Chapter 526: Inside the Overlord’s Dreams

Chapter 526: Inside the Overlord’s Dreams

Minhyuk, who chose to peek at the truth, was now back to the beginning of the memories that he had witnessed earlier. This time, it was not from Raldo’s point of view, but Ravenberg’s. There was a high chance that he would also be able to feel what Ravenberg felt before.

The scene immediately changed into that of Ravenberg’s point of view. It was during the first time Ravenberg killed his loyal subordinates. One of his loyal subordinates said, “Your Majesty! Prince Raldo’s growth is too frightening! At this rate, Prince Raldo will threaten you and your throne!”

“We have to make the first move on Prince Raldo! There are even rumors that Prince Raldo is aiming for Your Majesty’s position. Please quickly convict the prince of treason and protect your throne!”

Then, the explanations rang.

[The God of Death whispered about slaughtering his men in Ravanberg’s ears. However, Ravanberg’s willpower and mental strength was so great that even the God of Death was helpless against it.]

Minhyuk was very surprised to hear the notifications.

‘His willpower and mental strength is strong enough to make the God of Death helpless?’

Ravanberg’s subordinates kept on urging him.

“Your Majesty! Please quickly condemn and convict Prince Raldo!!!”

“You have to kill him so you can live, Your Majesty!!!”

“Shut up!!! No one can ever dare touch a single hair on my son’s body!!!”

When his subordinates pushed him to kill his own son, Ravanberg, who was fighting against the God of Death with his willpower and mental strength, ended up succumbing to the whispers in his ears and slaughtering his subordinates.

Ever since then, he continued to hear the voices of his subordinates urging him to kill Raldo, making his blood boil and forcing him to open the restrictions that he placed upon himself. One day, he even overheard that his knights planned to raid Raldo in his room and kill him without his consent. When he learned of this, Ravanberg immediately ran and fought against them. But that was not all. He killed everyone that plotted and threatened to kill Raldo.

I will kill everyone that threatens my son’s life and protect him from them.

It was not too long before people started to call him a tyrant. However, even if that was not the truth, Ravanberg could not bring himself to tell Raldo. He could not tell his son that he killed those people because they were trying to kill him, just because he posed a threat to his own father. Ravanberg knew that this would bring great pains to his son. That was why he decided to carry all of the baggage himself.

Ravanberg was also aware that his vassals had visited Raldo, who left the kingdom, and told his son to kill him. However, when Raldo refused them, it came to Ravanberg’s attention that these very same vassals decided to just kill Raldo instead, since they could not convince him otherwise. Ravanberg also killed them with his sword.

The night before Ravanberg died, he had been told that the rebels had gathered under Raldo’s command. Knowing that his son would come to him, Ravanberg stood by his window and waited. He watched as his son sneaked into the garden to enter his bedroom.

“Son, remember me as a tyrant. Don’t miss me, instead, hate me and my very existence and live as a true and genuine king,” then, Ravanberg laid in his bed, pretending to sleep as he whispered the words, “I love you, my son.”

Ravanberg did not even budge when he heard his son lift his sword.

‘Raldo. I have to die so you can live.’

Then, Raldo’s sword stabbed into Ravanberg’s abdomen.

Stab—

At that moment, relief washed over Ravanberg. With his death, Raldo’s life would not be threatened anymore.

This kingdom will become even stronger and greater after my death.

However, there was one last thing that Ravanberg wanted to tell his son. The secret scroll. Ravanberg knew that the curse of the God of Death would be passed down to his son upon his death. That was why he did not use it. He wanted to leave it for Raldo’s use. Ravanberg reached out a trembling hand and rubbed Raldo’s cheeks as he tried to convey his words.

“Raldo...”

Alas, he could not finish his words. His breath did not last that long. With that, the entire scene disintegrated and turned into dust.

“...”

Minhyuk was left speechless.

Ravanberg is not a tyrant.

Minhyuk’s emotions were agitated.

Ravanberg was the unfortunate king that chose to die at the hands of his own son. The king chose not to use the secret scroll until the very end, so his son could be freed from the curse, which would be passed on to his son, that plagued him all his life. He was a supreme king but he chose to become an ordinary father, choosing a path that would allow his son to live.

At the same time, the pain and emotions that Ravanberg felt swept through Minhyuk’s entire being. The emotions made Minhyuk mumble unconsciously, “Ravanberg is not crazy... he did it so... he could save... Raldo...”

Then, the notifications rang.

[You will now awaken from the Dreams of Truth.]

***

The crying Minhyuk opened his eyes just when Evan and the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom’s delegation approached him out of worry.

“Hoo,” Minhyuk breathed out, wiping the tears in his eyes before looking at the sleeping Raldo. Everything that Ravanberg wished for had already been achieved. Raldo remembered his father, the figure that he respected and loved in the past, as a mad tyrant and loathed him down to his core.

Minhyuk nodded in answer to the Secret Scroll of Liberation’s question.

“Use it.”

Then, a bright light burst forth from the Secret Scroll of Liberation. The book then fluttered until the bright light engulfed the area before getting sucked into Raldo’s body. And Raldo, who had been sleeping with his head bowed down, suddenly lifted his head and looked straight ahead.

Blink—

The white of his eyes were gone, covered by pitch black darkness.

Shwaaaaaaaa—

Then, a black stream surged out of Raldo’s body.

“Don’t tell me...” Minhyuk uttered, thinking that the worst ‘risk’ was about to befall them. The worst case scenario was them fighting against Warrior God Raldo.

Then, the notifications rang.

[Cursed Overlord Raldo has awakened!]

[With the use of the Secret Scroll of Liberation, the curse of the God of Death has taken control over Raldo.]

[You will only be able to free him from his curse if you can make Raldo give in by himself.]

[The only one that can make Raldo give in is the one that used the secret scroll.]

Immediately after the notifications, everyone inside the room got sucked away.

“Keuaaaack!”

“Heoook?”

Even Evan, the Overlord’s teacher, failed to resist the power and got sucked away.

“M, Minhyuk!!!”

“Your Majesty!!!”

“Beyond the Heavens’ King!!!”

Everyone desperately called for Minhyuk after being trapped outside of a transparent and sturdy wall. Meanwhile, cold sweat dripped down Minhyuk’s forehead as he looked at the situation he was in.

Then, another notification rang in his ears.

[If you can subdue Raldo, you will be able to get half of the Overlord’s Technique and Raldo will get the other half.]

***

Team Leader Park Minggyu and Employee Lee Minhwa were both watching the confrontation between Minhyuk and the Warrior God Raldo inside the Special Players Management Team. Both of them had sweat in their hands.

“Team Leader, why will they be able to share the Overlord’s Technique?”

“The logic here is simple. Overlord’s Technique is a power that can only be used if you pray for God’s power. If you divide the power in half, they would be able to use the Overlord’s Technique without the penalty. Of course, the power of the Overlord’s Technique would be weaker but the penalty would be gone, so it’s a win-win.”

“But even just half of the Overlord’s Technique can display a tremendous power, right?”

“That’s right. It is still a stronger power than any other skill in a player’s repertoire.”

Park Minggyu gulped dryly, an awkward smile painted on his lips. He grabbed a bottle of water, drank a sip to moisten his throat and continued, “However, Minhyuk here might gain something far greater than the Overlord’s Technique.”

“Something greater?” Lee Minhwa asked. She could not understand what Minggyu meant. Minhyuk would be able to gain a power that was far greater than the Overlord’s Technique?

Team Leader Park looked at Raldo on the monitor and said, “What do you think will happen with Raldo, who will now be able to use the Overlord’s Technique, even though it only has half of the power?”

“...!”

Lee Minhwa’s eyes widened. When she thought about it, Raldo had inherited the Overlord’s power but he had never ever used it. Then, it only meant one thing.

“Raldo will become an Absolute Supreme NPC?”

“That’s right. And...”

Lee Minhwa perked her ears up and listened intently to Park Minggyu’s next words.

“...he might just become another of Player Minhyuk’s friends.”