Chapter 2452 – 2452. Dark Moon

I returned to the doll store.

As soon as he saw me, I saw Eisa sighing in relief.

“You’re here. “I was worried because you showed up later than expected.”

“Ilario’s offense and defense were quite large. “This and that happened.”

“Hmm. I’m really curious about that. Will you tell me? Of course, I won’t write it as an article.”

“Yes.”

I looked at Jack, an old man sitting at the counter. He opened his mouth in disbelief.

“I can’t believe it… What came out of that workshop is also surprising… “I can’t believe you came back alive and well.”

“If I had let my guard down, I wouldn’t have come back.”

There were a ton of Ilario’s undead dolls in the workshop. If there wasn’t Phase Astral, which is astral vision… I could have been the one suffering from not being able to deal with them all.

‘More than anything, I was lucky. If only the doppelganger had shown its true abilities… ‘It’s terrible.’

Kajik!

The doll placed on the counter breaks. It was a doll that served as the entrance to the workshop. In other words, Ilario’s defense has now collapsed. Ilario’s dolls in the workshop must have been broken as well.

“… Did you get Ilario’s arcane magic?”

“Got it. “I will never come to this store again.”

“Uncle Jack. See you later.”

I left the store with Eisa.

We chatted over dinner at one of the best restaurants in Neo London. Of course, after that, we did not part ways and went to a nearby luxury hotel.

• • •

Now that I have obtained Ilario’s arcane magic, I need to use it myself, at least for experimentation.

As Eugene, I received a simple request.

Dealing with a new gang that has crept into Area X. The client was Rose, who runs a human resources office in District X.

‘You’re trying to settle down in Rose’s territory…’ ‘They’re idiots from outside Neo London.’

Area X Do not disturb personnel office areas.

Is it because Rose’s popularity is so great? Absolutely not. Because the gangsters just know they can’t deal with Rose.

‘Rose is a middleman and knows several mercenaries. There will be mercenaries who would be willing to destroy one or two gangs if Rose asks for it.’

I didn’t do Rose’s favor. I chose this request myself. Using a high-ranking wizard like me to deal with a gang? It’s like killing a chicken with a knife used to kill a cow. Of course, the reward for this request was a pittance.

‘This kind of request is perfect for experimenting with arcane magic.’

A quest that won’t go away even if you kill them all.

I walked slowly to the gang’s headquarters. The gang took over one of the abandoned buildings scattered around Area X and used it as their base. Of course, it is illegal.

At the entrance to the building, a low-level gang member was sitting on a chair, yawning with his mouth wide open. Spiky steel hair forced into the scalp and thorn decorations sewn into the shoulders. A fashion that is extremely punk. By all accounts, he was a gang member.

“Ok? “What are you, where are you crawling here?”

Crash.

As soon as he saw me, he aimed his pistol.

“It doesn’t seem like he came here wanting to be part of our Gitro gang… Are you a mercenary? Where did the gang send you?”

“It looks pretty familiar. “Are there some mercenaries other than me who came to visit?”

“There is territoriality in every corner of the countryside, so why not have it here? Some well-known gangs do not move directly, but use mercenaries. You are the third. The other two… My organs and implants were ripped off and became my pocket money. You don’t have implants… “Looking at what you’re wearing, I think I’ll get some money.”

“… Looking at his attitude and atmosphere, he wasn’t the worst.”

“Uh, okay. I am the boss here. Didn’t you look into that too? Are you a mercenary?”

I did not read the materials Rose handed me. I just figured out the location of the gang.

A gang at best. The time spent reading dictionary materials is itself a loss. Besides, if it was a really dangerous gang, Rose would have told us in advance.

[Fire Ball]

Grumbling.

A fireball appeared burning in the air.

“Wizard!! Holy shit… !”

He pulled the trigger. A bullet fired from his gun barrel pounded the barrier. Of course there wasn’t a single scratch.

The fireball flew towards the guy’s side. The reason I deliberately avoided a direct hit was to avoid instant death.

‘We need to catch him and experiment with arcane magic, but we can’t kill him right away.’

The fireball exploded as soon as it hit the wall.

Kwahiah ahhhhh!

Part of the building was blown away. The gang members inside the building rushed in like a swarm of insects.

“What the fuck!”

“Is it war?!”

“What kind of bastard are you?!”

“Boss! Are you okay?!”

As soon as the gang members see me, they open their guns. Even grenades and rocket launchers flew. Of course, I couldn’t break through the barrier.

“Fuck… You’re a high-ranking wizard. Why did a high-ranking wizard come? No, what kind of guy hires a high-ranking wizard for something like this? You’re a high-ranking wizard, and you received a request like this? Don’t you have any pride as a high-ranking wizard?!”

The boss stood up, shaking his head. Even if the fireball did not hit you directly, it would not be surprising for an ordinary person to die instantly. But it happened right away?

‘It’s not magic or martial arts… Is it a body strengthening ability?’

I guess it was good. If he was capable enough to threaten me, he wouldn’t have lived as a gang member.

She snapped her fingers.

[Blood Spear]

A bloody spear appears in the air and falls on the gang members. The gang members fired bullets at me while screaming.

“Oh, that doesn’t work! This is a special bullet! “It’s a special magic bullet that can even penetrate barriers!!”

“You idiot, that only works up to level 4 barriers! That monster is at least level 5!”

“Why do level 5 and above come here?!”

“I don’t know either! Just shoot! The boss will do something… “Kwaek!”

Blood spikes emerge from the pool of blood on the floor and pierce the gang members.

The surroundings quickly became quiet. All the 20 gang members were unable to fight. About half were dead and half were alive.

The boss swallowed and opened his mouth.

“Lord, tell me this before I die. “How much do you get paid to do this shit?”

“Was it 5 million credits?”

“… You’re going to kill us for just that little money? I’ll give you three times that! “I’ll get out of this city right now, just save me!”

“Refuse. “My credibility is at stake.”

“Aaaaahhh!”

The guy screams and runs towards me. Since there was no other way, he rushed to Ipan and Sapan.

I cut off his limbs with a bloody blade.

I approached the guy who had fallen to the floor. I took out the grimoire containing Ilario’s arcane magic, Death Plan, from the inventory.

“Well, what are you trying to do…?” ?!”

“I want to materialize your soul and store it before you die completely. This is the new arcane magic I acquired this time. “I came here to test this.”

“Soul materialization… ? Fuck you. Was he a necromancer?”

“I’m quite interested in necromancy.”

The guy’s face turned pale. It wasn’t because he was about to die.

“Please, please. Please don’t make me undead… ! Please just kill him! Please!”

“Your opinion doesn’t matter.”

Take out the dark hole from your inventory. Black mana flows out. The grimoire began to unfold on its own in response to the black mana.

‘Should I say it’s like a magic book? When I tried to use the command plan, I started assisting at will.’

Even without the assistance of a grimoire, you can use the Necromancy. It is true that it is more comfortable if you have an assistant.

‘According to the information written in the grimoire, it can only be used on corpses that are incapacitated or less than 3 minutes old after death.’

When the body dies, the soul disappears somewhere.

‘Manipulating dead souls is necromancy. However, a dead soul cannot be said to be complete. When a necromancer summons a dead soul, the dead soul has lost its memories and self.’

Therefore, it was impossible for a necromancer to fully revive the dead.

‘The soul’s determination allows the soul to be kept intact and used.’

So, if only I had a perfect body… Even the dead can be brought back to life completely.

A magic circle of evil spirit is drawn on its body.

“No, no, no!!!”

The guy howled. However, the magic did not stop.

Ujijik, woodudduk.

His body twists and breaks. His blood splattered here and there. I watched its internal organs tear apart, and its brain melt.

The melted brain and torn heart collided and turned into a small bead. A disgusting bead that looks like a lump of flesh. Its soul exists within this soul core.

‘It was successful.’

-Fuck! What on earth did you do to me?!!

The soul of the bastard trapped in the soul core screamed. Now I could see the soul and hear its voice. It was not my ability, but the ability of the grimoire.

‘One level 3 dark hole for one use of magic. I knew it because it was written in the grimoire, but the effectiveness of the commandment is not very good.’

I also used the Command Plan on other gang members. The results were all successful. Obtained 20 soul cores.

’11 level 3 dark holes were consumed. The amount of black mana needed varies depending on the level of the target.’

One of the soul cores was sacrificed and black magic was used.

[Call Living Night]

A soul core has disappeared somewhere.

Immediately after, the air split and a self-moving plate armor appeared. The Living Knight, holding a long sword in his hand, looks at me and waits for orders.

‘Because the soul core was sacrificed, black mana was consumed to a minimum. At this level, 30 can be operated simultaneously. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to use it when the vanguard is urgent.’

I tried to put the soul core in the inventory.

[Living creatures cannot be placed in the inventory.]

‘Is the soul core a creature test? I guess I’ll have to make a separate pocket and carry it around.’

Next is the resurrection test.

I took out the corpse I had prepared in advance from my inventory.

This is the body of a criminal who died in Lemen Prison.

The soul core was inserted into the corpse’s head, where the brain was.

The body didn’t even move.

‘… The soul core alone cannot make a corpse move. You need strength to move. The soul core itself does not generate power.’

Magic stone.

An additional stone containing mana was placed in the heart of the corpse.

I feel it. The soul core absorbed the mana of the magic stone and spit it out again throughout the body.

Exciting!

My heart starts pounding, and I start to feel alive. The soul core is the brain and the magic stone is the heart.

“Huh! Did I survive? Really… ?!”

The reanimated corpse looked around at its body in disbelief.

“Hey, this isn’t my body?!”

“This is the second experiment. Try using this ability. “If you don’t use it, you die.”

“Damn, wizard!”

The guy with a new body jumped up and swung his fist at me.

Kwaaang!

The barrier blocked the guy’s fist. Unlike the loud impact sound, the barrier is stable without the slightest shaking.

I smiled in satisfaction. This is absolutely not a power that an ordinary person can produce. The body strengthening ability it possesses has been applied.

“I can use this ability. The grimoire only contains information related to dolls… You have to experiment with these things one by one. Now, let’s move on to the next experiment. Next is the pain experiment.”

[Telekinesis]

The guy’s right eye exploded.

“Ahhhhh!

The guy was struggling as if in pain.

It was the feature I wanted more than anything.

Doesn’t this mean that even after killing the target of revenge, you can continue to harass him?

“Very good.”