Island God: Going From Level 1 To World Ruler-Chapter 108: Fight For Rank (Episode 2)

In Uranus’s slowed perception of time, he swung his weapon forward. It slowly reached the fiercely spinning mandible of Bzzrt.

Even in slowed time, Bzzrt’s entire body was spinning so fast that it was all still a blur.

Uranus’s energy sword was deflected backwards as soon as it made contact with Bzzrt’s Iron Drill.

Uranus was left wide open. His eyes widened with shock as Bzzrt’s killing intent devoured him. He froze.

As the mandible’s tip came inches from piercing through his face, Uranus suddenly saw the palm of a white orc millimeters away from his face.

Dorhal lunged into the air and appeared between the two. He grabbed Uranus’s face, quickly swiping him out of the way of Bzzrt’s attack.

Uranus grabbed Dorhal’s hand, attempting to free himself. He kicked with his legs and tried to push Dorhal’s fingers up off his face.

Dorhal fell to the ground as Uranus struggled to free himself.

"I saved your life there. It seems Bzzrt is taking this more seriously." Dorhal said, "Be proud. You did well." He said with a confident smile before tossing the troll aside.

As if Uranus weighed a gram, he was flung into the ground several dozen feet away, resulting in a loud explosion of dust and debris.

"Ugh..." Uranus groaned in pain, out for the count.

Dorhal’s eyes narrowed in on Bzzrt.

The mosquito slowed to a stop, turning and facing Dorhal, who was now a few dozen feet away on the ground.

The two didn’t hesitate.

Bzzrt immediately turned, a blast of flame escaping from his arms as he was flung toward Dorhal’s direction.

His body began to spin again, becoming a lethal drill.

Dorhal lunged with force with equally impressive speed, swinging down with force.

’Heavy Swing!’

A loud clang resounded through the air as Dorhal’s broadsword clashed against Bzzrt’s mandible drill.

In the end, however, Bzzrt was able to force his way through with ease!

Dorhal’s blade was flung behind his head, his arm feeling limp for a second due to the high vibrational energy from the mosquito’s attack.

Bzzrt was sent upwards due to the momentum of the blade.

Midas’s eyelids widened with surprise.

’Wow... it seems that Bzzrt has the upper hand. But it makes sense. Dorhal used Heavy Lunge to accelerate himself before using Heavy Slash to attack. Heavy Slash benefited from this, but not nearly as much as Iron Drill benefited from Flame Blast. Iron Drill is simply a stronger attack in direct confrontation due to its fast speed and concentrated focal point of attack. Paired with Flame Blast, it is propelled even better than Dorhal’s Heavy Lunge.’ Midas thought to himself, taking notes on the battle.

This was a lucrative time to take note of battle strategies and gain experience. Sure, battling himself would be the best.

However, a wise man also learned from the mistakes and victories of others! At least, that was Midas’s thought process.

Bzzrt swooped down for another attack but was deflected by Dorhal’s blade.

The two lunged across the floor and the air, appearing dozens of feet away for every single clash.

Dorhal got the better of one of the altercations, kicking Bzzrt directly in the stomach.

The mosquito was launched into a tree trunk, but quickly recovered and drilled toward Dorhal with a blast of flame, propelling him.

Dorhal placed his sword in front of his stomach to block the blow.

However, Bzzrt’s onslaught did not slow. Despite his strength stat being lower than Dorhal’s, the extreme concentration in a small area allowed for his penetrating power to be superior!

Dorhal was pushed back several feet, his feet sliding against the dirt.

His blade then suddenly had a crack shatter through it like a spider web.

’Hmph!’ Dorhal retorted inwardly. ’Absolute... Indomitability.’ He said to himself.

His body instantly gleamed with a white and red hue. He stopped being pushed back immediately. Bzzrt slowly spun to a stop, his efforts no longer accumulating to anything.

He flew back, taking a look at Dorhal.

"I give up." The mosquito king said. "Unfortunately, even I have not discovered a way to defeat your ability of indomitability..." He admitted in defeat.

"A-amazing!" Midas retorted, "This was a great idea indeed!" He cried, pumping his fists into the air.

’I learned many things. Stats don’t determine everything. Skills can be used together for even greater results! And above that, the main thing I learned from this was... drill weapons are incredibly powerful. Even if I have less strength, if I can somehow control an ability that lets me drill, I can potentially penetrate through defenses that would previously be impossible for me.’ Midas thought to himself.

Gool was sleeping in the corner. Just then, his snot bubble popped, and he awoke.

"Huh!? What’s happening!?" He said, seeing Bzzrt, Uranus, and Dorhal lined up beside each other. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Now, I will give you all your ranks. From today onwards, you, Dorhal, are my first commander and will continue to retain the title of Supreme Commander. However, do not get comfortable. It seems that you can gain strength in your ability, since you unlocked Indomitable Wall as well. Master your boon, since these ranking battles will come in the future as well. I will be eager to see your growth." Midas said to Dorhal, his hands behind his back.

"Absolutely, my liege!" Dorhal bowed on one knee, placing his right fist over his chest, "I swear to try my best to become stronger!" He shouted.

"Bzzrt, you will be my second commander. It will be a title following the King’s Hand title, since that will still be your main prerogative." Midas said to the mosquito king.

"Understood, my lord! I shall give it my all to live up to your standards." Bzzrt lowered his head deeply.

"Finally, Uranus. Although you are new to my legion, you are the third strongest in this city. You will be my third commander." Midas said with a mature tone.

Uranus deeply bowed on one knee, "I hope to live up to such a title, your grace." He said.

Midas smiled with a nod.

"Now... It’s time for me to go. What’s left for me is the most difficult task of them all." Midas faced the east.

Gool joined the others and walked up to Midas.

"Midas, what are you planning? Is it the conquest of Sergalas next?" The goblin asked, intrigued.

The other three gasped slightly with surprised reactions on hearing this.

"Indeed. I will go to recruit Sergalas under my command. At least, for the duration of this upcoming war." Midas said.