The Crazy Battle God Has Returned - Chapter 185

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A Mad Swordsman Returns – Chapter 185

Han Yu-sung felt a tremendous power surging from within his being.
And he understood that this power was transforming him.
The source of this strength required no explanation.

[Dragon’s Heart (SSS)].
· Classification: Passive.
· Your heart now harbors the Dragon’s Heart, sovereign of all magic. You have transcended mere manipulation of mana—you have become its master.
· The owner’s vitality is greatly enhanced, and fatigue rarely takes hold.
· 【Sovereign of Magic】: Maximum mana +300%, mana regeneration speed +200%, magic damage +100%, casting speed and range +50%. Magic of S-rank and below can be cast instantaneously.
· Mana perception is maximized to its zenith. You instinctively sense ‘discord,’ rendering all forms of deception meaningless before you.
· All magic learned by the user becomes permanently fixed at maximum level.
· All status ailment resistance and elemental resistance +80%.
· Magic damage taken –40%, with a certain probability to reflect magic or nullify damage and convert it into the user’s mana.
· For an extremely brief duration, you may activate 【Draconic Transformation】. The duration of this transformation increases as you grow stronger.

【Dragon’s Heart】.
Upon witnessing the skill’s effects, Han Yu-sung clicked his tongue in amazement.

“What kind of skill is this…”

It was brimming with nothing but practical effects befitting an SSS-rank skill, with overwhelmingly potent statistics.
Even Han Yu-sung found himself doubting his own eyes for a moment.
Yet what proved most astonishing was 【Draconic Transformation】.

[Active Effect: 【Draconic Transformation】]
[1. The effects of 【Sovereign of Magic】 are doubled. Additionally, magic of SSS-rank and below can be cast instantaneously.]
[2. You may ‘dominate’ and ‘interfere’ with magic conjured by enemies.]
[3. Your magic greatly ignores the target’s elemental resistance.]
[4. ‘Dragon’s Power’ infuses your body. Physical abilities, defense, and magic resistance are enhanced, and special effects are added when casting magic.]

Upon reading the description, Han Yu-sung clicked his tongue once more.
This time, Kakasha did the same.

[Truly, the Dragon’s Heart lives up to its name with such wondrous effects. I find myself lamenting that your primary domain is not magic.]
“Agreed. If a player who primarily wielded magic had obtained this, the world would have been turned upside down.”
[Indeed. This ranks among the very pinnacle of SSS-rank skills.]

If I had to nitpick, the only real shortcoming was how brief Dragon Flame’s duration turned out to be.

“Well, I’ll just have to use magic more frequently going forward.”
[That’s true enough.]
“Perfect timing, actually. I should choose the final reward as a spell.”
[Now that’s a splendid idea. Kuhuhuh, I shall find it for you!]

Kakasha sniffed the air and ventured deeper into the subspace.
Han Yu-sung followed in his wake.

[….]

Someone watched the two of them with vacant eyes.
Needless to say, it was the Lord of the Dead.

The Lord of the Dead was equally bewildered.

[What in the world… What is this power emanating from that creature….]

The moment I absorbed the Dragon King’s Essence, my strength exploded outward.
It was hardly surprising to grow stronger after using a Mythic-grade item.
But this far exceeded my expectations.

[The Dragon King’s Essence shouldn’t contain this much power!]

If it did, I would have used it long ago.
The Lord of the Dead frantically recalled the Dragon King’s Essence and its effects.
And soon found the answer.

[Does that human have some connection to the dragon race?]

Whether it was a skill or something else.
There was no other way to explain this situation.
The Lord of the Dead watched Han Yu-sung in stunned silence.
Watched as he followed Kakasha deeper into the subspace, found a grimoire stored within, and claimed it as his reward.

“Thank you, Lord of the Dead. You’re a tree that gives without measure.”
[Kuhuhuhuh! I do hope such opportunities arise again. O Lord of the Dead! I await the day you charge at me seeking vengeance!]

And even the sight of those two mocking him as they departed.
Han Yu-sung, having claimed the grimoire, left the Subspace of the Dead.
What remained was a wasteland of devastation.

[You, wretched, contemptible…!]

Only the Lord of the Dead, trembling with rage.
I wanted nothing more than to exact revenge this very instant.
But I knew all too well that such a thing was impossible.
The successive failures and defeats had inflicted catastrophic losses upon me.

[If I suffer any more damage here….]

There would be no turning back.
Those who sensed my weakened state would surely emerge to strike.
That reality was utterly humiliating to me.
In the end, there was only one thing I could do.

[Why, how, did things come to this….]

To lament the circumstances I found myself in.
My lamentation echoed through the empty subspace.

* * *

Korea emerged victorious in the Trial of God’s Star War.
In that process, Han Yu-sung had eliminated two descended Lords.
The Walker of Harsh Winter and the Lord of the Dead. The Lord of the Dead, having been defeated in combat, had suffered tremendous damage.
Considering the damage sustained in the Hero’s War before that, even a Lord bearing a title could only stagger under such losses.
What was even more astonishing was that all this damage came from the same person.

[Han Yu-sung.]

A single player had inflicted catastrophic damage upon a Lord.
Not just once, but repeatedly.
What was even more astounding was.

[BREAKING NEWS! ‘Lord of the Dead’ Suffers Shocking Defeat in Lords’ War!]
[The ‘Lord of War’, who once vanished after losing everything, achieves an overwhelming victory against the Lord of the Dead and announces a spectacular return!]
[Han Yu-sung, Han Yu-sung, and Han Yu-sung again!]

It wasn’t over yet.
The Lord of War—Han Yu-sung—had claimed victory over the Lord of the Dead once more.
It was, quite literally, a dominant triumph.
The exact amount of assets wagered in that Lords’ War remained unclear, but one could surmise it was astronomical.
What was even more shocking:

[The War Covenant Users numbered merely eighty-four?]
[How did the Lord of War achieve victory in this war?]
[An endless decline—what losses did the Lord of the Dead suffer?]
[With successive victories, how much has the Lord of War gained? And how did the fallen Lord contract with ‘Han Yu-sung’?]

The War Covenant Users’ forces were astonishingly small in scale.
Was each Covenant User an elite specimen?
That wasn’t the case either. The numbers were meager, and the Covenant Users’ individual strength hadn’t reached particularly high levels.
Synthesizing all these circumstances, there could be only one conclusion.

[…What has Han Yu-sung done this time?]

The world trembled as shocking news poured forth in succession.
While everyone discussed the Lords’ War,
another spark fell.

[‘Lord of War’ Declares Intent to Recruit Covenant Users.]
[“I will not accept mediocrity. Only those with genuine skill and talent shall seek me out!” A provocative declaration!]
[How many Covenant Users will answer this recruitment?]

Perhaps conscious of how sparse the Covenant Users’ numbers were,
the Lord of War had begun recruiting new Covenant Users.
Yet the players’ reaction to this was peculiar.

“The Lord of War? Well, it’s not bad, but….”
“Isn’t it still just Han Yu-sung carrying everything? She fell to the Lord of Justice and just barely made a comeback, so contracting right now feels risky, doesn’t it?”
“Exactly. Plus, she says she won’t accept mediocrity.”
“Considering she’s a Lord with a reputation, it’s understandable. The real question is whether the Lord of War can provide that level of support.”

It was a reasonable suspicion.
The Lord of War was a Lord who had already fallen once before.
Thanks to Han Yu-sung’s remarkable exploits, she had managed to stage a comeback of sorts.
But to put it differently, if she were to lose Han Yu-sung due to some unforeseen circumstance, the probability of her falling again was quite high.

“You know what happened to the Covenant Users under the Lord of War when she fell. The Lord of Justice hunted them down thoroughly.”
“Thinking about that, the Lord of War is a bit….”

The players had no choice but to hesitate.
And as if she had foreseen this very situation.

[‘Lord of War’ reveals her Grace publicly!]

The Lord of War unveiled an unexpected card to everyone.
The players who saw the Grace revealed were left speechless.

[Pioneer]
· This is a Grace possessed by the ‘Lord of War’.
· The ‘experience gain’ of Covenant Users below the Apostle’s level increases by up to 40%. The greater the level gap, the stronger the effect becomes.
· The more Covenant Users affected by Pioneer’s effect, the more the Apostle’s ‘experience gain’ increases by up to 20%.
· As experience gained by Covenant Users affected by Pioneer accumulates, the [Pioneer] Grace grows and various effects are strengthened.

A unique Grace, Pioneer.
On top of that, the Lord of War possessed an additional Grace that increased the experience Covenant Users could gain by 40%.
Combined, that was 80%.

“Does this even make sense?!”
“Wait, a fallen Lord has a Grace like this?”

It was astonishing.
Especially the Pioneer Grace.
Such Graces were extraordinarily rare. Among Lords bearing epithets, only a handful possessed one.
Naturally, it was a Grace that Lords would covet intensely.
Enough to risk a Lord’s War if necessary.
Yet she had revealed that she possessed such a Grace.

‘Whoever challenges me to a Lord’s War, I’m confident I can win.’
‘Whether this is confidence or arrogance, I suppose we’ll have to see….’

Regardless, revealing the Blessing changed the situation.
The Pioneer is a growth-type Blessing. If it grows further, there’s no telling how much the experience bonus could increase. That was certainly appealing.
Even more so for a newcomer eager to grow quickly.

“…So.”

Jain gazed at the man standing before her.
Needless to say, it was Han Yu-sung.

“You want to promote it at the Divine Training Ground, is that it?”
“Yes. I understand the other Lords are already doing the same. Adding one more promotional flyer shouldn’t cause any problems, should it?”
“Well, I suppose not.”

The Divine Training Ground had originally been a favorite haunt of newcomers.
Now that it’s been strengthened, it goes without saying. It had become a place that any recently awakened player absolutely had to visit.
For Han Yu-sung, who desired talent, it was the most suitable promotional venue.
As for Jain, there was no particular reason to refuse.
After all, it was Han Yu-sung who had brought that training ground in the first place.

“And I hear the Alliance Leader has been carefully observing the Divine Training Ground. In that sense, there’s something I’d like to request….”
“You want me to recommend any talented individuals I’ve noticed?”

Han Yu-sung nodded in response.
Hearing those words, Jain fell into contemplation.

‘It’s not a difficult task. The problem is that it could give the impression that the Alliance and I are backing a specific Lord or player.’

One misstep could create a troublesome situation.
Especially now, when Han Yu-sung and the Lord of War have clear enemies.
But should I refuse this proposal because of that?

‘That would be even more problematic. It’s true that the Lord of War’s forces are weak. I need to support them in growing as much as possible.’

I had to do so for Han Yu-sung’s sake, bound by contract to the Lord of War.
Especially considering the enormous benefits he brought to Korea.
Jain closed her eyes, lost in thought.
Fortunately, her deliberation didn’t last long.

“Send me the list. But keep it discreet.”
“Who else could be more tight-lipped than I am?”

A deep smile played across Han Yu-sung’s lips.
Now, it was time to begin gathering talent in earnest.

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