The Crazy Battle God Has Returned - Chapter 200

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A Mad Swordsman Returns – Chapter 200

[Evolution Factor (Lv.10)]
[Strength +50%, Agility +50%, Stamina +50%, Mana +50%.]
[Unique Factor: 【Evolved Body】, 【Metabolic Acceleration】….]
[Special Factor: 【Rapid Regeneration】, 【Adaptability】….]
Lee Su-ho gazed at the window unfolding before me.
It was a window that revealed how much my Evolution Factor had grown.
The sufficiently developed factor was granting me power.
‘It’s still a bit lacking, though.’
The growth of my Evolution Factor was somewhat insufficient.
However, considering the factors I would soon obtain.
‘This should be enough to endure it.’
I would be able to achieve the purpose of evolving my factor.
I silently looked around at the players nearby.
They were all brimming with excitement.
“If we’ve already grown the Evolution Factor this much….”
“Doesn’t that mean we can win this trial?”
“Even if we can’t win, I’d be satisfied just escaping alive.”
Though not comparable to Lee Su-ho, their Evolution Factors had also grown.
They were excited by the hope of victory.
They gazed at me with eyes full of respect and admiration.
‘An outdated player, they said? That was complete nonsense.’
‘Isn’t this enough to deserve the rank of Apostle?’
‘And….’
At the same time, a thought emerged from a corner of my mind.
A thought that shouldn’t be recalled.
‘…What kind of player is Han Yu-sung, who is evaluated as surpassing this Lee Su-ho?’
What manner of player could he be.
It was a thought that naturally surfaced.
As if noticing that thought, my eyes flickered for a moment.
“Lee Su-ho! We’ve received word from the scouts!”
“Han Yu-sung has been spotted to the west! He’s moving quickly! The scouts are pursuing him, but…!”
“We might lose him at any moment!”
The news I had long awaited reached me.
News that we had found the location of Han Yu-sung, the enemy I must kill.
I stomped the ground as if I had been waiting for this.
“Guide me to where he is.”
“Yes!”
The Sworn Servants of Justice rushed after Lee Su-ho in desperate pursuit.
Lee Su-ho and his group surged forward across the Battlefield at tremendous speed.
Their destination: the Canyon to the west, where Han Yu-sung had been spotted.
How long had they been moving like this?
– Aaaaaaaagh!
– This… this monster of a man…!
Screams echoed from not far away.
The faces of the Sworn Servants hardened with tension, while Lee Su-ho’s expression blazed with undisguised exultation.
Han Yu-sung was near—closer than I’d dared hope.
The chance to kill him was within arm’s reach.
[Lee Su-ho. Your vessel has evolved sufficiently.]
Achiros’s voice resonated in my mind.
And with it came a surge of power flowing through my body.
[I promise you vast support. You must kill Han Yu-sung without fail.]
[Failure will not be tolerated.]
Lee Su-ho bowed his head at Achiros’s warning.
Outwardly, it appeared as obedience to the Lord’s command.
But my true thoughts were different.
‘What the Lord of Justice thinks of me no longer matters.’
Such things are irrelevant now.
My contract with the Lord of Justice will soon be severed anyway.
Whatever he thinks, it means nothing.
There is only one thing that matters to me now.
‘I will kill Han Yu-sung.’
Everything the Lord of Justice has given me.
And everything the new Wanderer will give me.
Using all of it, this time I will finally kill Han Yu-sung.
That singular thought consumed my entire mind.
“Lee Su-ho, sir! Over there! It appears our scouts are engaged in combat!”
“Prepare for battle. I will lead the way.”
Lee Su-ho kicked off the ground without hesitation.
The landscape stretched and blurred around me. Moving at incredible speed, I burst from the Forest and into an open expanse.
The first thing I saw was a field of corpses.
Monsters, players, and what appeared to be fallen scouts.
“….”
“….”
Standing among them was a man.
The target I had sought above all others.
An indescribable expression settled across my face.
“Han Yu-sung… At last I’ve found you.”
Han Yu-sung hurled the scout he’d been holding to the ground and turned his back.
I could see Lee Su-ho’s eyes gleaming with hatred. Ignoring that gaze, I surveyed those who had come with him.
“Quite the gathering. Did you all come just to kill me?”
The enemy numbered roughly seven or eight hundred.
So many had assembled for the sole purpose of ending Han Yu-sung’s life.
I laughed lightly, and the Sworn Servants of Justice who heard it gripped their weapons tightly.
Their faces betrayed an unmistakable tension.
‘There’s only one enemy.’
‘Just Han Yu-sung alone, but how…’
Someone swallowed hard.
One enemy. Yet their own numbers were overwhelmingly superior.
It wasn’t merely a matter of quantity. The individual strength of each warrior was considerable.
And yet, certainty eluded them.
‘…Why do I feel this pressure?’
The aura emanating from Han Yu-sung bore down upon the Sworn Servants of Justice.
Despite being a single opponent, his presence was such that victory could not be assured.
Lee Su-ho too felt the weight of that overwhelming force.
His face twisted with displeasure.
‘This bastard… In such a short time, he’s grown stronger.’
It wasn’t due to the evolution factor.
Han Yu-sung’s personal power had clearly increased beyond what it was before.
To the point where the current Lee Su-ho could never be certain of victory.
But the Lee Su-ho of the future—that would be different.
“Is it arrogance? Or confidence? Did you really enter this trial alone? Or perhaps your Lord lacked the ability to send the Sworn Servants?”
“Well, our Lord’s abilities are still somewhat lacking, but…”
I caught sight of an indignant Kakasha and smirked.
“Even so, it’s not as though she couldn’t send the Sworn Servants. I simply felt this trial would be sufficient for me to handle alone.”
“Arrogance, then.”
“If that’s how you perceive it.”
I said nothing more.
That composed demeanor only deepened Lee Su-ho’s displeasure.
Until recently, this man had been nothing but an ordinary person. And yet he constantly obstructed me, displaying such an attitude before me.
Sacred power surged and billowed from Lee Su-ho.
As though manifesting his very rage.
“…Because of you, I’ve lost much.”
A small sphere rose from Lee Su-ho’s grasp.
It was a sacred relic imbued with tremendous power. The relic greedily absorbed the sacred power Lee Su-ho had unleashed, and soon shattered with a deafening roar.
Then.
“This too shall be the last time.”
Countless pillars erupted from the surrounding ground.
Pillars of sacred force stood before them, resonating with one another, their combined power weaving an impenetrable barrier around the entire arena.
A sacred relic—the Judgment Hall of Justice. It bolstered my allies while trapping those who defied justice within its confines.
“Your arrogance will be your undoing.”
I could feel the overwhelming resolve emanating from Lee Su-ho and Achiros alike.
This time, they were determined to kill Han Yu-sung. In response to that iron will, the Sworn Servants of Justice swiftly formed their battle formation.
Then, light cascaded down upon their heads.
[The Blessing of the Lord descends upon the Sworn Servants of Justice!]
The servants felt a tremendous power surging through their bodies.
Excluding the sworn followers of allied Lords, there were five to six hundred Sworn Servants of Justice alone. I bestowed the Blessing of the Lord upon every single one of them.
Needless to say, an astronomical amount of Coins had been expended.
And then.
A brilliant surge of power erupted!
Among them all, Lee Su-ho received the most formidable blessing.
Lee Su-ho trembled as the power coursed through his body. It was incomparably stronger than any blessing he had ever received from a Lord before.
For a moment, he felt almost omnipotent.
[With this power, slay Han Yu-sung.]
Achiros’s command resonated directly in his mind.
Unnecessary words. I would do it regardless. Thoughts he would never have dared entertain before now crystallized in his consciousness.
He smiled coldly and raised his blade.
“Advance. Slay the Lord’s enemy.”
The servants roared and began their charge.
Those at the vanguard deployed defensive skills as they rushed toward Han Yu-sung, while those behind them unleashed magic in unison.
Countless spells blanketed the sky.
Moments later, an overwhelming torrent of magic descended upon Han Yu-sung.
“….”
Lee Su-ho watched in silence.
Magic of that magnitude would be difficult even for him to block without sustaining damage.
Other Ranker-tier players would likely struggle similarly. These spells came from the Sworn Servants of Justice, not ordinary players.
How would Han Yu-sung respond?
“What…!”
“What kind of magic….”
The answer was devastatingly simple.
To halt every single spell bearing down upon him. Han Yu-sung’s skill, Dragon’s Heart, made it possible.
The servants stared blankly at the magic frozen mid-air as if preserved in amber.
And then.
A sharp whistle pierced the air!
“It’s coming back! At us…!”
“Up, up! Block from above!”
The spells reversed course in unison, hurtling toward the servants.
It was a sight too surreal to comprehend. The servants screamed, desperately attempting to defend against the deluge of magic crashing down upon them.
But there was no need for that.
“As expected.”
A deafening roar erupted!
Multiple layers of protective barriers materialized above the Sworn Servants of Justice.
Shield-like barriers of pure light formed, intercepting the cascade of magic that rained down upon them and diminishing its force.
The Sworn Servants exhaled in relief and turned their heads.
Toward Lee Su-ho, the one who had conjured this barrier.
“Even if there were hundreds of these worthless insects, it would mean nothing.”
“Pardon? What do you mean….”
“Lee Su-ho?”
Lee Su-ho wore a bloodless smile.
Yu Sung-eon, a Sworn Servant of Justice, doubted his own eyes. The expression that had surfaced on Lee Su-ho’s face was far too alien and unfamiliar.
Achiros felt the same unease.
[Move, Lee Su-ho. The power I granted you is….]
“So deafening I’d tear out my own eardrums to silence it.”
[What?]
Achiros questioned his own ears.
The other Sworn Servants felt the same way. A mere servant had just called his own Lord “noisy”—it was incomprehensible.
The moment Achiros was about to explode in rage.
“Useless. All of you, and also….”
A 【Fragment of the Sword】 burst forth from Lee Su-ho’s grasp.
It was a fragment emanating an indescribable, overwhelming aura.
He reached out and seized the fragment.
And then.
“How dare you test me, even you who call yourself Lord!”
A chilling slash tore through the air.
An eerie cutting sound reverberated across the battlefield.
The Sworn Servants stared blankly at Lee Su-ho, who wielded the Fragment of the Sword.
They could not comprehend what had just occurred.
“Wh-what?”
“Ugh….”
But soon, the Sworn Servants sensed something wrong.
Their vision was tilting.
No—it was descending, bit by bit.
Why? Had they been cursed? Why was their vision suddenly….
The answer came quickly enough.
A wet thud echoed.
The Sworn Servants, split cleanly in half, collapsed in unison.
Hundreds of Sworn Servants, not a single one spared.
All of them.
There was no room to resist, no opportunity to do so.
I hadn’t even perceived the sword strike before it came.
“Why… why are you…”
Why us?
Yu Sung-eon and the Sworn Servants of Justice breathed their last with those words unfinished.
Never understanding why Lee Su-ho had killed them.
[Have you lost your mind! Lee Su-ho, you bastard! What in the hell are you doing…!]
“Lord of Justice! From this moment forward, I sever my oath to you!”
[What did you say?]
Lee Su-ho clenched the 【Fragment of the Sword】 in his grasp with crushing force.
No—it was no longer merely a fragment. The overwhelming power emanating from it had taken physical form. A complete and perfect blade.
That blade cleaved through the empty air.
“Geomson! Grant me your strength!”
Lee Su-ho threw his arms wide open as he cried out.
His eyes, brimming with madness, gleamed with grotesque fervor.
Those eyes fixed themselves upon me.
“Give me the power to kill Han Yu-sung!”
In response, a colossal rift tore open in the void.
The tremendous force erupting from that chasm poured into Lee Su-ho, and simultaneously, the countless Apostles surrounding us were absorbed into him as well.
Lee Su-ho erupted into mad laughter as the overwhelming power surged through him.
[So it has come to pass as you envisioned.]
“Indeed.”
I clenched my fists as I watched the scene unfold before me.
Within my being, I heard something shatter.
The sound of my Demonic Core breaking apart.
“Shall we begin?”
A smile played across my lips.
A savage, predatory smile—one that anticipated the battle to come.

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