Chapter 84

“Grraaaah—”

The sight of the corpses approaching with gaping mouths was terrifying in itself.

But Kang Yuseong watched them, a smile of interest playing on his lips.

“Gurgle! Gurgle!”

The corpses that had charged at Kang Yuseong were instead knocked down and torn apart by the corpses that had rushed out from his side.

A clash of ghost summoning.

“Let the small fry fight among themselves. From now on, it’s best to get serious. I have no intention of going easy on you.”

The Necromancer remained silent despite Kang Yuseong’s words.

But it was immediately clear that the murderous aura exploding from his eyes was far denser than before.

‘That bastard…!’

Kang Yuseong met his gaze.

He couldn’t activate True Sight yet, but the mere fact that such a tempting prey was right before his eyes made his entire body tremble.

He had already confirmed the Necromancer’s abilities earlier.

Blood Slave.

The fact that he could create a slave with such immense power meant that the Necromancer before him possessed a formidable strength.

He had truly found what he was looking for.

*Whoosh!*

At that moment, a tremendous aura suddenly erupted from Kang Yuseong’s entire body.

His Chakra Force had been unleashed.

*Thwack!*

Simultaneously, Kang Yuseong kicked off the ground and dashed forward.

*Swish!*

With movements like lightning, the corpses blocking his path couldn’t react at all.

It was then.

“Burn.”

Kang Yuseong’s lips parted, and a low voice escaped.

And his eyes glowed with a fierce light.

“Flame Buster.”

*Flash!*

*Boom! Boom! Boom!*

*Whoosh!*

Around him, surrounded by corpses, a scorching inferno erupted like an explosion, instantly engulfing everything in its vicinity.

“Kueeegh!”

“Kuegh!”

The corpses screamed, engulfed in flames and writhing.

Flame Buster, which he had plundered from Kim Do-jin long ago, had manifested.

Thanks to this, the path between him and the Necromancer was split wide open.

However, corpses still swarmed before him.

*Clink!*

Kang Yuseong slightly twisted his right wrist. The sword in his hand let out a heavy clang, signaling its readiness.

Kang Yuseong grinned.

Now, that bastard would taste blood to his heart’s content.

Even if it was rotten, foul-smelling blood, it was still more than he deserved.

“Haaaat!”

Kang Yuseong charged forward, his sword held flat.

*Thwack!*

And he cleanly severed the neck of the corpse standing at the very front.

*Swish!*

Simultaneously, the body of the corpse behind it was sliced diagonally. But at that moment, the waist of a nearby corpse was split in two, and it fell.

*Clang-clang-clang!*

Kang Yuseong’s form was visible only for that instant.

After that, Kang Yuseong vanished, and only a black spray of blood and countless silver flashes tearing through the air remained around him.

*Thwack!*

*Thud!*

Wherever the silver flashes scattered, countless corpses fell, and the path led straight to the Necromancer.

*Thrust!*

*Tap-tap-tap!*

Kang Yuseong plunged his sword into the neck of the last remaining corpse, then powerfully charged forward without pulling it out.

The Necromancer stood behind it.

That bastard was his target.

*Clang!*

But just as the tip of the blade, piercing the corpse’s neck, was about to stab towards the Necromancer, something burst out from the side and deflected his sword.

*Riiing!*

The force of the collision was so strong that Kang Yuseong, who had been gripping his sword tightly with both hands, nearly dropped it.

‘Ugh!’

He glared at the entity that had blocked him.

His hands were still tingling.

The entity, visible through his Abyssal Eye, was a warrior clad in black armor, wielding a sword rusted a deep crimson.

The armor was bizarre, looking somewhat like a medieval knight’s and somewhat like a Japanese samurai’s, but it was clear at a glance that its martial prowess was considerable.

‘This guy…’

Kang Yuseong smiled faintly.

He knew who this guy was.

He had finally found him.

The Necromancer’s other Blood Slave, no…

His Shadow.

Kang Yuseong, who had once dueled with him, knew this for certain.

This overwhelming power, and fierce swordsmanship.

The Shadow.

And its master.

Kang Yuseong cast his gaze beyond the Shadow Warrior.

“As expected, Necromancer Undertaker…it was you.”

Though Kang Yuseong implied he knew him, the Necromancer showed no particular reaction.

It was the Shadow, instead, that reacted.

*Whoosh!*

Kang Yuseong instantly felt the blade thrusting towards his neck and swiftly twisted his body.

*Clack! Swish!*

But surprisingly, the thrusting sword abruptly stopped in mid-air, then descended straight towards Kang Yuseong. It was terrifying swordsmanship. Executing a reverse movement from a thrusting motion often exceeded the limits of human muscle endurance.

Especially when thrusting at such a fearsome speed!

But this was no time to merely admire his skill.

*Clang!*

Kang Yuseong raised his sword and blocked him.

*Crack!*

‘Ugh!’

Indeed, the power behind the sword was no joke.

He felt an immense pressure, as if he had blocked a mountain.

‘What… power…’

Memories from the past resurfaced.

One of the reasons Kang Yuseong and his attack unit had struggled so much was precisely because of this guy before him.

The Necromancer’s Shadow Warrior.

There had been no Hunter capable of properly countering his swordsmanship.

A wielder of terrifying swordsmanship who had defeated even three top-tier Hunters!

Even though he was created by being summoned by the Undertaker, his swordsmanship could truly be called invincible.

Kang Yuseong had always been curious about it.

How… he was able to create such a fearsome being.

Kang Yuseong bared his white teeth and smiled.

He had no intention of losing before he found that out.

*Clang!*

Kang Yuseong pushed back the Shadow’s sword.

Sparks flew, but both the Shadow and Kang Yuseong merely glared at each other, their swords locked.

Knowing that even a slight opening could lead to death, both were extremely cautious.

But the Necromancer had a much greater advantage.

*Swish!*

*Clang!*

As the Shadow Warrior moved and brought his sword down, Kang Yuseong blocked it with his own.

But at that moment, the Necromancer’s arm stretched out, and the skull staff he held instantly struck Kang Yuseong.

*Thud!*

“Cough!”

From the two eyes of the skull attached to the staff, crimson blood gushed out.

But it wasn’t someone else’s; it was Kang Yuseong’s.

Two black holes, as if bitten by a venomous snake, were pierced in his side, and blood flowed from them.

‘Damn it, poison!’

Not just any poison, but corpse poison.

A terrifying poison that would horribly rot wounds and contaminate the organs, skin, muscles, and blood of the living!

Kang Yuseong quickly opened the leather pouch at his waist.

Fortunately, there was an antidote inside.

*Tap-tap!*

But this time, the Shadow Warrior didn’t allow him to take out the medicine.

*Clang!*

Kang Yuseong’s body staggered as he received the attack.

But the Shadow Warrior’s attacks, driven by immense power, continued relentlessly.

*Clang! Clang! Claaang!*

‘Ugh…!’

Each time he blocked an attack, Kang Yuseong had to grit his teeth against the excruciating pain that felt like his bones were twisting. Even in that situation, the mind-numbing poison made his legs falter.

*Swish!*

At that moment, the Shadow Warrior’s attack descended once more.

Kang Yuseong gritted his teeth, gripped the sword hilt tightly with both hands, and struck upwards.

*Clang!*

For a single moment.

Kang Yuseong didn’t miss that momentary gap created by the clash of two immense powers.

*Whoosh!*

Kang Yuseong’s body moved forward like a shadow, spinning once in the air.

*Swoosh!*

*Boom!*

And a kick, compressed with immense power, exploded against the Shadow Warrior’s chest.

Chakra, Beast Slam!

That kick, acquired from Kim Jong-un, was unleashed with tremendous power.

*Clank!*

The sound of the Shadow Warrior being unable to withstand the powerful blow and staggering backward was heard.

Kang Yuseong quickly reached into his leather pouch.

*Clatter!*

Several potion bottles were grasped.

He picked up the smallest potion bottle among them.

*Click!*

Just as he opened the lid.

*Whoosh!*

The Shadow Warrior brought his sword down with an unprecedented ferocity.

His stance and position were both bad.

Kang Yuseong gritted his teeth.

*Boom!*

His attack completely engulfed Kang Yuseong.

*Rumble!*

The attack was so powerful that the sound of the collision spread out like ripples around them.

But from the eyes of the Shadow Warrior, who had brought his sword down, an icy coldness emanated.

“Hmph…”

From beneath his sword, someone let out a long sigh and slowly rose, pushing the sword away.

“That was really close this time.”

*Clank!*

The steel armor that had spread over his forearm receded back beneath his skin.

It had been a downward strike so powerful it felt like his forearm might break.

But Kang Yuseong had endured it and, at the same time, quickly consumed the antidote.

His face, which had been turning deathly black, gradually began to regain its color.

It was incredibly fortunate that he had brought the antidote with him.

*Click!*

And he opened the lid of another potion.

“I feel a bit underhanded drinking this, but well, it’s two against one for you guys anyway.”

*Gulp!*

A strange aura emanated from Kang Yuseong’s entire body.

*Rooooar!*

And in an instant, that immense power burst forth.

*Boom!*

Chakra Enhancer Potion.

“Get ready. This is where the real fun begins.”

As if sensing his amplified power, both the Shadow Warrior and the Necromancer Undertaker stiffened their expressions.

At that moment, Kang Yuseong smiled coldly once more.

True Sight.

Twenty minutes had already passed, making True Sight available for reactivation.

*Flash!*

He activated True Sight without hesitation.

Hadn’t he fought for this very moment?

Through his True Sight, not only the Shadow Warrior’s swordsmanship but also the Undertaker’s abilities were clearly visible.

Kang Yuseong’s gaze fixed on one of the patterns.

A pattern of two heads connected by chains.

The Undertaker’s ability, known as Permanent Subordination!

Kang Yuseong grinned.

*Whoosh!*

He immediately plundered that ability.

Chakra, Permanent Subordination.

[You have acquired the skill, Chakra, Permanent Subordination.]

[You can subordinate lifeless corpses as Blood Slaves. After subordination, the contract can be terminated, and command authority remains with the caster until the contract is terminated.]

[Permanent Subordination’s power strengthens with its level.]

This was the Permanent Subordination Kang Yuseong had been searching for.

The mention of strengthening with level likely meant an increase in the number of individuals he could subordinate, or perhaps the ability to further empower his Blood Slaves.

But then, another window suddenly appeared.

[With the acquisition of Chakra, Permanent Subordination, Corpse Manipulation Skill can now be enhanced.]

Kang Yuseong’s eyebrows twitched.

An enhancement window had suddenly popped up.

[You have acquired Corpse Manipulation Skill, Armament.]

‘Armament!’

Kang Yuseong, who had been tilting his head in question, suddenly looked surprised.

[With the activation of the Armament ability, summoned corpses will now be equipped with Level 1 armaments.]

In other words, the summoned corpses would automatically appear with basic armaments.

Kang Yuseong smiled coldly.

‘Interesting.’

He had truly entered the world of necromancy.

“Alright, shall we begin again?”

He still had plenty of Karma Power left.

Until that Karma Power ran out…

He intended to thoroughly plunder the Undertaker.