The Crazy Battle God Has Returned - Chapter 203

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A Mad Swordsman Returns – Chapter 203

An A+ Grade Sacred Artifact, 【Bellum Code】.
It was a sacred artifact that Maezato Rinzo had once received from Achiros.
He never became an Apostle. Yet he devoted himself entirely to the Lord of War, and she rewarded him accordingly.
Just once—a sacred artifact that could grant escape from any crisis.

[Bellum Code. (A+ Grade Sacred Artifact)]
· A sacred artifact of the Lord of War.
· 【War’s Guide】 can be activated. It grants the user immense power in exchange for sustaining heated combat. The effect vanishes the moment combat ceases, and the residual heat inflicts severe wounds upon the user’s body.
· When 【War’s Guide】 is activated, the armies that once served the Lord of War are summoned, and 【War’s Blessing】 descends upon all allies in the surrounding area.
· The sacred artifact is destroyed after it ceases functioning.

The artifact had fallen into Han Yu-sung’s grasp instead of Linjo’s.
It had lost its original name and received a new one: Bellum Code.
And now, in Han Yu-sung’s hands, it was about to reveal its true power.

[【Bellum Code (A+ Grade Sacred Artifact)】 is being activated.]
[The 【War’s Legions】 recorded in the Codex are beginning to be summoned.]
[【War’s Blessing】 dwelling within the Codex is spreading throughout the surrounding area.]

The sacred artifact in codex form erupted with crimson flames.
Countless pages were torn away and transformed into fire. Soon they spread outward, taking the form of an , and
the flames that still burned descended upon Han Yu-sung.

[【Bellum Code】 has granted you immense power.]
[Immense power is being bestowed upon you. The more intense the combat, the stronger the buff becomes, and the backlash when the buff fades is weakened.]
[Lead the war according to the Lord’s will!]

In an instant, my entire body felt as though it were boiling.
No—it wasn’t mere sensation. The crimson flames dwelling within Han Yu-sung were burning through my entire body, generating tremendous heat.
And simultaneously, they granted me immense power.

“Haaah….”

The power to face Lee Su-ho.
The heat radiating from Han Yu-sung distorted the surrounding landscape.
Then, a message appeared in my vision.

[At your current level, you cannot defeat such a formidable opponent.]
[The God’s Descent buff activates ‘Giant Killing’. With your high Demon Slaying stat, the buff is greatly amplified.]
[All stats +20%, all damage +40%, speed +20%.]
[Demon Slaying stat bonus! Attack power +30%, defense -15%.]

It was the God’s Descent buff.
Since the opponent wasn’t a Lord, ‘Giant Killing’ activated instead of ‘Lord Slayer’.
However, compared to moments ago, the buff values had decreased considerably.
Lee Su-ho was weakening, and Han Yu-sung had grown stronger.
If I left things as they were, the gap would only narrow further.
Naturally.

‘I’ll end this before that happens.’

Waiting passively for Lee Su-ho to weaken didn’t suit my temperament.
Behind Han Yu-sung, countless forces formed their ranks.
A voice tinged with laughter reached my ears.

[Kuhehe, what will you do? Will you use your forces?]
“You already know what I’ll do.”

True to those words, Kakasha already knew how Han Yu-sung would respond.
But I had asked because I wanted to hear that answer.

“I don’t need forces. I can’t let this fight be interrupted.”

Han Yu-sung grasped the Black Sword and Thunder God’s Spear, grinning fiercely.
Crimson light blazed from his eyes.

“I’ll handle that bastard alone.”

With those words, Han Yu-sung kicked off the ground.
It was as if he had no need to hear Kakasha’s response.
Another Lord would have called such conduct disrespectful.
But Kakasha, who presided over ‘War’, burst into satisfied laughter.

[Truly the bearing of an Apostle of War!]

The distance between them closes.
Lee Su-ho, clinging to his crumbling body, noticed Han Yu-sung approaching. He gritted his teeth and unleashed a torrent of sword energy.

“Krraaaaaaah!”

Space splits apart as waves of blade energy pour forth like a tidal surge.
Lee Su-ho did not stop there. As he stamped the ground, countless blades erupted from beneath Han Yu-sung’s feet.
Han Yu-sung drew in a sharp breath.
And in the next instant.

【Arcana’s Protection】.

Numerous barriers materialized around Han Yu-sung.
The barriers intercepted the incoming blades, and the shockwaves generated from their destruction repelled the sword energy.
Yet still, countless blades remained.
Without hesitation, he drove his body through the gaps between them.

Screeeech!

Countless blades of energy carved across Han Yu-sung’s body.
Or rather, they attempted to. Had it not been for the 【Reinforced Exoskeleton】 that covered his entire form, resembling dragon scales, they would have succeeded.
The Blood Crimson Divine Armor and the exoskeleton protected his entire body.
Han Yu-sung gripped the spear in his hand with crushing force.

Roooaaaah!

Then 【Radiant Thunder】 was unleashed toward Lee Su-ho.
A tempest of lightning bolts descends with a deafening roar that shakes the heavens.
Lee Su-ho unleashed a primal shriek and swung his blade.
The colossal sword he conjured collided with the Radiant Thunder.

“Ugh, grrrraaah…!”

The Radiant Thunder is severed in a single stroke.
Yet countless bolts of lightning that erupted from the impact seized the colossal blade.
And through those bolts of lightning, a single divine form shot forward.
It was Han Yu-sung.

“Didn’t you say it wouldn’t make any difference even if you lost two Factors?”
“Han Yu-sung…!”

Two blades shot toward each other simultaneously.
The clashing steel met with a deafening boom, and the earth trembled beneath the impact.
It was Han Yu-sung who was pushed back by the force.
My arm wielding the sword was driven back violently, and bones that couldn’t withstand the shock shattered with a sickening crack.
But it didn’t matter.

“Seems like quite a lot has changed.”
“Shut, your mouth! Right now, I’ll cut you down… Gaaahhh!”

Because Lee Su-ho took just as much damage in return.
Just as Han Yu-sung’s arm shattered from the collision of blades, Lee Su-ho’s arm suffered no less devastating a blow.
The cracks that had been spreading across him like a fragile Statue now widened drastically, and power began to leak through the widening fissures.

“Ugh, uaaaaaaah!”

Lee Su-ho unleashed his sword in convulsive strikes.
Countless blade auras shot toward Han Yu-sung. I countered them with the Thousand Vein Sword while simultaneously conjuring a torrent of spells.
An enormous surge of mana carved the pattern of calamity across the sky.
A massive rift tore open behind Han Yu-sung’s back.
And then.

Kwaaaaaaah!

“Kugh, aahhh… Gaaaaaahhh!”

Calamity Rain and Thunder Dragon’s Breath shot toward Lee Su-ho.
Both SS-rank spells.
At his current level, Lee Su-ho couldn’t ignore them. He gritted his teeth and unleashed his true energy.
Countless blades materialized around Lee Su-ho and shot into the void.
Magic and blades collided against each other.

Clang clang clang!

“…!”

Han Yu-sung did not miss that opening.
A relentless barrage of strikes followed without pause.
The 【Blood Wind Chain】 driven from my left fist struck Lee Su-ho’s abdomen with tremendous force.
At the same moment, Lee Su-ho’s blade erupted with countless sword auras.
A sharp blade aura cut deeply across Han Yu-sung’s left arm as it passed.
It was then that my broken right arm began to .

Halden Style Swordsmanship, Fourth Form: 【Annihilation】.

The black blade shot forth at light speed.
Lee Su-ho attempted to respond to the incoming blade.
But in that instant, my battered hand seized his sword firmly.

“You bastard…!”

He swiftly severed my left hand and withdrew his blade.
But I was one step ahead. The powerful blade descended upon Lee Su-ho’s shoulder, and the mana-infused slash carved deep into his body.

Boom!

“Gaaahhh!”

The successive explosions shook Lee Su-ho’s left arm.
Searing pain reverberated through his mind.
But it mattered not. This much was entirely bearable.
Lee Su-ho steadied himself and attempted to counterattack.

“Hah, ugh…!”

That was, until my left arm shattered completely.
It had already been in a precarious state, on the verge of collapse. When the direct impact struck, my left arm—having reached its limit—crumbled.
And what that meant was…

Whoooosh!

I could no longer contain the power of two transcendents.
It was a miracle made possible only by the 【Evolution Factor】. As I lost the factor, my body became unstable, and soon began to collapse entirely.
The power I could no longer restrain began to escape.
No—it was far beyond merely escaping.

“Grrrraaaaahhhhh!”

Achiros’s power raged through my body like an enraged stallion, bursting forth with violent intensity.
A tremendous impact shook Lee Su-ho’s entire frame.
More shocking than that was the sudden vanishing of the omnipotence I had felt moments before.
My strength was draining away.

Crash!
“Cough—hack!”

The power to defeat Han Yu-sung.
An incoming fist struck Lee Su-ho’s chest with brutal force.
A crimson tempest consumed his entire body, and simultaneously, lightning fell from the heavens.
The collapse of my body accelerated further.

‘I… I can’t…’

I couldn’t die like this!
Lee Su-ho drew his blade in desperation, unleashing a colossal sword aura that shot forth in an instant, carving deeply through Han Yu-sung’s body.
Yet Han Yu-sung did not falter. With a chilling smile etched across his face, he continued to unleash an endless barrage of strikes upon Lee Su-ho.

“Ah… ahhh…”

The relentless exchange of offense and defense continued.
In that moment, Lee Su-ho sensed his own destruction.
My body was collapsing rapidly. There was no way to stop this collapse.
A voice echoing in my ears spoke those very words.

[Lee Su-ho. Your death is inevitable.]
[So I grant you one final chance…]

Lee Su-ho felt a tremendous power bloom from within my body.
There was no question about who had given it.

[With this power, slay your enemy.]

Lee Su-ho’s vision suddenly dropped sharply.
My right leg had collapsed. Han Yu-sung’s magic, unleashed in rapid succession, destroyed my left leg.
That body tumbled across the ground.

“Roooaaarrr!”

Lee Su-ho roared and unleashed his blade.
Han Yu-sung evaded the torrential sword energy, closing the distance between them.
Geomson was right. My death cannot be undone.
Then.

‘At the very least, I’ll take you with me…!’

The distance narrowed.
Han Yu-sung was certain of victory.
Now was the moment. Lee Su-ho feigned a desperate counterattack, concentrating all his remaining strength into a single point.
And the instant Han Yu-sung reached right before him.

“I will kill you, without fail!”

He unleashed a single stroke containing everything.
Lee Su-ho’s blade blazed with crystalline light.
That radiance transformed into a colossal sword aura, hurtling toward Han Yu-sung’s heart.
Its speed was nothing short of lightning.
It was impossible to evade.
Impossible to block.

[Activating Unique Factor, 【Strength Enhancement】.]
[The power of the next physical attack skill increases by 2.5 times!]

I had never intended to block it anyway.
Han Yu-sung felt tremendous power surging through me.
Grinning like a savage beast, I unleashed my blade with every ounce of strength.
In the next instant, the two swords collided.

KRRAAAAAANG!

A catastrophic shockwave shattered the world around them.
The earth trembled as if struck by an earthquake, then fractured. It was a sight almost impossible to believe came from mere swords meeting.
And in that moment, silence fell.

“….”
“….”

Han Yu-sung and Lee Su-ho faced each other.
Both were smiling as if certain of their own victory.
A moment later, a sound rang out.

Crack, crackle-crackle!

The sound of a blade shattering.
Lee Su-ho was certain it was Han Yu-sung’s sword. After all, his own blade was a sacred relic bestowed by Geomson.
And how much power had he poured into it.
It was not a blow that could be defended against.
Han Yu-sung’s sword would crumble under the strain.
And after that….

“…!”

I would kill Han Yu-sung.
Lee Su-ho’s pupils trembled violently at that very moment.
It couldn’t have been otherwise.

“What, what is this….”

It was not Han Yu-sung’s sword that had begun to shatter.
It was Lee Su-ho’s blade.

“How, how is this even….”

Geomson’s sacred relic, unable to withstand the impact, shattered into fragments.
Shards of the blade scattered in all directions.
Through the debris, a single divine form shot forth.

“You…!”

Han Yu-sung closed the distance in an instant and thrust his blade forward.
Unlike Lee Su-ho’s sword, the 【Black Sword】 remained completely unscathed.

“For a final struggle, that was impressive, Lee Su-ho.”
“Ugh, gahhh…!”

It pierced through Lee Su-ho’s skull.
Bloodshot eyes glared at Han Yu-sung.
Within that gaze burned an unbroken hatred that refused to yield even as death loomed.
Han Yu-sung let out a derisive laugh and swung his blade.

“You were far too weak.”

Skreeeech!

A sharp, cutting sound echoed through the air.
Moments later, the headless corpse collapsed.
The utterly disintegrated remains vanished without a trace.
As if Lee Su-ho had never existed from the very beginning.

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