Into the Creations 798

Chapter 798 – 798. The Plum Blossom Swordsman Reincarnated Into The Baek Family

798. The Plum Blossom Swordsman Reincarnated into the Baek Family

Yuria had been searching through Mount Rurut for two days without sleep.

She had found every cave and special location on the mountain, going inside each one to check. But the artifact that Sung Yoo-jin had mentioned was nowhere to be found.

At this point, Yuria began to have doubts.

Of course, it wasn’t that she didn’t trust Sung Yoo-jin. It was just that there was a possibility that Sung Yoo-jin might have been mistaken.

“……”

Yuria pondered. She might have missed the artifact when she saw it. She didn’t even know what the artifact looked like.

‘I did pick up a few things that looked unusual, though.’

They didn’t feel like artifacts at all. She tried using mana and magic, but there was no reaction.

‘If I take too much time, it will disrupt the plan, so I should focus on my original mission for now….’

Yuria paused. About 500 meters away, she saw an unusual monster. It was a bear with white fur and black stripes. The bear was lumbering around, and a dagger was embedded in its forehead.

From the blade to the hilt, the entire dagger was blue, stuck right in the center of the bear’s head.

Yuria’s gaze shifted to the bear’s tail. It looked exactly like a raccoon’s tail.

‘…A Raccoon Bear?’

A bear with a raccoon’s tail. It was a monster called a Raccoon Bear. It wasn’t a very strong monster, so it didn’t make sense for it to be here, deep inside Mount Rurut. Other monsters wouldn’t have left a Raccoon Bear alone.

‘It’s a mutation.’

Yuria quickly made a judgment. There was no other explanation for its mutated appearance and why it was here.

And the dagger stuck in the Raccoon Bear’s forehead was likely an artifact. The fact that the Raccoon Bear was moving around without a care, even with a dagger in its vital spot, was proof of that.

‘Grim Scythe.’

She used shadow magic.

A giant scythe rose from the Raccoon Bear’s shadow. The shadow scythe was silent and stealthy, so the Raccoon Bear didn’t notice it at all. The scythe swung, and the Raccoon Bear’s head rolled onto the dirt floor.

Grim Scythe was a shadow magic specialized in surprise attacks and assassinations.

Yuria used shadow movement to appear instantly in front of the Raccoon Bear’s corpse. She pulled out the blue dagger stuck in the Raccoon Bear’s forehead.

Three small golden gems were embedded in the dagger’s grip. Judging by the grooves in the hilt, it seemed that there were originally seven gems.

“……”

Yuria quietly frowned as she looked at the dagger. After checking with magic, she realized that the dagger was imbued with a mysterious power.

But the problem was that she didn’t know how to use it.

Knowing how bizarre the artifacts of this world could be, she didn’t want to bring a suspicious artifact to Sung Yoo-jin. What if this artifact harmed Sung Yoo-jin? Yuria would never forgive herself.

‘It would be better to figure out how to use it and what its effects are.’

She had a guess about how to use it. Stabbing a target with the dagger. After all, a dagger was meant to harm others.

Yuria moved. There were plenty of monsters in Mount Rurut that could serve as guinea pigs.

It wasn’t difficult to find a monster.

A bipedal, muscular bull.

A Minotaur.

Yuria lightly threw the dagger. But the result was anything but light. The dagger pierced the Minotaur’s chest at near-supersonic speed.

The Minotaur stumbled backward and then spotted Yuria. The monster, about to charge at Yuria with a roar, stopped in its tracks.

“……”

It was clearly an anomaly. Yuria watched the Minotaur with her arms crossed.

An hour passed in that state. Nothing changed. The Minotaur was still frozen like a statue.

Three more hours passed. The Minotaur began to change. Its brown fur turned red, and its size increased. It had become a mutated Minotaur.

‘…An artifact that turns monsters into mutations?’

Yuria moved. She activated Grim Scythe, which had instantly killed the Raccoon Bear. A giant shadow scythe rose behind the Minotaur.

The Minotaur reacted. It turned its body and reached out, grabbing and shattering the shadow scythe.

“Kuaaaaaaaah!”

The Minotaur roared. It grabbed a rock over a meter in size with one hand and threw it at Yuria.

Yuria dodged the rock and charged at the Minotaur. The Minotaur also charged without backing down. The Minotaur’s black claws gleamed in the sunlight.

Shadow Heaven Style (影天流) Dark Shift (暗轉).

The area around Yuria and the Minotaur was plunged into complete darkness. Yuria, the caster, could see through the darkness. On the other hand, the Minotaur was confused by the sudden darkness and looked around in bewilderment. Yuria didn’t miss the opportunity.

Yuria swung the dagger. An aura blade flew out, cutting the Minotaur in half and killing it. She used magic to retrieve the blue dagger that was stuck in the Minotaur’s chest.

The darkness disappeared.

‘One of the three gems is broken.’

She guessed that the gems embedded in the hilt represented the number of uses. In other words, this dagger artifact had two uses left. She would have to use it carefully.

Yuria regretted it a little. She should have used it on a human instead of a Minotaur to get more accurate experimental data.

But her regret was short-lived. She soon took out a radio from her pocket.

“My personal mission is now complete. Start luring the monsters as planned.”

***

Late at night, under the full moon.

I was buried in bed, asleep with three female knights.

“My Lord!”

Floy called out to me as she entered the tent. I barely opened my eyes. Floy, in full armor, approached the bed in one stride. She smacked the sleeping female knights on their backs with her cold gauntleted hand, waking them up one by one.

“My Lord, wake up! The head maid has contacted us! It’s time to start the war!”

“Huh! Really?!”

“I-I’ll get ready right away!”

“Why does it have to be our turn…!”

The three female knights hurriedly got out of bed. They quickly put on the clothes scattered around and began to put on their armor. It was a stark reminder that they were knights and soldiers.

As I leisurely watched their dressing show with curious eyes, Floy grabbed my shoulder and pulled me up.

“This is not the time to be spacing out. My Lord, put on your clothes. The soldiers have already finished their battle preparations. It is My Lord who must give the order to advance the army. Do not forget that fact.”

“Okay, okay.”

I got up. After having sex from noon to evening, even I was a little tired. Putting on a pair of underwear made me feel lazy about everything.

“Floy, dress me.”

“……What?”

“I’m too lazy to dress myself. You dress me.”

Floy’s eyebrows twitched before she let out a deep sigh.

“I’m going crazy. Do I have to dress you too?”

“Dress me. It’s not a hard task, is it? Yuria used to dress me every day.”

“I’m a knight, not a maid…. Just how much did the head maid spoil My Lord….”

I slowly changed my clothes. Eventually, Floy, who had become frustrated, dressed me and even equipped my armor.

“Armor is uncomfortable.”

“Wear it. You must show your dignity in war.”

After much trouble, I finished all my preparations and went outside the tent. Knights and soldiers were lined up in perfect formation.

First, I looked at the castle walls. They had also finished their battle preparations. It was only natural, since they had been watching us all along.

“Floy, what are those?”

I pointed with my chin at the men tied up with ropes on one side. There were about 50 of them.

“They are deserters.”

“Judging by their dirty appearance, they’re slave soldiers. Why did you keep them alive?”

“There were too many, so we gathered them in one place. Please give us your orders on how to deal with them, My Lord.”

“Death. Execute them.”

Soldiers with swords moved. They began to kill the deserters.

“Please spare us! We were wrong, please spare us, Lord!”

“Aaaaaaaah!”

“W-We’ll never do it again! Lord!”

I ignored their pleas.

In this world, desertion must be punished by death. Not only me, but all nobles and all commanders did the same. If the punishment for desertion was light, deserters would keep appearing.

“Did you record their names and origins?”

“Yes, My Lord.”

“When we return to the territory, I will execute their families.”

“Yes, My Lord.”

I went up to the platform. I sat on the prepared chair, looked around at the soldiers, and then looked at the castle in front of me. The castle was firmly closed, the castle that my army had to break through.

An arrow flew from the castle wall. It was aimed directly at my head. Floy stood in front of me and deflected the arrow with her sword.

“They’re openly aiming for my head.”

“It’s the enemy’s provocation.”

“How pathetic.”

I took out a crystal ball from my pocket. I placed it on my palm and waited. After about 15 minutes, the crystal ball began to vibrate and shine brightly. It was a signal from Yuria.

I got up from the chair. I threw the crystal ball to the ground and shouted.

“Go! Kill the enemies and seize their territory! I will award 100 million Ner to the one who brings me the head of Baron Mirpuvos!”

“Waaaaaaaah!”

The soldiers roared.

The siege had begun.

Of course, we didn’t start the battle haphazardly.

We put the slave soldiers in the front and the elite soldiers behind them. The slave soldiers in the front were more like meat shields. Their chances of survival were less than 5%.

Arrows and magic flew from the castle walls. The soldiers raised their shields to block the arrows. Our mages dealt with the magic. They used dispel or neutralized it with magic of the opposite attribute. Nevertheless, casualties continued to occur.

In less than 5 minutes, more than 500 slave soldiers had already died. I didn’t even bat an eye. Slave soldiers were originally close to expendable. Now that they were clinging to the castle walls, the mortality rate would decrease.

“The enemies have suddenly started to panic.”

I said, watching the castle walls.

“Yes. It seems that the monsters that the head maid lured have started attacking Mirpuvos from the rear. The feint was a success.”

The enemies’ screams seemed to carry on the wind all the way here.

Thud! Bang!

The slave soldiers were pounding on the castle gate with a battering ram. Other slave soldiers were placing ladders on the castle walls and starting to climb.

Bang! Bang! Thud!

The castle gate was shaking and showing signs of opening.

“Floy, get ready.”

“Yes, My Lord.”

Floy and the Golden Rose Knights mounted their horses. Wearing heavy armor, they would rush into the castle as soon as the gate opened and ravage the enemies.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The castle gate swung open. The soldiers moved away from the gate, clearing the way for the knights to charge. The horses galloped powerfully. Now that Floy had entered the castle, this war was as good as over.

“Master. I have completed my mission and returned.”

Yuria and the AM unit maids appeared next to me. They were all dressed in dark clothing.

“Good work. No one was hurt, right?”

“No, Master. We also found the artifact.”

Yuria explained about the artifact. I picked up the blue dagger that she had given me and looked it over. Other than being flashy, it didn’t look particularly special.

‘The monster that was stabbed by the dagger became a mutation? In the original story, the villains who used the artifact were only described as becoming stronger….’

I kept the blue dagger for now. I’ll enhance it with the Light Ascension Sword later and give it to Yuria.

I got up from my seat and mounted my personal black horse. It was a mare. I don’t raise anything that isn’t female.

“Master. There is no need for you to go into battle. Knight Commander Floy will bring you the head of Baron Mirpuvos.”

“I know. But it’s better for me to go to the battlefield myself to build my reputation.”

I needed to go to the battlefield myself from time to time and create a few good stories. And I’ve been in the tent all this time, so I want to stretch my legs.”

“…I will also follow you, Master.”

“It’s okay. You must be tired, go and rest.”

“This level of fatigue is nothing. I will follow you, Master.”

“Do as you wish. But the others should rest.”

The AM unit members bowed to me and left. They weren’t worried about me at all. I understand. With Yuria by my side, there’s no reason to worry.

Yuria put on armor to disguise herself as a knight and followed behind me.

“Clear the way! I have come to take the head of Baron Mirpuvos!”

I wouldn’t give up the thrilling final blow to anyone.