Re-Awakening: I Became a Pay To Win Boss Monster

1 day later.

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<Congratulations! Your active dungeons have produced: +2,313,870 Trell>

Rael shot awake as his senses flared up.

A strong person had entered the forest, and he didn't even need to begin guessing who it was.

So he's here... Rael thought, cracking his neck as he got out of bed and got dressed as usual.

It was much earlier than he expected, so Zafira was still asleep. However, Rael didn't wake her since he wanted to handle this on his own.

There were also three things he had saved and wanted to check out.

<Nightmare King has harvested nearby negative emotions!>

<+8,892 Willpower>

There was also the sleeping bonus.

<Normal sleep quality detected!>

<Length: 9 hours>

<Sloth has bestowed you stats!>

<+109 Strength>

<+98 Agility>

<+45 Constitution>

<+129 Intelligence>

<+97 Wisdom>

<+230 Willpower>

And lastly...

<Premium Greed: Would you like to claim yesterday's earnings? Yes/No>

<Ding!>

<+92,525,099 Trell>

<+2,399,953 Experience>

<Level: 193 → 198>

<+10,000 Trell Trell Bonus>

Not bad for a simple night of rest... Rael thought with a grin. God, why didn't I just fucking play the game back then? Having so many stats is fun.

Nonetheless, he made his way out of the mansion and back to the throne room.

At the same time, he finally received a message from a certain someone.

<RD-Linlin Xu: We've arrived.>

<RD-Qiqi Xu: Yep. Do you want me to blow the whole thing up?>

Rael hummed in amusement.

<RD-Rael Sutekh: That was pretty fast. And yeah, make sure you do it discreetly. You're using those face masks I gave you, right?>

<RD-Linlin Xu: Yeah, don't worry. We got this. Also, that class you gave me is overpowered.>

Rael's brow twitched. Good for you...

He closed the message window and swiftly bought himself a royal white fur cloak before heading outside.

And almost as if on cue, he saw dozens of horses galloping toward him.

Of course, Celestara's royal guard had emerged from the palace as well, sporting luxurious translucent crystal armor that Rael totally hadn't crafted in the span of a day.

<(x4000) Prism Set (Uncommon) has been crafted!>

<Crafting Successful! +50,000,000 Skill Experience>

Anyways... the cavalry is ready, and so am I.

After a few moments, he saw Reinhardt separate from the rest of his soldiers and swiftly gallop toward Rael.

He got closer and closer, until he was just a few meters away.

Just as the horse was about to collide with Rael, Reinhardt gently placed his hand atop its head.

Immediately, the horse's legs buckled as its eyes lost all color. Then, a black flame lit up the entire horse, causing it to turn to ash.

Reinhardt fell from the horse, sliding across the ground, until eventually, he arrived right in front of Rael.

Ash swirled around Reinhardt, and instead of blowing it away, he took a deep breath, causing all the ash in the area to stick to his body and vanish.

Rael tilted his head as he stared at Reinhardt's deep golden eyes.

"I guess that's one way to make an entrance."

Reinhardt ignored his comment as he nodded. "Rael Sutekh, I presume?"

"And you're Reinhardt Ashavir. The prince of Aztera," Rael commented. "To what do I owe this unexpected visit?"

"I've come to inform you of your new orders," Reinhardt stated plainly. "There will be a summit happening in the Holy Kingdom in exactly two weeks. All rulers are invited, including you."

Is that it? Rael's brows furrowed. "I feel like this could've been said via letter, don't you think?"

Reinhardt's eyes narrowed. "My father also wanted me to inform you that it is in your best interest to cancel your agreement with Yrgon, as you don't have the authority to conduct such business."

"Because of trees?" Rael scoffed. "Just because you can't hold a deal doesn't mean Celestara has to comply."

"That's where you're wrong," Reinhardt said as he pulled out some sort of letter from his inventory and tossed it over to Rael.

He caught it, and without wasting a moment, read the entire thing.

To summarize: if Celestara refused to comply, Aztera would involve the Holy Kingdom, who would then send envoys to Celestara and try to force it to become a vassal city of the Holy Kingdom.

Basically, a bunch of bullshit.

However, the Holy Kingdom had the advantage of having a good reputation.

With that reputation, they would cut off the trade routes to Celestara or even issue some sort of official decree claiming Celestara were villains.

So they'd just test our patience and how much we'd be willing to put up with before giving in, Rael thought with a sigh.

"It's an interesting letter," Rael remarked as he tossed it on the ground and dug his heel into it.

Then, he glanced back at Reinhardt and flashed a smirk. "What do you say to some tea?"

Reinhardt furrowed his brows, but he had no choice but to nod.

Given the formality of the meeting, refusing wasn't really an option.

Therefore, Rael simply turned around, waved his royal guard away, and led Reinhardt to one of the rooms.

The maids recognized them both and followed behind, some even running to the kitchen to quickly prepare some food.

However, Rael doubted food would be necessary.

After all, he had bought one interesting potion earlier.

—Sleeping Potion (Rare)

Puts the user into deep sleep for 5 seconds. The user will not wake up under any circumstances in those 5 seconds.

This potion was similar to the one he had used during his evolution. The only difference was the duration and the fact that he no longer needed to give consent in order to fall asleep.

My Nightmare King race is already high ranked, yet I haven't used it once, Rael thought with a smirk. But now would be a perfect time to use it.

Soon, they entered a room and sat down on opposite sides of the table.

The maids entered just a few moments later and brought in trays of food. However, Rael used that bit of distraction to pour his sleeping potion into a cup of wine.

Being colorless, it blended perfectly with the wine.

As the maids finished setting everything up, they departed, leaving only Rael and Reinhardt present.

Therefore...

"What do you say to a toast?" Rael offered as he stood up with both cups and brought them over to Reinhardt.

"A toast to what?" Reinhardt asked with an amused look. "Do you not realize the situation you're in?"

"Who says I'm denying your proposal?" Rael said with a tilt of his head as he placed the cup in his right hand in front of Reinhardt. "I wish to accept your proposal. I'll nullify the arrangement by tomorrow."

Reinhardt seemed puzzled but still accepted the cup and brought it up to his lips.

Yet as he was about to take a sip, he frowned, turning to Rael with narrowed eyes.

"Could I have your cup instead?"

"Oh? Do you think I'd try to poison you?" Rael kept a straight face as he returned to Reinhardt and switched their cups. "It's a bad show of faith to do that. But if it makes you feel any better, here..."

Immediately, Rael began drinking the wine out of the cup he had offered to Reinhardt.

He practically gulped down the entire cup in one go.

Seeing that, Reinhardt's brow rose as he took a sip out of his new cup.

And the moment the liquid traveled into his mouth, the cup fell from his hands, shattering on the floor.

Reinhardt collapsed over the table, planting his face straight into a turkey.

Bingo.

Rael let out a sharp breath and smiled as he approached Reinhardt, then placed a hand over the back of his head.

And in the next moment, a few pop-ups appeared.

<Sloth has detected a powerful individual sleeping nearby!>

<Do you wish to enter their Dream Realm?>

<Yes/No>