Become Overpowered CEO of Hero Clan

Become Overpowered CEO of Hero Clan – 203

Attack, Defense, and Growth (7)

More than the point value reaching into the billions, what first stimulated Isaac’s mind was the Heavenly Demon Emperor’s futile end.

Even though Final Finish was said to be a one-hit kill skill that could take out the target in a single blow, that should still depend on the opponent, shouldn’t it?

He hadn’t expected that while it could inflict fatal damage, it would actually sever the head in one strike.

‘Come to think of it, this is the first time I’ve struck directly.’

His mind, working hard to resolve the sense of dissonance, soon deduced a plausible cause.

The basis for the hollow victory was that Isaac had never directly attacked while the unlimited Final Finish was activated before.

It seemed that the limit-released leader skill finally demonstrated its one-hit kill power as described, capable of purifying gods or dragons in a single strike.

‘But I can’t fight like this every day.’

The terribly throbbing head was proof of that. Even with the effect of Standing Alone, the amount of mental energy consumed by the unlimited Final Finish was still excessively high.

Using it consecutively might cause the mental barrier to collapse again, leading to another rampage.

[Agrahoth’s avatar has been purified.]

[Salarion’s avatar has been purified.]

As Isaac was engaged in his cool-headed self-feedback time, the battle of the members who had become the elite forces of both countries for 10 minutes was also coming to an end.

“Haap!”

“Die!”

As the initially 4:4 fight became a 4:2 situation, the members started to one-sidedly beat up the Yellow King Adum and Morpheon of Dreams and Illusions.

Swooosh!

Flash───!

The Asura Amazon’s fist and the swordsman’s slash simultaneously aimed at the yellow barrier.

Whoosh!

Matching that terrifying combined technique, a harsh yellow sand wind rose outside Adum’s barrier, and the area around the Holy Water Sanctuary suddenly darkened.

“Void Dispel Gleam!”

As Adum’s avatar deployed an ominous wide-area spell, Seo Eun-ha’s Dispel Magic responded immediately.

Her spell, which had adeptly adapted to the power of the future, instantly cleared away the high-concentration yellow sand field, brightening the darkened atmosphere.

Clang!

Crack!

At last, the pot lid-like fist and the sky-splitting sword strike, freed from obstacles, struck the yellow barrier.

The yellow octopus alien species urgently pleaded to its remaining comrade with a pitiful voice.

“Help. Help.”

“Regrettable.”

Swoosh.

However, what returned to the octopus on the verge of death was Morpheon’s cold indifference. Rather, it showed quick judgment by deploying a mysterious magic spell to conceal its appearance.

Abandoned by the heartless mindset of its fellow monarch avatar who gave what it had to give, the subject was dumbfounded.

“Help……”

Boom!

Slash!

As soon as the yellow barrier shattered, the attack skills of the two heroes, imbued with the power of the future, struck Adum’s round head and body.

[Adum’s avatar has been purified.]

[Morpheon’s avatar has left the battlefield.]

[VICTORY!]

“We, we won…?”

“We did it!”

Despite the unsettling conclusion of one monarch avatar escaping the battlefield, Hwang Man-deuk and Yeo Jin-soo were busy hugging each other and sharing the joy of victory.

Their bodies were divine, but the selves dwelling within were social rookies with an average age of 20.

“Waaah!”

“Hurray!”

As Gil-seong, who had been frolicking in the sky, and Seo Eun-ha, who had been handling the purple radiance, joined the celebration, Isaac, who had been standing still, also quietly approached them.

Even Isaac, who had been suppressing his emotions, could not contain his joy at the great success of the heroes he had personally nurtured.

This was tantamount to gaining another ultimate skill on par with Final Finish, wasn’t it?

“Well done.”

“Hehe, Leader!”

As a result of heightened emotions, the spectacle of a bored king of a country putting his arms around the members’ shoulders unfolded. After a moment of hesitation at the unfamiliar physical contact with the leader, the members smiled brightly and enjoyed the joy of victory.

The current time was 10:25 PM.

The assassination battle was still ongoing.

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The heated passion cooled quickly.

Sensing the clash of vast magical power and demonic energy from the far-flung north, south, east, and west, Isaac once again deployed the shadow realm to prepare for possible assassinations, concealing not only the alarm chicken but also the four members who had returned to their weakened states.

‘The Thunder Treasure Heavenly Lord seems to be bound by something.’

The magical energy wave of the temperamental Heavenly Lord was still vividly sensed. Along with that, the Heavenly Demon Emperor, who he thought had gone off to fight, suddenly stabbing Isaac’s side was likely the monster faction’s prepared trump card.

After all, how common could a binding sacred object be that could restrain even a top-tier divine being like the Thunder Treasure Heavenly Lord?

‘First, let’s look at the newly acquired achievement.’

Isaac’s interest naturally shifted to the new achievement ‘Mastery of Civil and Military Arts’ upon learning that the Heavenly Great General, whom he couldn’t help but cherish despite disliking, had preserved his life.

「Mastery of Civil and Military Arts」

▶ Category: Achievement

▶ Grade: Legendary

▶ Effect: Physical strength and mental power are directly proportional.

“Directly proportional?”

As expected, the explanation was insufficient. Intuitively interpreting this sentence, it seems to mean that the amount of mental power increases in exact proportion to physical combat power.

If mental power is amplified in the same way when the body is strengthened by the unlimited Final Finish, it would truly demonstrate an insane effect exclusive to Isaac.

One concerning point was that while Final Finish provides infinite magical power, it’s unclear whether it also adjusts physical strength.

It doesn’t seem likely that the Tetragrammaton, which bestowed this overpowered achievement, would make such an error.

‘Does it make sense for the mental power penalty to disappear with just this?’

If mental power is adjusted for the unlimited Final Finish like in normal mode, that would mean ‘permanent Unlimited Mode activation’ is possible.

In other words, it means he could single-handedly annihilate all the forces of the monster faction, so Isaac decided to refrain from over-interpreting.

‘I’ll find out in the next battle.’

It wasn’t possible to immediately use Unlimited Mode again just to verify the theory. If “Mastery of Civil and Military Arts” didn’t produce the ideal effect, it would only waste valuable mental power.

[Available Points: 782,430,000]

The next item of interest selected by the genius’s brain was none other than points. The most expensive Gacha that could be spun with these points was the ‘Grand Master Gacha’, which cost a mere 2 million points.

This Gacha only produced everyday skills, and the most recent reward from spinning the Diamond Gacha was ‘Language Decoder’.

This was a skill like a chicken rib that was only used once when acquiring the Heavenly Wood Lotus Technique, a sister technique to the Deep Pool Tranquility Technique, so from that point on, the expectations for everyday skills had lowered.

‘It’s the gamer’s instinct to save unconditionally, but…’

As a result of points overflowing but the need for everyday skills declining, Isaac, following the instincts of a high-ranker, had been steadily accumulating points.

The 30 million points he had painstakingly collected earlier had been drastically devalued due to point inflation, but in any case, this balance of 782 million points should not go to waste from excessive saving.

Hadn’t even the agent of the Tetragrammaton directly told him to save it because there would be a use for it?

“Cock-a-doodle-doo! Cluck cluck!”

[All assassination unit members have been subdued or have left the battlefield.]

[The assassination battle will end early.]

It was 11:30 PM when Isaac, who had been analyzing the uses of the two items of interest, achievements and points, heard the sound of clucking.

With 30 minutes still remaining in the assassination battle, it seemed that all of the day’s assassins had either been purified or chosen to leave the battlefield.

‘The battlefield withdrawal function could be useful for our side as well.’

Hadn’t such a message appeared when Lord Morpheon had hidden himself? That he had left the battlefield.

Surely, our own assassination unit members must also have the option to abandon their assassination mission and return early in case of emergency.

This was also one of the key pieces of information about the King Game that he had learned over the course of the day.

Whoosh!

A moment later. Six guards, including Gabriel, Uriel, and the avatar of the Thunderclap Treasure Heavenly Venerable, flew into the holy water sanctuary.

The fact that all six divine beings had returned meant that their one-on-one battles, which had been a matter of pride, had all ended in either victory or a draw.

Given that there had been no loss of troops, it was fair to say that the Ethereal faction had won the first day of the assassination battle in the King Game.

But that wasn’t the only achievement.

“Ahem.”

The Thunderclap Treasure Heavenly Venerable, who had been bound by the Celestial Demon Emperor’s techniques for over an hour, now looked visibly embarrassed, unlike before. What’s more, the gazes of the other divine beings had also changed 180 degrees.

“We greet the King.”

Uriel bowed her head, representing the hesitant celestial avatars. Including her, they had all witnessed it through AI Noah’s communication.

The spectacular scene of their ally king, whom they thought was only exceptionally intelligent, slicing off the Celestial Demon Emperor’s head with a single strike.

The fact that he could send a divine being’s avatar to its demise in one hit meant that Isaac’s level was no less than their main bodies.

The king’s true face was that of an august being who had entered the endless path of cultivation leading from the late 10-star realm to transcendence, just like the highest-ranking immortals and angels.

Nod.

The embarrassed stubborn king responded with a slight nod of his head. Inwardly, he was satisfied that the hierarchy had been properly sorted out, even if it was towards the end of the day’s schedule.

“To think that the private soldier was hiding such power. Your Majesty had a plan all along. I apologize for not recognizing it.”

With this statement from Archangel Gabriel, who had adopted Uriel’s political savvy, the king’s dignity was finally established. Gabriel was the de facto leader of the celestial faction.

In the King Game where rank was everything, the national king of the Ethereal country was also a force to be reckoned with in terms of personal power.

‘Preconceptions are indeed frightening.’

‘Somehow, he seems even more handsome.’

In this mysterious phenomenon where even his lifeless fish eyes appeared as the eyes of a lonely absolute being with many stories to tell, the highest-ranking divine beings of the celestial realm realized the importance of humility for the first time in hundreds of millions of years.

Except for one person, that is.

“Ahem! It seems that the Celestial Demon Emperor received a special sacred object from Satanael. In tomorrow’s assassination battle, I will surely pierce Satanael’s heart with this Thunderbolt Treasure Bow, so Your Majesty must be careful in preparing the list!”

Even if the stubborn king was on par with the divine beings, Isaac was still just a divine being without any proper foundation.

The fame and power he had built up didn’t even come close to the Thunderclap Treasure Heavenly Venerable’s toes.

Of course, his manner of speech had been partially improved from informal to polite, but the Venerable’s pride that beings of the lower realm should follow the orders of the celestial realm remained as stubborn as ever.

“You all should say something too. If we don’t make it clear here and now, who knows, the king might forget his place again and tear up the assassination unit list as he pleases!”

This was the immortal-like response of the Thunderclap Treasure Heavenly Venerable, trying to assert discipline rather than be looked down upon. Normally, the other divine beings would have agreed with him, but this time they remained silent.

‘Master Venerable. You’ve taken the wrong approach.’

‘He’s already proven himself with his skills, why push it?’

‘If you’re going to lay out a mat, at least check the place before you do it, you old fool.’

Even Ophelia’s consciousness, pushed to a corner of her body, was screaming in a voice that only Uriel could hear.

—What’s with that old fart! Why does he keep telling His Majesty Isaac what to do!

One way or another, the king’s supporters were well past the majority. Concerned about collective responsibility, Gabriel made a bold move to gently persuade the high-ranking celestial official.

“Venerable, please mind your words. His Majesty Isaac is the king appointed by the great Tetragrammaton. Moreover, he has demonstrated both strategy and martial prowess, so it is right for us Celestial Generals to step back and support the king.”

“How could this be…!”

The Thunderclap Treasure Heavenly Venerable, who never imagined his colleagues would bow their heads to a divine being from the lower realm, finally looked around.

Seeing the archangels averting their gazes and even the usually friendly Queen Mother of the West shaking her head slightly, the Venerable, who had always been treated as the highest god, lowered his posture with tears in his eyes.

“Well… How about we pretend you didn’t hear what I just said? Haha.”