The Overlord of Blood and Iron

Chapter 208






“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…!”


“We are… the immortal soldiers…! Even the flames…cannot stop us…!”


“For his Majesty Aleister…”


Shockingly, the undead monsters appeared unaffected by the enormous flame, even though they were clearly on fire .


“T-They don’t burn?” Drakan wondered what was going on .


Even a kid knew that undead monsters were weak to fire, but the enemy troops steadfastly charged forward, as if they were proving that fact obsolete .


Hwaleuk, Hwaleuk!!!


Meanwhile, the flames became stronger, but the undead monsters continued to increase their movement speed . It appeared almost as if the fire was making them stronger instead of burning them into a crisp .


“Mortals… Come to the underworld…”


“We are the immortal soldiers…”


“Long live the dead!” Underworld monsters charged at the Laputan soldiers, with their whole body on fire .


“Arghh!”


“W-What even…!”


“It’s hot… Hot!”


The front line of the Laputan army was engulfed in chaos .


The undead monsters of Aleister were now walking flamethrowers . Instead of being burnt to crisp, they were attacking using their burning bodies .


“Ah!”


“S-So hot!”


“Argghh!”


Screams could be heard everywhere .


There was no doubt that Laputa’s army was an excellent one, but what could the soldiers do against charging bodies of fire?


Even the slightest touch could cause massive burns . The soldiers had no choice but to back off .


“Oh?” Kang Chun-In seemed interested . Despite his failed plan, he did not lose his composure .


“You created those things? Seems like you’ve gone all out, Aleister . ”


To be honest, he was surprised to some extent .


“Rather than to simply be annihilated by fire, why don’t we compose an army with fire-resistant skeletons?”


Kang Chul-In recalled his past conversation with Aleister .


It was when the two of them first formed an alliance after the third Overlord meetings .


“Skeletons may be resistant to fire, but their defense is…”


“That’s true . ”


“Just 15 levels more and I can make an undead army with full fire resistance . ”


“Are you saying it’s possible?”


“Even making fire-type skeletons may not be impossible . ”


“Hmm… Is mass production possible then?”


“Well it is, but the problem lies in the cost, not the levels . I need firestones to make these skeletons, but as you know they cost… . ”


“…”


“Beggars like us can’t be choosers . Forget about the high-class units, let’s just stick to the regular ones . If they burn, they burn . Yikes!”


‘Igniter’ .


That was the name for these fire-type undead monsters that a level 100 Necromancer could create using firestones .


It was too extravagant a unit for Aleister, who was not even level 70, to make .


“Rothschild probably sponsored the firestones… What about the levels? Did he break through some limit?” Kang Chul-In smirked .


Out of desperation, Aleister probably spent much effort to make the Igniters, to negate the critical counter to the undead monsters . He apparently managed to break through his limit in the process .


“Overlord Kang Chul-In! Today is the day we roast you in our immortal army’s hellfire!”


A voice of an undead rang across the peaks .


“Quidor . ”


Kang Chul-In immediately identified the origin of the voice .


Quidor was a faithful servant of Aleister who achieved great feats during the Ragnarok in the past .


“Your Majesty!” Kwak Jung exclaimed anxiously, pointing at the back of the Igniter troop .


“Enemy reinforcements! Rough estimates show at least 5000! At this rate our army may suffer extreme damage… . ”


“No . ” Kang Chul-In shook his head .


“Tell the men to move back slowly, but there is no retreat . ”


“Your Majesty?”


What Kang Chul-In said subsequently was even more shocking .


“Discard the Flame Atlases . ”


“T-Those expensive units… . ”


“We can retrieve them back soon, so why are you so surprised?”


“But Your Majesty, there are so many enemy soldiers and those burning Undeads… . ”


“Hold it there . ” Kang Chul-In raised his hand and stopped Kwak Jung .


“Do not be rash . ”


“Your Majesty?”


“In a situation like this, a commander without composure will cause his entire army to collapse . ”


“…”


“The best move is to take advantage of our army’s composition . Our soldiers are fully capable of fighting against them . ”


“Y-Your Majesty…!” Kwak Jung shivered .


What composure…!? How can he be so calm in these circumstances?


Kwak Jung could never understand how this man, Kang Chul-In, appeared to be so calm even in the midst of a crisis .


“I will show you . ” Kang Chul-In told Kwak Jung, grabbed the loudspeaker and started commanding the army .


“Arkellon, to the frontlines!”


“Ah!” Kwak Jung came to a sudden realization .


Arkellon were water-type monsters that could sufficiently counter the fire-type Igniters . Kwak Jung failed to take his own army’s composition into account .


“Nilus, unleash the water-type attacks! Blizzard, Ice Bolt, anything is fine! Just spam everything!”


“Yes, your Majesty!”


Upon hearing the command, Nilus instructed his magic troop to bombard the enemy with water-type attacks .


“I-It worked! But the enemy’s firepower is still…”


“It’s true that this is not enough . ”


“Yes, Your Majesty . ”


Kang Chul-In turned around to look at Kwak Jung .


“You finish it up . ”


“…Your Majesty?”


“Since the enemy troops are using fire as their weapon, doesn’t it make sense to just extinguish it? Summon the rain and tarnish their morale . ”


“H-Ha ha, your Majesty~! That’s a nice joke . How can I summon rain in this clear sky?”


“That . ”


Kang Chul-In pointed at the White Rain Fan, an epic item that Kwak Jung had been holding just for show .


“No point wasting that expensive item . ”


“ . . . ”


“Hurry . ”


“Y-Your Majesty… . ”


Kwak Jung looked almost as if he wanted to cry .



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