The Crazy Battle God Has Returned - Chapter 175

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A Mad Swordsman Returns – Chapter 175

The battle with the Lord had ended.
All that remained was the Lord’s Descent Form, split in half and crumbling to dust.
The remnants burned fiercely, their roar filling the entire Battlefield.
Before the fallen Descent Form stood Han Yu-sung, alone.

[Kufufu! You pathetic wretch! Dealing with undead in such a gloomy manner! How fitting! You lost even after manifesting your Descent! How does it feel to lose to my Covenant Bearer! Tell me! How does it feel to lose to my Covenant Bearer!]
“My head is pounding.”

Kakasha’s excited chatter echoed through my mind.
I wasn’t entirely sure what had transpired, but Kakasha held a grudge against the Lord of the Dead.
It was only natural to rejoice at crushing such an enemy.
Han Yu-sung sighed and gazed at the sacred flames wreathing his blade.

[Holy Flame of Annihilation]
· Classification: Active.
· Usage Condition: Apostle of War.
· A sacred flame that guides beings who reject death toward oblivion. Originally manifested in a different form, but its nature was altered according to the Apostle’s will.
· It consumes morale, and the more morale it burns, the stronger the sacred flame becomes.
· It exerts particularly potent effects against the undead. Those touched by this flame lose their ‘Immortality’ and ‘Regeneration’ effects.

Just before the battle, Han Yu-sung had spoken to Kakasha.
Didn’t they have coins in abundance? He’d asked Kakasha to use them to craft something that might aid them in this coming fight.
This was what Kakasha had created in response to that request.

“You certainly took your time. Is crafting a single skill really that difficult?”
[W-what…! This was rushed, I tell you! I was so anxious my only Covenant Bearer might perish that I hastily forged it! How could you…!]
“You did well.”
[Hmph! Show more joy and gratitude!]

In any case, it had proven invaluable.
Thanks to it, I was able to dispatch the Lord of the Dead far more easily. Without it, even I would have struggled considerably.
Facing a Lord who fights with such caution is no simple matter.

“But was this skill originally supposed to have this effect?”
[No. Originally, it was a skill that burned everything, true to its name ‘Annihilation’. It was created to face enemy Lords. I merely extracted the undead-related effects from it to create this version.]
“It seems we didn’t have enough Coins to make it complete.”
[That is so… Ugh! If only I had a bit more Coins…!]

Kakasha answered with unmistakable regret.

[This time, I consumed a tremendous amount of Coins. That ‘Holy Flame of Annihilation’ also melts Coins with each use, so use it sparingly….]
“I’ll have to be frugal for a while. Still, though.”

I had earned such a vast sum of Coins, yet I had already spent just as much.
Now I truly understood why the Lords were so obsessed with Coins.
Han Yu-sung wiped his blood-stained eyes and surveyed the surroundings.

“I can cover it with the Coins I earn this time.”

Silence blanketed the Battlefield.
Who could have dared imagine that the Lord of the Dead would be defeated?
The Japanese Players stared at Han Yu-sung without even breathing, while the Korean Players gazed at him with eyes wide in shock.
This was not Han Yu-sung’s first time defeating a descended Lord.
Had he not also defeated the Walker of Harsh Winter?
But this was different.

‘A descended Lord bearing a True Name….’
‘He defeated it alone?’

The Walker of Harsh Winter was a Lord without a True Name.
The power wielded by the Lord of the Dead was incomparable to when the Walker of Harsh Winter had descended.
Yet a single Player had defeated such a Lord.
And alone, at that.

“H-how is this….”
“O-our Lord….”

The Japanese Players had completely lost their will to fight.
The Korean forces had the Lord of Shadows descended and their full strength remained intact.
Meanwhile, the Japanese forces had lost the Lord of the Dead and suffered devastating casualties.
Though Han Yu-sung had sustained critical injuries in the process.

Nooooooo…!

But that hope, too, was meaningless.
The blood pooling all around me surged upward, flowing into Han Yu-sung to be absorbed.
My battered body mended itself, and magical power swiftly replenished.
Han Yu-sung locked eyes with Baek Min-jun, who had been watching from a distance.

“First, I need to deal with these creatures.”

Baek Min-jun nodded in agreement.
Han Yu-sung clenched his fist and drove it into the ground.

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The battle with Japan ended not long after.
From the moment the Lord of the Dead squandered his chance at descent, Japan had already lost any hope of victory.
Moreover, with Achiros himself acknowledging the disadvantage and withdrawing.
The Japanese Camp crumbled without resistance.

[Korea has annihilated all Japanese Players!]
[Korean Player Han Yu-sung has defeated Tanaka Yusuke, the Japanese Player with the highest contribution!]
[Seizing the final contribution score possessed by that Player!]

Soon the rewards for toppling Japan arrived.
Tanaka Yusuke had been the player the Lord of the Dead used as his descent vessel.
The final contribution score he possessed was 291,600.
Combined with Han Yu-sung’s final contribution score.

[Sworn One’s Final Contribution Score: 873,600.]

An absurd figure for a final contribution score had emerged.
It was a number that made Kakasha let out a shriek of exultation.

[Coins! I can hear the sound of coins pouring down!]

Additional rewards were said to be given based on the amount of final contribution score.
If coins were awarded as compensation, I could gain considerably.
But that wasn’t what mattered now.
I needed to secure what I could extract from the Lord of the Dead first.

[You have successfully broken the descent form of a Lord bearing a Stigma.]
[You have satisfied the activation condition for the unique ability, ‘Divine Descent’.]
[Slaughter stat has increased by +60!]
[Additionally, all stats have increased by +15!]

[You have used ‘Demon Star Absorption’.]
[Congratulations! Demonic Energy has increased by +60!]

Han Yu-sung let out a low whistle upon seeing the magnitude of the stat increases.
The rise in Slaughter and Demonic Energy was remarkable, likely because this Lord bore a Stigma.
And on top of that, all stats had risen as well.
What was even more astonishing was that the rewards didn’t end there.

[You are the first to defeat a Lord bearing a Stigma.]
[As an additional reward, you are given an opportunity to discern the location of a ‘Legacy’!]

“This is a reward I didn’t anticipate.”

A Legacy left behind by one like the Nameless Heretic—a being whose very name was forbidden.
I never expected to be granted the chance to discover its location.

‘Good fortune, but right now, there are more pressing matters.’

There was still work to be done.
The battle had ended, but the Trial was far from over.
Han Yu-sung sensed the presence of enemies not far away.
Those who had been secretly observing the Fortress where the fierce battle had unfolded.
The Chinese Players.

“…How should we handle this? Should we attack?”
“They’ve just fought a brutal battle with the Japanese, so they must be exhausted. They’re likely wounded as well. Isn’t now the perfect opportunity to strike?”
“I know. I understand, but…”

The Chinese Players were caught in deep deliberation.
Han Yu-sung and the Korean Players were severely fatigued from their intense battle.
Now was the ideal moment to eliminate them.
The only problem was that their bodies wouldn’t obey them.

“But how can we possibly overcome those who defeated a descended Lord….”
“Can we really defeat that monster in combat?”

Everyone present at the Fortress had witnessed the defeat of the Lord of the Dead.
It was a sight so impossible that even seeing it with their own eyes, they couldn’t believe it.
What made it even more unbelievable was that it wasn’t all the Korean Players working together who had defeated him—it was a single Player who had done it one-on-one.
Fear of the unknown, and terror of defeat.
These two emotions made the Chinese Players hesitate.

“If our full strength were intact, perhaps. But that’s not the case, is it?”
“That’s right. We’ve lost considerable forces getting this far. There is still a chance for another Lord to descend, but….”
“So you’re saying we should just stand here and watch!”

The Chinese Players raised their voices, engaging in heated argument.
Fortunately, a conclusion was reached not long after.

“…Yes, now is our chance while they’re wounded.”
“Exactly. If not now, there won’t be another opportunity. We must strike them down and seize all the contribution points they’ve earned!”
“If we can manage that….”

China could emerge as the victor of this Trial.
The Chinese Players, their resolve hardened, took positions to advance.
And the moment they began moving to attack the Fortress.

A brilliant radiance erupted!
“Ugh, what! What is that light…!”
“No, surely not!”

A warm, golden light exploded from the destroyed Fortress.
That light settled upon the Korean Players.

“Ah, ahhh.”
“My body… my mana is recovering too? It’s not complete yet, but it should be enough to continue fighting without major issues.”
“Ah, that’s right. Now that I think about it, the Fortress’s effect….”

The Unique Facility, the Fortress of Healing, possessed one special property.
When combat ended within that facility, wounds and mana would regenerate.
This was the primary reason Han Yu-sung had chosen the Fortress of Healing.

“Huh?”
“Wait, if this continues….”

The Chinese Players were thrown into great confusion at the sight.
They had believed this was their moment—with the Korean Players exhausted and wounded after their fierce battle. That was why they had launched their attack in the first place.
But they were recovering through the Fortress’s effects?
How could they possibly….

Shiiiiing!

In that instant, the sky split open, bathed in golden light.
The bewildered Chinese Players looked upward.

【Annihilation Hour】

Golden spears rained down, and in the same moment, golden explosions erupted in rapid succession.
For the Chinese Players, it was a completely unexpected ambush.
They were supposed to attack first, yet they were being struck with the opening salvo instead!
But the assault was far from over.

– Uooooooh! Strife! Endless battle!
“The Army of Strife charges forward first, then we advance!”
“You bastards, waiting for the battle to end before launching a sneak attack?”

The Korean Players, with the Army of Strife at the vanguard, began to mercilessly drive back the panicked Chinese Players.

“We’ll return the favor, you dogs!”
“Kill every enemy in sight! Leave none alive!”
“No, this can’t be! The enemies…! Aaaahhhhh!”

The Chinese forces began to crumble without resistance.
This was dangerous. The situation had to be reversed somehow.
There was only one means to accomplish it.

“D-Descent! Prepare for a Lord’s Descent! Hurry!”

A Lord’s Descent.
With a Lord’s power, they could turn this situation around.
It was an obvious judgment anyone would make, but.

Whoooooosh!

“Ugh, uaaaaaaah?!”
“S-shadows! From the ground… cough!”

It would have been different if the Lord of Shadows wasn’t in the Korean camp.
The shadows beneath the Chinese Players’ feet surged upward. They pierced through enemies, tore them apart, and consumed them, turning them into slaves.
As if denying them even the chance to descend.

[I can scarcely believe what my own eyes are witnessing.]

The Lord of Shadows, the architect of this spectacle, marveled at the sight.
It was because of the battle between Han Yu-sung and the Lord of the Dead I had just witnessed.
Han Yu-sung had asked the Lord of Shadows to look after Achiros.
To minimize casualties among our forces and preserve her strength.
An impossible decision unless he had absolute confidence in defeating the Lord of the Dead himself.

[To think he would actually crush the Lord of the Dead with his own hands….]

Admiration bloomed within me, yet a faint sense of unease stirred as well.
But that unease was something I need not concern myself with now.
Now was the time to focus on reaping the benefits from this Trial.
She gazed at Han Yu-sung with a subtle smile.
At Han Yu-sung, who rampaged like a ghost mad with battle in the midst of enemies.

[Korea has annihilated the Chinese Players!]

The battle ended not long after.
China, having expended considerable strength on the journey here, could not withstand Korea led by Han Yu-sung and the Lord of Shadows.
They crumbled without even properly utilizing their chance to descend.

“Phew! Commander! It’s over! We won again…!”
“Move immediately.”
“Sir?”

Baek Min-jun’s face, which had been approaching Han Yu-sung with a broad smile, hardened instantly.
Move immediately?
Us? When the battle just ended?

“The Lord of Shadows scouted the surroundings with ravens. Other nations are fighting each other, I hear. Now is our chance to end the Trial.”
“W-wait, so we’re not resting and going right now…?”
“Rest? We can rest all we want once the Trial ends.”

Han Yu-sung spoke casually as he brushed the blood from his blade.
Despite all that fighting, not a trace of exhaustion marked his face.

“Move out.”
“Y-yes….”

Han Yu-sung spoke with finality and began moving forward.
Baek Min-jun and the Korean Players followed him with expressions as lifeless as ash.
And soon after, messages appeared in rapid succession.

[Korea has annihilated the German Players!]
[Korea has annihilated the French Players!]
[Korea has…!]

Messages proving that Korea was sweeping across the Battlefield.

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