Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 1742

“Battles are breaking out in Jeyang!””Enemies have appeared in Hangzhou and Nanchang!””Shangyang! Shangyang is being breached!””Enemies have also appeared in Inner Mongolia! They are currently moving towards Ulanqab City!”Crimson dots began to appear all over the map.Gao Xun’s eyes went blank for a moment.’What the hell is going on?’They had completely blocked the enemy’s advance. Yet, they were appearing all over the continent. He had no idea when or where the defense line had been breached.“De, defense……”Gao Xun closed his mouth.’What am I supposed to tell them to defend against?’Defense basically starts with preempting the enemy’s attack direction and blocking it. But now, with battles breaking out all over the continent, what was he supposed to defend against?No, was there even a place to defend? As Gao Xun was in confusion, an unwelcome voice pierced his ears.“Hong King! The Hong King forces are moving north!”“What?”“The advance routes… Damn it, we can’t figure out their advance routes! They are moving, split into at least fifteen different groups.”Gao Xun’s mouth fell open.’These crazy bastards.’Normally, he would have laughed at anyone who used such a strategy. Dividing forces was more dangerous than one might think. Especially when facing a stronger force, dividing troops would only lead to them being defeated one by one.But now, Gao Xun couldn’t laugh at them.“Then how many places do we have to monitor at the same time?”There were over twenty red dots on the map. And now, the Hong King’s forces were being added to that?No human could possibly grasp the situation of all these battlefields at once.“Ha, has the Chang King been informed?”“We are reporting to him in real-time.”Gao Xun reflexively turned his head towards the phone.’What about the Chang King?’When faced with something overwhelming, he instinctively waited for the Chang King’s instructions.It wasn’t wrong. For him, that was the closest thing to the right answer.But…….’Something’s wrong.’Gao Xun instinctively understood that the current situation was twisted.“Everyone, stay calm and deal with the enemies that are attacking first!”“Yes!”Gritting his teeth.Gao Xun gnashed his teeth.’Damn it, they really……’His bloodshot eyes stared at the situation panel. But no further orders came from his mouth for a while.“No, you’re too slow, you Chink bastard!”[You, I will definitely kill you. Remember that.]“You’re so scary, you moron!”Lee Hyun-soo shouted irritably.“I told you it’s important to move at the same time, but you slow bastards are really! Why aren’t you moving faster?”[We’re moving as fast as we can. The forces they deployed here are a bit more than expected. But there’s no problem achieving the first objective, so shut your trash mouth. Before I tear it apart.]“Yes, yes. You’re so scary.”Lee Hyun-soo chuckled and then became serious.“If we miss just one timing, we’ll all get screwed. You know that, right?”[Of course.]The situation was unfolding as planned.The biggest problem with the Chang King’s faction was that the Chang King was the most outstanding. All information and all situations reached the Chang King, and then orders were issued again.That wasn’t a wrong method. The Chang King was someone who could toy with Chai Ke-chang and Lee Hyun-soo. The Chang King could easily surpass conclusions that those who were considered slightly outstanding would spend dozens of days pondering, with just a moment of thought.So why bother thinking hard? They could just wait for orders.“We’ve overloaded him. But I still don’t know!”The blade that Lee Hyun-soo and Chai Ke-chang had prepared had definitely stabbed the Chang King. Yet, the reason he couldn’t shake this anxiety was because the opponent was the Chang King.Lee Hyun-soo still couldn’t shake the fear that the Chang King could come up with a brilliant move to overcome this situation in an instant.It was the first time he had seen someone who completely surpassed his own thinking. He couldn’t gauge how high the opponent was.This was a gamble with no turning back.It was no different from putting his neck in a guillotine and playing cards. If he was unlucky or if the opponent was more outstanding than he expected, his neck would be cut off in that instant.“Move faster! Faster! If we fall behind even for a moment, we’ll fall into hell. The ground is collapsing right now, you bastard!”Lee Hyun-soo hung up the phone as if he was breaking it and turned his body around.It was meaningless to sit in the situation room now. He also had to trust others and do what he had to do. Lee Hyun-soo started running towards the back.“……That turtle bastard.”Chai Ke-chang stared at the disconnected phone and gnashed his teeth.“If he was in front of me… No, that bastard would have said everything he wanted to say even in front of me.”He didn’t have ten necks, so where did he get such guts? No, he didn’t even want to call it guts. He was just fearless.“Tell each unit! Increase the speed! If the rendezvous is late, I will behead the commander!”“Yes!”Chai Ke-chang shouted and turned to look behind him.“Hmm.”A man was slowly walking towards him.“Can we start?”“Yes, Hong King!”Chai Ke-chang immediately knelt on the spot. Then, the Hong King frowned.“Skip the unnecessary formalities. Have you forgotten that this is war?”“I apologize.”“I cannot keep up with the speed of this war. You are better than me at responding to moment-by-moment situations. Chai Ke-chang.”“Yes!”“Be my head. I will be your body. Command without hesitation.”“I will keep that in mind!”“Let’s go!”“Yes!”Chai Ke-chang stuck to the side of the Hong King, who was starting to move.Behind them, the elite troops of the Hong King’s faction began to increase their speed.’It won’t be long!’Although the war was taking place on the vast battlefield of the continent, this war would not last long. The outcome would be decided in an instant.Chai Ke-chang’s eyes shone brightly.’We will reclaim the continent today.’Click.“Hoo…”Thin cigarette smoke slowly spread into the dark night sky.’There are no stars.’Kang Jin-ho quietly stared at the sky, which was completely dyed in darkness.At one time, he felt it so naturally, at one time, he just missed it. And at one time, he was moved, and now….He didn’t really feel anything.People are beings that change. Some of the things that had meaning to him had lost their meaning, and things that had no meaning had gained new meaning.That was how it was.Everything just flowed.“Chairman.”“Hmm?”“……Chief Lee is late, should we go look for him?”“Leave him be.”Kang Jin-ho said indifferently.“If he’s late, there’s a reason for it.And……”Kang Jin-ho took out his phone and looked at the time.“It’s not time yet, is it?”“I, I was worried he might be late……”Kang Jin-ho chuckled.“It’s meaningless to tell you not to be nervous, but be appropriately scared.”“……Who said I was scared.”Lee Myung-hwan took a step back with a wronged expression.“Ah, don’t be so loud and come inside.”“That bastard, he’s just trying to get another word in with the Chairman.”“Anyway, seriously. When a loser gets power, that’s what happens.”Lee Myung-hwan turned his head away.“No, but what’s with these bastards?”“What?”When the Mayeom [Kang Jin-ho’s personal guard] glared at him at the same time, Lee Myung-hwan silently lowered his eyes.’Hey, I can’t win if there are so many of them.’Kang Jin-ho smiled lightly as he looked at the Mayeom.’Interesting.’He had created the Mayeom again with the intention of reviving the personal guard that had followed him in the past. But to be honest, he didn’t think they would fulfill his intention so quickly.As he was about to lead the Mayeom into battle again, he was reminded of the past.’I couldn’t share back then.’They were just shields.And they were just subordinates who faithfully followed him.In the end, his past was a one-way street.Many people had conveyed their hearts to him and pledged their loyalty, but he was just immersed in the past called the present.If he hadn’t, if he had tried to understand and accept them, perhaps his second life would have been very different.“It’s okay.”“Yes?”“No, it’s nothing.”Kang Jin-ho shook his head.Regretting his second life was just repeating the same mistake. The important thing was now.Right now.“Everyone……”When Kang Jin-ho opened his mouth, everyone closed their mouths and looked at Kang Jin-ho.“Don’t die.”The Mayeom stared at Kang Jin-ho and then smiled.“We will try our best.”“Chairman, you won’t die. We will stop them.”There was something more he wanted to say, but he decided not to. In this situation, words would only become long-winded.At that moment, hurried footsteps were heard from one side.“He’s coming.”“Even if that guy is weak, what’s with that speed? He’s crawling like a turtle.”“It’s not his specialty. Leave him be.”“I can hear everything, you bastards!”Lee Hyun-soo shouted and ran over, catching his breath.“Are you all ready?”“We just need you to be ready.”“……Yes.”Lee Hyun-soo grumbled slightly and headed towards the magic circle set up in the middle of the training ground.“So this is……”Looking at Lee Hyun-soo checking the magic circle here and there, the Mayeom had uneasy eyes.“Is it really okay?”“Why?”“That guy is an amateur. I heard he hasn’t been learning for long.”“……Is that so?”“No, why is it that we have to be with that guy? There are many other good knights(?) out there.”Even while receiving the criticism and worried gazes pouring from behind, Lee Hyun-soo was steadfast.“I’m ready! Come up!”“……Is it really okay?”“Ah, I’m uneasy.”The Mayeom grumbled, but one by one, they headed onto the magic circle.But until the end, only one person did not come up.Lee Hyun-soo frowned as he looked at the last person left.“Chairman?”“What are you doing? We’re busy. Come quickly.”“……I was thinking, wouldn’t it be better for me to just swim across? It wouldn’t take long.”“What are you talking about! Come quickly.”Kang Jin-ho sighed deeply. It was a choice made to add even a little more power to the other side, but he wondered if it was too reckless.“……Can you do it well?”“Are you looking down on me right now? Is there anything I can’t do?”“Fighting.”“……A person has to have at least one thing they can’t do.”Kang Jin-ho shook his head and stepped onto the magic circle.“Just a moment. Let me contact the other side.”Lee Hyun-soo, who had contacted the other side with a satellite phone, touched the magic circle with a determined face.“Let’s start!”“I just hope we arrive alive.”“I should have told my mom I love her.”“Ah, I should have.”“Shut up, you bastards! I can’t concentrate!”When Lee Hyun-soo shouted, the Mayeom all turned their heads to look at Kang Jin-ho.“He told us to shut up.”Lee Hyun-soo and Kang Jin-ho’s eyes met.“No……”“Okay, just hurry up and leave.”“……Yes.”Lee Hyun-soo sighed and poured mana into the magic circle.’This is the most un-tense departure in the world.’Well.This is also like the General Assembly.“Let’s go!”The dazzling light emanating from the magic circle enveloped the bodies of Lee Hyun-soo and the Mayeom.Soon, in the place where they had disappeared, only a half-smoked cigarette was still emitting smoke.