Became a Mechromancer - Chapter 54

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Chapter 54.
Hand It Over (4)
‘What… what is all this nonsense?’
Go Gyeong-taek doubted his own ears. Cradling his stinging cheek, he stared at the Android before him. His custom-ordered favorite Android was standing on one leg.
-Hey there, Go, my good fellow~.
“G-Go?”
-Wipe the sleep from your eyes and get your head on straight, will you?
That sarcasm jolted Go Gyeong-taek back to full awareness.
The moment comprehension struck, his head throbbed with pain.
This damnable situation….
‘Coco’s been hacked!!’
For reference, Coco was the name of the Android in question.
If I stood here dazed any longer, there was no telling what catastrophe might unfold.
Whoosh—.
With the nimbleness befitting an A-rank Hunter, I circled behind Coco in a single fluid motion.
‘I have to cut off the connection!’
I extended my arm, subdued Coco, and pressed the power button firmly.
Fortunately, the hacker didn’t resist as I shut down the system.
Pshhh, click.
Coco’s crimson optical sensors dimmed as the Android’s head drooped.
“Damn it….”
Go Gyeong-taek sat down hard on the bed, tissue stuffed in his nostrils where blood was trickling from.
Once I’d regained my composure, I reached toward the drawer beside the bed.
Click—.
I pulled out the backtracking module the security team had given me and connected it to Coco.
I never thought I’d actually have to use this.
‘I’ll hunt you down and tear you apart!’
Coco’s access logs appeared on the terminal screen.
I traced backward through the external intrusion pathway.
A short beep sounded, and a single IP address appeared on the display—
“Got you…. Huh? Huh??”
In an instant, the IP fractured into multiple addresses, and those addresses fractured further!
“What… what is this?”
Then the entire backtracking result vanished, and
a single line of text appeared.
[Why don’t you just boot up the Android.]
This can’t be real….
“They broke through the tracker too?”
Go Gyeong-taek’s lips twisted into a grimace.
‘If they have the skill to reach this far… Could it be?’
Go Gyeong-taek set down the terminal and pressed the emergency call panel on the bedroom wall.
…Nothing happened.
He tried again.
Silence.
A small message appeared on the panel screen.
[Wasting time.]
“Insane….”
Go Gyeong-taek’s face twisted as he stared down at the terminal.
In other words.
This entire Penthouse lay in the palm of the opponent’s hand.
Only then did I understand.
The hacker hadn’t resisted while the power was being cut—
He….
‘Had no need to resist.’
I stared at the text on the screen.
In the end, I powered on Coco to discern the opponent’s true intentions.
Whirrrr.
Booting commenced.
Thump.
Go Gyeong-taek settled back onto the bed.
The boot sequence took longer than expected.
Nod, nod.
My eyelids grew heavy.
If I fell asleep….
‘I can’t… let that happen.’
How much time had passed?
The booted Coco gazed upon Go Gyeong-taek’s defenseless face as he dozed.
Whirrrrr.
Suddenly its arm rose—
CRAAAAAACK!
A sound like tearing flesh shattered through the Penthouse.
A full-swing of that steel frame—one that would have sent an ordinary human across the river long ago!
“Ughhhhhh! Ahhhhh!!”
Even an A-rank was human; Go Gyeong-taek screamed and rolled across the floor.
Thud, tumble….
Then something came from his mouth.
He froze.
Wait… could this be…?
Finding a white, hard fragment on the floor, I ran my tongue across my gums.
Then comes the taste of blood along with an empty, hollow sensation.
“My tooth…!”
Go Gyeong-taek springs to his feet.
Murderous intent gleams in his narrowed eyes.
“You… you insane hunk of scrap metal!”
He channels mana into his fist.
Ready to pulverize Coco on the spot.
Coco raises his palm in a placating gesture.
Whirr, whirr.
-Please calm yourself.
Go Gyeong-taek’s fist freezes before Coco’s face.
“Who the hell are you?!”
Wait?
-Didn’t you agree to cooperate with us going forward?
“What…?”
Go Gyeong-taek’s mind goes blank for a moment.
“Could it be…?”
-That’s exactly it.
Go Gyeong-taek was bewildered, but another thought emerged….
‘Ghost came as expected!’
Go Gyeong-taek’s eyes widen as he addresses the hacked Coco.
‘Did he just say “us”?’
In other words.
Ghost is a team!
I quickly organize my thoughts.
A hacker and a killer.
‘So there are at least two of them…?’
Go Gyeong-taek composes himself and raises his hand.
“It seems there’s been a misunderstanding….”
-What do you mean?
“I was forced to use certain methods to draw you in.”
-Draw us in?
“Didn’t you just say ‘us’?”
Ohhh.
-You’re quite clever for someone with such narrow eyes.
Ha ha.
Go Gyeong-taek laughs once, then turns serious.
“Allow me to introduce myself formally. I am from the Han Hyun-chul Family….”
-Never mind that. Try using that thing instead.
Coco points with his finger at the smart glasses resting on the bedroom table.
“…?”
Go Gyeong-taek reluctantly donned the smart glasses.
Dozens of hologram windows opened and closed frantically, dizzying his vision.
“What, what is all this?!”
-What do you think? Your accounts, double ledgers, and various other things.
Through the smart glasses, his secrets, weaknesses, and everything he wanted to hide were being exposed in meticulous detail.
Coco leaned against the bedroom doorframe and spoke.
-By the way, I took the double ledgers for myself.
Several lines in the hologram list suddenly cut off, replaced with a “Missing” notation.
Go Gyeong-taek no longer had any way to verify the contents of his own double ledgers.
No… this can’t be happening.
“You crazy bastard!!!”
-Thank you for the compliment.
Coco’s head tilted slightly.
-I’ll give you a reward for your kind words.
“…What?”
A popup immediately appeared in one corner of the smart glasses. Curious, Go Gyeong-taek dragged it with his finger to enlarge it.
『Transfer Complete.
From: Ghost
To: Natural Human Rights Foundation
Amount: 100,000,000 Coins』
Gasp!
Go Gyeong-taek’s breath caught.
A pain far sharper than any slap carved through his heart.
“You son of a bitch!”
At those words, Coco’s fingers waggled.
-If you keep complimenting me, I’ll donate in multiples. Hehehehe~.
Ding.
『Amount: 1,000,000,000 Coins』
This, this stupid idiot!
“How does a multiple of 100 million become 1 billion?!”
-…Huh??
For a moment, a flustered Coco rolled his eyes to the side.
Meanwhile, tears began to form at the corners of Go Gyeong-taek’s eyes.
My money.
My blood-earned money!!!!!
A brief silence fell.
Go Gyeong-taek took a breath to calm himself and spoke.
“If you’ve vented this much… wouldn’t it be time to forgive me and meet in person?”
-That’s your thinking. As for touching our boss’s mood, you need to show separate sincerity.
At those words, Go Gyeong-taek had a fit.
“You just donated 1.1 billion won?!!”
-So what’s the problem?
Tremble, tremble….
Go Gyeong-taek’s teeth chattered with rage, but he forced himself to remain as composed as possible.
Oh!
-The taste of taming is delightful. Ehehehe~.
Quiver, quiver.
‘I’ll find you and kill you without fail!’
Coco, who was being cheeky, stepped forward and spoke.
-I’ll leave it at this for today.
“You’re going to contact me again?!”
-Every time you get cocky.
Watching Go Gyeong-taek grind his teeth, Coco flicked a finger again.
-Ehehey, you still have some fire in you~.
Go Gyeong-taek ground his teeth.
“If I just put a bounty under the Han Hyun-chul Family name….”
“Bastards like you won’t last a single day.”
In that instant.
Laughter erupted from Coco’s mouth.
-Ehehehehehe…!
Go Gyeong-taek stared at Coco in disbelief. Coco tilted its head to one side.
-Did you leave your brain at home?
“…W-what!”
-Isn’t that right. You haven’t even been able to find us all this time.
“…!”
Coco didn’t miss the moment Go Gyeong-taek’s words caught in his throat.
-One of our colleagues is in the Chairman’s Office.
“…What did you say?”
Go Gyeong-taek’s eyes wavered. A nasty voice flowed from the hacked Coco.
-Oh! Your files. They’ve just finished transferring to their folder.
In other words.
No, surely not.
“You bastard. Are you trying to hand over the files to the Chairman’s Office?!”
Instead of answering, Coco twisted its head.
-Who knows. Ehehehe~.
With those words, Coco’s red eyes dimmed, and its usual voice emerged.
-Master, you’re up early. I’ll prepare your morning coffee.
Coco headed toward the kitchen as if nothing had happened.
Go Gyeong-taek stood there, his soul seemingly departed from his body.
It was the first time in my life I’d been beaten down so indiscriminately without even getting a proper fight in.
Then, an unexpected name appeared across my smart glasses.
『Han Hyun-chul, Chairman』
What?
“Grandfather at this hour?”
A guilty conscience betrays itself.
So he finally handed over the data.
‘…It’s over.’
Should I disappear?
Or just come clean?
The ringing tone stretched on and on.
I finally accepted the call.
-Go Manager.
“…Yes.”
Even that brief silence felt suffocating.
Just as I was about to give up and confess everything.
-Come to the Abyss Entrance right now.
Han Hyun-chul’s voice was colder than ever before.
* * *
Just before dawn.
Go Gyeong-taek arrived at none other than the Abyss Entrance.
He immediately rushed to apologize.
“I’m sorry for being late!”
Han Hyun-chul replied coldly.
“That’s not like you.”
“I-I’m sorry.”
Go Gyeong-taek quickly bowed at a ninety-degree angle.
When no response came, he straightened up and looked around—twenty elite members of the Han Hyun-chul Family were positioned all around.
‘…Why did he bring them along?’
Above all, the atmosphere was deadly serious.
To capture me?
No, Grandfather could handle that alone.
Then Han Hyun-chul led the way into the Abyss Entrance.
“We’re going to the 2nd Floor.”
‘Why there all of a sudden?’
Go Gyeong-taek continued piecing together the scattered clues.
To gauge whether this was fortune or disaster.
.
.
.
Immediately upon entering the 2nd Floor.
A reset Quest window materialized before each of us.
When everyone stood paralyzed with uncertainty.
Go Gyeong-taek stepped forward.
“Don’t touch it.”
“Pardon?”
“This Quest has no time limit. So there’s no problem in refusing to accept it.”
The words of someone with experience.
The hunters’ expressions eased slightly.
Han Hyun-chul glanced at Go Gyeong-taek once, then gave a brief nod.
That instant.
BOOOOOOOM─────!!!
A deafening roar erupted, shaking the earth itself.
Just as everyone flinched.
“L-look over there!”
At someone’s cry, I lifted my gaze.
Good heavens.
In the distance, an enormous cloud of dust rose into the air.
Everyone gasped and drew their weapons in unison, yet none dared advance.
And for good reason.
From that distance.
WHIIIIING─!
A massive torrent of earth and dust, scorching with heat, came barreling toward us.
Cough, cough.
Everyone covered their mouths and noses.
Whoosh─.
Han Hyun-chul unfurled a mana barrier, shielding us all.
The dust storm raged without relent.
Han Hyun-chul’s party, trapped within it.
“What on earth is happening?”
“Has something like this occurred recently?”
To the elite hunters’ questions, Go Gyeong-taek simply shook his head.
Then Han Hyun-chul murmured.
“The mana residue is overwhelmingly intense.”
In other words.
Someone here had unleashed an absurd amount of power.
Everyone’s thoughts converged as one.
Ghost has entered again!
* * *
Before Han Hyun-chul’s party had entered.
Flap, flap.
Bom-i’s final mine dug eagerly through the soil, burrowing deep beneath the surface.
Soon, a boxy transport vessel came into view.
And perched atop it sat Bom-i.
-Are all the traps set?
-I’m getting tired of waiting, croak?
-Elongated One promised to give the signal, so let’s wait.
Before that sentence even finished, Hawkeye’s voice reached both of them.
-They’re entering the Abyss now.
Hop!
Bom-i sprang up from the seat and slipped into the transport vessel, sealing the hatch behind.
“Hoo-rah.”
My eyes gleamed with wild fervor from the pilot’s seat.
Beyond the massive screen ahead stretched a quiet expanse of earth.
Whoooosh….
I puffed out my cheeks and pressed the button firmly.
The robot mines buried deep underground simultaneously began compressing the mana stones they held.
Beep, beep, beep….
The transport vessel’s screen turned red, emitting a warning alarm.
The compressing mana stones had already exceeded their critical threshold.
Hop!
I leaped onto the chair, raising both arms and shouting.
“Explosions are art, croak!!”
Boom-boom-boom-boom-boom-boom-BANG─!!!!
The earth convulsed, and a section of the Abyss Layer 2’s ground shattered into fragments.
Rumble-rumble-rumble!
Simultaneously, scorching dust and soil erupted skyward.
It was nothing short of a hellscape.
Yet.
In that inferno, I hummed contentedly, delighted by the spectacle.
Presently.
Clang, clang. The transport vessel trudged forward on four legs toward the blast site, piercing through the heat.
My transport vessel advanced serenely through temperatures that would have melted the engine of any ordinary mechanic.
Bright points glimmered in several locations on the transport vessel’s internal screen.
-Every little bit adds up, croak!
Another mechanical arm extended from beneath the transport vessel.
Snatch. Ping! Ping!
It scooped up the rolling ore.
After some time.
The dust began to settle.
Bom-i, who had been humming a tune, spoke.
-I want to keep living this thrilling life going forward, ribbit!
With those words, Bom-i returned along with the transport ship.
* * *
“We’re advancing quickly.”
Han Hyun-chul’s party moved forward through the settling dust clouds.
As they drew closer to the site, several members staggered under the dense concentration of mana.
“This is truly extraordinary….”
Even Han Hyun-chul’s brow furrowed involuntarily at the overwhelming power before him.
“What on earth is happening in this place?”
They arrived beneath the tallest ancient tree in the Forest.
A nimble Hunter leaped up into the branches for reconnaissance.
“C-Chairman!!”
A cry bordering on a scream echoed from above.
Han Hyun-chul instantly bounded to the top of the ancient tree.
Go Gyeong-taek followed, cold sweat streaming down his face.
And at the sight that greeted them, everyone’s breath caught.
A vast expanse of flat ground.
There, as if a colossal god had scratched it with a fingernail.
And….
Unmistakably absurd text had been carved into it.
I Became a Necromancer
Author｜
Geon-gang e
Published｜
February 25, 2026
Publisher｜
TalesYX
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ⓒGeon-gang e, 2026
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