The Crazy Battle God Has Returned - Chapter 132

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A Mad Swordsman Returns – Chapter 132

Exactly four hours later.
Players gathered in the Conference Room of the Player Alliance.
Guild masters leading renowned guilds, and named players including Lee Su-ho.
Naturally, Han Yu-sung was among them as well.
There were roughly fifteen people. Not that many.

“….”
“….”

Silence hung heavy in the Conference Room.
The reason was simple.

‘Does Lee Su-ho have something troubling on his mind?’
‘With the atmosphere he’s set like that, nobody can even open their mouths. Well, looking at how things have been going lately, it’s not strange that he’d be like this….’
‘There were rumors of a blood feud between him and Han Yu-sung. Is it true?’
‘Who knows. But look.’

Song Hong-seok, the guild master of Taegang, glanced sideways at Lee Su-ho.
Lee Su-ho wasn’t even sparing a glance toward Han Yu-sung.
Despite being in the same space and having faced each other quite a few times.

‘At this point, it doesn’t seem like a rumor—it seems like fact, doesn’t it?’
‘Right, they say the Lord of Justice grinds her teeth whenever Han Yu-sung’s name comes up….’
‘The Sworn Ones under her would be the same way.’

These days, more than one Lord was targeting Han Yu-sung.
Most notably, the Lord of Justice and the Lord of the Dead.
Mighty Lords commanding vast forces had their sights set on him, yet Han Yu-sung remained utterly composed.

[Why are they all whispering among themselves like that?]
‘Just leave them be.’

Han Yu-sung leaned back in his chair, gazing beyond the window.
How long did he wait like that?

“Everyone’s gathered. My apologies for the rushed summons. As you know, time is of the essence….”
“Park Yu-ha. It’s been a while.”
“The Alliance life seems to suit you well?”

Jain’s trusted subordinate, Park Yu-ha, entered the Conference Room.
He smiled quietly at the players’ words and bowed his head.

“I’ve heard the story. A Monster Wave is about to begin.”
“Truly, it’s an absurd situation. They should be offering compensation, yet it seems they’d rather not….”
“And the fact that they specifically called us among so many players….”

Five major Guilds had gathered here.
Taegang, Blue Dragon Society, Aegis, Seraph, Silence.
All were Guilds under Lords with titles, each renowned for their exceptional prowess.
Park Yu-ha nodded calmly.

“Yes. We require your assistance. Since we cannot determine the scale of the enemy forces, we need as many personnel as possible.”
“I’ll explain the details myself.”

Then, Guild Master Jain opened the door and entered.
As the players’ gazes converged on her, Jain strode forward and took her place on the podium.

“As you all know, the event opening this time is a Monster Wave. Normally, we would have been anxious, unable to know where or at what scale it would appear. However….”

Jain’s gaze swept across those gathered in the Conference Room.
And that gaze fixed upon the man sitting alone.
It was Han Yu-sung.

“Thanks to Player Han Yu-sung’s efforts, we were able to ascertain in advance the locations where the Monster Wave would appear and the list of monsters. Using that information, we rapidly gathered intelligence, and here are the results.”

Jain made a light gesture with her hand.
Eight system windows appeared in the empty air.

“There are eight locations where the Monster Wave will appear. The format is the same as an 【Open Difficult Realm】. You’ve conquered Open Difficult Realms before, so you know how they work, yes?”
“Hmph, how could we not know?”
“It’s as if we’re conquering Gates.”

Open-type Difficult Realm.
Unlike a one-sided Difficult Realm where you enter a specific space, this one unfolds across Earth itself.
A Gate opens, and centered on that Gate, a kind of ‘domain’ spreads out widely.

“Monster Waves have domains too. The number of people who can enter each domain varies by location.”
“Is it structured so that once you enter like an open-type Difficult Realm, you can’t leave?”
“Correct. However, when personnel inside die, additional personnel can enter. We’ve calculated the difficulty for each location based on the monsters that emerge and the number of participants.”

As Jain pointed to the system windows that appeared in midair, detailed information materialized for eight locations.

[Easy: Goblin March, Kobold’s Counterattack.]
[Normal: Watcher Legion, Starving Ogre Horde.]
[Hard: Night of Demons, Elemental Fury, Ancient Golem.]
[Very Hard: Army of the Dead.]

The system window also displayed the names of each Monster Wave.
The players who saw this asked with confusion.

“Did you name them yourselves?”
“How could we? The information window provided only to our country had them listed conveniently. I simply transferred them as they were.”

The players first checked the ‘Army of the Dead’.
It was the Monster Wave with the highest difficulty level.
Soon enough, without anyone needing to speak first, they all clicked their tongues.

[Army of the Dead (Very Hard)]
[Appearing Monsters: From basic undead like Skeletons to high-tier undead such as Arch Lich and Hellknight appearing in large numbers.]
[Enemy Scale: Minimum 3,000 units.]
[Participant Limit: 200 people.]
[※ Treasure Vault: If entities like Lich continue summoning undead, the enemy scale could expand indefinitely.]

It was an absurd difficulty.
Two hundred people against a minimum of 3,000 undead.
They were overwhelmingly outnumbered.

“Did they really create this to be stopped?”
“Does that even make sense? Going in there is just suicide.”
“We’ll need to select players specialized in undead. Right, what about Seraph Guild? I heard they have many priests and clerics.”
“That’s insane! If anything, the Lord of Justice should step forward!”

Lee Seo-na, the guild master of Seraph, had started to cry out before clamping her mouth shut.
Lee Su-ho’s gaze fixed upon her.
Though his eyes held no particular emotion, she couldn’t help but feel intimidated by their intensity alone.
Jain turned to survey the Players gathered in the Conference Room.

“As you can see, this is a monster wave of utterly absurd difficulty. Yet someone must take it on. If there is anyone willing to lead the subjugation squad against the Lord of the Dead’s forces, speak now.”
“….”
“….”

Unsurprisingly, no one stepped forward.
This wave promised catastrophic losses. From a guild’s perspective, there was absolutely no reason to volunteer for such devastation.
Lee Su-ho was no exception. Having already lost the Lord’s favor, he had no desire to recklessly overextend himself.
The others likely shared the same sentiment.

“It seems no one will come forward. Then, I shall take command.”
“What…?”

In that moment, someone raised their hand.
Everyone turned in shock, their heads snapping around.
Who in their right mind would volunteer for what amounted to suicide against such a monster wave?
All eyes turned toward the back of the room.

“I should have known it would be you. But are you certain? Han Yu-sung.”

It was Han Yu-sung.
He nodded instead of answering.

“I have personnel in mind already, so I’ll send them separately. As for the minor persuasion and such, the Alliance can handle that on their end.”
“You need not worry about that aspect.”
“Then that settles it.”

His expression and bearing were utterly composed.
One might think he was going for a stroll rather than facing a monster wave.

‘Is he insane?’
‘Why is he volunteering to take this on himself?’

The watching Players were left bewildered.
Did they understand? The undead numbered at least three thousand, while our forces were merely two hundred.
It was an overwhelmingly lopsided difference.
Yet he volunteered to lead the assault on such a wave.
But for Han Yu-sung, it wasn’t particularly burdensome.

‘This will be an excellent opportunity to test what I’ve recently learned.’

The skills and blessings Han Yu-sung had acquired this time proved especially useful when facing large-scale enemies, and this was the perfect chance to test them.
Above all, Han Yu-sung possessed the Undead Hunter.
Considering that as well.

‘The highest difficulty will become the easiest for me.’
[Undead! Annihilation! I despise the undead!]

If he resolved the highest difficulty first, everything else would proceed smoothly.
Han Yu-sung rose from his seat.

“Then, I’ll take my leave. I have much to prepare.”

Han Yu-sung departed to gather the Players.
Lee Su-ho’s eyes, swirling with conflicting emotions, followed his retreating figure.

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Nineteen hours later.
Two hundred Players assembled in Sejong City.
They were the assault team participating in the Monster Wave, the Army of the Dead.

“Damn it….”
“Why am I even here….”
“Mother, Father. I’m going ahead….”

The morale of the assault team was already rock bottom before they even began.
They had heard about the Army of the Dead before arriving.
It was said to be the most difficult among all Monster Waves, with fewer participants but an absurdly overwhelming number of enemies to face.

“We’re heading to the most dangerous place? Is this really happening?”
“This is insane. It’s like being dragged to a slaughterhouse.”
“Isn’t that essentially what’s happening?”

The risk of death was far too high to refuse.
Knowing this, both the government and the Alliance had recruited Players with massive compensation.
Those who still refused were contacted directly by the Lords and persuaded, leaving no choice but to participate.

“Sigh….”
“How did we end up here of all places….”

Baek Min-jun’s group felt the same way.
Baek Min-jun, Ahn Jung-hyuk, Lee Ye-eun, Song Ji-a, and Yang Han-byul—all sworn to the Lord known as the Woman Who Cuts the Moon—had been dragged to this place.
It wasn’t something they had chosen.

“Damn it, what’s with those Coins anyway.”
“Our Lord is being too much, isn’t she? She knew the danger was obvious, yet she pushed us into this death trap for Coins.”
“Hey. What good does complaining do….”
“When you’re on the brink of collapse, you can’t afford to see anything. There’s nothing to see.”

Currently, the Woman Who Cuts the Moon was in dire straits.
She had suffered consecutive defeats in the recent Lord battles.
This had dealt a severe blow to her finances, forcing her to send her sworn ones into mortal danger.
Baek Min-jun’s group was displeased with this situation.
But they couldn’t refuse either.

“So, is our commander that famous Player?”
“Probably. Han Yu-sung, I think his name was.”
“I heard he played a major role in this trial too. Didn’t he discover the Monster Wave information?”

Lee Ye-eun’s eyes sparkled with curiosity as she glanced around.
If one were to name the most famous Player in recent times, it would undoubtedly be Han Yu-sung.
However, since he rarely engaged in public activities, little was known about who he was or how he fought.
This was why everyone was so curious about Han Yu-sung.

“Oh, there….”
“He seems to be coming?”

At that very moment, Han Yu-sung appeared.
Clad in a dark charcoal robe, Han Yu-sung walked forward and stood before the raid party.
He glanced indifferently at the members, then opened his mouth to speak.

“Greetings. I’m Han Yu-sung. Looking at all of you, it seems I’m the only one who came here willingly.”
“….”
“….”

The members said nothing in response.
Because his words were true.
Most of them had been dragged here by the Lords, or had come reluctantly due to their own circumstances.

“I’m not fond of unnecessary small talk, so let’s get straight to the point. The way our raid party will fight this time is simple.”

Fighting three thousand undead with this many people—simple?
The members waited to hear what strategy Han Yu-sung would propose.

“I’ll take the lead and eliminate the enemies, and the rest of you will clean up what remains. That’s how our expedition will fight.”
“…?”

Bewilderment and shock flickered across the members’ faces.

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