“Okay? Then you said we should just die here?”
Cho Ah-ran asked in this loud voice.
It was a clear warning along with anger.
Sasasak
Everyone, no matter who it was, started to tense up. The flow of energy they felt made them.
“Haha. You look full of confidence.”
But Nachil just laughed and seemed unwilling to back down.
“I am curious too. Good. What are the skills of the two people who left a mark in the sect… let’s confirm it now.”
“Such a cheeky attitude!”
Ack Bi yelled. Apparently the opponent had made up his mind. He wanted to take them down at any cost.
If not, would they want to fight with them? There had to be some mission they had to do for them to act like this.
“Then let’s talk now… now, as two Supreme Demons are here.”
Shhh
As he raised his hand, three masked men came out.
“I will handle them.”
“Hmm.”
“Um…”
Cho Ah-ran and Ack Bi frowned.
Shhh
Even if they looked at the best, they were Supreme Demons too, and one of them was fairly skilled as well.
When they thought about it, it was pretty natural.
The Blood Demon Hall was the first hall to assist the sect leader. Of course, the leader of the Blood Demon Hall leader was Supreme Demon level, and it was not strange for him to have a couple subordinates of the same level.
“Haha. These days every cow insists on being Supreme Demon…”
Of course, neither Ack Bi nor Cho Ah-ran would be backing down, rather they both wanted to fight them.
“This one has been the worst since.”
“I will turn them into dust!”
Ack Bi responded and Cho Ah-ran added.
Euk!
Cho Ah-ran, the Blood Witch, swung her curved blade at the masked man who came close. She had no hesitation with her attack. This bloody killing intent rushed for the masked man.
Swish!
However, the opponent was a warrior of the same level, so it was easy to dodge the attack. And the enemy countered it.
Tung!
Uh?
Cho Ah-ran frowned.
The bloody aura this opponent gave out was very similar to hers. If there was any difference, it was the opponent used his fingers rather than the heart to bring out the internal energy.
Hisss!
The opponent’s response was swift, as if he knew this would happen.
Cho Ah-ran narrowly avoided the attack.
Chhhiik!
Her eyes twitched as she watched the ground burn in blood.
Red Blood Monster energy…?
If she looked at this, it is derived from her Blood Demon Hand, it did not have much power, but once used it gives the caster an advantage.
This was why her expression was not the best.
‘Those who have been trained…’
There was this system in the movement, and it was not common to pass the training to match the hands and feet.
It was as if they were trained for the purpose of dealing with her, and that meant she cannot be careless anymore.
Right now, there were two people on her side and 30 against them.
“Damn it! In the end! Were we also being watched!?”
Worst of all, there might be more Supreme Demon warriors around.
“Huh? Euk!”
Meanwhile Ack Bi was in a bit of a tough situation.
Dududk
At first he tried to subdue the opponent using his skills. But the opponent was not so easy.
“What… Existence Yin Energy short?”
The long distance attack, which can be considered a bad match for someone like him, it was an attack which weakened the generation of Yin energy for him. If he was not careful, then things would turn bad very fast.
After exchanging several attacks, Ack Bi analyzed the martial arts of the opponent.
It looks like a martial art made to destroy me? it is more flustering with time.
Swish!
The white air flow around from the tip of the opponent’s sword was slowly handling his energy better. It might be invisible to the naked eye, but demonic power was being absorbed.
Swish!
Ack Bi raised his energy.
The opponent was not a good match for him who needed a long time for his yin energy to have effect. Then, using a strong subduing attack should be the correct course of action.
Ddddk!
Ice landed on the tip of the sword and it froze. It was a terrible frost which froze everything in all directions, hovering around it, and turned it white.
Ice Moon Cloud Vortex—
With the power of the enhanced sword, the best cutting edge attack came up, and Ack Bi held his breath to seize the chance.
Pat
When the enemy tried to get close this time, he aimed it at the point where the opponent floated in the air and unleashed it.
Lkwakwakwang!
“Kuak!”
“Haa!”
It worked.
The opponent who did not expect such wide range attacks did not avoid it and chose to block it. Nut that was expected.
Crack!
The guy who blocked it in the most unprepared manner took a powerful blow.
Crack!
“Haaa!”
Ack Bi rushed there to where the guy fell to deliver the final blow.
Kukung!
“Euk!”
Ack Bi’s body soared into the air.
Not by the will of his. When he got up back on the ground after being lifted in the air, his body was covered in scars.
“You, you…”
Ack Bi raised his body back and gritted the teeth.
It was the Blood Demon Hall leader who stopped him from killing the guy.
“As expected. All this while and your skills didn’t rust at all Ack Bi.”
“You… if you were planning to intervene you should have done it from the start! What is the act of you being the position of hall leader and doing this!”
At the shout about his attitude, the Blood Demon Hall leader smiled.
“Well, there is this thing called a plan.”
“What?”
Shhh
Whether Ack Bi understood it or not, the guy pulled the sword out and said,
“You will be my opponent now. Slowly I will kill you, so that there will be talk about how you died on your own accord.”
Jjkjkjkjk!
The sound of thunder crackling could be heard on the sword. It felt strange with the purple energy flowing.
“Thunder Demonic Arts…”
Ack Bi groaned.
It was a type of martial arts that was used by one of the lords following the First Disciple. But, even if it was the same martial arts, the opponent was the Blood Demon Hall leader.
He rose to Supreme Demon, which meant that he could probably deal with the martial arts which were tough to handle.
“Then, how strong are these self-proclaimed recluse warriors…”
Slowly, he smiled and raised the sword up.
“This is a chance to try out.”
And he swung the sword in the air.
Chaak!
Lightning fell down like rain. Numerous of these attacks which felt like pellets of lightning began to fall.
From the start it was to use the strongest to cut down Ack Bi.
This cannot be avoided.
To be precise, even if he avoided it, it would still hit him.
The lightning of his was moving on his will. The blow that was used a while back too. As a result, the energy was being controlled.
Two ways — Take this head on, or abandon the self.
But it was obvious that with his current body, he would be swept away.
Ah.
When he could not resist it and opened his mouth.
Swish!!
This stream of air moved ahead and this miracle happened.
Pssss
This airflow close to crackling lightning happened around. And—
“Are you okay?”
A woman came ahead and stepped there.
“Miss Cheon Miryo!”
Ack Bi screamed.
The appearance of Cheon Miryo had gathered everyone’s attention.
Fear. Gratitude.
There were various emotions which came up, but above all, the beautiful woman was what caught their attention.
“…Huh. Are you the mysterious one?”
The Blood Demon Hall leader opened his mouth.
Seol-Hwi had intervened in the battle for succession. And this beauty was one who protected him. He heard such rumors but never had he expected it to be such a beauty.
“How is it? Are you okay…?”
Cho Ah-ran, who managed to take a breath, pulled up Ack Bi.
And Ack Bi gritted his teeth.
“Got caught in a trap…”
“Trap?”
“That jerk. He said that everyone went as planned. Like we came into the mess and they have to destroy us. This, it can be that Miss Cheon Miryo’s appearance now is…”
Those words made Cho Ah-ran shocked.
“No. All of this was to bring her in?”
“Uh. They set the trap. Giving the Earth Demon the time. To slaughter the members who support him, then could it be. To bring out the Profound Demon warriors on our side…?”
Ack Bi turned his head.
This was why Seol-Hwi and Cheon Miryo did not show themselves until now. Profound Demon warriors were strong.
If they believed in their strength and acted separately then why would be a tiger surrounded by numerous wolves.
The moment the ominous feeling rose.
“Hahahahaha!”
Just as expected, this voice close to a lion roared in laughter. And then came this long white hair figure.
“I greet the Sect Leader.”
The Heavenly Demon, Cheon Wol-seong.
Surprisingly he appeared in person.
Not someone else, but the Demonic Sect leader himself. The Heavenly Demon who everyone looked up to, looked at Cheon Miryo alone.
“Finally…”
There was happiness on his lips. And the words he met were clearly heard by everyone.
“I found you. You alone.”
Thung
Flinch
Seol-Hwi who was running for the Earth Demon stopped as he suddenly felt this surge of energy. And that was no regular energy but one from someone who was beyond the point of enlightenment.
“This is…?”
Until now, a series of things which were happening went through his head. It was a situation which began to unfold in his mind.
The aura of the Earth Demon on one side and the energy of Cheon Miryo on the opposite side.
Both were in a desperate situation.
Then what?
-Tsk. The Sect Leader seems so determined, this.
“Sect Leader…”
The AI answered the question. Indeed, it was the plan of Heavenly Demon. A plan to destroy two Profound Demons one after another and the Earth Demon’s forces to isolate the Earth Demon and kill him.
No, to be precise, he wanted to eliminate the three Profound Demon level warriors, including Earth Demon.
“Ehh. So this is all…”
-No. Because in the first place, in my life Cheon Miryo never existed.
Before he could finish, the AI responded. It was an unexpected situation.
Well, who would have thought the Heavenly Demon had planned something like this?
“This is…”
-Judge it well, Seol-Hwi. Is it going to be Cheon Miryo or Earth Demon that you will save?
“…”
Seol-Hwi’s face contorted.
Two roads, he had made so many choices since the system came. But it was a crossroads unlike anything he did until now.
Whatever he chose now, he would be solely responsible for it.
-For an idea, Cheon Miryo will not come back to life. If you chose her… you miss out on the chance of once in a lifetime.
“Chance?”
-Perhaps now, the Earth Demon’s anger at being betrayed by the Heavenly Demon is at its peak. Maybe it is only now that he will be drawing out the power close to a Demon God.
“…!”
A crisis along with chance.
Although there was a price to pay, the AI said that the current situation could be seen as a chance.
-The Earth Demon is determined to lose his life regardless of the choice you make. When he divided the four stages of his curse, he has now unfolded the first stage.
“What do you mean?”
-Just one day to live. The second stage will be opened soon. When that happens, it is time. The third is at the corner and the fourth… I never saw it happen.
“…”
Does this mean that the speed at which the stage was opened is faster than the past?
So, was it difficult for him to change this?
-There is no time. Choose something Seol-Hwi. Whatever you do…
“…”
-Nothing can be done. Because our lives have always been like this.
“No. This is my responsibility.”
Seol-Hwi shook his head.
It was the same in the past, responsibility for his choices. No responsibility for his choices.
He moved just for the sake of living, and when his life was saved he felt happy at that.
“I don’t know about how I acted in the past but…”
But now it was different.
This was real.
If he died now, his next life will also be his real life, but strictly speaking, the current Earth Demon, Seo Ryeong, and Heavenly Demon will all be different people.
“To me, now is the most important thing, and not the next life coming.”
Because for anyone, it was just one life they lived.
“Okay? Then you said we should just die here?”
Cho Ah-ran asked in this loud voice.
It was a clear warning along with anger.
Sasasak
Everyone, no matter who it was, started to tense up. The flow of energy they felt made them.
“Haha. You look full of confidence.”
But Nachil just laughed and seemed unwilling to back down.
“I am curious too. Good. What are the skills of the two people who left a mark in the sect… let’s confirm it now.”
“Such a cheeky attitude!”
Ack Bi yelled. Apparently the opponent had made up his mind. He wanted to take them down at any cost.
If not, would they want to fight with them? There had to be some mission they had to do for them to act like this.
“Then let’s talk now… now, as two Supreme Demons are here.”
Shhh
As he raised his hand, three masked men came out.
“I will handle them.”
“Hmm.”
“Um…”
Cho Ah-ran and Ack Bi frowned.
Shhh
Even if they looked at the best, they were Supreme Demons too, and one of them was fairly skilled as well.
When they thought about it, it was pretty natural.
The Blood Demon Hall was the first hall to assist the sect leader. Of course, the leader of the Blood Demon Hall leader was Supreme Demon level, and it was not strange for him to have a couple subordinates of the same level.
“Haha. These days every cow insists on being Supreme Demon…”
Of course, neither Ack Bi nor Cho Ah-ran would be backing down, rather they both wanted to fight them.
“This one has been the worst since.”
“I will turn them into dust!”
Ack Bi responded and Cho Ah-ran added.
Euk!
Cho Ah-ran, the Blood Witch, swung her curved blade at the masked man who came close. She had no hesitation with her attack. This bloody killing intent rushed for the masked man.
Swish!
However, the opponent was a warrior of the same level, so it was easy to dodge the attack. And the enemy countered it.
Tung!
Uh?
Cho Ah-ran frowned.
The bloody aura this opponent gave out was very similar to hers. If there was any difference, it was the opponent used his fingers rather than the heart to bring out the internal energy.
Hisss!
The opponent’s response was swift, as if he knew this would happen.
Cho Ah-ran narrowly avoided the attack.
Chhhiik!
Her eyes twitched as she watched the ground burn in blood.
Red Blood Monster energy…?
If she looked at this, it is derived from her Blood Demon Hand, it did not have much power, but once used it gives the caster an advantage.
This was why her expression was not the best.
‘Those who have been trained…’
There was this system in the movement, and it was not common to pass the training to match the hands and feet.
It was as if they were trained for the purpose of dealing with her, and that meant she cannot be careless anymore.
Right now, there were two people on her side and 30 against them.
“Damn it! In the end! Were we also being watched!?”
Worst of all, there might be more Supreme Demon warriors around.
“Huh? Euk!”
Meanwhile Ack Bi was in a bit of a tough situation.
Dududk
At first he tried to subdue the opponent using his skills. But the opponent was not so easy.
“What… Existence Yin Energy short?”
The long distance attack, which can be considered a bad match for someone like him, it was an attack which weakened the generation of Yin energy for him. If he was not careful, then things would turn bad very fast.
After exchanging several attacks, Ack Bi analyzed the martial arts of the opponent.
It looks like a martial art made to destroy me? it is more flustering with time.
Swish!
The white air flow around from the tip of the opponent’s sword was slowly handling his energy better. It might be invisible to the naked eye, but demonic power was being absorbed.
Swish!
Ack Bi raised his energy.
The opponent was not a good match for him who needed a long time for his yin energy to have effect. Then, using a strong subduing attack should be the correct course of action.
Ddddk!
Ice landed on the tip of the sword and it froze. It was a terrible frost which froze everything in all directions, hovering around it, and turned it white.
Ice Moon Cloud Vortex—
With the power of the enhanced sword, the best cutting edge attack came up, and Ack Bi held his breath to seize the chance.
Pat
When the enemy tried to get close this time, he aimed it at the point where the opponent floated in the air and unleashed it.
Lkwakwakwang!
“Kuak!”
“Haa!”
It worked.
The opponent who did not expect such wide range attacks did not avoid it and chose to block it. Nut that was expected.
Crack!
The guy who blocked it in the most unprepared manner took a powerful blow.
Crack!
“Haaa!”
Ack Bi rushed there to where the guy fell to deliver the final blow.
Kukung!
“Euk!”
Ack Bi’s body soared into the air.
Not by the will of his. When he got up back on the ground after being lifted in the air, his body was covered in scars.
“You, you…”
Ack Bi raised his body back and gritted the teeth.
It was the Blood Demon Hall leader who stopped him from killing the guy.
“As expected. All this while and your skills didn’t rust at all Ack Bi.”
“You… if you were planning to intervene you should have done it from the start! What is the act of you being the position of hall leader and doing this!”
At the shout about his attitude, the Blood Demon Hall leader smiled.
“Well, there is this thing called a plan.”
“What?”
Shhh
Whether Ack Bi understood it or not, the guy pulled the sword out and said,
“You will be my opponent now. Slowly I will kill you, so that there will be talk about how you died on your own accord.”
Jjkjkjkjk!
The sound of thunder crackling could be heard on the sword. It felt strange with the purple energy flowing.
“Thunder Demonic Arts…”
Ack Bi groaned.
It was a type of martial arts that was used by one of the lords following the First Disciple. But, even if it was the same martial arts, the opponent was the Blood Demon Hall leader.
He rose to Supreme Demon, which meant that he could probably deal with the martial arts which were tough to handle.
“Then, how strong are these self-proclaimed recluse warriors…”
Slowly, he smiled and raised the sword up.
“This is a chance to try out.”
And he swung the sword in the air.
Chaak!
Lightning fell down like rain. Numerous of these attacks which felt like pellets of lightning began to fall.
From the start it was to use the strongest to cut down Ack Bi.
This cannot be avoided.
To be precise, even if he avoided it, it would still hit him.
The lightning of his was moving on his will. The blow that was used a while back too. As a result, the energy was being controlled.
Two ways — Take this head on, or abandon the self.
But it was obvious that with his current body, he would be swept away.
Ah.
When he could not resist it and opened his mouth.
Swish!!
This stream of air moved ahead and this miracle happened.
Pssss
This airflow close to crackling lightning happened around. And—
“Are you okay?”
A woman came ahead and stepped there.
“Miss Cheon Miryo!”
Ack Bi screamed.
The appearance of Cheon Miryo had gathered everyone’s attention.
Fear. Gratitude.
There were various emotions which came up, but above all, the beautiful woman was what caught their attention.
“…Huh. Are you the mysterious one?”
The Blood Demon Hall leader opened his mouth.
Seol-Hwi had intervened in the battle for succession. And this beauty was one who protected him. He heard such rumors but never had he expected it to be such a beauty.
“How is it? Are you okay…?”
Cho Ah-ran, who managed to take a breath, pulled up Ack Bi.
And Ack Bi gritted his teeth.
“Got caught in a trap…”
“Trap?”
“That jerk. He said that everyone went as planned. Like we came into the mess and they have to destroy us. This, it can be that Miss Cheon Miryo’s appearance now is…”
Those words made Cho Ah-ran shocked.
“No. All of this was to bring her in?”
“Uh. They set the trap. Giving the Earth Demon the time. To slaughter the members who support him, then could it be. To bring out the Profound Demon warriors on our side…?”
Ack Bi turned his head.
This was why Seol-Hwi and Cheon Miryo did not show themselves until now. Profound Demon warriors were strong.
If they believed in their strength and acted separately then why would be a tiger surrounded by numerous wolves.
The moment the ominous feeling rose.
“Hahahahaha!”
Just as expected, this voice close to a lion roared in laughter. And then came this long white hair figure.
“I greet the Sect Leader.”
The Heavenly Demon, Cheon Wol-seong.
Surprisingly he appeared in person.
Not someone else, but the Demonic Sect leader himself. The Heavenly Demon who everyone looked up to, looked at Cheon Miryo alone.
“Finally…”
There was happiness on his lips. And the words he met were clearly heard by everyone.
“I found you. You alone.”
Thung
Flinch
Seol-Hwi who was running for the Earth Demon stopped as he suddenly felt this surge of energy. And that was no regular energy but one from someone who was beyond the point of enlightenment.
“This is…?”
Until now, a series of things which were happening went through his head. It was a situation which began to unfold in his mind.
The aura of the Earth Demon on one side and the energy of Cheon Miryo on the opposite side.
Both were in a desperate situation.
Then what?
-Tsk. The Sect Leader seems so determined, this.
“Sect Leader…”
The AI answered the question. Indeed, it was the plan of Heavenly Demon. A plan to destroy two Profound Demons one after another and the Earth Demon’s forces to isolate the Earth Demon and kill him.
No, to be precise, he wanted to eliminate the three Profound Demon level warriors, including Earth Demon.
“Ehh. So this is all…”
-No. Because in the first place, in my life Cheon Miryo never existed.
Before he could finish, the AI responded. It was an unexpected situation.
Well, who would have thought the Heavenly Demon had planned something like this?
“This is…”
-Judge it well, Seol-Hwi. Is it going to be Cheon Miryo or Earth Demon that you will save?
“…”
Seol-Hwi’s face contorted.
Two roads, he had made so many choices since the system came. But it was a crossroads unlike anything he did until now.
Whatever he chose now, he would be solely responsible for it.
-For an idea, Cheon Miryo will not come back to life. If you chose her… you miss out on the chance of once in a lifetime.
“Chance?”
-Perhaps now, the Earth Demon’s anger at being betrayed by the Heavenly Demon is at its peak. Maybe it is only now that he will be drawing out the power close to a Demon God.
“…!”
A crisis along with chance.
Although there was a price to pay, the AI said that the current situation could be seen as a chance.
-The Earth Demon is determined to lose his life regardless of the choice you make. When he divided the four stages of his curse, he has now unfolded the first stage.
“What do you mean?”
-Just one day to live. The second stage will be opened soon. When that happens, it is time. The third is at the corner and the fourth… I never saw it happen.
“…”
Does this mean that the speed at which the stage was opened is faster than the past?
So, was it difficult for him to change this?
-There is no time. Choose something Seol-Hwi. Whatever you do…
“…”
-Nothing can be done. Because our lives have always been like this.
“No. This is my responsibility.”
Seol-Hwi shook his head.
It was the same in the past, responsibility for his choices. No responsibility for his choices.
He moved just for the sake of living, and when his life was saved he felt happy at that.
“I don’t know about how I acted in the past but…”
But now it was different.
This was real.
If he died now, his next life will also be his real life, but strictly speaking, the current Earth Demon, Seo Ryeong, and Heavenly Demon will all be different people.
“To me, now is the most important thing, and not the next life coming.”
Because for anyone, it was just one life they lived.
