My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 198

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Episode 198

A familiar architectural style to Sir Isra’s eyes.

“Iron Head’s world?”

“Was Cross Gate your hometown?”

【Now this is an interesting story.】

【The knight’s. World.】

The familiars each expressed their amazement.

“Iron Head. Then do you know what this ruins is for?”

“I don’t know.”

“But it’s your world’s style, isn’t it?”

“To be precise, the pattern on the pillar looks familiar.”

A drawing of an X with a single stick drawn straight down from the center axis.

It was so faded that only the shape was barely recognizable.

“So what does that symbol mean?”

“It’s the symbol of necromancers.”

“Eh.”

My throat suddenly felt cold.

Necromancer Slayer.

One of the titles Sir Isra had spoken of herself.

She said she had destroyed a group of necromancers who threw the continent into chaos with just one sword.

The symbol representing them had been discovered at Cross Gate.

“Hmm. Ahem.”

While I had no doubt about Sir Isra’s loyalty.

Whenever necromancers were mentioned, I felt uneasy.

【Ruins related to undead. How disappointing.】

“Corpses don’t have much that’s profitable.”

“Hmm. Is there a need to risk going there?”

The Three Scions’ attitudes changed completely.

“Let’s go anyway.”

I shook my head.

【Master. Dangerous.】

“It’s a place related to Sir Isra. We might be able to gain something.”

Ruins carved with necromancer symbols.

About Sir Isra.

Or we might be able to get even a small clue about the world she lived in.

“To cherish your familiars so much. The girl is moved by Master’s ocean-deep understanding.”

“I’ll look carefully to see if there’s anything profitable.”

【Hmm. It might not be bad to see the style of another world either.】

Look at that speed of changing positions.

“M-Masterrrr!”

Sir Isra rushed over with misty eyes.

“Iron Head! Hey!”

Ingrid threw herself to block Sir Isra’s body tackle.

“You’re the one who told her not to act cute!”

“I was merely overflowing with loyalty.”

“That was a bit much for loyalty, wasn’t it?”

Ugh.

It’s like a marketplace. Really.

“Stop wasting energy on nonsense and let’s go in.”

“Schne will go first.”

Zaugg entered the entrance accompanied by five Death Warriors.

The party slowly followed behind.

Tick, tick.

Zaugg pressed the walls and ground with his dagger and shook his head.

“There are no traps.”

【Mana is circulating throughout the entire passage. But it’s not dangerous.】

The atmosphere was different from the gate where we found Zaugg.

Not a single common monster.

Not one trap could be found.

That wasn’t the only strange thing.

“There’s no corpse smell.”

Necromancers’ specialty is necromancy.

Either reviving corpses.

Or using corpses themselves as weapons to explode them.

The distinctive stench from the dead couldn’t be erased even with perfume.

That’s why even when using the basement of my studio apartment as a workshop.

I had to use [Clean] magic scrolls periodically to blow away the smell.

No matter how thoroughly I cleaned.

I couldn’t get rid of the distinctive smell of corpses, so it was a nuisance to the landlord.

“Did you do the cleaning, Lord?”

Hey.

Why are you picking on that part!

“Hmm. Surprising.”

“Master is weak at cleaning and organizing.”

“Schne will do it.”

These guys.

Anyway.

If it’s ruins made by necromancers.

There should be that distinctive corpse smell.

Ingrid glanced at Sir Isra suspiciously.

“Iron Head. Are you sure?”

“Yes. All those who bore that symbol were necromancers.”

To the point where my initial tension seemed foolish.

The ruins situated at the mountain slope were quiet.

A large chamber at the end of the long passage.

Inside, five translucent cylinders were placed.

“They look like people?”

“They’re not dead.”

The Two Vassals tilted their heads.

To think there would be beings that aren’t undead in a place with necromancer symbols.

What is this?

【They’re homunculi.】

Meigers solved the mystery.

[Collecting intruders’ essence.]

[Replicating the strongest opponent.]

Bubble bubble.

The green liquid in the cylinders became covered with bubbles.

Crash, the people inside broke the glass and came out.

“This has become troublesome, Lord.”

“Indeed.”

I thought it was a Necromancer ruin.

But there was a trap that replicated the strongest being among the party.

Sir Isra let out a short sigh.

“Even if there were five of me, they wouldn’t share my talents, so it should be manageable.”

“Uh, my lord?”

Zaugg pointed at the homunculus that had broken through the glass window.

“That’s not you, my lord, but Schne.”

“….”

What had been replicated were five Zauggs.

“Pfft.”

“Do not mock me.”

“Five of me would be difficult?”

“I said do not mock me.”

“Oh my. You were confident you’d be the strongest?”

“….”

Sir Isra, his face bright red, hung his head low.

Ingrid, who had been holding back her laughter, burst into open guffaws with a “Puhaha!”

Well, Sir Isra did have some excuse.

What is the standard for strength?

The easiest way to distinguish is through specs.

Among the Revived Ones, Zaugg, based on a Death Warrior, had the highest pure ability stats.

“I dare to make a request.”

“Hm?”

“Those wicked fiends who have deceived my Lord’s eyes!”

The item made during the promotion exam.

The Fallen Knight’s Longsword pointed at the homunculi.

“I wish to execute them with my own hands.”

“Well, sure. You are my first sword, after all.”

“I mean to do it alone.”

Hmm.

I wonder if that’ll be okay.

“Pfft. Puhahahaha.”

“Five enhanced Schnes would be tough even for you, my lord.”

【Wasn’t there something in chivalry about being wary of arrogance?】

As Sir Isra said.

Not sharing [Heavenly Martial Body] was a big advantage.

Even so.

If they had copied Zaugg’s ability stats and skill set exactly, it would be dangerous.

“They’ll probably have aura.”

Assassination-type skills could be detected with the enhanced perception from [Heavenly Martial Body] and [Master of Magic].

But aura, the Death Warrior’s inherent ability, was quite dangerous.

A coordinated attack from five aura users.

Even allowing one attack would be fatal.

“Trust me.”

“Alright. Then defeat them alone.”

“I shall engrave this grace into my bones!”

What gets engraved into bones would be the Spirit Power Circuit, wouldn’t it.

“I’m about to defeat those fiends, so please distance yourselves as far as possible.”

“You want us to keep our distance?”

“Please trust me.”

I had planned to immediately support him if Sir Isra was pushed back.

But since he insisted this much, there was no choice.

Until we had distanced ourselves as far as possible with the remaining party members.

The homunculi that had replicated Zaugg just stared blankly without attacking.

Those guys.

They seem to understand romance a bit.

“Run without looking back until the fight is over.”

What exactly is he planning to do?

At that moment.

Sir Isra’s atmosphere changed.

[Metamorphosis]

Swooosh!

An ominous aura began rising from his entire body.

During the sparring match in Prague.

It was similar to when Sir Isra had scattered his aura while wielding his sword from life.

“That thing again?”

“It’s dangerous, so we should probably run quickly.”

Ingrid and Zaugg were horrified.

Why.

What is it.

“Have you guys seen this before?”

“I haven’t seen it directly. I only know the results.”

Ingrid briefly told the story of the attack on the Chinese Intelligence Agencies.

So.

In a berserk state, he had single-handedly slaughtered several A-rank Hunters?

“Kraaaaaaah!!!”

Dark red aura fluttered like wind.

Slash! Slaaash!

Sword marks were carved here and there throughout the spacious cavern.

The homunculi that had replicated Zaugg moved around dodging the fiercely swirling sword winds.

“It looks like his mana won’t last.”

Slash!

The dark red aura wind swept past one of the homunculi.

A long wound remained on its arm.

The blood and mana that bubbled up were absorbed into the wind.

“Crazy.”

It absorbs the health and mana of opponents it damages?

Pouring out aura over a wide range.

An ability that steals power with just a graze.

Insane.

Really insane.

“Gah!”

The moment two homunculi leaped left and right.

The sword winds that had been swirling in all directions gathered together and rushed forward.

One managed to escape just before colliding with the dark wind.

“Gaaaaah!”

But the remaining one was swallowed by the wind, leaving not even a corpse behind.

“Uh, great lord? If we stay still, we’ll get caught up in it.”

Ah.

I see.

“His eyes have gone completely mad.”

In this state, neither lord nor master would matter to him.

So that’s why he told us to run without looking back.

“Let’s get out of here.”

If we get caught in those sword winds, we won’t even be able to collect our bones.

After a long time.

I had the precious experience of understanding what it truly means to run until your feet sweat.

Damn it.

Sir.

You’re not going to chase after me, are you?

* * *

We waited outside the ruins for quite a while.

There was no choice since we didn’t know when that rampage state would end.

After some time had passed.

Sir Isra came out with a haggard face.

“I have dealt with all those wicked ones.”

“Ah, yeah. Good work.”

“My lord! You look a bit tired, don’t you?”

Zaugg approached cheerfully.

“Shall Schne massage your shoulders?”

“Get away. Only my lord may touch my body.”

Sir Isra brushed away Zaugg’s hand as if annoyed.

Hmm.

Tension clearly showed in Ingrid and Meigers’ eyes.

After roughly calming those two down, we went back inside.

“Let’s see what’s here.”

Fortunately, the deepest part of the ruins wasn’t severely damaged.

The facilities were destroyed when the homunculi burst out, but that’s an exception.

What’s important is what was being researched in the ruins.

“Great lord! It’s here!”

[Homunculus Anatomy Diagram]

Grade: Epic

Category: Book

Restriction: A-rank or higher Necromancer / A-rank or higher Alchemist

Durability: 60/60

After their defeat in the Great War, the Necromancers who raised the dead sought new paths.

Homunculi are human weapons created as vessels to defeat the strongest enemies they could not overcome.

By analyzing the anatomy diagram, you might be able to craft homunculi.

One was the anatomy diagram of the weapon Sir Isra had sliced up.

[Homunculus Research Journal]

Grade: Epic

Category: Book

Restriction: C-rank or higher Necromancer / B-rank or higher Alchemist.

Durability: 60/60

A book recording the process of a group of Necromancers researching homunculi.

Since the records are built on a necromancy foundation, studying it can raise understanding of both necromancy and homunculus creation.

The other book was a research journal.

With this much, haven’t we extracted everything worth getting from the ancient ruins?

【Homunculi researched by corpse enthusiasts. How very exciting!】

Old man.

Don’t manifest rough breathing through telepathy.

But still.

“Homunculi capable of manifesting the strongest companions.”

If I make them, they’ll help with our fighting power, right?

Since they said it was based on Necromancer knowledge.

It should also help with Undead Enhancement and creating new undead.

The moment I opened the first page of the research journal with anticipation.

“The nightmare of Necromancers. The Necromancer slayer. We must find a way to defeat powerful enemies like Isra.”

Huh?

Why does Sir appear here?

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