Chapters Chapter 208: The Counterattack (1) (1/2)
“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…!”