The Overlord of Blood and Iron

Chapter 220






“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 password . There was a lower chance of guessing it right than winning the lottery .


Furthermore, an alarm was designed to sound when the password 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 pass 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 Assassins 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 fucker . ”


…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 passionate 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 .


Shiver, shiver…!


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 bastard . . .


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 bastard, 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 damn 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? Bullshit . ”


“ . . . ”


“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 fucker… I even swallowed… my pride… you heartless bastard . . . ”


“Bullshit . 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 passed 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 .



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