He Became The Most Insane Emperor Of All Time [EN]: Chapter 130

“An offer I can’t refuse?”

“That’s right, it’s an unconditionally good offer for you.”

Gobo Maine spoke with a sly expression, while Glastok regarded him with a suspicious look.

“You’re my enemy. But you’re offering me a good deal?”

“Oh… Glastok. We have a friendship, yet you call me an enemy? That wounds me deeply.”

“Friendship?”

Was there such a thing? Glastok looked dubious, but Gobo Maine cleared his throat and continued.

“Anyway, there’s no real need for you to be hostile towards me, right? I was just backing a Challenger in the first place. I wasn’t specifically trying to antagonize you.”

“Sounds like the same thing to me…”

“No! Now you really have no reason to be hostile to me, do you? Rather than being ignored by those guys, shouldn’t you join hands with me?”

Gobo Maine coaxed, as Glastok scratched his head.

“Is that so?”

“Glastok, you’re definitely not stupid. The fools are the ones who get angry and put up with being ignored. You’re not like that, are you?”

“I’m not stupid!”

“That’s right, you’re not stupid. So, let’s join hands now.”

Gobo Maine’s role was, in all likelihood, to win over Glastok, who was about to be abandoned.

Franz had accurately predicted this and sent him.

“…Would that really be okay?”

The seed of doubt planted when he was spared, instead of being killed, was enough to make him change his mind.

“Those guys were just trying to use you in the first place, right? Backstabbing those kinds of guys isn’t betrayal or anything, is it?”

“But Rasgar is…”

“Oh, come on. You’re not going to live like that forever, are you? Are you afraid of Rasgar? Then trust our Challenger. How great would it be if you got a piece of the action too?”

Hesitation and fear remained, but Glastok also felt a strong pull towards betrayal.

And beyond betrayal, there was also ‘greed.’ After all, he was ‘Greedy’ Glastok.

“What do I have to do?”

Gobo Maine’s lips curled up to his ears at Glastok’s answer.

* * *

“They’re coming.”

Some time passed.

Three green gods were approaching.

Unlike Glastok, they didn’t bring any warrior spirits with them, and they confidently took the lead.

“Three this time? But Rasgar is nowhere to be seen. Hasn’t he come to his senses yet?”

“He doesn’t need to step up again. You can’t beat us.”

Retni of Sorcery, a slender, androgynous Orc, said with a sneer.

At the same time, the other Greenskins on both sides, presumably Liritte and Dominitre, stepped forward as well.

“This Challenger looks quite appetizing.”

“Dominitre, don’t even think about monopolizing the prey!”

It was quite a sight to see them counting their chickens before they hatched, even before a single sword had been crossed.

Well, if they were going to let their guard down, I was all for it, so I wore a hearty sneer.

“Anyone can spout nonsense with a loose tongue. You can beat me? Come and try then?”

“That’s exactly what I was thinking!”

Shuuk!

No more words were needed. Liritte of Strife lunged at me with lightning speed.

Kaang!

“Haha! Is this your weapon!”

His weapon was a gauntlet with knuckles.

Surprisingly, it suffered no damage even after grabbing Silver Rose, which was imbued with Aura [a magical energy field].

“I’ll shatter it!”

Kaga Gaga gak-

The guy grabbed my Silver Rose and held onto it as if he was going to break it.

He was clearly using tremendous brute force. Perhaps weapon breaking was his specialty.

Kagak-

“Funny, what are you going to break?”

“Uh, uh?”

But there was no way the Empire’s Holy Sword could be broken by force.

“Could it be, is this a Divine Object?”

“Correct. But it’s too late.”

[Convert to Automatic Saw Blade]

Weeeeeeeing- Chwaak!

“Kuaaaaak!”

Silver Rose, which had instantly transformed into a saw blade, ground away at the guy’s gauntlet.

Of course, his weapon was also forged with divinity, so it didn’t take serious damage.

However, it was no match for the sword imbued with the essence of the Empire’s Soul, and the gauntlet was slightly damaged, and the hand holding the blade was slightly cut.

“Igrit, Silver! Now’s the time!”

The initial suppression was a success.

To continue the momentum, I began to counterattack with Igrit and Silver.

“Ha, are you targeting me?”

Of course, the opponent also began to respond. In particular, Retni of Sorcery immediately began to cast spells.

A wind mixed with leaves and grass began to swirl around her.

-Kungkung!

The first to target her was Silver, who rushed forward like an arrow.

Silver relentlessly bit at her neck.

-Keueung?

However, Retni’s body, which Silver bit, was becoming as fluid as a shadow.

-Hehehehe, you can’t catch me?

The scattering shadow reformed, and soon Retni was rising from another shadow.

“Liritte! Get a grip!”

“Keuk, I’ve shown a shameful sight.”

Shuuuuuu-

Immediately after, Retni used magic to heal Liritte’s injuries.

It was a powerful spell that not only healed the cut hand but even repaired the slightly damaged gauntlet.

“Then it’s a counterattack!”

Liritte, who had recovered his hand, immediately sprang up like a spring and leaped toward me.

Kwaaaang!

Soon, his gauntlet-clad hand struck down, creating an enormous shockwave.

The shockwave raised so much dust that it obscured the view.

“Wuahahahahahaha! Die!”

Kwangk Kwangk Kwangk Kwangk Kwangk! Kwakwakwang!

However, he didn’t stop there, and he punched and extended his fist wildly like a madman.

“Haha- uh?”

“Hmph, you fool.”

However, Igrit was in the place where the guy struck instead of me.

Igrit created a solid ice barrier and completely blocked his attack.

All he worked hard to break was the ice barrier.

Tadadadat-

In the meantime, what I was aiming for was Retni.

Because taking out the healer first was an obvious strategy.

“Oh my, are you targeting me? It’s no use!”

Of course, Retni immediately tried to disappear by turning into a shadow.

“We’ll see if it’s useless!”

Hwareureureureuk!

Immediately, flames of purification blazed on Silver Rose.

Even if she turned into a shadow, there would still be a form of magic power, so I thought that the flames of purification that burned it away would be the perfect counter.

So, I spread the flames with the thought of setting as wide a fire as possible.

In fact, Retni was engulfed in the flames.

“Hehehe, it’s no use, I tell you? You can’t penetrate my magic.”

However, skilled in magic, he immediately blocked the flames with a protective shield created with magic.

-Kung! Kung!

Silver was rushing in again fiercely, but Retni was trying to escape again by turning into a shadow.

“Then goodbye again… uh?”

However, he, who was about to turn into a shadow, could no longer change his form.

“Of course. Your surroundings are all covered in fire, aren’t they?”

With the surrounding meadows all burned, there was no way a shadow could form.

In the first place, what I was aiming for was not to set him on fire, but to block his shadow teleportation.

“T, this!”

-Keureureung!

Kwaddeuk!

Retni, who had been careless, was eventually bitten by Silver, who had been sprinting in the meantime.

He raised his arm and gave it instead of his neck, but Silver continued to bite and cling to Retni.

Thus, Retni and Liritte were each facing Silver and Igrit.

“Now it’s just you and me left. But are you just watching while your comrades are being attacked?”

In the meantime, I threw words at Dominitre, the last remaining green god of the three.

Then he smiled and replied.

“Comrades? Those guys are nothing but cumbersome things, like comrades.”

“Well, I already knew that you’re all eager to stab each other in the back.”

Cheok-

I answered cynically and pointed Silver Rose at him.

“So, what kind of petty tricks do you have? Dominitre of Domination?”

“Your arrogance is excessive, Challenger.”

Unusually, Dominitre was as burly as Liritte, but he had no equipment like Retni.

Judging by his attire alone, he looked similar to a Greenskin shaman [a spiritual leader or healer].

“You are not the first to challenge us. Many have challenged us so far.”

“Is that so? So what are you going to do about it?”

Dominitre wore a relaxed smile even at my cynical attitude.

“Do you know why I am called Dominitre of Domination? That’s because I am! The true dominator!”

Kugugugugugu-

At Dominitre’s words, the surrounding air rippled.

The guy was trying to do something, and of course, I had no intention of just watching.

[High-Speed Movement Deployed]

Immediately, I rushed towards him and tried to strike his neck.

Kaang!

But before I knew it, a materialized soul appeared in front of the guy and blocked my attack.

Surprisingly, it wasn’t a Greenskin’s soul.

“This is…”

“The souls I dominate, those who have challenged me so far!”

Human souls.

Not only humans but also various souls such as Greenskins, Elves, and Beastmen were rising.

He had dominated the souls of the challengers or enemies he had defeated.

Each one was strong enough to not be ignored.

Shushushuk! Shaak!

Immediately, arrows and blades of souls flew in.

As I immediately created distance with high-speed movement, he said with confidence.

“Hehehe, can you overcome this many challengers? I will also make you my collection, Challenger.”

Chaechang! Chaejaejang! Kaang! Seokeok!

Ignoring the guy’s provocation, I aimed for the guy himself several times.

However, these challenger’s souls were definitely not easy, and they blocked me several times.

It seemed difficult to break through this defense without using the Empire Soul or only using Stage 1.

“This is troublesome. Does this mean I have to draw out more power to this extent?”

I wanted to save up to Stage 2 until I faced Rasgar, but I had already used Silbatein a little while ago, so my strength was considerably consumed.

“I can’t help it. I can’t afford to lose.”

[Empire Soul Stage 2 Unlocked]

In the end, I unlocked Empire Soul Stage 2 again.

“Huh?”

But then, something unique was appearing.

[Imperial souls detained in the vicinity have been detected.]

[They will react to your Imperial Soul.]

[You can add them to the Emperor’s Legion if you release them.]

[You have obtained a hint for Empire Soul Stage 3.]

“Oh ho, this is?”

An unexpected awakening.

Among the souls summoned by Dominitre, there were definitely souls of humans who were once Imperials.

They reacted to my Empire Soul even while being dominated by Dominitre.

“Good, then… Warriors of the Empire, I, the Emperor, command you! Turn your swords against the enemies of the Empire!”

“What?”

The moment the souls turned their swords.

As at least 30% of the souls defected, Dominitre’s face was filled with astonishment.