Reborn Soul Master: The Rogue's Counterattack

Chapter 285 Died Once

"Finally, a qualified person has appeared." The man who looked like the leader of the ancient necromancers looked at Cardan happily.

"Will this necromancer pass the test?"

"The qualifying exam is harder than expected? Does he have what it takes?"

"Since he can find Neropolis, he must be capable. Don't judge by appearance alone." Then, the ancient necromancers around talked to each other as if they were in a meeting.

The moment when the conversation gradually deepens.

"There is no need to rush into the exam right away, young necromancer." The ancient necromancer who seemed to be the leader smiled kindly.

"You don't know, we have plenty of time. Get used to it here, and come back to us when you are ready." We will also be preparing for the exam by then. The ancient necromancer said, looking at Wolf.

"Wolf. Will you help this guy adjust?"

"Of course." Wolfe nodded as a matter of course, then waved to the ancient necromancers.

"If I feel I'm ready, I'll bring him again."

It seemed to be over, and Wolfe left the room without hesitation.

"See you next time then." Cardin finally came to his senses, said a brief hello, and followed Wolfe out.

"Let's live here for the time being." Wolfe said as he stopped in front of a huge house.

"Is this Mr. Wolfe's house?"

"Although it's mine, I live somewhere else. It would be more convenient for you to live alone, right?"

"Of course. Thank you for your concern."

"Get your own food. There's nothing here that living people can eat." Hearing Wolfe's words, Cardin smiled and signaled not to worry.

"I've been preparing emergency food. If it's not enough, I'll get more." Cardin took out the key and showed it to Wolf, who chuckled and nodded.

"But why do you want power? At your age, you should not feel inadequate when you reach 8 stars."

Is it simply greed?

Is it the desire for success?

Wolfe asked in confusion, and Cardin carefully told him about the situation in the Kingdom of Libera.

"I see." Despite Cardin's serious words, Wolf didn't seem to care much.

For him, there is no longer any attachment to the human world.

So, why did Wolfe want Cardan to be the king of Neropolis? Cardan asked cautiously, his eyes wide open.

"Mr. Wolfe, why do you want me to be king?"

"Because it's boring."

"what?"

"I have no attachment to the human world. I just want to feel the sense of accomplishment again." He chuckled.

He was just bored, so he trained Cardin to be the king. But on the other hand, it was understandable. Wolfe had achieved countless successes during his lifetime and had always lived a winning streak.

The discovery of Neropolis may have been his final achievement. A person who lives a life full of achievement and forgets that sense of achievement must have some desire.

"Is it really just a pure sense of accomplishment?" Cardin asked cautiously.

He was worried whether he would bring a more dangerous world to the human world than the demon world.

"What are you worried about? Without the help of the necromancer, the residents of Neropolis cannot enter the human world." In other words, the residents of Neropolis will not invade the human world like the demons.

"I see." Cardin nodded in reassurance and Wolf gestured for him to follow him and started walking again.

This time he took Cardin to a large, grey open space.

"This is where?"

"Training ground. You can't pass the qualification exam at 8 stars. I'll promote you to 9 stars before you go." This was unexpected.

9 stars is a realm beyond the limits of human beings. Reaching 9 stars is allowed only to very few selected people. Moreover, it takes a long time to reach 9 stars.

Even for Cardin who was able to absorb soul decisions, it took him three years to go from 7th star to 8th star.

"Can I reach 9 stars?"

"of course."

"Am I going to stay here until I grow old?" Maybe the concept of time has disappeared in the world of the dead? Anyway, time is meaningless to the dead.

"You know, the flow of time is different in the world of the dead and the world of humans."

"I know, but the time spent here is also aging your body, isn't it?" Cardin asked in panic, and Wolfe replied with a chuckle.

"Don't worry. It won't take long." Although I couldn't believe it, for some reason, seeing Wolfe answer calmly, I felt trust.

"Wolf Ingmar..." He spent his life studying necromancy in Neropolis even after his death. What would he teach?

"Try it first, and if it doesn't work, go back. It will be troublesome if we accidentally trigger a war among the demons." Cardin replied with a smile.

"Ok."

"Well, let's check their strength first? We need to decide where to start teaching." Wolfe made a relaxed gesture, and skeleton soldiers appeared around him.

"black?"

Oddly enough, Wolfe's skeleton soldiers are all made of glowing black bones.

"Just now it looked like you have a lot of close combat experience and have done a lot of close combat training."

"Yes. In order to improve survivability, close combat is also indispensable."

"Well done. But what matters most to a necromancer is necromancy."

"Of course," Wolfe said, pointing at the black skeleton soldier as Cardin nodded.

"Try to defeat them. I won't use necromancy beyond this level, I'll just watch." It shouldn't be difficult to deal with the skeleton soldiers.

Thinking this, Cardan immediately summoned the Death Knights.

"That's terrible." Wolfe shook his head.

"Back then, I could easily defeat the ogres with just the skeleton soldiers." Wolfe summoned a total of 100 skeleton soldiers, but Cardin couldn't even defeat half of them.

“Oh, why?” Skeleton soldiers are low-level undead. However, even the highest-level undead death knights and Dullahan have a hard time dealing with skeleton soldiers.

I didn't expect Dullahan and the Death Knights to be defeated by the skeleton soldiers.

"This is a 9-star..." This is impossible. No matter what, a 9-star undead cannot defeat a low-level undead.

But the unthinkable has happened, and Cardin must accept this reality.

"What on earth is this..." Cardin laughed dryly at Wolfe. In the eyes that demanded an explanation, Wolfe smiled softly and spoke.

"If I were just an ordinary 9-star necromancer, it would be impossible for me to defeat the Death Knights using only skeleton soldiers."

"What should I do?"

"Skeleton soldiers combined with the knowledge of Neropolis. Although they are low-level undead, if there are 10 of them, they can easily deal with the level of a 6-star knight?"

If this is true, Cardan has the potential to become a world-class disaster with just his Skeleton Army.

"Well, with this kind of strength, you won't bring shame to the family. A level slightly stronger than Charlotte?" Wolfe chuckled and clapped his hands.

Whoosh! At the same time, the skeleton soldiers disappeared in an instant.

"You are strong enough. First, extend your hand." Cardin tilted his head and extended his hand to Wolfe, who naturally walked over and shook Cardin's hand.

Buzz. At the same time, Wolf injected magic power into Cardan.

It was rude and threatening, but Cardin seemed to trust Wolfe and looked at him expressionlessly.

"What is this? Why is the magic so pure?" Wolfe, who injected magic into Cardin's body to check his condition, muttered to himself in surprise.

It was the simplest of all the magic centers he had ever seen, and contained a large amount of magic.

If the magic power of an ordinary person is at the level of a small pond, 8 stars is a lake, and 9 stars is a river.

But the magic power in Cardan's body cannot even be described as a river. It is a sea with no end in sight. It is a magic power that reminds people of a calm sea.

"Could this guy have been blessed by some kind of... magical power?" Even more surprising was that the injected magic power was naturally absorbed by Cardan's body.

"Could it be..." After confirming it, Wolfe slowly let go of his hand and looked at Cardin.

"Have you ever died?"

"what?"

"Magic absorption. It's a talent that only people who have been resurrected from the dead can possess. Why do you have that ability?"

"Not really sure." If he said he was resurrected, no one would believe him, and there was no need to say it out loud.

So Cardin answered with an innocent expression of complete ignorance.

"Well, maybe you experienced some dangerous things when you were a kid. Anyway, congratulations."

"Congratulations?"

"Not only has he gained the favor of magic, but he has also acquired legendary talents." Things are going better? Wolfe whistled happily.

"smoothly?"

"Have you ever used magic absorption?"

"Although it can be used, it is still difficult to control now."

"No. Who did you use it on?"

"Most of it was used on demons. It was used unconsciously on humans a few times..."

"It's pitiful that he has that ability but can't use it properly. It's a disgrace to the family."

“What?” Wolfe opened his palm, and suddenly a blue aura was sucked out from the ground and gathered on his hand.

"Watch carefully." The blue sphere formed in Wolf's hand was not the magic power that came out of his body, but the magic power sucked out from the ground.

The ability he is using now is obviously "magic absorption".

"Magic absorption?" Magic absorption can only be used by a few chosen people, only those who have come back from the dead. Why can Wolfe use it?

"All the necromancers in Neropolis use it. Because they are already dead."

"what……"

"If I had mastered this technology while I was alive, I might have written an extra history book." Wolfe clicked his tongue regretfully.

"Whatever. First things first."

"Is it magic absorption training?"

"Not only will it control the absorption of magic power, but it will also teach you how to use it and expand the absorption range." Expand the range of use? Cardin thought about this and looked at the blue sphere shaking in Wolf's hand.

"It's a method of absorbing magic power from nature, not from humans or demons. I will teach you this method from today."