Summoned Zombie in Another World - Chapter 2

Chapter 2 - Necromancer and Delicious Food

The old man looked at the creature he summoned and had a bewildered expression. He couldn't quite understand how he managed to summon such a thing.

This old man was a undead mage, also known as a necromancer. They were renowned for summoning and enslaving the souls of the dead, turning them into undead creatures.

Usually, those who pursued this path had weak bodies, pale complexions, twisted minds, and a distrustful nature, keeping their distance from others. Some highly skilled practitioners could even transform into liches, paying the price of their physical bodies to obtain eternal life.

It is said that the birth of necromancy was originally due to a dark mage who desperately yearned to reunite with their deceased lover. They researched and developed the magic of summoning the undead, and later, the special allure of necromancy led to its widespread practice.

Subsequently, due to the immense power of the undead army, countless people were attracted and even obsessed with it. During their journey through the realm of death, they discovered the unique charm possessed by necromancers.

Once immersed in the depths of necromancy, the living fade away like smoke.

In this life, they have no regrets entering the realm of the dead, pursuing immortality until eternity.

Over time, the practice of necromancy became the largest branch of dark magic and the most abhorred and detested.

Powerful necromancers could raise an undead army at any time and destroy human cities in an instant. They could even create more terrifying undead calamities, capable of overthrowing entire countries.

If it weren't for the fact that whenever an undead calamity reached a certain scale, individuals would step forward to form a coalition and hunt down the calamity, extinguishing it.

Otherwise, an undead calamity truly possessed the ability to spread across the entire continent, turning the whole world into a land of death.

Just like the zombie outbreak in the world that Lin Yan was in, where the entire world was overrun by zombies, it was essentially a sci-fi version of an undead calamity.

Of course, unless they had deep enmity and irreconcilable blood feuds, they wouldn't raise an undead army to slaughter cities.

Most of the time, necromancers would seclude themselves in a certain location, researching their magic and pursuing immortality.

Eternal life was their pursuit, and that was the fundamental reason why countless people were infatuated with it. What they desired was to stay alive.

Living for hundreds of years, thousands of years, or even achieving immortality is a desire many have. Unfortunately, attaining eternal life is not so easy. Therefore, most of the time, necromancers transform themselves into undead beings, neither fully human nor fully ghostly, in exchange for an alternative form of life continuation.

Over time, even their mindset becomes twisted, completely detached from the realm of humanity. After all, they are no longer truly human themselves.

Studying magic requires a significant amount of time, energy, and resources. Therefore, necromancers need some laborers and assistants by their side. Like noble mages, they cannot possibly handle everything by themselves.

Skeletons are the lowest form of existence among the undead, but they are also the most tireless. They can work continuously for twenty-four hours without rest, truly deserving the title of model workers.

Most importantly, they are cost-effective. In many cases, they are the obvious and preferred choice. The only drawback is their lack of intelligence.

They cannot comprehend overly complex commands, and often repeat a single command mechanically.

On the other hand, those who assist in more complex tasks need to possess a certain level of intelligence, and Lin Yan was summoned for that purpose.

However, after scrutinizing Lin Yan, the necromancer felt that he fell far short of his expectations. It was as if he was hiring someone with at least a high school education, but ended up with someone who only had an elementary school level of knowledge.

The necromancer found him unsuitable and lacking. His fair and bloodless face resembled that of a higher-tier undead creature like a vampire, but his decaying, maggot-infested body emitted a putrid stench, more akin to a lower-tier undead creature like a ghoul. Yet, there was no trace of magical energy fluctuations.

His soul flame was extremely weak, even weaker than a skeleton's. He was indeed a rather peculiar undead being.

However, considering the amount of magical power he paid, he could have indeed summon dozens of skeletons. From a cost-effectiveness perspective, it should be acceptable.

Whether the problem lay in his own summoning or in the underworld, resulting in the wrong delivery, the necromancer didn't ponder deeply on this matter. After all, it wasn't a significant issue.

He merely suffered a small loss of magical power. Should he return the "goods" to the underworld? They don't accept returns without a valid reason within seven days, after all.

If he really return the goods, the underworld will not compensate for his loss.

The necromancer has no interest in studying Lin Yan, this somewhat special undead being. After all, Lin Yan was too weak. Researching such a weak undead being would not be of any help to the necromancer.

So the necromancer dismissively waved his hand and gave Linbei a command to get lost and go work with the skeletons.

Summoned undead beings were bound to obey the summoner's commands. It's a potential contractual relationship.

As a necromancer, the summoner can enslave undead beings, even causing their bodies to perish or their souls to dissipate, and all they have to pay is a negligible amount of magical power to the underworld.

Contracts possess strong effectiveness, binding power, and enforceability. In this cross-dimensional summoning contract, as a mere existence at the bottom of the hierarchy, Lin Yan has no ability to resist.

Because of this, the necromancer never worried that these summoned undead beings will cause any trouble or harm to him.

After all, lower-tier undead beings don't even have the brains for that. It's better to worry about their intelligence, as they might not understand your requests and thus fail to complete the commands.

But unexpected things can happen, and Lin Yan, summoned by the necromancer, is a special case.

While the necromancer was observing Lin Yan, Lin Yan was also observing the necromancer. From the necromancer's attire, magic staff, and the summoning magic circle beneath their feet, it was evident that this person was a mage.

Moreover, this mage's appearance didn't seem like that of a good person. Coupled with the fact that Lin Yun, a zombie, was summoned by him, the answer became clear. The necromancer should be an evil-type mage, either a necromancer or a dark mage.

As the necromancer pondered where the problem in the summoning process occurred, Lin Yan was contemplating a question.

Is he tasty?

This necromancer is at least seventy or eighty years old, with loose, saggy skin and atrophied muscles. Can someone like him be tasty?

But it seems like I don't have a choice!

When the necromancer turned around without any defenses, Lin Yan showed a fierce gleam in his eyes and pounced.

Ah!!!

There was a sudden and unexpected scream, but soon, the scream stopped.

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