My alter ego is becoming a big shot - Episode 98
#98
the beginning of change (2)
“Well then, we'll just go, grandma..”
“Oh, I'm fine, so don't worry, just go. Be careful with the car.”
“Hahaha, your grandmother. I'll come again next time.”
“Well, there's no need to come now..”
The visit ended in a friendly atmosphere..
I smiled softly as I left the hospital room with Taesan..
“I'm glad you're feeling better..”
“right? Even the doctors were very surprised! I think you’ll be able to be discharged from the hospital soon.!”
Taesan made a fuss as if he was happy..
Even the doctor's opinion was very positive, so I had no idea that the tension would drop all along..
“Some say it seems like some high-ranking priest decided to pour out his divine power for several days, but what kind of connections do I have as a low-ranking civil servant? It would be difficult for even high-ranking officials to enjoy such luxury..”
“···right? I guess her grandmother got over it on her own. That happens sometimes.?”
“that's right! After all, if you live a good life, you will be blessed, right? My grandmother worked hard all her life without committing a sin, and even heaven was moved by her.!”
As the guy was talking excitedly, I glanced back towards the hospital room..
‘I'm glad it worked. I've been so busy with work over there these days that I thought it would be difficult to take further action. This is a satisfactory result..’
「There is no problem in using divine power by turning into Heinrich through “object projection,” but if a barrier to block the energy is not installed through Hans or Heinz II, various troublesome situations may arise..
‘It's not like black magic, but if it's divine power for the purpose of healing, it doesn't really matter... It's just as difficult if you attract unnecessary attention..’
Since it is not a crime, it will not lead to persistent tracking, but it is true that even that is burdensome for someone who is in the middle of hiding..
Aren't you no one else but yourself, the 'Hahoe Mask' and 'master of the clan' that is causing a stir in Korea these days?.
It was better not to take unnecessary risks..
“really! What happened to you moving? I decided where to go?”
“Oh, that? I wanted to live a more leisurely life, so I found a house in the suburbs. I'm planning on moving soon..”
“Oh—Han Seong-hyeon has succeeded! A single-family home! But wouldn’t it be a bit inconvenient if we were far away from Seoul? Delivery or something.”
“Well, I guess I'll have to deal with that..”
In fact, distance had no meaning anymore..
These days, on behalf of Hans, who is very busy, he himself was carrying out the work of Hahoe Mask using “Object Projection”..
‘Now I can stay in the projected state for 30 minutes. Also, I'm thinking of keeping the house I'm living in rather than selling it..’
It will now become a base area for smooth movement..
Busy days continued, both on Earth and in Outerica..
***
The Kingdom of Sharoti, located in the western part of the continent, in a forest of a viscounty territory..
A sudden disaster struck the Yeongji forces who were dispatched after receiving reports of an abnormality..
A long two-handed sword held in one hand.
Thick black armor covering the entire body.
From the burning red light around the eyes to the deep black magic that covers all directions..
That being had the power to overwhelm the living and breathing people around it just by existing..
Hiss—shhh.!
“Wow!”
“Live...live...Krureuk!”
With every step, clear traces of death are engraved, and with a single cut, more than one life is lost..
“···Ugh, how do you do something like that?···.”
“Hehehe—of course not! run away!”
“Oh, you idiot! Where on earth!”
And it wasn't alone.
The surrounding area was already completely surrounded by the army of death that had crawled up from hell..
“Ahhh···.”
Soldiers sighing in despair.
There was nothing they could do in this situation....
Eventually, after a short period of time, there was not a single living person left in that place..
The knights and wizards who led the unit had already died a long time ago, so it was natural that ordinary soldiers had nothing to do..
[···weak.]
The Death Knight, who had annihilated hundreds of troops, slowly looked around and let out a gloomy voice..
[But this won't be the end. The future must be seen as real.]
Now that they appeared suddenly, it seemed like no proper preparations had been made, but once the human army started to move properly, it would be a difficult fight..
Like when no matter how much you step on them, they somehow manage to climb up and eventually force them to hide behind the border..
The situation for the Immortal Army was not so good for them to boast about cutting down these mere meat shields..
They appeared scattered across the continent, causing great confusion in many countries, but in other words, the risk of individual factions breaking out increased accordingly..
‘That's why I wanted to move as quietly as possible until I figured out the situation..’
The Death Knight slowly turned his head and looked at the army of undead hiding in the shade of the surrounding trees..
Due to their very nature, they were not suited to covert action..
Not only does the deathly energy that naturally radiates out into the surroundings stimulate the instincts of the living, but even the plants in the place where they stay for a short time cannot withstand it and die quickly, leaving too many traces..
Wasn't that the reason why the conflict with the Yeongji Army just broke out?.
And once the battle had taken place, it was now considered that moving secretly had passed..
In other words, from now on it was necessary to move in preparation for a full-scale fight..
[I feel sorry for these guys right now, so there's nothing I can do about it..]
The Death Knight poured dark magic into his two-handed sword and slowly headed towards the center of where the corpses of Yeongjigun were gathered..
Ugh—
Every time he took a step, a black energy exploded from his already long sword body..
And, finally, he stood at the center of the pile of corpses..
The two-handed sword, burning like a huge torch, was plunged into the floor..
Grumbling—!
A black flame that seemed to absorb light spread around him in an instant..
The ominous flames swept through the surroundings like a torrent, covering the bodies of humans lying on the ground, burning everything except their bones and the equipment they wore on their bodies..
And the corpse with only bones left···.
Less and less!
Clatter, rattle, rattle.—!
Hundreds of skeletons creaking and slowly coming back to life..
Hundreds of ordinary skeletons, skeleton knights and wizards were incorporated into the immortal army as new troops..
The Death Knight looked around at the increased troops and nodded slowly..
The level of humans was low, so that was the limit, but now was not the time to question such things..
[···good. If you continue to call numbers like this,···.]
That moment.
[Oh my, I'm a step late..]
A gloomy voice suddenly sounded, interrupting his speech and echoing around him..
At the same time, the ominous energy that began to be felt in the sky was so overwhelming that even the Death Knights could not help but feel nervous..
‘this is···.’
He knew very well what this energy was..
After all, isn't it the energy of the being to whom he was loyal before hiding in the border?.
The Death Knight slowly raised his head in the direction where he felt the energy..
In the middle of the dark sky, there was a being he had guessed, clad in darkness deeper than pitch black..
The immortal king, the embodiment of death, the destination of all life.
[Karam—]
At that moment, a strange wave spread out from the immortal king floating in the air..
The sound naturally penetrated into the body of Karam, the Death Knight located on the ground.···.
The contract from 300 years ago was renewed and overlaid anew..
[iced coffee···.]
He was amazed at the dark magic of the Immortal King flowing into his body..
The feeling that had been empty ever since I woke up was swept away by the full power of death..
The connection that had become blurred after the previous Immortal King fell became stronger again, and Karam was thrilled as he finally regained the strength he had in his prime..
‘After all, a king never declines no matter how many generations pass..’
Of course it has to be that way.
Because the Immortal King was death itself, the end of this world.!
chuck!
When the master-servant relationship was established again, Karam planted his sword on the floor and knelt on the spot to bow to the king..
[New greetings, my lord. It's called Karam..]
Hans, floating in the sky, quietly looked down at the Death Knight showing the courtesy of a subject, and at the undead who fell down all at once after him..
Hans slowly came down from the air and stood in front of him, his eyes shining..
‘Karam, he’s bigger than I thought..’
Except for him, there was no need to worry about the other undead as they could be subordinated with just the “Eye of the Abyss”..
The only ones whose contracts need renewal are top-ranking undead like Entracio and Karam..
Among them, Karam was a special individual and was not just a death knight..
An all-weather commander with military power exceeding that of a master, leadership ability to lead numerous armies, and even mastery of necromancy to create the undead..
‘It was ‘Death Knight Lord’.
‘If I had to guess the ranking... it would be in the single digits. A close associate of close associates in charge of a portion of the Immortal Army..’
There was no way they were leisurely ranking the continent while conquering it in the first place, so there was no such thing as an exact set ranking..
However, there is bound to be an implicit influence within the force, taking into account the Immortal King's personal credibility and abilities..
In that respect, Karam, who commanded a portion of the Immortal Army and invaded the continent separately from the main army, was not only the highest-ranking officer, but also a big man who appears in the continent's history books..
I came across such a being by chance and took him under my command..
It's literally like picking up a gold nugget while passing by..
[I never thought we would meet like this, Karam. But it looks like it was a pretty noisy affair..]
[I'm sorry. As it happened, the place we first escaped to was close to a human habitation area. I tried to move as stealthily as possible, but it looks like I got caught midway..]
[What has already happened cannot be helped. However, it is still time to consolidate and gather strength. Let's just leave it like this for now.]
[I will follow your orders.]
In this way, Hans was able to collect over hundreds of undead, including Karam, into the negative dimension space..
Meanwhile, in this area, I noticed skeletons mixed in with the crowd wearing armor with self-made patterns on them..
···They were victims who had just become undead..
‘Looks like the damage is greater than expected..’
Although they were expanding their territory around the Kingdom of Thalia and controlling the immortal army, it was impossible to control all the damage before it occurred..
Although the Kingdom of Sharoti is a western country adjacent to Thalia, this area was even more so since it was not located right next to it..
‘I never thought it would happen this way.’
The aftereffects of opening the abyss due to the oath of the reverse sky were having a bigger impact than expected..
Undeads drifting on the border were appearing simultaneously here and there, throwing the continent into chaos..
‘not good. Also, unnecessary damage increases.···.’
‘It was also the case that the immortal army, which was no different from his own, was wasted senselessly..
‘This is all because of those pledgers from the back of the sky..’
I need to find them and kill them, but I haven't been able to track them down yet because I've been busy trying to resolve this issue..
Thanks to this, I was able to gain income by taking care of a few more executives such as Bone Dragon Entracio and Death Knight Lord Karam.···.
‘It can't go on like this. We need to resolve this sooner. I wasn't planning on using this method.···.’
No, if you think about it, this method could have been more efficient..
Not only will you be able to identify the location of the immortal army more quickly, but there will also be other side effects..
‘There may be unexpected side effects, but I guess I'll have to deal with that..’
The horribly thick black magic began to slowly expand around Hans, who was concentrating his mind..
Whoa whoa—
That dark, heavy, sticky energy formed a specific structure and weaved the mystery that Hans wanted.—.
In the meantime, the presence that arose spread, weighing down the space..
After a while, the black magic was finally activated..
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu—!
A wave of dark magic spreads in all directions, beyond the forest, territory, and country..
At this point, we can no longer avoid the attention of the church..
No, not only the denomination, but anyone can feel it if they reach a certain level..
[Listen, my children—!]
right here.
[This body is here.]
That there is an immortal king.
And the message from the Immortal King spread to all the undead in the western part of the continent..
Replies started coming back from all over the place..
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