Became a Mechromancer - Chapter 111

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Chapter 111.
Meteor
Doo-ho stepped into the Garage and surveyed the interior.
Everything remained as it was, except the space beside the transport ship had expanded large enough to fit two dump trucks.
But then….
-The Newcomer isn’t showing up?
Isto, whose LED eyes displayed a question mark, looked around frantically. Hawkeye narrowed his scope and swept across the interior.
His voice trembled slightly.
-I can’t sense any presence at all….
Perhaps the overlapping positions made him even more tense.
Master.
-Could it be a system error, ribbit.
Doo-ho tilted his head and checked the system window again.
“No, the summoning is complete.”
Having answered thus, Doo-ho stared intently at Bom-i.
Wait, could it be?
Doo-ho’s eyes widened for a moment as he began looking down at the floor.
Isto, Hawkeye!
“Check the soles of your feet.”
-Huh?
-What do you mean…?
“It’s possible a Super Intelligence smaller than Bom-i was summoned.”
Just as the startled Isto and Hawkeye were about to check their feet.
-I’m here, I’m here….
Everything froze.
Everyone stopped in place and looked up toward the drawn-out voice.
Huh?
What? Hmm? Ribbit?
Floating in the Garage’s ceiling, which had risen higher than usual, was an artificial satellite.
Doo-ho asked.
“You’re the Super Intelligence?”
-Yes, I am~.
A sluggish reply.
Doo-ho asked again.
“Can you come down?”
-…I suppose I could.
“Then come down.”
-But then I’d have to go back up. It’s such a bother.
Chuckle.
Doo-ho let out a hollow laugh.
Ah, again.
‘I’ve picked quite the strange one.’
The response was even slow enough to be slightly irritating.
How dare they!
-What are you doing in front of Doo-ho, you sword!
-I’m up here.
-…!
Trembling with rage.
Flames of fury bloomed in Isto’s chest. But the heat could never reach the satellite hovering so high above.
“Ow, hot!”
Only Doo-ho’s face burned with the backlash.
Isto quickly cooled the flames.
Mecromancer.
-I’ll drop it for you.
Hawkeye drew out a bow, but Doo-ho quickly stopped him.
“Everyone, calm down for a moment.”
Then I looked up at the empty sky again.
“…You come down here!”
As I raised my voice slightly, the satellite began descending silently.
As it drew closer, everyone was startled by its sheer size.
Only now did I realize why the space beside the transport vessel was so vast.
Good grief.
‘Why is it so massive?’
That’s when I realized the Garage ceiling had been raised tremendously.
Soon I approached the satellite.
Its surface was covered in sleek black plating.
A soft whoosh.
I traced the grain with my Soul Bot to read its composition.
Information flooded into my mind.
‘The surface is made of solar panels?’
And
an integration density I’d never seen before.
Wow….
‘The efficiency is insane.’
Isto approached alongside me.
His LED eyes trembled wildly.
He immediately pointed to the side of the satellite’s main body.
-Doo-ho, that, that right there.
“Hm?”
When I looked at what Doo-ho was, there was a black exterior with a symbol shaped like eyes without pupils engraved in white.
-That bastard belongs to the Void Cult!
The satellite’s LED displayed an expression of utter exasperation.
Doo-ho asked.
“What is the Void Cult?”
Hawkeye interjected.
-They’re a group that claims effort is meaningless because the apocalypse is already scheduled to occur.
Doo-ho recalled what the satellite had said earlier.
「I have to go back up again. It’s so bothersome.」
Hmm….
“Sounds like just a lazy artificial satellite to me?”
-Well, that’s also a fair assessment.
Pwoah!
Bom-i puffed out its cheeks.
-Every time I hear that voice, my motivation gets cut in half, ribbit!
After exhaling a long sigh, I examined the main body without asking further questions. Regardless of its personality, I needed to understand its purpose before deciding whether to return it or keep using it.
Then a large ring on the side of the fuselage caught my eye.
“What is this ring?”
-It’s a Corridor.
“…A Corridor?”
-It’s used to summon stones from other dimensions and throw them into the atmosphere.
‘Throw them?’
Then Bom-i, perched on my shoulder, asked.
-Satellite, surely you don’t mean those stones are meteors, ribbit?
-Yes, that’s right~.
Suddenly, silence filled the interior.
The satellite spoke.
-This is a vacation model.
“…A vacation model?”
-Because it needs to rest for a looong time after each use.
‘What are you talking about?’
Master.
-It seems to mean that while it has great destructive power, it enters a dormant state afterward, ribbit.
Only then did Doo-ho nod in understanding.
I asked immediately.
“The body runs on solar power—it doesn’t consume magic stones?”
-That’s correct.
In short, self-generating power.
This actually seems like a good thing.
Then.
-You need magic stones to pass meteors through.
“Why?”
-What more do you want from solar energy? How shameless.
Ah….
Her speech was slow, yet carried a subtle sting that seemed to jab at her listener.
Satellite continued.
-I need at least 10 basic magic stones to pull rocks from other dimensions and hurl them. After that, I’ll be exhausted and need 4 weeks of rest.
In other words, a vacation.
Isto’s LED eyes narrowed to slits.
-You lazy bastard, taking a break just for that?
-It’s my nature. I find it more fascinating how you thrash about like some land-dwelling creature.
She was subtly provoking him.
Before Isto could flare up, Doo-ho asked a question.
“You said 10 magic stones are the baseline earlier. If you consume more magic stones, you can summon larger meteors, right?”
-That’s correct~.
“Then the dormancy period gets longer proportionally?”
-You’re quite sharp, Master.
Doo-ho pressed his brow.
That meant a system shutdown until the energy recharged.
“Can’t you shorten that period?”
-I could, I suppose. I’d just need to swap out parts.
But….
-It would only make you feel worse, Master.
“What do you mean by that?”
-The parts are expensive.
Doo-ho immediately turned away.
“Wait a moment.”
He headed straight to the parts shop kiosk.
He entered the search term “Satellite dormancy period reduction,” and relevant parts appeared.
And the conclusion came immediately.
The dormancy period could be shortened.
But the lowest-grade parts cost 500,000 points.
For such an exorbitant price, it could only reduce the period by two days.
What is this….
“There’s no point in switching them out.”
Doo-ho returned to Satellite.
After hearing his explanation, Bom-i threw in a comment.
Parts shop.
-Pure thieves, ribbit.
Satellite responded flatly.
-That’s why I said checking would only ruin my mood.
I crossed my arms.
Still, one thing has been resolved.
Macromanser.
-Our positions don’t overlap, I see.
He didn’t say it outright, but the fellow seemed bothered by it all the same.
I nodded and began wrapping things up.
“Besides Meteor, what else can you do?”
-You know those monitoring systems and detection devices that Juen used? Originally, those things receive signals from satellites beyond dimensions.
With that explanation, one mystery that had been nagging at me was solved. I’d certainly thought the signal had to come from somewhere.
Sigh.
-Why did you have to pick me out of all things.
The creature complained.
Just moments ago, I was drifting lazily through another dimension when I was suddenly dragged here.
-The satellite that was here will return to its place and float about comfortably now.
Then.
-I want to go back.
It suddenly demanded to be unsummoned.
‘Truly a lazy one.’
But then.
‘Why would I dismiss the firepower that rains down meteors?’
As long as I use it effectively.
“What’s your name?”
-It’s Meteor, meaning something that floats in the air.
I nodded and my gaze shifted to the ring that summons meteors.
This is something.
Seeing Meteor and that ring, an incredible magic comes to mind.
So I said.
“Meteor.”
[Super Intelligence’s name is registered as ‘Meteor’]
Isto responded immediately.
-Floaty, congratulations on becoming the youngest.
-…Better than Hawkeye.
Following Hawkeye’s self-deprecating joke, Bom-i spoke.
-Meteor, let’s get along well, ribbit.
Meanwhile, Meteor showed little enthusiasm.
Just floating idly through the air.
I looked up at the empty space.
Meteor.
“What if you float away while I’m still talking?”
Meteor speaks slowly.
-Whether it’s Earth or the Abyss, wherever you go, sir, I’ll be hovering right above your head.
In other words.
Real-time stalking… no, tracking becomes possible.
Is that actually useful?
That’s when it happened.
-…Please take this.
Something gets pushed out from the creature’s body.
Whiiiing.
A rod drops down shortly after.
Clack!
Hawkeye quickly snatches it.
Looking closer, it was an iron rod.
-I’ll show you the skill that uses it next time we enter the Abyss.
Huh?
Eh? Hmm? Croak?
The creature left only those words behind, saying it wanted to rest, and climbed even higher.
Strangely, the Garage ceiling rose along with it.
Wow….
I never thought I’d end up acquiring a lazy satellite in my lifetime.
* * *
A few days later.
Whiiiing.
The automatic doors of the Reboot Center open, and Na Yong-seok strides in.
Oh my.
“I’m furious!”
Ham Bong-sik, who had been standing in front of the workbench, spins around in surprise.
“Manager? Is something wrong?”
Na Manager lets out a sigh first.
All eyes in the center turn toward him at once.
Doo-ho, who had been doing shielding work on the Android’s prosthetic eye, also puts away his Soul Bot and looks up.
Na Manager opens his mouth.
“For the past few days, I’ve been going back and forth with the Chinese side about the Chiko Island compensation issue, and now they’re changing their story.”
Ham Manager’s brow furrows.
“Changing it?”
“The Zhang Wei incident is merely an individual’s deviation! There is no responsibility at the national level. They drew the line so clearly.”
Na Manager continued.
“You know what’s even more ridiculous? They’re insisting that the Korean government orchestrated the whole thing, that all the video evidence we submitted is fake.”
Ham Manager asked pointedly.
“Does that even make sense?!”
“Of course it doesn’t make sense!”
Doo-ho, the very person who had resolved the Chiko Island incident, was even more flabbergasted.
‘Has the Chinese Government lost their minds?’
But that wasn’t the end of it.
“The Qingdao Abyss. There are only two days left on the deadline, so if Ghost grants a moratorium on Qingdao Abyss Layer 1, they’ll resolve the Chiko Island compensation issue immediately.”
“…What?!”
Na Manager glanced at everyone’s expressions and let out a hollow laugh.
“Just like you all, the Chancellor and everyone else were sitting there dumbfounded!”
Ham Manager, regaining his composure, asked a question.
“But access to an Abyss is only permitted to citizens of that country, isn’t it?”
“Those damned bastards are saying they’ll grant Ghost Chinese citizenship!”
At those words, everyone erupted in outrage.
“What kind of nonsense is this…!”
“Have these bastards all gone insane?!”
Doo-ho also let out a hollow laugh.
Then, a thought of the Qingdao citizens suddenly crossed his mind.
The Chinese Government’s actions were truly petty and infuriating, but the citizens bore no fault.
At that moment, Na Manager smacked his lips somewhat enviously.
“China certainly has vast territory.”
“Why?”
“They’re in the process of relocating most of the Qingdao citizens to Yantai. Since it’s also a replacement port city for Qingdao, and there are quite a few vacant shell houses built during the previous real estate boom, they’re utilizing it as the primary stronghold for evacuation and dispersal.”
Thanks to that, Doo-ho was able to organize his thoughts.
It was unfortunate for the Qingdao citizens.
‘Fortunately, there was an alternative.’
Moreover.
‘Even if I grant a moratorium on Layer 1, eventually comes the conquest of the lower layers. But there’s no Zhang Wei to accomplish that either….’
In the end, it was like pouring water into a bottomless barrel, so there was no reason to get involved.
* * *
Two days later.
Doo-ho, having left work and returned home, spoke into the empty air.
“Meteor.”
After a moment, a sluggish voice echoed in his mind.
-Why though.
“What happened with Qingdao?”
-…It’s such a bother.
Doo-ho chuckled softly.
After dealing with Meteor for several days, despite what he said, he always did what was asked of him.
He promptly retrieved the monitoring equipment from the Garage and examined the footage.
The Qingdao footage that Meteor had sent appeared on the screen.
The cityscape was filled with empty roads and abandoned vehicles.
And then….
A massive sinkhole carved into the heart of the city.
The Qingdao Abyss.
The image quality was poor due to the pixelation of the magnifying device.
Yet I was the only person on Earth witnessing this spectacle right now.
Every satellite passing through this region had gone dark because of the mana erupting from the Qingdao Abyss.
That’s when Meteor’s voice reached me.
-It’s beginning.
With those words.
Crack.
Craaack.
The ground began to split apart.
Buildings in the heart of the city tilted and collapsed.
The Abyss swirled faster and faster, roads folding like paper as they were sucked into its depths.
My breath caught in my throat.
And for good reason.
Everything that had been erected to contain the Abyss’s power vanished in mere seconds.
‘…Horrifying.’
I waved my hand to activate the holographic news feed in the room.
The anchor’s subdued voice came through.
-The Chinese Government has announced that the scheduled evacuation is complete, and that the relocation of the city represents a realistic response to the Abyss disaster.
Watching this, I muttered to myself.
“At least that’s fortunate.”
No.
Perhaps our own country will soon propose moving the capital as well.
-Sir.
Meteor’s languid voice echoed in my mind.
“…What is it?”
-I believe you should see this.
I turned my attention back to the monitoring device.
Upon seeing the cramped temporary tent settlements and the disorganized city, I immediately recognized where it was.
‘…This is Yantai, the evacuation zone.’
Just as I was about to ask what Meteor meant by showing me this.
Boom—!!
With a deafening roar.
A massive sinkhole began to open in the middle of the city.
I pressed my eye against the magnifying device, my jaw trembling.
How much time had passed?
A new Abyss had taken root in Yantai.
‘Abandoning Qingdao wasn’t the end of it.’
On that day, Doo-ho came to a realization.
Without question.
I have to destroy the Seoul Abyss!
I Became a Necromancer
Author |
Keongang E
Publication Date |
February 25, 2026
Publisher |
TalesYX
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