“Welcome, descendent of the Emperor of Blood and Iron.” Rindermergel welcomed Kang Chul-In. “No, I should say, ‘the’ Emperor of Blood and Iron. As expected from his reincarnation, you resemble him… including the foolishness to jump into fire like a moth.”

Rindermergel’s words did not please Kang Chul-In.

“Spouting nonsense, aren’t you.” Kang Chul-In smirked. “Who’s the Emperor of Blood and Iron? I am Kang Chul-In, the emperor of Pangaea. Also, what do you mean by moth? Me?”

It was ridiculous.

“You lost to the Emperor of Blood and Iron 1000 years ago. Who are you calling foolish?”

“...!”

“You loser!”

What a taunt! Kang Chul-In had never lost to anyone in an argument before.

“A loser should know his place and humbly take part in a revenge match. Aren’t I right, Rindermergel?”

“...”

“I’m the champion, while you are the challenger. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.”

Kang Chul-In brimmed with confidence, despite facing the leader of the Agnaga. He had a reason for that.

You are already dead.

Without a doubt, Rindermergel was strong. However...

You are just an actor in this play.

These circumstances were the climax portion of Kang Chul-In’s play based on the scenario that the Emperor of Blood and Iron and Emilia had proposed a thousand years ago!

“Full of confidence, aren’t you, Emperor of Blood and Iron’s reincarnation?” Rindermergel spoke. “That, however, does not mask your weakness.”

“My weakness?”

“Even the Emperor of Blood and Iron could not handle me in the past.”

That was a fact. The Emperor of Blood and Iron was always on the losing end against Rindermergel, utterly ‘dominated.' Without the Emperor of Blood and Iron’s trump card in the final moment, Rindermergel would have been the victor. Truly enough, that battle itself was almost a lose-lose situation.

“You are inferior to the Emperor of Blood and Iron, yet you dare to display such confidence in front of me?” Rindermergel smirked.

“Know your place, reincarnation of...”

At that instant, Kaiforce was swung towards Rindermergel at an incredible speed and clashed with Rindermergel’s arm with tremendous sound.

“...!”

Rindermergel was shocked.

I-Incredible force…!

He wasn’t injured or anything, but the heavy impact caught him off-guard. However, that alone was enough to shock him, because Kang Chul-In’s attack itself was half-hearted.

“What, surprised?” Kang Chul-In grinned. “You thought that I was weaker than the Emperor of Blood and Iron, huh?”

That hit the nail on the head.

Milenius… you bastard…!

Rindermergel gritted his teeth as he recalled Milenius, the previous Time Lord.

Feeding me such inaccurate information…!

According to Milenius, Kang Chul-In was much weaker than the Emperor of Blood and Iron in his prime. However, that was just now proven to be untrue. If a casual attack from him could carry such force, Kang Chul-In was undoubtedly stronger than the Emperor of Blood and Iron.

In that case...

Danger!

Rindermergel, who had not yet recovered his full strength, deemed Kang Chul-In a burdensome enemy.

Thump!

At that moment, Kang Chul-In stepped towards Rindermergel.

“So, you are that strong, huh?”

“...”

“Show me that grandiose strength of yours.” With that, Kang Chul-In became a string of light and leaped towards Rindermergel.

“Keh…!” Rindermergel laughed. “Let me show you my overwhelming power…!”

Kang Chul-In was a burdensome enemy indeed. However, that was it. He was just a burdensome enemy. It took more than being stronger than the Emperor of Blood and Iron to defeat Rindermergel. He was the leader of the Agnaga, who had conquered tens of planets across thousands of years. He would never relinquish his life so easily no matter how difficult the circumstances were!

“Come at me, Emperor of Blood and Iron’s reincarnation!”

Immediately, Rindermergel also became a string of light and charged at Kang Chul-In. That signaled the start of the battle between Kang Chul-In, the emperor of Pangaea and Rindermergel, the leader of the alien race Agnaga.

The battle that would decide the fate of the world and the two races had begun!

***

Meanwhile, the Valhalla’s imperial army also began to move swiftly.

“Left troop, this way!” Drakan shouted.

“Right troop, this way!” Amur also responded accordingly and switched the formation.

“Central troop, split into left and right! Do not interfere with his imperial Majesty’s fight!” Lucia substituted Kang Chul-In as the commander of the central troop.

We will accomplish this mission no matter what! Focus only on your fight, your imperial Majesty! Believe in us!

Lucia, Drakan and Amur clenched their teeth and tried to accomplish their mission given by Kang Chul-In. The three of them were actually the protagonists in this play. Kang Chul-In was just the bait. Although Kang Chul-In was in charge of dealing with Rindermergel, that alone would not win them the final battle.

He needed an army. A triangular formation first, then a circular one. His one million soldiers would bring him the victory.

Yes, they were the stars in this battle!

***

The battle between Kang Chul-In and Rindermergel was intense.

He’s strong! Kang Chul-In was shocked by Rindermergel’s strength. Incredible strength… lightning speed… and also...

Rindermergel wasn’t just strong physically.

He’s experienced too…!

The leader of this alien race was a master of martial arts, and that was to be expected. Rindermergel had led his race to conquer countless planets throughout the entire universe, across tens of thousands of years.

Therefore, Rindermergel’s experience was even superior to the Emperor of Blood and Iron’s memories. The experience of fighting against innumerable living organisms was definitely insurmountable...

I’m getting pushed back…!

Kang Chul-In could gradually feel himself getting overwhelmed. Rindermergel was the god of martial arts. Kang Chul-In used the Emperor of Blood and Iron’s memory to analyze and memorize Rindermergel’s battle style, but he couldn’t find any weakness. It was as if he was facing an impregnable fortress. Kang Chul-In commanded. He was about to activate the most powerful set item, Trinity Force!

[Activating Trinity Impact!]

[Attack Power, 1000% increase!]

Simultaneously, Kang Chul-In’s body began to glow in gold. At this moment, Kang Chul-In possessed the power to even kill God. He could even single handedly destroy a planet!

“W-What the fuck…!?”

Appalled, Rindermergel escaped as fast as he could.

I-If I take that blow…!

In his long life, Kang Chul-In’s attack was the one thing that he had to avoid. He could not survive that. Even his soul would perish. That was why the “Relentless Predator” shamelessly ran away.

Don’t you dare. magic

Kang Chul-In had no intention of letting Rindermergel off.

[7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1… 0!]

[Violent Storms, activate!]

[Attack Power +22,222% increase!]

When his power had built up enough to even bend space, Kang Chul-In was able to reach light-speed.

“Farewell, you damned bastard.”

With that, Kang Chul-In’s attack landed on Rindermergel’s back.

Banggg!

“...!” Rindermergel was horrified. “N-No…!”

He struggled.

“T-This is…!”

Instantly, his body vanished without a trace. Kang Chul-In’s incredible attack had completely dissolved Rindermergel’s body into nanoparticles!

However...

“No.” Kang Chul-In refused to believe that Rindermergel was dead. “This is not the end, Rindermergel.”

In the first place, Rindermergel was a psychological parasite who had a separate soul and body. Destroying his physical body was not good enough.

It’s bound to be somewhere. Rindermergel’s soul can transfer to another Agnaga’s body within a 2 kilometre radius… this bastard is definitely running away to plan for the future...

The key was not to destroy Rindermergel’s body. He would resurrect as long as there were any Agnaga within a 2 kilometre radius. That was what made the Agnaga so terrifying. It was impossible to eliminate their existence unless they were all killed at once...

There was only one way. It was to completely eradicate all Agnagas on the battlefield at the same time. That was why Kang Chul-In had waited. He waited for the imperial army and the ancient Agnaga army to mingle with each other!

Kang Chul-In held the Core of Pangaea high up in the air.

[Magic-engineered satellite, Cosmic Force, online!]

Cosmic Force, which was located in the air above Russia, responded to the Core of Pangaea.

[Kinetic Strike ready!]

[Activate orbital bombing?]

That was right. This was the final gift for Rindermergel. Kang Chul-In planned to drop a mithril bomb from the satellite to erase the entirety of Moscow off the map, similar to the ‘Hypervelocity Rod Bundles’ project that the USA had proposed in the 1980s.

He could only send Rindermergel’s soul to hell if he eliminated every Agnaga within a 2 kilometre – no, a 200 kilometre radius!

“Kinetic Strike...” Kang Chul-In used the Core of Pangaea to order the Cosmic Force. “I approve… the bombing!”

He had deployed his final trump card, able to drive the Agnaga to extinction!

***

In the space above Moscow, Cosmic Force began to drop mithril bombs... over 10 of them! That was sufficient to not only wipe out Moscow city, but also the entire state. However, that didn’t matter, because not a single human remained in the Moscow region...

***

Stars began to fall from the sky.

“Here they come.” Kang Chul-In knew that those shooting stars were actually the mithril bombs. The end was near. Soon, the mithril bombs would annihilate Moscow and the ancient Agnaga soldiers, together with Rindermergel, the Relentless Predator...

Of course, Kang Chul-In and his soldiers were in danger as well.

“Time to leave.”

However, Kang Chul-In was calm and composed. He had a way to get out of there.

“All men!” Kang Chul-In shouted. “Assemble around me!”

A tremendous voice! It caused the entirety of the Moscow region to vibrate.

“His imperial Majesty is calling!”

“Let’s go! Assemble!”

“Move quick! Hurry!”

The soldiers of the imperial army were extremely well-trained. Even in the midst of battle, they immediately began to move.

“Desdemona.” Kang Chul-In turned around to face Desdemona. “It’s time to leave.”

“Alright.” Desdemona nodded. “You can go first.”

“See you later.” After a short farewell, Kang Chul-In vanished off the face of the Earth. Desdemona had teleported him to Pangaea. Soon afterwards, the Valhalla soldiers and Desdemona disappeared from Moscow as well.

Summon Legion! The fourth summoning skill of Cosmic Force had warped the imperial army to where Kang Chul-In was!

Boom, boom! The orbital bombing, which was more powerful than a nuclear bomb attack, demolished Moscow and the ancient Agnaga army.

“N-No!” Rindermergel despaired. “T-This can’t be… t-this is …!”

Rindermergel was trying to escape the battlefield using an Agnaga soldier’s body. The Kinetic Strike was akin to a death sentence. He could never withstand the impact with his borrowed body, which meant that his soul had nowhere to go to.

That was death. Rindermergel would vanish without a host.

“K-Kang Chul-Innnnnn!” Rindermergel screamed Kang Chul-In’s name.

Booooommmm! At that instant, the third mithril bomb landed on Rindermergel’s head.

It was game over. Just like this, Agnaga, the terrifying conquering race, went extinct[1]. They were eliminated by one of the weakest species in the universe – humans. Or to be precise, by an emperor who came from a poor background in South Korea...

It was a marvelous victory.

***

Two years have since passed from that day.

[1] CuppyNote: Well, that was anti-climatic.