Genius Blacksmith’s Game - Chapter 203

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The Genius Blacksmith’s Game
Reunion (7)
Pond watched Hyeon-su emerge through the scattering ashes, seized by dread.
Hyeon’s level was in the 330s. Users in the 330s ranked outside the top million.
One might hear “Oh, quite a high level,” but it meant he hadn’t even reached ranker status.
Pond, by contrast, ranked fourth in the world.
He questioned himself.
‘Can I fight the way Hyeon does?’
He could not answer yes to that question.
That was why, watching Hyeon-su cross the ash heap, fear gripped him.
Pond, whose expression had turned bewildered at the sight of the Twin Dragon Sword aimed at them, finally grasped reality as he read the whispered message.
[Liu: Hyeon has suffered from my poison before. As you know, Pond, once someone has been poisoned by me, I can draw out the poison from within their body without even touching them—unless they’ve logged out forcibly or taken an antidote.]
What kind of individuals he and the Poison King Liu truly were.
Was such power even possible?
Once poisoned, if the venom went unhealed no matter how much time passed, he could draw it forth from deep within the body without laying a finger on them.
Moreover, the Poison King Liu, though ranked lower in the world standings than himself, was undeniably the greatest close-combat user alive.
The very man who had just summoned the legendary Hydra, astounding everyone.
And now that all others were dead, this had taken on the nature of PvP.
Coincidentally, the two survivors from China’s faction.
Pond was a man who had never lost a single PvP duel—a one-on-one confrontation.
Raids and large-scale sieges were another matter, but no one had ever defeated him in PvP, such was his strength.
The Poison King Liu was no different.
Liu possessed the ability to layer poison effects cumulatively.
It was, quite literally, a mad ability.
Moreover, both their HP pools were at full capacity—100%.
Hyeon-su’s HP, by contrast, had dropped below 45%.
‘Recovery itself ultimately requires landing a hit.’
Pond finally understood.
He had indeed felt fear at the Achievements Hyeon-su had accomplished, but the truth was he was utterly exhausted, and now found himself facing those who executed the world’s greatest PvP.
In that moment, the Poison King Liu drew forth the poison dwelling within Hyeon-su’s body.
[The poison surges forth.]
[Your two most powerful skills are now suppressed.]
Hyeon-su’s brow twitched. The mere fact that Liu could trigger poison without even making contact—activating its power once more—was extraordinary.
And this time too, the force Liu controlled was linked to flame.
“Having displayed such power, shouldn’t you pay the price?”
Liu twisted his lips into a smile.
This was why high-rankers were wary of their abilities becoming widely known to the masses.
Liu seized upon Hyeon-su’s arrogance.
“Now it’s just the two of you left? The situation isn’t dramatic enough for such a declaration, is it? Look at the gap between you and us.”
In this moment, anyone could see that Pond and Liu held overwhelming dominance.
That was precisely why Liu felt elated.
‘This will be broadcast to the entire world.’
The image of himself toying with the legendary Hyeon, who had accomplished the impossible!
In fact, it worked out well—Liu was the strongest, yet he had never astonished the world with feats comparable to Hyeon’s.
Now it seemed he could easily suppress Hyeon, who flickered like a candle before the wind.
[Liu: I’ll go first. I will significantly weaken Hyeon. With us as we are now, thirty seconds will suffice.]
Furthermore, the legendary Spear Hydra’s tip, which had been weakened by roughly 30-40%.
This was the result of Hyeon-su’s Twin Dragon Sword skill.
However, legendary Artifacts possessed infinite durability.
Through the concept of slowly recovering durability on their own, the weakening had already diminished to merely 20%.
Liu’s spear thrust forward from the ground with ferocity.
Hyeon-su’s Twin Dragon Sword was certainly far swifter than an ordinary blade.
Yet Liu’s spear moved several strikes faster.
Moreover, Liu possessed an advantage that Hyeon-su lacked.
In China, the nation called the land of martial arts, Liu belonged to the Spear-Wielding Family.
His mastery of spear technique was extraordinary.
Indeed, someone once said.
Had there been an Olympic event for spear combat, Liu would have won the gold medal countless times.
This spear prodigy rotated the spear shaft the moment Hyeon-su defended with his blade.
Clang—
The spinning spear point flowed past the blade like water, piercing toward Hyeon-su’s chest.
In that instant, the Poison King Liu’s greatest advantage manifested.
[The first poison spreads.]
[All of the opponent’s stats decrease by 13% from the potent toxin.]
“…!”
Hyeon-su genuinely marveled. The enemy’s power to inflict poison immediately upon a single successful strike!
The problem was that unlike ordinary poison, which applied only once, Liu’s poison stacked with each successful hit.
Liu’s spear struck a second time, piercing through the shoulder.
[The second poison spreads.]
[Attack speed and movement speed decrease by 15%.]
Hyeon-su had already suffered three different poisons.
Yet even as Liu overwhelmed him, he marveled at this aspect.
‘Is this what level 330 defense truly means?’
The strike he had just successfully landed again.
This time it had only shaved away 2% of his HP.
[Triple defense is applied.]
The power of the Calamity Armor that Hyeon-su wore.
Yet Liu was certain he had seized victory.
From that last successful strike, Hyeon’s defense would ultimately plummet exponentially.
[The third poison spreads.]
[Physical defense and magical defense decrease by 40%.]
Moreover, Hyeon’s HP, ravaged by his own attacks, had plummeted below 30%.
And the fourth.
[The fourth poison spreads.]
[Physical attack power and magical attack power decrease by 29%.]
Liu’s exhilaration surged.
The blade power of his Twin Dragon Sword transcended common sense.
Though the reason eluded him, his stats were abnormally high for his level.
Yet he had been rendered significantly weaker by Liu’s four poisons.
Moreover, Liu possessed an absurd ability to adapt to his opponents.
‘Activate…!’
Soon, it unfolded exactly as Liu anticipated.
“Ghost step….”
Thud—!
[Control Poison]
[Pierces the enemy within 0.5 seconds.]
[You cannot use the skill Ghost Step.]
A critical hit. The commentators erupted in excitement.
Furthermore, Pond joined in, beginning to overwhelm him.
Pond was known as the sun of China.
The sight of a legendary Hyeon being dominated by two of China’s strongest captivated the world.
-Beneath two of China’s mightiest, a legend is being trampled!
-Pond is a genius of one-on-one combat. Liu is a genius of spear mastery!
-They’re not even giving him time to respond!
[You possess Asthenium.]
[HP has dropped below 10%.]
[HP recovers to 15%.]
In merely twenty seconds, his HP had plummeted by roughly 30%.
Watching Hyeon-su’s precipitous decline, Liu became intoxicated with his own power.
Though Pond fought alongside him, Liu felt he alone would suffice.
“This is the difference in caliber!”
In truth, among all the Users Hyeon-su had toppled, they were the strongest.
Two colossal elephants would not tremble before a pack of lions.
Moreover, he spoke so that the viewers could witness it vividly.
“If that wretch is a legend, then I too shall become a legend of the Poison King!”
He proclaimed boldly to the viewers, that he too would soon become a legend of the Poison King.
Furthermore, Hyeon-su’s HP now remained at merely 11%.
As Liu charged forward for the finale, Hyeon-su suddenly spoke.
“…Are you done?”
Liu’s brow furrowed.
“I told you. The Twin Dragon Sword still has much hidden,” Hyeon-su said.
Liu twisted his lips.
Even so, Hyeon-su had been significantly weakened by his four consecutive attacks.
Even if he unleashed the tremendous power contained within the Twin Dragon Sword, with only 11% HP remaining, Liu believed he could not overcome them.
Then.
“I am a legend.”
[The title ‘First Legend’ begins to shine.]
[You resist all abnormal conditions.]
All the power that Poison King Liu had infused into him dissipated and scattered.
‘This… this can’t be…!’
What shocked Liu most was Hyeon-su’s absolute resistance ability that expelled all poison in an instant.
And only then did he realize.
‘…He was waiting?’
He had been waiting for me to use all my poison.
Moreover, “I am a legend” did not merely resist abnormal conditions.
[You encounter a legend.]
[You are crushed by overwhelming pressure.]
In that moment, characters hidden within the Twin Dragon Sword began to slowly emerge.
[Accumulation]
Watching that darkly gleaming power, Liu and Pond, their movements controlled, panicked.
Accumulation meant continuously stacking something.
This accumulation was inspired by Tyrving, which Hyeon-su had crafted while hunting Graut.
Using the enemy’s strength to defeat the enemy.
“With the enemy’s power, I kill the enemy.”
[Five minutes of accumulation is complete.]
Five minutes was short if you thought it short, and long if you thought it long.
This power accumulation infused into the Twin Dragon Sword accumulated 15% of the damage Hyeon-su had received over those five minutes.
And Hyeon-su had known.
That Poison King Liu possessed stacking poison.
The only way to resist this stacking poison’s power all at once was to receive it entirely with one’s body and then resist it.
And the panicked Liu and Pond, looking at each other, realized.
Pond and Liu, crushed by the overwhelming pressure and unable to move, were too close together.
A single great blade capable of cutting through an enormous radius could sever them both at once.
Both men let out bitter laughs.
“How arrogant!”
“With only one attack left in you! After that one attack ends, you die!”
The number of attacks he could land on them was at most one.
What could he accomplish in just that one strike?
But his thinking was wrong.
[All attack power and defense power return.]
[All skill usage restrictions disappear.]
Screeeech—
Before the eyes of the entire world, psychokinetic force tore apart the armor worn by Poison King Liu and Pond.
This was something Hyeon-su had long envisioned while observing their armor—how to dismantle it.
Dozens of mental simulations finally materialized into reality.
Craaaaaash—
Liu and Pond gasped in horror as they watched the dozens of armor fragments scatter.
[Total defense drops by 70%.]
Furthermore, the accumulation Hyeon-su possessed would certainly be unable to manifest this level of power for years to come.
Hyeon-su had simultaneously concentrated the power of all the high-rankers present in this place.
Moreover, through blood absorption, he had repeatedly cycled between recovery and damage, displaying an absurd accumulation.
[Due to accumulation, a single attack’s power increases by 2,100%.]
And at this very moment, the effect of the Calamity Gauntlet erupts.
[Cutting power of 3x is applied.]
Liu and Pond’s current defense had lost approximately 70%.
However, it was also true that both their HP was near 100%.
But….
Ding!
[The most perfect trinity.]
Enemy defense reduced by 70%.
Massive damage increase from Twin Dragon Sword accumulation.
Added cutting power of 3x.
A new trinity.
No—the pinnacle of synergy that occurs when including the Twin Dragon Sword’s incomprehensible attack power as well.
“One strike is all you need.”
Skreeeeeech—
The moment the Twin Dragon Sword, gripped in both hands, was swung, a notification reached Hyeon-su.
[The title ‘Creator of the Most Powerful Single Strike’ is upgraded.]
Viewers and commentators across the world focused on the damage.
Soon, seeing what appeared above their heads, they were bewildered.
-…W-what is this?
-I’ve never seen a notification like this…!
[The damage is too great.]
[It is the third highest single damage in history.]
Skreeeeeech—!
The entire world held its breath, and upon seeing the damage number that appeared, they were struck with awe.

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