BUILDING MY OWN EMPIRE - My Journey from Nothing to Overwhelming Power Chapter 17 – Break the Limits

Chapter 17 – Break the Limits

That cursed devil.. he tricked completely. I always thought I was clever, but he is on a different level. He exploited his knowledge and my ignorance simultaneously to bring down.

"So.. let us change the rules again."

"Hahaha, have you started following in my footsteps, little egg? What are you thinking? Let listen."

"You win.. and my life is spared.. in exchange for returning everything to you."

"A good proposal.. but.. if I don’t agree, everything will return to anyway, hahaha! And do not forget that I gave you sothing in exchange for agreeing to my proposal.. do you have sothing like that to offer ?"

"I don’t believe I possess anything suitable.. but I would have accepted your proposal even without you offering that eagle."

"And why is that? If you’ll allow to know."

The beast’s voice carried a tone of clear arrogance and mockery, while I was trying to balance logic and plea to reach the best solution without crushing my dignity.

"The reason is that I am against killing. I cannot kill a breathing being. Perhaps you consider this foolish, but I am such a fool. one who believes deceivers when it cos to saving a life."

"Ooh, what words, little egg! Indeed... you are nothing but an unripe egg, haha. If this is the logic you live by, it’s better I end you now. Because you will never survive in the world."

"Let face the world, and you will see how I survive."

"Hahaha, fine.. I’ll let you face the world then."

"So, do you agree?"

"Hahaha, of course.. NOT. You want to face the world? Then show . I am one of the Ten.. I represent part of the world. Show how you will overco now, haha!"

He is intentionally humiliating .. but he is right. If it weren’t for this principle I follow, he wouldn’t have been able to trick . The fault is entirely mine.

Why didn’t I ask the others about Accumulation and Ranks and their relationship? Such basic information.. how was it hidden from my mind?

Damn it...

Suddenly, a different yellow light appeared beside the accumulation number glowing at the top of the space.

"A countdown tir?" I whispered to myself. My eyes saw one hour, its hands dancing downward. It warned that this ti was all I had until the ga ended.

The beast fell silent again. I didn’t try to speak to him. perhaps out of pride.. or hope for another solution.

But what solution did I have?

The Second Rank has conditions that can never be achieved now. None of my attributes allow the ability to double the accumulation storage.

So what is the solution...

20 minutes.. that’s the ti remaining.

Oh.. what an adventure. The system, the resources, everything was like a dream. Despite the exhaustion, the achievents were grand.

10 minutes..

Ti felt like eternity. Hahaha.. I actually dread of many warriors with in their midst, none able to land a strike on , and here the dream ends, hahaha.

"Do you hear , you cursed beast?"

"Yes."

"Damn youuuuuuu!"

"Haha, don’t be sad, little egg. I have never suffered defeat before. Against , you were very close. You should be proud of that."

"Damn you... why don’t you free and beco my companion in building my empire.. instead of remaining an isolated monster. Wouldn’t that be good for you?"

"...."

He fell silent. Perhaps he is considering it. Well, only a few minutes left. I hope my death here is my return to Earth. If it is, I will do anything to succeed; I will never be isolated again.

{ System }

{ Food }

{ Food cannot be requested }

Even food I cannot enjoy before the end. It seems nothing works in this dinsion except attributes.

Attributes!!

Well, why not.. I’ll try.

{ Unique Seer - Activated }

{ Sacrifice two attributes, one of them unique, to obtain a chosen unique attribute. }

{ Activate }

{ Sacrifice Successful }

{ Type the na of the required unique attribute }

{ [ ] }

What??? Do I have to type the na? Are you joking with .. where do I get a na from? I thought attributes would appear before for to choose! It seems the system itself wants to kill too.

{ [ ] }

What do I write? Well, it’s no ti for fear; nothing can be worse than what ca before.

{ Increase Maximum Accumulation in Rank }

It seems like a suitable na. Well, let’s see if it works..

{ No attribute by this na }

Damn, as I expected. It won’t wor—

{ An attribute close to the na exists. Do you wish to access it? }

{ Yes - No }

What do I do??? Do I accept? Will it be what I want?

Remaining ti.. two minutes.

Sweat drenched my body; I felt as if I had run ten miles despite sitting in a spring-like atmosphere. A migraine suddenly hit . All my thoughts were scattered. I am facing only one choice, and there is no other solution.

Damn it.. I’ll accept, and let happen what may.

{ Accept }

{ Unique Attribute of the Exchanger Type Obtained }

{ Breaking Limits and Constant Tribute }

{ Upon activating the Unique Attribute of the Exchanger type, the limits restricting saved accumulation will be broken and beco infinite. In exchange, the Lord is required to pay 30,000 accumulation points in the First Rank monthly.. and it doubles with every Rank. }

{ Accept - Reject }

What is this??? Is this a feature or a punishnt?

Unfortunately, there is no other choice. Now I must finish the disaster before , and later I will think about what must be done with the tax.

{ Accept }

{ Limits Broken Successfully }

Fine.. it’s your turn.

I started running toward the remaining flowers. It didn’t need a show, but I did it anyway. A rightward movent with accelerating steps and a flamboyant turn.. then harvest.

A long jump, a spin, another flamboyant movent.. and another harvest.

121,000

122,000

123,000

I slowed my movent to a stop. A deafening scream ca from afar, but I didn’t care. It was nothing more than the howl of a loser.

"HOOOOW?!" The voice was hoarse and terrified; tears almost fell from the tone alone.

And at the top, the ti finally ended. The numbers indicating accumulation changed,

replaced by a sentence:

{ Ga Over - The Challenger Lord Wins }

At the sa ti, the system flashed with urgent alerts.

[ Ding.. Ding.. Ding ]

{ Victory over an Ancient Beast achieved }

{ Rewards obtained }

{ 1,000,000 Accumulation Points obtained }

{ Services of the Demonic Farr "Tro" obtained }

{ New Title Obtained - Lord of the Shadows }

"How did you do it, you curse?!"

"Haha, why the anger? Are you mad because the ’egg’ defeated you? You should thank for sparing your life."

The surroundings hadn’t changed yet; we were still inside the beast’s dinsion. But it was no longer a cause for fear or anxiety. The match terms were clear, and the beast’s commitnt to them could not be broken.

"The day will co when I will kill you all.. I can wait decades and hundreds of years to achieve my revenge."

"Why seek revenge on ?? I spared your life. You are the one who brought to a match wanting to devour my soul! You are the one who decided to deceive over and over! If anyone should seek revenge, it’s —yet I won’t. You must calm down and think well. Being an ancient and powerful beast doesn’t give you a right you don’t possess. That is hypocrisy."

The beast didn’t answer, but snorted darkly in a grumble. I didn’t care. I had achieved my goal.

"Now, return to Monali’s location. Now."

The beast didn’t answer. In a mont, my head felt a kind of dizziness. Another mont, then I opened my eyes. I was so distance away from Monali.

As I headed toward her, she opened her eyes sleepily. The beast hadn’t caused her any harm; he had only put her to sleep.

"What happened, My Lord? I fainted for a mont?"

In the sky, it was dark.. but the ti was still as it had been before the beast arrived. All those hours in the other dinsion were but a few minutes here.

"Are you alright?"

"Yes, My Lord. What happened?"

"Haha, are you ready for a shock..?"

"What?"

"Your handso Lord, hahaha.. has defeated the Deceptive Beast!"

"Whaaaaaaaat?!"

"Hahaha, damn it, don’t scream! Hahaha.. Let’s go back, and I’ll tell you everything that happened."