The Crazy Battle God Has Returned - Chapter 287

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A Mad Swordsman Returns – Chapter 287

The situation was approaching catastrophe.
That was Tsumuki’s assessment, one of the Oath Keepers of Justice.
She had been tasked with defending the Main Base while Ryu Hei and the other Oath Keepers of Justice pursued Han Yu-sung and launched their assault on the Wreckage.
A role entrusted only to those with both the strength and respect to bear such responsibility.

“But this situation… how in the world am I supposed to…?”

Even Tsumuki found herself speechless at the sight unfolding before her eyes.
A helplessness so profound it could never be washed away, settling deep in her heart.
There was no other way to feel.

CRASH!

“No, this can’t be! The City Walls are collapsing…! Gahhhhh!”
“Sung-yoon! Fall back! Fall back, I said! You’ll be caught in the Collapse!”

The Fortress was crumbling.
The Fortress that had protected the Wreckage of the Oath Keepers of Justice was being destroyed.
Torn apart by the hands of the colossal war machine advancing without hesitation or fear.
The light emanating from the disc swept across the Oath-takers atop the City Walls, while the massive arm of the war machine—a siege weapon in its own right—pulverized the fortifications.

“Ahhhhhhh!”
“How are we supposed to help with this?!”
“If we stay here, I’m dead too! This is suicide!”

The Fortress held more than just the Oath Keepers of Justice.
The factions allied with Achiros had sent reinforcements, and they fought alongside the Oath Keepers of Justice to defend the Fortress.
But it made no difference whatsoever.
The enemy’s assault was, quite simply, overwhelming.
The soldiers of the Lords and the Oath Keepers of Justice fell helplessly, and witnessing this, the Oath-takers of the allied factions lost their will to fight.

“R-Run!”
“Ahhhhhhh…!”
“Where are you going?! Follow your Lord’s orders!”

The allied forces, their will to fight shattered, began to flee.
The Oath Keepers of Justice cried out in panic, but none heeded their calls.
Who would sacrifice their life to protect another faction?
Even the Oath Keepers of Justice themselves yearned to escape.
And Tsumuki felt precisely the same.

‘What am I supposed to do here?’

Text continued to materialize before her eyes.
Messages from Achiros, the Lord she served.
Move. You must break through this situation. Act according to my orders now.
Under normal circumstances, she would have obeyed her Lord’s command without hesitation.
But now, her body simply refused to move.

‘Can we even defeat those colossal machines?’

Of course, the colossal machines were not invincible.
If players of Tsumuki’s caliber moved in coordinated groups, they could stand against them.
The problem was.

A deafening roar tore through the air.

‘How are we supposed to stop that monster?’

It was Han Yu-sung, moving in tandem with the colossal machines.
The afterimages created by his black sword unleashed their skills in unison, striking down the Oath Keepers of Justice who had attempted to engage the machines.
Following in his wake came magic unfurling from his fingertips.

“Alright, let’s move!”
“If we die here, it’s a dog’s death! Use the colossal machines as cover!”

The War Faction joined the assault as well.
The War Covenant Members and the forces of the other Lords they had conquered.
With the colossal machines and countless Oath-takers attacking, there was no way to hold the line.

‘It’s collapsing.’

The Fortress, the soldiers, the Oath Keepers of Justice.
Everything was crumbling without exception.

“….”

Tsumuki, who had been watching the spectacle in a daze, gripped her sword.
It was not a movement born of deliberate intent. A fierce presence had made itself known, and I moved purely on instinct.
Her gaze turned toward the source of that overwhelming aura.

“Han Yu-sung….”

Standing there was Han Yu-sung.
Tsumuki bit her lip so hard that blood began to flow.
Han Yu-sung silently raised a blade as dark as an abyss.
An overwhelming pressure bore down upon Tsumuki.

“Gah—AAAAAAAAH!”

Unable to endure that tension, Tsumuki charged forward.
At a speed rivaling lightning itself, she rushed toward Han Yu-sung.
In that same instant, Han Yu-sung’s blade was unleashed.

【Severance】.

A single slash that tore through the void.
A sound like something being severed echoed out.
In that moment, Tsumuki witnessed something beyond comprehension.

‘The scenery….’

The visible world came to an abrupt halt.
The colossal golems locked in fierce combat, the Oath Keepers of Justice fighting against them—
Even Tsumuki, who had been rushing toward Han Yu-sung like a beam of light—
All movement seemed to slow as if frozen in time.
In that severed space-time, only one figure continued to move.

Whoooosh!

The dark blade severed Tsumuki’s neck.
It was over. Tsumuki, who had led the Fortress, fell helplessly, and the Oath Keepers of Justice who witnessed it lost all will to fight.
Han Yu-sung wiped the blood from his dark blade.

“Trample them.”

The colossal soldiers roared in response to Han Yu-sung’s command.
What followed needed no further explanation.
It was utterly one-sided.

* * *

The battle ended before long.
Though the Oath Keepers of Justice still fought desperately in scattered pockets, the outcome was already decided.
Han Yu-sung, the victor, crossed through the ruined Fortress.
Deep within the Fortress, where the Wreckage lay, was what he sought.

[So this is Achiros’s banner.]

A Lord’s Banner emanating tremendous power.
By absorbing the banner, I could enslave the Oath Keepers of Justice.
I had done exactly that to numerous factions until now.
But this time, I had no such intention.

Crack!

I shattered the banner in my grasp.
The Oath Keepers of Justice froze instantly.
They felt the power granted to them vanish as the banner was destroyed.
I gestured toward my enemies.

“Kill them all.”

The Oath Keepers of Justice were enemies I would face again.
This attack itself was meant to diminish Achiros’s strength.
I commanded the colossal soldiers, and the giants moved at their master’s word, despair flooding the faces of the Oath Keepers of Justice.
And moments later.

Crunch!

With that terrible sound, countless lives were extinguished.
There was no reason for mercy in my grasp. After all, they were enemies I would inevitably face in the Lords’ War once this Trial ended.

“Still, I’d say we dealt a decent amount of damage.”
[Good Oath-takers, many of them. Even Achiros wouldn’t find it pleasant to lose such caliber of Oath-takers in succession.]
“That’s true.”

Han Yu-sung lifted his gaze.
Eyes brimming with formidable power stared back at him.
The eyes of Achiros, the Lord of Justice.

[….]

Achiros’s eyes trembled with fury.
There was no helping it. When had he ever suffered such a one-sided defeat? And not just once, but repeatedly.
For a Lord bearing a legendary name, it was an unbearable humiliation.

[Hmm, Achiros is withdrawing.]

But fury changed nothing.
Achiros swallowed his rage and retreated, reserving his vengeance for another day.
All that remained were the annihilated Oath Keepers of Justice and the crumbled Fortress.

“Should I call this luck?”
[Luck? What do you mean?]
“This Trial. It’s structured in our favor.”

This Trial offered little room for direct intervention by the Lords.
The core mechanic of the Trial was “Collapse.”
Players aboard a floating vessel were shipwrecked upon unfamiliar lands—such was the premise.
To escape, they had to gather local resources, repair the vessel with them, and construct necessary Unique Facilities.
There was no avenue for the Lords to intervene directly.

[In the end, the strength of the Oath-takers is what matters. Kuhuhuhuh! It’s almost unfairly favorable to me!]
“It’s thanks to having excellent Oath-takers.”

All a Lord could do was command the Oath-takers.
And provide the Unique Facilities already in their possession.
In the old days, perhaps it would have been different, but now my power had risen considerably.
Without Achiros’s intervention, there was no reason to lose this war.
These conditions had brought about this outcome.
And on top of it all, an unforeseen variable—the “Colossal Automaton”—had emerged.

[Had this been a Trial where Achiros could intervene, it would not have been so simple. But with the Colossal Golems at my command….]
“In the end, we’ve achieved victory.”
[Indeed, that is so.]

Kakasha laughed aloud.
He seemed immensely pleased at having crushed Achiros.
Han Yu-sung moved forward, listening to that laughter.

“We’ve accumulated far more resources than I anticipated.”

Near the Wreckage, there was a separate resource storage facility.
Within it lay far more resources than I had expected to find.
They must have been gathering them to reinforce their Mana Cores or construct Unique Facilities.
These resources would prove invaluable to me now.

“Commander. We’ve eliminated all remaining enemies. The Oath-takers from other factions fled, but we decided against pursuing them.”
“Well done. There’s no need to take unnecessary risks.”
“Yes, sir.”

Baek Min-jun approached me as I surveyed the resources.
I snapped my fingers, and the Colossal Golems standing across the terrain moved forward, beginning to transport the resources from the storage facility.

“This is quite convenient, sir. You obtained these from the Dungeon, you said?”
“Yes. It was an unexpected reward.”
“Thanks to them, this Trial has become remarkably easier.”

I nodded, gazing at the flag I held in my hand.
The rewards I had obtained from the Seal Point came to mind. Once this Trial ends, I must contemplate the significance contained within those rewards.

“So, what will you do now?”
“We’ve eliminated the Oath Keepers of Justice and significantly expanded our forces….”

The work I needed to accomplish here was essentially complete.
I lifted my gaze.
Beyond the City Walls stretched vast terrain, and I could see the ground continuing to fracture.
The collapse of the Collapse Point draws near.
So then, what I must do now is simple.

“Repair the Wreckage, and let us abandon this wretched land.”

* * *

With the enemies vanquished, the War Faction devoted themselves to resource collection.
It was hardly a difficult task. They had the Colossal Construct, enhancement from the Lord’s Banner effect, and subordinate Oath-takers from other factions they’d subjugated.
With such numbers, the pace of resource gathering was swift.

[Injecting 25,000 Mana Ore, 15,000 Steel Ingots, 6,500 Twisted Wood, 6,000 Viscous Sap, 3,500 Buoyant Stone, and 2,000 Mana Fuel into the Mana Core.]
[The Mana Core, having absorbed sufficient resources, begins restoration.]
[The Mana Core has completed the Floating Ship’s restoration.]
[The fully restored Floating Ship reveals itself.]

At last, the Wreckage’s restoration was complete.
Intense light erupted from the Mana Core, engulfing the surroundings. As that radiance faded, a colossal vessel emerged into view.
It was the fully restored, perfect form of the Floating Ship.

“This seems faster than I expected, doesn’t it?”
“Right. We’re the first to restore it, aren’t we? Which means….”
“We’ll receive additional rewards.”

The War Covenant Members who beheld the completed Floating Ship were utterly elated.
Everyone knew that the rewards from God’s Trial were substantial.
They’d been promised additional rewards befitting the Lords and Oath-takers who escaped fastest, plus the rewards granted to the nation itself.
Anticipation was inevitable.

[Hmm, what do you think? Do you believe we’re the first?]
“I’d say so. If another faction had completed their Floating Ship first, we’d have seen it. A ship this massive floating through the sky wouldn’t go unnoticed.”
[I share that assessment.]

Even Achiros, their greatest rival, had been defeated.
No other faction could have completed their Floating Ship before them.
Han Yu-sung stood before the stairs leading up to the Floating Ship.
Every Oath-taker’s gaze turned toward him in unison.

“Then, shall we depart?”

It was time to leave the Collapse Point.

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