Episode 213

The first thing Man Hu-ryang had to do was to understand the situation of the Hunan Dan family.

However, since it wasn’t impossible to easily approach that, all he could do was judge the situation from afar and obtain minimal information.

Man Hu-ryang, who had become nervous due to the Hunan Dan family who hadn’t been sighted recently, sighed at the responses of the subordinates.

“In the end, all the men died?”

“Without mistake.”

Was the order to take a closer look wrong? He felt bad because it felt like he had lost the only subordinates he could depend on.

But he learned one thing from this.

“It is quiet, but I am sure there is someone there.”

“Yes, people wearing swords and masks appeared around Yueyang and Changsha. As the commander said, the Hunan Dan family wasn’t seen.”

“Hmm.”

Man Hu-ryang sighed.

It was truly surprising that the person called Dan Woo-hyun couldn’t be seen. But, because his qi was never detected, it wasn’t easy to monitor him.

One can only be satisfied with finding out that there were people still in there.

“Anything unique?”

“Seems like the Black Wind Godly Demon will make a move soon.”

“Is he finally thinking about making a move?”

Man Hu-ryang smiled.

The Black Wind Godly Demon was moving slower than expected.

He was the one who would have turned the Central Plains upside down a long time back, and yet the man didn’t show himself, perhaps because he felt shocked by the Blood Demon.

Of course, if he went on a rampage now, he would be grateful.

“I get it. If anything happens, let me know right away. And do not neglect to monitor the Hunan Dan family.”

“Yes!”

Looking at the retreating subordinates, Man Hu-ryang let out a sigh. He stood up with his teacup and looked out.

The scenery outside came into view.

He saw countless people moving around. All of them were famous warriors.

There is probably no place anywhere in the Central Plains that has so many skilled warriors. Even the Demonic Cult would get annihilated with this number of troops.

Shhh-

He smiled strangely as he drank his tea.

‘Now, let us once again dedicate this world to our Lord.’

The appearance of Black Wind Godly Demon will be the sign.

Misfortune comes without a warning.

Dok Go-mun, an elder of the Demonic Cult, was drinking tea leisurely like it was any other day.

It was a pity that the Clan had collapsed but the collapse of such a small clan meant nothing to him.

It was just that the little pocket money which trickled in would be slightly reduced.

Originally, the power he had was in the Demonic Cult alone.

Just looking at the position of the first elder of the Demonic Cult, he was already a being without anything to be concerned about.

‘What is left is the Black Wind Godly Demon… All I have to do is kill the guy…’

Suddenly, if Sa Dohak appeared, he was wishing the two would be destroyed together.

If something like that happened, then the position of the Heavenly Demon would fall into his hands.

Standing at the peak of Demonic Cult.

It was his dream since childhood, but he wanted to achieve it even more now because he was repeatedly crushed by the great being known as Sa Dohak.

He knew that he could never defeat those two with his own strength, but there was nothing he couldn’t achieve if he put his mind to it.

‘I guess I will have to take advantage of the clash with the Justice Faction.’

He smiled as he slowly plotted in his head.

Although it was a pity that the Sword Emperor, one of the Five Emperors, and the Beggar Emperor still remained, there was a high chance that they would clash with the Black Wind Godly Demon.

Thud! Thud!

It was then that the outside turned noisy.

Dok Go-mun frowned at that.

“What is it?”

A low voice came from his mouth and soon the door opened suddenly.

He could see the subordinate, whose face was pale and out of breath.

“Huk… huk…”

“Didn’t I ask you what is going on!”

“Uh?”

What is this?

Feeling the strangeness, he jumped up from his spot and pushed the subordinate and went out.

He could be said to be the current second-in-command of the Cult and his steps emanated that power.

It wasn’t known what happened, but it was the look of confidence that even if something happened he could resolve the issue without the current Heavenly Demon showing up.

With that, he stepped out.

Slash!

Suddenly it felt like he was floating. Finally, the moment the tragedy that unfolded before his eyes came into view, his mind was sucked into the distant darkness.

Thud!

Dhak!

Blood splashed from the headless body. The body which was shaking and twitching, soon collapsed in vain and rolled around on the ground.

In front of him was Namgung Chun wearing a pure white mask.

The countless corpses scattered around him were terrifying.

Dok Go-mun is famous for being a strong individual in the Demonic Cult and also a wise man.

Everyone was stunned at his death.

“It was said before, but you are so ridiculous. How long have you not trained your body to not even feel my presence?”

Just before Namgung Chun clicked his tongue and turned, he swung his sword.

The sword wind unfolded with a flash of light and cut something down.

“Kuaak!”

The body of the subordinate who ran to inform Dok Go-mun split in two. But Namgung Chun didn’t even care.

Because every Demonic Cult member was his enemy.

“I hold no grudges against you people, but… think of this as pure bad luck. In life, there are days which are good and days which aren’t.”

Namgung Chun smiled and raised the sword. At that moment, a storm-like energy weighed heavily all around.

Those who survived were trembling in fear as they held their swords.

It was their will that they wouldn’t die so easily.

“Kill him-!”

“Tsk tsk… your optimism is amazing.”

In the Demonic Cult, there are halls where the elders and guardians congregate.

Dok Go-mun, the first elder, didn’t try to get along with them, but the remaining elders, the five elders and the guardians often met, talked and became friendly with each other.

The security around them was always tight.

Since they were the elders and guardians who led the Demonic Cult and not some other place, they had no choice but to pay attention to their safety, and they were all the best in the Demonic Cult.

Those that gathered drank and hugged courtesans.

Although the rule of the Black Wind Godly Demon was feared, it was true that the atmosphere was somewhat relaxed compared to when Sa Dohak or Dong Bang-gu was there.

The Black Wind Godly Demon didn’t pay much attention to what the subordinates did as long as he wasn’t owed the head in front of him.

If Sa Dohak or Dong Bang-gu had existed they wouldn’t ever think of messing around with courtesans in broad daylight.

“Hehe, but is it alright to be here? I think there was some order from Black Wind….”

“It won’t matter with the others starting to move. It isn’t like some famous Clan disappeared. There is no need for us to go ahead and help them.”

Haha, they burst into laughter.

They knew better than anyone else the strength of the Demonic Cult, so they believed that it could be resolved no matter what happened.

Also, who would be insane enough to go toe to toe with the Demonic Cult?

The Justice Faction is the biggest enemy, and now that it was divided and in crisis, there was no one who could be called the enemy of the Demonic Cult.

That belief actually drove them to a corner.

“Kuaak!”

“Ackkk!”

The expressions of the elders drinking stiffened at that. They looked away, unable to understand why the sounds of people screaming were coming in their place.

The guards were all drunk and yet they held swords in their hands.

Clack!
The sound of human bones crushing could be heard.

What followed was a faint, but audible groan.

As they watched the place, they saw the guards who were watching the surroundings, fall one after another.

And at the center was someone in a black mask.

Drip!

One of the guards rushed to him with the sword.

It held a strong yet heavy force, as if it was about to tear his body down. But, even as he looked at the sword incoming, the black mask, Sa Dohak didn’t stop taking the lives of the guards around.

Finally, the path was clear.

And he lightly stretched out his foot.

Clang!

With this clanging sound, the kicked sword flew up. Surprised, the guard extended his hand to hold the sword.

And that moment.

Slash!

“Kuaaak!”

The hand of the guard was severed and it passed all the way through the body.

And yet, due to the strength, the attack even cut down the pillar behind the man and was lodged into the ground.

“What… this…?”

Seeg the guard bleed and die, the elders and the other guards got up. They realized that this opponent was no ordinary person.

“Just what are you?”

“What am I?”

Sa Dohak chuckled emotionlessly.

They weren’t particularly trustworthy like Dong Bang-gu.

He thought they were low-ranking idiots who would stab his back the moment they found the chance. But as he witnessed something like this, he felt skeptical about it being the Demonic Cult.

Even the fact that he was a demon caused him to feel ashamed.

He couldn’t feel any trace of martial arts at all from the elders and guardians in front of him.

They just seemed like rich people indulging in power and pleasure.

What even is the difference between them and the Justice Faction people who act all righteous but manipulate people?

‘The Demonic Cult has turned this corrupt?’

Then did it mean that Dong Bang-gu was protecting this place all alone?

He realized it too late that it was not he, but Dong Bang-gu, who had to educate them at the highest level.

As he thought about that, he got a little angry.

Sa Dohak looked at the elders and smiled.

“You asked what I was?”

“You! How dare you do this! Do you know where you are!”

Sa Dohak sighed, looking at the elder who raised their voice. An idiot who couldn’t understand his place.

Sa Dohak slowly reached for the mask.

Eventually, the mask came off and everyone stiffened; it was like time had stopped flowing.

“Euk…”

“Ho… How…?”

The one who went missing and couldn’t be found, the one about whom Dong Bang-gu didn’t give up even until his death.

So they merely thought that there were internal wounds or the man had died.

And that man was standing in front of them now, all fine.

Sa Dohak laughed fiercely as he looked at the people who were so shocked they couldn’t even speak right.

A cloud of demonic qi began to rise from his body.

“I’m guessing you are all ready?”