Become Overpowered CEO of Hero Clan

Become Overpowered CEO of Hero Clan – 205

Lee Geon-ha’s Rift (2)

The king who excelled in both civil and military affairs, not only gaining a slight advantage in the psychological warfare of the rock-paper-scissors policy but also purifying the avatar of the Heavenly Demon Emperor with a single strike.

Furthermore, Isaac’s actions in successfully negotiating with a primordial being were so extraordinary that even the celestial deities who had seen it all were astonished.

After all, even if the rules of the King’s Game offered protection, the primordial evil dragon was an entity from outer space that induced fear of annihilation indiscriminately.

“Indeed, one must be at that level to receive heaven’s choice.”

“It seems you were quite impressed.”

In response to Gabriel’s murmur as he glanced up at the captain’s seat on the fourth floor, Maitreya, the leader of the immortals, asked with a smile on his lips.

His inner thoughts, which were closer to the realm of transcendence than any other celestial deity, were often difficult to grasp even for the powerful mind of the archangel Gabriel, who had lived for eons.

“Yes, I suppose so.”

The courage to disregard the avatars descended from the celestial realm and the exquisite judgment. On top of that, the power comparable to the true forms of the deities.

“He seems to be an individual optimized for the throne.”

Above all, what Gabriel highly valued in the current king was his insight to understand and utilize the system of the King’s Game.

The possibility that the final battle against the legion, which was thought to be disadvantageous, might end in victory thanks to the king from the lower realm was enough to make the archangel’s heart burn with excitement.

There were solid reasons behind King Isaac’s actions.

“To think we overlooked such a person.”

“Ahem, I suppose I deserved to lose.”

Even the proud Sun Wukong couldn’t maintain his rebellious attitude when even the archangel of the celestial realm was impressed.

In response to the regret expressed by the Formless Immortal, who had entered the ship as an advisor, Sun Wukong sheepishly rationalized his mental victory.

And this phenomenon occurred simultaneously throughout the captain’s room, whether people realized it or not.

A buzz of conversation.

When King Isaac, who was thought to be a mere puppet, was revealed to be a genuine talent, public opinion was thrown into a state of shock.

None of them had even dreamed that Isaac was an Ethereal surpassing the late stages of 10-star.

Of course, there were also those who expressed considerable antipathy towards the king’s actions.

“Even heaven is indifferent.”

“Why give such power to a being from the lower realm?”

The logic behind their complaints was that if they had received heaven’s full support, they too could have become kings no less capable than Isaac.

From the perspective of the deities who were born as true-blooded nobles, they couldn’t hide their disappointment at the Tetragrammaton’s radical selection criteria for the throne.

“Are you now going to defy heaven’s will?”

However, such minority opinions were quickly silenced by the Queen Mother of the West’s rebuke, and the prestige of King Isaac, who had gained the support of the highest-ranking deities, was higher than ever since his ascension to the throne.

Rumble.

On the night of the first day of the King’s Game, the moon hanging in the sky still bore a deep, dark red color.

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The achievements of being unrivaled and excelling in both civil and military affairs. And the gratitude of the rechargeable consumable goddess. On top of that, even a one-way communication device in the form of an alarm rooster.

These were remarkable accomplishments achieved in just one day of the King’s Game.

‘Points are the key.’

With the main strategy for the upcoming King’s Game of monopolizing the final blow already formulated, King Isaac’s cultivation tonight was particularly efficient.

Following the mantras of the Heart Sutra and the Celestial Eye Lotus Sutra, his spiritual power recovered rapidly, and even his faint enlightenment seemed to become clearer.

Although the future of the cosmic war was still bleak, one promised path to victory was vaguely visible.

‘They said this path has the highest possibility.’

It was encouraging. Instead of being afraid of facing that Satan, he was now contemplating how to deal with him.

It was a human victory for the once-cowardly Isaac.

Swish.

As Isaac finished his cultivation and opened his eyes, he caught the gazes of various deities looking up at him.

Maitreya and Gabriel. Uriel and the Queen Mother of the West. And the proud Thunder Treasure Heavenly Lord and the Nine Heavenly Fairies consoling him. Along with various other angels and immortals.

They were all great deities representing the worldview.

Isaac’s mind was about to refine the tactics and strategies for an all-out war before the owner could indulge in sentiment, but before that, a face popped out from behind the seat.

“Boss. Earlier, us. That form, is that the level we’ll reach in the future?”

The woman asking Isaac with a complex expression was the hero Seo Eun-ha. Having grown both demon and angel wings on her back, she seemed to be experiencing profound confusion about her identity.

While angel wings on a hero’s back might have been understandable, what was the deal with demon wings?

Even Isaac, who knew about her secondary awakening form, felt a sense of discomfort, so what could be said about the person herself?

“That’s right. To be precise, it’s the form I ultimately cultivated for you all.”

“Ah, so it was real.”

However, even the one who had used the king’s power had no other words to offer.

After all, isn’t the mechanism of reaching a future state by synchronizing accounts for just 10 minutes unrealistic to begin with?

All he could do was hope that the children would adapt well to the rapidly changing meta of the King’s Game.

“Boss, am I going to walk the path of a villain? I’m curious if the boundary between villains and heroes disappears in the future.”

As soon as Seo Eun-ha was dumbfounded, Hwang Man-deuk asked as if he had been waiting for this moment. The physical changes of the Asura Amazon were even more extreme than the demon wings, if not less.

The Asura’s body, entirely encased in blood-red armor, was at a level that was difficult to classify as human, the race of mankind.

“It’s the fate of a dark hero. Such an appearance is unavoidable. It’s the price for obtaining powerful physical strength.”

“I… see. Thank you for your words.”

As Hwang Man-deuk became disheartened at the news that his transformation technique would ultimately manifest as a fierce Asura incarnation, the girl who was revealed to be not even human made a self-deprecating joke.

“At least you’re not an artificial human like me, oppa.”

Gil-seong, who realized that the Lirica in her dreams was her true self, learned about her own manufactured history through the AI functions installed in Lirica.

Gil-seong’s true identity was that of an ancient magic cavalry developed by the Eclipse civilization as their final creation.

She, who should have gradually approached this shocking truth through awakening and breaking her limits, instead expressed no resentment at all.

Even Isaac found it difficult to understand how she could remain so calm.

‘I guess I was inconsiderate.’

Isaac, who had been unkind in his explanations due to his immersion in the King’s Game, belatedly realized how strong the mental shock his team members must have experienced.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t have time to explain.”

“But I’m glad I could be of help!”

Among the four, the one who received the least mental shock was Yeo Jin-soo. After all, his physical change was merely a significant growth in height.

‘These kids.’

Isaac was lost in thought as he watched the team members laughing and chatting, adapting well despite the mental shock.

One day, he suddenly fell onto Clan of Heroes’s Earth and became a hero, and somehow managed to survive and be treated as an S-class hero.

Then he dramatically purified Aqua Shaper, wandered the hidden world, and built up his spiritual power in the dangerous dungeon called the Ark of Trials, barely surviving to make it this far.

It was ironic that this entire journey had taken place in just 1 year and 3 months.

‘I guess we’re safe until 8 AM tomorrow.’

The all-out war would begin once the policies were decided. Today’s peace probably wouldn’t last. Perhaps this was as far as the tenacious lifeline of Isaac, the Survival King, would stretch.

After all, Satanael, who had suffered a crushing defeat in both the policy mind games and the assassination battle, wouldn’t just sit back and take it.

“Let’s do well tomorrow too. We will survive.”

This background made Isaac emotional as he faced the second day of the King’s Game.

The team members, who had been struggling with their identities, had their morale boosted by the rare encouragement from their leader. With the mindset that a hero’s identity meant nothing if they were dead, they brought their palms together.

“Yes! Now that we’ve transformed once, we can fight even better.”

“Let’s go! We can do it!”

Following Hwang Man-deuk and Gil-seong’s lead, Isaac also reluctantly put his hand in. As the loud-voiced Hwang Man-deuk counted to three, the heroes raised their hands as if tossing them up.

“Fighting!”

“Let’s survive!”

Although the high tension was sometimes difficult to handle, this group of four had become the launching pad for Isaac’s other trump card, ‘Account Synchronization’.

‘I should try to synchronize with them.’

Except for Gil-seong, who was assisted by the combat AI, they weren’t even utilizing half of their combat power.

Just then, Seo Eun-ha asked a sharp question.

“Is there anything you can advise us on?”

“Of course there is. Wait for an hour.”

As much as he wanted to do some brainwave control, Isaac didn’t have such a skill.

The king’s goal was to at least inject a simple skill combo consisting of buff-curse-attack.

These smart kids would probably learn quickly.

Screeeeech―

“It’s dangerous!”

The owner of the voice that pierced their ears along with the bizarre tearing sound was clearly Maitreya.

Isaac’s head turned towards the direction of the tearing sound, and he could see a thin line drawn in the air of the captain’s room.

‘Danger!?’

The cry of Maitreya, and no one else. The fact that he was the only deity warning of the anomaly on the scene meant that this anomaly was that much more covert and dangerous.

Therefore, the action the king should take was clear.

[‘Final Finish – Unlimited Mode’ has been activated.]

As magic power close to infinity welled up, the strength of his body was also reinforced to a level comparable to indestructible diamond.

This was information he could discern by examining his body with his powerful mental strength.

「Mastery of Civil and Military Arts」

▶ Category: Achievement

▶ Grade: Legendary

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

‘As expected, it’s an incredible effect.’

Although not constantly active, he felt a fullness that suggested he could maintain it for at least an hour.

「Standing Alone」

▶ Category: Blessing

▶ Grade: Heroic

▶ Effect: When fighting alone, mental power consumption rate is reduced by 30%.

The achievement ‘Lone Wolf’, which applied a constant 30% reduction in mental power attenuation rate, had greatly contributed to this. Now, he feared no one who might come.

Woong―

“Time freeze?”

As Isaac was estimating the duration of Unlimited Mode based on his amplified mental power, what he saw was Maitreya, frozen in place with a golden lotus flower raised.

Not only the team members he had been talking to just moments ago, but all personnel on the ship, including him, had stopped moving.

Crack crack crack!

Time was flowing only for Isaac himself and the single line of fracture splitting space and time. The fracture, which had been emitting an unusual tearing sound, finally ripped wide open and spat out a single figure.

Its identity was someone Isaac knew well.

【Information Window】

▶ Name: Disaster of the End (Satanael’s Avatar)

▶ Level: 350

▶ Classification: Monster

▶ Mutations: [Blood of the Monarch Lv.1][Awakened End Lv.5][Unstable Vessel Lv.10]

▶ Skill: [Corruption]

The appearance was that of the silver-haired pretty boy villain, Disaster. However, the being that had descended into him was the ruling power of the multiverse, the father and creator of all monsters leading the Legion.

“Satanael.”

A sense of dissonance washed over him. Responding to the crisis of death, the genius brain began to squeeze out ways for the body to survive.

Setting aside how he could break the rules of the King’s Game, wasn’t this a situation where all the soldiers meant to protect the king were frozen?

He had to survive on his own.

Swoosh―

Following Isaac’s will, the shadow realm unfolded.

“So it really is Serial Zero. I’ve been searching for it for a long time. Hand it over now.”

Ping!

As Satanael snapped his fingers, Isaac’s vision darkened. As his consciousness faded, he could faintly see a message, and Isaac couldn’t hold back his curse.

[‘Goddess’s Gratitude’ has been activated.]

[Defense has failed.]

“F**k…”