The Berserker’s Second Playthrough in the Game - Chapter 63



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Episode 63 Sons of the Wild (6)

The eyes of the departed Atallain warrior were not wrong.

This disgusting demon’s unique trait is ‘wood-fication’. Using that trait, it dyes the surroundings with the texture of wood, and itself takes on the trait of the nearby ‘Golden Iron Tree’ and imitates it.

Therefore, the devil not only looked similar to ‘Geumcheolmok’ but also had the same nature. In other words, you can’t even scratch the shell with a regular piece of metal, let alone cut it.

– No matter how much you bite into the shadow of a wandering insect and its sharp teeth… … .

The devil continued to use his tongue without any context. I was taken aback by the momentum of the flying ax blade, but there was no sign of taking any other action. It seemed like he expected that no matter how strong the force was, he wouldn’t be able to break through this thick shell… …

――――――― Crackle, crackle, crackle!

… … That prediction was miserably wrong.

The axe blade split the bark and tore through the tree’s flesh, creating a crack deep enough to fit an arm through.

No matter how hard the ironwood is, its essence is just wood. It was impossible to overcome Hancheol, which possesses the energy of the eternal snow, and Hancheol, which was smelted by the hands of dwarven craftsmen. Furthermore, thanks to the buffs from the blood and tattoos, the ax had enough power to destroy a castle wall.

Hung, Hung, Hung, Chin!

Kadim pulled the axe back, then threw it again, repeatedly striking it from a distance as if he was firing a cannon.

―――――― Blah blah blah! Blah blah blah!

The wooden pillars were horribly sheared off. The branches trembled noisily and the tree lost its balance and swayed precariously. The devil began to quickly chant words in a roaring voice.

– Pancreas, liver, heartburn, lungs, eyeballs, brain, kidneys, bones… … .

Kwazizijik – !

Thick branches came down like arms and blocked the axe blade. I tried to grab the axe by entangling it with the vines of the small branches, but Kadim quickly pulled his manpower and retrieved it.

Hung, Hung, Hung, Tak!

The devil spread out the vines and branches like a net and prepared to grab the ax again. Kadim didn’t know that either. Now, instead of throwing them, he held the mosquitoes and salmon in his hands and rushed towards the devil.

“Uuuuuuuuup!!”

Kwajijik, kwajijik, kwajijijik – !

The sharp, flashing afterimage of iron slashed the branches blocking the path like lightning. Even branches as thick as a troll’s thigh were cut and broken pointlessly like reeds. Wherever Kadim passed, a mountain of firewood was piled up.

Kadim quickly reached the demon’s root. Now was the moment to strike a decisive blow that could neither be avoided nor blocked. He put away his axe and mosquito and grabbed the dagger hilt at his waist.

Even the devil wasn’t just watching.

– … … The gallbladder, the stomach, the lungs, they’re all going to explode, they’re going to explode, they’re going to explode, they’re going to explode… … .

Kukugugugugugugu… … Tsk tsk, tsk tsk tsk… … .

The demon pulled out the roots stuck in the ground and stood up. The dust mixed with the magic and swirled around in a grayish manner. The pulled out roots tangled together to form a huge leg, and the remaining branches were tied together with vines to form a magnificent arm. The demon, who had looked like a large tree, transformed into a tree giant in an instant.

A voice that flows out stickily like a pus-filled wound.

– I’m going to blow it up.

Next, a wooden fist comes down heavily.

―――――――― Quang!

The road surface crumbled and caved in, unable to withstand the impact. Kadim dodged the punch without much difficulty, but thorns sprouted densely from the spot where he had dodged. He jumped reflexively and barely managed to avoid having his intestines punctured.

Whoa – Woah――――――――― Kwaang!

Fists striking in succession. The similar process was repeated again. I dodged it, but the thorns suddenly rose up from the spot. I barely managed to leap and dodge once more. However, Kadim decided that if he continued like this, the inevitable moment like before would come.

Therefore, I held the dagger hilt backwards, tightened my calves, and waited for the fist to fly.

Huh – wow!

Leaping at the right moment, he plunged the flaming dagger deep into the devil’s forearm. Then it sliced ​​his forearm and slid towards his shoulder.

“Uuuuuuup!!”

Quadddddddddddddd –

‘Geumcheolmok’ is not only hard, but also fire-resistant. If it were an ordinary flame, it would not be easy to burn it, let alone smolder it.

However, this dagger was made as a new weapon for Archpaladin. The flame contained in the sword was hellfire, and it was hellfire with the ‘blessing of Elgar’, to which demons were most vulnerable.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

A long straight line of red flame was drawn on the forearm. Flames spread fiercely from within, eating away at the hard flesh. For the first time, not a single word but a scream of pain came out of the demon’s snout.

– Oh, yes!!!!

Kadim didn’t stop. Running on her shoulders, climbing over branches, through leaves, sliding down her back, she cut into the devil’s skin. Wherever the dagger’s stroke passed, red flames spread without fail. Every time the vines and branches tried to interfere, he swung his ax like the wind and cut them off.

– Gaaaaaaah, Gaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

From head to toe, the entire body of the tree giant was engulfed in hellish flames. The fire spread to Kadim, who was attached to him, but it didn’t matter much. The ‘Hydra Tattoo’ quickly regenerated even the deepest of burns.

As the demon’s surface was almost completely burned away, a thought suddenly crossed Kadim’s mind.

‘… … This guy, how do I draw blood?’

A demon without blood could achieve similar effects with its bodily fluids or sap, but the problem with this guy was that his entire body was made of dry wood. And to make matters worse, he had set it on fire like this…

Still, Kadim soon found a way. There was only one part of the devil that was not made of wood.

– Ghaaaah, hot, mom, newborn baby burned alive, little brother dried bones wrapped in vines, urn blessing, skeleton grave praying, ghaaaahhhhhh… … .

A snout and tongue that constantly spit out nonsense.

Tsk-tsk!

I forced the mouth open and swung the salmon. The ax blade flashed and her lips, gums, and tongue were cut at the same time. Sticky blood throbbed and pooled under the bifurcated tongue.

– Gaaaaaaahh …

Kadim smiled wryly as if he had discovered spring water after his thirst. Yes, it was here, my blood.

Crunch, crunch, thud!

He broke all the demon’s teeth and went inside to fill up the empty bottle. His business was done, but before he left, he decided to give him one last gift. Kadim plunged a dagger into the demon’s Adam’s apple and ran outside.

Pook, hurrurrurur – !

– Ehhhh!!!

The screams and the rising flames mixed together, the demon was engulfed in hellfire inside and out. Vines and branches stretched to the sky and roots shook. Under the half-moon moonlight, the tree giant showed a dynamic dance of pain, and sparks scattered like the dying Milky Way.

A majestic shrine that eventually turns black and collapses.

――――― Ku – Huh!

Grumble! Ta-da-dak, ta-da-dak… … .

Because there were so many parts to burn, the flames of hell did not go out for a while. As each burnt leaf and branch fell, the devil came one step closer to death.

Kadim felt his spirits slowly fading away. He had to wait for the flames to die down before he could retrieve his dagger. He sat down, wiped away his sweat, and sat leisurely by the fire.

– Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh… … .

“… … .”

Ta-da-dak, ta-da-dak –

– Ahhh… … .

“What a nice bonfire.”

Pouring heat, fluttering smoke, and falling magic energy.

After a night of destruction stained with fire and blood, a peaceful dawn was finally coming.

*

Except for Tundal, who was his captain, Perun was the greatest of the Atalean warriors.

Thanks to this, Perun was playing the role of de facto commander among the warriors. The warriors followed his orders to throw javelins at Tundal, agreed to recognize Khadim as the new captain, and tolerated him following Kadim alone – all of this was done in recognition of Perun’s authority. .

Therefore, when he appeared with one arm missing, the shock the warriors received was significant.

“Oh my God, Atala… … “Perun, how did you lose your arm?”

“Damn it, after Tundal, you too… … . You weren’t hit by him, were you?”

“Did the devil cut it? Or did that monster cut it? “Hurry up and tell me what’s going on!”

“… … .”

But Perun could not open his mouth easily. He was still unable to come out of the strange vision he had seen before the Sutra of the Four Heavenly Kings.

‘I will pay for the severed arm.’

The moment Khadim said that, Perun saw.

Suddenly, the world becomes as bright as day and the surroundings become distant. Instead, the sight is filled with a dry wasteland where the ground is cracked apart.

The warrior stood tall on the wilderness, his back to the sun. The yellow storm billowed like a cloak over his shoulders, and the tattoos on his chest gleamed like sharp dragon teeth. The warrior was slung over his back with a host of fierce weapons that were hard to fathom, but the most striking of them all was a huge battle axe inscribed with ancient script.

‘That axe… … .’

Before I could even think about it, the identity of the warrior came into my mind as if someone had given me a revelation.

Atala, the great agent who carries out the will of the devotees on earth. The savior who will destroy rampant evil and lead us to a place where war and feasting never cease.

The warrior was scanning the wilderness with heavy eyes, as if he was chasing the enemy’s tracks. He was holding the battle axe he was carrying with both strong hands. Perun was sure that even an enemy so vicious as to destroy the world would never be the warrior’s match.

But the enemy was never outside.

Kkwak, kwaddeuk –

The moment when the warrior’s raw flesh is torn apart, and something ominous enough to make your heart stop just by looking at it comes out… …

… … The fantasy disappeared completely.

Perun was suddenly thrown back into reality, as if he had suddenly fallen into a fantasy. He stared blankly at the tree-like demon and the giant mercenary. Then he came to his senses in a hurry, nodded to Khadim’s words, and ran to where he is now.

‘I heard that such visions… … are something that only priestesses in the wilderness can see… … Why is it that I see such a thing… … .’

He shook off his doubts. Now was not the time to be lost in thought. Perun took a deep breath and explained the situation to his warriors. Except for the part about the vision.

“… … That’s how I was defeated by the devil. By a two-horned devil. I lost my arm without being able to do anything, and now my brother and I are alone in fighting the devil.”

“… … !”

The warriors could not hide their agitation.

The two-horned upper-level devil is a being that has reached perfection. Even if they all worked together, they could never overcome it. Unless someone accepts and sacrifices the ‘Holy Spirit of Atala’… … .

“Shouldn’t we go and help right away? No matter how strong the brother is, it would be impossible for him to face such a demon alone… … .”

When someone asked him a question, Perun shook his head.

“No, that brother ordered me. Don’t come near at all. Just go and catch any monsters nearby, as I ordered you earlier.”

“… … .”

“Don’t forget. Our current leader is that brother. The loss of my arm was definitely Atala’s punishment for disobeying the leader’s orders. Please, don’t repeat the same mistake and follow orders obediently.”

It was the right answer. It was absolutely impossible for him to catch the demon alone, but he could not disobey the order. The warriors nodded with a reluctant expression. They had no choice but to spend the night hunting the monsters covered in tree bark together with the soldiers of the disaster army.

As the sun rose, the warriors suddenly realized that they could breathe much easier. Also, the monsters have become weaker and their belligerence has subsided. A look of incredulity passed between them.

“… … .”

“… … .”

I had no choice but to go to check. The warriors nodded, lined up in one order, and headed toward where the high-ranking demon was.

And finally, the punitive force reached their destination, and the 11 Atalain warriors and 25 soldiers of the punitive force witnessed it.

A gigantic demon that had been completely destroyed and burned down from its thousands of roots to the tips of its thick branches, and a huge mercenary sitting majestically with his sword planted on top of it. The brilliant combs of dawn cut through the clouds and backlit them to make them appear as a single outline.

“… … .”

Not a single person opened their mouth. Not even a breath. They just stood there, staring. Their hearts were pounding so hard that their chests were throbbing.

Have they ever seen such an unbelievable scene in their lives? Have you ever seen such an amazing feat? The scene before our eyes had a mythical atmosphere that could not help but awe not only the Atalans who followed the precepts of the wilderness, but even the soldiers of the Chassa Army who did not even have the slightest faith.

In a world that had stopped, the first to move was Perun.

In his eyes, the images of the warrior and Khadim in the fantasy overlapped. I couldn’t control the overwhelming emotions. He put his sword in the ground, got down on one knee, and beat his chest with his only arm, shouting.

“Glory to Atala! Glory to the great warrior who became His blade and destroyed the great evil!”

“… … .”

The hesitation did not last long. The other warriors followed Perun and planted their weapons in the ground. They knelt on one knee and pounded their chests with all their might, showing respect and reverence in the Atalain way.

“Glory to Atala! Glory to the great warrior who became His blade and destroyed the great evil!”

“Glory to Atala! Glory to the great warrior who became His blade and destroyed the great evil!”

The warriors’ eyes sparkled brightly like the morning star. Their loud voices merged into one. The hot shouts echoed across the dawning land. The sky was also beginning to fade from the hazy atmosphere and was filled with a flush of enthusiasm.

The shoulders of the soldiers of the Chassa Army, weighed down by the force, shrank. They looked at each other hesitantly to see if it was okay to just stand like this, and eventually got down on both knees and began to clumsily imitate the warriors’ shouts.

“Oh, ah, glory to Atala…” … that… … Glory to you brother… … .”

“Glory to Atala… … Uh, what is it, great glory to the blade… … .”

“Glory to the brothers, um… … uh, glory to the giants… … .”

“… … .”

A captain leading a punitive force, a warrior who defeated a high-level demon single-handedly, a mercenary who was revered by his own people and the guerrilla army, and a man who tried to retrieve a dagger and slowly descend, but missed his chance when they all knelt down together.

Kadim silently held the hilt of his sword and looked down at the crowd, thinking:

‘… … Those crazy punitive force kids.’