novelraw Chapter 90 : Chapter 90
Chapter 90 : Chapter 90
Chapter 90 World of Art (10)
Black Seed Bell.
A mystical tool containing a malicious spirit chopped into pieces and sealed within eleven bells.
While trapped in the inescapable bells, the malicious spirit's grudge matures fiercely, and thus, the spirit becomes even stronger than before it was sealed.
However, in the hands of an ordinary person, there is no major issue.
First of all, no matter how much it is shaken, it doesn't make a sound, and nothing special happens even if one carries it.
At most, having disturbing dreams would be the biggest side effect.
But when these bells fall into the hands of a mana user, the story changes.
The moment one infuses mana into the bells and shakes them.
JINGLE-
The pitch-black seal on the bell's surface peels off, and finally, the bell rings.
And following the sound of the bell spreading faintly into the air, the trapped malicious spirit descends into reality.
And this was exactly what Riman had just done.
JINGLE...!
An ominous metallic sound cut through the night air.
Ten of the eleven bells remained silent, and sound flowed from only a single bell.
It meant he had released only one of the eleven pieces of the malicious spirit.
Riman muttered.
"I can't completely control it yet but... I was planning to consume one for testing purposes anyway."
HISS-
Something black flowed out of the bell with an ominous vibration.
Seeing that, Francis felt chills all over her body.
Fear was detected at the unconscious level even before her consciousness could perceive it.
"This damn...!"
She had to block it.
Although she didn't know what that was, her instincts were screaming that she must block it unconditionally.
ZZZT!
Francis once again pulled out a tentacle and fired it at Riman.
The distance was unnecessarily close.
'At this distance, he can't dodge...!'
Even if he blocked it with a barrier, at this distance, she could pierce through with force.
So she stabbed with conviction.
The tip of the tentacle, sharp enough to pierce even concrete in one go, reached Riman.
STAB!
The sound of flesh being pierced.
Riman's left palm was penetrated by the tentacle.
Francis wore a triumphant smile.
'Got him...!'
With this, she caught that bastard.
Or so she thought, but that was a misunderstanding.
The one caught was Francis.
GRAB!
Riman clenched his left hand and grabbed the tentacle.
And immediately projected refined mana beyond his left hand onto the tentacle.
[Freeze]
CRACKLE!
The tentacle froze in an instant.
The freezing that ran along the surface of the tentacle reached Francis in a flash.
The tentacle's movement stiffened hard, and long ice wrapped around Francis's neck.
"Kuh...!"
Like that, Riman grabbed Francis's neck with the extended ice.
Francis couldn't even budge from that spot.
She couldn't break the ice either.
Because Riman was continuously injecting mana into the ice to maintain its strength.
Riman spoke to Francis as if mocking her.
"I like moments like this. The moment when the accumulated karma is returned exactly as it was given."
"Let go... let go of this...! Let me go!!"
"The kids you killed must have said that too, right?"
"Why bring that up now!! Let me go right now!!"
"You really can't grasp what you've done until the end."
HISS...-
Meanwhile, the piece of the malicious spirit that escaped the bell slowly took shape.
At first, it wavered like fog, but soon it clumped and stretched here and there, beginning to take a specific form.
Watching that, Francis said.
"Fuck, what is that again...!"
"Eoduksini. A monster born from human fear of darkness."
"What?"
"As you know, about 200 years ago, as magic stone veins were exposed, mana spread into the atmosphere. Due to that, some of the imaginary beings that only resided in myths, legends, folklore, and folktales came to manifest in reality."
Concepts gained existence through mana.
"...This guy, Eoduksini, is also one of those beings."
HMMMM...-
Soon, Eoduksini took on a human silhouette.
A bizarre appearance that looked like a child in some ways, and an adult in others.
It mixed with the darkness of the night, becoming darker and more distinct.
"HISS......"
Chilling energy flowed from Eoduksini's mouth.
It was closer to goosebumps or chills rather than cold air.
Francis unconsciously stepped back.
Of course, she was just marching in place since her neck was held by the ice.
"No... no... no... don't... don't do it!!"
Of course, Francis's pleas fell on deaf ears.
"After killing so many like that, you go totally crazy when it's your turn to die."
"Why do you keep talking about that!! What do I care about the dead bastards!! Let go of this!!"
Riman ignored her words and looked at Eoduksini.
And commanded.
"Bite."
WHOOSH.
Eoduksini sprang forward.
A torrent of blackness swept through the air.
Darkness wrapped around Francis.
The darkness that gained form wrapped tightly around her body, and the teeth hiding in the darkness sprang out all at once.
The teeth pierced the skin, and dozens, hundreds of puncture wounds embroidered the skin.
Pain began to be injected.
"ARGHHH!! AHHH!!"
Amidst the blackness covering her entire body, only the inside of her wide-open mouth was bright red.
Blood-curdling screams flowed endlessly, and Riman listened attentively as if appreciating music.
The one who used to paint with others' pain was now weaving a melody with her own pain.
He couldn't calculate if it was full repayment, but it was a reasonable reimbursement.
If you gave pain to others, you should receive that much yourself.
Like that, Francis was pushed into death step by step.
Lengthily, very slowly.
Meanwhile, Riman was putting all his effort into controlling Eoduksini with his mana.
'...So it feels like this.'
The sensation of controlling a malicious spirit.
Subduing the malicious spirit expressing resistance with its whole body every moment, and enforcing and imposing the caster's will.
This is exactly the start and basis of Necromancy.
Riman imprinted all those feelings into his mind as much as possible.
Riman still had 10 bells left.
He had to completely capture and subdue those ten pieces of Eoduksini.
In other words, he had to complete his own Necromancy by adding theory to the data obtained through this experience.
That was why Riman called this act a 'test'.
CRACK...-
After a while.
As Francis completely stopped breathing, Eoduksini fell away.
The creature staggered and raised its body.
And looked around, wandering in search of another victim.
The search didn't take long.
Because Riman entered its sight.
"GRRR......!"
Finally, Eoduksini bared its teeth at Riman.
Sharp fragments protruding from the bastard's entire body rippled.
The place those teeth were headed was Riman.
Riman commanded.
"Sit."
THUD!
Eoduksini knelt instantly.
But that was only for a moment.
The bastard began to resist.
Slowly raising its body, trembling all over, it struggled to shake off Riman's command.
Riman commanded again.
"Kneel."
THUD!
Eoduksini knelt again, but began to rise again.
Riman's control wasn't working properly.
'...Is it because I'm not yet used to the control grammar of Necromancy?'
This body could easily manifest magic of the natural element lineage.
Like it was optimized for that.
However, it wasn't the case in other fields.
Summoning, Necromancy, Body Enhancement.
Even if he knew the images and grammar composing the formulas for such magic, he couldn't use them properly.
Still, it wasn't a big problem.
Because Riman had the access code to Sanhae Magic Tower's Virtual Library.
Since it was a Magic Tower that achieved mastery in Outer Arts fields like Necromancy, he would be able to find a method somehow if he dug into the materials there.
Of course, he had to subdue this guy first for now.
"HISS......!"
Eoduksini began to approach Riman.
To bite Riman.
At that moment.
VROOOM-
Something huge cut through the air and approached Riman.
A flying vehicle, an Aerobile.
It was full of military troops inside.
The reinforcements Francis requested from the City Hall had only now arrived here.
A soldier inside the Aerobile looked outside and said.
"Wait... isn't that Francis Appel?"
"Huh?!"
They discovered their protection target sprawled on the rooftop covered in blood.
And Riman standing next to her as well.
It was clear how to interpret this situation.
"Fire."
CLICK.
Machine guns stored in the lower part of the Aerobile revealed themselves.
As the shooter pulled the trigger, the gun barrels began to pour out bullets.
RAT-TAT-TAT-TAT!
Hundreds of bullets flying toward Riman.
Of course, Riman's barrier deflected them all.
Still, it couldn't be denied that the situation had become quite troublesome.
"Ha, these bastards......"
Riman glanced at the Aerobile and turned his gaze back to Eoduksini.
"...Right, you were there."
Then—
GRAB!
He quickly approached and grabbed Eoduksini's neck in one go.
As he poured mana and began to crush it in this close proximity, even Eoduksini couldn't budge.
'Right, is Necromancy anything special?'
If I lack technique, I can just crush and subdue it with force.
"Anyway, you go and deal with them."
With those words, Riman threw Eoduksini toward the Aerobile.
Eoduksini, thrown at the Aerobile, was sucked into the engine and blew it up right there.
BOOM!
The right engine exploded with a roar.
"Uh?"
"Uh, uh, uh?!"
With the voices of panicked soldiers, the Aerobile spun and crashed.
CRASH!
The Aerobile crashed onto the rooftop, leaving a long skid mark.
Perhaps the fuel tank wasn't damaged, as the vehicle body didn't explode.
Of course, a rather large fire broke out.
After subduing the Aerobile like that, Riman finished the headhunting.
He took out his phone, photographed Francis's corpse, and ran a DNA analysis by recognizing the blood.
Not long after, an authentication message flew in, and money entered his account.
The bounty for Francis Appel was 400 million.
And the amount deposited into Riman's account was......
[20,000,000 Won has been deposited.]
"Sigh."
Lancelot, this bastard really.
Every time I see the deposit amount, I get pissed off.
"...Well, whatever. Let's go."
Riman approached the crashed Aerobile.
Eoduksini was pulling furiously at the door to get inside the Aerobile.
But because the vehicle body was crumpled, the door showed no sign of opening.
Riman grabbed the hair of Eoduksini, who was making a fuss.
"Come here, you bastard."
"Kuh!"
I was just going to consume you for testing, but I should just subdue and use you too.
SQUISH-
Riman began to crumple Eoduksini like crushing a soda can.
Since it was an amorphous being, it compressed as it was crumpled.
Meanwhile, Eoduksini couldn't offer any resistance.
Because Riman proceeded with the compression by literally pouring mana into it.
Sufficiently great power was no different from Necromancy.
Like that, Riman succeeded in crumpling Eoduksini back into the bell.
Of course, since he didn't have the talent of a shaman, it was a bit unstable, but anyway, he succeeded in re-sealing.
And the soldiers inside the Aerobile were witnessing that ridiculous sight as it was.
'Is crumpling that thing like that... possible?!'
At that moment, when Riman glanced at them, the soldiers flinched.
Riman said.
"You can follow and try to kill me."
"......?!"
"But from that moment, I will also consider you enemies."
"......!"
"So just open the door, come out, and get off work. I don't want to kill anyone else today either."
Leaving only those words, Riman turned his back and walked away.
Not a single one among the soldiers chased after him.