If Weed was a human he would have long run out of air and died with his lungs full of water, but because he was undead he did not have to worry about that. His vitality was being reduced as monsters leg was slowly squeezed him but still he waited patiently. Finally Weed raised his left hand and said.
“Life Drain, Mana Drain!”
◾You’ve used the powers of the lich.
◾You will now absorb the sea monster's health and mana.
◾369 health has been restored.
◾112 has been restored.
◾291 health has been restored…
It was possible for the drain to hit the mob multiple times. Though his movements were impaired due to the water, it didn't mean he was powerless. As it started dying the sea monster did not know what to do and opened its mouth wide. Weed, who had not died by drowning, could not be paralyzed, and would cause an upset stomach would be eaten. Weed waited patiently for the right moment to attack. Just as it was about to chow down he threw his Dark Spear inside of the monster's gaping mouth.
◾You have attacked the sea monster Ortess weak spot.
◾You have dealt a fatal blow!
The leg that was holding Weed started to loosen as the sea monster tried to retreat.
“Leave it to freeze.” (PR Note: It doesn’t make sense to us either).
In the past Dark Spear consumed half of his mana, but now Dark Spear could be used any number of time with mana left over for other spells as well. The magic he used now was very different from the previous spells he’s used.
“Reverse gravity!”
Rather than the sea monster floating downward and away it started to float up toward the sky. Reverse gravity was a spell to make things fly. Then, the sea monster was pushed above the water surface! It hit the barriers created by Romuna and was riddled with arrows by Maylon. It was an easy target since it was such a large sea monster.
◾The Ortess sea monster has been killed.
◾You’ve gained experience points.
◾Swimming skill proficiency has risen.
It was quite a tough battle, but this was the moment he had been waiting for. A dark red glow nestled in Weed’s skeleton. Lich! It was time to demonstrate the real power of the undead wizard. With Balkans tome in one hand and the Staff of the Fallen Saint in the other, Weed began to chant.
“Rise, spirit who cannot rest in peace. Come alive and confront those who murdered you. Dead Rise!”
The water near Weed started to ebb away and in its place a mighty undead carp was summoned. (T/N Hahaha, the BT translation called it a giant Guppy).
Mana flowed out of Weeds’ body like low tide. Since the undead sea monster was large, he needed a large amount of mana.
◾Due to being a lich, the power of the Necromancy skill increases.
The undead sea monster immediately attacked the sea monsters. The sea monsters were attacked from both the Dark Spear and the undead sea monster. Together it was an immense combo. The sea monsters struggled to identify which one of them was attacking them and soon enough they started to attack one another indiscriminately. The ghost ship was also indiscriminately attacking any animal that came within its range.
“This time I’ll try a 2nd stage necromancy spell…. Step 1, when alive attack the vulnerable parts with this spell. When it’s weakened begin step two.” ( T/N I love how all of the necromancy tome spells read like cookbooks. Add two dead skeletons, one angry spirit, and compress for 10 minutes. When done should be big gruesome killing machine. Enjoy!)
“You’ve come alive, only to be stuck in a place of sorrow. Herbal black rot. Never disappear, engrave onto others the laws of darkness. Undead rise!”
All of the flesh from the bodies of the sea monsters started to separate from their bones. The sea monster did not know how to handle this little fellow. He rushed to one of the sea monsters and used it as a shield while the others attacked. It tried to shake him off but Weed clung to it like a leech.
“Life Drain, Mana Drain.”
Draining life and mana is a vulgar and cowardly action that cannot be expressed without certain words. (!%$**$&$!). A majestic undead lord of darkness and despair using this tactic cannot be found. He adapted to the environment in accordance to Weed’s Save Your Neck Survival Guide.
By endlessly absorbing the mana and vitality of the sea monsters, more undead monsters could be created. Undead with great vitality, undead with water attacks, undead that pulled enemies down into the depths. There were many varieties.
◾You’ve gained experience points.
◾Ortess sea monster is incapacitated.
◾The seven children of this sea monster were destroyed. If Undead Rise is used, mana cost may be halved.
◾Has gained 10 sea monster fins.
Sea creatures are very difficult and elusive, but because of his necromancy magic, he was able to easily hunt them down while gaining fantastic experience, as well as loot. As more and more undead were raised the sea monsters started to retreat.
“Wow!”
The party members on the boat sat down exhausted.
“Really hard.”
“They have tremendous vitality but they were not intelligent.”
Dungeon hunting was difficult but it was nothing compared to fighting on the wildly swaying and tilting boat. You can go back to pick up item in a dungeon, but in the middle of the ocean? That was impossible.
The durability of the hull decreased by a lot. Other boats attacked by the sea legion never escaped.
◾You have successfully navigated through the sea monsters' habitat, the Malvinas Mela.
◾Sailing Mastery skill has risen.
◾Fame increased by 160.
While hunting the sea monster they gained a lot of experience. Some got 3, 6 or even 8 levels of experience. Sea monster give great items. Coming out of the monster's stomach was pearl jewelry, undigested turtle shells, fresh oysters and edible seaweed!
“I would catch ten thousand sea monsters if only the hull didn’t take damage.”
Weeds eyes filled with regret as they continued on. It had been a long time since he was not bored when hunting monsters. Sea monster were a challenge. Mana was steadily consumed. Under the ghost ship there were still undead sea monsters. Every time they killed a fish a little experience came back to Weed.
◾Necromancy skill proficiency has increased.
It was during the time when he was shapeshifted, but increasing the Dark skills was what Weed wanted. Necromancer was very powerful class. Throughout the Versailles continent there were tens of thousands of object that increase the undead wizards’ ability. Their power and cursing ability were greater than a normal wizard. But, on the other hand, they had many weaknesses. The skills were hard to level. The more undead creatures you created, the more bodies you needed; to make a strong undead creature you sometimes had to prey on other users.
If you enter a large scale battle you can, do a lot of damage, get a lot of loot, and raise your level by a lot. But, as a result, you tend to be targeted by murderers and assassins. Necromancers have to deal with death and darkness, but because of their power over death, they take even more damage. If you die, it will lead to a decrease in level and a decrease in skill proficiency. If you are unable to be healed by a priest, you are more likely to die during battle.
The job requires a great deal of mana consumption and you need to frequently sit and meditate. Players who play in large scale battles are particularly shunned by the warriors on their side since necromancy uses enemies and ally parts to create undead. The Necromancer is a dangerous and lonely class.