Genius Salsu of the World to Be Destroyed - Chapter 84
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Episode 84
Before the outbreak of war.
The day Youngsoo rescued the Swaus gang in .
Youngsoo had eavesdropped on the conversation between Swaus and his group in the room of the Wild Shop.
There Swauss had said:
We must have the Holy Sword.
Only then will we be able to seize hegemony over elven society and clear our name of the charges against us.
However, this was an unacceptable situation for Youngsoo.
Because it was a situation where Youngsu absolutely needed the Holy Sword.
To prevent the worst ending, ‘complete destruction’, three items were absolutely necessary.
Without obtaining all three of these items, it would be impossible to fight against destruction.
That’s why there was no choice to hand over the Holy Sword to Swaus from the beginning.
But if this problem caused you to run into Swauss, that would be a pretty big problem too.
Swaus is the one who received the title of Sword Saint.
If a physical conflict were to occur, it was a foregone conclusion that Youngsu’s side would suffer great damage, and if they were to kill Swaus or split up with him in the process, they would lose a great deal of power.
Destruction was never something that could be prevented alone.
So, Yeongsu raised disciples, gathered people, and put in all his efforts to maintain the huge fortress called Wild Castle.
In the end, there was only one thing Youngsoo had to aim for.
‘I have to create a situation in which Swauss willfully hands over the Holy Sword to me.’
Of course, it wasn’t easy.
But Youngsoo knew one secret that would make this work go smoothly.
‘Anyway, Swaus can’t even hold the Holy Sword.’
This fact is unknown to both Swaus himself and his followers.
Swauss couldn’t even touch the Holy Sword.
To be exact, it can be done, but it will cause a strong rejection reaction.
My skin would probably burn and a searing pain would spread throughout my body.
There is one reason.
It was because of the ‘black mana’ flowing through Swaus’ body.
Swauss has a lot of black mana accumulated in his body due to being ‘purified’ in prison.
The problem was that the Holy Sword recognized this black mana as a ‘target for healing’.
So when the holy sword comes into contact with a body flowing with black mana, it will try to annihilate all the black mana within the body, and in the process, it will cause tremendous pain.
‘That is, if I create an urgent situation where Swaus has no choice but to swing the Holy Sword, Swaus will have no choice but to hand over the Holy Sword to me.’
If Swaus voluntarily handed over the Holy Sword, the ownership of the Holy Sword would naturally pass to Youngsu without any conflict between the two.
In addition, there were enough situational materials to create a sense of urgency.
but…….
‘It’s a shame to end it here.’
Any operation must assume the worst and aim for the best outcome.
Holy Sword, Swath, Black Mana, Great Crusade, Zentamino.
How can we take all of this situational material and use it to gain something more strategic advantage?
“ah.”
It came to mind.
“Propaganda and agitation.”
A picture began to form in Youngsoo’s head.
What if I were to raise my holy sword in front of the elves who have gathered like clouds?
And that too in front of a monster that seemed absolutely helpless.
‘It would be a shame to simply receive the Holy Sword from Swaus. I must imprint in the minds of the elves that I am the rightful owner of the Holy Sword and that I am the savior who saved them using the Holy Sword.’
If the operation succeeds to this point, many problems will be solved in an instant.
First, Youngsu becomes the center of elven power by becoming a hero and the rightful successor to the Holy Sword.
Based on the power thus gained, it becomes possible to restore the powers of Swaus and his associates, and to create a new power structure with them as the leaders.
Moreover, it goes without saying that the difficulty of post-war and post-war processing will be drastically reduced.
‘Okay, the drawing is finished.’
The whole operation was planned out in my head.
How to lead the situation, and how to resolve it if the situation gets complicated in the middle.
Fortunately, things went as Youngsoo had expected.
The Pope was dead, the elven citizens gathered, and Swaus and the Spirit appeared before them.
In addition, there was a giant monster, Zentamino, that appeared and destroyed the papal palace.
With this the stage is completed.
Now what we have to do is… … .
Sling.
With this holy sword, all I had to do was cut off that monster’s neck.
* * *
That moment.
Swaus’s group, including Kahus and Balin, escaped from the Great Temple.
There were no injuries or deaths as people escaped as soon as they felt suspicious vibrations in the building.
however…….
“…Why is the atmosphere like this here?”
Something was strange.
The Great Temple was in ruins, there was a monster, and the spirit was holding the Holy Sword.
And the elves were cheering for the spirit.
Kahus felt a strange sensation, as if his brain was refusing to understand.
Shhhhh!
A brilliant light emanated from the holy sword that Youngsoo raised.
As the light grew stronger, the elves’ shouts also grew louder.
And before him stood a gigantic disaster, its head raised.
The 7th rank of the 13 gods, the dragon Zentamino.
Zentamino looked at the Holy Sword and recalled old memories.
The holy sword that was wielded by the then Dharma King who sealed himself in the basement of the Great Temple.
“Clang… … .”
There was a sound of teeth grinding from the bastard’s mouth.
It was unclear whether the act of grinding teeth was used as a gesture with the same meaning as humans.
The important thing was that the attack came right after that.
Shhhhhhhhhh!
A sand breath spewed out from Zentamino’s mouth.
A breath that spits out sharp sand particles in a straight line, grinding down anything it touches.
It covered the ledger.
Quasasasak!
The remains of the collapsed cathedral were torn apart as if they had been hit with sandpaper.
But Youngsu neither avoided nor died.
He unfurled the Holy Sword’s shield and blocked the breath.
Indeed, it was an incredibly strong shield.
but…….
‘The stamina consumption is enormous.’
The Holy Sword can be equipped at level 100, the max level.
Because it was possible for the current max level Youngsu to wear it and use its functions, the stamina required for that high level was also considerable.
And that stamina was maintained by consuming the blood of the elves that were sucked in through blood sucking.
‘There isn’t much blood left in the body.’
This means… … .
‘Finish it as quickly as possible.’
Phew!
After turning off the shield, Youngsoo immediately rushed towards Zentamino.
Seeing that, Zentamino twisted his body buried under the ground.
Kookookookook!
That alone caused an earthquake.
Every place I stepped on shook and collapsed.
But Youngsoo was not affected at all.
—-
[Skill] ‘Air Step’ activated.
—-
What’s the problem with jumping on empty space and having the axis of the earth twist?
Of course, this wasn’t the only attack by Zentamino.
Pubberbug!
Countless sand bullets fired through the surface of the bastard’s body.
However, Youngsoo neutralized all of these attacks by exquisitely combining shields and evasion techniques.
A movement that would normally be absolutely impossible.
However, the body, strengthened by the accumulated blood energy and the bloodletting energy that utilizes it, made all impossible movements possible.
In an instant, the distance between Youngsoo and Zentamino became closer.
Swauss shouted.
“Cheon Yeong-su! Strike with a fatal blow! Don’t get so close!!”
But Youngsoo didn’t stop.
Tragedy, yes, tragedy.
A shining blade that flies when swung with mana.
But that was only a small part of the incredible potential of this weapon called the Holy Sword.
Chahak!
Youngsoo slid to a stop on the floor.
And he extended the tip of this huge sword behind him.
This strange T-shaped blade looks like a cross between a double-edged axe and a greatsword.
‘You elves have never doubted for a moment the strangeness of this blade.’
Why on earth were swords made in such an inefficient shape?
Why did later dharma kings not change the shape of this blade?
None of the elves suspected or found this strange.
That’s why.
Ideas and beliefs that have been accumulated over a long period of time.
Because of that, no one was able to unleash the true form and power of this holy sword.
Even the popes.
therefore-
‘Look carefully, you elves.’
Kiiiiiing!
Yeongsu’s holy sword began to shine even brighter.
A glow so intense that the surface of the blade is completely invisible.
At that moment, the elves who were looking at the holy sword doubted their eyes.
“uh?!”
“The shape of the blade… changes?!”
The strange T-shaped silhouette began to distort, and the shape of the blade itself began to change.
The width, which was wide, narrowed to that of a normal longsword, and the length of the blade gradually increased.
It got longer, longer, and longer again.
So much so that the onlookers were shocked.
“uh…….”
“How far does that extend… … ?”
Blade length 55 meters.
Yeongsu pulled the thing, which looked more like a ribbon of light than a sword, towards his waist.
And shouted.
“Swallow! Freeze that guy!”
“… … !”
Swaus remotely controlled the knives he had planted on Gentamino, instantly stopping his movements.
Yeongsu didn’t miss that fleeting moment.
Yeongsu concentrated the blood energy he had gathered in his body on his waist and arms.
Finally, I pulled out my sword.
‘Sword.’
Youngsoo swung his sword.
The longest blade in Eldrunian history drew a huge arc.
wickedness.
The blade cut through everything it touched.
The spire of the Great Temple, the surrounding large trees, and even the body of Zentamino.
Everything was cut out.
For a while the elves had no idea what was happening.
But when the spires and trees suddenly fell down, exposing their cross-sections, they learned:
That the Holy Sword cut down everything.
And that target, that raccoon monster is no exception.
thud!!
Zentamino’s head was severed and fell to the ground.
The exposed cross-section of the head was incredibly smooth.
All the living tissues and organs pressed into that section writhed and screamed in silence, but that was the end of it.
All this guy could do was wait for death.
“Wow!”
“I killed the monster!!”
“I caught that little fox!!”
The elves cheered.
Not knowing that the one who just died was one of the gods they served.
In this way, in their minds, Youngsu was firmly established as a hero holding the Holy Sword.
Yeongsu made the long blade shorter.
Of course, not in the previous T-shape, but in the form of a normal longsword.
‘I’m going to die.’
For this one swing, Youngsoo consumed almost all the blood energy remaining in his body.
The reaction was that fatigue suddenly came rushing in.
The price of wielding the highest-level weapon called the Holy Sword was not easy.
And the opponent was ranked 7th among the 13 gods.
Although it was weakened by its long sealing, it was still a formidable enemy.
The only good thing is that since I’ve used up most of my energy, the screaming in my head has significantly decreased.
At that moment, Swauss, who had come running in a hurry, asked Youngsoo.
“What, what did you do to the Holy Sword… …?”
“This is the true form of the Holy Sword.”
“This longsword’s original form?”
“No, the true form is that there is no set form.”
Swish!
Yeongsu instantly transformed his longsword-shaped blade into a frying pan-shaped one.
Towards the dumbfounded Swaus, Youngsoo explained.
“Transfiguration. Freely changing the shape of the blade. That is the true power of the Holy Sword.”
“…Then why has no one been able to change the shape of the Holy Sword until now?”
Swish!
Youngsoo silently transformed the shape of the Holy Sword back to its previous T-shape.
“Because you believed that only this shape was ‘real.’”
“…Just because of that?”
“Just that? The power of faith accumulated over hundreds of years is more powerful than you can imagine. If you were a priest, you would know that, right?”
“Then the first Dharma King who held the Holy Sword was… … .”
“I guess this strange shape was the best for that gentleman. You know, there are no right answers in battle.”
Shureuk!
This time, Youngsoo transformed the Holy Sword into a dagger.
And then Swauss asked one last question.
“… Then how did you change the shape of the blade so easily?”
“There is distrust in me.”
“distrust……?”
“Yes. A distrust that can completely ignore the weight of all the trust you have built up over hundreds of years.”