The Crazy Battle God Has Returned - Chapter 251

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A Mad Swordsman Returns – Chapter 251

The War Covenant Members savored the joy of their great victory.
The Lord of War’s generous rewards only amplified their elation.
She bestowed upon them compensation befitting their individual contributions.

“Phew, are we really allowed to receive this much?”
“Right? I mean, we fought with all our might, but all we really did was defend Route B’s Difficult Realm.”

Fundamentally, every Oath-taker received Legendary-grade items as rewards, with Skill Books granted as additional compensation.
Those who distinguished themselves greatly—like the Baek Min-jun Party, Sung Ha-yan, and Chu Gyu-il—were even awarded Mythic-grade items.
The rewards were so lavish that it felt almost excessive.
Of course, that was merely what they said aloud.

“Hehehehe….”
“Changing weapons, getting enhancements at the blacksmith… Kehehehe!”
“If we fight harder next time, we’ll get even better rewards….”

The Oath-takers’ satisfaction was at its peak.
The Baek Min-jun Party and Sung Ha-yan felt the same. Among Oath-takers of similar rank, how many possessed Mythic-grade items like they did?
I felt certain there weren’t many.

‘Dangerous, yes, but the rewards are guaranteed.’

This conviction had taken root in the minds of Baek Min-jun and the other Oath-takers.
It was precisely what Han Yu-sung and Kakasha wanted them to believe.

“By the way, where did those two go? I haven’t seen the Apostle either.”
“The Commander? He said he had somewhere to go for a bit. And he told us to stay in the Building for a while. He said it’s dangerous.”
“Dangerous… is that because of the Dead?”

Baek Min-jun, who was testing his new items and skills, nodded.
Lee Ye-eun’s expression darkened.

“…They won’t stay quiet, will they?”
“Of course not. They suffered a major defeat this time, so they’ll definitely try to retaliate. The chances of them attacking us directly are high. For now, let’s prepare as much as we can, just as the Lord instructed.”
“Sigh….”

Those who heard the story exhaled tensely.
The sight from the Golden War came to mind. The possibility that countless undead could surge forward like a tidal wave, just as they had then, made tension inevitable.
Lee Ye-eun, having recalled that far, tilted her head in confusion.

“Huh? Brother, you’re saying you have somewhere to go in a situation like this?”
“The Commander does this sort of thing all the time, so….”
“Well, that’s true. Hmm….”

When had he ever been someone whose actions made sense?
Yet he was not someone who acted without purpose. This action too must be something he intended to do to overcome the current situation.
All I needed to do was trust and follow.
Just then, Ahn Jung-hyuk entered the room.

“Baek Min-jun, there you are. I can’t find Chu Gyu-il anywhere—do you know where he went? I have something I need to ask him.”
“The Commander took him with him. Oh, and Sung Ha-yan too.”
“…Sung Ha-yan as well? Why?”
“I don’t know. Well, probably….”

Baek Min-jun spoke while gazing out the window toward a distant place.

“Isn’t it to put them through their paces?”

The faces of those who heard those words grew distant.
They were recalling the ordeal they had endured in preparation for the Golden War.

“Anyway, let’s prepare for now. I heard the Alliance will help us too. Since we don’t know how the enemies will attack….”
“We’ll have to prepare to the best of our ability.”

The Golden War had ended, but the war itself was not yet over.
The Baek Min-jun Party, having nodded in agreement, began to move.

* * *

The day God’s Trial first appeared.
As monsters emerged across the world, each nation suffered catastrophic damage.
The damage was quite literally enough to collapse cities.
But that was brief—as the Lords began to lend their support, cities rapidly began to be rebuilt….

“Buildings were erected in the cities for the Lords.”

For instance, the Hall of Justice for Achiros.
There’s also a building like the Cradle of Shadow for the Lord of Shadow.
Such buildings serve as hideouts where Oath-takers and Apostles reside.
But here’s the thing.

[The Lord of the Dead does not maintain such a building. Or rather, he has no desire for one. Whenever someone offered to construct one, he refused.]
“It doesn’t suit his temperament. He’s a Lord with excessive ambitions.”

The Lord of the Dead had created a building to serve himself.
In a manner distinct from other Lords—his own unique way.

“…What does that have to do with us coming here?! Damn it, the boat’s rocking like hell! Try to steady it! At this rate we’ll capsize!”
“Would either of us die if the boat capsized?”
“That’s true, but I don’t want to get soaked!”

Chu Gyu-il shouted as he struggled to stabilize the violently swaying boat.
Han Yu-sung and Chu Gyu-il were currently in the midst of a vast ocean.
A sea so rough it seemed to repel human approach.

“Damn it, I remember now! Back then we tried to go further, but the sea was too treacherous, so we turned back! Never thought I’d set foot here again with my own feet!”
“The boat… is shaking too much….”

Sung Ha-yan lay collapsed in one corner of the boat.
She swayed so precariously it seemed she might tumble into the sea at any moment.
Han Yu-sung steadied the boat with shadows and lifted his head.

‘Japan. The Okinawa Archipelago.’

This was where Han Yu-sung currently stood.
A place where countless islands once existed.
But now no islands were visible—only a violent, churning sea.
An ominously dark sea at that.

“Literally, a sea with nothing in it.”
“Exactly! I told you, this place is nothing but harsh and barren! The entire region was wiped out when a Trial of God occurred!”

This area was once where a Trial of God had manifested.
The problem was that the Trial had not been handled in time, nor in perfect form.
The result was the annihilation of the Okinawa Archipelago.

– Kyaaaaaaaa!
– Grrrrr…!
“Ugh, these things again!”

The monsters swarming the area were merely a bonus obstacle.
For this reason, the Okinawa Archipelago in Japan was known as a “zone of death” where humans could not venture.
The place was so perilous that only Players dared approach it, and even then, the Government had cordoned it off.

“Hey, these monsters! They really can’t see us, right?!”
“If they could, they would’ve attacked by now. I’ve layered magic over the area, so they won’t even perceive us. Unless my mana runs dry, that is.”

The sea was teeming with countless monsters.
Yet none of them perceived the ship Han Yu-sung rode upon.
This was because I had procured magical scrolls through the Alliance.
The mana consumption was staggering, but that was irrelevant to me.

“So, what’s the reason we came here! There’s nothing!”
“Is that what it looks like?”
“No, you said earlier too that this was just an empty sea… Cough!”

Seawater spilled into Chu Gyu-il’s mouth.
True to his words, this place appeared devoid of anything—a rough, monster-infested sea. Yet Chu Gyu-il’s unique ability pointed to this location. On the surface, it seemed like nothing was here at all.
But something felt hidden.
As if something had been concealed in this place.

“Chu Gyu-il. What was it like when you came here before?”
“Cough, hack! What do you mean what was it like! I found nothing. Just spun around in circles until I got scared and turned the ship around to flee!”
“Did it feel like wandering through a maze?”
“Huh? Uh, um… I think it was like that… Wait? Now that I think about it, I don’t think I even made it this far last time?”

Something was definitely here, yet it was impossible to approach.
Approaching it would cause one to spin in circles as if lost in a maze.
This was proof that this area was far more than just an ordinary sea.

“Kakasha, what do you think?”
[Hmm, I examined it carefully… but the defenses are surprisingly weak. Or perhaps that’s only natural.]
“They probably never expected anyone to approach.”
[Furthermore, they likely thought approaching would be pointless anyway.]

Kakasha let out a scoff.

[“It seems, as you said, there is indeed a ‘Paradise’ created by the Lord of the Dead in this place.”]
“I told you. A Lord with insatiable ambitions.”

The Okinawa Archipelago, obliterated in the aftermath of the Trial.
The Lord of the Dead seized the opportunity amid the chaos and occupied the region, constructing a special ‘Paradise’ to serve himself.
That Paradise existed here.

‘A place that cannot be approached by ordinary means.’

More precisely, one cannot even perceive its existence.
The Lord of the Dead had warped the entire region using his authority.
He had transformed it into a space accessible only to the dead.
He had erased this region’s existence from the perception of the living.

‘Even in my past life, it became known through a series of coincidences.’

Knowing the location of this place held little meaning.
There was no way to enter it.
Only the dead could advance beyond this point. Or one could receive permission from the Lord of the Dead.
Han Yu-sung was neither, so there was no way for him to enter.

“If I didn’t have this, that would be the case.”
[“Kuhehe. One could say it lives up to being an Eternity-grade item.”]

The Eye of Omniscience that had been following Han Yu-sung’s side.
It revealed itself from the darkness.
This item possessed an effect called ‘Eye of Truth.’
An effect that nullified all falsehoods and distortions.

[“This region has been warped by the Lord of the Dead’s authority. It is the perfect place to employ the Eye of Truth.”]

This was why Han Yu-sung could reach this point, unlike Chu Gyu-il.
This region was inherently imperceptible, and even if one could perceive it, it was a labyrinth that prevented further advancement.
It was also why the Lord of the Dead had not been wary of intruders.
He had pierced through it using the Eye of Omniscience.

“…No, no. Wait a second. So according to you, there’s an island created by the Lord of the Dead here?”
“That’s right. You understood well.”
“And we’re trying to go there. But obviously the island is packed with undead and Covenant of the Dead members…?”

Chu Gyu-il glanced cautiously at Han Yu-sung.
No answer came back.
In itself, that was the answer.

“Isn’t this way too dangerous?”
“It’ll be dangerous. But the returns will be just as certain.”

Han Yu-sung gestured to Sung Ha-yan, who lay collapsed.
Sung Ha-yan, her face looking half-dead, slowly rose to her feet.

“There will be Apostles of the Dead on that island. I’ll handle them. While I do, you all search the island and gather the items.”

Han Yu-sung pulled several scrolls from his pocket.
These weren’t ordinary magical scrolls. Kakasha had purchased them from a shop only the Lords could access, and they were scrolls imbued with my own power.

“Use the scrolls at important buildings. Since they operate on my mana, you won’t need to worry about mana consumption.”
“So you’re saying we should sabotage the enemy base?”
“Exactly.”

Paradise was a place the Lord of the Dead cherished especially.
Beyond that, it was also where the Corridors connecting to the cities the Lord of the Dead had created across the world lay hidden.
In other words.

“…So the Lord of the Dead’s forces are concentrated here. The Apostles too.”

Sung Ha-yan spoke with a dark smile.
The Lord of the Dead would attack the War Covenant Members. But exactly how they would strike remained unknown.
So, if we drastically reduced the enemy’s forces before the attack began, that would suffice.

“This is absolutely insane. Why something so dangerous….”
“This should be fun.”
“Ha, I’m losing my mind.”

Sung Ha-yan, whose temperament resembled Han Yu-sung’s, savored the chaos of the moment.
Was I truly the only sane person left in this place?
Leaving Chu Gyu-il to his laments behind, Han Yu-sung extended his hand.
A spear crackled with brilliant lightning in his grip.

“Very well, then.”

The Eye of Omniscience blazed with searing radiance.
Its gaze nullified all falsehoods and distortions.
And at last, the Paradise that had been concealed for so long revealed itself.

“Let us begin.”

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