Chapter 78

Chapter 78: Total Sovereign War (1)

Last time, he had killed the ghoul lord at Geumho-dong and received 300 achievement points .

When that was combined, he had earned a total of 1,750 points . Kang-jun’s had 1,850 achievement points when the 100 points given at the beginning was added .

‘That is three times over my previous achievements points . ’

The fact that he took the naga queen into his household had given him such a fraudulent achievement .

In the last evaluation period, he gained three levels and two charisma points with only 560 achievement points . So, what would he receive this time?

Just like a good student waiting for a report card to come out quickly, Kang-jun also wished for the next evaluation period to arrive .

Of course, most sovereigns hoped the next assessment period would be delayed as much as possible .

Heksia gazed at Kang-jun and declared,

"Lucan, you have gained the naga queen and it could be said that you have the best power among the sovereigns . The commanders can’t ignore this . After the red moon is gone, I can’t attack you anymore . Damn!”

“You can still try it . ”

Heksia then shook her head with a smile .

"No, it’s not like that . ”

"When we first met, I remember you said that you would see me after the red moon . You decreed I would pay for my actions against your clone . ”

In fact, Heksia had really told him that . Kang-jun felt it was unpleasant she tried to deny it .

"So, I was preparing to see you after the red moon was gone . ”

Heksia looked embarrassed . She laughed awkwardly and said,

“Hoho! I guess I did . Forget it . Why would you remember something like that?”

"I can never forget that . ”

"Then are you going to attack me?”

“Let’s see . Well, I don’t know yet . Now that the red moon is rising, I will concentrate on fighting the Second Demon King . ”

He didn’t necessarily mean his words . Heksia stared at Kang-jun with wary eyes .

Then Grania said urgently from beside him .

"Lucan, what about me? I have done nothing wrong . Isn't that right?"

"War is like a jungle . It is natural for a strong person to eat the weak . ”

“What? What does that mean?”

"I don’t mean anything . ”

"Then you won’t?”

"I can’t say for sure . I don’t know what the world will be like . ”

After the red moon was over, Grania might end up losing to him . Therefore, she also watched Kang-jun with wary eyes .

“Bah! In the end, you’re aiming for me . ”

Of course, Kang-jun didn’t intend to attack Heksia or Grania after the red moon was over .

To be honest, he didn’t know what buildings they were occupying .

He just wanted to play a prank due to Heksia’s previous words and Grania was just standing next to her .

It was a joke because they didn’t know the naga queen was only responsible for defending Kang-jun’s bases .

As he had already seen, even Heksia and Grania combined couldn’t defeat the naga queen . In other words, if Kang-jun attacked with the naga queen, Heksia and Grania would suffer .

Was there anything else? Heksia seemed to take Kang-jun’s joke very seriously . After seeing her stiffened expression, Kang-jun said hastily,

"It was a joke . I want to go to the end with Commander-nim, so don’t worry . ”

“Bah! A joke?”

“You don’t know that it is joke . ”

They stared at Kang-jun with challenging eyes .

"It can't be helped . I’m going to attack Lucan after the red moon . ”

"Me too . I need to hit first in order to live . I’m going to lead my troops . ”

They really seemed like they were going to strike first . Kang-jun started sweating as he tried to soothe them .

"It really was a joke . ”

"That is nonsense . You are too strong to accept it as a joke . ”

However, their expressions had relaxed considerably . Kang-jun smiled .

"We are comrades . Comrades have a closer relationship than friends! I won’t betray you . I want to go together with you until the end . ”

"Go together until the end?”

"Of course . We will be friendly even after the red moon has passed . Feel free to come to my base to play . ”

Heksia smiled .

“Hrmm . I will consider it . ”

“Okay . I guess we don’t need to be enemies . ”

Grania’s expression brightened .

‘I’m glad they are more relaxed . ’

In fact, his words were true to a certain extent .

He truly would wait and see if he would attack them or not .

In the future, he would try to obtain them when he had enough charisma .

Originally, he hadn’t planned such a thing .

He hadn’t imagined it would be possible .

However, he was capable of it now that the naga queen had been brought into his household .

‘I have a chance to obtain Heksia and Grania if I have enough charisma . ’

If he got the naga queen, Heksia and Grania, then Kang-jun would become more powerful . The defense would be left to the naga queen, while Kang-jun would sweep the area with Heksia .

So, it was necessary to make the relationship with them as good as possible .

It seemed difficult but he seemed to be getting closer as he saw their warm gazes . They felt better after Kang-jun emphasized that they were comrades .

Then Heksia suddenly said,

"I almost forgot to tell you . Be firmly prepared the next time you enter . ”

"I guess there will be a great battle again . ”

“It is something more important than that . Our army is fortunate to have a competent sovereign like you . However, the actual situation of the defense forces in Earth Hwanmong isn’t that good . In recent years, the situation has become quite disastrous . ”

"A disastrous situation?"

Grania replied with a mournful expression .

"13 of the army commanders have been killed . ”

Kang-jun was puzzled . That was impossible!

"Isn’t it possible for the dead to be resurrected while the red moon is up?”

"There is a zone where resurrection is impossible and the fiercest battle is occurring there . ”

“Where is that place?”

"The Bloody Battlefield . It is the end if you die there . ”

It was obvious just by the name – the Bloody Battlefield .

"There are no sovereigns there . It is the place where the strongest powers under the Second Demon King are gathered . "

If the sovereigns appeared there, they would be destroyed . Resurrection was impossible .

"Then 13 commanders are dead . ”

Heksia nodded .

"It was outside of the power of the sovereigns, so I hadn’t mentioned it but now things have changed . ”

She continued speaking .

"If we are pushed back on the Bloody Battlefield, it will be over . Sooner or later, some of the army commanders, including myself, will have to go and support the Bloody Battlefield . ”

“Um . ”

"Then there will be many armies without commanders . Therefore, the commanders met and have decided to hold a competition to select the strongest total sovereigns to appoint them as new commanders . ”

A competition between the total sovereigns . If so, it meant that Kang-jun also had a chance to become commander .

Heksia said with intense eyes,

"Next time you come here, there will be a competition among the total sovereigns . The ones ranked from 1st to 10th will become commanders . ”

"Then what is good about becoming a commander?”

With his abilities, he would be able to compete with the other total sovereigns . However, he was unwilling to become a commander if he needed to lead the other sovereigns .

Heksia grinned .

"If you become a commander . you can obtain wings . ”

“Wings?”

Heksia pointed to the mysterious wings behind her .

“These aren’t simple wings . It is a token of a commander and symbol of our strength . Of course, you can hide the wings and only unfold them when necessary . ”

Heksia shrugged and her wings disappeared .

"Each wing has a special ability that can increase your attack power by at least two times . Of course, it can be used permanently, at least until the moment when the wearer dies . ”

“I see . ”

Kang-jun’s eyes shone . If so, he absolutely needed to get into the top 10 to receive the wings .

Grania continued .

"Although it is unlikely for the total sovereign in my army, I am hoping that Lucan does well . You should preferably reach first place . ”

"Is there a better reward if I’m first?”

"There is a difference between first and second place . It hasn’t been decided yet but it will be substantial . The most important thing is the wing option . ”

"Wing option?"

"You will be allowed to pick from the wings of the army commanders who died based on the order of your rank . Once the wings are picked, you can’t turn back . ”

Then it was Heksia’s turn .

"Wings of Chaos! A commander with these wings were killed . Don’t look at other wings and make sure you choose this one . ”

"Is the Wings of Chaos that good?”

"When it comes to combat power, you can think of it as the strongest wings . It is on a different dimension from the wings I have now . I would choose the Wings of Chaos if given a choice but it is impossible since I’ve already picked wings . ”

Heksia looked depressed . It was the same for Grania .

"There are only three commanders with the Wings of Chaos in this whole area of Hwanmong . Now that one of them is dead, there are only two people left . This is a chance that won’t come twice . That is why you must be in first place . ”

"Right, I understand . I’ll try . ”

Wings of Chaos! It was an opportunity to become a commander and it was only possible when a commander with wings died .

Their appearances then started to blur .

[The door to Hwanmong is closed . ]

[Your time in the world of Hwanmong is over . ]

The 5th floor of the Yugang building .

“You woke up . ”

Hayun greeted him with a bright smile today .

It was normal for when he woke up from Hwanmong .

Although Hwanmong was different from normal dreams, to a certain extent, he felt displeasure when he woke up .

However, that disappeared whenever he saw Hayun’s smiling face .

It felt good to come back to reality .

Kang-jun felt better to start the morning with a pleasant smile .

"Thank you for always watching my side Hayun . ”

"There is no need to thank me . It is a pleasure for me . ”

It wasn’t a big deal but Hayun looked very pleased .

Shortly after showering, Kang-jun tested out Dark Transparency .

Sususu .

Five black magic energy was consumed and Kang-jun’s appearance became transparent, including the clothes he wore .

He couldn’t see anything when standing in front of the mirror .

'Huhu, indeed . ’

Kang-jun laughed as he looked at the mirror . It was great he could use the transparency ability in reality .

It was a useful skill for Kang-jun .

Yiing .

Then the Skia rang . It was from Lawyer Han Yeon-soo .