Chapter 220
Chapter 220: The Traitor’s Death
“H-How… the alarm magic didn’t even activate . . . ”
Aleister couldn’t fathom the situation he was in .
The Nekromantik bay was hidden somewhere in the vast sewers . Finding its entrance was akin to finding a needle in a haystack .
Even if the entrance was discovered, the skull-shaped faucets had to be rotated to enter the correct pa.s.sword . There was a lower chance of guessing it right than winning the lottery .
Furthermore, an alarm was designed to sound when the pa.s.sword was entered wrongly, or when the voice-recognition magic detected an abnormality .
In other words, it was almost impossible to sneak into the Nekromantik bay without him knowing .
Aleister’s life vessel, nonetheless, now laid in Kang Chul-In’s hand . Aleister’s security measures were all in vain .
“How… what even… there is an alarm magic installed within the Nekromantik bay . . . ”
“Oh, that?”
Dorian, who had alighted from his black wyvern, received his queries . His face was red from numerous scratch marks .
“This is my secret~!”
“ . . . !”
“’Presence Erasing Wine’ . Heard of it before?”
Dorian shook a flask containing a light purple liquid . It was his second secret drug following the Ghostifying Potion .
“This wine completely deletes the presence of the consumer . With this, who would be scared of your alarm magic?”
“W-What!?”
“As to how we entered, we used the Ghostifying Potion… well, it may be unfamiliar to you, so just know that we managed to pa.s.s through the wall . ”
Dorian shrugged his shoulders proudly .
“I did well, didn’t I?”
He then began to fish for compliments from Kang Chul-In .
“Hmm? Don’t you think so?”
“Well done . ”
“Huhu~! I’m just too good! The dungeon was a piece of cake with my special-made secret drugs . . . ”
“Special-made, you say?”
Kang Chul-In snickered .
He was familiar with the source of most items in Dorian’s bag .
“Huh? What are you implying…?”
“You picked up the Ghostifying Potion while conquering the Whibstaff Mansion dungeon . As for the Presence Erasing Wine, you probably obtained it from a boss monster at the Masyaf castle ruins, the Hall of a.s.sa.s.sins to be precise . Am I right?”
“H-How did you know!”
Dorian was shocked .
“Special-made my foot . ”
“ . . . ”
“Don’t even try, idiot . ”
“Urgh . . . ”
“Nonetheless, good job . I appreciate it . ”
“Hehe!”
Dorian smiled like an idiot after Kang Chul-In praised him .
“W-Whatever! Just know that I’m this good!”
“Alright . ”
“Well then, you’re gonna do me a favor, right?”
“Of course . ”
“Keh~! Kang Chul-In! What a man of his words! Oh right, err… what was it… suddenly can’t seem to remember . . . ”
“Tell me next time then . ”
Kang Chul-In immediately cut Dorian off and headed towards Aleister . He held the life vessel in his hand .
“Oi, bones . ”
“ . . . ”
“If I destroyed your body, you would’ve ran off with this in your spirit form, am I right? Then revive and stab me in the back?
“ . . . ”
“How unfortunate?”
Aleister couldn’t rebut Kang Chul-In’s sarcasm .
M-My life vessel… how . . .
Aleister despaired .
He wished desperately for the life vessel to be a fake, but how could he not even recognize his own life vessel?
The red marble in Kang Chul-In’s hand was definitely his life vessel .
“Now, let us have some . . . ”
Kang Chul-In was getting ready to have some fun, when Aleister acted suddenly .
Thump .
The bony knees of the lich fell onto the ground .
Crack!
He smacked his skull on the floor .
“M-Mercy!”
“ . . . ”
“If you spare me, I shall be your loyal dog!”
Hearing this, Kang Chul-In was extremely delighted and even got Aleister up himself…
“Look at this f.u.c.ker . ”
…or not .
Only a swear word with a mixture of rage and absurdity came out from Kang Chul-In’s mouth .
“What do you think you are doing?”
“I want to live!”
“ . . . ”
“I will serve you as my master forever! I shall be your Majesty’s undead commander and aid in your Pangaea conquest!”
Crack! Aleister smacked his skull on the floor once again .
For that prideful man to have said that, he must have really wanted to live despite being an undead .
To think my former ally was such a piece of trash… I was stupid to rely on him to achieve big dreams in the past .
Kang Chul-In, however, remained cold and indifferent .
Aleister could become a valuable subordinate indeed .
He was a necromancer, the definition of a one-man army .
Moreover, Aleister was extremely pa.s.sionate about the undead and even he himself was a lich . He was leagues above the other necromancers .
Kang Chul-In knew this better than anyone else .
However, Aleister had a critical flaw . He was all style, no substance .
Traitor .
Kang Chul-In didn’t change his mind at all .
If he took Aleister in as his subordinate, it would be akin to keeping a ticking time bomb .
After all, wasn’t Aleister’s betrayal the biggest contributing factor to Kang Chul-In’s death by Rothschild in the past?
He already had a bad record .
There was no guarantee that Aleister wouldn’t betray him again .
“P-Please… spare me . . . ”
“Then first . . . ”
“Yes sir . ”
“Hand over all of your equipment . ”
“ . . . !”
“You don’t want to?”
“A-Alright!”
Aleister hurriedly dropped all his epic and unique-rank items on the floor, including the Jadeite Skull Wand .
“The robe?”
“S-Sir?”
“That looks expensive . ”
The Robe of the Brilliant Dawn had light-element resistance, hence it was pretty rare and costly .
If Kang Chul-In sold it in auction, he could earn some profit .
“A-Alright . . . ”
Aleister swallowed his pride and took off the Robe of the Brilliant Dawn .
Swoosh .
The wind blew .
s.h.i.+ver, s.h.i.+ver…!
Aleister’s thin body shuddered in the late autumn’s icy wind .
“The Soul Core of Deathwin?”
“H-Here it is . . . ”
Aleister handed a ring over to Kang Chul-In . It had a green skull attached to it .
Subsequently, a pledge was read to establish that Aleister was no longer an Overlord and had lost possession of Deathwin .
“To my conqueror, Kang Chul In, the great Overlord of Laputa . ”
“To my conqueror, Kang Chul In, the great Overlord of Laputa . ”
“I forfeit all my territory and subordinates . ”
“I forfeit all my territory and subordinates . ”
“All of them . ”
“All of them . ”
The Soul Cores of Laputa and Deathwin began to transmit a wave of energy .
Crack!
The Soul Core of Deathwin shattered into pieces .
The magic energy from the broken Soul Core of Deathwin diffused into the Soul Core of Laputa .
[You’ve acquired the Deathwin territory!]
[You’ve gained +3 levels from conquering an enemy lord (Overlord)!]
[You’ve gained +1000 Overlord points (+ bonus) from conquering an enemy lord (Overlord)!]
Kang Chul-In now had possession of Deathwin, along with numerous rewards .
[Level up! Level 68!]
[Level up! Level 69!]
[Level up! Level 70!]
[You’ve reached level 70! Unlocking the awakening quest! (Opening in 719hours 59 minutes 59 seconds…58 seconds…57 seconds . . . )
All sovereigns received an awakening quest and another reward upon reaching level 70 .
[Bonus is given for becoming the first conqueror of an Overlord!]
[You’ve acquired 5 S-rank Infinity Stones! (Caution: the stones cannot be used on an Overlord . )]
“ . . . !”
Kang Chul-In was surprised .
The Infinity Stone was a game-changing item which could upgrade one’s ability .
A B-rank Infinity Stone had similar value to 10 B-rank Magic Gem, or a single A-rank Magic Gem . Thus, the S-rank Infinity Stones could cost a few hundred thousand gold each .
It was a pity he couldn’t use the stones to upgrade himself, but he could just make his loyal subordinates become stronger .
What a steal .
Kang Chul-In was extremely elated .
No wonder Albrecht, that b.a.s.t.a.r.d . . .
He recalled that in the past, Albrecht Vilhelm was the first to conquer another Overlord . Kang Chul-In now understood how he could become such a powerful existence . The early bird did indeed catch the worm .
“W-Would that be all, your Majesty…?”
Aleister asked cautiously, interrupting Kang Chul-In’s celebration .
“I gave you everything in my possession . . . ”
“So?”
“ . . . !”
“You are saying you’ve sacrificed enough so I should let you live?”
“T-That…!”
“Do you, you b.a.s.t.a.r.d, really think that you have what it takes to be my subordinate?”
Kang Chul-In glared at Aleister .
It wasn’t just a glare . It was a condescending look, as if he was looking at a bug or sewage water of some sort .
“T-Then!”
Aleister bowed his head again .
“I shall be your faithful slave! If you do spare me . . . ”
“ . . . ”
“I-I beg for your mercy… please . . . ”
Kang Chul-In could no longer watch .
“Aleister . ”
“Yes, your Majesty!”
“You betrayed me . ”
“…Huh?”
“You betrayed the Ishtar coalition for Alex Rothschild . Thanks to you, I had my heart pierced and my neck sliced off . ”
“W-What are you talking about? W-What… your Majesty, you are still alive and healthy here . . . ”
“Shut your d.a.m.n mouth . ”
“ . . . !”
“And listen . ”
Kang Chul-In was stubborn .
After all, he returned to the past purely for vengeance . Why did it matter whether Aleister could comprehend his story?
“A pledge of loyalty from a trash like you? Bulls.h.i.+t . ”
“ . . . ”
“You think I would fall for that insincere, fake surrender?”
“Does that mean . . . ”
“Die, Aleister . ”
With that,
Crack!
Kang Chul-In smashed Aleister’s life vessel into pieces .
“N-Noooooooooo - ! Arghhhhhhhhh!”
Aleister despaired .
“Heuk, heuk . . . Heuuuk! Keuk… Keukkk… Keuk!”
Without his life vessel, Aleister now had 0% chance of survival .
“K-Kang Chul-In… y-you toyed with me… m-mocked me… took everything from me… and now… you evil f.u.c.ker… I even swallowed… my pride… you heartless b.a.s.t.a.r.d . . . ”
“Bulls.h.i.+t . You had no pride to begin with . Be it the past or present, you deserve no respect . You sicken me . ”
Kang Chul-In replied and immediately turned around .
He had no luxury to witness the final moment of someone as worthless as Aleister .
Revenge?
Good .
His main target, however, was Rothschild .
Furthermore, he did not intend to stop after achieving his vengeance .
His final goal was to conquer the whole of Pangea and be crowned as the one and only emperor .
Kang Chul-In was a man of great dreams . He couldn’t be satisfied by Aleister’s death alone .
Thump .
A sound of a withering corpse falling onto the ground could be heard, but Kang Chul-In paid no attention to it . He continued to walk towards his base .
“Waaaahhh!”
“Long live his Majesty, Kang Chul-In!”
“Long live the great Laputa!”
His loyal soldiers were admiring him by shouting and singing triumphantly .
2 years have pa.s.sed since the Great Summoning . It was autumn .
It was months before the commencement of the second lord meeting .
The Laputan soldiers led Overlord Kang Chul-In were the victors of the 18th peak battle!
1700 Laputan soldiers were dead, 600 were injured .
All Deathwin soldiers were dead .
Quidor, the Deathwin commander-in-chief, lost to Kang Chul-In and was killed during battle .
Stonebridge, the next Deathwin commander-in-chief, lost to Lucia and was killed during battle .
Aleister, the necromancer Overlord, lost to Kang Chul-In and was killed .
Deathwin was now Kang Chul-In’s territory .
It was a tremendous victory .
***
A few hours after Kang Chul-In had killed Aleister and engulfed the Deathwin territory . . .
The other lords shuddered in fear as the ranking page refreshed at 00hrs .
[The Overlord Aleister has died!]
[Deathwin territory now belongs to the Overlord Kang Chul-In!]
The tragic news of Aleister’s death aside, Kang Chul-In’s victory clearly showed everyone who was the strongest and the weakest amongst the Overlords .
1 . Overlord Kang Chul-In (↑ 1,000P)
Who could stop Kang Chul-In, now that he had so many points and also the Deathwin territory?
“Hmm . . . ”
Kang Chul-In checked the ranking page on his way to Laputa . He was very satisfied .
Everything was perfect .
With this victory, he could significantly increase his lead over Albrecht Vilhelm .
At this rate, he could advance towards the East by next spring and try to conquer the Esmeralda territory .
“Oh, right . ”
Dorian remembered .
“What is it?”
“At the Nekromantik bay . . . ”
Dorian, however, couldn’t continue .
He was interrupted .
Tens of thousands of men were approaching them from the far horizon .
“W-Who’s that?”
Dorian tilted his head in confusion .
“They don’t seem like enemies . Aren’t they just civilians? They are not carrying any weapons . Are they your people, Kang Chul-In?”
“No way . ”
Kang Chul-In shook his head .
“Our communication device may have spoilt, but my people would never come here without my permission . I didn’t issue any orders . ”
“Then who?”
“Beats me . ”
Both of them had no clue .
“Your Majesty!”
At that moment,
“An urgent message!”
A scout reported to Kang Chul-In .
“What is it?""
“T-That is . . . ”
“ . . . ?”
“Congratulations, your Majesty!”
“Congratulations what?”
“Four nearby self-governed cities have pledged loyalty to your Majesty, with the message that they would like to serve you as their king!”
This was a fortunate stroke of serendipity .