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 Chast.i.ty 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 b.i.t.c.h choose all these trashy items . . . ”

　　Kang Chul-In muttered under his breath .

　　Kang Chul-In, the Supreme King of the West, and also a n.i.g.g.ard .

　　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 b.i.t.c.h, indeed . Where’s her conscience? To think she immediately accepted my offer to pay triple for these s.h.i.+tty 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 circ.u.mstances, 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 .

　　Flas.h.!.+

　　With a brilliant light, Kang Chul-In vanished .

　　 ***

　　“Hey, you d.a.m.n b.a.s.t.a.r.ds!”

　　“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 . Astonis.h.i.+ng 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 pa.s.sed 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 airs.h.i.+p 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… G.o.d d.a.m.n 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… d.a.m.n 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 f.u.c.k? That is cheating, you b.a.s.t.a.r.dssssss!”

　　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 .

　　“f.u.c.k . . . ”

　　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 a.s.sa.s.sin for sure .

　　n.o.body 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 pa.s.sed 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 a.s.sa.s.sin .

　　“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 sc.u.m 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 .