Chapter 40
Episode 40
While I was thinking that, the viewers were also going wild.
-?!?!?!?!?!
-Wait, hold on, its leg got wrecked???
-The stone golem fell over???
-A raid boss got downed by a solo player???
-WTF what is even happening for real
-Corpse-Spirit bro, are you actually insane???
-No wait, what was that hand movement just now, was that martial arts??
-Ten-Segment Brocade? That's a Wudang Sect martial art though
-Hey, is that actually something a person can do??
-A super rookie soloing a Floor-10 raid boss on Floor 2... holy shit
-Aren't we witnessing a historic moment right now?
The chat had gone past simple chaos and into a full-blown meltdown.
The hook was stretching out enormously.
Well, I understood.
A raid boss designed to be taken down by a party.
Had been downed by a single solo player—and not just any player, but a Necromancer sitting in a palanquin controlling corpses.
"Now."
The fallen golem was thrashing, trying somehow to get back up on its remaining leg.
But there was no way a massive body with one leg completely blown off could stand properly.
I looked down quietly at the sight and opened my mouth.
This was a line thrown simultaneously at Jegal Yu-yeon and at the viewers beyond the chat window.
"Behold."
I lightly raised my hand and pointed at the fallen golem.
"This is the difference in eye level between this lord and the rest of you."
For a beat, the chat window froze.
And the next moment.
-WOOOOOOO!!!
-Wooooo! Corpse-Spirit Martial Sovereign!!!
-The level lololololol so we're in the same position as the golem??
-Ah Corpse-Spirit bro's line is insane for real lolololol
-The difference between this lord's level and ours lololol treating us like the golem lololol
-No, I can't tell if that's a compliment or an insult but it's cool either way
-Adding to the Corpse-Spirit Martial Sovereign quote collection
-Our level is a fallen golem lololol what an honor, bro
-Even the angle of him rising from the throne in the middle of all this is perfect
The viewers erupted again with reactions that sounded half like insults and half like praise.
Well, that's exactly what I intended.
A calm voice came through my mind as well.
-You never change. Do you really have to make even a single line sound like that?
It was Jegal Yu-yeon.
Even as she said that, there was a faint trace of amusement in her tone.
-Of course. Who do you think this lord is?
I sent back my answer with a smirk.
A line at least that grand was necessary to preserve this lord's dignity.
"Now. Shall we go finish this?"
I gestured toward the fallen stone golem.
It was time to completely snuff out the life of this enormous lump of rock.
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[The Dimensional Tower's higher-difficulty Floor 2 trial has been fully cleared for the first time.]
[The accumulated bonus reward is being generated.]
[The accumulated bonus reward is being generated.]
[A wondrous and astonishing achievement!]
[You have obtained a Mythic Grade reward.]
[You have obtained a Mythic Grade reward.]
[Level increased by 1.]
[Level increased by 1.]
[Level increased by 1.]
[Level increased by 1.]
Once one leg was broken, the enormous stone golem became little more than a giant punching bag.
The thing's strength came from its overwhelming size; beyond that, it was a straightforward monster with little else going for it.
It had no wide-area breath attack or special abilities at all. It was pure brute force.
When I completely ground the stone golem into powder like that, the messages that appeared in a row before my eyes were exactly those.
Floor 2 fully cleared as well.
And not just normal Floor 2, but the "higher-difficulty Floor 2"—hard mode—fully cleared.
Because of that, the reward grade had been elevated past Legendary Grade to Mythic Grade.
On top of that, it wasn't just one Mythic Grade reward, but a whopping two of them pouring out at the same time.
"Damn... That's incredible."
I sank deep into the throne and let out an involuntary sound of admiration.
"I'm the one who did it, but isn't this a bit too amazing?"
-?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
-M, Mythic Grade???
-Two Mythic Grades???? Two????
-Two Mythic Grades just dropped aaaaaaaaaah!
-Bro, I can't breathe. Is this real?
-There are only a handful of people in the whole world who've even seen a Mythic Grade
-And two of them at once???? Two?????
-The Dimensional Tower must be crazy about Corpse-Spirit bro for real
-My hands are shaking so much I can't even type in chat right now
-This is history, history, we are witnessing history
-Corpse-Spirit Martial Sovereign broke the world record again... holy shit
The chat surged upward at a frantic pace, well beyond ordinary chaos.
Everyone seemed to have completely lost their minds at the words "Mythic Grade."
Well, I understood.
A Mythic Grade reward is literally like an urban legend.
You might see a Legendary Grade once in your entire life, and Mythic Grade is one step above that.
And I'd just gotten two at once, so everyone's minds had gone into orbit.
Even though I had a record of getting a Genesis Grade before, this was still something worth calling astonishing.
[Park Il-chim has donated 1 DP!]
I really have to acknowledge this!!
[MyHeadIsCracked has donated 10 DP!]
My brain is broken today, bro. I love you
[WhatsTheTowersCondition? has donated 83 DP!]
You guys! You're the best!!
[IsThisAnAxe? has donated 120 DP.......]
[StopFlappingYourGums! has donated 23 DP.......]
Donations poured in by the flood.
Well, even I have to admit this is hype as hell.
Of course, from my perspective, I did take down the stone golem fairly easily.
I did put in some real effort for the first time in a while, but it still didn't feel like a hard-fought victory.
Even so, the viewers seemed to be enjoying it.
"Whoa. Thanks for all the donations, everyone!"
I couldn't help but burst out laughing as I watched the chat.
These people really were masters at cracking jokes.
But then again, they weren't exactly wrong either.
[PuddingIsGood has donated 3 DP!]
But what I'm really curious about is, what the hell actually comes out of a Mythic Grade??
[SkinnyBonesApproach has donated 1 DP!]
I want a Mythic Grade too
[ㅇㅇ has donated 1 DP!]
Corpse-Spirit bro, open it already, hurry!!
[PorkCutlet has donated 1 DP!]
A Mythic Grade unboxing stream... holy shit, this is getting archived
"Everyone, calm down a bit."
I lightly waved my hand while seated on the throne.
Now. What kind of rewards are going to pop out?
If Legendary Grade was the imperial throne, is Mythic Grade going to give me an imperial palace or something?
"Alright. Then let's all have a look together."
With those words, I claimed the rewards.
And then.
[You have acquired the skill 'Blended Ego Formation' of the class 'Necron Emperor'.]
[You have acquired the skill 'Armor of the Vengeful Spirit Horde' of the class 'Necron Emperor'.]
Now these were... some peculiar skills.
These are Mythic Grade rewards?
First, I opened the descriptions.
[Skill: Blended Ego Formation]
You can blend the egos remaining in soul remnants, bind them together into a complete ego, and grant that ego to an undead to make it complete.
[Skill: Armor of the Vengeful Spirit Horde]
Generates armor composed of a horde of vengeful spirits that absolutely obey the Necron Emperor.
The moment I opened the descriptions.
I could tell what kind of skills these were.
And I had no choice but to admit that they truly deserved to be called Mythic Grade rewards.
Insane skills came out, didn't they?
The skill [Blended Ego Formation] was, surprisingly, a skill that could create a personality.
In other words. An insane skill that lets me blend several souls together, then create a personality matching my intent and shove it into a corpse!
To explain it more clearly... take Whiteram the skeleton. I could create another Whiteram with the exact same personality and ego.
Personality replication or creation.
Anything is possible!
Of course, I'd need some proficiency to pull that off, but... if I applied it properly,
I can mass-produce undead that use martial arts.
And not just any undead—undead martial arts masters absolutely loyal to me.
Has the Dimensional Tower gone insane?
Indeed, this is a Mythic Grade reward.
And [Armor of the Vengeful Spirit Horde] was insane too.
It was a skill that kept vengeful spirits around me. It resembled Necromantic Barrier, but operated on a much higher level.
It was called armor, but the vengeful-spirit undead could also attack enemies around me according to my will.
An all-in-one offense and defense skill, I suppose?
And as the name "Vengeful Spirit Horde" implied,
This lets me command quite a large number of vengeful spirits.
No. You're just giving this away?
Aren't you insane, Dimensional Tower?
The viewers seemed to grasp the implications too. The chat erupted, followed by another explosion of donations.
-No wait, what is this now, is it broken again???
-Did you see that description just now?? It says it creates egos!
-WTF the Dimensional Tower is definitely crazy about Corpse-Spirit bro
-Ego....... That's making a personality, right? So this is Mythic Grade.......
-Wait, doesn't that mean he can mass-produce jiangshi that use martial arts??
-Ah, this is actually getting scary at this point? Corpse-Spirit bro is gonna build an army
-Vengeful spirit armor + personality creation = one-man army complete
-The Dimensional Tower has seriously set out to make Corpse-Spirit bro an emperor
-Ah, my head hurts, what is all this, I just know it's broken
-Is our bro actually becoming an emperor now? The concept is becoming reality
I could see the chat erupting all over again.
Everyone seemed to have caught on to some extent how broken the two skills were.
And at that moment.
Donation chats began pouring down literally like a waterfall.
[Cheokcheok Seoksa has donated 100 DP!]
That's a truly insane skill. Ego formation is normally the endgame tech for Necromancers; usually you don't learn it until after Floor 50, and only after clearing several brutal quests. They just handed it over as a Mythic Grade reward... Now you can mass-produce Intelligent Undead. Unlimited workshop operation confirmed.
[Big-Spender Ajusshi has donated 1,000 DP!]
Fascinating. Being able to design egos means unlimited human resources. Lee Mu-seon, you are now not a single hunter but a faction in your own right. Please use that power wisely.
[OneBowlOfGukbapDownTheHatch has donated 5 DP!]
Bro, this bastard is smiling again. We can all see that grin spreading over the rewards lololol