Genius Blacksmith's Game
Chapter 606: Hyunsoo vs. Valhalla (4)
Hyunsoo’s video began.
Hyunsoo sat on a massive, flat boulder with Kabel beside him.
The two watched the setting sun as the light that had illuminated the entire world faded, darkness gradually swallowing the sky.
By the time the last traces of twilight disappeared, neither spoke. Whatever they had been discussing only moments ago, they now stared silently toward the horizon where the sun had gone down.
Then Hyunsoo rose to his feet.
Just as he pulled a return scroll from his clothes and prepared to tear it—
Kabel, still facing the sunset, stood up and fastened the Villain’s Dagger at Hyunsoo’s waist.
“Don’t lose.”
Their eyes met.
Then Hyunsoo became light and vanished.
He appeared in the nation of Hyun.
An enormous crowd had been waiting for him.
Thousands of blacksmiths.
At their center stood Takashi, as though his presence alone proved that Hyunsoo was the king of the nation of Hyun.
And then—
“Our blacksmiths stayed up night after night to finish it.”
The golden armor they had crafted for the day of the decisive battle.
After Hyunsoo placed it in his inventory, someone else approached him.
Sage Arte.
“It was difficult to obtain. Drink it, and all stats will rise by 2.”
After drinking the potions, Hyunsoo looked around.
Nell, Hyeji, Taehoon, Resil, Baku, Arte, Luxiu, Bella, Takashi, Akao, Bengers, Rock, and many others stood before him.
Behind them, 500,000 soldiers stood in perfect formation.
More people than usual had gathered in the capital as well, having heard the news and rushed over.
“Your Majesty, we’re cheering for you!”
“We’re cheering for Your Majesty!”
“Please don’t lose!”
“Show them who you are, Your Majesty!”
“Your Majesty is my light!”
“Your Majesty is my sky!!!”
Hyunsoo looked over the cries echoing throughout the capital.
He silently took in the endless rows of people waving at him.
Then Luxiu, standing before the 500,000 soldiers, saluted.
“Salute!!”
Following Luxiu, the entire army saluted as one.
A faint smile appeared on Hyunsoo’s lips as he looked at them.
Citizens had come from distant territories despite journeys that took days. Guild members smiled at him as though it would be all right even if he lost.
There were also the thousands of blacksmiths who must have stoked their furnaces and poured their hearts into their work for him.
Hyunsoo had nothing but reasons he could not lose.
SNAP!
After returning their salute—
“I’ll be back.”
He became a brilliant flash of light and disappeared.
Cheers erupted behind him as the video ended.
Thirty seconds before the match began.
Hyunsoo and Valhalla, who had been standing near their capsules even before the videos began, finally entered them.
HISSSSS—!
“I won’t go easy on you.”
Valhalla was grateful to Hyunsoo.
When he had spent days without food inside that cold tomb—
Sophia had come to greet him with a radiant smile.
Just as he was about to embrace the woman he had missed so much—
“Not yet, Valhalla.”
Sophia had pushed him away with a sad smile.
As she faded into the distance, he had awakened to a sharp buzzing vibration.
He would never reveal it.
That the one who woke him was Hyunsoo, standing before him now.
That the reason he had risen and begun moving again was because a blacksmith had pushed aside Valhalla, the most influential figure of the year.
And in answer to Valhalla’s declaration that he would not hold back, Hyunsoo replied.
“Who are you?”
“...”
Hyunsoo knew it too.
If Valhalla had not existed, Hyunsoo would never have grown this much.
Ever since the day Valhalla had challenged him first, Hyunsoo had struggled relentlessly to overcome that mountain of a man.
Valhalla was his teacher and his idol.
“I will not give you an opening.”
Valhalla knew Hyunsoo’s weakness.
WHEEEEEET—!
The match began with the whistle.
That weakness.
BOOM—!
Valhalla vanished from the viewers’ and commentators’ sight in an instant.
When he moved at full power, even following him with their eyes was difficult.
SHNK!
In a blink, he drove his sword into Hyunsoo’s chest.
Then he twisted, lowered his body, and sprang away.
“Snake Dance.”
[You press the target’s vital point, inflicting the Stiffness status ailment!]
Like a snake striking for the nape, Snake Dance made its user’s movements nimble in an instant and lent them explosive speed.
Valhalla knew that even status ailment skills from Sword God’s Appearance, including Stiffness, usually did not affect Hyunsoo.
SWISH—!
Valhalla arrived before him again.
Moving like a snake, he reached for Hyunsoo’s vital point.
Just as Valhalla thought Hyunsoo had exposed his nape far too easily—
WHOOOOM—!!
“...!?”
Hyunsoo swung the Twin Dragon Sword through empty air.
Was he aiming for Valhalla?
No.
Think about swinging a heavy greatsword.
When someone swung a greatsword as long as their body and heavy enough to drag their entire frame with it, their body naturally turned with the weapon.
They could resist the rotation with strength.
But if they did not, their body would spin wide.
WHOOSH!
Valhalla’s fingertips touched Hyunsoo’s back as Hyunsoo spun.
TAP!
[Your vital-point attack has failed.]
There was no vital point on Hyunsoo’s back.
No place where Valhalla could trigger the effect.
But what surprised Valhalla even more was that Hyunsoo, despite exposing his back, was still turning as he twisted his foot.
Hyunsoo’s rotation added force to the Twin Dragon Sword as it came around in a violent sweep.
Valhalla hurriedly raised his sword at a right angle.
But being prepared for an attack and throwing up a desperate block were two entirely different things.
CLAAANG—!!!!!
The immense attack power of the greatsword broke through Valhalla’s divine authority.
“Kh!”
A numbing force raced through Valhalla’s arms.
It made him realize that Hyunsoo’s attack power was in no way lower than his own.
And because it was a great blade, its basic attack power was monstrously high—high enough to exceed even Valhalla’s.
Above all, a greatsword was useful once Valhalla entered its range.
Its reach allowed Hyunsoo to cut him down before Valhalla could close in.
Then—
When Valhalla retreated with a single step—
Hyunsoo took two steps even faster.
His great blade rose overhead before crashing down vertically.
CLAAANG—!!!!
[Unconditional One-Kill!]
[x3 damage is applied!]
“Kh!”
The impact ran up Valhalla’s arms and forced out a low groan.
The moment Valhalla lost his grip on his sword, Hyunsoo’s eyes flashed sharply.
Hyunsoo had seen the true meaning of Tyrant’s Training Ground.
Tyrant’s Training Ground developed the body and taught its users how to fight any opponent.
Where to cut for maximum efficiency.
How to move to unsettle an enemy.
How to move to catch an opponent with ease.
It also taught him how important even the smallest movements were in real battle.
And that an enemy’s carelessness was his greatest opportunity.
Hyunsoo drove toward Valhalla, who had dropped his sword.
“Sword King’s Swordsmanship, Chapter 2.”
Valhalla pulled the two daggers from his waist and crossed them to block.
But he was too late.
“Tempest of Raging Waves.”
KRAAAAAASH—!
A fiercely spiraling force pierced through the crossed daggers and struck Valhalla in the solar plexus.
[You deal 500% additional damage!]
[You have dealt 263,013 damage.]
[You have succeeded in a vital point attack.]
[1,100% additional damage is triggered!!]
[You have dealt 431,013 damage.]
Hyunsoo had no doubt that victory was his.
Valhalla had taken enormous damage. He would be battered by several status ailments, and if Hyunsoo drove in more skills during the opening, the match would be over.
But then—
[A hidden artifact reveals itself due to Sword God’s Appearance!]
What...?
Hyunsoo stared in surprise at the clothing visible through Valhalla’s thin outer garment.
[Eperde’s Heavenly Robe reduces Destructive Power by 30%!]
[The Invincible title is activated.]
[Your Attack Power is reduced by 20%, stacking!]
“...?”
The damage had fallen sharply.
Then—
[Eperde’s Heavenly Robe returns a portion of the damage you dealt!]
[You have taken 353,000 damage!]
[Your HP has fallen below 94%.]
CRUNCH—!
“Cough...!”
A violent shock tore through Hyunsoo’s body.
Valhalla had reduced the damage, but blood still ran from his mouth.
His expression showed that the result had been unexpected.
Yet he smiled as though he were enjoying himself.
“I fell for that once.”
Valhalla raised the Old Sword.
Eight swords appeared behind him.
The power he used against Resil...
Hyunsoo watched the Old Sword warily.
But in his view, the Old Sword itself did not wield overwhelming power.
The Dragon Slayer sword Valhalla had previously drawn raised attack power against dragons by an average of 20%.
High-level users had plenty of equipment capable of producing that level of effect.
What was remarkable about the Old Sword was that it had nine swords of that kind.
That was why Hyunsoo had thought a single Old Sword was not particularly threatening.
“Select: One-Strike Sword.”
[One-Strike Sword selected.]
[For one strike only, it displays immense might and inflicts 874% damage on an enemy.]
Valhalla drew another sword from behind him.
Hyunsoo’s face twisted.
“Select: Clone Sword.”
Valhalla held One-Strike Sword in one hand and Clone Sword in the other.
Then the towering man spoke.
“Combine.”
[One-Strike Sword and Clone Sword are combined.]
[Clone Sword creates fifty entities identical to you. They will strike a single target with the same attack power as the original body!]
Hyunsoo’s eyes widened.
On the vast plain, fifty Valhallas flashed into the air at once, bringing their swords down simultaneously.
Then Hyunsoo heard the message.
[One-Strike Sword and Clone Sword form a Mythic Combination!]
[The Sword God creates a myth!]
That was right.
This power had reached the Mythic grade.
Normally, Valhalla used it to slaughter vast numbers of monsters.
But in an arena with a limited radius, activating it made it impossible for the target to escape.
The original Valhalla brought his sword down with all his strength.
“Every place you can move is within this sword’s attack range.”
Valhalla knew he could not kill Hyunsoo in one strike.
But he was certain that a single devastating blow would be enough to secure victory.
In fact, Hyunsoo looked alarmed.
Every sword falling at once had an attack radius of roughly 100 meters.
And more than fifty Valhallas were bringing down their swords, even if only for one strike.
There was nowhere to hide.
Nowhere to dodge.
As viewers around the world watched in awe and shuddered at the Sword God’s mythic power, Hyunsoo was driven into a corner with no way out.
“...Then I just need to cut through the entire area.”
“...??”
With a faint smile, Hyunsoo answered myth with myth.
“Cut Them in Two.”
SHRAAAAAK—!!!!!!
Hyunsoo’s myth cut through Valhalla’s myth.
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