Chapter 525: Inside the Overlord’s Dreams

Chapter 525: Inside the Overlord’s Dreams

Notifications swarmed Minhyuk’s head the moment he tried to access Raldo’s dream.

[You are now peeking at Raldo’s dreams. By doing so, you will now follow what he wants to find.]

[You can now view and feel part of Raldo’s life and emotions.]

[With ‘Dreams of Truth’, you will receive a penalty if Raldo does not have anything that he wants to find. The penalty will depend on your opponent’s stats, skills and achievements.]

[Raldo is the one hailed as the Warrior God! He has left countless achievements in his wake!]

[If Raldo does not have anything that he wants to find, you will be fined with death, a 2% deduction in all of your stats, as well as no game access for 3 days.]

“...”

The penalty was so damning that Minhyuk could not help but groan. The worst part here was that he was not able to know what penalty he would get unless he tried to enter the dream.

‘Please...’ Minhyuk desperately hoped that there was something that Raldo wanted to find. Then, a man’s voice rang from within the pitch-black darkness. The voice was a low baritone and was very alluring.

“I killed my father and coveted his secret scroll.”

“...!”

Minhyuk recognized the owner of the voice to be Raldo, the Overlord. But, he coveted his father’s secret scrolls and even killed him? The words brought great shock to Minhyuk. This was because Raldo was known to be an extremely benevolent king, to the point that he was hailed as a ‘Sacred Monarch’.

One of the main reasons why the Warrior’s Nation was able to get strong was because of the people’s faith. This was because Raldo graciously embraced his people and ruled with great benevolence.

But that very same Raldo killed his own father? It was something that was not recorded in the annals of history.

‘Did he want the throne?’

Minhyuk shook his head. It was too early for him to make a decision. Not long after, the darkness made way to show the first scene. A bulky middle-aged man and a young boy, both wearing shabby clothes, were panting as they stood at the peak of a steep mountain. From what it looked like, the two of them climbed the mountain. The young boy had the word ‘Raldo’ above his head.

“Father! I’m definitely going to be a great knight, just like you!”

“Hohoho. Raldo, what are you talking about? What do you mean by that? Becoming a great knight? You shouldn’t be a knight.”

“Eeeeeeeeh?”

Raldo’s father smiled kindly as he placed his large hand on the head of the confused boy.

“Raldo, you must be the king of this land. And this father of yours will make sure that it will happen.”

Along with that, a notification rang in Minhyuk’s ears.

[Ravanberg, the fifteenth king of Lumae Kingdom, was born between a mother of lowly birth and the king. Despite being a part of the royal family, he was pushed out by the other princes from the successor battle and had been living in the outskirts of Lumae Kingdom, while raising his son, Raldo, by himself.]

The notification was explaining the scene that was currently being displayed in front of Minhyuk.

[Ravanberg was a good father to Raldo. Raldo, a person with countless dreams, was a son that respected and looked up to his father.]

The scene changed, showing Ravanberg carrying Raldo on his shoulders, the two smiling happily while descending the mountains. Then...

Swoosh—

The two people turned into smoke and disappeared in the air.

[Ravanberg’s father, the king, was a tyrant. He imposed high taxes and unfair policies on his people, just so he could feed the nobles and make sure that they lived an extravagant life. He even went so far as to wage wars against other nations, all the while using and exploiting his impoverished subjects. The other princes greatly resemble their father, both in their looks and the way they handled matters. Many cried as the death toll increased in the kingdom. In the end, rebels appeared and began to move.]

The scene changed and showed a now twelve-year-old Raldo running as fast as he could in a wide field. Finally, he arrived on the battlefield where Ravanberg was desperately fighting. There were only around 20,000 rebel troops, while the kingdom troops had around 300,000 men. No matter who looked at it, the rebel troops were inferior in terms of numbers. However, Ravanberg just raised his sword high up in the sky and shouted, “Get rid of the rotten king! Save the nation!!!”

“Uwaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

The rebels’ shouts shook the grounds and pierced the skies as a powerful force appeared and surrounded Ravanberg’s sword.

“It’s, it’s the Overlord!”

“It’s Overlord Raldo!!!”

‘Overlord?’

Minhyuk immediately focused. He believed that the power of the Overlord’s secret scroll should have definitely been beyond this world. Ravanberg looked at the rushing enemy troops, his sword covered with blazing black flames. And the moment he brandished his sword...

Shwaaaaaaaaa—

...an explosion bloomed, shaking the ground and devouring all of the enemies that rushed to him. Then, something surprising happened. The explosion created by the black flames created a huge wave that devoured 30,000 of the enemy troops, turning them into ashes and extinguishing them in one go.

‘The, the Overlord’s Power?’

Only when the Overlord’s Power entered his body did he finally realize that he killed Ravanberg, his own father. Raldo ran, ran as far as he could, as if he was running away from this truth. A few days later, Raldo ascended to the throne.

‘I will protect this nation.’

Despite ascending to the throne, Raldo could not bring a smile to his face. Minhyuk, who was watching everything, felt all of Raldo’s raw emotions. The pain, regret, and despair brought about by the fact that he killed his own beloved father. To forget his father, Raldo strived to become a benevolent and holy monarch, and turned Lumae Kingdom into a powerful nation. He also never used the Overlord’s Power.

However, once he reached his fifties, the same timeframe when his father turned crazy, a strange voice began to ring in his head.

‘Am I also going to be a tyrant, just like my father?’

Raldo could only remember his father as a mad tyrant.

‘If I can only find that secret scroll that grandma had talked about before...’

If he could, then he would be able to escape the path that would turn him into a mad tyrant. But no matter how hard he tried, Raldo could not remember. After all, he was only around three or four years old when he heard about the location where it was hidden. Raldo spent the next few years searching for the location of the secret scroll madly.

Alas, it was to no avail. It was said that the secret scroll could lift the curse that the ‘God of Death’ had cursed them with. In the end, all Raldo could do was sit on his throne and stab the ground with his greatsword.

“I will never become like you.”

Raldo hated his father down to his very core. He never wanted to become a tyrant like him. He chose to put himself in a deep sleep that no one knew when he would wake up from.

‘Raldo chose to fall into this deep sleep on his own...’

Raldo’s final emotion that got transmitted to Minhyuk was hatred. The hatred for a crazy tyrant. At that moment, Minhyuk witnessed how a person that someone cherished, respected and loved more than anybody else, had turned into an object of loathing and hatred. Then, the effect of Dreams of Truth, the effect that Minhyuk had been waiting for, was triggered.

[Raldo’s childhood memories contain the location of the Secret Scroll.]

Then, the voice of an old lady rang in Minhyuk’s ears.

“It’s hidden under the boulder that looks like two heads in Mount Emerald. Ravanberg, when you become the king later, make sure to use that Secret Scroll and free yourself from this curse.”

That was the location where the secret scroll was hidden, the place that Raldo had heard about, when he was a child while staying by Ravanberg’s side.

‘Found you.’

Minhyuk’s eyes sparkled brightly at the information. However, he noticed something strange.

‘Raldo was young when he heard it so it makes sense that he would have a hard time remembering it. But Ravanberg was not. He should definitely remember where the secret scroll is hidden.’

No, it was not just that. Minhyuk was sure that Ravanberg’s mother had told this fact to him several times so there was no way for Ravanberg to forget about this. So, why did Ravanberg not use the secret scroll? Then, another set of notifications rang in Minhyuk’s ears.

[The Dreams of Truth’s special ability has been triggered.]

[You can view Ravanberg’s past to find the truth.]

[Would you like to view it?]

The moment Minhyuk nodded, the scene changed once again. But this time, it was from Ravanberg’s point of view.

***

Lumae Kingdom’s Guardian Evan as well as the executives and troops of Beyond the Heavens Kingdom looked at Minhyuk worriedly. He had been asleep for quite a long time and there were no movements at all.

“Why is he still sleeping? A long time has already passed, hasn’t it???”

“It’s because His Majesty has started to look for another truth.”

“Another truth?”

“I actually don’t know about it either.”

Everyone became frustrated when they heard Kimaris’ words. All of a sudden, Minhyuk, who was still sleeping, began to cry.

“...!”

“...!”

“...!”

“...!”

All of them were shocked. They immediately turned their attention to Minhyuk as his mouth started to open slowly, “Ravanberg is not crazy... he did it so... he could save... Raldo...”