Weapon-Eating Bastard [EN]: Chapter 154

Weapon-Devouring Bastard – Episode 154

I slowly drew out Ru’s Spear.

Then, turning my head towards Ron, I said,

“Could you step outside for a moment?”

“Ah…….”

Ron’s brow furrowed.

He looked as if he thought I didn’t trust him.

“It’s just that I don’t know what might happen, so don’t misunderstand.”

“Yes? Ah, yes! Then I’ll stay a little further away.”

Ron, saying he would stay a little further away, almost went out the door.

I took a deep breath, looking back and forth between the spear and the spring.

‘Hoo…. To be honest, I’m not sure what kind of phenomenon will occur.’

It’s not that I’m not confident in this method, but in the future, this spear was not restored in this way.

‘The spear’s identity was discovered first, and then this place was discovered. By then, the spear had already been forcibly restored.’

The restoration method of Ru’s Spear was actually quite simple.

You just need to inject mana.

The problem lies in the amount of mana that needs to be injected.

After eating two top-grade elixirs, continuing to consume potions, and accumulating mana by traveling around numerous territories, the amount of mana I have is still only a fraction of what is needed to be injected, not sequentially, but all at once.

Moreover, the nature of the mana must also be uniform.

That’s why in the future, numerous mages gathered to restore this spear by launching a large-scale mana injection project.

‘So, later, when this place was revealed, everyone was disappointed.’

From a magical and scientific perspective, the forced restoration method did allow Ru’s Spear to be used.

However, there were also talks about possible defects in the magical or spiritual aspects that celestial-grade weapons usually possess.

Of course, in the past, Ru’s Spear showed tremendous power even after being restored that way.

In my past life, I had only seen it in videos, but the shock left me speechless for a while.

‘Perhaps the restoration in my past life won’t be much different.’

I rubbed the surface of the spear.

I could feel the rough surface unique to rusted iron.

And perhaps I might see the true form of Ru’s Spear.

Splash!

I carefully pushed the spear blade into the spring.

Then, I took a step back, unfolded Mujin [likely a magical shield or barrier] to create a shield, and held Black Night, guarding the spring.

“……?”

Wooong-.

But nothing changed.

Only the wind that had entered this space through the huge door echoed.

I cautiously lifted my head from behind the shield and looked at the spring.

At that moment.

Kwaaaang!

A storm erupted that shook the very foundations of the earth.

Flash!

The world was submerged in light.

* * *

I slowly opened my eyes.

Looking straight ahead, I immediately sensed that this was not reality.

‘It’s the spear’s memory.’

It was a strange feeling as always.

All my senses were clear as if it were my own body, but I couldn’t actually move or influence anything.

I was just an observer, watching what had happened in the past.

The ‘someone’ who was the owner of the memory I was reading, clutching the spear, was standing on a plain.

The scenery reflected in my eyes was black.

The world was entirely dyed black.

It wasn’t just dark because night had fallen.

The soil, the trees, the grass, everything in the universe had lost its color and was dyed black.

It wasn’t that there was no light.

Even though a pale moon was shining in the sky above, the darkness of the world did not recede.

And in that darkness, something murky was standing in front of the man.

“King of Phobor. The time has come to end this.”

A low, heavy voice echoed.

It was the voice of the owner of this body.

As always, it was a language and voice I had never heard before, but I understood exactly what the owner of this body was saying.

Tteok-!

With those words, the darkness began to bubble up like foam.

‘What is that…….’

Tteok……!

And in an instant, the formless darkness cracked everywhere.

Hundreds of eyes floated in the darkness, staring at the spear’s owner.

Thump.

And just by making eye contact, I felt my heart stop beating. Naturally, my breathing stopped as well.

My mind grew distant, and my vision blurred.

I could sense it.

Those eyes are, in other words, death.

An overwhelming presence that could bestow death upon its opponent just by making eye contact.

At that moment.

Kiiiiing!

A spear, dyed white, pushed back the death and burst into light.

The warm energy felt at my fingertips spread throughout my body.

If sunlight or lightning could be hammered into weapons like steel, this is what it would look like, a brilliant light enveloping my entire body.

The energy emanating from it made my heart beat, opened my eyes, and kept my mind straight.

And the man raised the spear above his shoulder, preparing to throw it.

Pajik! Pajijik!

The light sparked, pushing back the surrounding darkness.

And the man, with the power he had gathered imbued in the spear, swung his arm.

Tuwooong!

A javelin throw.

The spear cuts through the sky like a shooting star.

Hundreds of strands of light scattered and struck the darkness.

The light exploded.

That was the only way to describe it.

That brilliant light dyed the world.

Jijijijik!

And I felt as if someone was forcibly pulling my body, and I slowly opened my eyes.

* * *

“……Sir Lee! Sir Lee!”

When I opened my eyes, I saw Ron shaking my shoulders and shouting.

“Get a grip! Can you see me!”

Ron waved his hand in front of my eyes.

“I can see. Don’t worry.”

I was going to answer casually, but a hoarse voice came out as if I hadn’t spoken for days.

“How many fingers am I holding up? Can you see properly?”

“One. I told you I can see properly.”

“Look again. How many is it?”

“Four, no, three. Don’t change it. I can see everything.”

-Bbyak bbyak bbyak bbyak!

“Stop pecking my hand! It hurts. It hurts!”

I brushed Ron’s hand away and pushed away the bird that was furiously pecking at my hand, and raised my upper body.

“You should lie down a little longer. You were caught in a sudden explosion and rose 10 meters before falling.”

“No wonder my head hurts.”

I stretched my stiff neck and shook my head once.

“……Are you really okay?”

“I told you I am.”

Anyway, it seemed that the throbbing in my head and neck was because of that.

-Bbyak!

Frankly speaking, the pain in my hand from being pecked by this chick was worse than the pain in my head and neck.

I brushed my hand lightly, and a drop of blood formed.

No, it was just bleeding.

‘This ignorant birdbrain…….’

I glared at the bird with a fierce look.

-Bbyaaaaak! Bbyak bbyak!

Whether it knew my gaze or not, it proudly puffed out its chest and repeatedly opened and closed its beak, as if it had woken me up.

I chuckled and looked at Ron.

“How long have I been unconscious?”

“It wasn’t really unconscious. You hit your head on the ground and regained consciousness shortly after.”

I paused for a moment, holding my forehead and organizing my thoughts.

I remember putting the spear in the spring, and a dazzling light bursting out with a storm.

And surely…….

‘Ah.’

I slowly turned my head and looked at my hand.

Shine!

There was ‘light’ there.

That was the only way to describe it.

If light could take shape and be held, this is what it would be like.

It was emitting a subtle light, yet it had texture, and it didn’t hurt my eyes even when I stared at it.

Ru’s Spear.

The restoration of the scrap metal-like iron lump was complete.

“Is that the thing from earlier?”

“Yes.”

“Amazing…… it’s really amazing. At least a sacred artifact…… no, it might be more than that.”

Ron stared down at the spear blade with a shocked expression.

I wondered how many people wouldn’t be surprised to see that.

‘By the way, why is this guy, who I clearly pushed into the spring, in my hand?’

Thanks to that, I feel like I read the memory too.

I pondered for a moment, then opened my eyes wide and gripped the spear blade, rising from my seat.

And.

Whoosh!

I threw the spear blade into the air like throwing a dagger.

The spear blade stretched out, shedding a subtle light in all directions.

I reached out slightly towards the spear blade.

At that moment.

Flash!

The spear blade flashed brightly once and was caught in my hand instead of in the air.

“……!”

Ron’s eyes widened.

I looked down at the lump of light in my hand and shone my eyes.

‘It’s been properly restored.’

It was one of the most representative abilities of Ru’s Spear.

It was the superior version of Judgement, the masterpiece-grade sword that I had received as a gift from my seventh brother a long time ago and absorbed.

If Judgement had a distance limit, this spear had no limits.

‘Finally.’

Excluding Black Night and Mujin, which were special weapons in many ways, and Eunhan, which was a growth-type equipment, this was the first time I had a proper celestial-grade weapon in my hands.

“Would you like to…… try using it once?”

Ron said, looking at me.

As someone who walked the path of martial arts, Ron also had a desire to see the power of that spear.

“……Okay. I was thinking of trying it out anyway.”

The mana that had been dense in the space due to the spring had disappeared. Now there was no problem using mana freely here.

‘Hoo.’

I took a short breath, amplified the mana in my whole body, and injected it into Ru’s Spear.

Hwaaaak!

The light, which had only been subtle, began to shine brilliantly, dyeing the surroundings.

The moment it received my mana.

As if finally awakened from its slumber, Ru’s Spear revealed its majesty to the world.

“Ugh!”

Even Ron, who was next to me, covered his eyes with his arm and took a few steps back.

It was a destructive flash that went beyond being brilliant.

Conversely, I, who was injecting mana, couldn’t help but be shocked.

‘I poured in almost half of it!’

I poured in mana without holding back, but the spear hadn’t even filled a quarter of the mana it could accept.

Not only that.

Deudeudeudeudeuk!

The spear, which had begun to emit light, began to tremble madly.

Pajik! Kwaaaang!

The fragments of mana that I had pushed in burst out, tearing up the surrounding ground.

‘At this rate, it will devour everything until my mana is exhausted!’

I have to stop here.

I cut off the mana being injected into the spear blade, and as I rotated my body, I threw the spear blade towards the huge door that I had passed through when entering this place with the spring.

It was a pathetic strike compared to the man I had seen in my memory, but.

Flash!

The world was submerged in light.

The darkness of the deep ruins was completely pushed back.

‘It’s dangerous!’

Ron was startled and planted his holy sword on the ground, raising his aura to unfold an aura barrier in front.

Kwaaaaaang!

And the next moment, the earth shook.

Ron poured out his aura without thinking of saving it, defending the front.

And after a brief moment.

“Cough, cough!”

Ron coughed in the dust that had risen thickly due to the shockwave, and raised his body.

“Ah…….”

The first thing Ron saw was Lee Cheol, who had also defended the front with Mujin and Black Night and was raising his body, just like him.

And the next thing he saw was the entrance with a huge hole blown through it.

That huge and massive door…… was gone.

All that was left was the trace of destruction.

That huge door had turned into powder without a trace, and only the hinges, made of an unknown material, were hanging on the wall, only to fall to the ground with a thud!

“Good heavens.”

It was a shocking destructive power.

It wasn’t just smashing it, it was turning it into powder.

Ron looked at Lee Cheol with a dazed expression.

“…….”

Meanwhile, I, who had actually thrown it, was also looking at the door in shock.

I hadn’t even fully drawn out the weapon’s power, and it wasn’t even 100 percent restored, but it had this much destructive power.

The majesty of a celestial-grade weapon was truly shocking.

I felt a gaze and turned my head, and I felt Ron looking at me with a blank expression.

I didn’t know what expression to make either, so I met his gaze with a dazed expression.

* * *

We decided to take a short break in front of the scene of destruction.

The spring, where that dense mana had been felt, was now showing its bottom.

Whether the spear had absorbed all the spring water or not, there was only an empty hole with nothing in it.

“……That’s a dangerous weapon. That thing.”

Ron took out a ration and glanced at me.

In my hand was a spear blade like transparent glass.

It was a spear blade of a mysterious material that looked golden depending on how the light shone.

In the center of the spear blade, ancient runes of unknown origin were written in gold.

After performing a throw and then retrieving it, it had changed like this.

“I didn’t know it would be this powerful either.”

It wasn’t even fully restored yet, and I had deliberately limited its power, but it had that much destructive power.

The majesty of a celestial-grade weapon was shocking in itself.

-Bbyak!

Meanwhile, that black-brown feathered bird flapped its wings and flew into the air before landing on the spot where the spring had been.

-Bbyak! Bbya bya byak!

Then, it furiously pecked at the ground and began to dig something up.

Suddenly, I narrowed my eyes and examined it.

‘……Was that guy always this big?’

It was really like a chick, but it seemed to have grown to the size of my palm.

Also, the black feathers felt glossy.

“Ahem, by the way, is it really okay for me to take this?”

Ron asked, holding up a stone tablet.

“Yeah, take it. It’s worthless to me.”

There wasn’t just spring water in this temple.

There were quite a few old relics of unknown origin around the spring water.

Ron was carefully examining a few of them, so I just told him to take them.

“Really? This is quite a valuable item. It has ancient runes written on it? Frankly, I helped you, but Sir Lee, you were the one who found this place.”

“You worked hard on the way here, so it wouldn’t be right for me to take it all alone. It doesn’t matter since it’s not of great value to me anyway.”

Even if I had come alone, I would have succeeded in restoring the spear, but it probably would have taken more than a day or two to break through all those Einherjar [warrior spirits in Norse mythology].

Thanks to Ron, I saved a lot of time, so I could give him this much.

“And I can’t give you ownership, but I’ll make sure to formally share the research rights of this site with the Russell family later.”

“Thank you very much for that too. My father will definitely pay a reasonable price.”

As soon as I got out of here, I was going to contact the Black Turtle Society and Jeong Jin-soo to start working behind the scenes to obtain the rights to this site.

It wasn’t actually a dungeon, but since the Einherjar of the entire site hadn’t been completely cleared yet, this site would probably be classified as a dungeon, and according to international law, the first discoverer of a dungeon could claim its ownership.

It wasn’t actually a dungeon, but since the Einherjar of the entire site hadn’t been completely cleared yet, and the mana balance was somewhat strange due to the influence of the spring water, this site was likely to be classified as an anomaly dungeon.

And according to international law, the ownership of a dungeon is given to the first discoverer.

‘Of course, I’ll have to give a share to the Norwegian government too…… but if I bring in the Russell family, I’ll be able to reach an agreement at a reasonable level.’

The spring water had been completely absorbed by Ru’s Spear, but that didn’t mean that the value of this temple had completely disappeared.

By sharing the development and research rights of the site with the Russell family, I could create a connection with the Russell family and at the same time solidify my ownership of this site.

“Did you say you were going to Ireland now?”

Then Ron asked cautiously.

I nodded.

Ireland.

One of the allied nations of the United Kingdom, but at the same time, a country that expresses aversion to the British mainland.

At the same time, it is also a place where ancient mysteries and a culture unlike any other have blossomed.

“Where in Ireland are you planning to go? Is that also related to the restoration of that spear?”

“That’s right. The restoration of the spear itself is complete, but there’s still one thing missing.”

Ron tilted his head at my words.

-Bbyak!

The bird that had been digging in the ground in that corner suddenly poked its head out.