Chapter 168 – Molang Fantasy (6)
[Necromancer (4th Job)]
Lend your body to a spirit. If the spirit is too powerful, you may not regain control of your body and will permanently lose the avatar.
“…Interesting.”
The warning was threatening, but I’m not an ordinary user. There’s no way the soul of the entity called “Kang Moon-soo” would be weaker than some electronic signals in a game, right?
Once the fatal drawback disappears, only the fraudulent advantages remain.
Alright. Decided.
[Title] Son of the Dragon King (B)
[Level] 52
[Class] Necromancer (4th Job)
[Achievements] 1439
[Aptitude] Priest
I finally completed the 4th job advancement I had been dragging out, and immediately activated the effect of the “Necromancer” class.
Flash—
It was a completely unfamiliar sensation.
“This… how long has it been since I last breathed fresh air?”
A body moving on its own, independent of my will. The voice was the same, but a completely different tone flowed from my mouth.
This was possession.
I could tell that the Ghost Fairy King had descended into my body.
“Ahh, finally… finally escaping this wretched grave.”
The Fairy King turned away from the stairs leading deeper into the underground crypt.
He quickly caught up to the couple walking arm-in-arm toward the surface, then swung the beginner-grade sword crafted by a loyal citizen of the Holy Roman Empire.
“Oppa—”
“I love you—”
Slash! Slash!
Caught completely off guard by the Fairy King’s ambush, the couple couldn’t react at all—their heads were neatly severed in perfect unison.
Utterly overwhelming!
Even if the woman was low-level, I never expected the man—who shouldn’t even be playing in the Forest of the Departed—to go down in a single blow.
[Killed a human.]
[Killed a human female.]
[Gained experience points.]
[Killed a human male.]
[Gained experience points.]
Though it was the Ghost Fairy King who killed them using my body, the achievements were credited to me.
Nice?
Thud, thud, jingle…!
Where the couple had died and turned into particles of light, instead of corpses, some of their equipment and money pouches dropped as loot.
Leaving trash like this would dirty the stairs, so it was proper etiquette to pick it up.
“Filthy vermin daring to…”
But the Ghost Fairy King didn’t even glance at the loot and walked right past it.
O God!
To walk past an ownerless money pouch like that was an unforgivable crime. So I decided to pick it up…
‘…Huh?’
I couldn’t regain control of my body.
“Foolish human. Consider it an honor to assist in my revenge.”
[Killed a fairy.]
[Killed by one’s own child.]
[Betrayed by family.]
[Usurped the throne.]
……
At that moment, a flood of random achievements I hadn’t earned poured in.
The reason?
[Aptitude] Priest
Receive a portion of achievements as compensation for saving spirits, and gain bonus points toward the achievements required for job advancement.
Dying results in massive achievement loss!
It was thanks to the aptitude effect that granted achievements in exchange for helping spirits.
Whatever the case,
“Awaken from your long slumber. My loyal knights.”
Rumble rumble rumble—
Rumble rumble—
The Forest of the Departed shook as if an earthquake had struck.
“Uooooh!”
“Urrrrgh!”
The “Ghost Knights” scattered throughout the forest converged on the entrance to the underground crypt. Naturally, countless users were caught up—directly or indirectly—in the process.
[Killed 10 humans.]
[Killed 10 human females.]
[Killed 10 human males.]
[Killed 100 humans.]
……
The number of users killed by the Ghost Knights was added directly to my achievements. It was a shame there was no experience or loot, but this was an entirely unexpected windfall.
The Ghost Fairy King.
While the title “Emperor” was widely applied to the best—like Swimming Emperor Nam Hae-soo—“King” was not originally a warrior profession.
“Purify the forest.”
A ruler issuing commands from above.
“Groooar!”
“Urrrrgh!”
The king’s weapons are the subjects who obey his commands. That’s why, even without lifting a single finger himself, achievements were still being racked up.
“What—what the hell?!”
“Is the forest gone mad?!”
“Save me~!”
The Ghost Knights, obeying the Fairy King’s orders, began rampaging through the forest in indiscriminate slaughter.
Originally solitary wanderers of the woods, the knights now attacked in coordinated groups, leaving the players completely helpless.
[Killed 1,000 humans.]
[Killed 10 fairies.]
[Killed 100 fairies.]
[Killed 10 dwarves.]
……
Even players who had used the reincarnation system to restart as different races died,
[Killed 10 warriors.]
[Killed 10 mages.]
[Killed 10 hunters.]
[Killed 10 archers.]
……
Achievements categorized by class were added, causing my score to skyrocket.
‘Jackpot.’
Aside from the fact that my body had been completely taken over, this class was perfect.
However,
“Huh! So I can’t leave the forest?”
The Ghost Knights, being incorporeal spirits, could not depart from the Forest of the Departed. Once every player inside the forest had died, the achievement gains slowed to a halt.
Give up now?
No.
“Prepare for my journey.”
The Ghost Knights gathered the useful loot dropped by the slain players.
Armor, weapons, food, potions…
The beginner sword gifted by a loyal citizen of the Holy Roman Empire was exceptional and thus spared, but everything else—including underwear—was stripped clean.
“Hiiiing~!”
The finishing touch was a pure-white steed with a horn on its forehead.
A Unicorn!
The legendary mount was fitted with a saddle taken from a player’s horse, and its saddlebags were packed with travel essentials.
“Let’s go!”
“Uooooh!”
“Urrrrgh!”
Escorted by the fervent send-off of knights who could barely speak properly, the Ghost Fairy King departed from the Forest of the Departed.
[Killed 100,000 citizens.]
[Hunted a dragon.]
[Born of noble blood.]
……
And in exchange for freedom, he once again took a portion of the achievements from me.
***
The Fairy King who had stolen my body was arrogant, but not foolish.
“Do you have a moment?”
He maintained a basically neutral attitude toward races other than the fairies who had betrayed him.
“Ah, yes. Sure.”
“I wish to go to the Fairy Kingdom. Which direction should I take? I looked at the map, but I’m still confused.”
“Ah! Just follow this road straight, and when you reach the fork, go right.”
“Thank you. May your journey be filled with blessings.”
“Haha! You really know how to enjoy the game! Safe travels!”
…This was how it went.
He didn’t pick fights or draw attention—just quietly made his way toward the Fairy Kingdom that had been taken from him.
Of course,
“Vulgar wenches.”
Whenever he spotted a fairy woman wearing a short skirt and proudly displaying her slender legs, he shot her dead from long range with a bow.
“Kyaa?!”
[Defeated 10 Spirit Tamers.]
[Gained experience points.]
[Level up!]
Watching them die in one hit regardless of level, I couldn’t help but feel a chill.
‘Why does he hate them so much?’
I personally liked it when Song Sun-young wore whatever she wanted—especially when she showed off her legs in short skirts or hot pants.
“Human. While we travel, allow me to tell you a little of my story.”
Go ahead.
Sitting idly while watching a 24-hour movie was honestly boring.
“I had a daughter I raised with care. But after she visited the human world once, she changed completely. She started wearing short skirts and shaking her hips in front of human men.”
That must have been quite a shock.
“Indeed. She even threw tantrums, demanding to marry that human man and abandon her fiancé. My son, who only cared about the throne, supported her—calculating that pushing out his rival sister would benefit him.”
What a mess.
It was a tangled family drama too tragic to hear without tears.
“When I firmly drew the line and refused, they started a rebellion. The pretext was that I was a tyrant who discriminated against other races. Hah! Utterly absurd!”
You should’ve just let her…
“Royalty has the duty to protect and set an example for the people. If the princess—who inherited the purest fairy blood—married a human and bore mongrels, the age of fairies would end.”
Is that so?
“Have you ever seen such a frustrating human? Imagine a half-human mongrel being treated as royalty in the Fairy Kingdom. That’s a serious issue—it means losing the very identity of our race.”
Ah!
I understood the Ghost Fairy King’s frustration, but it was wrong to place all the blame and responsibility on his daughter.
“What’s wrong with that?”
Because you failed at your daughter’s upbringing.
“She was raised with utmost care.”
That’s exactly what went wrong. You should have disciplined her strictly before she got corrupted by bad ideas.
“……”
The Ghost Fairy King couldn’t refute and simply shut his mouth tightly.
***
Fairies have extremely long lifespans.
500 years, 1,000 years, 3,000 years, immortality…
While the exact length varies depending on the creator’s worldbuilding, there is universal agreement that it is far longer than a human’s.
“Our Majesty?”
“How is he?”
Upon arriving at the Fairy Kingdom, the Ghost Fairy King concealed his identity and began his investigation.
“He has governed the Fairy Kingdom well for the past 300 years.”
“And his children?”
“Except for the execution of the third princess 85 years ago, everything has been peaceful.”
“Execution…?”
The Fairy King was visibly shaken to hear that his unknown granddaughter had been beheaded.
“Yes. It was discovered that she had shared a bed with a human… She was executed in prison without even a trial. Her head was hung on the city gate for two full days.”
“Thank you for answering. I’ll pay for the drinks.”
“Oh! I’ll drink well, thank you!”
The son who had helped drive his father from the throne made sure not to repeat the same mistake. No—he went even further.
Ruthless purebloodism.
He didn’t kill the younger sister who had assisted in the usurpation; instead, he exiled her abroad.
“I feel somewhat relieved.”
Though the son had committed filial impiety, the fact that he governed the kingdom well seemed to satisfy the Ghost Fairy King.
At that moment,
[Killed 1,000,000 citizens.]
[Hunted a dragon.]
[Born of noble blood.]
……
As one of the Fairy King’s worries was resolved, a massive number of achievements flowed into me once again.
Nice?
It would have been even better if my body hadn’t been stolen.
“Are you the information broker?”
“Hm. I pride myself on being the best in these parts. I’ve been active in the Fairy Kingdom alone for 500 years.”
The fairy merchant, who had been drinking alone in the corner of the tavern, laughed.
“Five hundred years—you might know something. I want to find out where the fairy princess who was exiled after falling for a human man is living now.”
“For free?”
“I have quite a bit of money.”
Jingle!
The money pouch collected by the Ghost Knights from the Forest of the Departed rang with a clear, resonant sound.
“I don’t know why anyone would care about that traitor, but after her human husband died young from heartbreak at only 150 years old, she remarried another human man. She’s still in her prime.”
“Hoo…”
“But the children from her dead husband became an obstacle, and the new engagement quickly fell apart. Right now, she’s working as a health education teacher for a 16-year-old prince in a human kingdom.”
“……”
“Anything else you need?”
“No. This is your payment.”
Jingle!
The Ghost Fairy King gave the information broker twice the promised amount, then staggered to his feet.
“…Is it just me, or does my body feel heavier?”
Yes! It’s just your imagination!
The more achievements he lost, the stronger I became—and the weaker the Ghost Fairy King grew.
[Title] Son of the Dragon King (B)
[Level] 164
[Class] Greedy Necromancer (5th Job)
[Achievements] 13507
[Aptitude] Priest
Having just completed my 5th job advancement moments ago, I waited for the opportunity to arrive.