Necromancer’s Evolutionary Traits

Episode 122. Dragon

“return… … .”

I wasn’t familiar with the situation in this dungeon yet, so I didn’t expect Beriel’s actions.

I hope you will commit suicide

“Still, it looks like you got the clue. Thank you for your effort.”

Evan casually greeted us as if he was embarrassed.

I don’t know how he found out, but he couldn’t escape.

He glanced over at Beriel, who had died with a terrible look, and then looked around the inside of the temple.

‘More than that… … .’

I was concerned about what Beriel said right before she died.

Saying that it all came from him and a promise to never give up on this city.

Those words provided evidence that he was related to this dungeon, but also raised other questions.

‘A human being alone made this dungeon? It’s ridiculous.’

It is a force related to time and nothing else.

It was certain that there must be something hidden in the source that can last this vast space, even for hundreds and thousands of years.

“It has no soul.”

Luna said while looking at Beriel’s body.

Through those words, it was possible to know that the soul moves along with the return.

‘Eventually, we’ll have to return.’

I had to catch Beriel and get accurate clues.

“Those guys!”

“Priest Beriel!”

The guards of the temple, who arrived late, spat out words filled with astonishment.

A tense confrontation unfolded.

“After all, that person named Beriel has a clue.”

Evan muttered a strange sound and raised his sword.

When the guards firmly gripped their weapons.

Fu-wook!

Evan lightly stabbed himself in the heart.

“See you in the next round.”

Blood flowed from the corners of Evan’s mouth as he spoke with a casual smile.

And soon after, he died standing still.

His sudden action shocked not only me but also the temple guards.

‘Anyway, isn’t it too extreme?’

After all, there are very few people who are perfectly fine among superhumans.

Evan is also quite crazy.

“friend.”

Luna reached out to me.

I don’t know what the intention was, but once I held her hand, the magic was activated.

“Let’s go!”

The body floated in the air.

The guards simply watched this series of events in a daze.

After escaping through the perforated wall of the temple, we flew to the outside of the city.

It may have been a hasty move, but as Evan said, as long as Beriel died, it seemed that there would be nothing more to be gained from this episode.

‘Enough already. Beriel could be the nucleus of this dungeon… … . It’s easier than I thought.’

In the next episode, I made an appointment with Luna to meet right at the temple, and stepped out of the city into the fog.

“Give it back!”

“Nope? Take it away!”

The voices of children I have already heard for the 4th time.

Hearing that faint noise, Luna and I ran straight to the temple, as promised in the last episode.

‘This is the most convenient regression method.’

In the meantime, I have regressed by dying or being enveloped in black smoke, but I like this one.

When I arrived at the temple at full speed, I could see that I had arrived first, perhaps because it was the closest location.

“who are you?”

When the gatekeeper saw me running hastily, he took on a look of caution.

Should I wait for Luna like this or should I go in first?

As I was thinking about it, I suddenly got goosebumps.

‘It’s not the time to be like this.’

An ominous feeling passed through my head.

“This is not a place anyone can enter without permission.”

Pan-!

Wrapped in mana, he jumped straight into the temple.

All the eyes of the surprised priests inside were directed at me.

‘Beriel is a person who already knew about regression and even committed suicide!’

I was complacent.

Please hope my guess is wrong… … .

I didn’t stop and went straight to the place where I found Beriel in the previous episode.

“Grrruk… … .”

There, Beriel, already covered in blood bubbles, was laughing at me.

I tried to get closer, but he was already dead.

“haha.”

Laughter came out without my knowledge.

this madman

I thought I would die again.

‘if it goes like this… … .’

What should I do?

Even if we repeat the regression again, if Beriel continues to die… … .

A home that I didn’t want to imagine was swirling in my head.

Does it mean that I have to continue to remain like Beriel in this eternally repeating space?

‘There must be a mental limit for Beriel to continue dying.’

It had to be.

But until then, will my mind be able to hold out?

Beriel is already a lunatic who can hardly be considered normal.

What are the chances of winning this regression fight against such a lunatic?

Quaang-!

One side of the temple shattered and Evan appeared with a sword.

He looked inside and frowned as if he immediately realized the situation.

“This is an outboard.”

Evan seemed to have the same thoughts as me.

If this happens, it will eventually become a battle of mental strength.

Because Beriel couldn’t choose death infinitely.

“Barry Sanders, I think this will be a battle of perseverance.”

Evan said that and lightly stabbed himself in the heart.

Is it a madman vs madman fight?

I just need to get out of town. Is there a need for that?

“I think I will do a regression about 10 times in advance. Make your own decisions and act. Please let Luna know about this.”

Judging from how he said it casually, it seemed that not everyone could become an Auror Master.

Not long after Evan died, Luna appeared from the gap in the broken temple.

“what! I’m the last one!”

“Luna’s business has become a little complicated.”

I briefly explained what had just happened.

When Luna said that Evan would just regress about 10 times, she showed signs of worrying and asked me.

“What do you want your friend to do?”

There is no way that comes to mind right now.

On the contrary, he envies Evan, who is quick to make decisions.

“I am confident.”

Luna said casually.

“But I am worried about my friend. Can you stand it?”

Laughter came out at Luna’s worry.

Yes, all or nothing.

“Then, let’s lightly regress about 10 times.”

“Yeah, you only need to go out of town 10 times!”

After all, the situation was much better than Beriel, who had to take her own life.

At least we had the option of getting out of town.

‘If 10 times doesn’t work, 20 times. If it’s not 20 times, then 30 times.’

I will regress more than 100 times.

Let’s see who wins.

* * *

Regression round 14.

Beriel still did not stop dying.

30 rounds of regression.

This madman endlessly repeated his death, perhaps thanks to his already powdered mind.

The 55th round of regression.

It was simply going out of the city, but the concept of time was slowly collapsing.

It wasn’t confusing that it was the 80th episode, and it was only possible because it was purely with Luna.

The 87th round of regression.

Evan wanted a break.

It was the first episode where he felt human.

100th round of regression.

After repeating it 100 times, despair gradually began to creep in.

Beriel persistently ran away, and we began to become more and more anxious that we would have to spend eternity in this space.

and… … .

Regression 100th 101 102 103… … .

I even forgot to count at some point in the gradually increasing number of regressions.

Beriel’s madness was beyond our imagination… … .

We were getting consumed by that madness.

* * *

In the previous episode, which I don’t know how many times it was, I saw Beriel’s body and returned again.

In terms of time, it was not even possible to calculate how many times the regression was repeated.

Wouldn’t it have regressed a time close to 3 years with simple calculations?

no. It could be more than that, but since I repeat the same time and space, even this could be my illusion.

Maybe I’ve spent much longer in this place, or maybe it’s shorter than I thought.

‘How many times is this?’

I tried to recall the number of regressions I couldn’t even remember, but I couldn’t.

There are so many regressions that even Evan and Luna don’t know how many times.

In proportion to that, everyone’s hearts were gradually crumbling.

‘I’m tired of going out of the city and going to the temple to check Beriel’s body.’

I wanted to drop everything.

Nothing changes anyway… … .

‘We have to change the way.’

That would be more productive than giving up.

I moved my unmoving leg.

When I think about it, I thought that I was too obsessed with Beriel.

It was what I thought at first, but I couldn’t create such a dungeon with the power of a single human.

‘Hidden dungeons are mostly related to ancient ruins. That must mean that it is connected to something that only existed in ancient times.’

ancient times.

A time when dragons and giants were alive and gods existed.

Among them, there was a high probability that dragons and gods were related to this place.

‘Even if it’s a dragon, this doesn’t make sense. Perhaps God is involved.’

It was right to think that way, even in relation to Beriel.

Beriel is a priest of Lethe, who is said to be the city’s guardian deity.

If so, it would be correct to assume that Lethe’s power is at work.

‘If it goes on like this, nothing will change.’

In order to change this situation even a little, I had to change my method.

If you think about it closely, everything in this dungeon is related to God after all.

I decided to let go of my obsession with Beriel and investigate the temple.

Luna and Evan could have gone straight back, but it won’t matter what I do in this round anyway.

Evan also seems to have repeated the regression, but looking at the state, it seems that he has spent quite some time. Maybe I couldn’t stand it and did some research on my own.

There was a high probability that Luna would skip this episode.

We promised to meet at this next return.

If you don’t confuse the number of regressions, we’ll meet in the next round.

So, first of all, I went to the temple alone.

“who are you?”

Ignoring the gatekeeper who still greeted me with the same words, I walked to the temple.

Now that it’s so repetitive, it’s annoying to deal with.

“Stop! If you dare to approach any more, I will use force!”

I lightly pushed the gatekeeper blocking the front.

It was light, but it contained mana, so I ignored the gatekeeper who was impaled on the pillar of the temple and opened the door.

the dead anyway.

Besides, if they returned, it would be something that hadn’t happened, so I didn’t feel any remorse for killing them.

Leaving behind the priests who were surprised to see me, I went to see Beriel first.

I knew he was already dead, but there was no reason not to check.

“Geuk… … .”

As expected, there was Beriel laughing at me with a bloody sound.

On the contrary, I smiled at such Beriel and said.

“Don’t worry, I won’t care about you anymore. Because I know that I can’t maintain this space with the power of you anyway. There must be something hidden somewhere here, right? I will find it.”

I spoke to Beriel as if I knew something on purpose.

I’d love to see some reaction.

“… … .”

However, it seemed that it was already too late, and he was desperate.

It’s just that his expression looked like he was surprised by something, but I couldn’t confirm if it was a reaction from my words or if it was just his expression when he died.

‘Anyway, my thoughts don’t change.’

There was no way Beriel could maintain this space alone.

The core of the dungeon must be somewhere.

And the location of the nucleus was probably inside this temple.

It had to be.

otherwise… … maybe i’m going crazy

“Kyaaak!”

The priest who entered the room where Beriel died screamed.

I casually swung my sword, slashed the screaming opponent, and came out.

So many regressions that I forgot to even count wore my emotions out.

Besides, the thought of going back anyway occupied a corner of his head, so there was no hesitation in his hands.

“It’s an intruder! Stop it!”

Are the people of this era weak or am I strong?

None of them could stop me except Beriel.

Beriel also took his own life, so it was irrelevant to say that it was virtually non-existent.

‘All strong people must have participated in the Fire Dragon Expedition.’

Seeing that there were knights of the Great Warrior class, I wondered if the Auror Master of this era was called the Great Warrior.

I don’t know exactly, but it’s even more strange if there’s no Aura Master to deal with dragons.

“Kuuk!”

“Stop it! Protect the temple!”

As soon as he cut everyone off with his unstoppable hands, grotesque corpses that did not shed blood spread on the floor within the temple.

Inside the temple, which had finally become quiet, I started walking casually and searching.

‘I don’t know why I was obsessed with Beriel.’

Maybe it was Beriel’s strategy.

It could be that he deliberately drew attention to himself.

If you think about it, it’s absurd that something like this could happen because of just one Beriel.

‘I think I can do this because I’ve played games.’

The dungeon hack is also something I can think of because I am.

Evan or Luna wouldn’t have the concept of a hidden dungeon.

In the first place, there was a high probability that they did not even know the concept of a normal dungeon, let alone a hidden dungeon.

As I searched the temple while thinking about this and that, the time passed pretty quickly.

Some of the priests had summoned support from outside, so they dealt with the soldiers in the city a few times and continued searching the temple. The sun was setting before they knew it.

‘It’s wider than I thought.’

I didn’t know it from the outside, but the temple was quite spacious.

If it weren’t for the soldiers who came in the middle, the search would have been completed sooner… … .

―Go oh.

It must have been late.

While listening to the distinctive sound of the black smoke, I prepared my mind thinking that this episode would end here.

‘I’d rather die. I don’t want to have nightmares.’

It seems too late to go out of town now.

As I was thinking about it, something unexpected happened.

―Go oh oh.

The priests who died inside the temple turned into black smoke and suddenly started heading somewhere.

Contrary to what I thought would hit me right away, I unknowingly followed the acting that went in a totally unexpected direction.

‘That one?’

Black smoke seeped through a crack in the temple’s wall.

In that situation where I was sure there was something, I immediately drew my sword and broke the wall.

―Go oh oh!

“ah… … !”

Something unexpected came to light.

Red scales enveloped in black smoke.

Long torn eyes that have become hazy eyes.

It was a red dragon with a huge body.