My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness - Chapter 209

#209

To make matters worse (1)

The Great Temple of Roselia, located in the middle of the sacred site, was the center of the Main Church, the largest religion in Outerica, and boasted a scale so vast that it was incomparable to the great temples in other regions.

In a way, it was natural that many high-ranking officials, including the Pope and saints, stayed here, as well as the political, administrative, and information work they handled was continental.

In addition, most of the headquarters of the Holy Knights and Heretic Inquisitors dispatched to the outside world were located here, so there was nothing more to say.

And on one side of the large site, there were many accommodation buildings prepared for VIPs visiting from outside….

“Whew—I’m tired as expected.”

One of them, at the quarters of the Azerion Empire delegation.

Princess Riley, who had just returned from a meeting, collapsed on the sofa in the office, groaning.

The meeting that started around lunchtime ended late at night, so I was tired, but the agenda that suddenly came up today was so urgent that I had no choice.

“…Princess Riley? Please keep your health. “Isn’t this the princess’s palace?”

“Yes? Hey, it doesn’t matter. Anyway, there are only us here. “Even though I’m tired, let’s take it easy, Se-ah.”

Ise-ah, who saw that, frowned and said something, but Riley didn’t pay any attention and just lay down on the sofa.

The denomination provided an independent lodging building to each of those who participated in the meeting, allowing each delegation to rest more comfortably without being noticed by other powers.

Moreover, as soon as they arrived at the accommodation, they dispersed all of the attendants.

Because of that, there were only people left here that Riley could relate to comfortably, so there was no problem.

“…Still, there’s a heron, but it’s a bit strange that he looks so disheveled…”

“Hmm? You mean me? Hey Master. Why are you here now? I’ve been with you all the time before I escaped from immortality, and we’ve already seen everything we can’t see, right? “That’s nothing!”

As soon as Se-Ah said something about herself, Hesperon, who had followed her to the office, suddenly intervened.

For some reason, he looked dazed earlier, but it didn’t seem like he was completely out of his mind.

“Hoo—? “What kind of relationship is that?”

Of course, at the words he said without thinking, Ise-ah’s eyes narrowed and sparkled sharply.

“No… Wait a minute, Heron! What else can you not see? Isn’t that neat? It’s just an unavoidable problem caused by a poor environment! …and the situation we were in was the situation!”

Riley jumped up from her seat and expressed her anger with a red face.

Still, the brief uproar that occurred did not last long and soon calmed down.

They chatted for a moment to catch their breath, but the reality facing them was too much for them to pay any more attention to such trivial matters.

“A large-scale assault by the Immortal Army… What do you think, sister?”

“…Honestly, it’s still scary. Monsters running rampant from all directions, white giants popping out of nowhere, and even periodic attacks from the immortal army. However, if the attack becomes more intense….”

In fact, even though the Immortal King had descended, he was doing well in his own way.

Although the casualties that occurred after his appearance were by no means small, countries other than the Principality of Rohan did not suffer enough damage to endanger their existence.

However, if large-scale air raids began as Saint Heinrich said, most countries would probably face significant difficulties in maintaining their current society.

Maybe there will be a country that will go beyond staggering and collapse like the Principality of Rohan.

‘Of course, the exception is the Kingdom of Thalia, where the government has completely changed.’

Hesperon, who had been listening to their conversation in a daze, quietly nodded.

He always had a sharp side, but now it seemed to have gotten especially worse.

It was all due to the unprecedented intense discussion that followed his thoughts.

-Hannibal Strauss: All preparations will soon be completed. When do you think it is effective to set an attack time? I will not accept any opposing opinions.

What opened the door is the cause of everything that has happened now.

It was Hannibal Strauss, the immortal king.

-Heinz II: I am in a negative position, but if I have to attack, it would be better after the summit is over. If something happens too quickly, the plan we were preparing will be disrupted.

-Heinrich: No, it is right to stop now. Hans is moving too hastily. We still have a lot of time left, so there’s no need to go this far!

-Harley: I’m hungry. Let’s eat! I need to add 10 servings of meat to this late-night snack!

-Hubert: Tsk, you’re going to force it anyway, right? Then, there has been an annoying merchant association recently, and I think it would be efficient to use this time to sort things out.

-Harris: Ah… It’s annoying… Why don’t you quit everything…?

-Howard: Oh, that frustrating bastard! Are you really going to do it? Then at least don’t cause trouble near Tarak! Because this is a very important moment. What I’ve been working on for a long time will soon be completed!

-Hugo: Wow, you’re out of your mind. Hans, please!

…As expected, everyone had distinct personalities, so they were showing various reactions depending on their personalities.

Some avatars had even given up trying to stop the rampage and were even coming up with compromises.

They were truly selfish, self-centered, and very ‘Han Seong-hyun’-like.

‘If my body was awake, it would have moved naturally as one without the need for this process… As expected, this is a bit difficult.’

With my head asleep, I tried to force myself to move using only my arms and legs, so I felt like I was staggering just by walking.

Everyone wanted to move forward, but the stride length and center of gravity were all different, so it was a bit of a headache.

-Hesperon: Can we really not do this…? Ugh, I don’t know anymore. Let’s do it in moderation, in moderation.

He left a timid comment and turned his attention back to the women in front of him.

The conference in his brain had been going on for quite some time, but its impact on the real world was minimal, so they were still continuing their previous conversation.

“But the Saint said he could predict the Immortal King’s attack in advance. All that remains is to work harder in each country. I need to quickly check what power we have to deal with that…” “

…Riley, are you sure you’ll be okay without me? “If something dangerous happens while I’m away.”

“I’m okay. Actually, I’m more worried about Se-ah. “If I return from here, I will be confined to the imperial palace and protected, so what’s the danger?”

The succession to the throne has already entered the stage of being solidified.

Her political enemies began to fall one by one, and the neutral faction, including the Marquis Lawrence, the owner of the Imperial Palace’s Magic Tower, had already decided to support her.

At least safety was guaranteed within the imperial palace.

“And since there’s a Heron, wouldn’t something work out? “They say teleportation is still impossible because of the excessive effort at that time, but… you have the ability to escape from the hands of the Immortal King, right?”

“Yes? Ahaha… this is really burdensome.”

As Riley glanced at him and continued speaking, Hesperon let out a sheepish laugh.

Ise-ah followed his gaze and looked at him, then sighed deeply and shook her head.

“Ha—I still have a lot left to teach Heron. “It’s been so long since I thought that working as an organized crime group wasn’t as dangerous as I thought, but something like this happened one after another…”

Following the appearance of the White Giant, it’s on to Season 2 of the Army of the Immortals.

Moreover, it was clear that this situation would continue until the fight against the Immortal King was properly ended.

“…Surely things won’t get any bigger here?”

Lee Se-ah’s words came out as if she was laughing.

The words came out unconsciously out of sheer anger, but surprisingly, her words pierced through one of the truths of the world.

No wonder it catches people.

Three more days passed like that.

The final day of the 2nd Continental Summit is finally upon us.

***

The World Tree soars high into the sky.

This gigantic tree, a symbol of the elves’ faith, was so enormous that it was immediately visible no matter where you were on the Enamel Continent.

Since it had such a transcendental appearance and existed on this earth, it was bound to become an object of reverence for other races as well.

In the first place, the different races of the Enamel Continent did not reject their respective beliefs and even interacted regularly, so there was little distance between them.

Unlike the Aeon continent, where humans are the majority, this is a paradise for different races where various races come together to form a nation and society.

But not all races are welcome here—.

One of the representative ostracized races was the vampire.

They were a race that not only humans but also most intelligent beings disliked because of their heterogeneous ecology of living by stealing the blood of others.

For that reason, most vampires chose to remain on the Aeon continent even during the great migration.

Since they had no choice but to hide and live as parasites on other races, humans were much more attractive prey to them than other races.

And the race that was ostracized to the same extent as the vampires was…

the so-called werewolves, lycanthropes.

“Keuhihihi~! This is the beginning. Babies! Kick!”

A night with a full moon.

At the same time, a frivolous man’s voice rang out from a mountain where the world tree seemed to be quite large and seemed to be quite close by.

Crrrrr—

Crrrrr! Kk—!

Along with the eerie cries of wild beasts, blood-red eyes began to glow one by one around him.

“Then~ shall we start playing as a clown? Crrrrr—!”

And his high-pitched voice became deeper as he continued speaking, and at the end it turned into an animal growl.

At first glance, they are similar to beastmen, but they are fundamentally different from them.

Lycanthropes are a race whose potential grows by pulling out the heart of their prey and eating it. They are born with dark magic… In fact, more than half of them were no better than monsters.

As a result, they were a race that was not welcomed anywhere, as they had a ferocity that targeted not only monsters but also the hearts of intelligent beings.

If Hans hadn’t discovered the Buncheon Society’s ‘Fully Evolutionary Biological Project’ on Earth, Harley wouldn’t have ended up like them.

“Khahahahaha—! Now, let’s go gut the peace-stricken pigs!”

Following the leading monster who bursts into such bizarre laughter.

Countless black shadows took advantage of the darkness to cross the mountains of the Enamel Continent.

***

Republic of Zephia, eastern part of the Ion Continent.

“Are all preparations… finished…?”

“That’s right, Lord. “As long as you give me the command, I can start at any time.”

In a large, dark cavity, the cracked voice of an old man and an alluring woman’s voice slowly exchanged questions and answers.

“How… were you able to make it on time…”

“All of this was possible because of Lord. Normally, this would have been impossible…”

In the darkness, the silhouette of a woman bowed down in front of the shadow of a small old man and paid respects.

“You know the situation… right…?”

“Yupersch and Brokoslak joined hands and devoured the lower clans. “I never thought they would go that far, but they will regret that choice.”

She confidently answered the old man’s slow question.

It’s inevitable that they’ve invested a really long time… a very long time into this project.

In the process, didn’t the Lord hesitate to join hands with the pests called the Oath of Reverse Heaven?

“I don’t know what they were thinking about making such an unreasonable number, but it is absurd to forcibly merge so many blood vessels and encompass them all. “I’m a vampire clan united hybrid, so aren’t you a fool who thinks I’m really a vampire king?”

A woman who mocks with a voice full of ridicule.

The short old man looked down at her as she so harshly belittled him, and then slowly opened his mouth.

“Then… start right away…”

“I will follow your orders.”

And with that said.

The legendary Obaipo Clan, which had been dormant in the eastern part of the continent for a long time, has begun to move.

Also, the movements of suspicious forces did not stop here.

“Move quickly, you idiots!”

“Wow! Ah, I understand, Warchief!”

“If it weren’t for the revolutionary bastard, we could have finished the job faster!”

In the tribal confederations of the southern part of the continent, of course.

“Are you ready?”

“For now, I have finished it as you commanded. But, Excellency the Duke, is it really okay to proceed like this?…”

“Hehe, this is all for the good of our empire. “Shouldn’t we buy time until His Majesty the Crown Prince returns? Surely you don’t think that the throne is suitable for someone of low blood?”

“What you said is completely absurd!”

All the way to Xeron, the capital of the Azerion Empire.

Even so, the seeds of chaos that had been postponed began to sprout all at once in all directions of Outerica, where trouble was scheduled.