Awesome Shut-In Necromancer

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Now, I could vaguely see something taking shape, but while we, the Awakened Ones, understood, the ordinary citizens had no way of grasping it.

“Are you filming?”

“Wow, this is amazing. Is it similar to a vortex?”

As I watched the citizens around us casually chatting without understanding the seriousness of the situation, Seo Ha, who was the most accustomed to such events among us, immediately took action.

“Don’t worry about the residents around me; just help evacuate the citizens on the beach.”

“Ah, yes! Leave it to us!”

With that, Seo Ha quickly disappeared from the beach, and Song Ha Yeon and Kwak Min Ji began to relay the danger to the citizens nearby.

“The gate has opened! Everyone, you can’t stay here!”

“Hey, can’t you hear me? We need to evacuate immediately!”

But of course, things didn’t go that smoothly. The citizens hesitated, unable to put down their phones’ cameras, only looking at the two with suspicious gazes.

Sighing at the distance I was from the people, I immediately summoned a few Phantom Wolves.

“Undead call.”

Pwoosh!

[Growl.]
[HeeHee!]

After all, very few would listen to persuasion.

As we all know, in an evacuation, speed is of the essence.

“Go ask.”

[Growl!]
[Woof!]

Thud!
Thud!

At my command, four Phantom Wolves charged across the sandy beach toward the citizens, and as they spotted them, the citizens began to panic and flee toward safety.

“AAA!”

“Monsters!”

“What the hell! Hunter! Call a Hunter right now!”

Seeing this scene, Song Ha Yeon approached me with a perplexed expression.

“Is this really okay?”

“…The effect is definitely there.”

In any case, all the ordinary people at the beach finished evacuating. At the same time, sirens began to wail, and announcements were broadcasted throughout the area.

[This is a real situation. A Dungeon Break has occurred at the beach. Residents, please evacuate to the shelters quickly. Once more, we repeat…….]

As I observed the chaos quickly enveloping the area, it seemed that the message had been well received by most of the residents.

Now, we just needed to focus on our task.

“It seems like it’s coming this way… Do you see anything?”

“Well, there are both small and large ones. I can’t see well either.”

There was someone far more suited for this type of situation right next to me.

Kwak Min Ji, responding to my gaze, activated her vision-enhancing skill and began to keenly scan the sea.

Then, her expression twisted in an instant.

“What the hell. How many are there?”

“Why? Are there that many?”

“It’s more than ‘that’… They keep pouring out endlessly!”

Then it was likely that the broken dungeon was at least medium-sized.

It meant that all the monsters inside were popping out at once, so of course, there would be a lot of them.

“…This is going to be tough.”

This is the fear of a Dungeon Break.

Unlike battles inside a dungeon where you can slowly reduce the number of opponents in a spacious area, during a Break, you must fend off the monsters pouring in all at once.

Moreover, unless properly prepared, even gathering the power to seal the surroundings takes time.

In some ways, the situation had become even more difficult.

“Any recognizable features? Any entities from the database?”

“…I don’t know much about that,” Kwak Min Ji replied, squinting with concentration as she turned to Song Ha Yeon.

“One thing’s for sure; they look pretty strong.”

In the end, nothing had changed. Before reinforcements arrived, we needed to somehow prevent the monsters’ advance with the people we had here.

Hoooom.

I activated the effect of my ring and instructed Song Ha Yeon, who was intently staring at the sea.

“Bring out the ranged soldiers first.”

“Ranged?”

“We need to start by thinning them out as much as possible.”

Finishing my sentence, I promptly pulled out a few small wooden pieces from my pocket and laid them along the beach’s boundary.

Those were, in fact, totems made from charred jujube trees.

Hoooom.

“Erosion Swamp.”

Whoosh.

As I chanted the incantation, the sandy beach within the totem’s domain began to transform into a mushy, swamp-like mud.

“Not my specialty, but I won’t complain either.”

This was one of the various spells learned through Kan’s knowledge, an old technique used by some primitive tribes.

However, in this situation, it would definitely prove effective.

“Aren’t you a mage, yet doing things like this…”

Kwak Min Ji murmured, looking at me in disbelief.

Simultaneously, the enemies began to come close enough for us to finally see them clearly.

“…Should we call them merfolk?”

With webbed feet, scales covering their bodies, and gills on their faces, as Song Ha Yeon said, they could indeed be called merfolk in one word.

Of course, they weren’t the only ones.

Following them were unidentified medium-sized monsters rushing across the surface like four-legged beasts, along with grotesque creatures that seemed a mix of octopuses and starfish.

As monsters poured out of the open portal, there were likely many more types of enemies waiting.

“…Use ranged attacks to reduce their numbers while stalling.”

“Yes. I’ll do that.”

Pwoosh!

Boom!

Song Ha Yeon summoned her undead one after another, and I also brought out every medium I had on me to summon as many as possible.

Hoooom.

“Undead call,”

Pwoosh!

[Kehihik!]
[Gooo.]

The Lizard Wolf, the boss from the dungeon when I first met Kwak Min Ji, and Doom Warrior Jackson, alongside the Skeleton Mashers I had grown accustomed to, as well as the Halloween Knights I had crafted from recently gathered materials.

Unfortunately, due to the battle with Shin Do Yoon, Wei and Madison were completely destroyed, so those were all the undead I could summon right now.

“They’re here!”

The monsters were finally beginning to emerge slowly onto the surface, and as they approached the totem’s domain, I immediately drew on my magic and poured it into each totem.

Hoooom.

Whoosh.

The swamp’s range expanded, starting to ensnare the feet of the monsters nearby one by one.

Pwooosh.
Pwoooosh.

“Grrow?”

Now was the moment. Locking eyes with Song Ha Yeon, we moved our undead and launched our attack simultaneously.

“Start with those stuck in the swamp.”

[Roar!]
[Kehiik!]

Thud.
Thud.

The Doom Warrior, leading the charge, brought down his massive weapon onto the enemies, followed by a barrage of magic and arrows striking the rear line.

Pwoosh!
Thud!

It was hard to believe that just two Hunters had produced such a massive attack.

However, once the enemy was revealed, Song Ha Yeon looked at me with a shocked expression.

“Um, this isn’t having much effect, is it?”

“…….”

Although it was a valid attack, the damage was less than expected. It meant the enemies were that strong.

“What the hell. Are those all B-rank or higher?!”

As Kwak Min Ji lamented, it was clear that the enemies held a strength of at least B-rank monsters.

Thud!
Thud!

The skeleton mashers and Doom Warriors were pushing back the enemies, but each one was remarkably tough. We couldn’t establish an overwhelming advantage.

Considering the sheer number of monsters we had to deal with, the situation was certainly not positive.

“Ah, damn it!”

Kwak Min Ji, unable to stand it, rushed in to help, while Song Ha Yeon gritted her teeth and cast enhancement spells on the undead.

Boom!
Bang!

“Why is it endless…?”

Soon enough, the monsters densely filled the coastline, and as if that wasn’t enough, reinforcements began materializing from the distant portal.

“Aren’t we in big trouble?”

Taking in Song Ha Yeon’s worry with one ear and letting it out the other, I fully embraced the incoming wind.

‘…It’s been a while since I felt this way.’

It felt like being back in a large-scale battle where I was standing in the battlefield once again. Skirmishes occurred all around, and corpses piled up in real-time, creating a ground of death.

And this place could be considered a sort of homeland for a Necromancer.

“…This is nice.”

“Huh? We’re about to get wiped out; what’s nice about it?”

“You should take a good look while you can.”

To understand why Necromancers are viewed as a fearsome presence on the continent.

Why every nation dreaded war with the armies of death.

What true Necromancer combat was like.

“Gordon.”

– Yes, Master.

“It’s time to work.”

– Understood. It seems I’ll be fattening souls after a long time.

Hoooom.

In an instant, I manifested alongside the Lich, Gordon, and began to spread Death Energy all around while chanting an incantation.

“Undead call.”

It was time to teach those cocky seafood who dared to come ashore their place.