Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 187

Baaang!

Nearly 150 kilometers per hour, car windows tightly shut.

Yet, the monstrous roar of the exhaust from the car behind him was clearly audible in his ears.

This wasn’t a typical vehicle.

The fact that he could hear the exhaust, not just wind noise, while already driving at high speed was simply illogical.

Moreover, Jinbao’s car was exceeding 150 kilometers per hour. Yet, the car approaching from behind was rapidly closing the distance, catching up to Jinbao’s car in an instant.

‘Just how fast is he going?’

The ability of a car to reach 200 kilometers per hour is one thing, but whether the driver can actually drive at 200 is another matter entirely.

Anyone with a brain would consider what would happen if a car traveling at 200 lost control.

But this madman, whether he had no attachment to life or had lost all sense of fear, was going at least 200 or more.

If this were the German Autobahn or the deserted West Coast Expressway of the past, Jinbao could also drive at 200. But this was a national highway.

“You crazy bastard!”

A curse involuntarily escaped Jinbao’s lips.

Flash.

Just as the high beams seemed to glare blindingly, the car that had been tailing him closely pulled right up next to Jinbao’s car.

Woo-oong.

The car window rolled down.

Jinbao also hardened his face and lowered the passenger-side window.

“…Kang Jin-ho.”

A groan-like voice escaped his lips.

The person he saw was undoubtedly Kang Jin-ho. Kang Jin-ho, with one hand on the steering wheel, was smiling at him while waving with his other hand.

‘How did he catch up?’

He had clearly confirmed that Kang Jin-ho was left behind. But how could Kang Jin-ho be right behind him?

He had avoided all the CCTVs [Closed-Circuit Television cameras].

Jinbao couldn’t help but be bewildered by the incomprehensible situation.

“Mr. Kang Jin-ho, did you make contact?”

– Yes. You’ve done well.

“It was nothing. But if possible, please try not to cause a car accident. If an accident happens at that speed, it’ll be a major one, and it’ll be difficult to clean up.”

– Yes. I’ll try my best.

As soon as Kang Jin-ho hung up, Jo Gyu-min sighed.

But soon, his face filled with pride.

“Nice!”

At least he had cleanly accomplished one of Kang Jin-ho’s requests.

Jo Gyu-min had fallen into deep despair, unable to find any trace of the opponent, no matter what he tried.

What made him even more desperate was the fact that if the opponent could move this stealthily, he wouldn’t be able to track them even if they appeared again.

So, Jo Gyu-min came up with the idea of a micro GPS [Global Positioning System].

Since they were targeting Kang Jin-ho, if they were to target him again, they would have to get close this time. They wouldn’t get a chance as good as this from a distance.

It would be great if he could subdue them then, but if the situation wasn’t favorable, just securing their location with the GPS would be enough. At the moment he grabbed the dagger that was touching his back, Kang Jin-ho had attached the GPS to the dagger, as Jo Gyu-min had instructed.

And fortunately, the GPS had not fallen off the dagger and was accurately transmitting the enemy’s location.

Jo Gyu-min smiled as he looked at the enemy’s location on the screen.

Then, he took out his phone and made a call.

“Hey, Mom. I don’t have to quit. I’ll go down during my next vacation.”

Woo-oong!

“This crazy bastard!”

Jinbao was horrified and swerved the steering wheel.

Kang Jin-ho’s Lamborghini, emitting a loud engine roar, began to push its front end towards him.

If they were to collide at this speed, the cars would surely fly like pieces of paper. Even though he was a Murim warrior [a martial artist from a specific genre of Korean fantasy], and had durability that was incomparable to ordinary people, it would be impossible for him to walk away unscathed if an accident occurred at this speed.

Rather, because of his high durability, he might not die instantly and might even die in agony.

‘But that would be the same for him, wouldn’t it?’

As he braked and pulled the car back, the Lamborghini stuttered, paused, and then followed him to the end, braking as well.

“He’s completely insane!”

Jinbao had no choice but to completely revise his impression of Kang Jin-ho.

A youngster?

A half-baked Murim warrior who was spoiled by peace?

What a load of crap.

That guy was a lunatic.

It was utterly incomprehensible how he could hide such ferocity. He was completely out of his mind.

The expression on the guy’s face, visible through the intermittently open car window, was one of pure, ecstatic joy. How could he laugh so joyfully in a situation where he had half-given up his own life?

‘He’s crazy.’

Even from the car that kept pushing in, he could feel a madness that didn’t care about life.

“Uwaaaaaa!”

Jinbao slammed on the brakes.

Screeeech!

With the rough sound of tires and the ground rubbing against each other, his car twisted and swayed wildly from side to side.

“Uwaaa!”

Although a loud tailing occurred, Jinbao gripped the steering wheel and tried his best to stabilize the car. Fortunately, the car didn’t spin out.

“Hoo.”

Because he was driving at such a high speed, even though he had braked that much, the car was still going at nearly 100 kilometers per hour.

‘Where did he go?’

Kang Jin-ho’s car was nowhere to be seen.

If he hadn’t braked, he would have already gone far ahead, but it was incomprehensible that the guy who had been chasing his car so desperately wouldn’t have braked.

“Uh, where did he go?”

Another guy might have thought that was enough of a threat and disappeared, but Kang Jin-ho, as he had seen him, was definitely not the type to be satisfied with just this.

He was someone who investigated people.

Therefore, he knew more about human types than anyone else. Those types, if they hadn’t started, they wouldn’t have, but once they started, they would rampage like a runaway train until they drove their opponent to ruin.

There was no way such a guy would stop here.

“Where are you!”

Jinbao began to tremble with anxiety.

When he was struggling right next to him, curses had come out involuntarily, but now that he was out of sight, anxiety was tormenting him more severely than anger.

‘I messed with the wrong guy.’

He should have been suspicious when the commission was high. Before that, when he was asked to investigate a foreigner from Murim, he should have thought about how dangerous it was.

To the Murim guys, he was a disposable pawn. It would be good if he could properly investigate Kang Jin-ho or kill him, but even if he met his fate at Kang Jin-ho’s hands, they wouldn’t lose anything because they could gauge Kang Jin-ho’s abilities.

“Chai Ke-chang!”

Jinbao gritted his teeth.

Chai Ke-chang probably knew how dangerous this job was. Yet, he didn’t give him proper information and sent him here.

‘No.’

Jinbao shook his head violently.

When the name Hong Wang came up, Chai Ke-chang probably thought he had said everything he needed to say.

“Damn it!”

Jinbao gritted his teeth and tried to clear his mind of the complex thoughts.

But what was the point of all that now?

He could regret it as much as he wanted after he got out of here. First, it was urgent to escape from the hands of that beast-like guy.

‘Just how crazy is he?’

From the moment he grabbed his dagger with his bare hands, he knew he wasn’t ordinary, but he never imagined he would go this far. If he could get out of this crisis, he didn’t want to deal with that guy anymore, commission or not.

His priority was to catch the fastest flight and get out of Korea immediately. Regardless of strength, Jinbao already knew from experience that the most terrifying existence in this world was a madman.

There was no one more frightening than someone who didn’t care about themselves.

‘But what the hell is he doing?’

It had been a while since the car had been driving, but Kang Jin-ho was still nowhere to be seen.

‘Did he give up?’

There was no way.

He couldn’t predict this guy’s behavior pattern at all. Jinbao picked up his phone.

He found the saved number and made a call. As soon as the call connected, Jinbao shouted loud enough to make the car shake.

“Wei Hong! Get me a plane! I need to get out of here!”

– Take it easy! What’s wrong?

“He was a madman. A real madman! It’s dangerous if you get caught up in this!”

– Is he strong?

“Damn it! It’s not about being strong or weak! That madman doesn’t care about his own life. He’s the most troublesome guy to get involved with!”

– Look, Jinbao. You know that you can’t just give up on a Murim commission like that.

“I don’t care!”

– It’s not like it’s a small amount of money.

“What’s more important than my life! Damn it!”

– It seems the situation is more serious than I thought. Okay, I’ll give up. I’ll look for a flight that can get you out of here right now.

“Hurry. I’m now…”

As he was speaking, Jinbao stared blankly ahead.

…No way.

No.

“That crazy bastard…”

– Bao! What’s wrong?

Wei Hong, noticing that Jinbao’s voice was trembling, asked urgently.

“You son of a bitch! You crazy bastard! Uwaaaaaaa!”

Jinbao screamed in terror.

The high beams flashing in front of him were greeting him.

He was looking straight ahead.

Logically, the high beams shouldn’t be visible to him.

Jinbao’s whole body was covered in goosebumps.

That madman had turned his car around and was driving in reverse on the national highway, heading straight for him. It was as if he was suggesting a game of chicken on the national highway.

He was insane.

That guy was completely, utterly insane.

And the one that madman was targeting was none other than Jinbao himself.

Jinbao’s mind went blank.

Kang Jin-ho’s Lamborghini was accelerating as if its engine was about to explode.

“Uwaaaaaaaaa!”

Realizing that they would collide in a matter of seconds, Jinbao quickly turned the steering wheel. But Kang Jin-ho, as if he already knew, turned the steering wheel with him, moving into the same lane.

“Uwaaaaa! You son of a bitch!”

The Lamborghini was close enough to be clearly visible.

Seeing the Lamborghini rushing towards him, rapidly increasing in size, Jinbao screamed and swerved the steering wheel.

Screeeech!

Long skid marks appeared on the road, and Jinbao’s car broke through the guardrail on the side of the road and flew down the hill.

In other words, a crash.

Thump! Thump!

Jinbao’s car, having flown at least 5 meters, landed on the ground and began to roll violently down the hillside.

“Uwaaaaaaak!”

Jinbao, tossed around in the car like ice in a shaker, screamed and covered his head.

Thud!

The car, after one last big bounce, finally came to a stop.

“Kkeueuk…”

Jinbao struggled to wipe the blood flowing down his face.

He felt like there wasn’t a single part of his body that wasn’t injured.

But the pain wasn’t severe. His consciousness wasn’t clear enough to feel the pain vividly.

As his consciousness slowly returned, only one thought filled his mind.

‘I have to run away!’ Right now.