Dimensional Sovereign Chapter 54:
Chapter 54: Rise in War Capabilities (1)
The inside of the room was quiet for a moment .
Not all of them were killed by Kang-jun but the sovereigns waiting at the resurrection gem were afraid of him .
This was training . While the red moon was up, they couldn’t kill each other . But someday in the future, they were bound to encounter each other .
The sovereigns’ fate!
They feared being defeated by Sovereign Lucan and being dragged to **** .
Then Heksia clapped and said .
“Hohoho! Don’t be shaken by something like this . It is just the beginning . In the future there will be many unlucky sovereigns among you . ”
She continued .
“Have you forgotten? You have the ability to become stronger as you fight monsters and win . "
The eyes of the sovereigns were revived .
That’s right .
They knew they could become stronger through levelling up .
In the meantime, they had avoided direct combat and only moved the troops . Therefore, the thought of fighting started to fascinate them .
In particular, the eyes of Zenith, Hardis and Avia who were killed by Kang-jun were filled with desire .
‘Lucan! If I don’t defeat him then I will be the one dying . ’
‘Euh! It is really unbelievable . What type of skill did he get to become so strong?’
‘Bah! You were lucky, Lucan . Next time I will win . ’
Kang-jun inwardly laughed as he watched the sovereigns’ reaction
It was difficult for the other sovereigns because they hadn’t been interested in fighting monsters to raise their level .
But thanks to Heksia’s words, the sovereigns were filled with fighting spirit .
The people who used money to raise troops were determined to fight the monsters directly .
Of course, it didn’t matter .
Kang-jun had no intention of coming second to any of them .
Then Heksia turned towards Kang-jun and smiled .
"Sovereign Lucan, you won . As promised, you will be rewarded . ”
[You have earned 50 red moon achievement points . ]
[Red Moon Achievement Points: 150]
As she said, Kang-jun’s official points had increased by 50 to 150 points .
At that moment, a new mission appeared in front of Kang-jun .
[Mission 11] Gain 300 red moon achievement points .
-Compensation: Experience, 4,000 nodes, 30 small moonstones .
The mission this time was to gain a certain amount of points .
300 points .
It was possible if he achieved 150 more points in the future .
Heksia gazed at Kang-jun and declared .
“Sovereign Lucan! Until the next battle, you will be the total sovereign of this army . ”
“Total sovereign?”
"It means you will be the leader of the sovereigns . Of course, it is just a formality so you don’t have to worry about it . Unless I tell you otherwise, most of the battles can be considered individual ones . ”
"I see . ”
The expressions of the sovereigns at the resurrection jewel distorted . Despite it being a formality, they found it hard to accept Kang-jun as their leader .
However, they couldn’t complain since he won .
It was training but Kang-jun was the winner and they were defeated .
They couldn’t grumble outright .
"Now that you have finished the training, shall we go practice? Before that, I have to tell you one thing . ”
Heksia took something out from her pocket .
It was a small stone that shone red like a ruby .
"Sometimes you will be able to get a moonstone that looks like this when hunting the troops of the Second Demon King . If you bring this to the army headquarters, a small moonstone will give one point . A large one will give three achievement points . ”
The eyes of the sovereigns shone .
Moonstone!
They could get achievement points by exchanging the stones .
In the world of the red moon, achievement points were equivalent to their lives .
More achievement points would give bigger rewards, making it likely that they would become a foundation in the real world .
They should obtain lots of moonstones!
In order to do that, they had to kill many monsters!
The eyes of the sovereigns were burning .
Heksia nodded at the sovereigns .
“Excellent . If you maintain that attitude until the end then the red moon will be a great opportunity . ”
Then she chanted a spell .
Chu chu chu .
At that moment, a magic circle appeared in the centre of the room . Heksia’s eyes lit up .
"Now we will go and fight directly with the Second Demon King’s men . Are you ready?”
Kang-jun simply nodded . The other sovereigns were tense but approached the magic circle that would move them to the battlefield .
The battle wouldn’t be a training exercise so their competitive spirit started burning .
Heksia smiled .
"Then we will now move to the battlefield . Everyone enter the circle . ”
As soon as her words were over, the 40 sovereigns including Kang-jun entered the circle .
Hwaaak! Hwaaaack!
The magic circle glowed and they were moved somewhere else .
“Kikikiki!”
"Ggeug ggeug ggeug!"
What was this eerie laughter?
After being moved by the magic circle, he saw a red resurrection gem similar to the one at the army headquarters .
The gem was surrounded by a giant shield that stretched out dozens of metres around it, and the area was crawling with dozens of monsters with tentacles .
Their heights varied from three metres to 10 metres .
Kwang! Kwa kwang!
Dudududu . Kukukukwang!
The tentacles struck the shield and the space shook .
There were approximately 100 tentacle monsters .
The sovereigns sensed right away that the monsters were their enemies . Most of the people filled with fighting spirit stiffened .
On the other hand, Kang-jun was detached .
They looked similar to Kajel . He had already dealt with it once so he knew what to do .
‘They look weaker than Kajel . ’
Of course, that was their individual attack power . It would be dangerous for Kang-jun to fight 100 tentacle monsters .
However, he wasn’t alone . There were 40 sovereigns .
Heksia turned to them and said .
"I will reduce the range of the rear shield for a while . After that, the battle will begin . Brace yourselves . If you get caught in their tentacles then it will be the end . ”
Even without her words, the sovereigns were looking at the tentacle monsters with a wary look .
It was like fighting monsters with dozens of arms . Some of them would prefer fighting an ogre or minotaur .
"Take care of yourself in the battle! There is no need to listen to anyone’s commands . Each one of you will have to exert your own strength . ”
Heksia continued .
"If you get injured then run quickly . If you hold your breath then your body will be restored . Of course, it isn’t for free . One point will be deducted . However, it is better than losing 10 points when you are killed . ”
At the end of her speech, the shield started to shrink at a rapid pace . The monsters gained momentum and neared them . They started to flock from every direction .
"The battle has begun so what are you doing? Of course, those who are afraid of fighting can stay close to the gem . This is a safe zone . ”
Heksia said with a laugh .
"However, there is a chance that you might face a disaster later on . I won’t force anybody to fight . Everything is your own choice . Then I will leave it to you . ”
Heksia disappeared after that .
If they were afraid of fighting then they could stay there .
But none of the sovereigns stayed near the resurrection gem .
If they stayed in the safe zone, they wouldn’t die but they also wouldn’t get any achievements .
Kang-jun ran silently in the lead .
Zenith followed right behind him .
"Hahaha! How can I fear such things as a sovereign?”
Next was Hardis . He also wasn’t afraid .
"They will be the ones to raise my level . ”
“Hohoho! If you are afraid of such things then you don’t deserve to be a sovereign . "
Avia rushed forward with her spear .
The other sovereigns grabbed their weapons and ran out .
They were prepared to use their monsters to raise their levels .
However, fighting the monsters wasn’t simply a matter of determination .
Without skills, it was just mere bravado .
Flash! Sukeok!
“Kyaaak!”
Kang-jun use Heavenly Cut against one of the 10 metre tall monsters .
[89 nodes have been gained . ]
[One small moonstone has been acquired . ]
Next was a three metre tall monster . This time he didn’t use the skill as he carefully avoided the tentacles and slashed the body .
Puok!
“Kkack!”
[54 nodes have been gained . ]
His black magic energy wasn’t unlimited so he couldn’t abuse the skill .
The relatively small monsters didn’t require a skill so he only used Heavenly Cut against those that were five metres or taller .
But unlike Kang-jun who was hunting in a leisurely manner, most of the sovereigns were struggling with the tentacles .
“Kikikik! The prey has come to me!”
"Ack!"
"Ggeug ggeug ggeug! How ludicrous!”
"Kuaaaak!"
In the meantime, many entered the mouths of the creatures and died by being eaten .
Of course, they were instantly resurrected at the gem . Some of them rushed straight out again while others panicked and stayed in the safe zone .
Chwack! Chwack!
"Aack!"
Another person became a victim . The sovereign screamed as dozens of tentacles wrapped around him and he was dragged into the monster’s mouth .
“Wahh! Help me!”
“Ohh! T-this is terrible!”
A sovereign had their eyeballs plucked out, another who had their arms cut off rushed back to the gem and there was even a sovereign with their head torn off . . .
It was just like **** .
Even so, the sovereigns fought fiercely with the monsters .
In the meantime, those who managed to level up had noticeably faster movements .
The unusual thing was that most sovereigns started to move in a team instead of alone!
Three or four sovereigns gathered in a team to deal with the monsters .
Their pride wasn’t important right now .
As sovereigns, someday they would have to aim their swords at each other . But for now, they would join forces to try and survive .
However, Kang-jun worked completely alone .
He was the leader but Heksia said that today was an individual battle . It wasn’t necessary for him to command the sovereigns .
They chose to form a team but Kang-jun decided to fight alone .
He was sufficient alone and it would be cumbersome to form a team . He would need to waste time taking care of his team members .
Of course, many of the sovereigns fought near Kang-jun and used sly methods . If they couldn’t handle a monster then they would lure it to Kang-jun .
Those creatures would then be killed by Kang-jun’s sword .
Kang-jun didn’t do it to help the sovereigns, but to kill the monsters .
Leaving the sovereigns to die was also a method . The achievement points of rival sovereigns could be shaved away .
However, Kang-jun would rather kill a monster to gain experience to raise his level .
The sovereigns took care of luring the mobs to him so he didn’t need to bother .
'By the way, my level hasn’t risen . ’
After reaching Lv19, his experience seemed to rise less quickly .
Although they weren’t as strong as Kajel, he had already killed 20 monsters yet his level hasn’t risen .
He obtained 11 moonstones during that time . They were all small . If he brought them to the army headquarters then it would be 11 achievement points .
Lv . 19 (Exp 96 . 32%)
He didn’t have much experience left to gain on the gauge . Hunting one or two more would make him level up!
“Aaaah! H-help me!”
“Kikikiki!”
As soon as a sovereign encountered a huge monster, he ran to the place where Kang-jun was . Kang-jun rushed forward without hesitation and used Heavenly Cut .
Flash! Sukeok!
“Kyaaak!”
[81 nodes have been gained . ]
[One small moonstone has been acquired . ]
At that moment .
[Your level has risen . ]
‘Haha! Finally level up!'
He broke through Lv19 and reached Lv20 .
[Your war ability has increased to intermediate level . ]
[From now on, all black magic energy will be restored when you level up . ]
'Intermediate war ability?’
After reaching Lv20, his war ability rose to the intermediate level . So far, it had been beginner level .
However, the next message to appear was astonishing .
‘Black magic energy recovery?’
In the meantime, his black magic energy had stayed the same even when he levelled up . It was only possible to restore it by absorbing people’s energy in reality or through potions .
Now it was also possible through levelling up .