Chapter 143

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Chapter 143: Distortion (6)

Pangaea.

As anticipated through achievements, if indeed all continents were to merge into one, what would happen?

‘Could General Kim Younghyeom be right about a real war breaking out?’

The merging of land meant that borders would physically converge.

In simpler terms, from our country’s perspective, it could mean a land connection with the neighboring island nation, Japan.

‘And there could be other possibilities. While it’s written as Pangaea in the achievements, the land could merge in completely different forms.’

The biggest characteristic of the original Pangaea was the gathering of North and South America, Africa, and India.

On the other hand, Eurasia was largely clustered at the northern end of Pangaea, not significantly different from its current form.

In other words, for our country, the anticipated change would be merely a land connection with Japan.

‘But if it’s named Pangaea and yet its form is completely different….’

For instance, if the “Pangaea after the reset” were a gigantic ring-shaped continent, what would happen?

‘Then we can’t know which country would come and merge with the Korean Peninsula.’

From a realistic perspective, Japan or the Philippines might have been candidates, but it could be an entirely different scenario.

Up to this point, Yeongwoo’s thoughts were based on the premise that the dimensional shift would somewhat preserve the current geography.

‘Well, it looks like I’m going to have a sword fight with Kim Jong-un soon, so I wonder if the ground is moving a little.’

Due to experiencing too many events, Yeongwoo had come to accept the idea of Pangaea quite quickly.

And above all else.

Swoosh, swoosh!

Yeongwoo’s attention was entirely focused on a distant glowing column of red light.

‘There… it’s there!’

There was a mutant even at this hour.

For Yeongwoo, a mutant meant a dungeon entry ticket, and that meant…

‘If I do well tonight, I might earn another encyclopedia.’

Yeongwoo glanced over the local situation with slightly excited eyes.

|The current area of residence is Yeoncheon.

|The Strongest sword in this area is ‘Jo Seongsik14.’ Rank 2, 11 defenses.

The city he was traversing was Yeoncheon-gun in Gyeonggi Province.

However, the glowing column Yeongwoo was observing was not in Yeoncheon but rather across the city in Cheorwon, a mutant.

Hence, the reason the red glowing column moved as if startled was probably…

“Is the Yeoncheon’s Strongest sword in Cheorwon right now?”

The probability was high.

Because.

“Huh? What’s that?”

“Mo, monster…!”

“Alarm! Sound the alarm!”

Even though people mistook Yeongwoo for a new monster and sounded the alarm by hitting bells, the Strongest sword did not appear.

The golden flying greatsword, alone in the sky above Negwig.

Perhaps because these two impressions were too strong, people seemed unable to muster the courage to read the title affixed above Yeongwoo’s head.

‘Wow, there are more people than I thought.’

Even about 30% of the residents visible in sight in Yeoncheon were dressed in military attire.

As it was a front-line area, there were many military units, and the survival rate of soldiers was high right after the reset.

Especially with the makeshift checkpoint set up ahead, it seemed like the security of this area was voluntarily undertaken by the soldiers.

“Huh?”

“S-Stop!”

Of course, this was a world after the reset where soldiers brandished swords instead of guns.

Swoosh!

It was utterly strange to see people in military attire drawing medieval-style swords from their waists, even to Yeongwoo’s eyes.

But given the circumstances, Yeongwoo instructed Negwig to leap forward without engaging with them.

-Whoosh!

Then, Negwig, with its sharp iron hooves, propelled itself forward, leaping high over the barricades set up by the soldiers.

“…Huh?”

“….!”

“…!”

In an instant, the suspicious individual passed through the checkpoint.

“What was that just now?”

“Joseon… Strongest Sword?”

Some soldiers belatedly caught sight of Yeongwoo’s title “Strongest Sword,” but they couldn’t possibly imagine that it referred to the actual “Strongest Sword.”

How could a golden greatsword soaring through the sky and a black horse made of steel be human possessions?

Swoosh!

Meanwhile, Yeongwoo and Negwig, having leaped over the checkpoint, landed on the ground and headed straight for Cheorwon.

Thunk!

Soon, the updated regional status arrived.

However,

‘The hell?’

Contrary to expectations, there was a Strongest Sword in Cheorwon.

‘Then who’s fighting over there…?’

Scratching his head, Yeongwoo continued inward towards Cheorwon until he could soon resolve his doubts.

* * *

Yeongcheon Strongest Sword, Jo Seongsik14.

Cheorwon Strongest Sword, Kim Gwangyong06.

Both thought at the same time.

‘This is fuc*ed.’

The mutant that appeared in Cheorwon was too powerful.

[Cheorwon County Mayor – Son Junyong]

Son Junyong.

A politically ambitious type who, upon assuming office as county mayor, pursued ambitious redevelopment projects in Cheorwon, only to find out later that his ambition was merely a passion for bribery.

Most of the contracts related to the redevelopment project were found to involve corruption.

‘Fuck, shouldn’t these basta*ds who’ve eaten up so much money come back as weaker monsters?’

Kim Gwangyong, the Cheorwon Strongest Sword, gritted his teeth, feeling the tingling sensation in his left arm holding the shield.

It was beginning to strain just to block Son Junyong’s attacks.

That corrupt mayor’s power was unexpectedly formidable.

「Hehe, are you starting to feel the pressure?」

The mutant Son Junyong acquired was an ogre standing an impressive 4 meters tall.

Its weapon was an enormous club, making it impossible to parry with a sword.

In other words, they had to either block with the shield or completely evade, just to withstand the next blow.

But now, even blocking with the shield had its limits, and it was only a matter of time before both of them were crushed.

And there was another Strongest Sword here, Jo Seongsik, who didn’t even have a shield.

‘At this rate, we’ll both end up dead soon.’

‘I’d rather both attack to the end simultaneously and settle this…’

As the two Strongest Swords were exchanging signals with their eyes, Cheorwon County Mayor Son Junyong let out a cruel laugh.

「Don’t make futile resistance, you basta*ds!」

He knew very well that soon both Strongest Swords would be fighting for their lives.

Whoosh!

Then, with a heavy stride, Son Junyong’s massive figure suddenly retreated.

“…?”

“What?”

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As the two Strongest Sword turned their heads to chase the suddenly disappeared opponent,

「Hah.」

A triumphant smile appeared on Son Junyong’s face, towering four meters high.

Then,

Boom!

Without hesitation, his club cut through the air.

It was a horizontal swing from right to left.

An attack aimed at annihilating both of them with a single blow.

“Dodge, dodge!”

“This is insane.”

The sights of the two Strongest Swords were already in chaos due to the warning from the regional magic system, urging for an emergency escape.

However, instinctively, they knew it was already too late. Because…

“…!”

Even before they could move, the shadow of the club was already looming dangerously close.

‘This damn bas*ard, he’s been toying with us all this time.’

Kim Gwangyong finally realized, as the club approached, that Son Junyong had been deliberately holding back his strength all this while.

He felt a surge of anger rising in his throat.

And as if his emotions were materializing,

Boom!

“…?”

“Huh?”

A violet explosion erupted from Son Junyong’s right hand, which was holding the club.

「That son of a…!」

The one most surprised by the sudden explosion was none other than Son Junyong himself. Not only did he feel tremendous pain from his right palm due to the aftermath of the explosion, but there was also a crack on the club.

「What the hell did you just do?」

Struggling with the pain that had risen to his temples, Son Junyong, with one eye barely open, glared at the two Strongest Swords in front of him.

Naturally, he assumed that one of them had pulled out a last-minute trick.

When a cornered mouse is pushed to the brink, it doesn’t hesitate to attack the cat.

But then,

Fweeew!

A small gunshot followed, clearly coming from outside the battlefield.

“Huh!”

“Who else is there…?”

Only when the two Strongest Swords finally turned their heads to the west did they see a mounted archer holding a bow hundreds of meters away.

“Fu*k, who’s that now?”

“Wh-who…?”

Then,

Boom!

Another explosion occurred near Son Junyong, causing his right hand, which was holding the club, to shatter into pieces.

Thud, thump.

The sight of a large finger rolling to the ground was evidence of the Strongest Sword’s escape.

But the most astonishing thing was Son Junyong’s reaction.

「You, you bastard!」

Despite his right hand being completely destroyed, instead of writhing in pain, he suddenly sprang up and rushed towards the intruder.

Thud, thud!

Unlike before, his entire body was now turning bright red, indicating…

‘Is he going berserk?’

Just like the thoughts of the two Strongest Swords, Yeongwoo also sensed something as he watched the mutant charging towards them at an incredible speed.

‘If their stamina or energy drops below a certain level, they go berserk.’

It wasn’t hard to understand, as it was a common setup in games, but seeing it firsthand was fascinating.

‘It seems like the mutants with their own gimmicks are starting to appear. With these reinforced mutants, conglomerates returning as dragons or Kim Jong-un won’t be easy opponents.’

So, dealing with enhanced mutants like this should be relatively straightforward.

Thud, boom!

In the meantime, as Son Junyong approached closely, Yeongwoo leaped off Negwig to meet him.

Clang!

At the same time, the “Golden Trail” emitted a very intense vibration.

– Humming!

As if seeking approval for deployment.

‘Ah… That’s right. You were an automatic combat sword, weren’t you?’

「Golden Trail」 – Legendary Two-Handed Greatsword

【Automatic Combat】

| Rohm’s Bottom

A legendary-grade two-handed greatsword equipped with martial arts said to be used by the prisoners of another realm.

Since it was hard to imagine how this sword could engage in automatic combat in the first place, Yeongwoo silently approved the deployment by nodding his head towards the sword.

‘Is… this enough for approval?’

Having given his silent approval signal, Yeongwoo stared intently at the Golden Trail, while Son Junyong, who had approached within about 20 meters, blinked in surprise.

「Strongest Sword of Joseon…? Huh, are these guys kidding?」

Indeed, from the perspective of a political figure who had just landed in this world, titles like Strongest Sword would undoubtedly seem amusing.

‘But would my sword seem amusing too?’

Just as Yeongwoo was about to draw his sword from his belt,

Thunk!

“…?”

The Golden Trail firmly plunged its broad blade deep into the ground.

“What? You said it’s for automatic combat!”

Thinking he might have finally been tricked, Yeongwoo widened his eyes, only for the golden greatsword to start emitting a high-powered engine-like noise.

– Whiiiiing!

Then,

「Die!”」

At the moment Son Junyong charged towards Yeongwoo,

Crunch!

The asphalt on the ground erupted towards the ba*tard’s forehead.

‘This b*stard, really?’

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