The Crazy Battle God Has Returned - Chapter 303

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A Mad Swordsman Returns – Chapter 303

The Dark Forest.
Corpses piled like mountains in a fog-shrouded clearing.
Standing alone among them, a man examined the message before his eyes.

[Objective 1: Defeat 556/800 monsters and 98/150 players.]
[Objective 2: Defeat the boss monster sealed somewhere in the camp.]

Dok-go Cheon, the architect of this carnage, dismissed his spear.
The moment he received word that someone had discovered the Special Camp, he rushed here and proceeded to eliminate countless enemies.
At this rate, he could complete the first objective within minutes.
The remaining problem was the second objective.

‘The issue is that I don’t know where the boss monster is.’

I had attempted to locate the boss while eliminating enemies, but it proved futile.
Whether it was hiding in some special location or appeared conditionally remained unclear.
The likelihood of finding it through conventional methods was slim.

“….”

Dok-go Cheon closed his eyes and expanded his senses.
His keen perception swept across the surroundings, detecting the presence of countless enemies—and among them, something radiating immense power.

“Then the course of action is simple.”

Eliminate every presence he could sense.
By continuously dealing with the powerful presences, he would eventually locate the boss monster. Even if not, he could at least narrow down its location.
The path forward was clear.
Dok-go Cheon moved without hesitation.

“Hmm….”

But his steps came to an abrupt halt.
An unexpected message had appeared before him.

[Han Yu-sung. Be wary of that man.]

It was a message sent by the Transcendent who had made a contract with him.
It was unexpected. This Battlefield severely restricted the authority of Transcendents. Even more so when there were Oath-takers participating.
One could not see another participant’s screen, nor interfere with the Battlefield. Being a Transcendent rather than an ordinary Lord made this all the more true.
Yet such a message had been sent.

“So it means I should be cautious of this opponent.”

After confirming the contents of the message, Dok-go Cheon fell into contemplation.
Han Yu-sung.
A name I had heard before, one that lingered in memory. The Transcendent who contracted with me had spoken it countless times while trembling with rage.

‘Surely, he said that man had stolen his legacy.’

That was what the Transcendent had said.
A man who had robbed him of his inheritance—utterly unforgivable.
One who absolutely had to be eliminated.
That man had appeared here?

“Indeed, an opponent worthy of caution.”

Dok-go Cheon nodded to himself.
A sudden thought struck him—what if it was not another who had discovered this Special Camp, but Han Yu-sung himself?
After all, he moved in ways one could not predict.
A thin, bloodstained smile played at the corners of his mouth.

‘If I could crush such a man….’

The Transcendent would bestow greater rewards upon me.
With that thought, Dok-go Cheon gripped his blade. In the next instant, he unleashed a slash at incomprehensible speed into the empty air.
An invisible sword aura severed every tree in the vicinity.

Whoooosh!

And beyond them, the ‘monsters’ that had been lurking there as well.
Creatures born of hellfire. The bisected ones shrieked as they collapsed, and flames spread in all directions.
Someone stood beyond those flames.

“So that’s where that foul stench of blood was coming from….”

A being molded in human form from the hellfire of perdition itself.
One with hair that rippled like flames and crimson eyes.

“It seems you held quite the lavish gathering here, human.”

A demon—Helud.
The demon who had received the rank of count casually waved his hand. Immediately, far more monsters than those who had fallen moments before rose once again.
Simultaneously, the hellfire that engulfed the void turned its gaze upon Dok-go Cheon.

“A demon, then. I was searching for you.”
“Searching, you say… For me?”
“Yes. I wanted to suppress the aura emanating from this place.”

Dok-go Cheon gripped his blade.
An overwhelming sword aura bloomed from his weapon, pressing down upon the very space around him.
Helud’s brow twitched with displeasure at the sight.

“Convenient. You shall be first.”
“Arrogant fool. Nothing but prey for my consumption!”

A colossal wave of sword aura surged toward Helud.
At the same moment, an overwhelming tide of hellfire descended upon Dok-go Cheon.
The two clashed without hesitation, their battle erupting simultaneously.

Crash!

The vast forest trembled, unable to withstand the shockwave of their collision.

* * *

While Dok-go Cheon and Helud clashed in fierce combat.

“Hmm…”

Cloaked beneath the Veil of Night, someone observed the battle unfold.
It was none other than Han Yu-sung. Part of me yearned not merely to watch from the shadows, but to plunge into the fray immediately.
Yet a discovery made before arriving here gave me pause.

[I managed to locate the boss monster’s position, but….]
“The problem is, it’s not quite what I expected.”

Before I could observe the battle between Dok-go Cheon and Helud, there was something I needed to do first.
I needed to find the boss monster’s location. So before coming here, I recalled the presence I’d sensed and quickly searched through the Forest, and I discovered Ruins deep within it.
The place where that ‘formidable presence’ that allowed me to find this Forest could be felt.
I tried to enter the Ruins immediately, but——
Han Yu-sung was about to enter the ruins right away, but.

[The monster in the Ruins awaits blood. The monster will emerge to hunt the one who first drenches the Forest with abundant blood.]
[The one who first saturates the Forest with abundant blood shall gain the ‘qualification’ to defeat the monster. Those without this qualification cannot inflict meaningful damage upon it, even if they attack.]
[Once the monster appears, this Forest will be ‘sealed’.]
After the monster appears, this forest becomes ‘sealed off’.

The content itself was simple enough.
The content itself was simple.

[That appears to be the case. Given that it awaits blood and will emerge to hunt the one who first drenches the Forest with abundant blood, it seems clear.]
It seems so. Judging by the fact that it’s waiting for blood, it will come out to hunt whoever soaks the Forest first with abundant blood.

But there was one thing that troubled me.
However, there was one thing that bothered me.

“Literally, it means I won’t be able to leave the Forest. And judging by the word ‘sealed,’ it seems the same would apply to others as well.”
[Hmm.]
*Hmm.*

And simultaneously, we arrived at a similar conclusion.
And the two of them thought of something similar at the same time.

“We might be able to turn the situation to our advantage.”
[I was thinking the same thing. Our minds are in accord.]
“I was thinking the very same thing. Great minds think alike.”

The boss monster will relentlessly pursue me. And simultaneously, the Forest will become sealed so that no one can escape.
If I then intervene in the battle between Dok-go Cheon and Helud——
If Han Yu-sung were to intervene in the battle between Dok-go Cheon and Helud.

“The battle formation is going to get incredibly chaotic.”

And there was one more thing.
I could prevent either Dok-go Cheon or Helud from escaping.
Even for Han Yu-sung, fighting both of them simultaneously while eliminating them wouldn’t be easy. If one of them decided to flee, I’d lose them.
Now I had a way to block that scenario entirely.

‘I have no intention of giving those two time to build their strength.’

I wanted to eliminate them completely here in this Forest if possible.
Of course, there was risk involved. I’d be giving Dok-go Cheon and Helud the opportunity to defeat the boss monster.
But I had a countermeasure for that too.

[The one who first drenches the Forest in blood gains the ‘qualification’ to defeat the monster. Those without qualification cannot inflict meaningful damage even if they attack the monster.]

The qualification likely referred to whoever achieved the first objective.

“…There’s no reason not to use it.”

I watched the battle between Dok-go Cheon and Helud unfold.
Hellfire advancing while burning the Forest. Sword energy piercing through it all and shooting forward. At first glance, it appeared to be an evenly matched battle.
But it wasn’t.

[Who do you think will win?]
“Dok-go Cheon.”

I had never fought Dok-go Cheon before. I hadn’t properly engaged in activities on the Battlefield of Stars.
To be precise, I hadn’t been given the opportunity to do so.
The Trials were no different.
Since we never encountered each other, there was no chance to test ourselves against one another.
Still, I knew what kind of player he was.

‘Dok-go Cheon is stronger than Helud.’

But Helud wouldn’t go down easily either. He’d buy enough time. And that was my opportunity.
I withdrew backward, wrapped in the veil of night.

“A chance to create the perfect stage.”

I found the boss monster, and the locations of Dok-go Cheon and Helud.
Now, what I need to do is simple.
Han Yu-sung left his position, and moments later.

Crash-crash-crash!

– Krraaaaaaagh!
– Ha, it’s Han Yu-sung! Han Yu-sung! That bastard…!

Agonized screams echoed throughout the Forest.

* * *

The battle between Dok-go Cheon and Helud grew increasingly fierce.
Countless pillars of crimson flame erupted from the ground. A colossal sword aura cleaved through them all, and Dok-go Cheon shot forward through the gaps.
The distance between Dok-go Cheon and Helud narrowed in an instant.

Boom-boom-boom!

Helud flicked his finger as if to deny any approach.
The sky turned crimson, and a massive meteor of flame plummeted downward.
Simultaneously, countless small meteor-like flames appeared around Helud, then shot toward Dok-go Cheon in unison.
Witnessing this spectacle, Dok-go Cheon drew a sharp breath.

Whoosh!

And a single slash.
A colossal blade tore through the void. Space split with a piercing sound, and the meteor crashing down upon him was cleaved in two.
Even the countless meteor-like flames being hurled toward him.
Dok-go Cheon did not stop there, gripping his sword tightly.

Boom-boom-boom-boom!

Waves erupted from Dok-go Cheon as their center.
Countless sword auras converged to form a tidal wave that surged forward like a flood.
Directly toward Helud.

“This bastard…!”

Helud’s rage erupted upon witnessing the wave of sword energy.
As if responding to that fury, demonic flames surged forth from him, coiling around his entire body and spreading outward.
The demon’s skin split open, and between the fissures, lava-hot demonic fire began to flow, completely transforming his shape.
Into the form of a monster—no longer human, but wrought entirely of flame.

“GRRAAAAAAAA!”

Helud, now revealing his true form, unleashed a primal shriek.
In that same instant, the overwhelming demonic flames erupting from him collided violently with the incoming wave of sword energy.
The impact of blade and flame shook the Forest itself.
Yet Dok-go Cheon remained utterly composed.

“Tch!”

Helud, by contrast, betrayed his growing desperation.
Standing before him directly, he could sense the truth: this human before him was stronger than himself, despite his rank as a Count among demons.
The gap was not insurmountable. Yet I could not accept it—that I, a demon, elevated to the rank of Count, should be overwhelmed by a mere human.

“I shall incinerate your body completely!”

Helud shrieked convulsively, summoning forth every ounce of his demonic power.
The Forest ignited as if caught in a conflagration.
Yet his attack would never reach completion.

Rumble, rumble, rumble!

“When did he—!”

Dok-go Cheon’s blade had already been perfected first.
Helud’s head snapped upward.
What greeted his eyes was a colossal sword suspended in the heavens—a massive blade forged entirely from overwhelming sword energy, aimed directly at him.
I had to block it. But it was already too late.
Mocking the bewilderment that seized Helud, Dok-go Cheon lowered his hand.

BOOM—CRASH—AAAAAA!

The colossal sword descended toward the earth before Helud could react.
Then.

Kaaaaaaang!
“What… what is this?”

The greatsword should have crashed down upon Helud, pinning him beneath its weight.
And that alone would not have sufficed—thousands of liberated sword qi should have erupted, obliterating him without a trace.
But such a thing never came to pass.
A celestial blade identical to the one Dok-go Cheon had conjured appeared above his head—no, one far more formidable than his own.
A celestial blade descending with lethal precision, aimed directly at him.
Dok-go Cheon, seized by shock, hastily withdrew his celestial blade and was forced to intercept the one plummeting toward him.

Crash! Crash! Crash!

Two blades collided and detonated against one another.
But he was a fraction too slow. Beyond that, however—

‘My celestial blade… it’s being overwhelmed.’

Exactly as he feared.
The sword qi that had completely consumed his celestial blade surged toward him with devastating force.
He desperately parried the qi, his eyes snapping wide open.
He had to see who was responsible for this.

“I see. So you made a contract with someone.”

Then came a voice.
Helud, equally caught off guard by this unforeseen turn, froze in confusion.
Someone stood directly behind him.

“Was it Geomson?”

Han Yu-sung.
He smiled darkly as he thrust his blade forward.
Toward Helud’s heart, as the man turned his head far too late.

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