The Crazy Battle God Has Returned - Chapter 119

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A Mad Swordsman Returns – Chapter 119

My blade sliced through the cocoon.
Liquid gushed forth, and Kaldrex, who had been trapped within, burst free.
I stepped back slightly to the side.

[You really are something. Do you get injured every time someone gives you a little help?]

Truth be told, the liquid was incredibly viscous—I had no desire to touch it.
I examined Kaldrex’s condition.
An impressively dignified dragon-like being—no, a member of the Draken Race. The problem was how emaciated he appeared.
And his breathing was so faint he seemed on the verge of death at any moment.

[Congratulations!]
[Player Han Yu-sung has discovered an 【Epic Quest】!]
[If you undertake this Quest, the content of future trials will be altered!]

In that instant, a message appeared before my eyes.
It was a message I had seen before in the Dragon’s Tomb.

[Epic Quest: Racial Restoration.]
[The Draken Race, which once led the continent of Terraria, has completely fallen into ruin. You must aid the great hero Kaldrex, whom you have personally rescued, in rebuilding the Draken Race, now reduced to slavery.]
[Lead the Draken Race to victory in the trials.]
[You have chosen. This Quest cannot be refused.]

The difference from before was that this Quest had been forced upon me.
I remembered being able to refuse it in the Dragon’s Tomb.
The moment I rescued Kaldrex from the cocoon, I had essentially accepted the Quest anyway, so there was no need to ask further.

“The real problem is how to save a great hero who’s practically dying.”

Did I have any potions on me?
More importantly, could they even restore him to this condition?
As I was pondering this, a message suddenly appeared.

[You can treat Kaldrex by expending Coins.]

[What, what?! Not coins! Greed, this coin-devouring beast!]
“Who in the world is who…”

Kakasha thrashed about wildly.
A message asking whether to use coins appeared before my eyes.
The required amount was 10,000 coins. Han Yu-sung clicked his tongue and pressed the button.
If I’m not careful…

“I’ll end up creating another coin-devouring beast.”

Crackle!

The coins I possessed vanished. They transformed into power and seeped into Kaldrex’s dying body.
Soon the power created by the coins spread throughout his entire form.
And moments later.

“Ugh, argh… Cough! Kuh-hack-ack!”
“Quite the noisy one.”

Kaldrex spewed liquid from his mouth.
It was the liquid that had been contained in the cocoon. He must have drunk it while trapped inside.
He convulsed painfully, expelling the liquid for a long while before finally opening his eyes.

“Sil, varan…”

A familiar name tumbled from Kaldrex’s lips.
His eyes widened as he spewed forth unbridled hatred.

“Grounkal, Kal… Traitors! Not even death would be enough…!”

Kaldrex coughed blood before he could finish his words.
Despite consuming a considerable amount of coins, his condition still appeared dire.

“Hack, kuh-hack! Right now! I shall kill you all…!”
“Can you manage that with a body that can’t even move?”
“What? Ugh… Who are you?!”

Kaldrex stared at Han Yu-sung standing before him.
A mysterious radiance emanated from his golden eyes—a gaze that naturally subjugated enemies and commanded allies with inherent authority.
Of course, it meant nothing to Han Yu-sung.

“Han Yu-sung. Your race is human. You’re the one who pulled me out from that hateful Lord.”
“Hu-man. A race I’ve never heard of before… Since you are the hero who rescued me from that abhorrent Lord, it would be proper to reward you generously, but…”
“Is there anything you can actually reward me with?”
“Hmm.”

Kaldrex fell silent.
How could he offer compensation when he possessed nothing?
He hadn’t expected to anyway.
Han Yu-sung sat down on the floor and met Kaldrex’s gaze.
Right now, such rewards were irrelevant.

“Forget the reward. Let’s talk instead. What happened here? How did you end up trapped? Tell me everything you remember.”
“Remember… I…”

At Han Yu-sung’s question, Kaldrex furrowed his brow.
His memories of the past were far too vague.
Whether from having been confined in that cocoon for so long, his mind felt clouded as if shrouded in mist.
But only for a moment.
Blazing fury and hatred swept the fog away.

“Everything began when I obtained the ‘qualifications of a Lord.'”

Kaldrex slowly unraveled the events he had endured.
This continent was a place where multiple races coexisted, and at its center stood the Draken Race.
The Draken possessed the greatest strength among all races, and they were wise as well.
The heroes representing each race consulted with Kaldrex, the great hero of the Draken, and together they guided the continent, resolving countless calamities…

“Then one day, strange text appeared before my eyes. The message was long, but in essence, it said I could become a Star Lord. It acknowledged the path I had walked thus far and offered me this opportunity.”
[Ho, so that one is quite something. To grant the qualifications of a Star Lord to a race in a world where trials haven’t even appeared—that’s quite remarkable.]

There is one typical method of becoming a Star Lord.
Achieving countless great deeds in the world where one lives.
Deeds so remarkable that the very entity that created these trials would acknowledge them.
Those who accomplish such feats are granted the qualifications to become a Star Lord.

‘He didn’t seem like an ordinary great hero.’
[At this level, he must have been a king who ruled this continent… or perhaps a god-like existence revered by those who lived here.]

But Kaldrex had fallen utterly.
The reason was.

“That’s when the traitors appeared. Those who learned that I had gained the qualifications of a Lord. The traitors Silvaran and Grounkal!”

Betrayal.
Kaldrex clenched his teeth, unable to contain his rage.
So fiercely that blood dripped from his mouth.

“I had no intention of becoming a Lord immediately. At that time, this world was suffering from a great calamity, and we were in the process of recovering from its wounds. I planned to become a Lord after the world’s reconstruction was complete. The traitors targeted that opportunity.”
“Did you sense any signs of betrayal beforehand?”
“No! They were comrades-in-arms who had been with me for a long time. We overcame many calamities that befell this continent together… That’s why I still can’t believe it.”

If they betrayed him, there must have been a reason.
Naturally, from Kaldrex’s perspective as the betrayed, he couldn’t know that reason.
Still, something nagged at him.

“Did the Greedy Researcher orchestrate this?”
[It’s possible. Lords are always creatures starved for power and coins. Among them are those who show no restraint. Beast-like creatures who ‘hunt’ newly-qualified Lords.]
“To such creatures, Kaldrex would be…”
[Far too sweet a prey. Not yet a Lord, but having accumulated enough power to become one at any moment.]

For some reason, the Greedy Researcher came to know of this world’s existence, and in cooperation with Silvaran and Grounkal, they eliminated Kaldrex.
What was peculiar was that they imprisoned Kaldrex here.

“I couldn’t grant the qualifications of a Lord to those creatures. I was concerned about what the greedy Lord and the traitors would do… So I used the power contained within the Lord’s qualifications to create a cocoon to protect myself.”

The cocoon that Han Yu-sung had severed.
Kaldrex’s gaze turned toward the cocoon, split in half.
It seemed he had been searching for someone to rescue him in this state.
Though it mattered little, given that this was Death’s Domain.

“I had arranged for me to be able to come out once it was safe. I never imagined it would happen like this, though…”
“You cut it well. So, how much power do you have left?”
“That is…”

Kaldrex trailed off.
The Greedy Researcher had wrapped Kaldrex—hidden within the cocoon—in chains and absorbed his power for a long time.

“…Not much remains. I lack even the strength to call myself a hero, let alone become a Lord.”
“It will be difficult to defeat the traitors then.”
“Shamefully, yes.”

Kaldrex clenched his teeth.
It was not surprising—he had anticipated this. Han Yu-sung stroked his chin, contemplating how to proceed with the Epic Quest.

“I have a question. What of the situation outside? My kin… what has become of the Draken Race?”
“Did you not already know?”
“I wish to hear it from your own lips, from what you have witnessed directly.”
“Well then, if you insist.”

Han Yu-sung recounted what he had seen.
The Draken Race had fallen into slavery, stripped of their names, and were being brutally exploited by the Elfen Tribe and the Belakin Tribe.
Moreover, the great heroes Silvaran and Grounkal were locked in fierce battle for dominion over this continent.

“So it is true. My kin, reduced to such wretchedness….”

Kaldrex’s hands trembled with rage.
Within the cocoon, he had glimpsed something like a dream, hazy and distant.
His kin, devolved into a race without intellect, treated like beasts.
He had wanted to believe it was merely a dream.
But it was all reality, not a dream at all.

“So, what will you do now?”
“What do you mean? What can I possibly do?”
“You could surrender, or perhaps you could fight.”
“Fight… against the traitors?”

Han Yu-sung nodded.
At those words, Kaldrex let out a hollow laugh.
His past self could have done it.
But now, having lost most of his power, it was impossible.
Especially without kin to fight alongside him in this moment.

“It’s impossible. With the power I currently possess….”
“What if someone could fill that power for you?”
“What?”

Kaldrex stared at Han Yu-sung with wide, astonished eyes.
Kaldrex had no power now. But if he could only reclaim that strength, if he could only reunite with his kinfolk to fight alongside him.

“…I wish to eliminate all the traitors. Every last one of them!”
“Good. That’s an answer I like.”

A deep smile played across my lips.
Before my eyes floated countless system windows.

[You have discovered the hidden race, 【Draken】.]
[By consuming 300,000 coins, you can unlock investment options related to the ‘Draken’. Will you use the coins?]
[With additional support funds, the required coins are reduced by half!]
[Your current race affiliation is 【Elfen】. If you use coins, your race affiliation will be forcibly changed to 【Draken】.]
[If you unlock the investment options, Lords affiliated with other races will be given a one-time opportunity to change their affiliation to 【Draken】!]

The ‘third option’ I had desired was unfolding before my eyes.
I wanted to see Kaldrex’s resolve before making this choice.
And now that I had witnessed it, there was only one thing left to do.

[300,000 coins have been consumed! God’s Trial is providing half the support, so a final total of 150,000 coins have been consumed!]
[Investment options related to the ‘Draken’, now called slaves and stripped of their name, have been unlocked! Check them out!]
[Additionally, you can now invest in the great hero, 【Kaldrex】!]
[Your Lord has shared investment options with you!]

I was choosing the third option.
Countless investment options appeared before my eyes.

“Alright, let’s get started.”

Among all these investment options, where should I begin?
My eyes moved swiftly across the items, scanning them.

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