The Crazy Battle God Has Returned - Chapter 115

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A Mad Swordsman Returns – Chapter 115

Something unexpected unfolded before me.
Tarmuk, the guardian of Death’s Domain and the terrifying hybrid that defended the Castle, lowered his head.
The very monster I was meant to fight bowed before me.
And with such courtesy, as though it were only natural.

[“You—you beast! What in the abyss are you doing!”]
[“Rise, hybrid! Fight the enemy of your Lords!”]
– Grrrrgh, kuuuuuuu….

The Greedy Researcher commanded in fury.
Yet Tarmuk did not obey. As if deaf to his master’s voice, the hybrid remained bowed low, head still inclined in reverence.
Seeing this persist, even Han Yu-sung found himself bewildered.

“I don’t understand what you’re doing. You won’t fight?”
– Guuuuuuuu….
“I can’t discern what you’re trying to say….”

Even at my words, Tarmuk remained motionless.
Yet his posture resembled something strikingly familiar.

[Does it not appear as though he pays homage to you?]
“Indeed.”

Just as Kakasha suggested, the hybrid seemed to be showing me reverence.
But why?
Had we met before?
Impossible. Han Yu-sung and Tarmuk were meeting for the first time.
We had no connection, not even in my past life.
There was no reason for this.

‘Wait. There is… a reason. Could it be?’
[Why do you hesitate? Have you thought of something?]

Yes.
There was precisely one reason that came to mind.
And the moment I recalled it—

[The 【Dragon’s Blessing】 inscribed upon you radiates with light.]
[Tarmuk bows in reverence to Han Yu-sung, the Guardian who allowed the Dragons—extinct alongside the fallen world—to continue their lineage.]
[The overwhelming presence of the 【Dragon Lord】 accompanying you spreads outward.]
[Tarmuk has submitted to the Lord’s overwhelming presence.]

Han Yu-sung possessed a Mythic-grade blessing.
The 【Dragon’s Blessing】 received from the Dragon Lord, Bahamut.
That blessing carried the effect: ‘All Dragons shall recognize the blessing inscribed upon you.’
In truth, I had dismissed this as insignificant.
What good could mere recognition do? That was my assessment.

“So this is what it does? Unexpected.”
[Hmm, even I did not anticipate this. Yet, upon reflection, it is not so strange. After all, this blessing was inscribed by a Dragon Lord himself…. But more importantly, is this creature truly a Dragon?]
“Who knows.”

Tarmuk’s form bore little resemblance to a true Dragon.
If I had to describe it, it was as though a serpent’s body had been grafted with a Dragon’s head.
Apparently, Dragon-related materials had been used in the creation of this hybrid.

‘Or perhaps they simply repurposed a Dragon’s corpse.’

As I fell into thought, messages continued to appear before my eyes.
They were from the enraged Greedy Researcher.
Move faster, what are you doing, I am your creator, kill that beast.
As the commands persisted, Tarmuk flinched slightly.
Yet ultimately, it did not move.

“Tarmuk. Can you understand me?”
– Kuuuuuu….

Tarmuk nodded its head.
Communication was possible, then. That meant it could be useful.

“Could you clear the way? I wish to enter.”
– Kuu, uuuuu….

Tarmuk shifted its massive body slightly.
A small gap appeared, just enough to reach the Castle gates.
It obeyed far better than I had anticipated.

‘Bahamut certainly left me with one final gift,’ I mused.

It made my work considerably easier.
Yet at the same time, a hint of disappointment lingered. A hybrid of that caliber would have made for a satisfying fight.
As if reading my thoughts, Kakasha rebuked me.

[Damn it! Move faster! The curse keeps seeping in!]
“I know.”

I moved to slip through the opening Tarmuk had created.
Naturally, though.

[“No, no, no!”]
[“You cannot enter! This is a place no one must ever set foot in! Not even you, human! Did you think I would simply allow this…!”]

The Greedy Researcher would never stand idle and watch.
Piles of bones scattered about the ground stirred to life, transforming into countless undead in moments.
And from all directions, presences began to close in.
The auras of experimental subjects.

“Pointless.”

The undead blocked the gap Tarmuk had opened.
I clicked my tongue and drove my blade, held in reverse grip, into the ground.
A vast magical circle unfurled across the earth.

【Divine Judgment】.

KABOOOOOM!

Holy lightning descended upon the undead in a torrential cascade.
The creatures blocking my path were obliterated in an instant.
I strode through the dissipating smoke and stood before the castle gates.
Just then, a voice echoed from somewhere.

[Save us…]
[Please… find me… find us…]

It was a voice so frail it seemed as though it could vanish at any moment.
The content felt familiar, as if I had encountered it somewhere before.
A message that had appeared before Han Yu-sung’s eyes when he explored Death’s Domain in his previous life.
The content was similar to that.

“It seems I’ve found the right place after all.”

A fist wrapped in crimson wind struck the Castle gate with devastating force.
Han Yu-sung vaulted over the destroyed gate and entered the interior of the Castle.
As expected, a far more potent ‘Curse of Death’ engulfed his entire body.

[Time is not on our side.]

Han Yu-sung agreed with Kakasha’s assessment.
Then there was nothing for it but to resolve this as swiftly as possible.
He confirmed the direction of the arrow that appeared before him and moved accordingly.
Naturally, the Greedy Researcher would not let him pass uncontested.

[The ‘Greedy Watcher’ bestows the blessing of the Lords.]
[The abilities of nearby Chimeras surge to new heights!]

New undead erupted from the heaps of bone.
Within the Castle, undead and Chimeras that had been lying in wait surged forth, while from all directions, Chimeras summoned by the Lords’ call converged upon him.
Truly, enemies surrounded him from every quarter.

“Do you truly believe you can stop me with this?”
[“Silence, human…!”]

Han Yu-sung scoffed at the trembling words and kicked off the ground.
A violent gale tore through the Castle interior.

* * *

Endless screams filled the Castle, reverberating without cessation.
Naturally, they were not Han Yu-sung’s screams. They were the cries of the undead and Chimeras that blocked his path, ruthlessly trampled beneath his advance.

[You cannot stop me with mere numbers like this!]

Chimeras reinforced by the Lords’ blessing.
Created using the Oath-bound, yet none could stand before Han Yu-sung.
All were slaughtered mercilessly.
Han Yu-sung tore through the Castle, drawing ever closer to his destination with each passing moment.

[Why does he navigate as if he knows where ‘that one’ is located…!]

The Greedy Researcher’s pupils trembled violently.
What unique ability could he possibly possess? How extraordinary must his ‘detection’ capabilities be to find his way like this?!

[At this rate, I cannot stop him. At this rate…]

The Greedy Researcher grew frantic as the situation spiraled beyond his control.
His most reliable trump card had been Tarmuk.
A masterpiece—forged from the combination of numerous powerful entities.
Never did he imagine that masterpiece would refuse his commands.
Worse still, to see it bow before that human’s words!

[I need a method to kill that human—absolutely certain.]

The problem was that his options were severely limited.
This Battlefield, the Hero’s War, had been orchestrated by the Greedy Researcher.
By offering it as a trial stage, he had secured a guarantee of its fairness.
That very guarantee now constrained him.

[You have granted the Chimeras the Lords’ blessing.]
[Caution! You are the Lord who orchestrated this Battlefield. Continued intervention will compromise the fairness of the trial and render the guarantee void!]

This trial permitted intervention from the Lords.
But the Greedy Researcher was an exception. He could intervene only in the most limited capacity, and he was bound to maintain ‘neutrality.’
Because he was the ‘architect’ of this Battlefield.
Having created it with his own hands, he knew its many secrets.
The restriction existed to prevent him from exploiting those secrets and corrupting the trial.

[Coins forcibly seized as compensation for trial interference!]
[Coins forcibly seized as compensation for trial interference!]
[Coins forcibly seized as compensation for trial interference!]

Every time the Lords bestowed their blessing, this message appeared.
Fortunately, this place—the Death’s Domain—had little connection to the trial itself, and the damage was limited to Han Yu-sung alone, so it remained manageable.
But if things progressed further, the situation would change entirely.

[I too would have to bear an enormous penalty.]

So I had to weigh the scales.
Whether the gains from this trial, should it proceed as planned, were worth shouldering such a massive penalty—or not.
The Greedy Researcher reached a conclusion swiftly.

[The worth is sufficient.]

This was a chance to obtain a ‘False Name’.
If I successfully absorbed the entity here and claimed all the rewards for orchestrating this trial’s battlefield, it would be entirely possible.

[To remain a Lord without a False Name has become utterly repugnant!]

And so the Greedy Researcher summoned forth my power.

[“Useless, incompetent hybrid.”]
[“Your body shall….”]

A warning message flickered before my eyes, but I paid it no mind.
The Greedy Researcher’s power coiled around Tarmuk’s surroundings.
An indescribable, overwhelming presence crushed down upon the space itself.

[“You shall become the vessel for my descent.”]

With this, I would reset everything to the beginning.

* * *

The Castle that Tarmuk guarded was remarkably vast.
Its interior was filled with mechanisms designed to repel intruders, and overflowed with undead and chimeras that the Greedy Researcher had positioned throughout.
Without the ‘Trial’s Blessing’, I would have wandered the corridors quite extensively.
Fortunately, Han Yu-sung possessed an arrow to guide the way.

“This is it.”

The arrow led deep into the Underground Chamber.
The deeper I descended, the more vigilant the sentries became.
Han Yu-sung did not hesitate and continued downward, finally reaching his destination.
An endless expanse of Cavern stretched before me.
Beyond the monsters Han Yu-sung had slain, a colossal gate loomed into view.

[If there exists one who can hear this voice….]
[Help us. Save our fallen race.]
[Our brethren, reduced to slavery….]

The faint voice grew clearer.
It seemed I had found the right place.
Han Yu-sung exerted his strength and thrust open the massive gate, and the sight beyond finally came into view.

“What is this….”
[Chains? No, these don’t appear to be ordinary chains.]

The space was covered in an immense number of chains.
What was peculiar was that the chains writhed as if alive.
And with each undulation, they absorbed ‘something’.
Like how plant roots draw water that travels up through the stem.
And at the end of those chains, there existed an enormous sphere.

“Covered in chains like that, I can’t tell what’s underneath.”
[Hmm… I see now. A creature without a name creating a Battlefield like this, and pushing so hard—I was wondering why….]
“Do you know what it is?”
[Yes. Perhaps what lies within that sphere is….]

Kakasha was about to explain kindly to his Apostle.
But at that very moment.

CRASH!

The sky tore open.
Fragments of the shattered ceiling rained down like a downpour, and the stone walls collapsed.
A force unleashed from above pierced through everything, boring deep into the Underground Chamber.
Han Yu-sung lifted his gaze.

[“Nameless human.”]

Through the fractured ceiling, Tarmuk’s face came into view.
Yet it was a Tarmuk emanating an entirely different aura than moments before.
A hybrid radiating the overwhelming presence unique to the Lords.

[“You ignored my warning, so you must pay the price.”]
[“You will die here.”]

The Lord, the Greedy Researcher, had descended.
Borrowing the body of Tarmuk, the hybrid he had created.

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