My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 31

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Episode 31

 

Bright light illuminates the workshop.

 

After conquering the Gate.

 

And visiting the Hunter Market, it had become late afternoon.

 

Normally, this would be time for swordsmanship training.

 

Today was a little different.

 

【My lord. You will surely succeed, so don’t be nervous!】

 

Why are your hands shaking?

 

It seems like you’re more nervous than I am.

 

【You’re going to make that peculiar undead?】

 

“An Armed Zombie Warrior.”

 

【Hehe. It’s not even in Eclipse’s knowledge. It was quite fascinating.】

 

That made sense.

 

An Achievement worthy of being recognized as a ‘great feat’ by the world.

 

They said it was a new form of undead that didn’t exist in any dimension.

 

Thud—

 

Just like last time, I used an Orc Grunt corpse as the base.

 

Any corpse of similar build would probably work fine.

 

“There’s no need to create unnecessary variables.”

 

This time too, I carved grooves here and there on the corpse.

 

And inserted five D-rank Magic Stones.

 

The energy accumulated in the magic stones flows out and ages the corpse.

 

【Oh. To think mana could be applied in this way too.】

 

“I guess even the Eclipse Witch doesn’t know everything?”

 

【I don’t know much about necromancy.】

 

“It’s not that surprising.”

 

【I roughly understand the concept. But this is the first time I’ve seen this method.】

 

This was a method I discovered after putting on a tearful shitshow trying to create undead on the spot in actual combat.

 

Thanks to that, I automatically learned how to strengthen undead as well.

 

Ah.

 

This must be what tear-soaked bread tastes like?

 

The aging will happen on its own.

 

Now let’s start the work.

 

Whoosh!

 

I lit the portable furnace.

 

I poured out the Owlbeast bones I had stored in the subspace carrier.

 

I waited until the heat rose sufficiently.

 

“Now.”

 

I pushed the pile of bones inside and closed it.

 

【This is my first time seeing it. An ability to process bones.】

 

“You’ll be seeing it often from now on.”

 

Clang!

 

Claaang!

 

Perhaps because I’d done this work before.

 

This time it was much easier.

 

【Oh my. Every time you strike the bone with the hammer, there’s a mana reaction?】

 

【It seems to be a unique ability of the Necrosmith.】

 

【Master’s ability. I’d really like to analyze it.】

 

【How dare you try to analyze our Lord!】

 

【I’m trying to help. You iron-headed fool.】

 

Whatever the two Undead were babbling about.

 

I listened with one ear and let it flow out the other, concentrating on hammering.

 

If even a little force went astray.

 

The bone would suffer permanent damage.

 

I concentrated and swung the hammer for two hours.

 

Perhaps because I’d raised my strength and stamina.

 

The work time was considerably shortened.

 

“The completion quality seems to have improved a bit too.”

 

With increased stamina, it also helped maintain concentration.

 

I felt it was worth the careful consideration I’d put into distributing the bonus stats.

 

【Up to this process, it’s the same as before.】

 

“From now on is the key part.”

 

The Orc Grunt I had tried to raise with Corpse Crafting.

 

Why had it tried to explode?

 

“It couldn’t handle the mana.”

 

The rapid maturation process using D-rank Magic Stones.

 

Should I call it excess being as bad as deficiency?

 

Using multiple magic stones to shorten time.

 

Had resulted in pumping in more than the corpse could contain within its limits.

 

【It wasn’t a problem in other Gates.】

 

“That’s right.”

 

When I entered the Cave of Darkness.

 

I had instantly matured Underground Dweller corpses and revived them as Zombies.

 

Back then they moved just fine without mana overload.

 

“Because I didn’t additionally establish Spirit Power Circuits.”

 

【Is that difference significant?】

 

【So the mana that would have naturally dispersed if you had made an ordinary undead instead circulated through the body via the circuits!】

 

The answer came from an unexpected source.

 

Even though she hadn’t witnessed the Armed Zombie Warrior’s creation.

 

Ingrid had hit the nail on the head.

 

“That’s what I think.”

 

I had two solutions in mind.

 

The first was to establish additional spirit power circuits.

 

This could be done indefinitely without additional cost.

 

Since my labor is free.

 

Sob sob.

 

The second point was the core of the modification.

 

“I’ll create a mana core for it.”

 

【A core?】

 

“I got the idea from the Mutant Underground Dweller’s heart.”

 

The byproducts I had saved to modify Sir Isra’s body.

 

The Mutant Underground Dweller’s heart also functioned as a mana circulation organ.

 

“The Fragmented Soul Stone served that role.”

 

I hadn’t noticed it at first.

 

I was just relieved that the mana hadn’t gone berserk.

 

Only after projecting the interior several times with [Corpse Processing].

 

Could I understand how the Fragmented Soul Stone had stabilized the corpse.

 

【Amazing! This is revolutionary!】

 

“Come on. Revolutionary is going too far.”

 

【If the Walpurgis Witch Council knew about this, they would have fainted from shock!】

 

After imbuing excessive mana.

 

Attaching a mana core to a low-grade undead to boost its output was an idea no one had conceived.

 

Maybe it was because Ingrid was making such a fuss.

 

I shook my head with a lukewarm feeling.

 

“Anyone could think of it.”

 

【No. This is only possible because it’s you, Master.】

 

The forbidden art of raising the dead.

 

Necromancy had developed toward maximizing combat effectiveness from life with minimal loss.

 

The Death Knight, a high-grade undead, was a good example.

 

【Cases where undead surpass their living selves are extremely rare.】

 

【Hmm. That was the same on the Enras Continent.】

 

Having the Necromancer Slayer certify this makes it even more believable.

 

【Master, you modify them to exhibit abilities beyond what they had in life, don’t you?】

 

“Yeah. That’s right.”

 

Necrosmith.

 

A profession that must process aged corpses to create undead.

 

That’s why.

 

Even when creating just one undead, I’ve been devising all sorts of methods to somehow strengthen it.

 

Equipping the Zombie Warrior with armor was part of that effort.

 

【That very idea and effort opened new horizons in necromancy!】

 

“Even from the Eclipse Witch’s perspective?”

 

【Of course. I could even swear on the title of Eclipse.】

 

An innovative method recognized by the self-proclaimed strongest witch.

 

I wonder if it’s really that amazing.

 

But there was no need to ask twice, so I just went with it.

 

She’s really hyping me up, making me nervous all of a sudden.

 

If I fail, it’ll be so embarrassing – why are you building me up like this?

 

Sigh.

 

It’s fine.

 

Let’s try what I have in mind.

 

After slicing open the Orc Grunt’s chest with the Enhanced Scalpel.

 

I took out the byproduct I bought from the Hunter Market.

 

―Serasenient Root.

 

A writhing plant.

 

The key to my conceived Armed Zombie Warrior creation method revealed itself.

 

* * *

 

When creating Ingrid’s body.

 

The Empty Spirit Staff served as blood vessels and spirit power circuits.

 

Though it deviated from the skeleton identity.

 

It settled as part of the flesh without any resistance.

 

It must be thanks to her identity as a Half Elf.

 

【I think the same as Master.】

 

【Then isn’t the premise wrong?】

 

Oh.

 

Sir Isra.

 

That’s quite a sharp observation.

 

“Right. Orcs and plant roots have no relationship.”

 

When I grabbed the Serasenient Root.

 

Kieek! With an unpleasant sound, the root twisted its entire body(?).

 

【Wasn’t it dead?】

 

“As long as there’s mana, roots grow back quickly.”

 

[Serasenient Root]

 

Grade: E

 

Root of the carnivorous plant Serasenient. Good for use as a recovery-related catalyst.

 

*Grants Auto Heal Lv 1 when creating Undead.

 

An E-rank monster with weed-like vitality.

 

The option was also modest.

 

Auto Heal Lv 1 grants human-level recovery ability.

 

Even minor scratches would take 3 days to fully heal.

 

It couldn’t really be considered a good option.

 

【You know quite well.】

 

“I tried various things to save money.”

 

I had expectations when I heard about granting regenerative power.

 

But when I actually used it, the speed at which flesh grew back was so yawn-inducingly slow that it made me furious.

 

However.

 

My experience handling Serasenient Root.

 

I never knew it would become the masterpiece of the Armed Zombie Warrior creation method.

 

D-rank Magic Stone powder left over from processing Owlbeast Bone.

 

When I gently sprinkled it, leaves quickly sprouted out.

 

Unless burned.

 

Serasenient Root would grow anywhere as long as there was mana.

 

Neither dead nor alive.

 

Therefore.

 

It was included as a target for [Corpse Processing].

 

Suppressing the Serasenient Root’s reaction.

 

[Spirit Circuit Creation]

 

I carved a Spirit Power Circuit into the leaves that had grown by consuming mana.

 

【Ah! What a wonderful idea. As expected of Master.】

 

【Mage. Don’t keep it to yourself, tell us.】

 

【You blockhead. Serasenient Root reacts to mana.】

 

【So what?】

 

【If it grows inside a corpse, it can serve as both core and circuit.】

 

As if reading my thoughts, she pointed out the key points well.

 

The leaves would serve as circuits.

 

The roots would become a core that condenses mana.

 

As planned, I forced the Serasenient Root into the Orc Grunt’s heart.

 

After connecting the blood vessels and leaves, I sealed it with [Corpse Processing].

 

The rest was the same.

 

Connecting the additionally opened Spirit Power Circuit.

 

I attached the Bone Armor to the corpse.

 

“Open your eyes.”

 

The corpse trembled and shook.

 

A faint light flickered in the unfocused pupils.

 

It slowly began to raise its body.

 

[This is a new crafting method that does not exist in records.]

 

[Spirit Power Circuit output is increasing.]

 

The remaining mana from the rapid maturation seeps into the circuit.

 

I can see it.

 

Thanks to [Spirit Eye], the interior came clearly into view as if I had become an X-ray myself.

 

The overflowing mana was absorbed into the circuit carved on the leaves.

 

It circulated through the body and reached its final destination, the roots.

 

[Spirit Power Circuit is stabilizing.]

 

[You have created an Armed Zombie Warrior.]

 

“Phew.”

 

Perhaps because the tension was released.

 

A single sigh slipped through my lips.

 

【How did it go?!】

 

【It’s Master, of course you succeeded.】

 

Guys.

 

Let me catch my breath and I’ll tell you.

 

I took a long, deep breath and exhaled.

 

“I succeeded.”

 

【As expected of you!】

 

【I believed in you all along.】

 

No mana rampage occurred.

 

To be honest.

 

The completion rate wasn’t 100%.

 

Perhaps the Serasenient Root alone wasn’t enough.

 

There was loss occurring during the mana circulation process.

 

When I looked with Spirit Eye, about 20%?

 

I’ll need to check the exact numbers with [Corpse Processing].

 

But there won’t be much difference.

 

Adding additional elements would enhance the specs.

 

For now, let’s be satisfied that the Spirit Power Circuit has stabilized.

 

[This Undead closely resembles the soul information recorded in the Fragmented Soul Stone.]

 

[All stats increase by 16%.]

 

“Oh.”

 

The Fragmented Soul Stone that stabilized the rampaging mana.

 

I had kept it as insurance.

 

Since the mana isn’t rampaging anymore.

 

A stat enhancement effect was granted.

 

An unexpected additional option made me smile involuntarily.

 

【The creation method refinement is complete, but now we have a reason to collect more Fragmented Soul Stones.】

 

【Don’t you plan to additionally modify magic-type Undead?】

 

Look at these people, no, these Dead.

 

They’re already thinking about increasing their allies.

 

I’m the one who has to do all the hard work.

 

[You have created a Dead not recorded in the Akashic Records.]

 

[The designation ‘Armed Zombie Warrior’ is registered in the world’s records.]

 

[Your achievement is inscribed in the Akashic Records.]

 

Phew.

 

That’s a relief.

 

There’s a flaw where the output is slightly reduced.

 

But it seems to have barely fallen within the system’s acceptable range.

 

[Achievement – Undead Maker is granted.]

 

[Undead Maker]

 

Performance increases by 20% permanently when creating Undead.

 

The same effect is granted to modified Undead as well.

 

This achievement is additionally calculated on top of the finally increased stats.

 

“Whoa.”

 

Jackpot.

 

This option. Is this for real?

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