The Crazy Battle God Has Returned - Chapter 106

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A Mad Swordsman Returns – Chapter 106

While Han Yu-sung challenged the final trial of the Tomb, Lee Su-ho was just entering the realm of ‘Conviction’.
A message appeared before Lee Su-ho’s eyes as he spoke of his conviction.

[A player has entered the Final Realm.]
“What…!”

A message that was hard to believe even seeing it with his own eyes.
Lee Su-ho hastily completed the realm of ‘Conviction’ and attempted to enter the portal.
Or rather, he tried to.

[There is one challenging the Final Realm.]
[You cannot enter until that player fails.]

But the portal rejected him entirely, as if declaring him unworthy of entry.
Lee Su-ho gritted his teeth and attempted to force his way through, but it was a futile effort.

“Someone entered before me? Could it be…!”

Only one person came to mind: Han Yu-sung.
Had that man cleared the Dungeon faster than him?
A player with such a low level that he belonged to Team Light in the National Inter-Country Tournament.
Moving at a speed that differed from his own by mere minutes?
Was such a thing even possible?

“Tch!”

Unable to contain his rage, Lee Su-ho struck the ground.
Countless reasons flooded his mind.
‘If only Han Yu-sung hadn’t interfered in the realm of ‘Will’, if only I had destroyed the door faster in the realm of ‘Strength’.’
Countless reasons continued to surface and fade.
But it was meaningless.
No matter how many excuses he made, only one conclusion remained.

‘I failed.’

He had been robbed of the opportunity to challenge the Final Realm.
All he could do now was wait for the one who had challenged the Final Realm—the one presumed to be Han Yu-sung—to fail.
And he knew that Achiros would be deeply disappointed by this fact.
Lee Su-ho bit his lip so hard that blood began to flow.

Boom!

A violent shockwave shook the pristine white space.
But nothing would change because of it.

“Argh!”

He could only wait for Han Yu-sung to fail.
His circumstances would never change.

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Thunder roared across the heavens.
Within the lightning that engulfed every corner of space, the remnants of the Lord once called the Thunder God took his stance.
A tremendous power emanated from him.

[At your current level, victory against this formidable foe will be difficult.]
[The effect of God’s Descent activates the buff ‘Giant Killer’.]
[All stats +30, all damage +40%, speed +20%.]
[Fighting Spirit stat bonus! Attack power +30%, defense -20%.]

A crimson aura flowed from Han Yu-sung’s body as he faced this formidable opponent.
Eyes flickering with lightning fixed their gaze upon me.

– Prove yourself. If you cannot…

The Thunder God’s form wavered like heat haze, then vanished.
No.

– You will fall in this place.

He had moved so swiftly that his disappearance seemed like an illusion.
The Thunder God, transformed into a colossal bolt of lightning, reached me in an instant, thrusting his spear forward with a deceptively simple motion.
A single thrust.

– Crackle, crackle, crackle!

But what was unleashed were hundreds of bolts of lightning.
Han Yu-sung relied purely on instinct, twisting his body to narrowly evade the piercing strikes, then unfurled Cloud Step to retreat backward.
And with mana he had prepared in advance, he immediately cast magic.

Nox Arcana – Impale.

Countless shadows erupted like awls from beneath the Thunder God’s feet.
It meant little. He indifferently raised his spear.
Soon torrential lightning rained down, obliterating every shadow that had surged upward.
But I had bought time.

‘This won’t be a prolonged battle. Then….’

Use everything I can!
Han Yu-sung activated every buff he possessed and stamped the ground.
Transformed into a fierce gale, Han Yu-sung rushed toward the Thunder God.
The Thunder God’s brow twitched as he saw him.

– You dare attack me instead. Bold, I’ll grant you that.

The Thunder God extended his spear toward Han Yu-sung.
A colossal bolt of lightning erupted from the spear’s tip and shot toward Han Yu-sung.

– Reckless.

The lightning arrived in a literal instant.
Too late to evade. No—I had neither the means nor the intention to dodge.
As the Thunder God unleashed his lightning, Han Yu-sung drew his blade.
The Blood Demon Sword blazed with brilliant light.

Heaven Blood Ten Thousand Sword.

A single slash spawned dozens of blood-forged sword auras.
Countless blood blades collided with the lightning.
Naturally, their power was insufficient to erase the bolt entirely.

‘But I can twist its trajectory.’

And so that twisted trajectory created an opening for Han Yu-sung.

Kwaaaang!

A howling gale swept toward the Thunder God.
Han Yu-sung closed the distance, his 【Annihilation】 thrust toward the Thunder God.
Spear and sword clashed.
Condensed mana erupted, and the intense lightning coiled around the spear engulfed Han Yu-sung.
Han Yu-sung retreated, striking the empty air with 【Blood Sea Crimson Flame Palm】.

Whoooosh!

A shockwave of blood essence neutralized the lightning.
With his mana running rampant, Han Yu-sung deployed both 【Umbra Weapon】 and 【Inferno】 simultaneously, pouring mana to its limit into the blade’s edge.

– Impressive. But insufficient.

Countless shadow blades and hellfire engulfed the Thunder God.
The Thunder God released another torrent of intense lightning, intercepting every spell hurled toward him.
At that very moment, Han Yu-sung charged forward.

‘Were those spells merely meant to draw attention?’

The Thunder God marveled inwardly.
The fact that he could deploy such spells simultaneously while possessing enough mana to sustain them was certainly remarkable.
And that he had used them to create an opening was equally so.
But even this is meaningless.

‘I need only parry it.’

I had already discerned the type and speed of every footwork technique Han Yu-sung employed.
This distance was more than manageable. The Thunder God gripped his spear.
And just as he thrust the spear toward the charging Han Yu-sung—

Kwaaaack!

Han Yu-sung accelerated.
His speed was so tremendous that even the Thunder God momentarily believed Han Yu-sung had vanished entirely.
The distance between them collapsed in an instant.
Yet the Thunder God remained within a range where he could still respond.
The Thunder God channeled lightning through his spear and unleashed it toward Han Yu-sung.

Crash-crash-crash-crash!

—Ugh, argh…!

But Han Yu-sung was faster still.
The unfolded 【Annihilation】 carved a deep wound across the Thunder God’s chest.
The explosion that followed shook his entire body.
Han Yu-sung did not stop there—his legs moved with purpose.

Annihilation Flame Technique, 【Annihilation Flame】.

His leg crashed down upon the Thunder God’s shoulder, crumpling the armor beneath.
The flames that erupted in succession consumed his entire form in a single, devastating instant.
Having unleashed his barrage of strikes, Han Yu-sung withdrew without hesitation, and a spear wreathed in lightning surged toward the space where he had stood moments before.
The spear, having lost its target, cut through empty air with a hollow whistle.

“Is this still not enough, Thunder God?”

Thick smoke billowed upward, obscuring his vision entirely.
Han Yu-sung posed his question to the Thunder God beyond that veil of smoke.
No answer came.

Crackle-crackle-crackle!

Instead, violent lightning engulfed all directions.
The smoke that had obscured the view dissipated, revealing the Thunder God’s form.
His chest bore a deep gash, and his left shoulder had collapsed inward.
His face was filled with bewilderment.

‘I couldn’t respond. Was his speed truly that overwhelming?’

The Thunder God pondered.
Han Yu-sung’s speed was certainly remarkable.
But was it truly beyond his capacity to respond?
No.
If this were the ‘usual’ Thunder God, perhaps it would have been.
The Thunder God quickly grasped the answer.

‘I see. He’s exploiting the discord between body and consciousness.’

In other words, ‘disparity’.
Once, as a Lord, the Thunder God wielded omnipotent power.
But what stood here now was merely its remnant.
Weakened compared to his prime, this disparity inevitably arose.
His diminished flesh could not keep pace with his consciousness as a Lord.
That subtle misalignment had created this very situation.

‘To conceive of such a notion. Remarkable.’

Even the Thunder God found himself in admiration at such audacity.
Where had such an idea originated?
The Thunder God’s conjecture was that it likely stemmed from battles against the ‘descended’ Lords.
His current state bore similarity to that of a descended Lord, after all.
Which meant—

– That claim about desiring the strength to slay a Lord, which I deemed mere fantasy… it was not baseless boasting after all.

This man.
Han Yu-sung had fought descended Lords and emerged victorious.
No explanation sufficed but experience—such was his combat methodology.
That stirred the Thunder God’s intrigue.

– Yet still, you fall short. Human.

The Thunder God raised his spear high.
In that instant, the ceiling fractured.
From the vast sky above, countless bolts of lightning descended, channeling through the spear into the Thunder God’s form.
His body began to transform.
From the shape of an old man into a pure humanoid figure composed entirely of lightning.

– Prove yourself to me further.

And all the lightning converged upon the spear.
The spear’s form transformed.
It could no longer be called a spear.
The Thunder God took a massive stride, gripping a colossal bolt of lightning in his hand.

【Radiant Lightning】

The bolt shrieked as it was unleashed.
Hundreds of lightning strikes scattered in all directions, advancing forward.
Truly, a tempest of lightning was bearing down upon Han Yu-sung.
Could it be blocked? Could it be evaded?
Both were impossible.
In moments like these, Han Yu-sung’s choice was always simple.

“Kakasha.”
[I know!]

Advance.
【Flames of War】 blazed fiercely to life.
Han Yu-sung charged without hesitation toward the tempest of lightning.
And then, I drew my blade.

Whoooosh!

A fierce inferno erupted forth.
The devouring flames advanced, consuming air and space itself, transforming into a towering wave.
And then it collided with the raging tempest of lightning.
Fire and lightning clashed, and a tremendous roar and heat shook the entire Temple.
But.

‘Is this truly the end?’

Thunder God made that judgment.
It seemed to be flames conjured from sacred relics, but they were merely a candle before the wind.
Unable to withstand the tempest of lightning, they would eventually dissipate.
Then, the radiant thunder would inevitably consume Han Yu-sung.
It was an utterly reasonable conclusion.
And so, he never anticipated it.

A roaring inferno erupted!

– What…!

The tempest of colliding lightning and sacred flames.
That a madman would charge through the very heart of it all—Thunder God had never considered such a thing.
His eyes widened in shock.
What those eyes beheld was Han Yu-sung, his entire body ablaze, charging through the raging radiant thunder.

– You truly are insane!

Only then did Thunder God finally lock onto Han Yu-sung.
Han Yu-sung was covered entirely in blood, enduring both flame and lightning.

‘I must eliminate him before he closes the distance completely!’

Thunder God extended his hand.

– How troublesome.

The spear was no longer in his grasp.
He had launched it with the radiant thunder. His shock had made him forget.

‘I must defend.’

Thunder God released lightning from every inch of his body.
But it was too late.
His body followed his consciousness with a lag of one beat. And in this moment, that single beat was fatal.
The distance closed.
Han Yu-sung trampled the earth, scattering blood in his wake.
Blood Wind gathered in his grip.

【Blood Dragon Frenzy】.

A fist that struck true, slamming directly into the Thunder God’s heart.
Savage dragon fangs tore viciously through his shoulder and body.
The Thunder God staggered, attempting a belated counterattack.

Slash!

A blade alight with infernal flame severed the Thunder God’s arm.
Han Yu-sung retreated a single step and unleashed 【Thousand Blood Sword】.
Countless sword strikes woven from blood essence carved through the Thunder God’s body without mercy.
Thunder essence poured from every inch of his form like blood.
And moments later.

– …Magnificent.

The Thunder God, returned to his elderly form, knelt on one knee.
He no longer possessed the strength to maintain his thunderous transformation, nor the vitality to sustain himself.
Han Yu-sung stood before him.
And.

– I have confirmed your conviction.

The blade descended, cleaving through the Thunder God.
That was the end.
The Thunder God’s body, split in two, dissolved into arcs of electricity that scattered in all directions before vanishing entirely.
The battle was over.
Han Yu-sung finally exhaled the breath he had been holding.

“Slaying a Lord… I still have far to go.”

Even destroying a Lord reduced to mere remnants had proven this exhausting.
Yet a smile played at the corners of Han Yu-sung’s lips.

“That’s what makes it worthwhile.”

Han Yu-sung found himself oddly pleased by this turn of events.
There was still so far to climb.
And how many more opponents awaited him along the way?
The competitive spirit that had always driven Han Yu-sung’s life surged within him, burning with intensity.

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