Weapon-Eating Bastard [EN]: Chapter 357

Weapon-Eating Bastard – Episode 357

There was a man.

Born in a time of chaos, chosen by the era, a man of dazzling talent.

He dreamed of reaching the pinnacle.

He wished to sit upon that lofty throne, untouched by anything in this world, completely alone.

If his life, which was not passed down to later generations, were to be expressed in a single word, it would be ‘struggle’.

Struggles against people, monsters, and himself.

It wasn’t that he had no defeats, but in the end, he seized victory, becoming the overlord of the era.

And then, he realized how futile it all was.

Facing the monster that emerged from the abyss beyond the sea, he understood the absurd providence of the world.

He stopped the monster and achieved victory, but it was a half-baked victory, no different from defeat.

So, he.

Yi Hyul-hyun, the founder of the Sungmu Yi family.

Dreams of a complete victory.

Dreams of revenge.

Once again, he begins to struggle.

Just as in his life, even if he lost, he always won in the end.

He would make this half-baked victory complete.

Even if tens, hundreds… even thousands of years passed.

He would struggle and struggle, and finally seize victory.

That was… Yi Hyul-hyun’s obsession.

* * *

Whooooosh….

A mournful gust of wind swept across the battlefield.

The ruined world was already unrecognizable from its original form.

Due to the aftermath of the battle between Yi Cheol and the Primordial Monster, the seawater had long since evaporated, the crust had collapsed to an immeasurable extent, earthquakes continued to rumble, and only the corpses of monsters and traces of ruthless destruction remained on the ground.

“Ah, ahh, ah…”

The humans standing there could only helplessly stare at the scene unfolding before them.

Yi Cheol lay collapsed on the ground with grievous wounds.

The Primordial Monster absorbed the Black Qi [a dark, corrupting energy], growing stronger once more.

And surrounding it were hundreds of millions of monsters.

-Oooooooo!

-Kieeeeeeeek!

-Kruk! Krurururueuk!

The monsters, having ceased their battle, raised their maws to the sky and emitted bizarre cries.

They seemed not to care whether the Sungmu Yi family warriors were right in front of them.

The sound echoed as if priests were singing hymns to a god.

It was a hymn of reverence towards their mother and god, who was undergoing another evolution by absorbing the Black Qi that Yi Cheol possessed.

“What, what is that…”

Whoooooooooong….

The Primordial Monster, having devoured all the Black Qi that had escaped from Yi Cheol, slowly wriggled its body and soon took on the form of a perfect sphere.

Thud, thud, thud!

And the surrounding air distorted.

Space was being isolated. Light, sound, everything was twisted grotesquely.

Everyone had the same thought.

That is an egg.

An egg of destruction that must never be broken.

No, it was an egg that they could not even break.

Turning his back on that unholy and ominous sight.

Yi Hyul-hyun turned his gaze towards the Primordial Monster, whose torso was cracked open, with a leisurely movement.

‘…Beyond imagination.’

His narrowed eyes scrutinized the details of the Primordial Monster.

He could tell.

That it had taken on that state.

It was partly to digest what it had absorbed from Yi Cheol, but also to heal its wounds.

‘That wound.’

In the last moment, Yi Cheol’s sword had cut the Primordial Monster.

That wound, which had split it so greatly that one could not see from end to end, had driven the Primordial Monster to the brink of annihilation, albeit insufficiently.

Even though it had just been resurrected and could not use all its power, it was an unbelievable moment.

That monster, resurrected in the strongest form among all the Primordial Monsters of the past.

Was it because he used his Black Night [a powerful dark energy technique]?

‘No, Black Night wouldn’t be important.’

Yi Hyul-hyun saw it.

That one sword at the last moment.

The immortal monster, which governs the flow of time, all cause and effect under the heavens, space, life, and death, could not block that one sword.

That monster, which could turn back time if it wanted to, and make the very situation of being attacked ‘never happened,’ could not even offer any resistance, let alone a proper defense.

‘Black Night was just one of the means.’

Even though the Primordial Monster ultimately succeeded in suppressing Yi Cheol’s power by using his Black Qi, it suffered a massive wound that it had never had before.

Yi Hyul-hyun turned his gaze again.

Towards Yi Cheol, who had collapsed and fainted.

How unfortunate.

Truly unfortunate, child.

“Now that monster will become stronger again.”

Step, step.

As Yi Hyul-hyun walked towards Yi Cheol, no one could stop him.

His aura possessed an irresistible magic.

Everyone looked at him, unable to move their limbs.

“All the power derived from your Black Qi has been absorbed by that monster. At this moment, that monster is heading towards true perfection. Making the power it has swallowed its own.”

At those words, everyone’s gaze turned to the Primordial Monster.

Didn’t that mean that the Primordial Monster had absorbed all of Yi Cheol’s special powers!

Yi Hyul-hyun continued without stopping.

“Alas, alas. Child, child. My distant descendant. Your entire life…”

At that moment, he stopped speaking.

The smile that formed, a sinister curve, was so evil that it could not be seen as belonging to Yi Myung-jung.

“…Perhaps all the power you have built up over two lifetimes. In short, all your countless weapons, the abilities derived from them, and the complex cause and effect and magic… will all be mixed into that monster’s flesh and blood.”

What did that mean?

While everyone was not understanding properly, Yi Hyul-hyun finally stood completely in front of Yi Cheol.

Yi Hyul-hyun, with a voice feigning sorrow and a smile of joy, was denying everything about Yi Cheol.

The beginning of Yi Cheol’s life, which began after his regression.

At the beginning of everything, there was Black Qi, and at the end, there was also Black Qi.

Starting with the fruit knife he absorbed as a baby, all the countless relationships and miracles that had continued with Mujin and Gyeongcheon.

Now, that monster had taken it all away.

“So now, rest in peace. I will take over your destiny. Through that, this world will finally find peace.”

Finishing all the stories.

Finally, Yi Hyul-hyun began to stretch out his hand towards the heart of Yi Cheol, who could not even open his mouth in the face of deathly wounds.

‘Kuk! Damn it!’

‘Maknae-ya! [term of endearment for the youngest member]’

‘My Lord!’

‘Ah, baby. No, noooo!’

Seeing Yi Hyul-hyun, who was extending his black hand towards their head of family, the eyes of everyone in the Sungmu Yi family widened as if they were tearing.

Everyone wanted to move.

They wanted to swing their arms and take a step.

But they couldn’t.

Their spirits were suppressed by the aura that Yi Hyul-hyun emitted, and they could only helplessly watch the scene.

And, finally.

Swoosh!

…What echoed in the hall was a single sword’s cry.

* * *

Yi Hyul-hyun saw a sword blocking the space between Yi Cheol and himself.

“Do not extend your hand any further.”

A low voice, emotionlessly echoing.

The moment that voice echoed, all the Sungmu Yi family warriors who had been facing despair roughly exhaled.

“Heok!”

“Puha!”

“Ah, baby! Cheol-ah! Cheol-ahhh!”

“Aunt! You can’t go!”

The moment the sword intervened.

The absolute aura that seemed to reign over the world was cut off.

The only one who could cut it off here was Yi Tae-shin, the strongest of the era.

He stood in Yi Hyul-hyun’s way.

“Child. Step aside.”

“I can’t do that. Rotten ghost.”

Even in the face of Yi Hyul-hyun’s murderous aura, Yi Tae-shin spoke with the same expressionless face as usual.

“You are a seer of the future, and a rational child. Think coldly. What do you intend to do by stopping me? You have no more cards left, do you?”

Yi Hyul-hyun’s voice echoed leisurely.

“But I do. I am the only hope for you all now.”

At those words.

Everyone who seemed ready to rush at Yi Hyul-hyun faced reality.

Yi Cheol.

Their hope had been defeated.

He could recover, but they didn’t know how long it would take.

…Conversely, there was an absolute being here who possessed the potential that Yi Cheol had, and that was none other than their founder, Yi Hyul-hyun.

The only one who could face the Primordial Monster, who would become even stronger, was perhaps the one who had built up power for thousands of years….

“Do not let the warriors of the main family be deceived by the ghost’s wicked tongue.”

Whoosh!

At that moment, a low voice that penetrated their ears awakened the main family warriors from their bewilderment.

‘What was I thinking?’

‘Wh, what’s going on….’

What exactly had Yi Hyul-hyun done?

And how had Yi Tae-shin resisted it?

“Hoh.”

Yi Hyul-hyun’s eyes narrowed.

“I see. Child, you are not far from death? So you have gained that eye, even if only halfway.”

“….”

Yi Tae-shin’s yellow eyes were emitting a faint light.

Yi Tae-shin did not answer.

He simply turned his head slightly and looked to the side.

“Second.”

“Yes, yes! Father.”

Yi Jin-yoon looked at his father’s back with a trembling voice.

“I ask for the troops.”

Swish.

And with lowered eyes, he glanced at Yi Cheol.

With just that, Yi Jin-yoon understood what his father had instructed.

Yi Jin-yoon’s mouth slowly opened in surprise.

“Did you understand.”

Yi Tae-shin asked again.

“…Yes, Father.”

In that figure, the hesitation on Yi Jin-yoon’s lips was replaced with determination.

At that sight, Yi Hyul-hyun’s pupils widened.

“Hahahaha! How amusing. My distant descendant. Are you thinking of competing with me now.”

“Do not make that kind of expression with my son’s body.”

“Do you not know that the body, the power, the potential that you have… all originated from me? I am your origin and beginning. Do you think that you… can defeat me?”

At that moment.

Yi Hyul-hyun’s aura, which had been seeping in like mist, burst out like an explosion.

Ooh!

Every being under the heavens felt fear as they faced that aura.

The power possessed by the ghost named Yi Hyul-hyun, who had lived for thousands of years for only one battle, was truly enough to swallow the world.

“There’s no reason we can’t win.”

But Yi Tae-shin’s voice was calm.

“….”

Yi Hyul-hyun then closed his mouth.

Yi Tae-shin did not speak any further.

Under the black-stained sky, with hundreds of millions of monsters and the Primordial Monster on their backs.

The two warriors looked at each other.

The Sword God, called the strongest of the era, and.

The Martial God, burdened with thousands of years of obsession.

With Yi Cheol dying in front of them, they revealed their killing intent towards each other.

Silence fell.

Yi Hyul-hyun, who had stretched out his arm.

Yi Tae-shin, who had stretched out his sword to block that arm.

Yi Jin-yoon, who was standing behind Yi Tae-shin.

The Sungmu Yi family warriors.

As if the world had stopped, no one moved.

Whoong!

And in an instant.

Just as a speck of dust that had flown in from somewhere fell into their center.

The stopped time began to flow.

Whoaaaaa! Kwaaaaang!

Yi Tae-shin’s sword was swung, leaving a trail of light in the air, colliding with Yi Hyul-hyun’s aura and causing an explosion.

Whoa! Thud!

Yi Jin-yoon, who moved almost simultaneously, grabbed Yi Cheol and the Black Night in front of him.

Crack!

But he couldn’t grab the Black Night. Dizzily turning his gaze, what caught his eye was the scabbard on Yi Cheol’s waist.

Yi Jin-yoon hurriedly pushed the scabbard into the Black Night with magic, then jumped up without looking back.

“Sungmu Yi family! Retreat!”

At those words that Yi Jin-yoon gathered magic and spread, all the troops began to kick off the ground.

-Kieeeeeeeek!

At that moment, the monsters, who had only been looking at their mother, also burst out with strange cries and once again revealed their ferocious teeth.

Kwaaaaang! Kwaaaaang!

The most violent explosion in the world erupted, and all the hesitant warriors followed Yi Jin-yoon as if they were being pushed.

Yi Jin-yoon gritted his teeth and sent his gaze to the rear.

‘Father.’

It was not easy to open his mouth.

She did not have the eloquence to express the thoughts that were rising in her heart.

Therefore, she could only concentrate on the orders that her father had given, while holding the battered Yi Cheol in her arms.

“Good luck in battle!”

Good luck, luck as a martial artist.

That was the only thing she could say.

“Run! Sungmu Yi family! Evacuate from the battlefield!”

Kuuuuuuuuung!