The God-Killing Sword Awakens
In the past, when Yujin had been active as a hero, he had been the sole savior of the otherworld.
The reason humanity, which had been on the brink of extinction at the hands of the demons, had been revived was only because of him—Han Yujin.
But if one reversed that logic…
For the demons, it was the same as saying that if they simply eliminated Yujin, they could reverse the situation once more.
That was why they had tried desperately to kill him.
After transforming himself into a human form, they had launched countless assassination attempts aimed at him without pause.
At first he had been utterly stunned, but after enduring so many such attempts, he had grown able to discern with ease the thing that was not human yet pretended to be human.
From the very rhythm of their breathing to the subtle shifts in their gait, the micro-expressions on their faces when they spoke—every trivial clue had become obvious to him.
Even if, through sheer bloody effort, they had perfectly mimicked human movements, it would not have mattered.
Yujin could judge whether someone was human or not simply by reading the unconscious intent leaking from their very being.
In that sense, the three hunters standing before him could not possibly be human.
They copied human movements to a certain degree, yet fundamentally their actions were nothing like those of any bipedal creature.
And the intent radiating from them was indistinguishable from the one he remembered from the Ruler.
That was why, without the slightest hesitation, Yujin had severed their heads.
As a result, they had simply shed their human shells and revealed their true forms.
“Star Spawn!”
Watching the tentacled monster writhing with dozens of limbs sprouting from its entire body, Yuria let out a soft moan-like murmur.
“What’s a Star Spawn?”
“Star Spawn… refers to those who receive their power directly from the constellations that the Rulers dominate. Judging by the R’lyeh waves I sense across their bodies, they are probably ‘Children of the Wrathful God,’ who have drawn power from a Wrathful God.”
The moment Yuria finished explaining, the chat window began to heat up.
- Wow! Star Spawn! The Star’s Heir! You know about it!
- What the heck is R’lyeh??? Is this some kind of bait too???
- If you don’t even know what R’lyeh is, why are you even playing Nightfall??? Just go back and play Dark Ring lol
- Judging from the R’lyeh energy being that of the Wrathful God, it turns out the identity of the Wrathful God was real after all ddd
- Ph’nglui Mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh Wgah’nagl Fhtagn!
- Those self-proclaimed know-it-alls popping up again like always, lol lol lol lol they’re so gross lol
If it’s a Wrathful God… the Ruler mentioned by “The One Who Watches the Stars”?
The black hand ruling over the darkness of Arkham, and simultaneously the mastermind behind all of this!
In other words, he was no exaggeration as the final boss of Nightfall.
And the ones before him were directly connected to that being, for they had received power straight from the Wrathful God.
Once that thought landed, Yujin’s lips curled up ever so slightly.
It seemed to him that if he finished them off, he would inevitably obtain information related to the Wrathful God.
But right then.
[“Young… hunter… you dare challenge us, who have received power from Him…?”]
After transforming into a Star Spawn, their voices had finally issued forth, as if they had abandoned human form entirely.
- What the heck? They don’t even have mouths but how are they talking lol lol lol lol
- It’s so cursed, it’d be popular if they were sent out to a human anatomy mystery column h
- Human… anatomy… ugh… my head…
[“We… have risen from mere humans to become a high-ranking species. You, who are no more than a lowly creature… do you truly believe you can hunt us…?”]
- I think I can.
- Don’t be so strong… you look weak…
- Lol lol lol now it’s just like they’re showing off, funny lol lol lol
- Don’t say that… actually, even when they were human and even when they were monsters, they were always our funniest comedians…
- Lol lol lol lol
At the same time, viewers burst into laughter upon hearing the Star Spawns’ words aimed at Yujin.
Hearing what they were saying to Yujin in such a casual manner, it was truly too pitiful to bear.
[“Encountered a lifeform from the outside.”]
[“Encountered knowledge forbidden to humans. Insanity stat has risen ‘slightly’.”]
“‘Slightly’?”
Yujin laughed softly as he looked at the message window floating before his eyes.
“It seems they’re pretty strong, judging by the Insanity rising… but it feels almost cute. ‘The One Who Watches the Stars’ completely lost people just by telling them stuff literally.”
- Lol lol lol lol cold evaluation lol lol lol
- Compared to a Ruler, it’s indeed pathetic lol lol lol
- Pathetic~ super weak~ total loser~
- Mewgaki ddd ddd ddd
‘Lonely Patron’ has donated 30,000 won!
[If I don’t take a single hit while fighting these guys, 100,000]
“Ah… thank you for the donation, Lonely Patron-nim. It’s you who set that 500,000 won mission last time, right? You’re setting another mission again?”
- I couldn’t sleep because I was so angry that I won the mission last time lol lol lol
- It was a safe asset mission, but I never imagined the soma seat would actually pull it off lol lol lol
- Lonely Patron seat only 100,000 this time lol that’s not even money?? A bit disappointing
- Lol without a single thousand won to spare, they’re trembling yet still running their mouths lol
[“Die! You lowly human… having injured us, servants of His… repay it with death…!”]
“They’re monsters but they have such bad manners. Well, I should probably teach them some etiquette, right?”
- Etiquette injector on lol lol lol
- Etiquette injection (physical)
- Thank you, Soma-sensei, for treating my gold coin ddd
The Star Spawn in the front began to roar, and the other two immediately launched attacks toward him.
Puaaah—!
From their bodies dozens of tentacles erupted, soon flooding the entire surrounding space.
In the blink of an eye, the tentacles had perfectly occupied every nearby area!
There was no gap to slip through, making escape here impossible.
Of course, Yujin had never intended to flee in the first place.
Puaaah—!
A golden line flashed through the air.
At the same time, the tentacles that had filled the surrounding space were sliced away one after another.
He had already cut through tentacles far thicker than these, those of the Ruler himself.
To him now, slicing a mere human-sized tentacle was child’s play.
[This… thing…!]
Angered that his own tentacles were being chopped like weeds, the hunter on his left thrust his sword straight at Yujin.
The attack came from Yujin’s blind spot, a position where even Yujin would struggle to react in time!
- Eh? Eh?
- I hope it doesn’t hit…
- Lonely Patron seat, can you finally protect that 100,000 this time??
However, unfortunately, the sword never touched Yujin’s body.
Thunk!
Yujin casually extended his left hand, and the hunter’s sword was instantly locked between his two fingers.
[Wh-what…!]
“Your sword’s trajectory is too straight. That’s why you ended up like this.”
Crack—!
Yujin flexed his fingers, and the hunter’s sword snapped neatly in two.
He had learned this trick long ago while fighting Ecclesia: if he aimed for the seams and weak points, he could destroy a sword without effort.
- Wow lol lol lol lol he’s crazy lol lol lol
- Blocking and snapping a sword with just two fingers lol what wuxia novel is this??? lol lol lol
- Ace of spades ddd ddd
[“Monsters… like…?”]
“I don’t want to hear words like that from creatures dripping tentacles all over their bodies.”
Yujin kept his playful tone as he swung his sword at the hunters.
But just because his attitude was playful did not mean the sword he swung was anything less than serious.
Golden flashes erupted, he parried incoming attacks, and sometimes he punched, stomped, or sliced through vital points with his blade.
Yujin’s attacks were so vicious they felt like a storm, and blocking three mere hunters was all but impossible.
How much time had passed?
The Star Spawns who had been spitting murderous intent toward Yujin now lay writhing on the floor with every tentacle on their bodies sliced clean off.
They had thrown themselves at him desperately, but in the end they had failed to even land a single finger on his body.
‘Lonely Patron’ has donated 100,000 won.
[How come I didn’t lose even once… so strong so strong ]
- Lonely Patron’s face lol lol lol lol
- Isn’t it the wrong person who sets missions even after seeing Soma seat’s power??? lol lol lol
- Actually Lonely Patron is trying to donate to Soma seat, don’t say anything bad
- Lol we didn’t even know that
“For now I’ve suppressed them, but there’s really no need to save them. So I’ll kill them right away.”
- Yeah, the wriggling stumps of cut tentacles are so gross I want to die, so hurry up and kill them
- I’ve decided to eat squid rings for dinner tonight after seeing that
- Lol it really takes the flavor out of the meal;;
- Lol lol lol lol
Just as Yujin was about to pierce the heart of a Star Spawn without hesitation, the creature’s body suddenly twisted violently, as if being wrung out like a rag.
Crunch—!
Despite the horrific sound of bones breaking, the one who had forced himself upright stared at Yujin with a gaze that held unmistakable recognition.
[“How amusing… no matter how lowly and disgusting the material, it was still possible for a human body to defeat a Star Spawn…?”]
The tone, pitch, and even the color of the voice differed from the earlier Star Spawn’s.
No matter who looked, it was clear that some unknown force was forcing that body to move and speak to Yujin.
- Who exactly are you?
- Could it be another Ruler speaking?
- Then it’s not the Wrathful God?? They said they were children of the Wrathful God
- No lol lol lol no matter how you look at it, the Wrathful God wouldn’t need to do something so petty lol lol lol
Noise had clouded the entire voice, so none of the viewers had noticed its true identity. But Yujin had immediately seen through who it was.
Though the form, voice, and every detail differed from before, the intent leaking from it had not changed even slightly.
“You’re so annoying. I thought you were dead last time, but you were still alive?”
[“Oh? You speak as if you know exactly who I am?”]
“How could I not know? How long has it been since we performed our rite of passage?”
The former master of Yuria.
The guardian of Eden.
And the first hunter.
“Ariandel.”
Yujin clicked his tongue softly.
“It seems killing you once wasn’t quite enough.”