Becoming an adventurer by copying monster abilities

Chapter 124 The Hidden Necromancer

"What are you doing!"

With a crisp yet angry shout, Yi'er quickly ran into the alley.

She grabbed the wrist of the young boy who was about to continue assaulting the girl on the ground.

Although Yi'er appears delicate and gentle, she is, after all, a genuine professional.

Even though he was just a beginner level 1 professional, his physical abilities still had an overwhelming advantage over these teenagers.

With just a slight tug, she pulled the boy in the lead aside, sending him stumbling and crashing heavily into the moss-covered brick wall.

Immediately afterwards, Yi'er turned around quickly, opened her arms, and shielded the thin little girl, who was trembling and curled up in the dirty mud, behind her.

"If you don't leave, I'm going to use force!"

Irene's angry expression made her look like a lioness protecting her cubs.

However, the group of children who committed the violence reacted in an extremely bizarre way when they saw Yi'er in this state.

Although they were intimidated by Yi'er's imposing presence and slowly took a few steps back, they did not turn around and flee.

Instead, they stood frozen in place like a few wooden stakes, their empty, lifeless eyes staring straight at Yi'er.

That indifferent gaze showed no fear, no panic, and not even the emotional fluctuations a living person should have.

Even though Irene had been in contact with all kinds of children in the church for many years, she had never seen one before, as if it did not belong to human beings.

In the shadow of Yi'er, the little girl who was originally on the verge of death was crawling up on all fours, silently like a spider.

The pitiful and helpless look in her eyes had completely vanished.

Instead, a chilling greed and resentment have taken its place.

She stared intently at the unguarded, slender, snow-white nape of the pastor before her, her lips parting involuntarily in a wide grin.

Unable to control herself, saliva dripped from her chin onto the stone slab. At that moment, all of Yi'er's attention was focused on the group of strangely behaving "children" in front of her.

She was still righteously warning this group of lawless people in front of her.

After all, no matter how strange they may look, they are still just a group of teenagers.

She couldn't use more force against these unarmed civilians until the other side took any further excessive actions.

Seeing that the group of children had completely quieted down and remained motionless like statues, Yi'er finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She withdrew her warning and turned around to check on the injuries of the little girl who had been beaten.

However, the moment she turned around...

What came into view was a terrifying face that was completely distorted and deformed under the dim moonlight!

The originally thin little girl's joints were making a sickening "click-click" sound.

It's like a marionette, or a terrifying undead zombie from a horror story.

Its mouth was stretched open to an exaggerated degree that was completely contrary to human anatomy, and it was expanding to both sides.

The jawbone, due to this incredible pulling, had become dislocated and pressed tightly against the chest.

A gaping maw covered in tiny, sharp teeth lunged straight at Yi'er's neck.

Yi'er, who didn't have much practical combat experience, was stunned by the sudden change and sneak attack, and didn't react for a moment.

The shadow of death loomed over the kind-hearted blonde girl in an instant.

Just as that gaping maw was about to bite down on Yi'er's snow-white neck.

A figure, accompanied by a strong gust of wind, had already blocked her way.

Yi'er felt the scene blur before her eyes, and the little girl who had just leaped into the air like a demon suddenly fell to the ground again.

The twisted head with its gaping, blood-red maw was now trampled underfoot by the newcomer.

Looking at that reassuring figure, Yi'er immediately recognized who it was.

Still shaken, he exclaimed with delight, "Mr. Luke!"

Luke glanced around at the children who were beginning to approach the two of them, then turned to Irene and instructed, "Take care of yourself."

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Although Luke had already sensed something was off about these guys yesterday, he only realized now that they were actually fighting them that they were a bit too strange.

The little girl beneath his feet, who had already undergone a transformation, couldn't withstand a single kick from him now.

The skull was crushed and dented.

But the sound of the skull breaking and the fact that no blood flowed from the wound indicated that this thing was not human at all.

At the same time, all the children who had previously cooperated in the act were doing the same thing.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

A series of dense, dull thuds echoed through the alley.

With each kick Luca unleashed, he sent a man who tried to pounce flying, crashing heavily into the brick walls on either side.

These children are incredibly light.

If you had to describe it in some way, Luke felt like he had kicked a group of "paper dolls"—empty and fragile.

Faced with Luke, a humanoid monster, the children couldn't even get close.

In just a few breaths, the narrow, dark alleyway fell silent once more.

Only Luke and Ill, who was still in shock, remained standing.

The ground was littered with shriveled bodies, their limbs twisted, their heads sunken, and completely unable to move.

Luke curiously crouched down and began to examine the remains of the boys.

Sure enough, the boys' stomachs were empty; they deflated like punctured balloons when pressed slightly.

Luke drew his dagger and sliced ​​the men open one by one.

Looking inside the wound, there was nothing there.

The blood, internal organs, fat, and so on had long since vanished.

Yi'er couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "What kind of monsters are these?"

It is certain that these "things" that could move even without internal organs and flesh are definitely not human.

The ring on Luke's left index finger also emitted a slight tremor after the battle.

That's a reaction that only occurs after absorbing the death energy of the dead.

Although the ring absorbed very little death energy, it still helped him understand the origin of these things.

"It should be some kind of creation made through necromancy, something like a skeletal puppet."

"I never imagined there was such a terrifying necromancer in Ryan City! I must report this to the church immediately!"

A deep sense of reluctance and sorrow was revealed in Ir's emerald eyes.

These children look to be no more than their early teens.

He was killed and then turned into a walking corpse using magic.

"With so many children of similar age going missing one after another, how come the police station in Ryan City hasn't sent out a single word or report?"

"They're probably children from the southern part of the city or the shantytowns outside the city. A few lost homeless children wouldn't attract much attention."

Luke could roughly deduce the origins of the children just by looking at their clothes.

Clearly, the person behind all this didn't intend to attract attention and deliberately chose an easy target.

After this happened, Irene, who had originally planned to have dinner with Luca, completely lost her appetite.

I'm getting ready to hurry back to church and report what happened today.

Just as he turned around, he stumbled, but luckily Luca caught him quickly.

It turns out that Yi'er was too nervous when she was ambushed and accidentally twisted her ankle.

The situation was critical at the time, and I didn't feel anything due to the adrenaline.

The tension subsided, and suddenly the feet lost their support.

Luke picked Irene up and carried her out of the alley, placing her on a clean set of bluestone steps.

As you can see, the ankle of Yi'er's right foot, where she took off her small leather boots, was already swollen and red.

The burning, stinging sensation caused the strong young girl's forehead to be covered in a fine layer of cold sweat.

Without hesitation, Luke took out a bottle of healing potion and, before the girl could refuse, quickly poured it down her throat.

Sitting on the steps, Yi'er felt the coolness on her ankles, moved her slightly dry lips, and whispered, "Thank you."

"It's nothing."

Luke didn't care; he had already given the other party countless bottles of healing potions.

Although it might seem like overkill to drink medicine for such a minor injury, he wouldn't be stingy with it.

Looking at Luca's expressionless profile, Irene lowered her head and said again, "I'm sorry."

"Sorry for what?"

Luke asked, somewhat surprised.

"I'm sorry to have troubled you again."

Looking at her toes, Irene nervously twisted the hem of her clothes, and asked softly, "Mr. Luke... don't you think I'm being a bit nosy? If you hadn't been here today, I might have..."

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"Isn't saving lives and helping the weak one of the core tenets of the Dawn Church?"

Luke didn't take it seriously.

"you're right."

Irene smiled. "If it were Tina, she would definitely scold me for being too sentimental."

This is perfectly understandable.

After all, Tina was a half-drow who grew up amidst discrimination and betrayal.

The harsh living environment she experienced growing up taught her the optimal solution for survival.

"My choice and Tina's choice should be similar."

Luca could understand Tina's choice, just as he could understand Irene's.

"I probably wouldn't get involved in some things, but I still admire people who are willing to step forward and lend a helping hand to others."

Luca recalled the paladin from the Holy Light Cross he had encountered in the Sunset Forest.

The other party was willing to lend a helping hand to a dying stranger adventurer.

Just like Yi'er tonight, when faced with the "weak" being bullied, she was willing to stand up without hesitation.

This is a rare quality in the dog-eat-dog world of adventurers, and although Luca can't possess it, he's still willing to protect it.

Luke gently patted Irene's shoulder: "Just try to be more careful in the future, and don't put yourself in danger."

After a while.

I don't know if it's because the treatment solution is less effective at treating minor injuries like a sprained ankle.

It turns out that Yi'er's injury was indeed more serious than expected.

The girl, whose eyes had just been moved to tears by Luke's words, still frowned slightly in pain as she tried to get up.

Seeing this, Luke simply picked her up and carried her on his back.

They carried it until they reached the magnificent main entrance of the Cathedral of Dawn.

After confirming several times that the other party was able to act independently, Luke turned to say goodbye.

Il watched Luca's figure disappear into the street behind the square before turning around and sneaking into the hall as if she had done something wrong.

Beneath the statue of the Lord of Dawn directly in front of the hall, the blonde girl clasped her hands together, her face flushed like a ripe apple.

She closed her eyes and murmured to the statue of Losanda, her voice so soft that only she and the god could hear it.

"Merciful Lord, please forgive my little bit of willfulness, I shouldn't have lied..."

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As a pastor who has already become a professional, a mere sprained joint is nothing to me.

It's only at the level where a single healing spell can easily cure it.

In addition, Luke gave her a bottle of healing potion, so that little bit of pain should have disappeared in seconds.

Soft moonlight streamed through the stained-glass windows of the church, falling on the girl's shoulders.

The tranquil glow seemed to soothe the girl's slightly agitated heart.

For the next two days, things appeared calm on the surface in Ryan City.

At least Luke didn't encounter anything strange again.

Meanwhile, countless tense eyes were watching everything unfolding in this vast city.

Late that night, the patrolling city guards quickly discovered the remains of the puppets that Luke had destroyed into pieces in that stinking dead-end alley.

In addition, as soon as Ela returned to the church, she reported the incident truthfully and in detail to her mentor and the church priest, Wyatt.

Not long ago, the outskirts of Ryan City experienced an incident caused by a restless necromancer.

Although Luke has killed that madman, the necromancer class is unpopular throughout the continent and could become a ticking time bomb any day.

This time, the shadow of the undead actually crossed the city walls and infiltrated into the bustling northern district.

This has drawn great attention from the administrators of Ryan City.

Not only did they immediately issue an investigation bounty in the Adventurers' Guild, but they also immediately posted an investigation bounty.

At the same time, the frequency of guard patrols in various neighborhoods at night, especially in slums and dark alleys, has been increased.

Under such intense manhunt and citywide martial law, the sorcerer hiding in the shadows clearly sensed the danger.

The perpetrator left no further trace, as if they had evaporated, and it's unlikely they'll dare to show their face and commit another crime anytime soon.

Luke, thus, enjoyed a rare period of leisure, comfortably resting and relaxing in the city of Ryan for two days.

Aside from sleeping in the hotel room, I spent my time exploring famous restaurants in Ryan City, enjoying delicious food and getting my body into peak condition.

Until the morning of the third day, accompanied by the rising sun.

Having rested and fully armed, Luca arrived at the Adventurers' Guild Hall in Ryan City on time.

There, Captain Reina, the warlock Karan, the orc Akash, and the wanderer Ratu, all fully prepared and ready to go, were waving at him.

The Undying Heavy Sword Squad and temporary member Luca reunited.

The commission to "search for the Fairy Dragon" has officially begun.

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