The Swordmaster Wants To Live Peacefully [EN]: Chapter 374

Swordmaster Wants to Live Peacefully – 373

War (5)

Kaga Gaga Gaga Gang—!!

The Tiger King’s jaw dropped. It wasn’t Veronica or Medea who stopped him.

Three swords sparked, halting his advance.

The Three Jeong and the paired swords of Another World floated in the air, acting independently.

Another World attacked the Tiger King’s fangs like a beast defending its territory, while the Three Jeong blocked his snout.

The Tiger King, realizing that mere toothpick-sized swords were impeding him, shook his head violently, sending them flying.

Then, he raised his massive front paw and slammed it down.

“Kugh!”

But Veronica, who had anticipated this, scooped up Medea again, dodged the paw, and placed her in a safe spot before exclaiming,

“Seriously, how are we supposed to take down something like that?!”

“…This isn’t like Hercules’ labors. If the Nemean Lion [a monster in Greek mythology] was this strong, Olympus [home of the Greek gods] would have fallen long ago.”

Medea agreed. The Tiger King, who had manifested his own unique world, was a ruler.

A conqueror, a mountain god, and a king. A tiger god who manipulated the world at his whim.

An enemy that Medea, newly ascended to divinity, and Veronica, who hadn’t, couldn’t defeat.

It would take several miracles, like the meteor shower that defeated the Demon God.

That’s why Yoosungwoo told them to kill him if possible, or just hold him back.

Holding him back was Medea’s specialty.

However, Veronica had other plans. Her goal was to catch up to Yoosungwoo, not just stand beside him, but to walk one step behind.

She had long decided to follow the path he was forging.

Reaching out, the Three Jeong flew into her hand.

The greatsword, pulsing with purple light, responded to Veronica’s will.

“…I will never lose. I’ve decided I won’t lose to anyone except the Captain.”

Intense aura surged from Veronica, and the Three Jeong resonated, emitting divinity.

Amplification through resonance. Creating a miracle where no bond or connection should exist, mixing aura and divinity.

The energy that erupted spread out, analyzing the Tiger King.

How he constructed his world, its foundation, and his ultimate aim.

Yoosungwoo always said:

“Know your enemy and know yourself, and you will never be defeated…”

To be exact, it was ‘you will win every battle,’ but Veronica heard what she wanted to hear.

Analyzing the Tiger King’s unique world with her aura, Veronica gripped the hilt of the Three Jeong with both hands and swung it down.

As the Three Jeong struck the ground, cracks like spiderwebs appeared, and aura exploded along them, overturning the earth.

The Tiger King tried to suppress the explosion with his massive paw, but Veronica relentlessly poured her aura into it, amplifying the blast.

The explosion forced the Tiger King to retreat.

Veronica’s limbs lengthened, and her hair shortened.

The armor and purple cloak fluttered, radiating power.

Veronica’s unique world wasn’t about covering reality; it concentrated all her power on self-enhancement.

She deemed creating a battlefield advantageous to herself less effective.

[Unique World]

[Purple Clarity: Veronica]

Veronica, having maximized her self-enhancement, took a deep breath and faced the Tiger King.

Thanks to the Three Jeong, her body overflowed with divinity, but she instinctively knew she was still far from matching the Tiger King.

What, then, must she do for her sword to reach him?

There was no time to ponder. The Tiger King still radiated murderous intent, desiring their deaths.

Whether Veronica used her unique world or not, his goal remained their demise.

The Tiger King’s paw descended. Veronica inhaled again and extended the Three Jeong.

Now, it was time to bridge the gap.

“Huuup—!!”

She deflected the Tiger King’s paw with the Three Jeong. Metallic sounds echoed, as if metals collided.

The tiger’s hide was like iron, unyielding.

Damn tough. How long had it been since she faced such an opponent?

Confirming that Medea understood her intentions and was retreating to prepare support, Veronica burrowed under the Tiger King and thought.

‘Captain.’

Yoosungwoo’s teachings.

Yoosungwoo was her teacher, imparting countless lessons beyond swordsmanship.

Based on his mercenary experience, he shared numerous strategies with Veronica.

Of course, Veronica wasn’t particularly bright, so she didn’t absorb everything…

Even with half of it, she could become a swordmaster succeeding the Mercenary King.

‘When facing a tough opponent…’

It’s standard to use their strength against them. However, the Tiger King was too powerful for that.

What should she do?

Memories swirled in Veronica’s head. Yoosungwoo’s teachings, all the know-hows he had crammed into her.

She had to find the most effective method.

The Tiger King moved quickly, blasting Veronica away.

She spat out blood as she crashed into the cliff, watching the Tiger King charge.

“Ah, I’m going to die.”

But things didn’t go as Veronica expected. Medea created a large swamp under the Tiger King’s feet, hindering his movement.

It was brief, but enough for Veronica to escape the cliff.

Kicking off the cliff and returning to Medea, she spat out the remaining blood and said,

“I can’t kill him like this.”

“…I know. Then let’s try to hold him back as much as possible.”

“But I really want to kill him. That bastard.”

Medea sensed a powerful will in Veronica’s words.

A determination that seemed to influence those around her.

Medea realized she was preparing for the bloom of divinity.

By holding Yoosungwoo’s sword, she had experienced divinity, and physically accepted its components during the battle with the Great God.

Her skills had reached the level of divine skill, so all the ingredients were there.

If she missed this opportunity, she didn’t know when she would reach divinity again, so she bit her lip and said,

“Okay. I’ll help you.”

“Isn’t there a curse that enhances me or something?”

“There are a few, but most come with a price.”

“Which is the strongest?”

“The curse of restriction enhances the body by sacrificing senses. The more senses you give up, the stronger you become.”

“…Okay. Cast that on me.”

“Which senses will you give up?”

“Everything except touch.”

Medea thought she misheard, stunned by Veronica’s resolve.

Sight, the sense that dominates human cognition…

Realizing it wasn’t a joke, Medea sighed and stirred her magic power.

“I’ll go all out too.”

Magic power and divinity emanated from Medea, releasing waves of curses.

The divinity of Greek mythology, dedicated to magic and curses.

The dozens of magic circles she drew permeated Veronica, and her unique world invaded the Tiger King’s.

[Unique World]

[Supreme Love Curse]

Medea’s unique world also failed to completely cover the Tiger King’s.

Even with similar lifespans, there was a vast difference in divinity.

However, she managed to cover a part, allowing for freer movement.

Relieved, she poured her divinity towards the Tiger King.

She had already cursed Veronica; all that remained was to weaken the Tiger King.

A tall black wave crashed over him, made only of curses.

The Tiger King waved his paw, splitting the wave, and roared, disrupting Medea’s divinity.

“Kuek!”

Medea staggered from the impact, while Veronica calmly focused on the sensation of the sword.

All senses except touch were blocked by the curse.

A curse that felt natural, as if it had never existed.

Just as you have to give to receive, she felt power surging within as her senses were blocked.

Veronica had trained with Yoosungwoo to fight with her senses blocked.

First, she fought with her eyes closed, then with her hearing blocked.

The goal was to adapt by gradually sealing the five senses, and those memories were helpful.

‘I couldn’t block all five senses like the Captain…’

She was used to fighting with everything but touch sealed.

Veronica felt her senses fade and spread her aura.

Like bats and dolphins using echolocation, Veronica understood the terrain through the returning aura.

It provided more reliable information than sight.

After surveying her surroundings, Veronica kicked off the ground, throwing herself at the Tiger King, who had split Medea’s wave, and swung the Three Jeong.

The sword energy collided with the Tiger King, causing an explosion.

“Kuhheong!”

The Tiger King cried out, retreating from Veronica’s strengthened attack.

He paused, assessing Veronica’s changed momentum, then roared and charged, shaking the earth.

Veronica didn’t run. She stood tall, gripping the Three Jeong.

Then, she swung.

The swing that had been repeated thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of millions of times collided with the Tiger King.

-Kkaaang—!!

A crisp sound, like hitting a baseball with an aluminum bat, rang out.

The Tiger King and Veronica retreated simultaneously. A different scenario than before, when she was simply blown away.

The divinity of the Three Jeong.

Veronica’s unique world.

Enhancement through curses.

Medea’s weakening.

Everything Veronica could do combined, making her an equal match for the Tiger King, even briefly.

Now, only one thing remained.

Veronica spread her aura and gripped the Three Jeong. Until now, it was impossible.

She realized it was possible after the clash. The giant tiger, once impossible, was now…

‘When you’re scared, take one more step.’

By shaking off her fear, he became an easy-going cat.

He was still a mountain-sized tiger, but no longer scary. She was now a tiger hunter.

‘And, when you want to kill him for sure, take two more steps.’

Veronica took two steps forward and extended the Three Jeong.

The purple aura emitted a fierce light.