My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 214

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Episode 214

“Open your eyes.”

[Corpse Crafting]

[Crafting 1 Death Warrior.]

[The target is an entity that used possession fusion. The soul dwells within the undead.]

[All stats increase by 13%.]

[Some memories from life are inherited.]

[Much time has passed since death, so many memories have vanished beyond oblivion.]

Messages appearing without pause.

The eyes of the Death Warrior who raised his body flickered greatly.

【I was definitely dead.】

“Welcome.”

【You, no, Bangz, no. Master.】

I don’t know how many times the title changed.

The Death Warrior’s eyes wavered unsteadily, as chaotic as his confused titles.

He seemed to be conflicted between his memories from life and his loyalty.

“Gal!”

Sir Isra strode up to the Death Warrior and met his eye level.

Was he establishing undead discipline?

He was a former Imperial Knight Commander and currently leads the Gale Knights.

I was curious to see how he would calm an undead confused by memories from life.

“You there.”

【Uh, uuuuum.】

“Did someone order you to become undead!”

【Uuuu, uh?】

Wait.

That’s exactly what happened though.

“You chose to become undead. Endure it with grit and determination.”

【Uhhhhh!】

“You have been reborn. Dedicate your body and mind entirely to your Lord.”

This wasn’t adding fuel to the fire.

There’s no way intimidating someone to swear loyalty to the one who harmed them would work…

【Y-Yes, I understand!】

What the hell.

Why does this actually work?

“Welcome to voluntary enlistment. You there.”

【I have received orders to enlist in Lord Min-ho’s undead army!】

Sigh.

I gave up thinking any further.

“So that’s knightly leadership.”

【Impressive. He has the spirit to claim the role of Master’s first sword.】

“Even Schne would fall for that.”

…

That’s charisma?

But you know what.

Though I don’t want to admit it, I no longer felt any hostility from the Death Warrior who completed possession.

The Abyss Revenant would spew killing intent if I loosened control even slightly.

This guy was like that when he first came back to life too.

But now he suppressed his rage and killing intent perfectly like a gentle lamb.

“You. How much of your memories from life remain?”

【My name and fragmentary memories. And a little of what I experienced right before death.】

“Who ordered you to kill me?”

【Zhou Yong-shou from the Superhuman Bureau.】

An immediate answer.

Zhou Yong-shou, huh.

I should ask the Fissure Bureau what kind of person he is.

“What did you do before that?”

【Hmm. I’m sorry. I remember being in Cambodia, but I can’t recall the details clearly.】

I asked several more questions, but the information was fragmentary as the message had indicated.

Still, seeing how he readily spoke about parts he’d want to hide, it seems the control works well separate from his ego.

【I have no romantic experience.】

Seeing how he casually mentioned even humiliating parts.

“I believe you. You’re definitely a minion.”

No one in their right mind could speak of such shameful things.

Me?

Hey.

How ridiculous to ask such things of this battle-hardened body. Laughable.

My mobile phone has contacts for no less than Mom, my younger sister, and Yeon-du.

Isn’t having three women’s contacts in your phone pretty impressive?

“Ehehehehe.”

Anyway, I’m the winner here.

That’s how it is.

* * *

I had awakened Xiao Zai, the stronghold manager too.

I tried [Possession Fusion] additionally, focusing on A-rank Hunter corpses.

The result?

[Connection with the soul dwelling in the corpse is low.]

[Possession Fusion failed.]

5 consecutive failures.

It wasn’t surprising.

The success rate was 3% when I ran simulations.

Having even one succeed was rather lucky.

“My Lord. They say that one defeat is a common occurrence in war.”

“Failure is the mother of success, Master!”

“Even great lords can’t excel at everything.”

I’m fine though.

Why are you all making such a fuss?

I’m in a good mood from succeeding once with a skill that has low success rates.

【Only by overcoming that bitter feeling can one become a truly great alchemist.】

Don’t make a perfectly fine person feel bitter!

Just because Possession Fusion failed doesn’t mean they became useless.

The corpses’ original functions weren’t damaged at all.

[Corpse Processing]

[Corpse Tailoring]

[Bone Metallurgy]

[Bone Alloy]

[Corpse Crafting]

“Open your eyes.”

[Crafting 3 Death Warriors.]

[Crafting 2 Black Sages.]

A superior undead created from an A-rank Hunter’s corpse.

Though partially modified, its specs increased further thanks to already reaching a high level.

“Sir. Let’s change the knight order members too.”

“Aren’t Abyss Revenants difficult to control?”

“We should dispose of them.”

Considering the knight order buffs, it’s better to replace them with Death Warriors instead of Abyss Revenants whose specs are slightly lower.

The number of Death Warriors has increased significantly too.

“Understood. I shall follow my lord’s will.”

[Gale Knight Order Member Summoning]

―5 Abyss Revenants.

All the Abyss Revenants who had served for so long were dismantled through [Corpse Processing].

Those who had filled up to 50 stacks of Predation.

It’s regrettable, but there’s no choice.

“Which ones shall you assign as the new knight order members?”

“The ones I made this time and the ones I gave Director Jeong’s backing to.”

“Excellent.”

[Gale Knight Order Members]

―5 Death Warriors

The vacancies were quickly filled.

Sir Isra smiled with satisfaction.

“Haha. My lord’s sword has been sharpened even more keenly.”

“Yes. Yes.”

[Undead with souls have been added to the Gale Knights.]

[Knight order growth conditions have been met.]

[The Gale Knights level rises to 2.]

Huh?

[Gale Knights]

Grade: 2

Maximum members: 10.

*Knight Order Unity Enhancement

*Knight Order Link [New!]

Members act according to the commander’s thoughts.

Right.

Come to think of it, knight orders had grades too.

I had forgotten since there was no sign of it rising.

I never thought including another undead with a soul would be the condition.

“Indeed. For members to move according to thoughts, how excellent.”

“Is it really that amazing?”

“Of course. If you can handle them like your own limbs without separate instructions, efficiency will naturally improve.”

Just hearing about it didn’t give me a good sense of it.

I’ll probably feel the change dramatically in actual combat.

The Gale Knights’ total members increasing to ten was also a big gain.

They enjoy knight order buffs.

And since they don’t need to be stored separately in Death Space, it’s like securing 5 extra slots.

I wonder if the Witch Coven has the same conditions.

“I’ll know if I experiment.”

Thanks to taking over the Chinese stronghold in Cross Gate, I secured many mage corpses too.

They don’t necessarily need to be high grade.

It would be nice to awaken the soul of a strong one like Xiao Zai if possible.

But whichever one gets caught.

It’s enough to assign them to the Witch Coven and meet the grade upgrade conditions.

Ughhhhh.

“I was trying to rest a bit, but they won’t give me a break.”

Really.

If I hadn’t seen this knight order enhancement event.

I would have gone back to my room, washed up, and slept soundly.

But how can I sleep after seeing something like this?

“Bring out all the mage corpses.”

The corpses stored in Death Domain appeared before me.

A sight that would terrify ordinary people.

To a Necromancer, it was like a natural treasure trove.

“Well then, shall I get to work?”

Just let one of them get caught.

If there’s an individual that succeeds in soul fusion, I’ll immediately make it into an undead.

* * *

The probability shown in simulation was 3%.

Fortunately, the moment I infused mana into the 10th mage’s corpse.

[Soul fusion has succeeded.]

I was able to awaken the soul remaining in the mage’s corpse.

When I made that individual into a Black Sage.

【Kraaaaa!】

It bolted upright with a scream.

“Sir.”

“Welcome your voluntary enlistment.”

After having a one-on-one interview(?) time with Sir Isra.

The Chinese Hunter revived as a Black Sage also quickly became docile.

I have no idea what reason convinces them.

[The Witch Coven grade has increased.]

Same as the knight order, the capacity increased.

Minor buffs and consciousness sharing were added for affiliated members.

“I’ll slowly replenish the vacancies.”

“Master, I’d like to make a suggestion about Witch Coven operations.”

A suggestion from Ingrid.

Since she had reached the pinnacle of magic.

I was curious what thoughts she might have.

It must be some tremendous secret plan to strengthen the Witch Coven’s power, right?

“Witches should wear pointed hats after all.”

“······?”

“We need fashion items that show membership in the Witch Coven.”

“Not all Black Sages are witches though.”

Magic-type monsters aren’t common.

So many of those who became the foundation for Black Sages were Hunters from the Superhuman Bureau.

The gender ratio is probably about half and half.

Even if they’re part of the Witch Coven, putting pointed hats on all of them is a bit······.

“They’re mages.”

Oh.

I knew I could count on you, Sir Isra!

Only you can stop Ingrid’s rampage.

“To think you were keeping such a wonderful idea to yourself!”

Ack.

“How devious. If such a brilliant idea occurred to you, sharing it would be the way of chivalry.”

“What are you saying. I’m not a knight, you know?”

“That’s exactly why you’re devious. You mage.”

Please.

Stop this insane argument here.

“If you also create a relic exploration team, it would be of great help to the Great Lord.”

“Didn’t you mean to say thief guild?”

“I’d trust you more if you said you were forming a thief guild instead.”

Like a cow stepping backward and catching a mouse.

Sir Isra mindlessly recited the organization that Zaugg had controlled in his lifetime.

“Please don’t be so harsh.”

Zaugg.

It’s not that I don’t give you subordinates because I don’t trust you.

Sir Isra and Ingrid lead related undead, so knight orders and witch covens were formed.

But when I assigned Death Warriors to Zaugg, there was no reaction.

I’m talking about when we hunted Chinese Hunters at Cross Gate.

It seems like there needs to be some other factor for it to become a relic exploration team or thief guild.

Hmm.

I have plenty of time, so let’s figure it out slowly.

“I’m going to rest.”

【Cluck cluck. This old one will examine the Gaia Former further.】

“I’ll work the witch coven kids a bit.”

“Hmm. I cannot be outdone either. I shall coordinate with the knight order members!”

【Me. Here. Wait.】

The familiars each found something to do.

“Hehe. Great Lord. Please take me with you.”

“What are you planning to do?”

“I’m going to watch YouTube on the Great Lord’s tablet.”

Zaugg seems to have adapted to modern society almost completely.

So I came out to my studio apartment, washed up roughly, and lay down.

As soon as I closed my eyes, consciousness drifted away.

No.

That’s how it felt.

“Huh?”

A floating sensation.

I could tell right away.

It’s a dream showing a familiar’s life.

So far I’ve seen Sir Isra’s, Ingrid’s, and Zaugg’s.

I might see Sir Isra’s twice like before.

But somehow I had a feeling it would be either Roan or Meigers.

Whoooosh!

What began to appear with a streak of light was…

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