The Crazy Battle God Has Returned - Chapter 356

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A Mad Swordsman Returns – Chapter 356

Achiros is a Lord who commands vast wealth and numerous Oath-takers.
Among Lords bearing alternative names, he possesses strength that ranks among the elite, and through victories in countless wars with other Lords, he has seized everything they possessed without exception.
Just as Kakasha had done long ago.

[Vengeance! Vengeance it shall be!]

Even though Han Yu-sung and Kakasha had achieved victory in the full-scale war, the reason they had not yet opened the Holy War Battlefield against Achiros was precisely this.
Despite losing tremendous wealth in the full-scale confrontation, he still possessed far too much.
So then, what needed to be done was simple.

[War! Endless war it shall be!]
“Just how thrilled are you about this?”

Continue waging Lord battles against Achiros.
Steadily erode his wealth, and accumulate the qualifications to open the Holy War Battlefield.
And at precisely this moment, the Oath-takers who had completed the Trial returned.

“We’ve returned… and you want us to fight in Lord battles right away?”
“We apologize for our absence, Master. We shall do as you command.”
“I’m fine with it.”
“No, if you all say that…”

The Baek Min-jun Party, Chu Gyu-il, Sung Ha-yan, and the Blood Cult.
All those who had been absent due to the Trial had returned safely.
Moreover, they had achieved remarkable results in the Trial and grown considerably stronger.

“Behold, Master. These are what we obtained from this Trial. I never expected we would showcase them so soon in Lord battles.”
“This Trial was long and difficult, but the rewards were excellent.”
“Your support was invaluable, Lord.”

Remarkably.
Even while waging war against Achiros, Kakasha had not forgotten to support the Oath-takers participating in the Trial.
That support had returned as even greater achievements.

Kwaaaaaaang!

It became the driving force that allowed them to continue winning in the Lords’ War.
The War Covenant Members achieved victory over the Oath Keepers of Justice even with their main forces absent.
Of course, Han Yu-sung’s role in that was substantial.
Now the main forces had returned as well.

[The bells of victory keep ringing!]

The Oath Keepers of Justice, having lost their combat forces in the full-scale war—especially two Apostles—lacked the strength to withstand the fierce offensive.
Thus Kakasha and Han Yu-sung continued to achieve victory after victory in the Lords’ War.
Their win rate was enough to astound even those observing.
But.

‘Winning in the Lords’ War isn’t truly important.’

Both Kakasha and Han Yu-sung knew this.
And Achiros surely understood it as well.
Winning in the Lords’ War was merely a means to qualify for the Holy War Battlefield. That was all it amounted to.
What truly mattered was who would emerge victorious in the Holy War Battlefield.

‘If we lose in the Holy War Battlefield, we’ll lose everything.’

Achiros, too, seemed focused on the Holy War Battlefield rather than the Lords’ War.
One could tell from how the Lords’ War was unfolding. Achiros was concentrating solely on depleting Kakasha’s forces as much as possible.
He showed no particular interest in winning the Lords’ War itself.
Kakasha shared the same thinking as Han Yu-sung.

[He must have confidence in his own power. Since he can’t trust his subordinate Oath-takers, he intends to resolve everything through his own strength.]

It was an eminently rational and efficient approach.
The Oath Keepers of Justice, and even the Apostles who poured massive support into the war, had all fallen to Han Yu-sung.
Even if new Apostles were appointed and similar support was provided, the outcome would likely be no different.
So he would resolve it through his own power alone.

“Kakasha. Do you think you could win if you fought Achiros?”
[I hate to admit it, but if we fought one-on-one, I would surely lose. I fear I would fall just as I did in the past….]
“Yeah, I figured as much.”

Kakasha clicked his tongue in displeasure.
It couldn’t be helped. If she had continued accumulating power without falling into decline, it might be different, but now the gap in strength had only widened.

[That is why you are so crucial. I alone cannot achieve victory, but with you at my side, the outcome changes entirely. Have I not even reserved the 【Deep Sword】 authority for this very moment?]
“That much is true.”

The reason I held back the Deep Sword during the full-scale war was precisely this.
To use it as a trump card in the Holy War Battlefield against Achiros.
But.

‘Is this enough?’

Han Yu-sung questioned himself.
Could he achieve victory against Achiros if he unleashed the Deep Sword?
It was Kakasha who answered that question.

[The problem is that even with you at my side, the probability of defeat exceeds that of victory. If my memory serves, Achiros….]
“Does he possess a 【World】-grade item?”
[I cannot be certain, but the possibility is high enough to warrant concern.]

In my previous life, Achiros did possess such an item.
He held a World-grade artifact—something only a handful of Lords possessed—and he claimed victory through it.
He had not possessed the World-grade item from the beginning.
It felt as though he began using it at some point.

[He did not have it when he fought me. Or rather, let me be precise. He possessed an item with the potential to become World-grade. And I too had such an item.]
“I see what happened then.”

Han Yu-sung clicked his tongue.
Did he not himself possess an item called 【Fragment of the World】?
Surely other Lords possessed such artifacts as well.
Both Achiros and Kakasha had wielded items of that caliber.

‘He completed it by seizing the item Kakasha possessed.’

Achiros would deploy every stratagem he possessed in the Holy War Battlefield.
If he held a World-grade item, he would certainly use it then.
If it matched what Han Yu-sung remembered.

“I cannot guarantee victory.”
[Mmmmm….]

Kakasha shared the same thoughts.
She was reinforcing blessings and grace, preparing to craft SSS-grade sacred artifacts, doing everything possible to prepare for the Holy War Battlefield.
But if Achiros wielded a World-class item.
Even with such preparations, the odds of victory would inevitably diminish.

‘There are limits to how much power Kakasha can accumulate. Then….’

I myself had no choice but to accumulate more power.
Right now, what means did I have to build strength?

‘Fragments.’

Just as I had gained power by absorbing ‘Fragments’ from Helud and Dok-go Cheon.
If I obtained more fragments, I could surely accumulate sufficient strength.
Legacy, perhaps I could obtain something related to the world’s fragments.

[The problem is that I don’t know where the fragments are located.]
“There is a method I used before.”

The method I had used when tracking Dok-go Cheon and Helud.
I had tracked the location of the fragments they possessed, and by expending demonic energy, I had opened a path to where the fragments lay.
But that had only been possible because I had absorbed some of their fragments at the time.
Now it was likely impossible.

“Still, it’s worth trying.”

I closed my eyes as I had done before.
As I focused my consciousness, I felt the presence of the fragments within me. The presence of the ‘Divine Form’ that had grown larger as I absorbed the fragments of Dok-go Cheon and Helud.
Soon, thick demonic energy began to flow from me.

[Hmm…?]

At the same time, celestial energy flowed from me.
As always, the two energies intertwined and became ‘celestial energy,’ dispersing outward. That scattered celestial energy vanished into the distant reaches, and.
Moments later.

[I have tracked the locations of the fragments.]
[Current location of fragments: Difficult Realm, the Forbidden Realm.]

The message Han Yu-sung had been waiting for appeared.
It was identical to what he had seen before.
The only difference was that this time, the fragments were plural rather than singular.
There were multiple fragments in this Difficult Realm.

‘They don’t seem to be particularly large fragments.’

That was the impression I got.
Their presence was weaker than when I sensed the fragments of Helud or Dok-go Cheon. Overwhelmingly faint compared to my own.

[So multiple individuals bearing weak fragments have gathered together. Hmm, how curious. I wonder what brought them to congregate in the same Difficult Realm….]
“It’s probably similar to the Star of Struggle.”

The Star of Struggle—the Battlefield of Stars where I first met Dok-go Cheon and Helud.
That place had rewards that only those bearing fragments could obtain. I suspected they had been drawn there and gathered for that reason.
Regardless.

“It’s not a bad situation for me.”

It was more convenient to have them gathered in one place than scattered.
I attempted to search for other fragments as well, but nothing else registered.
Whether there were no remaining fragments, or whether they were so faint that even I couldn’t detect them.

‘That’s strange.’

A question suddenly occurred to me.
I had once conversed with the Blood Demon.

[Imagine a broken vessel. If all the fragments come together, the vessel will regain its original form. But it can never return to how it was before breaking. The marks of repair will remain.]

Even if I completed the fragments, the Nameless One would never be resurrected. Instead, I could obtain the power that being once possessed.
But was such a thing even possible?

‘Even if I absorbed all the fragments in this Difficult Realm….’

The fragment Han Yu-sung possessed, ‘Divine Descent,’ was insufficient to achieve completion.
It felt as though one massive piece was missing from the whole.
If I could find that piece, completion seemed possible—but there was no way to know where it lay.
Perhaps something I had overlooked.
Or perhaps something more was required.

“Well, for now….”

Resolving the immediate crisis took priority.

[Current fragment location: Difficult Realm, 【Forbidden Realm】.]
[Opening the path to the location of that fragment.]

A familiar Portal materialized directly before Han Yu-sung.
Without hesitation, he hurled himself through it.

* * *

【Forbidden Realm】.
It was The Wanderer Gwon Sung who had first discerned the existence of this place.
A discovery made while searching for ‘fragments’ and ‘legacies.’
He harbored certainty that what he sought lay within this Difficult Realm, and he dispatched the ‘fragment-bearer’ bound by contract to the Forbidden Realm.
So far, so good.

[These insignificant gnats…!]

Unexpected intruders had swarmed in.
Players sent by other Wanderers. Like the one Gwon Sung had dispatched, they too were fragment-bearers.
The Wanderers who had been monitoring Gwon Sung had become aware of the Forbidden Realm’s existence.

[No matter! In fact, this works out splendidly!]

An opportunity to absorb fragments.
The Oath-taker bound to him still possessed a small fragment.
If he leveraged this opportunity well, he could expand the fragment significantly.
Gwon Sung was confident in this.

– Kugh, khaaaaagh…!
[….]

That confidence shattered in mere moments.
Though not in the way Gwon Sung had anticipated.

[What is this…? Who in the world is that man…?]

Someone was tearing through the Forbidden Realm at breathtaking speed.
He annihilated every Oath-taker who entered the Forbidden Realm with overwhelming force.
Overwhelming power, and overwhelming skill.
That alone was shocking, but what truly astounded him was something else.

[…Does he know the locations of the players?]

His movements betrayed no hesitation whatsoever.
As if he could see through the very positions of every Oath-taker in the Forbidden Realm.
And so he eliminated every Oath-taker he encountered.
Among them was one of Gwon Sung’s own disciples. When the sudden attacker descended upon him, he unleashed the martial techniques he had learned from Gwon Sung, but—

Crash!

It was futile.
Gwon Sung’s disciple’s fist shattered in a single strike, and in that same instant, a blade shot forth and pierced his heart.
That was the end. The attacker absorbed the small fragment that burst from Gwon Sung’s disciple and departed as if nothing had happened.
All that remained was the corpse of the disciple and Gwon Sung, his mind utterly blank.

[What in the world…?]

A question with no answer echoed hollowly through the void.

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