The Crazy Battle God Has Returned - Chapter 235

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A Mad Swordsman Returns – Chapter 235

Silence had reigned in the Temple of Void until noise suddenly shattered that stillness.
The crackling of flames. The roar of violent winds. The sharp screech of cutting steel.

– Krraaaaaagh!
– Gaaaaaack…!

And the anguished cries of Void creatures echoed through the darkness.
Han Yu-sung carved through the enemies blocking his path, his feet driving hard against the ground.
I wanted nothing more than to annihilate every creature in sight.

[Restrain yourself! Your magical energy isn’t infinite, you know!]
“I know!”

Han Yu-sung carved a path forward with ruthless efficiency, conserving his magical reserves.
At least the Eye of Omniscience ensured I wouldn’t lose my way.

Screeeech! Craaaaaash!
– Krrrrgh…!

Upon entering the Corridor, Han Yu-sung slashed through the ceiling above.
The decaying structure collapsed inward, its debris blocking the passage behind him.
It wouldn’t stop the Void creatures for long—nowhere near enough.
But it would buy precious seconds.

[The building itself is remarkably unstable. Is it simply age?]
“It’s been abandoned for who knows how long. Nothing surprising about that.”

Kakasha was right—the entire structure felt precarious, as if one wrong touch might bring it all crashing down.
The sensation was unmistakable: fragile, deteriorating, ready to collapse.
And to complicate matters further, the interior layout was far more labyrinthine than anticipated.

Craaaaaack!

“Troublesome contraptions they’ve installed.”

Traps were positioned throughout the space, and enemies would burst forth from pools of The Void pooled on the floor, or cascade down from the ceiling and walls.
But that wasn’t the only problem.

“This place is just blocked off to keep people from going through.”
[It’s covered in The Void. Doesn’t it feel like it’s guiding us away from this direction and toward another path?]
“Our thoughts align. I was just thinking the same thing.”

Two paths stretched out before Han Yu-sung.
The Eye of Omniscience pointed toward the left.
The problem was that the left was completely swallowed by The Void.
It was obvious without even looking that advancing would cause my Void Erosion level to skyrocket.
The right path, by contrast, appeared relatively safe.
That troubled me.

[Other players would have no choice but to go right, even if it bothered them….]
“I don’t have to do that.”

Thanks to the Dragon’s Heart and the Nameless Cloth, the accumulation rate was slow.
That wasn’t all.

“There’s nothing wrong with building up some Void Erosion level beforehand.”

Void Erosion level was a double-edged sword.
The more it accumulated, the more I would be consumed by The Void, and at 100%, I would lose myself.
But it granted power in equal measure.
This mechanic wouldn’t exist for no reason.
Since I didn’t know what awaited in the Deep Layer of the Temple of Void, it was wise to gather some of the power that The Void offered.

Shhhhhhhhh!

With my resolve hardened, I advanced to the left.
The Void that blanketed the entire Corridor began to consume my body.

[You have entered a dangerous path.]
[An enormous amount of The Void is accumulating….]
[Current Void Erosion level: 5.3%.]

[What do you mean by “enormous”?]
“Who knows.”

The message’s warning was dramatic, but the increase in danger level was modest.
The Eye of Omniscience continued to guide me forward even after that.
Every path was saturated with The Void and treacherous beyond measure.

[I doubt your master intends to kill you….]
“…If it weren’t for me, this could have been dangerous, don’t you think?”
[Hmm. In its own way, it’s trying to guide you along the shortest route.]

I regarded the Eye of Omniscience hovering in my palm with a peculiar gaze.
Whether it knew or not, the iris simply floated there with composure.
In any case, if it was the shortest route, I could save time.
Just as I was about to move again following the iris’s guidance.

[The Void Trackers have invaded.]
[The Void Trackers are ‘avatars’ of players. These beings who fear no death are tracking you….]

A message appeared.
Void Tracker. This was the mechanic mentioned in the Difficult Realm’s description.

“Avatars of players, then. So this was the gimmick.”
[Seeing that they fear no death, it seems the structure is such that no damage returns to the main body even if the avatar dies.]
“That would make sense. Hmm….”

I expanded my senses widely.
Predator’s Sense detected the enemies’ presence.
I felt numerous enemies approaching at tremendous speed from a distance.
They were likely the Void Trackers.

“There are quite a few of them. Still, the distance is considerable.”
[If we move quickly, we should be able to maintain the distance. What will you do? Will you move before they arrive?]
“I’m not sure.”

Moving faster was one option.
It was entirely possible to head toward the Deep Layer of the temple before the Void Trackers arrived and discover what the source of The Void truly was.
But.

[Is that truly the kind of person you are?]
“There’s no way. You know me well.”
[Hmph, it’s been more than a day or two—how could I not know?]

That wasn’t Han Yu-sung’s nature.
If someone was chasing me, I would have dealt with them all beforehand.
Letting an annoying tail follow me around wasn’t like Han Yu-sung at all.
So I’d need to handle at least some of them now.

[However, their numbers are quite substantial. Shouldn’t you conserve your magical energy? If you’re not careful, you might deplete it significantly.]
“True. Well, it’s not like there’s no way around it.”

The Void Trackers were avatars of players.
Just as Han Yu-sung didn’t know the internal structure of the Temple of Void, there was a high probability they didn’t either.

“Let’s turn the Temple of Void against them.”

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The Void Trackers were racing across the ground at tremendous speed.
Their numbers easily exceeded several hundred.
What was even more astonishing was that this number wasn’t the end.

– Huh, are more being summoned besides us?
– At this rate, we’ll easily exceed a thousand. The enemy is just Han Yu-sung, one person.
– This many people attacking suggests he’s a formidable foe. Let’s move ahead without waiting for reinforcements. There’s no need to wait anyway.
– Gathering more would only complicate things.

More Void Trackers continued to be summoned.
But there was no particular intention to cooperate.
The Void Trackers gathered here were meeting for the first time. They didn’t know who each other was.
And above all.

[Upon successfully stopping the intruder, significant benefits will be awarded.]
[Benefits will be further enhanced based on contribution, and additional rewards will be separately given to those who directly eliminate the intruder.]

– We can’t let other bastards steal our rewards.
– Heh, that’s true enough.

The current numbers were sufficient.
There was no need to pointlessly increase personnel and divide the contribution rewards.
The Void Trackers assessed the situation accordingly.

– My physical responses seem a bit slower compared to my original body.
– Isn’t that unavoidable since it’s an avatar? You’ll adapt to it.
– Anyway, these creatures….

The Void Trackers observed the lifeforms accompanying them.
It was another reason they refused to cooperate with the reinforcements.

– Are these the so-called Void lifeforms?
– They look grotesque. They seem to have been human originally.
– This one’s a monster. It appears we have both humans and monsters. I’m not sure why they obey our commands, but….
– They’ll work fine as shields.

The Void lifeforms obeyed the Trackers’ commands.
When told to follow, they followed; when told to stop, they stopped. Of course, they lacked the intelligence to execute detailed orders.
Still, they were quite powerful and durable, so bringing them along would prove useful.

– It’s this way.
– The Temple of Void. Han Yu-sung appears to have entered it.
– Judging by the destruction all around, he made quite a spectacle.
– Hey! You, the one who claims tracking is your specialty! Track Han Yu-sung!
– Damn it, don’t give me orders!

The Temple of Void lay in ruins before us.
The Void Trackers pursued Han Yu-sung swiftly. With someone possessing a unique ability related to tracking among them, it proved effortless.
My footsteps felt light as I chased after Han Yu-sung.
It couldn’t be otherwise.

‘I won’t die anyway, so what.’
‘My life isn’t on the line, so why should I be afraid?’

I felt no particular burden.
If my life were truly at stake, I would have been tense. Considering the opponent was Han Yu-sung, the possibility of death wasn’t insignificant.

– It’s that way.
– He went there? Really?

The tracker pointed in a direction.
Those who saw where he pointed frowned in disbelief.
The direction Han Yu-sung had taken was covered entirely by The Void.

– Isn’t The Void something bad when it accumulates in your body?
– It seems that way. Could the tracking be wrong? Perhaps they went in a different direction instead of this way.
– If you don’t believe me, then don’t. I have no intention of convincing you.

The one who had mastered tracking techniques spoke coldly and with certainty.
He seemed quite confident in his tracking abilities.
The Void Trackers, puzzled, headed in the direction he indicated.

– It’s dark. Can’t we light something up?
– Impossible. This Void swallows light. But thanks to this avatar, it shouldn’t be completely invisible.
– That’s true, but… tsk. It feels ominous.

The Void Tracker grumbled in displeasure and pressed forward.
A Cavern completely engulfed by the sticky, mud-like Void came into view.
A Cavern with an Altar and something like long benches.
It seemed like a place that might once have been used for prayer to something.

– Being in a dark place like this, the feeling is bad——.
“You’ve got good instincts.”

In that instant, a voice echoed from the darkness.
A form rose up from The Void that had consumed all directions.
The Void Trackers were experienced players. The moment they heard the voice, they aimed their weapons toward where the enemy was.
But by then, it was already too late.

Screech! Crackle crackle crackle!

Countless sword auras shot toward the ceiling.
The ceiling, sliced to pieces in an instant, began to collapse, and soon countless fragments rained down. Along with The Void that had consumed the ceiling—all of it.

– He brought down the ceiling?! This madman!
– But something like this won’t——!

A player wouldn’t die from a collapsing ceiling.
It would have been different if only rocks were falling.

Whiiiiiish….

– What is this sound?!

A sound reached the ears of the Void Trackers who were attempting to block the falling rocks.
A whistling noise. Followed by an intense surge of magical energy.
The moment the Void Trackers sensed what was coming and tried to react.

BOOM!

– Ahhhhh!
– M-magical trap…!

A tremendous explosion swept through the Cavern.
It was a magical trap hidden within the void that blanketed everything around them.
But that wasn’t all. Traps detonated in succession, indiscriminate explosions engulfing the Void Trackers.
The debris raining down from the collapsed ceiling was equally devastating.
Thick dust shrouded the Cavern in the wake of the blast.
And then.

– U-ugh…?!

A flash of light pierced through the haze.
There was no question who it was. Han Yu-sung, wielding Shadow Flash, became a single streak of brilliance that pierced through the Void Trackers.
The Void Trackers, their bodies cleaved in half, collapsed in unison.
Truly instantaneous.
It happened in the blink of an eye.

– Ugh, ahhhhh!
– Impossible speed! Two-thirds of our forces…!

More than half of the Void Trackers vanished in an instant.
What was terrifying was that Han Yu-sung’s assault was far from over.
Han Yu-sung surged forward among the remaining Void Trackers, weaving magic as he moved.
A Void Tracker who witnessed the blinding light filling his vision muttered.

– A monster…!
“I hear that often.”

A blade sliced through the Void Tracker’s throat with a sharp sound.
Unrelenting flashes of light continued to dance among the enemies.
Endlessly, until every last pursuer fell.

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