I Became a Level -99 Vicious Lord

The rampaging mana was rapidly destroying Otto’s body, which was being reconstructed.

The phenomenon was that the mana that was supposed to help reconstruct his body was actually killing him.

However, Otto, who had lost consciousness, lay motionless, and as time passed, there were interruptions in the reconstruction of his body.

Rather than upgrading his bones, organs, muscles, skin, etc., they began to dissolve in the golden liquid.

As Otto was becoming a pool of blood, dissolving into the golden liquid.

Ssssssss!

Suddenly, Kairos’ Punishment floated up with a strong vibration.

Then, powerful energy emanated from Kairos’ Punishment and enveloped Otto’s body, which was melting away.

***

‘Hmm? What’s this?’

Kairos, who had fallen asleep inside the mace, suddenly regained consciousness due to a tremendous storm of energy he felt.

‘Huh? Where am I again? Why is that guy making a fuss over there?’

Kairos looked puzzled as he watched Otto screaming inside the tub.

But that was only for a moment.

‘No way, transmutation?!’

Kairos was amazed as he watched Otto go through the process of ‘Transmutation’ inside the tub.

‘Transmutation’ meant that a strong person who had reached a certain level of enlightenment could reconstruct their body using the power of their mana.

Reconstruction of the body!

The concept of ‘Transmutation’ was to exceed the physical limits set at birth and create an even stronger body.

‘To do ‘Transmutation’ with this kind of medicine? This is ridiculous! This is a scam! Scam!’

Kairos was incredulous.

As far as he knew, ‘Transmutation’ was a privilege granted only to those who had reached a high level of enlightenment.

Yet, this raggedy man was artificially achieving ‘Transmutation’ through a magical drug.

‘I knew he’s not an ordinary fool, but to think he’ll try to achieve a ‘Transmutation’ using cheap tricks like this.’

At that moment,

“Seriously… what a… dog….”

Otto, who had been screaming in pain for a while, collapsed and lost his mind.

[What an idiot!]

Kairos was shocked to see Otto like that.

[You fool! Get up! Hurry up! If you lose consciousness during the ‘Transmutation’, it’s all over!]

But it seemed that Otto, who had already lost consciousness, could not hear Kairos’ shouting.

[Tsk tsk. In the end, he’s going to die trying to cheat.]

Kairos clicked his tongue as he watched Otto’s body dissolve into golden liquid.

As a former absolute ruler of a past era, Kairos knew all too well what it meant to lose consciousness during the ‘Transmutation’.

[Kid. You’re pretty smart, but it seems like your time has come to an end. You tried to become strong using cheat tricks, and now you’re in that state. Don’t be too upset, it’s like you kicked yourself in the foot trying to cheat.]

At that moment, when he was wishing Otto rest in peace.

[Wait. What will happen to me if that worthless guy dies?]

He suddenly had a thought.

[Could it be… that I have to spend another endless amount of time trapped here?]

If Otto died, he couldn’t keep the promise with Kairos.

It would mean Kairos’ plan to destroy the mace that contained his soul and rest in peace would come to nothing.

[This damn guy!]

He became anxious.

[Hey, you worthless fool! Wake up! Come on! What will I do without you if you die?]

He didn’t want to spend hundreds of years again inside the mace, nor did he want to deal with any demons.

He just wanted to rest now.

[Damn it! I have no choice!]

Finally, Kairos decided to help Otto.

Kairos gathered energy from the mace and channeled it towards Otto.

Then, he began to control the mana that was running wild instead of Otto to help him complete the ‘Transmutation’ safely.

Kairos was once the absolute ruler who had ruled over one-third of the continent in the past, so he was able to easily control the mana that was running wild.

He had experienced ‘Transmutation’ twice before, so he was able to skillfully control the mana that was running wild.

* * *

A few hours later.

“Ugh!” Otto woke up with a gasp, coughing up nothing.

Golden droplets splashed around.

He seemed to have been half-submerged in water, unconscious.

“I… didn’t die… did I?”

Otto looked down at his hands, feeling dazed.

He was sure he was going to die, but…

–Are you awake?
Then, Kairos’ voice came through.

“Huh?”

–You foolish, ignorant man. Are you trying to achieve the ‘Hwan Gol Tal Tae’ by trickery? Aren’t you inviting a disaster?.

(Note: Hwan Gol Tal Tae (환골탈태, Body Rebirth) is a medical phenomenon where excessive Ki inside a body rearranges the bone structure and organs.)

“Trickery? Hwan Gol Tal Tae? What’s that?”

Otto knew about the Territory War, but he was blind to the level of the strong.

He couldn’t understand Kairos’ words because they were information that couldn’t be learned from playing games.

–It’s the reconstruction of the flesh!

“Uh?”

[A dislocated joint causes tremendous pain. To control mana while overcoming this pain, one needs superhuman mental strength. Even if you resort to tricks, it is impossible to reconstruct your body without the mental strength to withstand the pain!]

“I don’t really understand what you’re saying…”

[You ignorant fool!] Kairos became angry.

–Didn’t you pass out because you couldn’t control your rampaging mana? If I hadn’t stepped in for you, you would have turned into a bloody pulp by now!

“Oh, really…?”

[That’s right! If I hadn’t intervened, you would have died by now!]

It was only then that Otto realized why he had survived.

‘Ah! So he helped me while I was unconscious!’

Even Otto himself had thought he was going to die, but there was a reason why he had survived.

“I’m really grateful. I thought I was going to die.”

[I don’t expect gratitude from someone as pathetic as you. It was not a difficult task for me.]

“Still, I’m grateful for what you did.”

[I just hope that you keep your promise. Since I’ve been merciful, you must keep your promise. Do you understand?]

“Of course.”

Otto made a resolution that he must destroy the mace, even if it was just to show gratitude for Kairos rescuing him.

“Wait.”

However, he suddenly had a thought.

“Why…?”

[What, why?]

[You could have taken my body. Why did you just help me?]

[What would I do with a body like yours?]

Kairos replied bluntly.

[I have no attachment to this world anymore. Even though I failed to achieve great deeds due to the betrayal of that b**tard Aragon, I was a man who had lived through an era. I have done everything I could and what other couldn’t. Why would someone like me want to take your body?]

“Ah, I see.”

[I just want to rest. I no longer seek revenge on that bastard Aragon.]

“I understand.”

With that, Otto completely trusted Kairos.

Why? Kairos had the opportunity to take Otto’s body, but he didn’t. He was a dead man with no attachment to life.

‘Well, I guess he just wants to rest now.’

Otto understood Kairos’ feelings and expressed his gratitude once again.

“I won’t forget the promise.”

[You shouldn’t.]

“I feel a bit sorry. The only thing I can do to repay you is that?”

[Hm! If you really want to repay me…]

Kairos hesitantly spoke.

[Let me have a drink sometimes.]

“Drink???”

[Let me borrow your body for a while so that I can have a drink. Everything else is fine, but I really want to have a drink.]

“That’s not difficult.”

Otto readily agreed to Kairos’ request.

After owing his life to him, what is a small gesture like this?

[Are you really okay with it?]

“What’s so difficult about it?”

[Mmm! A man who knows grace!]

“Anyway, thank you. I’ll buy you a drink when we get out of here.”

[Alright.]

After finishing the conversation with Kairos, Otto opened his status window to check his current condition.