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"Oh? A new type of Undead? Is it because they were Martial Artists from Murim? Interesting... So Jiangshi, huh?" Maria mused. "Ah, it's like the Chinese vampire zombies! So cool!"
"Aaaagh..."
"Ugh..."
"Raaaarrgh..."
The disciples Maria had raised as Undead slowly stood up. Their skin turned pale blue, their hands transformed—growing huge, sharp claws. Long fangs protruded from their mouths, their eyes turned completely white, and strange cursed paper talismans appeared on their faces, inscribed with red and blue Ki.
"T-The disciples have become Jiangshi...?" Yoomyung was speechless. This was dark sorcery—atrocities only Evil Sects would commit, the kind he had always condemned. "T-This is... mindless beasts? At the very least, just let them rest in peace..."
"No," Maria replied, snapping her fingers. Instantly, the zombies' eyes regained their original colors, and their consciousness returned.
"Aahh! What?"
"What happened?"
"Ugh... my neck..."
