The Divine And Demonic Doctor [EN]: Chapter 424

Divine Physician of the Demonic Realm (424)

Finding someone to replace Dan Akseon wasn’t difficult.

There were many disciples among the Nine Great Sects with similar height and build.

However, the situation was different for the Demonic Triad.

It was difficult to find someone who could imitate the unique aura and presence that only masters of their caliber possessed, even if you searched the entire world.

“They must be watching us too. If we leave our posts, they’ll notice it right away.”

Beom Gyewi’s lips jutted out a mile at Cho Akryang’s words.

“That goes for Doctor Dan as well.”

Cho Akryang smiled wryly.

“That’s just what we think.”

In reality, Dan Akseon was a master, and he had grown to the point where it was difficult to find an opponent in the world, except for a select few.

However, because he was always with them, his presence as a martial artist was relatively weak.

In fact, Dan Akseon was more recognized by the world as a righteous man (義人) [a person of high moral character and integrity] than as a martial artist.

“If we show that we are here, they will surely not suspect the existence of a substitute. And as their forces are focused on us, Doctor Dan’s safety will be secured.”

They wouldn’t even realize that Dan Akseon was acting alone.

Still, everyone was worried.

The place Dan Akseon was heading was a deadly place.

“Who can break that stubbornness?”

Han Seolhwa smiled bitterly at Cho Akryang’s words.

The same was true in Shinji.

Remembering Dan Akseon rushing into the formation despite everyone’s disapproval still made her heart sink.

“We can only hope he’s safe.”

Beom Gyewi nodded with a gloomy expression at Han Seolhwa’s words.

Today, Dan Akseon’s absence felt particularly large to him.

* * *

At that moment, as the Demonic Triad were anxiously waiting.

Dan Akseon was staring at the thatched house in front of him.

On the other hand, Ga Dudal, who was squatting next to Dan Akseon, was constantly looking around with a terrified expression.

He never dreamed that he would infiltrate the Demonic Cult’s main base again.

Moreover, he was breaking through by disarming the formation with a frontal attack.

Still with a pounding heart, Ga Dudal tried to take a deep breath.

Even in the midst of all this, he was ready to use his movement technique at any time, keeping in mind any possible situation.

How much time had passed?

An old woman walking from somewhere was seen opening the door of the thatched house.

The old woman who entered the thatched house opened the window and started cleaning.

It was a natural, everyday scene to anyone who saw it.

A strange light flashed in Dan Akseon’s eyes as he carefully watched the scene.

He noticed that the handle of the broom the old woman was holding was tilted.

It was clearly the signal that Yihwa Palace Lord had mentioned earlier.

Dan Akseon pulled on Ga Dudal’s sleeve.

As their eyes met, Dan Akseon nodded.

Ga Dudal also nodded reluctantly with a tearful face.

It was right after that that Dan Akseon unleashed his movement technique.

And Ga Dudal followed closely behind.

Approaching the thatched house as quietly as possible, the two secretly entered the thatched house.

It was then that Dan Akseon saw the back of a woman sitting at a table, pouring tea, unaware of anything.

It was then that Dan Akseon, having identified Wang So-gun’s location, slightly released his energy.

The old woman paused and turned her head.

Even though her eyes met Dan Akseon’s, the old woman did not panic or waver.

The old woman calmly closed the window and cast a questioning look at Dan Akseon.

“Did that person send you?”

Dan Akseon nodded.

“If it was sent by Yihwa Palace Lord, then yes.”

“…….”

An emotion of disbelief that could not be hidden settled on the old woman’s eyes.

She never thought that she would be sent a young man who had not even shed his childishness for this mission.

In response, Dan Akseon silently took something out of his pocket and showed it.

It was a small jade flute that Yihwa Palace Lord had given him instead of a sacred object.

Seeing this, the old woman was startled and prostrated herself on the spot.

“Heavenly Maiden Baek Soyeon…”

Dan Akseon quickly stopped the old woman and smiled quietly.

“There’s no time to delay.”

The old woman nodded at Dan Akseon’s gaze.

Then, she approached Wang So-gun.

As the old woman lightly tapped her on the shoulder, she belatedly woke up in surprise.

“I’ve come to save you. Let’s go together.”

Dan Akseon belatedly realized that she was blind.

Her eyes were clear, but her gaze was directed elsewhere.

In response, the old woman wrote letters on her palm with her fingers.

“……!”

Wang So-gun, startled, hurriedly pulled her hand away from the old woman.

And she began to tap the table urgently.

The old woman sighed softly at the sight.

“What is she saying?”

While the old woman was making a bitter expression at Dan Akseon’s question.

“Woo woo!”

Wang So-gun pointed somewhere with a desperate expression.

Only then did the old woman open her mouth.

“She says there is someone she must save. She says she will not move a single step from here without him.”

“Is that person perhaps the one who uses the name San in the Zhuge family?”

The old woman, on behalf of Dan Akseon, wrote letters on Wang So-gun’s palm again.

Wang So-gun nodded eagerly with a bright expression.

Dan Akseon smiled gently.

“Of course, that’s right. So don’t worry too much.”

Dan Akseon turned his head towards the old woman.

“If you move in a northwesterly direction, I have opened a formation in an area overgrown with bushes. It will remain in that state for about an hour, so hurry and get out that way.”

While the old woman was nodding.

Tear.

Wang So-gun, who tore her skirt and spread it on the table, brought her index finger to her mouth.

Stab.

Wang So-gun, who bit her index finger with her teeth, began to draw something on her skirt.

Soon, Wang So-gun looked at the old woman and tapped the table with her finger.

“She says it’s the route to the prison.”

Dan Akseon smiled bitterly as he looked at Wang So-gun’s hand with blood dripping down.

After approaching Wang So-gun and stopping the bleeding from her burst finger, Dan Akseon belatedly checked the map she had drawn.

Even in the midst of all this, the old woman opened her mouth on her behalf, conveying her meaning.

“One drop of blood is about ten steps, she says.”

Moreover, it contained quite detailed information on which direction to turn and move.

Dan Akseon, who picked up the map Wang So-gun had drawn and engraved it in his eyes several times, smiled.

“Thank you. Thanks to you, it will be easier to find him.”

At that moment.

Whoosh.

The map in Dan Akseon’s hand seemed to burst into flames as it was, and instantly turned to ashes and scattered.

Ga Dudal was startled by the sight.

He guessed that Dan Akseon’s martial arts had improved so much that it could not be compared to the past, but he was handling Samadhi Fire [a powerful, mystical flame] so skillfully!

“Move as soon as I give the signal.”

With those words, Dan Akseon left the thatched house.

No, the moment he felt like he was leaving, he disappeared from his spot like a ghost.

It was only a breath or so before Dan Akseon reappeared through the open door.

“You can move now.”

“What about the surveillance?”

Dan Akseon smiled slightly at Ga Dudal’s question.

“I’ve already taken care of it.”

“Already?”

Dan Akseon nodded.

He had already identified the locations where the people monitoring the thatched house were hiding.

Fortunately, there were no great masters among them.

The old woman, who had been making a surprised expression for a moment, soon grabbed Wang So-gun’s hand and led her.

At that moment.

Dan Akseon’s collar was caught in Wang So-gun’s hand, who was groping through the air.

“Woo woo woo…….”

Wang So-gun opened her mouth and shouted something.

Dan Akseon patted her hand to reassure her.

Although he could not understand the meaning, the earnestness contained within was fully conveyed.

“Don’t worry. I will definitely reunite you with him.”

Wang So-gun nodded with teary eyes.

Even though she could not see or hear the sound, she could trust the warmth conveyed through her hands.

After sending Wang So-gun and the old woman away, Dan Akseon headed straight for Geummyeongok [lit. Golden Underworld Prison].

Due to the nature of the prison, Geummyeongok was the most heavily guarded place in the Demonic Cult, except for the Lord’s Hall.

Approaching the entrance of the prison as carefully as possible, Dan Akseon inwardly breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the Demonic Cult’s elites had left the main base, so there were no greater difficulties than expected.

It was then that Ga Dudal, who was staring at the entrance of the prison, opened his mouth.

“You’ll definitely get caught.”

There were eight Demonic Cult members guarding the prison.

No matter how good Dan Akseon was, it was impossible to deal with them silently.

Theirs martial arts were not at a level to be underestimated.

It was also impossible to deceive their eyes and infiltrate secretly.

Dan Akseon nodded.

“I’ll tie them down, so go inside the prison and bring him out.”

Ga Dudal, who was contemplating something for a moment, slowly shook his head.

“Let’s do this instead.”

“……?”

“I’ll draw their attention, and in the meantime, you’ll help him escape.”

Dan Akseon had no choice but to agree with Ga Dudal’s words that followed.

“What if there’s a master inside that I can’t handle?”

That was true.

Three of the Demonic Dignitaries had headed to the Central Plains, but one Demonic Dignitary still remained here.

In particular, with the Demonic Lord away, the place they were most concerned about was likely this prison.

“Let’s do that.”

As soon as Dan Akseon’s permission was granted, Ga Dudal took a deep breath.

Soon, he unleashed his movement technique as it was and began to run somewhere.

He moved erratically, displaying his specialty, but in reality, he was subtly revealing his energy.

Of course, he could not avoid the strict network of senses that were laid out everywhere.

“Intruder!”

At someone’s shout, some of the Demonic Cult members guarding the entrance to the prison unleashed their movement techniques towards the direction Ga Dudal had disappeared.

Ga Dudal, who had identified the people chasing him, smiled meaningfully and snorted briefly.

“Humph! You think you can catch me, the number one thief in the world, with that kind of skill? No way, you bastards.”

The eyes of the Demonic Cult members changed at Ga Dudal’s taunt.

“Ghost Shadow Demon! He’s the Ghost Shadow Demon!”

“How dare you come here!”

The enraged Demonic Cult members gritted their teeth.

There was no one who did not know the story of him infiltrating the Lord’s Hall in the past and stealing the Demonic Lord’s fan.

As such, they had to catch him at all costs and make up for the humiliation of that time.

Was that why?

Most of the Demonic Cult members guarding the prison began to join the ranks to catch Ga Dudal.

They tried to surround Ga Dudal by deploying a net of heaven and earth in their own way, but Ga Dudal was not easy to deal with either.

He was proud of his lightness skill [a martial art focused on agility and speed].

In particular, he was a master of lightness skill who was second to none when it came to running away.

He was stirring up the area, giving them a close but elusive distance that seemed like they could catch him but couldn’t.

Eventually, most of the Demonic Cult members guarding the entrance to the prison joined the encirclement and began to chase Ga Dudal.

Thinking that this was enough, Ga Dudal started running away in the opposite direction from the entrance to the prison.

As Ga Dudal disappeared with a long tail naturally created in this way, Dan Akseon also took action.

There was only one soldier guarding the entrance to the prison now.

Dan Akseon’s figure seemed to sway for a moment, and before he knew it, he appeared like a ghost on the man’s back.

Unaware of this, the man clicked his tongue briefly.

“Tch.”

He also wanted to lend a hand in making a contribution.

However, because he was the lowest-ranking junior in this position, he had to take on the most annoying task.

He was inwardly grumbling about the boring task when.

“……!”

The man was startled.

Suddenly, his neck area felt prickly.

He was startled and tried to move, but his body was already beyond his control.

His blood points had been sealed in an instant.

‘Even the mute blood point?’

He was unable to even make a sound.

He could not help but be shocked by the noble technique of simultaneously sealing the blood and mute blood points.

He belatedly blamed himself for neglecting the surrounding area, but regret was always too late, no matter how early it was.

He had been casting his gaze towards the place where Ga Dudal and his colleagues had disappeared, so it was his fault that he had not noticed the existence that had approached while hiding its presence.

‘There’s not much time.’

On the other hand, Dan Akseon was getting impatient.

No matter how skilled Ga Dudal was in lightness skill, this was the main base of the Demonic Cult.

He had to hurry to rescue Je Gal-san in time.

Dan Akseon’s figure slipped into the prison.