Genius Blacksmith's Game

The Twin Dragon Sword is a sword shrouded in mystery.

It vanished over a hundred years ago, and countless theories run wild.

One of those theories says the Twin Dragon Sword is, in truth, not a weapon for battle, but a symbolic sword.

The Twin Dragon Sword is longer and larger than ordinary greatswords, making it difficult to swing, and it is a total of two blades.

But one thing was certain: Hyunsoo understood the method for forging one Twin Dragon Sword better than anyone.

‘A symbolic sword, not a sword meant to be swung.’

He allowed himself a hopeful thought.

‘When Father wakes up later, let’s make the other Twin Dragon Sword together.’

So, let one blade be a power for everyone.

And let the other blade be the Twin Dragon Sword itself, able to cut down every enemy.

[The Twin Dragon Sword is a total of two blades.]

[Only when the two blades meet will it shine with its greatest light.]

The notifications he had heard upon reaching completion.

Hyunsoo asked a pure question.

The system grants the greatest power only when something is most perfect.

As the system said, the effect application rate for forging this Twin Dragon Sword reached 100%.

But it could also be called a half-finished Twin Dragon Sword, not a complete one.

And the system’s conclusion was this.

[The first Transcendence is written.]

Hyunsoo learned of a new artifact grade that did not exist in this world.

And he thought: does the system really make Hyunsoo a legend this easily?

But.

[It is not complete.]

[The power applied to the Twin Dragon Sword is applied as Transcendence.]

[However, it is insufficient to rise to the Ten Legendary Master Artisans.]

[You have crafted Transcendence: Advance.]

[No world message rings out.]

[However, if you later forge a Twin Dragon Sword of the same grade, you will be recognized as having crafted true Transcendence.]

[If you craft true Transcendence, you can ring out an even more outstanding world message.]

[However, the effects granted for crafting a new grade will be applied as they are.]

[You acquire all stats 15.]

“......!?”

Hyunsoo was aghast.

‘All stats 15?’

It was a value twice as high as when crafting a Legend grade.

And if it was all stats 15, it meant Hyunsoo’s total stat amount had increased by over 100 at once.

[You acquire 200 Dexterity.]

[You acquire 500 Fame.]

[Intermediate Sword Mastery leveled up.]

With this, Hyunsoo became far stronger than before.

But he had no room to enjoy it.

The Twin Dragon Sword soon flew off like light.

Hyunsoo also moved to the Kingdom of Goyard at once.

Boldrom Fortress was enormous.

Hyunsoo knew His Highness Barad was on the opposite side.

Hyunsoo, about to run that way, hesitated.

[The story that saved the nation reacts.]

The Twin Dragon Sword’s main material is Story Stone.

Story Stone, a mineral that adds greater power to a story, and Blacksmith Hyunsoo’s knowledge became imbued, creating a single skill.

That skill was Wake up.

‘Wake up is a power that explodes all potential for a short time.’

That time is around thirty seconds, but depending on who the user is, it produces immense power.

And perhaps because it was Story Stone, once the forging was complete, it said that if the system judged it to be a fine story, it would inscribe it into history.

[The story that saved the nation records Bella’s history.]

“......!?”

Hyunsoo, realizing the subject was Bella, marveled.

And when history is recorded, something special happens.

[The first history is being recorded.]

[After Wake up ends, all of Bella’s stats increase by 2%.]

Bella’s awakening was astonishing.

But the enemies inside were First Calamity and Second Calamity.

Hyunsoo placed his hand on the barrier.

[It is the Evil God’s barrier.]

[It displays infinite durability against beings level 450 or higher.]

[It displays 80,000 durability against beings level 400 or higher.]

[It displays 10,000 durability against beings level 300 or higher.]

[The barrier restores the damage it took within 30 seconds.]

‘Even if those under level 400 enter, it won’t be much help.’

And ordinary castle walls have around 10,000 durability.

No matter how quickly you break a wall, it still takes at least several minutes.

In that situation, once 30 seconds pass, the barrier recovers.

‘Thorough.’

He thought he should meet His Highness Barad and devise a method.

But that thought vanished at the scream that rang out.

Hyunsoo ran fast.

Beyond the barrier, Bella was visible.

The end of her Wake up was approaching.

A crisis sometimes makes the brain spin faster.

Three combinations flashed through his mind.

God’s secret technique skill, Reverse.

The Gauntlet of Strength.

CLICK—

Orichalcum small arrow.

And Jumong’s Horn Bow.

The trinity he had achieved before.

He sped up his steps and drew the bowstring.

Beyond the barrier, the First Calamity was visible.

[First Calamity Helenya Lv.467]

He knew.

This time, there was no Sword King, and no Azure Sky.

It was like fighting a Ten Legend.

‘No, maybe.’

It would be an even harder fight than that.

Because named NPCs that were monsters were stronger than named NPCs with human bodies.

And many things would change, too.

The Hyun’s Forge he had kept hidden had been revealed, and the world would take even more interest.

[AJ Internet Broadcasting Station approves.]

[You can converse with broadcasting station staff.]

[Your field of view is transmitted on broadcast.]

Even in this situation, he knew one fact.

‘Here, I’m not Hyun.’

The one who had held his breath for so long finally released the bowstring.

After pinning the First Calamity thirty meters away, Hyunsoo crossed the barrier.

[Guild Master Hyunsoo has entered.]

When Hyunsoo held out his hand, the Twin Dragon Sword coiled in.

Holding it, Hyunsoo stood beside Bella.

A feeling a knight should never feel surged up inside Bella.

It was relief.

As if she were with Barad, she fell into the relief that she herself was safe.

That much.

‘It seems the day I will serve you is coming.’

It was a brilliant day.

The sunlight Hyunsoo blocked touched her face, and he drew a small smile.

Slowly, Bella collapsed.

And Helenya, who had been embedded in the wall, stepped down to the ground.

[Helenya’s HP falls below 70%.]

In the form of a bipedal queen ant, her grotesque ant eyes fixed on Hyunsoo.

“I’ll kill you!”

*****

People from all over the world flooded in.

To see one man’s face.

Blacksmith Hyun.

A man who had hidden for a long time.

And the man who walked in through the torn barrier.

-Who is it!?

-Blacksmith Hyun, did he come!?

But it was a familiar face.

-Uh, that guy is......?

-Isn’t that Crazy Rookie?

About half a year ago, there had been a man who put an oxygen mask on the dying AJ Internet Broadcasting Station.

Using Blacksmith Hyun’s artifacts, he created a collaboration.

-Was Crazy Rookie the Deputy Guild Master of Hyun’s Forge?

-My god! Every puzzle piece fits. From back then, Hyun and Crazy Rookie have been leading Hyun’s Forge together!

-This is also a shock the world will be stunned by.

To say Crazy Rookie was Hyun—his prior strength had been far too great.

But there were also those who doubted it for a moment.

Then.

[Broadcast title changes to Hyun&Crazy Rookie.]

With the broadcast title changing right on time, that doubt faded.

And disappointment overwhelmingly took over.

-Who the hell is that, you nerds. He’s handsome, though.

-For real lol.

-Entrance score 100. Looks score 100. Expectation score 0.

[Hyunsoo Lv.338]

“I’ll kill you!”

Bipedal Helenya stepped down to the ground.

At the same time, every Giant Ant and every Soldier Ant that had been killing nobles twisted their heads.

SKREEEEEEEE—!

[Queen’s Wrath]

[All insects forget fear and focus their attacks on a single enemy.]

[Defense and attack increase sharply by 30%.]

Helenya became much stronger.

Those ants also grew stronger, crawling ferociously from every direction.

Hyun’s Forge tried to block them.

KRAAANG—

But something absurd happened.

-It doesn’t go in......?

-This is insane.

-How many are there? Seventy?

A swarm of ants charging like mad.

And countless viewers were sharing Hyunsoo’s field of view.

-Hey, show a different view. I don’t want to watch him get eaten.

-Why did he come lol

-Ah, he showed up late and he’s a scrub lolol!

Because it was Hyunsoo’s field of view, AJ Internet Broadcasting Station’s chat room was visible in full.

Before, he wasn’t used to it.

But now it was different.

He was becoming familiar to the public.

And Hyunsoo had a reason for revealing Hyun’s Forge.

It was born from confidence.

Hyunsoo knew the viewers.

-If he survives, I’ll donate 1,000 won lol.

-Oh, I’ll donate 20,000 won.

[Current viewer count 1,810,011.]

He was curious.

‘1.8 million is a viewer count that ranks among the top in our country.’

It felt new.

That the name Hyun pulled in this much.

And Hyunsoo moved.

Hyunsoo kicked off the ground and cut down the foremost Giant Ant.

[Ninefold Slash]

With the subtle principle bursting out, the Giant Ant he minced turned to ash in a single stroke.

-???

-What was that?

-Isn’t he in the 330s?

Hyunsoo rampaged wildly through the gaps.

KRA-KRA-KRAK—!

That ant with the hard carapace shattered to a single exchange of sword.

They didn’t know, but Hyunsoo’s all stats had increased by 15 from forging the Twin Dragon Sword.

And recently, he had achieved Supreme Saber +4.

Supreme Saber’s attack power is at least 50% higher than the swords ordinary rankers wield.

On top of that, Hyunsoo’s stat total is 70 higher than others at the same level.

The commentators shouted.

-Amazing.

-Crazy Rookie is dominating the battlefield.

-But it’s unfortunate.

There were too many enemies.

And because he had burrowed into the enemy formation, he was positioned amid the ant swarm.

From the sky, twenty Soldier Ants slammed down toward Hyunsoo.

From behind, enraged Helenya was already within arm’s reach, holding a spear.

But that was wrong.

“Ghost Step.”

It was instant.

Fourteen times.

SKRRRRAAAK—!

Nine Soldier Ants that had been flying down above the vanished Hyunsoo were ground apart and fell.

And the viewers’ reactions flipped.

-I-insane!

-B-bro, I’ll donate!

-What is that!?

The viewers found the vanished him.

The Calamity Necklace.

Through it, Hyunsoo was high up in the sky.

“SKREEEE!?”

Enraged, Helenya’s head snapped up.

The seventy-plus insects on the ground looked up at the sky.

-B-bait......?

-Was it bait!?

He swaps to the Twin Dragon Sword.

The crest hidden within the one-of-a-kind Transcendent sword is revealed.

Hyunsoo intended to overwhelm the viewers right here.

[Three-Foot Oath to Heaven]

[With a three-foot blade, I swear to the heavens.]

[Mountains and Rivers Shake Their Color]

[Mountains and waters tremble.]

WHOOOOOSH—

A tremendous pressure slammed down from the Twin Dragon Sword like falling gravity, crushing seventy insects and one queen.

SKREEEEEE—

SKREEEEE!?

The Twin Dragon Sword is a sword for everyone, and by the maker’s greed, a sword that can also be made to serve its wielder.

The first power he put into it.

[A debuff is applied to enemies within a 20m radius.]

[Enemies are engulfed by fear and dread, and reason is paralyzed.]

[They fall into a stunned state for 3 seconds.]

[It ignores all defense.]

The second power he put into it.

[Sweep Clean in One Swing]

[With one swing, I sweep it away.]

KUUUHHH—

A massive red haze blooms from the Twin Dragon Sword.

This skill lends strength to the one holding the sword.

[The selected skill temporarily increases by 5 levels.]

Hyunsoo drew the sword back.

Viewers were disappointed at Crazy Rookie’s appearance.

But not anymore.

They were holding their breath as they watched him.

An unusual number of 1.8 million viewers watching right now.

Hearing the words that came from Hyunsoo’s mouth, they doubted their ears.

“Sword King’s swordsmanship.”

-W-w-w-what!?

-S-Sword King!?

-Are you saying you’re even the Sword King’s disciple!?

They witnessed something even more unbelievable with their own eyes.

Footage of the Sword King’s swordsmanship, Sword’s Cry, was already circulating in the world.

That sword’s destructive power, that sword’s strength, that sword’s reason.

But this was far beyond that.

A temporary five-level increase.

[Temporarily, you become equal to the Sword King.]

Even if it was a sword for everyone, the Twin Dragon Sword’s sword attack power was higher than Supreme Saber’s.

Because a greatsword swing is two, three times stronger than a ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ single strike of a longsword.

“Sword’s Cry.”

RIIIIIIING—

A tremendous cry paralyzed the viewers’ hearing.

A final sentence is inscribed onto the Twin Dragon Sword.

[Blood-Stained Mountains and Rivers]

[Blood dyes the mountains and rivers.]

The key point is this.

AJ Internet Broadcasting Station is in the same context as platforms like Paprika and Lewitch that have existed for a long time.

Viewers love reversals.

If they feel thrill, shivers, and fun in a life that is unbearably dull, they are always ready to open their wallets.

-Entrance score 100. Looks score 100. Expectation score 200!

-Kongabeom donated 100,000 won.

-Jebichuri donated 30,000 won.

-Babal-I-Myeot-Gaego donated 10,000 won.

Among the 1.8 million, there were many famous rankers as well.

-If you clear the Helenya raid, I’ll donate 1,000,000 won.

The donations of 1.8 million viewers paralyzed the broadcast, and the pouring sword blades swept the ants away.