Dokgo Jun and Shin Soo Ah remained silent in the face of Lee Hyun’s verbal abuse.
In the meantime, the person who broke the silence was Dokgo Jun.
“I see. And what else? What happened when Seo Kang-rim was young?”
Meanwhile, Dokgo Jun’s eyes were shining as if he was listening to an interesting story.
Lee Hyeon seemed embarrassed by that attitude.
“Have you ever listened to me?”
“Yeah. You said that his parents died, and the people around him died too. So who is Seo Kang-rim’s teacher? I’m curious.”
Normally, it would be normal to feel uncomfortable, but Dokgo Jun just looked happy.
When Lee Hyeon was at a loss for words due to embarrassment, Shin Soo Ah stepped in instead.
“Mr. Dokgo Jun. Take it easy. It’s not polite to ask about other people’s private lives.”
“Oh, that’s true. The story of Seo Kang-rim’s childhood is quite precious, so let’s stop there.”
Lee Hyun stared at the Bihomun group as if they were crazy people.
What a calm attitude he has even after hearing Seo Kang-rim’s story.
Do you think what you’re saying is fake?
While he was panicking, Shin Soo-ah looked back at him.
“Have you been watching Seo Kang-rim since you were a child?”
“okay.”
“You didn’t tell me stories like this when you were a child, did you?”
At those words, Lee Hyeon remained silent.
It was because, as a child, I would tell similar stories every time I watched Seo Kang-rim.
Shin Soo Ah glared at Lee Hyeon as if he was looking at trash, knowing what that silence meant.
“No matter what Seo Kang-rim’s fate is, you seem like a worse person for saying such things to a child.”
As Shin Soo-ah’s cold anger was conveyed, Lee Hyeon furrowed his brow.
He spoke as if he were looking at a foolish child.
“I gave you some advice. To avoid getting entangled with a guy like this and ending up dead… … .”
“Lee Hyun Man-shin. It’s done now.”
Seo Kang-rim stepped in to mediate, cutting off the conversation.
As I looked, Shin Soo Ah’s expression was unusual.
If it weren’t for the need to form an alliance, he would be ready to draw his sword at any moment.
The members of the Black Gate sect also sensed the killing intent and entered a state of alert.
If things continue like this, it looks like a fight will break out between the two.
Lee Hyun-do raised his hand and calmed the black gate.
“Okay. Let’s fight here and see blood. It’ll only benefit Seo Kang-rim.”
He said so and stared at Seo Kang-rim and his group.
There was a sense of pity and pity, as if looking at an ignorant person.
“You are all completely captivated by Seo Kang-rim. There will come a day when you will be grateful for my words.”
With those words left behind, Lee Hyeon led the group and left.
As the distance grew, Dokgo Jun spoke as if he found it amusing.
“Is that person Lee Hyeon? Should we form an alliance with that person?”
“Similar.”
“Lee Hyeon doesn’t seem to have any such intentions?”
“It doesn’t matter. I have no intention of forming an alliance with Lee Hyeon right now.”
Seo Kang-rim headed to the fourth Daema-gyeong to meet Lee Hyeon, but not to form an alliance right away.
He had other plans.
Just now, I felt a strong sense of bad luck coming from Lee Hyun.
[A strong killing is felt in Lee Hyeon’s fate.]
The aura of death hangs over his fate.
That was also what Seo Kang-rim had been waiting for.
‘In this Daema-gyeong, Lee Hyeon is destined to be killed by the clowns. We have to use Lee Hyeon as bait.’
* * *
A murderous atmosphere flowed through the Protectorate Team 1 office.
Seomun Yongnyeo sat with one leg crossed, looking at the princess standing across from her.
Her eyes were as cold as ice.
“So you lost contact with the monastery, Team Leader Gong? You’ve been making a lot of mistakes lately.”
The princess kept her mouth shut while listening to that story.
As Seomun Yongnyeo said, most of the missions I had been assigned were failing.
He also failed to win over Yoon Bom and Yoon Gyul, and Father Yohan still remained by Seo Kang-rim’s side.
“The director would be very upset if he found out. Are you okay with that?”
“… … Isn’t Team Leader Seomun also unable to track down the clown group right now? Even though quite some time has passed since the destruction of the Seocheon Flower Garden.”
At those words, Seomun Yongnyeo’s gaze became sharp.
The instructions the director gave her were to find out information about the clown group and secure its leader.
But this also didn’t produce any significant results.
When Seomun Yongnyeo became a little quiet, the princess pushed up her glasses and said.
“Seo Kang-rim keeps interfering with the Seocheon Flower Garden and the monastery. It doesn’t seem like something we can welcome.”
As he said, the director’s plan was being disrupted by Seo Kang-rim’s presence.
Seo Kang-rim’s intervention, whether by chance or fate, is unknown.
I was trying to grab his ankle by taunting the people around him, but nothing was working.
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Seomun Yongnyeo let out a short sigh and said.
“Seo Kang-rim has grown a lot more than I thought. That’s why he keeps bothering us. If Team Leader Gongju hadn’t given us the key to the armory, he wouldn’t have grown as much.”
The princess’s shoulders flinched for a moment at the reproachful tone.
The fact that he tried to recruit Seo Kang-rim was clearly a mistake.
Seomun Yongnyeo looked at him intently and said.
“You’re not going to let me use that arsenal even now, are you?”
“That can’t be true.”
After Seo Kang-rim left the training facility, Team Leader Gongju emptied the entire armory.
It was a shame that I couldn’t use the subspace arsenal, but I couldn’t leave it alone any longer.
Although he could no longer use his main weapon, Seo Kang-rim had already grown considerably.
Seomun Yongnyeo stood up from her seat and said.
“Anyway, Team Leader Gong’s mistake isn’t something that can be resolved with just a report… … I wonder what will happen if I report it to the director. I might get demoted.”
Demotion. The color drained from the princess’s face at those words.
His eyes were filled with anger and fear, but he could not express it directly.
It felt like my body temperature was cooling down, as if a knife had been put to the back of my neck.
He opened his mouth, trembling with his fists clenched.
“… … Wish.”
“yes?”
“The old wish ticket. Can I use it now? To the director… … Please postpone the report.”
The only thing that escaped his lips was the word ‘wish list’.
Seomun Yongnyeo looked at the princess with surprised eyes, then laughed out loud for a rare moment.
A look of embarrassment crossed the princess’s face at the sound of that laughter.
“Oh, that one from before? How cute. Are you saving it and only taking it out now?”
“… … .”
“Okay, okay. I can’t just postpone reporting, and I’ll defend you appropriately.”
If it was Seo Moon-yongnyeo, who was the most favored of the director among the team leaders, it would be of great help.
Although he was being openly ridiculed in return, he felt relieved.
If only we could avoid relegation with this… … .
“But you can only stop it this once. The fourth Great Demonic Crusade will open soon, so you’ll need to handle the next matter there.”
Seomun Yongnyeo smiled, her eyes curled.
“If you fail again, you might really get demoted. Then I’ll trust you with the Daema-gyeong case. Go ahead.”
The princess gave a brief greeting and then left.
Seomun Yongnyeo, who was left alone, was still sitting there, thinking about something.
‘Seogangrim… … . It was said that he founded a sect called Bihomun.’
It was not strange that Seo Kang-rim founded a sect.
No, if you think about fame, it was actually rather late.
What was unique was that it remained an unofficial sect without registering with the Protectorate.
‘When Bihomun was established, Kang Do-hyeon also applied for resignation.’
Although the salary received by a chargé is high, if one has the skills, it may be better to earn money by working alone as a hunter.
Also, it is the sect established by Seo Kang-rim, not any other place.
If you could get into a sect through your connections, it was natural to get in even if you had to wait in line to get in.
‘It’s a shame I let Kang Do-hyeon go. Should I have killed him after all?’
The director gave the order to separate Seo Kang-rim and the people around him.
Accordingly, he tried to reach out to Yoon Bom, Yoon Gyul-woo, and Yohan, but it ended in failure.
I could have sent Kang Do-hyeon to the Demon Realm and killed him there, but… … .
‘I had a self-defense item with me. So that Seo Kang-rim could check it right away in case of danger.’
If Seo Kang-rim found out that Kang Do-hyeon was murdered by the Protectorate, things couldn’t get any more difficult.
So I sent Kang Do-hyeon away, but something was bothering me.
‘Did Seo Kang-rim notice us?’
Why on earth did they give that item to Kang Do-hyeon?
As if he had anticipated that danger would come to him.
Also, the sect has not been officially registered.
Registering a sect with a protectorate offers many advantages and benefits, but it also often comes with some restrictions.
Seo Kang-rim has been refusing scouts for a long time and has an outsider personality, so it’s not a strange choice…
‘It’s strangely bothering me.’
I felt a strange sense of unease because of Seo Kang-rim, who appeared in an affair with the Protectorate.
Did he really notice the protectorate?
Then what about the director or the director’s god?
‘No. There’s no way he could have found out that much. There’s no way Seo Kang-rim could have found out about the clown or that person. And the director didn’t specifically mention it either.’
If the director didn’t say anything, it meant there was no need to worry too much.
No matter how much Seo Kang-rim struggles, he cannot change his fixed fate or destiny.
Seomun Yongnyeo’s eyes lit up quietly.
‘If I can just organize this Daema Gyeong well, I can move on to the next stage.’
* * *
-Squeak!
The screams of the demon could be heard through the blood mist.
The Awakened Ones clad in black were sweeping through the Great Demon Realm, hunting down the demons.
Each and every one of them had strong abilities, but the one who stood out the most was Lee Hyeon.
[The ability ‘Great Earthquake’ is activated!]
As Hyun Lee struck one of the veins on the floor, the ground began to shake as if a large earthquake was occurring.
As the demons panicked due to the earthquake and falling rocks, one of the iron fish tried to escape by slipping out of a hole.
There were silver needles stuck all over the floor near the entrance, but I didn’t have time to pay attention to them.
The moment the ironclad charged into the entrance, a translucent wall was created depending on where the silver needle was embedded.
[The ability ‘Vacuum Barrier’ is activated!]
Before I knew it, there were walls on all sides.
The ironclad fish slammed its body into the barrier, but the translucent wall showed no sign of breaking.
And soon the vacuum caused the armor to burst.
-Pfft!
The dragon’s three ranks of demons were instantly turned into mush.
The nearby gang of thugs were also being sorted out.
One of the Black Gate officers approached and announced the end of the battle.
“Your Majesty, everything has been sorted out.”
“Thank you for your hard work.”
Lee Hyeon gave a short answer, then walked towards the entrance and lifted the barrier.
Even though the battle ended without any deaths or serious injuries, his expression was not good.
One of the sect members who had been observing his complexion asked cautiously.
“Excuse me, Your Majesty. Are you okay? You don’t look well.”
“It’s okay. I’m just a little worried.”
After entering the Great Demon Realm and meeting Seo Kang-rim, Lee Hyeon was in a bad mood.
I had heard a lot about Seo Kang-rim, but I didn’t even want to talk to him, so I deliberately avoided him.
‘That guy. He made everyone else die and survived alone.’
A strong sense of evil that has been felt from Seo Kang-rim since childhood.
When I first encountered it, its murderous aura was so strong that I mistook it for a corpse or a ghost rather than a human.
After all the news about you disappeared, I thought you would die a violent death somewhere, but you showed up as such a powerful hunter.
‘I have to conquer the Great Demonic Realm before Seo Gangrim, but the progress is slow. This Great Demonic Realm… Is it really true that the conditions for conquering it are to annihilate all the demons?’
