Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 464

Seeing the system notifications, Su-ho’s lips slid into a wide grin.

At the same time, system messages kept pouring out.

[ Your understanding of ‘Void Striking Style’ surpasses that of anyone else. ]

[ The system has fully acknowledged both your skill and effort regarding the Void Striking Style you have mastered. ]

[ As a result, your ‘Void Striking Style’ has now fully attained the qualifications required to advance to a higher realm. ]

[ ■■ nods at your growth and bestows a blessing upon you. ]

[ ■■’s Continuance takes root within the Void Striking Style. ]

[ Some information regarding the Void Striking Style has changed. ]

[ You have mastered ‘Void Striking Style, 6th Form – True Severance: Sky Cleave (S+).’ ]

[ Your understanding of sword aura has increased further. ]

[ Your sword aura has grown stronger. ]

Joy welled up in Su-ho’s eyes as he read the notifications.

At last.

He had finally mastered it.

The sixth form of the Void Striking Style—Sky Cleave.

Su-ho raised his Blood Sword.

Then, once more, he wrapped himself in sword aura.

[ Sword Aura is activated. ]

“Tsaaaaah!”

As he activated sword aura, vivid blue mana gathered along the crimson blade, and a sharp, bluish afterimage began to rise.

It was far stronger and denser than before.

Seeing that, the bronze birds let out another collective shriek.

- Kyaaaaaaak!!

[ The Bronze Bird of Stymphalos uses ruler-grade Fear. ]

[ Dragon Blood is activated. ]

[ Due to the Dragon Mind effect of Dragon Blood, the Fear is not applied. ]

[ Due to the effect of ruler-grade Fear, all buff effects on Players are removed. ]

Ruler-grade Fear was cast once more.

However, this time, the sword aura did not dissipate.

That was because Su-ho’s understanding of sword aura had increased, strengthening its power even further.

“Haha. So this is your best, huh?”

The corners of Su-ho’s mouth split upward to the extreme.

Seeing that, Hera’s eyes widened.

Su-ho pulled back the Blood Sword, as though drawing a bowstring.

Gooooo!

Violent energies converged.

From the very moment he resolved to use ‘Sky Cleave,’ mana and the system itself responded to his will, manifesting visibly.

- Kiaaaaaaaaah!

Sensing the overwhelming killing intent, the bronze birds finally rushed toward Su-ho to stop him.

But—

“Too late.”

Su-ho’s sword swung out.

[ Sky Cleave is activated. ]

Suaaak!

A blindingly fast slash.

The sword swept upward diagonally, and some of the onrushing bronze birds froze in place for an instant, as if time itself had stopped.

It was the moment Su-ho brought his blade back down.

Piiiiing—

Long sword marks were carved into the bodies of the bronze birds caught in Sky Cleave.

And from that point on—

Crack— craaack—

Cracks began to spread.

Paaang!!

The Bronze Birds of Stymphalos burst apart explosively, as if it were all a lie.

[ You have successfully slain the Bronze Bird of Stymphalos. ]

[ You have successfully slain the Bronze Bird of Stymphalos. ]

[ You have successfully slain the Bronze Bird of Stymphalos. ]

[ You have successfully slain the Bronze Bird of Stymphalos. ]

......

Bronze birds exploded apart in a cascading shower.

Seeing it, Su-ho’s expression grew brighter than ever.

“Let’s end it already.”

- Kiaaaaaaah!!

Hera hurriedly resumed direct control of the bronze birds in response to the overwhelming attack power.

But at this point, even if she grabbed the reins again, there was nothing she could do through the bronze birds anymore.

[ Sky Cleave is activated. ]

[ You have successfully slain the Bronze Bird of Stymphalos. ]

[ You have successfully slain the Bronze Bird of Stymphalos. ]

[ You have successfully slain the Bronze Bird of Stymphalos. ]

......

[ Sky Cleave is activated. ]

[ You have successfully slain the Bronze Bird of Stymphalos. ]

[ You have successfully slain the Bronze Bird of Stymphalos. ]

[ You have successfully slain the Bronze Bird of Stymphalos. ]

......

Su-ho simply swung his sword.

There was no need to concentrate intensely like with Origin Severance.

Just as he always had—by pouring strength into his arm and detonating sword aura in an instant, like performing sword techniques he had swung tens of thousands of times before.

Of course, it wasn’t truly that easy.

As the saying went, when someone makes something look simple, it is only because they are an absolute master of that field—and Su-ho had swung his sword an uncountable number of times across both his past life and this one to reach that point.

And finally, the moment the last bronze bird split in half and exploded.

[ You have successfully slain all Bronze Birds of Stymphalos. ]

[ You have leveled up. ]

[ All stats have increased by 1. ]

[ You have acquired 1 bonus stat. ]

[ You have successfully completed the 6th task. ]

At last, Su-ho had succeeded in completing Hera’s sixth task.

“Already the seventh?”

Right after clearing the sixth task, Su-ho couldn’t help but mock Hera under his breath.

Hera’s eyes nearly rolled back at the sight, but she barely managed to keep her composure.

[ ■■ gives you the remaining tasks. ]

The next task was assigned.

Looking at the system notification, Su-ho thought,

‘What was the seventh task again?’

Ah, right. He remembered.

Hercules’s seventh labor was to capture the Cretan Bull alive.

‘And that bull wasn’t just any bull.’

The bull selected for the seventh labor was none other than the famous Minotaur’s father.

In simpler terms, it was the bull Poseidon had given to King Minos, telling him to offer it up in sacrifice.

Recalling the myth, Su-ho’s eyes narrowed.

‘This time too, the objective probably won’t actually be capturing it...’

At that moment, Su-ho recalled the Golden Hind.

‘Don’t tell me she’s trying to draw Poseidon in this time?’

Back then, the objective had also originally been the capture of the deer—but that had been a trap set by Hera.

The hind had been strong, and there was no way to avoid injuring it.

Of course, he had managed to get through by negotiating directly with Artemis with the system’s help, but the process had been undeniably annoying and troublesome.

‘The same trick might not work twice.’

That was why, if the mission really did end up being something like capturing the bull alive again, he planned to settle it properly this time.

Su-ho’s eyebrows lifted at the notification. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

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