I Just Subscribed and It’s the Best Hunter of All Time - Chapter 132

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#Episode 132.
The moment Jung Han-sung laid eyes upon the dragon’s bones, he felt utterly overwhelmed.
They were of an entirely different dimension from any beast’s remains he had ever witnessed.
―That seems right.
Onyx poked his head slightly from his armor, signaling agreement with Jung Han-sung’s words.
―Beyond mere appearance… it’s only skeletal remains, yet I sense an absolutely tremendous presence.
True to his words, the bones were not merely enormous. There was unmistakably a presence of a different caliber altogether.
Each individual joint seemed to carry a majesty that testified to the weight of an entire existence, and the thick traces of mana flowing along the spine sent shivers through me.
Jung Han-sung walked forward as though entranced and carefully placed his hand upon the bones.
A faint vibration emanated from the bone’s surface.
The sensation intensifying through my fingertips was heavy, scorching, and immense—as though I had placed an entire mountain range upon my palm.
“Why would a dragon’s bones be here?”
―I’m uncertain of that. But I understand now how all those dragon soldiers outside were created.
Jung Han-sung nodded at Onyx’s words.
Indeed, while the dragon bone content within each individual dragon soldier was not particularly high, their numbers were staggering.
“Look there—it appears they extracted a rib.”
Jung Han-sung pointed to one side.
A large rib bone was missing from that location. It seemed they had used that missing rib rather than teeth to create the dragon soldiers.
Yet observing this raised another question.
“But why use only a single rib instead of utilizing all the bones?”
The dragon’s remains still emanated formidable power.
Had they utilized all of it to create dragon soldiers or something else, I would have faced a far greater crisis.
Yet Onyx provided an answer to that question without difficulty.
―It would have been impossible to use vast quantities of that dragon’s bone in the soldiers.
“Why?”
―Because the creator’s caliber wasn’t high enough. Had they greedily used copious amounts of bone, they would have lost all control over the soldiers.
“Ah. So they used only as much as they could control?”
―Precisely. And seeing the magic circle beneath, it appears they were aiming for something else as well.
Upon hearing Onyx’s words, I could indeed see what appeared to be a magic circle inscribed at the dragon’s feet.
Jung Han-sung approached and examined the magic circle.
While he possessed no extraordinary expertise in magic circles, this particular one was identifiable at a glance.
“This is commonly used in necromancy.”
It was a type quite familiar to him.
―What kind of magic circle is it?
“It’s a magic circle that breaks and subjugates the will of the dead. It’s typically used when turning a being of far superior caliber into undead.”
Upon seeing this, the likelihood of Onyx’s earlier speculation being true increased significantly.
“It appears they extracted only as much bone as they could manage to create the dragon soldiers, while simultaneously using the magic circle to gradually transform the dragon into undead over an extended period.”
―They were being quite resourceful. How much of that process remained?
“Hmm. I’d need to examine it more carefully… but it seems nearly complete? Within half a year at most, it would have been finished.”
―Then had I arrived any later, I might have encountered the living dragon?
“That’s right.”
―…That was dangerous.
“Well, it wasn’t necessarily a bad outcome either.”
At my words, Onyx shook his head and then shifted his gaze back to the dragon’s remains, speaking.
―So, what do you intend to do with that?
“Hmm.”
That was something I had been contemplating since earlier.
First of all, dragon bones were extraordinarily precious in their own right.
If they were preserved this perfectly, I might be able to obtain more wealth than everything I had earned climbing The Tower up until now.
“Simply extracting it would be difficult.”
However, even if I wanted to choose that option, it simply wasn’t possible.
―Why is that?
“The bones are preserved this perfectly because of the magic circle. But if I simply dispel that magic circle, it will damage the bones as well.”
―I don’t understand.
“In other words, if I extract it without turning it into an undead, the mana will drain away in an instant.”
The bones currently on the magic circle contained vast amounts of mana, as if they had only recently died.
That was entirely because the magic circle’s power was maintaining it.
So if I simply extracted it, the mana would drain away, and afterward it would be nothing more than slightly durable bones.
“That’s why the best option is…to modify the magic circle, turn it into an undead, and subjugate it to myself.”
―Wouldn’t it become an undead naturally over time anyway?
“It would become an undead. But I’ve already dealt with the target it was supposed to be subjugated to. I need to fix that part.”
―Hmm. Magic circles are quite troublesome.
Onyx didn’t possess deep knowledge of magic circles and necromancy either, so he simply nodded.
“Well, if I modify it properly, it means I can make this bone dragon my own. For clearing one Dungeon, that’s an enormous reward.”
―That’s true. Even for a B-rank Dungeon, isn’t the reward too great?
“Probably because it’s normally difficult to obtain the full reward. Modifying that magic circle is no simple task either. After all, what are the odds that someone capable of using necromancy would even enter this Dungeon?”
In truth, with my current complete abilities, I couldn’t modify that magic circle.
So I was planning to subscribe to a channel for that part.
―Then it would have been a pie in the sky for most people.
“Exactly. At best, they probably would have only obtained bones with little mana remaining.”
―Thinking about it that way, you could say the reward is actually quite pathetic.
I nodded in agreement.
If I had possessed no knowledge of magic circles or necromancy and failed to obtain anything properly, I would have been quite frustrated.
“Anyway…I can’t leave here until I perfectly correct the magic circle.”
Originally, I had planned to finish the Dungeon, rest briefly, and then immediately climb The Tower, but it seemed I needed to correct this magic circle first.
Even though I still had about half a year remaining, I didn’t know how long the correction would take.
It’s better to finish these things in advance for peace of mind.
After a moment of thought, I called Akasha and gave an order.
“Akasha. Return to the Village and tell Baek-seol that I have business here and will be staying in this Dungeon for a while.”
“Understood.”
Upon receiving the order, Akasha bowed her head respectfully and made her way toward the Village.
After sending Akasha off, I opened the subscription window.
“Let me see what we have here….”
For now, what I needed most was to refine the magical circle.
‘Since this magical circle fundamentally deals with necromancy, I’ll need knowledge in that field as well.’
I continued my thoughts while examining the magical circle.
‘If the magical circle were extremely intricate and complex, it would be better to choose a channel specializing in magical circles…. But it doesn’t seem to be at that level.’
In any case, I had been planning to subscribe to a magical circle channel whenever I had the time.
After all, magical circles have many applications in various situations.
Climbing The Tower means encountering all sorts of magical circles frequently, and my Territory also uses magical circles extensively.
Learning them would be nothing but beneficial.
However, right now I wanted to subscribe to a channel with a clear objective rather than gradually mastering magical circles from the basics.
“Hmm.”
I reviewed the magical circle channels once more while deliberating.
There were channels that dealt with magical circles to some extent, aside from those specializing exclusively in them.
For example, the Necromancer’s owner also had a separate channel that covered magical circles if you looked closely.
“Alright. I’ll choose from here.”
In the end, I decided to select one of the Necromancer’s owner’s channels.
The main reason was that I already had a membership subscription with him.
When subscribed as a member, there’s a discount applied to channel selection.
To be precise, even with the same ticket, the subscription period extends.
And so I selected one of his channels.
[You have subscribed to ‘Necromancy and Magical Circles’ using a Bronze Ticket]
[This subscription is valid for a total of 72 hours]
I completed the subscription immediately.
According to the description, it was a channel covering comprehensive knowledge about magical circles and how to apply them to necromancy.
“Oh.”
After subscribing and reviewing the knowledge that flowed in, I felt I had made the right choice.
“This is perfect.”
I had worried slightly that the knowledge might be too heavily skewed toward necromancy, but fortunately, that wasn’t the case.
If anything, it handled magical circles far more comprehensively than I had anticipated.
I mulled over that knowledge in my mind before examining the magical circle again.
―Does it look somewhat different now?
“Yes. I thought I had grasped the general content, but now I see I missed quite a lot.”
One thing I could say for certain was that this magical circle’s level wasn’t particularly high.
“If the magical circle had been constructed efficiently, I could have created a true dragon in just ten years, but with so much waste scattered throughout, it took a hundred years.”
―So there were no problems with the creation itself?
“That’s not quite right either.”
I shook my head.
“If the true dragon had been completed as is, it would have been incredibly ferocious and likely wouldn’t have obeyed its master’s commands properly.”
―Where exactly is the problem?
“Here. If you look at this section, the magic circle contains a function that suppresses and subdues the dragon’s consciousness, but there’s an error in that part….”
As I explained to Onyx, I gradually modified the magic circle.
Repeating this cycle of explanation and modification in such an entranced manner, time slipped away rapidly.
“Good. The basic modifications are complete now. Hm? Has it already been this long?”
I murmured with a satisfied expression, but when I checked the time, my face shifted to one of surprise.
More than six hours had already passed.
―From the middle onward, you were working while half-conscious, muttering to yourself?
“Was I?”
―You were. You even answered questions I never asked.
“Hmm. Is this the influence of subscribing to a new channel?”
This happens occasionally.
After subscribing to a channel, I become influenced by it and fall into a powerful state of concentration.
In fact, that was quite a good sign.
It meant my compatibility rate with the subscribed channel was that high.
‘The compatibility rate was 93%, if I recall correctly.’
Summoning arts naturally had high compatibility rates, and it seemed magic circles weren’t particularly low either.
Otherwise, even with summoning arts included, the compatibility rate would have been much lower.
―But you finished all the work in just six hours?
“I’ve completed everything I originally set out to do. But while working, I noticed some areas that could be further enhanced. I want to do a bit more work.”
If I do this well, an undead far more powerful than anticipated should be born.
“But to work on it more properly, I’ll need to make some preparations.”
―What kind of preparations?
“I’ll probably need some mana stones and a few other materials.”
I paused briefly before speaking.
“It’s been a while since I’ve had to raid the Association.”

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