The Overlord of Blood and Iron
Chapter 179

Chapter 179

Chapter 179: Quest Activated!

That day, when the helicopter attacked the bone dragon, the army realized just how terrifying an enraged bone dragon could be .

Dduddudduddu!

At the sudden attack of the bone dragon, the attack helicopter fired its machine gun as a mode of defense, but the result was disastrous .

A high-level monster’s barrier and skin wasn’t something that could be broken through with these kinds of bullets, and the bone dragon was able to easily destroy the helicopter .

Without giving it even time to crash land, it had crushed the helicopter to smithereens .

“ . . . !”

“ . . . !”

This scene was broadcasted live to the officers of the army that had given the orders,

Bang!

Bang!

And two other helicopters that had been sent as back-up were also destroyed soon after . The secret card the government had given them--- the attack through the helicopters--- had just been nullified .

“T-That monster…”

Oh Se-Min murmured, in shock .

He thought that they could kill it . With the hellfire missile, he thought that they could take down the bone dragon . He thought that with this shot, they could show that the army wasn’t just useless .

But he was wrong .

The attacks through the hellfire missile and the machine gun were purely physical-based attacks, so it was like adding fuel to the fire .

Clack!!

The bone dragon that was now in its berserk state flew high up into the sky .

Where the bone dragon headed was towards a skyscraper--- the top of the Jamsil Sinkhole Tower . It was also the tallest building in South Korea .

Bang!

The bone dragon that landed on the very top of the Jamsil Sinkhole Tower…

-Kuoooo!

Roared, as if saying that this building was now in its possession . This was the moment that the capital of South Korea, Seoul, was conquered by the bone dragon .

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The officers of the army weren’t the only ones that watched this occur .

It was currently the era where each person owned a smartphone, and it wasn’t an overstatement to say that everywhere in the world, there were ears and eyes .

Now that smartphones allowed people to watch simple internet streams, there weren’t many things that could be kept as a secret .

This was the same as when monsters appeared in Seoul, and the fight between the Kang Chul-In - Lee Chae-rin duo and the bone dragon was being broadcasted through a streaming platform called ‘Serengeti TV’ . From the very beginning, Kwak-Jung had put up 4 drones in order to broadcast this fight .

So basically, Oh Se-min’s plans to keep this a secret to the public had already been seen through .

-jmn1: What the hell…

-Lu<3: They actually shot that… when someone was fighting…

-erredsl: Damned bastards… Which country owns that helicopter? Is it us? Is it the U . S? Goddammit… Whoever did that, they really are god-damned fucking bastards .

-app1st1: I really don’t have anything to say__ . Who gave those orders to shoot? Is that person even a human?

-cnjw: Now who’s going to protect us… D:

-Dambokchi: Did they really have to shoot right now??? Fuck…

Even the netizens thought that Oh Se-min’s orders were stupid .

The Kang Chul-In - Lee Chae-rin duo had grasped the opportunity at that moment .

Even the netizens realized that Kang Chul-In’s final blow was going to do some significant damage to the bone dragon, but the hellfire missile that came out of nowhere ruined everything .

Not only that, but . . .

“Mr . Chul-In!!!”

The following scene pissed the netizens off even more .

“Mr . Chul-In, are you alright? Please… open your eyes! Mr . Chul-In!!”

Overlord Lee Chae-rin that had now become a summoner grasped Kang Chul-In, who had lost consciousness .

“Mr . Chul-In… Please… Mr . Chul-In…”

After getting hit by the hellfire missile, Kang Chul-In didn’t wake up .

It was obvious .

Even though Kang Chul-In had high defense and magic resistance, he wouldn’t come out unscathed after getting hit by a Hellfire missile .

As proof of that, the unique-rank armor that Kang Chul-In was wearing was now in tatters, and some of Kang Chul-In’s skin that could be seen through the broken armor was covered in blood . No matter who saw it, they would realize that this was a severe injury . Maybe… it was an injury that could be fatal to Kang Chul-In .

“Mr . Chul-In… Don’t die…”

Sobbing, Lee Chae-rin tiredly held Kang Chul-In up . She was trying to move Kang Chul-In to a safe place .

It was truly a stroke of luck for them that the bone dragon decided to ignore them and attack the helicopters instead .

If not… Lee Chae-rin would have to fight against the bone dragon alone, and she definitely wouldn’t be able to protect herself and Kang Chul-In .

If that happened, the tragedy of two Overlords in Pangaea disappearing would become big news .

“Mr . Chul-In… Mr . Chul-In… I’ll save you… Mr . Chul-In…! Now is my turn to save Mr . Chul-In…”

Lee Chae-rin mustered the last bit of her strength and tried to save Kang Chul-In .

It was difficult for Lee Chae-rin, who was about 163cm to carry Kang Chul-In who was 183cm and was muscular . It seemed that she was dragging him with her, rather than holding him up .

This sight was broadcasted live through the 4 drones that Kwak-Jung had, and the reactions of the people watching were explosive .

-akrkadms: Ah… fuck… I really can’t watch this anymore…

-wlsWk: I’m crying right now…

-glaemfek: How could they strike a person that was fighting against a monster? Is this something a human can do?

-123ehakdclrh: Get better… Please…

-tlvek: Don’t die… Stand up… ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

And quickly, the emotions of the viewers turned into rage .

-tnlrhtlvek911: I really don’t have anything to say… much less help him, look at what they…

-tkadlfaks: Such a shitty world… I wonder if we’ll bomb our own troops if a war breaks out .

-vnr: Hahahaha… Who’s the bastard that gave these commands LOL! I really can’t believe someone came out with such a shitty idea, hahahahaha!

It made sense that the viewers became pissed, watching the ‘team-kill’ done by the korean army .

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After fainting, Kang Chul-In was moved to a safe place, and was moved to a hospital where the person in charge was a friend of Old man Kwon .

“Sob sob…”

Inside the ambulance carrying Kang Chul-In, Lee Chae-rin held tightly onto Kang Chul-In’s hand, and sobbed .

“Mr . Chul-In, don’t die… Please don’t die… Sob…”

“Who says I’m going to die?”

“Of course, Mr . Chul-In definitely…”

At that moment, Lee Chae-rin was startled .

“M-Mr . Chul-In?”

“Sh…”

Grunting in pain, Kang Chul-In put his left index finger to his mouth, signaling Lee Chae-rin to be quiet .

“My head hurts . So… please speak quietly . ”

“A-Are you alright?”

“Of course . ”

“Really?”

“It’s just a minor concussion, nothing major . If I drink some potions, I’ll be fine . ”

Kang Chul-In spoke, as if nothing was wrong .

“What on earth…”

“What…”

The doctor and the medical staff riding on the ambulance together with them looked at Kang Chul-In as if they were looking at a monster .

“H-How…?”

“Before that…”

Kang Chul-In stared at Lee Chae-rin’s hands that were gripping onto Kang Chul-In’s right hand .

“Please… let go . ”

“Sorry?”

“My right hand is a mess right now . I’m pretty sure that at least 5 places on it are broken, so if you hold it like that, it hurts . A lot . ”

“S-Sorry!”

Startled, Lee Chae-rin quickly let go of Kang Chul-In’s hand .

Since Kang Chul-In had fought the bone dragon with his bare hands, his right hand was completely messed up . He had to hit the sturdy bones of the dragon with his bare hands, so it would be weirder if his hands were fine .

“I need a weapon . ”

Kang Chul-In spoke, as if it was a shame .

“A weapon?”

“There’s a limit to fighting with my bare hands . It’s getting tiring . If I keep fighting with my fists, they might break again . ”

“Should I buy you one?”

“An epic item?”

“W-Well…”

Lee Chae-rin turned speechless at Kang Chul-In’s response .

An epic item was something that one couldn’t just simply buy .

“It’s okay, so you don’t have to pay attention to me . ”

“Huh?”

“I know some dungeons where I can get epic items, so I’ll just go there . Even though I can’t get a truly useful weapon at the moment… There might be something that I can use for the current situation . ”

Kang Chul-In said, looking through his past memories .

He had conquered countless dungeons with Dorian before . It made sense that he could come up with at least one dungeon that gave a suitable weapon for this situation .

The weapon I need right now… is a light-element based sword .

Kang Chul-In had always used a sword as his weapon of choice, and they definitely needed a light-element based weapon to take the black bone dragon down .

Since I’m level 64 right now, a light-element sword that I can get from a level 70 dungeon…

Kang Chul-In thought of a few items, but there didn’t seem to be one that fit the current situation .

Even though he could think of some fire or dark based epic weapons, they wouldn’t be of much use in this situation .

“This might be bad…”

Kang Chul-In murmured, unable to think of anything .

“Huu…”

At that moment, Lee Chae-rin sighed .

“Why are you sighing?”

“It seems that Mr . Chul-In only has fighting in his mind, even after just waking up . ”

“There’s no choice . Now that the bone dragon is in its berserk state, it will rampage around for at least 4-5 days . In that time, thousands will die . ”

“Is there no way to beat it right now?”

“The only chance is if it somehow comes out of its berserk state, or if I have a light-element sword . ”

“Is that so…?”

Lee Chae-rin shook her head, and continued to talk .

“Still . . . ”

“ . . . ?”

“I’m glad… Mr . Chul-In didn’t die . ”

“Well…”

Kang Chul-In’s words were interrupted by Lee Chae-rin hugging him .

“Mr . Chul-In…”

Lee Chae-rin sobbed .

“I was worried… I thought Mr . Chul-In would die… Sob…”

“ . . . is that so?”

“Sob…”

“Umm…”

Kang Chul-In was startled .

He didn’t know how to calm her down .

It seemed that due to his addiction to working, all of his ‘romance cells’ had dried up, and died .

“Well… it’s okay . I’m alive . ”

Kang Chul-In said, somewhat foolishly .

“Hmph!”

Lee Chae-rin pouted .

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Kkiii!

The ambulance suddenly stopped .

“The road in front of us is blocked . I think something might be in the way…”

“Then turn the car around towards Bangbae-station . Even though that place will have bad traffic too… Wait a minute… Is that a monster blocking the way?!”

It seemed that the road had been blocked due to the appearance of a monster .

What a hellhole . I mean, it wouldn’t be Seoul otherwise .

Seoul was a city that was extremely densely populated, and there were also a bunch of cars . It would make sense that the traffic would become hellish if a monster appeared, since it was bad in the first place .

“Hello, there . ”

At that moment, a lieutenant commander came by, and talked to the man driving the car .

“Ah, yes . Hello . ”

“Is the person inside in grave danger?”

“Uh… Well…”

The man that was driving stared at Kang Chul-In, who was talking to Lee Chae-rin .

“He’s not in ‘grave’ danger, but he is a VVIP…”

“Ah…”

“He’s director Kang of the Galaxy Corporation . He got injured while fighting a monster…”

“Ah, is that so?”

Even though the lieutenant commander didn’t know what had happened, he knew that Kang Chul-In was the one that warned people of the monsters beforehand .

“Hmm…”

After thinking to himself, the man spoke again .

“If you need to go quickly, then I think I can let you pass . ”

“Huh? Isn’t a monster blocking the road right now?”

“Oh, well… no . ”

“Then?”

“Something similar to a monster gate popped up near Sadang-station… But nothing’s coming out from it, so… I think that it’ll be okay if you pass by quickly . ”

“Hmm…”

The driver hesitated .

Even though Kang Chul-In looked fine right now, they needed to take him to the hospital to do a proper check-up .

“Hey, you there . ”

After listening to their conversation, Kang Chul-In interrupted .

“What color was that monster gate?”

“Sorry?”

“I asked what color the gate was . ”

“It… was grey, I think . ”

“Then it’s okay . ”

“What do you mean…”

“No monsters will come out of a grey gate . ”

Kang Chul-In spoke .

“Really?”

“If the gate is grey, that means that the dungeon inside is shaped like a maze . There won’t be monsters that come out . Maybe 1 or 2 at most, and the strong monsters are deep inside the maze, so there’s no need to worry . ”

“Aha!”

Understanding Kang Chul-In’s explanation, the lieutenant commander nodded .

“Thank you, director Kang . ”

Saying this, he saluted towards Kang Chul-In, and made way for the ambulance to pass by .

“Hmph, to choose a maze dungeon out of everything . ”

Kang Chul-In laughed .

And while he was laughing, the ambulance passed by Sadang-station, where the dungeon was .

But at that moment---

-A hidden quest has occurred!

As the ambulance passed by the maze gate near Sadang-station, Kang Chul-In’s inventory opened up automatically, and a scroll floated up .

“ . . . !”

Kang Chul-In’s face stiffened .

This scroll was one of the rewards he had gotten for getting 1st place in the lord meetings, the epic item called ‘The Trace of the Holy Light Sword’ .

That meant,

“Holy light sword? . . . Mitra?”

That a quest, related to the legendary sword Mitra, had just occurred!