Chapters Chapter 32. Meeting with the adventurers. (1/2)

What, what is that? An army?

Billy, who had lessened the distance between himself and Kang Chul-In, was surprised that Kang Chul-In was not alone…

That is Overlord?

He was surprised once again after catching sight of Kang Chul-In.

To Billy, Kang Chul-In was not just any ordinary adventurer.

Firstly, the level of armor and items that he had was on a different level of quality.

Kang Chul-In’s items were all rare-level items and were different from the adventurers’ cheap shields and weapons. Billy’s axe seemed like a hunk of metal compared to the sword that Kang Chul-In had. Kang Chul-In’s appearance was also a factor that put Billy in his place.

A gaze that looked down on everything, a determination coming from his tightly drawn lips, wide shoulders, and a gleaming gaze. Kang Chul-In could not be summed up as a lucky adventurer like Billy initially thought.

“An adventurer?”

Kang Chul-In spoke in his leisurely voice as he arrived in front of Billy.

“Y-yes.”

Billy stuttered, overcome before he knew it by Kang Chul-In and his soldiers. His thought of teaching Overlord a lesson had long since disappeared.

Crap… How, how can I beat all these guys by myself?

Simply put, Billy chickened out.

He was intimidated by Kang Chul-In’s charisma, but Lucia’s icy-cold stare and Podolski’s staring at him with gleaming eyes overwhelmed him just the same.

Also, the ten soldiers that were guarding the wagon exuded discipline, and if he were to start a fight, he would become food, skewered on their spears.

“You walked fast. Almost ran.”

Kang Chul-In spoke as Billy was unsure of what to do next.

“Are you… by chance upset that I was late?”

Billy flinched because Kang Chul-In hit the mark, but he shook his head right away and answered.

“Ah, no, no it’s not that… just wondering why you were late… wondering if something had happened… there is no phone here and stuff…”

It was a lame excuse.

I get it.

Kang Chul-In could see right through Billy, but he did not show it. Instead, he toyed with him so that Billy would continue to be in an awkward spot.

“Really? I thought you were mad.”

“No, no.”

“Really, you aren’t upset?”

“I am not. I really am not.”

“Really?”

“Really!”

Finally, Billy put his tail between his legs, intimidated by Kang Chul-In and his people.

Even those who told everyone “I have anger management issues” controlled their anger extremely well in the face of the strong.

“Lead the way,” Kang Chul-In said.

“Oh, okay.”

He had embarrassed himself, but Billy had no other choice. He did not have the courage to cause a commotion in front of Kang Chul-In and his subordinates.

“Let’s go.”

Kang Chul-In had Billy lead the way and called for his troops.

The speed was still slow.

The horses’ hooves, the wheels turning on the wagons, and the footsteps of the soldiers created a harmony that showed off their military discipline.

And Billy, who felt all this behind him, had to hold his bladder as he tried his hardest not to fall to the ground.

“That… that Asian is Overlord?”

When Kang Chul-In and his people drew closer to the adventurers, someone spoke in a surprised tone.

All the other adventurers were the same.

All 40 adventurers like Billy were overwhelmed by Kang Chul-In and his troops, and there was not one person who complained about Kang Chul-In being late.

Lucia, you are competent in these things.

Kang Chul-In was impressed by Lucia.

The adventurers’ responses were 100% the same as the response that Lucia expected. Lucia’s opinion that humans decide on others depending on what they see was correct.

“Move, move.”

“To the side.”

The adventurers moved left and right, making way for Kang Chul-In and his troops. It was like Moses and the parting of the Red Sea.

The white horse that Kang Chul-In was on stopped.

The soldiers of Laputa stopped behind Kang Chul-In in a disciplined, structured way.

“Nice to meet you.”

Kang Chul-In introduced himself while atop the white horse.

“I am Overlord.”

And that was the first meeting between Kang Chul-In and the 40 adventurers.

Kang Chul-In began by putting down ground rules.

“Our goal is hunting and more hunting for 3 weeks. During this time, I will provide tents and food as well as potions if any injuries occur. Also, for those who show exceptional skill, I will actually give you rare-level items.

At that moment, Podolski uncovered the cloth that was covering the wagon and revealed the items inside.

“Wow…”

“All of those are rare items?”

The adventurers were surprised.

The items that were on the wagon (they were chosen for the hunt) were on a different level than the low-level items that the adventurers had. It was the difference between a Lord and adventurer.

“I will divide equally all the treasures that we receive while hunting monsters, and I will only take shares when we hunt high-level monsters.”

It was for the Peac.o.c.k Dragon conquest.

The items that you could receive from hunting lower-level monsters were things that Kang Chul-In didn’t really need considering his position.

It would be better to give it up coolly in order to be received favorably by the adventurers. Kang Chul-In’s real purpose lay in the dragon heart anyway.

“Hey, Overlord, are you serious?”

“You are really giving rare-level items as well as dividing up treasure evenly?”

A couple of adventurers shouted questions. In their position, it was too good of an offer.

“Of course.”

Kang Chul-In nodded.

“Wait!”

At that moment, Lucia stepped forward and, after asking permission from Kang Chul-In, stood in front of the adventurers.

“I am Lucia, and I tend to his Majesty Kang Chul-In here. Nice to meet you, adventurers.”

Lucia’s face seemed stern and cold as she introduced herself.

“Majesty?”