Chapter 255
Chapter 255: A Turbulent Continent (2)
[Alright, now it’s time to decide . ]
Hecate’s threatening voice rang out through the magical voice amplifier .
[You, the loser with the two stars . Listen to what I say well . ]
“What’s that crazy bitch talking about!?” Major General cursed angrily .
Loser?
Was that something a Lord should be saying to an enemy commander?
[Oh, so you know? I am indeed a crazy bitch . ]
Hecate fired back .
[Do you want a taste of this crazy bitch?]
“Huk! D-Did you hear all . . . !”
[Then, did you think I wouldn’t?]
“ . . . ”
[My ship is advanced with magic engineering so it can pick up sounds like that easily . ]
“ . . . ”
[Anyway, that’s not important . Now, I’ll be giving you a choice . ]
“Choice? Are you telling me . . . to surrender?”
[Shut up and listen, you bastard . ]
“ . . . ”
[I’m an Overlord… or not . Right now, I’m basically a soldier . Sheesh, Kang Chul-In, that greedy guy… does he really not want to roll around with me?]
“ . . . ”
[Well, I’ll think about that later . . . ]
Hecate continued to speak after some grumbling .
[I’ll speak as the Mobile Shooting Commander and head of navy forces for the Valhalla Kingdom . ]
“T-That means . . . !”
[Yes, I’m speaking not as the ‘Overlord’ Hecate, but as one of the four generals under Kang Chul-In . ]
It was shocking news .
It was true that Kang Chul-In was the Supreme King of the West, a step above Overlord, but nobody could’ve expected that he would use Hecate, an Overlord, as his subordinate .
It was a terribly shocking incident from the Gullveig Coalition’s perspective .
[I’ll give you 10 seconds, so choose . ]
“10 seconds . . . ”
[You can surrender in that time span, or . . . ]
Hecate spoke in a threatening tone of speech .
[You can be ‘holed’ . ]
There were no negotiations .
It was either surrender or death .
[10 . ]
Hecate immediately began the countdown .
Damn it!
Thanks to her, the major general experienced the feeling of shit being scared out of him .
What should he do?
It wasn’t something that could be easily decided .
He could surrender to save himself, but his family wouldn’t be safe . His lord wasn’t that merciful a person .
It was clear that the Gullveig Coalition would ask his family to pay the price .
But it wasn’t like he had the courage to fight .
The opponent was Overlord Hecate, the dirty tempered, crazy bitch .
There were people who called her the ‘female Kang Chul-In’ . . . If they were even shot at 3 times by all 74 cannons, 222 cannonballs would fall on them like rain .
[9, 8 . . . ]
Hecate’s countdown continued while Major General Dust was hesitating .
However, Hecate suddenly uttered an unexpected word .
[Shoot . ]
“W-Wait! There are still 6 seconds . . . !”
The surprised Major General Dust tried to argue, but the 74 cannons on Temeraire were already gathering magical energy .
Vroom!
“You said you would give me 10 seconds!”
[Yeah . ]
“But why . . . !”
[Because I suddenly wanted to shoot?]
“ . . . !”
[Goodbye, loser . ]
“Hey, you crazy b . . . ”
Major General Dust tried to curse again at the unbelievable reason .
However-
[3, 2, 1!]
Hecate shouted, and 74 magically engineering cannons spewed fire .
[Fire!]
Ssssss! Pew pew! Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!
They were shooting randomly .
It was a parade of cannonballs .
The firepower that no other Overlord had, not even Kang Chul-In, covered the Signoleon Fortress .
***
Kang Chul-In immediately headed for Dorian’s territory when he arrived in the Baldur region through the Warp Gate .
Punk .
He suddenly thought of Kwak Jung while he was resting on the branch of a tree .
With Kwak Jun existing, it was 99 . 9% possible that Kwak Jung wasn’t the real one, but he didn’t try to scout Kwak Jun .
He wasn’t disappointed nor did he try to push Kwak Jung out .
Because although there was a mistake, it was still Kang Chul-In that made the choice to recruit the current Kwak Jung .
I trust you, Kwak Jung .
Also, Kwak Jung’s recent strategies (they were more like underhanded tactics) were showing his growth, so Kang Chul-In didn’t need to bother himself trying to recruit another tactician .
Kwak Jung and Kwak Jun’s plan to attack the Baldur region to fight one-on-one against the Gullveig Coalition was the same .
Since he had Kwak Jung as his tactician already, it was proper etiquette of a Lord to trust him .
***
Boom, shatter!
A table made of the highest-quality marble broke into pieces .
“What?” Albrecht Vilhelm spoke in a low voice .
“T-That’s . . . ”
The sweating messenger didn’t know what to do in front of the angered Vilhelm .
“Say that again . ”
“Your Majesty . . . ”
“Now!”
It was a shout like thunder .
Vilhelm’s voice was so loud that the subordinates around him trembled in fear .
“T-That’s . . . Overlord Hecate took her ship Temeraire and took over the Signoleon Fortress, and . . . ”
The messenger soldier tried to muster all the courage he could .
“I’m reporting that the Valhalla forces took over three different paths that lead to the Esmeralda Territory . . . ”
“ . . . ”
“I-It’s a war… your Majesty . . . ”
The start of war .
And it had begun with the Valhalla soldiers’ first strike .
“He dares . . . ” Vilhelm growled .
“He dares to attack our coalition first? Even after he was punished like that at the Lords’ Meeting? Hahahaha!” Vilhelm laughed maniacally .
It was because even though Kang Chul-In had established a country in the Ishtar region, to fight with the Gullveig Coalition face on was quite foolish .
That was why the Gullveig Coalition had never imagined they would attack first .
Who would’ve guessed this?
“Kang Chul-In, he’s not exactly wise either . ” Vilhelm made a mocking smile .
“He starts a war without any reason? And with the weaker hand, at that?”
War wasn’t a game .
Attacking first and thinking later was something that only worked in a game .
A war without reason or a war for personal gain was something that wasn’t looked nicely upon by the global society .
Who would support Kang Chul-In with all the enemies he had?
“Fine . Let’s do this . ”
The anger in Vilhelm’s face had already faded away .
Obviously, even if they lost the Signoleon Fortress and lost 3 of their routes to Esmeralda, it was still advantageous to them .
Why?
With a few losses, he had gained a reason for going to war with Kang Chul-In, something that couldn’t be bought with all the money in the world .
“Messenger . ”
“Yes, your Majesty . ”
“Tell all the Lords in the Coalition that there is an emergency meeting . Also . . . ” Vilhelm’s eyes shined .
“Summon Brynhildr . ”
The Joker .
They couldn’t leave out the strongest card he had, the only card that could stand against Kang Chul-In .
***
In the south of the Baldur Region, in some isolated forest . . .
The main culprit that caused the entire continent to go into an uproar with war, Kang Chul-In, was eating rabbit meat by himself with a small fire .
Crackle, crackle!
“Should I have brought Podolski? Haaa . ”
Kang Chul-In licked his lips regretfully with the rabbit meat in his mouth .
He was going to join up with the forces at Dorian’s territory soon, so he wasn’t going to be alone for long, but it was true that being alone was boring . It was also terribly annoying to hunt to eat every time .
But what else could he do?
His absence meant that 30% of the Valhalla forces were gone .
“I’ll just have to eat whatever and eat a good meal when I arrive at his territory . ”
He tossed the rabbit meat into the fire and stood up . The rabbit must’ve been old because it felt like he was chewing on rubber .
“First, I need to take care of all those who are allied with Roth . . . ”
Just then, while Kang Chul-In was muttering to himself . . .
Ssss!
A large rock nearby started to shine with a white light .
“Hm?”
Kang Chul-In whipped his head around .
This was the effect of a warp gate activating .
That meant that that large stone was a dimensional door that connected Earth and Pangaea .
It seemed like someone, possibly an adventure, was entering Pangaea .
‘I better move . ’
Kang Chul-In began to walk away . There was nothing good that would come from being spotted by a random person . But . . .
Flash!
Swoosh!
Someone pointed their sharp blade at Kang Chul-In’s back .
“Kang Chul-In . ”
The adventurer spoke . It was a low and heavy voice .
“Keuk… oh well . ”
Kang Chul-In snorted like the situation was awkward .
It was a strange coincidence .
Why did they meet not on a battlefield, but in this isolated place?
“This wasn’t the Biforest Territory?”
Kang Chul-In turned around .
The only person that could be called his rival was glaring at him, though it was hard to tell with his helmet on, with Arondight raised .
“Brynhilder… I didn’t expect to meet you here . ”
“Neither did I,” Brynhildr replied, “But since we’re already here . . . ”
“You should put your sword away . ”
Kang Chul-In warned Brynhildr, who was starting to begin a fight .
“Unless you want to die . ”
“Die? Me?” Brynhilder responded like he was flabbergasted .
“I felt this last time, but your unfound confidence . . . ”
“Should I kill you?”
“ . . . !”
“Are you the type to come to your senses after your head is cut off?”
The murderous intent of a beast escaped from Kang Chul-In’s mouth .
Flinch!
For the first time in his life, Brynhildr experienced fear .
“I . . . ”
Kang Chul-In spoke with emphasis on his words .
“Am overflowing with power right now . ”
“ . . . ”
“I think I can cut your head off at any moment now… do you want to try?”
It was true .
The bright full moon shined through the clouds .
[The full moon has appeared!]
[Attack +20% increase!]
[Defense +20% increase!]
[Regenerative power +200% increase!]
Kang Chul-In was only a tiny bit more powerful than Brynhildr, but it was different while under the full moon . Right now, Brynhildr couldn’t even touch Kang Chul-In’s coattails .
“Kang Chul-In!”
Brynhildr grit his teeth .
“How… are you so strong? And in that short amount of time . . . ”
A master could realize a master was in front of them .
Brynhildr definitely noticed that Kang Chul-In was a lot stronger than when he saw him in the Deathwin Territory .
“I don’t know,” Kang Chul-in replied with a smirk . His murderous intent was gone .
“Are you curious? Then die . ”
“ . . . !”
“They say a dead man has no words . ”
That meant that in return for Kang Chul-In telling Brynhildr his secret, he would have to die .
Obviously, the buff of [Full Moon] was a business secret for Kang Chul-In .
“Yeah, you can die after knowing, or live not knowing . ”
“ . . . ”
“I’ll assume that you want to live . ”
Then, Kang Chul-In pulled out a sky-blue fruit called a ‘musk apple’ from his pocket . He wasn’t satisfied with the rabbit meat from earlier .
“How come?” Brynhildr asked Kang Chul-In, who was calmly biting into his apple .
“Why are you letting me live? I’m a danger to you . ”
“Didn’t I already say it? You’re a cormorant . ”
“Are you saying that I’m gonna bring you fish?’
“Seems like you googled it,” Kang Chul-In replied nonchalantly .
“Well, I suppose it’s a fish . ”
One part of the Trinity Impact, the Sonic Ring, was demoted to a fish in an instant .
“Anyways, I don’t want to cut the stomach of a goose that lays golden eggs just yet . ”
“ . . . ”
“I’ll kill you when the time comes, so don’t rush me . ”
Kang Chul-In was completely relaxed and sure of himself when he spoke to Brynhildr .
Crunch!
The sound of Brynhildr grinding his teeth could be heard .
He was also a martial artist .
Of course, he would get mad when the monster called Kang Chul-In mocked him .
And he became even angrier knowing that he couldn’t defeat Kang Chul-In right now .
“Then, I’ll see you next time . ”
Kang Chul-In turned away .
“Wait . ”
Brynhildr stopped Kang Chul-In .
“What are you doing here? You should be . . . ”
“You’re asking why I’m not on the eastern frontlines, no, the western frontlines from your guys’ perspective, right? And that’s why Vilhelm urgently called you . ”
“ . . . ”
“Sorry, but I’m not participating in this war . ”
“ . . . ”
“So, run around all you want . Although it won’t be easy . ”
From what he had seen so far, Kang Chul-In wasn’t trying to hide his location . Even if Vilhelm knew where he was, he wouldn’t do anything because he didn’t want a three-way war either .
“Why?” Brynhildr asked .
“How many times . . . ”
“Not about the cormorant talk . ”
“Hm?”
“Why are you causing a war? You probably already have a lot of money . ”
“Money?”
Kang Chul-In asked with a flabbergasted face .
“You… you think I did this for money?”
He had suddenly become an avaricious person .