The Crazy Battle God Has Returned - Chapter 354

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A Mad Swordsman Returns – Chapter 354

Han Yu-sung charged toward the Apostle without the slightest hesitation.
The aura enveloping his entire body was the Primordial Force.
The same power that had destroyed Kaito, countless Sworn Servants of Justice, and even Geomson in the past.
It surged forward, targeting the Apostle Auril.

‘No matter how many times I witness it, that power is beyond belief.’

Achiros, observing the situation, was astounded.
He did not know what that aura was. But he understood that it contained a power even Lords could not withstand.
Or rather, to be more precise.

‘It seems as though it was created specifically to oppose the Lords….’

But even that was wrong.
Was that aura truly created to oppose the Lords?
No, this is merely a byproduct at best.
What that aura truly targets is.

‘The Gods, and beings even higher than them.’

It is a power forged to oppose them.
The Lords are nothing but a byproduct.
A power created to oppose the Gods and beings higher still would never fail against mere Lords.
Therefore, Achiros made a cold assessment.

‘Auril cannot stand against the aura this man wields.’

Unless Achiros himself were to descend.
Auril alone could not respond to that extraordinary aura.
Had he not known of this aura’s existence, he would have been defeated as helplessly as Kaito was.
But now, Achiros knows of that aura’s existence.

‘If only once.’

There was no need to block any further.
Achiros, observing Han Yu-sung’s condition, reached a certainty.
That man’s state was approaching catastrophic—his body visibly twisted from within.
Therefore, just once.
If he could only withstand that single strike.

‘I can inflict fatal damage upon him.’

With cold calculation, Achiros arrived at this conclusion.
To achieve this, he had sacrificed countless coin-powered monsters as fodder, systematically draining the strength of Han Yu-sung and the War Covenant Members.
Now, that objective had been accomplished.
All that remained was to pluck the fruit of victory.

“….”

Auril, the Apostle wrought of light, drew a sharp breath.
He was not human—not a Player of Earth.
Even at a glance, one could discern it: a ‘superior race’ far exceeding humanity.
Half of the Sworn Servants of Justice guarding the Central Challenge were of such stock.

‘We must achieve victory.’

So the Lord of Justice had decreed.
As always, they must triumph in this Lords’ War.
That was why she had summoned Players from other worlds.
To ensure absolute victory in this Lords’ War.

‘But that aura….’

Auril found himself momentarily transfixed as Han Yu-sung bore down upon him.
The ashen-white energy radiating from him was overwhelmingly oppressive.
And the power contained within it was immeasurable.
Being of the ‘superior race,’ he perceived it all the more clearly.
He could not stand against that aura.

‘Like the other Apostles, I will fall in a single strike.’

Had I not known of that aura, it would have been different.
And had the enemy before me been in perfect condition, it would have been different.
But now that I possess the means to counter it.

‘Just once….’

If I accept severe damage, I can block it.
Auril’s hand tore through empty space, grasping something beyond.
It was a sacred artifact. One of a completely different caliber from anything I’d seen before.

[SSS-Rank Sacred Artifact, 【Celestial Blessing】 is activated.]
[Overwhelming sanctity permeates your body.]

A sacred artifact of the highest tier.
The power dwelling within that artifact infused Auril’s body. The sanctity that settled within him granted strength potent enough to knock upon the door of his species’ limitations.
It enveloped his form and created a formidable barrier of defense.
But that was not all.

Ssssssshhhhh!

Auril’s species was specialized in wielding sanctity.
He could control the overwhelming sanctity dwelling within his body. This was why the sacred artifact was given to Auril, not Kaito.
Because only he could wield it perfectly.
The sanctity he controlled overflowed from his body in torrents.
Dozens upon dozens of shields formed before him, protecting his position.

‘Come.’

The preparations did not end there.
The blessings Achiros had bestowed. Everything Auril possessed and had mastered.
All of it was deployed to block a single attack.
The sole objective was clear.
To withstand the one attack Han Yu-sung would unleash.

Roooaaarrr!

The distance between Han Yu-sung and Auril narrowed.
Han Yu-sung assessed his physical condition with cold clarity.
In the first battle, he had used Honwon consecutively twice, and since then he had been forced into relentless combat against Achiros’s monsters without a moment’s respite.
Without a recovery skill like Blood Heaven Return, he would have collapsed long ago.

‘I have only one opportunity to use Honwon.’

If he drew upon every ounce of his strength, he could manage to use it twice, but then his body would reach an irreversible state.
Han Yu-sung was certain of this.
And so, just once.

[Achiros has already witnessed the aura of Honwon. And perhaps, he already knows what state you are in as well.]
‘I know. I understand what you’re trying to say.’

Han Yu-sung immediately grasped what Kakasha was warning him about.
Achiros could not possibly be ignorant of this fact. He understood perfectly that if he could simply block Honwon once, victory would tilt in his favor.
Because he understood this far too well.

Kuuuurrrrr!

Han Yu-sung unleashed Honwon without hesitation.
Honwon dwelt in his blade. The sword condensed to its absolute limit, infused with Honwon, shimmered with an eerie light.
When that radiance reached its zenith.
He brought the blade down.

Blood Heaven Demonic Path, Blood Heaven Annihilation.

The world split asunder.
The blood qi infused with Honwon cleaved through heaven and earth.
Truly instantaneous—a strike that could neither be perceived nor countered.
Auril was no exception. By the time he registered the descending blade, the slash imbued with Honwon was already hurtling toward him.

Craaaaaack!

They shattered.
The dozens of layers of barriers Auril had erected to protect himself.
The walls created by the highest-grade sacred artifacts crumbled in an instant.
Auril’s face went pale as he beheld the incoming blade.

‘Can I block this?’

This slash.
In a moment where even my will seemed ready to shatter.

‘No—I must block it.’

The blessing bestowed by the Lord of Justice awakened my consciousness.
Dozens of layers of shields shattered in an instant. Auril drew upon the overwhelming sanctity that still remained, raising shields anew.
I concentrated all the defensive barriers wrapping my body into my weapon.
A greatsword of pure light blazed with radiant sanctity.

“Ugh, grrrraahhh…!”

Just once.
With the singular resolve that I need only block this one strike, I thrust forward my greatsword, layering sanctity upon sanctity.
Dozens of layers of shields shattered once more before Han Yu-sung’s slash.
The blade that split the world descended upon me.

Kwaaaaaang!

The two blades collided, unleashing a devastating impact.
And in that instant, a deadlock formed. The blade infused with primordial chaos momentarily halted against the greatsword layered with sanctity to its absolute limit.
Auril’s eyes blazed with hope at the sight.
But.

“…!”

That was all.
I felt the sanctity condensed upon the greatsword dissolving. The primordial chaos obliterated everything in its path and pressed forward.

Shrrk!

It cleaved through me and my greatsword alike.
Overwhelming agony flooded my mind.
A pain as if my very world had been split asunder, and the shock of it.
Was I truly unable to stand against him with this level of preparation?
Unable to withstand even a single attack?!

‘No.’

But that relief was short-lived.
Auril realized he was alive. Unlike Kaito, who had been unable to withstand the Primordial Force and had simply vanished.
I was alive.
I had faced that tremendous power and survived!

Of course, my body was utterly shattered.
My right arm—the one gripping the greatsword—and the entire right side of my upper body had been severed. For any other race, such wounds would have meant instant death.
But as a ‘superior race,’ I did not perish.
Especially not now, when the sanctity granted by the sacred artifact still lingered within me.

‘Behold.’

And most importantly.

‘That human has drawn near to death.’

Han Yu-sung’s condition was far more dire than mine.
His skin had turned a sickly pallor, and black blood poured endlessly from every part of his body.
And his body was twisted so severely that he could no longer summon his power.
He had unleashed the Primordial Force three times and fought relentlessly without respite.

‘I did not die.’

Witnessing this, Auril exulted.
I drew upon the remaining sanctity and restored my completely obliterated upper body. My arm could not be recovered, but it mattered not.
It would be enough to deal with the human before me.

[“A power humans cannot wield in succession. Your body has reached its limit, it seems. Auril, my Apostle. That human…”]

Auril grasped another sacred artifact.
The sacred artifact, imbued with sanctity, transformed into the form of a sharp blade.
I approached Han Yu-sung with all my power unleashed.

[“Kill him.”]

I had seized victory.
With that certainty, Auril stepped before Han Yu-sung and issued a silent command to the Oath Keepers of Justice watching from afar.
We would annihilate this human through coordinated assault.
Auril raised his blade and prepared to unleash his skill.

A deafening roar erupted!

“…?!”

In that very instant.

[Activating 【Incarnation of Greed】.]
[The formidable power contained within the legacy flows into the user’s body. An overwhelming force surges from the depths of the flesh….]
[Demonic energy swirls violently.]
[Mighty demonic energy grants you strength!]

An overwhelming force erupted from Han Yu-sung.
It was power born from 【Incarnation of Greed】. The artifact bestowed tremendous strength upon him, infusing his body with immense power.
Power that clearly transcended the realm of humanity.
That force circulated through my twisted body and mended the shattered vessel of flesh broken by successive uses of Primordial Harmony.
It was not complete restoration, but it sufficed.

“Kuh, gasp…!”

A fist was unleashed.
A punch fired at imperceptible speed pierced through the heart of Auril, who had been certain of victory.
And in the next moment.

【Blood Soul Shattering Strike】.

Auril’s upper body was crushed.
The overwhelming force contained in the fist pulverized his upper half.
Because he had been certain of victory at that moment, he could not respond, and having expended so much sacred power, he could not mount a belated defense.
Han Yu-sung did not stop there.

【Shattering Heavens】.

I completely destroyed what remained of Auril’s body.
The power contained in ‘Heavenly Destruction’ had been greatly weakened due to Achiros’s use of 【Absolute Gaze】.
But it was more than sufficient to finish him off.

Crunch, crunch, crunch!

Auril’s remains scattered in all directions.
It was then that the attacks launched by the Oath Keepers of Justice reached me.
But those attacks halted in mid-air before they could touch me.
They tangled at my fingertips.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

They transformed into a spiraling sphere and hurtled back toward the Oath Keepers of Justice.
Explosions erupted, accompanied by agonized screams.
In that chaos, I lifted my head.

“….”
[“….”]

I could see the shock in Achiros’s eyes.
Words were meaningless now. What needed to be shown was action.

“Kakasha.”
[I understand. All of you, move!]

A crimson aura bloomed from the War Covenant Members who had been observing the situation.
It was a blessing bestowed by Kakasha, the Lord of War.
The Oath-takers who felt the surging power exhaled sharply.

[Victory is within reach! Advance toward triumph!]

A roar erupted from the War Covenant Members.
I charged forward, and the War Covenant Members surged after me.
As Achiros witnessed this sight, a single character surfaced in his mind.

‘Defeat.’

A word he had never wished to contemplate.

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