First of all, its limbs were long.
It had transformed into a quadrupedal form like a cheetah or a tiger. And on its back, a chair made of bone was attached.
This, too, was something created through [Corpse Processing].
That was right.
It was a mount.
Its name was Skeleton Beast.
It was something he had often made and ridden in his previous life. It was used for transportation, but it was also an Undead with excellent combat ability.
“Everyone, come out.”
Zombies and Skeleton Soldiers poured out of the [Corpse Box] in a heap.
“Corpse Processing.”
Then he used the Skill one after another.
First, he stripped away all the rotten flesh and fused bone to bone.
To begin with, he continued attaching bones to the Skeleton Beast.
-Kyaaaaaagh!
-Kieeeeeek!
Fragments of vengeful spirits stuck together and screamed, but he paid them no mind.
As he connected the bones like that, its size gradually increased.
Before long, once he had fused all the Skeleton Soldiers, the Skeleton Beast had grown to the size of an SUV. Since it was large, its weight was no ordinary matter either, and the inside of its body was also packed full of bones.
That was not all.
Several fragments of vengeful spirits had fused together, allowing it to generate Necro Mana on its own throughout its entire body, and a sinister, gloomy power spread around it like fog.
“Heh….”
It was terrifying.
But this was fine.
“Sit.”
The Skeleton Beast slowly sat down.
Park Il-sang sat in the chair on its back and gave an order.
“Go.”
THUD. THUD.
The enormous Skeleton Beast advanced.
***
WHOOOSH!
THWACK!
“Kieeeek!”
The Skeleton Beast went smash! The Frogman went splat!
It was so overwhelming that it could truly be described in those words.
The Skeleton Beast would walk leisurely, and when it saw a Frogman appear, it would charge and slam down with its foreleg.
That movement was actually closer to a Frogman’s behavior than that of a feline.
Since it had been made by joining together Frogman Skeleton Soldiers in the first place, that was only natural.
With that single blow, the Frogman was crushed into minced meat.
Its bones being smashed apart and shattered was a bonus.
However, even if it was shattered to pieces like that, he could use the [Corpse Processing] Skill to join them together, so there was no problem.
And so.
This time, using the Skill, he made a human-shaped Skeleton Soldier holding a shield and spear.
It would have been nice if he could grow the Skeleton Beast infinitely, but Park Il-sang knew that was impossible.
There was a reason the number of Undead Necromancers could control was limited.
It was because of the souls.
Although they were fragmented souls, broken apart after death, those souls had incomplete egos. Mostly, they consisted of things like murderous intent or pain, but in any case, they had will.
Because of that, it was not easy to break and control that will.
That was why a limit existed.
In his previous life, one had to calculate that instinctively.
But the Hunter System displayed it as a number.
The number of Undead Park Il-sang could currently control was twelve.
However.
This Skeleton Beast consumed the equivalent of four. And if he fused even one more corpse into it from here, it would immediately consume ten slots’ worth.
That was because, despite only becoming a little stronger, it placed an enormous burden on control.
Therefore.
The current state was exactly appropriate.
The original twelve had been combined into five, so this alone was a huge gain!
In any case, he turned three Frogman corpses into one Skeleton Shield Spearman. He made eight of those.
Thus, he created a total of one Skeleton Beast and eight Skeleton Shield Spearmen.
The Skeleton Shield Spearmen were also made by cramming three Skeleton Soldiers into one, so their weight had increased, and their abilities had increased as well.
They were strong!
Excellent!
“All right. From now on… we collect corpses! Let us go, Kitty!”
THUD! THUD! THUD!
The Skeleton Beast advanced.
“Ribbit!”
“Ribbit-gurgle!?”
And every Frogman that appeared was gruesomely killed, instantly killed, and swiftly killed!
The shattered corpses were all picked up by the Skeleton Shield Spearmen and neatly placed into the [Corpse Box].
As he continued forward like that, one hundred corpses quickly piled up in the bag.
He could put in no more.
However.
The Necro Mana produced by one hundred corpses was truly powerful, enough to say that it was mana an F-Grade Hunter could never possess.
Around the time he had done that much.
He arrived at the central hall connected to several paths, the one he had visited before.
This time, he entered the cave farthest to the right.
Then.
“Ribbit-rumble-rumble!”
A Frogman holding a weapon appeared there.
“Oh… Did this place’s grade rise?”
In the Frog Nest, aside from the Boss Monster, the Nest Guardian, Frogmen holding weapons did not appear.
That was why it was an F-Rank Dungeon!
Because it was very easy.
But now, a Frogman holding a spear had appeared…. In terms of the danger he felt, it could be said to have increased by more than four times.
“Well. It does not matter either way.”
Of course, it had nothing to do with Park Il-sang.
BOOM!
SQUELCH!
The Skeleton Beast went smash! The Frogman went splat!
It swept the enemy away refreshingly.
“Corpse Processing.”
And now it was time to do something else.
CRACKLE.
The broken bones stuck together and transformed into various shapes.
A crown made of bone. A necklace made of bone. Two rings made of bone. Two bracelets made of bone. One earring made of bone.
A breastplate made of bone. Gloves made of bone. Shoes made of bone that reached the ankles. A belt made of bone.
He had truly made an entire set that could cover his whole body.
After that, he put his hand into the [Corpse Box] and took out an item….
It was the [Human Bone Tongs]!
Holding them, Park Il-sang grinned.
“Excellent. Shall we begin? Necro Item Creation!”
FLASH!
-Necro Item Creation has activated.
-Please select the item to craft.
-Bone objects exist.
-Would you like to craft them into items?
The objects made of bone shone. Holding the tongs, he brought them to the bone crown among them.
-You can imbue a Skill and turn it into a Necro Item.
-Which Skill would you like to imbue?
-2 Skills can be imbued.
A list appeared. First, there were the spells Park Il-sang could use, and on top of that, there were several more entries.
For example, this one.
[Necro Mana Field]
Description : Permanently spreads Necro Mana in all directions. Within this area, allied Undead abilities increase, and enemies take damage. Allied living beings receive neither benefit nor harm. Enemy Undead receive neither benefit nor harm.
Function : All allied Undead abilities increased by 5%
Function : Enemy living beings within a 100-meter radius have their senses dulled
“Oh… This originally exists separately as a spell too, but the System lets me use it outright. This is good. Ah. Right. Wait a moment. What happens if I mix this with Life Force Absorption?”
Park Il-sang thought for a moment.
Then he decided to simply experiment.
“I will imbue [Necro Mana Field] and [Life Force Absorption].”
FLASH!
-[Crown of Life Ravagement] has been crafted.
[Crown of Life Ravagement]
Grade : Rare
Description : A Necro Item created by Necromancer Park Il-sang. It contains the will to thoroughly ravage life and dominate the dead.
Function : ‘Weak Life Force Absorption’ and ‘Sense Dulling’ against enemy living beings within a 100-meter radius
Function : All allied Undead abilities increased by 5% and equipped with the ‘Weak Life Force Absorption’ Skill
“This is absurdly powerful, is it not?”
That was right.
It was truly an absurdly powerful item.
A monstrous object that passively stole enemies’ life force had been completed.
First, he put the crown on his head.
“Good. This is a fine start.”
Park Il-sang laughed softly and looked at the other items on the list.
There were three more: [Undead Command], [Rural Death Ruler], and [Curse Enhancement].
[Undead Command] strengthened the abilities of the Undead under his control, and its stat increase was larger than that of [Necro Mana Field]. However, because it was not something like an aura, it could not place Debuffs on enemies.
[Rural Death Ruler] simply increased the number of Undead he could control. Exactly +5.
[Curse Enhancement] increased the power of Debuff-type Necromancy spells. In truth, it had no use right now.
“Let us see… I have done the crown for now. The rest are… the necklace and the rings….”
Park Il-sang counted the number.
He could craft ten more items.
And since he could imbue two optional functions each, that meant he could grant a total of twenty functions.
“Whoa… This is incredible. Other Hunters were not like this….”
According to his experience working as a Menial Worker, the reality was that low-grade Hunters rarely possessed proper items.
Making a full-body set like this was impossible!
Was the Necromancer Job overpowered? Or was Park Il-sang himself special? He could not tell which it was.
But good things were good things, so he decided not to concern himself with it.
Then.
Park Il-sang began crafting items.
Bone Necklace – [Life Ravagement]
Two Bone Rings – [Undead Command] double-stacked on each
Two Bone Bracelets – [Undead Command] double-stacked on each
Bone Earring - [Rural Death Ruler] double-stacked
Bone Breastplate - [Rural Death Ruler] double-stacked
Bone Gloves - [Rural Death Ruler] double-stacked
Bone Ankle-high Shoes - [Life Ravagement]
Bone Belt - [Life Ravagement]
He crafted and equipped all of them.
He could feel powerful energy wrapping around him.
As a result, the [Life Ravagement] combo was stacked four times, [Undead Command] was stacked four times, and [Rural Death Ruler] was stacked six times.
The number of Undead he could control increased by +30, allowing him to control a staggering forty-two Undead.
And through the stacked [Undead Command] and [Life Ravagement] combo, he could feel that the Undead under his command had instantly become about twice as strong.
Furthermore.
Merely by approaching him, enemy living beings would have a considerable amount of life force drained from them.
After equipping all the items, even Park Il-sang himself was dumbfounded.
“Have I not become too strong?”
If he was like this at F-Grade, what on earth would happen later?