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Overlord of Blood and Iron-Chapter 341: Virus
โOne?โ Kang Chul-In asked.
โLook.โ Desdemona suddenly drew up a status window in front of Kang Chul-In.
The information on it was the following:
[Total ranking] ๐๐โฏ๐we๐๐ฏ๐ฮฝe๐.co๐
Rank 1- The Supreme King of the West, Kang Chul-In (most likely to become emperor!)
โถRequired 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
โปThe remaining Overlords have passed away!
โMm...โ Kang Chul-In murmured to himself. โJust one left... Lee Ji-Tae? That guy that came out of nowhere?โ
โYeah.โ Desdemona nodded. โHeโs...โ
โPart of the Agnaga military.โ
โ...!โ
โHeโs probably Cereb. Itโs obvious.โ
The new Overlord who suddenly appeared, Lee Ji-Tae. Kang Chul-In already knew that the small fish was an Agnaga.
That meant...
โY-You...!โ Desdemona pointed at Kang Chul-In with surprise. โNo way... the past...? You know what happened a long time ago?โ
โOf course.โ
โ...!โ
โMaybe even more than you.โ
โR-Really?โ
โI have all the memories of the Emperor of Blood and Iron. Isnโt that more than what you know?โ
โUh... yeah... I-I guess so...โ
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.
โT-Then...โ Desdemona spoke up with shyness.
โWhat?โ
โY-You and I...โ
โ...!โ
โMy mom said to get... married to...โ
โEnough.โ Kang Chul-In quickly cut Desdemona off.
Dammit! He grinded his teeth. This was all because the Emperor of Blood and Iron had the โI donโt care as long as itโs not meโ mindset.
โThatโs not important right now.โ
โY-Yeah... t-thatโs true...โ
โMy running mate is a dragon like you... what did Emilia see in you...โ
โWhat!?โ
โN-Never mind.โ
He avoided Desdemonaโs gaze.
Shit.
It wasnโt fair.
The Emperor of Blood and Ironโs running mate was the greatest dragon at the time, the Dragon Lord Emilia. Desdemona couldnโt be compared to her. Her ability as an ancient dragon couldnโt be looked down on, but she definitely wasnโt as strong as Emilia. It was understandable that Kang Chul-In was complaining.
Well, itโs better than nothing.
He decided not to grumble anymore. The head of the Agnaga, Rindermergel, wasnโt 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 hadnโt 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 wouldnโt be a second chance.
โAnyways.โ Kang Chul-In spoke up. โWhat you said about there only being one left... Were you talking about getting rid of Cereb?โ
โYeah.โ ๐๐๐ewe๐ฏ๐๐ผัต๐ฦ.๐๏ฝ๐ฆ
โThe reason?โ
โWe have to get rid of the impurity that invaded Erinyes.โ
โWhat are you talking about?โ
This was a subject Kang Chul-In wasnโt aware of.
โCereb is like a virus.โ
โA virus?โ
โErinyes is a system for the people summoned from Earth. The fact that Cereb is inside of it means... Erinyes isnโt completed.โ
โExplain more clearly.โ
โLong story short, if Cereb is in the ranking system, you canโt become an emperor.โ
โWhat...!โ
Kang Chul-In was surprised. The completion of Erinyes was one card that he had been sure about.
โThe plan between the Emperor of Blood and Iron and Mom was...โ
โThe one who becomes emperor reigns over all artifacts, supplies, and โselected peopleโ from the complete Erinyes.โ
โYeah.โ Desdemona nodded. โThatโs the final reward thatโs given to the one who becomes emperor. Itโs a hidden quest in the system.โ
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 wasnโt perfect because of Cerebโs existence.
Then did that mean that the strongest card to block Rindermergel would disappear?
โSays who?โ Kang Chul-In gritted his teeth. โThatโs not gonna happen.โ
โYup.โ Desdemona agreed with Kang Chul-In. โSo 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?โ
โYeah, thatโs right.โ
โAnd 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.โ
โThatโs also right.โ Kang Chul-In nodded. Desdemona was right. That was Kang Chul-Inโs plan.
โBut I canโt. Guess I have to take care of that bug Cereb first.โ
โRight. Thatโs at the top of the list.โ
โHow ridiculous.โ Kang Chul-In frowned. โThereโs not much time left. Rindermergelโs will be resurrected soon. From what I can feel... thereโs about a week left. Three days is enough to take care of Cereb and gathering 10,000 P in the remaining four days is...โ
โNo?โ
โWhat are you...โ
โCereb is a virus that invaded Erinyes. Do you think your Lord Points will go up because you take care of it?โ
โ...!โ
โYou wonโt get a single point. I can guarantee it. I canโt create Erinyes, but I understand its algorithm.โ
โMm...!โ
Desdemona mightโve been lacking, but the ancient dragon was still Emiliaโs daughter.
โWait.โ
Kang Chul-Inโs face hardened. There wasnโt time to be amazed by her. A week was left until Rindermergelโs resurrection. In that time, he had to take care of Cereb and stack up his remaining 10,000 points to become an emperor.
There wasnโt enough time. It was too tight.
โDo they want us all to die together?โ
โTime Lord Milenius-that sly bastard used his head well. From what I know, although his body is weak, heโs pretty smart.โ
โI donโt think you should be complimenting him right now?โ
โYou should compliment people if they do something amazing.โ
โWhat?โ
โHeโs cute!โ
โ...โ
โIsnโt it cute that he was struggling to do such a useless act? Kek!โ
โWhat?โ
โIโm the key.โ
Desdemona said something random.
โKey? What are you talking about?โ
โThe key!โ
โWait.โ
โWhat youโre thinking is probably right. Hehe...!โ Desdemona smiled. โIโm the only key that can complete Erinyes forcefully. Even if you donโt stack up 10,000 points, you can become the emperor.โ
โHow?โ
โThe moment you take care of the virus, I mean Cereb, the ranking system will completely pause. Itโll be over. What do you think will happen then?โ
โ...!โ
โYouโll naturally...โ
โI...โ Kang Chul-In continued where she left off. โIโll become the emperor.โ
โYeah, thatโs it!โ She shouted with excitement. โSo leave the completion of Erinyes to me, and you eliminate Cereb.โ
โOho.โ
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 wouldnโt 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.
โLetโs do that then.โ Kang Chul-In grinned. โAmazing. As expected of my running mate.โ
โYou were just saying Iโm not as powerful as my mom.โ
โIt is the truth, though.โ
โHey!โ Desdemona shouted at his fact-filled attack. โT-Thatโs not fair...โ
โThereโs not enough time.โ
โYou bastard!โ
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... Iโll 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...
โIf I kill that one bug everything will become clean.โ
The entire Agnaga army would disintegrate with Cerebโs death. This was also information that he gained from the Emperor of Blood and Ironโs 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.
โI feel like itโs too easy...โ
Kang Chul-In couldnโt 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...
โWho would do it if not me?โ
He quickly shook those thoughts away. Who else would be able to continue with the Emperor of Blood and Ironโs 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 wasnโt strong, he wouldnโt even dare to attempt it.
โFirst...โ
He looked around. A vein popped out of his forehead.
โSaturnus, that damned bastard.โ
The Lordโs 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 Lordโs Hall... His backyard was ruined, so of course Kang Chul-In would be furious.
โGet rid of this.โ
Kang Chul-In kicked Saturnusโs body. Eliminating Cereb was important, but taking care of his messed-up backyard was first.