The Boundless Necromancer

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“Now, let’s check all those other things.”

First, let’s check on the newly upgraded necromancy. 

「 Innate ability – ‘Necromancy (D) 」 

「 Proficiency – 0% 」

「 Basic effect – Able to absorb the souls of the dead to increase or reinforce stats, mana, or something of a similar nature.
」

「 Extra effect(1) – Able to permanently increase stats depending on the nature and rank of the soul.
」

「 Extra effect(2) – Able to store souls for later use.
Soul storage capacity depends on the ability’s rank.
」  

「 Extra effect(3) – Able to acquire one skill bound to a soul at a certain percentage upon absorbing that soul.
」 

「 Extra effect(4) – Able to protect your body by consuming souls.
The impact that can be absorbed is proportional to the souls used.
」 

There was a new extra effect, but the description of the basic effect had also changed.

‘Increase or reinforce stats, mana, or something of a similar nature.’

It didn’t just say that the souls would strengthen me or that I would be able to turn them into something that I’d like.

If I wanted more mana, I’d be able to get more mana.

And if not, I’d be able to increase my stats.

Plus…

‘I got a defensive skill.’

An ability to protect myself by consuming some of the souls I had stored.

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I was hoping that it would be something to help me steal more skills but… 

‘I guess not.’

It wasn’t bad, but I was a little bitter that my predictions were off.

Mostly because I had to solely rely on my innate ability for growth due to a lack of my own talents.

‘I guess I can’t just rely on the innate ability to help me.’

I had to find other ways to get stronger.

And the key to that wasn’t with me, but with the tower.

Whatever the ‘pioneer’ or the ‘brilliance’ was, if I could get all the benefits and get the skills I needed…

Then I wouldn’t have to solely rely on my innate ability.

“I’ll be there soon.
Let’s not rush.”

As long as I survived the 7th trial, everything would be fine.

So I just had to focus on the upcoming trial for now.

‘And it’s not like I didn’t need a way to protect myself.’

It would be dangerous to face an intruder like I did on the 5th trial.

The problem was how I could activate the ability but—

“I don’t really know how.”

Typically, I should naturally know how to use it but that wasn’t the case this time.

Then.

‘Maybe this counts as a passive ability.’

I did hear about those kinds of innate abilities.

One of the extra effects would be a passive that enhanced the already existing abilities.

If my 4th effect was anything like that then…

The protection should be working already.

‘I guess I’ll find out.’

I turned the autohealing off and put my sword right up to my skin.

Just in case the autohealing interfered with me testing this skill out.

My tenacity was high enough to resist the blade but…

Crrrrrk!

It wasn’t so hard that I couldn’t cut myself.

The thunder blade was a C-grade item with a high enough cutting force, so it only made sense.

I had to be careful because of all my extra buffs, but that wasn’t going to stop me.

‘The extra cutting force, the triple lacerate skill, or the electrocution effect might be dangerous but…’

The electrocution effect was only on hit and shouldn’t activate while the blade was already on my body…

And the cutting force was a passive skill, but I could control to what point I wanted to push down…

And I just didn’t have to activate the laceration skill.

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So I put a little bit more pressure on my arm but—

「 A soul has absorbed an attack on the user.
」 

「 Soul of player ‘Song Jinook’ has been consumed.
」 

「 Number of souls in possession – 3/30 」

The blade that should have sliced through my flesh was blocked by a black fog of some kind.

Where there should have been blood was not even a scar.

“Ooh…”

I wasted one of the souls I got from the 6th floor, but it didn’t matter that much.

I was more surprised by necromancy’s ability to protect.

“…It’s better than I thought?”

‘With this, I think I would be okay even if that black knight came at me again.’

It depended on what the next trial would be, but it looked like it could become very useful.

“I probably shouldn’t absorb all my souls then.”

There should always be some souls just in case.

Especially these low-level souls from low-level players.

「 Skill – Contempt for the Weak (F) 」 

「 Proficiency – 2% 」 

「 Effect – If all of the opponent’s stats fail to exceed yours, your strength increases proportionally to the difference.
」 

This was an achievement skill I got from the 6th trial.

I knew how it worked, so I was able to skim over it.

‘Low-rank, but not bad.’

It’d be helpful if I ever had to go against some small fries again.

Even more so if I could get the grade up a little higher.

‘I guess that’s it.’

Now the only thing left to do was check how long I had to wait until I could start the next trial.

Then check out what’s going on in the community.

That should have been it but…

“…What the hell is this?”

An unexpected turn of events.

「 Do you accept the 7th floor trial? 」 

It seemed that there was no more waiting for a trial to start.

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The 4th effect is kinda disappointing but seems pretty op

Also the soul seems like such a waste cuz he could have gotten a skill from it???

Cmon mc