Chapter 169
Chapter 169: After Marching North (pt . 2)
Shing!
A golden light flashed…
And Lee Gong-Myung’s half-dead body rolled on the floor of the Cyamodus territory’s Lord hall .
“ . . . !”
The subordinates that were sitting down, as well as Alex Rothschild who was sitting on his throne, were all shocked at Lee Gong-Myung’s sudden appearance .
“L-Lee Gong-Myung!”
Alex Rothschild immediately moved to support Lee Gong-Myung .
“M-Milord…”
With a weak voice, Lee Gong-Myung spoke .
“I am ashamed to see you like this…”
“Who made you like this…? Baruk Al-Yusuf, that dirty bastard…”
Alex Rothschild thought it was Baurk Al-Yusuf immediately .
The reason he had sent his ninjas there in the first place was just in case Baruk Al-Yusuf decided to get rid of Lee Gong-Myung after the war .
“O-Overlord… K-Kang Chul-In…”
“ . . . !”
“He… is… in the Ishtar…”
“K-Kang Chul-In?”
At this unexpected name, Alex Rothschild’s face started to stiffen . He hadn’t thought he would hear Kang Chul-In’s name in this situation .
“Milord… need… to… prepare…”
Even while his life-force was slowing seeping away, Lee Gong-Myung didn’t forget to advise Alex Rothschild .
“T-Take this…”
With his remaining left arm, Lee Gong-Myung took out a scroll from his body and handed it to Alex Rothschild .
“Need… to… do… what comes out on the scroll… Cannot… let… Kang Chul-in… Esmerelda…”
“Stop, stop!”
Alex Rothschild stopped Lee Gong-Myung from speaking .
“Do not speak anymore!”
“Milord…”
“Preserve your strength, Lee Gong-Myung! This is an order!”
Kang Chul-In or whatnot, who cares! Lee Gong-Myung was on the verge of death .
Blood was leaking out of his chopped off arms and leg . Lee Gong-Myung would probably die of blood loss .
And even disregarding the chopped off arm and leg, it seemed impossible to get rid of the sword that had punctured through Lee Gong-Myung’s chest .
It was obvious that when they took out the sword from his chest, blood would spurt out . It was right to think that Lee Gong-Myung had no hope of survival .
“Milord…”
Lee Gong-Myung shook his head .
“This one… has no hope…”
“I told you to stop talking!”
“To meet Milord… and to… be able to serve…”
Lee Gong-Myung’s almost lifeless eyes stared at Alex Rothschild’s face . It was obvious that before he was gone, he wanted to look at his lord’s face one last time .
“Lee Gong-Myung…”
Looking at Lee Gong-Myung like this, Alex Rothschild felt like he was boiling with rage .
“I will not, not let you die like this!”
“This one… has no hope… Milord, please don’t… worry… too much about…”
“Shut up!”
Alex Rothschild shouted .
“What are you doing!? Hurry up and call for the doctor, and bring some potions! Quick!”
At Rothschild’s shouting, his subordinates went running to save Lee Gong-Myung . However… the chance of Lee Gong-Myung surviving was almost zero in their eyes .
“Lee Gong-Myung, I will save you! I must!”
“Milord…”
“I promise, no matter what!”
But even still, Lee Gong-Myung laughed as he had given up .
“Milord… this one… has something to tell you… I thought I wouldn't be able to say this forever… this one…”
Lee Gong-Myung murmured .
“Lee Gong-Myung! Lee Gong-Myung!”
Rothschild couldn’t hear what Lee Gong-Myung was saying at all . His voice was so soft and quiet now, and it was impossible to see what he was saying through reading his lips .
“ . . . That’s it . ”
Saying that, Lee Gong-Myung’s head suddenly dropped to the side .
“Lee Gong-Myung, Lee Gong-Myung? Lee Gong-Myung!!!”
Alex Rothschild grabbed Lee Gong-Myung’s body, and sobbed .
“I will save you! I must!”
Rothschild vowed .
And,
Kang Chul-In… how long are you going to bother me!? Even Lee Gong-Myung…! I will kill you…! I will rip you to shreds, and feed you to the dogs!
His hatred towards Kang Chul-In grew even more intensely .
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As soon as Lee Gong-Myung disappeared, Kang Chul-In gritted his teeth .
“It had to be that damned scroll… Hu…”
Kang Chul-In wasn’t satisfied .
Of course, he had gotten a lot of gains on this trip .
He had stolen the White Rain Fan, as well as cut off one of Lee Gong-Myung’s arms and legs . He had made him disabled .
Not only that, but he had also pierced through his heart .
Along with the brain, the heart was one of a human’s most important body parts .
If one’s heart was destroyed, it would be impossible for anyone to survive, except for maybe Arc Lich Aleister or one of Alex Rothschild’s clones . Basically, it was safe to say that Lee Gong-Myung was on his way to meet the grim reaper .
But even still,
“That rat-like bastard!”
Kang Chul-In wasn’t satisfied .
He felt somewhat uncomfortable .
Even though Lee Gong-Myung basically had a 99 . 9% chance of dying, that 0 . 1% chance still bothered him . He felt as if he had went to the toilet to poo, but hadn’t wiped it off after doing so .
Well… I’ll think of him as if he’s still alive .
He wouldn’t believe that he died unless he saw Lee Gong-Myung’s dead body himself .
And even if Lee Gong-Myung did manage to survive from that, it would take at least 6 months of healing in order to bring him back to normal . During that time, it would be hard for Alex Rothschild to handle Lee Gong-Myung’s absence .
Your shield .
Baruk Al-Yusuf’s fall meant that Alex Rothschild was alone again .
And your lifeline .
The ‘absolute return scroll’ was used up, which meant that Alex Rothschild had lost an extra life .
That was how important Lee Gong-Myung was to him, and Kang Chul-In was satisfied .
Later when the time comes, it might have been worth it that he had made Lee Gong-Myung use the scroll up here .
“Ah, but I’m still angry . ”
As he murmured that, he found targets that were ‘worthy’ to pent his anger on . Around 10 of the ninjas that had tried to stop him from killing Lee Gong-Myung were still here .
“R-Run!”
“Quickly, run!”
The ninjas began to split off in different directions when they saw Kang Chul-In’s terrifying gaze, like a pack of cockroaches .
“Hmph, just like your Lord, you guys are cowards . ”
Kang Chul-In smirked .
“Cockroaches… are just fit for being exterminated . ”
Kang Chul-In threw his body towards them .
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“F . . . father?”
As soon as Arshelly woke up, she instinctively looked for Kang Chul-In .
“Hnn…”
The bright sunlight came through the window, and made Arshelly squint .
“I don’t wanna… wake up…”
Arshelly instinctively laid back down .
The soft blanket and warm weather, as well as the pleasant smell of flowers, made Arshelly’s body and mind feel at ease . Just like Kang Chul-In did .
“Huh?”
At that moment, Arshelly sat back up, and wondered where she was .
I-I… I remember father gave me that potion…
The last of what Arshelly remembered was when Kang Chul-In had fed her the potion . After that, she had blanked out .
Arshelly looked around .
The bed, table, chairs… everything was familiar . She was back in her room in the deepest part of the Laputa castle .
And,
“F-Father…”
Arshelly spotted Kang Chul-In .
He was sitting down on a chair, sleeping with his arms on the table . It seems that he had fallen asleep while looking after Arshelly for the whole night .
As evidence of that, on Arshelly’s table was a giant pile of documents that Timothy had handed him .
Father…
Arshelly was deeply moved by Kang Chul-In .
A powerful, trustworthy… and loving father . Kang Chul-In was the perfect father in every way .
“Timothy…”
Kang Chul-In opened his mouth .
“F-Father?”
Arshelly was startled,
“Stop… giving me documents…”
But it was just Kang Chul-In sleep-talking .
“Don’t tell me… we don’t have… money…”
“ . . . ”
“I will… get some… just give me… some time…”
Looking at how he was sleep-talking about this topic, it was obvious that it had stressed him out quite a bit .
“Pfft!”
Arshelly involuntarily laughed at how adorable her father was .
How many people would know that this Overlord who seemed to have no emotions had this side to him?
“Daughter…”
At that moment, Kang Chul-In called out to Arshelly .
“F-Father?! Have you woken up?”
Startled, Arshelly answered back .
“I won’t… lose you ever again… Father… will protect…”
“ . . . ”
“I love you… daughter…”
Once again, it was just Kang Chul-In sleep-talking .
Father…
Arshelly felt blissful .
I love you too .
It was because she could once again verify that Kang Chul-In truly loved her [1] .
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The march Northwards was over .
As soon as he got rid of the ‘cockroaches’, Kang Chul-In came back to the Chermart territory and realized he didn’t even need to intervene .
That was how effective Kwak-Jung’s strategy was .
While Kwak-Jung and the other allies fought off Baruk Al-Yusuf’s army, Anatolia had been conquered and divided by the forces that had invaded, so Baruk Al-Yusuf had to wander around the Ishtar region without a place to settle . Of course, Kwak-Jung didn’t stop chasing after him .
“Hmm…”
Sitting on his throne, Kang Chul-In narrowed his eyes .
His gaze was on the report that Timothy had given him, and there was a list of the gains they had made during this trip . It read as follows:
-Daox territory
-Chermart territory
-[Epic/Fan] White Rain Fan
-Treasures that were within the Bittermoon territory
-Spellthirster ability
. . .
-50,000 gold (Abubakar’s bounty)
. . .
“Not bad . ”
It was truly not bad .
Even including the costs they had to spend while using the Cosmic force and maintaining the army, Kang Chul-In had gained a lot during this trip . Just Abubakar’s bounty was enough to even out the losses .
And,
“Here… is another reward . ”
Kang Chul-In’s eyes shined like that of a predator looking at its prey .
“Mmmmm!”
The last ‘reward’ tried to move their body with a gag in their mouth, but couldn’t . They had been completely tied up by a ‘certain somebody’ who was incredibly good at tying others up .
[1] Aww .