Chapter 343: An Old Ill-fated Relationship 1 (2/2)
Their morale shot high up into the sky.
“Whoooooooo!”
“Hurrah for the Valhalla Kingdom!”
“Hurrah for Kang Chul-In!”
“For victory!”
Shouts of victory came from the mouths of the Valhallan soldiers. Yes, it was already a finished battle.
***
Two hours later,
“Your Majesty, they say the defense of Esmeralda has succeeded! Congratulations on your victory!”
“Victory…?” Kang Chul-In was surprised. “Does that make sense?”
The battle at Esmeralda was hopeless. He had summoned the strongest from the frontline for the unit and was about to head to Esmeralda to fight the Ancient Empire soldiers himself, but…
“What is the reason for victory?”
“S-Sir Nilus…!”
“Nilus?”
“Meteor Strike…”
“...!”
“In merely 10 minutes, 200,000 Ancient Empire soldiers were erased from the front yard of Esmeralda…”
“2-200,000?”
“Yes, sir!”
“Huh…”
Kang Chul-In was taken aback by the incredible number. 200,000 soldiers were killed in 10 minutes? That kind of destructiveness was like a nuclear bomb back from Earth. He couldn’t help but be surprised.
“So.” Kang Chul-In asked. “What’s the current situation?”
“Yes, your Majesty.” The servant replied. “The army of our kingdom is currently chasing after the retreating Ancient Empire soldiers. With the elimination of the enemy commander Kwak Jun, the rule of the Ancient Empire is currently immobilized, so this seems to be the best judgment for now.”
“Really?” It was some good news for the first time in a while. “Tell them to take it easy. It was a rough day.”
“B-But…”
“We’ll be victorious even if it’s not today. I’ll make it so, so tell the soldiers to stop fighting and rest up.”
“Yes, your Majesty!”
Kang Chul-In didn’t plan on getting into a heated fight with the Ancient Empire soldiers. The elimination of Cereb and the upcoming battle with the soon-to-be-resurrected Rindermergel was the most important. If these two tasks were completed, taking over Pangaea would be a matter of time.
Flash! Just then, someone appeared from the Warp Gate placed in the center of the Lord’s Hall.
“Kang Chul-In!” Dorian Explorer smiled, his entire body wrapped in bandages. “You’ve come back! You’re all better?!”
“It was nothing.”
“That’s good!”
“What about you? You don’t look too good.”
“Ah, I was beaten up by that stupid demon bastard…”
Obviously, the “stupid demon bastard” that Dorian was speaking about was Saturnus, who was beaten to death by Kang Chul-In.
“Just be grateful that you’re alive.”
“Well, I was lucky.”
Dorian grinned.
Flash! The Warp Gate shined again.
“You’ve come back?” Overlord Hecate, who dreamed of sleeping with Kang Chul-In 24/7, appeared.
They’re slowly starting to gather. Kang Chul-In smiled. Just wait, you bug. I’ll pull out your dirty antennas.
Cereb’s elimination was up next.
***
Underground of the Shatyameba territory, in Cereb’s nest...
Lee Ji-Tae worked faithfully in his position of Cereb. The twelve antennas swayed around his head, delivering brain waves to the 500,000 soldier army of Agnaga.
-Chase after them. Don’t let them retreat.
-The first legion goes to the west and the second legion heads to the east. Attack them from both sides.
-The battle has to continue. Attack the enemy relentlessly and get rid of them all.
Cereb was controlling the Agnaga army and leading the battle with his antennas.
Kang Chul-In… Cereb thought. Where are you? My revenge isn’t too far… Did you escape to Earth?
Cereb didn’t know anything about Kang Chul-In’s whereabouts. He didn’t have a way to gain any information about it either. He could gather tons of information every day, but that was only possible in battle. After all, why would humans give any information to the strange-looking Agnaga?
No, that’s not it… Cereb felt anxious, thinking that Kang Chul-In escaped to Earth.
You’re not one to throw your kingdom away… just what are you doing, Kang Chul-In? Are you in the north? It was frustrating.
A month had passed since his communication with Milenius was cut off, so Cereb knew absolutely nothing about Kang Chul-In. He just hoped that Kang Chul-In was fighting in the army against the Gullveig Alliance…
It was then.
Boom! With an explosion, the ceiling of the underground residence began to collapse.
-...!
Cereb didn’t know what was happening.
Boom! Once again, there was another explosion.
Boom! Eventually, the ceiling came tumbling down and a group of people descended.
“Are you doing well?”
The head of the group greeted Cereb.
-...!
Cereb was shocked.
-Y-You are…!
“Not the Emperor of Blood and Iron.” Kang Chul-In finished his sentence. “Kang Chul-In. The Supreme King of the West, Kang Chul-In.”
-...!
“You know what we’re here for, yes?”
-H-How…
“If you’re asking about how we knew, it was the backtracking of the brain waves.”
-...!