Chapter 163
Chapter 163: Activate, Trap Card! (pt . 1)
Lee Gong-Myung was waiting at a canyon 10 kilometres away from the west gate of the Bittermoon territory .
“Immense confidence and terrifying martial prowess with power to match up with that confidence . Looking at this man… he reminds me of a tyrant . ”
Standing in front of an altar, Lee Gong-Myung looked eastward . As if someone had set it on fire, the Bittermoon territory was drowning in a sea of flames .
“However…”
Lee Gong-Myung grabbed his epic item, the White Rain Fan .
“I cannot let you rampage on for so long . For the sake of my lord… I will have to get rid of you . ”
The reason that Lee Gong-Myung had even come to offer an alliance to Baruk Al-Yusuf was in order to put pressure on Kang Chul-In . Now that he had a chance to get rid of him, he didn't want to miss it .
“Strategist Lee . ”
While he was thinking, an Anatolian commander called upon him .
“The altars are set up now . ”
“And everything else?”
“They’re also finished . ”
“Good . ”
Lee Gong-Myung nodded, and then looked up towards the sky .
A full moon was rising .
“1 hour at the earliest, and maybe 2 hours if late…”
Lee Gong-Myung was calculating when exactly Kang Chul-In would make his way over to the canyon, and he predicted that by the time he would get there, it would already be dark .
“Tonight…”
Lee Gong-Myung murmured to himself .
“Will be your very last . I don’t have any bad feelings towards you . It's just… Milord doesn’t need you in his way…”
Lee Gong-Myung considered Kang Chul-In’s death to be inevitable .
Since they had already finished setting up so early, Kang Chul-In was just a dead man to him .
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In front of a sea of dead bodies, Kang Chul-In was breathing heavily .
It was a terrifying sight .
Dead bodies, upon dead bodies, upon dead bodies .
“Let’s… rest for a bit . ”
Kang Chul-In jumped off the Altaica, and rested his body against the castle walls .
“This is something… I won’t ever do twice . ”
Kang Chul-In shook his head because he was sick of the fighting .
Although he had managed to get out of the west gate, it was still extremely tiring .
His seemingly boundless mana and health also seemed to be at a limit, making his body extremely heavy . His muscles were screaming at him, seemingly about to spasm after overworking them so hard .
-Huk… Hu…
The Altaica wasn’t in a good state either .
This was evident by how it was sticking its tongue out and panting .
Its white fur was now covered in red patches, and blood was flowing down from its wounds . It was a truly depressing sight .
“Just a little further . ”
Kang Chul-In told the Altaica .
“We just need to get past that canyon . ”
-Krr…
As long as they made it past the western canyon, it wouldn’t be too difficult to escape, so that canyon would be their true final test .
“First of all…”
Murmuring, Kang Chul-In looked through his stuff and held up two flasks containing a purplish liquid . They were middle-ranked health potions .
“This is for you . ”
Kang Chul-In opened up the flask, and handed it towards the Altaica .
-Krrr?
“Though you might not feel like you drank anything due to your large body… drink up . It’s much better than not drinking it . ”
-Krrr… Hng…
As if it understood Kang Chul-In's words, the Altaica thanked him by acting cute .
To think that this is the godbeast of the ancient kingdom…
Speechless at the Altaica’s actions, Kang Chul-In put his hand on the remaining potion,
“Daughter . ”
And handed it to his daughter, Arshelly .
“Endure for a little bit longer . ”
Kang Chul-In started to pour the potion into Arshelly’s mouth, cautiously .
“F-Father…”
Due to this, Arshelly woke up and called Kang Chul-In with a weak voice .
“Don’t talk . ”
Kang Chul-In stroked Arshelly’s hair .
“Father…”
Arshelly tried her best in order to drink the potion . Even though it was tiring for her to do even that, Kang Chul-In’s help encouraged her to drink all of it .
“I will also become… strong like father… will not… be a burden… will become… str…”
Unable to continue, Arshelly’s head dipped down a little bit . She had lost consciousness once again .
Looking at this, Kang Chul-In’s heart seemed to be ripping open again .
“That damned bastard…”
Kang Chul-In gritted his teeth .
This was all because of that damned Sheville Polansky .
“Hu… . ”
Calming himself down, Kang Chul-In vowed to himself:
“Do not worry, for I will make you strong . And… to save you, this pain is nothing worth mentioning . ”
“There!!”
At that moment,
“That man is Overlord Kang Chul-In!”
“Over there!!”
From far away, the soldiers of Anatolia started to rush towards him .
And,
“Kang Chul-In, you bastard!!”
With a large shout, a huge lizard appeared .
"Pfft . . . "
Kang Chul-In laughed .
“Seems like he’s a little pissed . ”
Without even having to check the person’s face, it was obvious that the one riding the giant lizard was Baruk Al-Yusuf .
“Where are you running? Stay right there!”
Shouting, Baruk Al-Yusuf tried to stop Kang Chul-In from fleeing .
“If you surrender now…”
While he was speaking,
“Idiot . ”
Kang Chul-In laughed, and concentrated his mana into his right arm .
Kuoooo!
Stronger than ever, a miniature tornado started to roar . It was Kang Chul-In’s full power Vortex .
“Eat this!”
As soon as Kang Chul-In finished speaking, the terrifying storm moved forward, ripping to shreds anything that was swept in its way .
“Ahhh!!”
“Kaghh!!”
The soldiers of Anatolia that were caught up in the Vortex screamed as they were torn to pieces .
However, Vortex wasn’t meant to just take care of the small fry .
“G-Great Khalifa!”
“The Khalifa is in danger!”
That was right .
Kang Chul-In had aimed straight at Baruk Al-Yusuf from the very beginning, so this tornado of destruction was heading straight towards the Lord of Anatolia, ready to swallow anything in its way .
“Welp, I’m going first . Good bye . ”
Not caring about whether Baruk Al-Yusuf would be fine after the Vortex or not, Kang Chul-In rode the Altaica, and ran across the forest .
From far away, he could see the canyon .
As long as he made it past the canyon, he would be able to safely get out of this hellhole, and get to the Chermart territory .
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“Faster!”
Inside the canyon, Kang Chul-In urged the Altaica .
The canyon was only 2 . 5 kilometres wide and wasn’t very long . A mountain range awaited them after it .
If they were able to get into the mountains?
No matter how big the Anatolia army was compared to Kang Chul-In, it would be almost impossible to catch him .
That wasn’t the only good news for Kang Chul-In .
Soon, night will fall .
At night while in the mountain range, there was almost no way that he and the Altaica would get caught . The biggest mission for Kang Chul-In was just to get past this canyon .
At that moment, around 1 kilometre inside the canyon, thick raindrops started to fall .
Rain, all of a sudden?
Kang Chul-In couldn’t believe his eyes .
No matter whether it was night or day, there would normally be a sign for rain . For example, dark, drifting clouds .
Since Kang Chul-In had almost superhuman senses, he could usually tell whether it would rain or not depending on the temperature and the humidity .
But, this completely overturned Kang Chul-In’s experiences .
At that moment, a white light flashed .
BANG!
And the sound of thunder shook the skies .
Sss…
Following that, raindrops as thick as one’s fingertips started to fall from the sky .
Something’s off .
Kang Chul-In was confused at this sudden change in weather .
He was under the nuance that rather than being a sudden change in weather, someone was controlling it .
If that was true,
. . . Lee Gong-Myung?
The face of Lee Gong-Myung flashed through Kang Chul-In’s mind .
The only person Kang Chul-In was aware of that could control the weather was Lee Gong-Myung .
It wasn’t magic, nor was it some weird technique, but this ability to control the weather and change the tides of battle was a specialty of Lee Gong-Myung’s .
No way .
But Kang Chul-In doubted this thought .
Lee Gong-Myung was the strategist of Alex Rothschild . There was no reason for him to be here .
However, if the person behind this change in weather was indeed Lee Gong-Myung, and there were traps in this canyon set up by him…
As if proving his thoughts correct,
Sshhh!
With a large noise, large crossbow bolts started to fly towards him .
The thing was that these crossbow bolts weren’t normal and were almost 3 metres in length, as if they were used to fight against orcs and monsters .
-Krrr!
The Altaica suddenly started to shiver, and roared in pain . One of the bolts had skimmed past a place in between its left hind leg and butt .
Danger!
Kang Chul-In realized that he was in danger .
It was truly a pinch .
They were in a narrow canyon, and it was hard to see past 1 metre due to the sudden appearance of rain and clouds .
Lee Gong-Myung!
Barely managing to dodge the crossbow bolts, Kang Chul-In realized that Lee Gong-Myung was definitely the one behind all of this .
At that moment, from the dark sky, a huge shadow started to fly towards them .
And its identity,
. . . A net!
It was a tool used in order to stop Kang Chul-In from moving, a steel net .
“Run! Quickly!”
Kang Chul-In urged the Altaica .
Once they were trapped in the net, they would definitely be struck with the crossbow bolts and have no way of escaping .
-Krr!
Ignoring its injuries, the Altaica jumped and dodged the net .
As they dodged the net, the shower of crossbow bolts continued to come .
And finally,
Puk!
Even Kang Chul-In was hit by one of them .
It happened because he was riding on the Altaica while carrying Arshelly on his back .
“ . . . !”
Kang Chul-In felt burning pain in his left waist . Even though he hadn’t been completely pierced by it, some of his flesh had definitely left his body after that terrifyingly large crossbow bolt had skimmed him .
“Overlord Kang Chul-In!”
At that moment,
“Why not surrender here?”
From far away, a familiar voice could be heard .
Kang Chul-In’s gaze headed towards the top of the canyon .
There he was .
It was a man illuminated by the dim moonlight:
Alex Rothschild’s strategist, Lee Gong-Myung .