Descent Of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 824

“Looks like you’re in quite a predicament?”

“…If you have time to talk, why not help?”

“I’d love to help, but the method is a bit ambiguous.”

The man, Wiggins, grinned at Kang Jin-ho.

“Besides, seeing the terrifying power that Lord is currently displaying, I wonder if I’m even qualified to help.”

Kang Jin-ho’s eyebrows twitched, and Wiggins waved his hand, saying, “Just kidding.”

“This doesn’t seem like a situation for jokes.”

“Don’t worry. The others have gone to the back, so there won’t be any additional damage. Though, if something else happens in the meantime, that’s unavoidable.”

Kang Jin-ho stared at Wiggins with a sulky face.

It’s good to be relaxed, but isn’t this too relaxed?

However, Wiggins had his own reasons.

‘He’s not even human, really.’

He had been shocked more than once by what Kang Jin-ho was doing. It was time to get used to it. In fact, coming here, Wiggins had vowed not to be surprised even if Kang Jin-ho was inside a tank, playing with a whale.

But this was a bit too much.

He could see it.

The energies were being sucked into Kang Jin-ho.

He was a swordsman and a mage.

A mage is not someone who accumulates energy inside to move, but someone who uses external energy. Therefore, they are more sensitive to external energy than ordinary martial artists.

That’s why he could clearly see the scene of energies being sucked into Kang Jin-ho’s body.

‘Is this even possible?’

Accumulation and manifestation cannot happen simultaneously. Even a car doesn’t inject fuel and run at the same time.

But now, Kang Jin-ho was naturally doing that impossible thing.

So, he couldn’t help but be shocked.

Since he couldn’t understand the phenomenon, he couldn’t understand the result either.

He couldn’t tell if Kang Jin-ho was in a crisis or just relaxed. That’s why he was so flustered.

“I wish you’d help a bit?”

“Is this a situation where I need to help?”

“Then why did you come?”

Wiggins and Kang Jin-ho stared at each other with sulky faces.

“Well, if you want me to help, I will. But I don’t know what method to use…”

Wiggins looked at the gushing water with serious eyes.

The water was being shot out like a cannonball.

‘It’s like a cutting machine.’

Wiggins unconsciously took a step back. It was only because it was Kang Jin-ho that he could withstand that, if Wiggins were swept away by that water pressure, he would become a well-minced meatball.

The powerful water pressure could even split diamonds. It was not something a human made of flesh and blood could withstand. Couldn’t you tell just by looking at the surroundings that had been shattered?

“Lord.”

“…Lord or whatever, just help.”

“The method is ambiguous.”

Wiggins scratched his cheek.

“The best way is to freeze this area. It would have to be quite thick to withstand the water pressure, but it’s possible.”

“Then freeze it.”

“That’s a bit of a problem. The others will be here soon, and if they see the tank frozen shut, there will be chaos.”

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“Lee Hyun-soo said that it should never be known that we intervened. Who is trying to teach whom? Anyway… So, I don’t really recommend it. Besides, if we did that, all the fish in the tank would freeze to death, and as an animal rights advocate, I’d like to oppose it.”

Kang Jin-ho’s eyes trembled.

He was about to die from exhaustion, and what was this about animal protection?

“Then?”

“We’ll have to stop it with a few sacrifices.”

Wiggins pointed inside.

“Do you see it?”

“••••••Hmm?”

In the place Wiggins pointed, there was a whale shark swimming.

“I’m not one to torment animals, but if not, everyone will die, so there has to be someone to sacrifice. I’ll call that guy over and block the entrance.”

“It’ll get torn apart?”

“It won’t just be that. So, I’m going to put a reinforcement on it. If we’re lucky, it might survive. Even if other people find it, we can say that the whale shark luckily blocked the broken tank, so it didn’t completely shatter. Whether that’s possible or not doesn’t matter. It’s what they saw, and almost no one knows how tough a whale shark is.”

Kang Jin-ho nodded.

Actually, he didn’t know what the right direction was. If Wiggins said so, then it must be so.

“…Then hurry up?”

“There’s one more problem…”

A vein popped out on Kang Jin-ho’s forehead. People like Bator and Lee Hyun-soo were disciplined once, so they all moved quickly. But when he thought about it, Wiggins hadn’t been hit by Kang Jin-ho since joining the Assembly… No, even before joining the Assembly.

‘I need to beat him once.’

Wiggins, who had no idea what the person in front of him was thinking, smiled brightly.

The pouring water, the shattered aquarium, the rising water, and the middle-aged man looking at it.

It was like a scene from a movie.

Though it was a scene that would soon turn into horror.

“I need to lure the whale shark this way, but the distance is too far to use taming. I think I need to go inside… The water pressure is too strong, so it won’t be easy. It seems like I’ll have to go in from above, so Lord, you’ll have to hold on in the meantime.”

“You need to pull the whale this way?”

“…That’s a shark, Lord.”

“Whatever.”

Wiggins nodded with a slightly dissatisfied face. Whales and sharks were as different as dogs and monkeys. He wanted to make that fact clear, but the situation was not good.

“Yes. I need to pull that this way.”

“Wait.”

“Yes?”

Kang Jin-ho silently pushed his hand into the gap in the broken acrylic. Water splashed everywhere, covering Wiggins’ face.

“Kyak!”

Wiggins, who had suddenly been punched in the face, collapsed on the spot.

“Sorry.”

Was that on purpose?

It seems like he did that on purp…

Wiggins’ eyes widened as he was about to protest. Kang Jin-ho, who had reached out his hand, grabbed something in the water, and the whale shark, which had been swimming, stiffened in panic.

Then, as he pulled his hand, it was pulled this way like metal being drawn to a magnet.

“Is it done?”

Looking at the whale shark struggling right in front of the tank, Wiggins unconsciously nodded.

‘I shouldn’t mess around.’

It was only now that Wiggins felt a sense of crisis.

“I think it’s mostly done.”

Wiggins stroked his chin as if he didn’t like it. His short, white beard was distorted by his touch.

Kang Jin-ho nodded and looked at the tank.

The stiff whale shark was stuck in the tank. Water was gushing out of the gap that the whale shark’s body couldn’t completely cover, but it wasn’t a big problem.

Lee Hyun-soo would have taken care of the back anyway, and Kang Jin-ho just needed to make a suitable excuse.

“How long will the tank hold?”

“It’ll hold for about two hours. The reinforcement magic isn’t continuous.”

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Two hours.

Wiggins had also put reinforcement magic on the tank. The tank would collapse the moment Kang Jin-ho let go, so it was obvious.

“Won’t the people working be in danger?”

“Lord.”

Wiggins said firmly.

“We can’t consider their circumstances one by one. What Lord has done here is enough. You’ve saved at least a few hundred lives. If you try to take care of each and every one of them, you’ll end up not being able to do anything.”

Kang Jin-ho nodded silently.

Because he had already experienced it.

“Then it’s over.”

“You’ve worked hard.”

Wiggins winked.

“Instead, I’ll give you a heads up. I’ll have a couple of kids on standby to rescue people if any problems arise.”

“Whatever you want.”

Kang Jin-ho turned his body.

The work here was done. The rest would be handled by others.

Feeling the sensation of his trembling hands, Kang Jin-ho unconsciously smiled slightly.

He didn’t know how long it had been since he had been this completely exhausted.

He hadn’t even been exhausted in the battle with the Red King. The feeling of his inner energy being completely depleted was something he hadn’t felt in decades.

And that empty dantian [a traditional Chinese concept referring to the energy center below the navel] was now rapidly filling up.

Kang Jin-ho was surprised at the speed. The dantian, which would have taken at least three hours of cultivation to fill, was filling up on its own without any cultivation.

‘It’s ambiguous to call it a new realm, but…’

It was certain that he had taken a step forward.

The possibilities were endless.

If this incident hadn’t happened, he wouldn’t have even thought about accepting external energy.

It was a bit sinful to think like this, but this incident itself was a definite help to Kang Jin-ho.

‘Is this what they mean by turning misfortune into blessing?’

While Kang Jin-ho was slightly lost in thought, Wiggins urged him.

“It’s better to get out of here before the rescue team arrives. It’s strange for people to be here.”

“Hmm.”

Kang Jin-ho quietly nodded.

‘I need to check if the kids are okay too.’

It wasn’t enough for just their bodies to be okay. After experiencing something like this, their minds would be clouded. Some kids might suffer from trauma.

Before that, he had to extract the turbid energy and return the kids to normal.

Kang Jin-ho, realizing what he had to do, stepped into the water, which was now ankle-deep, and headed for the narrow entrance.

“By the way, did you originally have that martial art that accepts external energy?”

“Hmm?”

Kang Jin-ho shook his head as Wiggins followed him.

“I just thought of it.”

“…In this situation?”

“Yeah.”

He wasn’t human.

It was now certain. This guy was not human.

He didn’t feel the slightest bit of humanity. Wiggins, who rarely got agitated, was amazed every time he saw Kang Jin-ho.

‘How much stronger does he plan to get?’

In a way, he was the one who exiled himself to a narrow place. The Assembly was nothing compared to the Round Table. But within that Assembly, he kept having awakenings.

He was realizing how much influence one person’s existence could have on an organization, over and over again.

‘And yet, he knows how to throw himself for others, and he doesn’t force others with his own power…’

The more he thought about it, the more interesting he was. It might not be a big deal, but Wiggins was feeling a great sense of accomplishment from this. Not the accomplishment of solving this incident, but the accomplishment of having joined the Assembly.

“By the way, that arm.”

“Yes?”

Kang Jin-ho’s gaze went to Wiggins’ arm.

An artificial arm was attached to the arm that should have been empty.

“Is that okay?”

“Ah, yes.”

Wiggins raised his arm. The metal prosthetic arm moved with a creaking sound.

“It’s not perfect yet, but it’s been set up properly. It’s as comfortable as my own hand.”

“Really?”

“Yes. You don’t have to worry, Lord.”

Look at that.

He even had a heart that cared for his subordinates?