The Crazy Battle God Has Returned - Chapter 313

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A Mad Swordsman Returns – Chapter 313

[The Lord of War has offered a tremendous sacrifice.]
[A mighty power infuses the Thunder God’s Spear….]
[The Thunder God’s Spear is strengthened to SS-rank Sacred Relic!]

Messages materialized before my eyes.
A radiance so brilliant I could scarcely bear to look upon it consumed the entire area.
And when that luminescence finally subsided.

[The Godslayer’s Spear (SS-rank Sacred Relic) has been completed!]

[Godslayer’s Spear (SS-rank Sacred Relic)]
· Attack Power: 1200.
· Sacred Relic of the Lord of War, Kakasha. Forged for a single Apostle alone. Imbued with a formidable will to annihilate the Transcendent.
· Usage Restriction: Apostle of War.
· With appropriate sacrifice as payment, Wildfire can be invoked. Wildfire temporarily immolates both the enemy’s authority and their blessings and grace.
· The active effect of the Dragon’s Heart, Dragon Transformation, is greatly enhanced, and additionally, the power of the Flame Dragon dwells within the user’s body.
· When facing Transcendents, both spear and user are strengthened. When a ‘Descended’ Transcendent is destroyed, severe damage can be inflicted upon the Transcendent themselves.
· Damage can be dealt while ignoring the Transcendent’s resistance. Wounds inflicted by this spear burn fiercely, greatly impeding regeneration.
· Flame-type skill damage +200%, attribute resistance penetration +80%.
· All skills utilizing the spear are classified as ‘Flame-type’.
· With sacrifice as payment, strengthens all equipped ‘Sacred Relics of War’.

An SSS-rank Sacred Relic.
The Thunder God’s Spear was particularly effective when battling Transcendents.
Perhaps for that reason, effects related to them were especially enhanced.

‘I never expected it to enhance the Dragon’s Heart as well.’

The power of the Flame Dragon dwells within me.
I cannot discern precisely what power it possesses. I’ll understand once I test it.
Regardless, it was undoubtedly an extraordinarily formidable Sacred Relic.
Even its name reflected as much.

“Slay the gods? It’s an excessively grandiose name. Is it your taste?”
[….]

Kakasha did not respond.
It seemed his personal preferences had heavily influenced the choice.
Not that it mattered much. As long as the performance was good, the name was irrelevant.
In that sense, the Spear of Divine Extinction was a weapon that suited Han Yu-sung perfectly.

“Hmm, it’s unfortunate that there aren’t many spear-related skills available.”
[If necessary, you can obtain them from the Lords’ Shop. Of course, they would be far inferior to what you currently employ.]
“Those are worthless to me. Give them to the Oath-takers instead.”
[That is already being done.]

For Han Yu-sung to learn such inferior techniques now would be nothing but a waste of effort.
It would be far better to master truly formidable spear arts.
If fortune truly favored him, that is.

“Learning through the Record of the Nameless would be one approach.”
[Your mind is entirely set on taking shortcuts.]

Kakasha spoke as though utterly bewildered.
The odds were not particularly high. Obtaining legacies was difficult enough, and one could not simply extract spear techniques from the Record of the Nameless at will.
Yet if he could obtain them, the gains would be substantial.
For that, he would need to collect legacies.

“Kakasha. What of Dok-go Cheon’s movements?”
[Nothing yet. However, I have detected activity from another.]
“Another? That would be Helud, then.”

A demon who had been granted a count’s title.
Once an insignificant demon, he had risen to prominence rapidly after awakening the power to command hellfire itself.
Like Han Yu-sung, he was a player who possessed a ‘Fragment’.

[Pandemonium—the realm of demons, including Helud and his kind. Word has come that a Trial will soon unfold there. Is this not an opportunity to verify whether your authority extends to Trials as well?]
“Indeed. And Helud is…”
[Not a particularly difficult opponent for you.]

Kakasha’s smile deepened with dark amusement.
His words rang true.
Helud’s specialty was hellfire.
And most unfortunately for him…

“Flames hold little significance for me.”
[Kufufufu….]

Han Yu-sung and Kakasha laughed sinisterly in unison.
Of course, a demon of Helud’s caliber would possess power to disregard flame resistance—whether through items, skills, or anything else.
Yet completely negating resistance remained impossible.
Especially considering Han Yu-sung’s flame-type resistances.
And now, having obtained the 【Extinction Spear】 as well.

“It would be wise to test it against Helud first. A perfect opportunity to gain certainty that I can intervene in the Trial.”
[Hmm. He must possess at least one Legacy.]
“Surely.”

A player counted among the strong on the Star of Struggle.
He likely possessed at least one Legacy.
Absorbing the fragment he carried while seizing his Legacy—an ideal opportunity.
Han Yu-sung had no intention of letting this chance slip away.

“Then, it is decided.”
[I shall monitor the situation in Pandemonium. You prepare yourself to intervene the moment the Trial opens.]

Thus, Helud became the first target.
A suitable opponent to build strength before facing Dok-go Cheon.
Han Yu-sung resolved to wait for the moment to arrive.

– Aaaaaaahhhhh…!
– P-please! Stop! Let me out of here now!
– Hayan! Why did you drag me into this hell!

Listening to the agonized screams erupting from the Hall of Training.
Han Yu-sung nodded with a satisfied expression.

* * *

The Demon Realm, Pandemonium.
A world where countless demons and demonic beasts gathered to dwell.
It had not always been so. Various alien races, including humans, once existed, and it was a world where eternal warfare raged.
That war ended only after God’s Trial began.

– Krraaaagh…!
– Kill them! Slaughter every last one who dares oppose the demon race!
– From this moment forward, this world belongs to us!

The demon race was born with formidable power from the very beginning.
Only the degree varied. Those born as demons possessed strength incomparable to any ordinary species.
The disparity was even more pronounced when their opponents were human.
Once selected as players and began receiving patronage from the Lords, the gap became insurmountable.

– What a pathetically weak species.
– Kill all who resist us. Those who surrender shall become slaves—slaves who serve us until their dying breath!

Thus the world fell into the grasp of the demon race.
Stripped of its original name, it was now called Pandemonium.
The foreign races were completely subjugated, and tremendous power had been obtained.
The demons believed an existence like Paradise awaited them from this point forward.
But the future did not unfold as they envisioned.

– Have you heard? Another Count has been assassinated. Some nameless player appeared and seized the position by force.
– There must be those eyeing the Duke’s seat as well….
– Indeed, a great war seems imminent. Sigh, and the next Trial of God is opening soon at that.

The demon race was cruel and savage by nature.
The demons who conquered Pandemonium soon fractured and began warring amongst themselves, and the Trial of God intensified in earnest.
Thus the demon world descended into ever-deepening chaos.
Yet as always, there were those who sought to exploit this very turmoil.

“….”

Helud was the foremost among the demons seeking to capitalize on this chaos.
Rising from humble origins as a mere demon beast, he had grown to become a true demon, and by slaying the existing strong, had claimed the rank of Count—a rising power.
Helud, who wielded the infernal flames of the abyss, possessed a temperament as fierce as those very flames, and carried pride in his own strength.
But.

– Count Helud suffers a shocking defeat on the Star Battlefield.
– His opponent: a human. Why did Helud, who earned his name through the slaughter of countless foreign races, fall to defeat?
– What impact will this defeat have on Helud?

That pride was shattered mercilessly on the Star Battlefield.
Helud recalled that day with crystalline clarity.
The memory of fighting two humans. And among them, the memory of suffering a devastating defeat at the hands of one. The memory of his flames proving utterly ineffective.

Whoooosh!

Flames bloomed in Helud’s grasp.
Fire born from his unique ability, 【Heart of Wrath】.
Simultaneously, it was the very power that had elevated him—once insignificant—to the rank of Duke.
There was only one reason why that was possible.

[【Heart of Wrath】 is absorbing the enemies it has consumed…]

This ability was growth-type.
When the Heart of Wrath’s terror-fire killed an enemy, it absorbed the target’s power and grew stronger. That was the effect.
Now Helud’s terror-fire possessed enough firepower to devour demons in an instant. The bonus effect of ignoring resistance was merely the cherry on top.
And yet.

“It did not work on that human.”

I still remembered it vividly.
The image of that human enduring the flames I had unleashed.
And that figure, piercing through the infernal fire itself, thrusting his blade forward.
The last words that bastard had spoken.

– Consider yourself unfortunate in your opponent.
“You damned human…!”

KABOOOOOM!

Unable to contain his rage, Helud released a roar. Fierce flames erupting from his entire being consumed everything in the vicinity.
Since ascending to the rank of Duke, no one had dared disrespect him.
The Dukes were no exception. And yet, a mere human dared—

“I must find him. I must locate that bastard and erase this humiliation…”
[Ah, yes. It would be worthwhile for me to move personally then.]
“…You’ve come.”

A voice reached Helud’s ears as his anger burned.
It was the voice of the Transcendent he had contracted with—somehow frivolous, yet carrying an ennui that could not be concealed. Rare interest flickered within that voice.
Rare interest flickered within that voice.

“Today, you seem to be in an unusually good mood. Or rather, it seems you’ve been like this ever since that last Battlefield.”
[Hehe, is that so? Well, perhaps.]
“A vague answer.”

Helud’s eyebrows twitched with displeasure.
But he did not press further. The Transcendent he had contracted with had shown incomprehensible behavior more than once before.
In truth, he had little interest in such matters.
What mattered was only the power that Transcendent granted him.

“Enough. Have you gathered information on that man?”
[Everything that could be gathered. He’s from Earth, and he’s already a famous player there. His reputation is spreading throughout the entire universe. And our contractor, you, Helud….]
“Stop there.”
[Have become the foundation upon which his fame rises even higher.]

Laughter echoed through my mind.
The flames consuming the surroundings grew fiercer.

[In any case, he’s from Earth. Why, are you thinking of seeking him out?]
“If I could take revenge.”
[Well, it seems there’s no need for that….]

A vague answer.
Whether it meant there was no need for revenge, or no need to seek him out.
Either way, Helud had no intention of following such advice.

“Once this Trial ends, I will find that man and kill him. You know what you must prepare for me, don’t you, Salsong.”
[I do. And that’s what makes me anticipate it even more.]
“…Anticipate it?”

The laughter echoing through my mind gradually faded into the distance.
And.

[Will the embers that once burned bright ignite once more….]

As always, the Blood Demon left behind cryptic words and departed.
Helud clicked his tongue, sensing that the Transcendent he had contracted with had gone.
Unlike ordinary Transcendents, this being was difficult to comprehend.
It would have been easier to understand if he were a Lord consumed by desire.

“Sigh….”

Helud exhaled a weary breath tinged with blood.
It mattered little. What was important now was not the Blood Demon.
His gaze turned toward the message that materialized before him.

[Trial of God is now open.]
[Participants will be randomly selected from Pandemonium….]
[Helud, you have been selected as a participant in the Trial of God.]

“…I will claim victory in this trial as well. Without fail.”

As I always had.
And.

“With the power gained from the trial, I will slay that human.”

Vengeance.
The Count’s, Helud’s eyes burned with scorching fury.

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