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Overlord of Blood and Iron-Chapter 341: Virus
βOne?β Kang Chul-In asked.
βLook.β Desdemona suddenly drew up a status window in front of Kang Chul-In.
The information on it was the following:
[Total ranking] ππβ―πweππ―πΞ½eπ.coπ
Rank 1- The Supreme King of the West, Kang Chul-In (most likely to become emperor!)
βΆRequired Lord Points to become emperor: 10,000 P
Rank 2- Overlord Lee Ji-Tae
Rank 3- Overlord Lee Chae-Rin
Rank 4- Overlord Hecate
Rank 5- Overlord Dorian Explorer
β»The remaining Overlords have passed away!
βMm...β Kang Chul-In murmured to himself. βJust one left... Lee Ji-Tae? That guy that came out of nowhere?β
βYeah.β Desdemona nodded. βHeβs...β
βPart of the Agnaga military.β
β...!β
βHeβs probably Cereb. Itβs obvious.β
The new Overlord who suddenly appeared, Lee Ji-Tae. Kang Chul-In already knew that the small fish was an Agnaga.
That meant...
βY-You...!β Desdemona pointed at Kang Chul-In with surprise. βNo way... the past...? You know what happened a long time ago?β
βOf course.β
β...!β
βMaybe even more than you.β
βR-Really?β
βI have all the memories of the Emperor of Blood and Iron. Isnβt that more than what you know?β
βUh... yeah... I-I guess so...β
While the Emperor of Blood and Iron and Emilia were drawing the big picture a thousand years ago, Desdemona had been in hibernation, so there was no way she would know.
βT-Then...β Desdemona spoke up with shyness.
βWhat?β
βY-You and I...β
β...!β
βMy mom said to get... married to...β
βEnough.β Kang Chul-In quickly cut Desdemona off.
Dammit! He grinded his teeth. This was all because the Emperor of Blood and Iron had the βI donβt care as long as itβs not meβ mindset.
βThatβs not important right now.β
βY-Yeah... t-thatβs true...β
βMy running mate is a dragon like you... what did Emilia see in you...β
βWhat!?β
βN-Never mind.β
He avoided Desdemonaβs gaze.
Shit.
It wasnβt fair.
The Emperor of Blood and Ironβs running mate was the greatest dragon at the time, the Dragon Lord Emilia. Desdemona couldnβt be compared to her. Her ability as an ancient dragon couldnβt be looked down on, but she definitely wasnβt as strong as Emilia. It was understandable that Kang Chul-In was complaining.
Well, itβs better than nothing.
He decided not to grumble anymore. The head of the Agnaga, Rindermergel, wasnβt complete yet. He and Desdemona had it easier than the Emperor of Blood and Iron and Emilia, who had to face Rindermergel at his strongest. Because they hadnβt been able to take care of it a thousand years ago and it had to be repeated now. No, it was even worse. Back then, they had Emilia to create the system Erinyes, but not anymore.
There wouldnβt be a second chance.
βAnyways.β Kang Chul-In spoke up. βWhat you said about there only being one left... Were you talking about getting rid of Cereb?β
βYeah.β πππeweπ―ππΌΡ΅πΖ.πο½π¦
βThe reason?β
βWe have to get rid of the impurity that invaded Erinyes.β
βWhat are you talking about?β
This was a subject Kang Chul-In wasnβt aware of.
βCereb is like a virus.β
βA virus?β
βErinyes is a system for the people summoned from Earth. The fact that Cereb is inside of it means... Erinyes isnβt completed.β
βExplain more clearly.β
βLong story short, if Cereb is in the ranking system, you canβt become an emperor.β
βWhat...!β
Kang Chul-In was surprised. The completion of Erinyes was one card that he had been sure about.
βThe plan between the Emperor of Blood and Iron and Mom was...β
βThe one who becomes emperor reigns over all artifacts, supplies, and βselected peopleβ from the complete Erinyes.β
βYeah.β Desdemona nodded. βThatβs the final reward thatβs given to the one who becomes emperor. Itβs a hidden quest in the system.β
Yes. The ranking system of choosing the strongest Lord was to create an emperor. The Emperor of Blood and Iron hoped that the one who became emperor would receive everything that was captured inside Erinyes and crush Rindermergel and the Agnaga soldiers. It was the goal of the big picture that the Emperor of Blood and Iron and Emilia drew. But Desdemona was saying that Erinyes wasnβt perfect because of Cerebβs existence.
Then did that mean that the strongest card to block Rindermergel would disappear?
βSays who?β Kang Chul-In gritted his teeth. βThatβs not gonna happen.β
βYup.β Desdemona agreed with Kang Chul-In. βSo getting rid of Cereb is first on the list. Next... the Gullveig? Or the Ancient Empire? Whatever their name was, you were planning on crushing the forces in the north to stack up your remaining 10,000 Lord Points, huh?β
βYeah, thatβs right.β
βAnd you were planning on obtaining the power of Erinyes after becoming an emperor to destroy Rindermergel, since you probably thought Cereb could be taken care of whenever.β
βThatβs also right.β Kang Chul-In nodded. Desdemona was right. That was Kang Chul-Inβs plan.
βBut I canβt. Guess I have to take care of that bug Cereb first.β
βRight. Thatβs at the top of the list.β
βHow ridiculous.β Kang Chul-In frowned. βThereβs not much time left. Rindermergelβs will be resurrected soon. From what I can feel... thereβs about a week left. Three days is enough to take care of Cereb and gathering 10,000 P in the remaining four days is...β
βNo?β
βWhat are you...β
βCereb is a virus that invaded Erinyes. Do you think your Lord Points will go up because you take care of it?β
β...!β
βYou wonβt get a single point. I can guarantee it. I canβt create Erinyes, but I understand its algorithm.β
βMm...!β
Desdemona mightβve been lacking, but the ancient dragon was still Emiliaβs daughter.
βWait.β
Kang Chul-Inβs face hardened. There wasnβt time to be amazed by her. A week was left until Rindermergelβs resurrection. In that time, he had to take care of Cereb and stack up his remaining 10,000 points to become an emperor.
There wasnβt enough time. It was too tight.
βDo they want us all to die together?β
βTime Lord Milenius-that sly bastard used his head well. From what I know, although his body is weak, heβs pretty smart.β
βI donβt think you should be complimenting him right now?β
βYou should compliment people if they do something amazing.β
βWhat?β
βHeβs cute!β
β...β
βIsnβt it cute that he was struggling to do such a useless act? Kek!β
βWhat?β
βIβm the key.β
Desdemona said something random.
βKey? What are you talking about?β
βThe key!β
βWait.β
βWhat youβre thinking is probably right. Hehe...!β Desdemona smiled. βIβm the only key that can complete Erinyes forcefully. Even if you donβt stack up 10,000 points, you can become the emperor.β
βHow?β
βThe moment you take care of the virus, I mean Cereb, the ranking system will completely pause. Itβll be over. What do you think will happen then?β
β...!β
βYouβll naturally...β
βI...β Kang Chul-In continued where she left off. βIβll become the emperor.β
βYeah, thatβs it!β She shouted with excitement. βSo leave the completion of Erinyes to me, and you eliminate Cereb.β
βOho.β
Everything fell into place.
They would get rid of the virus (Cereb).
Desdemona would forcefully stop the ranking system.
After the ranking system was paused, Kang Chul-In would become emperor because he is ranked first (there wouldnβt be a need for him to gain the 10,000 points anymore).
Erinyes would be completed from the birth of an emperor.
Kang Chul-In would use the supplies from Erinyes to crush the newly resurrected Rindermergel.
Yeah, this is it!
Kang Chul-In could feel it. This was the perfect plan to complete the unfinished work that was left behind.
βLetβs do that then.β Kang Chul-In grinned. βAmazing. As expected of my running mate.β
βYou were just saying Iβm not as powerful as my mom.β
βIt is the truth, though.β
βHey!β Desdemona shouted at his fact-filled attack. βT-Thatβs not fair...β
βThereβs not enough time.β
βYou bastard!β
Desdemona expressed her rage at Kang Chul-In but he was already far away.
Cereb. His head was only filled with thoughts about eliminating Cereb. Because... Iβll become the emperor soon.
Eliminating Cereb meant that his long-time ambition would finally be a reality!
***
Kang Chul-In planned to start right away. The method to get rid of the Agnaga army was too simple, eliminating Cereb. The only reason the Agnaga army was fearsome was because they were led by Cereb.
That meant...
βIf I kill that one bug everything will become clean.β
The entire Agnaga army would disintegrate with Cerebβs death. This was also information that he gained from the Emperor of Blood and Ironβs memories. The emperor had suffered through many trials to learn the secret to how the Agnaga army was moved.
However, Kang Chul-In was different. He already knew it, and there was an easy way to solve it.
βI feel like itβs too easy...β
Kang Chul-In couldnβt help but feel that way because he was just putting the cherry on top of what the Emperor of Blood and Iron set up.
But...
βWho would do it if not me?β
He quickly shook those thoughts away. Who else would be able to continue with the Emperor of Blood and Ironβs work? Not just anyone could put the cherry on top. It was a cherry that only those who were toughened by hurdles and mountains could lift. If Kang Chul-In wasnβt strong, he wouldnβt even dare to attempt it.
βFirst...β
He looked around. A vein popped out of his forehead.
βSaturnus, that damned bastard.β
The Lordβs Hall was nightmarish. There were cracks everywhere, corpses of officials were lying on the ground, and there were also the bodies of knights and soldiers.
A bloodstained Lordβs Hall... His backyard was ruined, so of course Kang Chul-In would be furious.
βGet rid of this.β
Kang Chul-In kicked Saturnusβs body. Eliminating Cereb was important, but taking care of his messed-up backyard was first.