Chapter 208 Chamhyun (1)
Clang! Clang!
The heat rose, and flames surged like a dragon. Each time the hammer struck the iron, sparks flew past his cheeks.
“……”
Drip, drip.
Sweat trickled down Do-cheol’s cheek.
How much time had passed while hammering the blade, Do-cheol did not know.
He devoted himself solely to forging a single sword.
Without that, he could not forge a weapon with the sacred flame.
The sacred fire was not an object meant for such a purpose in the first place.
It was a fire lit to offer sacrifices to the heavens.
To forcibly divert its purpose to weapon-making—how could that be easy?
Each time the hammer struck the steel, his soul trembled, and it felt as if his bones were being crushed. Each blow crushed his spirit with agony.
“I am entrusting you with this burden.”
The leader’s voice fluttered past his ears. Even knowing it was a false sound, Do-cheol’s gaze darted wildly from side to side.
Yet the grip on the hammer remained unyielding.
Clang!
The anvil cried out mournfully as it struck the hammer. Simultaneously, the force resonating from his fist tore mercilessly through his palm.
The tip of his thumb trembled slightly from the pain.
Do-cheol bit his lip hard.
“This bastard…!”
The poison accumulated from clashing with Maggi had corroded Chamhyun’s blade and tainted the very frame itself.
Fixing this wouldn’t be done by hammering it. At the very least, it had to be melted down and rebuilt.
The same was true for Do-cheol, who had laid down his hammer after forging the sword.
