Chapter 11
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“Grrr.”
“Kerrrk.”
The corpses rise.
It is because of my passive skill, [Dignity of the Corpse Monarch].
Even without using the [Corpse Control] skill, it automatically generates "Walking Corpses" and commands them under me—a truly broken, overpowered skill!
I arrived at the earthen wall, where the undead were fighting, in an instant while riding my sedan chair.
I helped the Barbarian Warrior who was shouting "Big Brother!" because he was about to die, and since it reminded me a bit of my past life, I spoke just as I used to back then.
The viewers, as well as the expression on the guy I helped, were quite a sight to behold.
But, well.
What can I do? It’s showtime now.
“Now. Are you all ready to see something spectacular? I shall now show you a magnificent new world!”
I extended my will.
One might even call it a spiritual sense.
In my past life, I was called the Martial God, but before that, I was known by a more bizarre title.
*Wutamgwangak* (Martial Greed, Madness, and Evil).
That was because I would stop at nothing to find, steal, and thoroughly master the martial arts of others.
Among them were things called Internal Destruction Techniques, and others that utilized spiritual senses.
There were even things that blurred the line between martial arts and sorcery.
Therefore, becoming a Necromancer and moving my spiritual sense to control the undead was not a difficult task for me at all.
“Rise, ghost-corpses! As your monarch, I command you!”
-Is something big coming?
-What on earth is the Necrotic Martial Sovereign going to show us!?
-The sedan chair is insane lololol
-So what is he trying to do?
“Deploy the Shaolin Temple’s 108 Arhat Formation!”
And so, I shall show the ignorant viewers here.
Behold.
This is the 108 Arhat Formation of the Shaolin Temple!
-Whoa! Suddenly the 108 Arhat Formation with undead!?
-I’m so dizzy I think I’m losing my mind.
The viewers exploded as well.
* * *
What did I just hear?
BJ Hyeong-gang momentarily lost his grip on reality due to the bizarre tone of the man who suddenly appeared in a sedan chair, but he barely managed to pull himself back.
A sedan chair is a sedan chair, but...
Don't I have to survive first?
‘Right. I remember. It’s that super rookie who appeared yesterday. The one who’s a Necromancer but makes Walking Corpses use martial arts skills...’
I should just stick close to that guy...
That was when it happened.
“Now. Are you all ready to see something spectacular? I shall now show you a magnificent new world!”
A man suddenly using a historical drama tone.
While I was thinking, "What is this?", he shouted again.
“Rise, ghost-corpses! As your monarch, I command you!”
Is he broadcasting too? Is he a rival? But for a super rookie to even do entertainment broadcasting? That’s too cheap!
“Deploy the Shaolin Temple’s 108 Arhat Formation!”
“Pfft.”
Suddenly the 108 Arhat Formation!? Here?
-Crazy lololol 108 Arhat Formation lololol
-Waiter! Bring a plate of carbonara here!
-If there is *Wungi-josik* (Internal Qi Circulation), what does *Wungi-seoksik* (Internal Qi Eating) taste like?
Perhaps because Hyeong-gang’s channel has many older viewers, they all started cracking martial arts jokes.
However.
What happened after that was not something one could laugh at.
[The 108 Arhat Formation is being deployed.]
The message... appeared.
-Is this for real?
The viewer’s chat represented Hyeong-gang’s feelings.
Hyeong-gang wanted to lose his mind.
* * *
The Shaolin Temple’s 108 Arhat Formation is renowned even in the *Jianghu* as the strongest formation.
If you look at web novels or classic martial arts novels, they are always broken and shattered despite being called invincible, but having faced it myself in my past life.
It was indeed a *Wujin* (Martial Formation) with murderous power.
And.
The 108 Arhat Formation deployed by the Walking Corpse Goblins had become a "Goblin Shredder."
*Crunch! Crack!*
“Kieeeek!”
“Kyaaaak!”
The necks of the goblins climbing the earthen wall were snapped, and their limbs were broken in an instant.
The martial formation deployed by the Walking Corpses meshed together like a sophisticated killing machine or a set of gears, grinding the goblins to death.
The corpses that died in that manner immediately rose as Walking Corpses.
Isn't this the Ghost-Corpse Legion that the Necrotic Demon Lord was so obsessed with in my past life?
“Advance, ghost-corpses! Kill the living goblins!”
I shouted and gestured with flair.
I led the group of Walking Corpses down below the earthen wall.
Goblins swarmed from all sides.
But the number of undead around me had already exceeded a hundred.
And.
The true 108 Arhat Formation is deployed.
It is only natural. The 108 Arhat Formation is a legendary formation deployed by 108 martial monks. It is a formation that only functions properly when there are one hundred and eight of them.
It is only from the moment the number of corpses exceeds 108 that it exerts its proper power.
“Gra!”
“Grrr!”
Making the unique, eerie sounds of the dead, they took stances like Shaolin monks—the Arhat Fist, the Diamond Fist, and the Tiger-Subduing Fist.
It was bizarre to see small-statured goblins taking such martial stances, but the power was real.
And as we advanced with the 108 Arhat Formation deployed, a wave of goblins crashed into us.
“Kyaaaak!”
“Kaak!”
A great slaughter.
The goblins that rushed in met their deaths in a single strike and fell.
A single or double strike from a Walking Corpse Goblin killed a goblin. Once dead, they joined the ranks as undead.
It was truly instantaneous.
The undead, which numbered over a hundred, suddenly became two hundred, and those over two hundred suddenly became four hundred.
By then, I had more undead than there were goblins.
The interesting thing is.
The range in which I turn them into Walking Corpses is a 50-meter radius centered on me, but the control range is unlimited!
And eventually.
When the last goblin died and became a corpse.
A message appeared.
[You have overcome the goblin army's offensive.]
[You have cleared the 1st floor of the Dimensional Tower overwhelmingly.]
[You have cleared the 1st floor of the Dimensional Tower in the shortest time.]
[You can proceed to the hidden trial of the 1st floor of the Dimensional Tower.]
“A hidden trial? Hahaha. Before me, such a thing as a hidden trial is merely the affair of a commoner. Begin!”
It feels good to keep using my past life’s tone.
Good.
I think I’ll use this tone whenever I feel like it on future broadcasts.
While I was thinking that.
[You have accepted the hidden trial of the 1st floor of the Dimensional Tower.]
[The hidden trial of the 1st floor of the Dimensional Tower begins.]
*Boom!*
A drumbeat sounded from somewhere.
I turned my head to see a goblin army appearing once again on one side of the plains in the distance.
*Doom! Doom! Doom! Doom! Doom!*
The goblin army marched while beating drums.
But it was different from before.
The ones from before only carried crude shields, spears, or clubs.
They were just guys wearing nothing but rags.
One might even say they felt like a disorganized mob.
But this is a real army.
The number is actually smaller than the goblins from before.
At a glance, there are about three hundred.
However, they are a head taller than the goblins from just a moment ago, and they are fully equipped with armor.
And at their vanguard was a goblin the size of a human, riding a wolf.
Is that a Hobgoblin?
All sorts of things appear on the 1st floor, don't they?
Let’s see. My undead underlings are... 698.
A force difference of more than double.
“However, they are an elite army. We are but ragged undead. Who shall be the victor?”
I said a line with flair in my past life’s tone.
The viewers reacted vividly.
-The tone is dizzying lololol
-Old man, please stop with that tone...
[Gangshi-Joa donated 1 DP!]
So you’re going to win, right? I believe in you! My pocket money is on the line!
“Hahaha. Do you not believe in me even after seeing the Shaolin Temple’s legendary 108 Arhat Formation? If so, I shall personally show you something even greater!”
-Ah... what are you going to show us now.
-You can stop showing off now, Master.
“Zhuge Clan Secret Technique! Eight Trigrams Formation of Heaven-Turning! Deploy!”
-Crazy;;; Why is the Zhuge Clan coming out now!?
Nearly seven hundred undead began to move in an orderly fashion according to my spiritual sense.
The 108 Arhat Formation is certainly strong, but in reality, if the number exceeds 108, its power weakens and it does not function properly.
But in the *Jianghu*, when did we ever fight while counting heads?
Thus, a formation to be used in large-scale engagements was created.
That is the Eight Trigrams Formation of Heaven-Turning created by the Zhuge Clan.
How do I know that?
I beat up the Zhuge Clan in my past life and stole it to learn it!
Now! Come, goblins!
* * *
-Hyeong-gang, what can we do?
-We can only cheer. Bring the popcorn.
BJ Hyeong-gang.
He had lost his words after watching the man jump outside the earthen wall to slaughter goblins and then turn them all into undead to build an army.
The feeling of being overwhelmed by a sense of deprivation... he pushed that aside.
Ah! Let’s do business! Let’s make money! With that mindset, he entered commentator mode!
“It’s out! The Zhuge Clan’s Eight Trigrams Formation of Heaven-Turning! I watched a lot of martial arts novels when I was younger, so I know this. The Zhuge Clan is a family composed of the bloodline of Zhuge Liang, the genius strategist and chancellor of the Three Kingdoms, courtesy name Kongming. Huh? Why is this person called the Necrotic Martial Sovereign using a Zhuge Clan formation? Well, I don’t know that either!”
When broadcasting, performance is important, but communication is also important!
“Now, they’re clashing! They’re clashing! The goblins are firing arrows! But it’s ineffective, right? It doesn’t hurt to stick arrows into corpses, does it?”
-So annoying lol
-Are the undead invincible? Why aren’t they dying?
-You can’t kill an undead unless you crush its skull.
“Ah, the Eight Trigrams Formation of Heaven-Turning is moving. Seven hundred of them are moving like a vortex, grabbing the enemies and pulling them inside! It’s a black hole! No, it’s a shredder!”
The goblin army, which had looked powerful, was being shredded by the undead.
At the first collision.
The undead endured using their unique immortality, then grabbed and pulled their opponents. Hundreds of them swirled in perfect unison, effectively "grinding" the goblin forces.
In the first collision, dozens of the goblin army died and became corpses.
If fifty out of three hundred disappeared, one-sixth of their combat power evaporated in an instant.
It was hard to believe even while witnessing it.
The goblin army even resorted to using skills.
What appeared to be a goblin shaman cast curses and spewed fire.
However, they could neither kill all seven hundred undead nor do anything about the Necrotic Martial Sovereign riding the sedan chair at their center.
It was a marvel, a source of astonishment.
One had to wonder if there could ever be another Awakened like this in the world.
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