The Overlord of Blood and Iron

Chapter 208

Chapter 208: The Counterattack (1)

"You bitch!" The Rothschilds got up while swearing at her .

"You dare interrupt me… . "

However, they could not finish their sentences .

Chak!

Arshelly approached the Rothschilds at an incredible speed, and slapped their cheeks with full strength . The Rothschilds did not even see her coming .

"Argh!"

They vomited blood and tumbled about .

"It won't be pretty . "

"…"

"As my Father once told me, clubs work well for mad dogs!" Arshelly shouted pithily .

"F-Father?" Rothschild sensed something peculiar from Arshelly's words .

From what he knew, Kang Chul-In's daughter was barely even a kid, not to mention a beautiful grown-up lady .

And yet, Father?

Did she just grow up exponentially in just a few months?

"I will kill you…!"

Well, it didn't matter .

Whether the beautiful lady in front of him was or was not Kang Chul-In's daughter, it changed nothing .

What mattered more was that he was now enraged, and wanted to shred the girl into pieces .

Oooohng!

Powerful mana was imbued into the long swords of the three Rothschilds .

"I will just make you explode then!"

Three massive balls of energy were fired at Arshelly . Even in one glance, it appeared to be a dangerous attack .

However,

Paaanggg!!!

Arshelly summoned a half-transparent barrier, negating all of Rothschilds' attacks . The energy balls disintegrated completely .

"N-No way!" The Rothschilds were stunned .

"How can you even use such high-class magic without any casting…!?"

They were bound to be surprised .

Even the highest-level magician had to cast his/her spell before using magic .

"Your clones are no match for me!"

"…!"

"These dolls that are made from wicked sorcery . . . I will destroy all of them!" Arshelly exclaimed and charged towards the Rothschilds .

Flash!

A blinding beam of rainbow shone .

Flap!

A pair of white, angel-like wings emerged from Arshelly's back, boosting her speed .

In an instant, Arshelly's sword sliced through the Rothschilds' waists diagonally!

"Keu-akkkk!!!"

The three Rothschilds screamed simultaneously and fell onto the ground .

***

In a deep secret chamber in Esmeralda,

"Kuhuk!" The real Rothschild vomited out a ton of blood .

"Huk… Huk… Huuuuk…!" After repeated rounds of vomiting blood, he could hardly breathe .

The damage was enormous .

He did expect to lose two or three clones but to end up losing four whole clones was something he failed to see coming . Hence, It wasn't surprising for him to be heavily affected .

[A penalty of a 60% downgrade to all abilities is given due to the destruction of clones . (Remaining clones: 0)]

[500P are lost due to weakening of the Overlord . ]

[Overall ranking dropped from 11th to 44th place . ]

If anything, the penalty was small .

Rothschild recalled how he suffered from a 70% downgrade penalty when he lost his first clone . In comparison, a 60% penalty for four lost clones was definitely decent .

However… That wasn't even the most significant penalty .

[Clone production is unavailable for some time due to the simultaneous loss of many clones . (Cool time: 8,760 hours)]

An excruciatingly long cool time was given .

"O-One year?" Rothschild freaked out at the status screen .

In fact, he despaired .

"T-This can't be! O-One year?! This is bullshit! No, No!" His cry of despair reverberated in the secret chamber .

"N-No! S-Solution, I have to find a solution!!!" Rothschild, half-insane, mumbled to himself .

The Absolute Return Scroll had already been used, and no clones were left . Rothschild only had his own body .

He no longer had any safety net to ensure his survival .

Thus, he became anxious and started to shudder .

"F-First, I have to abandon this place . What's the time right now…?"

Rothschild was currently facing Albrecht Vilhelm after taking over the Esmeralda territory .

Vilhem was bound to notice Rothschild's drop in rank when it updates at midnight . He would definitely lead an army to attack Rothschild .

That was not all .

"Kang Chul-In… If that bastard comes to get me…?"

If he lost to Vilhelm, he could still run away after forfeiting the Esmeralda territory . However, that was not the case for Kang Chul-In . That man would definitely be eager to murder Rothschild after his war .

Rothschild shuddered at this fearful thought .

Since his plan to attack the empty Laputa had failed, all he could do was to conceal his body for at least a year to ensure safety from Kang Chul-In .

If Kang Chul-In killed his main body, it was game over .

***

Swishhhh!

A crimson flame swallowed the entire area .

Hwaleuk, Hwaleuk!!!

A pillar of fire shot up .

Like a snake's tongue, the flames quickly wrapped around the undead monsters .

Tadak, Tadak!

The burning undead monsters could not feel pain, but they could not stop their bodies from turning into soot .

Good!

Kang Chul-In, who was observing from far, was greatly satisfied at the firepower of these Flame Atlases . He was confident of victory .

At this rate, the third peak would soon belong to him as well .

However,

"W-What!"

"My god…!"

"Unbelievable…!" The frontline soldiers could not hide their shocked expressions .

"N-No way!" Drakan's soldiers who were breathing dragon fire next to the Flame Atlases were also astonished . Something incredible was happening .

"Kelkelkelkel…"

"Keuh…!"

"We are… the immortal soldiers…! Even the flames…cannot stop us…!"

"For his Majesty Aleister…"

Shockingly, the undead monsters appeared unaffected by the enormous flame, even though they were clearly on fire .

"T-They don't burn?" Drakan wondered what was going on .

Even a kid knew that undead monsters were weak to fire, but the enemy troops steadfastly charged forward, as if they were proving that fact obsolete .

Hwaleuk, Hwaleuk!!!

Meanwhile, the flames became stronger, but the undead monsters continued to increase their movement speed . It appeared almost as if the fire was making them stronger instead of burning them into a crisp .

"Mortals… Come to the underworld…"

"We are the immortal soldiers…"

"Long live the dead!" Underworld monsters charged at the Laputan soldiers, with their whole body on fire .

"Arghh!"

"W-What even…!"

"It's hot… Hot!"

The front line of the Laputan army was engulfed in chaos .

The undead monsters of Aleister were now walking flamethrowers . Instead of being burnt to crisp, they were attacking using their burning bodies .

"Ah!"

"S-So hot!"

"Argghh!"

Screams could be heard everywhere .

There was no doubt that Laputa's army was an excellent one, but what could the soldiers do against charging bodies of fire?

Even the slightest touch could cause massive burns . The soldiers had no choice but to back off .

"Oh?" Kang Chun-In seemed interested . Despite his failed plan, he did not lose his composure .

"You created those things? Seems like you've gone all out, Aleister . "

To be honest, he was surprised to some extent .

"Rather than to simply be annihilated by fire, why don't we compose an army with fire-resistant skeletons?"

Kang Chul-In recalled his past conversation with Aleister .

It was when the two of them first formed an alliance after the third Overlord meetings .

"Skeletons may be resistant to fire, but their defense is…"

"That's true . "

"Just 15 levels more and I can make an undead army with full fire resistance . "

"Are you saying it's possible?"

"Even making fire-type skeletons may not be impossible . "

"Hmm… Is mass production possible then?"

"Well it is, but the problem lies in the cost, not the levels . I need firestones to make these skeletons, but as you know they cost… . "

"…"

"Beggars like us can't be choosers . Forget about the high-class units, let's just stick to the regular ones . If they burn, they burn . Yikes!"

'Igniter' .

That was the name for these fire-type undead monsters that a level 100 Necromancer could create using firestones .

It was too extravagant a unit for Aleister, who was not even level 70, to make .

"Rothschild probably sponsored the firestones… What about the levels? Did he break through some limit?" Kang Chul-In smirked .

Out of desperation, Aleister probably spent much effort to make the Igniters, to negate the critical counter to the undead monsters . He apparently managed to break through his limit in the process .

"Overlord Kang Chul-In! Today is the day we roast you in our immortal army's hellfire!"

A voice of an undead rang across the peaks .

"Quidor . "

Kang Chul-In immediately identified the origin of the voice .

Quidor was a faithful servant of Aleister who achieved great feats during the Ragnarok in the past .

"Your Majesty!" Kwak Jung exclaimed anxiously, pointing at the back of the Igniter troop .

"Enemy reinforcements! Rough estimates show at least 5000! At this rate our army may suffer extreme damage… . "

"No . " Kang Chul-In shook his head .

"Tell the men to move back slowly, but there is no retreat . "

"Your Majesty?"

What Kang Chul-In said subsequently was even more shocking .

"Discard the Flame Atlases . "

"T-Those expensive units… . "

"We can retrieve them back soon, so why are you so surprised?"

"But Your Majesty, there are so many enemy soldiers and those burning Undeads… . "

"Hold it there . " Kang Chul-In raised his hand and stopped Kwak Jung .

"Do not be rash . "

"Your Majesty?"

"In a situation like this, a commander without composure will cause his entire army to collapse . "

"…"

"The best move is to take advantage of our army's composition . Our soldiers are fully capable of fighting against them . "

"Y-Your Majesty…!" Kwak Jung shivered .

What composure…!? How can he be so calm in these circumstances?

Kwak Jung could never understand how this man, Kang Chul-In, appeared to be so calm even in the midst of a crisis .

"I will show you . " Kang Chul-In told Kwak Jung, grabbed the loudspeaker and started commanding the army .

"Arkellon, to the frontlines!"

"Ah!" Kwak Jung came to a sudden realization .

Arkellon were water-type monsters that could sufficiently counter the fire-type Igniters . Kwak Jung failed to take his own army's composition into account .

"Nilus, unleash the water-type attacks! Blizzard, Ice Bolt, anything is fine! Just spam everything!"

"Yes, your Majesty!"

Upon hearing the command, Nilus instructed his magic troop to bombard the enemy with water-type attacks .

"I-It worked! But the enemy's firepower is still…"

"It's true that this is not enough . "

"Yes, Your Majesty . "

Kang Chul-In turned around to look at Kwak Jung .

"You finish it up . "

"…Your Majesty?"

"Since the enemy troops are using fire as their weapon, doesn't it make sense to just extinguish it? Summon the rain and tarnish their morale . "

"H-Ha ha, your Majesty~! That's a nice joke . How can I summon rain in this clear sky?"

"That . "

Kang Chul-In pointed at the White Rain Fan, an epic item that Kwak Jung had been holding just for show .

"No point wasting that expensive item . "

" . . . "

"Hurry . "

"Y-Your Majesty… . "

Kwak Jung looked almost as if he wanted to cry .