The Swordmaster Wants To Live Peacefully [EN]: Chapter 351

Swordmaster Wants to Live in Peace – 350

For Peace (6)

It arrives without warning.

The sky turning into various colors is the only sign.

Among them, the red sky signals the greatest danger. The red gate, formed by gathered magic, randomly connects to the depths of the Demon Realm and unleashes monsters.

If it appears near a village, the area turns into a wasteland in mere minutes.

“Gather by squads! Form ranks! Raise the front lines!” Expedition leader Yoo Seong-woo shouted, taking the lead and wielding his sword. Each time his red sword swung, the bodies of the monsters rushing toward the camp were split in half.

Those following him also wielded their swords and advanced.

They unleashed their swordsmanship and defeated the monsters.

“Celine! Identify the number of monsters! Squad 4! Secure an escape route so you can retreat at any time!”

“Red gate confirmed! Minimum six thousand, approaching a maximum of twenty thousand! If we don’t prioritize stopping the gate, we’ll be surrounded quickly!”

“Damn it, one problem after another. Squad 1, Veronica! Prepare! When I clear a path, you destroy the gate!”

“Understood! Leader!”

Yoo Seong-woo, taking the lead, dashed forward, defeating monsters.

Numerous monsters fell by his hand, but their numbers seemed endless. A terrifying number that didn’t decrease no matter how many were defeated.

Veronica, the leader of Squad 1, running behind him, was condensing her aura into her sword.

Squad 1 blocked the monsters from the sides to prevent her from being attacked.

Having worked together countless times, they advanced toward the gate without hesitation.

However, the tactic they used was only possible when the front line provided solid support.

If Yoo Seong-woo, at the forefront, was pushed back, those behind him would also be helplessly pushed back.

Yoo Seong-woo, looking down at the scene from the hill, muttered, recalling the situation that would soon unfold.

“Can you four really change the future I experienced…?”

Behind Yoo Seong-woo and Squad 1, who had broken away, the four who were working with others in front of the camp to defeat the monsters came into view.

Only four people.

Could those four reverse the disastrous outcome?

Yoo Seong-woo was curious.

“They’re here.”

Yoo Seong-woo, who was running ahead, swung his sword and was sent flying by a huge fist.

The monster that attacked Yoo Seong-woo’s side was smaller than the other monsters. Red-skinned, humanoid monsters were small in size, but their speed and power were on a different level from the others.

Yoo Seong-woo shouted as he flew.

“Squad 1! Straight ahead! Protect Veronica and move forward! I’ll join you soon!”

The monster that sent him flying ignored them and flew towards Yoo Seong-woo.

Squad 1 immediately changed positions according to Yoo Seong-woo’s instructions and stood at the front.

Squad 1 began to cut down the monsters in place of Yoo Seong-woo, but the speed was much slower.

This meant that Yoo Seong-woo’s skills in cutting down monsters alone at the front far surpassed theirs.

“Captain Veronica! Do we continue like this?!

“Keep going! That’s the captain’s order!”

Far away, Yoo Seong-woo and one monster clashed, and the surrounding monsters were shattered by the shockwave alone.

Beyond that spectacle, Veronica and Squad 1 continued to advance, but the speed was sluggish.

The monsters surged like waves and covered Squad 1. Veronica eventually released all the aura she had gathered at once, sweeping away the monsters that covered them.

“Damn it, I shouldn’t have used it here! Retreat! I’ll block the front, so secure an escape route!”

“What about the captain?!”

“I don’t know! He’ll take care of himself! We can’t break through without the captain!”

Veronica’s judgment was appropriate. Their tactics relied heavily on Yoo Seong-woo.

With Yoo Seong-woo now out of the front line, the chances of success were slim.

Moreover, there was no way there was only one monster of the level that attacked Yoo Seong-woo. If one more appeared, they would be wiped out.

Squad 1 quickly secured an escape route and retreated, barely joining the camp’s defense line.

Soon after, Yoo Seong-woo also returned, covered in wounds, after defeating the monster.

He bandaged his wounds and explained the current situation.

“…The guy who attacked me was a general-class monster. From what I’ve gathered, there seem to be at least three more of those guys.”

“That…”

“Celine, how long will the barrier last?”

“…20 minutes at most. The number of monsters is increasing.”

“Does that mean we have to deal with it within 20 minutes or risk taking heavy damage? …We’ll reorganize the squads. We’ll divide into four squads, three squads will fight the monsters, and one squad will go to close the gate.”

“…How should we organize the personnel?”

“Organize around the Swordmasters. For Squad 1, which will close the gate…”

Yoo Seong-woo discussed with Celine and quickly reorganized the squad.

Yoo Seong-woo and Celine, who was the chief secretary, knew the expedition members best, so the organization was completed quickly.

Those who were fast and those who specialized in attack. A squad organization completed by mixing those who specialized in defense evenly.

Yoo Seong-woo rotated his shoulders and stood up from his seat.

“Tian. You are a special forces unit. Kill any individuals who appear to be commanders whenever you see an opportunity. Just killing those guys will make the battle much easier.”

“Understood.”

“We’ll depart in 3 minutes. Everyone, prepare.”

At his words, all the other expedition members prepared for battle.

Those who had determined expressions, as if this might be the last time, took up their swords.

The barrier made of magic tools was gradually cracking.

Even though it wasn’t time yet.

“The collapse is faster than expected!”

“It doesn’t matter. We just need to deal with it first.”

Yoo Seong-woo’s face was stiff, as if he was nervous.

Beyond that barrier was an army of thousands of monsters. A group of monsters that devoured human flesh and blood.

Monsters that craved human blood and were born solely to kill humans.

And, as the barrier collapsed, the monsters began to pour into the camp.

Yoo Seong-woo took the first step and shouted.

“Let’s go! Sword Soul Expedition!”

“Woo-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh!”

“Let’s goooooooo!”

They shouted and ran forward. They split in several directions as planned in a short period of time.

Three squads were heading to hold back the commander-class monsters similar to the one Yoo Seong-woo had defeated, and Yoo Seong-woo’s squad intended to head to close the gate.

Baek Woo-hyun and Hong Seo-hwa entered Squad 2, which was led by Veronica, Yoo Ji-woo entered Squad 3, and Choi Ah-yeon entered Squad 4.

They were very nervous about the large-scale battle they were experiencing for the first time. They had faced many enemies so far, but this was the first time they had faced thousands of monsters.

With a number far less than a hundred, it was almost a suicide mission.

However, there was no one here who thought of this as a suicide mission.

“Rookie! It’s coming from the right!”

“Yes!”

“Just focus on that! We’ll block the other directions!”

“Understood!”

A war between thousands of monsters and dozens of people taking place on a vast plain.

The sky was red, and the ground was stained with blood.

The blood of monsters and the blood of swordsmen were mixed together to create a muddy ground.

Most of it was the blood of monsters, but it was inevitable that there would be casualties on the Sword Soul Expedition side as well.

“Ugh!”

“Are you okay!”

“I’m fine! It’s just a scratch!”

While Squad 1 was quickly cutting through the hordes of monsters, the other squads were holding back the commander-class monsters rushing towards Squad 1.

The Swordmaster, who was the squad leader, took on the commander-class, while the other squad members blocked the surrounding monsters.

“Your opponent is me! You bastard!”

It was the same red-skinned, humanoid monster as before. A form that was created by copying a human and turning it into a monster.

Veronica took one and separated from the squad, pouring out sword energy in all directions, and the Swordmasters of the other squads each took on one monster that was trying to attack Squad 1 heading to the gate.

“I’ll be your opponent!”

“You ugly monster! I’m your opponent!”

The Swordmasters emitted colorful auras and stirred up the battlefield.

The terrifying aftermath covered the monsters just by being near them.

The Swordmasters, who had begun to unleash their power, were beings who could cut mountains and split the sea with a single sword.

If they were given a tree branch in their hands, they would be able to split rocks, and if they were given a famous sword, they would split the world.

As if proving those words, when they swung their swords once, the surrounding monsters were torn apart by the momentum alone.

The heat of the battlefield rose. The auras of the Swordmasters rubbed against each other and heated the atmosphere.

They were those who wielded enlightenment. They were seekers who devoted their lives to the sword and walked towards a single goal with their own enlightenment.

The beautiful straight lines and arcs of the enlightened ones split the world and split the monsters. In order to not forgive the enemies in front of them, they faced the enemies with their enlightenment so that these monsters would not attack innocent civilians.

The aura that converged into one point from each of their bodies unleashed their ultimate techniques.

The miraculous events performed with a single sword were revealed to the world.

Veronica Style Swordsmanship

Shooting Star (發星) [A technique where the sword moves with such speed and force that it resembles a shooting star.]

A purple straight line soared from the ground to the sky. Everything caught in its trajectory was torn to shreds, leaving no blood or flesh.

A sword to shoot the stars.

The essence of the great swordsmanship that Veronica, the leader of Squad 1 of the Sword Soul Expedition, had honed, shot through the world.

Blazing Storm Sword (熱火爆風劍)

Secret Art – Scorching Wind (焦熱風)

A middle-aged man wielded a greatsword. The flames of aura surrounding the wielded greatsword blazed with the wind, burning everything in all directions.

He created a scorching hell (焦熱地獄) in the world with a single sword, manipulating the scorching wind at will and turning the monsters into a handful of ashes.

Swordmaster, Blair.

The leader of Squad 3 of the Sword Soul Expedition, and a grumpy, mysterious uncle who loved sparring so much.

A strange person who loved fighting so much that he joined the expedition with the thought of being able to fight to his heart’s content.

“Kuhahahahaha!”

He laughed, intoxicated by the heat after burning everything. Even so, he swung his greatsword at the commander-class monster that had not yet burned to death.

The red aura, close to flames, heated the world even more and was swung.

Perieda Style Fencing (細劍術) [A refined and elegant style of swordsmanship using a rapier.]

Secret – Sword Dance (舞劍)

The leader of Squad 4 of the Sword Soul Expedition, Ain Periena. The last survivor and head of the Perieda Marquis family, a prestigious swordsmanship family of the Empire (劍術名家).

The Perieda Marquis family was one of the Empire’s five great swordsmanship families, but it was a family that was destroyed after being disliked by the Emperor.

While walking the path of destruction, Ain Periena killed all the knights of the Empire who came to kill her with the family’s swordsmanship and a single treasured sword and joined the expedition.

As she wielded the rapier in her hand, pink aura fluttered like flower petals, forming a storm of blades.

It was like a scene where hundreds and thousands of swords were dancing on their own.

The monsters swept away by the dancing blades were torn to pieces as if they had been put in a blender.

The three Swordmasters fought the commander-class monsters and changed the surrounding terrain with their spirit.

But still, the commander-class monsters stood firm.

As if to say that they could not be defeated with this much, with their eyes shining fiercely.