Chapter 169: After Marching North (pt. 2)
A golden light flashedâŠ
And Lee Gong-Myungâs half-dead body rolled on the floor of the Cyamodus territoryâs 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-Myungâs sudden appearance.
Alex Rothschild immediately moved to support Lee Gong-Myung.
With a weak voice, Lee Gong-Myung spoke.
âI am ashamed to see you like thisâŠâ
âWho made you like thisâŠ? Baruk Al-Yusuf, that dirty bastardâŠâ
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.
âO-Overlord⊠K-Kang Chul-InâŠâ
âHe⊠is⊠in the IshtarâŠâ
At this unexpected name, Alex Rothschildâs face started to stiffen. He hadnât thought he would hear Kang Chul-Inâs name in this situation.
âMilord⊠need⊠to⊠prepareâŠâ
Even while his life-force was slowing seeping away, Lee Gong-Myung didnât forget to advise Alex Rothschild.
With his remaining left arm, Lee Gong-Myung took out a scroll from his body and handed it to Alex Rothschild.
âNeed⊠to⊠do⊠what comes out on the scroll⊠Cannot⊠let⊠Kang Chul-in⊠EsmereldaâŠâ
Alex Rothschild stopped Lee Gong-Myung from speaking.
âDo not speak anymore!â
âPreserve your strength, Lee Gong-Myung! This is an order!â
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-Myungâs 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.
Lee Gong-Myung shook his head.
âThis one⊠has no hopeâŠâ
âI told you to stop talking!â
âTo meet Milord⊠and to⊠be able to serveâŠâ
Lee Gong-Myungâs almost lifeless eyes stared at Alex Rothschildâs face. It was obvious that before he was gone, he wanted to look at his lordâs face one last time.
Looking at Lee Gong-Myung like this, Alex Rothschild felt like he was boiling with rage.
âI will not, not let you die like this!â
âThis one⊠has no hope⊠Milord, please donât⊠worry⊠too much aboutâŠâ
âWhat are you doing!? Hurry up and call for the doctor, and bring some potions! Quick!â
At Rothschildâs shouting, his subordinates went running to save Lee Gong-Myung. However⊠the chance of Lee Gong-Myung surviving was almost zero in their eyes.
âLee Gong-Myung, I will save you! I must!â
âI promise, no matter what!â
But even still, Lee Gong-Myung laughed as he had given up.
âMilord⊠this one⊠has something to tell you⊠I thought I wouldn't be able to say this forever⊠this oneâŠâ
âLee Gong-Myung! Lee Gong-Myung!â
Rothschild couldnât 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.
Saying that, Lee Gong-Myungâs head suddenly dropped to the side.
âLee Gong-Myung, Lee Gong-Myung? Lee Gong-Myung!!!â
Alex Rothschild grabbed Lee Gong-Myungâs body, and sobbed.
âI will save you! I must!â
Kang Chul-In⊠how long are you going to bother me!? Even Lee Gong-MyungâŠ! I will kill youâŠ! I will rip you to shreds, and feed you to the dogs!
His hatred towards Kang Chul-In grew even more intensely.
As soon as Lee Gong-Myung disappeared, Kang Chul-In gritted his teeth.
âIt had to be that damned scroll⊠HuâŠâ
Kang Chul-In wasnât 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-Myungâs 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 humanâs most important body parts.
If oneâs heart was destroyed, it would be impossible for anyone to survive, except for maybe Arc Lich Aleister or one of Alex Rothschildâs clones. Basically, it was safe to say that Lee Gong-Myung was on his way to meet the grim reaper.
âThat rat-like bastard!â
Kang Chul-In wasnât 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 hadnât wiped it off after doing so.
Well⊠Iâll think of him as if heâs still alive.
He wouldnât believe that he died unless he saw Lee Gong-Myungâs 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-Myungâs absence.
Baruk Al-Yusufâs fall meant that Alex Rothschild was alone again.
The âabsolute return scrollâ 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.
âAh, but Iâm still angry.â
As he murmured that, he found targets that were âworthyâ to pent his anger on. Around 10 of the ninjas that had tried to stop him from killing Lee Gong-Myung were still here.
The ninjas began to split off in different directions when they saw Kang Chul-Inâs terrifying gaze, like a pack of cockroaches.
âHmph, just like your Lord, you guys are cowards.â
âCockroaches⊠are just fit for being exterminated.â
Kang Chul-In threw his body towards them.
As soon as Arshelly woke up, she instinctively looked for Kang Chul-In.
The bright sunlight came through the window, and made Arshelly squint.
âI donât wanna⊠wake upâŠâ
Arshelly instinctively laid back down.
The soft blanket and warm weather, as well as the pleasant smell of flowers, made Arshellyâs body and mind feel at ease. Just like Kang Chul-In did.
At that moment, Arshelly sat back up, and wondered where she was.
I-I⊠I remember father gave me that potionâŠ
The last of what Arshelly remembered was when Kang Chul-In had fed her the potion. After that, she had blanked out.
The bed, table, chairs⊠everything was familiar. She was back in her room in the deepest part of the Laputa castle.
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 Arshellyâs table was a giant pile of documents that Timothy had handed him.
Arshelly was deeply moved by Kang Chul-In.
A powerful, trustworthy⊠and loving father. Kang Chul-In was the perfect father in every way.
Kang Chul-In opened his mouth.
âStop⊠giving me documentsâŠâ
But it was just Kang Chul-In sleep-talking.
âDonât tell me⊠we donât have⊠moneyâŠâ
âI will⊠get some⊠just give me⊠some timeâŠâ
Looking at how he was sleep-talking about this topic, it was obvious that it had stressed him out quite a bit.
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?
At that moment, Kang Chul-In called out to Arshelly.
âF-Father?! Have you woken up?â
Startled, Arshelly answered back.
âI wonât⊠lose you ever again⊠Father⊠will protectâŠâ
âI love you⊠daughterâŠâ
Once again, it was just Kang Chul-In sleep-talking.
It was because she could once again verify that Kang Chul-In truly loved her [1].
The march Northwards was over.
As soon as he got rid of the âcockroachesâ, Kang Chul-In came back to the Chermart territory and realized he didnât even need to intervene.
That was how effective Kwak-Jungâs strategy was.
While Kwak-Jung and the other allies fought off Baruk Al-Yusufâs 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 didnât stop chasing after him.
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:
-[Epic/Fan] White Rain Fan
-Treasures that were within the Bittermoon territory
-50,000 gold (Abubakarâs bounty)
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 Abubakarâs bounty was enough to even out the losses.
âHere⊠is another reward.â
Kang Chul-Inâs eyes shined like that of a predator looking at its prey.
The last ârewardâ tried to move their body with a gag in their mouth, but couldnât. They had been completely tied up by a âcertain somebodyâ who was incredibly good at tying others up.