Chapter 127
Chapter 127 . Becoming Overlord (pt . 3)This . . . How does this make sense?
That was the first thing that went across Kang Chul-In's head .
Why, or rather, how?
Absorption of other skills?
He had been able to proudly put a crown on himself, ranking 1st place among all the Lords .
The business he was running on Earth was going smoothly .
He had also made two trustworthy and powerful allies, namely Lee Chae-rin and Hecate .
As for martial prowess and brute strength, he would be hard-pressed to find someone that could even stand up to him .
Even though everything seemed perfect, he had still received a top-class authority called Skill Absorption?
The Soul-Backup was an authority that ‘God’ had given him .
Thinking about the events that had occurred within the Valhalla Dungeon, the only conclusion that Kang Chul-In could come up with was that this ‘God’ was aware of him, and was intentionally doing this for some reason .
Even if it weren’t God, he was sure that this huge system knew that he had traveled back in time .
There must be a reason for this . An unknown reason .
It was obvious . Kang Chul-In wasn’t an idiot who easily became happy when he was given something . He thought that by being given a ridiculous authority like this, there had to be severe risks that followed .
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[Overlord’s authority: Skill Absorption . ]
You can absorb the skills of other Lords, for example, the ‘Specialties’ of other Lords, or even their ‘Authorities’ to empower yourself .
Skill Level: 1 (Maximum: 5)
Use requirement 1: Can only use against other Lords .
Use requirement 2: Can only be used after completely suppressing an opponent .
Max . number of absorbable skills: 3 (Amount grows as level of authority increases . )
-Restrictions:
You can use the hidden skill ‘transfer skill’ once the authority reaches level 3 .
In order to absorb another Overlord’s authority, this authority has to be at least level 3 (can only absorb specialties at level 1 and 2)
If you go over the limit of the Max . number of absorbable skills, you will have to give up one of the original absorbed skills .
This authority is lost once the position of Overlord is lost .
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Though there are many requirements and restrictions, there was no doubt in the fact that this skill was overbalanced and way too overpowered .
There were too many uses for this ability .
He can use it to absorb another Lord’s specialty or even authority and use it .
And when this authority reached level 3, he will be able to gain a hidden skill called ‘skill transfer’, which allows Kang Chul-In to also empower his subordinates and people around him .
How?
If the number of absorbed authorities or specialties went over the limit, instead of giving them up, he could just use the hidden skill to empower one of his subordinates . It was almost as if God was giving abilities to his angels .
Do they want me to become a Lord hunter or something?
Kang Chul-In smirked .
It said that this authority would only work against other Lords .
. . . Was there even another Authority that suited him better than this one?
After all, Kang Chul-In was already a specialist in hunting other Lords .
Though the intentions of God and the system are somewhat suspicious, the end result is great . They had made this authority tailor-fit to Kang Chul-In’s personality and tendencies and gave it to him .
Maybe he knows . Kang Chul-In stared at Akan, who was silently continuing the awards ceremony .
- . . . . . . .
Akan was wordless, solemnly doing his job .
And since he was surrounded by a bright light, it was impossible to see his expression, meaning that it was hard to read his thoughts .
What could you tell from someone without a face and just glowing eyes? The answer was, "nothing . "
-The ceremony is over .
After Kang Chul-In’s turn, the ceremony finished .
The seats disappeared one by one .
The throne also disappeared .
Hmph . magic
Though Kang Chul-In didn’t want to get up from the throne, there was no choice . The only thing he could do was wait for the next Lord meetings, which came a year later .
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As all the events finished, the meetings finally started .
Or to be accurate, they were about to start, but Kang Chul-In’s sudden actions stopped that from happening .
As the Lords were waiting and chatting amongst themselves in the short interval time before the meetings began, Kang Chul-In started walking towards the host of the Lord meetings, Akan .
“Hey, dog of God . ”
Kang Chul-In spoke, staring at Akan ferociously .
- . . . . . . .
“Shall we talk?”
-Overlord Kang Chul-In, I hope that you can focus on the meetings between the Lords today . Just because you are ranked 1st place doesn’t mean that you have permission or the authority to delay the start of the meetings . “We’re finished . ”
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Akan also seemed flustered for the first time . He hadn’t thought that Kang Chul-In would actually just immediately end the meetings .
“Aren’t you going to work, messenger of God?”
- . . . We will finish the Lord Meetings here .
As Akan spoke, everything around them disappeared . It was really over now .
“Ha! You’re just doing whatever the hell you want!”
Someone got angry . It was a lower ranked Lord, ‘Mr . Wu . ’
“I’m doing whatever I want?”
Kang Chul-In asked .
“Of course you are! Even if you are admittedly 1st in the Lord rankings, isn’t this a little too much?”
“If you’re that angry, then get 1st place yourself . ”
Kang Chul-In retorted .
“W-What… you…”
“If you’re angry at me for doing whatever I want to as 1st place, then why don’t you become 1st place? Then you can do whatever the hell you want . ”
Though Kang Chul-In’s words were true, it was still humiliating for Mr . Wu who was ranked at the lower end of the rankings .
“ . . . Just you wait . ”
“Wow, I’m so scared!”
Said Kang Chul-In, without batting an eyelash .
“Y-You… . ”
Kang Chul-In wasn’t just strong physically, but he was also good at talking trash . He knew how to piss someone off easily .
[There are 3 minutes remaining before you must return . Time remaining for the closing of Akan’s hall: 2:59… 2:58… 2:57…]
And with that, the Lord meetings were truly over .
“Ah, you’re Aleister, right?”
Before they returned, Kang Chul-In called out to Aleister .
“Overlord Kang Chul-In, do you also appreciate the beauty of the undead?”
Aleister answered, with his typical necrophiliac behavior . "Ridiculous pervert," "psychopath," and "crazy maniac . " These were the titles that best described who Aleister was .
“Of course . ”
But surprisingly, Kang Chul-In nodded his head .
“I-Is that so?”
“I’m thinking of making a deal with you . It’s one that’s related to making new undead . ”
“Oh! If it’s something like that, then it’s welcome anytime!”
“I’m thinking of making some phantom steeds . ”
“Huk!”
To those words Kang Chul-In uttered, Aleister gasped .
“You… don’t tell me you possess death knights!?”
A phantom steed was a ghost horse, and they were the main way of travel for a death knight .
In order to effectively use a death knight in battle, phantom steeds were definitely necessary .
“Is it possible, or maybe not . I’ll give you a lot of gold for them .
“Very well!”
If there was a slight trick in Kang Chul-In’s words it would be that the phantom steeds were for his specter knights and not death knights, but Kang Chul-In didn’t let that be known .
“Contact me anytime . My illusion network channel is number 6!”
“Mine is number 1 . I’ll contact you soon . ”
“Kuhahaha!”
Aleister laughed crazily, as if he were truly happy .
[10 . . . 9 . . . 8…]
Just when they were about to return .
“Ah, do I really have to go back to becoming a slave…”
Dorian was depressed again .
He seemed to be quite down, thinking of the fact that he was to live among the pack of the werewolves again .
“Kang Chul-In, help me . You will help me, right?”
[5 . . . 4 . . . 3…]
“Instead of asking me to help, shouldn’t you be telling me where the hell you are? So that I can actually help?”
Kang Chul-In spoke stiffly .
“Ah!”
Dorian hit his own head .
“Now that I think about it, I haven’t… Ah! Noooo!”
[Akan’s hall has been closed . ]
Before Dorian could finish his words, the Lords were split apart again .
The idiot was an idiot till the very end .
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“Stupid bastard . ”
Kang Chul-In teased as he returned to the Laputa territory .
“Pft, Lord Dorian truly is quite funny . ”
Lucia laughed .
“Milord!”
It was at that moment .
“Trouble, there’s big trouble!”
The goblin ex-secretary Timothy found Kang Chul-In and shouted in a hysterical manner .
“There’s a devil! A devil has appeared!”