My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 75

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Episode 75

The Tower of Ascension after a month.

It wasn’t… particularly nostalgic.

After hitting level 50 as an E-rank.

Coming to the Tower of Ascension once a month to slip and fall had become routine.

“I can feel tremendous power.”

Ingrid, sitting beside me, let out an exclamation of admiration.

“This must be your first time seeing it.”

Come to think of it, she wasn’t there during the D-rank examination.

【Haha. I was the only one who witnessed my Lord’s performance.】

Don’t take pride in something like that.

“Tch.”

Why are you getting jealous over something like that?

Creak―

The coffee truck parked near the Tower of Ascension.

“We pray for Hunter Park’s promotion to S-rank!”

For some reason, she seemed more fired up than me.

The Tower of Ascension was a 10-minute walk away.

As I was walking leisurely as usual, I felt gazes focusing on me.

“Yes. I’m the Guui-dong Necromancer…”

“Wow. She’s incredibly beautiful.”

“Is she a model?”

“There weren’t any celebrities who awakened as Hunters recently.”

“Who could she be? She looks like someone you’d see on N-Star, but I don’t recognize her.”

Ah.

So I wasn’t today’s protagonist after all.

Sorry. I’ve been developing main character syndrome lately.

“Oh my. Everyone is looking at Master.”

No.

They’re looking at you, not me.

“Huh? Why?”

“Wouldn’t you know if you looked in a mirror?”

I said it indirectly, but she doesn’t seem to get it at all.

“A lot of men are looking.”

“Ah. I don’t really know much about men.”

“?”

“Only women can enter the Witch Group.”

Ingrid had been affiliated with the Witch Group since childhood.

Because of that, she said she’d hardly had any encounters with men in her life.

Hmm.

What I saw in the dream was also her dying at a young age, so it made sense.

“Huh.”

To think she’s in a similar situation to a cleric who spent their entire life in a monastery.

I was so surprised I was left speechless.

“Hohoho. Don’t worry.”

“Worry about what?”

“I am aware that my appearance is beautiful.”

“…”

She’s right, but.

It’s strangely irritating.

【Mage! How dare you steal the attention and praise that should be directed toward my Lord!】

“Ah. I’m sorry.”

No.

You can take some of people’s attention.

You two bicker so well together.

Why are you acknowledging something like this?

“Wait. Isn’t the person next to her the Guui-dong Necromancer?”

“You’re right.”

“Does the Guui-dong Necromancer have a relationship with that person?”

“Wow. I’m jealous.”

“Hey. What’s there to be jealous of when you have a girlfriend right next to you?”

“Ah. Oops.”

Finally, they’re looking this way.

No.

Actually, they don’t need to look.

They could look at Ingrid instead of me, but since we’re together, it’s the same thing.

Tch.

As people around us started focusing their attention.

“Hunter Park Min-ho!”

“Guui-dong Necromancer! Are you participating in this promotion examination?”

“There are speculations that you were last month’s S-rank promotee. Please give us a comment!”

Even reporters flocked over.

Wow.

Amazing.

Getting bombarded with reporters’ questions before a promotion examination was the exclusive privilege of popular Hunters, wasn’t it?

【Tsk. This is wrong.】

“Right? People seem to be making too much of a fuss.”

【If we had known my Lord was coming, we would have rolled out a red carpet to welcome you.】

Ah.

Oops.

I underestimated Sir Isra.

“That will happen soon. No, I will make it happen for you.”

【Mage! Spreading my Lord’s reputation is my job.】

“Heh. Want to bet on who will be more active?”

【Fine. It’s a match.】

Don’t get fired up over something like that.

Please.

Click! Click!

Flashes went off here and there.

The number of reporters kept increasing, with no sign of decreasing.

I should say a word or two to clear the way.

“I’ll take only two questions and then go take the examination.”

“Hunter Park!”

“This is Kim Si-hyeon from Korea Daily!”

“We’re from Goryeo Daily…”

There are even reporters from major media outlets.

Well.

Monthly promotion examinations are a matter of utmost interest, so it was natural for major media companies to send people too.

“The reporter in blue clothes?”

“This is Kim Chang-sik from Nuri Daily. Are you indeed last month’s S-rank promotee?”

“Yes. That’s me.”

The reporters fell silent as if cold water had been poured on them.

While it was fairly well known that I was the Guui-dong Necromancer.

The fact that I was an S-rank promotion candidate hadn’t been officially confirmed.

It wasn’t that I deliberately avoided it.

It would be more accurate to say there hadn’t been an opportunity.

【Wasn’t public opinion already convinced that our Lord was an S-rank promotion candidate?】

It wasn’t officially confirmed though.

“Me! Me! Me!”

“Please go ahead.”

“This is Oh Hyeon-su from Newsweek. You’re challenging the next level immediately after being promoted to D-rank, right?”

“Yes.”

“Please tell us your expected rank!”

Well.

President Baek has been praising me so much that my sense of things is a bit hazy.

Still, I should get at least B-rank or higher, right?

I won’t fail like I did back in my E-rank days.

Without much thought.

Just thinking I’d avoid getting an F.

“Uh…”

The moment I opened my mouth.

“S, S-rank! Are you confident about getting S-rank on your first attempt?”

No.

When did I ever say that?

“Hunter Park Min-ho. Your ambition is incredible.”

“To be confident about S-rank.”

“Didn’t even Jung Shin-ho take two attempts to achieve it?”

That’s not what I said.

People!!

“Hohoho. For my Master, that’s only natural.”

“Master?”

Question marks appeared above all the reporters’ heads in unison.

One reporter asked.

“What is your relationship with Hunter Park Min-ho, miss?”

“He’s my Master who owns my body and soul.”

Ah.

[Death Space]

I immediately recalled Ingrid and waved my hands frantically.

“No more questions, right? I’m leaving now.”

“W-Wait, Hunter Park Min-ho!!!”

“Guui-dong Necromancer!!!”

A brief press conference.

It seems like.

I screwed up.

* * *

[Hunter – Park Min-ho]

[Rank – D]

[You are eligible for promotion examination.]

[Will you take the examination?]

Y/N

After entering the Tower of Ascension.

I realized my mistake from earlier a beat too late.

“I should have just said summoned being.”

Ugh.

I was stupid. So stupid.

I explained it properly to President Baek as a summoned being.

Why did I freeze up in front of the reporters?

No.

Come to think of it, wasn’t it that reporter’s fault for mishearing F as S?

A sudden sucker punch came out of nowhere and I couldn’t get my bearings.

Then Ingrid’s bombshell statement hit as a second combo and I couldn’t respond at all.

【Hahaha. It was amusing to see them all trying to get a word in with our Lord.】

【Hng. I was surprised to be suddenly reverse summoned.】

So they communicate through telepathy in Death Space.

I gained a small piece of information.

Phew.

Let me calm down.

How embarrassing would it be if I failed the promotion exam after all this?

[The promotion examination will now begin.]

[Your class has been confirmed as Necromancer type.]

[Accordingly, the examination content and evaluation have been set as a Necromancer test.]

For several years.

These were words I’d heard faithfully once a month.

“Hmm. The C-rank examination message sounds so sweet.”

【Are you alright? You’re saying that about the same message as last time, which is concerning.】

Sir Isra.

Could you stay quiet for a moment?

[This is the first examination.]

Whooooom!

With bright light, byproducts from monster corpses appeared in the empty lot.

[Create undead within the time limit.]

[Time Limit – 180:00:00]

[If you create 2 or more, evaluation will be based on the highest quality specimen.]

…

The countdown began.

It was an hour longer than last time.

【Since it’s the same topic as E-rank, passing is certain!】

“I wonder.”

【Couldn’t you just create the same undead?】

“I’m D-rank now.”

Creating the most powerful undead with the given materials.

If I made a zombie like in the previous exam, I’d fail spectacularly.

Making Draco would guarantee a pass.

But since there are no byproducts containing dragon essence, that’s impossible.

“Let’s give it a try.”

Three hours is enough.

I took out the portable furnace I’d packed in my subspace carrier.

Clang! Claang!

Processing the bones.

[Spirit Circuit Installation]

I laid spirit power circuits into the muscles.

【You’re trying to craft an Armed Zombie Warrior.】

【Won’t there be a shortage of bones to make the armor?】

Don’t worry.

I can just spread them out thinner.

I just need to maintain the ‘concept’ of an Armed Zombie Warrior.

My senses, sharpened further by modifying Ingrid.

Even if the given materials weren’t perfect.

I felt confident I could craft it without problems.

Clang!

As I gripped the hammer, my tension melted away like snow.

I created the frame of the Zombie Warrior.

I connected the bone armor and main body with spirit power circuits.

“Open your eyes.”

[Corpse Crafting]

[Armed Zombie Warrior]

“Guuuuu!”

Phew.

Success.

It was touch and go due to insufficient materials.

After crafting even the bone axe, about 10 minutes remained.

【Master! Please call for me.】

“There’s nothing particular you can help with?”

【I wanted to fan you.】

Ah.

It’s fine.

I’ll just accept the thought.

Sitting in place and cooling off my sweat, the 10 minutes passed quickly.

[Examining the crafted undead.]

[This specimen has exceeded D-rank.]

[Perfect! It has been confirmed as a powerful undead that surpasses the grading criteria.]

[Examination Result – S Rank]

Did I pass the first stage?

【As expected of Master!】

I! Have experienced! This situation! Many times!

I can’t let my guard down.

If they test control ability like during the D-rank examination, the second stage would also be a guaranteed S-rank.

But would they give such an obvious test?

[Examination – Stage 2]

[Testing the combat power of the crafted undead.]

[Endure as long as possible against the Skeleton Knight.]

All the byproducts remaining in the empty lot disappeared.

A Skeleton Knight appeared in their place.

A C-rank undead monster.

It wore equipment far more enhanced than a Skeleton Soldier.

Though it held an axe, it was an undead that possessed proper swordsmanship.

The test content was also to endure as long as possible, not to win.

It meant this wasn’t an opponent they put out to be defeated from the start.

But.

“Grrrgel.”

“Guuuk.”

They didn’t say not to destroy it either, right?

“Destroy the enemy.”

“Guuuuu.”

The Armed Zombie Warrior charged straight ahead.

Clang!

The sharply honed blade cut through the bone armor.

Limited materials.

Due to even adopting an unverified alloy method, the defense had dropped somewhat.

“That’s actually good.”

The Armed Zombie Warrior rammed forward without even looking at the blade embedded in its body.

The Skeleton Knight applied force to retrieve its sword.

Screech—

All it did was make an annoying sound.

The bone sword didn’t budge at all.

A body strengthened by the influence of the expanded spirit power circuits.

The bone armor and muscles held the blade fast.

Simultaneously.

Crack!

A strike mimicking the mysteries of Imperial Swordsmanship shook the Skeleton Knight’s torso.

Since no skill was added, I couldn’t expect additional effects.

However.

Just as power differs depending on stance even when applying the same force.

The Armed Zombie Warrior continuously struck the Skeleton Knight with a stance free of excess movement.

Crack! Crack!

“Grrrgel!”

The Skeleton Knight, having pulled out the sword embedded in its body, created distance.

【Too late.】

Exactly.

With its body already in tatters, could it do as it pleased?

【If it had utilized its characteristic agility, my Lord’s minion would have struggled quite a bit.】

As soon as those words ended.

Crack!

The bone axe embedded itself in the Skeleton Knight’s head.

[Perfect! You have defeated the Skeleton Knight.]

[1st Stage – S / 2nd Stage – S]

[Total – S Rank]

[Promotion reward will be added.]

Promotion.

Is it okay for it to be this easy?

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