The Crazy Battle God Has Returned - Chapter 264

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A Mad Swordsman Returns – Chapter 264

The Golden War had ended.
Under normal circumstances, the victorious Lords would have rejoiced in their spoils, while the defeated Lords would have contemplated ways to recover their losses.
But this time was different.
Both the victorious and defeated Lords were gazing toward the same place.

[Earth. A rather unremarkable planet, if I’m being honest.]
[I grow weary of waiting.]

Earth.
Everyone understood that a new war would unfold there.
A war between the Lord of War and the Undead Lord, to be precise.

[Is there no possibility the war won’t occur?]
[None whatsoever. Not after the Lord of War declared 【Priority】. They’ll certainly seize this opportunity to end the Undead Lord once and for all.]
[Hmm, true enough. Their enmity runs deep.]

The Undead Lord had suffered catastrophic losses from recent events.
Cornered and desperate, they had allied with Geomson to eliminate the Lord of War and Han Yu-sung, their core force, but that too had failed.
As a penalty, they had only incurred further needless damage.
No fool would let such an opportunity slip through their fingers.
A chance to end a bitter feud and absorb a formidable Lord.
And indeed, it came to pass.

[The Lord of War has declared a Lord’s Duel against the Undead Lord.]
[The Gods have accepted the Lord of War’s request. Considering 【Priority】 and the karmic connection between the two Lords, special conditions are being unlocked.]
[This Lord’s Duel will allow simultaneous Battlefields to open. Furthermore, should the Lord of War achieve numerous victories on the Battlefield and significantly diminish the enemy Lord’s resources, the path to the enemy’s Sanctuary shall be revealed!]

A Lord who had read the message let out an exclamation.

[Ho, a Lord’s Duel of this caliber….]
[Even the Lord of War themselves faces risk in such a duel.]
[That must mean they’re supremely confident, no?]

Wars between Lords take many forms.
Among them, the most representative method recognized by the Gods is the “Lord’s War.”
Naturally, this Lord’s War also exists in countless variations.
This Lord’s War was one such case—a battlefield that only opens when certain conditions are met, capable of deploying multiple Lord’s Wars simultaneously.
It was the fastest path to open a way to the Sanctuary.

[For the Lord of the Dead, this is perhaps a method that offers some hope. If he achieves more victories than the Lord of War, the path to the Sanctuary will open, and he could pull off a complete reversal.]
[I suspect the Lord of War was aiming for exactly that.]
[Indeed. In times like these, she is a most cunning Lord….]
[What kind of war will unfold? I find myself quite eager to see it.]

The Lords watched Earth with eyes alight with anticipation.
Those who had favorable connections with the Lord of War did so.
On the other hand.

[….]

The Lords who bore ill will toward both the Lord of War and her Apostle, Han Yu-sung.
Those like the Lord of Justice fell into deep contemplation.
What changes would this Lord’s War bring about?
If the Lord of War emerged victorious, what moves would she make with her newfound strength?
Would the Lord of Justice be able to claim victory again as she had before?

[…It remains a regret that I could not absorb her completely.]

In the space shrouded in light, Achiros clicked his tongue in displeasure.

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[The Lord’s War against the Lord of the Dead begins.]
[This Lord’s War can open multiple battlefields simultaneously. However, each time you open a battlefield, you must wager appropriate “assets.”]
[When you suffer repeated defeats on the battlefields and incur massive losses to your assets, the path to your opponent Lord’s Sanctuary will open!]

Han Yu-sung stood in Kakasha’s Sanctuary.
Naturally, he was not alone in the Sanctuary.
All the other War Covenant Members had also come to the Sanctuary—not only the Oath-takers from Earth, but also those from other worlds, including Kaldrex.

[Kuhuhuhuh… At last, at last the time has come. I never thought such a moment would arrive again, my dear one…!]

And Kakasha turned to look at the scene with complicated eyes.
He had never imagined a moment like this would come again.
It felt like only yesterday that he had suffered a crushing defeat at Achiros’s hands and fallen, that he had been on the brink of annihilation as he was absorbed into that monster.
Yet he had regained enough strength to wage a ‘holy war’ against the Lord of the Dead.
And all within a span of time that was nothing but a fleeting instant to a Lord.

[How deeply moving. Hehehehe…!]
“Stop it. We’re on the brink of a Lord’s battle—don’t drain my resolve.”
[How cold you are! A heart frozen solid, aren’t you!]

Han Yu-sung clicked his tongue.
He couldn’t say he didn’t understand the sentiment. After all, if it weren’t for Han Yu-sung, Kakasha would have been absorbed and erased entirely.
Hadn’t that been exactly what happened in his previous life?
When Han Yu-sung returned and saved Kakasha, the future changed, and naturally, fate itself was rewritten.

‘If I bring down the Lord of the Dead, far more will change.’

This was not the point in time when that Lord should fall.
If such a Lord were to fall now, countless butterfly effects would ripple outward. What would unfold from this moment onward—even Han Yu-sung couldn’t predict.
But it didn’t matter.
Unpredictable chaos was precisely what Han Yu-sung preferred.

[Hmm…! It begins.]

In that very instant, the landscape around them transformed.
The Sanctuary now existed in some vast, boundless cosmos.

Kuuuuung!

“That is….”

Beyond, a colossal ‘Domain’ revealed itself.
A Domain incomparable in scale to Kakasha’s Sanctuary.
It seemed to be three times larger, perhaps even four times the size.

[Lord of War, Han Yu-sung….]

It was the Sanctuary of the Dead.
A space teeming with all manner of facilities, undead soldiers, and Oath-takers.
Standing within it was a presence of overwhelming magnitude—a colossal entity whose form lay concealed, revealing only the skeletal framework that composed its entirety.

[Could I truly have been driven back this far?]

It was the Undead Lord, whom I had clashed with countless times before.
Yet the power emanating from this presence transcended anything I had felt previously.
The sheer momentum felt suffocating—one moment of carelessness would spell my undoing.
And there was good reason for it.

[The Undead Lord. How long it has been since I gazed upon that abominable true form!]

This was the Undead Lord’s genuine body.
Not a descent into some Oath-taker’s borrowed vessel, but the authentic flesh itself.
Though most of its form lay obscured beneath the mirage of the Sanctuary, I could sense the incomprehensible monstrosity lurking beyond that veil.
And that monstrosity opened its maw.

[I believed our paths would never cross again….]
[What a glorious day! The moment of your ruin has finally arrived!]
[…Truly, nothing could be more humiliating.]
[I have awaited this day for an eternity!]

“Is communication actually happening here?”
“They both seem to be speaking only what they wish to say.”

A dialogue utterly at odds with the ferocity of their auras.
Neither desired to hear the other’s words—two beings so fundamentally incompatible—yet they shared one singular point of convergence.

[Here, I shall set all things right.]
[Beginning with your destruction, I shall rise once more to tower over the cosmos!]

A mutual determination to bring about each other’s ruin.
As if to manifest that resolve, fierce flames of war erupted from the Fortress of Struggle.
From the Sanctuary of the Dead poured a suffocating miasma.
Soon the two forces collided head-on.

KABOOOOOM!

With a tremendous explosion, a Battlefield manifested across the vast expanse.
Not just one, but multiple Battlefields.
Soon, a message appeared before everyone’s eyes.

[The Battlefield has been opened.]
[Up to four Battlefields can be opened simultaneously, and each Lord may deploy one Battlefield favorable to themselves.]
[When all Battlefields conclude, new ones will appear.]
[You must participate in every opened Battlefield. If you cannot participate due to insufficient personnel, you are considered defeated.]

Of the four, one would be arranged favorably for our side.
The other would be arranged favorably for the enemy.
The strategy was, needless to say, simple.

“All I need to do is win on the Battlefield favorable to the Lord of the Dead.”
[Indeed. However, it will not be easy. In truth, I believe I can predict what you are about to say without hearing it….]
“I’ll handle that one.”
[I thought as much.]

Kakasha harbored the same conviction.
In this Lords’ War, victory on a Battlefield favorable to the opponent was paramount. Han Yu-sung was the most suitable for such a task.
After all, he was a player who relished such adversity.

[Naturally, the Dead. He too will have predicted that you would venture to the most difficult Battlefield. Prepare yourself thoroughly.]
“I know.”

Han Yu-sung lifted his gaze.
The Sanctuary of the Dead was obscured by a dense miasma, no longer visible. Yet beyond that malevolent veil, I could sense the presence of the Lord of the Dead.
Whatever he had prepared, I would break through it.
He examined the Battlefield favorable to the Lord of the Dead.

[Battlefield: Rest of the Dead.]
[A place teeming with the undead wandering in a state of lost reason. They remember nothing, yet they remember only that this place brings them peace.]
[Battlefield Effect: Necromancy-type skills enhanced +50%, infinite corpse generation, summoned undead numbers doubled, undead grade enhancement.]
[Special Rule: ‘Spirit Monuments’ exist throughout the Battlefield. Occupying a Spirit Monument weakens the Battlefield effect and shifts it favorably toward your forces.]
[Level Limit: None.]
[Maximum Personnel: 1,000 Oath-takers and 1,500 soldiers per faction.]

It was indeed a Battlefield favorable to the Lord of the Dead.
Similarly, a Battlefield favorable to the Lord of War also existed.

[Battlefield: Fortress of Struggle.]
[A place where endless conflict unfolds. The intense fighting spirit that blankets the entire fortress grants power to those who remain here.]
[Battlefield Effect: All stats +30%, Attack and Defense +50%, all blessings originating from the Lord of War are enhanced.]
[Special Rule: ‘Flags’ exist throughout the battlefield. Seizing flags weakens the battlefield effect and shifts conditions in favor of your forces.]
[Level Restriction: None.]
[Maximum Personnel: 1,000 Oath-takers and 1,500 soldiers per faction.]

[Personnel distribution shall proceed as predetermined. Baek Min-jun and Sung Ha-yan, along with the War Covenant Members, shall enter the Fortress of Struggle. Han Yu-sung and the Draken Race shall proceed to the Rest of the Dead, and the remainder shall….]

Kakasha regarded Kaldrex, who had been standing beside Han Yu-sung.
Kaldrex bowed his head as if he had been waiting for this moment.

“We shall take command of the two battlefields. Victory for our Lord.”
[Dependable indeed.]

The Draken Race had postponed their tribal reconstruction to participate in this campaign.
Kakasha, in turn, had promised them substantial support. In this Lords’ War, the Draken Race would fight with unmatched valor.

[Then go forth, my Oath-takers. The blessing of ‘War’ shall accompany you. Infinite victory! And ruin upon our enemies!]

Whoooosh!
Flames erupted from the Lord, engulfing the entire Sanctuary. Those flames descended upon the Oath-takers, granting them strength.

[Open the path that leads to the ‘Holy War’!]

The roar of the Oath-takers echoed across the realm.
Oath-takers advancing toward their assigned battlefields.
Han Yu-sung exchanged glances with his fellow Oath-takers—Baek Min-jun, Sung Ha-yan, and Kaldrex.
Then, accompanied by Chu Gyu-il and the Draken Race, I stood before the portal.

“Wait, hold on. Why me?! I should go over there too…!”
“Is there anyone else as suited as you for seizing the Monument of Spirits?”
“It’s dangerous! You can see it’s dangerous without even looking!”

Chu Gyu-il’s protests fell on deaf ears.
Han Yu-sung, gripping two blades, wore a dark smile.

“Then, shall we begin?”

As Kakasha said.
It was time to open the path leading to the Sanctuary.

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