Damn Necromancer-Chapter 306
Chapter 306: Olivia (6)
Chile, Santiago.
Public order no longer existed here.
Keureureu…….
A monster walked out from a half-collapsed store.
Rotten innards dragged on the floor.
A passerby walking down the street didn't even scream.
They just familiarly pulled a shotgun from their coat, blew the monster's head off, spat on the corpse, and walked past.
A city where power is the law, and survival is the only morality.
From a back alley in the center of that chaos, an unrealistic rupture sound exploded.
Kwang―!
Lee Seoyoon's foot struck the ground.
A shockwave spread out in a fan shape.
The asphalt cracked, and rusty iron grates bent like taffy.
A few demonic beasts that had been tearing at corpses in the corner were startled by the momentum and ran away with their tails between their legs.
But the man at the very center of that shockwave was actually smiling.
“Haha, good!”
It was Namgung Min.
With blood dripping from his face, he was genuinely enjoying himself.
Swish―!
The blade cut through the empty air.
A trajectory aimed at Lee Seoyoon's neck.
It was clean without any wasted movement, and horrifyingly fast.
Lee Seoyoon turned her head.
The tip of the blade grazed her cheek.
Blood splattered.
But before the drops of blood even touched the ground, the torn skin was already healing.
‘This bastard, he's the real deal.’
Lee Seoyoon's eyes narrowed.
The more they fought, the firmer her conviction became.
Pattern analysis? Searching for weaknesses?
That kind of stuff was meaningless.
Namgung Min's sword was being corrected in real-time.
The trajectory that had just been blocked returned modified the next moment, and the loopholes she saw through were filled in the blink of an eye.
It felt like facing a monster that evolved infinitely.
Learning, acquiring, and adapting at every moment.
It was a terrifying talent.
‘However…….’
The starting point is different in the first place.
Kwang!
Lee Seoyoon's fist plunged into Namgung Min's abdomen.
There was the sound of ribs crushing.
Namgung Min's body flew like a cannonball and smashed into the wall.
“Keuk.”
Bricks poured down.
Even while vomiting a handful of blood, Namgung Min staggered and stood back up.
The corners of his mouth were curled up as if even pain was an amusement.
“This is it, this.”
That guy is just someone who moves if it's fun, and kills if it's boring.
He wasn't the type to be moved by things like money or power.
Lee Seoyoon loosened her shoulders.
‘He's similar to me.’
A monster who couldn't be treated as a human.
The kind that didn't have the shackle called ethics in the first place.
He was useful.
‘Fucking skeleton bastards.’
The things that constantly came looking for her, talking about ‘Instructor’ and requesting lessons.
Honestly, it was a pain in the ass.
Annoying to death.
‘I can just dump all of that on this bastard.’
“What do you…….”
Lee Seoyoon opened her mouth.
“What do you want to do here?”
Namgung Min paused.
Holding his sword, he tilted his head.
As if he had heard a very stupid question.
“What do I want to do? Something fun.”
It was simple and clear.
“Killing people is fun. Killing monsters is fun too. But lately, it's gotten a bit boring.”
He tapped his chin with the tip of his blade.
“They’re all the same, you see. The screams, the expressions, the sound of breaking. They break too fucking easily.”
“If that’s the case, why not go find high-ranking Awakened?”
“Those bastards? I’ve tried finding them.”
Namgung Min wiped the blood off his blade with his finger and licked it, muttering as if it were a shame.
“But those things, whenever I try to kill them, it gets too loud. Guilds make a move, the Association searches all over, and bounties get placed.”
He cracked his neck as if annoyed.
Ttuk, a cracking sound rang out.
“If I get chased, I lose my playtime. Hiding, running away, dealing with them. That kind of stuff isn't fun.”
His sunset-colored eyes curved like half-moons.
“I just want to break them slowly, for a long, long time.”
Lee Seoyoon smirked.
“You want the thrill, but don’t want the hassle? You greedy bastard.”
“Greedy?”
Namgung Min asked back.
The tip of his blade pointed lazily toward Lee Seoyoon.
“Isn't it just natural? Tasty things are best when you savor them.”
“Then…….”
Lee Seoyoon took a step forward.
Bloody water splashed beneath her feet.
“Wanna see something genuinely fun?”
“What is it?”
Instead of an answer, Lee Seoyoon’s body disappeared.
It wasn’t simple high-speed movement.
A movement that melted into the shadows and erased space itself.
Namgung Min’s pupils contracted.
He instinctively raised his sword.
He was late.
Peo-eok―!
Lee Seoyoon’s knee struck up at Namgung Min’s jaw.
With the sound of his jawbone crushing, his body floated up into the empty air.
Lee Seoyoon didn't wait for Namgung Min to fall to the ground.
She snatched Namgung Min’s ankle in mid-air and slammed him straight into the floor.
Kwaang!
The ground caved in like a crater. Dust plumed up.
Lee Seoyoon looked down while stepping on Namgung Min’s neck.
“Is this fun enough?”
The blood-covered Namgung Min was smiling.
“……You’re fucking crazy.”
A laugh mixed with a metallic rasp burst out.
“Ah, seriously. That’s crazy. Who is it? The one who made you like that.”
Right after, Namgung Min’s body blurred minutely.
The sound of his footsteps disappeared.
His presence was erased.
‘Huh?’
Lee Seoyoon’s eyes widened.
She was definitely stepping on him.
But his presence leaked out to the side.
The side?
No, behind?
Seogeok.
The blade grazed her back.
Blood splattered.
Lee Seoyoon twisted her body and threw an elbow, but it only cut through the empty air.
At first, he was just fast.
But now it was different.
His movement itself had become stealthy.
Like seeping into the shadows.
‘No way.’
Lee Seoyoon’s eyes flashed.
‘Is he copying my moves?’
Shadow Walker’s stealth.
The racial skill of melting into the shadows to erase one’s presence.
That bastard was mimicking it.
No, he was acquiring it in that brief moment of fighting.
“Got no manners, huh?”
Lee Seoyoon smiled.
“Who taught you to steal and learn other people’s tricks?”
Namgung Min’s voice rang out from the darkness.
“I didn’t steal it, I just watched it.”
Left. No, right.
“I didn’t learn it, I just figured it out.”
Puuk―!
The blade pierced her heart.
Exactly from behind, penetrating the heart, the tip of the blade popped out through her chest.
“Gotcha.”
Namgung Min’s voice was filled with ecstasy.
A perfect surprise attack.
A strike that would have instantly killed even a heteromorphic race.
However…….
Lee Seoyoon’s hand grabbed the blade protruding from her chest barehanded.
“Yep. You caught me.”
“……?”
Lee Seoyoon turned her head.
With the sword lodged in her heart, she was smiling brightly.
“I told you. I’m not human.”
Namgung Min’s face flinched.
Because she was casually having a conversation even after a strike that would have instantly killed a heteromorphic race or a monster.
Suddenly, he muttered as if he had realized something.
“……An undead?”
“Ding ding ding! Correct!”
Lee Seoyoon grabbed Namgung Min by the hair.
“But, you figured it out a bit too late, huh?”
Kwaang!
Once again, his head was smashed into the floor.
A moment later.
Namgung Min was sprawled out in a pool of blood.
Half of his face was crushed, and his limbs were bent at bizarre angles.
And yet, he was giggling.
“Kuhahahaha! Cough! Ah, seriously.”
He spat out blood-mixed saliva.
A couple of teeth rolled onto the floor.
“I got fucking destroyed.”
Namgung Min giggled with his crushed face.
For someone admitting defeat, it was an overly cheerful voice.
“If you got destroyed, you should keep your promise.”
Lee Seoyoon looked down at him with her foot stepping on his chest.
“What promise?”
Lee Seoyoon put weight on her foot.
His ribs made a cracking sound.
“Didn't we agree that if you lose, you'd work under me?”
“……Did I say that?”
“You did. Just now.”
Namgung Min smirked.
“Crazy bitch.”
“So……?”
Lee Seoyoon’s eyes curved like half-moons.
“Call me Noona.”
“Cough! Hah, I’m curious. The guy who's the master of a bitch like you…… just how much of a fucking lunatic he is……”
“You know what? There are way more fun worlds than here. Places overflowing with toys that don't break.”
“……Gates? Those aren't really fun.”
“‘There are plenty of other places besides there. Different neighborhoods.’ The bastard who brought me back to life told me to pass that on.”
Silence.
Namgung Min rummaged through his pockets with trembling hands.
A blood-soaked cigarette pack came out.
He put a crumpled cigarette in his mouth.
Chik, chik.
Along with sparks, the lighter flame flared up.
Huuu.
Exhaling a long stream of smoke, Namgung Min asked.
“That bastard you call your boss.”
His eyes turned toward Lee Seoyoon.
“Is he genuinely a fun bastard?”
Lee Seoyoon paused for a moment.
That bastard who brought her back to life and made her move.
“Well.”
Suddenly, a smirk leaked out.
“I don't know if he's fun…… but I think he's even more fucking unhinged than you.”
“I’m getting a bit curious. Where does this guy live?”
“Seoul.”
“Not that far. Then... I guess I'll go take a look first. But, if he's boring, I'll kill him, got it?”
Namgung Min grinned.
It was the moment a devil and a devil joined hands.
＊ ＊ ＊
Santiago International Airport.
On the way to the departure hall, Namgung Min was munching on a hot dog he picked up from the airport concession stand.
His crushed face had already cleanly regenerated.
To the point where one would think, 'So this is the power of a top-grade potion.'
“Hey.”
Lee Seoyoon asked as she walked beside him.
“Is that tasty?”
“It's good? This place makes good hot dogs.”
Namgung Min answered indifferently.
He took another bite of the hot dog and tilted his head.
“But Noona.”
“What.”
“Earlier when your heart got pierced, didn't it hurt?”
“It hurt a bit.”
“Then why did you smile?”
“Because it was fun.”
Namgung Min's chewing motion stopped.
Then, a smirk leaked out.
“Ah, seriously. You're a total lunatic, aren't you?”
“You're exactly the same.”
Lee Seoyoon ordered a hot dog from the stand.
She squirted ketchup.
And squirted mustard.
And ketchup again.
She didn't stop until the sauce pooled heavily over the bun.
Namgung Min's eyes narrowed.
“……Your taste is fucking weird. Did your taste buds go fucking crazy too?”
“Hah.”
Lee Seoyoon let out a sigh.
“You'd have to become an undead to understand this struggle.”
Crunch.
She polished off the hot dog in one bite.
Sauce was smeared all over her mouth, but she didn't even care.
Lee Seoyoon took out her phone and sent a text.
[Recruited him, that guy.]
A call came in less than 3 seconds later.
Lee Seoyoon picked up.
“Yeah.”
A short conversation went back and forth.
“Hey.”
She held the phone out to Namgung Min.
“Says to take the call.”
“Who?”
“The bastard who saved me.”
Namgung Min's eyes sparkled.
He took the receiver with the hot dog still in his mouth.
“H'llo?”
A low voice flowed from the other end of the line.
―You're Namgung Min, right?
“Yeah, 's right. Thas me.”
Namgung Min answered while munching on his hot dog.
“But who're you?”
―Kim Minwoo.
“Oh.”
His chewing mouth stopped.
“That famous guy?”
―Yeah. That famous guy.
The corners of Namgung Min's mouth slowly curled up.
“But hey, man.”
He looked out the airport window.
An airplane was taking off on the runway.
“According to this chick here, you're even more fucking unhinged than me. Is that true?”
―Well. Come and check it out for yourself.
Click.
The call cut off.
Namgung Min tossed the phone to Lee Seoyoon and asked.
“But Noona, just how strong is that guy?”
“I don't know either. But he's stronger than me.”
“Oh, really?”
A human and an undead walked into the departure hall.
