Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 1824

“What the hell is that?!”The people who rushed outside after hearing the explosion looked around in confusion.”Are the directors training again?””No! It’s over there!”Their eyes clearly caught the dust rising from the road below the hill. Among those affiliated with the Assembly, no one was unaware of what was located there.”It’s an enemy!””An intrusion! Call everyone!””Damn it, put your weapons away, you idiots! It could just be a traffic accident!”Those who had assessed the situation rushed out onto the road.However, what they saw were two people leisurely walking up the road, as if they were taking a stroll.”…What is this?”Outsiders.More accurately, they should be called intruders. Even after discovering these individuals, the members of the Assembly did not rashly rush to subdue them.It wasn’t out of fear, but because the situation didn’t make sense.Where was this place?It was the headquarters of the Assembly, which had unified the martial world of South Korea. Anyone who knew where this was would not dare to attack it with just two people.”Is it an accident?””…What the hell is going on?”For a moment, those who couldn’t figure out how to respond stared at the two people walking up the road with awkward postures. They knew they should ask something, but when they tried to open their mouths, they were at a loss for words.What should they ask?Are you perhaps attacking this place?Do you know why there was an explosion over there?There was no way they could ask that.And it wasn’t because they were stupid, nor was it because Lee Hyun-soo hadn’t prepared a proper response manual. In their minds, and in Lee Hyun-soo’s mind, the possibility of the Assembly’s headquarters being attacked by a small number of people simply did not exist.It was Baek Yeon-hong who helped them, who were at a loss as to how to respond.”The reaction isn’t bad.”Baek Yeon-hong smiled faintly.”But the response is not good. If you see someone you think is an enemy, you should subdue them first. You can apologize later, but an accident cannot be undone.””What are you talking about?””Is he Chinese?”As Baek Yeon-hong made a slightly bewildered expression, Kwak So sighed and said,”Why are you talking so hard when they can’t even understand you? It’s exhausting.””…I forgot for a moment that this is Korea.”Baek Yeon-hong slowly drew his sword.”Words may not work, but the sword will.”The martial artists of the Assembly stiffened at the sight of Baek Yeon-hong drawing his sword.”Are you going to fight?””Wait a minute. That’s not iron, is it?””Huh?””It’s a toy sword. It’s plastic.””…Come to think of it?”Those who had surrounded Baek Yeon-hong looked at each other with expressions of disbelief. It felt awkward to take this seriously, but it was also unsettling to just leave it alone.”I think I know roughly what he’s saying.”Baek Yeon-hong chuckled and raised his sword.”It’s a shame that those born after me can’t keep up with the times.”A blue aura formed at the tip of his sword.”Some plastics are stronger than steel.”*Whoosh!*His sword cut through the air.It wasn’t a particularly sharp sword strike, nor was it a swift quick-draw.It didn’t even look like a profound sword technique that showed the mastery of an expert.It was just a natural trajectory.Like a child swinging a stick, or a young student swinging a baseball bat, it was just an ordinary trajectory.However, the result of that trajectory was anything but ordinary.”What the…”The eyes of the person who was speaking with a suspicious look instantly glazed over. The body of the person who had lost the light in their pupils slumped powerlessly, and then fell to the ground.*Thud.* *Thud, thud.*At least thirty of those who had surrounded Baek Yeon-hong fell to the ground like puppets with their strings cut.”What…”Those who were watching this incomprehensible scene widened their eyes.What had just happened?Their gazes went back and forth between the people who had fallen in front and Baek Yeon-hong, who was calmly holding his sword.‘The sword didn’t even touch them….’One thing had become clear.These people had not come here with good intentions.If they understood that fact, there was only one thing they had to do. Rush in and restrain that man named Baek Yeon-hong.But their feet wouldn’t move.Even though they had seen it with their own eyes, they couldn’t figure out how Baek Yeon-hong had knocked down the people in front of them.That fact held their feet in place. Not being able to understand or figure out what they had seen, even after seeing it, meant that there was a difference as vast as the sky and the earth between them and their opponent.The sound of someone swallowing hard echoed clearly.But….”Su, subdue him!””Stop them!”Their refined reason quickly overcame their shrinking instincts.It only took one person’s courageous cry to shift the situation. The members of the Assembly, who had all drawn their weapons, charged at Baek Yeon-hong with shouts.”Oh ho.”Baek Yeon-hong smiled as he watched them charge at him without fear… no, while suppressing their fear.”A nostalgic sight.”In this life, he hadn’t really taken on any proper disciples. Those he called subordinates were just people he had gathered to use as he saw fit.That was why he was pleased.The light of righteousness in their eyes.That gaze that didn’t doubt for a moment that the path he was walking was the right one.‘Seeing this makes me weak.’With a pleased smile on his face, Baek Yeon-hong’s sword danced through the air like an illusion.*Whoosh!*The sound of the sword cutting through the air sounded like a fire burning.And the martial artists of the Assembly, who were cut down by the force of the sword, not the sword itself, fell to the ground like puppets with their strings cut.”Uwaaaah!””Don’t give them an opening, push them!”Even though their comrades were falling right in front of them, their momentum did not diminish at all. But Baek Yeon-hong’s sword had no intention of stopping either.*Whoosh!*Every time the sword was swung, more than a dozen people fell to the ground.What was even more shocking was that not a single one of those who had fallen was dead.Think about it.Which would be easier, to kill all those who were charging at you to kill you, or to cleanly knock them out without a single scratch?Overwhelming martial prowess.It was a sword that was beyond the realm of understanding.Baek Yeon-hong slowly began to take steps.”The kids are quite rough. It’s not a complete sense of justice.””Then kill them.””Still, this is not bad. It’s harder to find righteousness in the Central Plains [a region in China] these days.”Baek Yeon-hong shook his head as if he was disappointed.”The era of martial arts is coming to an end. There is no clean end in this world. To survive, to not fall behind, they struggle and become corrupted, and eventually become obsolete. It’s a shame.”Baek Yeon-hong smiled bitterly.Even if that was the truth, it wasn’t something he should say. He was also one of those who had lost their sense of righteousness and become corrupted because of the changing times.No, even saying it was because of the times was just an excuse.”Come on.”Baek Yeon-hong’s sword gently pushed away the side of the person charging at him.*Thwack!*With a sound like hitting a leather drum, the person who had charged was sent flying back even faster.”The speed is good, the power is good. But the essence is high.”Baek Yeon-hong’s sword was not fast. It wasn’t swung with any great force either. Nevertheless, Baek Yeon-hong’s sword was incomparably strong and incomparably high.*Thud, thud.*He walked up.At the same time, dozens of people were charging to block him, but Baek Yeon-hong’s feet, which were walking as if he was taking a stroll, did not slow down at all.”Every time I see it, it’s like a game.”Kwak So, who was following behind him, shook his head.Could there be another person in the world as unique as Baek Yeon-hong?He was now a third-rate rogue who was faithful to his desires, but his sword was the epitome of righteousness.He wielded his sword like a god, embodying the ultimate truth.Those who did not lose their will even after seeing that deserved praise, but frankly, it was a meaningless act. Those kinds of nobodies could not defeat Baek Yeon-hong, even if there were a hundred, a thousand, or even ten thousand of them.And at that moment.”We’re providing support!””Stop them!”From the left and right sides of the central road, people wearing black uniforms, different from the ones before, appeared all at once.”Hmm?”Kwak So’s eyes widened slightly.He didn’t know if it was right to make an assessment based on just a brief look, but the way these people were charging was definitely more systematic than the people who had been facing Baek Yeon-hong before.The aura emanating from each of them might be a little lower, but they felt like they were organically connected, like a single living organism.And above all….
‘Demonic energy?’A sticky and gloomy energy, completely different from what he had felt before, was felt.Kwak So’s eyes were fixed on Baek Yeon-hong’s back.”Hmm?”A smile appeared on Baek Yeon-hong’s lips.”Dieeeeeee!””Uwaaaaaah!”Baek Yeon-hong’s sword drew a circular arc in the air like an illusion.*Whoosh!*The shapes of the sword, which stretched out like rays of light, pierced the necks of the charging demonic cultists all at once.Silence.Everyone’s movements stopped for a moment, as if the world had stopped.And then….*Pshoo! Pshoo!*Fountains of blood began to gush out from the necks of those pierced by the sword.”Kk…krrk.””Kkk…”They desperately tried to grab their necks, but how could they stop the blood gushing out from the holes in their necks?*Thud!*The demonic cultists, who had died instantly, fell to the ground without even closing their eyes.”You don’t need mercy.”The blood flowing from the corpses flowed down the asphalt. Those who witnessed the scene were all speechless.It was becoming real.That they were being hunted right now.Since joining the Assembly, they had always been the hunters. Even if an enemy attacked, they would counterattack and charge to defeat their opponents.But now, for the first time, they were not the hunters, but the hunted.”O…”The martial artists of the Assembly, clenching their fists, lowered their stances with gritted teeth.They were holding onto their legs, which were trying to retreat by shifting their weight.”Hmm.”Baek Yeon-hong smiled at the sight.”You’re not running away yet… The Demonic Heavenly Sovereign [a powerful leader of a demonic sect] trained you well. Well, he was famous in the past, so it’s only natural.”Baek Yeon-hong, who smiled as if he was impressed, slightly raised his sword.”Now, how many more do I have to kill before someone worth fighting comes out?”There were many words in the world, but at this moment, could there be any words that sounded more chilling than these?Even the members of the Assembly who did not understand Chinese could easily grasp the atmosphere just by looking at the rapidly paling faces of the demonic cultists.”Let’s start by killing all of you. Let’s see if someone decent comes out, or if you run away.”Baek Yeon-hong, with an exceptionally refreshing smile, lightly leaped towards the demonic cultists.