Weapon-Eating Bastard [EN]: Chapter 300

Weapon-Eating Bastard – Chapter 300

The alliance of Soongmoo Yi-ga and the Church.

Their union unleashed a power beyond imagination.

“Let’s go! Twin Dragons Unit! Follow me!”

“Hey! Lee Hyun-jae! I’m also a leader of the Twin Dragons Unit!”

Lee Hyun-jae and Lee Hyun-chan dashed forward.

The dark, mist-like energy thickly blanketing the ground was losing its effectiveness against the weapons in their hands.

Swish! Kwaaaang!

Their aura slashed across the front.

With a single strike, dozens of monsters were slaughtered.

Each one possessed power equivalent to a high-ranking monster.

Most were Grade 5, with some appearing to be around Grade 4.

However, Soongmoo Yi-ga didn’t care. They were a drill, a force of relentless penetration.

A drill piercing and tearing through the hundreds of onrushing monsters.

“The Church will step forward.”

“Bloodhowl Unit! Protect the Church!”

Thump!

The heavily armored paladins of the Church stepped forward.

The world was bathed in light.

It was the brilliant golden radiance of divine magic.

The light transmitted power to the surrounding warriors and fortified their resolve.

Kwaaaang!

The monsters surged in like a tidal wave.

However, their massive charge was shattered by the ranks of a mere handful of warriors.

Blood splattered and soared, as did the unrecognizable chunks of monster flesh.

It was the hundreds of monsters that were being pushed back.

-Kieeeek!

The monsters shrieked and changed direction, trying to strike the flanks of the formation.

They couldn’t. On the flanks, the troops of Soongmoo Yi-ga, led by Lee Chul’s academy trio, were erupting with aura.

‘It’s comfortable.’

Serena and the Church’s forces felt their movements becoming more fluid and responsive.

Even amidst the onslaught of onrushing monsters, they only had to advance.

Ambushes, ranged attacks, and all unconventional attacks were handled by the warriors of Soongmoo Yi-ga supporting them from behind.

“Push forward!”

“Soongmoo Yi-ga! Trample them!”

Courage is contagious.

The Church’s forces felt courage surging as they witnessed the overwhelming fighting spirit emanating from the warriors of Soongmoo Yi-ga.

And above all, this weapon.

Kwaaaang!

Serena felt the explosion erupting from her shield and widened her eyes involuntarily.

The weapons Lee Chul had given them didn’t just have the ability to resist the dark energy.

They were at least Saint-grade, or perhaps Celestial-grade [powerful weapon tiers].

Usually, such weapons would select their owners or have conditions attached, but Lee Chul’s weapons had none of that.

The wielder could use the weapon’s immense power without any conditions.

“Kahaha! I really like this sword!”

“Twin Dragons Unit! Run wild!”

Kwarururururung!

Around that time, the twins of Soongmoo Yi-ga and the Twin Dragons Unit were seen cutting through the enemy lines.

They didn’t care whether they were surrounded by monsters or whether the monsters were fleeing; they were rampaging as they pleased.

No, it looked like they were rampaging, but their path was meticulously calculated.

Even with a small number of troops, they were cutting off the main flow of the enemies.

“Front! Enemy appearance! A large monster!”

A paladin knight urgently shouted to Serena.

A large monster.

The magic it exuded was immense.

Covered in hard, rock-like scales on its limbs, every time it moved, lightning-like magic swirled.

“Advance.”

Serena said firmly.

No one questioned her words, and they began to advance again.

-Kuoohhhhh!

The giant monster, feeling like a small hill was moving, swung its long tail.

In this state, the formation might be broken.

At that moment, Serena’s magic exploded.

Not an explosion directed at the monster.

The golden aura particles that erupted from above, from up there, fell towards the ground, spreading like mist.

A secret technique used long ago in the World Martial Arts Tournament [a prestigious competition in this world].

The next Saintess Serena Cannata’s ultimate technique, a power that even Lee Chul had been momentarily taken aback by.

Secret Technique, Light Curtain.

The world filled with golden magic, and the monster stopped moving, its eyes wide.

No, it was stopped.

These aura particles floating like mist granted power to allies and acted as obstacles to enemies.

Kwaaaang!

And there was an explosion.

Unlike in the past, the completed Light Curtain caused each of those particles to trigger an aura explosion.

The monsters were swept away by the explosion.

The outer skin of the large monster was torn to shreds, and taking advantage of the gap, a mace imbued with aura stretched out with a booming sound.

Silence.

A large scar, as if carved out by a ditch, remained on the monster’s abdomen.

The monster’s body fell as it was, leaving a heavy vibration on the ground.

“……Huh!”

From behind, Serena could feel the warriors of Soongmoo Yi-ga chuckling in disbelief.

Even to their eyes, it was an extraordinary explosive force.

Serena Cannata, who stood at the pinnacle of Western young knights alongside Ron Russell, possessed a level of power that exceeded expectations.

And Serena was just as surprised.

‘Just now, clearly…….’

Serena widened her eyes and looked down at her mace.

The flow of magic was different from usual.

She had used the mana circuit [a pathway for magical energy within the body].

The realization gained through the trials had erupted once again.

And through that, Serena felt a massive door blocking her path.

It wasn’t just Serena.

The rampaging twins too.

The trio of Lee Chul’s division too.

Everyone felt their own new realm opening.

‘This battle will be won.’

Everyone felt it.

There were still many monsters, but they were truly just numerous.

Even if hundreds of Grade 4 monsters poured out, even if thousands of Grade 5 monsters appeared, they would never be defeated.

And above all, that sky.

Lee Chul, who was also engaged in a fierce battle in that sky, would never be defeated.

It was then.

Tearrrrrrrrr!

A tremendous explosion erupted far away in the sky.

The battle between Lee Chul and the Landlord.

The monsters, who were in the middle of fighting, flinched and looked towards that side.

“No……!”

“Gasp!”

“Maknae [youngest]!”

And, Serena and Soongmoo Yi-ga.

They were able to see Lee Chul falling to the ground.

* * *

Heart Sword is the power to paint one’s own standards onto the world.

It is the realm of drawing out the ideal image of strength that one possesses, or the image inherent deep within oneself, and twisting the structure of the world.

Therefore, Heart Sword possesses something akin to absoluteness.

Standing before my second sister’s Heart Sword, ‘Crush,’ any solid matter in the world would be shattered.

My eldest brother’s Heart Sword, ‘Severance,’ not only cuts through enemies but also sound and light.

The Kabbalah’s nameless fighter’s Heart Sword, ‘All Creation,’ disregarded all physical laws and transformed everything into a colossal form.

Rules, laws, providence, reason, truth.

A technique that distorts such things and reorganizes them according to one’s own standards… Heart Sword.

Because it is a power that deviates from such standards, those who attain Heart Sword cannot simply acquire it through talent and effort.

A heaven-sent realm, attained only after being chosen by the heavens and grasped by humans.

But.

‘A Landlord, no different from a monster, used Heart Sword.’

Woo-oong!

The spatial distortion unique to Heart Sword was felt.

Those who have not reached Heart Sword might see it as merely a mirage caused by concentrated mana.

But I could recognize what it was.

‘It’s coming!’

Without delay, I also unleashed my Heart Sword.

However, with a screeching sound, Black Night interfered with my Heart Sword’s energy.

‘Kuk!’

This is a disaster. Black Night has once again broken free from control.

I forcibly pushed the incomplete Heart Sword, the Nameless, and added power to Black Night.

And.

──────!

Silence.

In an instant, the sound disappeared.

‘Kuek!’

My ears throb. My eyes, no, my entire body.

Now that I see, the sound didn’t disappear.

The onrushing explosion deafened my ears.

My eardrums had merely failed to receive the sound for a moment.

I could feel my body swaying, unable to maintain balance.

My eardrums burst. My vision blurred, making it difficult to see properly.

Woo-oong!

I immediately used healing magic to restore my body.

Eunhan [a magical artifact or technique], imbued with the magic of restoration, quickly aided the regeneration of my flesh, and Black Armor also clung to the affected area, filling in the flesh.

Soon, I regained my sight and hearing.

“……Ah! Kid…… Kid!”

When I opened my eyes, someone was looking down at me.

It was the Mountain Keeper.

I nodded and stood up.

“I’m fine. How long was I like this?”

“You crazy bastard! I thought you were dead! It wasn’t even a second. You bounced back up as soon as you were knocked down!”

That’s a relief. I thought I would be fine since I didn’t faint, but I thought several seconds had passed.

It was the power of Kanggi Art [a martial art technique] and the Mana Body.

In the rapidly slowed subjective time, I seemed to have cut off the Landlord’s rapidly approaching Heart Sword with Black Night as much as possible and healed my body while being swept away by the aftermath.

-Krrr…….

The Landlord, in the form of a dragon floating in the sky, let out a long cry.

I looked up at its dark, hulking body and smiled bitterly.

“Heart Sword, so you use Heart Sword.”

Brushing off the soot on Eunhan, I continued my thoughts.

Records of Grade 2 monster subjugation operations are not easily found anywhere in the world.

The characteristics of each monster are described, but it is not well known how the actual subjugation took place and what powers the monster possessed.

However, such data could be found at Soongmoo Yi-ga [a powerful clan or organization].

The Grade 2 monster subjugation operation that invaded the northern danger zone, which made my father a Grade 1 warrior.

‘I heard that they have the power to defend against Heart Sword. I also saw stories that it doesn’t work unless you use Heart Sword. But there was no record of imitating or using Heart Sword itself.’

Heart Sword cannot be properly unleashed unless reason stands firm and one calmly observes oneself.

But the enemy unleashed Heart Sword.

Explosion.

Its Heart Sword caused an explosion.

The air explodes, the sound explodes, the light explodes.

In other words.

‘A human who reached the realm of opening the door was contaminated by Black Armor. Despite having the mental strength and martial prowess to use Heart Sword.’

It looks like a monster with only instinct left, but that’s not the case.

It means that there is still a will to contemplate the world and recognize oneself.

Primal Beast. How far does the power of that grotesque creature go?

‘If even its kin can use Heart Sword… what power can reach it?’

I thought that Heart Sword alone could cut down the Primal Beast.

But an existence affected by the power of that Primal Beast was using Heart Sword.

The Primal Beast is a monster that devours everything and increases its power.

I knew that it would become stronger as time went on.

If it were to be resurrected in this era…….

I shook my head.

In the first place, there is no guarantee that the Primal Beast will appear in this era.

Besides, now is not the time to worry about that.

Koo-roo-roong!

Suddenly, intense mana surged again from the Landlord in the sky above.

The sky, filled with black, howled and burst into thunderous sounds.

“Are you okay?”

The Mountain Keeper asked, and I smiled.

The Mountain Keeper frowned.

“No, why are you smiling? Are you really crazy?”

“Of course, I’m okay.”

I put Black Night into the scabbard that Sub Elder had made.

Black Night, which had been vibrating for a while, became quiet.

I won’t use this guy right now.

It might go berserk at a crucial moment like before.

Instead, I raised the destroyed Cheonra weapons [magical weapons] again and floated them in the air.

“Okay? Against a crazy monster that even uses Heart Sword?”

“Yes, of course. Rather, it seems easier because of that.”

The Mountain Keeper wondered if he had hit his head and gone crazy.

The Mountain Keeper also knows about Heart Sword.

Because it is a realm that even he, who has lived for thousands of years, has not attained.

To distort the rules of the world. It is difficult even for the Mountain Keeper, who has lived for thousands of years.

That’s why Heart Sword is so special.

The fact that there are many who have reached Heart Sword in this era is even more dangerous.

Because it meant that the era was rushing towards its end, to the extent that so many people had to use Heart Sword.

“For Heart Sword to be the Landlord’s last weapon. How ridiculous is that?”

“What? What nonsense are you talking about!”

Weeee-ing!

In an instant, the Mountain Keeper saw the weapons floating behind Lee Chul’s back clump together like clay, leaving only three weapons.

And the next moment, the air began to distort.

It’s Heart Sword.

Lee Chul also used Heart Sword.

And.

“It would have been more difficult if you had dropped a meteorite instead of Heart Sword. But if it’s Heart Sword…….”

Click.

I opened the door locked within me.

I bring out the image that exists within me.

Something that is not bound by anything, changes and develops at any time.

My Heart Sword.

Formless.

My Heart Sword devours Heart Sword.

“I’ll win. Very easily.”

Thud!

The next moment, the Landlord’s attack began to fall on the spot where I was.