He Became The Most Insane Emperor Of All Time [EN]: Chapter 270

I Became the Greatest Crazy Emperor – Episode 270

I Became the Greatest Crazy Emperor 270

The undead on the ground were wielding swords and firing guns at each other, locked in a desperate battle.

Since they were beings who didn’t fear death, the fighting was exceptionally violent and brutal.

“They’re fighting each other… I don’t know why, but this is definitely working in my favor.”

Beyond the Dark Portal, such a scenario was unimaginable.

After all, considering the sheer number of undead they were sending, how could they have predicted a civil war breaking out amongst them?

But on the other hand, it also meant they had the *yoyuu* [余裕, Japanese for leeway or余裕] to launch an attack even with internal strife brewing in the background.

However, even with that being the case, there was no logical reason to launch an unreasonable offensive with enemies at their back…….

“That means there must be a compelling reason. I need to find out what it is.”

How to find out? Of course, by assisting the undead who appear to be on ‘our side.’

Of course, it’s questionable who is actually an ally, or if there even *are* any true allies, but at least one faction seemed somewhat different.

“Keep resisting! We must be free from these false lords of death!”

“Waaaaaaaah!”

The other side remained silent, like typical undead, as if simply obeying orders.

In contrast, the first group was shouting and trying to boost morale, like living humans trapped in undead bodies.

Clearly, the latter was different. Undead were generally only manipulated by the lords of death.

So, it seemed best to support them for now.

[Silvatein Humanoid Type – Fully Armed Deployment]

Clank- Clank-

I had upgraded Silvatein’s armaments at Galvar’s armory beforehand.

Until now, there were no proper additional armaments or sub-armaments other than the Silvan Cannon, but that was about to change.

After fully deploying all armaments, I immediately dove towards the ground.

[Multiple Quantum Energy Barrage Deployment]

Tudududududut-

As if firing a machine gun, I unleashed a barrage of energy bullets across the entire area of my descent.

The bullets, which converted Imperial Souls into quantum energy, were each equivalent to a high-caliber, high-penetration machine gun round.

The infantry-sized undead caught in the barrage were torn to shreds and scattered.

That alone suppressed the area, but after landing, I switched armaments.

[Elemental Strike Deployment]

[Energy is being supplied from the Spirit Realm.]

Silvatein could utilize all energy sources connected to me as attack resources.

Imperial Soul, Dark Energy, Spirit Realm, Hell.

The armaments varied depending on the energy source.

-Whoosh!

-Crackle!

-Rumble!

Flames erupted, and ice spears flew in all directions. Intense electric shocks incinerated everything nearby.

The power of the Spirit Realm was the most intuitive and specialized in wide-area attacks. Thanks to that, the hordes of small undead that were everywhere were completely swept away.

“The small fries are all gone. Are the rest elites?”

But there were different levels of undead. More solidly reconstructed elite undead, or undead giants, were too powerful to be effectively dealt with by wide-area attacks.

[Switching to Hell Energy]

[Hell Laser Cannon Deployment]

Therefore, I switched the energy type. Hellfire energy was supplied from the Hell dimension through Silver Rose.

The energy, heated to its absolute limit, was gathered into a single point and manifested as a laser beam.

Kwakwakwakwang!

The blazing red laser beam scorched the horizon as if drawing a line across it.

The elite undead, who had endured until now, suffered devastating damage.

Then, the hostile undead seemed to realize they could no longer fight and began to retreat.

Of course, it wasn’t a retreat born of fear, but a mechanical, programmed withdrawal.

I could have chased and tormented them further, but I decided against it for now.

Because gathering information about the ‘other’ undead was more important.

“You are… surely the one who defeated Pestras.”

Before I could even ask a question, the undead knight who had been encouraging his troops approached me and spoke.

“You recognize me?”

“I have no choice but to recognize you. Because of you… we regained our will.”

“Hmm? Because of me?”

I hadn’t particularly liberated any undead.

I had no idea why he was saying this. But the undead knight nodded and said,

“Yes. You destroyed the Fountain of Life that Pestras possessed.”

“Ah, that was… just something that happened in passing. Besides, that Fountain of Life wasn’t complete, was it?”

When I defeated the undead lord Pestras in the Darklands, I destroyed the corrupted Fountain of Life he had created while destroying his Death Relic.

Could that be related to their regaining their will? But as I recall, that Fountain of Life was incomplete.

Because he used that fountain to create all sorts of twisted undead.

“That’s right. It wasn’t a complete Fountain of Life. So, even though we regained our will, we didn’t fully come back to life.”

“You’re saying that you regained your will when that fountain was destroyed?”

“That’s right. As you can see, we have regained our free will.”

I don’t know exactly how it happened, but that Fountain of Life clearly possessed a powerful force, so it wouldn’t be strange if it had such an effect.

“When the water from the destroyed fountain flowed into the Darklands, it affected us there. Many undead besides us have regained their will…….”

“But you seem to be under attack. Naturally, by the lords of death, right?”

In that case, the lords of death would naturally try to regain control of them or silence them.

To them, they are a kind of rebel.

But then a question arose.

“They are attacking the Empire now. Why are they pushing the attack with rebels in the rear?”

“That is also due to the aftermath of the fountain’s destruction. The unstable power flowing out from the destroyed fountain continues to create undead who have regained their will.”

It seemed that my destruction of the fountain had a significant impact on the Darklands.

But that alone is not enough to justify the resumption of the attack on the Empire. Did they want something from us?

“It’s because of the last Fountain of Life in your land.”

“That one? Why are they looking for that? It would be incompatible with the undead, wouldn’t it?”

“That’s true when it’s purified. But after corrupting it, it can be used to strengthen the power of death.”

So… they were planning to use the fountain to eliminate the anomaly that was reawakening the will of the undead.

Of course, I couldn’t let that happen. That fountain was like a social experiment bomb planted by Pestras.

If I let them overuse the fountain’s power, a plague of death would spread. I could never let them take it.

“Is that why they launched such a blitzkrieg? Regardless of victory or defeat, as long as they take the fountain, that’s all that matters.”

It’s a win-win situation that not only solves the problem in the Darklands but also inflicts serious damage on the Empire.

Of course, now that I’ve found out, I’m never going to let that happen.

“Thank you. That was very valuable information. It’s not much of a reward, but is there anything you want?”

“We need help, Emperor. We must be freed from those false lords.”

“You call them false lords? Why?”

Come to think of it, that part bothered me. Why would those who had just regained their will call them false?

“Because they broke the laws of the Darklands.”

“The laws of the Darklands?”

“Originally, the Darklands weren’t like this. This appearance, full of only death and no life…….”

“Then what did it originally look like?”

“Originally… it sought a balance between life and death. It tried to govern the death spreading in this land as a balance.”

The knight’s words reminded me of Vostok.

He spoke of the balance between life and death. I had never asked him about it in detail, but perhaps it was related to this incident?

“But soon there were those who broke that balance… that is the current lords. They succumbed to the temptation of the power of death and annihilated the life of this land.”

So that’s why this land became a land of death.

I couldn’t know more details, but it meant that this land wasn’t originally like this.

“I see. I understand that you are hostile to them. So, all I have to do is kill them?”

“It won’t be easy to defeat them all.”

“Well, I know that too. They are difficult to defeat unless you find the Death Relic. But that doesn’t matter anymore.”

If I know the approximate location of the relic, I now have the power to blow away the coordinates themselves.

They’ll be in big trouble if they only trust in the immortality the relic gives them.

“No, it won’t be that easy.”

“Why do you think so?”

“You are certainly powerful. I can tell because I saw you fighting just now. But the lords of death have also prepared for that…….”

I was suddenly surprised by that fact, but in a way, it was natural.

Just as I am increasing and strengthening my power, there is no reason why the enemies shouldn’t do the same.

Moreover, there was a creator god behind them. There was little chance that the creator god, who can create anything, didn’t give them something.

“Now they don’t just rely on the power of the relic. They are supported by the power of death that is rampant throughout this land.”

“Then…….”

“I’m not underestimating your power… but even if you challenge them, you probably won’t be able to kill them.”

“Because of the power of this land, they will be resurrected even if they are killed… is that what you mean?”

Certainly, if that’s the case, finding and killing them here would be meaningless.

This is messing up my original plan…….

“That’s troublesome. I have no way to kill them like this.”

“There is only one way, Emperor.”

“What is it?”

“You already have it. Another Fountain of Life. You can use it to purify this land.”

“But that’s…….”

“That’s right. The lords of death are aiming for it. But that is also the only way to defeat them.”

“…….”

It was a problem that I couldn’t help but worry about.

What the enemies are aiming for is also a weapon that can defeat the enemies… If used incorrectly, it would only end up giving the enemies what they want.

But there weren’t many options to choose from here. As long as what he said was true, even if I killed the lords of death, they would be resurrected.

“I should go back first. I need to find out how to purify this place using the power of the fountain.”

As the undead knight said, I decided to purify this land with the power of the fountain and returned to the Empire to find a way.