Absolute Necromancer Chapter 283

Episode 283

The world is in turmoil.

The world moves for one being.

It was an incredibly strange sight, but Merlin, the person involved, was not like that.

“… … !”

A face with a mixture of surprise and pain.

The emotion spreading across his ragged, dragon-like face was caused by a sight he could see.

Quack!

It was a bird.

Just an ordinary bird.

The tower consists of 999 floors, and each floor within it was a world.

Naturally, ordinary plants and animals also existed, as did birds.

The bird, which looks similar to an earth sparrow, eats the body of Merlin, which is shaped like a giant dragon.

Merlin, who looks like a tattered dragon but is just as powerful as a real dragon, is eaten by a sparrow or a strange bird?

It was unbelievable, but it was something that could not be denied because it was happening in reality.

“Keuuuu… … .”

No matter how strong and gigantic I was, the feeling of my raw flesh being eaten away was something that could never be said to be good.

That’s why Merlin let out a painful groan and lightly struck the sparrow that was eating his flesh.

Snap!

The sight of the sparrow turning into a blood clot and falling to the ground with just a light spell was gruesome, but the real ordeal began now.

Food deuddeuk-

A flock of birds filling the sky.

It was natural for Merlin’s complexion to turn pale when he saw that scene.

“… … Oh God.”

A sparrow ‘gorged’ on a piece of flesh the size of an adult male’s fist.

So how much flesh will a flock of dozens of birds ‘devour’?

Even if he didn’t calculate it, Merlin knew it well.

“Kaaaaaaaaaaah!!!”

Just the fact that you will be devoured by countless pieces of flesh and that you will writhe in pain. * * *

“Good.”

Jinhyuk shed a faint smile as he watched the world chew, tear, taste, and enjoy Merlin.

Dark, who was watching this from within Jinhyeok, who had become the spirit king of devouring, eventually couldn’t hold back his curiosity and asked a question.

-What did you do?

“We simply created ‘Predators’ in the world and unleashed them.”

Jinhyuk’s question in response to Dark’s question was simple.

Spirit King.

The most basic ability of those beings is to create their own ‘spirit’ rather than powerful ability and ‘status’ comparable to gods and demons.

Dark was dumbfounded when he heard that he was just using the basics.

-How much power did you use up? Even in the spirit world, it takes enormous power and mana to cover the world with spirits… … .

The most basic power, but the most powerful power.

Considering that the fundamental power of the Spirit King is the ‘Creation of Spirits’, it would not be difficult to realize that it is not an easy task and consumes enormous resources.

Shine was the answer to Dark’s words, which showed a look of confusion.

-Dark, are you saying that even though you know he has a way to gain our power and enormous mana?

-… … ah.

Honwon.

The Spirit King and himself.

Both of them were closely related to mana, and since they were mixed half and half, Jinhyeok currently possessed as much mana as if he had unified mana.

Of course there was a problem.

shaking-

Jinhyuk muttered as he looked down at his arm, which was trembling and the veins were bulging.

“… … Well, the rate of collapse is definitely faster than before.”

-what? what’s the matter?!

-… … The body cannot withstand our strength.

In addition to the power of the two spirit kings mixed with him through the soul source –

“Because Honwon is still incomplete. “It seems like if you don’t use spiritual power as a base, it will collapse quickly.”

It was largely the fault of Honwon, which was still incomplete.

Currently, Jinhyuk uses mana as a base and mixes the power of the Spirit King.

Since there is no central spiritual power to maintain balance, it is already an incomplete soul source, so it is recoiling even more quickly.

-Isn’t it dangerous?

In response to Dark’s question, which showed signs of concern, Jinhyuk shook his head and reassured Dark.

“Okay. If I hadn’t been prepared to do that anyway, I wouldn’t have gotten you two mixed up. “I will never die.”

-… … If it’s dangerous, I’ll run out first.

“Thank you so much for that.”

Although Dark had always been very playful, he never stopped worrying about the tremors that started in one of his arms, and Jinhyuk smiled and expressed his gratitude at such an unfamiliar sight.

And it wasn’t just Dark who was worried.

-I have one too.

“… … Yes, Shine. “Thank you for your concern.”

“I’m not worried, but I’m concerned that if the owner of Chaos dies, a more dangerous situation may arise.”

“Yes, that’s what people on Earth call a tsundere.”

-… … I don’t know what it is, but it doesn’t sound good.

Shine, the Spirit King of Light.

She was also worried about Jinhyeok, her contractor.

At first, the purpose was surveillance, but it was normal to want to root for Jinhyuk when he saw Jinhyuk, who did not hesitate to use any means to achieve his goal, and always put his own life into it.

However, I did not hide my negative feelings when I heard the word ‘tsundere’ for the first time in my life.

After smiling once at Shine, who was grumbling.

Jinhyuk responded lightly, watching the world eat Merlin up with his cold eyes.

“And it will be over soon, so don’t worry.”

Quad Deuk-

Jinhyeok was able to remain calm because it didn’t seem like it would take that long, seeing as the whole world was gaping at its prey called Merlin.

Convinced that Merlin would be eaten faster than he would disintegrate.

Jinhyeok, with such confidence, calmly watched Merlin disappear. * * *

Quack quack quack-

Have you ever heard the sound of a ferocious animal devouring its prey up close?

Most people will never have such an experience, and certainly no one will have the experience of being hunted and eaten.

And Merlin was going through both experiences at once.

The sound of prey being eaten and the experience of becoming that prey.

“Ugh, you guys aren’t the only ones who know how to eat!”

It was quite scary to see the whole world, starting with a flock of birds, rushing to eat him.

The clouds in the sky open their mouths, and when they land on the ground to avoid them, the ground splits and opens its mouths.

When you hide in the forest, the leaves open their small mouths, and the trees reveal their long tongues and sharp teeth through the cracks.

Merlin was sick of the situation where everything in the world was trying to eat him no matter where he ran to, so his choice was to open his mouth.

“… … Predation.”

Quad deuk!

Due to his enormous size, Merlin was on the verge of being eaten, but in fact, Merlin was no ordinary being.

The current ragged dragon-like body was ugly but excellent, and the trait ‘Predation’ created through the trait ‘Creation’ gave Merlin the power to eat anything.

Excellent body, sharp teeth and huge mouth.

To top it all off, it even has the trait ‘predation’.

Merlin, who went on a rampage devouring those who tried to eat him one by one, was like a ‘radiant dragon’ or ‘fiery dragon’.

Quack!

He chewed up the flock of birds that were eating him and swallowed them in one bite.

Slurp slurp!

Drinking the clouds above the sky like water.

Quack, quack, quack!

It even devours every inch of earth.

Merlin roared as he looked at the ‘world’ that had become a meal for a gigantic dragon bent on feasting.

“Hahaha! okay! This is what it felt like! This is what the joy of devouring everything felt like! Jinhyuk Cha! You’re next! “You tried to eat me, but in the end you will be eaten by me!”

Jinhyeok becomes the Spirit King of Predation, and although he feels fear as the world tries to eat him, the confidence that he has ‘predated’ even that consumes Merlin.

but-

Gurgling-

Since he had eaten quite a lot of something, Merlin had to show his embarrassment when his stomach was urging him to give him food.

“… … uh.”

hungry.

hungry.

I want to eat something.

Such thoughts kept appearing in Merlin’s mind.

“Why all of a sudden… … ?”

Merlin was even more embarrassed because he had never once thought of being hungry during a battle.

Didn’t he even eat something just now?

Even if it wasn’t delicious food but a flock of birds, land, or a forest, since you have the ability to eat and digest anything, it would be normal for you to be at least a little full, not hungry.

but.

Gurgling!

“Wow… … ship… … My stomach… … !”

As soon as he stopped eating even a little bit, Merlin felt like something was wrong as his stomach started crying out for food.

Quack! Quack! Quack!

In the end, Merlin gave in to instinct rather than reason.

The sight of Merlin running wild, throwing everything in sight into his mouth, was no longer Jinhyeok’s enemy.

-Quaaaagh!

-what… … What is this monster?

-help me!

Elf, dark elf.

Even monsters that were unluckily caught.

It didn’t take long for them all to be sucked into Merlin’s mouth.

But nothing changed.

“Huh… … omg… … why… … “Are you not feeling full?”

Overwhelming hunger.

It was strange.

I had already swallowed dozens of tons of food, but my stomach wasn’t even the slightest bit full.

“It’s overloaded.”

“… … overload?”

Merlin asked blankly as he watched Jinhyeok sneer as he lightly landed in front of him, and Jinhyeok, the original owner of predation, kindly explained about overload.

“As with all properties, side effects appear if used too often or for too long. Yeonggam, wouldn’t your characteristics be the same?”

“… … .”

In fact, since Merlin knew it well, there was no need for an explanation.

The characteristic was similar to the climber’s ‘personality’ and was an ability that could be considered a part of the body.

Of course, if it is a trait that suits you perfectly, it may be less… … .

What if you have a trait that you are proud of? What if you have characteristics that are difficult to understand?

Climbers must learn the characteristics of a new body as if adapting to it through appropriate research, experiments, and training, just as if they had a new body.

The same goes for Jinhyuk’s predation.

“Inspiration… … Looking at this, I can clearly see that he really wasn’t interested in me at all. Even when I was teaching you, it must have been a time when you were walking around with food in your mouth… … “Don’t you remember?”

“… … !”

past.

Jinhyuk was still between ordinary and extraordinary, but his talent was dazzling at the time.

Jinhyeok, who was not yet accustomed to feasting, always had something in his mouth due to the constant hunger.

Just as people who have quit smoking pick up something to eat because they are bored, Jinhyuk even filled his subspace with food.

If Jinhyeok was like that in his early days, what about the predation that Jinhyeok has now?

“It’s been a long time since I got rid of that penalty, but… … “If you try to swallow a piece of cake that’s too big right from the start, you’ll get sick.”

“… … “Keuuuu.”

Hunger washes in like the ocean.

The characteristics are essentially the same as swords.

It is said that it gives sharpness to those who treat themselves properly, but on the other hand, they can be eaten by that sharpness.

That’s exactly what Merlin looked like right now.

“Something to eat… … “Give me something to eat!”

The sight of Merlin crawling on the floor looking for food resembled that of a beggar who had starved for several days.

but-

Quad deud deuk!

“Where are you going?”

“… … Haha!”

The surrounding air becomes a membrane, surrounding Merlin, and at the same time, teeth emerge from the transparent membrane of air.

A film of air that bites when you get close.

Merlin, who was struck by this, looks at the red blood dripping from his cut forearm.

Merlin stared for a long time as if his eyes were fixed, and then he made a decision.

Gulp-gulp-

Like a person who has not had a sip of water for several days, he began to suck the blood flowing from his body.

However, even the fatigue flowing like a waterfall could not quench Merlin’s thirst and hunger.

In the end, Merlin stretched out his mouth towards the only prey that existed within the air membrane.

Right!

“… … “It’s ugly.”

The only prey nearby.

It was none other than Merlin himself.

Jinhyeok, who was looking at the scene from outside the air barrier, stared at it silently.

Jeokjeokjeok!

It didn’t take long for Merlin, who had been consuming his body like a person who had starved for several days and even used his ‘created’ ‘predation’ to reduce his body ravenously, to return to his original human form.

Muttering-

Even after returning to his original form, Merlin continued to chew on his own body and was as thin as if he had been starving.

Jinhyeok was reminded of a being as he watched the body drying up from hunger even after devouring a body that was tens of meters in size.

“I heard that once upon a time, there was a climber who gained the power of ‘predation’… … “It’s similar to his end.”

Erishikton.

The distant past.

As a powerful climber, he even looked down on God and the Devil, and God and the Devil granted him the power of ‘predation’.

However, the story goes that Erysikton, who was exposed to predation as a power rather than a trait due to the power of gods and demons, ended up eating himself, leaving only a crackling jaw.

I don’t know if it’s true or not, but it was a story that stayed in Jinhyuk’s mind for quite a long time because it was about the only climber who had similar characteristics or powers to Jinhyuk.

And Merlin’s end was exactly like the story of ‘Erisichthon’.

Arms and legs.

Now, seeing Merlin opening his mouth towards his torso, Jinhyuk erased the air barrier and approached Merlin.

“… … “Something to eat!”

The two bright eyes were glowing with hunger.

Jinhyeok called out to someone as he looked at Merlin, who was flying around with his half-eaten arms and legs.

“avarice.”

“yes.”

“Eat deliciously.”

“I will eat well~”

Quack!

Tam responded to the call and immediately smiled happily, opened his mouth, and swallowed Merlin in one go.

Merlin was so hungry that he wanted to eat the whole body, but-

“I have to pay my debt and go.”

Jinhyeok, who wanted to make sure that the value of the knowledge he taught Merlin was dealt with, did not leave it alone.

Body, soul, knowledge.

and-

[The power, ‘Predation’, has completely absorbed the prey.]

[The trait, ‘Creation’ has been acquired.]

“… … “Good.”

Even the characteristics.

Jinhyeok, who sucked up all of Merlin’s food, smiled with satisfaction and released the horn.

-Puh-ha! I was so stuffed I thought I was going to die!

-… … I agree.

Jinhyuk tapped their shoulders while listening to Dark and Shine’s grumbles, which escaped Jinhyuk as soon as the spirit was lifted.

“The war is not over yet… … “If you have a hard time, I’ll send you back.”

Honwon.

Jinhyeok tried to be considerate of them because it was not very pleasant to become part or half of someone else, but-

-What? You’ve had all the fun on your own and now you’re going to do the fun without us?

-… … That’s not my reason, but the war has already begun. I also want to be with you until the end.

“… … In that case, please be patient until the end.”

-Hmph, don’t begrudge yourself because you’re out of mana! I’m going to suck you until you turn into a mummy!

-Originally, I would have scolded him… … I think it’s the price of being caught up in a conflict, so I have no choice but to agree with him.

“do whatever you want. There will be enough mana. One won (一元) – Mana.”

Once at the beginning.

Even though Jinhyeok had used Honwon in the middle, he was still able to withstand it.

‘Maybe it’s because these guys share the burden.’

Dark is giggling and Shine is precocious as always.

This may be because the two of them shared the damage caused by the marriage within themselves.

It was only natural to unify mana for them.

-Woohyo! Get the mana of a lesser god!

-… … Dark, where did you get such a vulgar word?

-I don’t know. I think they say this on Earth? It was in Jinhyuk’s head.

Seeing Dark happy, Jinhyuk thought of improving the mental barrier in his head, but-

“Let’s go for now. “It seems like so many unnecessary people are dying.”

Even though their battle was over, the Dark Elves’ inferiority continued, so they had no choice but to postpone it until later.

-okay!

-Then let’s go.

After checking the readiness of the two people who stopped the conversation immediately following Jinhyuk’s words, Jinhyuk smiled and stretched out his hand.

“Infinite light.”

Dudududududududu-!!!

There were so many beams of light that it filled the battlefield, and darkness that covered the surroundings so much that it was thought to be night.

It was the moment when Jinhyeok’s infinite light that would end the war was shown to the elves.