Became the Weapon Monopolist of the Gods-Chapter 12: Immortal Hero (6)
As I watched the Japanese battleship shatter in an instant, I was stunned.
‘Was the Jizapo cannon this strong?’
It couldn’t be.
I didn’t ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) know much about cannons, but I was certain that a 15th-century cannon couldn’t perform like a modern self-propelled artillery.
The cannons being fired by the navy alongside me couldn’t even reach the Japanese battleship, splashing into the water below.
‘Must be because of Napoleon’s Rifle.’
A new status window I had never seen before appeared when I thought of Napoleon’s Rifle.
【Cannoneer General Napoleon】
French Revolution hero Napoleon dominated the battlefield with cannons. No one could match Napoleon's cannons in battle.
Firepower: 500
Accuracy: 60% increase
Artifacts are deeply connected to the lives of those who used them.
Artifacts from warriors who thrived in battle enhance one's combat abilities, while artifacts related to the sea unlock power in the ocean.
Napoleon was a conqueror obsessed with both war and cannons.
And the Battle of Myeongnyang was 'war,' while the Jizapo I held was 'a cannon.'
If I wielded a cannon on the battlefield, the cannon would become an artifact.
Fwoooosh─!
The Japanese warship hit by my Jizapo shattered like a biscuit and sank.
‘Wow, this is insane.’
Saying that might make me sound like a psychopath, but there was a strange thrill to it.
Each time I fired, the fierce roar of the Jizapo and the sinking enemy ship created an intense, exhilarating sensation.
‘Calm down, Choi Seo-jun. You shouldn’t be feeling this rush.’
This was a battlefield. A battlefield where people were dying.
I mentally scolded myself and held onto my mind, trying to avoid losing myself. Just then...
“Kissama──!”
A samurai with a topknot, dressed in Sengoku-era armor, flew towards me from the sinking Japanese warship.
His bright blue katana was aimed right at me.
“Oh no!”
Startled, I reflexively fired the cannon at the samurai.
Fwoooosh─!
“Arrgh!”
The samurai, flying towards me, was hit by the cannonball and fell into the sea.
“Phew, that was a surprise.”
What was a kamikaze?
Is suicide attack a long-standing tradition in Japan?
As I clutched my chest and calmed my shocked heart, the general who had unceremoniously handed me the cannon spoke.
“Huff! Shi... Shiro Masakage...!”
The general stared at the samurai who had fallen into the sea.
“Is he famous?”
“He was a samurai of a lower-tier daimyo!”
“A rather... high-ranking person, I suppose.”
“Not just high, he's extremely high!”
We stumbled over our words in surprise.
I wasn’t sure, but it seemed like I had just captured a samurai of high rank.
‘Definitely not a normal person, but an Awakened one.’
Although he was swimming in the sea, not dead, he was retired for sure.
“Should I fire again?”
“Yes, please continue firing! We’ll bring you as many cannonballs as you need!”
The general, who had been speaking informally earlier, now spoke respectfully.
Now that I thought about it, I hadn’t heard cannon fire for a while.
The soldiers operating the cannons were all lined up behind me, holding cannonballs in their hands.
‘Hmm, maybe I should practice a bit.’
Fwoooosh─!
I began firing the Jizapo freely at the Japanese warships.
The 133 ships seemed formidable when spoken of, but when faced with them, they exuded such a commanding pressure that even brave generals would shrink back.
With a numerical difference of 10 times, the Joseon navy ships just hesitated and did not want to take the lead.
But someone had to lead them forward. Yi Sun-sin knew that.
Just as Yi Sun-sin was about to order the charge towards the enemy, there was a sudden deafening roar.
Fwoooosh─!
The Japanese warships began sinking.
Fwoooosh! Fwoooosh!
The cannonfire didn’t stop at one shot; it continued, and with each shot, another Japanese ship sank beneath the sea.
─Sankai Shiro!
Startled, the Japanese warships began scattering to avoid the bombardment.
When Yi Sun-sin turned to look where the cannonballs were coming from, he saw Choi Seo-jun firing the Jizapo.
“Indeed...!”
It was astonishing.
Does even an ordinary Jizapo turn into a divine artifact in the hands of a sage?
‘Choi Seo-jun's abilities are endless.’
Not only does he open gates that work like universal tools wherever he goes, but he also tracks bizarre movements in the dark... and what about his dawn deployments?
Choi Seo-jun was like an inexhaustible well, continuously pouring out power, as if sent by the heavens.
“Advance!”
Yi Sun-sin’s panokseon began charging toward the center of the scattering Japanese navy.
Fwoooosh─!
‘I need to be careful with this.’
As I fired the Jizapo, I realized this was not something I could just carelessly fire at will.
「Seolhwa Stone」
Mana Available: 1100/4000
Every time I fired, an immense amount of mana drained from the Seolhwa Stone.
Napoleon’s cannon was a monster that consumed 500 mana each shot.
In other words, I only had two shots left.
After those two shots, I’d have to rest until the Seolhwa Stone’s mana replenished.
‘Should I target the kamikazes?’
Kamikaze.
That’s what I had dubbed the Japanese samurais.
Awakened samurai in Japan would disregard their lives and charge head-on.
It was, after all, the kind of tragic bravery you’d expect from a country that, in World War II, charged with swords instead of rifles.
So, while I nervously scanned the approaching Japanese warships for any flying samurai, I heard a soldier’s urgent cry.
“Ships! They're gathering!”
From the lookout, a soldier shouted in a panicked voice.
“Thirty ships! No, eighty ships!”
The number of warships kept rising, and finally, the confirmed number was...
“It’s... two hundred ships!”
“!”
The atmosphere on the ship froze with the news of 200 ships.
“Are you sure you saw that correctly?”
At a general’s question, the soldier looked at the sea again and shouted.
“Definitely! Over two hundred ships!”
“...”
When we first saw the Japanese navy, they had only 133 ships.
Now, over 200 ships had joined.
Even after excluding the 6 ships I had sunk earlier, it was a fleet of 327 ships.
And some of these warships radiated unusual mana.
‘Awakened ones, probably.’
Unlike Joseon, which had a culture of despising supernatural strength, Japan saw such powers as a sign of success.
I had heard that all past Japanese generals were Awakened, and it seemed that was true.
Meanwhile, most of the generals commanding the Joseon navy weren’t Awakened, just ordinary people.
The difference was enormous in terms of both numbers and quality.
Faced with a numerical disadvantage of thirty to one, no one was willing to step forward.
The heavy silence in the air was broken by Yi Sun-sin’s command.
“Advance! Raise the signal!”
The signal flag rose, calling the navy to gather, but even with the flag raised, none of the 12 ships followed.
The officers hesitated, and some even ignored the signal. There were even commanders who chose to sit back and watch.
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With thirty ships against 327, no one was willing to take the lead.
It was then that Yi Sun-sin’s shout echoed.
─Anwi! Do you really think you can survive by fleeing?!
A mighty roar filled the seas of Myeongnyang.
Immediately, Anwi’s ship, which had been hesitating, began moving toward the flagship.
The massive Japanese fleet was pushing forward with the tides.
In that moment of crisis, Yi Sun-sin suddenly moved.
Step, step.
The steps echoed on the deck as they came to a halt right in front of me.
“What’s going on?”
“I know you’re not from here.”
“...”
Yi Sun-sin looked up at the sky, faintly smiling.
“So it’s true that the heavens sent you to me for this day. Now I understand.”
“General.”
“Take my sword.”
Yi Sun-sin drew the double sword from his waist and handed it to me.
“Why me?”
“It’s a sword to slay monsters. As a retired warrior, I no longer need it.”
Saying so, Yi Sun-sin pointed to his waist.
“With these two swords, I am enough.”
On those two swords was the inscription of Yi Sun-sin’s great oath.
Swearing on three feet of sword, the mountains and rivers tremble.
Once swung, blood stains the land.
The two swords were famously inscribed with a poetic oath by Yi Sun-sin.
“I may not know much about celestial techniques, but I can tell when its mystical energy has been used up.”
Yi Sun-sin pointed at the Seolhwa Stone in my pocket.
“Probably just two shots left.”
“...”
Yi Sun-sin could see how much mana I had spent firing the cannon.
And he knew I could only fire two more shots.
“Kim Man-ho, take the sage with you.”
“Yes! Sage, this way please.”
As I struggled to keep my balance with the heavy steps, I called to Yi Sun-sin.
“Together...”
“This isn’t your battlefield.”
Yi Sun-sin shook his head.
“This is mine.”
Saying that, Yi Sun-sin fixed his gaze on somewhere in the distance.
And at that moment...
“Isshunshin──!”
With a roar that split the air, a samurai armed with Sengoku-era armor flew towards Yi Sun-sin.
A powerful Awakened with mana nearing an S-rank Hunter.
Yi Sun-sin swung his twin swords at the samurai charging toward him.
Clang! Clang!
The blue and red ki briefly intertwined before Yi Sun-sin’s overwhelming force took over.
─B-Bakemono...! Arrgh!
I watched the battle from the scout ship.
A single ship carrying one Awakened warrior charging through the middle of a sea filled with many Awakened enemies.
A miracle that cut through 233 enemy ships.
That day, 30 of the 300 Japanese warships sank under Yi Sun-sin’s sword, and over 200 were severely damaged.
─Sea God of Battle.
It was the moment when the legend of Myeongnyang was written.
“Ugh.”
I opened my eyes in the counter.
I looked down, feeling a heavy weight in my chest, and saw a terrifying three-meter long sword lying in my arms.
「Twin Dragon Sword」
Artifact Rank: Legendary
A sword used by the renowned Joseon general Yi Sun-sin to slay monsters.
Attack Power: 3200 ~ ???
It was Yi Sun-sin’s cherished weapon, the Twin Dragon Sword.
“Wow, these stats are insane.”
I pushed the heavy Twin Dragon Sword off my chest.
Having experienced this once during Napoleon's time, I wasn’t as confused as before.
However, the aftereffects lingered.
‘It was truly incredible.’
Yi Sun-sin, who overwhelmed countless Japanese Awakened, and the Joseon navy surrounding the Japanese warships were like a grand spectacle.
I never imagined I’d get to see the "Crane Formation" with my own eyes.
I regretted not being able to record it.
By the way...
“How should I use this?”
I was dumbfounded by the weight of the Twin Dragon Sword.
Yi Sun-sin had wielded it so lightly, but now it felt like I was holding a steel beam.
“Should I get a gym membership?”
I thought happily as I lifted the Twin Dragon Sword with both hands.
“Ugh, so heavy.”
No need for the gym.
Lifting this sword was already a strength workout.
“I should probably rest a bit.”
After wasting mana firing the cannon, my whole body felt sore.
Though it was the Seolhwa Stone using the mana, I’d been standing for a long time too.
I put the Twin Dragon Sword down and went to rest in my room.
Then, a few days later...
A monster dragging a sword appeared at the Seoul Gate.
