Became a Mechromancer - Chapter 114

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Chapter 114.
Okay, cut!
After Doo-ho departed.
Parts of the 8th Floor were rapidly reconfigured by the Abyss system.
The heat lingered, but it posed no obstacle to the Hunters entering.
And moments later….
The Hunters who stepped into Abyss Layer 8 all wore bewildered expressions.
What is this….
“What now?”
Before them stood an enormous uplift formation—dark bedrock thrust upward in a rounded dome.
“Wasn’t there magma heat rising from the cracks here?”
“Yeah, there was….”
Just as everyone wondered if they’d entered the wrong floor.
Click.
Song In-ah, a journalist from the Changtian Clan, captured a frame with her film camera.
She immediately stored the camera in subspace and retrieved a movie camera, winding its handle.
She surveyed her surroundings.
The other journalist Hunters who’d entered with her still wore dazed expressions.
Tsk.
She clicked her tongue.
‘These amateurs without fundamentals awakened and seized journalist positions—of course they’re like this.’
Most of them were Hunters who could barely descend to the 20th Floor.
Whirrrr….
As she pressed the record button, the film began rolling.
She immediately moved toward the elevated terrain, camera in hand.
‘And then they call me ruthless behind my back, say I’m obsessed with scoops.’
“The more I think about it, the more it irritates me.”
Heat was genuinely rising from below.
Sigh.
“Why did Ghost build such a barrier here?”
I’d have mountains of questions to ask if I ever met them.
Why on earth!
‘Hiding your identity like that.’
While doing good deeds.
By the time Song In-ah reached the summit, her mouth fell open.
Her breath caught in her throat.
“Good heavens….”
The barrier’s true form was a colossal impact crater.
The Hunters who climbed up afterward froze one by one in astonishment.
Insane….
“What on earth is all this?”
“What kind of Quest did Ghost even complete?”
Whoooosh….
Song In-ah swept her camera across the basin’s interior.
That’s when it happened.
Huh?
She narrowed her eyes, focusing on the center of the basin.
That particular spot appeared distinctly darker than the rest.
Thwack—!
She leaped high in one motion and descended toward the center.
Someone watching her grumbled.
“She’s desperate to show off.”
“Leave her be. She got in through her father’s favor, so she’s trying to make up for it.”
But then….
“If she’d just stop acting like a big shot, she’d be my type.”
“Are you crazy? If you date a B-rank and get beaten up, you’re finished.”
Pfft.
Snicker. Snort.
Though they were at a considerable distance, Song In-ah heard every word.
Losers.
‘I hear everything.’
It made sense.
She was an Observer specialized in reconnaissance, after all. That’s how she’d discovered this artificial trace now.
‘What was buried here that they dug it up?’
It looked like they’d excavated it with tools.
Everything remained a mystery.
Yet one thing was certain.
The traces of destruction that fell from the sky.
‘This heat and aura.’
And.
The message that appeared in the world announcement.
…Meteor of Judgment.
‘Is Ghost a mage-type?’
She captured the empty center on film and turned back.
But then a thought struck her.
‘How did China feel seeing the world announcement?’
Hmm~.
Would this properly provoke them?
No, that’s not it.
“We need to edit this nicely so the Chinese Government gets properly scratched.”
Spot.
Song In-ah exited the Abyss faster than anyone else.
* * *
The next day.
China, Beijing.
National Crisis Response Center.
News played across the hologram.
The video displayed beside it showed overturned terrain and a massive impact crater with perfect clarity.
And soon.
The female news anchor in the hologram continued speaking.
-Early this morning, South Korea’s pride Ghost created an 8th Floor extinction reprieve, triggering a global announcement.
The anchor displayed the footage she had personally captured again.
-After our analysis team reviewed the footage and consulted with experts, we’ve determined this is evidence of a massive meteor strike.
She then displayed the global announcement content as a caption.
『Judgment Meteor』
The anchor continued.
-Among professional hunters, speculation has emerged that Ghost might be a mage-class hunter….
Sigh.
A sigh spread throughout the National Crisis Response Center.
Then the anchor broke into a wide smile.
-The world’s attention is now focused on how Yantai City will overcome this crisis. This has been HBS reporter Song In-ah.
Silence.
Soon, a low voice fell from the head seat.
“Off! Turn it off!”
The hologram shut down.
Chairman Wang Jian-guo leaned back in his seat, gazing up at the ceiling.
Everyone sat in quiet stillness, their mouths firmly shut.
Chairman Wang broke the silence.
“Vice Premier Liu.”
Vice Premier Liu Yuan-dong across from him activated the hologram with a hardened expression.
“Thirteen days remain on the reprieve.”
Chairman Wang’s brow slowly contorted.
“Is there anyone here who doesn’t know that number?”
Vice Premier Liu’s mouth sealed shut.
Exhale….
Chairman Wang released a long breath.
“And here we sit, watching South Korea prosper while we do nothing.”
His gaze turned toward the darkened hologram.
Damn it.
‘I wish I could go to Korea too.’
What good is being chairman?
I’m in the same position—hoping every year that the Abyss conquest goes smoothly.
Seventy years.
‘In all that time, I haven’t managed to send a single piece of electronic equipment into the Abyss properly.’
If only that had succeeded, I would have flooded the Abyss with combat robots and ended this nightmare long ago.
Tap, tap.
Chairman Wang’s fingers drummed against the table.
‘It took five years just to replace Qingdao’s functions with Yantai City.’
I thought the emergence of a new Abyss in Yantai City was maddening enough….
But it turned out the Qingdao Abyss had simply relocated there.
Not realizing this, I neglected relations with South Korea—a catastrophic blunder.
At this rate, two cities will vanish.
Sigh.
“What about the United States?”
At Chairman Wang’s question, the bureaucrat immediately projected a hologram.
『Rare earth elements, natural graphite, gallium, antimony….』
The listed items were precisely the resources China depended on from America.
The bureaucrat quickly displayed another document below.
This time, it was a list of American agricultural imports.
In other words.
They want us to give resources away for nothing, while charging premium prices for their agricultural products.
The air in the conference room grew heavy.
“Damn… America.”
‘If I had my way, I’d load ICBMs with nuclear warheads and send them flying.’
Suppressing my frustration, I ask.
“What about England?”
The bureaucrat, who had paused briefly, spoke carefully.
“They’ve brought up the Hong Kong issue again.”
“….”
“They’re proposing to exchange it for aid.”
Chairman Wang’s eyes widened in an instant.
‘These thieves!’
One city will disappear entirely in thirteen days, yet they want to devour what’s ours for free.
Deputy Prime Minister Liu, who had been silent for some time, finally spoke.
“Perhaps… it would be worth contacting the South Korean government again.”
Deputy Prime Minister Liu continued.
“At least with South Korea, we can settle this with money, can’t we?”
Chairman Wang nodded slowly.
He answered only after a long pause.
“The conditions will be set through Ghost’s cooperation.”
“Wouldn’t it be better to just accept help from the Changtian Clan….”
Bang!
Wang slammed his hand on the table, raising his voice.
“Every time Ghost eliminates the upper layers, clearing the lower layers becomes progressively easier, and you want help from Changtian?!”
He looked around at everyone with an air of finality, driving his point home.
“If we collapse, how long do you think that place will remain a paradise? So make it clear to them—we won’t be the only ones who die.”
The National Crisis Response Center fell silent.
* * *
Inside the Reboot Center.
Doo-ho stared intently at the sudden Quest window floating before him.

『Sudden Quest』
◈ Clear Abyss Layer 1 in Another Dimension
Reward: +20 Points per Magical Beast
Sigh.
‘I didn’t expect this to appear before leaving the 8th Floor Abyss.’
Honestly, this reeks of administrator manipulation.
Especially now, when the Yantai Abyss in China is in crisis.
But then again.
The reward wasn’t bad.
Moreover.
‘Layer 1, huh….’
Back then, Isto had swept through the Ratkin effortlessly.
But how would I fare now, different as I am from that time?
Come to think of it.
When I awakened in the Abyss Rift and charged at the Ratkin for survival, I handled them without a scratch.
The real reason I’m hesitant is.
Doo-ho turned his gaze to the side.
Ham Manager’s face was flushed with anger as he vented his frustration.
“Are they insane? Even an apology wouldn’t be enough, and now they’re threatening us?”
Park Deputy beside him scrunched his face in confusion.
“They don’t dare say a word to countries like America or England, so why do they act like this only toward us?”
“Because we’re the easiest target!”
“So they’re going to monopolize resources and customs clearance and destabilize our logistics?”
Ham Manager let out a heavy sigh and shook his head.
“Just that alone would shake our entire manufacturing industry….”
“Wow, this is really too much!”
Doo-ho, hearing their conversation, felt equally frustrated.
But.
If I only considered ordinary citizens, entering would have been the right call.
A sudden Quest had appeared, and I could earn points from it too.
But now.
‘I’d rather die than help the Chinese Government!’
Currently, Hyun Se-hee seemed to be in quite a predicament as well, since the Chinese Government was playing dumb about the reward.
Doo-ho bit his lip once.
‘Should I actually try issuing a warning?’
That was the exact moment.
Doo-ho!
-I shall issue the warning!
‘What are you going to do?’
-A warning, that is. I need only coordinate with Dung-sil and carry out the deed.
-Master, I wanted to rest.
‘Meteor, what’s wrong with you now?’
A situation I simply couldn’t comprehend.
Flick—.
The hologram image playing in the Reboot Center distorted, then the screen stabilized, and a familiar mask appeared.
Moreover, the background was….
‘T-the Garage!’
Doo-ho’s eyes widened in shock.
Then, Isto’s voice flowed through the hologram.
Ah! Ah!
-What’s this? Is this working?
Doo-ho wondered if he was dreaming. Then.
-It seems to be working, ribbit.
The moment I heard Bom-i’s voice as well, I urgently spoke to myself.
Damn it!
‘What are you all doing right now!’
* * *
China, Beijing.
National Crisis Response Center.
The bureaucrats in the middle of their meeting gawked at the mysterious mask reflected in the hologram.
Isto, seeing their expressions, emitted a mechanical sound like a snort.
What’s this?
-You didn’t even know what Ghost looked like, yet you kept babbling about Ghost? If you had any conscience, you should have at least bought clothes with Ghost mascots printed on them. Tsk!
The people inside the National Crisis Response Center froze as they read the Chinese subtitles beneath Isto’s words.
An unexpected transmission.
A mysterious mask.
And….
‘Why would they buy clothes?’
Then Wang Jian-guo regained consciousness.
“Could it be… you’re Ghost?”
-So you’re Wang Jian-guo then?
“Huh?”
Crack!
-Can’t you speak properly?!
“Y-yes… or rather, that’s correct.”
Isto spoke bluntly.
-Wang Jian-guo. Stop fooling around and apologize for Chiko Island while you’re at it.
Vice Premier Liu Yuan-dong’s face, listening from beside him, hardened.
“Cut the communication. Cut it now.”
The staff members frantically tapped the hologram. But the screen wouldn’t budge.
* * *
At the same moment.
The Reboot Center was in equal panic.
Ham Manager opened his mouth.
“This is insane…”
Isto continued.
-Chinese officials like you can’t do anything to me. Hehehehe~.
Watching this, Doo-ho finally understood.
‘Isto, you don’t mean… that Wang Jian-guo person is…?’
Then Isto in the hologram spoke.
-You should call me Chairman Wang Jian-guo if you want me to listen. Got it?
Oh my, my head.
Just as I was about to tell him to go into the Garage immediately.
‘The damage is already done anyway.’
Doo-ho quickly thought to himself.
‘Isto, no need for excuses—tell them if they don’t properly compensate and apologize, I’ll have Meteor strike within two days.’
Isto suddenly made a sharp sound.
-Huh??
Immediately, Meteor’s languid voice reached Doo-ho’s mind.
Master.
-I’ve already used it, so I need 40 days of rest.
Doo-ho clicked his tongue.
‘If you’re going to threaten, do it properly.’
At those words, Isto straightened up immediately.
-Chinese officials. You have two days. Apologize and settle the Chiko Island compensation within that time.
Isto paused for a moment before continuing.
-Otherwise, I’ll rain Judgment’s Meteor down on Beijing.
Doo-ho, watching the hologram, thought to himself.
“Okay, cut!”
Click—.
The transmission cut off the moment those words left his mouth.
Soon after, the Reboot Center hologram returned to the news broadcast.
Park Deputy stared blankly into empty space, muttering to himself.
“Good heavens, how on earth did he manage to bundle all communications together and broadcast them simultaneously?”
Ham Manager snapped back to attention and checked his smart watch for what had just transpired.
My goodness.
“It really did air across all of China at the same time!”
Roooaarrr!
In that instant, cheers erupted throughout the entire Hunter Management Bureau building.
Everyone was electrified by Ghost’s absurd yet exhilarating warning!
Ghost.
Ghost.
Ghost.
Park Deputy and Ham Manager, caught up in the fervor, each threw an arm around Doo-ho’s shoulders.
And then.
“Ghost!”
“Ghost!”
At their cries, Doo-ho finally joined in.
“Ghost!”
All of South Korea trembled with excitement.
He Became a Necromancer
Author |
Keongang E
Published |
February 25, 2026
Publisher |
TalesYX
Website |
https://talesyx.com
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ⓒ Keongang E, 2026
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