Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 1711

“……When did this guy get here again?”Chai Ke-chang frowned at Bang Jin-hoon’s words.”Show a little more respect. At least here, I’m the second-in-command of the Hong King faction.””So what?”Chai Ke-chang sighed, as if he had nothing to say. Watching him, Lee Hyun-soo wore a smug expression.

‘Serves you right.’This is not a place to mess around.”I called him.””……Oh, is that so?”At Hong King’s words, Bang Jin-hoon took a step back, looking slightly embarrassed. No matter who he was, it was a bit awkward to challenge Hong King.”I heard there was an important meeting. So, I summoned him from China.””He came and went quickly. The story only came out today.””……I heard about it two days ago?””Huh?”Bang Jin-hoon turned his head sharply to look at Lee Hyun-soo. Watching Lee Hyun-soo whistle and flip through documents, he felt beyond dumbfounded, he was just annoyed.

‘So, it was already two days ago?’That bastard… what a funny guy.It meant that he had already set up the whole board before they even got to torture him for information.”Hey, you…””Ah, ah…”As if knowing what Bang Jin-hoon was about to say, Lee Hyun-soo quickly opened his mouth.”Whether information comes out or not, a meeting is necessary. Don’t try to corner me like that.””……Your mouth is like a rushing river, isn’t it?” Bang Jin-hoon shook his head.”Enough with the chatter. The Lord is present.””That guy can even say things like that now. Anyone would think he’s Korean.””……I said, enough.”Wiggins covered his forehead with his hand, as if he had a headache.Don’t these guys know how important this meeting is?This is the basic atmosphere of the General Assembly, but sometimes it feels like they are all crazy.”First of all…”However, that disorganized atmosphere began to subside rapidly the moment Kang Jin-ho opened his mouth.”Director Lee has something to say.”As Kang Jin-ho gestured with his chin, everyone focused on Lee Hyun-soo.”Before I give my report, I’d like to confirm one thing first. Chai Ke-chang.”Chai Ke-chang exchanged glances with Lee Hyun-soo without answering.”What’s the situation in China?””The pursuit by the Chang King has begun. It’s a bit late, but we’ll have to accept some damage here as well.””Is the damage significant?””……It depends on how you look at it. Thanks to spreading the information that Hong King is safe, we’ve reduced the damage compared to what we would have taken, but it’s not negligible.””Meaning it’s not a big deal.”Lee Hyun-soo nodded.”The fact that Chang King has started moving again means that Chang King also has a complete plan.””What are you stating the obvious for?”At Bang Jin-hoon’s words, Lee Hyun-soo twisted his lips.”But that’s not what we should be focusing on. It’s the fact that Chang King’s pursuit stopped for a while.””Huh?”Lee Hyun-soo’s eyes gleamed.”I wanted to confirm this. Whether the reason Chang King stopped was to do something new, or not.”Everyone looked like they didn’t understand what Lee Hyun-soo was saying. Lee Hyun-soo, feeling that his explanation was insufficient, opened his mouth again.”After we safely escaped from China, Chang King and the Chang King faction stopped moving. Even though they knew that the Hong King faction, which they could have annihilated, had left their territory and was regrouping.””So?””If Chang King had given up on targeting the Hong King faction this time and showed a different move, this pause would have had meaning. But they have already started doing what they had to do again. What this means is…”A groan escaped from Chai Ke-chang’s mouth.”……Did they rewrite the code?””Exactly.”Lee Hyun-soo nodded vigorously.Watching the situation, Kang Jin-ho smiled contentedly.”Lee Hyun-soo.””Yes, Lord.””……Don’t talk in a way that only you two understand, speak so that others can understand too. Even Hong King is looking at the ceiling right now.””Cough, cough.”Hong King coughed loudly. His face seemed slightly flushed.”Ah, I apologize.”Lee Hyun-soo nodded and opened his mouth again.”To put it simply, this guy is like a computer program. When carrying out a task, he puts all the possible variables and situations into his head, establishes a perfect response, and then starts moving.””……Is that even possible?””It’s meaningless to ask if it’s possible. He’s already shown it.”Lee Hyun-soo’s eyes gleamed.”And what’s important here is not whether it’s possible. It’s that pause.””Once Chang King establishes a plan, he puts all situations under his control. He calculates as many possible variables as possible and tries to dominate all possibilities. But… what happens when something happens that deviates from these perfectly calculated possibilities?””……Does that mean an error occurs?””Exactly.”At Wiggins’ words, Lee Hyun-soo clapped. It was as if a teacher was praising a student who had answered correctly.”That’s why I said that pause is important. In fact, there’s no reason to stop here. At the very least, his subordinates should have moved first to catch and kill the fleeing Hong King faction. The risk of counterattack is minimal, and the benefits of chasing are maximal, so there’s no reason to hesitate. But Chang King stopped. The reason is simple.”Lee Hyun-soo spoke as if he was grinding his teeth.”This bastard hates it when a situation he hasn’t calculated occurs. It’s almost a mental disorder like a form of OCD, something he can’t control himself.”Wiggins frowned.”Can you over-interpret it that much?””Ah, no.””Huh?”Chai Ke-chang opened his mouth with a very annoyed face.”That’s the only way to interpret it. I hate agreeing with that damn bastard, but no matter how I think about it, he’s right.”Chai Ke-chang, who had fought Chang King for a time that was incomparable to Lee Hyun-soo, nodded vigorously, siding with Lee Hyun-soo.”There have been several inexplicable pauses… thinking about it that way, it makes sense. There must have been some ridiculous variable.””Several times?””Does several times seem like a lot over a period of thirty years?””……I didn’t consider the time period.”Wiggins nodded as if he had nothing to say.”So, does that mean the calculations are finished in Chang King’s head now?””Yes.””No, wait. Then…””Yes. He must have finished calculating the case where I’m alive too. I told you, this bastard considers all possibilities.”Wiggins laughed as if he was dumbfounded.This was beyond surprising, it was just absurd.Of course, he wouldn’t be able to take care of every single detail. But to calculate the general aspects of this war, which is full of variables, and to assume all those cases, is something that a human cannot do.

‘The more I know, the more I realize that the Three Kings are not human.’Wiggins glanced at Hong King.He had lost some of his aura recently due to the presence of Chang King and Kang Jin-ho, but if he were to face Wiggins alone in a place where Kang Jin-ho was not present, the pressure alone could kill Wiggins with a heart attack.”So… does that mean we’re screwed now?”Bator frowned slightly as he spoke.”Because that Chang King has finished his calculations?””It is and it isn’t.””What are you talking about?”The answer came from Chai Ke-chang, not Lee Hyun-soo.”In other words, the moment their movements stop is the moment we confirm that we’ve caught him off guard. We can see if we’re really throwing him into chaos!””……So what?”Chai Ke-chang looked at Bator, his face contorted.”Your brain is still full of muscles. Damn it, you need some education.””I can teach you manners again, Chai Ke-chang.”There was no point in arguing with Bator.”Catching Chang King off guard was an obvious task at hand. But the problem is that it’s too dangerous. What if the move we were trying to use to catch Chang King off guard was already read by Chang King?””……We’d be sucked right into a trap.””That’s right. Catching someone off guard means a surprise move. But a surprise move means you can’t look back. If it goes wrong, there’s no other result than annihilation. But now… we can adjust the pace while watching his reaction.”Chai Ke-chang and Lee Hyun-soo looked at Kang Jin-ho and Hong King with intense eyes.Kang Jin-ho and Hong King, receiving their gazes, looked at each other and exchanged glances.”Y-yes, that’s right.””Hmm, I understand.”Wiggins smiled faintly.

‘I don’t think he understood at all.’It was already a mess with just Lee Hyun-soo, but with Chai Ke-chang joining in, they were just drumming up a storm.”In conclusion, it means we have a way to attack them.””Exactly.””And we have a way to reduce the risk?””That’s right.”Wiggins nodded.He had to bridge the gap between those crazy guys and the ordinary directors.”Then the last problem remains.””There was no need to call a meeting just because you found that out. Gathering everyone means there’s something to decide. We just need to know what that is.”Lee Hyun-soo immediately opened his mouth.”We have to attack China.””Obvious…””We’ll lead the entire General Assembly to China. There, we must launch a multi-pronged offensive in all directions.””The Hong King faction will push in from the opposite direction. We need to divide into as many branches as possible here too.”Wiggins smiled contentedly and scratched his chin.

‘I don’t get these guys.’What the hell are they talking about?Someone needs to separate those two.But unexpectedly, Kang Jin-ho accepted those words.”Extremely increase the points where battles occur, put a burden on the reporting system, and maximize the amount of information Chang King receives?””Yes! That’s it.””And in the meantime, keep doing crazy things that will catch him off guard?””That’s right! You understand.”Kang Jin-ho smiled and nodded.”If we slip up, we’ll all die.””Annihilation! You know it! Haha!”The ashtray flew through the air.”Agh!”Lee Hyun-soo grabbed his head and rolled on the floor.”Is that something to say while laughing, you crazy bastard?””S-sorry.”Kang Jin-ho sighed deeply.Anyway, those guys go wild without any backup once they think they’ve found a solution. Back in the day, Cheongma was beaten up by him several times for doing that.But if you think about it the other way around…

‘It means they’ve found a solution that they themselves consider ridiculous.’They wouldn’t be this excited otherwise.”What are you going to do?”Wiggins cautiously asked Kang Jin-ho.Kang Jin-ho stroked his chin slightly and looked at Hong King.”What do you think?””There’s no need to ask me, Demon King. I trust Chai Ke-chang’s brain. The answer he has decided on is my answer. Even if…”Hong King’s eyes flashed with a fierce light.”If his answer is wrong, I will twist that answer with my own hands and make it the right answer. That is the duty of the one who stands above!””……Are you filming a movie?”Kang Jin-ho sighed.Why is he more like a person from the Central Plains [referring to ancient China] than when he lived there?”If that’s the only answer, then there’s no choice.”Kang Jin-ho’s eyes gleamed.”Then?”Kang Jin-ho nodded.”We’ll attack China, as quickly as possible.”Everyone’s muscles tensed up.