Weapon-Eating Bastard [EN]: Chapter 272

Weapon-Devouring Bastard – Episode 272

The Gongjung Fortress Testing Ground, Sungmoo Lee Family Garrison.

Following Lee Cheol’s order, Choi In-ha hurriedly returned to the garrison and faced the Sungmoo Lee Family troops, who were already on high alert.

Just as Lee Cheol sensed danger the moment he heard the unidentified fear, Lee Jin-yoon, who had heard the echo of the cry, had the same thought.

As soon as Choi In-ha returned to the garrison, he approached Lee Jin-yoon, who was standing valiantly on the outer wall, and reported what had happened.

“The youngest… hmm, is that true?”

“Yes, he said he would confirm it directly with the young leader of the Nine Dragons Stronghold.”

“I see. If he felt danger, something must be happening.”

Lee Jin-yoon immediately issued orders to the martial arts squadron leaders under her command.

All the troops that had gone outside had already returned.

All the workers and resting personnel inside the garrison scattered to the outer wall and began guarding.

It was around the time a strange tension filled the Sungmoo Lee Family troops.

“Hey, Beefcake.”

Thud!

The Mountain Keeper quickly climbed onto the outer wall and stood next to Lee Jin-yoon.

The expression ‘Beefcake’ was quite offensive, but Lee Jin-yoon decided to ask about the urgency on the Mountain Keeper’s face first.

“What’s going on, Mountain Keeper?”

“This is no ordinary matter. That cry is one thing, but the smell is absolutely terrible.”

“Smell? What smell are you talking about?”

“You guys can’t smell it. I’m the only one who can. More importantly, where is that kid right now? He would have sensed it in more detail…”

“The youngest is out on a mission. He decided to search for the source of that cry and then return.”

Lee Jin-yoon said that with a nonchalant face, and the Mountain Keeper frowned deeply upon hearing that.

“What…? That crazy bastard! This won’t do. I have to go right now!”

The Mountain Keeper’s eyes flashed as if he would run out immediately.

Lee Jin-yoon quickly stopped him.

“Why are you doing this? You shouldn’t move alone unless you can use your full strength, Mountain Keeper.”

However, it was at that moment.

The Mountain Keeper paused, then suddenly began wrinkling his nose at the empty air as if he had smelled a foul odor.

“This is…”

Slightly later than that, Lee Jin-yoon also sensed something.

‘What is it? This vibration?’

Dudududu…!

The vibration felt at the tips of her feet, spreading from a distant place.

Even though something was happening, the scenery still visible from the outer wall was peaceful.

But her intuition began to warn her.

“…Sungmoo Lee Family! Take battle positions! Prepare boiling water immediately, and make more wooden spears and bring them to me!”

Lee Jin-yoon was the most intuitive martial artist among the direct descendants of the generation.

Her intuition sensed something bad approaching.

Thump! Thump!

The vibration grew louder and louder, and people other than Lee Jin-yoon began to sense it one by one.

“W-What on earth is that…”

The warriors stared wide-eyed at the distant edge of the Gongje Line.

Khaaaaaaang!

From far away, something dark and murky was rushing in from the ridge of the opposite low mountain.

The Erhlisters [deformed ancient monsters].

Those deformed ancient monsters were shaking the earth as they charged madly towards the Sungmoo Lee Family’s garrison.

All the obstacles blocking their path were ground away, and only a cloud of sandy dust remained, rising into the sky after they passed.

* * *

They knew it the moment they saw it.

There was no commander in that horde of monsters.

It was just a disaster, no different from desert locusts, that would smash everything in its path.

No matter how brave and unmatched the Sungmoo Lee Family’s warriors were, they couldn’t help but be nervous when such a sight was suddenly presented right in front of them.

The outer wall was built quite sturdily, but since it wasn’t originally built to face such a large number of monsters, even the main family’s warriors couldn’t help but be nervous.

At that moment.

“Sungmoo Lee Family!”

Lee Jin-yoon’s thunderous voice spread out.

How could she make such a loud voice without even a shred of magical power?

The main family’s warriors focused their attention on Lee Jin-yoon.

“It looks like it’s going to be a tough fight! Those disgusting beasts are really swarming like dogs! It’s a damn awful situation!”

Kwagagagang!

The noise made by the monsters was getting closer and closer.

A siege warfare without the usual boiling oil or moat, or even bows and arrows.

The situation was the worst.

Therefore.

“That’s why I’m looking forward to it.”

Lee Jin-yoon shouted, her eyes sparkling.

“How far can my body, which doesn’t have a shred of magical power, go? I’m so excited I’m shaking, wondering how many of those hordes I can take down!

Euhahaha!

Lee Jin-yoon even burst into hearty laughter.

“You guys aren’t just cowardly bastards who curl their tails like dogs just because your magical power has disappeared! Isn’t this fight the very fight that suits the name of Sungmoo!”

Dududududuk!

Around that time, the monsters approached close enough to be seen just beyond one ridge.

-Kieeeeeee!

-Kyaaaaaaa!

Khaaaang!

The sound of the earth shaking.

Following that, the monsters’ screams echoed from afar.

Lee Jin-yoon’s shout rang out, piercing through all the noise.

“Now! A battleground for us has unfolded! Show your own struggle!”

Lee Jin-yoon grabbed the crude wooden spear piled up like a mountain next to her.

And, the next moment.

-Kieeeeeeeek!

A monster appeared hundreds of meters away, crossing the hill.

Lee Jin-yoon’s waist bent like a bow.

With a bang, Lee Jin-yoon’s spear turned half a dozen monsters into a bloody mess.

“Sungmoo Lee Family! Fight!”

Swish!

Following that, countless wooden spears were thrown, filling the sky.

The black trajectories drew long arcs like meteors, plunging into the front of the monsters.

“Everyone! Giant Spear!”

“Giant Spear!”

“Giant Spear!”

“Simultaneous Throw!”

The fourth and fifth, and the numerous squadron leaders of the Sungmoo Lee Family under their command, began to raise their voices and command in earnest.

Once again, the wooden spears were raised all at once.

The forearms of the warriors holding the spears swelled as if they would burst, waiting for the command.

“Throw!”

Hududuk!

The front lines of the monster horde collapsed, but the monster group trampled over them and rushed in again.

“Throw! Shoot! Keep shooting!”

Khaang! Kwagagagang!

A tremendous noise continued.

Numerous wooden spears adorned the sky.

Lee Jin-yoon also grabbed the wooden spear placed next to her and threw it like crazy.

Each one of those spears turned three or four monsters into a bloody mess.

The fourth and fifth also threw spears like crazy, and the Mountain Keeper, who was standing next to Lee Jin-yoon, sent a log almost the size of a human torso flying, disrupting the front lines of the monsters.

-Kyaaaaaaak!

The advance was delayed a little.

But eventually, it was only a matter of time before they reached the rampart.

“Twin Dragons Squad! We’re out of spears!”

“Bloodhowl Squad! Same here!”

“Second Sister!”

Soon everything was running out.

In the first place, the wooden spears were only a few hundred that had been made in preparation for a possible situation.

“Erhlisters! Colliding!”

The monsters were right in front of them.

Lee Jin-yoon clenched the last wooden spear in her hand and glared at them.

Khaaaaaaaaaang!

Eventually, the monsters charged into the rampart.

The warriors swayed on the undulating outer wall, trying to maintain their balance.

-Kiek! Kurook!

The front lines of the monsters slammed their heads into the wall and died with their necks broken.

The monsters that followed also rushed in without caring about their lives, breaking their necks and dying, and the corpses piled up like mountains as they stepped on them again.

And before long, those corpses became stepping stones for the monsters that followed.

-Kieeeeeeeek!

-Kyaaaaak!

-Krrr!

Like an ant colony, the monsters began to climb the rampart, using the corpses of their own kind as stepping stones.

-Kieeeek! Krrrk!

Khaaaang!

Lee Jin-yoon knocked down the group of monsters climbing up with the last remaining wooden spear, and immediately lifted her beloved weapon, Geosan [a giant sword], which had been laid down next to her.

“Sungmoo Lee Family! Draw Swords!”

-Kieeeek!

Immediately after, a monster appeared in front of her.

Pagak!

Before it could even set foot, its head was smashed by Geosan and bounced away.

“We don’t fight to survive! Fight and win!”

Lee Jin-yoon stretched out Geosan, shouting as if she was truly enjoying herself.

The monsters were rushing in.

The number was so great that no matter how many she knocked down, she couldn’t knock them all down.

But a smile was on her lips.

‘This is fun!’

She wasn’t just shouting to boost morale, she really thought so.

* * *

Melee combat had begun.

The monsters continued to climb up, trampling on the corpses of their fallen comrades.

Baek Im-cheol, a quasi-4th grade warrior belonging to the Baekcheong Martial Arts Squad, endured his nausea and swung his curved sword.

“Damn it. There’s a limit to how many there are!”

-Kieeeek!

Kwaduk!

The monsters bounced up.

He stretched out his weapon and cut off their heads.

At that moment, a monster jumped up, using its own kind as a support.

He cut again, and knocked down the monster that came up again.

It was an infinite repetition.

The overused body was constantly complaining of pain, and the blade, which was not protected by magical power, was gradually dulling as it cut through the monsters’ muscles and bones.

“Hahahahahaha!”

Khaaaaaaang!

Even in the midst of all that, their commander, Lee Jin-yoon, was bursting into wild laughter, smashing the monsters’ heads with her fists.

It was already amazing enough to wield that giant sword, which seemed to weigh dozens of kilograms, in a situation where she didn’t even have magical power, but to smash the monsters’ heads with her fists.

‘She’s really like a monster.’

He felt like he knew what it meant when people said they were really different.

She knocked down the monsters, her eyes flashing like a yaksha [a fierce, demon-like figure] from legend.

But… not all ordinary warriors were like Lee Jin-yoon.

-Kieeeek!

“Kuaaak!”

“Behind! They’re pushing in!”

“What are you doing! You bastards! Get a grip!”

One by one, casualties were occurring.

They swung their weapons without caring about broken arms and legs, but there were even those who suffered serious injuries from the monsters’ teeth and claws.

Even so… they weren’t completely pushed back.

They would rather die than give up.

“Hey! You bastard! What are you doing!”

At that moment, Baek Im-cheol saw his comrade standing blankly next to him.

A monster was halfway over right in front of him.

Baek Im-cheol desperately reached out his hand.

“If you’re injured, don’t lose your mind and retreat! You bastard!”

Baek Im-cheol pulled the injured comrade by the scruff of the neck and threw him back, then swung his sword at the monster.

-Kieeeek!

A monster with a vaguely Minotaur-like bull shape.

After deflecting its thick horns, Baek Im-cheol cut off its neck as it was.

Kang!

But at that moment, the tip of the blade finally snapped off.

It was a masterpiece-level equipment that had been supplied, but it had reached its limit due to harsh use.

“Damn it!”

Baek Im-cheol stared straight ahead and desperately reached out his hand to his fallen comrade.

“Your weapon! Quickly!”

But, for some reason, nothing was grasped in his hand.

“Ah…”

In Baek Im-cheol’s eyes as he turned around, he saw his comrade collapsed with a large penetrating wound in his chest.

The reason he had been standing there blankly was simply because he had died standing up.

‘…But what the hell?’

However, the corpse of his dead comrade suddenly turned into light and began to crumble and scatter.

It was more like disappearing than dying.

Not only the blood he shed, but even the sword and clothes he was holding became grains of light and melted into the air.

-Kieeeeeek!

“Kuek!”

But right now, the monster in front of him was more important than that absurd sight.

At that moment, he saw another monster climbing the wall.

‘Two are too much!’

In order to knock down the one right in front of him first, Baek Im-cheol swung the broken weapon as it was.

However.

Ttang!

The fact that the blade was broken in the first place meant that it had reached its limit.

The masterpiece-level equipment was shattered and scattered on the ground.

“Damn it! Here! It’s been breached! Someone send support…!”

Baek Im-cheol, who had jumped back in a hurry, looked around.

And soon realized that no place on the rampart was free enough to provide support.

‘D-Damn it.’

He was going to die.

Death was right in front of him.

Baek Im-cheol gritted his teeth, threw away his sword, and charged at the monster, a form mixed with a cow and a human, with his bare hands.

‘Even if I die, I’ll die with you!’

It was the moment Baek Im-cheol was about to kick off the ground.

Swish! Khaang!

A jet-black line was drawn in the air, penetrating the monster and hitting the wall.

“Wh-What…”

Baek Im-cheol was startled and turned his head.

Stuck in the ground was a curved sword similar to the one he had been using.

It was that moment.

Swish!

Several black lines were drawn in the air in sequence, and then flew to the outer wall and stuck there.

The precarious defense line of the outer wall regained a moment of respite.

Baek Im-cheol, who had collapsed with his legs giving way, looked at the weapons that had been shot from the sky.

All of those were equipment that had been dyed completely black.

‘Could it be…!’

Khaaaaaaaaaang!

Following that, a sound different from the noise he had been hearing so far rang out.

It wasn’t a noise heard from above the wall.

It was a sound coming from outside the outer wall, from the side where the monsters were rushing in.

Baek Im-cheol pulled out the weapon stuck in the ground and leaned his head over the outer wall as it was.

Khaaaang!

There, he saw another explosion occurring.

Numerous monsters were bouncing up like pieces of paper.

The monsters were all turning their attention to ‘someone’ who had appeared in their rear.

“He’s here.”

He heard someone muttering those words in a low voice.

Khaaaang!

Another explosion.

Even though he couldn’t use magical power, how on earth did he cause the explosion?

Only then did Baek Im-cheol become certain of who had come and who the owner of this black weapon was.

“…The youngest young master has come!”

The youngest of the Sungmoo Lee Family.

And an existence outside the norm, standing shoulder to shoulder with Lee Jin-yoon.

Just his appearance alone changed the atmosphere of the forces on the rampart.

“The youngest, that crazy bastard!”

Meanwhile.

Lee Jin-yoon tore apart the mouth of a monster that was climbing up with her bare hands, then burst into wild laughter and retrieved Geosan, which had bounced away.

“I was wondering where you were doing! You were coming from behind! Well, you’re the same as me, so there’s no way you’d miss this fun battle! Because you’re the same as me!”

Lee Jin-yoon turned her head slightly, saying words that Lee Cheol would have frowned upon if he had heard them.

The youngest crazy bastard not only drew attention from behind, but also sent weapons made of that murky energy flying to the barrier.

Thanks to that, the warriors of the main family, who were experiencing equipment problems, were able to equip themselves with new weapons.

Lee Cheol’s appearance, the collapse of the monsters’ front lines, and the replenishment of equipment.

He could feel the morale of the warriors of the main family boiling over.

“I can’t let you take all the fun like this.”

Lee Jin-yoon slung Geosan over her shoulder and jumped off the barrier as it was.

-Kieek!

-Kyaak?

Khaaaaaaaaaang!

At the same time as she jumped down, numerous monsters flashed their eyes at Lee Jin-yoon.

“Kehaha! Come at me, you smelly bastards!”

Khaaaang!

Lee Jin-yoon’s Geosan once again sprayed a fountain of blood.

“Ah! That crazy sister!”

“Where is she jumping out to!”

Meanwhile, the twins guarding the rampart screamed and grabbed their swords.

“Erai, I don’t know!”

“Twin Dragons Squad! Follow me!”

Following that, starting with the twins, several troops began to chase after Lee Jin-yoon.

“Kehaha! Anyway, the Lee family bloodline bastards are all lunatics!”

The Mountain Keeper, with a goblin club on his shoulder, also burst into laughter and jumped over the rampart.

Lee Cheol’s appearance changed the aspect of the battle.

The Sungmoo Lee Family’s fight was now changing from defending to annihilation.

* * *

I greeted the rushing monsters and created Black Ki [a dark energy].

I cut, stabbed, tore, and smashed.

The reason why monsters are stronger than humans is because of their powerful bodies, including their teeth and claws.

But my body exerts even greater power than that.

Their claws and teeth couldn’t penetrate my torso, let alone Eunhan [his armor], and conversely, the weapons formed with Black Ki easily pierced their skin.

So there’s nothing to fear.

Just knock them down.

“Sungmoo Lee Family! Trample!”

Following that, I saw the warriors of the main family jumping out of the castle walls.

‘Was it Second Sister who shouted?’

Trample, what a sister-like cry.

And a scene befitting that begins.

-Kieeeek!

-Kyaaaaaaak!

Seogeok! Kwak!

There are still many monsters.

However, my attention is drawn to me using Black Ki, and even in the midst of that, the forces of the main family are pushing in from the front, so their momentum has slowed down.

Once the forces of the main family gained momentum, their power was truly great.

Second Sister’s Geosan was not so much cutting the monsters as it was smashing them, the Mountain Keeper’s clubbing caused the monsters to burst at once, and the twins, who were tearful, were very diligently slaughtering the flowing monsters.

The students of the cadet corps, led by Choi In-ha, Kim Han, and Kim Bo-seong, are also visible.

‘I was going to draw attention from behind only until I had properly reorganized the front lines, and then go up, but.’

The warriors of this fearless family rather jumped out.

But I’m satisfied.

Because that was the Sungmoo Lee Family’s way.

Then I too will only show my own struggle.

Kwaddeudeudeuk!

I brushed off the flying monsters like chasing away flies, and sharpened my eyes.

Until the survival of the Sungmoo Lee Family….

No, until the victory of the Sungmoo Lee Family, there is not much left.

* * *

The dwarves were looking down at the crystal ball.

In their eyes, they saw the ancient monsters rushing in and the humans resisting them.

……In ancient times, it was not like that.

All life was simply swept away as if conforming to the laws of nature.

“How was this test. Successful?”

“Experienced. Ancient times. Seems like they will survive.”

“How? The dead ones.”

“Were banished.”

The dwarf made a strange voice and continued to look at the crystal ball.

“Then we have to prepare. Next test.”

“Yes.”

A new dwarf approached the crystal ball.

“A lot. Still many. The records they will experience.”

The crystal ball flickers.

The dwarves stared intently inside.