The Swordmaster Wants To Live Peacefully [EN]: Chapter 229

Swordmaster Wants to Live in Peace – Episode 228

Ascension Hunter (3)

The Korean side’s top priority was the safe return of the prisoners.

Even if they were from other countries, they were still alive.

Yu Seong-woo knew this, which is why he planned this operation.

To bisect the two armies with a long, high wooden barrier and rescue the hostages.

It was limited to those visible to the naked eye, but… that was enough.

“And, the second thing.”

As Yu Seong-woo gestured again, the soldiers on the wooden barrier began to unleash a barrage of fire.

A rain of lead bullets poured down on the orcs.

Despite the lead bullets flying over his head, he kept his hands in his pockets, turning his back on the acrid smell of gunpowder and flames.

“Let the fun festival begin.”

The fired bullets struck the orcs at the front lines, making metallic sounds.

Specially modified guns, designed to pierce the monsters’ thick hides, fired relentlessly.

Amidst the ordinary firearms that hammered at their armor and hindered their advance, large-caliber sniper rifles roared, steadily reducing their numbers.

Watching this, Beyu frowned and shouted.

-Do you have no warrior’s honor?!

“Not really. I’m not someone who lives on honor.”

Winning is all that matters in war.

That’s how Yu Seong-woo has achieved victory.

The orc warriors couldn’t advance and fell one by one.

Their armor could deflect ordinary bullets, but not the large-caliber bullets that pierced even steel.

If they could surround their entire body with Aura like Yu Seong-woo, bullets would be nothing, but Aura Armor is proof of those who have reached the Master level.

Even high-ranking orcs couldn’t do that.

The snipers were skilled, and they fell with each shot.

Unable to watch any longer, Beyu leaped forward, gathering magic power into his massive hammer.

If only that wooden barrier could be destroyed, they could continue the fight on equal terms.

“Kuaaaaaaaah!”

The hammer, imbued with immense magic power, was swung towards the wooden barrier, but Yu Seong-woo, who had also leaped quickly, neutralized it with Ilseong [his sword technique].

“Did you think I’d let you do as you please?”

Yu Seong-woo smiled and pushed Beyu back.

Beyu, who had aimed for the wooden barrier, was knocked back by Yu Seong-woo’s sword strike and crashed to the ground.

After turning several fallen orc corpses into mush, anger flared on Beyu’s face as he rose.

“You son of a bitch!”

Beyu, having risen, gripped his hammer tightly again and exploded with energy.

The earth trembled.

As one who had completed preparations for ascension, the energy emanating from him was immense.

However, it didn’t surpass Yu Seong-woo.

Holding a crimson sword in one hand, he walked leisurely through the hail of bullets, looking like a demon risen from hell.

The red aura rising around him seemed to show what realm he had reached.

Hyeonhyeoninsin (現顯人神) [A being who has manifested divinity in human form].

The Sosinhoe (小神座) [Minor God Seat] of the Korean Seongsinjeon [Sacred Hall of Gods].

A being who had reached divinity in a human body, the closest to ascension in this world right now.

That was what currently described Yu Seong-woo.

“Do everything you can. Summon your god like your brother did.”

Yu Seong-woo’s voice echoed softly across the battlefield, silencing everything.

Even the gunshots fired by the human army stopped.

‘Most of the spells they’ve prepared are summoning rituals. Like the orc shaman I met, there’s a high possibility they’re summoning a god from another world.’

But this time, he had no intention of letting them summon.

That’s what he said, anyway.

Yu Seong-woo spun his sword around, surveying the surroundings.

The snipers were doing a good job.

The orc army had come close for the sake of the war, so the orc shamans were within their range.

The snipers prioritized shooting the shamans, and except for a few who protected their bodies with magic, they fell one by one.

‘This has neutralized most of their spells. And…….’

Several planes flew from behind the wooden barrier, firing machine gun bullets over the orcs’ heads.

This disrupted the army’s formation, and the formation-based spells were also broken.

Yu Seong-woo looked at Beyu and asked.

“What can you do now?”

The biggest variable in this war was, of course, Beyu.

As he was related to the Ascension Church, his power was beyond what Divers [people with special abilities] could handle.

However, if Yu Seong-woo blocked Beyu, what could he do?

“Kuaaaaaaaah!”

Beyu exploded with energy again, gripping his battle hammer tightly.

“My god desires your blood and flesh, and wishes to have me by his side! I will surely grind you into minced meat and offer you as tribute!”

“Thinking that’s even possible means you’re out of your mind.”

Yu Seong-woo didn’t intend to drag it out either.

In response to his momentum, Yu Seong-woo also drew up his Aura.

And just as the two were about to take off from the ground, a small figure fell from the sky.

Leaving a long purple line in the blue sky, the figure fell like a meteor towards Beyu, creating a large crater.

Yu Seong-woo and Beyu stepped back at the sudden appearance of the unidentified being.

‘Ascension Church? No, it doesn’t feel like it.’

The small figure, wearing a blue robe and carrying a greatsword on its back, seemed unharmed despite falling from an invisible height.

This meant it had the ability to withstand a fall from that height.

Yu Seong-woo, examining the small figure, narrowed his eyes.

‘Is that Aura it’s using right now? And in a rather familiar way…….’

The figure soon drew the greatsword from its back and kicked off the ground towards Beyu.

The swordsman, rushing in with terrifying speed, swung the greatsword mindlessly at Beyu.

“You rat-like bastard!”

Beyu, who wasn’t slow to grasp the situation, swung his battle hammer in response.

The greatsword and hammer collided, creating a deafening roar, and the surrounding ground shattered, sending stone fragments flying in all directions.

The shockwave, centered on the two, blew away the surrounding orcs and created a whirlwind.

“Hoo.”

Not an enemy?

Yu Seong-woo sheathed his sword and began to watch their battle.

There was no pause in the wielding of the massive sword.

The swordsman knew very well how to handle a greatsword.

Moreover, they overcame the difference in physique with their unique flexibility.

The attacks were relentless, flowing smoothly like water, and the speed didn’t decrease but rather increased.

The swordsman’s sword, unfolding with the greatsword, was truly astonishing.

And Yu Seong-woo saw someone overlapping in the swordsman’s swordsmanship.

A familiar Aura manipulation method.

Unnecessary greatsword techniques.

A relentless fighting style.

All of it resembled someone he knew…….

His heart began to pound for no reason. Even though it was clear that it couldn’t be.

‘……Could it be.’

He recalled the past.

Maynard.

His friend, a swordsman who had fallen for the Ascension Church’s deception and become a demon.

He had experienced the absurd event of reuniting with an otherworldly connection on Earth.

Was this the same?

Did a past connection continue into the present? Transcending the boundary of death.

Yu Seong-woo restrained himself from jumping out.

He wanted to grab the intruder right away and ask where they had learned that sword.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The greatsword and hammer collided repeatedly, creating deafening roars.

The orcs around the two’s battle couldn’t keep up.

This meant that the intruder’s skill was equal to or greater than Beyu’s.

“Guild Master, I have completed the task you instructed.”

Choi Ah-yeon surged from the shadows and reported to Yu Seong-woo.

She had taken on the mission of assassinating the shamans outside the snipers’ range, taking advantage of the chaotic battlefield.

Having taken the magic amplification potion manufactured by Kali, she had broken her existing limits.

The amount of magic power she was born with increased dramatically, increasing her speed and strength, making her unmatched as an assassin.

Of course, she insisted that she wasn’t an assassin…….

“We succeeded in neutralizing the orc shamans, but it seemed like they had already completed some rituals.”

“You can’t tell what kind of rituals?”

“Yes. It was difficult to understand even when compared to the spells received from the mages. I’m sorry.”

“That’s enough. Besides, it seems like we have a reliable ally…….”

Kwaaaang─!!

The greatsword was swung greatly, pushing Beyu back a long way.

Even though he blocked it with his battle hammer, the impact was considerable, and he spat blood from his mouth.

“Kueueuk… You damn bitch! I’ll chew you up for sure─!!”

As Beyu shouted, an intangible energy spread in all directions, and the orcs who came into contact with that energy took up their weapons and cut open their chests.

The orcs, having dug out their throbbing hearts, raised them on both hands and knelt on one knee towards Beyu.

As if offering tribute to a god, they offered their hearts.

Choi Ah-yeon gasped at the sight.

The soldiers on the wooden barrier also took a few steps back as if they couldn’t believe it, and began to vomit.

A scene of fanaticism unfolded that was hard to believe even after seeing it.

“Ugh…….”

She had seen many gruesome scenes, but it was difficult to endure this kind of scene that instinctively aroused disgust.

Choi Ah-yeon turned her body and vomited, and Yu Seong-woo watched quietly.

Indeed, what kind of reaction would that swordsman, who unfolded the greatsword techniques he knew, show?

“Kuaaaaaaaah─!!”

The hearts offered by the orcs turned to ashes and scattered, and the heartless orcs collapsed on the floor.

Was this also a spell?

The hearts and souls they offered flowed into Beyu, rapidly increasing his magic power and stature.

The mages behind the wooden barrier also observed this, and a voice soon came through magic.

-It seems to be a temporary enhancement through sacrifices. This kind of enhancement will have strong side effects…….

“The increase is unusual.”

-But who is that person fighting over there right now? There’s no information at all!

“I don’t know either. But I have a guess. At least they’re not an enemy.”

-Is it okay to leave it to them like that?

“…Well, it wouldn’t be bad. To check their skills, at least.”

If they had inherited the progress of someone he knew… an orc who hadn’t yet reached divinity.

Kwaaaang─!!

The roar erupted again.

As if they hadn’t shown their full power until now, the large greatsword instantly drew several arcs.

Each sword strike was a powerful blow that divided the sky and the earth.

The purple Aura drove Beyu, who had been enhanced, and the greatsword repeatedly rotated.

As if to say that no matter how much enhancement you receive, you’re still just an orc, that thought became a purple wave that drove Beyu, and soon the battle hammer, unable to withstand it, was split in half.

“This is the end!”

The swordsman’s voice, which had been silent until now, finally burst out. Yu Seong-woo was startled again by the voice, which was too high to be a man’s.

The swordsman, having beheaded Beyu, whose posture had collapsed, with the greatsword, caught Beyu’s head in the air with the extended greatsword, turned his body, and walked towards Yu Seong-woo.

“…….”

“Hehe.”

Then, with a small laugh, he stuck out his tongue and handed Yu Seong-woo the head of the dead Beyu, saying.

“It’s a present!”

They’re out of their mind.

Yu Seong-woo thought so, but he couldn’t help but smile.

Because they resembled someone he knew so much.

“They look just like that kid. I don’t know who they are, but…….”

Yu Seong-woo muttered, then stopped speaking.

The face in the hood after taking off the robe.

As soon as he saw that face, he was speechless.

“……You are.”