Weapon-Eating Bastard [EN]: Chapter 117

Weapon-Eating Bastard – Episode 117

I had mastered many powers.

I combined Mu Jin’s myriad transformations with the family’s basic techniques, and through my aunt’s magic, I gained superior control over magic power.

I could read the flow of phenomena through the Evil Eye, and I could also unleash the diverse abilities of the weapons I had absorbed.

And,

Mu Jin’s Second Form begins with the integration of all those powers.

Whoosh!

I transformed Mu Jin.

Mu Jin writhed, swallowing the hilt of Heukya, and stretched out far longer than my torso.

‘A spear?’

Lyeo, who was watching from the side, had that thought as she looked at it.

A long blade extended forward, with a hilt that was perhaps twice the length of the blade below it.

If it wasn’t a spear, what else could it be called?

A long weapon that I wondered if I could even wield properly was now in my hand.

Thump-.

And from Mu Jin, which formed the shaft, energy began to spread out towards Heukya.

All the power I possessed began to envelop the spear in layers.

‘More, this isn’t enough.’

Push it in, and push it in again.

Stack it, and stack it again.

There was no way the weapon wouldn’t be able to withstand it.

Neither Mu Jin nor Heukya were mere armaments that couldn’t handle the power I was pouring into them.

I focused all available aura into the spear.

I tried to superimpose the operation of numerous aura skills, such as lightning, freezing wind, Yomra [a dark energy technique], and blue waves.

‘Now, the next.’

This wasn’t the end.

Next, I injected all the powers of the weapons I had absorbed with Heukgi [dark energy].

Effenberg’s cold, Joodo’s return, Ankhille’s spirit wall…….

Crackle, crackle, crackle!

An immeasurably vast power began to coalesce at the tip of Heukya.

That power held a deep black hue.

All colors mixed and mingled, and a dark black aura began to burst forth from Heukya.

Whoo-oong!

Following that, Eunhan fluttered as if to assist me.

As if possessing its own will, it absorbed the surrounding magic power and supplied it, and returned the magic power that was not contained and was being lost out of my body back to me.

Weeeeeee!

Soon, a noise like dozens of bees flying around emanated from the spear.

I gritted my teeth and said.

“Assist me.”

There were no specific words, but Lyeo instinctively realized and took action.

As Lyeo cast her magic, the dirt floor rose up like a snake, fixing my body in place so that it wouldn’t shake.

I looked straight ahead.

The Evil Eye read the path.

The subtle gap opened by Seop’s energy clearly entered my eyes.

The place to throw the spear was right there.

Slowly, I drew the spear, which was larger than my own body, far back.

“Hoo-.”

I took a long breath, arching my back as far as it would go as if it would break.

“Hup!”

At the same time as I stopped breathing, I shot out the weapon I had pulled back.

Mu Jin’s Second Form, Black Lotus.

The moment it left my hand, Heukya became a sharp streak of darkness, cutting across space.

Kwaaaaaang!

The air was torn apart.

I had only thrown a spear, but the ground was crushed like tofu by its power, and the clods of earth that had been fixing my body were shattered.

Thwack!

The trajectory of the spear was handled by the Red Corner Bow’s shooting assistance ability.

The heat raging in the cavity was offset by Effenberg’s cold.

Numerous auras and powers were released, becoming a sharp streak of darkness that pierced through everything in its path.

And the moment the spear was embedded in the Great Demon’s flesh.

Flash!

The world was dyed black.

* * *

‘It’ thought.

That spear is dangerous.

It didn’t know exactly what it was, but it could clearly sense that it was dangerous.

It had to run away.

It foresaw that it would not be able to withstand it the moment it was hit by that.

However.

-You won’t be able to go.

Something like fire, earth, and fog pulled it down and bound it.

Thwack!

And finally, the spear flew in, tearing through the air.

No, it had to run away.

-Kuaaaaaa!

It screamed and twisted its body.

But it couldn’t move.

Ah, darkness is coming.

Annihilation is coming.

At first, the color disappeared.

The world was dyed black by the black aura that burst out from Heukya.

Next, the sound disappeared.

All sound was extinguished due to the noise of something exploding, followed by tinnitus.

And,

The moment everything subsided and the darkness slowly receded.

Kwaaaaaang!

The color returned, and the sound returned.

As if to reclaim the brief time they had been extinguished, numerous colors and rough sounds shook the space.

-Kieeeeeee!

A huge hole had been pierced in the Great Demon’s torso, which had seemed to be a mass of black demonic energy.

The cracks that spread out like spiderwebs from that hole reached the very edges, and soon all the energy began to scatter like sand.

* * *

Seop decided to do what he had to do now.

Lee Cheol’s spear throw was so powerful that even he was astonished.

But even if it was just a spiritual body, the Great Demon was still a Great Demon.

It was reviving even at this moment when the spear was embedded in it.

But that alone was enough.

Now it was time to do the last thing he had to do.

-Let’s go together. Demon.

Whirr-!

Flames blazed up and engulfed the Great Demon.

Seop, who had already poured out all his energy, had no fear of annihilation.

-Does this seem meaningful to you? Stop it.

-Are you saying you’re abandoning us for the sake of mere humans!

-Anyway, this demon bastard has suffered great damage. There’s no need for you to be prepared for annihilation!

The Great Demon’s thoughts dug into Seop’s mind like screams.

He turned off his nerves.

He had no intention of repeating the same mistake again.

And.

Slowly, Seop felt his body scattering.

‘I have no regrets.’

What’s past must be settled by what’s past.

If I, who resented humans and separated the goblins of Mirinae Village from humans, were to disappear…….

I would be able to create an ending that would leave no regrets for anyone.

-Kuaaaaa!

Seop no longer had the 여유 [yeoyu – leeway/room to spare] to hold on to his consciousness.

Thus, he slowly let go of the thread of thought.

He knew that he would not be able to return to the embrace of nature.

He would be sealed with this Great Demon until close to eternity.

But at that very moment,

“There’s no need for you to do that.”

Moo’s voice was heard.

Was this also an auditory hallucination?

But it felt a little different.

Then what on earth was it?

“There’s no need for you to come this way either.”

Toi’s voice followed.

It’s an auditory hallucination.

He had to erase it.

“Open your eyes. You stubborn fool.”

Seop opened his eyes without realizing it.

His two brothers, who were more precious than himself, were standing in front of him.

Voices continued.

“We will take this cycle.”

“You will only become a spark of fire again.”

“Now that will be enough.”

He could tell.

These were not illusions.

The existence of his beloved two brothers, who had been dwelling in the Great Demon’s body, was now conveying a story to him.

“Don’t…… hate humans.”

Seop reached out his hand.

He shouted to go together, but his voice did not come out of his mouth.

Thud!

And his brothers pushed Seop away.

In an instant, the world was dyed black.

Seop opened his eyes wide as if waking up from a nightmare.

* * *

“Elder!”

When he came to his senses, all he could hear was Lyeo’s voice.

Instead of answering, he got up and looked around.

The vast expanse of the cavity came into view.

He no longer felt the Great Demon’s corrupt energy or the signs of the seal.

“……It’s over.”

Lyeo said as if spitting out tears.

“That demon bastard has completely fallen silent.”

Over…… is it over…….

As Lyeo said, this arduous battle had truly come to an end.

“The two elders…… saved you at the end.”

“No.”

Seop shook his head and turned his gaze.

Lyeo tilted her head, puzzled, and turned her head following Seop’s gaze.

There was Lee Cheol.

It was none other than Lee Cheol who was lying down in a proper posture.

“That human…… saved ‘us’…….”

A breeze blew.

The moisture of the fog and the fragrant aroma rising from the soft soil lingered in the breeze for a moment before dissipating.

* * *

The moment I threw the spear, I was sure.

That my body would not be able to withstand it and I would lose consciousness.

Mu Jin’s Second Form, Black Lotus, possessed such a powerful force that my current body could not withstand it.

Since I had poured everything into a single spear throw, it was only natural that internal injuries would follow.

There was no need to mention fainting.

But,

‘Can this be called fainting?’

The moment I fainted, I had a dream.

No, even a dream was not the right expression.

I knew this feeling.

A feeling like looking at memories I didn’t have.

‘This is Mu Jin’s memory.’

I looked straight ahead.

Whoosh! Hwaak!

Under the night sky, a martial artist’s movements were cutting through the air.

It was the figure of the man I had often seen in Mu Jin’s memories.

-This weapon is not used like that.

The man was looking at me.

No, I don’t know if he was really looking at me or just muttering to himself.

‘Then, how do you use it?’

I thought calmly.

What I thought did not come out of my mouth.

But at that moment, a change was occurring in the man’s movements.

-Myriad Transformations establishes the foundation.

As a teacher imparts knowledge to a disciple.

The movements that followed calmly were incomparably fluid.

It was like watching a dance rather than swordsmanship.

There was no excess, no interruption, and it flowed smoothly.

‘Ah.’

The movements were different from mine, but infinitely similar to me.

That was the path I had to take.

That was what I had to aim for.

The man’s movements unfolded as if marking the target point.

‘No. That’s not the end.’

I am sure.

That was only one of the paths I had to take.

My family’s basic techniques and Mu Jin.

For me, who possessed both, that was just another path to reach the summit.

That was not a path I had to follow, but one of the realms I had to absorb and digest.

The man continued to move.

Swish!

With each gesture that cut through the air, Mu Jin’s energy changed from moment to moment, and a different kind of energy that I had never seen before began to dwell within it.

The man was unfolding the transition of that energy, which I thought I was now familiar with, much faster and more smoothly than before.

And, the next moment.

Koo-oong!

Mu Jin emitted a deep resonance.

All of the man’s energy began to be concentrated on top of Mu Jin.

-If you can handle all the power.

All kinds of energy began to overlap from the tip of Mu Jin.

Those fluid energies soon bloomed like a lotus flower.

Mu Jin’s Second Form, Black Lotus.

I don’t know if the man said it himself or if I saw it myself.

But everything, including the operation method and movements of that technique, was clearly visible as if it were being injected into my head.

That is Mu Jin’s true form.