My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness - Chapter 120

#120

Silent War (2)

“Ugh…!”

My consciousness, which had been fading, suddenly awakened.

The crushed lungs regenerated, the windpipe burst, the heart beat violently, and blood spread throughout the body.

As the fatal injury began to improve little by little with “super recovery,” strength gradually returned to the body.

‘…I really lived and died…!’

If it weren’t for the special “Instant Death Immunity” that Hans received by achieving the ‘Immortal King’ achievement, he would have really died.

However, because the condition was so serious, it seemed like it would take quite some time to fully recover.

It was good that the organ, which had been completely crushed, took shape as if rewinding time, but its condition was not that good.

“Shanghoe Lord! Here’s the potion!”

“I will take you to the temple right away! “Hold on just a little longer!”

Seeing the mercenaries surrounding him and frantically stuffing emergency potions into their mouths, Hubert accelerated his thinking and coolly analyzed the situation.

‘He was a vampire, but this was the first time I had seen him.’

Moreover, the level was so high that they hid everyone’s attention and made a secret attack on him.

The story goes that they came in ignoring not only the mercenaries’ escort but also Brokoslak’s surveillance network.

‘Hubert’s perception was not that good, so he could not properly understand the opponent, but for this to be possible, at least he would have to be a pureblood.’

Among them, he had to be at the top level and have specialized assassination skills.

But….

‘Such high-class personnel targeted Hubert, an ordinary merchant and brat?’

A candidate who may have instigated this incident quickly passed through my mind.

From the competitive tops that have recently expanded and caused friction, to the back alley organizations that have been crushed by the nobles who were aiming for the top companies.

…There were so many that I couldn’t really pinpoint anyone.

Although I am proud of having grown my business as proudly as possible, I cannot help but have enemies due to the nature of the work that involves profit.

‘But why are you a vampire? Is it just a coincidence? …damn there’s so little information. I think we should first dig into the fact that he is an unidentified vampire.’

I never thought that Brokoslak would have stabbed me in the back.

There was no way that they, who were subordinate to Heinz II through “pure blood love,” would be able to disobey the order to fully support Hubert.

‘In order to properly understand the situation, it is most effective to move the clan through Heinz, but it is unfortunate that he is away at this time… Moreover, with Howard already sent, the transmission team is also on cooldown.’

Unfortunately, it seemed difficult to solve the problem easily.

But the most important thing now is something else.

“Cough! “Wait a minute…”

Hubert stopped the guards who were trying to feed him the potion and hastily transport him to the temple, and unilaterally delivered the business.

He said he would hide in a safe place for now, recover, and then come back.

‘If he finds out I’m not dead, he’ll definitely finish me off this time.’

I left, confident that I had dealt with him for now, but I had no idea when he would come back.

Since you can no longer expect “instant death immunity”, it is best to avoid this place as quickly as possible.

“…I have a way to contact Howard personally, so in the meantime, I will relay business information through him. Let’s spread the word to the Chamber of Commerce as well….”

“Yes, yes? No, how are you going to hide yourself…”

I couldn’t take any more time.

As soon as it was determined that he had roughly conveyed the situation, Hubert immediately ‘cancelled the summons’ and disappeared from the scene.

Of course, there was the question of whether the mercenaries could be trusted, but it was impossible to worry about that right now.

‘You can trust them to some extent because they are talented people recommended by the three southern warriors. Of course, people don’t know what’s inside…’

At that time, all you had to do was use all the means, including Harley and Brokoslag, to make him pay what he deserved.

“Ha, by the way, this is a sudden lightning strike.”

Oooh,

the bright light that illuminated the room seeped into the body of the person lying on the floor.

I was now turning into Heinrich through “individual projection” and pouring divine power into Hubert, whom I had summoned back to Earth.

‘I was able to save my life thanks to the “instant death immunity”…’

It was barely enough to keep me breathing, so it didn’t look like I was going to get better any time soon.

Although Heinrich was recognized as a saint, his abilities were only focused on combat.

It was natural since he had no blessings related to healing or recovery.

‘Still, since you hit the divine power so ignorantly, the “Auterica Holy Method” alone is quite effective.’

In addition, since there was a common skill, “Super Recovery,” it seemed like I could recover to the point where I could move after a few days of resting.

That wasn’t the important thing now.

‘Work has become a nuisance. ‘I don’t know where things started to go wrong.’

It was impossible to determine whether the company, vampires, or Harley were involved because there was no information.

The plan was to develop an intelligence organization in preparation for times like this, but something happened while Heinz was away for a moment.

“Phew—well, it can’t be helped that something has already happened. “What’s important is what happens afterwards.”

Fortunately, there was another intelligence organization here.

It’s a bit out of character to use it for something like this, but…

‘Hey, it’s meant to be used for situations like this in the first place. The tendencies are slightly different, but it’s enough to give you a general understanding of the situation.’

Although they were slightly weak at understanding secret battles or political maneuvers between humans, they were informants who were even more outstanding in some ways.

‘Let’s give an order so that we can get started right away. I don’t know what kind of people they are, but they touched the wrong person.’

Olivia, the intelligence chief of the Immortal Legion under the Immortal King Hans, and numerous ghosts.

They began to move to find out who was behind the assassination of a merchant.

***

In a space with a fishy, bloody smell.

Bisk Eupersch, a white-haired, white-eyed vampire, took a deep breath and opened his mouth softly.

“How are the preparations going?”

“It’s going smoothly. Combatants are gathering according to the summons, and numerous blood gates are being installed on the route to the Kingdom of Thalia.”

The shadow in the darkness quietly answered his question.

Blood Gate was a type of simple space movement gate used by the Upersh Clan, and was a unique blood magic that allowed them to operate across the entire continent.

It had the disadvantage of not having a long travel distance and requiring a large amount of blood to install, but compared to the convenience of use, there were no such limitations.

“There was a risk of being detected if we went straight to Talaria, so we first set our sights on the city of La Perla, a few days away. Of course, we will be able to reach the capital in less than half a day.”

“Hmm—good.”

Bisque nodded quietly, making a satisfied noise.

“And we just received a report that work has been completed in Tarak, Kingdom of Tulk.”

“hmm? “What was there?”

He, who was sinking into a chair, tilted his head and looked at the shadow.

I told you to do your best to protect Brokoslak in the Kingdom of Thalia, but why is that story suddenly coming out?

“…There was information that Brokoslak was expanding his power by linking up with one of the upper branches of Tarak, perhaps thinking of expanding his foot there. So, to divert their attention, I reported that I would assassinate the person in charge of the top…”

“Ah—that’s right. “I forgot about it because it was nothing special.”

Bisque finally agreed and stroked his chin.

To him, the life and death of a single human being was a trivial matter not worth worrying about, so his attitude was extremely lighthearted.

“It is said that Klein, who happened to be nearby, took out some of the vampires of Brokoslak together with the merchant. Since the child came forward himself, I don’t think you need to worry about leaving any traces.”

“I remember Klein. He was definitely quite useful for a pureblood. “There’s no one as talented as that kid when it comes to handling things quietly and reliably, right?”

“That’s right. “Among the current purebloods, he is the one with the highest chance of becoming a trueblood.”

“Okay then, I guess you did a good job. Actually, it doesn’t matter what happens there.”

Bisque, who believed that the clan’s military power alone was sufficient to get the job done, waved his hand indifferently.

In fact, he didn’t say much when he saw the subordinates working hard for this project, but he was confident that he could wipe them out on his own.

I’m just waiting as planned because the ultimate goal is not to eliminate the opponent.

“So when do you think the preparations will be finished?”

“I expect it will take another week to complete the work as secretly as possible…”

“It’s long. “Reduce it further.”

“…You can sufficiently shorten the period by urging the gathering a little longer, but there is a risk of being discovered if you rush the process of installing the blood gate…” “

If it’s a week—you can probably shorten it by about two days. “Finish it within 5 days.”

“…Yes Lord. “I will follow your orders.”

When Bisque, who had no intention of listening to his subordinate, spoke firmly, the shadow could no longer protest and just lowered its head.

Since the commandment of the Precious Blood was given, all he could do was do it.

“I’m looking forward to meeting him face to face. How on earth was it possible for the clan’s control to be taken over? “We must be of the same bloodline… but I don’t know what’s going on.”

Bisque Eupersch smiled coldly in anticipation of being able to answer that question in a few days.

***

“thank you! goodbye!”

“Yes, yes~ Oh my, the young lady is so smart. I hope my son can watch and learn from it too. “Oh hoho~”

Diana straightened her lower back and stretched as she saw the woman leaving the grocery store with a smile.

The day was drawing to a close and it was time to close the business.

“Thank you for your hard work today, Diana. “You don’t have to help, but aren’t you busy studying?”

“No, uncle. Doing things yourself like this also helps. “The teacher also said that learning only from books is dead knowledge!”

Diana, a girl who met Heinz and came with him from Azantu to La Perla, smiled brightly and said,

She completely mastered letters and arithmetic at the institute and was learning accounting and commercial law privately from an instructor she had established there.

Of course, the cost of education was quite high, but it was not a big problem because Heinz provided a lot of money.

‘It’s all thanks to you that we can live like this, so I want to do anything to help you.’

However, there were not many areas in which Diana could be of help to Heinz.

Her physical condition was poor and she had no special skills, so at best she could only use her brain, but fortunately, she had great talent in that area.

The instructor in charge of education even expressed his sincere admiration for her outstanding understanding several times.

‘There are many competent people who manage money, but only a few are competent and trustworthy!’

She didn’t know what Heinz was doing, but she figured finance would be helpful in some field.

I’m still lacking in confidence, but if I work hard, I can become the talent he needs.

It was the moment when Diana was organizing the store, reflecting on her brave aspirations.

Sniff—

a smell that stung her nose came from somewhere.

‘Again…’

I’ve already smelled the smell of blood for the few times today.

I felt it quite often before, but the frequency has increased significantly these days.

‘Plus, the smell I’m smelling these days seems to be something different.’

The smell of an unfamiliar vampire, rather than the vampire I had become accustomed to, was increasing.

‘I hope nothing bad happens…’

Diana frowned and hurriedly cleaned up and went inside the house.

I thought I should warn my younger brothers Aaron and Rafi once again.

like that.

A silent war was approaching every moment.