Absolute Necromancer Chapter 257

Episode 257

“As expected, it’s big.”

Jinhyuk stuck out his tongue as he stood in front of the Dark Yggdrasil he had seen during the day.

This is because the huge size of Dark Yggdrasil always had an overwhelming atmosphere just by looking at it.

-You came quickly.

“Because the opponent is the opponent.”

-Thank you for looking at me so favorably.

The moment I stood in front of Dark Yggdrasil.

His voice echoed in Jinhyuk’s head again.

Hearing the grinning voice, Jinhyuk got straight to the point.

“Why did you call me?”

-Because I became interested in you.

“Interesting… … “I don’t think it’s a good interest.”

-It’s an illusion. Of course, it may be difficult for you, but… … I can assure you that it will be helpful to you.

“Let’s hear it first.”

Jinhyuk shrugged his shoulders and nodded his head and assumed the posture of a listener.

Seeing Jinhyuk ready to listen to his story about his interests, Dark Yggdrasil slowly began to explain the reason why he had called Jinhyuk. * * *

-Do you know about the tower’s past?

“very.”

-Of course. Climbers who climb a tower look to the future, and rarely look to the past.

“It’s something you can’t deny.”

The beginning was simple.

A story about the past, not the future.

Jinhyuk was also not much different from ordinary climbers, so he paid more attention to the future than to the past.

The past is something that has already passed.

If something cannot be changed, the future can be seen as the present that will come soon.

In particular, paying attention to the future led to growth, so it was only natural.

However, Dark Yggdrasil told stories about the past, not the future that Jinhyuk was interested in.

Just when Jinhyuk’s interest was naturally fading.

-Yggdrasil. So, you can say that he, my main body, is a gift that the god who created the elves in the past planted in the tower for his creatures.

“… … “This is kind of interesting.”

Jinhyeok’s interest soared again in a story that penetrates the past, present, and future.

Information is power.

If it is a story that continues from the past to the future, it would be a story that would be beneficial.

After thinking that far, Jinhyuk’s eyes sparkled and he listened to the story that was to come.

Dark Yggdrasil was satisfied with the listener’s clear reaction and continued the story.

-Thanks to the Creator’s consideration, the elves achieved prosperity. A beautiful appearance created by God with great effort. Enormous spirit affinity gained in return for greatly infusing energy. In addition, you have the privilege of making direct contracts with the Spirit Kings and easily completing spirit contracts. Elves could truly be said to be creatures that received a lot of love from God.

“… … “It’s full of things I’ve never heard before.”

-Of course, it’s a story that even high elves, who are equivalent to royalty among elves, don’t know much about.

“Why are you telling me such an important story?”

-I plan to do that from now on.

“Listen.”

Jinhyeok’s mind was almost dizzy from the bombshell, but he opened his eyes and concentrated.

past.

This is because the story going back to the creation of the elves could not have been ordinary, and there might have been information that could be important to him in the future.

Dark Yggdrasil smiled brightly as he watched Jinhyeok listen, then opened his mouth again.

-Do you know what flaws exist in a perfect race?

“Oman?”

-That’s the correct answer. Elves have long lifespans, outstanding talents, and even beautiful faces and bodies.

“… … “These are the words of a typical old man.”

People who care so much about themselves have no way of interacting with others.

Those who think they are the best are bound to stagnate, and stagnant water is bound to rot.

The elves moved towards the end of a typical stagnant situation.

-Yes, they were always arrogant, not knowing that they were frogs in the well. Do you know how many elves have reached the 999th floor since the tower was built?

“Is there any way to know?”

-0 people. There are exactly 0 people.

“… … does not make sense.”

The additional hits continued.

Elves who have existed since the beginning of the tower.

Excellent talent, the privilege of a spirit contract obtained through the Creator’s consideration, and even the guardian tree, the World Tree.

A tremendous amount of time under the best conditions.

Nevertheless, Jinhyeok was astonished at the fact that none of them could climb to the top of the tower.

“… … “If an Earthling had lived in the tower for that long, at least one person would have come out, but how can an elf achieve such shabby results?”

Thousands of years.

Of the elves who have lived in the tower for perhaps 10,000 years, not a single one has ever reached the top of the tower.

It was natural to think that there might be a problem somewhere.

-900th floor. The trials of the heart and soul were extremely difficult for the elves, who had considered themselves noble since birth.

“… … ah.”

Past and present.

The 900th floor, an unknown area that he could not reach.

For a long time, not a single person with the innate racial ability of an elf could pass the 900-floor ordeal.

Jinhyuk unconsciously thought of the words ‘failure’ and ‘defeat’.

I was confident that I would perfectly pass the 300th floor trial hosted by Emperor Tess.

Unlike his previous life, he was able to pass the ordeal that tested his body with his true skills, not with trickery.

A trial to test the 600th floor’s strength?

In my past life, I was sweating because my energy was greatly reduced and my energy was not easily recovered, but now, not only do I have excellent physical ability, but even if my energy is greatly reduced and only one-third remains, I am very worried now that I have more energy than two or three climbers. This wasn’t an ordeal.

Even if nine stars showed up and interfered like last time, it might still be worth a try.

Jinhyuk now is on a different level from then.

However, I was worried about the ordeal on the 900th floor that would test my heart and soul.

‘Over the course of thousands of years, all the elves who came from a different starting point suffered defeat. ‘Will I be able to overcome that ordeal?’

Even though the elves were arrogant and rotten beings, there was no intention to disparage their abilities.

Their archery skills are so perfect that they are close to sniping, and their elemental skills based on spirits surpass those of most wizards.

Especially in battles in the limited space of the forest, they are capable of waging a guerrilla war that would make even the Four Emperors cry out loud.

Not a single one of them passed the 900th floor ordeal and reached the 999th floor.

Dark Yggdrasil seemed to have sensed Jinhyeok’s feelings and opened his mouth with a grin.

-Are you worried?

“… … It’s strange that it doesn’t work. “Considering the starting point between the elves and me, there must have been at least one being like me over thousands of years, but the fact that they failed to pass means that the ordeal was that difficult.”

-Hahaha! That’s fun. A person who seems to have nothing to fear in the world is so afraid.

Dark Yggdrasil burst out laughing at Jinhyeok, who couldn’t hide his worry.

And Dark Yggdrasil, who laughed for a while, gently tapped Jinhyeok’s shoulder with his huge tree branch (the size of a decent tree trunk).

Although it felt heavy, Jinhyuk raised his head and looked at Dark Yggdrasil due to the warmth inside.

-You will be able to pass.

“… … “How can you be sure?”

Trial on the 900th floor.

A trial that countless elven geniuses over thousands of years have not been able to overcome.

Jinhyuk asked back at Dark Yggdrasil, who said that he could overcome it as if it were natural.

-The devil of predation.

“… … ! “How do you do that?”

Jinhyuk showed caution with a surprised face at the words of Dark Yggdrasil, who lightly used his title and position.

As wariness grows towards Dark Yggdrasil, whose name is unknown to most people except gods and demons.

Dark Yggdrasil shook a huge tree branch and spoke as if a human was shrugging his shoulders.

-I am connected to the world tree, which is the main body, and the world tree is connected to the being that created me. The information just flowed and reached me.

“… … “Baal, you look like a bastard with a dirty mouth.”

[The pinnacle of all evil is aggrieved.]

Jinhyeok gritted his teeth at Baal at the very simple answer that the elf creator god heard the rumor spreading in the world of gods and demons, reported it to the World Tree, and the World Tree in turn reported it to the Black World Tree.

But even for a moment.

“I believe we can build a good relationship.”

-That was what I wanted to say.

Jinhyeok, who realized that it would be a good story if he built a good relationship with the Black World Tree, revealed his thoughts, and the Black World Tree also nodded.

-The ordeal on the 900th floor will not be much different from the ordeal of appetite you went through. Start over from the beginning, just a little longer.

“… … If that’s the case. But that’s all, the elves have fallen away?”

-Elves’ beginnings are no different from humans. Everything they have is ultimately a mixture of God’s arrangement and the power of the World Tree. They are cut off during trials. What strength can there be for those who have momentarily lost sight of the things they have enjoyed their whole lives? And the spirit of the elves is not for me to say… … It’s really weak.

“ah.”

Trial of Appetite.

In it, Jinhyeok returned to the body of an ordinary person and built everything up step by step from the beginning.

It was a difficult and disgusting time, but since Jinhyuk had nothing to begin with, he didn’t feel much difficulty about it.

However, it must have been very difficult for the elves who climbed the tower by relying only on what others gave them rather than what they achieved themselves.

-Do you remember what I said? The length of the ordeal becomes longer.

“It did.”

-If you completed the full course in a short period of time, the ordeal on the 900th floor can be considered a marathon. You have to advance to the 900th floor step by step from the beginning. The time of patience and perseverance itself can be said to be an ordeal.

“Well, I understand.”

First floor.

Maybe you start from the 0th floor or lower and start over from the beginning without holding anything in your hands until the 900th floor.

That in itself would be an incredibly terrible ordeal.

“Then why are the Four Emperors able to climb up with ease?”

-Because they were made that way from the beginning. These people had physical strength and special abilities from the beginning, so even if everything was taken away from them, they would still be strong. For them, the 900th floor ordeal is just a race against time.

“… … “What a dirty world.”

From beginning to end.

This tower was like an object prepared for the Four Emperors.

As if the rest of the races were just a bonus.

“So there must be a reason why I told you all these things.”

-It’s sharp.

And Jinhyuk thought that the Black World Tree could not have just given Jinhyuk this valuable information, and that was true.

Trial on the 900th floor.

A number of floors where obtaining information is as difficult as picking a star from the sky.

The Black World Tree casually handed over the information about the ordeal.

This could also be seen as permission from higher-ups to hand over that much information.

-I said. It is said that the creator of the elves, who had been with the tower from the beginning, gave them the World Tree for them.

“It was like that.”

-Why do you think that was?

“… … “To help myself.”

-That’s the correct answer. He didn’t create elves just to kill time. He created them so that they could climb the tower and attain godhood and become a force for him. In addition, we gave them outstanding abilities to make climbing easier, gave them beautiful looks to increase their self-esteem, and made a contract with the Spirit King to make a contract with the spirits. However, for a long time, not a single elf achieved godhood. Now, let’s ask a question. What do you think will happen to employees who do not perform well?

“I guess I’ll have to do layoffs.”

– Just do as you say. My father, who created the elves, thinks it is a waste of resources to spend on them. Furthermore, he is now even thinking of joining the Four Emperors, creatures of other gods and demons.

“… … “If I were him, I’d probably go crazy with frustration.”

-He is similar. So he told me

“What do you mean?”

-You said you would place your hopes on the dark elf.

“… … !”

After a long conversation, the Black World Tree delivered a message from its master to Jinhyeok.

-And he wants you to unite the Dark Elves and absorb their power.

“… … “Hoo.”

A tempting offer.

At the same time, two message windows appeared in front of Jinhyuk.

[The parent of the World Tree is looking at you.]

[The pinnacle of all evil waves its hands in embarrassment.]

Jinhyuk’s answer to the clearly visible message window was simple.

“I will gladly accept that offer.”

[The pinnacle of all evil screams.]

[The pinnacle of all evil asks what he did wrong.]

‘Your very existence is wrong, Baal.’

[The pinnacle of all evil looks at you with a shocked face.]

Jinhyeok smiled slightly, leaving behind Baal, who had become quiet as if he was really shocked, and looked at the message window of the ‘Parent of the World Tree’ and the ‘Black World Tree’ and asked.

“Let’s start by discussing the price of the offer.”

Now that I had decided to take the offer, it was time to hear about the price.