Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 1761

The Master’s hand trembled slightly.

However, the Master was so engrossed in the scene before him that he didn’t even notice his hand shaking.

A vision.

A video taken from the sky was playing on a large vision screen, the installation time of which was unknown.

The Master clenched his trembling hand tightly.

His best effort was to hold back the groan that threatened to escape his lips.

“Isn’t it a wonderful world?”

His gaze slowly lowered.

The King of Creation, sitting on a chair with his legs crossed, smiled faintly as he looked at the vision before him.

“In the past, you had to risk your life to get close enough to see such a sight. But now, you can just fly a drone and watch it as if you were right in front of it.”

He lightly stroked his chin.

“Of course, it’s a bit pricey, but the cost of watching the Demon King’s battle is practically free.”

The Master couldn’t understand this human at all.

‘Does he feel nothing even after seeing that?’

The figure of Kang Jin-ho in the vision was nothing short of a demon.

This wasn’t a matter of strength or weakness.

A person who encounters a tiger at close range freezes. Before the mind can calculate, instinct knows its fate.

The scene was exactly like that.

Seeing Kang Jin-ho, shrouded in black demonic energy and literally slaughtering humans, made it impossible to muster any will to resist.

‘He’s become stronger than before.’

The Master had seen this before. When Kang Jin-ho faced the Elder Knights, the last bastion of the Round Table.

At that time, Kang Jin-ho was also strong and cruel enough to break even the will to resist.

Kang Jin-ho, who single-handedly annihilated the Elder Knights, who were considered everything to the Round Table, did not look human at all. Wasn’t it because of that overwhelming power that the Master gave up resisting and knelt before Kang Jin-ho?

However…

It was transmitted even through the screen.

The current Kang Jin-ho was incomparably stronger than the Kang Jin-ho of that time.

‘Is this even possible?’

He felt suffocated.

The dense demonic energy that made his whole body tingle just by looking at it.

How could he describe Kang Jin-ho, who was wielding that demonic energy like a fiery altar?

That was truly…

“Terrifying.”

The King of Creation leaned forward, staring intently at the screen. Dozens of warriors from the King of Creation’s faction, who had rushed at Kang Jin-ho’s single strike, had their heads simultaneously fly into the air.

The bodies, spewing fountains of blood from their severed necks, staggered before collapsing to the ground like rotten straw bundles.

The King of Creation’s brow furrowed momentarily.

‘A single strike…’

It wasn’t difficult to produce the same result. He was also one of the Three Kings, a being called the pinnacle of martial arts.

However…

‘Even if the result is the same, the process isn’t.’

The sheer force of that unbelievable demonic energy made even the King of Creation shudder.

He couldn’t even grasp how one could manipulate energy to create such density.

Was it the nature of the demonic energy? Or…

“Hmm.”

The King of Creation let out a low breath.

Even as he was thinking, dozens more heads flew into the air.

“It’s like cutting off the heads of toy soldiers.”

The King of Creation chuckled, and the Master bit his lip.

“Aren’t you going to give orders?”

“Hmm?”

The Master opened his mouth in a slightly subdued voice.

“Isn’t it meaningless? With such forces, you cannot stop the Demon King. Even now, you should order a retreat and use other means…”

“That’s a rational judgment. Very rational.”

The King of Creation smiled and turned to the Master. His eyes curved like a crescent moon.

“But it’s not rational.”

The Master groaned softly as he looked at the King of Creation.

He couldn’t understand.

His face was smiling. His eyes were also drawing a soft curve.

It wasn’t that his face and eyes didn’t match.

Yet, the Master couldn’t understand his emotions. He was clearly smiling, but he couldn’t even guess what emotions were behind that smile.

The King of Creation was a distinctly different type of being, even in his long life.

“Do you know why I missed the Demon King before?”

“Because of teleportation…”

“No.”

The King of Creation shook his head.

“That’s a result. It was wrong from the start that the situation went that far. According to my calculations, it should have ended before that. Do you know what that means?”

“I don’t know.”

“I thought I understood Kang Jin-ho very well, but in fact, I didn’t understand him properly. I thought he was only about as strong as the Red King.”

This wasn’t the King of Creation’s fault.

At that time, he had already obtained information that the Red King had the upper hand in the past battle between the Red King and Kang Jin-ho.

No matter how talented Kang Jin-ho was, who could have imagined that he would completely break free from that level in such a short time?

It was rather remarkable that the King of Creation had laid down double and triple precautions to deal with Kang Jin-ho, even though he had failed to predict Kang Jin-ho’s martial prowess.

“Anyone can make mistakes. The important thing is not making mistakes, but not repeating the same mistakes. I need more information about the Demon King.”

“…Even after coming this far?”

“It’s even more important now. If not now, I won’t be able to see the Demon King’s full power.”

As the King of Creation spoke with a faint smile, the Master gritted his teeth.

“Are you saying you’re sacrificing your subordinates for that information? All those people?”

“Isn’t that rational?”

The King of Creation shrugged.

“I can replenish that many warriors anytime. No, even if I can’t, it’s the same. Isn’t it obvious which is more valuable, the lives of those insignificant things or information about the Demon King?”

“Why don’t you answer?”

The King of Creation looked at the Master with a sneer.

“Isn’t rationality the pride of Westerners? You also thought rationally and reasonably and abandoned the General Assembly to join me.”

“…Human lives are more precious than you think.”

“Hmm, you misunderstand.”

The King of Creation waved his hand lightly.

“I never said that people aren’t precious. I just mean that there are more important things.”

The Master turned his head away.

He knew it too.

It was impossible to persuade someone with their own firm values with words. It was better not to talk at all.

But the King of Creation didn’t leave the Master alone.

“You’re acting as if you joined me without knowing anything.”

The Master’s body trembled slightly.

“Isn’t this the form you wanted from me? To kill Kang Jin-ho and destroy the General Assembly by any means necessary.”

The Master couldn’t open his closed mouth.

The King of Creation looked at the Master with a sneer.

“You want to make sure the results are achieved, but you don’t want to get your own hands dirty. Good, not bad. I like that kind of hypocrisy very much. Hahaha!”

The King of Creation chuckled.

Indeed, humans had interesting aspects.

“Don’t worry. Even so, I will keep my promise. I am a reliable person.”

“However…”

The King of Creation glanced at the Master and spoke.

“The important thing is what comes next. Whether we will remain truly trustworthy allies, or whether we will end up as mere contract partners, depends on you, doesn’t it?”

The Master closed his eyes tightly.

“I apologize.”

“I forgive you.”

The King of Creation waved his hand briefly, turned his eyes away from the Master, and looked back at the screen.

‘He’s weak.’

He thought that someone who had led the European Round Table would have some backbone, but he was not a vessel worth dealing with.

Well, that’s why he was swayed by Kang Jin-ho and Lee Hyun-soo. Fortunately for him.

On the other hand…

Swoooosh!

A fountain of blood soared into the air.

Even though he wasn’t seeing it directly, but through a crude screen, the scene was so powerful that it made him hold his breath.

‘There isn’t even a hint of hesitation.’

It was said that even when a lion catches a rabbit, it gives its all.

Kang Jin-ho was showing exactly what that meant.

Even though he was facing opponents who were no match for him, there was no sense of leisure in Kang Jin-ho.

“Is that intimidation?”

The most common mistake a strong person makes when facing a large number of opponents is trying to conserve their stamina and inner strength as much as possible.

That might seem rational at first glance, but it makes the opponents think they have a chance. Then, the enemy will not give up until the very end and will rush at them with all their might.

But now, Kang Jin-ho was crushing his opponents with such overwhelming power that they couldn’t even dare to resist. Those who faced Kang Jin-ho directly would have their souls frozen and would not be able to exert even half of their strength.

“And that’s enough.”

An expectation that they could significantly wear down Kang Jin-ho?

There was no way that could happen.

Consumables have their own roles. If throwing all of them could tire Kang Jin-ho even a little, it would be a gain.

“Because the real one is separate.”

The King of Creation slowly crossed his legs and swept back his hair with a bitter smile.

“You weren’t planning to be at the forefront from the start, were you? Right, Demon King?”

He hid behind his subordinates, and Kang Jin-ho stood at the forefront to protect his subordinates.

Of course, Kang Jin-ho was greater and more magnificent.

But the King of Creation had never intended to be greater than Kang Jin-ho from the start.

‘You can have that.’

What he wanted was only the result.

Whether it was cowardly or despicable, or even if it was filthy, he would always obtain the result of victory.

“Now, then…”

The King of Creation lightly snapped his fingers.

“Let’s start the second round.”

At his signal, those on standby began to frantically send messages.

The King of Creation glanced at the scene and turned his head back to the vision.

A grim reaper surrounded by black flames was crushing his subordinates and charging forward. The place where those steps were heading was obviously here, where the King of Creation’s head was.

The King of Creation raised his hand and covered his face.

The look in his eyes, visible between his fingers, emitted a chilling coldness.

‘Not yet, not yet.’

What he really wanted to see was something else.

When he had a match with Kang Jin-ho before, he felt one thing during the battle.

That unbelievable demon gets stronger even while fighting.

Like a beast that grows by consuming battles.

‘Just a little more.’

What he had to do was to accurately grasp what level the current Kang Jin-ho was at. And furthermore, to perfectly calculate how much stronger he would become during this war.

If he could perfectly grasp the enemy, he could kill anyone. Even if that enemy was stronger than him.

“Show me a little more.”

The King of Creation bared his teeth.

“Kang Jin-ho.”