Insanely-Talented Player

Episode 136:

Westmore, Virginia, the last ranch of the American Revolutionary Army.

There were endless piles rising up around the area, and endless human corpses were stuck along the piles. From the horizon to beyond the horizon. It was a truly horrendous sight, similar to seeing Vlad ?epesh's pile-up.

Lords of fire and light exerted endless influence, and countless forces clashed. The damage suffered by the empire in the process will never be overlooked.

Nevertheless, for the King of Heroes, the game was always about winning. There was nothing different about this tier 12 Blood and Hunting Tower.

Not a single drop of blood fell from the corpse, and it did not even wet the ground.

There was silence and silence, signifying the end of the war.

“Oh, it is truly beautiful to look at.”

Night fell, and the queen of vampires smiled coldly across the darkness of the night.

“I think I can finally understand why they dared to stand against us.”

“What do you mean?”

Yoosung calmly asked those words back.

“This incredibly fertile land that stretches out endlessly.”

“Wow, you have such a sharp eye for someone other than Her Majesty the Queen.”

“I see a future for growing in this fertile and abundant land.”

Queen Scarlet smiled brightly.

Yoosung recognized the ambition in her expression and coldly opened his mouth.

“Didn’t you make a promise to the elves? “I will return their land from the plunderers.”

The indigenous tribes of this land.

“I did.”

“Then you should keep your promise.”

“Why?”

At those words, Queen Scarlet smiled coldly and asked back. For a moment, Yooseong was dumbfounded and closed his mouth.

There was a brief silence, and at the end of the silence, Yoosung answered.

“Manners Maketh Vampire.”

Queen Scarlet burst out laughing happily at those words. He then gently lifted both ends of her dress with both arms and politely expressed his respect.

“These are truly wonderful words that our clan will remember

forever.”

[Tier 12 Tower of Blood and Hunting was conquered...]

[After stopping the American Continent's War of Independence, the Empire also gave up its ambitions to explore the continent for some reason and returned to its own country.

And in the process, in order to exterminate all the humans on the continent and maintain her influence, Queen Scarlet appointed a Dhampir who was loyal to her as the governor of the continent and had him remain in the land.

...(omitted) The dhampir was given a new noble name and surname.]

[Achievement: The first tier 12 conquered!]

[A ‘Fixed Artifact Ticket’ was obtained as the season’s first conquered reward! Would you like to use this ticket? Y/N]

[Waaaaaa! Mythic Artifact!]

[Artifact 《Mirror of Shadow》 has been acquired!]

“It is time.”]

[Force: The Shadow Council announces the end of silence.]

[Force: Player within the Shadow Council, Kang Yoo-seong ”s position rises dramatically!]

... (omitted)

“Are you ready to break the silence?”]

[The Shadow Lord secretly invites player Kang Yu-seong to the ‘Shadowlands'. Would you like to accept the invitation? [Y/N]

Immediately afterward, countless messages poured in like a flood. And at the end, Yoosung did not hesitate either.

[Notice: Move to (Shadow Land)...]

The veil of darkness has been lifted.

— Nyaaaang.

When he looked up, a cat was grinning in front of him. The corner of the mouth was grotesquely torn like a crescent moon, and a heavy and gigantic shadow was cast along the feet.

It wasn't just one cat.

— Nyaaaang.

— Meow.

Dozens or hundreds of cats were flocking to Yoosung from all directions. Each time, the shadows they cast at their feet also became darker.

As if I was standing on a vast, pitch-black ocean whose bottom I could not fathom.

“Wow, the Shadow Lord really

has a more spirit of a butler than he looks.”

That's why Yooseong muttered as if it were someone else's business, and a cat emerged from under Yooseong's feet.

— Nyaaaang.

Likewise, he split his mouth like a crescent moon.

However, it was not difficult to identify the cat among the cats, all of which were made of darkness.

“Hey, why is your kid so fat? This is why Goyang^

— Nyaaak ‘! You wanna die!

The shadow beast Kamangi raised its voice. It was right then.

“Welcome.”

A very familiar voice was heard from the shadow land.

.......

It was a woman wearing a jet black dress with a black bandage covering her front.

Lord of witches.

“I was waiting.”

And then an absolutely disgusting voice was heard. As if tearing through the veil of darkness, a blond kid in a suit appeared there.

“I never thought I would see you again so soon.”

“Mikhail...

It was Lord Mikhail, the head of the blood family.

“Should I call you Jack?”

“Why do you think that?”

For a moment, Yoosung sneered and Mikhail coldly tilted his head.

“My name is Mikhail and my sister’s name is Gretel. Neither Jack nor Claire.”

And Mikhail continued.

“In addition, I have lived for eons that you cannot even imagine.”

“Oh, I guess so.”

“Then why are you assuming that I’m just a kid in a world in a tower that you just influenced?”

“Oh, come to think of it, that’s right.”

Yoosung shrugged his shoulders calmly. I shrugged it off and then answered.

“Not really/

In an instant, a vein appeared on the mask of composure and pretense that Mikhail was trying so hard to keep.

It was right then.

“Mikhail, please realize that you have come here on behalf of your master, the Blood Lord.”

[The Witch Lord gives a cold warning.]

“Oh, I was sorry.”

“Wow, it’s strange that you’ve already served Jjambap.”

At those words, Mikhail smiled quietly and lowered his head, and Yoosung shrugged his shoulders.

“There is no way the Lord of Blood and Witch Shadows would gather together to promote friendship without doing anything, and there would be no reason for me to be involved there either.”

“That’s right.”

Witch Lord Illisia smiled.

“She wouldn’t even walk all the way here just to make friends.”

Yoosung was not the only player who received an invitation.

“Welcome, Mrs. Maria.”

“Yuseong?”

“Why is my wife here?”

Yoosung asked back calmly, and for a moment, Maria was dumbfounded and closed her mouth. Why is she here? There was only one reason.

Because he is a player who has made a contract with the Lord of the Game, and at the same time, he has made a contract as an Apostle with the Lord of Blood.

I remembered what happened that day when Yoosung became the King of Magic and intervened in the tower where Maria was.

‘Mrs Maria, please bleed your man.'

‘In that case, my lord will grant you power you can't even imagine.'

An offer given by the Blood Lord to Maria, who was struggling there.

‘At the moment, my lord needs a trustworthy player to win more money.'

And now,

the pieces of the puzzle have finally come together.

“Well, what else can two or more people do other than mess with someone else? “What difference does it make to be a monarch?”

It was right then.

In the darkness, silhouettes surrounded the area without even a trace.

They were wearing medieval-style bird-beak masks and robes, like European plague doctors during the severe plague.

Shadow Council.

Immediately after, the members of the Shadow Council began to retreat to both sides and clear the way.

Beyond the endless darkness, a being finally appeared.

“Ah, everyone is finally here.”]

[The Shadow Lord whispers contentedly.]

A message appeared, and then the Shadow Lord was approaching them with great strides.

That's why Yooseong lowered his head in astonishment at the sight of the Shadow Lord.

The beautiful and elegant long-haired cat made of darkness was fluttering...

The cat was there.

It was Captain Goyang.

U......

Suddenly, a question mark appeared above Yoosung’s head.

[“Why are you so embarrassed?”]

[The Shadow Lord asks.]

As I lowered my head after leaving the message, Captain Go Yang-gi tilted his head in the same way.

“No, because he’s better looking than Black Mangi.”

- Nyaaaaaagh, butler! Did you turn? Can't you show your manners right now in front of His Majesty?

Immediately after, in Yooseong's arms, Kamangi raised its voice in astonishment.

For a moment, Yooseong looked at the ‘Shadow Lord' again, wondering if this was some kind of inexplicable absurdist drama. It wasn't an illusion.

As if to prove that fact, those in the Shadow Council also knelt down in unison towards the Seven-Hocked Captain Cat.

“What foolishness it is to believe that the world can be understood by relying on a single, fleeting light!”

[The Shadow Lord sneers coldly.]

That was right then.

At once, the shadows in the area where the cat was standing began to stir.

It was the same as back then. The intimidating feeling once upon a time when the Lord of Nightmare looked down at the planet on which the meteor was standing, clutching it with both arms.

“Sometimes you have to give up the light to see the truth.”]

[The Witch Lord smiles meaningfully.]

“Well, let’s say so.”

That's why Yoosung shrugged his shoulders and answered.

“It warms my heart to see the monarchs, who at first glance seem gloomy, gathered together like this.”

Maria's expression froze at Yooseong's words, but nothing changed.

“So, may I ask you what kind of plan you are planning to get along with?”

“Oh, of course.”

Mikhail, the head of the blood clan who was acting on behalf of the Blood Lord, laughed.

“As I said, my lord wants more than just the present.”

“Aha, this is the war of those kings!”

I understood it as soon as I heard it.

“It is exactly as it is said. Player Kang Yoo-seong and Mrs. Maria.”

Mikhail smiled quietly as he looked at them.

No matter which world I went to, there was no difference.

There is a king and the amount of land that can be ruled is determined. So what happens there?

“From now on, we will join forces and declare ‘war’ on a certain monarch and his forces.”

It's war.

“To which monarch?”

Even if he is the Lord of Witches, Blood and Shadow are beings with power that cannot even be compared to that of a single Lord. Nevertheless, they need to join forces to fight back. He would never be an ordinary monarch.

A being that can never be compared to a small lord or an outcast from a small country.

“Lord of nightmares.”

......

One of the seven great feudal lords who are said to be the pinnacle of the 999 monarchs.

“The Shadow Lord will defeat her and take over the ‘High Empress’ Seat’ again, and our lord and the Witch Lord will receive their due reward after the war.”

Mikhail said.

“Will you not join us, King of Heroes?”

A brief silence fell. But the silence did not last long.

“Oh, that’s good. “Is there anyone in the world who doesn’t like war?”

Because it was an offer that Yoosung had no reason to hesitate.

“In a world where even the Pope is crying out for war.”