The Overlord of Blood and Iron (WN)
chapter-63

Chapter 63. True Powerhouse

Editor: Arya

Translator: Leyy

And while the great battle was going on, the Dorado soldiers went on a rampage, absolutely destroying the Crete and the Tempaman territory鈥檚 troops.

The Dorado troops, who had a high morale, laughed and killed whoever they saw.

While the Dorado troops were marching valiantly, the soldiers of the Crete and Tempaman tried to fight back clumsily. It was almost as if you couldn鈥檛 notice that they were the ones fighting so intensely earlier.

鈥淢ilord! Our soldiers are out of control!鈥?

A military officer of Tempaman stated to Reginald.

鈥淚 know.鈥?

Reginald spoke back with a bleak, desolate tone.

鈥淥ut of control鈥?this is going to be a complete annihilation.鈥?

Reginald realized the winner of this battle was not Elizabeth of Crete and not him either. The true winner of this battle was the weak, puny Dorado territory that they had lorded over before.

鈥淒oes it鈥?end like this.鈥?

Reginald spoke again with a despairing tone.

鈥楨nd鈥?didn鈥檛 mean just the winning and losing of this battle.

Although Elizabeth of Crete was in the same situation, Reginald had bet his all on this battle.

And the past few days, these two territories had spent all of their money and troops for a war like this. This was a war that either side desperately needed to win.

But they had lost.

Although they had bet everything they had in this war, knowing they couldn鈥檛 turn back, they had lost. They had lost a war that couldn鈥檛 be lost and their territory had truly become crippled.

鈥淢ilord, I think we should retreat back to our territory.鈥?

鈥淪igh鈥?okay鈥?Go鈥?Let鈥檚 go back.鈥?

Reginald spoke in a powerless voice.

Because he had lost everything in this war and they had no future anymore, they had to get out of the hellish battlefield to preserve their lives.

Turning his back around his soldiers that were being massacred, Reginald turned the head of his horse.

鈥淕iddiup!鈥?

鈥淢ove out! Move out!鈥?

The military officers of the Tempaman territory made some space for Reginald to get through. They would use their horses and flee from a battle like this.

No, they would try to, but would fail.

Crack, CRACK!

The ground started cracking, which caused a rupture. And because of that, the horse-ridden officers all fell backwards with their horses, or just fell down from their horses entirely.

鈥淜ukuku鈥︹€?

And suddenly, a boy came out, laughing like an old man.

鈥淎nd where are you guys going so busily?鈥?

The sight was quite peculiar.

The opponent definitely had an appearance of a boy, but he had his arms behind his back, and looked at them like an elder would do to his juniors.

鈥淲鈥IZARD!鈥?

Someone cried out, surprised.

鈥淒on鈥檛 worry! It鈥檚 just a brat.鈥?

Another one retorted.

鈥淢ilord! Leave this brat to us! Just flee from here!鈥?

鈥淲e鈥檒l catch up to you soon!鈥?

A few volunteered to fight.

鈥淗uhu鈥?These brats.鈥?

But the 鈥榦ld鈥?Ark Mage Nilus laughed, as if the whole situation was funny.

But while laughing, his eyes let out a sharp glint.

No, Nilus felt uncomfortable.

Although his body was definitely of a boy, Nilus鈥檚 soul was definitely of an old man. And he was an old man that had reached the level of an Ark Mage.

And because they treated him like a novice mage, Nilus felt very uncomfortable in his heart.

Nilus raised both of his hands and a fierce fire rose up from them. This spell was actually the minor version of the powerful spell 鈥楬ell Fire鈥?

Lee Chae-rin鈥檚 mission was not just taking care of the guerilla squad. She also had a second mission that Kang Chul-in had set her.

鈥淎nubis, this way!鈥?

Her mission was to take care of the Crete and Tempaman troops that were running from battle.

GRRRRR鈥?

And the Royal-Hound Squad showed their sharp fangs, cutting off the breath of the fleeing troops.

鈥楾hey cannot run from us.鈥?

Kang Chul-in didn鈥檛 want the soldiers to go back to their territory and form a force. It was so that after the war, he would be able to swallow the territory of his enemies easily.

But they didn鈥檛 kill the ones that surrendered.

They had decided that after the war, they would split the territories between the two of them; they had no reason to kill the soldiers that had surrendered.

鈥榃e鈥?We鈥? won.鈥?

Looking at the battlefield, all of her previous grief and shame had washed away.

The victory was hers.

The total of the Crete and Tempaman soldiers didn鈥檛 even reach 500.

The remaining 1500 soldiers鈥?were lying down in the battlefield, all as corpses. It was as if the whole scene were from an action movie.

鈥楳r. Chul-in鈥?it鈥檚 all over. Mr. Chul-in鈥︹€?

鈥t鈥檚 all thanks to you. Was what she was about to say, before looking at the Kang Chul-in from far away.

鈥楳r. Chul-in!鈥?

From far away, there was a battle between Kang Chul-in against some knights and a devil (Elizabeth was nothing more than a devil in Lee Chae-rin鈥檚 eyes), and he was getting pushed back.

鈥淎NUBIS! WE WILL HEAD OVER THERE! NOW!鈥?

Lee Chae-rin started running towards Kang Chul-in before anyone, shouting.

鈥業 will save you! I鈥檒l save you, Mr. Chul-in.鈥?

She ran.

To save her alliance, to save the man that she loved, she ran the fastest she had ever ran in her life.

But鈥?

By the time Lee Chae-rin arrived at where Kang Chul-in was fighting, it was not the Kang Chul-in being pushed back, but the Overlord Kang Chul-in.

鈥楬-how鈥︹€?

The image of a powerful lord she had been trying to build all shattered at this moment and she even started moving backwards.

The effects of the battle was huge.

Especially the 鈥楳ana Waves鈥?that came out from Kang Chul-in, they were ridiculously powerful, making her cringe at the fierceness unintentionally.

鈥楳r. Chul-in鈥?what kind of person are you鈥︹€?

Kang Chul-in鈥?didn鈥檛 need the help of Lee Chae-rin.

BANG!

Elizabeth was sent flying for a couple tens of meters, before being buried in the ground.

鈥淗ow dare you, you piece of trash.鈥?

Kang Chul-in spoke in a freezing cold voice.

鈥淗-How on earth do you have that kind of movement鈥︹€?

The leader of the White-Lion knights, Michael, couldn鈥檛 understand how Kang Chul-in could move like that.

It would be weird if he did.

Kang Chul-in had been barely hanging on just a few seconds ago, but now, he had passed through the knights like smoke, and punched Elizabeth on the face.

But Kang Chul-in started walking towards Elizabeth with large strides, regardless whether Michael was surprised or not.

Outrage?

Although it was strength that had come from sacrificing some of their lifeforce, it was not even close to the level of Kang Chul-in鈥檚 鈥極verdrive鈥?

鈥極verdrive鈥?vs 鈥極utrage鈥?

Actually, the two of them worked similarly.

Both of them relied on the user鈥檚 powerful will to explode with huge power.

But there was a big difference between them. And that was the difference of effort.

Overdrive needed not just talent, but also bone-crushing pain, needed for both practicing and learning the ability.

Kang Chul-in himself had to endure hellish-training every day in order to finally master 鈥極verdrive鈥?

Meanwhile, 鈥極utrage鈥?was an ability that had come from the ones that had ceased to be human anymore. If 鈥極verdrive鈥?was the highest class wine that had been preserved for a long period of time, 鈥極utrage鈥?was just a cheap drug.

And although they seemed to have similar power, there was a 鈥榳all鈥?that was like the heavens and earth. Just like right now.

鈥淏LOCK, BLOCK HIM!鈥?

However鈥?

BANG!

Kang Chul-in had punched through the heart of the knight in front of him. Just one punch, one punch had caused destruction.

And the onlooker鈥檚 faces couldn鈥檛 hide their shock, looking at the unbelievable scene before them.

鈥業s鈥?Is he human?鈥?

Someone questioned the existence and identity of Kang Chul-in鈥?

鈥楴o, this can鈥檛 be reality.鈥?

And another refused to believe it鈥?

鈥楶owerhouse鈥?That鈥檚 a true powerhouse.鈥?

While some were entranced by his strength.

And the Kang Chul-in that had surprised everybody just walked forward towards Elizabeth, aiming to beat her to death.

鈥淭hose who block me鈥︹€?

Kang Chul-in spoke while walking towards Elizabeth.

鈥淒ies.鈥?

It was as if this statement was an absolute law that no-one here could ever even hope to defy. The true controller of the battlefield that Elizabeth had been harping about so often was not her, but Kang Chul-in.

鈥淟-Leader鈥?The enemy is aiming for our Lord鈥?We need to鈥?鈥?

鈥淣o.鈥?

And Michael, the leader of the knights, shook his head at one of the knight鈥檚 desperate voice.

鈥淭his is not鈥?about loyalty.鈥?

Although Michael had undying loyalty and conduct as a knight, he still had to give up on protecting Elizabeth.

This decision was not a choice but force, it was a reply against an unstoppable disaster.

One punch, and a soldier that was wearing golden-plated armor had died, his heart penetrated by that one punch. It wasn鈥檛 a special attack or skill, just an ordinary punch that caused this disaster.

But fighting against that sort of absurd, ridiculous strength?

That would just result in a stupid, painful death.

Of course, this wasn鈥檛 the only reason why a knight leader that had to keep his chivalry as a knight, decided not to protect Elizabeth.

Michael had some rejection towards the Elizabeth that had turned into a devil/demon right now.

Would it be right to sacrifice the lives of his comrade and knights in order to save a devil like this? When she would die or be crippled regardless of whether they managed to get away from this situation?

鈥淲hite-Lion Knights, stay back.鈥?

Michael stated.

鈥淭he Lord of the Crete territory鈥?Isn鈥檛 a devil like that.鈥?

And even the loyal White-Lion knights decided to give up on Elizabeth.

Although some knights that had disagreed with Michael鈥檚 orders tried to fight against Kang Chul-in, the results were still the same. Kang Chul-in had beaten up a Peacock Dragon to death, of course he would be able to do the same for these knights.

鈥淜AHHHH!鈥?

And when Kang Chul-in finally reached Elizabeth, she let out a loud cry and swung her sword towards him. The mana fire coated in this strike wasn鈥檛 just red but also had a hint of black, showing how immense the power behind this strike was.

However鈥?

Kang Chul-in dodged this attack so easily and started counterattacking.

POW!

Elizabeth鈥檚 body had become like a staple, when Kang Chul-in had struck her in her midriff.

鈥淎RGH!!鈥?

And a painful scream came out of the mouth of this devil.

It was surprising.

When someone went in the state of 鈥極utrage鈥?they would lose all sense of pain, but Kang Chul-in鈥檚 punch made her feel the extremity of pain and made her scream.

鈥淭rash like you鈥︹€?

Kang Chul-in spoke.

鈥淲ill die in a hideous manner.鈥?

And he grabbed the Elizabeth that was clutching her midriff in pain and held her up, before throwing her down to the ground.

Go easy on a woman?

To a berserker in the state of 鈥極utrage鈥? there was no such thing as sex. It was just a monster that needed to be killed.

鈥淜YAAAA!!!!鈥?

Elizabeth started screaming again, from the immense pain. This was a punch that would even make berserkers feel extreme pain, this was the punch of Kang Chul-in with 鈥極verdrive鈥?on.

鈥淎s expected of a berserker.鈥?

Kang Chul-in muttered to himself, interested.

If it were someone else like the knights, it would definitely punch through to their whole body, but for her, it just broke her bones. It seemed that 鈥極utrage鈥?had some advantages too.

鈥業t finishes now.鈥?

Kang Chul-in finally decided to end Elizabeth鈥檚 breath.

It was nearly the end of 鈥極verdrive鈥? After taking care of this trash, he decided to end the battle once and for all.

And while he was going to do so, a voice that was close to steel spoke towards Kang Chul-in.

鈥淜uk..Kuhuk..What鈥?What the鈥?hell鈥?are you鈥?to鈥?huk鈥e so strong?鈥?

Surprisingly, Elizabeth started speaking words properly, instead of screaming in agony. People say that men will wake up when they get hit, but this was proof of that.

鈥淲HY, WHY!鈥?

She spoke, in despair and agony.

鈥淲HY! WHY鈥?HOW CAN YOU BE STRONGER THAN ME! WHY, WHY?鈥?

And while despairing, she felt jealousy over his strength, as well as despair, hatred, rage, and murderous intent coursing through her鈥?Basically, she had all of the dirty emotions a human could feel.

鈥淒o you want an answer?鈥?

Kang Chul-in spoke.

鈥淭ell鈥?me鈥?quick鈥?how鈥?you鈥檙e鈥?stronger than me.鈥?

Elizabeth had a strong suspicion of Kang Chul-in鈥檚 strength and asked for an answer. She was certainly a woman who pursued strength.

鈥淚t鈥檚 simple.鈥?

Kang Chul-in spoke as if it wasn鈥檛 that complex and difficult.

鈥淵ou are garbage.鈥?

鈥溾€?.!鈥?

鈥淎lthough trash like you can become stronger, they would still be the same garbage and trash that they were, how could I lose to someone like that?鈥?

Kang Chul-in didn鈥檛 give the answer that she wanted. He just didn鈥檛 think of her as a human being at all.

鈥淭hat鈥?isn鈥檛 the answer鈥?NO! NO!! TELL ME, QUICK!鈥?

And Elizabeth launched her body towards Kang Chul-in, screaming.

Looking at the almost red beams of light that seemed to be spewing out of her eyes, he realized that she had probably reached the limit of 鈥極utrage鈥? It meant that soon, Elizabeth would probably explode from inside out due the rampaging mana inside her body.

鈥淭ell me, TELL MEEEE!!!鈥?

It was a crisis.

The explosion was powerful and dangerous enough to destroy everything within a 5 meter radius. Even for the powerful Kang Chul-in, he would be critically injured. But鈥?

BOOM!

With a loud explosion, Elizabeth stopped moving entirely. Just like the knights before her, her heart was penetrated by Kang Chul-in鈥檚 fist.

And as long as the origin of the explosion, the heart, stopped beating, her final resistance had dissipated, like thin smoke.

鈥淭hings like this is my expertise, trash.鈥?

Kang Chul-in recalled right before he had gone back in time and reincarnated, when he had blown himself up in front of him, and smirked.

If he were to die against some plot like this, he would already have that.

Letting his guard down?

Kang Chul-in had no moments like that.

鈥淭ell鈥? Tell me鈥?鈥?

And even while she was dying, Elizabeth kept on asking Kang Chul-in the same question over and over again.

鈥淚f you鈥檙e that curious鈥︹€?

Kang Chul-in spoke.

鈥淭hen pray that you have a next life.鈥?

Kang Chul-in took out his fist that was inside her heart. And with splashing blood, Elizabeth fell to the ground.

It was an ending without even a hint of pity or mercy.