My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness - Chapter 141

#141

Talent Recruitment (1)

“Oh, did you destroy Lohan? “I thought it was just an empty cart with lots of noise, but it seems that wasn’t the case.”

The intense sun shining down on the scorching desert and the boiling atmosphere.

On a rocky mountain in the southern desert, where no one has visited due to the extreme environment, a large man covered in a robe looked at the horizon and thought quietly.

“Okay, I have to do at least this much. “I was almost disappointed because they were so incompetent.”

As he muttered to himself, the people standing behind him, also wearing robes, bowed deeply and bowed their heads.

Of course, if you opened your mouth without permission, your head could explode, so no one answered.

“Then we can move on to the next step. “For the time being, the attention of those on the continent will be focused on the north, so we will be able to proceed with greater ease.”

He was looking at the horizon and finally turned around.

As he was walking towards the cave on the side of the rocky mountain, a sudden gust of wind blew around him.

Fluttering—

the hems of the robes fluttering wildly.

And the gap between the big hood in the lead widened for an instant.

The colorful flame pattern tattoo that went up to the neck was revealed and then disappeared.

“Tsk, what a fucking environment.”

He clicked his tongue lightly, roughly adjusted the hem of his robe, and disappeared into the cave as if nothing had happened.

To the cave where the ‘seed of madness’, which was the decisive factor in turning this continent into chaos, is hidden.

***

As time passed, the situation in the Principality of Rohan gradually worsened.

Now, it was barely able to protect the area around the capital, and it could be said that its function as a nation had already been lost a long time ago.

The good news is that the Azerion Empire is gathering troops to move north.

As the principality was holding out so far, troops began to quickly gather on the relatively weak northern border, concentrating its forces elsewhere.

It was quite unreasonable for them to send troops as insanity was continuing to occur even in the vast mainland of the empire…

However, it was an unavoidable decision because it would be even more difficult if the Principality of Rohan was allowed to disappear completely.

‘They say that the elites of the main church led by the cardinal have already departed? They said they would gather as many refugees as possible to the capital and hold out until help arrived.’

Although the Empire said they were rushing as much as possible, it was inevitable that it would take a lot of time for the army to move.

Of course, sacrifices are bound to increase as time goes by.

For the main church that wanted to reduce the number of victims as much as possible, that was the best method.

‘Heinrich… won’t be able to come forward for a while. Even so, the Continental Allied Forces and the warrior party are busy, so the warrior who is the only opponent of the Immortal King cannot be absent.’

Restoring the land covered in numerous monsters was a task that was bound to take a long time, perhaps due to the invasion by a small number of powerful entities.

Even if he did come forward, it would probably only be possible after the Rohan Temple gate was restored and movement became smoother.

And just like that, the continent was engulfed in chaos and upheaval.

Finally.

[Hmm—I didn’t know things would turn out like this. No matter how many times you catch them, they have a knack for popping out from nowhere and causing trouble.]

Hans, the Immortal King, has appeared in the Outerica dimension again.

‘But these days, it seems like something happens every time I’m away.’

Of course, it was just my mood, but the current situation, including the invasion of the Upersh Clan, was so big that I couldn’t help but be concerned about not being able to respond right away.

‘For the time being, I think we should avoid bringing avatars to Earth as much as possible. Now, “object projection” can be maintained for an hour.’

Now that the continent is in turmoil, no one knows what will happen and how.

In particular, it seems like those cockroach-like oaths from Yeokcheon have started to move in earnest, so it was always a good idea to be fully prepared in order to run the ‘home theater’ smoothly.

‘…No, thinking about it makes me angry? ‘Why do I have to worry so much about them?’

He just wanted to peacefully portray ‘the devil trying to conquer the continent and the hero who fights him’, but because of them, the incident kept getting bigger.

Still, he was somehow able to put it together well so far, but he couldn’t help but be concerned about the fact that there were variables that were not under his control.

‘After I finish this job, I’ll have to rob them in more earnest. This time, Hans will have to step forward as well.’

He didn’t really suffer much damage directly, and he only remembered them catching them like they were catching rats… but

that wasn’t a very important issue.

just now.

The fact that they are interfering with what you are doing is important.

‘Whew… But for now, let’s start by creating a base in the northern mountains.’

The moment Hans, who had made up his mind, was about to summon the executives and give them orders.

Banshee Queen Olivia, who had not been summoned during the raid on the Great Temple and was still concentrating on her work, brought some exciting information.

[By contrasting the information obtained from the recently captured officers with those the King had previously handed over… we conducted an investigation focusing on the most likely locations…]

Who moved the Eupersch Clan? An elite unit that attempted to infiltrate Talaria under orders, and Oldman, the head of the Tulk Kingdom branch of the Oath of Reverse Heaven.

And the results of the previously ongoing investigation into them.

She succeeded in narrowing down the scope of influence by gathering all the information she could, including newly acquired information and existing information.

What followed, as always, was a thorough investigation using ghosts.

[As it was going on like that… I was able to find out that among the people the girl was already watching… there was someone involved…]

What happened after that went smoothly.

[Tobea City near the capital of the Azerion Empire…]

It was one of the imperial territories surrounding the empire’s capital, Xeron, located in the center of the continent.

As a transportation hub, it is a place that is close to a large city.

[There is a high-ranking official of the Oath of Reverse Heaven… who moved the Eupersch Clan…] Due

to her obsessive persistence day and night, the suspects were finally caught in her sight.

[Hoo—Good job Olivia. It just so happened that they were hiding in the empire?]

[That’s right… O king…]

Even if it wasn’t, it was annoying, so I thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea to stop by there for a while before heading to the northern mountains.

Since the empire and principality are close by, there is a high possibility that they are related to the people who did this.

…Maybe it’s that person.

[How dare you be so arrogant and hide behind it and just lift a finger. I guess I’ll have to take them out myself this time.]

Hans, the immortal king, was bracing himself like that.

I started moving myself.

***

“Something is strange. “It’s definitely strange.”

A young man with dull blonde hair was pacing around the ornate room, muttering to himself.

Then, as if something wasn’t going well, he shook his head here and there, sat down on an armchair, and took a deep breath.

“Whew—no, you’re probably overreacting.”

‘Oath of Reverse Heaven’, an evil organization that dreams of overthrowing the world.

Andrew Weaver, an awakened person from Earth who belonged there, sank deeply into his chair and gently closed his eyes.

He was in charge of monitoring trends in various places under the orders of his high-ranking executive, Syanna, but was recently on edge due to various disturbing signs detected with his unique skill, “Trajectory Observation.”

‘What the hell happened?’

First, the Eupersch Clan suddenly started showing strange movements shortly after heading to Talaria.

Since observing the Precious Blood was beyond his abilities, he could not directly see the fight between them and the Brokoslak Clan.

‘But it’s clear something went wrong.’

That’s because the reinforcements that Siana would have sent disappeared without a trace.

Even they were unable to find out information about the reason why they had become entangled with a high-level being that they could not observe.

‘While heading to Talaria, we were suddenly lost. … Was Brokoslak’s holy blood there?’

It was as if a black curtain had fallen before my eyes, and I couldn’t understand anything clearly, so everything from start to finish was full of doubts.

How the fight between the two clans ended, who is still blocking his gaze in Talaria, and what happened to those sent by Syana.

There wasn’t a single thing I could know.

‘…It’s been a long time since I felt this helpless. No, this is worse than before.’

In the past, even when the level of unique skills was low, I didn’t feel this helpless.

In the first place, not only did I not have much to do with beings of that level at that time, but even if there was something I couldn’t see, I acknowledged my shortcomings and quickly gave up.

However, now that I have invested a huge amount of karma and strengthened my skills considerably, I run into a situation like this at the moment when I am full of confidence and burning with ambition…

“It’s very… annoying.”

And that wasn’t the only thing he couldn’t understand.

An unidentified barbarian who is active in the Iron Citadel in the northern part of the Tulk Kingdom.

When Andrew first learned of the existence of the party that had visited the Northern Mountains, he suspected that they had received some secret mission and had brought along a strong man hiding within the mountains.

Whether the target was a dwarf, which was the superficial target, or a completely different being, only then would the abnormality detected in the “trajectory observation” be explained.

‘But that wasn’t it. It’s true that they received a request to rescue the dwarves and headed to the mountains. The strange thing is that barbarian.’

The time to go and the time to come are too different to say that I have grown after going through trials.

So much so that I doubt if it’s the same person at all.

Even now, isn’t his status still blocking his vision and making it blurry?

‘There was a time when he disappeared from the Iron Fortress, perhaps because he was away for a moment…’

We could only guess that he also moved somewhere through the temple, but his exact whereabouts could not be traced.

‘There’s definitely something about that savage. The clash of magical powers observed in the northern mountains is most likely that of the Immortal King and the dragon. But someone who visited the mountain range at the same time suddenly became that strong? And that while using the power of a dragon?’

It was difficult to see the savage named ‘Harley’ in person, but he was steadily gathering information through rumors spreading around him.

That way, I was able to find out that he was in fact a ‘Dragon’, a very rare race….

‘No, I smell something. The difference between entering and leaving the mountain range. ‘What’s the cause?’

It was a leap of faith that lacked foundation and logic, but his extremely developed intuition continued to remind him of a sense of discomfort.

However, no matter what assumption you make, unless there is information to support it, it is just a meaningless guess.

Well… who would have expected that the barbarian would have joined forces with the Immortal King, the scourge of the continent, to hunt down and eat the light dragon?

It’s good if you don’t listen to crazy people.

“Okay, let’s skip this for now. “It’s not an important issue right now.”

I was concerned about it because it was tied to an order given by the organization, but since it was not directly related to it, there was no need to dig into it.

It felt awkward to let it go like this, but there was another really important issue.

“It is certainly. These guys are no coincidence. Exactly the oath of reverse heaven… “They’re tracking us.”

That was the exact movement of the immortal army.

Andrew, who had sensed something abnormal some time ago, had reported it to Siana.

Moreover, since it was an issue directly related to me, I was keeping a close eye on the situation and keeping an eye on them…

‘They are moving their area of activity from the west to the center.’

My intuition, which I had always prided myself on as being sharp, was constantly sounding alarm bells, and the rising anxiety sent a chill down my spine.

However, Andrew took pains to analyze the situation objectively.

‘They’re approaching the central area, but they’re still coming from the outskirts. I’m in the middle of the empire right now, so it’ll take quite some time to get here.’

It is true that something unusual was detected, but it was not a matter of urgent action right now.

Even though the place he is in is not an underground organization like other branches, it is a noble residence of a proper empire.

‘…Still, it can’t stay like this. I guess I’ll have to tell Siana and come up with something.’

Although his instincts continued to warn him of unknown ominous events, he prioritized rational thinking and calmly sought a future response plan.

I just assumed that what I was feeling right now was just an overreaction.

‘Tsk, I guess I should stop going out for a while and buy something. I’m going to get bored for a while.’

After forcibly scolding himself, Andrew opened the whiskey on the table and poured it down his throat.

After the strong alcohol that seemed to burn my esophagus was added, I felt at ease and the sense of crisis slowly subsided.

Not knowing that it was already too late to be careful.

Around the mansion where he is hiding.

Ghosts were flocking in one by one.