As soon as they entered, Seong-jun healed Karl Buckman.
Wooooong!
Once both external and internal injuries were healed, Karl Buckman was as good as new, as if nothing had happened.
“Haha! As expected of Seong-jun.
I was barely holding on, but you fixed me in an instant.”
“You worked hard. But didn’t I tell you? To be careful because there might be a Grand Overlord. And to just observe from a distance if possible. You know that if I had arrived in New York just a bit later, it would have been a real disaster, right?”
When Seong-jun arrived in New York and was about to enter the Holy Emperor’s main base, he received a call from Karl Buckman.
In other words, if he had left Memphis just a bit later, Seong-jun wouldn’t have made it in time, and he would have been dead for sure.
“I intended to do that. But then a man who seemed to be a Grand Overlord appeared right before my eyes. Thinking I could escape easily if I wanted, I decided to try to get a bit more information… Haa, that Grand Overlord. He was truly terrifying. Even if I could use my full abilities, I couldn’t even get close.”
Though Seong-jun had told him enough about the danger of the Grand Overlords, it was true that Karl had unconsciously underestimated them because he hadn’t experienced them firsthand.
A complacent thought that no matter how strong they were, how big could the difference be?
But the Grand Overlord he actually faced was far different from what Karl Buckman had imagined.
Even though he wasn’t in a state to use his full abilities, he was unilaterally defeated without even being able to use his power properly.
He was lucky to escape; if he had slipped up, he would have died there for sure.
“Anyway, I’m glad you’re safe.”
As soon as Seong-jun finished speaking, William approached and slapped Karl Buckman on the back.
Thwack!
“You crazy bastard! Your arm just healed and you only need rehab, and you couldn’t wait and caused trouble? Haa, do you know how shocked we were when we heard you were in danger?”
Just like Seong-jun and his companions, their relationship was also very strong.
Perhaps even more so because they had been together since the beginning of the Holy Emperor.
Maybe that was why.
Karl Buckman spoke with an apologetic look.
“Hmm, sorry. I think I was too careless. Anyway, I’ll be careful from now on. Haha.”
Seeing Karl Buckman apologize with an awkward laugh, Reina and Sarah looked surprised.
“Huh! That prickly Karl making such a face? What happened in Korea?”
“Indeed. What happened in Korea that made him so gentle? Unbelievable.”
Originally, Karl Buckman was a man of few words and somewhat prickly, but after losing one arm, it became even worse.
But now he had completely changed, becoming very gentle.
“I wasn’t always that prickly, okay? Anyway, what are you going to do now? We caught the executives and some members, but the Branch Chief, the Grand Overlord, and the Monarchs who came with the Grand Overlord are still active. If we don’t catch them, what we feared will happen.”
Although they caught all the executives, there were still numerous members across the United States, and the Branch Chief who controlled them was still active.
Moreover, the Grand Overlord and Monarchs had entered the U.S.
If they couldn’t deal with them, the test would proceed as planned, and the predicted disaster would occur.
“We have to go catch them.”
“There’s a high chance they moved because I was discovered. If so, we’ll need to find where they moved, which will take time, won’t it?”
Since they knew Karl Buckman was chasing them, they would naturally have moved to another place.
The problem was that they couldn’t even guess where they had moved.
“I already know where they moved. So let’s hurry.”
Seong-jun had already read the executives’ memories and figured out where the Branch Chief and Monarchs had moved.
All that remained was to go there, wipe out the remaining remnants, and read the Grand Overlord’s memory to obtain the Master’s information.
Meanwhile, when Seong-jun said he knew their location, everyone looked puzzled.
“What? You know where they are? How on earth…”
From Chicago to Memphis, Memphis to New York, and immediately after arriving in New York, they came here.
They had no time at all to track the movements of the Revolution members.
“I have my own sources. It’s hard to explain in detail, so just know that.”
How could he say that he found out by reading the executives’ memories?
This ability was also one that had to be thoroughly hidden from others.
“Regardless of how you got the info, there’s no problem as long as we have their location. So, where are they hiding?”
“They are currently in the OO Building.”
“OO Building? You don’t mean that building in Manhattan, do you?”
“Yes, the Grand Overlord, Monarchs, and the U.S. Branch Chief are all there. There are also about 50 or so members. Since they’re all gathered, we can wipe them out at once.”
They had already subdued all the executives; the only ones left were the Grand Overlord, the Monarchs, and the Branch Chief.
Eliminating them would essentially dismantle the U.S. branch of the Revolution.
Of course, many ordinary members remained across the U.S., but without their leaders, their actions would be limited.
If the Swiss headquarters fell and the Master was eliminated in that situation?
Then they wouldn’t need to worry about the ordinary members anymore.
“Is that so? So we’ll move with just us again?”
“That’s better. As I said before, there’s no benefit to moving in large numbers. But if you’re uneasy, we could have the team members of the team leaders here join in.”
Seong-jun still believed that moving with a small elite force was best.
And even doing that, there wouldn’t be any problem anyway.
But if he was still worried, he judged that at least the team members of those here could be called in.
Of course, it was uncertain if they would need to act.
“Indeed, the teams of Karl, Reina, and Sarah here are the Holy Emperor’s best forces, so moving just them would be more than enough to handle most enemies. Let’s do that. So, do we move now?”
Dringringringring~
Seong-jun’s phone rang.
“Huh? One moment.”
He answered.
“Ah, yes, brother. You’ve arrived? Yes, I’ll go to the airport right now. Yes. See you soon.”
To William, he said, “It seems we can’t go right now. Let’s meet in the Holy Emperor’s main lobby in one hour. You’ll need time to gather your team members anyway, right?”
For Team 2 led by Reina and Team 3 led by Sarah, they were already at the main base, so there was no need to call them separately.
But the members of Karl Buckman’s Team 1 were each on vacation, so calling them in might take some time.
“I take it someone is coming?”
“Yes, there’s someone who helps us, and they just arrived in New York.”
“Understood. Then we’ll meet in one hour. Ah! By the way, we’ll take these people.”
“Yes, go ahead. Then see you soon.”
Since he had already extracted all the information from them, Seong-jun had no further interest in them.
So he readily handed them over and left the safe house to head to the airport.
*
John F. Kennedy Airport, New York.
When Seong-jun and his group arrived at the airport by taxi, someone approached them.
“Seong-jun!”
It was Gyu-taek.
And next to Gyu-taek, naturally, was Takahashi Mamoru.
“Welcome.”
“Oh! Gyu-taek! You’ve tasted American water and become successful?”
“I haven’t drunk the water yet. And you’re also in America for the first time, aren’t you?”
“It’s my first time, but I tasted the water a few hours before you, so I’m your senior. Treat me with respect as your senior.”
While Gwang-taek and Gyu-taek were having a friendly conversation after a long time, Seong-jun looked at Takahashi Mamoru and asked curiously.
“By the way, Takahashi, why are you wrapping your face so tightly?”
“Well… I had plastic surgery, and the swelling hasn’t gone down yet. Haha.”
That was it. Takahashi Mamoru had finally gotten the plastic surgery he had wanted so much.
But the swelling hadn’t gone down, so his face didn’t look good, which was why he was wrapped up so tightly.
“Ah! Plastic surgery… You wanted it so much, and you finally did it.”
“I’ll take an ID photo as soon as the swelling goes down. Then can I get a new ID right away?”
“Just say the word. I’ve already finished talking with the Korean Association. Anyway, let’s go. We need to hurry because the bastards could move at any time.”
Though he had learned from reading the executives’ memories that the Grand Overlord and others were in the OO Building in Manhattan, he couldn’t afford to be too relaxed.
Because they never knew when or where they might move.
*
Seong-jun’s group and the Holy Emperor’s main forces moved to the OO Building in Manhattan.
“I’ve already told the Association that we received intel about villains appearing and that we’re moving to deal with them. Anyway, if a battle breaks out in the middle of the city, we’ll inevitably be involved with the Association.”
When they dealt with the Grand Overlords before, they did it in a remote mountain area with no people, past midnight, so they could handle it without anyone knowing.
But now it was broad daylight, and they had to deal with the enemies in a building in the middle of the city.
Subduing them would naturally cause a battle, and then the Association would have to move.
So William had preemptively notified the Association.
He told them that they had received intel about villains and were going to deal with them, so if any untoward incidents occurred in the city, they shouldn’t be alarmed.
“Well done. Now let’s go in.”
“But do you know which floor they’re on?”
It was a fairly high-rise building, so they couldn’t just search randomly.
But Seong-jun had already figured out where they were.
“Elburton Berryvolt wasn’t among the ones we caught earlier, was he?”
Elburton Berryvolt was a famous American actor who turned out to be a member of the Revolution.
He was expected to be at least an executive within the U.S. branch, but he wasn’t among the executives caught earlier in Brooklyn.
“When I chased him, I saw him step forward and respectfully greet the Grand Overlord as a Monarch. That means he’s at least an executive or higher, but he wasn’t there earlier.”
“Right. Someone at least executive level didn’t come? Then there’s only one possibility. He is the U.S. Branch Chief. And I know he uses the entire 12th floor of this building as his personal studio. So it’s obvious, isn’t it?”
Elburton Berryvolt, who uses an entire floor of the building as his personal studio.
It was likely that the studio was just a front, and he was using it for Revolution business.
“The 12th floor. That will be the main battlefield. By the way, we can handle the Branch Chief and ordinary members without much difficulty, but the problem is the Grand Overlord and Monarchs. If we fight them, it won’t end with just moderate damage.”
Except for the presumed U.S. Branch Chief Elburton Berryvolt, the rest of the ordinary members were mostly C-rank.
There wasn’t much difficulty in subduing them.
The problem was the Grand Overlord, who had entered the realm of transcendence, and the three Monarchs following him.
If they clashed with Seong-jun’s group, the aftermath would clearly be beyond imagination.
Although people were extremely refraining from outdoor activities due to the Dungeon Break incidents, as it was in the middle of the city, there were still people on the streets, and above all, there were people inside the building.
“Don’t worry about that. I have a way. Let’s go first.”
Judging by his confident tone, it seemed he had some method to minimize damage.
They didn’t know what that method was, but they trusted Seong-jun’s words and entered the building.
*
12th Floor, OO Building.
As the elevator doors opened, Revolution members on guard were visible everywhere.
As expected, this was the place.
Seong-jun’s group and the Holy Emperor’s main forces stepped out of the elevator.
The Revolution members who spotted them looked flustered.
“Huh! Who, who are you?”
“This is Mr. Elburton Berryvolt’s private space! Leave immediately!”
“Intruders!”
The Revolution members quickly called for backup, and ordinary members from all over the 12th floor began to swarm in.
And among them was the U.S. Branch Chief, Elburton Berryvolt.
“Huh? Isn’t that William Craft, the Guild Master of the Holy Emperor? What business brings you here? As you know, this is my private space. This constitutes trespassing, you know?”
“Trespassing. Try saying that in court. But I wonder if the court will believe the words of the U.S. Branch Chief of the global villain organization, Revolution? Or maybe there won’t be any need to go to court? It’ll be settled within the Association.”
Matters regarding villains were under the jurisdiction of each country’s Awakened Association.
In other words, it would be settled within the Association without needing to go to court.
“Seeing that you know about the Revolution, you must be that bastard Seong-jun from Korea. I saw the videos of your exploits in Chicago and Memphis. Truly impressive. They say you took down the Grand Overlord Alexander, and you certainly have the skills.”
Seong-jun smirked.
“You’re overflowing with composure. By the way, I know the Grand Overlord Friedrich is with you. Why don’t you tell him to come out and show his face? Or did he run away because he was scared?”
At that moment, a group wearing black robes and hoods appeared from behind.
“Interesting. I am the Grand Overlord Friedrich. Originally, I should have gone to Korea long ago to eliminate you, but the situation changed suddenly, so I couldn’t. But now that the opportunity has come, I will end your life here. But are you okay with that? If we fight here, the damage will be enormous, comparable to a Dungeon Break.”
It was literally a battle of transcendents.
Every single attack and skill contained truly immense power.
If such skills were used indiscriminately, the area would naturally be devastated.
If they were careless, damage comparable to a Dungeon Break could sweep across all of Manhattan.
But Seong-jun was unconcerned.
“You worry about all sorts of things. Whatever, it’s fine. I was worried you might have already run away, but now that I’ve confirmed you’re here, that’s enough.”
Having said that, Seong-jun activated a new power.
‘Otherworldly Battlefield!’
As he activated the power.
Wooooosh!
The entire 12th floor was enveloped in intense light.
“Huh! Wh, what is that! There’s nothing outside the window!”
“What? What’s going on?”
As they said, the view of the city outside the window had completely changed.
It was as if only the 12th floor was floating alone in an empty void.
“What is this?”
“I told you. There’s no need to worry about others. I temporarily changed this space into an Otherworldly Battlefield. No matter what chaos you cause here, it won’t affect the real world at all.”
The power called Otherworldly Battlefield was a power that integrates a certain area with another world, separating it into a completely different space from reality.
Additionally, it provided debuffs to those classified as enemies and buffs to those classified as allies.
However, its range itself wasn’t large, so it wasn’t very suitable for large-scale battles.
“This is absurd. Such a thing is possible?”
Grand Overlord Friedrich was genuinely astonished.
To separate a specific space from reality and turn it into another world.
No matter how great a Hunter, they can’t exceed the bounds of a human, but this was an ability that surpassed the human realm.
“Now! The stage is set, so let’s have a proper fight? Brother Gwang-taek!”
“Okay! Chain of Light!”
Chwaarrrrrrrrrr!
Thud!
They were instantly stunned.
“Let’s go too!”
At that, the Holy Emperor’s main forces also quickly charged forward.
Since they had been buffed before entering the building, each of them displayed very powerful strength.
‘Sanctuary! Holy Field! Divine Totem! Dark Attribute Infusion!’
Seong-jun cast Sanctuary, Holy Field, and Divine Totem, applying debuffs to enemies and buffs to allies, and finally used Dark Attribute Infusion to turn all enemies into the dark type.
I Became an EX-Class All-Round Priest Chapter 152
e-book publication date: 2025.11.14
Author | Kim Hyeon-jun
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