Surviving the Apocalypse as an All-Time Best Overpowered Necromancer - Chapter 94

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Chapter 94
94. Apartment Complex (6)
That’s enough.
‘Sufficient.’
Back on the surface, Lee Gang-hyuk cast a skill toward the corpses gathered in front of Building 1.
“Tactical Processing!”
As the corpse transformed into bone spheres, Lee Gang-hyuk pushed the sphere again and stacked them on top of it.
Bang! Crash.
Crunch-crunch.
The sphere seemed ready to shatter from the relentless thrashing, but Lee Gang-hyuk grinned coldly and poured out massive amounts of Mana.
“Too late. Tactical Processing!”
Crackle-crackle-crack.
Crackle-crack.
As he cast the skill, the bone spheres clumped together and began wrapping around the sphere.
At the same time…….
The surface of the sphere, which had seemed precarious moments before, smoothed out as if nothing had happened and grew even thicker.
Thud! Boom!
With the walls grown thicker, the creature’s shrieks couldn’t be heard through them, and the sound of it pounding the walls grew far weaker. Lee Gang-hyuk exhaled a sigh of relief.
“Please just die already. Tactical Processing!”
Crackle-crackle-crack.
Gritting his teeth, he burned every last drop of Mana to trigger the skill, and the sphere crumpled like a deflated balloon.
He intended to crush it flat.
‘Please.’
Let it work as planned.
With Seo Hwa-rin and Seo A-rin exhausted, his own Mana had finally run dry as well.
If this didn’t work, they were in danger.
“Please, just—!!”
So Lee Gang-hyuk looked up at the sky and shouted with everything he had.
Whether his cry reached it or not, the creature never escaped the sphere, and soon its breath faded and a flood of Experience Points poured in.
Unfortunately, no notification appeared, likely because there was no related Achievement.
In any case, reassured that he’d slain the creature, Lee Gang-hyuk exhaled heavily and crumpled to the ground.
“Hah…….”
Thump.
Having burned through all his Mana, his stomach churned and felt nauseous, but just as he was about to grit his teeth and issue orders to the skeletons to protect the two exhausted people—
“Gang-hyuk!”
Seo Hwa-rin rushed to his side.
But she’d…….
Used Ignite and collapsed, hadn’t she?
His confusion lasted only a moment.
When she reached him, she read the doubt in his eyes and smiled through glistening eyes as she spoke.
“It seems the aftereffects recovered along with my level going up.”
“……Really? Then that’s truly fortunate.”
At his reply, Lee Gang-hyuk smiled, and Seo Hwa-rin hastily removed the necklace she was wearing and placed it around his neck.
“Rest. I’ll keep watch.”
“……Thank you.”
Reassured, Lee Gang-hyuk closed his eyes and focused on recovering Mana.
If he lost consciousness now, the skeletons might be fine, but Electric and Im Jae-beom would lose their control, so he had to recover Mana no matter what to stay conscious.
Fortunately, thanks to the Bone Necklace Seo Hwa-rin had given him, he was able to focus on Mana recovery without losing consciousness.
But it wasn’t long before the sound of breaking glass suddenly reached his ears, and the startled Lee Gang-hyuk opened his eyes to assess the situation.
At that moment, Seo Hwa-rin tapped his shoulder and spoke reassuringly.
“It seems to be aggro from the creatures that were left inside the house. I can handle this much, so don’t worry.”
With that, Seo Hwa-rin used Burst Burn to attack the Zombies, and a small stream of Experience Points flowed in steadily.
‘She’s definitely gotten stronger. Or maybe she was already strong.’
Reassured, Lee Gang-hyuk nodded and closed his eyes again, concentrating.
After a while.
When his Mana had recovered somewhat, the improved Lee Gang-hyuk exhaled.
“Whew, I feel like I might actually live now.”
“Me too.”
Just then, Seo A-rin seemed to have recovered as well, expressing agreement as she bolted upright.
Soon after, as Seo Hwa-rin, who’d been cleaning up the Zombies she’d just killed, approached, Lee Gang-hyuk bowed his head in gratitude.
“You’ve worked hard.”
“Not at all. Oh! Are you heading back now?”
“It seems there’s still time before sunset—shall we finish clearing this place?”
“That’s fine with me.”
“Me too! I really hope we find something useful this time.”
As the two of them smiled at her words, Lee Gang-hyuk began stretching and rubbing his hands together.
“Then let’s get to work.”
“Yes!”
* * *
Perhaps because they’d defeated the Lizardman,
the three of them moved freely through the Apartment Complex, sweeping up every remaining resource.
Of course…….
They occasionally had to deal with Zombies left inside the buildings.
But thanks to the improving coordination between Seo A-rin, Electric, and Im Jae-beom, clearing the Zombies beyond the doors was easier than eating cold porridge.
And so…….
By sunset, after successfully clearing three buildings, the three of them surveyed today’s haul with satisfied smiles.
Yesterday had been full of regrets, but today—for some reason—useful items came up in abundance.
As if it were a reward for dealing with the Lizardman.
They found far more than they’d expected.
One apartment had belonged to a soldier—there were large quantities of Combat Rations.
Another had belonged to someone preparing for disaster—it contained a Survival Backpack, a Generator, and a High-Capacity Auxiliary Battery.
That alone was an enormous haul, but
when a Home Plant Cultivation System appeared in the last apartment, Seo A-rin’s eyes changed.
For someone serious about field management, a Home Plant Cultivation System that let her grow plants regardless of season was treasure beyond price.
Since they could get electricity stably through Electric, Lee Gang-hyuk saw no problem with it. When he approved, Seo A-rin carried the machine, which was larger than her own body, laughing foolishly as she went.
“Let’s head back then.”
Two buildings remained, but they had to return before sunset, so they decided to come back and clear them tomorrow. Just as they were loading the cart with supplies to head back,
a notification appeared before Lee Gang-hyuk’s eyes.
[I’m heading there tomorrow.]
It was a message from a man in Chuncheon.
At the same time, Seo A-rin seemed to have received his message too, turning to Lee Gang-hyuk with a startled expression.
“Gang-hyuk.”
“Yes. I received it as well.”
“What……?”
Confused by the sudden development, Seo Hwa-rin tilted her head in question,
and Lee Gang-hyuk exchanged messages with the man, explaining the situation to Seo Hwa-rin.
“Will it be all right?”
“That’s exactly what I was worried about too, but apparently I don’t need to. He says don’t be surprised, though…… It seems he’s found some way to do it.”
He had Concealment, so he could avoid the Yetis and Zombies scattered everywhere,
but telling him not to be surprised suggested he’d found a way to come without using his abilities.
What on earth could it be?
‘Well, he’ll figure it out.’
Just as he was reassured that the man had apparently made a full recovery,
Lee Gang-hyuk shook his head with a bewildered expression.
It struck him as absurd and ridiculous to be relieved about the man’s safety.
‘Still.’
He had helped them, after all, so it wouldn’t hurt to repay the favor. Lee Gang-hyuk looked down at the Bone Sword he’d made from a cricket’s Core.
‘This should be enough.’
Honestly, he wasn’t sure if it was a good idea.
So Lee Gang-hyuk scratched the back of his head and pulled the cart toward the Hideout.
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“Then rest. I need to check on something on the 3rd floor, so I’ll pop down there for a bit.”
After arriving at the Hideout and moving all the supplies up to the 23rd floor, Lee Gang-hyuk spoke, and Seo Hwa-rin smiled and asked in return,
“Because of the Lizardman Core?”
“Yes. The weapon I made from that wolf-like creature last time had good performance, so I thought this one might be similar. And maybe this time I can upgrade A-rin’s weapon.”
“What? I’m fine with what I have now…… Besides, you don’t even have a weapon.”
“As A-rin gets stronger, the team gets stronger too, and our survival rate improves. Plus, a completely different attribute weapon might come up. In that case, I’ll use it like you said.”
Honestly speaking, there was little use for a weapon even if he had one.
Most of the time he just issued orders from the rear, or did nothing but reshape bone spheres through Tactical Processing.
So Lee Gang-hyuk, who was about to explain that, instead smoothly redirected the conversation to reassure Seo A-rin.
“Mgh. Understood.”
Whether that actually worked or whether Seo A-rin simply accepted that she couldn’t change Lee Gang-hyuk’s mind,
she nodded, and Seo Hwa-rin quietly approached and whispered,
“A different attribute, not water?”
“Just making conversation.”
“Anyway, just come back upstairs when it’s time for dinner. I’ll wait.”
“All right!”
With that, Lee Gang-hyuk headed down to the 3rd floor with the skeletons, Electric, and Im Jae-beom.
“So where……. Should I start?”
After placing the Lizardman Core among the corpses, Lee Gang-hyuk immediately used Bone Weapon Crafting without hesitation.
[You have sufficient materials for crafting.]
[Here is the list of craftable items.]
– Bone Sword x 2
……
……
– Bone Sapphire Staff x 1
‘A staff?’
When a staff appeared on the crafting list without gemstones, he was confused only briefly.
He remembered having filled his pockets with gemstones when his Backpack was full while searching the Apartment Complex, so he checked his pockets.
Sure enough.
When a fairly large Sapphire Ring came out of his pocket, he shook his head.
“Even without placing them right next to it, it seems materials register just by carrying them. Should I craft the staff?”
Perfect timing, as he’d been deliberating over which weapon to make.
Honestly…….
Just as he rarely used weapons himself, Seo Hwa-rin and Seo A-rin were the same.
Yet he’d given them swords because of creatures like the cricket and Yeti that approached from behind to ambush——
When Seo A-rin held the obsidian staff, her skills had stabilized, so
Lee Gang-hyuk thought it better to give her a staff. He placed the ring next to the Core and nodded.
“Craft staff.”
As the crafting proceeded, a notification appeared that the Core had been damaged due to insufficient craftsmanship,
but on the other hand, no warning appeared that it was unsuitable for a staff, which made him even more hopeful.
And so…….
When the staff was finished, Lee Gang-hyuk quickly checked its information.
[Bone Sapphire Staff]
– A staff created by combining a mutated Zombie Core with a Sapphire Ring.
– Magical Power + 3
– Natural recovery speed of Mana and Core Power increased.
– When using water attribute skills, Mana and Core Power consumption is reduced by 20%.
– Durability and stability of structures and summons formed with water attribute magical power is increased.
– When injecting a sufficient amount of water attribute magical power, thin water scales are generated to dissipate impact.
(Defense is proportional to the Mana injected.)
– Allows stable control of magical power.
“Perfect.”
The completed staff was clearly meant for Seo A-rin.
It even came with excellent options for Seo A-rin, who works with Water Snakes.
Though he wasn’t entirely certain whether Water Snakes counted as structures or summons.
‘If it does, A-rin will be several times stronger than she is now.’
Satisfied, Lee Gang-hyuk picked up the staff he’d just made and hurried back up to the 23rd floor.
“I found a staff that suits A-rin perfectly.”
The moment he came upstairs, he handed over the staff. Seo A-rin pouted and asked back,
“What? Mgh. You didn’t deliberately make it that way, did you?”
Lee Gang-hyuk shrugged in response instead of answering and handed her the staff. She sighed and took it, checking its information.
At the same time…….
“No way…… These, these options—what are these? Is this really…….”
Seo A-rin’s eyes went wide as she asked in astonishment, and Lee Gang-hyuk smiled.
“I’m counting on you to help just like today going forward.”
“What? Yes, yes! Don’t worry. Whatever comes, I’ll push them all back! This is really…… Thank you. I’ll work even harder to help you from now on.”
Seo A-rin kept caressing the staff, unable to hide her smile.
Soon after, Seo Hwa-rin, who’d been preparing dinner, saw Seo A-rin and smiled as she spoke.
“Our A-rin looks just like a sorceress standing like that, doesn’t she?”
“Huh? Ah.”
Embarrassed by the sudden comment, Seo A-rin blushed, and Lee Gang-hyuk chuckled as he turned away, a mischievous smile crossing Seo Hwa-rin’s lips as well.

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