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“Krrrr···.”
The black robe of the Cheonmagyo leader was stained with blood. However, most of the blood belonged to the warriors of the Murim Alliance.
‘Damn it. Why is Cheonma here?’
The man held the Heavenly Sword and the Shalit in each hand. He swallowed his saliva with nervousness.
-Kwakwakwakwakwa!
A massive wave of energy surged around the body of the leader of the Heavenly Demon Cult, creating a whirlpool, and a thick layer of magical energy flowed over his body, writhing as if he were alive.
His entire body and face were covered in magic, so much so that only the red halos of his two eyes could be seen on his face.
Anyone who looked at it could tell that it was not normal. The madman leader of the Heavenly Demon Cult turned around and started walking towards the man.
“Krrrr···.”
Thud, thud,
The leader of the Heavenly Demon Cult was barefoot. His bloody footprints left their mark on the path he walked. On both sides of the path, the corpses of humans who had been brutally torn apart were strewn about.
Sniff sniff.
Like a beast searching for prey, the Heavenly Demon Lord sniffed around and slowly approached the man. His hands were hanging loosely on the ground, and his knees were slightly bent.
The great man prepared to withdraw his body at any time and closely examined the appearance of the leader of the Heavenly Demon Cult.
‘You’re injured. Quite a few.’
There were multiple stab wounds to the waist and chest, and a sword wound to the neck.
‘And you’re not even carrying a weapon.’
It may not be of much comfort to think that he had torn apart many of those unmanned men with his bare hands, but he had no weapons, after all.
‘···It’s a bit different from what I planned, but it might be better to suppress it here.’
The man prepared to fight, holding two swords, one in each hand, tightly.
“Who, who are you···?
At that moment, a middle-aged man who had been lying on one side barely raised his upper body and spoke.
The man answered with his gaze still fixed on the leader of the Heavenly Demon Cult.
“I am the leader of the Demon Extermination Group affiliated with the Murim Alliance. What happened here?”
A middle-aged man with a pale expression opened his eyes wide.
“If you are the leader of the Demon Destruction Group, then you won the Yongbongbimu···.”
“I don’t think I have time to introduce myself in detail right now.”
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”
The man hurriedly apologized. The person’s position was much higher than his.
“So what’s the situation?”
“We were attacked by that monster. We all died. The great swordsman Chuhonchang, the great swordsman Kunlun Samseong, the great swordsman Wujeonggeom, the great swordsman Noejeong, they all died···.”
The people the middle-aged man was referring to were at least masters whose names were among the 100 greatest.
Even the wedding invitation Baekmahon was the branch manager of the Moorim Alliance’s Cheonghae branch and one of the top ten masters in the world.
“They all rushed in together, but they couldn’t stop one monster… Ugh….”
The middle-aged man clutched his head and trembled, as if he was afraid just thinking about it again.
The leader of the Heavenly Demon Cult approached slowly, as if still searching for the great man.
“Krrrr···.”
The man’s gaze looking at him calmly settled down.
‘You got injured fighting against those skilled fighters.’
Well, he must be pretty tired now. It seemed like it would be worth a try.
That is, unless there are any unknown variables.
“Are there any other enemies?”
The middle-aged man shook his head at the adult’s question.
“None. That monster came in alone and did all this!”
It seemed that the middle-aged man did not know that the monster was the leader of the Cheonma Cult.
‘Well, there probably aren’t many people who would have imagined that a maddened Heavenly Demon would come here alone. Did he run out alone?’
The Great Man decided to fight. As he aimed his sword, the Heavenly Demon Lord showed his teeth in displeasure and growled fiercely.
A middle-aged man who was watching the scene shouted.
“You must not fight! Run away! You are not a being that can be dealt with! You must bring at least one of the three great men of the world…”
The middle-aged man couldn’t finish his speech.
Phew!
The middle-aged man’s head exploded. At the same time, the leader of the Heavenly Demon Cult attacked the man.
The great man held the Heavenly Sword and Shalit in each hand and slashed them in succession.
-Kagagagagagagang!
As his bare hand and sword clashed, explosive sounds erupted one after another. The man frowned at the attack from an opponent that was much stronger than he had expected.
“Crazy. What power···.”
“Kuaaaah!”
The moment the Heavenly Demon Lord roared, magical energy exploded from his body. The man was directly exposed to the storm of magical energy.
-Kwakwakwakwakwakwakwa!
“Ugh···!”
The shockwave spread out from the two people. The man swung his sword to relieve the shock.
The leader of the Cheonma Cult attacked the man like a beast persistently targeting the nape of its prey.
-Poohwaaaaah!
Once again, the demonic energy exploded from the body of the Heavenly Demon Lord. A storm of demonic energy swept through the surrounding area.
The magic also affected the great man.
Tingling.
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The man felt a tingling sensation on his skin. His right hand in particular felt so tingly that he had difficulty holding his sword properly.
“Ugh.”
The Great Man let go of the Heavenly Sword he was holding in his right hand. The Heavenly Sword fell to the floor.
“Kuaaaah!”
The leader of the Heavenly Demon Cult, who had gained momentum, pressed the great man even harder. The great man retreated and was only focused on defending himself.
Sizzle!
The fingers surrounded by water tore the man’s clothes.
The man rolled to the side. He narrowly avoided serious injury, but a handful of flesh was torn off his side.
Hehe.
The leader of the Cheonma cult licked the drops of blood on his fingers with his tongue.
The man glared at him with a pale face and said.
“Is it delicious?”
“Krrrr···.”
The Great Demon Lord approached him with an evil smile, and Daein smiled back at him, baring his teeth. Then he quietly snapped his fingers.
“I’ll let you eat something more delicious soon.”
“!!”
At that moment, the leader of the Heavenly Demon Sect hurriedly turned around and waved his arms.
The Heavenly Sword, which the Great Man thought he had dropped on the floor, was flying towards him, aiming for his back.
Wedge!
Daein deliberately pretended to be on the defensive to attract the attention of the leader of the Heavenly Demon Cult, and in the meantime, he secretly used the Igi Geogeom to control the Heavenly Sword.
-Kaaaaaaah!
The hands of the Heavenly Sword and the Heavenly Demon Lord collided, and the Heavenly Demon Lord was pushed back.
As if he had been waiting, the man lunged at him from behind.
“Haaap!”
Kagagagagagang!
It was the first time that Daein had used the Igi-geom and swordsmanship at the same time. Daein showed extreme concentration and swung the sword with his hand, while at the same time controlling the Changcheonshin sword with his will.
Woohoo!
The Heavenly Sword trembled and resonated with the will of the Great Man. As time passed, he became accustomed to using both swordsmanship and sword technique at the same time.
As time went by, the wounds on the leader of the Cheonmagyo cult’s body increased more and more.
“Kuaaaah!”
However, the leader of the Heavenly Demon Cult was also an absolute master. When faced with a crisis, his body, which had been relying solely on instinct like an animal, began to use proper herbal medicine.
Pubbubububu!
A strong wind carrying a huge amount of experience pushed the man away, and an arm carrying water repelled the Heavenly Sword.
Kyaaang-!
The leader of the Heavenly Demon Cult, who had shaken off both the Great Man and the Heavenly Sword, looked up at the sky and roared. Magic energy exploded from his body once again.
-Kwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwa!
This time, the scale was much larger than before. The explosion of magical energy soared into the sky, piercing through the clouds.
It meant that the pain was getting worse.
“crazy···.”
The man stepped back, rubbing his numb right hand with his left. He took a potion out of his bag.
The man grumbled as he hurriedly treated his wound.
“At that level, isn’t he a Super Saiyan rather than a Heavenly Demon?”
After a while, the rampaging magic calmed down. And the Heavenly Demon Lord appeared again within it.
“Phew···.”
He was in a different state than before. His eyes were no longer consumed by magic and had lost their senses.
‘Are you back to your senses?’
The Great Man raised his sword and aimed it at Cheonma. Cheonma looked at the Great Man with indifferent eyes.
“···Aesongi. What’s your name?”
A dreary voice filled with life. However, it was clearly human language. It meant that, unlike just a moment ago, he was thinking properly.
The man answered briefly.
“Landlord.”
For a moment, the leader of the Cheonmagyo cult twitched his eyebrows.
Landlord. This was the name I heard most often from the spies who had recently infiltrated the Murim Alliance.
“So you are the one with the crazy nickname of Pacheongeomje.”
“Isn’t it likely that it will live up to its nickname soon?”
The Great Man raised the Heavenly Sword above his head. At the same time, he held the Shalit tightly with both hands and took the stance of the Heavenly Sword.
“······.”
“······.”
Both of them had difficulty moving.
From the brief clash just now, they felt that they were no pushovers.
‘My body is a mess. Will I be able to kill that guy and return to school safely?’
‘It’s much stronger than I thought. Without the help of the magic seal barrier…’
‘Why did the wounds on that guy’s body disappear?’
‘If you show weakness here, you’re finished. Let’s just hold on for now.’
‘If we let him live, he’ll be in big trouble. Should we kill him and leave, even if it means going to extremes?’
‘How many artifacts are there that can be used right away···.’
It was when the two people were glaring at each other and making various calculations.
The sound of a lion’s roar from afar broke the tense standoff between the two.
“Hey! Wait a minute!”
Cheongun was running towards him with a fearsome aura. He didn’t hide his aura as a top-class master, and ran towards him with his power displayed as if he was protesting.
“······.”
The leader of the Cheonma cult frowned as he looked at Cheongun. There were two of them. He was worried about his injuries when dealing with them.
Naturally, the calculations leaned towards stepping back.
“Aesongi. You’re lucky.”
“Me a little.”
“This will be the last time.”
With those words, the leader of the Heavenly Demon Cult turned around. The great man did not chase after him. He stood still and quietly watched his back shrinking.
“Phew···.”
“You! Are you okay?”
Cheongun, who arrived next to Daein, discovered the leader of the Heavenly Demon Cult running away. Daein caught Cheongun, who was trying to chase after him.
“Don’t chase me.”
“It seems like the author is already seriously injured. We should go after him and catch him right away…”
dump.
The man sat down on the floor. The tension was released in an instant and a sigh escaped him.
“ha···.”
“Hey, where are you hurt?”
“I’m fine, but I’m tired.”
This was my first time using the Igi Sword in a real fight. The mental fatigue was enormous.
The great man shook his head after confirming that the presence of the leader of the Heavenly Demon Cult had completely disappeared.
“I’m glad you got away from there. If that guy had wanted to, we might’ve all died here.”
“no way···.”
To Cheong-un, who couldn’t easily believe it, Dae-in showed him the map of hell drawn by Cheon-ma.
“Huh!”
A scream burst out of Cheongun’s mouth.
***
“The great hero Chuhonchang has passed away···.”
Cheongun looked at the body with a blank expression.
The white horse of the wedding ceremony.
The head of the Murim Alliance’s Cheonghae branch and one of the ten best martial artists in the world was found brutally beaten to death.
It wasn’t just the wedding invitation.
All of the leaders and elites of the Cheonghae branch were killed.
“Ha, it was just a moment. Something black came over the wall and headed straight for where the branch manager was….”
Cheongun gathered the surviving warriors and heard their testimonies.
About an hour ago, something black was said to have come running at incredible speed from the direction of Cheonmasingyo.
The soldiers of the Cheonghae branch tried to stop it by shooting iron arrows, but the black mass quickly jumped over the wall and entered.
“It wasn’t even a fight. It was just a massacre…”
The black mass, the leader of the Cheonma cult, slaughtered all the warriors he came across as he crossed the Cheonghae branch. The place he was targeting was the residence of the white horse spirit of Chuhonchang.
“At that time, all the leaders were gathered at the residence of the great hero Chuhonchang and were having a meeting···.”
The leader of the Heavenly Demon Cult raided a place where dozens of masters, including the ten greatest masters and one hundred greatest masters in the world, were present.
At first, it is said that the experts of the Cheonghae branch were more bewildered than angry about the situation.
“Where the hell do you think this is!”
“The devil’s bastard came out of the stomach!”
“Krrrr···.”
It wasn’t their fault that they didn’t think their opponent was a thousand miles away.
A fight broke out immediately, with results no one could have imagined.
“He, he wasn’t human, he was a monster!”
The squire who had survived the scene because he was weak said, shivering as he ran errands inside the conference room.
In that fight, only the Chuhonchang and Kunlun Samseong were able to injure the leader of the Heavenly Demon Cult, and the rest were just wasted time.
“If he hadn’t come, we would all have died.”
Sibi bowed to the great man. It wasn’t just one person. All the people whose lives were saved by the great man bowed their heads in gratitude.
“Great hero! Thanks to you, I survived.”
“How can I repay this favor···.”
The man nodded roughly. He decided to charge the cost of the potion to the Murim Alliance later.
Cheongun said with a sigh.
“Who among the remaining people has the highest position?”
On one side, a timid-looking man raised his hand. The man looked around and said,
“My name is Zhuge Liang.”
He was a man in his 30s from the Jegal family, and was dispatched to the Cheonghae branch as a military officer rather than a warrior.
“Hmm. You’re a military officer···.”
Cheongun groaned without realizing it.
The highest ranking survivor is not a civilian but a military man.
‘Zhuge Liang’s intelligence is essential for war, but he is not good at leading rough warriors.’
It’s hard. No, it’s almost impossible.
It was difficult for a man with weak martial arts skills to be recognized in the martial arts world.
‘The drones will not follow my orders.’
Zhuge Liang also knew Qingyun’s worries. He was a man who knew his place.
“I, with my lowly martial arts skills, cannot command the Cheonghae branch.”
“What do you mean? According to the chain of command, Grand Master Jegal is to lead the warriors of the Cheonghae branch.”
Although Cheongun tried to give him strength, Zhuge Qiao shook his head with a firm expression.
“This is an emergency. What’s more important than the chain of command is stopping the demonic cult. And I’m not the right person for the job.”
Zhuge Qiao walked forward. Everyone’s eyes were focused on his movements.
“At a time like this, the person who will lead us must be a master with great martial arts skills. He must also be a man of chivalry who values the lives of his subordinates.”
Everyone’s eyes followed Zhuge Qiao and turned to the great man.
“hmm?”
The man was puzzled by the sudden gazes directed at him. Zhuge Liang approached him and said.
“Your Majesty, the Sword Master.”
Zhuge Liang hid and watched everything.
The sight of the great man fighting on equal terms against that monster, and after the fight, the sight of him taking out a mysterious elixir and generously treating the wounded.
‘An elixir that instantly heals wounds? I’ve never heard of such a thing in my entire life. It must be something worth a thousand pieces of gold, just one drop.’
The great man generously gave out such elixirs. Thanks to the great man, at least dozens of people were saved.
Even if it is the first time I have seen him today, how can I not sincerely follow the benefactor of my life!
Zhuge Jiao bowed respectfully to the great man and said.
“Please take charge of the Cheonghae branch in place of the late Great Swordsman Chuhonchang and stop the rise of the Demonic Cult!”
As if they had made a promise, the surviving warriors of the Cheonghae branch also took the lottery tickets and spoke.
“Your Majesty, Pacheon Sword Master! Please lead us!”
“Let’s stop the demonic cult together!”
Most of the surviving warriors of the Cheonghae branch pleaded with the great man.
They either saw the Great Man fighting the Heavenly Demon Lord from afar or their lives were saved thanks to the Great Man.
“···Me? Why?”
The man blinked at the sudden situation, then pointed at himself with his finger and asked.
In fact, the man was thinking about something else for a moment.
While reminiscing about the fight with the leader of the Heavenly Demon Cult, I was also thinking about why he had suddenly come here.
Zhuge Jiao said with a confident face.
“In terms of both martial arts and character, the only person who can take on this important task is Pacheon Sword Master!”
“······.”
The man didn’t answer right away. He had to figure out the situation first.
After a while, the man slowly opened his mouth.
“But there is a procedure, and I need to get permission from the leader…”
The branch leader of the Murim Alliance had great power. With a single word, he could mobilize the warriors of the sect in that area.
Especially if you were the head of the Cheonghae branch, in times of war, you would have the second most powerful position after the leader of the martial arts world.
In normal times, no matter how skilled a person was, he could not become a branch manager with only martial arts skills.
But now it’s literally a state of emergency.
“Don’t worry. I’ll take care of the paperwork and get it to you. The matter at hand is more pressing now!”
Among the survivors from the Cheonghae branch, the highest ranking soldier pleaded with the great man, and other warriors also pleaded with him.
The man’s head turned quickly. There was no need to think long.
The leader of the Cheonmagyo cult was right. The man was lucky.
‘Things were going well, but because of Cheonma, things turned out like this.’
“Ahem. Well then, I guess there’s nothing we can do.”
The man nodded, pretending not to win.
“Then I will temporarily take command of the Moorim Alliance Cheonghae branch.”
Wow!
Daein became the leader of the Demon Destruction Corps and the head of the Cheonghae branch of the Murim Alliance amidst the cheers of the warriors.
ⓒ Ganjjajang
