Chapter 260
Chapter 260: Work, Rothschild!
In the Bifrost Territory’s Lords’ Hall . . .
Kwang!
Vilhelm smacked the table loudly .
“Loss? We lost the battle?”
It was a voice filled with fury .
“Do you think that makes any sense?”
His anger was expected .
There were 20,000 of the Valhalla forces, but there were 70,000 of the Gullveig Coalition’s forces .
However . . .
The Goji battle, loss .
Their supply routes, cut off .
The Gongbang battle, loss .
The result of their battle was always a loss .
In one battle, they had been victorious, just barely, but the Valhalla forces had succeeded in escaping the net of the Gullveig Coalition like rats . Vilhelm was like a chicken that was chasing after a dog .
“A military without Kang Chul-In, and we have three times more their numbers, but… this can’t be!”
He was going crazy .
Whenever he tried to do something, Hecate would appear to throw her cannonballs, and the Full Metal Dragon stopped whatever progress he was making .
And that wasn’t the end of it .
The magician called Ninetails swept away the Gullveig Coalition forces with a single attack .
It wasn’t like the Gullveig forces were just common humans, either .
The chimeras, fighter planes, and the machine squads from the Gullveig forces were clearly above the Valhalla forces .
But the fact that they had still lost . . .
“Is it because our army sucks, or because our enemies are too good?”
Vilhelm quietly muttered to himself .
“Kwak Jung . ”
It was then . . .
“His slyness is leading to our continual loss . ”
A man dressed in clothes that Chinese emperors wore spoke . It was Aoxin .
“The Valhalla forces are strong, but in my opinion, seeing the high-quality strategies, this can only be explained by . . . ”
“By . . . ?”
“That person called Kwak Jung . It’s clear that the Supreme King of the West’s tactician is at least 3 steps ahead of us . ”
“No way . ”
“Look at this . ”
Aoxin pointed at the map .
“Take a look at this battle . How many different paths could our forces take?”
“Aren’t there 4?”
“Then how about the Valhalla forces?”
“It probably depends on our army . ”
“Here, we blocked the Valhallans, and sealed their back routes, right?”
“Right . ”
“Alright, and look at how the Valhalla forces moved . It’s impossible to tell how they’ll move in the future, but we can track their movements now . ”
Aoxin marked the route that the Valhalla forces used .
“So, how is it?”
“T-This is!”
Vilhelm was completely taken aback .
“You’re right . ”
Aoxin nodded .
“From the beginning, this man has been moving with all our plans in mind . From the combination of our forces, and even their escape routes . ”
“T-This can’t be!”
“This Kwak Jung guy is a scary person . Isn’t it like going against A . I software and not a human?”
It made sense .
If Aoxin was right, Kwak Jung’s abilities were outstanding .
“Keup!”
“What should we do!?”
“If that Kwak Jung’s strategies are that amazing, we won’t get anywhere even by outnumbering them, yeah?”
“Isn’t this a big problem, Mr . Vilhelm?”
The Lords in the Gullveig Coalition started to murmur .
“Keup!”
Vilhelm coughed .
He felt like he knew why Kang Chul-In left him in charge .
A scary brain .
He had a subordinate who had the entire game board in his entire hand, so what would he have to worry about?
Kang Chul-In… how did he get such a person!
Vilhelm was genuinely envious . As a Lord who ruled over multiple people, of course he would be envious of his enemy .
“Your Majesty!”
Just as Vilhelm was being envious of Kang Chul-In, a messenger came with a report .
“The tactician of Lord Vito Clemenza, Kwak Jun, has requested for a call . ”
“Is that so?”
It was good timing .
He felt a migraine coming because of the boring war talk .
Also, he was curious why Kwak Jun, who was so amusing, wanted to contact him .
“Everyone, I’ll be right back . ”
Vilhelm immediately headed for the conference room .
***
[Have you been well, your Majesty?]
Beyond the screen, Kwak Jun greeted Vilhelm .
“You look good, Kwak Jun . ”
[It’s all thanks to your attention . ]
“Alright, so what’s up?”
[Like I promised, we dominated 5 of the territories . ]
“ . . . !”
[I contacted you because I thought that I showed you enough contribution . ]
“Huh . . . !?”
Vilhelm gasped in astonishment .
Five territories?
It was true that he hadn’t believed him when he said that he would dominate 3 territories in a week .
He had only funded them because he was amused, but . . .
“Is that possible?”
[If it wasn’t for your support, we wouldn’t have even dreamt of it . ]
Kwak Jun bowed his head modestly .
“No, of course not . ”
[Pardon?]
“People can’t just easily dominate territories with a million gold . Tell me, how was it possible?”
[That’s . . . ]
Kwak Jun shortly explained how he dominated the 5 territories to Vilhelm .
“Huh . . . !?”
Vilhelm was surprised again . It was because Kwak Jun’s strategies were surprising .
[It’s beginning now, your Majesty . ]
Kwak Jun spoke .
[We’ll continue to use the support you gave us to attack against the Baldur region . ]
“ . . . !”
[Please leave it to me, your Majesty!]
Just then, Vilhelm’s eyes flashed like a hawk .
It’s this person!
He needed someone to rival Kwak Jung . If it was someone who dominated 5 territories in less than 2 weeks, he felt like he would be able to stand against Kwak Jung .
“Kwak Jun . ”
Vilhelm spoke in a serious voice .
[Yes, your Majesty . ]
“Do you want to work under me?”
It was his greed .
The greed to have someone skilled under him . It was a desire that all Lords would have .
[I apologize . ]
But Kwak Jun immediately rejected Vilhelm’s offer .
“Why?”
Vilhelm’s voice was sharp .
“Vito Clemenza is . . . ”
He was going to say that Vito Clemenza was “just a Lord from the rural outskirts . ”
[Your Majesty, in the East, there’s a saying that goes like this:]
“ . . . ?”
[Goonsabuilchae[1] . It means that a Lord, teacher, and father are the same . I am loyal to Vito Clemenza . I understand you’re looking kindly upon me, but I’ll pretend I didn’t hear anything . I apologize, your Majesty . ]
It was a firm rejection .
“But . . . ”
Vilhelm seemed to want to ask Kwak Jun again, but he quickly changed his attitude .
“No, never mind . I apologize . I seem to have unintentionally tested your loyalty to Vito Clemenza, Kwak Jun . ”
[ . . . !]
“I sincerely apologize . ”
Unexpectedly, Vilhelm didn’t try to force it and apologized instead .
The rank 2 Lord who was the leader of a large scale coalition apologized!
[Y-your Majesty…!]
Kwak Jun’s words faded away like he was touched .
“Anyways, you’ve worked hard . It was worth it trusting you . I’ll leave it to you in the future as well, Kwak Jun . ”
[Of course, your Majesty!]
“But I have something I’m curious about . ”
[Please go ahead, sir . ]
“Why don’t you use your actual name? I heard you changed your name to Kwak Jung . ”
[That is . . . ]
Kwak Jun made an awkward face and explained the reason .
[Right now, Kwak Jung, the Supreme King of the West Kang Chul-In’s tactician, is more famous . ]
“Hm . . . ”
[When my fame is above Kwak Jung’s and the name ‘Kwak Jung’ only describes me, I’ll use that name . ]
That meant that this was a matter of pride .
“I hope that day comes soon . ”
[Thank you, your Majesty!]
“Then I’ll end the call now . I have an important conference . . . ”
[Can I say something before that?]
“Hm?”
[I heard that you’re struggling because of the Valhalla forces . ]
“ . . . !”
[During times like these, I think that it’s best to crush them with power . Right now, Kwak Jung’s strategy is to stretch out the war with small victories . He will now . . . ]
Kwak Jun began to speak about the key points of the Valhalla forces’ strategy .
***
Koong, koong!
It was early in the morning .
A large turtle with a castle on its back took its place on the Nürburg mountain .
“Get down, quickly!”
“Adventurers, this way!”
“Long-range attackers go to the back!”
All kinds of people came from Cyamodus castle .
There were about 200 of them .
They were adventurers that Rothschild had gathered . It was the squad that had been created to hunt the dragon .
“Squad, settle down!”
“Down!”
“Squad, rank and file!”
“Rank and file!”
That wasn’t the end of hunters .
After them, the greatest soldiers of the Cyamodus territory, about 2000 people, began to come down and get into their ranks .
On top of that, there were different magician squads .
The number of people that Rothschild gathered to capture the gold dragon was a colossal number .
“Soldiers!”
It was a clear voice that rang out .
Rothschild had appeared at some time and was shouting at the soldiers .
“Today, we have gathered to accomplish something that has never been done!”
He wasn’t wrong .
If you hunted a dragon, you could earn the title “Dragon Slayer . ” It was a priceless title that even money couldn’t buy .
Not only that, but they would also receive gold and silver pieces, the dragon heart, dragon bones, dragon scales, dragon meant, blood, among others .
Since it was a raid that they were risking their lives for, the rewards they would get certainly made up for it .
“We can do it!”
Rothschild shouted .
“We are strong, and we have numbers! We even have the Cyamodus!”
The turtle Cyamodus .
This gigantic monster with a castle on its back defended them and was the key point to lead their raid to success .
“Also . . . ”
Rothschild pulled out his last card .
“The adventurers that survive will all receive 4000 gold!”
The reactions of the adventurers were fired up .
“Wooohooo!”
“We can do it!”
“A dragon is all it is!”
“Anytime!”
Four thousand gold was almost 2 million dollars, so of course their reaction would be like this .
Of course, there would be some who died, but it was only a case of “maybe . ”
***
At the same time, about 1 kilometre away from where Rothschild’s forces were, Kang Chul-In was having a good time watching this scene .
“Yeah! Good job, Rothschild! That’s the way to go!”
“ . . . ”
The Team Browser members—Dorain Explorer, David Chrome, Sean Firefox, and John Safari—looked blankly at the happy Kang Chul-In .
They were only thinking of one thing .
Ugh, he’s my friend, but still . . . !
Kang Chul-In, I didn’t know he was that bad . . .
His personality . . .
What a scary human . . .
They realized once again how cruel and evil Kang Chul-In was .
“Hehe . . . ”
Not caring about what they were thinking, Kang Chul-In was half out of it thinking about stealing the gold dragon .
“Rothschild, you were my cormorant as well… hehe… yeah, giving me a present before you go… I’m so thankful that I don’t know what to do… k-keuk…! Work, Rothschild… work… work . . . ”
The intent of the evil king was too clear .
1 . He would take the rewards and the points from Rothschild just before he attacked the gold dragon .
2 . He would kill Rothschild to avenge his past .
3 . He would gobble up the dragon’s corpse .
It was a perfect highway robbery .
1 . 君師父一體