Descent Of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 1931

“Damn it!”

Bang Jin-hoon’s face contorted as he sped into the area.

“Hey, you bastards! Are you out of your minds?!” He leaned out the window and roared.

A barricade blocked the road ahead.

The vehicle carrying the Red King, which had been moving ahead of them, was stopped by the barricade.

It was natural to have checkpoints on the road leading to the bunker where Joo-seok was staying. However, there was another reason why Bang Jin-hoon was yelling.

“You crazy bastards! Don’t you know what’s happening behind you?”

He could feel it.

A huge energy was stirring in the front.

They might not be able to see it, but their senses were definitely picking up the presence of the enemy.

“Please calm down, for now.”

“No, man! Right now…”

“No matter how much you shout in Korean, they won’t understand anyway. Besides, the more noise you make, the longer it will take.”

“And…”

Lee Hyun-soo observed the expressions of those at the checkpoint, then his face hardened.

“It might be the opposite.”

“What? What are you talking about?”

“It might not be that they’re blocking us because they don’t know, but because they do know.”

“They know? That we’re under attack right now?”

“Yes.”

“Then why are they blocking us! They should let us in.”

“Do you think the guys doing the checkpoint here know who we are? They’re probably just letting people through if they have a pass, and blocking them if they don’t. But what if something happened behind us?”

“…They’re blocking everyone first, regardless of permits.”

Bang Jin-hoon let out a hollow laugh.

The situation itself was absurd, as neither side was wrong, but what made him even more dumbfounded was that they, who had the Red King and the Demon Lord with them, were being blocked by these guys.

“These things that aren’t even worth a post-meal snack!”

Bang Jin-hoon gritted his teeth, feeling like his stomach was twisting.

He was a man who prided himself on having lived without clashing with public authority.

In the past and even now, whenever there was a situation that could lead to trouble with the military, the government, or the police, he always thought it was better to back down, even if it meant taking a loss, rather than choosing to fight.

But at this moment, Bang Jin-hoon realized one thing.

The reason he had been able to avoid clashing with those who symbolized the power of the outside world was not because he was a calm and collected person, but simply because he had the luxury to do so.

As his mind grew impatient, the urge to just push through, regardless of the public security, began to dominate him.

Bang Jin-hoon wasn’t particularly interested in protecting Joo-seok from the Black King’s forces, but this was a separate issue from saving Joo-seok.

“Just run them over, you bastards! What are you waiting for!”

As if they had heard his words.

*Thud!*

The door of the car in front was suddenly ripped off and sent flying.

Bang Jin-hoon flinched and pulled his head back slightly. He saw the Red King getting out of the car.

“…It would be faster to walk from here.”

“Oh, it would?”

Bang Jin-hoon reached out and pushed the door. The van door slid open with a *thud*, and Bang Jin-hoon was the first to get out.

If it was a short distance, it was faster to go on foot than by car. It was amazing how scary people’s fixed ideas were; even though he understood it in his head, he hadn’t thought of getting out of the car.

Bang Jin-hoon’s eyes caught sight of the people pointing guns at the Red King.

“Wow…”

Even Bang Jin-hoon was speechless at the sight.

‘Wow… those crazy bastards.’

It was, in a way, natural that the Red King’s authority didn’t work on them. The power and dignity of a martial artist only worked within the martial world. If you thought about it, it was no different from digital currency that only worked within a game.

Just like a character in a game becomes nothing the moment you turn off the game, the Red King’s power also became nothing the moment he stepped out of the martial world.

To them, even the Red King was just an ordinary civilian.

Even though he clearly knew that, the sight of a gun pointed at the Red King’s head made Bang Jin-hoon feel a strong sense of incongruity.

It was like…

Like seeing police officers pointing guns at a dragon that had appeared in the middle of a modern city?

No, even that wasn’t enough.

But what was certain was that the scene was beyond Bang Jin-hoon’s common sense.

“I understand the intention to stop us. But…”

The Red King slightly waved his hand.

*Clang!*

At the same time, a sharp metallic sound rang out, and the guns that had been pointed at the Red King shattered into pieces.

“W-what the!”

“What is this…”

The bewildered guards took a step back with wide eyes.

It was a sight that would surprise even those who knew martial arts. So, to those who couldn’t understand martial arts, this whole situation must have looked like magic.

“Step back.”

The Red King lightly waved his hand again, and the guards floated into the air and were pushed back.

It seemed he didn’t want to hurt them since they hadn’t done anything particularly wrong.

“Demon Lord.”

The Red King turned his head and looked at Kang Jin-ho, who was just getting out of the car.

“Speak.”

“We need to go in. Only the elite will go.”

“Hmph.”

“Seventh Elder, Third Elder! Come with me.”

“Yes, Red King!”

Two old men who had gotten out of the van stood on either side of the Red King. Kang Jin-ho scratched his chin with a strange look on his face.

“Hmm, elite, elite, you say. Elite…”

His gaze fixed on one person.

“…Ah, really.”

Lee Hyun-soo’s face contorted.

“Isn’t it different depending on how you express the same thing! You could just call each of the directors and go together, but why do you have to make it sound like everyone except me is going?”

“Because it’s faster.”

“Aish, damn it.”

Lee Hyun-soo grumbled and stepped back. Then, Bang Jin-hoon looked at Kang Jin-ho with a sullen face.

“If only two people are going from that side, I think I can be excluded too.”

“They said all the elites should come.”

“Director Bang is also an elite of the General Assembly, so you have to go. The Red King has ordered it, so there’s nothing we can do.”

Bang Jin-hoon bit his lip.

“It doesn’t seem like many of them came.”

“Defense is usually easier than offense.”

“But guarding is harder than attacking. We need more hands.”

Bang Jin-hoon nodded.

“Well, if you need me that much.”

Only then did Bang Jin-hoon stand behind Kang Jin-ho. Kang Jin-ho strode forward and stood next to the Red King.

The Red King, who had scanned the directors of the General Assembly standing behind him, frowned slightly.

Kang Jin-ho, who didn’t miss that expression, chuckled.

“Are you envious?”

“Don’t talk nonsense.”

Considering that it was rare for a rough answer to come from the Red King’s mouth, it seemed like he had hit the nail on the head.

“Let’s go in one go.”

“Let’s do it.”

The Red King and Kang Jin-ho ran forward shoulder to shoulder. At the same time, the elders of the Red King’s faction and the directors of the General Assembly followed behind them.

“Be careful!”

Lee Hyun-soo, who had shouted, turned to look at Chai Ke-chang.

“Aren’t you going?”

“You always act so high and mighty, but it seems like you’re not a force to be reckoned with when you’re actually needed.”

Chai Ke-chang turned to Lee Hyun-soo with a slightly blank face after hearing those words.

“Why? Does it hit a nerve?”

“…No. I just thought it would be okay to go.”

“If you’re confident, go ahead.”

“…Seeing you, I’ve realized one thing for sure.”

“What?”

Chai Ke-chang shook his head.

“A person’s brain doesn’t develop in all directions. You can be a genius in one area and an idiot in another.”

“What are you talking about, you bastard?”

Chai Ke-chang chuckled and waved his hand.

“Then, do your best.”

Chai Ke-chang, who had even called the drivers of the van, quickly ran forward. Lee Hyun-soo, who was watching his back, chuckled.

“Those guys who won’t be of any help are just being stubborn.”

It would be wiser to assess the situation from the back like him…

“There they are!”

“Surround them!”

Lee Hyun-soo’s head snapped around.

“Uh…”

He clearly saw a group of fully armed people running towards them like crazy.

“Huh?”

His head snapped forward.

Even the people who had been pushed back by the Red King’s gesture a little while ago were running back with guns from somewhere.

“…Ah?”

Wait a minute.

Right now, there’s no one here except me…

“Fire!”

*Tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu!*

“Aaaah! Shiiiiit!”

Lee Hyun-soo, who had jumped into the car to avoid the hail of bullets, screamed while covering his head.

“Chai Ke-chaaaaang! You son of a bitch! Aaaaaaah!”

What was that all about!

No, no! I’m the idiot! What was I thinking!

*Thud! Thud! Thud!*

Along with the dull metallic sounds, holes were being punched into the car. If this were a movie, he would miraculously avoid getting shot, but unfortunately, Lee Hyun-soo’s appearance was a bit lacking to play the main character in a noir film.

“Aaaack! Ack!”

Even though he had gathered all his inner energy and wrapped it around his body, the bullets pierced his skin. Fortunately, the bullets had lost some of their power after passing through the car once, so they only resulted in scratches. If he had been hit directly, his body would have been riddled with holes by now.

Lee Hyun-soo’s eyes were bloodshot.

‘I’m going to die like this!’

If he stayed here, he would die not from being shot, but from being crushed by the weight of the bullets. Lee Hyun-soo, with bloodshot eyes, looked left and right for a place to escape, and just as he swallowed hard, it happened.

“Aaaaaaack!”

Suddenly, screams rose from all around.

“Chai Ke-chang, you bastard! You came ba… Aaaaaaack!”

At the same time, the car Lee Hyun-soo was in suddenly began to roll violently to the side.

“W-what! What! Crazy!” Lee Hyun-soo, who was desperately grabbing the car seat, screamed inside the spinning car as if he were on a ride.

The world spun around, and his stomach churned. After rolling for at least a few dozen times, the van finally lost momentum, tilted, and then *thud!* landed on the ground.

Lee Hyun-soo sat down on the floor with a dazed look on his face.

Luckily, the car was upright. Looking out through the ripped door, he saw that all the people who had been surrounding him and shooting at him were lying on the ground. Judging by their chests rising and falling, they didn’t seem to be dead.

Among those who had lost consciousness, a man walked over, dusting off his hands.

“Ha, damn it. That was refreshing.”

A familiar face approached him, grinned, and nodded.

“Get out, you bastard. Anyway, this guy is a lot of trouble.”

“…Did you do that on purpose?”

“Do what?”

“Did you roll the car on purpose?”

“What are you talking about? Man, it was a mistake.”

“…Then why are you smiling?”

“Can’t a person smile?”

“Get out. Let’s go. The Chairman said you should come with us for safety.”

Lee Hyun-soo, looking at Bang Jin-hoon’s grinning face, muttered with a blank look.