The Crazy Battle God Has Returned - Chapter 307

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A Mad Swordsman Returns – Chapter 307

[You have absorbed a portion of other ‘Fragments’.]
[You can now track the location of those ‘Fragments’, and by consuming ‘Demonic Energy’ in specific circumstances, you can open a path to the Fragments.]

Han Yu-sung gazed silently at the message.
From the place where Helud and Dok-go Cheon had vanished, a familiar aura bloomed before being absorbed into Han Yu-sung.
And Kakasha, along with the other Lords, had not witnessed that process.

‘A Divine Swordsman’s ability.’

There was no doubt about it.
It had to be connected to my unique ability, the ‘Divine Swordsman’, and what it entailed.
I couldn’t determine the exact nature, but Dok-go Cheon and Helud were beings who possessed these ‘Fragments’.
They likely possessed special unique abilities.
And those unique abilities were connected to my Divine Swordsman ability.

“Hmm, this seems… like it’s inducing something.”
[What are you looking at and talking about?! Eeeeek! Don’t keep it to yourself! I want to see too, I want to see too…!]
“Later.”

I decided to lightly ignore Kakasha’s outrage.
In any case, that was my impression upon seeing the message.
It felt as though those who possessed ‘Fragments’ were being induced to fight each other.
And there was one more thing—the message said I had absorbed the Fragments.

‘If I absorbed even a portion, that means I can absorb them.’

The reason I only absorbed a portion might be because of the Star Battlefield.
What if I encountered them in places like the Trial or the Difficult Realm?
If I met them in a place without extra lives and killed Helud or Dok-go Cheon like I did now?
Would I still only absorb a portion then?
My thoughts said otherwise.

‘There’s a high likelihood I could completely absorb the Fragment.’

And.

“You wish for that to happen.”
[Kyaaaaaaah!]

Whether it’s me, Han Yu-sung, or anyone else who possesses a fragment.
I hope we meet, fight, and absorb each other’s fragments.
Very openly, at that.

‘Interesting. Well, it’s not bad.’

I liked it.
Dok-go Cheon and Helud. Both are irritating adversaries.
Especially Dok-go Cheon. I’ll clash with him in some form or another in the future.
If I consider the conclusion that his past self reached.

‘It’s better to eliminate him as quickly as possible.’

In my past life, he became a supreme lord who dominated the Murim.
Now that I think about it, I wonder if it was only possible because of the fragment he possessed or Geomson’s assistance.
Regardless, it would be better to eliminate him before that happens.
And most importantly, there was something I liked most.

‘This authority must be granted only to me.’

The authority to open a ‘path’ to Dok-go Cheon and Helud.
A benefit granted because I absorbed their fragments.
It means I can use it whenever I want, and when the other party least expects it.
For players at Han Yu-sung’s level, it was an enormous advantage.
And I was confident I could use it better than anyone.

“Kakasha. If you return, investigate the world where Dok-go Cheon and Helud are active. If possible, I’d like you to dig up anything related to the Trial.”
[The Trial? Why all of a sudden….]
“I’ll explain the details later. Find out when the Trial opens.”
[Hmm, I cannot know exactly when it opens. But if I know when the Trial opened recently, I can make a reasonable guess.]

It wasn’t a difficult task.
Kakasha readily agreed, though not without threatening me to explain exactly what this was about and what message I had seen.
I nodded.
There were watching eyes here, so I didn’t mention it.
Once the Star Battlefield ended, I planned to tell him everything.

[Your fighting spirit has reached a certain threshold. You may now unlock one additional item of up to ‘Mythic’ grade.]
[Please select an item to unlock.]

This battlefield had a mechanic where items unlocked based on fighting spirit.
Han Yu-sung had just unlocked the Mark of the Predator.
It was an item that would prove invaluable for what lay ahead.

[You have activated the effect of the Mark of the Predator: ‘Night of the Hunt’.]
[Marks are inscribed upon nearby enemies. Marked enemies have their defense reduced by 15%, and you deal additional damage to them.]
[Each time you slay a marked enemy, your wounds regenerate, and your attack power, agility, and speed increase by up to +30%.]

In any case, the troublesome competitors had been eliminated.
On top of that, I had also unlocked my most cherished blade—the Blood Demon Sword.
From this point forward, my task was simple.

“All that remains is to eliminate the stragglers and return.”

I could see countless marks inscribed all around me.
They were my prey now.
I gripped my blade and kicked off the ground.

– Kraaaaaagh!
– Ugh, uuaaaaaaah…!

Soon, anguished screams echoed throughout the Forest.

* * *

Taronier, Dok-go Cheon, Helud. And Han Yu-sung.
The favorites to win this battlefield had clashed against one another.
The result was, surprisingly, Han Yu-sung’s overwhelming victory.

[This is… hmm…]
[There’s nothing more to see here…]

The battles that followed were hardly worth mentioning.
Han Yu-sung had been the first to unlock an Eternity-grade item, and he wielded that advantage better than anyone else.
He swiftly eliminated the masses of players that had flooded into the Forest.

[He moves as though he knows exactly where his enemies are.]
[That’s likely the case. The Lords’ investment buffs include one that reveals the positions of nearby enemies, or so I’ve heard.]
[They grant such an absurd buff?]
[It’s their way of saying don’t even think about hiding and freeloading through the event. Besides, such buffs are only given to those who’ve accumulated sufficient fighting spirit.]

After leaving the blood-soaked Forest, he began systematically hunting down every enemy whose position he could track, leaving none alive.
His objective was straightforward.

[Unlocking Eternity items on that Battlefield doesn’t seem easy. Especially unlocking the first one.]
[So he’s decided to give no one the chance. It looks like he’s mindlessly slaughtering whatever appears before him, but….]
[If you look closely, he’s deliberately selecting only the strongest ones to eliminate.]

A thorough strategy to demolish any ladder of ascension.
Currently, Han Yu-sung was the only one holding an Eternity item.
But this advantage wouldn’t last forever. Participants fighting at other locations would eventually unlock items themselves.
He was determined to deny them that opportunity for as long as possible.
And there was one more thing.

[Investments are pouring in for that player….]
[Yes. His fighting spirit continues to accumulate as well.]

He was also attracting investment from the Lords.
Who was closest to victory on this Battlefield right now? Who should they invest in to at least break even?
The Lords who hadn’t invested yet, or had only wagered minimal coins.
He had maneuvered them into investing in him.

[His intentions are transparent. What’s cunning is….]
[Yet they can’t help but take the bait. Since they happen to have remaining coins, they might as well invest them in that bastard.]
[Sigh, I need to recover my losses somehow.]

On the Star of Struggle, Lords could invest coins in participants.
But they couldn’t invest infinitely. Investment limits were set according to their rank, and they invested within those bounds.
The Lords who had invested in their own Oath-takers or other contenders began investing in Han Yu-sung to secure whatever profit they could.

[The Lords have invested massive amounts of coins in you!]
[You receive buffs appropriate to your current fighting spirit!]
[Tier 6 Buff: All stats +80%, Attack Power +70%, Defense +40%, Speed +40%, Skill Enhancement +40%. Additionally, the locations of all Monster Camps, Quests, and other participants in the vicinity are revealed to you!]

The buffs granted to Han Yu-sung grew increasingly potent.
Already, unlocking Eternity Items had created an enormous gap in power.
With formidable buffs bestowed upon him, and using them to unlock even more Eternity Items, the balance shattered completely.

[The Battlefield is coming to an end. Hmm, this is….]
[…There seems to be no need to even watch.]

The special event, the Star of Struggle, was drawing to its conclusion.
This Battlefield had a structure that narrowed as time passed. Ultimately, all players would converge at a single point.
After approximately six hours, the Battlefield had compressed entirely, and the surviving players gathered in a treacherous Mountain Range.

“….”
“….”

The number of surviving players was roughly several hundred.
Normally, those who had endured would have engaged in fierce combat to become the final victor.
But the situation was different now.
Everyone remained silent, vigilant against something.
What that something was required no explanation.

Rumble, rumble, rumble!
“Damn it! Oh, it’s coming! It’s coming!”
“H-the sky…!”

The players all looked up at the sky in unison.
What met their eyes was a crimson ‘Demonic Star’—a scarlet comet forged from blood essence compressed to its absolute limit.
Those who witnessed the Demonic Star cried out in horror and activated their defensive measures.

Boom, boom, boom, boom!

“Uuuuaaaaaah!”
“Kugh, aaaaaaah…!”

The Blood Demon’s Heavenly Demonic Way, the Blood Demon’s Crimson Star Slash.
The Demonic Star then struck the Mountain.
Exploding blood essence. The earth ravaged beyond recognition.
The colossal Demonic Star, as if unsatisfied, consumed even the players hiding within the terrain.
Blood essence intertwined with demonic energy annihilated everything in its vicinity.

“Gasp, cough—hack!”
“This is impossible. This power… this is…”
“How could a Diamond-ranked player…!”

The handful of survivors stared in shock.
The towering Mountain Range had been flattened. And scattered across it lay the bodies of players who had collapsed, unable to withstand the demonic force.
Only Diamond-ranked players could comprehend what they were witnessing.

‘That meteor… it’s not the power an SS-ranked skill can produce.’

They possessed SS-ranked skills themselves.
Skills that had contributed greatly to elevating them to Diamond rank. They knew all too well what such power looked like.
This was not an SS-ranked skill.
It had to be something higher—an SSS-ranked skill.

‘Is such a thing even possible?’
‘How could a player from a backwater world like Earth possibly…’

An SSS-ranked skill was nothing short of destiny itself.
The moment one acquired even a single such skill, one’s entire life transformed. Lords across the realm would scheme and plot to claim such a player for themselves.
How could he possibly possess such a skill?
No one had an answer.

“Krraaaaaaagh!”

All they could do was surrender helplessly before overwhelming power.
Hundreds of players fell in an instant. Han Yu-sung stood before the last survivor, whose body was battered beyond recognition.
A gaze filled with terror turned toward Han Yu-sung.
A look I had seen countless times before. Familiar.

Scrape!

I lowered my blade without hesitation.
That was the end.

[A victor of the Star of Struggle has emerged!]
[Congratulations, player Han Yu-sung. You have eliminated all competitors on this star and proven your fighting spirit!]
[All rewards are granted to the final victor, including a special reward of an ‘Eternity’-ranked item!]
[The Lords who invested in this player shall also receive their rewards!]

A message materialized before my eyes.
Upon seeing it, Han Yu-sung exhaled slowly, his eyes still closed.
The special event, the Star of Struggle, had reached its conclusion.

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