My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness - Chapter 115

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Bones instantly began to grow around the black lump floating in the air.

The skeleton continued to proliferate, starting with the spine and ribs, and stopped only after the arms, legs, and skull were created.

Soon, red light burst out from the deep black eye sockets.

[Huh—]

Grrr—!

Deep black magic blooming like a fire from a body made of nothing but bones.

Acrich Dwell It was the moment when McCain was fully resurrected.

‘If only the source remains, it can be regenerated so quickly with just dark magic. ‘No matter how you look at it, it’s a scam.’

While Hans was sticking his tongue out at the sight, Dwel, who was able to move his body, immediately bowed down towards him and let out an appreciative exclamation.

[Ooh— Immortal King! I thought I was definitely attacked by a hero…! As expected, you are amazing!]

The last memory he had left was the sacred power of a hero devouring himself after losing his body, leaving only his roots.

But when I came to my senses, I realized I was in the hands of the Immortal King.

‘I don’t know why the hero didn’t destroy me right away, but even if he did, I would have been sealed deep in the temple.’

I don’t know how much time has passed since then and how he saved himself…

[Dwell McCain.]

What was more important than that right now was the fact that there was an immortal king in front of him.

Wow—

the contract is renewed with that name being called.

[Ah— I swear allegiance to the immortal king of Dwell McCain!]

Three hundred years ago, a new master-servant relationship was once again concluded here.

As Acrich was burning with enthusiasm, a blurry human image appeared next to them and soon transformed into the shape of a woman.

It was Olivia, the Banshee Queen, wearing a hat with a black veil and a dress that looked like mourning clothes.

[Girl Olivia… I worship the king…]

[Yes, Olivia. What’s going on all of a sudden?]

[I’ve come to give you an interim report on the king’s orders…]

The order he gave Olivia was to dig up as much information as you can about the ‘Oath of Reverse Heaven’. It was.

This was an order given not long after Harley entered the northern mountains, so not much time had passed yet.

[Hoo—already?]

Olivia’s report continues.

She initially combed through the entire western region as her territory.

We focused on tracking the connections by monitoring people coming and going from places that could be investigated immediately, as well as places that were blocked by barriers.

As a result, we have already discovered a few of their hideouts, and this number is expected to increase as time goes by.

[Currently, we have expanded the investigation area to include parts of the central empire… We have discovered a place that we suspect to be an important base… We are keeping a close eye on it…] I can’t believe they have

already advanced into the central region.

As expected, he was frighteningly capable.

[Hehehehe—that’s good, that’s good. Good job Olivia. Please take care of me in the future.]

[Girl… I will reform my body for the sake of the king…]

Under Hans’ admiration, Olivia politely held the hem of her dress with both hands and bowed.

[Olivia has no bones or body, so how can she transform her bones and bones…]

[Dwell.]

[…Yes! Immortal King, please speak!]

Dwell, who had been forgotten by her appearance, mumbled lowly in the corner and bowed his head again after being called by Hans.

[I see you have something to do right now. For the time being, move with Olivia and help her.]

[I will follow your orders!]

As expected, I have a lot of subordinates to work with, so things have become easier.

If you just tell me to do it, I can handle most things on my own.

[Submit them like Olivia Dwell. If necessary, you can take Karam with you.]

[Everything is according to the king’s will…]

If the place has strong defenses, you can send stronger subordinates.

Even then, if there is a place that cannot be penetrated…

‘That means that it is an important base.’

And that place will be visited by the second coming of the Immortal King.

***

“Search!”

Kwasik—!

Harley’s large fist crushed the monster’s head.

An everyday scene that has already been repeated several times.

As time went by, the number of monsters encountered increased, but no additional damage occurred to the party.

And surprisingly, it was a change caused by just one person.

“Hahahaha—! Everyone, attack—!”

The loud cry spreads around the surroundings with strange waves…

“Whoa!”

“Keeeeek!”

By stimulating the monsters, he made them focus their attention solely on Harley.

There was no need to mention the fate of the monsters that attacked him like that.

Pow!

Fuhuaak—!

Blood splashes out and colors the parts of the body and the surroundings.

They were literally being torn apart.

“…I thought it was great before.”

“Well, I see. “I think I know what you’re trying to say.”

Starting with the wizard Fabiella and the knight Robin, the group, who had been holding out more comfortably thanks to the presence of tanks drawing aggro on a wide scale, each said something.

In addition, the monsters that were fighting with them seemed to be distracted every time Harley exploded with light, so it was not difficult to take advantage of the opportunity to kill them.

“Once I get back, I’ll definitely tell everyone I know. “If you don’t want to get caught, don’t touch that person.”

“…There were quite a few people who secretly despised me even if they didn’t say it out loud. I should also warn my friends. “I don’t want to see you looking like a string person.”

Although she was running wild like a monster, Harley’s appearance didn’t change much.

He is still a barbarian warrior with massive, violent muscles and a fierce smile.

But the results were completely different from before.

His punches casually crushed the monster’s body, and his fingertips dug comically into the tough body.

His fast and heavy body movements were enough to make those he hit bounce off just by moving, and his sculpted muscles were strong without any damage from any external impact.

“But it looks like you really don’t plan on using the axe.”

“They say I’m not satisfied with my spirit, so what can I do? “I’ve heard that monks from a small religious order fight like that, but it’s not like a martial art…”

“It’s wild.”

Rangers Hans and Charlton are whispering quietly.

While everyone was admiring it, there was someone who looked at it with dissatisfaction.

“…Okay.”

It was the Dwarven Zaonic Steelstone.

Eventually, the fight came to an end and as they were moving back to their seats, he couldn’t stand it anymore and approached Harley and confidently asked her a question.

“Hey Harley! “I want to ask you something!”

His next words were about the sense of discomfort he felt while looking at Harley recently.

A seemingly valid question is why, despite being so strong, he was unable to protect Eline.

And such suspicions were something he had already expected.

‘But you can’t hide your power forever. If that’s the case, there’s no point in gaining power.’

Of course, an excuse for that was already prepared.

“Hmm hmm ah— I see. I understand you feel that way! “But this is a matter related to my past.”

“…past?”

Harley cleared her throat and lightly looked back at Zaonic and the rest of the group.

The others didn’t show any special signs, but they were secretly showing interest.

Still, isn’t it very different from how it looked before leaving alone?

As they had not been able to hear the details because they were moving in a hurry, they were also curious.

‘I’m thinking of asking Zaonic for Howard, but there’s no need to leave doubts in my mind over such a trivial matter.’

Moreover, everyone here was a talented person.

Nothing bad will happen if you have a good relationship.

He nodded slightly and slowly opened his mouth.

It was the beginning of Act 7 of the great epic ‘Harley’s Great Adventure’ that is currently being written.

“At first everything went smoothly. The guy was not easy, but I was able to get him out on my own. But…”

All kinds of monsters, including the Twin Head Ogre, are chasing after them.

Even in a crisis, Harley was able to escape a dangerous situation with Eline’s help.

But there was no way everything would go smoothly in the middle of the northern mountain range, which had already become a dark landscape.

As he took a deep breath, what appeared before his eyes was…!

“There are monsters coming again. “We’ll talk about it later.”

“Ah ah—!”

“…yes. This is not the time to have a leisurely conversation. Everyone, prepare for battle.”

Several rounds of fighting, resting, and moving continued like that.

By the time they reached the end of the mountain range, calmly advancing despite repeated situations, Harley’s story, which had been progressing little by little, was gradually coming to an end.

“It was a completely unexpected moment. “I was thinking that if things continued like this, I would have no choice but to die…”

Elin, the pickaxe, blocked the bullet that flew at the protagonist and, like a broken object, received an attack that threatened his life and was shattered to pieces.

And thanks to that sacrifice, Harley, who was revived as a knight, finally realized.

“In a crisis situation, I realized something. Something that was latent in my blood. And I was able to know that that was the reason why I was experimented on, and at the same time, it was the driving force that enabled me to overcome it.”

To help you understand, the story from the first part of ‘Harley’s Great Adventure’ is also included.

Including the content in Act 4, Scene 3 about being experimented on by the evil warlock Hans.

Of course, since it was not a situation to leisurely talk, I had no choice but to talk about a fairly abbreviated version, but it drew an unexpected response.

The background setting was just added, but the way everyone looked at him changed.

It’s a way of looking at a warrior who overcomes various pains and resists the world to protect his identity, from a strong and capable but eccentric idiot.

‘After all, the completion of character is a story.’

It wasn’t just about unique looks.

In the story, the difficulties the characters experience become trials and their struggles become a struggle for life.

In it, individuality came to life and became more lively, and it became a driving force in eliciting empathy from others.

That was the beginning of the ‘heroic story’.

“So… so?”

Zaonic swallowed his saliva and became immersed in the story.

He wasn’t the only one who looked like that.

In the midst of the group’s reactions, Harley calmly laid out the setting… or rather, the ending of the story.

“Yes, the blood of the dragon was flowing in my blood. And thanks to the last opportunity Eline gave me, I was able to awaken and escape the crisis.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Harley held out one arm and gave strength.

The dark red scales that instantly covered his forearms gave his words persuasiveness.

“Oh my god, it’s really a dragon… It’s getting hard to even see dragons.”

“It looks like there were some Yongin among the ancestors. Perhaps it was not handed down properly due to the aftermath of the Great War 300 years ago. Because of that, the power latent in the blood was not properly expressed.”

Wizard Fabiella nodded seriously and supplemented the settings on her own.

‘oh? ‘That’s good, it’s adoption.’

As expected, he is a smart friend and knows a lot, so he seems to have been convinced by information based on his own knowledge.

“The blood of a dragon awakened from a crisis. “It is truly a scene from a heroic story.”

“I said it was somehow extraordinary. “After all, you weren’t an ordinary human?”

Only then did the group understand Harley’s strength and nod their heads.

“Okay… if something like that happened, there’s nothing we can do about it. And if it was the end like that, Eline would have been willing… gasp.”

I cried alone as I recalled the last sight of the pickaxe that Zaonic sacrificed so bravely.

And Harley was able to realize one thing while looking at them.

‘I guess I have a talent for this?’

Influencing many people with a made-up story.

It’s a talent that can make you a novelist or playwright, but if you abuse it, you can also deceive people and make them do your bidding.

And usually such people—we call them ‘scammers.’

‘It has nothing to do with me at all. Oh, even good people like me suffer because of people like that.’

Unlike con artists who deceive others for personal gain, aren’t they working day and night for world peace?

It was very unpleasant to be treated the same way as them.

By the time the conversation was coming to an end.

“…Now we’re there. If you just cross over there, you’ll see the steel fortress.”

After experiencing many incidents, the group finally left the mountain range and entered the human realm.

But…

“Ah—.”

“Well, I expected it.”

The high and solid fortress, which had always stood firm and received the nickname ‘Steel’, was welcoming them with a hideous appearance, broken in various places and covered in blood and corpses.

Now, there may have been a lull for a while, but the movement of humans busy organizing the battlefield was noticeable here and there.

“…Let’s go quickly before the monsters attack again.”

At the words of Robin, the leader of the group, the group took heavy steps and hurried to the Iron Fortress.

Because the war is not over yet.