My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 3

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Episode 3

【Hah. I’m not trying to be sarcastic.】

Sir Isra awkwardly contorted his cheek.

His half-melted skin twitching made him look even more grotesque.

【There were necromancers on the Enras Continent as well. However, with your level of magic power, you couldn’t repair undead with precision.】

Were, he said.

Judging by the past perfect tense…

【I subjugated them.】

“Ah.”

I see.

My goodness.

To think I’d make a retainer out of someone who wiped out necromancers in another world.

A chill ran down the back of my neck.

【Hahaha. Don’t worry.】

“You’re looking at my neck quite hungrily though?”

【It was because of His Majesty’s command. I bear no personal grudge, so you can rest assured.】

Sir Isra raised the bone he was holding high.

The tip seemed to be pointing toward me.

Must be my imagination, right?

Whoosh!

The bone came down with a sound of cutting through air and stopped right above my head.

A beat too late.

“Eek!”

A scream escaped me.

【As you can see, I absolutely cannot harm you of my own will.】

“Why didn’t you just say so with words!”

【I thought it would be better to show you directly.】

Geez.

I thought I was going to die.

That’s too harsh an action for someone physically inept like me.

【But it seems the inheritance hasn’t happened yet.】

Inheritance?

[Sir Isra’s talent will also be applied to the user.]

[Heavenly Martial Body skill is being registered.]

A System Message noisily rang in my ears once.

When I tried to check the contents.

“Keeeeeeek!!”

I felt tremendous pain throughout my entire body.

At the same time.

My vision turned white and my legs gave out.

“Mr. Park! Hey, Mr. Par…”

I couldn’t really hear what they were saying.

With the fading voices of the day-job hunter uncles as the last thing I heard.

My consciousness flew away.

* * *

What pulled my sunken consciousness back to the surface was.

“Ugh!”

The pain I felt throughout my entire body.

I opened my eyes, thinking this must be what it feels like to become ground meat.

【You’ve finally come to your senses.】

The first thing that entered my sight was the half-melted face of an orc.

Damn.

I nearly had a heart attack.

I could hear the voices of the hunters who participated as day-job workers from a distance.

“Hey. Mr. Park. Are you alright?”

“More or less. But why are you all standing so far away?”

“It’s because of the zombie you made.”

“Hey, no. Why is Sir Isra doing that?”

“He growls whenever we try to help you up.”

But our guy doesn’t bite.

I glanced at Sir Isra with a puzzled expression.

【Protecting my lord is a knight’s duty.】

“Lord?”

【Hmph. I haven’t acknowledged you as my lord.】

“Then why did you protect me?”

【Whether I like it or not, I’m bound to you. In that case, fulfilling my duty is the way of a knight.】

So the conclusion is that he acknowledges he’s my subordinate.

He has a talent for making short words long.

“That fainting spell just now. It was because of you, wasn’t it?”

【Sir Isra.】

“Sigh. Right, Sir Isra. What did you do to make my whole body hurt?”

【Your constitution has changed.】

“Ah. Come to think of it, what did the status window say?”

【Please check it out.】

[Heavenly Martial Body]

Classification: Body Technique

Grade: SSS

Type: Passive

A vessel for martial arts bestowed by heaven. You can learn all warrior-type and body-related skills.

*Combat skill proficiency increase speed +300%.

*Upon leveling up, bonus stats equal to the bonus stat amount are added to melee-related abilities.

“Whoa.”

I was completely speechless.

Even after blinking several times thinking I might have seen wrong, it remained the same.

Abilities increase by the amount of bonus stats?

In other words.

By simple calculation, it means level-up stats are doubled.

My heart was pounding.

What use is it for a mage to have increased melee stats?

That’s the talk of someone who knows one thing but not two.

Even mages need to invest a little in agility to improve reaction speed.

And they need to meet minimum strength requirements for equipment restrictions.

You can’t just dump all bonus stats into magic power.

Moreover.

My class is Necromancer + Blacksmith, so I need to process corpses.

Even if not as much as a traditional blacksmith, I still need to invest stats in strength.

This is definitely beneficial!

【The true ability of Heavenly Martial Body lies elsewhere.】

“There’s something even more amazing than stat increases?”

【Hahaha. I think you’ll get a feel for it once I show you.】

Sir Isra swung his bone.

Whoosh!

“Huh?”

Something was different.

A sense of incongruity I hadn’t felt before immediately caught my eye.

What is this uncomfortable feeling?

It was like seeing someone wearing a padded jacket on top but shorts on the bottom.

【Do you get the feeling now?】

“The balance of the swordsmanship is off.”

【You can see it because my talent has been shared.】

I finally understood why Sir Isra had been going on about balance.

The Orc Zombie Mk. 42 had excessive defense and muscle crammed into it to cover for my lacking control abilities.

Since I modified it without considering the center of gravity.

Though its strength to grab opponents was powerful.

It hindered precise movement.

“So this is what the Heavenly Martial Body is like.”

Sharing Sir Isra’s talent changed my perspective.

Taking a single step.

Moving my arm.

I could feel the movement of each individual muscle fiber with crystal clarity.

After walking just a few steps, tears welled up in my eyes.

【Don’t overdo it. It will take time to adapt.】

Sir Isra placed his hand on my shoulder.

“You can feel that pain and still need to adapt?”

【Your motor skills are catastrophically poor, so it can’t be helped.】

Ha.

Stop hitting me with facts.

“I should try experimenting.”

【What do you mean?】

“Undead Control ability.”

Inside the carrier, there’s another undead about one-third the size of Sir Isra.

A monster smaller than even a kobold.

It’s a zombie made using a goblin as the base.

【Its combat power doesn’t look promising.】

“I made this guy for emergencies.”

A mini zombie with a Fireball Scroll I bought for 10 million won enchanted into its body.

I made it with the intention of detonating it if an enemy I couldn’t handle appeared.

Though when I actually faced that situation, I froze up.

[Corpse Crafting]

“Uuuuuh.”

The Goblin Zombie raised its body.

Gulp.

Unable to hide my nervousness, I gave the Goblin Zombie a command.

“Dance.”

“Uuuuh.”

The zombie danced the ‘dance’ that came to mind.

Even though its body was stiff from rigor mortis.

It danced as skillfully as a student performing in a talent show.

“Amazing.”

I can’t believe it.

My undead is moving so smoothly!

Heavenly Martial Body.

It’s truly the best!

【How unsightly.】

Don’t kill the mood when someone’s being moved.

“Sir Isra. May I ask you a favor?”

【As long as it doesn’t go against chivalry, anything.】

“Teach me your swordsmanship.”

【You’re a mage, why do you need swordsmanship?】

“I need to learn it to strengthen my undead.”

The undead created through Corpse Crafting are linked to my combat sense.

A mage-type profession having to train in swordsmanship.

But still.

It was worth the investment.

【It will help you as well.】

“Why me?”

【Training with the sword is a way to understand each other. Won’t your frail body also grow stronger?】

Ah.

Come to think of it, they said stats would increase if I ‘understood’ undead inhabited by souls from another world.

【Since you’ve inherited the Heavenly Martial Body, you should be able to learn swordsmanship quickly.】

“Depending on my will, right?”

【Ho. You understand well.】

He doesn’t sugarcoat anything.

I suddenly became curious about something.

Even though he acknowledges me as his master.

Strictly speaking, we formed a master-servant relationship without even asking for his consent.

Of course.

It’s impossible for undead created through Corpse Crafting to defy me.

But voluntarily pledging loyalty.

And just doing what you’re told differ in efficiency, don’t they?

Why is Sir Isra trying to help me by mentioning things I didn’t even ask about?

When I looked at him with suspicious eyes, Sir Isra’s cheek twitched.

【You made me your servant without asking for consent, yet how can you expect obedience?】

“No. That’s not what I meant.”

When I explained the doubts I harbored in my heart, Sir Isra fell silent for a moment.

“You don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to.”

【It’s not that. I just needed time to sort out my emotions.】

Sir Isra slowly conveyed his thoughts.

【I failed to fulfill my duties as a knight.】

“Duty?”

【I failed to protect my lord to whom I swore loyalty until the end.】

“Didn’t you say you were the continent’s strongest knight?”

【Hahaha. You seemed not to believe it. How unexpected.】

Yeah.

Actually, I didn’t believe it.

But after receiving an SSS-rank skill as a gift, my thoughts changed.

If you’re the owner of an SSS-rank skill, of which there are less than ten throughout all of Earth.

Being the continent’s greatest knight would be entirely possible, wouldn’t it?

【Fulfilling the duty I failed to protect in life is my wish.】

“Then what you mentioned about your lord earlier…”

【Though it’s not what I desire, I have come to serve you. I merely fulfill my duty.】

You don’t like me but you’ll serve me as a substitute for your dead lord?

It made sense why he maintained a consistently sarcastic attitude while still giving advice diligently.

Well then.

You gave me an SSS-rank skill, so you can be a bit sarcastic.

I can understand everything, Sir Knight.

“Mr. Park. Come get your settlement.”

“Yes, yes. I’m coming.”

【Are you going home?】

“I have to go right after getting paid.”

【Good. We can fix the imbalance.】

“Ah. Wait a moment before that.”

I placed my hand on Sir Isra’s chest.

【What, what are you doing!】

“It’ll just take a moment.”

【To touch a knight’s body without warning. How shameless!】

[Corpse Crafting]

Crack crack crack!

Arms and legs separated.

The torso, having lost what supported it, fell down with a thud.

【What, what are you doing!】

“Can’t use public transportation in that state.”

【But what am I supposed to do if you dismantle my body like this!】

“Just rest for a bit.”

I carefully packed the arms and legs into the transport carrier.

I also put in the torso where the soul resided.

【I will not forget this…】

“Yeah. Yeah. Let’s talk in a little bit.”

Perhaps because I dismembered his limbs. Sir Isra’s voice could no longer be heard.

A spirit from another world and an Inherited Skill.

Many things had happened, but receiving payment for my labor came first.

I need funds to modify corpses, don’t I?

“Mr. Park! Come quickly!”

“I’ll be right there!”

Absolutely.

It’s not like I’m trying to break his spirit because Sir Isra’s neck is stiff.

There are no personal feelings involved, so rest assured!

* * *

[6,000,000 won has been deposited.]

[MW Bank – Balance: 7,210,470]

“Isn’t this too much?”

“Well, you see. Hunter Park Min-ho saved the students, didn’t you?”

The Academy Supervisor rubbed his hands together vigorously.

Stripping away all the flowery language and summarizing, they added extra hazard pay.

One run through an E-rank Gate usually brings in about 300,000 won on average.

Nearly a month’s worth of income came in all at once.

“Hunter Park Min-ho. Please don’t forget our Military Academy.”

The Academy Supervisor smoothly held out a business card.

My goodness.

The day has come when I receive a business card.

After meeting a spirit from another world.

As soon as the true value of Corpse Crafting was demonstrated.

I felt like the treatment toward me had completely changed.

Let me calm down.

I haven’t accomplished anything yet.

“Yes. I’ll remember.”

I took the business card.

Though I’m not sure if there’ll be another occasion to contact them.

Dragging two carriers, I boarded the subway.

After transferring twice, I finally arrived in Amsa-dong where my studio apartment was located.

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