Chapter 268

Chapter 268: Kang Chul-In’s Counterattack

Kang Chul-In had bought the following items from Lily:

[Unique/Staff] Girl’s Magic Wand

[Unique/Pants] Bomb Chastity Belt

[Rare/Bracelet] Furry Handcuffs

[Unique/Whip] The Whip of Delight

[Magic/Consumable] Chestnut- Scent Cream

“… As expected . ”

Kang Chul-In frowned . There was nothing useful . In fact, these items were absolutely ridiculous . And to think they cost him 186,000 gold (even with the 420 gold discount)! That was about 74 billion South Korean won .

Kang Chul-In would have definitely gone crazy if Lee Chae-Rin had not offered to buy all these items .

“It’s too early to give up . ”

Kang Chul-In held onto his sliver of hope . He still had a few more items to look through .

However,

(Skipping the middle 9)

15 . [Unique] Metal Underwear

16 . [Normal] Torn Cotton Sash

17 . [Magic] A Novice Magician’s Ring

Totally useless items .

He wouldn’t even get them for free .

“How dare that bitch choose all these trashy items . . . ”

Kang Chul-In muttered under his breath .

Kang Chul-In, the Supreme King of the West, and also a niggard .

He had put on a cool façade before, but he was now regretting his choices .

He was the living proof that someone who was once poor always thinks like they’re poor .

“A bitch, indeed . Where’s her conscience? To think she immediately accepted my offer to pay triple for these shitty items . . . ”

Suddenly,

“Hmm?”

The last item began to intrigue Kang Chul-In .

Its description was as follows:

[Unique/Consumable] Return Scroll to Jötunheimr

Warps the user to the Jötunheimr region .

“What do we have here?”

Kang Chul-In’s face lit up .

The Jötunheimr region . It was a small rural area located just north of the Gullveig region .

“Interesting… very interesting…”

Kang Chul-In mumbled cunningly .

Wasn’t it so coincidental? This Jötunheimr region shared its boundaries with the Bifrost territory . Even Vilhelm himself had neglected this place due to the lack of resources, strategic location, population and a ruler! It was that barren . The only saving grace was its close proximity to Bifrost, the biggest city in the North . But still, a layman needed a week to travel between these two locations .

However,

“Sounds good . ”

Peculiarly, Kang Chul-In had a wide grin on his face .

“Hmm… it’s going to be very risky… but if I do succeed, then tables may turn in this war . ”

This Return Scroll was undoubtedly bad in any other circumstances, but Kang Chul-In had figured out a use for it . In fact, it could be even more valuable than any other Epic-ranked item in this situation .

“Hehe… let me take one for the team . ”

Having said that,

Rip!

Kang Chul-In shredded the Return Scroll to Jötunheimr into pieces .

Flash!

With a brilliant light, Kang Chul-In vanished .

***

“Hey, you damn bastards!”

“You cowards… come at me, come at me!”

“Die, dieeeee!”

“I’m a proud soldier of Valhalla!”

The Deathwin stronghold defence finally began . With their morale at an all-time high, the Valhalla soldiers clashed against the incoming swarm of enemies without mercy . Astonishing combat proficiency! The Valhalla army was called the strongest in Pangaea for a good reason .

“Not good . . . ”

However, Kwak Jung wasn’t too optimistic about this situation .

“This problem… can’t be solved with strategy alone . ”

He was right . An hour had already passed since the start of the battle… his soldiers were starting to tire . In contrast, Kwak Jung couldn’t see an end to the swarm of Gullveig Alliance soldiers .

A staggering 80,000 soldiers! Furthermore, this wasn’t even the enemy’s full strength . Its special units were not even deployed in this fight, yet .

Pow, powww!

Valhalla’s artillery fired .

Roarrrrr!

The Full Metal Dragon let out its Dragon Fear and bombarded the Gullveig Alliance army .

Pow, powww!

Zeppelin the airship was also dropping bombs relentlessly .

“Argh!”

“Arghhhhh!”

“Y-your Majesty… your humble servant… shall die fighting… for you and this nation . . . ”

“Urgh!”

Despite their brilliant combat abilities, the Valhalla soldiers were slowly falling one by one .

“The disparity in number is just too significant… god damn it . . . ”

Even Kwak Jung himself was running out of options .

In order to preserve its force, Valhalla had to forfeit Deathwin and retreat to the 18 peaks . However, that would lower the morale of the soldiers and put them at a severe disadvantage for the next battle in autumn .

“It would be great if the fight was just nicely even… damn it, what’s Hecate doing?”

Kwak Jung complained .

Hecate . This psychotic Overlord had to unleash her overwhelming firepower in order for Kwak Jung to play his trump card . Temeraire, however, didn’t move an inch from the rear .

Hey, you weasel . I will kill you if you urge me one more time . I have a plan so wait patiently, alright?

Hecate replied to Kwak Jung’s request for reinforcement, then holed herself up in Temeraire . He was about to go crazy with frustration .

“Argh!”

Kwak Jung screamed .

“Don’t tell me we are actually going to lose . . . ”

Suddenly,

Thump, thump!

The earth began to tremble violently .

“W-What on earth are those?”

Kwak Jung’s eyes widened in shock . He couldn’t believe what he was witnessing .

“W-What the fuck? That is cheating, you bastardssssss!”

Kwak Jung swore, but this was to be expected .

From afar, five gigantic beings were charging at full speed from the Gullveig Alliance rear line . At least 20 metres in height . No, they appeared to be more than 30 metres tall up close .

“Giants!”

Kwak Jung exclaimed .

There was no better descriptor . These were the so called Gigantes, who lived in the northern mountains .

“Fuck . . . ”

Kwak Jung swore .

“… or not . ”

He then grinned slyly .

“That’s right, I happen to have a solution specifically for you five . ”

Kang Chul-In had told Kwak Jung this before:

Everything comes with a counter .

Fortunately, the Valhalla Kingdom possessed the perfect counter to Gigantes .

This is an order from the commander-in-chief .

Kwak Jung announced with the loudspeaker .

Webner Fighter Wing, annihilate those chunks of meat!

***

Late at night . . .

“ . . . !”

Mei Ling the explorer suddenly got up due to chills .

Ssss…!

Her Chinese-style sabre gleamed under the moonlight . She had drawn her sword in reflex .

“Viktor…!”

Mei Ling immediately glanced at the side of her bed, where a newborn baby was sleeping peacefully .

Viktor Vilhelm . This baby was Albrecht Vilhelm’s son . In other words, Mei Ling was Albrecht Vilhelm’s wife and also the sister of Overlord Ao Xin .

“Phew~ . ”

Mei Ling let out a sigh of relief and sheathed her sword . She approached her baby and carried him tight in her arms .

I’ve been a little too sensitive nowadays .

She chuckled . This was a mother’s moment .

“Don’t move . ”

At that moment .

“Shut your mouth and stand right there . ”

A low and deep voice rang out in Mei Ling’s ears .

“I do not wish to create a mess here . ”

“ . . . !”

“Ah, don’t you dare try anything funny . ”

It was an assassin for sure .

Nobody else would’ve invaded into the deepest area of Bifrost so late at night .

“You will regret saying that . ”

Mei Ling growled in a low voice .

She was an explorer herself .

In fact, she was a warrior who possessed skill comparable to Kim Sung-Hee, the Desperado .

“How dare you threaten my baby and me with your meager skills . . . ”

However, her opponent was leagues above her in strength .

“Is that so?”

“ . . . !”

“Meagre, you say…? That hurts my pride . ”

Mei Ling finally identified the man who had revealed himself from the shadows, and almost fainted from shock . She would have actually passed out if not for her determination to protect her baby .

“K-… Kang Chul-In…!”

She was right .

Kang Chul-In, the vilest demon of all, was the assassin .

“Well, how convenient . Seems like I don’t have to introduce myself, then . Good to be famous, I suppose . ”

Kang Chul-In snickered .

“W-What do you want?”

“Hmm, I wonder what?”

He tossed back the question at his victim .

“J-Just spare the baby!”

Mei Ling pleaded .

A counterattack? Or perhaps a surprise attack? Nothing could be effective against the Devil himself .

All she could do was plead for Viktor Vilhelm’s life .

Welp… my image isn’t looking too good here .

Kang Chul-In muttered inwardly .

Viktor Vilhelm was obviously the more crucial target, but he had no intention to capture or kill such a young baby . All he wanted to do was to give a scare .

Wouldn’t he be actual scum if he laid his hands on a newborn baby?

Furthermore, that would trigger a string of troublesome events . Vilhelm could give up on his baby . In fact, it was highly likely . According to Kang Chul-In’s intuition, Vilhelm’s ambition was large enough to overshadow his own wife and baby . Strictly speaking, it was still a profit for Vilhelm if he could conquer Deathwin and the 18 peaks by sacrificing the two of them . That was why keeping Vilhelm’s wife and her baby hostage wasn’t the most effective solution . However, Kang Chul-In himself was no layman . He already had an idea on how to disarm Vilhelm effectively .

“Spare the baby… alright, but only if you do my bidding . ”

“W-What is it?”

“That is . . . ”

Kang Chul-In grinned slyly and began to list out his terms .