The Berserker’s Second Playthrough in the Game - Chapter 71

Episode 71 From now on, kill each other (4)

The scent of the blood of my compatriots stimulated my sensitive sense of smell. Sparks flew out of the diagonal pupils of the wolf’s head. He stepped forward and brought down his great sword until the ground split open.

―――――― Boo – Ugh, boom!!!

It was an attack of unprecedented destructive power and speed, but it was avoidable because it was predicted in advance. Kadim retreated like the wind and at the same time raised the salmon. The wolf head lifted the hilt of the sword, pulled the sword body, and spat out an angry question.

– When did you drink it? What kind of blood did you drink? What on earth are you talking about… … .

“… … .”

Pararaeraraerarak, tae-ang!

Kadim hurled salmon repeatedly, answering all questions. The axe blade was blocked by the wide blade and plate armor, but he found time to look around. Kadim narrowed his eyes sharply.

‘The ‘evil spirit’ demon in the form of a woman would definitely be possessed, and the skull, the deaf ear, the eyes… … I have no idea about the rest.’

The charm of the ‘Charm’ buff only works on the opposite sex. Most demons have an ambiguous appearance, but their mental identity is always tilted toward one side. Kadim quickly scanned the reactions, hoping that the horrifying things were as close to female as possible.

– Ah, ah? What, what, why am I, why am I like this… … .

He was breathing heavily and looked confused. The evil spirit demon in the shape of a translucent woman was as expected. As long as it completely passes over, it will gladly follow orders and attack its allies.

– Prey! A piece of trash that rebels and goes wild!

– Shut up!

It definitely wasn’t the deaf and the eye demon. The deaf stretched out the visceral stems that were replacing the legs, and the eye demon flapped its wings and raised its eyelids. A grotesquely shaped jinn floated above the pupil, and the colors of the space turned gray for a moment.

But the devil’s sorcery was interrupted midway.

―――――― Fajijijijik, kwagwang!!

– Shut up!!!

A pitch-black bolt of lightning pierced the devil’s eyeball. The grotesque spirit collapsed and the demon fell to the corner, his bodily fluids spilling out onto his crushed sclera. That powerful demonic thunderbolt came from the skeleton staff held by the skeleton-shaped devil.

– You must not harm this person… … . This person is, alas, a noble person, so noble that I dare not even mention it… … . I swear that from now on I will abandon Pevillatus and serve only him… … .

Eyes filled with fanaticism and blind devotion flowed out from the gaping eye sockets. Seeing this, the wolf head forgot that it was engaged in combat and burst into lamentation.

– What nonsense are you talking about, skeleton head! When Pebillatus dies, you will return to being a piece of bone worse than a dog bone! Come to your senses and strike that rat with lightning… … .

– noisy! How dare you insult a noble person with your dirty mouth! On the theme of a dog that can only do it only to swing the scrap iron.

– No, this is crazy… … .

Phew-!

Taking advantage of that opportunity, Kadim stabbed the wolf head through a gap in its armor.

The leather was thick and the meat was hard. However, thanks to the strong force, the blade penetrated smoothly. The moment it felt resistance from the hard bone, it twisted the blade away and stepped back, blood pouring out from the gap in the armor and the wolf’s head swayed greatly.

– Damn it, this fucking rat!

―――――――Whew – Woah, Kwa – Ang!!!

The furious sword slash cut through the air and hit the stone floor like a mace. The weapons and power were so ignorant that it was impossible to fight back. Kadim kept the salmon in check by throwing out the salmon, gradually increasing the distance.

But suddenly, a sticky sensation was felt around my ankle as I was stepping back.

– Caught, my prey!

The deaf devil’s outstretched entrails.

The demon tried to throw Kadim overboard, but Kadim was quicker. He struck the viscera with his sword, and the tough tissue snapped, splattering blood and viscera. The demon’s face twisted into a grim expression as he stretched out dozens of viscera at once.

– Ghhhhh! On the topic of food!!

Kadim held the hilt of his sword tightly. He took a step forward and struck, raised, cut, stabbed, and swung his blade. The sword spirit greedily swallowed even if it was impure blood. In front of the relentless hacking, Kadim’s internal organs were cut into pieces, and the area around him turned into a swamp of flesh and body fluids.

Clap, clap, clap, clap!

“Uuuuuuuup!!”

– Useless! Struggling! Indian ink… … Huh? Oh my… … Uh oh… … .

There was no need to struggle for long. At some point, the hare-lipped demon stopped with its cracked lips wide open. A cloud of smoke rose from the top of his head, as if his brain had been cooked to a crisp.

A translucent woman suddenly appeared, placing her hand on the back of the hare-lipped demon’s head.

– Sigh, get rid of those ugly pieces of meat. I can’t look at his beautiful body… … .

– Ouch, ugh, ughh… … .

Kadim took a deep breath. As expected from a ‘demon species’, the demon in the form of a woman was skilled in mental attacks. For the time being, there would be no more attacks from that deaf demon.

– Die, you blasphemous being! Stop showing off your shabby tricks in front of the noble!

– Noisy, noisy – !

――――― Crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…Ugh.

In the back, a skull and a demon with eyes were furiously exchanging hexes. Bizarre magic circles emerged layer after layer, and the thunderbolt stems and amplified energy collided, emitting a series of empty flashes. The ‘Mysterious Species’ that deal with twisted mysteries are very difficult to deal with, but by fighting with each other like that, they were able to kill two birds with one stone.

Anyway, now that the other demons are all gone, there’s only one enemy left for Khadim to face.

The wolf-headed demon was shaking so hard that its breastplate, pelvis, armour and knee pads rattled. The blood had already stopped flowing, so the shaking must have been caused by rage.

– You sly rat… … . A true warrior should face the enemy with only his body and a sword, so how can you do such petty things… … . Don’t you know what shame is?

It was a funny story. Under the precepts of the barren wilderness, there was nothing more shameful than defeat and submission to the enemy. Kadim responded with a snicker.

“Well, I think it’s more shameful that five high-level demons came to stop one human.”

– Shut up!!!

――――――― Boom, boom, boom, boom!

The greatsword, filled with fury, continued to create strong winds. The demon continued to strike in succession, then murmured as if it was crunching bones.

– Yes, at any rate, if I kill you, that strange trick will end… … . It worked out better. Because you tried to hunt me alone in the first place… … .

“… … .”

– Keuhehe… … So, how is a guy who can’t even block my sword going to deal with me? From now on, there’s no way you’ll let your guard down. Wake up and try your best. The moment you let your guard down, even for a moment, that moment will be the moment when you’ll be doomed.

― …

Rushing great swords. Kadim looked up at the heavy metal object. He said he couldn’t accept it, and he was right. Kadim did not have the strength to block hundreds of kilograms of metal flying at him with his incredible strength.

At least, that was the case until just now.

――――――― Ka-Ang!

A loud crashing sound rang in my ears. In an instant, sparks flying from the iron bar lit up the darkness and illuminated the face of the astonished demon. Unable to withstand the impact of the greatsword bouncing back, the demon staggered and barely managed to avoid falling by supporting the head of the sword on the ground.

– W, what is it…? How can you block my sword…?

Kadim glanced down at the salmon with red-hot eyes. Hancheol’s ax blade, which had been intact even after scraping down the castle wall, was visible to have small scratches. Tsk, was it too much to take down such a large soldier with this small weapon?

Still, at least I confirmed that I wasn’t being pushed back by force. In the beginning, I cut this guy with a knife and absorbed the blood, and earlier I cut off the intestines and the harelip absorbed a lot of the devil’s blood.

The poisonous blood was rushing through my blood vessels and spreading to all my nerves. Angry muscles swelled even more, and monstrous power condensed throughout the body. Even if you only drink a sip, you can only do this. If you drink enough of that blood, how much greater power can you exert? … .

Kadim gave a creepy smile and rushed at the demon.

The wolf’s pupils contracted sharply, as if facing a top predator.

――――――― Ka-Ang!

Instead of attacking the falling greatsword head-on, Kadim deflected it to the side with his axe. He tilted, and while the demon was staggering due to shock, he dug in and plunged his sword into the gap in the armor. The giant soldier became a weight that held the limbs and slowed down the devil’s movements. With precise thrusts, fatal scratches were carved into the hard leather beyond the plate armor.

―――――― Squeak, swoosh, swoosh!

– Wow, you son of a bitch!!!

The devil finally let go of the great sword. Instead, he swung his plate-covered fist with all his might. The momentum was quite good, but it wasn’t much fun. Thanks to absorbing more of his blood, Kadim was now able to block the attack with his bare hands.

chin – !

– ……uh?

A fist that is blocked in vain, a counter that returns fiercely.

―――――― Ugh!

– Keeng!!

Kadim jumped up high and punched the devil in the jaw. When the devil lost his control and fell down, he climbed up and struck his face with red eyes. Even his thick skin and strong bones could not block the berserker’s repeated attacks. His teeth fell out, his muzzle was broken, and his skull caved in from the barrage of stabbings and punches.

Thump, thud, thud – thud, thud!

– Kekekeke, keke, keke… … Krrrrrr!

Sigh – Ugh!

After being beaten for a while, the devil sharpens its claws and fights back. Kadim retreated to the ground and dodged the blow. The demon glared at Kadim, blood streaming down his quivering snout. Then his face became distorted and he placed all four paws on the stone floor as if he were a real wolf.

– Krrrrrr… … . Damn, I didn’t want to end up like this again… … .

Clap, Clap, Clap –

Other plates, hidden tightly between the plates of armor, surged forward, reinforcing the seams and covering the exposed parts. A solid helmet was placed on the head, and the demon soon took the form of a gray wolf made of steel.

Kadim let out a breath that was flushed with blood and squinted his eyes.

“… … Was that armor a relic? I’m going to see all kinds of strange artifacts. It’s an armor that makes it like a dog. ”

– Crrrrrrr, shut up! That’s all the talk about that poor little snout… … . This armor was created by the northern dwarves, and there are no gaps for me anymore. Your damn metal won’t be able to take even a single drop of blood anymore… … .

I tilted my head up and observed. As the demon had said, there were absolutely no gaps in the armor. If it was really armor made by dwarves, it wouldn’t be easy to destroy.

But it didn’t matter.

No, it was actually good. With armor that strong, you should be able to clearly see the performance of the ‘special effects’.

“That’s good. It’ll be perfect for testing out its power.”

– … … ?

The devil peered out through the gap between the helmets. Suspicion arose in his beast-like eyes, and soon spread out into clear ripples.

Goo goo goo goo… … .

The sword in the berserker’s hand was dripping with a bright red energy, like blood. The slender sword body had ancient letters engraved in it like blood seals, and before I knew it, the letters were emitting an intense and unpleasant red light, as if a soldering iron was applied to the cornea.

Kadim held the hilt of his sword tightly. The sword hummed and trembled, as if resonating with its owner’s belligerence. The red-hot sword body was hoping to spit out all the energy it had accumulated so far as soon as possible. In a more destructive and more violent way than ever before.

The day before we reached Soltana, it was a moonless night.

At midnight that day, Kadim, the ‘Name Giver’, decided to give ‘Mosquito’ a new name.

Kadim’s unique trait, ‘Name-Turner’, is a trait that gives a nameless weapon a ‘name’ and gives it a special effect that matches it. In the game, since you can easily give special effects to equipment with ‘Enchant’, it was often treated as a worthless trait.

However, no matter how insignificant something is, if you put a lot of effort into polishing it, it sometimes shows an unexpected side.

‘The Name Forger’ had one little-known function. This means that you can add a new name to a weapon that has already been given a name. And the weapon that received this overlapping name not only maintained the existing special effects, but also gained additional, more powerful ‘special effects’ and performed better than being upgraded by one level.

[Atala, the lord of all diseases who knows no defeat. Put your blade in my hand, bless the warrior thirsting for battle, and quench his thirst with the red blood of his enemies… … .]

The naming was a success. The ancient character on the differently engraved sword body, ‘Mogi’, gladly accepted a new name. Now that we have collected blood and prepared to activate the added special effects, all that remains is to test its power.

The wolf-headed demon sensed the omen of destruction with his animal senses. He took a step back hesitantly and asked in a trembling voice.

– Well, what on earth is that knife? Even the dwarves’ masterpieces don’t give off that much energy… … . What kind of weapon is it that gives off such ugly energy… … .

Kadim dryly told me the new name for the weapon.

“‘Blood Demon’.”

Then he kicked the ground, jumped, and mercilessly swung his blade down.

Ugh – Ugh.

The afterimage of a red moon fragment falling, the spirit being segmented based on the sword, and the faint sound of a slicing sound.

A rush of blood burst out behind the bloody trail.

―――――――――――― Kwagwagwagwagwagwagwa – !!

The blood that rose like a tidal wave shattered metal plates, cut through leather, tore flesh, split the floor, and left a scar on the far wall before disintegrating into a pungent dew. The axis of the earth shook distinctly, and a rumbling and thundering sound echoed throughout the entire cavern, causing a great shock.

The wolf-headed demon, who faced the aftermath head-on, had his armor torn apart and ended up looking like a piece of meat from a butcher’s shop, pulverized by fresh blood.

– Crackle, crackle… … .

Drops of blood fluttering like fallen flowers. The slash unintentionally cut off the eye demon behind him. With the death of the two demons, the demonic energy in the cavity faded somewhat, and the faces of the remaining demons were revealed more clearly.

The faces of the women, the skeletons, the deaf demons, and every single one of them had expressions of horror and admiration clearly carved on them.

– Ha, that’s amazing… … . Such a large, splendid, intense surge of blood… … .

– Ah, noble one… … ! O mighty and great noble one who dares to look at you and even call your name… … !

– Oh, oh, oh, oh, that’s… … food that can’t be eaten… … .

Kadim also turned his face red, as if he had been soaked in blood. He looked down at the sword, which had vomited out all his blood as he had hoped, and was only emitting a faint sound. As expected, it was messy, but the effect was as powerful as expected.

‘Accumulation of blood’.

A special effect that accumulates and retains blood, then uses up that energy at once to cause a devastating slash.

The light warrior had a bloody smile on his face.

This was enough power to cut even the central demon into pieces.