Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 322

Su-ho flicked his sword out of habit.

Then, as he ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ looked at Poidin's bisected body falling to both sides, he smiled with satisfaction.

“This actually worked.”

Not wanting to drag things out, he had thrown everything into that one blow.

But to think it would really end in a single strike.

Satisfying.

At the very least, Poidin had been decisively slain.

However, it wasn’t over yet.

Though Poidin was dead, the main body that composed him still remained.

Proof of that was the system alert announcing the gate’s completion hadn’t appeared.

That was when it happened.

Poidin’s falling corpse began to twist and whirl, merging back into a single mass.

But it was no longer a proper form.

It had become a dark orb.

Black as a black hole, its surface sparked ominously.

At that moment, a new quest appeared.

[ A quest has been generated. ]

[ The Thoughtform of the Greedy Thrones ]

– Grade: S

You have succeeded in defeating the Lords of the Greedy Thrones. However, these beings, who have existed for centuries, failed to let go of their attachment even in death and left behind a powerful lingering will.

Destroy the Thoughtform driven by overwhelming greed and bring true peace to this land.

The Thoughtform of the Greedy Thrones.

At last, the final quest described in the report had begun.

'The true final phase.'

Just as Su-ho finished reading the alert—

Fwooooooosh!

A strong wind began to get sucked into the Thoughtform of the Greedy Thrones.

No, it wasn’t just wind.

Having lost its vessel, the Thoughtform began to devour everything around it indiscriminately to construct a new one.

The suction was tremendous.

It truly resembled a black hole.

Su-ho manipulated his Blood Weapon, forming claw-like spikes from his Blood Shoes to anchor himself to the ground.

Then, he readied his stance to swing.

'If all I have to do is pump in raw DPS, this’ll be easy.'

The quest to destroy the Thoughtform varied in difficulty depending on the player, but for Su-ho, it was straightforward.

He simply had to destroy the Thoughtform.

Su-ho began his attack right away.

Starting with Weaken.

Unfortunately, the Thoughtform wasn’t a valid target, and the debuff didn’t apply.

'Pity.'

[ Enhancement activates. ]

[ Solar Power activates. ]

With both Enhancement and Solar Power triggered, his sword was once again imbued with a sacred silver-white light, interlaced with Holy Enchant’s glow.

Su-ho swung.

[ Cloud Severance activates. ]

[ Enhancement applies. ]

[ Cloud Severance power increases further. ]

FLASH!!

From a fixed position, he swung at high speed.

His feet were firmly planted, and he utilized full hip rotation.

He poured in mana without holding back.

The crescent-shaped slash that emerged was massive enough to cleave through a fortress.

CRACKLE!!

Su-ho’s strike crashed into the Thoughtform of the Greedy Thrones.

The silver-white blade scraped against it for a while, then faded—completely sucked into the Thoughtform.

'So that’s not enough?'

Was it ineffective?

Nothing was impossible.

If it didn’t work, just try harder.

From that point on, Su-ho launched a barrage of relentless sword strikes.

[ Enhancement activates. ]

[ Cloud Severance activates. ]

[ Enhancement applies. ]

[ Cloud Severance power increases further. ]

[ Enhancement activates. ]

[ Cloud Severance activates. ]

[ Enhancement applies. ]

[ Cloud Severance power increases further. ]

[ Enhancement activates. ]

[ Cloud Severance activates. ]

[ Enhancement applies. ]

[ Cloud Severance power increases further. ]

...

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

A hailstorm of blade strikes.

From afar, it looked almost blinding.

Su-ho didn’t hold back on his mana as he continued attacking from the same spot.

Loud explosions and shockwaves erupted throughout the process.

He figured that should’ve done some damage.

But—

CRACKLE!

Though his strikes seemed to grind against the surface for a bit, they eventually vanished without leaving a mark.

“Hm.”

According to the report, the Thoughtform of the Greedy Thrones had been defeated by overwhelming burst damage.

Over a hundred high-level players had launched a coordinated assault in that operation.

'So I’m still lacking in firepower.'

Apparently so.

Su-ho began calculating.

And quickly finished.

His conclusion: abandon the burst-DPS strategy.

It wasn’t that it was impossible to destroy it with pure damage—but it was inefficient.

'Time for the next step.' 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

He had already prepared several countermeasures based on the Loganhell report.

Bursting it down was merely the most basic, classic first option.

Su-ho summoned Guiyeong Spear and embedded it into the ground in front of him.

Then he raised his sword again and focused.

[ Enhancement activates. ]

He activated his skill and concentrated.

Once he reached the peak of concentration, he released part of the Blood Shoes’ claws anchoring him.

As a result, the suction from the Thoughtform began to pull his body off the ground.

And yet, Su-ho didn’t move an inch from his stance.

Even while being pulled through the air, he maintained form—and once he reached the edge of the Thoughtform—

[ Solar Power activates. ]

[ Cutting the Ring activates. ]

[ Enhancement applies. ]

VERIFYCAPTCHA_LABELVerify