Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 1712

“……Is this going to be okay?”Bang Jin-hoon looked slightly worried. His gaze turned to Wiggins as if demanding an explanation.”Why are you looking at me?””Still, you’re the only one who understands what those crazy bastards are saying, aren’t you, Wiggins?”Wiggins scratched the back of his head.’They’re usually just crazy.’There was a time when he taught Lee Hyun-soo practical matters. The fact that he was called Lee Hyun-soo’s teacher wasn’t just because he taught him magic.But now?”Even I can’t handle that guy anymore.”Wiggins gave an awkward smile.He wasn’t just joking; he really couldn’t handle him.Even before, Lee Hyun-soo wasn’t particularly worse than Wiggins in strategic matters. It was just that his lack of experience made him sometimes unnecessarily reckless.But now, whether it was because he had gained enough experience or because he was stimulated by the appearance of the Creation King, he was starting to come up with something that even Wiggins couldn’t explain.”In the first place, that’s not my major…””Then what exactly is your major, Wiggins?”Wiggins was at a loss for words.’Ouch, that hits a sore spot.’Wiggins was, in a word, a jack-of-all-trades. There was nothing he couldn’t do. Or, to be precise, he was a genius who could quickly reach the level that most people would spend their entire lives trying to achieve in any field.But…’It’s shallow.’To have mastered many fields also meant that he couldn’t delve deeply into any one field. If he had focused his mental strength and effort on one area instead of spreading it across many, he would have already become a master in that field.But there are people in the world who can’t do that. Like Wiggins.”Ahem, I don’t think we gathered here to talk about that.””That’s right.”Bator frowned, scratching his chin.”Until now, we haven’t rejected Lee Hyun-soo’s strategies, but this one needs some thought. This strategy is too risky.”Everyone nodded.Until now, even if a strategy failed, the Assembly was never in danger of being annihilated. But this strategy required the full force of the Assembly to move to China.If it failed?’No one will come back.’Wiggins looked serious.Of course, he knew. Someday, the Creation King would definitely invade Korea. If they just waited, they would have to face the Creation King when he was fully prepared.Wiggins understood how terrifying that would be.However, even so, if asked whether there was a reason to abandon the advantages of terrain and the nation and launch a preemptive attack with all their might?Wiggins would say no.That’s where Wiggins and Lee Hyun-soo’s views diverged.”Wiggins.””Yes, Bator.””Do you think we have a chance of winning?”Wiggins began to ponder with a serious look.After much deliberation, a negative tone came from Wiggins’ mouth.”No.””If I had to put a number on it, I’d say we have about a 30% chance of winning… but I don’t know if a 30% chance of winning against the Creation King means anything.””Then why didn’t you stop it?””Because Lee Hyun-soo’s calculations are different from mine.”Bator looked at Wiggins with interest.”What does that mean?””…If it were before, the moment his calculations differed from mine, I would have done anything to stop this strategy. But now…”Wiggins made a subtle expression.It was an expression that seemed both prideful and resentful, an expression that was hard to read. Wiggins continued.”Well, no matter how much I think about it, I don’t think my calculations are more accurate than Lee Hyun-soo’s.”The directors all looked at Wiggins with slight surprise.It was true that Wiggins had acknowledged Lee Hyun-soo’s talent and ability, but it seemed like this was the first time he had made a statement that put Lee Hyun-soo above himself.”So, we should trust him?””Yes.”Wiggins crossed his arms and leaned back on the sofa.”Besides, even Chai Ke-chang of the Hong King faction, who has already screwed us over several times, agrees with Lee Hyun-soo’s opinion. You all know that guy’s abilities.””He’s like a mosquito.”Someone you want to kill.”If those two have the same opinion, to try to stop it…”Wiggins’ expression turned serious.’Moreover, Chai Ke-chang has also bet the fate of the Hong King faction on this.’If it was just advice on the Assembly’s affairs, he could be careless, but it was impossible for him to be careless about something that his own fate was tied to.Yet, Chai Ke-chang had flipped a coin on this gamble.”Hmm, then…”Bang Jin-hoon sighed deeply.They also didn’t know exactly what was wrong with Lee Hyun-soo’s strategy. They were just unable to shake off the unease that came with the strategy of leading all their forces into China.And then.”I wondered why you gathered people, but you’re just spouting useless nonsense.”Jang Min opened his mouth with a nonchalant tone.”Old man.”Bator frowned.”Try to be a little more cooperative. The fate of the Demonic Cult is also at stake in this.””You morons.”Jang Min waved his hand.”The Demon Lord has approved of Lee Hyun-soo’s strategy, so what more discussion is needed?””I…”Bator, who was about to shout, ‘Would you die if I told you to?’, shut his mouth.’That guy would really die.’Without a moment’s hesitation.”And…”Jang Min looked at everyone with a very dissatisfied expression.”Hong King’s words are not wrong. And that Hong King’s attitude is the attitude you should have. Even if it’s a difficult strategy, you must rush into it with the determination to succeed!”Jang Min said with a growl.”It doesn’t matter if it’s China or Korea. If the Demon Lord commands it, we will do our best to kill the enemies.”Everyone trembled at the sharp killing intent that Jang Min was emitting.’He’s the type of person who says jokes with all his heart.’Wiggins sighed quietly.But what Wiggins said wasn’t wrong.”Now that it’s come to this, we need to move as efficiently as possible.””Please tighten the reins on the disciples you are each in charge of. There will probably be many times when you will have to move separately with your own forces this time.””This is a headache.”Bang Jin-hoon scratched his head vigorously.”Especially Director Bang’s shoulders will be heavy.””Don’t even mention it.”Bang Jin-hoon grabbed his head as if he was fed up.The others only had to lead their own disciples. But Jang Min had to lead the Demonic Cult, and Bang Jin-hoon had to manage all the general martial artists of the Assembly.”If I had known this would happen, I would have kept some of the elders alive.””…The side effects of purges are always the same.”In the past, if they had kept half of the elders who followed Lee Joong-geol alive, they could have used them as front-line commanders.Unfortunately, Bang Jin-hoon’s faction was one of the youngest in the Assembly. If ten more years passed, they would grow up and be able to lead everyone, but right now, there was a severe shortage of experienced middle-aged leaders.”That’s why we haven’t created all-out wars as much as possible. And we’ve been fighting in a defensive manner. But this… If we are in a position to attack in an unfamiliar foreign country, we need someone to command us…””Hmm, I can dispatch some of the Demonic Cult’s elders?””Keep it. Where did those demonic bastards come from?”Bang Jin-hoon distorted his face as if he had heard something he shouldn’t have, and Jang Min looked subtly dejected.”We need to solve that problem quickly.”Wiggins sighed as if he had a headache.”And…”Just as Wiggins was about to say something, Bator opened his mouth.”Change your attitude first.””……Yes?”Bator looked around at everyone with fierce eyes.”As we felt in this Lee Hyun-soo incident, we are not doing our jobs right now. If all we’re going to do is train our disciples as we’re told and go out to fight when we’re told to, then we don’t need the position of director.””In the first place, our role is to assist the master. If Lee Hyun-soo makes a plan and the master executes it, we have to find what they miss and help the process go more smoothly. But we haven’t been able to do that.””Because we had a lot to do. We also had to train.””Don’t make excuses. Then did the master or Lee Hyun-soo have nothing to do that they did so much?”Bang Jin-hoon flinched and closed his mouth.”This is a matter of pride. I have no intention of becoming a parasite who does nothing but eat and act arrogant.””I agree with that.”Bator’s eyes gleamed.”The outcome of this war depends on us. It is the master who leads Lee Hyun-soo’s plan, but it is us who execute it. As the old man said, instead of backing down because it’s difficult, we have to make it happen no matter what.”Wiggins looked at Bator with a new perspective.These words were meaningful because it was Bator, of all people, who said them. Because the person who was least applicable to what he just said was none other than Bator.Bator was a person who had little interest in the Assembly. He was a person who was only involved in the Assembly because of his interest in and loyalty to Kang Jin-ho.He had trained his disciples according to Kang Jin-ho’s requests from time to time, but he was basically a person who followed Kang Jin-ho, not the Assembly.And now, for the first time, he was starting to talk about the Assembly, not Kang Jin-ho.The other directors also seemed to understand the meaning of his words, and their faces were much more serious than before.”The outcome depends on us…”Bang Jin-hoon shook his head.”Oh my, I’m not comfortable with this kind of thing.””But it’s something we have to do.””I know, I know.”Bang Jin-hoon stared blankly at the ceiling.But Wiggins knew that Bang Jin-hoon’s reaction was a habit he had when he was thinking deeply about something. He had begun to think about how to manage the Assembly’s martial artists.”From now on, we’re going into emergency mode.”Wiggins said firmly.”It will take some time for Lee Hyun-soo to finalize his plan. And the Lord will also need to prepare in his own way. But you all know that we have things to do on our own, even if we don’t receive instructions from them.”The directors nodded their heads greatly.”Do your best.”Wiggins’ eyes gleamed.”If the moment comes when we lose, we will regret more than anything else that we used this time carelessly. If you don’t want to have such regrets, you have to do everything you can.””That’s obvious. But it’s the right thing to say.”Bator nodded his head greatly.”Whether it’s a match or a war, you can only move forward by overcoming something. This time, we just have to overcome that Creation King.”A determined will appeared in the eyes of the directors.”Move.””Yes!”The directors of the Assembly began to move busily.At the same time, a thick cloud of war began to settle over the Assembly.It was the moment when a do-or-die battle that could be their last was about to begin.