Awesome Shut-In Necromancer

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“I don’t remember such spells existing during my time.”

Given that, it’s easy to guess. It was certainly magic that Henesia had personally improved and created.

Watching the spectacle of white lightning painting the sky, I nodded in satisfaction.

Certainly, with this level, there would be no shame in showing it off anywhere.

Though she wasn’t technically my disciple, I had cared for her in my own way, so it felt like a personal achievement.

After a moment more of the roaring thunder, the sky began to clear up as if it were a complete lie, and Astrid, having released me, quickly spoke.

“I’ll take a quick look. I’ll cast a spell, so don’t move.”

With that, Astrid left me with a flying spell and darted off towards the epicenter of the battle.

Watching her retreating figure, Gordon spoke to me.

“You’re a swordsman, yet you also wield magic quite well. The world is indeed unfair.”

“Right?”

Of course, it was lacking compared to Henesia, but honestly, I felt like I could take on decent enemies with magic alone.

That’s what they call overwhelming talent, I suppose.

‘Who knows, maybe one day I’ll reach a level similar to hers.’

Thinking this made me quite annoyed.

Instead of gaining strength, I was stuck here feeling like a bug being squished, while others were growing stronger one by one beside me.

Even Astrid and Henesia had smoothly maintained their powers while coming to this place.

Isn’t this utterly unfair? In frustration, I jumped around shouting,

“Calm down, Master. Still, you’ve made some progress recently, haven’t you?”

“If only you had remembered properly, it would have been much better. Now that I think about it, it makes me mad.”

“…”

Gordon, who had accidentally stepped into it, coughed awkwardly just as a beam of light suddenly flew towards him.

Zap!

Boom!

A deafening sound reminiscent of a sonic boom echoed, revealing Ryan, whose hair looked as if it had just been permed, burned in every direction.

“Well now, where did such a monster pop out from?”

“…”

“Hey kid, let’s go together. We should probably get out of here first.”

Ryan, after wrestling hands with Henesia a few times, probably determined it wasn’t going to work and seemed to be planning an escape.

He glanced over at Gordon and gave him a cue, but immediately, Ryan’s electric shock zipped over and reverse summoned Gordon.

Now that the combat level had risen, there really was no use for me.

I sighed deeply and hurriedly raised my palm signaling to stop.

“I-I’m a civilian! This is an international law violation!”

“What nonsense are you spouting? You’re Baek Eun Ha, an S Rank Hunter from Korea. The government has already been informed.”

As expected, it was no use. It seemed that when the U.S. called Ryan, they passed on my information too.

“There’s no time. I’m taking you.”

“W-wait, at least a barrier or something.”

“…”

In the end, feeling an unfamiliar sense of déjà vu, I found myself being dragged away again by Ryan.

It truly was a moment when everything went horribly wrong.

#

“So what’s the connection with those guys? I heard there’s apparently no link at all from testimonies.”

“There’s no connection. It was them dragging me in unilaterally.”

“They seemed pretty friendly for that, though.”

In the unknown place where I was taken, I responded to Ryan’s repeated questioning with a grimace.

“Then what do you suggest? Attack those kidnappers who couldn’t even throw a punch?”

“…Hey, let’s keep the conversation straight. It was merely a tactical retreat. It seemed impossible to deal with both of them.”

Admittedly lacking in excitement, but when you think about it, it was a wise decision.

Frankly speaking, it was nearly impossible for him to defeat both opponents.

However, regardless of their circumstances, it was supremely annoying for me.

I was originally a being that couldn’t be touched lightly, yet here I was being dragged around like a baton in a relay race.

‘…’

How on earth did the Lord of Death end up like this?

At this point, I was beyond annoyance and sinking into gloom.

Seeing me deflated in an instant, Ryan murmured softly.

“Don’t worry. I don’t have any specific plans. Just a bait to draw them in.”

“…What are you going to do after running away once already?”

“That’s nonsense. If it’s hard to go alone, just call for reinforcements.”

At those words, I looked at him with a slightly puzzled expression.

His attitude was quite nonchalant for someone of the Seven Stars caliber; it felt notably different from other high-rank hunters I had encountered.

“Do you have someone to call? There aren’t many that can help in a fight at this level.”

“I do have a long-time friend. You’ve probably heard of him too.”

Considering someone Ryan would call a long-time friend, honestly, the candidates were limited.

And the most likely one was probably…

“Julian Chenwiltz, the hero of Germany and also one of the Seven Stars. I’ll call him.”

Thus, the scale of the suddenly erupting battle continued to grow beyond measure.

#

“…I have no idea what kind of lightning has struck us.”

“The situation has spiraled beyond what we anticipated.”

The chairman and vice-chairman of the current American Hunter Association, McKin and Joshua.

They were deeply troubled by a message sent by Ryan, the greatest power that the U.S. possessed.

“This looks far too large to be just a conflict between hunters. This might as well be a small-scale war…”

Because of that, the U.S. government had also issued a warning with an alert commensurate with wartime and was convening a meeting.

It might have seemed excessive, but honestly, it wasn’t an entirely flawed judgment.

‘Ryan Bristol, does he really have two equals?’

According to Ryan’s report after the direct battle, the two that had attacked the military bases of Russia and the U.S. each possessed powers at the level of Seven Stars.

Furthermore, they had no intention of surrendering or negotiating, leaving no way to avoid confrontation.

‘They are far too threatening to national security. If they cannot be appeased, they must be eliminated.’

No one knew where those powerhouses had come from, but they were practically walking nuclear bombs that did not comply with any country’s rules.

Many nations had already agreed that these two individuals had to be removed.

“But the problem is, how do we subdue such powerhouses?”

“That’s right. Julian Chenwiltz, the Seven Stars of Germany, has expressed willingness to cooperate, but to be blunt, we cannot guarantee victory with just the two of them. We need high-rank hunters from other countries to support us as well.”

Hence, the U.S. side was already spreading articles to various countries, shaping public opinion.

The message was that they must collaborate to fend off this unprecedented threat to peace.

In truth, it was not a statement that one could wholly dismiss, and despite the previous stirrings, the global situation was siding with the U.S.

Not long after, contact came through from Korea, which was somewhat involved in the incident.

“It’s good news. Korea has offered two S Rank Hunters, and also Xavier and Saintess Yesiel from France who were staying there have expressed their willingness to cooperate.”

“Is that true? That Xavier?”

If the information just received was true, beyond the S Rank Hunters, three Seven Stars would gather in one place.

This was quite an unusual event, in fact, it had never happened before except during the early days of the term Seven Stars.

McKin and Joshua couldn’t help but swallow hard at the scale of the events that had begun to spiral beyond their control.

To have three Seven Stars come together to combine their powers was something they could hardly have imagined just days prior.

“…Now we can only hope the damage doesn’t escalate further.”

“I agree. We must not only avoid defeat but also minimize losses even if we do win.”

National pride ceased to matter. The current situation had become more dangerous than even the emergence of an S Rank Dungeon.

McKin and Joshua left to attend the meeting with anxious hearts.

And two days later.

Whoosh.

Gradually, a faint vitality began to fill Baek Eun Ha’s entire body, who had been holed up in some corner just watching the situation like a dead mouse.

Swoosh.

Soon, a soft glow of magical energy began to swirl around Baek Eun Ha’s eyes.