The Crazy Battle God Has Returned - Chapter 108

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A Mad Swordsman Returns – Chapter 108

Lee Su-ho had failed to conquer the Reward Dungeon!
The news sent shockwaves through the player community far greater than anyone had anticipated.
It was inevitable.

[Lee Su-ho failed? For real?]
[Hold on, let’s be precise—he just failed to obtain the final reward]
[Whatever~~ until now he’s monopolized every reward dungeon from every trial he participated in, so this failure is real lolol. His pride must be wounded, right?]
[He’s probably doing some serious bed-kicking right now lol. His ego is no joke]
[I saw Lee Su-ho at the scene. He was grinding his teeth like crazy; everyone around him got scared and scattered;;;]
[The Lord of Justice must’ve been nagging at him, so he’s gotta be pissed lol]

And this wasn’t just any player—it was Lee Su-ho.
One of Korea’s representative players.
Someone who had never failed to make the national team roster and always served as the team’s final bastion.
For such a player to fail at conquering a Reward Dungeon was unthinkable.

[Thinking about it again, it’s really unexpected.]
[But if Lee Su-ho failed, who conquered the dungeon?]
[Could it be….]

The question naturally arose.
If Lee Su-ho had failed, it meant someone else had succeeded in his place.
But who could that person possibly be?
The answer came swiftly.

[Breaking News: Han Yu-sung Successfully Conquers Reward Dungeon ‘Tomb of the Lord’!]

In a way, it was an obvious answer.
Which player had shone brilliantly in the National Inter-Country Tournament?
Han Yu-sung and Lee Su-ho. Since Lee Su-ho had failed, Han Yu-sung was the only one capable of conquering the Reward Dungeon.

[Han Yu-sung conquered the dungeon, but Lee Su-ho failed?]
[What was the reason for Lee Su-ho’s failure? What impact will this have on him?]
[What reward did Han Yu-sung obtain from the ‘Tomb of the Lord’?]

Countless articles flooded the media regarding Han Yu-sung and Lee Su-ho.
The reactions to those articles were varied.

“Lee Su-ho? He was so arrogant, but look at him now.”
“Han Yu-sung, who does this bastard think he is to challenge Lee Su-ho…!”
“Perhaps this could become an opportunity for us.”

Reactions of satisfaction, reactions of fury.
Reactions that viewed Lee Su-ho’s failure as their own chance.

“It’s nice and quiet.”

An indifferent reaction.
The world was loud.
But Han Yu-sung, as if unaffected by it all, rested quietly in his Safe House.
He needed rest due to the injuries sustained in the Tomb of the Lord.

‘The remnants of the Thunder God—a far more troublesome opponent than I anticipated.’

If the remnant was of such caliber, how powerful must the true Thunder God have been?
And why had such a mighty Lord fallen?
Han Yu-sung gazed at Kakasha, who was fiddling with a Difficult Realm beside him.

“This Lord called the Thunder God—do you know of him?”
[Hmm? I’m busy… ah, don’t stare at me like that. I’ve never met him, but I know roughly who he is! He was famous for opening many Difficult Realms across various dimensions!]
“He opened many Difficult Realms?”
[That’s why the Lords found it strange. They wondered how that old man could leave so many Difficult Realms open without consequence. Difficult Realms inherently require operational costs, so balance is crucial.]
“I see….”

Kakasha searched through her memories.
She was a Lord powerful enough to earn the epithet “War.”
She had lived for eons and witnessed countless things.
Even the rise and fall of countless stars.

[In his final years, I heard he lost the epithet of Thunder to an upstart Lord. The remaining Sworn Servants of Justice supposedly built his tomb….]
“Even that tomb was consumed as a reward Dungeon.”
[A tragic end indeed.]

The Thunder God had every reason to be sick of being a Lord.
With the reward Dungeon gone, he could finally find peace.
Han Yu-sung didn’t particularly care for Lords.
But since the Thunder God was the one who granted the Thunder Spear, he hoped for his rest.

[Enough of this gloomy talk! Now is the time to choose blessings, blessings! I have waited only until you awakened!]
“You mean the blessings we received as a reward this time.”

Kakasha buzzed excitedly above Han Yu-sung’s head.
From the Tomb of the Lord, we had earned the opportunity to choose blessings.
Five times in total.
Naturally, Kakasha had shared this opportunity with Han Yu-sung.

[Mmm, how thrilling. What sort of blessings await me… The thought that special blessings might appear makes it unbearable to wait!]
“You didn’t have them before the fall?”
[Of course I did. It feels like recovering something I had lost. It brings me great joy.]

True to her words, Kakasha seemed in excellent spirits.
Han Yu-sung watched her nod eagerly before turning his gaze forward.
A familiar system window appeared before his eyes—one for selecting blessings.
In that very moment.

Crackle!

“Huh?”

Brilliant azure lightning erupted from the system window.
Han Yu-sung was momentarily bewildered, but quickly understood what this meant.

[Special blessings once held by the ‘Lord of Thunder’ now appear.]
[1. All Stats +5 (Lv.1).]
[2. Fire Attribute Damage Increase +30% (Lv.3).]
[3. Experience Gain for Sworn Servants +15% (Lv.4).]
[4. Attack Power Enhancement +5%. (Lv.1)]
[5. Life Regeneration During Combat +2%. (Lv.1)]
[6. Exclusive Sworn Servant Skill, ‘Heat of Battle’ unlocked.]
[7. Special Blessing, ‘Frugality in War’ unlocked.]

It was a signal that the Thunder God possessed a special blessing.
But the name was rather peculiar.
No, peculiar didn’t even begin to describe it—it was downright bizarre.

“Frugality and Restraint? Why would a blessing have such a name?”
[Mm, surely…? You there! Select it at once!]

Kakasha seemed to sense something significant in this choice.
Han Yu-sung pressed the option as she urged. Cyan lightning crackling from the system window seeped into his body.

[You have selected a blessing.]
[The special blessing ‘Frugality and Restraint’ has been unlocked.]

[Frugality and Restraint]
· A blessing obtained by the Thunder God as a trial reward.
· The cost of all Difficult Realms operated by a Lord is reduced by 20%.
· You can replenish the constituent elements of a Difficult Realm for free at regular intervals.
· When Sworn Servants use sacred relics, blessings, or divine protection that require coins, the coin cost is reduced by 20%.

My eyes widened as I examined the blessing’s effects.
The outcome was entirely unexpected.
Suddenly, Kakasha’s earlier words came flooding back.
The Thunder God was renowned as a Lord who remarkably opened numerous Difficult Realms.

“So that’s why.”
[Mm, excellent… absolutely excellent! Such a blessing it is! Can you not hear it, you there? The sound of coins flowing in!]
“More like preventing them from flowing out, wouldn’t you say?”
[Profit! Don’t quibble with me!]

Kakasha snorted and spewed flames indignantly.
In any case, I could now understand why Achiros had taken interest in this Dungeon.
Why he had grown so rapidly powerful after obtaining this reward.
With such significant coin savings, strength was inevitable.

“And now it’s in my hands.”
[Hehehehe! It feels wonderful to have turned the tables on that bastard!]

Kakasha laughed darkly within my mind.
I shared the same sentiment.

[You can select four more blessings.]

I still had opportunities to choose blessings.
Han Yu-sung organized his thoughts on which blessings to select.
God’s Trial would open again soon, and considering the rewards related to Lords that could be obtained by achieving high results there.

“This approach seems right.”

Han Yu-sung reached his conclusion quickly.
His fingers repeatedly tapped the system window that appeared in the empty air.

[All stats of the Sworn Servants of Justice have increased by +5.]
[Attack power of the Sworn Servants of Justice has increased by +5%.]
[Life regeneration during combat for the Sworn Servants of Justice has increased by +2%.]
[The exclusive skill for Sworn Servants of Justice, ‘Projection’, has been unlocked.]

[Projection]
· Classification: Passive.
· Usage Condition: Sworn Servants of Justice.
· The longer you fight on the Battlefield, the more your attack power increases. (Maximum 20%)
· The time required to reach maximum attack power increase is shortened based on the number of enemies defeated.

The strategy was to obtain each of the remaining blessings one by one.
Kakasha, witnessing this choice, was perplexed.

[Why are you doing this? We can barely afford to spread ourselves thin.]
“I have my reasons.”
[Hmm…?]

Kakasha tilted his head in confusion.
Considering the rewards I would obtain in the future, this approach was the right one.

‘Well, the blessing selections are complete.’

There was still some time before the next trial.
What should I do in the meantime?
Clearing the Difficult Realm to accumulate strength, or earning coins at the Star Battlefield wouldn’t be a bad idea.
Or perhaps something else.

Ding-ding-ding!

“Hm?”

Han Yu-sung’s phone rang.
It was a message sent through a messenger app.

[unknown146 – Regular Report.]
[This message will be deleted in 5 minutes.]

It was an extremely brief message with a file attached.
There was no question about who sent it.
It was Wang Liu-ye, the spy Han Yu-sung had planted inside Heuksalmun.
Though she wasn’t doing it of her own volition.

[How pitiful. Bound by oath to submit reports like this.]
“Self-inflicted, really.”

Han Yu-sung had instructed Wang Liu-ye to send him regular reports detailing Heuksalmun’s movements.
They included what they thought of Han Yu-sung and how they planned to target him.

[Last kidnapping attempt failed. Elite forces were to be sent for another attempt, but unexpected circumstances arose, so we will observe for now.]
[We will gather more information about the player Han Yu-sung before making our next move.]

This was Heuksalmun’s current stance.
Since Han Yu-sung had recently made significant contributions in various places—the Tower of Blood Demon, the National Inter-Country Tournament, and others—they felt the need to approach cautiously.

[Do you think that organization will continue to observe?]
“No. They’re persistent bastards. They’ll attack in some form or another. They’re the type who want to repay what they suffered tenfold.”
[Troublesome lot…]

Han Yu-sung flipped through the report quickly.
Then he paused, noticing something written on the final page.

[I don’t know what you did, but the movements from Japan are unusual. One of the secret routes from Japan to Korea has been activated. I don’t know who or from where they are, but you should be careful.]
[Damn it, because of this cursed oath… I’m telling you this…]

It wasn’t information about Heuksalmun, but rather developments from Japan.
Han Yu-sung had included a condition in his covenant with Wang Liu-ye: “Report any and all information related to Han Yu-sung’s life.”
It seemed she was compelled to report because of that clause.

“Japan, huh… Rinzo? There’s no one else there.”

Japan’s Zangetsu. Its leader, Maezato Rinzo.
The man who lost his son—or rather, I suspect he sent assassins not out of grief over losing his son, but out of rage that his own path to advancement had been blocked.
Rinzo, a Sworn Servant of Justice, is one of those eyeing the Apostle position.
With this opportunity, he’s likely seeking both revenge and the Lord’s favor.

[What will you do? You would be safe if you remained here.]
“True enough. But this is something I’ll have to face eventually anyway.”
[Will you deal with them now?]

Assassins are most troublesome when you don’t know they exist.
But now I know they’re targeting me.
If I turn this knowledge to my advantage, things become far simpler.
And if I play it right…

“I might be able to gain another like Wang Liu-ye.”

Fundamentally, Lords show little interest in their Sworn Servants.
Even if I force a covenant, they won’t care.
But if they’re Sworn Servants of Justice, that’s different.
Achiros is watching me, so he’ll keep tabs on me through his Sworn Servants.
Using the Quill of Covenant was far too risky.
However.

‘Zanwol Guild isn’t composed solely of Sworn Servants of Justice. There will be Sworn Servants of other Lords among them, and if such people come…’

I could make them targets of covenant.
Han Yu-sung nodded to himself.

“I need to set the stage.”
[How?]

A place where assassins would see an opportunity to target Han Yu-sung.
A place where they could evade the gaze of the Lords and others.
And as fortune would have it, one such location came to mind.

“Shall we venture to the Abandoned Dungeon?”

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