I Became a Level -99 Vicious Lord

“Ah! Young Master!”

Conrad, the captain of the royal guard, was startled to see Otto stick his head out.

Before he knew it, the title for Otto had changed to ‘Young Master’.

“Are you coming out now…?”

“How long has it been?”

“Excuse me?”

“I’m asking how long it’s been since I entered ‘Sanctuary’?”

Otto asked abruptly.

“Today marks exactly the fifth day, Young Master.”

“Really?”

“Yes, Young Master.”

“Fuu! Thank goodness!”

Otto breathed a sigh of relief and disappeared back into the sanctuary.

“……?”

“……?”

“……?”

The guards were bewildered by Otto’s sudden actions.

“You, quickly inform the lord duke of the fact that Young Master momentarily left the sanctuary and went back in!”

“Yes!”

The captain immediately conveyed the information to Conrad.

Regardless of whether they did or not…

“Only five days have passed, really?”

– Didn’t I tell you? One year here is just one day outside.

“That’s a relief. It’s hard to believe that I’ve been here for five years… but I don’t really feel like I’ve been sparring for that long.”

Honestly, it was hard to believe that they had sparred with Akan for five years.

But since both Akan and Kairos said so, I had to believe it…

– Those who enter the fortress. This is a special place created to teach the invincible sword in a short period of time. It’s natural that you don’t feel it. But you will soon feel it.

“Okay, I understand for now.”

– Then I’ll go now.

Akan said so and walked briskly to the center of the hall, transforming into a stone statue.

As if he had completed his mission…

-Ding!

At the same time, an alert window appeared in front of Otto.

[Notification: You have acquired the ‘Invincible Swordsmanship’!]

Following the notification, memories of Otto’s five years of training flashed through his mind like a movie reel.

“Ah…”

It was only then that Otto realized he had been training here for five years.

The movements of Akan were ingrained in his mind.

However, this did not mean that Otto had reached the level of Swordsman.

He had only laid the foundation for perfect swordsmanship with the ‘Invincible Swordsmanship’.

He needed to continue to hone his skills and fight against stronger opponents to become stronger.

In other words, he had only just started.

‘So that’s why in the game, talking to Akan automatically teaches you swordsmanship.’

Otto thought about the difference between the game and reality and passed by the now-stone Akan, heading deeper into the ‘Sanctuary’.

Having trained his body and learned swordsmanship, it was now time for him to learn magic.

The magic used by the invincible emperor of ancient times…

***

The ‘Sanctuary’ was composed of three regions in total.

The hot springs that make up ‘Divine Body’.

The hall where one learns the ‘Invincible sword technique’.

And ‘Hall of Power’, where one learns the ‘Magic’ that the invincible emperor used in his lifetime.

‘Hall of Power’ was structured with a total of five dungeon entrances in a small plaza.

As players cleared these five dungeons one by one, they were able to acquire the ultimate magic that the invincible emperor used in his lifetime.

“Let’s see….”

Otto’s gaze scanned the five dungeon entrances that spread out in front of the plaza.

Each dungeon entrance had a different statue, as if they could come to life at any moment.

And in front of them, there were stone tablets inscribed with ancient characters.

‘Is It same as I know?’

In order to confirm whether the game and reality matched, Otto carefully examined the statues.

After being deceived twice due to the differences between the game and reality, he had become more cautious.

<With the power of infinite knowledge.>

First, the statue on the far left was that of a scholar holding a large book in one hand.

<The one who obtains the sword of the heart will be able to cut even the gods.>

The second statue was that of a knight with his eyes covered by a blindfold, and strangely, his hands were empty.

It seemed like he was holding a sword, though.

<Flash to the east, flash to the west.>

<To dominate the world.>

The third statue looked like a jester, with mischief filling his face.

<I am strong.>

<The enemy is weak.>

The fourth statue was that of a fierce barbarian warrior looking up at the sky and roaring loudly.

<Do not meet its gaze.>

<For the moment you lock eyes with the venomous snake, your soul will be taken away.>

The last, fifth statue was in the shape of a witch with her hair made of snakes.

‘It’s all correct.’

Otto smiled when he realized that the dungeon information he knew matched reality.

[Hey, what are these things?]

“It’s nothing special. It’s kind of like a task created by the Invincible Emperor.”

[The Invincible Emperor?! Do you mean the one that I know?]

“The Invincible Emperor is the Invincible Emperor, who else could it be?”

[Oh my goodness! Is this the tomb of the Invincible Emperor?]

“It’s not a tomb, just a place where his inheritance is collected.”

[So, are you here to gain the power of the Invincible Emperor?]

“That’s right.”

[How did you find the tomb of the Invincible Emperor…?]

“That’s a trade secret, I can’t tell you.”

[So, what are you going to do with the Invincible Emperor’s inheritance once you have it?]

“Obviously, I’ll become stronger.”

[What will you do once you become stronger?]

“I’ll survive.”

[Hmm?]

“Soon, the whole world will be swept up in the turmoil of war. To survive in such a chaotic world, I have to become stronger.”

[How can you guarantee that? Are you some kind of prophet?]

“Not really. I just…know a thing or two about how the world works, more than most people.”

After this exchange, Otto moved towards the entrance to the dungeon on the far right.

The five dungeons in the Hall of Power had varying levels of difficulty. Rather than trying to clear all of them at once, one had to slowly level up and clear them one by one.

But what if one entered a dungeon that was way beyond their level? They would probably die within one second of entering!

Once you entered a dungeon, you might not be able to leave until you cleared it, so clearing a dungeon was also a very cautious endeavor.

That wasn’t all.

There is also a sequence in dungeon strategies. Hehehe.

When clearing high-level dungeons, often the abilities gained from other dungeons are needed.

So an optimized sequence was necessary, and Otto knew that.

Of course, there were also strategies for each dungeon….

Otto stood in front of the entrance to the fifth dungeon on the far right.

‘Can I do it?’ He hesitated slightly.

Even though the ‘Hall of Power’ was a low-level dungeon, it was a terrifying place where life could be in jeopardy.

It was natural to be afraid.

But only for a moment.

‘I’ve achieved Divine Body, and I’ve learned Invincible Swordsmanship for five years. So I don’t need to be scared. I can do it. After all, it’s a dungeon that I know well.’

Otto trusted his greatest assets, ‘Information; and ‘Experience’, and stepped confidently.

Then he passed through the entrance of the dungeon, passing by the statue of a witch made of snake hair.