The Crazy Battle God Has Returned - Chapter 328

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A Mad Swordsman Returns – Chapter 328

The Righteous Faction’s attempt to interfere with the special event had failed.
That failure returned to them as a catastrophic outcome.
Conversely, it became the greatest victory for the Demonic Faction.

[The Demonic Faction has resolved the special event: ‘The Poison Dragon That Devours Itself’.]
[Martial artists belonging to the Demonic Faction receive special enhancements!]
[Enhancement: Attack Power +30%, Attack Speed +15%, ability to grant ‘Neurotoxin’ to weapons for a certain duration through 【Poison Dragon’s Blessing】. The neurotoxin dulls the opponent’s physical abilities, and accumulation causes paralysis.]

‘Poison Dragon’s Blessing’.
It was a blessing that suited the Demonic Faction perfectly. Even more so when considering that the Demonic Faction currently lagged in military strength against the Righteous Faction.
If they weakened their opponents with poison and fought, victory became possible.

“Phew, I thought we were done for when those Righteous Faction bastards showed up.”
“Somehow it all worked out well. But…”

The surviving martial artists of the Demonic Faction exhaled sighs of relief.
Unmistakable confusion was written across their faces.

“What in the world happened? Faction Leader, why did he end up like that, and why did Dok-go Cheon…… Did they kill each other fighting?”
“Hmm, who knows…”
“Thanks to that, we resolved the event easily enough…”

They simply could not comprehend what had transpired.
But there was one thing certain.

“We’ll worry about that later. An unprecedented opportunity has come our way—shouldn’t our priority be seizing this chance decisively?”
“Cult Master.”

All eyes turned to Red Blood Ming, who stepped forward.
Unlike the others, conviction burned in his gaze.

“Dok-go Cheon is dead, and the Faction Leader has suffered grave injuries. He will be unable to contribute meaningfully in this trial at least. And if the Martial Arts Alliance learns that Dok-go Cheon attacked the Faction Leader…”
“Chaos will erupt.”
“Precisely. We seize that opportunity to build our strength. And we must eliminate the treacherous vermin, including the Assassination Guild.”
“The Assassination Guild! Yes, we mustn’t forget those garbage either!”

Anger and hostility bloomed across every face.
Had circumstances not favored the Demonic Faction, they would have been annihilated here—a debt owed to the Assassination Guild’s treachery.
The Assassination Guild had orchestrated this catastrophe.
And beyond them, other traitors surely lurked.

“Forward. Victory in this Trial belongs to us.”

Whatever they attempted, defeat was inevitable.
The Demonic Faction could never triumph over the Righteous Faction.
In the eyes of those drowning in despair, fighting spirit rekindled.

* * *

Moments later, shocking news reached the Righteous Faction’s warriors.
Dok-go Cheon had launched a surprise assassination attempt on the Faction Leader’s life.
As a result, Dok-go Cheon was dead, and the Faction Leader suffered grave wounds….
News that made one’s ears refuse to believe.

“D-Dok-go Cheon is dead?”
“Impossible! Wasn’t he destined to become the next Faction Leader? Why would he—!”
“He ambushed the Faction Leader? During the Trial? What is this….”

The manner of Dok-go Cheon’s death was even more shocking.
The Faction Leader had ventured forth with his subordinate warriors to prevent the Demonic Faction from resolving a ‘special incident,’ and it was then that Dok-go Cheon struck.
He wielded an artifact that conjured a specialized space.
He had come with the resolve to kill from the very beginning.

“Why on earth…?”
“Does the reason matter? To become Faction Leader, obviously! Didn’t Dok-go Cheon and the Five Great Families oppose the Faction Leader?”
“Unbelievable. Even so, during the Trial!”

Failure in the Trial would incur catastrophic losses.
And that was not all—many of the Righteous Faction’s participants would perish.
To commit such madness, assassinating the Faction Leader in such circumstances.
As the warriors grasped the situation, righteous fury consumed them.

“These rotten bastards…!”

Among them, the one consumed by the greatest fury was Je Gal Hwi, the military commander.
I could see the Faction Leader receiving treatment. According to the healer, his injuries were far too severe for treatment to proceed easily.
Even if treatment were completed, lasting aftereffects would remain.

“Commander. I’ve heard the testimonies of those who were with the Faction Leader. Someone emerged from the mist and ambushed him. We couldn’t discern their exact form, but it’s likely Dok-go Cheon.”
“What’s peculiar is that at the same moment, someone witnessed Dok-go Cheon in a different location. There are testimonies claiming he was seen with his own group….”
“…A pathetic deception.”

The testimonies contradicted each other, but the one who attacked the Faction Leader was undoubtedly Dok-go Cheon.
Fury surged to the crown of my head.
However, now was a time when I had to suppress this rage.

“Since we’ve confirmed Dok-go Cheon’s corpse, there’s no need to ponder what is false. The Five Great Families must be entangled in this matter as well. But now is not the time to concern ourselves with them.”
“…So you’re saying we should prioritize the Trial.”
“Yes. If we lose in the Trial….”

We would suffer catastrophic losses.
Punishing Dok-go Cheon’s group and the Five Great Families could wait until after the Trial concluded.
Je Gal Hwi made this judgment with cold precision.
And that judgment was absolutely sound.

“Commander! The Demonic Faction has begun moving! But, their weapons are all coated with poison!”
“…Poison, you say?”
“We cannot determine the exact nature of the poison, but it appears to be a type that weakens the body. They’re launching their attacks with poison at the forefront!”

Je Gal Hwi’s brow furrowed.
There would be sects within the Demonic Faction that use poison. Was this their doing?
No, it was impossible for all of the Demonic Faction to possess poison in such quantities.
Which meant….

“…They obtained the reward from the special event!”
“Then, all those belonging to the Demonic Faction are using poison?!”

The reward from the special event was far more powerful than anticipated.
We had to respond quickly.
The moment Je Gal Hwi reached this conclusion.

“G-Commander! A rebellion has broken out! Dok-go Cheon’s group…!”

News arrived that no one had anticipated.
Je Gal Hwi’s eyes snapped wide open.

“It appears those who went with the Faction Leader have acted on their own. They attempted to detain Dok-go Cheon’s faction, and resistance erupted…!”
“They’ve raised arms against us.”
“Y-yes, it seems that’s what happened.”

Dok-go Cheon was the man who had attempted to assassinate the Faction Leader.
A grave crime deserving immediate execution without question.
Those entangled with him in any way would find it difficult to preserve their lives.
Even if they managed to survive, they would lose much.
They had judged it better to raise arms before that reckoning came.

‘A dangerous situation, but one we can manage.’

Je Gal Hwi assessed the situation thus.
Though the Demonic Faction had gained special rewards, the Righteous Faction still held superior strength.
If we suppress this rebellion, victory will be ours.
Je Gal Hwi, having made his decision swiftly, seized full command.

“From this moment forward, follow my orders.”

Je Gal Hwi gazed upon the Faction Leader teetering on death’s edge and steeled his resolve.
He would seize this crisis as an opportunity to set everything right.
But then.

“Commander! Unknown monsters have appeared from the Western Area! Incorporeal spirits without flesh! It appears to be the work of the Blood Cult!”
“The Demonic Faction’s movements are strange! Those Blood Cult bastards…!”
“C-Commander!”

The battle unfolded in a direction Je Gal Hwi had never anticipated.
His resolve crumbled almost immediately.

“What in the….”

An unforeseen variable existed that no one had considered.
A variable that neither Je Gal Hwi nor the Gods observing this Trial could have foreseen.

* * *

“Ugh, uaaaaaaah!”
“Monsters, monsters are swarming in…!”

Within God’s Trial, where war raged between the Righteous Faction and the Demonic Faction.
Screams drenched in terror echoed across the battlefield, and the martial artists of the Righteous Faction, stripped of their will to fight, abandoned everything and fled.

– Graaaaaaah!
– Kill them, slaughter the living. Leave not a single one…!

Pursuing them was an army composed entirely of spectral entities.
Grotesque monsters, twisted mockeries of humanity, hunted down the martial artists.
And leading those monsters was a creature of exceptional size—a monster called Galarac.

[The Slaughterer, Galarac, hunts down enemies.]
[Defeated a vast number of enemies. The power of the summoned Galarac and the spirits is strengthened to maximum level.]
[The aura emanating from Galarac weakens the enemies!]

A summoning-type skill that Han Yu-sung had acquired previously.
I had never used it because there was no particular occasion to do so.

“Never thought I’d use it like this. It’s quite useful, isn’t it?”
[Hmm, you fight well.]

The martial artists of the Righteous Faction, flustered by the unexpected advance of this army, began to fall back significantly.
Red Blood Ming and the Blood Cult did not miss this opportunity.

“Kraaaah!”
“No! We must hold this position…!”
“Activate the Protection of Poison Dragon! Slaughter every last one of them!”

The tide of battle was shifting.
The momentum that had once favored the Righteous Faction was now turning toward the Demonic Faction.
Han Yu-sung, observing the battlefield, nodded with satisfaction.

“It seems I’ve finished what I needed to do here.”

The collapse of the Faction Leader and Dok-go Cheon had been catastrophic.
Moreover, unexpected internal strife had erupted within the Righteous Faction itself.
Red Blood Ming seized that opportunity to resolve multiple crises while rapidly accumulating power, pushing aggressively against the Righteous Faction.
There was no need for Han Yu-sung to involve himself further.

[Intervening more would be dangerous. It seems the Administrators have noticed something amiss. I can feel the Gods watching over this place.]
“It would be wise to withdraw before we’re discovered.”
[That does seem prudent.]

The rest could be left to Red Blood Ming and the Blood Cult.
Kakasha would be watching as well, so no major problems should arise.
Han Yu-sung stretched languidly.

“Speaking of which, how are the investments faring?”
[Is there need to speak of it? Enormous amounts of coins are flowing toward the Righteous Faction. Few Lords are investing coins in the Demonic Faction. Well, even I would have done the same, so there’s nothing to complain about.]
“So, where did you invest?”
[That’s a matter that need not be discussed.]

Kakasha laughed wickedly.

[Of course, betting against the odds! I poured coins into the Demonic Faction!]
“That’s the way to do it. I like your style.”
[Kuhuhuhuh! When the Trial ends, we shall be wealthy once more!]

Even the Lords with Oath-takers in the Demonic Faction were reluctant to invest.
They had judged the odds of victory to be nearly nonexistent.
In reality, that assessment was correct.
If only the existence called ‘Han Yu-sung’ did not exist.

“What of the other Lords’ reactions?”
[What else? They view me as an absolutely mad Lord. Spending coins recklessly like a fool now that they overflow. Hmph! Stupid fools!]
“I’ll have the last laugh when the time comes.”
[That’s precisely the image I most desire! It will be quite the spectacle.]

The bewildered faces of the Lords who had invested in the Righteous Faction materialized in my mind.
Han Yu-sung casually waved his hand, opening a Portal.

“Well then, what remains now is….”

I’ve obtained everything available here.
The sacred relic, the fragments, and most importantly, the location of Geomson.

“Preparing for war against Geomson. How exhilarating.”

The impending battle with a Transcendent stirred my blood with anticipation.
Han Yu-sung stepped into the Portal with a smile.
His form vanished in an instant.

– Stop them! We must hold this Base at all costs!
– Everyone, follow the Blood Cult’s lead! They will take point!
– Kyaaaaaaaa!

What remained was only the Battlefield consumed by fierce combat.
The cacophony of war and screams echoed across the Battlefield.

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