Chapter 14

Chapter 14

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Chapter 14: Osiris’ Tomb

The game’s setting was simple. It was a kind of fragment created by cutting out a region from an existing world.

And there were not just one or two of these other worlds. There were regions filled with fantasy, martial arts, cyberpunk, and even monsters.

Truly, it was very diverse.

‘Low-level zones are usually fantasy, right?’

That’s the kind of place where you’d see goblins, wolves, and orcs.

Gates that were C-rank or higher usually started to appear.

Anyway, players could conquer these gates and obtain various rewards such as mana stones, items, experience points, and titles.

F-rank gates were abundant.

Among them, there were several reasons for choosing Osiris’ Tomb.

Firstly, there were no special gimmicks.

‘Those gimmicks can be a real pain in the ass.’

You had to find puzzles or hidden elements to open the path.

The gimmicks inside the Gates were not fixed elements. They changed slightly every time you entered.

‘That’s why it takes so long to solve them.’

But this gate was very straightforward.

You just had to beat up whoever you saw along the way.

Pretty easy.

‘And then there’s the ‘tomb’ part.’

Tomb.

It seemed like it would have something to do with necromancers, wouldn’t it?

Unfortunately, he hadn’t confirmed that before. He was a player who wanted to clear the game in the shortest possible time, and each character had a different job that suited them best.

It was like being the swordsmanship genius like Park Siwoo or the magic genius like Han Siah.

You can’t choose a necromancer with such characteristics, can you?

Moreover, Namgung Min and Seo Yerim, with the third and fourth highest difficulty, respectively, started with their jobs already set, so they couldn’t choose Necromancer in the first place.

[TL/N: Some Name Changes Hansia -> Han Siah, Nam Gungmin -> Namgung Min]

“But now it’s different.”

What about Kim Minwoo now?

He’s a necromancer.

And it’s a tomb.

Can he endure it?

‘I can’t.’

Of course, there was no absolute certainty that something related to necromancers would be hidden here.

While necromancers were considered a minority class, there were always people who chose what others didn’t.

Even in this gate, necromancers must have visited several times.

‘But, they would have lower achievement ranks, right?’

A necromancer with an S-rank achievement?

At least not in Korea.

Even A or B was at the level of a natural monument.

The reason was simple.

To become stronger as a necromancer, you had to pour money into it as a basic structure.

And not just pour, you had to pour geometrically.

Only then could you gain the upper hand over other classes.

It was a widely known formula in the world.

So, it was burdensome to choose compared to other classes.

It’s the same even if you receive support from the country or a large guild.

They weren’t fools.

The money they gave would eventually be a debt that had to be repaid someday.

But choosing a necromancer with such a rare S-rank skill book?

Unless your dad was Chairman Kim, barely believing in that level of backing...

‘Debt is debt, but that doesn’t mean you can’t overwhelm others.’

It’s a shortcut to hell. That’s why people with common sense don’t choose Necromancer.

The only variable is if an incredibly wealthy person awakens.

“But how would you know the awakening conditions?”

If they’re rich, they’ll try various things first. If awakening comes easily, they’ll end up with low-level achievements.

But if they can’t awaken, it means the conditions are strict.

Even if they find out.

‘How would they achieve S-rank?’

Even he, who knew the conditions, struggled to go for S-rank. Can wealthy people easily achieve S-rank?

That’s why there are no high-achievement necromancers.

In conclusion, if there’s something related to necromancers, there’s a high chance he’ll get it.

Of course, he didn’t expect a huge reward as it was an F-rank gate.

He had to conquer it anyway.

‘Just getting one title wouldn’t be bad.’

That’s about the extent of his expectations.

Moreover, if he were to set a world record, he had to do it the hard way. It wouldn’t be cool if it was easy.

That was the last reason he chose this place with a difficulty of 95.

He reached out.

[Using Cedric Summon (SSS)!]

[41 Corpse Wheels have been hunted!]

[Your level has increased by 5!]

His level went up in the blink of an eye.

“Haha, nice.”

[The Skeleton Squad gains combat experience against insect-type monsters!]

[The Skeleton Squad gains experience points!]

Summoned creatures couldn’t exceed their master’s level.

That’s why the skeletons had remained at level 1 until now.

But things were different now.

With Kim Minwoo’s level rising, the average level of the skeletons would also start to increase.

Of course, with 422 summoned skeletons evenly dividing the experience, their leveling would be relatively slow.

‘But what about growth?’

It was a hundred times better than not growing at all.

‘I’ve roughly figured out the level of the skeletons, so...

Now it was time for him to start moving.

He drew his sword to set a new world record.

* * *

[52 Corpse Wheels have been hunted!]

[Your level has...!]

[55 Corpse Wheels have been hunted!]

[Your level has...!]

[60 Corpse Wheels have been hunted!]

[Your level has...!]

Once he joined the battle, his advance speed became almost supersonic. The level difference between him and the wheels was so great that his level went up every time he encountered a group.

A normal person would come here with a party.

So, he was monopolizing the experience points that a party would normally share, so it would be strange if he didn’t level up.

‘That’s why I raised my abilities first.’

Level up?

He could always postpone the things he could do anytime.

He could just do it all at once like this.

[You have acquired the title, ‘Insect Slayer’!]

[Effect: Damage to insect-type monsters increased by 10%]

He even got a title in the middle.

And by the time he reached the boss room.

‘It only took 2 hours.’

He stopped once in the middle.

It was to reorganize by drinking a mana potion and re-summoning the soldiers after more than half of them had been wiped out.

‘Current level 22.’

An unimaginable leveling speed for an ordinary person.

He had literally exploded in one round of the gate.

The same was true for Cedric, who shared his level.

As his level increased, his spearmanship was becoming more and more sophisticated.

“You’re growing, boy. I feel good as your master.”

–Hmm... I wouldn’t say I’m growing, more like I’m just relearning what I used to know...

“Tsk. I told you not to talk back to your hyung.”

–... It was just my personal opinion.

“Now it’s time to kill the boss.”

–What’s the boss here?

“The Tomb Guardian.”

–The Tomb Guardian? Is that an insect too?

“Uh. It’s a giant cockroach.”

That’s why it was also a creature that shook the Awakened’s mentality.

In particular, some Awakened would even go crazy at the attack where it spewed a swarm of small wheels from its mouth like a performance.

Even if you’re Awakened, something disgusting is still disgusting.

–Master, don’t you find insects disgusting?

“Well, I do. But it’s okay. I’ve seen too many of them.”

There are more than one or two gates where insect-type monsters appear. He had already surpassed that point long ago.

Cedric tilted his head at that.

–You’ve seen a lot? Do you get insects in your house?

“...Well, something like that.”

–I think you should be more careful about hygiene. Your house looks fine, but you should clean up right after you eat.

“Shut up, you.”

–Master. I’m worried about you, so why are you hitting my head?

“I’m doing it because I love you all. Let’s go.”

He opened the door to the boss room.

[The boss of Osiris’ Tomb, the ‘Tomb Guardian’, appears!]

Creak?

“Kill it.”

The skeletons, who knew no fear, began to swarm forward.

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