The Crazy Battle God Has Returned - Chapter 333

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A Mad Swordsman Returns – Chapter 333

After Han Yu-sung acquired ‘Celestial Qi’ and ‘Primordial Harmony’.
Kakasha moved with urgency to prepare for the coming war.
To secure victory beyond doubt.

[The enemy doesn’t even suspect we’ll strike first. Moreover, we have the perfect opportunity for a surprise assault. We cannot simply squander such a strategic advantage, can we?]
“True enough. Though I imagine this must be costing quite a few Coins?”
[Hmm. Well, you know how it is. Coins flow abundantly.]

Arming the Oath-takers, fortifying the Domain—
Kakasha expended vast quantities of Coins to prepare for war.
This conflict would result in a direct collision between Domains. Kakasha and Geomson would face each other in manifested form, wagering their very lives.

[Defeat means ruin. To achieve victory, we must spare no effort. If we lose, all the Coins we possess become meaningless.]

To speak plainly:
Any Lord with an established position would never take such a gamble.
Kakasha himself admitted he would never attempt this against anyone but The Wanderer.

[Launching a direct assault by colliding Domains is impossible unless a special event opens the way. But the enemy is a Wanderer—an existence that exists outside the system of Lords.]
“So there are no penalties, then?”
[Precisely. It’s also why Wanderers conceal themselves.]

Whether Blood Demon, Salseong, or Geomson—
They rarely engage in public activity and never reveal their Domains. Contracts with Oath-takers are equally rare.
This was one of the reasons why.

[Of course, with the power Wanderers possess, they could easily defeat Lords bearing Illustrious Names in combat. But considering the Gods who observe the situation, it’s wiser not to invite unnecessary trouble.]

It wasn’t so much a lack of confidence in victory.
Rather, it was about avoiding needless complications.
Wanderers were masters at concealing their Domains—so skilled that even the Gods themselves could not locate them.

“A rare opportunity indeed, in many respects.”
[Hmm, we cannot afford to let this chance slip away. Once preparations are complete, I’ll gather the Oath-takers. Prepare at least a brief address for them.]
“Must I really go through such tedium?”
[It’s essential for any war.]

It was reluctant, but it was a truth I couldn’t deny.
Kakasha armed the Oath-takers, and I decided to distribute unused items from my collection to the core Oath-takers as well.
After completing the necessary preparations in this manner.

“Is everyone here?”
“Yes, Apostle.”
“Everyone has gathered as you commanded, Master.”

Kakasha summoned all the War Covenant Members to the Sanctuary.
The Baek Min-jun Party, Sung Ha-yan and her companions, the Draken including Kaldrex, and even the elite forces of the Blood Cult led by Red Blood Ming.
Countless Oath-takers stood before me.

….

I surveyed the Oath-takers before me.
It had started with only Kakasha and myself, but as Oath-takers joined one by one, I had somehow come to command such a vast number.
After brushing aside the sentiment, I slowly opened my mouth.

“You already know the situation, so I’ll keep this brief. We will wage war against a Transcendent known as Geomson. As a Wanderer, this battle will be far more difficult than our conflict with the Lord of the Dead.”

Tension settled across every face.
The war against the Lord of the Dead had been grueling as well. We had achieved victory, but had anything gone slightly wrong, the casualties would have been catastrophic.
Geomson was an entity far more formidable than that.
And yet.

“As always, we will emerge victorious from this ‘war’ as well.”

I harbored no thought of defeat.
Against any enemy, I would triumph. As I always had.

“I will lead the charge in this war, and you will follow my movements. Never forget that your lives are what matter most.”
[I shall stand with you as well. Do not worry. That wretch Geomson will kneel before my blade.]

The Oath-takers who heard our words swallowed hard.
And without anyone needing to speak first, they all nodded in unison.

“””Yes!”””

I answered with a resounding voice.
Upon hearing my response, Han Yu-sung looked toward Kakasha. Kakasha, as if understanding, began to manifest his power.

[Very well, then….]

Kurrrrrrr!

A thunderous roar shook the Realm of War.
Immediately, a tremendous power enveloped the Sanctuary, and a colossal rift revealed itself beyond.

[Let us go meet Geomson.]

And shortly after.
The massive rift consumed the entire Realm of War.

Whoooooosh!

Brilliant light engulfed everyone’s vision.

* * *

He stood alone in a vast Domain.
A Domain filled with countless swords. The sight of every conceivable type of blade blanketing the ground resembled gazing upon the Sword Tomb itself.
Above it stretched a sky stained with mysterious hues.

[….]

Geomson, master of this Domain, sat in lotus position, lost in contemplation.
What occupied his mind were all the things he had lost thus far.

[I have lost far too much.]

In this Righteous Faction War, I had sacrificed so much.
It was true that I had taken considerable gambles. But now that I faced an enemy like Han Yu-sung, the necessity to gamble had become clear.
I needed far greater power to stand against him.
Thus, Geomson and Dok-go Cheon decided to eliminate the Faction Leader.
That attempt failed in an unexpected manner.

[…The Faction Leader did not kill Dok-go Cheon.]

To be precise, that wasn’t quite what happened.
Based on the traces left behind, Dok-go Cheon had pressed the Faction Leader unilaterally, driving him to the brink of death.
Yet the Faction Leader survived, and Dok-go Cheon perished.
The Faction Leader possessed no strength to kill Dok-go Cheon. Even with the power of the ‘Heavenly Sword’ he wielded, it would be impossible. That left only one possibility.

[Someone had intervened.]

Then why did that person not reveal themselves?
If they were from the Righteous Faction, they had saved the Faction Leader and eliminated a traitor. If they were from the Demonic Faction, they had eliminated two key figures of the opposing force.
Either way, if it became known, they could earn tremendous renown.
Yet even after the Trial ended, no one came forward.

[Who on earth could it be….]

An unanswerable, unsolvable mystery circled through my mind.
Someone with a grudge against Dok-go Cheon, possessing the strength to kill him.
There was indeed one person who fit perfectly.

‘Han Yu-sung.’

Helud and Dok-go Cheon.
Those who possessed Fragments had died consecutively in the Trial.
He was the only one connected to them while possessing such exceptional skill.
But it was impossible. Unless there was some special mechanism, a player from Earth couldn’t interfere in another world’s Trial.
I had no choice but to naturally exclude Han Yu-sung.

[If there were a way… No, that couldn’t be.]

One possibility surfaced in my mind.
If Han Yu-sung, Helud, and Dok-go Cheon were the original owners of the ‘Fragments’ they possessed, then interfering in another world’s Trial would be possible.
But for that, more Fragments would be needed.
It wasn’t something the current Han Yu-sung could accomplish.

[…The work of another Wanderer.]

That was the only possibility that came to mind.
Geomson recalled the faces of Wanderers who might obstruct him.
But what mattered now wasn’t that.
What needed to be done immediately was untangling this convoluted situation.

[….]

The Faction Leader’s reward, and the loss of the Heavenly Sword.
Dok-go Cheon’s death. The betrayal of the Five Great Families who had supported him.
Tremendous chaos was now sweeping through the Martial Arts World.
And those within the Martial Arts World pointed to ‘Geomson’ as the culprit.

[That Wanderer—what did he do in the Trial!]
[Dok-go Cheon was Geomson’s Oath-taker. There must be other oath-takers besides him. We must find them all and kill them!]

As a result, public opinion regarding Geomson in the Martial Arts World had turned sinister.
The Gods were also pressuring Geomson.
But that didn’t matter. What mattered to Geomson was something else entirely.
The most painful loss was that I had lost both the Fragments and the Legacies.
I had lost far too much, and there seemed to be no way to reclaim it.

[What must I do from this point forward.]

How could I reverse this failure?
There was only one path to choose.

[Kill Han Yu-sung and seize everything.]

The only way to perfectly undo this entire situation.
To steal all the Legacies and Fragments that Han Yu-sung possessed.
Especially since he held many Legacies. Most importantly, even the ‘Nameless Heavenly Garment’ itself.
If I could only seize that.
I could set everything right.

[I will need allies.]

Han Yu-sung had many enemies.
And they were enemies of the highest order—Lords. Mere humans lost their lives swiftly whenever they displeased a Lord.
He was a man who knew no restraint.
If I could make contact with Lords like the Lord of Justice, if I could forge an alliance to eliminate both Han Yu-sung and the Lord of War.

[There would be no choice but to start a war.]

Geomson rose from his seat.
The swords around him rippled as if responding to his breathing.
There was much to prepare. I would need to summon the Oath-takers scattered across multiple worlds to this place.
They were talents who had satisfied Geomson’s exacting standards.
With them.

Kuuuuung!

[…!]

Victory in war would be within reach.
The moment Geomson thought this, his Domain shook violently.
A deafening roar and powerful tremors rocked the entire Domain.
As Geomson lifted his head at the unexpected disturbance, a message appeared in his vision.

[A hostile force approaches….]
[The ‘Realm of War’ has drawn near!]
[In one hour, the ‘assault’ will commence!]

[What is this…?]

A message he had never anticipated.

* * *

Han Yu-sung stood in the Sanctuary and surveyed the landscape around him.
Countless stars streaked past rapidly. The Realm of War was advancing through the Universe at tremendous speed.
Kakasha spoke.

Think of it as passing through the ‘Corridor’. That Wanderer bastard has torn open a Corridor leading to the Domain where he’s hiding.

Currently, the ‘Realm of War’ was traversing through the Corridor.
At tremendous speed, no less.
The fortunate thing was that there was no motion sickness to speak of.

“Huff, huff!”
“We don’t know how many enemies there will be, so we need to prepare as much as possible….”
“Phew, this is nerve-wracking….”

The Oath-takers were each preparing for war in their own way.
The Baek Min-jun Party was checking their equipment, Sung Ha-yan was loosening up lightly, the Draken were meditating with their eyes closed.
And the Blood Cult continued chanting words I couldn’t quite make out.
I suspected it was some form of religious prayer.

‘I cannot know the extent of Geomson’s power.’

And those Oath-takers as well.
Even with maximum preparation, casualties would inevitably occur.
All I could do was hope this war would result in as few losses as possible.
Fortunately, I possessed a means to achieve that.

[Fragment of the World.]
· A fragment of what was once a ‘World’-grade item. Only shards remain, yet I can still feel its tremendous power.
· Should I gather the destroyed pieces or receive a special opportunity to create new fragments, it could regain its complete form. However, that form may differ greatly from this item’s original appearance.
· Currently, the 【Fragment of Rebellion】 is embedded within it. By bestowing it upon a Legacy related to the Nameless Heavenly Garment, I can greatly strengthen that Legacy and grant nearby allies the special buff 【Will of Rebellion】.

“Will of Rebellion. I don’t know what this is, but….”

It was time to test this buff.
As the landscape shifted rapidly around me, I gripped the Fragment of the World tightly.

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