Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 730

“Are you ready?”

“We’ve completely blocked them off.”

“You don’t think they’ll just come here naively, do you?”

“We’re blocking all possible routes they could take. Don’t worry.”

“Did you say don’t worry?”

Chai Ke-chang’s eyebrows twitched.

“You speak so carelessly, knowing nothing. If Kang Jin-ho manages to escape this place, the Red King’s wrath will be directed at us. Can you handle that?”

“I’m asking if you can handle the true wrath of the Red King, which you’ve never experienced.”

“W-we dare not handle it.”

“Then what? Don’t worry?”

“My thoughts were short-sighted. Please punish me.”

“Enough.”

Chai Ke-chang waved his hand. Then, he let out a deep sigh.

‘What am I doing?’

It wasn’t the time to get angry at these guys. If they had the brains to understand how important this operation was, they would have already taken Chai Ke-chang’s place.

What was the point of getting angry at subordinates who couldn’t understand?

The reason he was angry wasn’t because they were stupid. It was because frustration was building up inside Chai Ke-chang’s chest.

“That damn Kang Jin-ho.”

He was a man who used his head.

That’s why he hated those who acted against his expectations the most.

It didn’t mean he hated those with better brains than him. If Kang Jin-ho had attacked a blind spot he hadn’t considered, he would have admired him instead.

But this was just a deviation.

‘He’s trying to escape with those demonic bastards? How much do they look down on us to plan something like that?’

Chai Ke-chang gritted his teeth.

Did he think it was possible? That crazy plan?

If Kang Jin-ho had escaped from this place alone, Chai Ke-chang would have lamented his incompetence and applauded Kang Jin-ho. He could have endured the Red King’s wrath. Criticism for lacking ability was only natural.

Even if the Red King had beheaded Chai Ke-chang in anger, he would have been willing to accept everything, acknowledging Kang Jin-ho as the victor until the moment of his death.

But Kang Jin-ho had overturned all of that.

This insane plan had gone beyond the competition between him and Kang Jin-ho.

“Are the elders still not moving?”

“That is…”

“Enough.”

Chai Ke-chang waved his hand, annoyed.

‘Damn old men.’

They were the elders who had scoffed at being called to deal with Korea, saying they would only move if the opponent was the Azure King or the Black King. He didn’t even need to hear their answer to know what it would be.

“What do they think they can do with those brains?”

Why didn’t they know that a viper hiding underfoot was several times more dangerous than a tiger threatening from the front?

Kang Jin-ho was a viper.

A viper aiming for their backs.

If Kang Jin-ho was sent back to Korea like this, the Red King’s faction would always have to risk being bitten on the ankle by the viper behind them. How could they face the other two kings while worrying about that?

There wasn’t a single thing he liked about this situation.

“What about them?”

“They’re heading straight towards us.”

“…They’re coming this way?”

“Yes.”

“How did the herding go? Was it successful?”

“Yes! There was a collision, and Kang Jin-ho directly smashed the vehicles, they say.”

“And yet they’re still coming this way?”

“Yes.”

The unpleasant feeling didn’t go away.

There was a rampaging beast, so they slightly nudged it from behind to herd it. But this beast wasn’t changing direction.

‘What the hell are they planning?’

The docks were already under their control. A ship that could carry that many people couldn’t dock just anywhere. Yet, knowing that, they were still coming this way?

Naturally, the normal reaction would be to change direction.

‘What the hell are they planning?’ It was unpleasant.

Their actions were slightly deviating from his expectations. That subtle twist was irritating Chai Ke-chang.

“Reinforce that barricade properly!”

“Yes!”

Chai Ke-chang took a deep breath.

‘Don’t get excited. It’s within the expected range. It’s still okay.’

Even Chai Ke-chang would have made the same choice. No matter where they ran, they would eventually have to buy time for the ship to dock. The time it would take for the Red King’s faction to catch up to them was faster than the time it would take for the ship to dock. In the end, a clash was unavoidable.

‘If they’re charging in after calculating all that, I’ll give them credit.’

But what if they weren’t?

‘Then they’re just stupid.’

It didn’t matter.

You couldn’t control a monkey. You could lock it in a cage, but you couldn’t control every action of the monkey according to your will. That was overreaching.

Kang Jin-ho and he were as different as a human and a monkey. If that was the case, then he just had to accept that fact and deal with it.

“Summon all the men we spread out.”

“Yes!”

If they were coming straight, then he would just face them head-on. It would have been more certain if he could have called the elders, but just because the elders weren’t there didn’t mean they could escape.

‘Those mediocre bastards.’

Those demonic bastards, whether there were a thousand or ten thousand, it didn’t matter where they escaped. The only one he was after was Kang Jin-ho. With the forces gathered here, even Kang Jin-ho’s grandfather wouldn’t be able to break through, let alone Kang Jin-ho.

Even if Bator helped, the conclusion would be the same.

‘But…’

Chai Ke-chang took a deep breath.

“Why am I so uneasy?” Chai Ke-chang shouted, kicking the floor nervously.

“What about the public security forces?”

“They won’t even come close. We’ve blocked their access.”

“Didn’t I tell you to control the surroundings?”

“We’ve completely cleared the area. We’ve sent all the residents out.”

“Hoo.”

Chai Ke-chang nodded. It was a welcome sound for the first time in a while.

‘This long, bitter relationship ends here, Kang Jin-ho.’

It was quite an experience to be swayed this much by someone he had never even met.

But that was it.

This bitter relationship ends here. Kang Jin-ho would die here today.

‘No, he won’t die, probably.’

If possible, he would keep him alive and take him to the Red King. How to deal with him was the Red King’s responsibility.

‘It’s best if he doesn’t die.’

Considering his hot-tempered personality and his hatred for demons, it was almost impossible, but the best option was not to kill Kang Jin-ho but to take him as a subordinate and absorb the Korean martial arts world.

The Korean Martial Arts Association had already grown enough to make the Red King’s faction feel a burning pain in their backs. If they could absorb them, the Red King’s faction would soar like a tiger with wings.

Moreover….

‘The fact that we can control the demonic bastards is also attractive.’

The demons were handling all sorts of dirty work. They were lowly, but the world needed people to do such things. Considering how much hyenas helped with the cleanliness of the savanna, there was no need to emphasize their necessity.

Being able to completely use such guys as servants was also a great advantage.

If they could capture Kang Jin-ho, and if Kang Jin-ho would submit to the Red King…

It was difficult, but not impossible.

The person Kang Jin-ho had to face was the Red King.

As a human, he couldn’t help but feel awe when facing the Red King. Even if he was a demon king, he couldn’t dare to compare himself to the Red King. This was Chai Ke-chang’s belief and conviction.

He acknowledged Kang Jin-ho.

He was an enemy now, but if the situation was resolved, he thought they could serve the Red King together under him. If that could happen, he would willingly support Kang Jin-ho as his superior.

Not out of necessity, but he genuinely had the heart to serve him. Because what the Red King needed most right now was a second-in-command who could become his right hand, not those rotten elders and disciples.

“Commander, they’re approaching!”

“Hmm.”

Chai Ke-chang’s eyes gleamed.

“Tell the Single Blood Group to prepare!”

“Yes!”

Chai Ke-chang looked at the main road ahead with a slightly nervous gaze. This road led to the docks. The distance was only 1 km. If they broke through here, they would be giving them the coast.

‘That will never happen, though.’

Chai Ke-chang’s heart was filled with a strange excitement.

The deep unpleasantness he had felt until now had disappeared, and his heart was pounding like a child waiting for a picnic.

He wasn’t particularly aware of it, but it seemed he was also looking forward to the moment he met Kang Jin-ho.

‘What about the barricades?’

The road they would enter was filled with bumps and studs to puncture tires. Behind that, barricades were piled up, and behind that, sandbags were piled up again.

It was impossible to break through here by car.

In the end, they would have to get out of the car, and after that, they would only be swept away by the gathered martial artists.

It was impossible to catch them all.

Even if they were mediocre bastards, if their numbers reached thousands, there would definitely be some who would escape. And Chai Ke-chang didn’t intend to catch all those vermin-like demons either.

If Kang Jin-ho was gone, they were nothing.

So….

“They’re coming!”

Chai Ke-chang clenched his fist tightly.

They were coming.

His heart was pounding, and sweat was forming on his hands.

Chai Ke-chang, who quickly took a breath, fixed his gaze forward.

He could see them.

On the road.

Far away on the well-maintained, endless road, something appeared like a dot.

A pure white light.

A small, faint light caught his eye, and then it began to grow. Small lights connected and connected, flowing like a river.

‘That’s amazing.’

It was a visually overwhelming feeling.

The lights grew bigger and bigger, and the river also increased in size.

At the same time, Chai Ke-chang’s trained eyes accurately found their target even within the river of light.

Vehicles of various colors were mixed together, wriggling and approaching. Two people were standing on the roof of the black van at the very front.

The appearance of one person could never be missed.

How could he miss that huge bulk?

“Bator.”

A groan escaped from Chai Ke-chang’s mouth.

A traitor.

That dirty barbarian who had rejected the Red King’s favor! There was one more person who had to die here.

And if that person was Bator?

Chai Ke-chang’s gaze shifted to the side.

Ordinary. Just ordinary.

‘Is that Kang Jin-ho?’

There was nothing particularly….

In that moment, Chai Ke-chang’s thoughts stopped.

‘Ordinary?’

That couldn’t be.

The person next to him was Bator. Everything in the world was relative. If an ordinary person stood next to Bator, they would be crushed by his overwhelming presence and wouldn’t even be able to show their own existence.

The fact that the person next to Bator looked ordinary meant that he was showing a presence equal to Bator’s.

No, maybe even more.

Yes, even more.

Once Chai Ke-chang’s gaze was fixed on Kang Jin-ho, it never returned to Bator.

Chai Ke-chang instinctively realized it.

Who was the most dangerous person here, and who he had to be most wary of.

Kang Jin-ho’s hand slowly moved forward. His finger pointed ahead.

At that moment, the trucks that were escorting the van rushed towards the barricade with fierce momentum.

“Ram it.”

A bitter smile appeared on Kang Jin-ho’s lips.

The long night had begun.