My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 102

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Episode 102

“What’s this?”

[Blood-sucking Ring]

Grade: Rare

Category: Ring

Restriction: Warrior Class

Durability: 50/60

Can accumulate the blood of living creatures.

When the accumulated blood reaches maximum capacity, you can unleash the power dwelling within the item.

*Strength + 1%

*Agility + 1%

*Blood Lust skill built-in.

[Blood Lust]

Grade: B

Category: Active

Accelerates blood flow to greatly enhance physical abilities.

In Blood Lust state, you gain immunity to stiffness and strong resistance to mental-type skills.

The Rift Bureau employee made an “oh” sound.

“This is a useful item for warrior-class Hunters.”

“Indeed.”

“Blood Lust is called a quasi-A grade skill since it’s a rampage-type ability with no aftereffects.”

Quasi-A grade, huh.

It’s just that I have many S-grade and above skills thanks to Sir Isra and Ingrid.

Even B-grade skills are coveted by most Hunters.

It’s certainly a very useful skill.

But would I ever have occasion to use this?

【Absolutely! Impossible!】

“When would Master ever need to fight?”

【The Two Lords will handle the fighting.】

See?

The scuffle with the Chinese Hunters was a special case.

Normally, there’s no need to swing a sword during Gate raids.

No.

They don’t even give me a chance to perform sword dances.

【Give it to me.】

“No.”

【I believe it’s exactly the item my lord’s sword needs.】

“Sir, you don’t have blood.”

【Ah.】

Look at the skill activation mechanism.

It accelerates blood flow speed, meaning you need blood for the buff to apply.

【Wouldn’t it be possible if my lord perfectly recreated this body?】

“You iron-headed fool. It’s not about becoming human.”

Ingrid is right.

The dual attributes of the living and undead.

Though you share the advantages of both undead and humans.

It’s still quite different from complete resurrection.

Maybe when I surpass 99% and achieve 100% compatibility rate, you might truly become human.

Wait a minute.

This item.

The activation condition is filling it with blood, right?

Blood is the part that contains the most life force.

With a hopeful thought, I pressed the [Ring of Life] against the blood-sucking ring.

The accumulated life force was at 5%.

Just as it was consumed in the last battle.

I held back because it seemed wasteful to drain the Troll corpse.

[Absorbing life force.]

Slurrrp.

It works!

The blood contained in the blood-sucking ring gradually decreased.

Meanwhile, life force filled up in the Ring of Life.

I can’t believe this works!

It’s practically like having a spare Ring of Life.

“This is amazing.”

“Pardon?”

“Ah. Just talking to myself.”

To other Hunters, this was merely an item that granted conditional buff skills.

Even though the buff performance was excellent.

It couldn’t be used consecutively and its other abilities were lackluster, so it had clear pros and cons.

However, for me, it was a precious item that increased the capacity of the Ring of Life.

【Now I can act more boldly.】

“Please keep it reasonable.”

Necromancer and Necrosmith.

These two professions share the common trait of handling ‘corpses’.

However.

There were many differences in how they handled them.

Necromancers instantly revive the dead with necromantic magic.

In contrast, my profession requires carefully modifying corpses.

It takes time for the final product to emerge.

And there’s the disadvantage that immediate repair is impossible if damaged during combat.

Instead.

Handcrafted undead have far superior abilities.

And once created, they require no mana for maintenance.

If you ask which is better.

I wouldn’t know since I haven’t met a Necromancer.

The topic has strayed a bit.

The Ring of Life is a useful item that fills the Necrosmith’s penalty of impossible immediate recovery.

If the blood-sucking ring serves as a backup storage, combat sustainability will also increase dramatically.

This is what you call serendipity.

Keuuuuu.

I packed items useful for ambushes into the subspace carrier.

I asked the Rift Bureau to dispose of the remaining items.

“All fees and taxes are waived.”

Oh my.

How grateful.

【Even with taxes and fees, wouldn’t it not be a large amount for my lord?】

You don’t understand.

Many a little makes a mickle.

Ah.

Of course I should be grateful when they’re giving me more money.

Anyway, you know.

From what I saw in the dream, you seemed to come from a very wealthy family.

You should know how precious every single coin is.

【That’s right. How precious is every single penny?】

Hmm.

Having the self-proclaimed archaeologist take my side feels a bit awkward.

“I’ll take the three corpses with me.”

“Yes. You can do whatever is convenient for you.”

“When will the rest be delivered?”

“We just need to go through the procedures. The delivery will probably be finished by evening.”

The Rift Management Agency is also a government organization.

Can they really process work this quickly?

“The Director said to handle Hunter Park’s matters with top priority.”

Wow.

A man backed by the Rift Management Agency.

That’s me, Park Min-ho.

You all better serve me well.

Hehehe!

“As expected of Master! Such a wonderful person that even government agencies must consider your mood!”

【Isn’t this the treatment that the lord of I, Isra, should naturally receive?】

【Hmm. My lord, please take care of me too.】

Sorry.

I spoke carelessly.

* * *

The next destination is the workshop.

“We’ve arrived.”

Having a driver was certainly convenient.

I could take a nap during travel time.

Or run crafting simulations in my head.

I was able to use my time more efficiently.

I said I didn’t want one at first.

I should thank President Baek.

“Please get off work first.”

“I’ll wait until you check your schedule.”

“I’ll probably pull an all-nighter, you know?”

When I pick up a hammer and concentrate, half a day passes in an instant.

It’s a phenomenon(?) that’s gotten worse lately.

“Ah. I understand.”

“See you tomorrow.”

After sending the driver away.

I rolled up both sleeves.

Good.

Then let’s get started.

【Oh. Are you finally going to make my body?】

“I’ll do the experiment first.”

What would the performance be like if I made an undead from a B-rank Hunter’s corpse.

As I’ve said repeatedly.

This is my first time crafting undead from a human corpse.

Phew.

I’m nervous.

I don’t know how many times I threw up when I first dissected a monster.

“Master?”

“I’m all trained now.”

Five years of Hunter life.

I haven’t experienced battles on land, sea, and air.

But I still tried all sorts of things to escape E-rank.

Whenever I had time, I practiced Corpse Crafting and corpse Modification.

Thanks to that, my Dexterity rose to the level of a decent craftsman.

【My lord was able to succeed like this thanks to constant effort.】

“It’s too early to definitively say I’ve succeeded.”

【The whole world is crying out your name, so if that’s not success, what is!】

Hmm.

Is that so?

“I’m still not satisfied.”

I don’t want to become complacent saying I’ve succeeded with just this much.

Beyond the wall.

Craft stronger undead.

Shouldn’t I draw at least one bold line in the Hunter industry?

I don’t know if I can reach the world’s strongest that Sir Isra mentioned.

But I think I could leave at least one big footprint.

That’s what I thought.

Clap! Clap!

“Random thoughts end here.”

I clapped as if making a resolution to myself.

Then took out one of the corpses I had secured earlier from Death Space.

The corpse of a giant man nearly 2 meters tall.

A physique suitable for making an Armed Zombie Warrior.

“Let’s start with aging.”

I embedded B-rank Magic Stones throughout the body.

After confirming that mana was slowly leaking out and enveloping the corpse, I lit the Furnace.

[Bone Metallurgy]

I hammered the thoroughly heated bones to reforge them into an axe and heavy armor.

Sizzle.

I injected reagents mixed in the golden ratio that Ingrid taught me into the muscles.

[Spirit Circuit Engraving]

After finishing the work that had become familiar to my hands.

“Open your eyes.”

[Corpse Crafting]

[Crafting Armed Zombie Enhanced.]

As I imbued mana along with the activation words.

The giant man bolted upright.

[Armed Zombie Enhanced]

Ooh.

It’s slightly stronger than the Armed Zombie Enhanced I made to replenish depleted forces.

Moreover.

Looking at the skill window, [Mana Emission] has been added.

Part of its abilities from life have been inherited.

“Sir. Now lie down.”

【You finally seem certain.】

Sir Isra climbed onto the work table.

Next to it was the corpse of a Chinese Hunter with a similar build.

I brought along someone with a skeleton as similar as possible to Sir Isra from my dream.

That should reduce the work time accordingly, right?

“Sir Isra. Have you ever heard of the Ship of Theseus?”

【I’m hearing it for the first time.】

It’s a simple story.

A ship that set sail had some parts damaged and needed repairs.

At first, they fixed part of the hull.

Then the deck.

Later they repaired the stern and the upper deck too.

After sailing for many years, the ship reached a point where it was hard to find any of its original parts.

So then.

Is this ship still the ‘Ship of Theseus’ from before it began its journey?

【That’s quite a profound question.】

“If the essence, or the person who gave it meaning, is fine with it, then there shouldn’t be a problem, right?”

【I don’t really understand such things.】

Well, there’s no right answer.

I brought up the paradox of the Ship of Theseus for a different reason.

“You are a Revived One.”

【That’s right.】

“If it were an ordinary undead, it would be recognized as a different entity when disassembled and reassembled.”

Back in the days when I carried undead parts packed tightly in my carrier.

I once made an undead from byproducts I had prepared as a test, then disassembled it with corpse modification and crafted it again.

When I did that, it was recognized as a different entity.

“You weren’t.”

【Are you talking about when you stuffed me into that cramped little bag?】

He just has to say it that way to feel better.

It’s not like I could take an orc zombie with a melted face on buses or subways.

“Anyway, you maintained your consciousness.”

That’s the key point.

An undead recognized as a Revived One can adapt to any body as long as the ‘soul’ is properly transferred.

The part where the soul resides is the heart.

[Corpse Modification]

After completely disassembling Sir Isra’s body.

I extracted only the heart part and transplanted it into the Chinese Hunter’s corpse.

“Is this the end?”

“That would be boring.”

[Bone Metallurgy]

[Spirit Circuit Engraving]

[Corpse Processing]

I reinforced all the core parts that maintain the body with bone metallurgy.

I also established spirit power circuits throughout.

I fitted in some byproducts I ordered from the Hunter Market.

I also placed swollen muscles in various spots according to the enhanced zombie recipe.

“I need to concentrate from now on, so don’t talk to me.”

The Chinese Hunter’s build and appearance are similar to Sir Isra’s, but not identical.

I cut off some bones.

I extended some parts and then connected them with spirit power circuits.

[Gold Lion’s Mane]

I carefully transplanted the golden-gleaming monster’s mane hair onto the head.

[Deep Slime’s Mucus]

Like with Ingrid, I reinforced the flesh with slime mucus that had been fed meat.

Recreating the appearance I remembered as much as possible.

It looked quite decent.

Since it lacked vitality, it felt more like a mannequin than a person.

Good.

This was quite similar to what I saw in my dream.

“Open your eyes.”

[Corpse Crafting]

[Crafting Revived One – Sir Isra.]

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