My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness - Chapter 117

#117

Omen (2)

“I’m sorry. Phrygia happened to be away. “If she had been there, she would have been able to come right away without any hassle.”

“huh-? There is no need to worry about that. “It’s no big deal.”

Mulo guided Bricky to the sofa on one side of the office and leisurely began brewing her favorite tea.

Of course, that attitude was only superficial, and his mind was more complicated than ever.

‘There were at least 20 years left until the scheduled visit date, but you came here so suddenly.’

In addition, Heinz was also away, so I couldn’t figure out how to deal with it.

There was no option to fight in the first place.

Even if it was inside the barrier, which was like his living room, there was no way he could face her alone.

‘Actually, I don’t even want to fight.’

Although she is said to be subordinate to Heinz now, isn’t she someone he has served for a long time?

Even though the actual face-to-face time wasn’t that long, it doesn’t change the fact that she is the progenitor of the blood lineage he inherited.

She may or may not have been aware of Mulo’s confused state of mind, but she was looking at the blood magic barrier that covered the entire area with a carefree expression.

And he placed the carefully brewed black tea in front of Bricky.

Fururup—

She took the tea, sipped it as if she had been waiting, and looked at Mulo.

“The same goes for you too.”

I knew right away what that meant.

Of course, I’m talking about blood that has been altered… no, more evolved.

For Brokoslag, the progenitor of blood vessels, understanding the nature of blood was not a big deal.

“I don’t understand. It’s definitely true that it’s in my blood, but it can change so much. “I thought that bloodline was unique in itself…”

I thought that was common sense that had been passed down for hundreds or thousands of years.

Suddenly, contradictory evidence was thrust in front of me.

“Mr. Brokoslag….”

“How many times do I have to say Bricky for you to understand? “I don’t really like that name.”

“Ah yes. Mr. Bricky.”

“Yeah, that one is much cuter. I think I got the name wrong from the beginning. “Give it a cuter name.”

Mulo smiled awkwardly at Bricky, who suddenly changed the subject and grumbled to himself.

Didn’t he almost end up with a cute castle?

He liked his current castle much more.

“So where are you?”

She, who was grumbling to herself, turned to Mulo again and asked calmly.

It was a rambling way of speaking every time he heard it, but Mulo, who was already used to it, could immediately understand what she was trying to say.

“You are away for a while now.”

“Hmm—.”

In response to his answer, Bricky nodded lightly without saying anything and took another sip of black tea in his mouth.

‘I wonder, what kind of child was he that could do something like this?’

At first, I thought my curiosity would be resolved if I visited Clan Lord Mulo, but when I met him, I realized that he was just a subordinate to someone.

‘By taking away my right to rule, as I am the Holy Blood. I never thought something like this would be possible.’

Since he was not the type of person to be obsessed with power in the first place, he did not feel uncomfortable about having his authority usurped.

Rather, curiosity about the mastermind of this incident only grew stronger.

‘The transmission of blood is superior to the strengthening of blood vessels through evolution. ‘This will be a great help in establishing a foundation for vampires to advance to sunny areas.’

That was the reason she held on for so many years to somehow leave behind a successor.

But now, while he was sleeping, that possibility was approaching.

“It feels good to drink the black tea you gave me after a long time, Mulo.”

“Thank you, Bricky.”

“I really don’t have a place to stay. “Can I take care of you here for a while?”

“…of course. “We will prepare a room for you to stay comfortably.”

Mulo sighed inwardly and racked his brains.

Looking at her attitude, I was glad that she didn’t seem to be doing anything particularly hostile, but I didn’t know how things would turn out when Heinz returned.

I haven’t heard anything about the policy from him, and I don’t have any way to contact him first…

‘I don’t know. But the issue is too big for me to judge on my own.’

In the end, I had no choice but to wait until Heinz returned.

The former owner, who came to the stolen house, sat down peacefully.

***

The Iron Fortress, located in the northernmost part of the Kingdom of Tulk, was suffering from monsters coming in every day.

The army of the County of Aonia had already been drawn in as far as it could be drawn, and reinforcements were arriving one after another from other surrounding territories.

If this place was pushed out, it was obvious that the entire northern part of the kingdom would be devastated, so they had no choice.

Troops dispatched from each territory, mercenaries who came looking for huge rewards, priests of the main church and wizards of the Magic Tower who joined to support them.

“Oh my… does that make sense?”

“…I guess that makes sense.”

However, the person who caught the attention of those gathered here now was not a wizard who unleashed flashy magic or a priest who embodied God’s mercy.

“I heard that he was famous in Tarak, but that was it.”

“…Our captain was planning to destroy that man at some point. I’m glad I haven’t pounced on you yet. “There would be no life left.”

The main character was a warrior who dug into a horde of monsters and fought.

However, his appearance as he roamed across the battlefield was too unusual to be dismissed as just a warrior… His

upper body, with its size and muscles that overwhelmed the Orcs, was naked, and he wore a demonic beast’s head instead of a helmet.

Tattoos of all kinds of shapes glow softly all over the body, and red and green lights stream out from the eyes.

“Khahahaha—!”

Above all, the sight of him covering his entire body with blood and laughing constantly as he slaughtered them made him seem even more engrossed in madness than the monsters attacking him from all directions.

“When he came down from the castle wall and attacked there head-on, I thought he was someone who wanted to commit suicide…”

He didn’t care how many people were running at him from the front or what kind of large species was blocking his path.

Just use your whole body to crush your enemies.

The large ax held in one hand almost looked like an ornament.

Kwaang—!

“Kuweek!”

“Squeak—!”

The force is so strong that just hitting it causes monsters to bounce around like dolls hit by a carriage.

When I kicked the annoying tangle, it flew through the air as if I had kicked a ball, collided with the others, and fell down.

He tore the tough leather with his bare hands and crushed their skulls with his fists.

“I don’t know who the monster is anymore…” “

…Okay. “Is that the human way of fighting?”

Harley, who was being glanced at by those fighting on the castle wall without even realizing it, was diligently examining the battlefield even during the fight.

Of course, he didn’t jump into this just to get attention.

‘found! Is it a variant Minotaur this time?’

A bull-headed monster with shiny black metallic leather and two pairs of sharp horns.

As if to show that he had taken the madness beyond its limits, his eyes were flashing with a ferocious red light.

Harley, who found the guy, immediately ran towards it.

Kwasik! bang! Quad deuk—!

“Keuik!”

“Keheuk!”

In the meantime, numerous traffic accidents occurred, but he paid no heed and continued to speed up the hit-and-run.

“Hahaha! Come here you bastard!

The higher the monsters in the northern mountains are on the food chain, the greater the amount of madness they have accumulated.

And finally, when it exceeds a certain critical point, the overly activated vital force undergoes mutation…

and thus, a mutant monster steeped in madness is born.

‘In other words, they are all nutritious foods filled with madness! In addition, each person has uniquely evolved genetic traits.’

Of course, there are dragon factors that are evenly developed in all aspects, but genes specialized in each field also have their own uses.

That was the reason why Harley went around the battlefield and hunted them down.

“Cowooooo—!”

He hit, pushed, and kicked the monsters with his body until he finally reached the Minotaur.

At that moment, he was also looking at me with burning eyes.

Although he seemed wary of Harley’s majesty, he showed no signs of being intimidated as he had been a predator in the mountains.

“Krrr….”

Kwaang—!

It just kicked off the ground and lunged at him with its four horns outstretched.

The Minotaur, which was over 4 meters tall, approached in an instant at a speed that was not appropriate for its size.

Of course, with his reaction speed, he could easily avoid it.

“OK! “Let’s get together somewhere!”

Real man Harley doesn’t dodge anything!

Puddudddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd!

His thigh muscles swelled in an instant, pushing his body forward as he stepped on the floor even more heavily.

As both sides rushed towards each other, the gap between the two rapidly narrowed.

“Hueup—.”

Just before the collision, Harley took a deep breath and clenched her right hand.

Right fist pulled back slightly like a loaded arrow.

And in his ultra-highly compressed muscles….

Kikkigeek!

Now I heard a sound that shouldn’t come from a human body.

A metallic sound resonates, as if it came from large construction equipment at a construction site rather than from the body of a living being.

At the same time, his arms were covered with dark red scales.

Right after.

“Kahahahaha—!”

“Cowooooo—!”

Kwaaaang——!

The Minotaur’s thick skull and Harley’s right hand collided head-on.

Ugh—!

The monsters surrounding the area were shocked by the shock wave that occurred in an instant.

And in the thick dust, the image of the Harley that had been pushed away was revealed, leaving deep marks on the ground from the point of impact.

The Minotaur stopped in front of him with his head out.

And that guy…

coo!

He fell to the floor in that position and did not move.

“Whoa—this is true. “I was pushed back more than I thought.”

No matter how much he weighed, the difference in mass between him and a monster over 4 meters tall was unavoidable.

A heavy object approaches quickly, so if you hit it head on, you have no choice but to be pushed back.

Of course, in return, the guy died instantly with his head smashed.

Harley lightly shook off his right arm covered in dark red scales and then plunged it right into the guy’s chest.

Hard and tough leather protects its body, but it cannot block energy, including “biological auras” and madness.

He pulled out the Minotaur’s magic stone and ate it as if performing a victory ritual.

‘As expected, this one works well.’

“Madness Control” took control of the energy that entered the body and instantly brought it under control.

The efficiency was incomparable to slowly absorbing the surrounding madness.

And the newly acquired genes also had some uses.

Some of the lower body muscles specialized for sprinting could be immediately grafted and used.

“Huh! “Then let’s keep going!”

He quickly sent the four horns of the mutant Minotaur he had pulled out to Hubert through the “Avatar Cloud” and raced across the battlefield again.

Due to the circumstances, I couldn’t farm leisurely, but I was picking up key materials that looked good whenever I could.

‘Howard may be able to make equipment using this later.’

Because of this, Hubert, the merchant in charge of warehouse management, was temporarily stranded, but it didn’t matter since he didn’t have any particularly urgent business recently other than opening a workshop.

As Harley continued to hunt dangerous high-ranking monsters, those in charge of defending the fortress were able to continue the battle with greater ease.

Moreover, unlike other strong players, he competes without rest as if he has infinite stamina.

Naturally, his influence could not help but grow.

As if to prove it, when the battle entered a lull and Harley returned to the castle…

the people inside looked at him in awe, including admiration and fear.

Since the battle had just ended, the aftereffects of madness remained and no one could approach his ferocious eyes.

Even if it weren’t for that, no one would have been able to easily approach the sight of him covered in blood and radiating steam.

“oh! Harley! I did it again this time! “Good job!”

Of course, the group that had already become accustomed to that appearance was separate.

A dwarf he had become acquainted with while leaving the northern mountains together approached him and waved.

The request was completed by contacting the Aonia Count family stationed at the Iron Fortress.

Afterwards, Harley naturally participated in stopping the monsters, and I heard that Zaonic went to repair the weapon…

“Ah, I came here because I have something to tell you this time! I’m a close friend, so I thought it would be good for me to tell you the message.”

As he scratched the back of his head, the business he brought up as if it was no big deal was a message that someone wanted to meet Harley.

“He said he would like you to rest now and come visit later when it is convenient for you since you have just finished the battle.”

Of course, there was no way the person he could personally run an errand for was an insignificant person.

Tarmin Aonia.

Because he was the lord of the County of Aonia who first requested the rescue of Zaonic.