The Boundless Necromancer

things involving mana like magic or mana-based skills.

It synergized very well with those specializing in close combat.

“We should also reveal what our hunter ranks were in the outside world.”

He slipped that in as the corner of his mouth rose.

“I was a D rank hunter before I came here.”

“That’s probably a good idea.
I was an E rank.”

“Not bad for a support.
You must have been alright.”

“I must have been.”

While Lee Hayeon brushed Sunghoon off, his attention now turned to me.

I didn’t even have a rank to reveal to them.

Just 7 fruitless years as a trainee.

“I wasn’t a hunter in the outside world, but I was a player.
I was preparing to become a hunter.”

Of course, I didn’t mention that the preparation period was 7 years. 

“Legit?”

As expected, his face contorted into a look of disapproval.

“I’m still confident enough in my ability to fight.”

But he didn’t even try to hear me out.

“Confident my ass.
Just don’t hold us back.”

He looked like he just lost a lottery.

A familiar gaze.

“…”

The only reaction I got before coming into the tower.

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“I guess you can at least be a meat shield if you can strengthen your body.”

Just his tone said that he didn’t expect anything from me.

I stayed quiet and stared at him.

He must have taken my silence as acceptance.

“Just stay in front of Lee Hayeon and follow my orders if you want to pass the trial.”

Lee Hayeon carefully opened her mouth.

“Well if he came up here, we’re all probably at the same power level.”

It was almost as if she was trying to calm me down, but I had no intention of replying.

All that mattered in this tower was your strength.

If he was qualified to talk to me like that, I had nothing to say.

My pride was a small price to pay for my life.

If he could prove his strength, it would be best to just play along with him…

Though if he couldn’t, there was no reason for me to be treated like this.

‘I’ll find out soon enough.’

「 The citadel’s front door will open in 3 minutes.
」 

The trial would officially start soon.

And—

“Let’s hear the information you found out using your questions.”

An eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth.

No point in talking back to him now.

I wouldn’t let him talk his way out if he ever got in the way or caused a problem.

Even if he was a hunter in the past, if we were all reset at the beginning…

‘We shouldn’t be too far off in strength.’

Some of the rewards and our innate abilities were probably a little different.

But even then, we should all be around the same level… 

More so since I found out how overpowered my innate ability was.

“Let me tell you what’s going to happen after the doors open.”

 

It wasn’t like anything that we haven’t faced before.

We’d be fighting monsters off, same as usual.

Also, we’d have to get through the horde as fast as possible and kill the goblin chief.

“In these citadels, there are a total of 5 bosses and only 15 people can pass the trial.”

Only half of the 30 would survive.

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“Each boss is targeted by two teams so we have a team against us.”

That’s not bad, there were only 3 people against us…

‘Six people going for the same objective.’

It was designed to be cruel.

We would practically be murdering our opponents.

Actually, they were essentially ordering us to take out the other team.

Taking out the boss would be much easier if we took out the other team first.

But Lee Sunghoon seemed to prefer it.

“I like how simple it is.
We just have to kill it before they do.”

“We’ll have to map the area out first.”

“Didn’t you say you had an exploration-based innate ability?”

“Yep.
I’ll lead the way so the two of you can just protect me.”

“You hear that trainee? Just stand in front of her.”

I just nodded my head.

He definitely didn’t like the fact that I didn’t say anything, but he didn’t point it out.

More accurately, he didn’t have the chance.

「 Time up.
」 

「 The citadel gates have opened and the monsters are pouring in.
」 

「 Find the target as soon as possible and kill it.
」 

“Stand in the front.”

Lee Sunghoon dropped the conversation and took out his greatsword.

I nodded again and stood in front of Lee Hayeon.

“Please just tell me where to go.”

“I’ll be in your care.”

She followed close behind and Lee Sunghoon guarded us from the rear.

As soon as we stepped out…

KIEAAAKK!

We only just started and this happened already?

Monsters made their way through the stone buildings.

Seeing an army of fully armed goblins made the hair on the back of my neck stand up.

Yep.
No way the tower would have made this easy.

“…I can lead the way later.
Let’s get ready to fight first.”

I remembered that I didn’t choose to go on a walk in the park…

This was the worst of the three difficulties… hard.