The Overlord of Blood and Iron

Chapter 220

Chapter 220: The Traitor's Death

"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 . "

"I forfeit all my territory and subordinates . "

"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 .