Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 1680

Kang Jin-ho, sitting at the head of the table, shifted uncomfortably.

“Shouldn’t you go to the hospital…?”

“I went.”

“What did the doctor say?”

“They told me to be hospitalized.”

“And so?”

Kang Jin-ho shrugged.

“I just left. Doctors always say that.”

No, usually doctors don’t always tell you to be hospitalized.

“Kuhuhu, it’s because the master always goes to the hospital looking like a stitched-up doll that they say that.”

“So, what did you say?”

“They told me to be hospitalized?”

Bator coughed awkwardly.

“That’s because the doctor doesn’t know my body well. My body recovers on its own.”

“…That’s quite convenient.”

Kang Jin-ho chuckled.

Well, hospitalization would be almost meaningless for Bator. Basically, a scalpel wouldn’t even touch that body, and neither would a needle.

“It must be nice to be so sturdy.”

Wiggins sighed, his face gaunt.

“…Why do you look like that?”

Wiggins shuddered at Bator’s words.

“It’s because I was detoxifying the gas that damned Changwang fed us.”

“…I detoxified on my own?”

“That’s because you’re Bator, sir.”

Wiggins gestured with his chin towards Lee Hyun-soo and Chai Ke-chang.

“There are those who can’t recover on their own. We can’t just leave them poisoned. We have to do something.”

“Magic is really convenient.”

“It was just luck.”

This was not an empty statement.

If magic hadn’t worked on the poison that had poisoned them, there might have been no way to deal with it. Other than pouring in as much internal energy as possible and hoping for natural recovery, there would have been nothing they could do.

But fortunately, magic worked, so they were able to recover without much trouble.

Of course, it did devour Wiggins’ stamina and mental strength like crazy in the process.

“Isn’t it weak for something Changwang prepared? It means that detoxification wasn’t that difficult.”

“No. It’s appropriate. Changwang wouldn’t have intended for it to go this far in the first place. He would have tried to end it there somehow.”

“Hmm.”

Bator nodded heavily.

‘If even one condition had been off, we would all be dead.’

If even one condition had been off, the world would already be in Changwang’s hands. Thinking about it, he could feel how much luck they had.

“So…”

Kang Jin-ho interrupted their conversation and looked across the room.

“What are your impressions of coming to Korea?”

Kang Jin-ho’s eyes fell on the Hongwang sitting in a chair.

The expression ’embodiment of vigor’ was more than fitting.

The Hongwang, who was on the road to recovery, seemed to distort his surroundings just by his presence.

“To be honest…”

The Hongwang stroked his chin.

“It’s terrible.”

“Heh heh.”

Kang Jin-ho chuckled softly.

“Don’t misunderstand, Demon King, and warriors of the General Assembly. This General Assembly is a very excellent place. There wouldn’t be many places like this for a warrior. And I don’t have any particular aversion to the land of Korea. However…”

The Hongwang’s eyes narrowed slightly.

“Who would be happy to set foot in a foreign country as a refugee who has been expelled from their homeland?”

“Isn’t it an excessive treatment for a dog that lost a fight?”

“…It hurts that I can’t deny that.”

Kang Jin-ho’s words pierced sharply, but the Hongwang did not flare up or get angry. He just calmly accepted Kang Jin-ho’s words.

Seeing this, the directors’ eyes lit up.

‘He’s big.’

It could be a manifestation of his fighting spirit, or it could be a manifestation of his last remaining pride, but in any case, just by his outward appearance, one could not help but call him bold.

“Okay, then…”

Kang Jin-ho gestured with his chin towards the Hongwang.

“What are you going to do now?”

The Hongwang looked at Chai Ke-chang with a heavy face.

Then, Chai Ke-chang nodded and began to speak.

“I wanted to discuss that part with you anyway. Demon King, and Lee Hyun-soo.”

“Tell me.”

“Yes.”

Chai Ke-chang unconsciously wiped his forehead.

The fact that he, who always suppressed his opponents with cold eyes, was so nervous that he was sweating meant that he was very tense.

“The situation is the worst.”

“And this is not just about the Hongwang faction. If things continue like this, the General Assembly will be in a situation more hellish than the Hongwang faction.”

Lee Hyun-soo frowned.

“The meaning of the same words changes depending on how you say them. You’d better watch your mouth.”

“If you want to hear good words from my mouth, you’d better get lost.”

Yu Tzu Heo

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Lee Hyun-soo shook his head.

Right now, Chai Ke-chang was hissing like a venomous snake.

Well, it would be stranger if he wasn’t on edge, considering he was inside the belly of those he had considered his mortal enemies until recently.

In comparison, Lee Hyun-soo, who was more relaxed, leaned back in his chair and said.

“Keep going.”

Chai Ke-chang nodded.

“Demon King, now that the Hongwang faction has lost its center, Changwang will try to kill or absorb all the remnants of the Hongwang faction without leaving a single one behind.”

“Hmm.”

“And that work has probably already begun. It won’t take long.”

Kang Jin-ho nodded.

It was a textbook prediction.

“And after that, the next target will inevitably be the General Assembly. If Changwang seizes the Central Plains, even the General Assembly, surrounded by the sea, will not be able to stop their attacks.”

“That’s enough.”

Lee Hyun-soo waved his hand, cutting off Chai Ke-chang’s words.

“Don’t create a scary atmosphere by telling obvious stories, just say what you have to say. So, what is the solution you have in mind?”

Chai Ke-chang nodded, looking slightly annoyed.

“First, we must immediately inform China that the Hongwang is alive and well.”

“Does that mean anything?”

“You don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Chai Ke-chang shook his head at Lee Hyun-soo’s objection.

“The center is important. The biggest problem right now is that the fleeing Hongwang faction doesn’t know that the Hongwang is alive. If they knew that the Hongwang was alive, those who would resist would hold out, but if they don’t know that fact, they are likely to surrender.”

“Hmm.”

“So, please allow us to inform them of that fact first.”

Kang Jin-ho looked at Chai Ke-chang with a nonchalant gaze, and then tilted his head when he saw the gazes of those around him focused on him.

“Huh?”

“Will you allow it?”

“…Allow?”

Kang Jin-ho tilted his head again as if he didn’t understand.

“Don’t you have a phone?”

“Is informing them something that requires permission, or is there something I need to do?”

“It’s not that…”

Chai Ke-chang looked around at the directors and then chuckled.

‘Unbelievable.’

The Hongwang and Chai Ke-chang are now in the middle of the General Assembly. And until recently, they were in a relationship where they would do anything to kill each other.

Looking at the situation coldly, the Hongwang and Chai Ke-chang are no different from prisoners of the General Assembly.

The Hongwang?

The injured Hongwang can be killed by Kang Jin-ho if he so desires. If that’s the case outside, what more needs to be said here?

Considering their position as prisoners, they must also obtain permission to contact their forces. But now, Kang Jin-ho was reacting as if he had never thought of the Hongwang or Chai Ke-chang as prisoners.

Moreover, the directors and Lee Hyun-soo did not object to that reaction.

‘They’re really unique people.’

Sometimes they are overly calculating and unconventional, and sometimes they are strangely righteous.

Even for Chai Ke-chang, who knows the General Assembly better than anyone in China, this strange group was still an unpredictable place.

“Is it okay?”

But even in that situation, Chai Ke-chang specifically sought Lee Hyun-soo’s consent. The place where he and the Hongwang were standing was like walking on thin ice. It was too dangerous to be sure.

“There’s no reason why it shouldn’t be.”

Lee Hyun-soo answered nonchalantly and straightened his back slightly.

“But before that, we need to establish a relationship.”

“Relationship?”

“That’s right. What are the Hongwang faction’s intentions? You’ve come this far, so you must have your own thoughts. Are you going to cooperate with us to fight Changwang, or are you going to cut ties here and return to China to maintain the same relationship as before?”

Chai Ke-chang chuckled.

“Even if I had thoughts about that, do you think I would honestly say it in a place like this?”

“Yeah.”

“…What?”

“I think you would.”

Lee Hyun-soo chuckled.

“Of course, you’ll be calculating in various ways. But I don’t think the person next to you would want that?”

Chai Ke-chang’s gaze turned slightly to the side. His eyes fell on the Hongwang, who had a stern face.

“Chai Ke-chang.”

“Yes, Hongwang, sir.”

“That man’s words are not wrong. Coming this far and trying to deceive the other party is no different from insulting me.”

“And sometimes, setting up schemes often makes the situation worse. Let it go. And treat the other party with sincerity.”

Chai Ke-chang sighed lowly.

‘He’s not wrong.’

In any case, they risked their lives to save them. In fact, they were almost annihilated before they were able to return to Korea alive.

Trying to deceive such people was not something that suited the Hongwang, who claimed to be a descendant of the righteous faction.

“We…”

Chai Ke-chang raised his head and looked straight at Kang Jin-ho.

“Demon King, we want an alliance between the Hongwang faction and the General Assembly.”

Kang Jin-ho looked at Chai Ke-chang without answering.

“The situation is extremely unfavorable. To win against Changwang now, two conditions are essential. One is to minimize the damage to the Hongwang faction, and the other is for the Hongwang faction and the General Assembly, which have been preserved in that way, to fully cooperate.”

A chill ran through Chai Ke-chang’s eyes.

“Only then can we cut off the head of that cunning Changwang and recover the Central Plains.”

“That’s a good speech.”

Kang Jin-ho nodded quietly.

“But to my ears, it just sounds like you’re trying to take over the Central Plains by borrowing the power of the General Assembly?”

“That’s…”

“If we form an alliance and defeat Changwang, what benefit will we get? Wouldn’t it just mean that the enemy will change to the Hongwang faction from then on?”

“You’re misunderstanding the situation.”

“Yes?”

Kang Jin-ho looked at Chai Ke-chang with a nonchalant gaze.

“Whether you contact China or not, it doesn’t matter. That’s not a variable. No matter what you do, if you don’t help us in the end, we can just kill you then.”

Kang Jin-ho’s eyes lowered as he looked at him.

“Tell me. And prove your usefulness. That will determine your fate.”

Cold sweat ran down Chai Ke-chang’s spine.

Kang Jin-ho’s eyes, staring at him, were extremely cold. Chai Ke-chang, understanding that these words were not just a simple threat, swallowed hard.

‘Perhaps the situation is more dangerous than I thought.’

Chai Ke-chang desperately began to rack his brain.

To find a prey that would suit the taste of this dangerous beast.