My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 203

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Episode 203

“Hehe. Hehehehehe.”

I should definitely be happy about this.

But dazed sounds leaked from my gaping mouth.

Why do I feel so wronged?

While I was spacing out and letting out empty laughter like “uhehe,”

“Unique techniques are always a spectacle to behold.”

“You did pretty well too.”

The two familiars lightly bumped fists.

Where did they learn that gesture?

“It appeared on a place called YouTube.”

“When did you watch that?”

“The thief taught me how to use the device.”

Familiars adapting to modern civilization.

It wasn’t bad.

Should I give the kids cards and mobile phones?

I’ll need to discuss this with President Baek.

[A skill is added as a promotion reward.]

[Dual Talent is added.]

[Dual Talent]

Grade: A

Classification: Passive

Necrosmith abilities are compatible with blacksmith skills.

*Corpse Crafting / Corpse Processing – Metal Affinity.

Dual Talent.

I obtained quite a useful skill.

I have the job characteristics of Necromancer + Blacksmith.

But I wasn’t a formal blacksmith.

I couldn’t learn abilities like Metal Affinity, which are essential skills for blacksmiths.

“Didn’t you receive quite a bit of teaching at Hanil Forge?”

“I learned it as a subconcept of Bone Metallurgy.”

Necrosmith is also a derivative job class of blacksmith.

There were overlapping parts, so I could learn some skills, but they weren’t perfectly compatible.

This was also why handling bones was much more comfortable than iron.

When hammering metal, I had to rely purely on intuition without skill corrections.

“To have such skill even without the ability. As expected of Master!”

“It’s thanks to my high Dexterity stat.”

This proves that 5 years of constantly handling corpses wasn’t in vain.

Heh.

Hard work never betrays you after all.

“Perfect timing.”

I happened to acquire a small amount of mithril from the Cross Gate expedition.

I was already thinking of making armaments for Sir Isra.

Now that compatible skills have been added too.

Let’s try crafting by mixing mithril and bone.

“If it doesn’t work, so be it.”

Even if I fail, the mithril won’t disappear, so there’s no loss.

By becoming compatible with blacksmith skills.

My range of choices has expanded even further.

However.

If there’s a minor drawback.

“It means more work has increased.”

There’s more to learn at the forge.

Since I can now handle metals too, I need to experiment with various things.

Sigh.

This damn workload only increases, never decreases.

[Possession Unity skill is granted as an additional reward.]

[Possession Unity]

Classification: Necromancy

Grade: S

Type: Active

Holds onto souls that haven’t departed from the bodies of the dead.

When crafting corpses in Possession Unity state into undead, they retain memories and will from life.

The longer the time after death, the lower the skill success rate becomes.

“Whoa.”

An S-grade skill that came out as an additional reward.

Another item with vicious performance has emerged.

A technique that forcibly binds the souls of the dead to their bodies.

The mechanism is slightly different from otherworldly souls.

I can’t expect things like talent sharing.

“But having self-awareness and memories is something.”

Most handmade undead don’t have very high intelligence.

They follow simple commands well.

But when instructions become numerous, they noticeably struggle.

“But they all fight well, don’t they?”

“That’s because Sir Isra’s commands are spot-on.”

“Hahahaha. If my lord recognizes my efforts, that’s enough.”

Until now, I’ve operated the undead army centered around otherworldly souls.

Because they could remember multiple commands and actively respond according to field situations.

“Undead made with Possession Unity will have better judgment.”

Being able to apply the undead army in small-scale units.

Even if not that.

I can expect them to move more efficiently on ever-changing battlefields.

“Sir Isra won’t need to worry so much either, right?”

“Hmm, hmm. Being able to focus on enemies before me is certainly beneficial.”

Sir Isra serves as both first sword and commander.

If autonomy increases, he’ll be a bit more comfortable too.

“It should help with information gathering too.”

“Hm?”

“The thief made a good point.”

“If they have memories from life, there’s no need for interrogation – just kill them and revive them, right?”

That’s genius.

No, wait.

“Where would you cut someone’s throat just because you have questions!”

Sigh.

I almost got tempted by talk that casually breaks 21st-century common sense.

I’m a civilized person.

“Wouldn’t it be fine to do so only to enemies beyond redemption?”

“It’s strange to premise that from the start.”

They’re talking about it as naturally as getting free pickled radish when ordering chicken.

Phew.

I was worried Zaugg might come back with someone’s severed head saying “Schne brought back information from an informant!”

[You have been promoted to A-rank.]

[The magic class common skill Memorize has been added.]

[The magic class common skill Multiple Casting has been added.]

Huh?

“When I was B-rank there was no reaction, so why are they giving it to me now.”

What a strange profession.

During the B-rank examination, they made me use magic but gave me nothing.

Now that I’ve been promoted to A-rank, they’re giving me two magic abilities as if pouring out delayed rewards.

“That’s great. Now Master has become even more like a mage.”

“My Lord is an excellent knight.”

“Oh my. Look at this guy. Are you hoping Master will take up a sword and head to the front lines?”

“Even Schne thinks that’s a bit much.”

“Ahem. Does a knight necessarily need to swing a sword on the front lines?”

“Then Iron Head should stay in the rear too.”

“Those aren’t the same thing, are they?”

“How are they different?”

“You thief.”

“What. Even thieves can make valid points sometimes.”

【A knight who pushes his lord into battle. The knighthood in that neighborhood is strange indeed.】

Sir Isra, sunk!

“Magic, huh.”

When using the Harsh Command skill, I need to hold the banner with one hand.

It’s difficult to rearrange mana with just one hand.

Since it’s a channeling magic, I can’t use other spells, so I couldn’t even bring out the ‘M’ of magic.

“With Multiple Casting, I can maintain it while using other magic too.”

“That’s right!”

Sparks flew from Ingrid’s eyes.

P-please spare me.

With the blacksmith abilities being compatible too, I have even more work to do.

“You promised to train hard in magic.”

“Uh, umm. I did.”

“Hohoho. The girl will work even harder for Master’s sake.”

Ugh.

Fine. I got it.

Magic.

Right. If I learn it properly, it’ll be helpful.

Fighting isn’t just about swinging a sword on the front lines.

Once the magic stone sales money comes in, I should look into skill books first.

* * *

[Promotion]

As soon as news of Min-ho’s S-rank promotion appeared.

“Breaking news! Breaking news!”

“We need to get our article out first!”

The reporters immediately uploaded articles they had prepared in advance to the internet.

Perhaps because so many people had gathered.

There was even a brief incident where the internet around the Tower of Ascension slowed down.

[Breaking: Hunter Park Min-ho promoted to A-rank!]

[Breaking! S-rank again!]

[Korea’s rising star. The unstoppable S-rank feast!]

It took less than a year from D-rank to A-rank.

Had there ever been a Hunter who received S-rank on every examination?

The former wasn’t entirely unprecedented.

During the early days of the Great Upheaval when reality was threatened by monsters.

Hunters who fought endlessly to survive grew rapidly.

However.

A Hunter who achieved both all S-ranks and ultra-fast promotion was the first.

“What did I tell you.”

Director Jung Seung-il smiled upon hearing the breaking news.

“Anyone watching would think Director Jeong raised him.”

“I was the first to recognize his potential before anyone else.”

“Wasn’t it CEO Baek from Ascension Agency who recognized it first?”

“Does it make you feel better to nitpick every detail, Commissioner?”

Jung Seung-il openly criticized him.

Commissioner Choi Ji-woong didn’t provoke him further and brought up the main topic.

“He’s been carrying out Ranger missions so well, our agency has a lot to brag about.”

A-rank and B-rank Gates have low appearance frequencies.

That said.

It wasn’t that there were fewer of them than other Gates.

As Gate ranks increase, the difficulty of conquering them rises vertically.

Rather than risking their lives to see the end of Gates.

The proportion of Hunters who just farm Gates for moderate income also increased.

“Hunter Park conquered them all without regard for danger.”

Jung Seung-il also nodded.

Unpopular Gates that even major guilds postponed conquering or wouldn’t accept contracts for.

Min-ho conquered even high-risk Gates without hesitation.

Before entering Cross Gate as a blacksmith escort.

He had defeated over ten Gates.

[The Rift Management Agency’s Ranger system finally blooms!]

[Greater benefits for skilled Hunters!]

The Rift Management Agency that had been criticized over Jung Shin-ho’s transfer.

Now thanks to Min-ho, they not only received public support.

The occasions where they had to bow to high-ranking government officials also clearly decreased.

Of course.

The high-ranking officials didn’t think Commissioner Choi Ji-woong was bowing even one gram.

In any case, the Rift Management Agency’s influence had greatly increased.

“What will you do about Yong Cheon-woo’s transfer?”

“Cough. Senior. Why are you suddenly hitting me in the solar plexus with facts?”

“Don’t call me senior.”

“Ah. Who told you to make surprise attacks!”

Choi Ji-woong, who had been shouting with a bright red face, slumped back against the sofa.

“We’ll have to announce it soon.”

“The shock will be great.”

“It’s already widely known that Mir Guild has fallen apart.”

With Min-ho’s successful promotion to A-rank, the Rift Management Agency also had some breathing room.

Now if they promoted him further as a talent confirmed for the shortest time to S-rank, they could somewhat mitigate the Yong Cheon-woo shock.

“What about China?”

“They don’t seem to know yet that one of their strongholds was destroyed.”

“When it’s revealed, the repercussions will be huge.”

“Hehe. That’s how it should be.”

Choi Ji-woong burst into hearty laughter.

After Ling Shamei took control of the Superhuman Bureau, how many talented individuals had been lost.

The absence of 30 A-rank Hunters was significant.

Of course, it was true that the Superhuman Bureau had also gained considerable benefits.

They had recruited one S-rank Hunter and one A-rank Hunter (at the time).

However, Yong Cheon-woo and Jung Shin-ho’s situations were somewhat different.

Since they were recruited through various benefits and financial compensation, it would be difficult to deploy them for unpleasant tasks.

At most, they could only be deployed to the Great Rift.

“Their influence in Southeast Asia will be greatly reduced.”

Choi Ji-woong smiled broadly.

For the time being, the Superhuman Bureau would have to refrain from external activities.

More precisely, they would lack the manpower to spare for external operations.

If they didn’t miss this opportunity and filled Mir Guild’s vacant position, the domestic Hunter industry would regain stability.

At that moment.

There was one more place celebrating the rise of Min-ho coin.

It was GGG, operating across the Pacific Ocean.

Yoo Jeong-kim, the representative of GGG, let out an exclamation of “Keu!” as soon as he saw the article.

“See? I told you we should invest with determination and persistence.”

“I was the one who gave him the Tower of Chaos entry ticket.”

Sophia complained resentfully.

After finishing the Korea schedule and returning.

She had been tormented by William’s faction for quite some time.

The reason was that such an investment in an outsider was too excessive.

“I’m the one who suffered all the mental anguish, you know?”

“If you have persistence, criticism is nothing.”

“Then Master should take the blame instead.”

“I was waiting for the right moment.”

Yoo Jeong-kim smiled slyly.

Since those words were also true, it was hard to snap back at him.

William’s faction lost their power completely with the surge of Min-ho coin.

A channel to project influence into East Asia.

Actually, the investment in Min-ho wasn’t that large compared to GGG’s overall scale.

But since the returns compared to the investment were so significant, William’s faction couldn’t push further either.

“I should invite him for some LA sightseeing soon.”

“Are you serious?”

“I’m always serious.”

What kind of storm would sweep through the American West Coast when Min-ho came to LA.

Yoo Jeong-kim chuckled thinking about that day.

“Please maintain some dignity, Master.”

“Mm. Sorry about that.”

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