Chapter 418
Episode 418: Demon’s Return (1)
The executives of the Cheonyouhoe, who had not gathered for a while, were summoned to the government office again.
The atmosphere of the meeting was very somber from the start.
There is only one reason. This is because we still haven’t caught Nadani, who is hiding somewhere here.
The damage continued to increase, and everyone’s insides gradually burned out.
Amidst the silence, Commander-in-Chief Eun Hwarin broke the silence with a dark expression and opened his mouth.
“The number of people from our side who have been assassinated so far is already close to a hundred. “If things continue like this, the entire organizational system will collapse.”
The number of members of Cheonyuhoe, the largest martial arts association, is close to tens of thousands.
Among them, the targets of assassination were mainly middle managers of the organization.
As a result, there were already disruptions in all parts of the organization, including procurement, administrative management, and training.
The head of the group, Yoo Seol, was standing at the head of the table with his eyes closed and his arms crossed. It was an effort to control boiling emotions.
At that time, one of the heads of the political faction asked Eun Hwa-rin.
“Can’t we hire more managers?”
So, if it was a problem that could be solved, Eunhwarin would have taken action a long time ago. She slowly shook her head and said.
“To do that, we need to receive applications from members and evaluate their abilities, but now everyone is avoiding it. However, arbitrarily appointing unproven managers will only have the opposite effect.”
There was no good solution.
At that time, when everyone was sighing, an elder from the Jongnam faction looked at Maengnamcheon at Soyo Mountain Lodge and asked.
“Hobeop. “Have there been any results from installing the checkpoint yet?”
Recently, checkpoints were set up at every corner of the road and everyone traveling was being investigated.
The person in charge was Maeng Nam-cheon.
“We are constantly checking the identities of all members, regardless of whether they are above or below us. “But I don’t think there will be an answer this way.”
At that time, Maeng Ji-ho, the head of the family from Sapa, who had barely escaped his life not long ago, nodded and agreed.
“What you said is correct. This guy changes not only his clothes but even his face. “You will never be able to catch them through inspections.”
In fact, it was something that no one expected much.
It was absurd to catch the world’s greatest assassin through a checkpoint or something like that.
Munjong, another expert from Sapa, sighed and gritted his teeth.
“Ugh. “I really don’t know how to catch this rat-like bastard…”
Even though all the martial arts elders gathered here are mobilized to search, they are unable to catch even one assassin. It was truly an embarrassing and shameful thing.
Once again, silence fell in the hall.
“….”
It was about half past half hour before the silence continued in such a dark atmosphere.
Suddenly, a commotion was heard outside the door of the government office.
Soon, a warrior guarding the entrance rushed in and put his hands together.
“Here’s a report!”
No matter how urgent it was, it was not polite to barge into the gathering of the martial arts elders.
And coincidentally, he was a warrior from the Namgung family.
Namgung Cheolhu, who happened to be near the entrance, narrowed his eyes and questioned him.
“What are you doing so rudely?”
“I’m sorry, Confucius. A general from the military came looking for Lord Hoe…”
Why did a guest from the military suddenly come to visit?
Those who would be busy stopping the enemies in Dunhuang right now.
“Whether it’s a general or an emperor, if you come as a guest, you have to ask them to wait. “Did our Lord seem like such a leisurely person?”
“I, that…”
Daewon stuttered as if he was having some trouble.
There was something I wanted to say, but I was so discouraged by the experts in the room that I couldn’t say it properly.
Yoo Seol, who had kept her mouth shut the entire time, spoke out for the first time.
“Let me in.”
“Yes Lord Hoe!”
Daewon, who was from the Namgung family, put his hands together, bowed his waist, and quickly ran out.
Eventually, a military general appeared in his place.
When the elders of the Cheonyuhoe saw him, their eyes widened as if they were torn apart.
“Oh my god….”
“How did you come all the way here with that look on your face?”
“I think you should look for the doctor first, not here.”
This is because the appearance of the general that appeared was believable.
I couldn’t see where his helmet had gone, and blood was seeping through the cracks of his golden armor, which was tattered and scattered.
One leg was limp and one arm also looked limp.
His face was so pale that he must have suffered internal injuries.
It was truly a wonder that he was still alive.
Kuung-!
It was the sound of the general’s knees hitting the floor.
My legs gave out due to the relief of arriving at my destination.
At that time, Yoo Seol stood up and trudged towards him.
“Uncle, you know me, right? “Did you run all the way from Dunhuang to here with that body?”
A story never forgets a person who has seen it once.
I knew very well who the general in front of me was.
He was one of the Oryong Sangjang, known as the commander of the Geumgun Army and the closest associate of provincial commander Hwang So-cheon.
And I also remembered his hidden identity as a member of Changryongdae.
“Um, um…”
The general in front of me was clearly dying.
I was so weak that no sound could come out of my throat.
“Hurry up and tell me what’s going on.”
Yu Seol placed a hand on his shoulder and began to infuse him with the energy of the Unwritten Lion God.
Wooooow-!
Then, a mysterious golden energy gave him strength for a moment.
“Dun Dunhuang has fallen.”
At that moment, everyone’s hearts sank.
Kuk-kung-!
Where is Dunhuang? It was a strategic point on the front line where Changryong members gathered and even the country’s most elite, the Geumgun, supported it.
Everyone expected it to last at least half a year.
However, the fact that it had already fallen meant that it was breached as soon as the war began.
Eunhwarin couldn’t believe her ears and even stuttered.
“What did you say just now? How can you say that Dunhuang has already fallen?”
“The enemy’s strength exceeded our expectations. “We fought to the death, but we couldn’t last even a day.”
“So… are you saying that the enemies are pushing in here at this very moment?”
The general of the Golden Army shook his head with difficulty.
“They will be stationed in Dunhuang for a while. “Because we need time to plunder the people and collect them as slaves.”
Plunder and slavery? The elders who were listening quietly also frowned.
I never thought such a cruel act would be committed at the same time as the invasion.
If they came here, it seemed like the world would fall into catastrophe.
“But how did you come here?”
“Geumgun has reached this point, so who can he ask for help? Please help us.”
“What better way to protect the country than to help? “Go ahead and tell me.”
“Most of them have been killed, but you and some of your comrades are taken prisoner. “Can you save them?”
Hwang So-cheon and his men were captured?
It seems that the power of this attack was unusual enough to capture such strong masters as prisoners.
In any case, contrary to expectations, Eunhwarin’s reaction was sour.
Now, isn’t Cheon Yu-hoe’s nose as big as three feet?
Moreover, rescuing prisoners in Dunhuang, where fearsome enemies had gathered, was an extremely dangerous mission.
“That might be a bit difficult. “For now, we too…”
Eun Hwa-rin, who had been expressing her intention to refuse, trailed off.
This is because I saw Hoeju’s venomous eyes.
Yu Seol gritted his teeth and said.
“Good. Even if that wasn’t the case, I wanted to visit you at least once.”
Eun Hwa-rin guessed the reason and asked with a puzzled look on her face.
“Are you really planning to go to Dunhuang and assassinate the enemies?”
“They should try it with me once. “You have to pay back equally.”
“Absolutely not. “If Lord Hoe is gone, who will stop Nadani who is hiding here?”
Moreover, if anything goes wrong, everything is over.
Other elders agreed with Eunhwarin’s opinion and began to stop Hoeju.
“I understand that you want to beat them to death, but you must hold back for now.”
“We can’t catch that rat named Nadani on our own.”
“As soon as Lord Hoe leaves, this place will be devastated.”
When the situation reached this point, Yu Seol could do nothing but sigh.
And the general of Geumgun, who had run to this place in a desperate attempt to survive, also could not hide his despair.
He sat down and just lowered his head.
Eunhwarin approached him and gently wrapped his arms around his shoulders.
“We will think about a solution. First, heal your wounds.”
What kind of solution can you come up with if you worry about it?
Everyone knew that there was no suitable solution as of now. Just do your best.
* * *
Meanwhile, Yujinsan was practicing the martial arts left behind by Cheonma at the top of the snowy mountain.
Perhaps because of the high level of understanding of basic martial arts, the speed of training was incredibly fast.
After finally mastering the Heavenly Demon God and achieving the status of a Demon God, everything went smoothly.
“Flying force!!”
When Yu Jin-san declared his power, a dazzling force spewed out from his fist like a waterfall.
And it continued to advance endlessly, breaking all the trees in its path.
Kuk-kung-! Kukukukung-!!
It was a huge blow, enough to blow away more than ten giant trees.
It was one of the first examples of the Cheonma Explosion Fist, the strongest magic attack left behind by the Cheonma.
But this was just a warm-up.
Taaa-!
Yujinsan’s new model rose high in the sky as if bouncing.
Immediately afterwards, he overturned the new form in the air and threw both fists at the ground.
“Destroy the Heavenly Demon!!”
Along with Ki-seong, dozens of strands of steel fell from the sky like a rain of fire.
It soon began to devastate the ground.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-!!!
There was nothing left in a dozen radius from the point he was aiming for other than a huge pit.
If the enemy had been standing there, they would have undoubtedly experienced a merciless hell.
And his herbivorous diet continued.
“Demon God’s Scar!!”
Yu Jin-san’s body, which had become as light as a feather, began to hit the ground like a thunderbolt.
In the blink of an eye, his fist was hitting the floor.
Kwaaaaaaang-!!!
The entire mountain shook and powerful shock waves spread out like waves.
At the same time, the snow piled up on the snowy mountain became a blizzard and spread out to a radius of ten miles.
The shaking continued for a long time, as if announcing the destruction of the world.
The demonic scar he had now unleashed was herbivorous, killing all the enemies around him at the same time.
Jin-san Yu, who had just finished performing Choshik, was surprised by the instantaneous power.
‘It seems as if each herbivore is challenging all things in the world.’
The Cheonma Explosion Fist consisted of a total of sixteen plants.
Without stopping, he tried out the skills he had honed one by one.
And after a while.
Yu Jin-san, who had finished eating all the vegetables, looked very satisfied.
Finally, he completed the greatest magic attack in history left behind by Cheonma, the first leader of the Demonic Cult.
I was filled with tears of emotion.
“baby…. “Haejabi finally did it.”
It had been so long since I came here that I had even forgotten the passage of time.
I just wanted to go back quickly and see my granddaughter.
There was no reason to delay even for a moment.
Taaa-!
He flew high in the sky and started moving towards Socheonseong at a speed faster than an arrow.
It was so fast that the sound of a wave tearing the wind echoed continuously behind him.
The light technique performed like a hermit was so flexible and free that it could not even be compared to before.
I wanted to test with my granddaughter to see who was faster.
And one more thing.
I was very curious about what kind of power my martial arts skills, which had reached the level of a demonic body, would produce in real combat.
‘It would be nice to have someone to test it with. Is there anyone suitable?’