Curses. What is this? I can't see anything. Damn, have I become blind or am I hallucinating?
What is happening here?
"Sir, don't worry. It's the final step towards obtaining the strain. It usually takes a bit longer.
I didn't expect to resonate with the strain to this extent in such a short time."
"Damn, what are you talking about, you cursed king? I have lost my sight; all I see is darkness. Damn, what a beautiful sight. Hahaha."
Suddenly, my eyes started burning, damn it, not just my eyes but even my right shoulder...
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Now I can see again, what the hell was that? It was truly hellish.
Do I lose my sight every time, or what?
"Red pupils.
Your eyes have turned red, oh cursed leader.
Damn, you look like a demon."
Why are my eyes red? Hmmm, a strange color.
What is this tattoo that appeared on my shoulder? Damn, have I become a demon or something?
"Sir, you possess the lineage of the Catastrophe King. It's a special type, slightly different from the others.
I am certain of it, and that tattoo of yours is half of the Ruin Skull. It has turned out just as the predecessors expected."
From his gaze, I knew that this tattoo is called the Ruin Skull.
It's a tattoo with half of a dark red skull and a long horn not attached to the skull. It looks strange as well, starting with red color and the horn's tip in black.
Damn, I felt a strange sensation from this tattoo and these eyes.
Damn, now my appearance looks sinister. Hahaha.
"So, get ready. Our first step is gathering information before the attack.
I don't fight blindly because I don't trust my own strength yet.
Furthermore, the map indicates that we are close to one of the Great Alliances.
Damn those peace-loving bastards.
The White Wings Alliance: a massive alliance composed of hundreds of powerful empires and factions.
But what's strange is that their goal is to end wars. That's why such a weak empire like ours is not destructive since we are in the Alliance's region.
Damn those bastards. Now that the war has started between the Black Emperor and Emperor Albero, they are bound to intervene."
The two of them were surprised by what I said. They didn't expect the situation to be so complex.
Well, from Jaha's perspective, he didn't care about all this nonsense. I don't know the level of power he obtained in the past, but he seems bored. Hahaha."
Jaha, it seems you have something to tell me."
I looked at him and smiled. It seems he hasn't told me everything yet."
Do you know why we are called the Kings?"
"What? How would I know? Are you playing mind games with me? Let it be known that I don't like this kind of nonsense..."
There was a brief silence, and suddenly, he stood up, and many creatures appeared behind him.
A vast variety of different species.
But the prominent ones were three dominant species.
Demons... Orcs... Elves...
Everyone was kneeling on one knee. Despite the large number, the place was silent. "Sir, my name is King because I am the true ruler of everything inside the First Tower.
And within the First Tower, there are nine large dimensions, resembling independent worlds.
Everything inside is my personal soldiers. With my current power, I can summon some level-one soldiers. Not only me, but all the other kings also have vast armies, and all these armies belong to you, the commander, and we are the generals..."
Damn it, what creatures have I encountered before? did I kill my own soldiers or what? ?????"
"Hahaha, and you didn't think they were your soldiers, and they were attacking you.
You won't be able to understand the situation at the moment."
Damn, the situation was becoming overwhelmingly big. This is not normal at all.
All this power within the system. If that's the case, Mazino eyes sparkled as he discovered something. He smiled and started laughing...
"So, is the other enemy powerful to this extent?"
Jaha spat out the wine he was drinking and looked at me in a strange way.
But he smiled and started laughing like a madman.
"Oh, Commander. It seems you've understood something. But you haven't seen the complete picture.
The enemy. The enemy, ha.
Commander, in your opinion, who is the enemy?"
Jaha began to demonstrate his intellectual games, but this time it seemed intriguing. Who is this enemy? It's a big question. Who is the enemyyyyy?
"Perhaps you won't find the answer. And maybe you'll never find it. But don't tell me that the enemy is the entire world."
Jaha said, looking at me. It seems he truly understands me. He noticed my main goal amidst everything.
But I smiled, "No, my enemy is not the worlds. It's true that my main goal is to destroy the worlds."
I raised my hands to the sky, as if trying to grasp the sun in the scope's sky. Then I clenched my hands as if extinguishing the flame that keeps everything here.
And I screamed, "Damn everything, I am York Mazino! I am the person who will extinguish the world's flame. Hahahaha!"
I burst into a hysterical laughter, hahahaha... This time, shock was clearly visible on Jaha's face. But he said something strange again, "It's not wise to know everything.
He remained silent for a moment and then continued: It's better to know everything at the right time."
"Hahahaha, and who cares about knowledge anyway?
I will destroy knowledge itself someday.
There won't be anyone left to know something. And there won't be anything to be known at all."
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I looked at the army behind me; it seemed to consist of approximately 100,000 mixed soldiers?
Damn it, how am I going to utilize this advantage all of a sudden?
I remembered the tactics we used on Earth, damn it.
"We will ignite the war first. This peace disgusts me.
We can't fight against the Alliance, but it's not like there is no one who can."