Awesome Shut-In Necromancer

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“Schwaaaaaak!”

“What’s the situation?”

“The evacuation of nearby residents is nearly complete, but there are citizens refusing to move, and that’s causing trouble.”

“As expected. What about the first defense line?”

“I don’t have any confirmed information, so I’m not sure. However, there have been no reports of damage so far.”

“If we don’t arrive on time, this could escalate. We’ve got to speed up, even if it means pushing ourselves harder.”

Currently, the nearby navy, army, and guild are united and heading to their destination.

Since it’s a large dungeon, the boss will likely appear soon. We must arrive before then no matter what.

Following the captain’s orders, the soldiers in the unit began to prepare busily.

Boom!

Kbang!

Thud!

Dashing around, the unit members engaged in conversation to ease their nerves.

In the midst of all this, a prepared squad member casually asked a superior.

“Sergeant Choi, is the situation really that dire? I heard A-rank and B-rank hunters are already on-site.”

“Who? Baek Seo Ha and her minions?”

Sergeant Choi Chang Il gave a self-deprecating smirk and turned to the questioning soldier.

“Have you just joined us?”

“Yes! That’s correct.”

“Well, it makes sense you wouldn’t know.”

Seeing the soldier’s blank expression, Choi Chang Il calmly clarified the gravity of the situation.

“Hey buddy, we’re dealing with an A-rank large dungeon break. You think a couple of hunters can handle it?”

“…Is it really that serious?”

“I’ll bet you, if four of us stall for about ten minutes and manage to escape, it’s a miracle. Having Baek Seo Ha around doesn’t change much.”

That’s a dungeon break.

The situation is completely different from regular dungeon raids.

“Twenty hunters of the same rank.”

“Excuse me?”

“That’s the minimum required to safely handle a medium dungeon break. For a large one, there isn’t even a benchmark. Are you starting to understand the situation now?”

“I can’t believe….”

“That’s why we need to move as quickly as possible.”

Patting the completely stunned soldier on the back, Choi Chang Il kept reiterating the need for action.

‘We need to stall for just a bit longer…’

Although he said that, Choi Chang Il was equally hoping the hunters at the scene would step up their game.

Honestly, in this situation, they were the only ones he could rely on.

‘Please just hold out until we get there.’

Sending a silent prayer to whoever might be listening, Choi Chang Il gazed at his hometown, now under a monster attack, with a heavy heart.

#

“Undead Call.”

Whooosh.

Crash.

Thud!

Song Ha Yeon had completely forgotten that she was commanding her undead and was mesmerized by the scene before her.

‘……’

The battle was intense.

Both the monsters pouring out and the undead countering them were causing numerous casualties.

Yet, they were at a disadvantage. They had to be.

‘What the hell is this…?’

The enemy was strong and outnumbered. She thought dozens of undead summoned by just two people would be swept away at any moment.

Yet, the front line remained intact. Even now, 20 minutes into the battle.

“Hehehe. I’m feeling pumped up.”

Boom.

As Gordon slammed his staff into the ground, a chilling morale surged and spread across the beach in an instant.

It was an action he had repeated multiple times already. While Song Ha Yeon couldn’t fully grasp the principle, it felt like making the surroundings her domain.

Similarly, Baek Eun Ha was doing something not too different.

‘……’

With a flick of her fingers, death energy filled the air without her needing to utter any spells.

And now, that effect was becoming increasingly visible.

Fizz.

Thud.

Thud.

“I didn’t even recite a spell.”

The corpses of slain enemy monsters absorbed the surrounding death energy and reanimated naturally.

Then, like zombies in a movie, they charged straight at the living monsters.

Honestly, it was quite a terrifying sight.

“This is getting tough.”

For the first time, Baek Eun Ha, who had shown no signs of fatigue, frowned.

50.

That was the number of undead Baek Eun Ha was simultaneously controlling.

Sighing in apparent dissatisfaction, Baek Eun Ha turned her gaze to Song Ha Yeon, who stood by in a daze.

“You can raise the leftovers.”

“Ah, okay….”

Honestly, Song Ha Yeon found it hard to comprehend the scene in front of her even though she was witnessing it firsthand.

‘With that level of corpses, I can barely manage twelve.’

There was a clear qualitative difference in their energies, but the quantity wasn’t drastically different between Song Ha Yeon and Baek Eun Ha.

Yet, there was this substantial gap between them.

‘I’m not the strange one.’

Putting Helena aside, there were indeed high-rank necromancers scattered around the world.

However, none could command corpses like Baek Eun Ha.

Alone, she handled over 50 monsters of B-rank or higher; if she could do that, necromancers would surely be seen as one-person armies.

Crackle!

“Ah.”

While lost in thought, the Doom Warrior who had stood firm for a long time finally succumbed and fell under the enemy’s assault.

However, as Baek Eun Ha raised her hand, the surrounding death energy gathered and restored the battered Doom Warrior.

[Gooaaar!]

Thud.

Thud.

Boom!

While friendly undead could fall and recover, enemy monsters succumbed to death as soon as they breathed their last, becoming Baek Eun Ha’s minions.

It was simply an absurd exchange.

‘…Isn’t that invincible?’

It was such a preposterous thought.

There had to be limits to that. Yet, Baek Eun Ha’s displayed prowess made one forget those obvious facts.

Soon after, lost in thought while looking across the sea, Baek Eun Ha quietly spoke.

“It seems it has come out.”

At that moment, at the edge of her sight, waves began to churn.

#

It has appeared. The presence of the dungeon boss was clear. Using magic to examine the source, giant tentacle-like appendages swirled at the water’s surface.

“Gah! Ugh! Each one of these bastards is a tough nut! How long do we have to hold out?”

As the boss emerged, a battered Kwak Min Ji’s shout came from a corner of the beach. I slightly panicked and quickly responded.

“You’re still fighting? It makes no difference whether you’re here or not.”

“What the hell, why didn’t you say that earlier?!”

It just so happened to be 4 PM. I dragged the sweating Kwak Min Ji over and placed a phone in her hand.

“Go over to the car and ramp up the efforts.”

“…What a crazy jerk.”

Kwak Min Ji shot me a look, as if doubting my sanity, but honestly, this was much more productive.

After sending her off, Seo Ha returned just in time after taking care of things.

“Sorry. I was a bit late due to residents refusing to evacuate.”

“I figured as much.”

Seo Ha observed the battlefield for a moment, surprised, and asked me.

“Isn’t this a bit reckless?”

“…We’re holding up fine.”

Anyway, all our forces had gathered. And conveniently, we received word via Seo Ha’s phone that reinforcements had arrived.

As we waited while maintaining the front line a bit longer, a presence of numerous forces began to approach rapidly from behind.

Tadat!

Thud!

“Whoo, are you Baek Seo Ha’s group? You’ve really held on well.”

The group gasped, staring at the beach, completely transformed into a land of death.

“Good grief….”

“What on earth are those numbers?”

“You managed to hold off that many monsters with just four of you?”

However, right now, those trivial reactions were not what’s important.

The leader quickly calmed the group and conveyed the situation to us.

“The naval unit is approaching from the rear of the dungeon’s generation site. We’ll soon initiate a plan to eliminate the boss.”

“…So what do we do?”

“After the boss is taken down, we’ll work in conjunction with the naval forces to tighten the encirclement and exterminate the remaining monsters.”

“Then….”

“Yes. When that happens, you’ll be working with us. Of course, if you’re not in good condition, you can opt out.”

This can be seen as a standard plan. However, upon hearing it, I muttered with a wry expression.

“It feels a bit rushed….”

“Haha. It’s fine. Both we and them are professionals in such matters. The Great Octopus confirmed as the boss is A4-rank, one we have dealt with before, so we can handle it well.”

From behind, I heard some oddly mocking sounds aimed at me from the group.

Besides, before I could say anything to stop them, the navy’s ships were already approaching the Great Octopus’s vicinity.

Soon, the naval Awakened One unit clashed with the Great Octopus, and the situation seemed to tilt in our favor at first glance.

“See? Isn’t this alright? You don’t need to worry overly much.”

However, I, who had been keeping a keen eye on the scene, realized my fears were confirmed and let out a sigh, trying to hide my disappointment.

“That’s not it.”

“Uh?”

“That’s not the boss.”

Simultaneously, a tremendous roar echoed as the naval vessel began to capsize.

“Wha, what?!”

What appeared was a giant creature resembling a mythical dragon.

This was the true boss of the dungeon break.