The Crazy Battle God Has Returned - Chapter 265

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A Mad Swordsman Returns – Chapter 265

The 【War of Lords】 had begun.
A war between the Lord of the Dead and the Lord of War.
Each Lord dispatched their Oath-takers to their respective Battlefields.

ROOOAAARRR!

“They’re swarming in!”
“I’m sick and tired of dealing with these undead!”

Fierce combat erupted between the Oath-takers across all fronts.
Every Battlefield had special mechanics in play. The Oath-takers exploited these mechanics to their fullest while attacking and defending against their enemies.
Among them, there was one whose performance stood out above all others.

– KUOOOOOOOH!
“How… how do we even block this!”

Needless to say, it was Han Yu-sung.
On the Battlefield known as the 【Rest of the Dead】—a place teeming with endless corpses.
Han Yu-sung incinerated the undead blocking his path while targeting the Apostles of the Dead.
Following behind him were countless Draken Race warriors and soldiers.
Han Yu-sung pushed forward with overwhelming momentum, crushing all resistance.

WHOOOOSH!

“Damn it! When do I ever get a moment’s peace!”

While Han Yu-sung and the Draken Race drew all eyes to themselves.
Chu Gyu-il seized the opportunity to capture the ‘Spirit Monument’ on the Battlefield.
He possessed speed rivaling Han Yu-sung’s own. Thus, he swept across the Battlefield at incredible velocity, rapidly claiming each Spirit Monument.
As he did, the Battlefield’s buffs shifted toward the War Covenant Users.
The precarious flow of battle tilted decisively in their favor.

[The ‘Lord of War’ has achieved victory at the 【Rest of the Dead】!]
[Sacred Relics and the Difficult Realm have been seized from the ‘Lord of the Dead’!]

“Easier than I expected.”

The victor of the Battlefield was decided in an instant.
Han Yu-sung, having read the message, wiped his blade with an air of indifference.
Other battlefields were hardly any different.

“They’re coming! Stay calm! Fight while protecting the flag as we discussed!”
“Ha-yan, wait until I give the signal!”
“Understood.”

The Baek Min-jun Party and the other Oath-takers clashed fiercely at the Fortress of Struggle, gaining the upper hand in battle by defending the flag.
As Baek Min-jun led the battle, his eyes suddenly gleamed with purpose.

“Ha-yan, go! Battle Command, advance!”
“Grrrraaaaaaah!”

Sung Ha-yan roared and charged forward at the command.
Her unique ability, Radiant Transformation, and the sacred relics she possessed.
Empowered by tremendous force, Sung Ha-yan burst into the enemy ranks at incredible speed.
The enemies’ attacks poured down upon her all at once.

Crash!

A colossal barrier materialized in that instant, deflecting every attack.
It was a barrier created by the sacred relic, the Guardians’ Covenant.
Soon after, the barrier dissipated.

Boom!

A tremendous shockwave swept across the enemies.
Their formation collapsed in an instant.
And this situation was perfect for Sung Ha-yan, who had surrendered herself to Radiant Transformation.

“Graaaaaaah!”
“Support Ha-yan as much as possible and fight! Let’s go!”
“Watch out for the enemies’ sacred relics! They could appear anywhere!”

The battle situation at the Fortress of Struggle tilted in favor of the War Covenant Members.
And Kaldrex, fighting on another battlefield, was faring similarly.

Rumble!

“For the Lord! For the rebirth of our race!”
“Destroy all enemies!”

I swept across the Battlefield with overwhelming force.
Annihilation cascaded from the heavens.
Kaldrex led the Draken Race, crushing every enemy in sight.
Thus, every Battlefield turned against the Undead Faction.
The Covenant of the Dead attempted to reverse the tide by any means.
But it was all meaningless.

– Gaaaaaahhh!
“Ugh, kyaaahhh!”
“How… how are we supposed to stop this…!”

The Covenant of the Dead could not withstand the flames of war.
It led to a terrible outcome.

[The Lord of War has achieved victory across all Battlefields.]
[New Battlefields have opened!]

Four consecutive victories.
The Covenant of the Dead had not secured a single win.
Soon, new Battlefields opened.
The remaining Covenant of the Dead gazed at the portals that appeared before them with trembling eyes.
Their gaze held not a shred of fighting spirit.

* * *

The Undead Lord observed all of this unfold.
The Battlefields opening, the fierce clashes within them, the enemies advancing at tremendous speed, and the allies unable to hold them back.
Though new Battlefields had opened, nothing had fundamentally changed.
The war situation remained unfavorable for the Undead Faction.

[Irritating. That human… I should have killed him then…]

The Lord of the Dead muttered as he watched Han Yu-sung.
He was rampaging across the Battlefields that favored the Undead Faction, yet our forces could not stop him whatsoever.
Had there been no opportunity to kill that human?
There had been.
If I had descended when he had yet to accumulate his power, and when the Lord of War had not recovered her strength as she has now.

[I should have descended when the ‘Open Difficult Realm’ first opened…!]

Back then, I did not know which Lord had contracted with Han Yu-sung.
I thought that if the opposing Lord descended, I would suffer catastrophic losses. So I abandoned the descent and retreated.
Who could have known it was nearly a bluff?
That regret still lingered within me.
Had I killed him then, I would not have been driven into such a wretched position now.

[Is it all merely belated regret?]

Of course.
The Undead Faction was fighting desperately in this war of Lords.
The Lord had withdrawn all remaining sacred artifacts and equipped his Oath-takers with the finest gear available.
Yet they could not stop the enemy.

‘The situation is far from favorable.’

First, there was the penalty incurred from cooperation with Geomson.
Second, there was the enemy’s momentum.
The Lord of War and Han Yu-sung had clashed with me multiple times, and they had emerged victorious in every single engagement.
That confidence had transferred directly to the War Covenant Members.
Third, the destruction of Paradise. The Apostles of the Dead who fell there as well.

[‘Lord of War’ has achieved victory at the 【Burning Plateau】!]
[‘Lord of War’ has achieved victory at the 【Phantom Vessel】!]
[‘Lord of War’ has….]
[Warning! Your held assets have declined to critical levels.]

Successive defeats, rapidly diminishing resources.
Dangerous. At this rate, they will dwindle to critical levels.
Soon the path to the Sanctuary will open.
A holy war will unfold to bring about the downfall of the Lord of the Dead.

[Trash. Not a single one I can trust.]

It was something I had already anticipated.
The Covenant of the Dead had suffered nothing but consecutive defeats.
They suddenly awaken during the Lords’ War and claim victory?
Impossible. I had thought it was doomed from the start.
And so.

[With my own strength, I must restore everything to its rightful place.]

There is only one way to achieve victory in this Lords’ War.
To triumph in the Holy War. Regardless of which side, once the Holy War begins, the Lords can descend not as avatars but as their true forms to engage in battle.
The Undead Lord glimpsed hope in that very aspect.

[The Lord of War has not long recovered her strength. She has climbed to this position only thanks to the Apostle, and her true power still falls short….]

The battle with the Lord of War’s avatar that I had experienced not long ago.
And the actions she displayed when fighting against Geomson’s avatar.
These showed the Undead Lord a glimmer of possibility.

[…If I fight as my true form, victory becomes achievable.]

The Lord of War was rapidly recovering her strength.
Yet she still fell short compared to her prime. Meanwhile, the Undead Lord had lost his wealth but maintained the power of his true form.
If I could claim victory in a battle between Lords.
I could overturn this entire situation completely.

[That is how it shall be.]

Perhaps all of this was merely a wish, nothing more.
But the Undead Lord believed it would come to pass.

“…My Lord.”
“As you commanded, we have completed our preparations.”

The Sanctuary where the Undead Lord stood towering.
The Apostles of the Dead gathered there knelt in unison.
The tide of the Lords’ War had already turned. Having judged it so, the Undead Lord summoned all remaining Apostles to the Sanctuary.
To prepare for the final confrontation.

[I’ve opened my entire Warehouse. You understand, don’t you? In this Lords’ War, defeat is not an option. If we fall, I will too, and so will all of you….]
“….”

The Apostles of the Dead swallowed hard.
A fallen Lord loses everything and flees, or is absorbed by the opposing Lord. The Apostles under their command face the same fate.
They either surrender to the opposing Lord, or they are hunted down until the very end.
Just as the Lord of War had once experienced.

[Your task is simple. Stop the War Covenant Members and Han Yu-sung. In the meantime, I will personally deal with the Lord of War.]
“Yes, my Lord. We shall not fail you.”
“We will make full use of the treasures you have bestowed upon us….”

The Apostles of the Dead bowed their heads.
The Lord had distributed sacred relics and Eternity-grade items to each of them in preparation for this final battle.
If they lost here, they would lose everything anyway.
They had to secure victory by utilizing every resource at their disposal.

“We shall claim victory without fail.”

The Undead Lord did not respond.
Could the Apostles truly stop Han Yu-sung?
He harbored no certainty. Not even after deploying every card in his hand.
At best, he could only hope they would at least slow him down.

Booooom!

A tremendous explosion shook the Sanctuary.
In that instant, a message materialized before the Undead Lord’s eyes.

[Warning! Successive defeats have inflicted catastrophic losses to your assets.]
[The path to the Sanctuary of the Dead is now open!]

The Undead Lord drew a sharp breath.

[I will set everything right. Yes, with my own power….]

It was as though he were speaking to himself.

* * *

The War Covenant Members achieved an endless winning streak.
Their record stood at 12 wins and 0 losses. Literally, not a single defeat.
The Oath-takers rejoiced in their consecutive victories, their cheers echoing across the battlefield.
But the Lord of War and Han Yu-sung thought differently.

“It seems the enemy has given up.”
[Hmm, so it appears. They must have judged they cannot win in a direct confrontation with a Lord. The Apostles of the Dead haven’t been seen since the middle of the campaign.]
“I had the sense that the enemy hasn’t exhausted their full strength yet.”

Kaldrex, who had drawn near, voiced the same opinion.
Both Kakasha and Han Yu-sung agreed with that assessment.

“I didn’t see anyone wielding Eternity-grade items. They didn’t use sacred relics that liberally either. This is probably….”
[They’re aiming for the Sanctuary.]
“That must be it. They intend to overturn everything there, don’t they?”

It was the best the Undead Lord could do.
After successive defeats, faith in the Apostles and the Oath-takers would have crumbled.
They must have judged they needed to resolve this with their own power.
For that, the Sanctuary—where they could fight in their true form—was ideal.

“Kakasha, if they fought in their true form, do you think we could win?”
[Tch, if she were at her peak…!]

Kakasha bit his lip in frustration.
That was his answer.

[…It’s frustrating, but in her current state, she would be overwhelmed by raw power. However, the matchup favors her, so she won’t be pushed back easily.]
“You’re saying your strength alone won’t be enough.”
[Hmm. But if you fight alongside me…]

Our chances of victory increase significantly.
The problem was that the enemy was wary of that too.
Kaldrex nodded with a grave expression.

“The Apostles of the Dead, who haven’t been seen since the middle of the campaign, will be gathered in the Sanctuary. Likely, armed with the finest equipment.”
“Eternity-grade items and sacred relics, you mean.”
[Literally, it will become an all-out war.]

The ‘Holy War’ carries significant risk for the attacking side as well.
The attacking Lord must descend to the Battlefield in their true form, and if defeated in combat, the Lord themselves sustains catastrophic damage.
For Kakasha, the circumstances were far from favorable.

[….]
“….”

But would I retreat because of this?
Han Yu-sung and Kakasha locked eyes with one another.
Without hesitation, they both nodded in unison.

[Our ultimate objective is Achiros, is it not? That creature surpasses even the Lord of the Dead in strength. If we falter here out of fear….]
“We wouldn’t stand a chance against him. Agreed.”

Kuuuung!

A tremendous resonance thundered through the air.
All the Battlefields vanished, and in their place, a vast passage opened before us.
It was the path leading to the Sanctuary of the Dead.

“Let’s do this. Just as we always have….”
[Victory shall be ours.]

Han Yu-sung took his first step forward.
Toward the Sanctuary, where the Lord of the Dead awaited.

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