Become Overpowered CEO of Hero Clan

Become Overpowered CEO of Hero Clan – 141

Earth Flower Party
Passing by the quietly nestled signboard, a beautifully arranged flower garden came into view.
Yellow, red, and vibrant colors grew in a delightful array.
At Earth Flower Party, where the mentally broken Baek Hwa-ran was barely holding on to life, God Hand and the Sword Emperor had already arrived.
“Welcome.”
Isaac gave a slight nod in response to the polite greetings from the two elders. Despite his seemingly nonchalant attitude, they welcomed him with warm smiles.
“Haha, my chest still feels sore.”
“Come on, you should know better than to challenge someone like that. Tsk tsk, you’re obsessed with the sword. You knew you’d be humiliated, yet you still caused such a fuss.”
“Stop whining. You’re still the Sword Emperor.”
“Hahaha! That’s right. Hearing that from you, Isaac, gives me newfound strength.”
Since their friendly duel, the Sword Emperor’s attitude towards Isaac had become noticeably more relaxed and friendly.
“Let’s go inside.”
After finishing the small talk with the elders, Isaac entered Earth Flower Party. Inside, expensive magic engineer equipment and the magic engineers and doctors managing them were already set up.
‘Is that it?’
Baek Hwa-ran, deeply asleep, lay opposite two beds inscribed with complex magical formulas.
Following them in, God Hand spoke solemnly.
“When the time comes, I will perform the purification ritual from the outside, while Eun-ha will do so from the inside. We will constantly monitor vitals, and if any issues arise, we will immediately halt the dive. Additionally, we will continuously interpret the dream from the outside and relay the information to you. Please pay close attention to the phenomena occurring within the mental world.”
“Understood. Let’s begin right away.”
God Hand held his granddaughter Seo Eun-ha’s hand tightly, adding a few more words of advice. He seemed deeply concerned about his inexperienced granddaughter.
“It is an infinite honor to be working with you.”
“I will do my utmost to fulfill this mission.”
Shaking hands with the personnel responsible for the healers’ safety, Isaac and Seo Eun-ha lay down on the beds as briefed by the magic engineer engineer, relaxing their muscles.
‘Why am I suddenly scared?’
A moment later, he felt his body floating, and then his consciousness began to sink.
Huuuung.
The lighting changed from bright white to a grayish hue.
Confirming that no one else was around, Isaac realized he was already inside the dream.
“Leader?”
“Yes, we’ve entered the first stage.”
The real game was about to begin.
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Golden sunlight poured over the vast green prairie.
The wide sky stretched over the sea of green grass, and the swaying breeze rustled through the foliage.
Various wildflowers adorned a corner of the prairie like a scattered rainbow, displaying a colorful palette.
In the middle of the prairie, where the songs of birds and the whispers of the wind harmonized, a beast with sharp teeth sprinted at full speed.
Swoosh!
The prey being chased by the beast was a rhinoceros-like monster, appearing twice its size.
Crunch!
The beast pounced on its prey, sinking its sharp teeth into the rhinoceros monster’s neck, showcasing its powerful bite that didn’t let go despite the monster’s immense strength.
Thud.
The beast emerged victorious. Panting heavily, it finally got to enjoy its meal.
Rooooar──!
At that moment, a high concentration of negative energy exploded from the other side of the prairie.
“Grrr!”
Exposed to the negative energy, the beast staggered and collapsed, unable to move.
Caught in an unexpected phenomenon, the beast lost its life in vain.
Boom!
A series of explosions followed.
In the middle of the battlefield, where several craters had formed, a lion monster, 8 meters long, roared with a sound that seemed to shake the world.
“Roaaarrr!”
The negative energy emitted by the lion spread over several kilometers, instilling fear in the monsters that made up the prairie’s ecosystem.
Only a few high-tier monsters in the vicinity managed to stay conscious, while the majority collapsed as if fainting, never to rise again.
“Grrr.”
In the direction the lion monster was guarding, a silver-haired boy stood with a meaningful smile.
Amazingly, the boy stood firm on two legs, unaffected by the lion monster’s roar.
“It seemed like a pretty good offer. You’d become the first grand general of my monster army.”
“Silence! You lowly human from the adjacent realm. I, the Lion King, will carve out your magic stone and chew it to pieces, for the honor of my name!”
“That would be problematic. I have no intention of dying before I achieve my revenge.”
“Hmph! It seems your so-called mind control techniques don’t work on those of equal rank. Making me kill the warriors of the prairie with my own hands… Don’t think you’ll die peacefully!”
Swoosh!
Clang―.
The Lion King’s claws clashed with the boy’s fist. Despite the Lion King, an emperor-class monster, swinging its claws with full force, their strength was evenly matched.
Whir― Boom!
Suddenly, the space between them twisted, and the Lion King was caught in a shockwave and sent flying.
The boy didn’t miss the opportunity and closed the distance with a mysterious movement, thrusting his fist forward. Strangely, the air seemed to rupture slightly with his punch.
Clang!
“Ugh!”
The Lion King’s large eyes darted around in disbelief, unable to accept that he was being overpowered.
Whir― Crack!
Fine cracks appeared in the space around the Lion King. The spatial collapse phenomenon rapidly expanded, pressing and pushing everything around it.
“Grrr! Aaaah!”
Crackle!
A terrible tearing sound covered the prairie as the Lion King, enveloped in blood-red negative energy waves, escaped from the mysterious spatial technique. His eyes gleamed with madness.
“You handle spatial techniques quite annoyingly. Don’t blame me for what happens next.”
Whistle―.
Roar…!
A dark red specter rose from the Lion King’s back. His eyes turned a deep crimson, almost blood-red.
Rumble!
The dark red specter that formed over the Lion King’s body grew to twice his size.
As the specter roared in unison with the Lion King, a dark red pillar shot up into the sky. The once blue sky was tainted with blood-red hues, intermittently bursting with dark lightning.
“Grrr, hahaha!”
“Thought-Form Manifestation! But… it’s incomplete. You’ve sacrificed some of your intelligence to materialize a part of your original thought-form.”
Slash―.
Boom!
In the blink of an eye, the Lion King, now carrying the specter on his back, charged. The silver-haired boy hastily crossed his arms, deploying a blue shield.
Crack!
Even as he was pushed back, the silver-haired boy maintained a sinister smile. He continued to deploy blue shields to block the dark red claws, but eventually, his strength waned, revealing a gap.
Swoosh!
Slash―.
As he blocked the Lion King’s claws, the specter’s claws simultaneously aimed for the boy’s back.
“Stop.”
At the critical moment, a black aura erupted from the silver-haired boy.
Crackle―.
Neither the Lion King’s body nor the specter’s claws could tear the boy apart. The Lion King’s massive body trembled as if frozen, unable to move from its spot.
The bizarre standoff between the boy and the Lion King lasted for a full hour.
The blood-red eyes of the Lion King eventually dulled, becoming as emotionless as a machine. Simultaneously, the blood-red specter was reabsorbed into the Lion King’s body.
The silver-haired boy approached the Lion King and gently stroked his lush mane.
“From now on, you are my grand general.”
“…”
“I’ll give you a month. Gather the warriors of the prairie. Our next destination is the ice fortress of the polar region.”
Step. Step.
Following the boy’s command, the Lion King lumbered off, disappearing beyond the green foliage of the prairie.
Rumble.
A streak of lightning split the darkened sky.
The boy, with a sinister smile, murmured in a weary voice.
“To bring about the end of humanity… I need at least five rulers under my command. Please wait for me… I will take your lives someday.”
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Earth Flower Party.
Baek Hwa-ran’s room.
Beep―.
Beep―.
A faint mechanical sound emanated from the complex machinery with blinking green lights, and the vital signs monitor beeped intermittently.
The vital signs of the three people lying on the beds were quite stable. The anesthesiologist never took their eyes off the vital signs monitor.
The magic engineer engineer also bit his lip, periodically moving his hands with precision. His eyes were fixed on the hologram screen displaying the healer’s perspective.
The dreamscape constantly shifted. After triggering a deeper level of the dream from the empty Baek family palace, a maze-like hanok village appeared, and a tense chase unfolded in a twisted amusement park filled with armed warriors moving like ghosts.
The Sword Emperor and God Hand silently observed the entire process.
Both of them alternated between checking the hologram screen and the vital signs with serious and sharp expressions.
In the dream, Isaac soon collected all five ‘Lost Memory Fragments’ with young Baek Hwa-ran and Seo Eun-ha.
Remarkably, he managed to break through the patterns easily, even with the penalty of restricted magic use.
He smoothly navigated through sections that had troubled even the Sword Emperor and the Crimson Titan.
As the dangerous section ended, God Hand let out a sigh of relief.
“Phew, I didn’t expect you to be so adept at diving.”
“To think he came up with a solution as soon as he was caught in the nightmare. This isn’t something that can be solved just by having a lot of combat experience… His quick thinking is almost uncanny.”
Whir―.
God Hand gathered radiant light in his right hand and applied a precise magical formula to Baek Hwa-ran’s head.
A thick beam of light shot up into the dark sky of the amusement park displayed on the hologram screen. Isaac’s voice came through the screen.
―Confirmed.
Isaac retraced his steps, avoiding the pursuers. He headed straight towards the beam of light.
Once again, Isaac perfectly evaded the pursuers and fitted the five star fragments he had painstakingly collected into the puzzle board.
As the puzzle completed, it began to glow and slowly transformed into a photograph against a starlit background.
The photograph depicted a white-haired girl happily riding on the shoulders of a sturdy middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man was none other than Baek Mu-seong, the Sword Emperor.
“She still remembers her father and has been holding on well.”
“…”
The Sword Emperor silently lowered his head.
As the photograph brightened and the trigger activated, the screen’s view suddenly plunged downward, dropping into a raging storm.
“We’ve reached the boundary of the fourth stage and the subconscious.”
“If it’s Isaac, he’ll handle it.”
Squeeze.
The Sword Emperor’s fist clenched tightly. The experts working alongside him swallowed hard, their eyes glued to the screen.
“What about the stimulants?”
“They’re ready.”
“Administer them as soon as they reach their limit.”
“Understood.”
The anesthesiologist shifted their focus entirely to monitoring the vital signs of the three individuals.
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The darkness deepened. Thick lightning cracked through the storm clouds, and the ear-splitting thunder crashed against the stormy night sea.
The fierce waves and strong winds caused the waves to rise high, creating white sprays.
Soon, the waves grew taller, rising and falling like a dark blue mountain range.
Flash!
Rumble― Boom!
The falling rain intensified, pouring down like a waterfall and striking the seawater. The rain, wind, waves, and thunder and lightning combined to create a rough symphony of nature.
Above the tumultuous sea, a young man and a mysterious woman rode a winged black tiger, carefully observing below.
The young man and woman were none other than Hero Isaac and Seo Eun-ha.
Flap― Flap―!
The black tiger soared high into the sky.
As they gained altitude, the horizon tilted.
This place seemed to be a small celestial body with a radius of several hundred kilometers.
“No wonder they couldn’t break through.”
“What should we do?”
“We’ll have to use force. But it’s strange that the boundary of the subconscious is this sturdy. Has Baek Hwa-ran ever undergone high-intensity mental defense training?”
Whir― Flash!
Two beams of light cut through the stormy darkness. Isaac tilted his head in curiosity.
“That’s odd.