An Extra’s POV

"What appears to be the issue? Perhaps I could assist in enlightening you."

Once again, there was a condescending element in the tone of the black-suited man despite how polite his words were.

Claudius could tell that this man saw them as inferior.

It didn't particularly vex him—though Claudius didn't like the anxiety that came with that realization.

"Why can your Undead regenerate? Does it have a Skill to do so? It didn't seem like the type to possess healing-type Skills."

"Hmm…?" The black suited man cocked his head slightly.

'Is he playing dumb? Did he not understand my question?' Claudius thought to himself.

Either way, the more time went by, the better for them. Stalling for the moment Shuri would be done with her Summoning was one strategy he could employ.

Still… he was curious.

"I've merged corpses before, so I know they do not possess such qualities. As long as they do not possess the inherent Skills in that particular field, they can not exhibit such special abilities." Claudius spoke audaciously, taking a step forward.

He had to let this man know that he too was an experienced Necromancer who had spent his whole life exploring the art.

"It's also very unlikely, or impossible, for you to have healed the Corpse on your own. Your Skill Limit is full, and even if it wasn't… I didn't see you activate a Skill."

Claudius had explored all the options, so he desired a response out of the current conundrum.

"So how did you do it?"

For a moment, there was silence.

Tension rose in the air.

All the thousand members of the Mercenary Gang were careful about even their breathing as they watched with palpable anxiety.

Unlike the likes of Claudius and Feyu, they knew full well how powerless they would be against the Compound Corpse.

It was too strong and fast for them.

the gap that existed between the

that seemed to last for an eternity, a sound

"Kukukukuku…"

widened a

"… Kukukuahahahahahahahaaha!"

spread even more, taking in

like metal scraping metal, loud enough to cause all that heard to

of this, furrowing

feels like natural pressure. What in the world…' His

'… Is that man?!'

the thought,

a person had when they saw an ant that they lit on fire, or some kind of horrid

of spite… utter disgust, and

ability?

know how

Necromancy for thirty

expert he had ever encountered, not that there

to his Exclusive Skill, and his incredible dedication to the art, Claudius could argue that there was no man in the entire Alliance who knew more

… Until now.

of a Compound Corpse?

found

the

Corpse he faced was the same as the merged corpses

they were

a little underestimated. Why would I utilize such a

Did he just call it crude?' At this point, Claudius was bordering

was a very rigorous technique, but it wasn't particularly low-leveled. Its benefits were worth it, especially if one could stack up enough corpses as

of people he would need to kill to get the materials necessary for

Miasma in making such a corpse was incredibly higher than other techniques—but that only

well-being, Claudius decided to

he calls

here, Compound Corpse is a Hollow Technique… one of the high-leveled ones under the

Claudius found himself on the borders of

had learned a lot about Magic