The Crazy Battle God Has Returned - Chapter 149

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A Mad Swordsman Returns – Chapter 149

The Woman Who Cuts the Moon observed the Battlefield.
There was little she could do as her power waned. All that remained was to bestow the Lord’s blessing upon her sworn servants and wait for their victory.
The Battlefield’s structure was simple, making strategy meaningless.
It was a place where raw strength clashed against raw strength, and whichever side could not endure would fall.

[“Player, Han Yu-sung….”]

And so the Woman Who Cuts the Moon placed her hopes in Han Yu-sung.
A human who displayed an almost unbelievable disrespect toward the Lord.
A player whose confidence in his own abilities bordered on the excessive.
To be honest, she had believed that confidence to be nothing but arrogance.
And right now.

[“Where on earth did such a being emerge from?”]

That thought shattered.
What the Woman Who Cuts the Moon witnessed was a battle of unrelenting ferocity.
A mere human locked in combat with a colossal Lord’s incarnate form.
Remarkably, the battle was entirely one-sided.

CRACK-CRASH-CRUNCH!

[A human…!]

A violent gust of wind tore through the air.
Its speed transcended mortal perception.
Han Yu-sung closed the distance in an instant, sweeping his blade across the Earthquake Devourer’s right leg, and the stone composing it crumbled in a single blow.
The Lord’s body staggered momentarily. But only for a moment—the Lord swiftly restored his leg and attempted to pursue Han Yu-sung.

[“No, it’s too slow. The incarnate form cannot keep pace.”]

The Woman Who Cuts the Moon’s words rang true.
Han Yu-sung, accelerating, descended upon the Lord like a thunderbolt, unleashing Island Thunder in succession as he raced along the Lord’s spine.
Reaching the Lord’s shoulder, Han Yu-sung reversed his grip on his blade.

Halden Style Swordsmanship, Fourth Form: Extinction.

I severed the Lord’s body from shoulder to torso in a single stroke.
The condensed mana exploded, and the stone composing its body shattered into fragments.

[This mere human dares to… me…!]

The Earthquake Devourer’s eyes blazed with indignation.
Pain was irrelevant. Such damage could be repaired effortlessly. Indeed, stone was already sprouting from where Han Yu-sung had cut. But this wasn’t merely a matter of restoration.
This was something far more troubling.

[Krrgh… KRAAAAAAAGH!]

The fact that I—a Lord—was being toyed with.
The fact that despite being an Avatar, I was helpless against a mere human.
The fact that I could only endure this creature’s relentless assault.
These incomprehensible truths carved deep wounds into my pride.

[Hu… man…!]

A colossal hammer of stone crashed down upon the ground.
The surrounding terrain collapsed, creating a massive crater, and hundreds—thousands—of fragments erupted toward Han Yu-sung in unison.
Han Yu-sung intercepted the shards with his shadow blade while launching himself forward.

Crash crash crash!

The exchange continued relentlessly.
Han Yu-sung exploited his superior speed, striking and withdrawing in rapid succession, while the Lord’s frustration mounted with each evasion.
An anxiety I hadn’t felt in ages began to surface.

‘This is not favorable. If this continues, if this momentum persists….’

The Earthquake Devourer’s gaze swept rapidly across the Battlefield.
My sworn servants were crumbling helplessly under the enemies’ relentless assault.
The thousands that once numbered had dwindled to mere hundreds.
Meanwhile, the enemies’ losses were negligible.

‘Time is not my ally.’

The longer I maintain ‘Descent’, the more coins drain away as maintenance costs.
A level that would be unbearable for a Lord without a Title.
Above all, Yang Seung-ho’s body wouldn’t be able to endure the Descent.
Time was never on the side of the Earthquake Devourer.

‘That human, knowing that…’

Most players are helpless before a Descended form.
From the moment a Lord descends, they lose their will to fight, thrashing about like insects before being crushed to death.
It was a sight I’d witnessed countless times before.
But this time was different.
That human—Han Yu-sung—knew how to fight against a Descended form.

‘At this rate, I could actually lose.’

Impossible. A Lord defeated in his own Lord’s War after descending!
It would be a humiliation that would haunt me forever.
That cannot happen.
Especially when I consider what I’d lose if I fell here!

[I will absolutely win.]

The Earthquake Devourer raised his arm.
In response, a violent tremor erupted. The ground fractured and ground against itself with a deafening roar, and in the cracks, mountains and boulders rose and sank repeatedly.
Moments later.

Rummmmmble!

The immense energy that had been destroying the earth swirled like a vortex, flowing into the Lord’s body.
From the feet to the waist, the torso.
And into the raised right arm.

[Destroy everything.]

Once the descent completes, defeat becomes inevitable.
Then I simply need to destroy everything before that happens.
A strike powerful enough to completely devastate the entire area—Han Yu-sung won’t be able to escape it.
I can protect the Covenant Bearers with my own power.
If I can just complete this strike, it will be more than sufficient.
Energy gathered and concentrated in the arm made of stone.

Crackle!

Of course, Han Yu-sung had no intention of allowing this.
Han Yu-sung gripped the Thunder God Spear tightly. And with a tremendous thunderclap that shook the heavens, he hurled the spear forward.

Divine Lightning.

A massive tempest of lightning surged forward, scattering bolts of thunder in all directions.
The Earthquake Devourer felt the power contained within that spear. It was a strike imbued with a force that even a Lord like himself could not ignore.
But.

[Useless…!]

As if waiting for Han Yu-sung to use Divine Lightning, countless walls made of stone erupted from the ground.
A dome-shaped barrier wall blocked the trajectory of the Divine Lightning.

‘I already anticipated this. Blocking it is not difficult.’

The Earthquake Devourer had been wary of the Thunder God Spear from the start.
He had obtained advance information that Han Yu-sung had eliminated a monster called the Fire Phoenix with that spear during the Monster Wave incident.
Because of this, he had prepared defensive measures to counter the spear.
And those defensive measures now blocked the Divine Lightning.

Boom!

The Divine Lightning and stone collided violently.
Multiple layers of walls crumbled at once. Hundreds of lightning bolts advanced, destroying the walls that stood in their path.
But it was slowing down. The momentum was gradually weakening.
This much is sufficient.

‘I have bought enough time.’

Energy gathered in the Earthquake Devourer’s arm reached its peak.
That energy flowed into the colossal hammer gripped in its hand.
The Lord felt a force that seemed capable of obliterating the very earth itself, and began to bring the hammer down.
But in that precise moment.

Craaaaaash!

The wall surrounding the Lord crumbled to dust.
Countless sword auras severed both the barrier and the wall in a single stroke.
Beyond the collapsed wall, Han Yu-sung stepped forward.
Gripping the Blood Demon Blade, saturated with dense crimson energy.
The Lord stared at Han Yu-sung with eyes wide in shock.
It was as though time itself had slowed.
Even as I brought the hammer down with all my might.
Han Yu-sung moved faster still.

[The Blood Demon Blade has absorbed a vast quantity of blood.]
[The Blood Demon Blade is temporarily enhanced!]

Dense crimson energy and demonic power intertwined within his body.
And then.

Heaven’s Blood Ten-Thousand Sword Technique.

Countless sword auras shot toward the Earthquake Devourer.
With a scale and force unmistakably different from before.
The sword auras shattered the arm holding the hammer into fragments, and tore the massive body asunder.

Boom!

The hammer slipped from its grasp and fell to the ground.

[This… creature…]

The formidable energy gathered in the hammer dissipated uselessly.
And the remaining energy within the Lord’s body lost its path and began to flow backward.
The energy raged through the possessed body like an enraged beast, destroying it utterly.

[To permit… possession…]

My body, composed of stone, began to crumble.
The Lord gazed at Han Yu-sung with eyes swirling with conflicting emotions.

[So that’s why….]

Crrraaassshhh!

With those final words, the colossal giant of stone collapsed inward.
Beneath the rubble, Yang Seung-ho’s body became visible.
Ravaged by the descent, he simply ceased to exist.
The defeat of the Earthquake Devourer was now confirmed.

“….”
“….”

Many had witnessed the battle, yet none could find words.
How could they?
A mere player had fought a descended Lord in a one-on-one duel. And emerged victorious.
It was a ‘miracle’ that defied belief, even with eyes as witness.

“The, the Lord….”
“Lost? No, even if it was a descended form, that’s impossible….”
“Does this even make sense?”

What was even more astounding was that Han Yu-sung, who had achieved the miracle of defeating the Lord’s descended form, remained utterly composed.
As though he had merely accomplished something inevitable.
And truthfully, that was exactly how I felt.

‘Crushing descended forms isn’t something I do once or twice.’

I had already experienced such battles countless times in my previous life.
Of course, combat against a Lord’s descended form was rare. Having faced such a battle, there was certainly satisfaction to be found.
And above all else.

[You have successfully defeated the Lord’s descended form.]
[You have satisfied the activation condition for the unique ability ‘Descent’.]
[Your Annihilation stat has increased by +200,000!]

The rewards were satisfying as well.
This time, I could truly grasp the power of the Monarch Slayer.
A buff that granted tremendous strength when facing lords or incarnations.
Suddenly, a thought crossed my mind.

‘If I’d had a buff like this in my past life, things would have been different.’

A sense of regret washed over me.
If I could have accumulated power with this, wouldn’t I have been able to do something when I faced Achiros?
No, that’s a meaningless thought.
Right now, there’s something more pressing I need to do first.

“Devouring Star Technique. I know how to use it in theory, but…”

I gazed quietly at the remains before my eyes.
Remnants left behind when the lord’s incarnation collapsed.
If I use the Devouring Star Technique on these remains, what exactly can I absorb?
The question lingered, but there was no reason not to try.
I pressed my hand against the remains and focused my mind.

[You have used Devouring Star Technique.]
[You absorb the qi remaining in the lord’s incarnation. The Devouring Star Technique transmutes the nature of the qi and stores it in your body.]
[Demonic qi is accumulating in your heart…]

Black energy erupted from me.
The energy made contact with the incarnation’s remains, forcibly drawing out the qi lingering within. The qi I drew forth returned to me.
The qi circulated through my entire body before settling in my heart.
When I sensed the change taking place.

[Congratulations! Your Demonic Qi has increased by 30!]

A heavy presence emanated from my heart.
I exhaled slowly and summoned the demonic qi.

[Does something feel different?]
“Well, it feels like the number of times I can use it has increased to three or four times.”

As I said this, I tilted my head slightly.
As my demonic energy increased, I felt as though my body had undergone a subtle transformation.
It was as if my movements had become somewhat more fluid and effortless.
No other stats had changed, yet I felt it nonetheless.
For now, I decided to test this out later in the training grounds.

‘Well, not bad. A thirty-point increase in one go.’

In a sense, it was only natural.
This wasn’t a skill I could use against ordinary enemies—only against Lords or Incarnates—so gaining this much in a single use was fitting.
There would be plenty of opportunities to accumulate more in the future.
I watched as the Incarnate’s remains gradually faded away.

“Kakasha. Since you’re a Lord, you’d know better than anyone. In your opinion, would this Army Annihilator buff allow me to stand against a Lord?”
[Hmm, no. It seems difficult. It’s certainly an excellent buff against Incarnates, but it falls far short against a Lord.]
“Even against a Lord without a True Name?”
[However, in any case….]

Kakasha chuckled softly.

[You have no intention of stopping here, do you?]
“You’ve come to know me well.”

A smile brimming with competitive spirit spread across my face.
For now, that was enough.

“There’s still so much higher I can climb.”

For the moment, I simply lacked the strength.
If I continued to fight Incarnates, kept winning, and continued to grow Army Annihilator, then eventually the moment would come when I could defeat a Lord.
I could only hope that day would arrive soon.

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