Chapters Chapter 236: The Struggle (1/2)
“How dare you!?”
Rothschild, who was standing on the high spire of Cyamodus, bellowed angrily at Kang Chul-In.
“You dare step into my territory? You bastard!”
His voice contained a mixture of resent and murderous intent.
“How scary.”
Kang Chul-In snorted.
However, Rothschild couldn’t hear him from afar.
Therefore,
Chuk!
Kang Chul-In pointed his middle finger at Rothschild to reveal his intentions. Wasn’t it just the best to insult Rothschild?
Flash!
However, Kang Chul-In’s entertainment didn’t last long. The lightning strikes had yet to cease!
Psst!
Kang Chul-In flung his body away.
Bang!
Immediately, a lightning strike struck at where he was standing just moments ago. He had no luxury for a relaxing conversation with Rothschild.
“You, you bastard, will never get out of here alive. I swear to make this place your grave!”
Rothschild declared.
That’s what you think.
Kang Chul-In simply ignored the infuriated Rothschild and chased after the escaping Cyamodus soldiers.
“D-Don’t come near me!”
“Y-You devil!”
In the soldiers’ eyes, Kang Chul-In was the death reaper himself.
The Lightning God!
Who could even challenge Kang Chul-In, when just standing next to him could guarantee an electrocution? All they could do was run.
Rothschild grit his teeth as he watched this.
“Alright then, let’s see how long you can keep up that rampage of yours. I will slaughter you, Kang Chul-In!”
Whatever.
Kang Chul-In paid no attention to Rothschild. He continued to run here and there, summoning lightning bolts everywhere. Cyamodus soldiers, beware!
“Let’s go, Cyamodus!”
Rothschild shouted.
-Keuhhhh…!
Cyamodus, the giant fire turtle, slowly raised its body.
Kang Chul-In, I will do whatever it takes to capture you!
The territory’s capital would be in ruins after deploying Cyamodus, but Rothschild believed that it was inevitable.
He could pour in gold to reconstruct the territory anytime he wanted to, but opportunities like this didn’t come by often. It was a worthy investment as long as he could capture Kang Chul-In.
***
Upon deploying the fire turtle, the territory was completely ruined .
Rumble,
Bang!
A lightning bolt struck towards Kang Chul-In.
Flick, flicker!
Cyamodus, the fire turtle, breathed a pillar of flame.
Thump, thump!
To top it all off, the gigantic fire turtle fumbled around, creating harmful vibrations throughout the city.
All of these factors contributed to the destruction of Rothschild’s territory, even without the squall and earthquake promised by the artifact.
“Arghhhh!”
“Y-your Majesty!”
“M-Mercy… Kuhuk!”
The casualty rate was extremely high as well.
Many lives were lost from Kang Chul-In’s electrocution and the fire turtle’s stampede. It was almost as if a war had happened.
“Go, capture him! I said to stomp on him!”
However, Rothschild was focused solely on inciting the fire turtle. He couldn’t care less about his people and soldiers.
That’s right! You’re doing well, Rothschild!
Kang Chul-In was highly motivated thanks to that.
What a hilarious situation!
It was entertaining and energizing to watch Rothschild break his own territory apart just to capture him.
Rothschild’s rash actions didn’t just cost money. If he continued to neglect his soldiers and people, how would he handle the aftermath? They would lose faith in him as their leader, which was difficult to recover from.
Rothschild should have maintained his composure even if he suffered a little damage. Lee Gong-Myung would have done that without a doubt.
Damn it... when are these lightning strikes going to end…?
Of course, Kang Chul-In was on the verge of collapse as well.
Notification!
At that moment,
The Aura of Jealousy will stop soon!
Lightning strike will stop soon! (Remaining: 20 bolts)
A notification popped up to inform him of when the lightning strikes would end. It was fantastic news for Kang Chul-In who was desperately trying to find the right time to escape.
A lightning strike takes roughly… five seconds.
Kang Chul-In calculated quickly.
Twenty bolts, each five seconds apart… that’s 100 seconds in total. The problem is how do I escape...
He laid his gaze in the direction towards Laputa.
The escape route was to the west.
The problem was that he still had 100 seconds of torture left and he had not yet established his escape route at all.
Flash!
Another bolt of lightning struck.
A bit more!
Kang Chul-In flung his body aside with all of his might.
He had to endure this penalty before he could even plan his escape. If not, the lightning bolts would just be a neon sign revealing his location to Rothschild.
***
While Kang Chul-In busily ravaged throughout Rothschild’s territory, Kwak Jung visited Lee Chae-Rin’s Dorado territory as Laputa’s diplomat.
“Welcome.”
Lee Chae-Rin, who was sitting on her mithril chair, greeted Kwak Jung.
“Thank you for coming such a long way.”
“Haha! No worries! I came here via a magic circle! Anyway, Ms. Chae-Rin...”
Kwak Jung was about to continue his statement when...
Flash!
A chilling glare could be felt from his surroundings.
Shit…!
Kwak Jung immediately realized his mistake.
Lee Chae-Rin was a Lord.
In fact, she was an Overlord.
To call her ‘Ms. Chae-Rin’ was not only rude, but also a diplomatic disaster.
I-I screwed up…!
Kwak Jung shuddered.
Lee Chae-Rin’s subordinates were glaring at him with such unbearable intensity.
“Ehem…!”
A low, heavy voice let out a fake cough.