My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness - Chapter 203

#203

2nd Continental Summit (4)

Tulk Kingdom located in the northwest of the Aeon Continent.

Shaaa—

In the middle of a city, sparkling light powder was flowing proudly over a fairly large area.

The sky glows softly as if it were another world, the buildings shimmer translucently, and the streets are unpopular despite their scale.

The scenery where all of these things came together created a dreamlike beauty, as if it were a fantasy land.

However, there was one fatal problem in this city of light that made it impossible to just be filled with admiration…

Quaaaaang!

Cooung—!

The point was that at this very moment, there was a big, white neighborhood that was continuing to destroy the city.

[———!]

A strange sound spread out in all directions, centered around the giant.

Even though his nose and mouth, which were needed to make sounds, were all blocked, he had the ability to cause serious damage to those around him just through the destructive energy contained in those suppressed sounds.

Of course, within this space—.

“Let us finish now. “Please, Harley!”

“Hahaha! “Now lie down quietly!”

There was not a single person weak enough to be affected by it.

[———?!]

And the White Giant, whose legs were already tattered from a considerable battle, had no talent to withstand the leg blows that a man as tall as his knees was attacking with all his might.

Cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu of!

A large giant collapsed on the floor with an enormous noise.

The impact caused all the translucent buildings around to scatter, but no one in the group paid any attention to it.

The giant who fell to the floor like that soon ended up being decapitated and his head split open.

Crack!

The fist-sized core that came out of that head became Harley’s daily bread.

“How amazing. “It’s my first time seeing it in person like this.”

When the body of a huge white giant whose core had disappeared was slowly falling apart from the extremities.

Saint Riesta, who was approaching Harley with her companions who had begun to gather one by one, looked at him with sparkling golden eyes.

“…You are truly controlling the madness of the abyss. “I don’t think it’s a racial trait… How is this possible?”

“Well, let’s come? It just works! Hahaha!”

She stared at him with narrowed eyes as he just smiled, but there was no way she could find out Harley’s secret that way.

“Well, as long as there are no problems, that’s fine. “If the Lord allows it, there must be a reason!”

In the end, I had no choice but to shake my head and step back, even though I showed signs of regret.

“But it ended sooner than expected. Thanks to the saint’s barrier, civilian damage was minimized. “It was quite difficult because it was a fight within the city.”

“Ah, saint. You guys are more amazing than me for taking down such a big giant! “I just gave you a little help?”

“Isn’t it thanks to the saint that we were able to immediately notice his appearance in the first place and come here? “If it had been even a little bit too late and the giant had started rampaging in a city this size… the sacrifice it would have caused would have been indescribable.”

Just as Heinrich said, opening his mouth with a gentle smile.

The reason they were here in the middle of a summit meeting was because Riesta’s detection ability was activated at the right time.

Luckily, the second day’s meeting had just concluded and the dissolution announcement was made right after.

In addition, the haunted area was also a city that could be accessed directly through the temple gate.

‘Thanks to you, I was able to have a proper debut as a saint.’

From giant quests to creating an isolation space that allows you to fight without worrying about your surroundings, all kinds of buffs to assist those participating in the battle.

It was truly a feast of high-ranking saints who could truly be called saints.

‘That doesn’t mean there is no damage to the city at all.’

Even if they sensed the signal in advance and moved immediately, it was inevitable that it would take some time to convene and move the party.

It is inevitable that sacrifices that could not be prevented occurred in the process.

Of course, compared to the damage originally expected, it was only a short-term stoppage of bleeding.

“…It’s already so late. Well then, shall we go back? “Shouldn’t we rest quickly for tomorrow’s meeting?”

“ah! Yes. “It was my first time fighting like this, so I was out of my mind.”

Not only did the giants invade at any time, but their frequency of appearance was also becoming more frequent.

Of course, they couldn’t do everything, so in cases where it was unavoidable, we had no choice but to leave it to the elites of each country…

‘But if the conditions allow, it is more efficient in many ways to do it ourselves.’

This goes for minimizing damage and recovering the giant’s core.

“It’s fortunate that even the immortal king is quiet, but… why? Why do I feel so anxious? It’s as if it’s the last moment of leisure before something big happens…”

“Hmm, doesn’t the Immortal King think of conquering the continent as a kind of game? I guess this too is a form of entertainment. “I tell them to do everything they can, whether it’s a summit or whatever, and struggle as hard as they can.”

“I’m glad if that’s the case. But somehow I feel like that’s not all? Phew—I tried to hold back during the meeting, but I miss Tion and Mew today…”

It was a familiar name.

These are names I’ve heard before…

‘Ah! Those earthworms. Was he still alive?’

Well, since I received so many blessings from the saint, it would be natural for me to live a long life.

Heinrich comforted the woman who was chewing her lip as if she was anxious about something and moved back to the temple with the others.

‘…But is it because I suddenly heard something like that? For some reason, I feel anxious too. I guess we need to reinforce our party members a bit more.’

Of course, as long as the Immortal King is on this side, it will not be as serious as Riesta had worried.

Perhaps even if a problem arises, it will occur on the other side?

For example – the oath of reverse heaven.

‘Yes, I left those remnants alone for too long under the excuse that I had a lot of other things to do and that it was difficult to find them. No matter how long it takes, we have to root them out first.’

Even up until now, we have been continuously searching for them, but it was not easy to track them down as we had been trying to capture them for a long time and they were also starting to make a fuss.

If this were to happen, there would have to be some kind of movement to catch Dulmi or not, but there was no one that stood out right away other than the instigator of the southern coup.

‘Once the summit is over, we will immediately sweep into the southern part of the country to obtain additional information. At the same time, Harley’s request is also resolved.’

If you deal with them one by one, you will somehow be able to reach the end.

Leaving behind the saint’s worries and the saint’s worries, the warrior party left the remaining work to the kingdom’s army and returned to the Great Temple of Roselia.

The Continental Summit was still in full swing.

***

Like the first time, the meeting lasted for several days.

In fact, since the issues were so serious and involved many forces, it was natural for this to happen.

Also on the agenda was the need to increase the number of members of the death squad…

The warrior party led by Heinrich was going so smoothly that, unlike at first, other people now seemed quite interested.

‘Looking at the situation going on, I guess I decided it wouldn’t be that dangerous. It must have made me feel sick to my stomach because it seemed like I was gaining fame easily compared to the work I do.’

Anyway, this was exactly what we wanted, so it would be a good thing if there were many candidates.

In the process, the first thing that came to mind was Lydia Granwood, a high elf who came along as Lafori’s successor.

I already knew about her well through Harris, a fellow high elf.

For an elf, she was a warlike female warrior who was the head of the ‘watchmen’ in charge of battles in the Elven Kingdom. This time, she had participated in the second meeting with a number of watchmen who would participate as members of the allied forces.

‘Elf spirit archer! This too is a dream. It was a pity that I couldn’t use Harris right away because he was still growing.’

And as another candidate, I was thinking of hiring a vampire with Jinhyeol or higher who is suitable for the assassin position…

“But is it okay to leave Thalia Kingdom as is?”

Before Heinrich could even finish his thoughts, Kayla McClair, Vice President of the Zephyr Republic, brought up the topic in the middle of the conference room.

She stood up from the table with a determined expression and slowly looked around and made eye contact with the other representatives.

“A country ruled by vampires who gain eternal life by stealing the life force of its citizens. That couldn’t possibly be a proper country, right? Regardless of whether it is a kingdom or a republic, how can it be acceptable to treat humans as livestock?”

Kayla’s eyes sparkle as she confidently says something that others intentionally did not say.

Even though Heinz II was deliberately slowing down, unlike the first day, her attitude seemed excessively brave.

‘Well, I understand it too.’

Preliminary investigation revealed that she had lost her young son to someone who was likely a vampire a long time ago.

To be exact, he was still missing, but if that amount of time had passed, it was safe to assume that he was actually dead.

‘It’s probably the work of the Obaipo clan located in the east.’

However, for a woman who lost her son because her side was unfairly treated, it would have been too greedy to want to be classified according to clan.

To her, all vampires will just look like vampires.

‘It’s actually brave of me to have held back until now.’

The responsibility of being a representative of a country and her position as vice president would have made her more cautious.

But the fact that he came forward only now, a few days later…

“Hmm, that’s definitely true. “To be honest, even as a neighboring country, I have a lot of concerns.”

“I guess it’s been a while, hasn’t it? There is resistance to accepting it right away. “How about imposing some sanctions for a certain period of time so that people can feel at ease…”

“Hmm, I agree.”

Representatives of the three kingdoms, neighboring countries of the Kingdom of Thalia, carefully supported Kayla’s claims.

‘You really took a political approach.’

It was certainly the most reasonable means.

One way or another, vampires have been enemies of humanity for a long time.

Moreover, other representatives, including Princess Riley, the representative of the empire, seemed to agree with him, although they did not say anything.

Perhaps they are just sparing their words considering the position of the church that accepts vampires.

“Hmm? Sanctions…”

And Heinz’s reaction to that.

“Okay, I don’t know what I can do. “If you can, give it a try.”

It was a head-on attack that was even shameless.

As soon as he finished speaking, Heinz II clasped his hands and smiled coldly.

A chilly feeling that had been suppressed slowly rose up from his body.

“…….”

“…Keuhum.”

As if that reaction was unexpected, the representatives busily exchanged glances.

I might have expected him to look embarrassed if I poked him like this.

The reason the church accepted the vampires of Thalia Kingdom in the first place was to avoid creating more dangerous enemies in the current situation.

In other words, even if you set a sharp edge, there is no way to do it right now.

Their argument was reasonable, but the timing was wrong and it was unrealistic.

Plus…

“Now, calm down. Heinz? “Could you please calm down?”

“…hmm. “Sure.”

“We are now facing a serious crisis. “It doesn’t help the current situation to create conflict when we can join forces.”

What a shame that he was actually on the same side as the saint of the church.

Representatives from each country reluctantly nodded one by one to the voice of Heinrich, who spoke softly but firmly, spreading a gentle aura.

And while the brief uproar was calming down, Vice President Kayla, who had been the instigator of this, naturally sat back down and observed the situation, as if she had never reacted so violently.

It was as if he didn’t even want things to progress in the first place.

Heinz released his clasped hands and slowly stroked his chin.

‘…Kayla McClair. Was the purpose to sow seeds?’

Originally, a catastrophe did not explode all at once, but rather came about as a result of accumulated strife and dissatisfaction.

Although it has been easily resolved now, this conflict will continue to hinder harmony in the future.

In some ways, it could be said to be a long-term big picture, but he had no particular feelings about it.

Or rather, it made me even more interested in her.

‘Isn’t it really worth it?’

Right now, she’s taking a hostile stance against all vampires, but isn’t that a problem that could change depending on what she does?

If only we could direct that anger in the right direction towards the Obaipo clan…

‘It would also be helpful in defeating the Obaipo hiding in the Zephyr Republic.’

Also, if he could just get rid of them, he would practically dominate all the vampires in Outerica.

A few minor clans may remain, but at least 90% of them will come under his command.

‘And that’s when Heinz II becomes the true vampire king… hmm?’

But that was the moment when he was immersed in a sweet dream.

An unexpected change was detected on Earth.

***

It’s time for the surroundings to start to get dark.

[…What is this?]

Hans, a global star who is in the midst of touring the Japanese archipelago, stopped in the air due to a sense of discomfort he felt while entering downtown Osaka.

‘Barrier? Is this another world? No, it’s something different. This… it’s as if I’ve moved to another dimension…’

The spatial coordinates were so tangled that I couldn’t get the correct phase, and I couldn’t detect any way to interfere with the outer wall of the barrier.

A truly perfect otherworldly environment.

Hans’ skull tilted slightly.

Because he realized that he had fallen into a trap set by someone without even realizing it.

If it was a fairly high level unique skill, there was nothing particularly strange about it, but I couldn’t help but feel bad about it.

“If this is really the case, it’s worth it for the other guys to be left helpless.”

at that time.

Likewise, the voice of a being he did not recognize rang softly from behind.

“I never thought there would be someone who would do such a crazy thing that they would embrace the ‘death of the world’ within themselves.”

Hans slowly turned around and looked at the person who spoke to him.

The presence had a vague presence until the moment I saw it in person, but once it was recognized, it began to emit a breathtaking force.

“Even though the body seems to have died, it’s amazing that the ego has been maintained. It seems like you have a fairly unique unique skill?”

No, when I looked again, it seemed like he was just an ordinary young man.

…He seems like an extraordinary old man.

Maybe it’s a ghost or an illusion.

“I like it very much.”

He looked at Hans and smiled, as if he was happy about that unpredictable being.