Awesome Shut-In Necromancer

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Kwagakagak!

Kudangtang!

With the overwhelming shockwave infused with divine power, I couldn’t defend against all the attacks and was almost swept away, rolling backwards as if I was on the ground.

“…What the hell.”

An unidentified old man emerged from within the mysterious statue.

With skin as pale as that of a corpse, he exuded immense power and was relentlessly pressuring me.

‘What a damn nuisance.’

Under normal circumstances, he would have been nothing but an easy opponent, but right now I was in a state of significant fatigue from repeated battles and the consumption of sacrifice spells.

Honestly speaking, even without that, I doubted I could have won without using necromancy.

‘…This is below S4 rank?’

I hadn’t faced many opponents yet, but it was clear that this one was stronger than the Basilisk, which was the boss of the S4 Rank Large Dungeon.

Of course, I could somewhat guess the reason why.

‘He must have converted the offered sacrifices into his own power. Given the level of the statues, it was likely a dungeon where the boss was strong from the start.’

He looked humanoid and it was obvious that he possessed some intelligence.

As expected, the old man spoke to me as I tried to get up from the floor.

“You’re impressive. You looked the weakest of the three, but I suppose even insects have their own tricks?”

“What the hell are you talking about?”

From the way he spoke, it seemed he already knew about Xavier and Yesiel.

Perhaps the two of them had also fallen into traps inside the boss room by now.

“If you’re expecting support, that’s impossible. They’ll be trapped until they are nothing but empty shells.”

“…Well, I don’t think they’re as helpless as you think.”

I hadn’t seen their true strengths either, but it was certain that Xavier was strong and probably wouldn’t be easily taken down.

‘By the way, this guy…’

Something felt off.

I had been carefully observing him while defending against his attacks, and the nature of his divine power displayed a rather peculiar structure.

“Are you a traditional priest?”

“Excuse me. I am a true priest recognized by the divine.”

“That feels a little strange for that.”

The old man, receiving my suspicious gaze, suddenly burst into stifled laughter and spoke.

“My name is Kelsipheed. I was leading a small sect, albeit modestly. And…”

Kelsipheed interrupted his speech, raising his divine power to an even more chilling intensity, spreading it in all directions.

As if the ground had turned into a water puddle, it started to ripple, and simultaneously, an extremely unpleasant energy began to seep out from it.

Having created his domain, Kelsipheed finally revealed his true identity.

“I am also the foremost priest of the God of Silence.”

Splash.

Chwaak!

Chwaak!

From the fetid, vibrating puddles emerged knight-like statues.

However, unlike before, they were now covered in moss and looked significantly different. Their nature had completely transformed.

‘So he worships an evil god.’

That explained the strange sensation I had felt earlier.

Seeing the completely darkened divine power, I immediately realized the essence of the god Kelsipheed served.

‘The God of Silence, huh.’

It didn’t seem particularly impressive, but it was clear that a faint divinity was already residing within his body.

That meant he was approaching the pinnacle of divine power as a priest.

“Undead Call.”

Hooong.

Fwahak!

I quickly summoned the undead I could manage in response, but there was too big a gap in power and I was clearly on the losing side.

‘…Right now, I’m not at full strength.’

The energy drain had been too severe over a short period. As if that weren’t enough, Kelsipheed was raising his divine power even further, generating yet another storm of blinding light.

“Heheh. You’ve held up surprisingly well, but it seems you’re out of strength. Let’s end this.”

Hooong.

Kwagakagak─!

As the tidal wave of divine power approached, I gathered my remaining courage and quickly cast several spells in succession.

But for some reason, despite my attempts, the output kept rising and I simply couldn’t defend against it all.

Bam!
Kudangtang!

In an instant, I was flung back and rolled on the ground, tasting the metallic blood in my mouth as I lay flat.

‘This is infuriating.’

My thoughts didn’t linger long. This was the first time I had been humiliated since crossing over to this world.

Helena had mentioned that Hades would soon make his move, but my patience was wearing thin for me to keep getting beaten for that reason.

“Gordon. Come here.”

– Yes?

“Go stall for some time.”

Swish.

Fwahak!

Summoning Gordon, who was in the necklace, I threw him at Kelsipheed as a target and immediately began the summoning ritual.

“Book of Death.”

Fwahak!

Chawarak!

After completing the entire process, a massive totem rose from the ground, splitting in half to reveal the figure of the shaman Kan.

I didn’t hesitate to issue commands.

“Use necromancy.”

“Are you sure? I’ve heard you’ve just regained your strength.”

“I don’t care, just do it fast.”

Even if I was on the verge of collapsing, I had to beat that arrogant bastard first.

I glared at the infuriating face of Kelsipheed and, with Kan’s help, loosened some of my power’s seals.

Then, as if it had never been exhausted, an enormous surge of death energy coursed through my body in an instant.
Kelsipheed paused, somewhat taken aback, and spoke.

“Oh? I didn’t expect there to still be tricks up your sleeve?”

“…You still don’t get it, do you?”

He had an attitude as if he was still superior to me no matter what.

That was infuriatingly ridiculous, so I chuckled and continued.

“Hey.”

“……”

“Let’s say I take ten times the beating you give me and then die.”

On my outstretched palm, a malevolent eye began to rise, exuding an ominous aura.

#

Kelsipheed was the high priest serving the God of Silence, Halifa, on the planet Duain.

He had no idea why he ended up here as a guardian of the dungeon. However, one thing etched in his mind was that many events occurred, and this was a divine revelation.

Therefore, Kelsipheed remained completely vigilant and led the intruders toward the Swamp of Death.

‘…Everything should have gone as planned.’

He had torn apart three humans that had entered, with the two of them completely trapped.

There was one girl left who hadn’t fallen into any traps, but the power emanating from her didn’t seem that impressive compared to Kelsipheed.

He thought that if he used the power obtained from the offerings and traps, he could easily suppress her.

However, Kelsipheed was now faced with true despair for the first time since becoming a devoted servant of the God of Silence and acquiring an immortal body.

BANG!

“…N-no way. How can a human possess such power?”

“There’s really nothing to be surprised about with just this level.”

Kelsipheed continued to create guardians, but they were no longer any threat to the girl in front of him.

Despite being tainted, divine power was still divine power, and for some reason, the girl was blatantly ignoring that relationship.

The only possibility Kelsipheed could conceive, based on his understanding, was one.

‘She’s possessing such overwhelming death energy that divine power can’t penetrate.’

He had never encountered such a creature even back on the planet Duain.

It was truly the level of a great hero that one would find only in ancient legends.

Kelsipheed, having discarded all the composure he had maintained until now, hurriedly drew in all the power he could muster.

‘…I mustn’t be deceived by appearances. That’s a true monster.’

With the death eye, ultra-high-level necromancy, and even curses he had never heard of, she had already demonstrated powers that would warrant her being called a superhuman several times over.

To face the girl before him, Kelsipheed had to bring forth all his own talents as well.

“Oh! Great shrine of Halifa, here your priest offers a prayer!”

A spell to summon the servants of the God of Silence, Halifa.

As Kelsipheed finished chanting, the ground transformed into a massive puddle, beginning to summon bizarre forms of his minions from within.

‘…It seems I successfully pulled it off this time.’

He had rarely performed this spell before, but this time it felt significantly better than usual.

Surely, a creature with high-tier power among his minions had been summoned.

Yet soon, Kelsipheed could only witness true despair.

“…Oh my God.”

From the ominous book the girl once again revealed, something that far surpassed the minion he had summoned was making its appearance with overwhelming force.