Became a Mechromancer - Chapter 50

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Chapter 50.
The Back of My Head Tingles (6)
A roar erupted from Yeouido, shaking the very heavens.
“Holy shit, this is absolutely insane!”
The 2nd Floor and 3rd Floor!
“Two entire layers cleared in one go!”
“He actually did it! Ghost did it!”
Someone grabbed their neighbor and shook them wildly with manic energy, while another collapsed to the ground, clenching their fists so hard their knuckles turned white.
The crisp text emblazoned across the system window was a declaration of victory more certain than any flowery words could convey.
Ghost! Ghost! Ghost!!
One person’s cry became the chant of dozens. In an instant, the bloodstained Abyss Entrance transformed into a frenzy of fervent heat.
Someone read the final line of the world announcement window, their voice trembling as they spoke.
“…Dragon Mana Stone?”
That brief phrase became a catalyst, reprocessing itself in the hunters’ minds.
“Ghost drove off the Black Dragon before, right? But this time he recovered the Mana Stone?”
“Wow… unbelievable.”
“What? What is it?”
“It means he actually found the dragon and cut off its life!”
The hunters’ misunderstanding spread uncontrollably.
“Wait, can someone really kill a dragon alone?”
At someone’s question, everyone looked up at the Five Major Hunter Families buildings surrounding the Abyss.
“Even they couldn’t do it, right?”
“So what? Isn’t Ghost clearly the strongest?”
“The real issue is that if we recruit Ghost alone, that organization becomes South Korea’s finest, doesn’t it?”
“Maybe even the world’s finest?”
Meanwhile, the foreign hunters froze in place.
The US JSOC Team Leader moved to a location less affected by mana and urgently began reporting to his superiors via smartwatch.
The words “Dragon Slayer” spilled continuously from his lips.
Across Japan and China alike, the term “dragon slayer” echoed in various locations.
The birth of a Dragon Slayer.
This was not merely the emergence of a powerful hunter, but the appearance of a strategic asset that could alter a nation’s standing.
In other words.
The answer from each nation’s leadership was crystal clear.
Whatever the cost….
“We will bring Ghost under our wing!”
Their eyes changed.
Foreign hunters breaching the Android barrier.
Na Manager shouted urgently.
Director Ham!
“Deploy all remaining forces!”
In that moment, a message materialized before the South Korean hunters.
[Abyss Layer 2 lock disengaged]
Everyone hesitated for a split second.
Whoosh—!
Go Gyeong-taek hurled himself toward the Abyss without hesitation.
What?!
It happened in an instant.
Everyone stared at the entrance with vacant expressions.
Then someone snapped back to reality and erupted in fury.
Go Gyeong-taek!
That cunning bastard!
“He stabbed us right in the back!”
The domestic mega-guilds belatedly surged toward the entrance.
“Move in!”
“Hey! Get out of the way!”
“Don’t even think about it, you small-time guilds!”
Meanwhile, the foreign hunters still tangled with the Android stared blankly at the Abyss entrance like dogs chasing chickens.
* * *
Click, click.
Upon entering the waiting area of Abyss Layer 2, I wound my pocket watch.
In a place saturated with mana interference, only analog devices could be trusted.
I pocketed the watch and bolted forward immediately.
Following fragments of old memories, I took the path most frequently traveled by hunters.
I knew I would be despised for entering first, but there was one reason for it.
‘Ghost’s right of first negotiation.’
In the Abyss, whoever encountered a target first held the right to negotiate exclusively.

The moment I stepped into the Forest after running for some time, what brushed against my nostrils was not the damp, metallic stench of a swamp.
‘The scent of grass?’
Looking down, the ground was soft earth bathed in sunlight.
I circulated mana thinly to sharpen my senses.
‘An illusion from binding magic… but it doesn’t feel like one?’
Yet this place was a peaceful forest—neither the swamp I once knew nor bearing the toxins of plant-type beasts.
‘What is the meaning of this?’
As my eyes narrowed, a window materialized before me.

[Reset Quest Triggered]
◈ Flatten the surrounding terrain.
Refusal: Ejected from the Abyss.
Accept / Refuse
“…Reset??”
I doubted my eyes at this unfamiliar quest format.
And flattening terrain, no less.
The thought that came to mind was swift.
‘The environment has changed, so something like this appears?’
“…This isn’t even funny.”
Without hesitation, I swiped the quest window aside.
The 2nd Floor—a place I’d never return to anyway.
I could simply ignore it.
More importantly…
‘Is Ghost on the 3rd Floor?’
I bolted forward once more.
.
.
.
After Go Gyeong-taek left the Forest.
Hunters from major guilds arrived belatedly.
“Why is it so clean?”
“Can the environment change like this?”
“Where are the signs of the dragon battle?”
In that moment, awe and bewilderment intermingled,
Reset Quest windows materialized in each of their visions.
“Compact the ground?”
“You got that one too?”
“Mine says to fell trees?”
The Reset Quests varied in content but converged on the objective of land development.
The common thread was that refusal meant being expelled from the Abyss.

A hot-blooded hunter grumbled in frustration.
I’m not a farmer, for crying out loud….
“Why am I doing this!”
Whoooosh!
The moment he rejected the Quest, that hunter vanished in a burst of light, and silence fell over the scene.
Insane….
“So they really do get ejected?”
“What kind of ridiculous system is this!”
The furious hunters ultimately accepted the Quest.
Blades honed for slaying monsters were instead put to work clearing soil and felling trees.
But then…
“Look at him.”
“Wow, why is he so good at this?”
A man who normally showed no aptitude for combat was turning over the earth with remarkable proficiency!
Thud, thud, thud!
He wielded his sword like a possessed spirit, digging with his shovel.
Swish, swish, swish—!
He cut down the overgrown grass with pristine technique.
Wherever the man passed, the land was instantly transformed into cultivated farmland.
Everyone envied him once he completed the Quest….
But the man suddenly grew angry, staring at empty air.
Damn it all!
“I’m not doing this! No, I can’t!”
And he had every right to be upset.
[Class Change Opportunity]

[Class Change Chance]
◈One more suited to digging than swordplay.
Swordsman → Farmer
Accept: Obtain the legendary ‘Universal Shovel’.
Decline: Expelled from the Abyss.
Accept / Decline
The man who screamed he was a swordsman even as death approached scattered into light and vanished.
The remaining hunters tilted their heads in confusion, unable to comprehend what had just occurred.
Meanwhile, Han San-ho surveyed his surroundings.
No matter how carefully he looked, he could find no trace of Go Gyeong-taek, who had entered first.
If he had received a Reset Quest.
‘Gyeong-taek must have done something too….’
Yet there was no sign of anything at all.
I scrutinized the Quest details meticulously.
Conditions, penalties, time limit.
Wait. Time limit?
My lips curled upward in a smile.
That cunning bastard….
‘Since it’s unlimited, he just ignored the Quest.’
Han San-ho pushed the Quest window aside and began chasing Go Gyeong-taek’s footprints across the ground.
The cries of the hunters who had belatedly realized this fact echoed behind him.
* * *
The edge of the Forest.
Go Gyeong-taek, having crossed the stone ground, gazed down into a massive chasm.
The panorama of an Ancient City visible below.
Originally, there should have been a ceiling here.
He descended the stairs rapidly.
“…Did Ghost and the Dragon engage in a bloody battle and blow away the ceiling?”
Staring at the ruins of the shattered ancient architecture before me, I entertain all manner of speculation.
Han San-ho, who descended after him, also gazed around the revealed Ancient City in stunned silence.
The problem was that there was no trace of Ghost.
‘…This is troublesome.’
After wandering through the city for a considerable time, Go Gyeong-taek stood bewildered.
And for good reason—the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a substantial number of deployed Androids.
Strained relations with foreign hunters.
Tracing the cause of all this leads back to Go Gyeong-taek himself, the initial reporter.
Moreover.
Having greedily insisted on seizing negotiation rights, he was now facing criticism from the hunters.
‘If I leave empty-handed like this….’
In that instant, everything went dark.
Aaaaaaagh!
I cried out inwardly, cursing that infuriating Han San-ho.
It was painfully obvious that everything I’d done today would become the subject of ridicule for some time to come.
‘What am I going to tell Grandfather?’
Flash! Pop pop!
At that moment, I turned at the sound of a camera shutter to see a hunter with an old film camera photographing the 2nd Floor.
Those who had completed their quests began entering the Ancient City one by one.
They too had spent considerable time searching through the city, and ultimately.
“I have no idea what to report.”
Outside, reporters must have gathered by now.
It was only natural after the commotion we’d caused at dawn.
Someone cried out in frustration.
Ghost!
“Please come out!”
The shout, infused with mana, resonated throughout the entire cavern.
Sigh….
“Whoever named him Ghost was spot on—he really is one.”
A brief silence.
One hunter exhaled a weary sigh.
If we go out….
“Would it be strange if we told people we’ve at least made contact with Ghost?”
Just as everyone was giving him skeptical looks.
Go Gyeong-taek’s eyes suddenly gleamed with a different light.
Made contact?
Looking around, there were about a dozen hunters from major guilds here.
All of them rising stars with considerable influence.
They’d all have strong pride.
Hmm….
Keeping them quiet should be possible.
After finishing his mental calculations, Go Gyeong-taek opened his mouth.
Instead.
“Let’s expand the narrative.”
All eyes turned toward him.
Go Gyeong-taek spoke smoothly.
“What if we announced that we met with Ghost and agreed to cooperate on stabilizing the Abyss in South Korea?”
A moment of silence.
Han San-ho, coming to his senses, cried out.
“That’s complete nonsense!”
As if he’d been waiting for exactly that response, Go Gyeong-taek shrugged.
“That’s precisely why we should say it.”
“What?”
“If Han San-ho is thrashing about like this, do you think Ghost would stay still?”
The atmosphere in the room shifted subtly.
Go Gyeong-taek, sensing it, pressed forward with conviction.
“Whether you come to deny us or actually negotiate!”
Go Gyeong-taek’s narrow eyes curved into a smile as he glanced around.
“We can locate Ghost, our objective. And as a bonus, the situation outside will settle itself.”
The man stroking his chin nodded.
“…That’s plausible.”
One by one, the hunters began agreeing with Go Gyeong-taek’s words.
Only Han San-ho, caught between them, stared at Go Gyeong-taek with bewilderment.
Gyeong-taek!
Right now, this…
‘This is a massive con job!’
The truth was.
Go Gyeong-taek’s narrow eyes, curved in a gentle smile, trembled ever so slightly.
On the surface, he was boldly orchestrating the deception, but inside, he was burning.
‘If Ghost is watching this conspiracy unfold….’
The opponent hunts dragons and transforms the Abyss itself—a true monster.
So the moment the truth is exposed!
‘…I might die.’
Cold sweat trickled down my spine as I forced myself to steady my nerves.
‘The die is already cast. Before Ghost reveals itself….’
I have to resolve this somehow!
No matter what!
* * *
Inside the Garage.
After a deep sleep, I woke up lying on a cot and gazed at the ceiling.
Hmm~.
“3,000 points and an elixir….”
Isto and Hawkeye chimed in at my words.
-There’s also part of the factory and Black Dragon’s magic stone.
-And finally! Mecromancer has reached E-rank!
I grinned, arms tucked behind my head.
Yeah. This Abyss run….
“Was seriously rewarding.”
-Clearing two entire layers naturally yields such results.
-Hawkeye’s right!
“Isn’t it?”
-Yes, sir!
Hahahaha, ehehehehe! Hehehehe….
Laughter bloomed abundantly within the Garage.
Then, suddenly.
I felt something irritating at the corner of my vision.
A glance.
It was a Super Intelligence summoning notification.
I immediately propped myself up on my elbows.
Ah.
“So this was still left.”
The two of them approached.
Oh!
-Finally summoning, boss?
-If possible, I’d hope it’s one of our robot liberation members.
-What are you saying, boss! A giant would be better for world conquest!
Cough, cough, cough….
As I was about to accept, I choked.
Thinking that I might end up resembling one of these two, I felt a subtle sense of worry creeping in.
“…Should I just cancel?”
-Eh? Eh?!
-I’ll stay quiet.
While Hawkeye took a step back, Isto posed a question.
-What kind of Super Intelligence would you prefer, Dueho?
I recalled when Hawkeye was first summoned.
A spinning slot cycling through options like defense, medical, and crafting.
Thinking of my Mother’s eye treatment….
“Medical doesn’t sound like a bad choice.”
-It’s just dead weight.
-There won’t be any misfortune where Necromancer gets injured.
In other words, they disliked it.
But here’s the thing.
Since it’s a gacha, choosing is impossible anyway.
Without further deliberation, I pressed accept.
As the positions appeared, the spinning slot began to rotate.
『Producer type.
Close combat type.
Defense specialist type.
Close combat type.
Medical…
…』
Whirrrrrr─.
My speed gradually begins to decrease.
The three of us approach the screen simultaneously.
Clang!
One of them catches and stops.
[Garage expands]
With a low vibration, one side of the Garage shifts outward, creating an empty space.
“…What is this? Why did it expand so much?”
Whoooooosh──.
Light gathers into the newly created space.
Clatter, clatter….
All the interior furnishings are in complete chaos.
Boom—crash!
In an instant, with a thunderous roar.
A tractor-sized box-shaped quadrupedal walking robot emerges from the light.
I have become a Mecromancer
Author｜
Gungang E
Published｜
February 25, 2026
Publisher｜
TalesYX
Website｜
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Email｜
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ⓒ Gungang E, 2026
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