Genius Blacksmith’s Game - Chapter 262

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The Genius Blacksmith’s Game
Party of the Supreme (2)
Pureum Corporation Conference Room.
This meeting was conducted via video conference, with branch offices from each country participating as well.
The first topic was Babylon, crafted from Hyeon-su’s hands.
“Bahala was originally an individual incapable of hunting Lesser Demons. From the start, this demon hunting Quest was meant to fail, and a new Quest would unfold differently, with Bahala destined to walk the Path of the Sword God.”
That prediction shattered completely.
It was when Bahala met Hyeon-su.
Of course, even when Hyeon-su was first encountered, Pureum Corporation’s response had been lukewarm.
Even if he were a Master Craftsman, Babylon at that time was an Artifact absolutely impossible to restore.
However, leveraging the advantage of the Hammer of Duplication and using 200g of divine Ore, Hyeon-su established a new Babylon.
Second matter.
“To encounter a demon already—how remarkable.”
Se-jin nodded, and the Story Team leader continued.
“Of course, Gremory is currently in the weakest state among demons.”
It was true.
Awakened through the Descent of Sacrifice, she was bound by countless constraints.
Her true power lay in her incomparably vast Legions.
A sovereign without peer.
She commanded no fewer than twenty-two Legions.
Thus, she herself was the weakest compared to other demons.
However, one must remember: she is an unparalleled sovereign.
With her armies, no other demon dares act recklessly.
-Fortunately.
John, the United States branch director, spoke from beyond the screen.
-With this, Bahala cannot clear the Job Quest according to his original story.
Director Tao of the Chinese Branch continued.
-Gremory is actually under far more constraints than what appeared in the notifications to User Bahala and Hyeon-su. Her original regeneration should be twice as fast, her total HP and MP should be fifty percent higher, and her melee and magical attack power should be thirty percent greater. Yet even with Gremory in such a state, even if it’s merely a seal, there appears to be no possibility of a raid whatsoever.
-Correct. Even if Babylon depleted eighty percent of her HP, Bahala and Hyeon-su cannot deplete the remaining twenty percent.
Pun, the Russian branch director, added.
-In fact, User Hyeon-su used a combination technique to perform a decisive strike, but it only depleted two percent of her HP.
Se-jin agreed with this assessment.
‘Zero percent possibility. Undeniable.’
Then, Gremory carved a stigma, treading upon her fear.
The stigma allowed her to read the target’s memories and pursue them.
“….”
Se-jin’s eyes wavered.
Perhaps User Hyeon-su’s revelation that he wielded Babylon and was its creator had been a mistake.
It had awakened greed in the demon Gremory.
Se-jin also judged that everything Hyeon-su had built might crumble.
‘…A side effect born from wielding power far too immense.’
Se-jin’s chest tightened.
Korea’s sole legend was confronting a catastrophic backlash.
Conversely.
-Hmm.
-How unfortunate….
-What a regrettable turn of events.
The branch directors’ words and expressions contradicted one another.
Their faces were flushed with excitement.
To those who yearned for their own nation’s Users to shine, User Hyeon-su was a thorn in their side.
Se-jin, by contrast, wore only a bitter expression as she dismissed all her team members.
Then.
Gremory began summoning her worshippers.
-Worshippers?
-If we speak of the mightiest among Demon Gremory’s devotees, would that not be Asura, who rules Hell itself?
-As expected of the Legion Commander’s demon Gremory—summoning Asura as the Legion Commander. It’s over.
Something flashed through Se-jin’s mind.
‘Asura?’
Before attending this conference, Se-jin had received a report from Manager Kim of the Special User Management Team.
‘User Kabel has begun combat with Asura.’
User Kabel, unknown to the branch directors, was a close friend of User Hyeon-su’s Nameless.
The moment Asura crossed the threshold of Hell’s gate, the branch directors perceived it.
-What is this?
-Why is Asura in such a state?
-As though she had been engaged in combat….
-Covered in wounds….
Then something extraordinary unfolded.
Another figure crossed the Hell gate, bisecting Asura in a single stroke, then fixed his gaze upon a man.
What his eyes beheld was Hyeon-su, kneeling.
He moved like light itself, striking the space between Gremory’s brows as she soared upward.
And with that.
[A world message resonates.]
[A second legend is inscribed.]
-…!?
-…!?
-…!?
-…!?
The branch directors could not suppress their shock, their bewilderment laid bare.
-Why, why….
-What is the meaning of this….
-This is… happening right now….
What had just unfolded. The new Asura had no reason to stand against a demon.
Rather, it was only right that I inherit the will of the original Asura and become Gremory’s servant.
-I will take the vanguard.
He was pointing a Dagger at Gremory.
Seeing him, Se-jin’s heart began to race wildly.
Moreover, the supercomputer Ares was synchronized with Se-jin’s Mobile Phone, and Se-jin had posed a question.
Did a possibility of sealing exist?
Naturally, it was 0%.
That 0% remained the same even when Annihilation Evil was activated.
Se-jin checked his Mobile Phone and was astonished.
[Success rate for sealing: 6%.]
A new possibility had opened.
‘This is unbelievable.’
User Hyeon-su had been on the brink of losing everything just moments before.
Yet through the bond of friendship with Nameless, whom I had once cultivated, I had created a way to escape that crisis myself.
Se-jin marveled.
‘An unprecedented—no, a demon sealing party that will never exist again is being formed.’
The rise in possibility was not yet finished.
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People across the world spoke.
-If a second legend is born, he will possess strength that far surpasses the first legend.
It was an undeniable statement.
Master Craftsman Hyeon-su was, after all, merely a creator.
What people focused on next was this.
-Depending on what kind of legend the second legend becomes, Bahala’s position will also be in danger.
Not all legends were equal.
The speculation of the highest-ranked players.
-If one were to name the most outstanding User in this world, Information Broker Kabel would be named second only to Bahala.
It was due to his extraordinary information capabilities, not his strength.
But that assessment was from the past, and now he had grown far stronger than they had thought.
Because of the ‘Dagger of the Wicked’ that Hyeon-su had crafted for him.
The Dagger of the Wicked was a growth-type Artifact, but it possessed the power to grow all the way to transcendence.
Moreover, it became more refined each time it killed a Strong One that the Dagger recognized.
Kabel, now wielding the perfected transcendent-grade Dagger of the Wicked, was in the midst of challenging Asura.
‘Hmm?’
As the fierce close combat with Asura continued.
Kabel was struggling to cut down Asura.
If I could land Critical Hits, I felt certain I could finish him off—but it proved far more difficult.
Then Asura was forcibly sucked into somewhere.
It was semi-forced, and in that gap, Kabel slashed at the vanishing Asura like a madman.
When Asura descended into a Prison, Kabel delivered the final blow, cleaving him completely.
In that instant, enlightenment finally came, and it resonated across the entire world.
[A second legend is being written.]
[By slaying the Hell King Asura single-handedly, he has ascended to the seat of the new Hell King.]
A message that would shock the entire world.
However, Kabel had set this world message to anonymous.
The entire globe erupted with breaking news.
-Breaking: Bahala’s position grows precarious.
-Breaking: The second legend—who is he?
-Breaking: New legend Asura emerges, succeeding the Master Craftsman.
-He is presumed to possess strength far transcending Hyeon.
Asura Kabel, who had become the protagonist of this tale, had no time to revel in the notifications.
He grasped what had transpired through sheer observation.
He pierced the ascending Gremory with his Dagger, then took his place beside his cherished friend.
Kabel was certain of one thing.
‘Without this Dagger, I could never have defeated Asura.’
This was the work of his only true friend.
And the succession notifications began cascading once more.
[Congratulations. You have become a second legend.]
[You have undergone a Job Change to Murderer Asura, one of the legends.]
It differed from Hyeon-su’s case.
Hyeon-su had ascended from Blacksmithing to Master Craftsman, whereas Asura’s case involved a transition from the Assassin class to an entirely new class.
[You acquire the title: Second Legend.]
[All Masteries increase by 5.]
[Dagger Mastery transforms into Murderer Mastery.]
[All attack power increases by 40%.]
[All defense power increases by 15%.]
[A total of 450 bonus points are distributed evenly to suit the Asura class.]
[You inherit Asura’s skills.]
The surging power made it clear.
The current Kabel had grown at least twice as strong as before.
Now, there would be few worthy opponents for him.
And it etched itself into his being.
Asura Kabel had only two beings in this world he wished to protect.
The first was Bok-deung-i, who had taught him affection, love, warmth, and compassion.
The second was.
‘My only true friend.’
Do you know what that is?
Those who have little to protect.
They do their utmost to protect that little they have.
“I will take the vanguard.”
Yet even with Asura Kabel present, the probability of success was merely 6%.
Meanwhile.
Another who possessed possibility.
The man whom Gremory’s force had sent flying now gripped Babylon with both hands.
Grraaahhh—
Shame, humiliation, and seething rage consumed me.
I had heard my comrade tell me to flee, yet I had failed even at that.
In this moment, the arrival of one being opened that possibility.
Gremory, pierced by the dagger, plummeted to the ground, granting me mere seconds to act.
Bahala gripped Babylon with both hands.
My heart raced violently.
I knew better than anyone.
Lesser Demon Lucifer, still unconscious.
Through him, I too would awaken to new power.
Whoooosh—!
My blade finally pierced Lesser Demon Lucifer’s heart.
With less than 2% of his HP remaining, killing him proved effortless.
In that instant.
[You have successfully slain Lesser Demon Lucifer.]
[Job Quest: Path of the Sword God Complete]
[The Sword God’s new power awakens.]
In one corner of the Prison.
A pillar of light descended from the heavens, enveloping me.
[The Sword God decrees.]
[Only you may walk the true Path of the Sword God.]
[Sword Mastery Supreme transforms into Sword God Mastery.]
[All Sword skill-related attack power increases by 15%, and cooldown time is reduced by 20%.]
[Approximately 100 bonus points are distributed evenly according to your current circumstances.]
[You inherit a new Sword God skill.]
Once more, having awakened to the Path of the Sword God, Bahala ascended to a higher plane and walked toward Hyeon-su and Kabel.
And Bahala was one who could perceive probabilities of his own accord.
That probability manifested considering the entirety of the situation.
[Probability of victory: 17%.]
Another possibility was opening.
Where Bahala had just been standing.
The one possessed of infinite possibility was regaining consciousness.
Ssssshhhhh—
The demonic energy dwelling within his body surged forth and scattered.
That existence.
Kidnapped by the demon Gremory, stripped of all emotion and reason against his will, he had been demonizing.
“….”
Endless tears streamed from his eyes.
He had believed death preferable to becoming a demon.
Yet it was unexpected.
Dead as a demon, he did not perish entirely—he returned as human.
There exists no one in this world who does not fear death.
Screeeech—
In this moment, the eyes of the once-undefeated knight blazed crimson.
Before his eyes stood the very being who had made him this way!
‘You are merely my tool.’
The one who had sought to reduce him to nothing but an instrument.
‘Emotions are a luxury you cannot afford.’
The demon who had mocked and ridiculed him.
Yet as he reached for his Sword, he realized something.
As a human, he was far weaker than when he was a Lesser Demon.
There was no way he could possibly slay the demon Gremory alone.
‘No—perhaps it is possible.’
That thought transformed.
Within Lucifer’s memories existed one being.
That being had cleaved Robbs—who had trampled and tormented him—in a single stroke.
Draped in a coat, drenched in blood, yet his gaze remained as cold as ever.
That man extended a massive hand and spoke.
“Your loyalty—grant it to me.”

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