The Martial God Becomes a Necromancer and Conquers the Tower - Chapter 18

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Chapter 18
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As I was thinking this through,
another message appeared.
[You have obtained the reward for clearing Floor 2.]
[Your Level has increased by 1.]
[Your Level has increased by 1.]
[Your Level has increased by 1.]
[You have acquired the skill ‘Reclaiming Self’ from the Job Class ‘Necron Emperor’.]
Three levels in a single clear.
My entire body flooded with Necrotic Mana, and I felt the distinct sensation of my physical capabilities surging forward all at once.
In my past life, it would’ve been like drinking an elixir.
But it wasn’t a pleasant sensation, exactly.
Power wasn’t something I was cultivating through my own effort—it felt like someone was forcing it into me.
I wondered if I could overcome that constraint eventually.
-Insane, three levels at once!
-On Floor 2 you’d need to run it ten more times just to gain one level.
-Solo play always has faster level gains anyway.
-This is nuts.
The viewers’ reactions were quite favorable.
Then again, leveling this quickly wasn’t common, so it made sense they were excited.
Just as the viewers were buzzing with activity,
[Big Hand Uncle has donated 1,000 DP!]
“But what do you mean it’s good? And regarding the mission from earlier—could you perhaps explain that in more detail?”
Big Hand Uncle was speaking to me again.
He seemed genuinely curious. Well, it was a 140-billion-won question, after all.
Not an easy one to answer.
Still.
The mission hadn’t been marked as failed yet.
Had the system judged my previous answer as “somewhat incomplete”?
If I answered properly here, I might be able to claim the 140 billion.
It was worth a shot.
“Big Hand Uncle, to answer your question: when I said it was good, I thought of a solid idea. You’ll see it next broadcast, so just wait. And I’ll answer your mission question too. Honestly, even if people know the answer, they can’t necessarily do it.”
-Wait, you’re actually going to explain how Undead use Martial Arts!?
-Did Big Hand Uncle just make us all hit the jackpot?
-This is it!!
The viewers erupted in excitement.
I spoke while watching their reactions.
“You all know that Necromancers have a skill to control Necrotic Mana at will, right? From what I know, other Job Classes have similar skills, so you probably all do too. If you don’t, go look it up online. The thing is, Necromancers can move this Necrotic Mana however they want because of the ‘Necrotic Mana Control’ skill. Let me show you.”
I extended one finger and released Necrotic Mana.
Then I shaped it into patterns.
Stars, hearts, lightning bolts, skulls—all sorts of things.
-How does that relate to using Martial Arts? Seriously, I don’t get it.
-What exactly are you doing with Necrotic Mana Control?
-I think I’m starting to see…
“The reason I’m explaining this is to show you that I take this Necrotic Mana that I can control so freely and inject it directly into an Undead’s body.”
I called Experimental Jiangshi No. 1 forward.
The Necrotic Mana flowing from my hand entered its body.
“Those of you familiar with Martial Arts Job Classes know that the human body contains the Eight Extraordinary Meridians and Blood Vessel Pathways, right? When you move Necrotic Mana through those Qi and Blood pathways, that becomes Martial Arts. Now you understand? In other words, I know how Martial Arts function, I implement that knowledge in an Undead’s body, and then I perform fine control over the Undead to make it use Martial Arts. Clear so far?”
That was all I could explain.
The real core.
I couldn’t reveal the secret formulas or the methods of circulating true Qi.
That knowledge was too valuable to teach for merely 140 billion, though to be honest, words couldn’t capture it anyway.
Some things can’t be put into words.
So then, how would the system judge this?
[You have succeeded in Big Hand Uncle’s mission.]
[You have obtained 10,000,000 DP.]
“Oh.”
A short exclamation escaped me. Ten million DP. In other words, 140 billion won, just like that!!
And I was barely Level 13.
I haven’t even been working as a Hunter for more than a few days.
And yet I’ve just earned 140 billion won.
Ha. Hunter work. It’s genuinely wonderful.
I rarely had experiences like this in my past life.
Maybe it’s comparable to when I fell off a cliff and gained a Fortuitous Encounter?
Hmm. No.
Come to think of it, that cliff encounter probably gave me more of a dopamine rush than this.
-140 billion in one go!!!!!
-Corpse Spirit Lord! If you could just help me a little…….
-Who exactly is Big Hand Uncle? The name sounds Korean…….
-Wait, did he seriously just burn 140 billion yen!?
[Big Hand Uncle has donated 1,000 DP!]
I understand the principle. As for the specifics, would you be able to explain? I’d prefer if you sent the details through a private message.
[Big Hand Uncle has issued a 5,000,000 DP mission!]
So this time it’s a 5 million DP mission.
This guy. His pockets are incredibly deep, aren’t they? And his answer to my earlier question was essentially empty—he threw away 140 billion for nothing, which you’d think would sting, but he doesn’t show it at all.
This is something else.
Are there really this many wealthy people in Korea?
“I’ll have to decline that. The thing is, explaining it in words won’t make you understand it—but since Big Hand Uncle spent a lot of money, let me give you the bare essentials: Martial Arts have to be something you can use yourself, not just as a Skill. That’s the only way I can make Undead actually use Martial Arts. Just keep that in mind.”
I threw in a bit extra service because of the 140 billion he’d spent.
Without Skills. You have to understand Martial Arts through direct knowledge.
But are there any creatures besides me capable of doing that?
And since this world has restrictions on Job Classes—
Even with my past-life knowledge, I myself can’t use Martial Arts…….
Well. That’s not my problem.
-Wait, what are you saying?
-You need to know how to use Martial Arts? Without Skills?
-Can you actually do that, Master?
The viewers are in an uproar too. Their prefrontal cortexes are getting stimulated by this new information.
But it was time to wind down the broadcast soon.
So I didn’t answer the viewers’ questions or their clamoring.
“Alright, that’s it for today’s stream. Hope you all enjoyed yourselves. And keep showering me with donations next time too.”
-No! Don’t goooooo!
-My dopamine…….
-One more level! One more!
Ignoring the viewers’ pleas, I ended the broadcast.
At the same time, I looked at Experimental Jiangshi No. 1.
“Hmm.”
This creature has reached its growth limit.
Due to the system’s restrictions, there’s nothing more it can grow into.
But just because I can’t make this creature stronger doesn’t mean I can’t expand my overall power.
I can just turn another one into a Hopping Corpse.
The problem, though.
“Grrrrr.”
The Hobgoblin General. That won’t work with this creature.
Because.
The Martial Arts I know are ultimately based on human physiology. But this Hobgoblin General isn’t human.
Being a different species entirely, the Eight Extraordinary Meridians and organ placements are quite different.
So it’s out.
I could investigate and experiment with Martial Arts, but…… it would take considerable time.
Of course, the Hobgoblin General’s physical specs are superior to an average human’s.
By my assessment, it seems to have roughly twice the specs of a regular person who exercises seriously.
That’s purely physical specs, without using Aura or Mana.
According to knowledge I picked up somewhere, a gorilla’s grip strength exceeds 300 kilograms, while an average adult male has about 40.
That’s a seven- or eightfold difference.
If a gorilla properly learned Martial Arts, it would surpass humans.
In that sense, investigating the Hobgoblin’s physiology and trying to make it use Martial Arts has its merits, but the real problem remains time.
When would I even conduct that investigation and run those experiments?
Besides, even though Hobgoblins have superior physical specs compared to humans, they’re a low-ranking race in terms of racial hierarchy.
There are plenty of creatures with far superior physical specifications than this one.
Orcs, trolls, ogres, and so forth….
I’d experiment with those to make Jiangshi, not invest this much time in a Hobgoblin General.
An ogre Jiangshi, though.
Ah… my heart swells at the thought.
I absolutely must create one eventually.
“Come forth.”
While entertaining these thoughts, I summoned the three human corpses I’d received first.
Identical-looking male triplet corpses, produced by the Dimensional Tower.
Experimental Jiangshi No. 1 had become a Hopping Corpse, but the other two remained ordinary walking corpses.
Whoooosh!
I poured Necrotic Mana into them, manipulating that power through the Corpse Spirit Heavenly Rigidity Unified Body Technique to complete a full circulation in a single stroke.
Screech!
[Walking Corpse]
Jiangshi transformation in progress.
[Walking Corpse]
Jiangshi transformation in progress.
Both began their transformation into Jiangshi.
Thanks to the Necron Ossuary, Necrotic Mana continued to flow in, and I crammed it relentlessly into their Dantians.
But how many Hopping Corpses could I actually control?
Because of the Corpse Lord’s Majesty skill, I could command walking corpses without limit.
And precisely because of that snowball effect, combined with the Necron Ossuary’s benefit, this infinite Necrotic Mana recovery pumping was possible.
But Hopping Corpses were a different story.
They were clearly higher-tier Undead than walking corpses, though not quite as strong as ghouls.
How high was their rank, exactly?
They seemed significantly stronger than zombies.
If I could control Hopping Corpses without limit, that would be perfect.
Create a million Hopping Corpse army and watch you try to stop me—that kind of daydream.
Hmm. If this worked, it’d be truly magnificent… but it won’t be.
The Dimensional Tower doesn’t seem that loose.
Though seeing myself use Martial Arts through Jiangshi I created with knowledge from my past life, the Dimensional Tower does seem almost reckless sometimes….
“Status window.”
I opened my status window to check.

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