The Swordmaster Wants To Live Peacefully [EN]: Chapter 156

Swordmaster Wants to Live in Peace – 156

Hraesvelgr (9)

As Hraesvelgr breathed his last, the raging storm subsided.

Yuseongwu immediately ordered the collection of every material that could be harvested from Hraesvelgr.

This included Hraesvelgr’s tail feathers, beak, and claws.

Even in death, they remained remarkably sturdy, making the collection challenging but worthwhile due to their value.

In the midst of this, a large, blue orb rolled out from Hraesvelgr’s mouth.

Yuseongwu was the first to spot it.

“…A core.”

It was undoubtedly the Abyss’s core and the source of Hraesvelgr’s power.

And also, the ‘wind’ of Hraesvelgr that the giant Dagaz had mentioned.

“So, taking his wind meant this…”

Yuseongwu picked up the orb and sensed the power contained within.

Hraesvelgr’s wind.

The power to create raging storms with a single flap of wings from the northernmost point….

Hraesvelgr’s Jewel.

Taking it would make for an incredible treasure.

However, Yuseongwu had no intention of taking the jewel.

Hadn’t he made a promise to Dagaz, the giant of the rocky mountain?

To take Hraesvelgr’s wind and free them from their shackles.

Yuseongwu checked the status of the Hraesvelgr’s collection.

It seemed they had gathered almost everything. Their subspace bags had limits, after all.

The bags were all full, leaving no room for more.

In other words, the final stage.

“I guess I can break it.”

Yuseongwu infused the Hraesvelgr’s jewel in his hand with Aura.

The monster’s power resisted the Aura, vibrating intensely, and soon cracks began to appear on the jewel.

Crack, crack. The divine object, never to be seen again, began to shatter, unleashing immense power.

What blew forth was a fierce wind.

On the rocky mountain, where not a single breeze had stirred since Hraesvelgr’s death, a whirlwind raged around him.

The violent wind blew relentlessly.

Shaking everything and threatening to tear the world apart.

Yuseongwu scattered the shattered pieces of the jewel on the ground and looked up.

‘I can see it.’

Amidst the raging storm, the chains covering the rocky mountain came into view.

Hraesvelgr’s curse that had been binding the giants.

Yuseongwu summoned Ilseong, grasped it in one hand, and began to swing.

As his sword was wielded, the flow of the wind changed.

Dagaz’s request to take Hraesvelgr’s wind and liberate them.

The answer was surely this.

Yuseongwu’s sword dance continued. The sword dance within the storm was beautiful, but hidden by the dust and unseen by anyone.

Only the sound of the sword being swung—*whoosh, whoosh*—could be heard along with the wind.

Yuseongwu, who had come to control the wind of the rocky mountain with a single sword, sent all the wind up into the sky.

And then, he struck down in one swift motion.

The updraft turned into a downdraft, pushing away and destroying everything surrounding the rocky mountain.

At the same time, the chains that had been enveloping the entire rocky mountain were all cut away, disappearing from sight.

Yuseongwu looked up at the sky once more and muttered.

“The sky is so clear.”

Only now could he see the northern sky properly.

* * *

Taking advantage of the distraction caused by the Sword Demon, the European Union, Titan, and the Black Sky Dragon were the first to escape the Abyss.

They waited outside the Abyss for the Sword Demon to return.

It was the last vestige of conscience, stemming from the fact that they had left them behind in front of that enormous monster.

Well, that conscience would likely fade away in a few days.

If they didn’t return, they would be remembered as fools who knowingly walked into a fire, fully aware they would die.

“Those stupid bastards are all dead. How could someone who’s clearly not a Grade 1 contender even try to fight it?”

“Ignorance is bliss… They were able to charge in like that because they didn’t know anything. They’re probably dead.”

“Bringing someone who’s not even a combatant to a Grade 1 Abyss raid. I don’t know if they’re sane or not.”

“By the way, wasn’t there a familiar face in that guild? Among the mages…”

The guilds chattered as they pleased.

They said the Sword Demon was probably dead and that it was best to give up early.

Their words weren’t entirely wrong.

Those gathered here were among the strongest in the world.

Even they had felt an indescribable sense of despair when they encountered Hraesvelgr’s true form.

They felt viscerally that it was an existence they could never defeat.

That’s why they had fled the Abyss as quickly as possible.

The Black Sky Dragon’s camp was set up near the Abyss.

Heuk Sahyang sat on a chair, tapping the table with her fingers as she kept track of the time.

It had already been five hours since they had left the Sword Demon behind and escaped the Abyss.

Considering Hraesvelgr’s size, it would be a battle that wouldn’t end easily, so she couldn’t be certain of the Sword Demon’s death just because they hadn’t come out for a few hours.

“Heavenly Demon, shouldn’t you be returning soon…”

At Heuk Seonmu’s words, she stopped tapping the table with her fingers.

As he said, it was time to return.

She hadn’t obtained the Heavenly Demon Scripture she wanted, and there was nothing more to gain by staying here.

However, her intuition told her to wait longer.

Although it was only for a brief moment.

Yuseongwu wasn’t the type of person to die in a place like that.

Even if everyone else died, he alone would return alive.

‘And he definitely has the Heavenly Demon Scripture.’

Yuseongwu had pretended not to have seen it, but he subtly hinted that he possessed it.

The tactic of deliberately making the opponent impatient even made her, the current Heavenly Demon, feel uneasy.

“Let’s wait a little longer.”

“Understood.”

About an hour after Heuk Seonmu retreated.

Some guilds, unable to wait any longer, had already left, and other guilds had also finished preparing to leave.

And then, the large black hole that had been quietly guarding the spot began to stir.

Those who saw the scene expected an Abyss Break [a phenomenon where monsters pour out of an Abyss].

Assuming that the Sword Demon had failed to conquer it, they thought that monsters would soon pour out of the Abyss.

Those who were waiting put down their luggage and picked up their weapons.

Those who couldn’t fight retreated, and the divers stepped forward to form a defensive line.

However, their defenses were rendered useless as a single human emerged from the Abyss.

Yuseongwu, with the same indifferent expression as always, took a step forward.

The Sword Demon’s guild master returned, wearing tattered clothes.

Following him, the others also appeared one by one.

Because the subspace bags were full, the people dragged the Hraesvelgr’s materials as they returned.

One, two, three….

There were injured people, but no one had died.

Twelve divers who had returned safely from an Abyss that was equivalent to a Special Grade, or perhaps even surpassed it.

As they all came out, the Abyss disappeared without a sound.

Those who were holding weapons at the scene of the conquest lowered their weapons one by one, as if they couldn’t believe it.

Yuseongwu uttered a word to the people who were looking at them.

“What are you looking at? Get lost.”

* * *

Yuseongwu, who made the divers disappear with a single word.

As people retreated, Sword Demon immediately began preparations to return.

He knew the skills of the Sword Demon’s divers well, and he had obtained what he wanted.

When he obtained Hraesvelgr’s tail feathers, Hetris was so happy that she even burst into a bright smile with her face covered in dust.

With just one material, research would advance, so there couldn’t have been greater joy as a researcher.

So, there was no more business here.

There were many things to think about, but that could be done after returning to Korea.

Then, a pack of jackals swarmed in on them.

Sword Demon had finally succeeded in conquering Hraesvelgr….

Moreover, they didn’t maintain the Abyss and simply destroyed it.

Now, the things they had obtained had become unique items that couldn’t be found anywhere else.

“Sell it? Why should I?”

“We also have some rights. Everyone came from afar to target this Abyss…”

At the words of a diver, Yuseongwu summoned Ilseong.

Then, he held Ilseong to the diver’s nape and said.

“Say that again.”

“I, I’m not saying to just give it away, but to sell it!”

“Offer.”

“…Since it’s a new species and we don’t know what effects it has, at the international standard price…”

“Would you sell it at the standard price if you were me? Get lost.”

There were only easy targets who were thinking of ripping them off.

Yuseongwu chased away the swarming pack of jackals with just his eyes and stared silently at Yu Jiwoo, who was checking the materials he had collected.

It was a CEO-like appearance that he hadn’t seen in a while.

Meteor Industries, which mainly focused on various restrictions and processing materials.

It was none other than Yu Jiwoo’s ability that built Meteor Industries.

To be exact, it should be called insight.

An ability close to super-intuition that recognizes things that are likely to succeed.

‘Come to think of it, she was a kid who often won prizes since she was young.’

If you go to a stationery store, there are paper raffles, right?

Yu Jiwoo often won prizes in such raffles.

When asked how she was so good at picking them, she even had the nerve to answer, ‘I thought this would be a winner.’

In addition to that, she also had a talent for social game gacha [a type of lottery-based game mechanic], so there were times when she was asked to do the gacha with Yu Jiwoo’s fingers.

In June, she felt Yuseongwu’s gaze and turned around as she sorted the materials with Hetris.

Yu Jiwoo tilted her head, asking what was wrong.

Yuseongwu waved his hand, saying it was nothing, and raised his head towards the sky.

The sky here was also wide, but he couldn’t forget the sky he had seen inside the Abyss.

A sky without a single cloud, as if he could peek into the universe.

And the gate of the sky where the Valkyries had rushed in.

“…Odin, huh.”

Valkyries residing in Valhalla [Norse hall of slain warriors].

Their leader was Odin, and Hraesvelgr cried out Odin’s name.

It seemed like there were complicated circumstances in many ways.

The end of Norse mythology, Ragnarok [a series of events leading to the end of the world], or something….

Yuseongwu frowned, feeling that things were getting more and more complicated.

The Valkyrie who appeared while hunting Hraesvelgr was a variable.

If beings stronger than the Valkyries, such as the gods of Norse mythology, Thor or Odin, had come directly, it would have been difficult to get out of here alive so safely.

‘I need to find out more.’

Fortunately, he now had an informant who could tell him about these things.

A group that may be the oldest of the existing forces… the Witch Society.

They possessed a mystery that humans who had not lived for even a hundred years could not approach, so he thought they would be able to explain this matter in detail.

“I have too much to do…”

After returning to Earth, leisurely and quietly….

I wanted to live an ordinary life.

He was living the exact opposite of that wish. Too busy and fiercely.

As he stared blankly at the sky for a while, he heard a clearing of throat next to him.

When he turned his head, Heuk Sahyang was there.

All the other guilds had withdrawn, but the Black Sky Dragon was still there.

She opened her mouth.

“What do you want me to do for you? What do I have to do to return the Heavenly Demon Scripture to the sect’s possession?”

A big fish was trying to bite the bait.