Overlord of Blood and Iron-Chapter 341: Virus

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โ€œOne?โ€ Kang Chul-In asked.

โ€œLook.โ€ Desdemona suddenly drew up a status window in front of Kang Chul-In.

The information on it was the following:

[Total ranking] ๐Ÿ๐“‡โ„ฏ๐’†we๐’ƒ๐˜ฏ๐’ฮฝe๐‘™.co๐š–

Rank 1- The Supreme King of the West, Kang Chul-In (most likely to become emperor!)

โ–ถRequired 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

โ€ปThe remaining Overlords have passed away!

โ€œMm...โ€ Kang Chul-In murmured to himself. โ€œJust one left... Lee Ji-Tae? That guy that came out of nowhere?โ€

โ€œYeah.โ€ Desdemona nodded. โ€œHeโ€™s...โ€

โ€œPart of the Agnaga military.โ€

โ€œ...!โ€

โ€œHeโ€™s probably Cereb. Itโ€™s 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...

โ€œY-You...!โ€ Desdemona pointed at Kang Chul-In with surprise. โ€œNo way... the past...? You know what happened a long time ago?โ€

โ€œOf course.โ€

โ€œ...!โ€

โ€œMaybe even more than you.โ€

โ€œR-Really?โ€

โ€œI have all the memories of the Emperor of Blood and Iron. Isnโ€™t that more than what you know?โ€

โ€œUh... 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.

โ€œT-Then...โ€ Desdemona spoke up with shyness.

โ€œWhat?โ€

โ€œY-You and I...โ€

โ€œ...!โ€

โ€œMy mom said to get... married to...โ€

โ€œEnough.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 โ€œI donโ€™t care as long as itโ€™s not meโ€ mindset.

โ€œThatโ€™s not important right now.โ€

โ€œY-Yeah... t-thatโ€™s true...โ€

โ€œMy running mate is a dragon like you... what did Emilia see in you...โ€

โ€œWhat!?โ€

โ€œN-Never mind.โ€

He avoided Desdemonaโ€™s gaze.

Shit.

It wasnโ€™t fair.

The Emperor of Blood and Ironโ€™s running mate was the greatest dragon at the time, the Dragon Lord Emilia. Desdemona couldnโ€™t be compared to her. Her ability as an ancient dragon couldnโ€™t be looked down on, but she definitely wasnโ€™t as strong as Emilia. It was understandable that Kang Chul-In was complaining.

Well, itโ€™s better than nothing.

He decided not to grumble anymore. The head of the Agnaga, Rindermergel, wasnโ€™t 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 hadnโ€™t 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 wouldnโ€™t be a second chance.

โ€œAnyways.โ€ Kang Chul-In spoke up. โ€œWhat you said about there only being one left... Were you talking about getting rid of Cereb?โ€

โ€œYeah.โ€ ๐™›๐š›๐™šewe๐—ฏ๐“ƒ๐—ผัต๐šŽฦ–.๐’„๏ฝ๐ฆ

โ€œThe reason?โ€

โ€œWe have to get rid of the impurity that invaded Erinyes.โ€

โ€œWhat are you talking about?โ€

This was a subject Kang Chul-In wasnโ€™t aware of.

โ€œCereb is like a virus.โ€

โ€œA virus?โ€

โ€œErinyes is a system for the people summoned from Earth. The fact that Cereb is inside of it means... Erinyes isnโ€™t completed.โ€

โ€œExplain more clearly.โ€

โ€œLong story short, if Cereb is in the ranking system, you canโ€™t become an emperor.โ€

โ€œWhat...!โ€

Kang Chul-In was surprised. The completion of Erinyes was one card that he had been sure about.

โ€œThe plan between the Emperor of Blood and Iron and Mom was...โ€

โ€œThe one who becomes emperor reigns over all artifacts, supplies, and โ€˜selected peopleโ€™ from the complete Erinyes.โ€

โ€œYeah.โ€ Desdemona nodded. โ€œThatโ€™s the final reward thatโ€™s given to the one who becomes emperor. Itโ€™s 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 wasnโ€™t perfect because of Cerebโ€™s existence.

Then did that mean that the strongest card to block Rindermergel would disappear?

โ€œSays who?โ€ Kang Chul-In gritted his teeth. โ€œThatโ€™s not gonna happen.โ€

โ€œYup.โ€ Desdemona agreed with Kang Chul-In. โ€œSo 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€

โ€œYeah, thatโ€™s right.โ€

โ€œAnd 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€

โ€œThatโ€™s also right.โ€ Kang Chul-In nodded. Desdemona was right. That was Kang Chul-Inโ€™s plan.

โ€œBut I canโ€™t. Guess I have to take care of that bug Cereb first.โ€

โ€œRight. Thatโ€™s at the top of the list.โ€

โ€œHow ridiculous.โ€ Kang Chul-In frowned. โ€œThereโ€™s not much time left. Rindermergelโ€™s will be resurrected soon. From what I can feel... thereโ€™s 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€

โ€œNo?โ€

โ€œWhat are you...โ€

โ€œCereb is a virus that invaded Erinyes. Do you think your Lord Points will go up because you take care of it?โ€

โ€œ...!โ€

โ€œYou wonโ€™t get a single point. I can guarantee it. I canโ€™t create Erinyes, but I understand its algorithm.โ€

โ€œMm...!โ€

Desdemona mightโ€™ve been lacking, but the ancient dragon was still Emiliaโ€™s daughter.

โ€œWait.โ€

Kang Chul-Inโ€™s face hardened. There wasnโ€™t time to be amazed by her. A week was left until Rindermergelโ€™s resurrection. In that time, he had to take care of Cereb and stack up his remaining 10,000 points to become an emperor.

There wasnโ€™t enough time. It was too tight.

โ€œDo they want us all to die together?โ€

โ€œTime Lord Milenius-that sly bastard used his head well. From what I know, although his body is weak, heโ€™s pretty smart.โ€

โ€œI donโ€™t think you should be complimenting him right now?โ€

โ€œYou should compliment people if they do something amazing.โ€

โ€œWhat?โ€

โ€œHeโ€™s cute!โ€

โ€œ...โ€

โ€œIsnโ€™t it cute that he was struggling to do such a useless act? Kek!โ€

โ€œWhat?โ€

โ€œIโ€™m the key.โ€

Desdemona said something random.

โ€œKey? What are you talking about?โ€

โ€œThe key!โ€

โ€œWait.โ€

โ€œWhat youโ€™re thinking is probably right. Hehe...!โ€ Desdemona smiled. โ€œIโ€™m the only key that can complete Erinyes forcefully. Even if you donโ€™t stack up 10,000 points, you can become the emperor.โ€

โ€œHow?โ€

โ€œThe moment you take care of the virus, I mean Cereb, the ranking system will completely pause. Itโ€™ll be over. What do you think will happen then?โ€

โ€œ...!โ€

โ€œYouโ€™ll naturally...โ€

โ€œI...โ€ Kang Chul-In continued where she left off. โ€œIโ€™ll become the emperor.โ€

โ€œYeah, thatโ€™s it!โ€ She shouted with excitement. โ€œSo leave the completion of Erinyes to me, and you eliminate Cereb.โ€

โ€œOho.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 wouldnโ€™t 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.

โ€œLetโ€™s do that then.โ€ Kang Chul-In grinned. โ€œAmazing. As expected of my running mate.โ€

โ€œYou were just saying Iโ€™m not as powerful as my mom.โ€

โ€œIt is the truth, though.โ€

โ€œHey!โ€ Desdemona shouted at his fact-filled attack. โ€œT-Thatโ€™s not fair...โ€

โ€œThereโ€™s not enough time.โ€

โ€œYou 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... Iโ€™ll 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...

โ€œIf I kill that one bug everything will become clean.โ€

The entire Agnaga army would disintegrate with Cerebโ€™s death. This was also information that he gained from the Emperor of Blood and Ironโ€™s 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.

โ€œI feel like itโ€™s too easy...โ€

Kang Chul-In couldnโ€™t 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...

โ€œWho 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 Ironโ€™s 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 wasnโ€™t strong, he wouldnโ€™t even dare to attempt it.

โ€œFirst...โ€

He looked around. A vein popped out of his forehead.

โ€œSaturnus, that damned bastard.โ€

The Lordโ€™s 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 Lordโ€™s Hall... His backyard was ruined, so of course Kang Chul-In would be furious.

โ€œGet rid of this.โ€

Kang Chul-In kicked Saturnusโ€™s body. Eliminating Cereb was important, but taking care of his messed-up backyard was first.