Chapter 12
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Before long.
The boss monster stepped forward.
It was a Hobgoblin General riding a wolf.
The creature had manifested an Aura Blade on its sword and, with the help of a Goblin Shaman, had grown to a massive size.
Both the wolf and the Hobgoblin General had tripled in size.
At that scale, one could easily call it a monster.
However, it was not enough.
Hundreds of undead clung to it like a swarm of ants.
They blocked the wolf’s mouth and nose with their bodies, and eventually, the giant wolf collapsed, unable to breathe.
The Hobgoblin General fought valiantly, but as hundreds of undead swarmed him, he was soon covered in blood and fell.
"Brothers, do you see this! The Hobgoblin General is dead! He did it!"
[The 1st floor of the Dimensional Tower has been completely cleared.]
The message appeared.
Hyeong-gang was grateful for that message.
He survived!
He had extended his precious life by one more day!
And on top of that, a sweet reward!
"Brother Necrotic Martial Sovereign! Thank you!"
'Brother Necrotic Martial Sovereign! Thank you!'
He expressed his gratitude both internally and aloud.
* * *
[Awakened Lee Mu-seon has cleared the hidden trial of the 1st floor.]
[The 1st floor of the Dimensional Tower has been completely cleared.]
The message popped up, signaling the end of the 1st floor.
And I was back in the entrance hall.
Wow.
For a 1st floor, that was incredibly tight.
What would I have done if I hadn't obtained the Necron Emperor class and the [Dignity of the Corpse Monarch] skill?
Actually, since the problem was just defending the temple, I probably would have cleared it anyway.
However.
I don't think I ever would have cleared the hidden trial.
Especially the part where the Hobgoblin General and his pet wolf grew to such sizes—wasn't that a bit much?
Is that even a mechanic designed to be beaten?
I only cleared it because it’s me. If it were anyone else, they never would have won.
They would have lost a precious life.
"Alright, alright. You all saw that, right?"
[Nungnungnong donated 1 DP!]
Did you drop that dog-like way of speaking?
"Oh? Do you have a complaint about my way of speaking? I’ll use it whenever I feel like looking cool, so keep that in mind."
[ChickenOverPork donated 3 DP!]
I feel dizzy, Master.
"Many of you seem dizzy... So, what’s the result of the bet? It’s my victory!"
Victory performance!
Victory!
-Ugh, my eyes are rotting...
-Master, that’s a bit much...
"Today, many non-believers have offered DP to me. I am satisfied."
-Damn it, I’m betting on you winning next time.
-This isn't easy...
-Yippee! I won! I knew I could trust the Necrotic Martial Sovereign!
I teased the viewers for a while. Of course, among them were some who let out roars of joy.
My, my... at this rate, I’m going to be a DP millionaire.
I took a quick look and saw that the DP I had already earned exceeded 400,000.
In dollars, that’s roughly 4 million dollars. At current exchange rates, that’s over 6 billion won.
Wow... I made 6 billion won just two days after becoming a Hunter.
"Now then, I wonder what the reward will be."
First! Shortest time!
The Dimensional Tower loves things like that.
Didn't it upgrade my class when I cleared the tutorial like that, too?
I wonder what it will give me this time.
Ta-da-ta-dan~ Happy reward time~
I adjusted the system so the viewers could see it, too, so they could enjoy it.
And the message appeared.
[A phenomenal and astonishing achievement!]
[You have acquired a Mythic-grade reward.]
The reward for the first-ever 1st-floor hidden trial clear and the fastest clear time.
It was a Mythic-grade reward.
Is it not the Creation?
That’s a bit of a shame.
[A Corpse Pit is generated in the Small Undead Sub-dimension.]
[The Corpse Pit in the Small Undead Sub-dimension is upgraded to a Graveyard.]
[The Graveyard in the Small Undead Sub-dimension is upgraded to a Charnel House.]
[The Charnel House in the Small Undead Sub-dimension is upgraded to a Necron Charnel House.]
-A Charnel House is already appearing;;;
-A Charnel House? This early?
-What’s a Necron Charnel House? Is it different from a regular one?
Since I usually watched videos or posts focused on melee combat, I didn't know much about Necromancers.
My viewer count was already over 80,000, and this many viewers were all chattering about what they knew.
Well.
I did make such a splash... so it might be natural for the viewers to be overflowing.
[You have acquired the 1st-floor clear reward.]
[You have acquired the skill 'Undead Recycling' for the class 'Necron Emperor'.]
[Level increases by 1.]
[Level increases by 1.]
[Level increases by 1...]
[Level no longer increases.]
And this time, a normal reward appeared, and my level went up to 10 all at once.
Undead Recycling.
It’s a skill that consumes undead to recover Necrotic Magic.
No one had much to say about this skill.
Is it a skill that every Necromancer has?
Besides, no one was interested in me reaching level 10.
Well, I had just cleared the 1st floor of the Dimensional Tower in such a grand fashion, so what was a level 10 increase?
So, I jumped straight into the Charnel House issue.
"What? Does everyone know a lot about Charnel Houses?"
So what is a Charnel House, you nerds?
[MasterOfAllTrades donated 1 DP!]
It’s a building you make in the Undead Sub-dimension, a Tier 3 building. Any Necro can build it, but not just anyone can actually do it.
What is this supposed to mean?
"If anyone can build it, why can't just anyone do it?"
-Ah lol, you want to be spoon-fed everything!!
-Goo-goo! I’m a baby Necro! Teach me everything!
-Master, you should try searching the internet...
The viewers were complaining.
Sigh. Can’t these people donate a little and teach me at the same time?
There were too many viewers, so even with my dynamic vision, it was hard to read the chat properly.
[Big-Hand Old Man donated 100 DP!]
Building a Charnel House costs a huge amount of DP and requires special resources. There are probably only about 100 Necromancers worldwide who have built one. It’s very good once you build it. Open your sub-dimension and take a look.
"Oh. Big-Hand Old Man! Thank you! Between the mission last time and this, you’re a very good person, aren't you?"
My default stance is informal speech, so I just spoke informally.
Actually, considering my age from my past life, it wouldn't be a problem even if I spoke informally.
-Let’s go see the Charnel House.
-Show us the Charnel House!
-Come to think of it, what does the Small Undead Sub-dimension look like?
With the enthusiastic support of the viewers and my own curiosity, I decided to take a look at the Undead Sub-dimension.
[Big-Hand Old Man donated 100 DP!]
To show the Undead Sub-dimension, you need to go to the channel settings...
With the help of Big-Hand Old Man, I activated the feature to show the Undead Sub-dimension and summoned it.
Pop!
Then.
A video appeared in front of me.
It looked similar to a quarter-view game screen.
The background looked like outer space, and a piece of land was floating in that space like an island.
The ground was made of dark red soil, and there was one stone building the size of a university.
Other than that, I could see hundreds of Walking Corpse Goblins that had fought for me on the 1st floor standing there blankly.
Wow... what a sight.
I think I finally understand why the Necrotic Demon Lord in my past life loved holding formation ceremonies so much.
-Gulp, level 10 and already has a army in the hundreds.
-Amazing.
-Mom! When I grow up, I want to be a Necrotic Martial Sovereign! Mom! When I grow up, I want to be a Necrotic Martial Sovereign! Mom! When I grow up, I want to be a Necrotic Martial Sovereign! Mom! When I grow up, I want to be a Necrotic Martial Sovereign! Mom! When I grow up, I want to be a Necrotic Martial Sovereign!
Leaving the viewers' fuss behind.
I slowly examined what I possessed.
[Small Undead Sub-dimension]
An Undead Sub-dimension with Small-level size.
A place where the Awakened's undead are stored, and where Necro-buildings can be constructed.
[Necron Charnel House]
Stores corpses and souls.
Stored corpses and souls generate Necrotic Magic.
You can appoint a Charnel House manager.
Oh. So that’s what a Charnel House was? What the. So unlike other Awakened, Necromancers have a battery pack? Isn't being a Necromancer too good?
-I wondered what was different about the Necron Charnel House, but you can appoint a manager?
-Damn it! I’m so jealous!
-But what’s the benefit of appointing a manager? I really don't know.
"For now, since it says to store corpses, I’ll give it a try."
I gave an order to the undead to enter the Necron Charnel House.
Then.
Clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack.
The Walking Corpse Goblins walked inside.
And soon, the Necron Charnel House began to emit a gloomy light.
If you call it light, it should be bright, but no matter how I look at it, it’s just ominous.
[The Necron Charnel House has been activated.]
[Awakened Lee Mu-seon’s maximum Necrotic Magic increases by 0.01 per 'Walking Corpse'.]
[Awakened Lee Mu-seon’s Necrotic Magic recovery increases by 0.01 per 'Walking Corpse'.]
Something... this feeling of it being good yet not quite right, what is this?
So what is it?
Does it mean it increases by 1 for every 100 Walking Corpses?
But I don't know if 1 is a lot or not.
After all, there are no stats or anything in the system window.
-Crazy, that’s so good;;;
-Is this a flex?
-Damn it! Some people get such crazy classes, and others are just Warriors...
Looking at the viewers' reactions, it seems it’s good.
This won't do.
I’ll have to make time to learn what Necromancers actually do.
Then, suddenly.
I saw my first three undead standing in line to enter in front of the Necron Charnel House.
And one of them.
I focused my consciousness on the one I had infused with Necrotic Magic to turn into Internal Energy before entering the 1st floor.
Let’s see. Does this guy still have Internal Energy?
Oh? It’s still there?
Surprisingly.
I could see the Internal Energy remaining in the dantian of the corpse’s body.
That wasn't all.
[Walking Corpse]
Jiangshi-fication is in progress.
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