Become Overpowered CEO of Hero Clan

Become Overpowered CEO of Hero Clan – 097

As time passed, the expression on the young man with silver hair, Disaster, grew colder. Sensing that the time had come, Master Cheongun revealed a shocking fact.
“Please don’t misunderstand what I’m about to say. I have no intention of obstructing your path, Brother.”
“I wonder. It seems like you’re about to say something quite shocking.”
“To cut to the chase, I provided detailed information about this terrorist operation to the Korean Hero Association.”
– Suaaah. –
In an instant, the air in the restaurant chilled, and the fragile glass and picture frames on the wall shattered. Disaster, with a eerie smile on his lips, ground his teeth together.
“……I barely restrained the urge to rip your mouth apart just now. Ugh, sigh. Go on, speak. I’ll decide later whether to kill you or not.”
“Haha, then listen. They over there are unaware of my true identity. Especially since I’ve signed the Simma oath, they’ll trust my words even more.”
“So, what do we gain from this?”
“The day of deep contemplation! By providing information, we can in turn know how they will move. As someone as astute as Disaster, you must understand what this means.”
“Hmm…… Clever.”
“Korea will never dream that I will inform you of this fact. I only wish for our Dark Redemption Regiment to thrive in East Asia. That’s why I’ve been continuing my mission of infiltrating China for the past 20 years.”
“Now that I’ve heard, you’ve done a lot for me. I hope you can forget about the slip of the tongue earlier.”
“Pardon? Slip of the tongue? What did I hear? Hahaha!”
“Haha, now that I’m indebted to you. I will definitely repay this debt someday. Or do you need my help right away?”
“No. Would I trouble the person about to do something big? Bishops should help each other.”
“I didn’t realize Master Cheongun was such a generous person.”
Dramatically reconciled, they enjoyed the steak, french fries, various vegetables, and spicy stew served by the restaurant owner as if they were puppets being manipulated.
After enjoying wine, Disaster transformed back into his middle-aged appearance, smiling brightly as he left the restaurant.
Alone, Master Cheongun smiled and muttered in a low voice.
“It seems they’ve caught on.”
“Hmm? What do you mean?”
“Our intentions. Those pitiful beings must be annihilated along with the Koreans….”
“Come on, surely not. What we did for him was a fact, right?”
“Disaster is not just a simple villain. Sometimes he’s harder to read than the pope. I have that feeling now.”
“Is that so? But even if that’s true, what can he do? He’ll be too busy taking care of himself for a while. By the time he can cause us trouble, you’ll already be the uncontested leader, the Murim Leader.”
– Swoosh. –
Damwol gentle hand gently covered Master Cheongun’s cheek, then he smiled and embraced her waist.
“Kyuahh! Who did this!”
The bewildered restaurant owner regained his senses a few hours later, as if having a seizure, with the memories of the past few hours disappearing like a dream, not even knowing who had visited the restaurant.
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A drop.
Cold sweat streamed down my forehead. I took a deep breath and cautiously pressed the enter button on the hologram screen.
[Analyzing…]
[Please wait a moment.]
I trembled. This time, it felt good.
Within the complex design of the machine inside the hologram screen, lines and shapes intersected to form a geometric balance. The circuits were intertwined like a kind of developer language, forming individual triggers, or magical formulas, which in turn supported and connected each other to create a series of algorithms.
‘I made this.’
The subtle gap between my own ego and the essence of Isaac, receiving adjustments from the system, created a delicate gap.
I made this complicated thing. With the body of Mental Breakdown leading the way, I’ve come a long way.
[Analysis complete.]
[No errors.]
“Phew.”
While feeling proud that I had created the complicated blueprint, which was like an exclusive item for highly educated individuals, my head, adjusted with charisma and daily skills, finally certified me as a professional mage engineer.
My heart fluttered.
Just now, I succeeded in creating a blueprint to convert the base ‘Bloody Nightmare Hero Suit’ I was wearing into a rechargeable form.
I could clearly feel hormones being secreted in my body. A vague sense of satisfaction rose in my throat.
With this blueprint, if I succeed in making the base, Isaac’s utility will skyrocket.
‘It will be a job to find a core that suits me.’
I had selected a few effective options.
[Reduction in consumption of special resources.]
[Increase in maximum capacity of special resources.]
[Increase in recovery rate of special resources.]
[Increase in duration of beneficial effects.]
[Increase in power of beneficial effects.]
In addition, there are various other effective options. Although the values may be insufficient for Tier 1 items, as the tier increases, the utility of Final Finish will be significantly enhanced.
Perhaps someday it may be possible to ‘infinitely’ sustain Final Finish. However, this story is about having nearly achieved the perfect optimal setting.
“It’s almost all here.”
The spot was slowly becoming ripe for the fruit of Laheinauel. It was our top priority medicine that we needed to bring along on this journey.
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Two hours later.
– Suaaaaah…! –
A unique energy wave began to spread on the outskirts of the Screaming Lands. Various species of monsters living in the area instinctively tried to find the source of the unique energy wave.
“Gwaaaah!”
“Kraaah!”
Before long, hundreds of monster packs gathered and began a group fight to claim the special red ore emitting the unique energy wave.
Interestingly, there were no ordinary species among the monsters, all were rare variants. Some of them were large champions, so even the variants hesitated to attack them recklessly, considering their lives.
Naturally, the red ores returned to the champion-level monsters. The variants, who tried to take the ores without fear, were all killed by the champions.
Only the strong could take high-quality prey, it was the natural order.
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The twisted branches growing at the top of the cone-shaped giant tree were intricately intertwined, forming a shape resembling a crown. The faint green hue at the ends of the branches gradually changed to a silvery color over time, and during sunset, it emitted a brilliant crimson light.
The crimson fruits had an irregular shape, and soon, they sparkled with a black gloss as if embracing the Milky Way in the night sky.
– Crack! –
“Kreuuaah!”
It was at that moment that a thin line was drawn on the head of the grotesque plant guarding the mysterious tree.
The grotesque plant immediately spread a strong acidic mucus in all directions, opening its flower-like mouth.
– Chiiii. –
As the mucus touched the grassy field, it melted away like water. Moreover, dozens of tentacles that were rooted around the grotesque plant rose up all at once, trying to strike down the wolf-shaped monster that was approaching them.
– Chajajak! –
However, the tentacles were blocked by silver flashes weaving through the air. While the tough tentacles weren’t easily severed, most of them lost their strength and couldn’t stop the wolf monster.
– Kwaduk! –
The wolf-shaped monster, which had closed the distance in an instant, bit and shook the stem directly beneath the grotesque plant’s mouth. The identity of the wolf monster was none other than the hero, Hwang Man-deuk.
– Whirrrick! –
However, the grotesque plant was not the only one under attack. The tentacles had wrapped around Hwang Man-deuk in his Werewolf form. However, the bound Hwang Man-deuk didn’t seem to care and transformed into a Werebear, using his heavy front paws to hold the grotesque plant’s mouth shut, preventing it from moving.
Then, as if on cue, a red laser beam shot towards the grotesque plant.
– Chiiii. –
“Kweee!”
The grotesque plant thrashed its tentacles as if in a tantrum. Most of them hit nothing but air, but some hit Hwang Man-deuk’s back, causing the skin to burst as if hit by a sharp object several times.
– Uuuung. –
At that moment, a golden wave gently enveloped Hwang Man-deuk. With renewed strength and bite force, the Werebear held the plant stem that had been shaking wildly due to the laser beam directly in front of the laser beam.
– Ziiiiing! –
The laser beam pierced through the grotesque plant’s mouth. The plant, now lifeless, slumped over and could no longer move. The agile young inspector, Hero Yeo jin-soo, hurriedly climbed up the peculiar tree and began carefully picking the Milky Way-colored fruits hanging from the branches.
– Gweee! –
– Kieee…… –
Even as this happened, in the distance, the screams of monsters could be heard. The rare variants and champion monsters had all gathered around the energy wave emitted by the crystal of corruption set up in advance.
Only the grotesque plants deeply rooted in the ground were left to guard the fruit.
“We’ve got everything!”
“Let’s return.”
Led by Hwang Man-deuk, the members quickly returned to the Nexus Jet. They didn’t forget to gather the by-products from the champion-level grotesque plant.
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Meanwhile, as the members were harvesting the Lahenauel Fruit, Isaac was staring intently at a floating fireball in front of him.
The fireball was the result of the fusion of the refined Ifrit’s ember and the Wendia Lord’s gemstone.
He had simply pressed the ‘Yes’ button to combine the two items when a sudden event occurred. As a result, the consciousness remaining in the gemstone was transferred to the Ifrit’s ember, and the Wendia Lord was reborn as a small fire fairy in a flash.
“Is the memory intact?”
[Yes. The master also knew the ritual of divorce.]
More surprising than this phenomenon was the reaction of the Ifrit. He had planned to deliver the ‘Divorce Ritual’, modified to allow the possession of the initiator’s ego, to Isaac, in order to explore his body.
However, without any preparation, the ritual unfolded and, in an instant, became Isaac’s summon. Overwhelmed by the compulsion of the ritual, the young Ifrit came to serve Isaac’s as a ‘master’ and realized that he could no longer resist his commands. Thousands of years of wisdom became meaningless.
– Kkangchung. Kkangchung. –
As if wanting to befriend the small fireball, Gunggi jumped in place, shaking its front paws. Seeing this, Isaac nodded slightly, seemingly relieved.
“Rest.”
– Swooong. –
The tiny fireball turned into a spirit and entered Isaac’s body. As the fireball disappeared, the exhausted Gunggi nestled on Isaac’s forehead and fell into a deep sleep.
With the sudden addition of another summon to take care of, Isaac conducted self-feedback on why this phenomenon occurred.
– Ziing. –
Just as he was about to wrap up his thoughts, the members returned. Their faces were filled with a deep sense of accomplishment.
“We’ve obtained a total of six fruits.”
“Good job.”
Isaac placed Lahenauel Fruit, intermediate magic gems, and the by-products of the champion-level grotesque plant into his inventory, all received from Hwang Man-deuk.
Especially the Lahenauel Fruit were valuable medicines worth at least 20 billion each, so the members’ faces were bright with smiles.
Seo Eun-ha, whose personality was just like Isaac’s, quietly opened her notebook and calculated the expected settlement amount. She showed the qualities of a budding investor by diversifying a significant portion of the sizable settlement amount into real estate, stocks, and cryptocurrency.
– Ahhhhhh. –
“Oh! Gives me chills.”
“Screams! A phenomenon from the Screaming Land!”
As Isaac wrestled with his new summon, the members can’t help but let their imaginations run wild.
Somewhere, a chilling scream echoed. The sound faintly reverberated from all directions, making it impossible to determine its origin even with the Nexus Jet’s sonar detector.
Even after scanning hundreds of kilometers in all directions with the radar, there were no dangerous creatures except for the distant Lord-class Ligno Giant.
Feeling uneasy, Isaac hurried the flight. The Nexus Jet roared as it soared into the sky, soon stretching out over the night sky.
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Underneath a giant purple tree.
A man with green hair, gazing down at the land of screaming night, cocked his head.
– Geeeeee!!! –
The scream of a monstrous creature, as if carrying all the world’s grudges on its shoulders, spread far and wide. However, the man with green hair smiled faintly, as if satisfied with the mysterious phenomenon, and breathed in the eerie night breeze.
“It’s time.”