Surviving the Apocalypse as an All-Time Best Overpowered Necromancer - Chapter 93

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Chapter 93
93. Apartment Complex (5)
“!!”
The moment I saw that smile, something felt terribly wrong.
It was absurd, truly ridiculous.
But what if this creature really was a Lizardman?
‘A completely insane thought, but…’
No matter how I turned it over, the notion was preposterous—yet something in my mind rang like a warning bell. I recalled the characteristics of Lizardmen from the stories.
‘In the novels, Lizardmen inhabit wetlands…’
The instant that thought crystallized, I saw the water pooling beneath my feet and goosebumps erupted across my skin.
At the same time…
Understanding what that smile meant, why it was there, I spun toward Seo A-rin and shouted.
“Wave! Attack it as fast as you can and drain the water. Hurry!”
“Yes? Ah, understood. Im Jae-beom! Electric!”
“Groarrr!”
“Screeeech!”
Crack—!
Fzzzzzt.
Without knowing the reason, Seo A-rin simply called on Im Jae-beom and Electric, then immediately summoned a Wave to attack.
That was when it happened.
“Hissss—! Shhh-shhhh!”
As the electrical current-charged Wave came crashing down, the creature stretched out its hand and wailed.
Crash—!
Then the surrounding water churned violently, wrapping around its body as if shielding it.
The way the Snowman had created a barrier with ice.
This creature could manipulate water. But we had two water-controlling entities on our side.
And Im Jae-beom knew how to seize control of the same water attribute.
Of course…
I had no idea how it would work now that he was a Zombie.
“Im Jae-beom!!”
“Groaaah!”
Tzzzzz-tzzz.
Calling on him, as if he’d been waiting for just that word, Core Power surged from his body.
The barrier surrounding the Lizardman began to ripple and undulate.
Im Jae-beom’s Core Power had started to interfere.
Was that why?
“Hisss? Hisssssss—! Shh-shhhh!”
The Lizardman, seeing his own barrier ripple against his will, let out a confused shriek.
Crash—!
“Hissss! Kiiiieeeee!”
The moment Seo A-rin’s Wave crashed over the rippling barrier, the Lizardman shrieked in pain.
Strange.
It shouldn’t have touched him through the barrier, yet he cried out in agony?
‘The spider?’
The memory of the spider in the Valve Room flashed through my mind. When I glanced at Seo Hwa-rin, she seemed to have had the same thought, and she nodded, reaching out her hand.
“Burst Burn!”
Summoning a new flame to replace the one she’d been using for light, she unleashed attacks at the barrier.
Boom—! Kaboom!
Boom-boom-boom-boom-boom-boom!
Since she was striking the water barrier itself, the mark didn’t activate, but the relentless barrage wore away its surface.
At the same time…
The Wave covering the barrier forced its way through the gap, and the panicked Lizardman scrambled backward, hissing.
Just as I thought!
It had faked its screams, like the spider.
“Hah!”
Crash—!
Seeing this, Seo A-rin, following my command, gathered the water covering the floor into a single massive Water Snake.
“Fire Wall!”
“Water Ball!”
Seo Hwa-rin then used her skill, and Seo A-rin, as if cooperating, created small water droplets and sent them flying.
It was to amplify the power of Fire Wall.
Whoooosh.
“Hisss—!”
As the water flooding the floor transformed into a massive Water Snake and a towering wall of flame materialized above it, the Lizardman hissed once more and activated its ability.
Crash.
A water barrier unfurled again, and seeing this, I gave attack orders to the Bone Mages and Low-tier Lich, advancing the Skeletons.
Clink! Clink!
“……”
Tzzz-tzzz-tzzz.
Whoosh.
As the Skeletons formed their advance formation, the staff of the Low-tier Lich, which had completed its spell, began to glow violet.
First-tier curse magic: Curse.
As the magic to shave away the enemy’s barrier struck the Lizardman, the Bone Mages, who had finished their spells, raised their staffs, glowing blue and red respectively, creating arrows of Mana.
Tzzz-tzzz-tzzz.
Flash—!
Red light blossomed between the Skeletons approaching the Lizardman, pouring down upon it.
Whoooosh—!
Slam! Crash!
Powerful strikes and thrusts pierced the barrier, attacking the creature beyond, and the arrows made by the Bone Mages flew toward it.
‘Got it!’
There was no way to stop this.
The three of us were certain of it!
“Squelch.”
Slurrrp.
Suddenly, the Lizardman’s body melted away and moved rapidly up the wall at incredible speed.
“!!”
That was it.
That’s why it had been able to devour the Zombies in the house!
“Scatter!”
I tracked the creature that had transformed into liquid with my eyes and shouted, and the Skeletons dispersed, taking up positions.
Until Seo Hwa-rin and Seo A-rin arrived, I kept watch on it and scattered Bone Spheres all around.
Moments later.
The creature moving along the wall reappeared on the Slope leading to Ground Level and used its ability again.
“Tactical Processing!”
Crack-crack-crack.
Seeing this, I created a Barricade, ready to block any attack.
But unfortunately, the ability the Lizardman used wasn’t an attack—it was body enhancement. Massive claws sprouted from its hands and its body swelled grotesquely.
“At least it doesn’t seem to be thinking about running,” I murmured.
The two of them smiled at this assessment and agreed.
“That is good news.”
“If that’s the case, I really hope it’ll just hold still and take the hit this time.”
Unlike Seo Hwa-rin, who affirmed the point, Seo A-rin was frustrated that her attacks weren’t connecting. She furrowed her brow, staring at the Water Snake.
Hisss—!
“Hiiissss—!”
As the massive Water Snake shot forward at her command, the Lizardman hissed and rushed at it just the same.
Slam!
“Hisss!”
Snap.
Even as it collided with the massive Water Snake, it didn’t yield. Its jaws snapped open with a crack, tearing into the Water Snake.
“Not a chance!”
Thud!
Whoooosh—!
The Water Snake, equally determined, bit back and wrapped around the creature’s body.
Crack-crack.
“……Ugh, now!”
As she twisted to constrict the creature’s body, Seo A-rin’s expression darkened—her Core Power consumption was accelerating.
“Flesh Melting! Everyone charge! Im Jae-beom, help A-rin!”
“Groaaah!”
Tzzz-tzzz-tzzz.
The moment I gave the order, the scattered Skeletons charged in haphazard formation.
Im Jae-beom unleashed his Core Power, infusing his energy into the massive Water Snake.
Crack-crack.
“Hiiiiieeeee!”
In an instant, the Water Snake’s momentum surged, constricting the Lizardman even more violently.
It was because he had allowed Seo A-rin to control his Core Power.
“Burst Burn!”
Now that the creature was bound by the massive Water Snake, Seo Hwa-rin, seizing the opportunity, activated her skill, and the Bone Mages and Low-tier Lich unleashed their magic just the same.
Spells poured down.
“Hisss—!”
Slurrrp.
Realizing this wouldn’t do, the Lizardman’s body melted away again.
It was preparing to escape elsewhere once more.
But Seo A-rin, as if she’d been waiting for this moment, unleashed all her Core Power into the massive Water Snake.
The snake, now filled with her essence, split into seven branches and crashed down over the creature.
Then it wrapped around the Lizardman’s body as it melted into liquid form.
“Hah!”
With a shout, Seo A-rin called out, and the water enveloping the creature began to transform into a single gigantic water droplet.
It was a variation of the method from earlier—we’d drowned a Zombie by encasing its head in a water sphere, and now she’d adapted it into a prison.
“Electric!!”
“Groaaah!”
Fzzzzzt-fzzzzzt.
Fzzzzzt.
With the creature trapped in the Water Prison, Seo A-rin shouted, and Electric opened its Core, creating a pristine white sphere.
Realizing this was a skill I’d seen used on the Ground Level, I nodded and formed the Skeletons into their formation. Seo Hwa-rin then activated her skill.
“Burst Burn!”
Whoooosh.
Dozens of large and small flames manifested in the air, but Seo Hwa-rin didn’t attack.
Instead, she gathered them in one place, creating a single colossal flame, and looked at me.
“……”
Saying anything would scatter the flames she’d so carefully assembled, so I said nothing. But seeing her eyes, I understood her meaning. I nodded and stepped closer to Seo Hwa-rin.
“I’ll be right here with you.”
Nod-nod.
With me at her side, she was reassured. She nodded and activated her skill.
“……Ignite!”
Whoooosh.
In case the Lizardman escaped the Water Prison, she absorbed the flames she’d gathered in one place using Ignite. Her body trembled with red light.
“……”
Uhhh.
Seo A-rin was desperately fighting, Seo Hwa-rin was desperately fighting, and here I was, limited to commanding Skeletons.
Crack.
“Tactical Processing!”
Thud. Thud-thud.
Crash—!
Frustrated at my own helplessness, I reshaped the Barricade into Bone Spheres. Immediately, Im Jae-beom summoned Water Snakes and gathered them beneath the Water Prison.
That was when it happened.
“Ugh.”
As Seo A-rin’s power ran out, the Water Prison containing the creature shook violently.
“Hisss—!”
Crash.
In that instant, without missing the gap, the Lizardman activated its ability and escaped the prison, its body beginning to transform into liquid again. I reshaped the Bone Spheres, creating a prison of bone to match the water one.
“Hisss? Hiiiiisss!!”
Seeing walls of bone rising from all directions, the creature shrieked in panic.
Then it tried to flee desperately, but the Water Snakes that Im Jae-beom had summoned clung to it, blocking its escape.
Thanks to that, I could trap it in the bone sphere again. I used Tactical Processing once more, creating spikes inside.
Then I smiled at Seo Hwa-rin.
And so…
As our eyes met, Seo Hwa-rin, her face now pale, opened her mouth with difficulty.
“……Flame Stream!”
Kaboooom!
Kabooom!
“Hiiiiieeeee!”
Blue flames poured from her hands, crashing over the bone sphere, and screams echoed from inside.
The blue flames didn’t touch the creature directly, but as the bone sphere heated up, it tormented the thing inside.
Slam—! Crash!
Crack-crack.
Desperate to escape the bone sphere, the creature thrashed violently.
“Tactical Processing!”
The moment cracks began to form, I reshaped spare Bone Spheres, reinforcing the prison and keeping the creature trapped.
“……Fire…… Fire…… Wall.”
Whoooooosh!
Seo Hwa-rin then drew together every last bit of Core Power and activated one final skill—and collapsed.
“Ugh.”
I’d anticipated this from the moment she used Ignite. Instinctively, I caught her as she fell and hurried backward.
“Keep attacking!”
At the same time, I ordered the Bone Mage with Fire attribute to keep attacking until their Mana ran out. Once I’d laid her down in a safe spot, I rushed to Seo A-rin.
“You okay?”
“I’m fine.”
“……That’s a relief.”
“Can you walk?”
“Yes.”
Relieved, Seo A-rin nodded and tried to stand.
But her Core Power was depleted, and as she struggled to her feet, she stumbled. I quickly steadied her and spoke.
“Electric, take care of A-rin. Im Jae-beom, carry Hwa-rin. Everyone else, move the sphere to Ground Level.”
“Groaaah!”
Clink! Clink!
At my command, every Skeleton, regardless of their job, rushed to the sphere and grabbed it.
With Seo Hwa-rin and Seo A-rin exhausted, the only way I could finish the Lizardman was to use the corpses gathered on Ground Level.
That’s why I ordered them to move the sphere to Ground Level.
We headed toward the Slope with both of them, but…
The Skeletons alone didn’t have enough strength to push it up. I placed my hands on the sphere to add my power.
Sizzzzzzle—!
“Gasp.”
As my hands touched the sphere, now scorching hot, the sound of burning flesh reached my ears and a sharp pain shot through me. I couldn’t help but groan.
I could have used water to cool the sphere, but there was a risk of cracks forming. Gritting my teeth against the agony, I pushed alongside the Skeletons with all my strength.
“Hisss!”
Slam! Slam!
“Gasp.”
Suddenly, as the creature inside thrashed, cracks began to form in the sphere.
I couldn’t let it escape now.
I had to get it to Ground Level before it shattered.
“Rrrraaah!”
Crack-crack.
I clenched my teeth hard and pushed with every ounce of strength I had.
The sphere, which had been stuck on the Slope, slowly began to move. Finally, it broke through to the surface of Ground Level.

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