The Crazy Battle God Has Returned - Chapter 176

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A Mad Swordsman Returns – Chapter 176

Two men stood upon the desolate Battlefield.
Among them, the man whose body bore countless wounds gazed silently down at the blade piercing through his heart.
Undisguised humiliation and fury blazed across his face.

“Damn… cough!”

Blood gushed from David’s mouth in a torrent.
He glared savagely at the blade’s wielder, spitting out curses.

“Next time, when we meet outside… it won’t be like this…”

Those words circled endlessly within his mind, never crossing his lips.
His crumbling body dissolved into light and vanished.
My crumbling body turned to light and disappeared.

Korea has wiped out the United States’ players!

Han Yu-sung shook the blood from his sword and surveyed his surroundings.
The corpses of players that had filled the landscape were disappearing.
Beyond them, Yoon Ga-ram and Baek Min-jun approached.
And beyond that, Yoon Ga-ram and Baek Min-jun approaching as well.

“I thought the final opponent being the United States would be difficult, but it’s more manageable than expected? Our casualties aren’t that severe either.”

After annihilating Japan’s players, Han Yu-sung had swiftly traversed the Battlefield, eliminating the remaining competitors from nations like Germany and France.
The United States had been the last faction standing.
As Baek Min-jun noted, this conquest proved far less arduous than anticipated.
There were two primary reasons for this.
There were two main reasons for that.

[A blessing imbued with the remnants of power from one who ascended to godhood.]
[Effects: All stats +150%, Attack and Defense +130%, Magic Resistance +100%, Armor Penetration +50%, Regeneration +80%, Skill Damage +100%, Skill Cooldown –50%, Item Effect +50%.]
[Additional Effect, 【Hero】: When standing alongside a hero who commands the Battlefield, allies gain courage and exhibit strength beyond their normal capacity.]
[Additional Effect, 【Hero】: When together with the hero commanding the Battlefield, allies gain courage and can display stronger power than usual.]

First was the absurdly rapid growth of the Blessing of Stars.
It had surged dramatically upon defeating the Lord of the Dead, and continued to strengthen as I traversed the Battlefield.
Eventually, it reached a level that overwhelmed all other blessings, making combat trivial.
And second.

‘No nation possessed their full military strength.’

While Korea and Japan clashed fiercely against one another.
Other nations were equally locked in brutal combat with their own adversaries.
The Battlefield had continued to collapse.
Multiple nations forced into a single location naturally resulted in warfare.
Using ‘Descent’ in that process made victory inevitable.
Winning smoothly with minimal casualties—a satisfying outcome.

“Still, it ended disappointingly.”
[What exactly is disappointing? What on earth….]

Only one person felt that way—Han Yu-sung.
An easy victory was the same as a dull one.
Moreover, because of the Blessing of Stars, ‘Incarnation’ never activated.
I had anticipated this outcome, but disappointment was unavoidable.

[And yet you’re dissatisfied after fighting Descent Forms like that….]

Kakasha spoke in an exasperated tone.
True enough—I had defeated two Descent Forms in this Trial. Among them, the great catch that was the Lord of the Dead eased my disappointment somewhat.
In any case, little remained of the Trial now.
I sat upon a nearby boulder, waiting for the end.

“….”

The Battlefield, once vast, now lay nearly in ruins.
The players who had filled it were nowhere to be seen.
Only Korea’s players remained, along with a handful of stragglers.
And even those would not last long.

– Damn it, is this the end…!
– Kugh, ahhhhh!

A scream echoed from somewhere across the Battlefield before fading into silence.
And in that very moment.

Kuuuuuung!

“That sound is… wait, the collapse has stopped?”
“Han Yu-sung. Our forces report that all remaining enemy survivors have been eliminated.”

As if on cue, a heavy boom shook the Battlefield.
Soon after, news of victory arrived, and the Battlefield’s collapse ceased entirely.
What it meant was simple.

[Congratulations! You have successfully eliminated all players from other nations before the Battlefield completely collapsed!]
[The final victor of this Trial is ‘South Korea’!]

The long, grueling Trial had finally come to an end.
The players stared at the message in silence for a long moment.
Korea, which had rarely achieved victory in God’s Trial, had emerged victorious!
And by defeating player superpowers like Japan and the United States at that!

“….”
“….”

A strange silence hung in the air.
But it was only momentary.
Forgotten emotions began surging through the players like a tidal wave.

“Waaaaaaaah!”
“We won… we actually won! It’s finally over!”
“With this, the people who died might be able to come back!”

Cheers from the players flooded the entire area.
Han Yu-sung, watching the spectacle unfold, smiled and closed his eyes.

“It’s finally over.”

The moment God’s Trial, the Star Battlefield, came to an end.

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When a trial ends, something arrives in its wake.
Needless to say, it is time for ‘rewards’.

[The final victor of this trial is ‘South Korea’.]
[Furthermore, the player who achieved the highest final contribution is Han Yu-sung of ‘South Korea’. This player has achieved a final contribution of 2,150,000—a figure no one else could match.]
[South Korea and Han Yu-sung shall receive rewards befitting their accomplishment!]

Brilliant light erupted directly before Han Yu-sung as he gazed upon the message.

[The experience required for South Korea’s national grade advancement has been reduced!]
[All national buffs possessed by South Korea are strengthened! Additionally, you are granted the privilege to greatly enhance a national buff of your choosing!]
[Furthermore, you are granted the authority to select a new national buff!]
[Special events on the Star Battlefield for South Korea shall commence shortly! Participate in the events of your choosing and claim your rewards!]

The first rewards granted were national rewards.
Rewards so staggering they made one’s eyes spin continued to manifest.
What followed next were rewards for the players themselves.
Among them, Han Yu-sung received a special reward.

[Your overwhelming contribution is recognized, and your rewards are enhanced.]

[Your level has risen by 15 stages.]
[Strength +15, Agility +15, Stamina +15.]
[Through the effect of Godly Descent, Strength, Agility, and Stamina increase by an additional +5!]
[Godly Annihilation has increased by +20.]

[2,500,000 Coins are awarded as compensation.]
[You have obtained the item ‘Mythic Flame (Mythic)’.]
[You have obtained the item ‘SS-Rank Random Skill Book’.]
[You have obtained two copies of the item ‘Tome of Awakening (Mythic)’.]

Han Yu-sung’s eyes widened as he beheld the quantity of coins.
2,500,000.
An astronomical sum of coins earned from a single trial.
And that was merely the beginning. The item rewards were equally astounding.

[Mythic Flame (Mythic)]
· A flame imbued with the power of creation.
· Creates a ‘Mythic-rank’ item of the user’s choosing.

[SS-Rank Random Skill Book (Mythic)]
· A tome brimming with vast knowledge.
· Upon use, you may acquire a random SS-Rank skill.

[Tome of Awakening (Mythic)]
· A book imbued with the power of awakening.
· Upon use, you may elevate an S-Rank skill by one tier. For skills that have reached their level cap, a special phenomenon occurs.

Every single item was utterly absurd.
But the most astounding among them was the ‘Mythic Flame.’

‘I can create Mythic-grade items?’

And of any type I desire.
I could craft something that would serve me well now and prove invaluable in the battles ahead.
It was precisely as Han Yu-sung was entertaining this thought.

[HIYAAAAAAAH!]
“….”

A jubilant shriek echoed through my mind.
There was no need to wonder who it was.

[You receive rewards from the Lord of War based on your final contribution!]
[You are awarded 5 million coins.]
[You may strengthen two Sacred Artifacts by half a tier.]
[The Sanctuary possessed by the Lord of War expands further. Additionally, you are granted the authority to install ‘special facilities’ within the Sanctuary!]
[The level of all Blessings you possess rises by 3 tiers. The next time you select a Blessing, a ‘special Blessing’ is guaranteed to appear!]
[A special effect is added to ‘Blessing of War’!]

It was due to the cascade of rewards that had befallen Kakasha.
With coins and countless other rewards pouring in, he could scarcely help but lose consciousness.

[I, I can barely breathe! Just how much is this… If I combine it with the rewards the other Contractors brought… HIYAAAACK! This, this compensation alone more than makes up for the losses we suffered!]

Kakasha’s ultrasonic shrieking from within my mind triggered an immediate headache.
Unfortunately, Han Yu-sung’s headache showed no signs of subsiding.

[The long-cherished wish of the Spirit Mausoleum’s spirits has finally been fulfilled.]
[The reward promised by the spirits shall be bestowed upon you….]
[A special facility, the ‘Spirit Mausoleum’, is added to Kakasha’s Sanctuary!]
[You are granted the authority to fuse the additional effects possessed by Blessing of Stars and 【Last Hero】 to create skills! However, the more additional effects you select, the weaker the generated skill’s effects become.]

The rewards were not yet finished.
The Spirit Mausoleum where Han Yu-sung had obtained 【Last Hero】. Before the spirit he had met there vanished, it had made a request of him.

– Prove that he was the greatest divine saint. That he was truly a saint who cared for this world. By your victory, prove it. If you do so, we and this Spirit Mausoleum shall reward you.

Han Yu-sung had achieved victory in the Trial using 【Last Hero】.
That victory must have satisfied the spirits and the Spirit Mausoleum.

“I didn’t expect such a reward. It’s more generous than I thought.”
[Ugh… I, I feel as though my breath is slipping away….]

In this Trial, I had relied greatly on the help of 【Last Hero】.
At first, I was uncertain what to do because the blessing that came out was more ambiguous than I had expected, but as it grew, it became the most reassuring blessing of all.
Without this blessing, the Trial would not have been resolved so easily.
If I were to express gratitude, it would be right for me to do so instead.

“Well, since it’s a reward given with satisfaction, there’s no reason to refuse it.”

I gladly accepted the reward given by the Spirit Mausoleum.
With this, I had obtained all the rewards from the Trial.

“Wow, at this rate, I could just loaf around and live off this for a while, couldn’t I?”
“As if a Lord would just let that slide? More importantly, our Lord is in quite a frenzy. Did you earn a lot of coins this time?”

It was the same for the other players.
The players who had survived thus far must have achieved high final contribution scores. They would have obtained sufficiently satisfying rewards.
And the same was true for Yoon Ga-ram.

“Han Yu-sung. The Lord has expressed his gratitude to you. He says he has benefited greatly from this Trial thanks to you.”
“That’s good. I hope we meet as good connections next time as well.”
“He says he will consider it positively.”

Yoon Ga-ram, who had drawn closer, exhaled a long breath.
She appeared noticeably more exhausted than the other players.

“You don’t look well. Is it the descent?”
“Yes, well… my body is bearing quite a burden. Still, it’s manageable. I’ve learned a great deal from this experience as well.”

Yoon Ga-ram smiled with satisfaction.
She must have learned how to control shadows through the experience of the Lord’s descent.
It would prove useful in many ways.
Experiencing a descent was no common occurrence, after all.

“Captain! Everyone! The return portal has opened!”
“Let’s head back now! Ugh, I’m going to sleep like the dead for a while.”

I heard Baek Min-jun’s party shouting from beyond.
The players who heard them began to move one by one.
Han Yu-sung gave Yoon Ga-ram’s shoulder a light pat.

“You were a great help this time. Let’s meet again next time.”
“Of course. Thank you as well.”

Yoon Ga-ram bowed her head lightly.
Han Yu-sung walked alongside her and soon entered the portal.

Whoosh!

Han Yu-sung’s form vanished in an instant.
The players who entered the portal after him met the same fate.
The Battlefield, once bustling with people, had grown silent.
Only wind swept across the crumbling expanse of the Battlefield.

– Thank you, hero…

Then, a faint voice echoed through the wind.
It was the voice of the spirits that had long guarded the Spirit Mausoleum.
But it was brief—soon a fierce wind swept through once more.

Whoooosh!

Silence descended upon the Battlefield.
An endless silence that would never fade.

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