The Crazy Battle God Has Returned - Chapter 227

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A Mad Swordsman Returns – Chapter 227

Han Yu-sung stood on the 8th Floor, in the Land of Extreme Cold.
A landscape of frozen earth stretched before me. Countless spirits bowed their heads around me as I surveyed the desolate terrain.
The Master of Extreme Cold, who had once ruled this realm, did the same.

“Blizzard.”
– Kiiiieeeeee….

Han Yu-sung gave a subtle nod.
The Master of Extreme Cold unleashed her mana, and a violent blizzard suddenly swept across the previously calm land.
Simultaneously, the surrounding landscape began to fade into obscurity.

“Some kind of barrier?”
[Indeed. It is a barrier that causes disorientation and reduces resistance. Additionally, it amplifies the spirits’ power.]
“As expected.”

No wonder I felt lost while traversing the 8th Floor.
Han Yu-sung flicked his fingers as he gazed around.

“Eye of Truth.”

The Eye of Omniscience materialized beside me.
I could feel an immense power radiating from the pupil.
The tightly shut eye slowly opened wide.

Whoooooosh!

Radiant light burst forth from the Eye of Omniscience.
Everything touched by that brilliance began to vanish.
The blizzard engulfing all directions, the landscape fading into obscurity—all of it.

“I think I understand what this is now.”
[Hmmmmm….]

The barrier conjured by the Master of Extreme Cold had completely dissipated.
I could see the shock on her face at this unexpected turn.
She attempted to raise the barrier again, but no matter how hard she tried, it proved futile.

“It seems to have an effect similar to forcibly dispelling barriers.”
[It does appear that way, but I sense this ability encompasses more than just that. It’s unfortunate we lack sufficient test subjects.]
“Does it work against domains created by the Lords?”
[Well, if we consider those to be distortions as well.]

Blessings like the Battlefield of Dread Fire that Han Yu-sung wielded.
Other Lords possessed similar blessings. If it judged barriers as distortions and dispelled them, wouldn’t such blessings fall under the same category?
So I decided to test it once.

Whoooosh!

Fierce flames erupted from beneath Han Yu-sung’s feet.
The Battlefield of Dread Fire spread across all directions in an instant.
The Omniscient Eye gazed upon the battlefield. Yet nothing remarkable occurred.
Perhaps it didn’t react because the domain was created by its master.

“Erase this domain.”

So I issued the command.
Whether it understood those words or not, the Omniscient Eye blinked.
And moments later.

Craaaaaash!

“Oh, this is….”
[Hmmmm….]

Radiance burst forth from the Omniscient Eye.
The radiance obliterated the entire Battlefield of Dread Fire. Just as it had erased the barrier created by the Master of Extreme Cold moments before.
Han Yu-sung marveled at the sight.
The Master of Extreme Cold was formidable, but ultimately a monster. Erasing a barrier it had created wasn’t something worthy of such astonishment.

‘But the Battlefield of Dread Fire is a different matter.’

This power originated from a Lord.
An item had just erased it. Simultaneously, it meant this item possessed enough power to obliterate a domain created by a transcendent being.

“No wonder it bears the Eternity rank.”
[Hmmmm… my pride, something feels peculiar about this….]

Kakasha groaned in frustration.
It was only natural—a mere item had erased his power.
But considering it was an extraordinarily rare ‘Eternity’ grade artifact, there was nothing strange about it.

[Even before the fall of Bonnyeo, it was so rare that few possessed such things… yet it remains peculiar….]
“Did you lose what you had to Achiros?”
[Half was taken from me, and half was spent as war funds.]
“Useless bastard.”
[What!]

Kakasha recoiled at the sudden rebuke.
Now that I thought about it, Achiros in my past life had possessed far more Eternity-grade artifacts than the other Lords.
Kakasha was the culprit.

“One Eternity artifact won’t be enough for this situation.”

Especially considering my enemy was Achiros.
That’s why the ‘Eye of Omniscience’ was all the more welcome.

“Let me test out its new effect.”
[An effect that tracks the item the user desires. So then, what is the item you truly seek?]
“It’s obvious.”

I opened my hand.
The Eye of Omniscience rose above my open palm, gleaming brilliantly.

“The legacy of the Nameless Heaven.”

The Eye of Omniscience blazed with radiant light once more.
A massive screen-like projection materialized in the air.
A desolate space of unknown location appeared on the screen, and simultaneously, text manifested.

[Difficult Realm, Temple of Void.]
[The legacy of the Nameless Heaven that the user seeks exists here.]

“So it finds things this way.”
[Quite a useful artifact indeed. Hmm, I cannot say for certain, but I suspect it may be the Abandoned Dungeon.]
“That seems to be the case. Then the remaining problem is….”
[How to reach that Difficult Realm, I presume.]

I knew there was a legacy hidden within the Temple of Void.
The problem was that I had no idea how to reach that place.
Considering it was an Abandoned Dungeon, finding its location wouldn’t be easy either.
It was while Han Yu-sung and Kakasha were contemplating their options.

[A gaze has touched upon a place sealed in void.]
[The Temple of Void, long locked away… shall soon open its doors.]

The Eye of Omniscience suddenly displayed such a message.
Han Yu-sung and Kakasha exchanged glances, blinking in surprise.

“…Did it just show us the way?”
[W-well, wouldn’t that be the case? At least, if this creature’s words are true, it seems the gate to that Difficult Realm will open on its own before long…]
“So we just wait until then.”

Since it said “soon,” it shouldn’t take too long for the gate to open.
The Eye of Omniscience, having completed its task, closed once more. Then it returned to Han Yu-sung’s side and became transparent.

[The power of the Eye of Omniscience has been depleted.]
[The item tracking effect cannot be used. To track the next item, you must recharge the power. You can reduce the charging time by half by consuming Coins.]
[Full charge required time: 30 days.]

Han Yu-sung let out a soft laugh upon reading the message.
It wasn’t as if he were charging some electronic device.

“It’s fine. It’s an item I need right now.”
[Using Coins can reduce the charging time by half, you say? How many Coins would that…? Gasp! Y-you beast! A true Coin-devouring monster!]
“How much does it cost?”
[5-500,000! This is absolutely ridiculous…!]

Another Coin-devouring monster had appeared, following Kakasha.
But it didn’t really matter.
I now had a reliable source of funds—the Tower.

“How’s the Tower renovation coming along?”
[This monster…! Ahem, I am proceeding as we discussed with you. Separating the difficulty levels and distributing rewards differently by difficulty. At this pace, the Tower should be ready to open in four days.]
“Faster than expected. Good, then.”

Han Yu-sung had secluded himself within the Tower.
Everyone was watching him, searching for him.

“Let me draw some attention.”

Those gazes would promote my Tower.
Spectacularly and loudly, above all else.

* * *

Four days had passed since the special event, the Proving Ground, concluded.
Han Yu-sung had remained in the Tower for a while, hoping things would settle down.
But contrary to his wishes, the world showed no signs of quieting.

“Find Han Yu-sung! Right now!”
“Korea is filing a formal protest at the national level. What should we do?”
“Damn it, is that important right now? Ignore it and move!”

Four days since Han Yu-sung had vanished.
Nations began competing with one another to track him down.
Especially after discovering that Korea itself had no idea where he was. They judged there might be a chance.

“Why would Han Yu-sung disappear? Perhaps he’s seriously considering the United States’ naturalization proposal. If that’s the case…”
“Then we have an opportunity too.”
“We need to prepare an even better offer than the United States.”

Those blinded by greed were searching for Han Yu-sung.
For the Korean Player Alliance watching this unfold, it was an infuriating situation.
Especially for the Alliance Leader, Jain.

“Leader! Is it true that Han Yu-sung is naturalizing to the United States!?”
“Ha, what a nuisance from all sides! It’s fake news!”
“But it was announced publicly on the broadcast that was being streamed…”
“AI-generated fake news, no doubt! Park Yu-ha, have the outsiders removed!”

I’d heard talk of naturalization all day long.
Jain, thoroughly sick of it, roughly drove away those approaching and headed to her office, collapsing into her chair with an exhausted expression.

“I’m going insane. Blaze, that lunatic! Making a naturalization proposal right in front of everyone? There’s no way he’s sane…”

The more I thought about it, the more my anger boiled over.
It wasn’t just people from Earth watching. Races from multiple worlds, and even the Lords themselves, were observing this event.
To propose naturalization in such a place.
It was an audacious move impossible unless they were outright disrespecting us.

“…Leader. The government has been sending all manner of inquiries.”
“I’m aware. Sigh… Han Yu-sung? Have you made contact?”
“No. We’ve even reached out to the War Covenant Members, but they say he hasn’t returned yet. They mentioned they’re waiting as well.”
“I have no idea where he’s gone.”

What troubled me more was that I couldn’t locate Han Yu-sung’s whereabouts.
After clearing the special event, he vanished without a trace. I investigated whether he might have gone to another country, but that didn’t seem to be the case.
From the start, I didn’t think he had any reason to go abroad.

“Do you think Han Yu-sung will naturalize?”
“This is merely my personal opinion, but no. It’s not a matter of patriotism or anything like that—he simply doesn’t seem particularly interested in the nation itself.”

That was Jain’s assessment.
He seemed more interested in the ‘national buff’ than the nation itself.
If this were the era when Korea had lost all its national buffs, it might be different, but now Korea possessed national buffs comparable to any other nation.
And wasn’t that national buff something Han Yu-sung himself had chosen?

“The likelihood of him naturalizing is extremely low. Of course, since I can’t be certain, we’ll need to present Han Yu-sung with various conditions.”
“What kind of conditions should we offer? Would they even be meaningful?”
…

At Park Yu-ha’s words, I felt my breath catch in my throat.
He was right.
Han Yu-sung had become one of the most exceptional players in this world—or rather, one could reasonably say he was the strongest.
Would material rewards hold any meaning for him?

‘There’s no way.’

If he desired something, he could seize it with his own hands.
Material incentives wouldn’t work. I needed to offer something else—conditions that would actually tempt Han Yu-sung.
Conditions that would make him hesitate.

“Rights—offering something equivalent wouldn’t be unreasonable.”
“Rights, sir?”
“Yes. Do you remember? When we chose the national buff before. When we selected the Divine Training Ground, it caused troublesome complications.”
“So you’re saying you’ll prevent such troublesome complications from occurring again.”

Regardless of what anyone said, I had been watching Han Yu-sung for a long time.
I understood his tendencies well enough. A player who enjoyed battles against the strong and placed tremendous importance on his own growth.
I needed to leverage that—to offer something other nations couldn’t provide.

“I’ll need to speak with the government. Park Yu-ha, you contact the architects. It seems we’ll need to expand the Arca Building.”
“Understood. If possible, I’ll also attempt to make contact with the Lords.”

Han Yu-sung seemed to favor the Arca Building.
If I reinforced or expanded it, I could win his favor.
Jain exhaled deeply and rose from her seat.

“Truly, I never anticipated he would grow this strong.”

I had believed him to be a player with remarkable talent. But I never imagined he would develop to this extent in such a short span of time.
He had become a force so overwhelming that he now surpassed me.

“This has become troublesome.”

Jain released a heavy sigh.
As Korea and each nation descended into chaos.
Something no one had foreseen came to pass.

Rumble… rumble… rumble…

“What—what is this! An earthquake? No, a precursor to a Trial?!”
“There! There! Something is rising from the ground!”

The Outskirts of Seoul.
A region where monsters roamed—a place where few people lived.
The earth there suddenly trembled with violent force.

A deep, resonant boom echoed across the land.

“W-what the—?!”
“That… is that a Tower?”

The ground split open, and a colossal Tower erupted skyward.
Those who witnessed its sudden appearance stood frozen in shock.

“Wait, why did a Tower just appear out of nowhere?”
“Did a Trial open? There was no announcement at all.”
“Hold on… I feel like I’ve seen that Tower before…”

The Tower’s silhouette felt familiar.
People searched their memories. Yes—it was the Tower that had been broadcast worldwide just days ago.
It resembled the Tower that Han Yu-sung had conquered.
No, it was identical.

[The Tower Han Yu-sung conquered!]
[The Tower of Records comes to you in multiple difficulty levels. Gain experience and seize the chance for exceptional rewards!]
[Tower opening in D-4.]

People rushed frantically toward the Tower.
What greeted them at the entrance was a sign embedded in the ground.

“The Tower is… opening?”
“But what does this message say…?”

Everyone stood dumbfounded.

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