man wearing his sunglasses .
He had a bit of a cold demeanor, and it was hard to strike up a conversation with him . He was giving off a cold vibe .
“My name is Lee-sahngjoon . ”
“I’m Kim-taesheek . ”
“Let’s do this . ”
After the greeting, Lee-sahngjoon ordered the workers to unload the trucks . Numerous containers kept coming out of the containers . The employee named Kim-taesheek asked a question as he saw the unidentified boxes .
“What are all those thing? It seems you guys aren’t the one, who repaired the guardrails last time…”
“We hired a different company . Please stop asking so much questions . Please help us, so we can finish the construction in a timely fashion . ”
“Yes, I’ll do so . ”
They probably switched companies to get another rebate .
Still, there were too many loads here to be considered a normal guardrail repair job .
Signs were put up starting from the Manjanggul Cave’s parking lot . The do not enter signs were placed in various locations to keep out people from entering .
The government employee had left, so Kim-taesheek had nothing to do . This was why he started to hang around the entrance to the cave . The workers were very strong, and they were easily carrying the heavy boxes down the stairs .
Manager Lee-sahngjoon came over to Kim-taesheek .
“This is a construction site now, and it may be dangerous . Please stand back . ”
“Ah, jeez . I was just bored…”
“Stand back . ”
“Uh-whew . All right . ”
Kim-taesheek grumbled as he stepped backwards . Lee-sahngjoon called several workers over .
“You guys should prevent anyone from getting in . ”
“Yes, president . ”
Kim-taesheek watched as Lee-sahngjoon walked down the stairs . There were lights overhead, yet he only took off his sunglasses when he was in the dark cave .
The owner of the hidden face was none other than the Hwarang’s guild master . It was Iello’s vassal, Lee-sahngho .
The workers were all ex-employees of the Hwarang guild .
After walking a long time into the cave, Lee-sahngho arrived at a location where the boxes were stacked up .
“Open it . ”
“Yes . ”
The employee threw open the lid to the containers .
One could see red minerals letting out faint light .
Several hundred boxes were filled to the brim with Bloodstones .
“…… . ”
Lee-sahngho wordlessly started to draw a magic circle on the floor of the cave .
It was a Gate to call Iello-nim here .
He started the construction of a foothold .
***
Germany .
They arrived at a devastated site .
“Did used to be a famous art museum?”
“That’s what I heard . ”
“Hmmm . They did well in blocking it . ”
Helicopters and Roused were busily moving about the ruins, and the soldiers were all wearing gas masks . For a brief moment, Woojin gave a short appreciation of the what he was seeing .
“I came here for nothing . ”
His EXP was gone, and he had also wasted his time .
Germany had put in an official request for help to Alandal, but they hadn’t sat on their hands until Woojin arrived .
They used tactical nuclear weapons to clear away the groups of monsters, and they had sent in an elite Roused unit to hunt down the Dimensional lord .
No, the people of earth had named them as ‘Monster lords’ .
Aside from Woojin, Germany was the fourth country that had been successful in hunting down a Monster lord .
The Holy Maiden looked on with regrettable eyes as she watched the soldiers take away the gem letting out a glaring purple light .
“Aren’t you going to recover that one?”
Woojin smirked .
“Do you think I’m a thief? I won’t steal from others . ”
“…… . ”
The Holy Maiden looked on with a little bit of resentment on her face .
If he was such a virtuous man, why did he take her Dimensional Fragment?
“Do you feel wronged?”
“No . ”
“I said I’ll pay you back, yet you refused to take it . ”
“I didn’t say anything . ”
Yes, she didn’t say anything, but he was troubled to see the resentment in her eyes .
Woojin shrugged his shoulder with a leery expression on his face .
“Well, let’s head to England before we are too late . ”
“Yes, monarch . ”
Woojin and the Holy Maiden headed towards the helicopter they had ridden here from the airport . At that moment, a group of people got off from a car, and they rushed towards Woojin . By seeing the cameras and their appearance, one could tell they were reporters .
“Hero! It’s been awhile . ”
Amongst them, one of the reporter had an unusually enthusiastic expression on his face . He approached Woojin as he lowered his head in greeting . Woojin’s memory wasn’t too bad . No, it was unbelievably good compared to a normal human .
“Didn’t I see you in the Middle East?”
“Oh, my gosh! I can’t believe you remembered such an unimportant person as me . It is an honor . ”
Woojin smirked .
This man was one of the war correspondents he rescued in the Middle East .
“Well, I’m busy, so I’ll turn down any requests for troublesome interviews . ”
“No, sir . How could I take time away from such an important person . I heard you were coming here, so I came to say hello . ”
“And you came to take pictures . ”
Woojin looked at the several dozen cameras pointed at him as he spoke .
The reporter shook his head from side to side as his face turned pale .
“No way . I wouldn’t dare to do such a thing . ”
The war correspondent was being overly carefully in front of his benefactor, who had saved his life . Woojin spoke as he grabbed the man’s shoulder .
“Well, I guess taking picture is part of your job . Instead, let me ask you for a favor . . ”
“Oh . It’ll be an honor . Please let me know what I can do . I’ll do anything . ”
When Woojin put his arms around his shoulders, the reporter looked as if he would run straight into a battle if asked . He had a fervent expression on his face .
“Do you know anyone in England? I need to look up someone there . ”
“There is a member of S . E . E . in England . Her name is Jonie… . ”
“S . E . E? What the **** is that?”