Summoning Genius of Kizen - Chapter 125 According to what Simon learned in Summoning Studies class, Necromancer dark magic to raise corpses into zombies is broadly divided into two types: Raise Zombie. Summon Zombie. Raise Zombie is a dark magic that creates instant zombies for a few hours of combat in an urgent battlefield. Summon Zombie, on the other hand, allows for the creation of semi-permanent zombies by investing time, with the intention of keeping them as summoned beasts. And Aaron's evaluation target this time was, naturally, 'Summon Zombie'. Simon had intended to do everything himself, but before he knew it, the other group members had also taken their places and were assisting him. “Simon, the 'Frenzy' formula in the magic circle is reacting negatively with the corpse. This needs to be replaced entirely.” “Ah, okay.” “The actomyosin in the body is reacting abnormally as the summoning magic activates!” “That's probably because decay doesn't occur in Deathland. It seems fine to proceed as is.” Simon felt a slight warmth in his chest as he accelerated the magic circle's creation. 'Focus. I need to maximize the unique characteristics of Deathland. All formulas related to maintenance and decay should be removed.' Considering the environment, Simon simplified the complex formulas as much as possible, then activated the magic circle. Clatter, clatter. The dead armored guard's body shook as if having a seizure. “Everyone, back away!” Dick shouted. “They said that aggression towards the living can be maximized immediately after summoning magic is activated!” The four of them all retreated, putting distance between themselves and the corpse. Finally, the corpse slowly rose. Fortunately, it showed no aggressive reactions, merely standing blankly with its mouth agape. “S-success, right?” “Looks like it.” The four of them simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief. Next, Simon, the caster, attempted to connect to the zombie's consciousness. There were no rejection reactions or side effects. “I'll try attacking.” Simon mentally commanded it to attack a nearby tree. The guard zombie dragged its armor and ran, biting at the tree with its teeth. It actively pushed against the tree, scratching vigorously with its claws. “Hmm.” Mei-rin bent down, observing the zombie's movements. “Its aggression is perfectly implemented, and there's corpse poison on its teeth and claws. It's a bit of a shame it limps slightly due to a leg injury from when it was alive, but this much is good.” Mei-rin straightened up and finally nodded. “Yes, a zombie of this quality will definitely secure us above average marks.” “Good work, everyone!” Finally, the hard part was over. Everyone let go of their heavy feelings and chatted. Simon decided to store the zombie in his subspace as the caster. “Ugh— Ah!” Mei-rin stretched and shivered. “Now we just go back the way we came, through the sewers, back to camp, and get it checked by the professor, right?” Dick blinked. “Oh, that's unexpected.” “What now?” “I thought you'd want to search all the graves until we found an even better zombie.” “No thanks.” Mei-rin shook her head vigorously. “I don't want to go that far here. Hearing about Talhern earlier just left a bad taste in my mouth. Let's go back to camp.” “Alright!” The other three also nodded. “But…” Simon, who had been scanning their surroundings, spoke with a hardened expression. “It doesn't look like going back will be easy.” “Hm? Why?” Whoosh. A cool breeze blew. The bushes began to rustle. “Is there something there?” Simon quietly nodded. A moment later, corpses with their backs bent backward began to emerge from the bushes. “Z-zombies!” “They were here too?” Crash! Shatter! This time, the mansion's windows broke. Turning their heads, they saw zombies pouring out of the windows. Individuals who had fallen from the 4th and 5th floors and crashed to the ground quickly got back up. “Whoa, what the hell?! What's with this sudden attack?!” “Run!” Without anyone needing to say it, they all ran in the opposite direction from where the zombies were swarming. Because they had come to the back of the mansion while searching for zombies, they had quite a distance to run to get back to the sewers. 'Already this much…' Simon gazed at the garden, letting out a low groan. The beautiful garden was now teeming with zombies that had gathered from all directions. What was this? The zombies were also inside the mansion. If they were going to attack, why didn't they attack from the beginning? It was as if they had deliberately lured them deeper until reinforcements arrived. Of course, zombies couldn't possibly possess that level of intelligence or tactics. The doubts in his mind swelled like a snowball. “This way!” There were too many undead in the garden. Simon's group decided to go around to the back of the warehouse building next to the mansion. But there were zombies guarding this side too. “There's no end to them!” “Let's go!” At this rate, they had no choice but to force their way through the encirclement. As Dick and Mei-rin led the way, frantically striking down zombies, Simon subtly paused. He then stood behind the warehouse building and pulled an imaginary lever. 'Someone's going to get hurt at this rate. I'll need to borrow some strength here, Pier.' Whoosh! From this angle, with the warehouse building providing cover, his group members couldn't see the subspace. The subspace opened, and Pier and the Legionized skeletons poured out. [Kuhahaha! I'm always happy to rampage!] Pier said, shouldering his greatsword. [If you fight like this, your friends will find out you're a Legion Commander, won't they?] 'They won't find out.' Simon grinned. 'This is Deathland, the paradise of the undead, isn't it? Skeletons fighting zombies isn't that strange of a sight.' [Aha!] 'Pier, please act as a separate unit. We'll move as if we don't know each other.' [Kuhahaha! I understand!] In short, he was telling them to pretend to be indigenous monsters of Deathland. Pier moved with the Legionized skeletons, and Simon quickly ran back to his group, rejoining them as if nothing had happened. “Wow, this is really dangerous.” Dick muttered. They had dealt with the zombies blocking their path, but nearly 100 zombies were now blocking the way to the sewers. Moreover, the number of zombies was increasing in real-time, and the encirclement was tightening. Mei-rin bit her lip, looking at her Tongpad. She seemed to be hesitating whether to send a distress signal. But her dilemma vanished in an instant. Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa! A massive slash tore through the dense zombie formation, passing right through it. [Kuhahahaha!] A tall skeleton with a pure white greatsword on its shoulder leaped into the zombie horde. With a single swing of his greatsword, dozens of zombies were slaughtered. Following him, the Legionized skeletons began to eliminate zombies alongside Pier. “...Huh?” “Skeletons fighting zombies? Is it a territorial dispute?” Simon pretended not to know, saying, “I don't know what it is, but this is our chance! Run!” Simon's group ran towards the sewers, and Pier and the skeleton unit were also performing their separate unit mission perfectly. On the surface, it looked like they were just fighting indiscriminately, but Pier was drawing the zombies' attention while following Simon's group. Occasionally, he would unleash slashes to destroy zombies heading towards Simon's group. “Wow! Wow! That's f***ing awesome!” Even as Dick ran for his life, his eyes were fixed on Pier. “That sword, that cloak, wow! It's a Necromancer's dream! Isn't that crazy, Simon? I'd have no regrets if I could get an undead like that!” Simon forced a smile and said, “Y-yeah, I guess.” “But isn't it a little strange?” Mei-rin said. “Are those really skeletons living in Deathland? Why do they seem to be helping us?” “What are you talking about? It's just a coincidence.” Dick retorted, but Simon had a startled expression. 'Ugh, is it too contrived after all?' It was understandable to think that way since Simon's group and the Legion were moving in similar directions. Simon poked Pier's sub-body with his finger. 'Pier, can you see my location?' [Yeah, I can see it.] 'Please aim a precise slash at our location. I'll react somehow when I see it.' [Kuhahaha! You crazy bastard!] Still, he seemed ready to do as he was told, as a flash of light erupted from Pier's side. [It's 10 paces ahead of your current position.] Simon reacted immediately. A massive slash approached them. “Mei-rin!” Simon grabbed Mei-rin, who was running ahead, and threw himself to the side. Immediately, the slash swept through the spot where the two of them had been. Dick and Kamibarez gasped and fell on their butts. Kugugugugugugu! With a thick cloud of smoke, a massive scar was left on the ground. “Whoa, man…” Dick let out a hollow laugh, looking at the trace of the slash. “Who was it that said that monster was on our side earlier?” Simon quickly got up and said, “Mei-rin! Are you okay?” “…” Her face flushed, she stared blankly before startledly replying, “Ah! Yeah, thanks.” “Here it comes again!” Pier was unleashing indiscriminate slashes in all directions. The ground shook wildly. Buildings collapsed, and debris fell. The four of them ran frantically, dodging the falling fragments. [Was the act convincing?] 'Nice!' Simon, while running, subtly gave a thumbs-up towards Pier's sub-body. The sub-body chuckled. “There it is! I see the sewer!” While Pier and the skeletons held back the zombie horde, Simon's group safely reached the manhole cover. Again, Mei-rin obscured their vision with Jet Black Elemental Fire, and Dick scattered music boxes that made noise in various places. Simon opened the lid, and the three quickly descended the ladder. Finally, Simon climbed down and closed the lid discreetly. Dick even secured it firmly with an Enchant. “Haaah.” “We're alive.” Everyone sighed deeply, as if they had been waiting for this moment. “Let's quickly go back to camp. This place really isn't normal.” “I agree a hundred, a thousand times.” The four of them descended the ladder and walked through the sewers. Since the zombies above hadn't come down, the tension that had gripped their bodies slowly began to ease. They chatted casually. “By the way, that skeleton earlier was so cool, wasn't it? Wow! Maybe that individual is the ruler of Deathland?” “That's enough, you idiot.” Mei-rin chided him. Taking the opportunity, Simon tapped Pier's sub-body with his fingertip. 'Pier, how is it?' [There are just a lot of them, but no problem. I'll fight for a bit and then retreat to rejoin you.] 'Okay. Please do.' Somehow, this mission seemed to have passed safely. The only regrettable thing was not finding any clues about Prince. Simon wanted to explore Deathland a little more. However, he couldn't think of any justification to leave his group members behind and continue searching alone. If he went alone, they would all follow, saying it was too dangerous. '…!' Simon stopped walking. A sudden chill ran down his spine. Carried on the wind was the terrible stench of corpses. Kamibarez, who was walking beside him, looked at Simon with curious eyes. “What's wrong, Simon?” “Everyone, stop.” Dick, who was walking ahead, raised his arm and said, “Someone's coming from the other side.” Splash. Splash. Footsteps echoed through the sewers. The sound was unusually loud in the enclosed space. Mei-rin said in a small voice, “Who is it? A zombie?” “The footsteps sound too normal for a zombie.” “Could it be other Kizen students who entered the sewers like us?” Simon shook his head. “If so, we should hear at least two sets of footsteps. Kizen students wouldn't travel alone in such a dangerous place.” Stomp— Stomp— Drag— Everyone swallowed hard and waited. [Hmm.] And emerging from the darkness was a boy with an unusual appearance. He looked young, around 12 years old, and his greyish skin was striking. He wore luxurious formal attire, like a young noble, and a crown on his head. The boy was dragging something along the ground. It was the foul-smelling carcass of a horse. Its flank had a large hole, as if gnawed by a wild animal. 'W-who is he?' It was clear without saying that he wasn't an ordinary person. As everyone tensed, the boy threw the horse carcass in front of the four of them. They flinched and recoiled at its grotesque appearance. [My name is Prince.] The boy said. [I am the ruler of Deathland.]
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