The Boundless Necromancer

p>“Sure.”

There wasn’t much to disagree on.

“I’ll be in your care now, Hunter Han Sungyeun-nim.”
He smiled and stuck out his hand.

“Likewise.”
I shook his hand and gave him a faint smile.

It was time to start my first dungeon incursion as a hunter.

***

Voom…!

The scenery changed as soon as we stepped into the portal at the center of the park.

Of course, something like this didn’t surprise me anymore.

It was common in the tower.

Also, I already knew that these gates generated domains that were completely disconnected from reality.

I heard that the most common environments were plains, deserts, or cave-like areas.

And this time, it happened to be a cave.

“What a shame.
Melee fighting styles aren’t very suited for caves.”

Lee Cheolwon looked around the cave with a frown.

He wouldn’t be able to fully swing his spear in an environment that was this narrow…

There were other factors as well.

“This cave is definitely too narrow for two people to fight side by side.”

I agreed with the scowling man and started to observe the area.

There was just enough room for us to walk side by side.

Even though my weapon was a sword, there still wasn’t enough space for both of us to swing our weapons simultaneously. 

But this was just the entrance, and we didn’t know what was ahead of us.

Dungeons could be quite unpredictable.

I was sure the area would widen as we approached the center of the dungeon.

But that didn’t mean that we could let our guard down.

‘Monsters can come out no matter where you are in the dungeon.’

They tended to not be near the entrance, but nothing was guaranteed in dungeons.

I slowly raised my sword and suggested that we keep walking. 

“Let’s keep up our guard and start moving forward.”

He finally snapped out of his thoughts and nodded.

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“You’re right.
Just follow me while being wary of our surroundings.”
He got in front of me and started taking the lead.

‘Wait, I wanted to be in the front.’

It would have been the ideal way to test out all the new skills I had.

I wanted to protest against his decision, but Lee Cheolwon was an experienced hunter.

‘I guess it’s only right that he takes the lead.’

And I heard that the real hunting started at the center of the dungeon.

There was no need to rush into things.

Trying out my new skills was important, but observing an experienced hunter would also be beneficial.

I reassured myself and followed Lee Cheolwon deeper into the cave.

It was then.

“Kieeeeek…”

Lee Cheolwon’s eyes widened as the low-pitched growl got louder.

“Hmm, lizardmen… That’s not a good sign.”

Lizardmen were D-ranked humanoid reptilian monsters.

The only special thing about them was that they used weapons skills, unlike goblins or orcs.

They were actually known to have high-tier weapon skills.

“Kieeek, kieeeek.”

A lizardman holding a long spear flared its eyes as it made its way toward us.

“A long spear and weapon skills? That’s gonna be annoying.”

“It’ll be better if one of us takes it down.”

“Yeah.
I’ll take him since I have a longer range with my spear.”

“…Okay.”
I thought about it for a bit, but this was just one monster.

‘I’ll let him have this one.’

Plus, this was an opportunity to see how an experienced hunter fought.

I was about to take a step back until I saw that Lee Cheolwon was just staring the lizardman down.

‘What the…?’

I thought he would end the fight instantly, but they both circled each other.

Feigning attacks while looking for opportunities to strike?

This was not what I signed up to see.

I wasn’t going to waste my three days on Earth like this.

Why was he struggling so much against a single lizardman at the entrance?

‘Stalling like this could be problematic…’

Emergency gates were different from normal dungeons in a couple of ways.

The only reason they let random hunters into these gates was to stop the monsters from getting out.

After some time, the hunter association would either blockade the gate or designate it as a public dungeon.

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Then the hunters from the association could come and clear the dungeon.

I was under not one, but two different time limits.

‘We can’t waste any more time.’

Change of plans.

I was done observing this guy.

“Let me lend you a hand.”

My actions were faster than my words.

I propelled myself forward instantly. 

Crash!

Lee Cheolwon stared in dismay as I bolted past him.

“What the fuck?! C-come ba-”

He seemed to be startled at my sudden decision to dash in.

“Instant acceleration.”
But as soon as I activated the skill… 

「 Activating the skill ‘Instant Acceleration.’ 」 

Lee Cheolwon’s desperate cry was cut short.

Slash-!

“…Huh?”

A mere D-rank monster had no chance of following my accelerated movements.

Plop.

“It’s over.”

That was enough for its head to drop to the floor.

‘I guess dungeons don’t make the monsters particularly strong.’

The lizardman felt a little weak compared to the D-rank monsters I faced in the tower, but that was not important right now.

I swung my sword to clean the blood off.

“Sorry, I’m in a bit of a rush.
I hope you don’t mind.”

“Ah yeah… I understand.
Very understandable.”

He nodded as he stared into the empty space in front of me.

It was as if he didn’t understand what had just happened… 

This was the perfect time to convince him. 

“By the way, I have a suggestion.
Are you open to one?”

“S-sure.
Anything.”

I gave him my brightest smile and finally spoke my mind.

“I want to stand in the front.”
I couldn’t waste the whole day on this dungeon.

It was time to pick up the pace.

 

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