All the adventurers that came in from the windows were part of Team Slayers, the group of adventurers that had helped him hunt the Peacock Dragon.
âYou guys.â
The leader of the adventurers, Billy Halford, took out his fearsome mace, âEvening Starâ, and spoke.
âOur leader says to kill all the ones that didnât kneel.â
And as soon as he finished speakingâŠ
âARGH!â
âKUAHHH!â
You could hear the sounds of screaming dwarves everywhere.
Sheâs grown.
Kang Chul-In stood in a corner leisurely, watching the adventurers fight. He couldnât care less about the scene of blood.
He had had once killed tens of thousands of people in one day, so he wouldnât even blink at slaughter of this level.
âMr. Chul-InâŠâ
Lee Chae-Rin called Kang Chul-In in a nervous voice.
âWhy. Are you afraid?â he replied in a dry voice.
âItâs⊠terrible. Truly.â She spoke with a trembling voice.
It should be.
Kang Chul-In could sympathize with her feelings completely. Why? It was because there was also a time when he was like her. 10 years ago.
But you still have to conquer your fear. If you cannot stand something of this level, you wonât be able to survive here.
Maybe if she was a Lord in the main continent, he wouldnât push her this far, but this was the Pandemonium region. This was the haven of slaughter and death.
There was no way to survive until Ragnarok unless she faced her fears.
âIt should be painful.â He opened his mouth.
âIt should be terrifying, disgusting, and terrible. I know what you feel too.â
âBut you have to be tough.â
âTo...ugh?â
âThe second you show weakness, there will be many who try to strike you. Just like these traitors.â He said and pointed towards the dwarves that were now fighting against his group of adventurers.
âBut you have to endure when itâs sad. When itâs painful. When you feel lonely. And even when youâre afraid. If not, then at least try not to show it. Always try to cloak yourself in a veil of bravado.â
This was all he could really say from what he had experienced.
âThat is a Lord. Pretending to be resourceful even when not, pretending to know even if you donât. Thatâs what a Lord is. If you want to become a good Lord, then you will need to learn how to become a good pretender first.â
âDid you⊠endure all of it? The fear and the loneliness? Alone? The words that youâre speaking right now⊠are only those spoken by the truly experienced.â
She really couldnât see through him. The only thing she knew about Kang Chul-In was that he was the one that radiated overwhelming imposingness as well as a tough strongness.
âOne more thing,â he continued.
âAlthough you shouldnât avoid and hate killing, you should never enjoy it. Although thereâs only a minuscule difference, thatâs what differentiates a Lord and a murderer. Always remember this. The words of a Lord can influence anotherâs life and death.â
She could somewhat understand what Kang Chul-In meant.
Endure and be strong.
âAlthough deciding to do so or not is your choice, Lee Chae-Rin,â he thought.
He had no more advice. He had no more to say and no more he wanted to say either.
Itâs time to join inâ
While she was trying to calm herself down, Kang Chul-In realized that it was finally time for him to join in the fight.
At this moment, Billy shouted across the hall.
âDonât fight them directly! These guys, they have stupidly strong strength!â
It was true.
If an average adult human male struggled with holding up 100kg, an adult male dwarf would be able to hold up over 200kg.
This was the difference in muscle mass and genetics; the dwarves that averaged around only 150cm tall (which is around 4â9) weighed 30 kg more than a healthy, tall human.
Long story short, dwarves were 1.5-2 times stronger than humans.
âWhat the f*ck?! How come these damned dwarf bastards are so strong?â
Billy shouted and aimed for a member of the Iron Hammer group.
TENG!
The sound of metal hitting metal rang throughout the whole hall.
âKukâŠâ
Billy, who was over 190cm tall (which is around 6â2), was knocked over. The hand that held the mace had blood splattered everywhere, though by some miracle, he had managed to hold onto it.
Seeing this scene, a few dwarves took this opportunity and ran towards Billy.
Oh sh*t. He tried to move his body, but it wouldnât move. At this rate, there was no doubt that his head would split into two after the impact of the hammer.
âGet out.â
At that moment, Kang Chul-In appeared and bodyslammed Billy away and faced the two dwarves running towards them.
Speed, precision over strength.
Kang Chul-Inâs eyes gleamed like those of a hawk.
PukkâŠ
The rapier that Chae-Rin bought for Kang Chul-In showed its power as it precisely drilled into the area where the dwarfâs helmet had a gap.
âKUH!â
Blood splattered out from the inside of the helmet.
But even after the dwarf became fatally injured, he tried to move towards Kang Chul-In. As expected of a dwarf, his mentality was something that deserved praise.
But the opponent was too strong.
âThen take this.â
Kang Chul-In, who held the rapier in his right hand, dashed towards that dwarf in a lightning-quick manner and stabbed the dwarf multiple times, quickly ending his life.
In a space of not even a second, 4 unbelievably fast strikes hit the dwarf on his mouth. Instead of just piercing through the mouth, it even went through his tough skull.
âLeaderâŠâ
Billy, whom Kang Chul-In had saved, looked at him as if he were Billyâs wife.
Hmm, this seems usable.
Kang Chul-In was pretty satisfied with the new rapier, Punto, that he had received.
This item was meant purely for stabbing, and it also had an option to allow his attacking speed to rise by 20%, allowing him to aim for the weak spots of the dwarves easily.
Of course, to use this item to its fullest potential, the user itself had to be skilled in the way of the sword and had to stab absolutely precisely and perfectly, matching the timing as well as the area where he stabbed.
Although, this didnât matter to Kang Chul-In, who was proficient in swordplay.
âBilly.â
After instantly killing two of the Iron Hammer group, Kang Chul-In spoke.
âYes, leader!â
The Billy who had fallen down earlier stood back up.
âWe need to end this quickly. We donât have time.â
And he dashed off.
This wasnât the only problem.
In an hour, he needed to use Lee Chae-Rinâs newly purchased units to purge absolutely all of the traitors and high-ranking members of her territory.
Finish this within 5 minutes.
After deciding on his goal, he used the mana that was stored inside of him to go into the state of Overdrive.
POW!
Kang Chul-In alone wreaked havoc among the dwarves, injuring all the dwarves that seemed to have an advantage against the adventurers.
But there were no instances where he personally finished them off.
He just needed to help his allies to make it an advantageous fight for them.
The reason was because his âOverdriveâ effect only lasted for a single minute.
But that in itself was enough to lead his allies to victory.
By the time the effect was over, the fight that was once even was now heavily in the favor of the adventurers.
âT-that monsterâŠ!â Sledge could not believe the situation right now.
The Iron Hammer group. The elite force of Dorado began falling one by one. The Sledge that believed in his own military might felt like the sky was falling down on him.
But there was no time for regrets.
...Because that was already the past.
KUHK!
After the final member of the Iron Hammer group fell to Billyâs repeated attacks, Sledge felt dread and hopelessness inside of him.
âP-please⊠Spare me!â
Sage Majestic had knelt down and had given up on his dwarfâs pride, wanting to survive.
âUGH...KUHK!â
Meanwhile, General Smith already lost both of his arms and was throwing up blood.
And the spy, Entwan, was already rolling on the floor, his corpse missing its head.
Over. It was all over.
âIt seems like Iâve found someone who is going to be usable in the future,â Kang Chul-In thought of the âDeath Listâ that Lee Chae-Rin had written earlier and marveled.
The âDeath Listâ was just to test her willingness to kill and was nothing but a piece of tissue paper.
But⊠the list that Lee Chae-Rin wrote perfectly corresponded to the high-ranking members of the Dorado territory.
Surprising.
This was proof that his eye for talent had not faded and that Lee Chae-Rin truly had hope of surviving in the Pandemonium region in the future.
Not bad. Sheâs someone who could be useful if I ally with her. Iâll make sure to keep tabs on her and check up on her after this. But while he was thinking of this, Sledge started moving.
âYou disgusting B*TCH!â
Holding his fearsome hammer, Sledge started running towards Lee Chae-Rin at a fearsome speed.
âMs. Chae-Rin! Be careful!â
Although Billy desperately tried to chase Sledge, he was too late. Sledge had almost arrived in front of her.
It was dangerous.
If Lee Chae-Rinâs small head took the brunt of that hammer, there was no doubt at all that she would perish instantly. HoweverâŠ
âHow dare you.â
Suddenly, Podolski appeared out of nowhere and bound Sledgeâs right ankle up with a whip.
âARGH!â
âBANG!â
As if he had fallen into a hunting trap, Sledgeâs body did a 360 turn in the air and fell to the ground.
âIs it over?â Kang Chul-In looked around the hall.
There was no one alive whose name was written down on the list by now. Even the Iron Hammer group that Sledge had put so much faith in was all lying on the floor by now, dead.
The only one who was alive now was Sledge.
âBilly.â
âYes, leader.â
âGet rid of the corpses. And donât let anyone move a muscle or speak from the ones that are alive.â
âJust leave it to me!â
The adventurers all started moving, following his orders.
âTraitor.â Kang Chul-In put his rapier on Sledgeâs forehead, making a drop of blood fall from his forehead down to his lips.
âAnd how should I kill you?â Looking at Sledge, Kang Chul-Inâs gaze was frostier than a glacier.
No, it was closer to rage than a cold expression.
He was a man who never accepted betrayal. Especially if it was against oneâs own Lord.
Not only that, but the one who should be taking care of the Lord the best, the Secretary, was the one who led the charge against his Lord. Before he had been reborn, it was not a rare sight to see some Lords married with their secretaries. So seeing this, how could he not be angered?
âYou⊠dirty human!â Sledge looked at Kang Chul-In wrathfully.
âTo think that you plotted against me with that stupid b*tch⊠You will fall into the depths of hell! You will die unknown in a desert. Your parentsâ necks will be wrung by the hands of your enemies, and your children will become slaves of your enemies and be humiliated!!!â He had started cursing at Kang Chul-In.
âIf youâre going to curse, at least try to make it more detestable.â Kang Chul-In didnât even snort.
âOi, traitor.â Kang Chul-In gave Sledge a terrifying smile.
âThere are over hundreds and thousands of guys like you, who cursed me to death.â
Out of the past Lords, if they made a ranking to see who had gotten the most hate, Kang Chul-In would definitely be at the forefront.
Because he was the greatest âvillainâ. After all, there was a reason that the fact that his name was synonymous with âthe strongestâ and also âthe most evilâ.
âBut do you know what happened to the ones who did curse me?â Kang Chul-In clenched his two fists.
AndâŠ
He started to violently beat up Sledge.
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