Weapon-Eating Bastard [EN]: Chapter 360

Weapon-Eating Bastard – Episode 360

Three days had passed since the Primal Monstrosity had revived.

South Korea was devastated.

The belated arrival of the Nine Dragons, the Holy State, the main force of the Soongmoo Lee family, and the support troops from various countries were escorting refugees, constantly pushed westward.

Kugugugugung!

In the last moment, the surviving warriors of the Soongmoo Lee family from the final battle watched their ancestral lands being consumed by a black tide.

“…We will return,” Lee Jin-yoon vowed, her words echoing hollowly as she gazed at the Soongmoo Lee family lands being submerged in darkness.

One week had passed since the revival.

The Primal Monstrosity began to move.

-Hu, humans… Kehek! Become one with us. Dyed black, keek! Give birth…!

-Kyaaaaaak!

“I, it speaks human language? A, a monster? Uwaaaak!”

Among the monsters, beings speaking human language began to emerge.

They were grotesque human figures, covered in sticky black mucus.

The monsters emerged from among the monsters and began wielding human weapons.

“O, Aura Skill?”

“No! Evade it!”

Hwaaaak!

They… held weapons, used mana, and wielded magic-like powers.

They were named the Monstrous Divine Soldiers.

Even when cut or exploded, they quickly restored their bodies and unleashed Aura Skills without mana limitations.

The sudden appearance of the Monstrous Divine Soldiers caused humans to be pushed back relentlessly.

“What on earth are those…!”

Only a few on this battlefield knew the identity of the Monstrous Divine Soldiers.

‘The Primal Monstrosity… completely absorbed the youngest one’s power,’ some realized with dread.

The Soongmoo Lee family’s forces, who had participated in that grueling battle, paid attention to the weapons held by the Monstrous Divine Soldiers.

They were Lee Cheol’s weapons.

And surely, they were the bodies of the victims swept away by the encroaching black tide.

“It’s coming! Evade! Scatter! Sca…!”

In the distance, the commander screamed madly as a group of Monstrous Divine Soldiers pulled back their spears, preparing to strike.

Kwaaaaaaaa!

Darkness spread like ink.

The name of that spear was so famous that everyone knew it.

Kyungcheon [Heaven-Piercing].

And the Monstrous Divine Soldiers, dozens or hundreds of them, were throwing the power of Kyungcheon as if they were casually throwing ordinary spears.

From the east, endlessly to the west.

As if expressing the sun rising and setting, as if claiming that an era had perished and a new sun had risen, they surged forward, plowing through the land.

The monster attacks were not only happening around the Primal Monstrosity.

Monster armies poured out from all over the world.

* * *

Two weeks had passed since the revival.

The leaders of each organization gathered at the command center.

“…In the end, we’ve been pushed back this far,” Jang Han said, covered in monster blood all over his body, roughly wiping the blood off with a cloth handed to him by Serena.

In just two weeks, all the land called Asia had been dyed black.

They had fired tactical nukes, unleashed Simgeom [powerful sword techniques] like crazy, and overheated the ley lines of the territory to cause explosions.

All were meaningless.

The Primal Monstrosity was slowly but surely advancing, dyeing the world black.

“Is this really the end?”

“This, isn’t this too absurd….”

The commanders leading the general forces, including the African Union forces, the surviving Australian and Chinese military forces, groaned.

The theories of strategy and tactics that humans had endlessly learned were meaningless in the face of the Primal Monstrosity.

That monster.

It revives the dead, transcends space, and reverses time.

Ordinary soldiers with low mana cultivation fainted just by seeing the edge of it.

No, it would be fortunate if they just fainted. There would be at least a regiment-level of soldiers in each unit who reached their mental limits and committed suicide.

“It’s not over yet.”

A woman with a fierce glint in her eyes opened her mouth inside the command center.

The woman, much larger than most adult men, was named Lee Jin-yoon of the Soongmoo Lee family.

“It’s not over until it’s over. Either way, destruction is imminent, and we have to overcome it. If you’re going to whine, go out and shoot one more bullet right now. Or, if you don’t want to bother us, put a gun barrel in your mouth and kill yourself.”

It was the snarl of someone who had lost her father, lost the family’s forces, and eventually lost her home.

Everyone became silent for a moment.

The meeting was no longer meaningful.

Jang Han glanced sideways.

Sitting there was Anastasia.

The head of the Black Crow organization.

“So, when are the support troops from the Russell family and the European Union coming?”

“…I’m not sure. It’s been several days since we lost communication.”

“What about the Magic Tower Alliance? If even the mages join, the damage will be reduced.”

“That… I don’t know either.”

Silence flowed.

No matter how outstanding the Black Crow’s technology was, such technologies had become meaningless since the world had been turned upside down.

‘Lee Cheol….’

Anastasia covered her forehead, hiding her sorrowful expression.

He, who had promised to return, was not here now.

“Haven’t the Mystic Sects joined us?”

“Yes, no traces have been found since they were scattered.”

The Mystic Sects, who had joined forces earlier by Lee Cheol, had disappeared after several battles.

It was uncertain whether they, who were isolated, could survive or rejoin the forces.

“If we continue to be pushed back like this, we will eventually reach the desert area. The monsters in the unexplored Great Desert are also enormous in number. We can’t retreat any further. At this rate, we’ll just be hunted from both sides.”

Saying it didn’t provide an answer.

She was just stating the facts.

Even Lee Jin-yoon kept her mouth shut.

“…Lee Cheol.”

After the silence, Jang Han asked.

“What is Lee Cheol’s situation now?”

The name of one person, who they thought was their only hope, came out.

Lee Jin-yoon bit her lip and slowly opened her mouth.

“He’s passed the critical point, but he’s unconscious. He’s being given potions… but his body is recovering slowly.”

“He used to recover quickly as long as he didn’t die, why is he lying down like this?”

“That’s….”

It must be because he lost the Black Qi [dark energy].

Lee Cheol’s regenerative ability came from his mana, his armor Eunhan, and the Black Qi.

But since he was in a coma, he couldn’t use mana arts, Eunhan was torn, and the Black Qi was taken away.

She couldn’t be sure whether Lee Cheol could wake up or not.

‘No… even if he wakes up, will anything change?’

Was it because of deep fatigue?

Or was it because of frustration?

Lee Jin-yoon thought about Lee Cheol and could no longer imagine only a hopeful future.

‘Is there really hope for the youngest one who has lost his power?’

Lee Cheol, who lost the Black Qi and had his potential taken away.

Indeed, where is the fate of this world heading?

* * *

I was just floating endlessly in the dark.

It was a darkness where I couldn’t know the latitude, the longitude, the right, the left, the front, or the back.

I was clearly aware of my situation there.

The bitter defeat.

All the powers that were taken away.

The approaching destruction.

So, I kept thinking.

All I could do was think.

And in an instant, I saw a child in the darkness.

That child was me.

Me from a long time ago.

It was my appearance before the regression, living a difficult life.

Next to him, one by one, the figures of many people appeared.

Uncle, aunt, father.

My mother, whom I had never actually seen, and my first older brother, second older brother, third older sister… all my siblings.

The enemies I fought and the rivals I wanted to kill.

There were all the relationships I had been with.

I looked at them.

Endlessly, just floating in the darkness.

I was facing them.

* * *

It was around three weeks after the revival of the Primal Monstrosity.

No, no one was sure if three weeks had passed.

That’s because all the clocks around the world had stopped working since the Primal Monstrosity had risen.

The sun, scattering that darkness all day long, was in the sky, so I couldn’t even guess the time by looking at the sky.

Was it just the clocks?

The regional weather and characteristics were also gradually becoming strange.

The allied forces were finally pushed to the edge of the desert area.

Beyond this, there was another large army of monsters.

And around that time.

“Get out of the way! You slit-eyed oriental!”

“Slit-eyed? You crazy bastard!”

“Ha… the Soongmoo Lee family is all done for. My comrade died because of you!”

After a battle, Anastasia, the leader of the Black Crow, who was looking around the front line, frowned at the distant quarrel.

It was not a regularly organized force, nor was it an army that had properly coordinated.

It was truly a ragtag group.

They were unable to mix together and were unable to escape from the swamp of despair and frustration.

And that was the same for the leaders.

Including Jang Han, Serena and Saintess Christina of the Holy State, the commanders of the allied forces, and even herself.

A kind of crack was already occurring.

‘Lee Cheol. Hurry.’

Anastasia sighed deeply.

It was Lee Cheol who had gathered them.

But now that Lee Cheol was unconscious, the bond that had bound them together was gradually loosening.

Only then did she realize.

Just one person.

It was just one person, but it was none other than that one person, Lee Cheol, who had united this world.

“Leader! Anastasia! Ana…!”

It was then.

Natalia, who was wrapped in bandages all over her body, rushed to Anastasia from afar.

“What’s wrong? Is it another attack?”

“That’s not it. Ana! He’s awake! Young Master Lee Cheol, he’s awake!”

Anastasia’s eyes widened as if they would tear.

* * *

The news of Lee Cheol’s awakening spread throughout the allied forces.

As soon as she heard the story, Lee Jin-yoon kicked open the tent and ran to where Lee Cheol was lying.

“What, what? Nanny! You’re Lee Cheol’s nanny, right! Where is that bastard!”

“Th, that’s….”

The nanny stuttered and was nervous at Lee Jin-yoon’s shout.

Only then did Lee Jin-yoon come to her senses.

‘He just left. And the nanny was trying to follow him.’

Lee Jin-yoon’s body turned quickly.

She immediately spread her senses wide.

But.

‘He’s not here?’

Lee Cheol’s presence was not felt.

“Warrior Lee Jin-yoon!”

Around that time, the voices of Anastasia and several others were heard in Lee Jin-yoon’s ears.

“Lee Cheol has disappeared! Find him!”

They all shouted like that, and then one warrior shouted as if he had found something.

“It’s the east! News that he was found at the edge of the eastern camp!”

“East?”

Lee Jin-yoon opened her eyes wide and kicked the ground without hesitation.

Lee Jin-yoon, who flew there almost in one breath, was soon able to find Lee Cheol standing there blankly.

“Young….”

Lee Jin-yoon, who was about to call him the youngest one as a habit, soon felt her tongue stiffen.

Lee Cheol, looking out at the wilderness spread out in front of him under the dark sky.

His body seemed to be blurry for some reason.

“Lee Cheol!”

At that moment, it was Anastasia who passed by Lee Jin-yoon’s side and raised her voice.

She used the power of the spirits to cling to Lee Cheol.

“Lee Cheol! A, are you okay? Does it hurt anywhere….”

“I’m fine. Anastasia.”

Hmchit!

Anastasia felt an unknown sense of incongruity in Lee Cheol’s voice.

Lee Cheol just smiled and gently held Anastasia’s hand, who was examining his body.

“…Come on, let’s go in for now. Let’s go in and talk.”

“No. There is someone I have to greet.”

“Someone you have to greet?”

Lee Jin-yoon frowned, and soon she turned her head to the end of that long horizon, following Lee Cheol’s gaze.

There, she saw a person.

A young man walking staggeringly.

The moment she saw him, she couldn’t help but doubt her eyes.

“O… Brother.”

There was only one person in the world that Lee Jin-yoon would call brother.

“Welcome.”

Lee Cheol took a step forward and greeted the man.

“Big Brother.”

Twin Star, Lee Myung-jung.

He, who had his body taken away by Lee Hyul-hyun, appeared before them, embracing a sword in his arms and in a battered state.