Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 1936

Rumble!

Kong Ling kicked away the falling concrete and rocks, darting out like a swallow skimming the ground.

Thud! Thud! Crash!

The bunker shook as enormous rocks crashed down. Kong Ling watched the earth and sand that had surged out like a wave gradually lose momentum, then turned his head.

‘Amitabha.’

Gwae-bul was clasping his hands in front of a person who had been turned into a bloody mess.

It seemed that those who had been waiting below had been completely crushed by Gwae-bul’s hands in an instant.

Gwae-bul chanting a Buddhist invocation for those he had killed created an indescribably bizarre scene, but it was a sight that Kong Ling was somewhat used to.

‘How is it?’

‘As you can see.’

Kong Ling gestured with his chin behind him. Gwae-bul frowned slightly.

‘As I came down, it looked like it was at least 500 meters. Even for the Demonic Lord, it would take time to dig that far down.’

‘It’ll be a moment.’

Kong Ling raised his hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

His body wasn’t one that would sweat from exertion, but as a human, he couldn’t be completely free from emotions. It had only been a brief encounter, but it felt like he had put his head in a tiger’s mouth and pulled it back out.

‘…Move.’

‘Benefactor, I can sense fear in your eyes.’

Under normal circumstances, Kong Ling would have bristled at those words, but now he didn’t deny them.

‘…It’s only because it’s me that I can remain this calm.’

At those words, Gwae-bul closed his mouth.

The Demonic Lord of the Red Sky.

What more could be said about the symbolism of that name?

And for them, the fact that he was a man acknowledged and wary of by the Black King was far more impactful than the Demonic Lord’s reputation as the greatest martial artist of all time.

‘How much time do you think we have?’

‘Ten minutes at most.’

‘…’

‘No, five minutes. No… three minutes, I guess.’

‘…He’s not even human.’

Gwae-bul shook his head. It was something that would be impossible even with a super-large oil drilling rig.

‘Then we don’t have time to hesitate. I’ll go the shortest route.’

Kong Ling nodded.

This place was a dead end.

Now that they had come down here, the lives of those inside were as good as in their grasp.

‘But that goes for us too.’

There was no way out.

Once they achieved their goal, they would have no choice but to face the Demonic Lord who would be chasing them.

‘The Black King has a bad taste, doesn’t he?’

‘I agree.’

Wasn’t it obvious that he had sent them knowing that the Demonic Lord would come?

‘But what can we do? The Black King is just that kind of person.’

‘That’s true.’

Kong Ling nodded.

‘Let’s go straight there without wasting time.’

‘Alright.’

A storm-like aura began to emanate from Gwae-bul’s body. The monk’s robe he was wearing flapped wildly, and his face gradually flushed red.

Although he was wearing a monk’s robe, he looked more like an Asura [a demon in Buddhist mythology] than a Buddha. Gwae-bul, with red beams of light shooting from his eyes, slowly opened his mouth.

‘Don’t fall behind.’

Gwae-bul’s body, his voice even sounding eerie, shot forward like a meteor.

The aftereffects of the qi [life force or energy] that was blasted out behind him even made Kong Ling flinch.

Gwae-bul, who had shot forward, crashed straight into the wall in front of him.

Kwaaaaaaaang!

The wall shattered as if it had exploded. Those who had been aiming their guns at the entrance widened their eyes as they saw the person who had suddenly burst through the wall.

‘Amitabha!’

Whoooosh!

Kong Ling’s foot swung like a club. Those who were hit by his leg burst like water balloons on the spot.

The eyes of those who saw the red liquid exploding in all directions were filled with disbelief. How could a person burst like that? It was impossible unless a bomb had exploded right in front of them.

But now they didn’t have the luxury of pondering common sense.

It was obvious who that foot would target next.

‘Fire!’

Even before the order was given, the guns were already turning. If there had been a place for them to escape, more than half of them might have already thrown down their guns and run away.

No matter how thoroughly they were trained, life was precious to everyone, and the sight unfolding before them was enough to terrify even those who had been trained to obey orders thoroughly.

But there was nowhere to run.

To survive, they had no choice but to kill those inhuman monsters.

Everyone here understood that fact clearly.

But unfortunately, things in the world cannot be solved by will alone.

Thwack!

Before the gun could even be aimed, a head burst.

Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!

The sight of dozens of heads exploding simultaneously in an instant created a scene that was nowhere to be seen in the world, a truly horrific sight.

‘H-hic!’

Fear that could not be hidden appeared in the eyes of the elite members of the People’s Liberation Army.

But fortunately, they were able to avoid showing ugly behavior such as running away in fear or wetting themselves on the spot.

Gwae-bul’s fist had firmly protected their honor.

Before they could even show their backs, the heads of the remaining people burst again.

‘Amitabha!’

Gwae-bul, who had instantly turned nearly a hundred people into headless corpses, ran forward with a fierce light in his eyes. The corpses that collided with Gwae-bul’s body, which was running like a rampaging bulldozer, were flung in all directions.

‘Ooooooh!’

Bang!

Every time he stepped on the floor, the reinforced concrete shattered like thin ice, creating spiderweb-like cracks.

Gwae-bul, who had turned all those who stood in his way into wandering souls, ran into the corridor behind him and twisted his face as he saw those rushing towards him.

‘Hmm!’

Automatons. Automatons. They were probably similar to the automatons created by the state that he had seen above. As they were guarding the lower floor, the aura emanating from them was definitely different from those he had seen earlier.

A different sense of pressure was felt from the sight of them rushing forward in unison with greatswords in low stances.

But….

‘Meaningless act!’

Gwae-bul’s fist, having taken a quick and short step, shot forward.

Thwoom!

The moment a fist-sized qi [life force or energy] was released forward, Gwae-bul pulled his fist back and released another fist.

He punched the air dozens of times in a row. And each time he punched, the fist-sized qi that was released filled the narrow corridor and flew forward.

‘Wh…’

The one who was rushing from the very back stopped in his tracks and widened his eyes.

The one in the lead slashed at the flying qi.

But Gwae-bul’s qi literally annihilated the greatsword that was blocking it and pierced the fragile human body.

Thud thud thud!

Along with the sound of twisting and opening something that wouldn’t open easily, the qi began to pierce through the human body. Dozens of qi that filled the entire front pierced everything they touched.

More than a dozen fist-sized holes were pierced in the body of the one in the lead. As the one who had become a shape that could no longer be called human fell to the floor, the qi, which had not lost any of its power, pierced through the bodies of those who followed behind without leaving anything behind.

‘Ah…’

The one who watched dozens of bodies turn into cheese with holes in them in an instant let out a hollow laugh.

‘What, this…’

His face was pierced by red qi.

‘Hmph!’

Gwae-bul kicked off the floor without delay.

‘Benefactor!’

‘It’s diagonal! Break through!’

‘Understood!’

Gwae-bul, who had broken through to the end of the corridor in an instant, crossed his hands.

‘Oooooooo!’

Then, he stepped forward with a powerful right fist, making the floor shatter.

Rumble!

Along with a roar like thunder, a red aura violently surged forward like a river of blood.

Kwaaaaaaaang!

The qi that collided with the wall annihilated the wall entirely, revealing a huge space in front.

Crash! Crash!

The ceiling that was directly hit by the qi collapsed, and house-sized boulders kept falling to the floor with a thud.

‘Haha!’

Red energy overflowed from Gwae-bul’s eyes.

Behind.

In the corner of the huge hall where the ceiling was collapsing, he had spotted a familiar face.

‘Youuuuu!’

‘No. I’ll go.’

At that moment, Kong Ling, who had been following behind, leaped over Gwae-bul and rushed forward. Like a black meteor flying in.

His eyes caught the pale face of the secretary and Joo Seok, who was biting his lip behind him.

‘Ha!’

Whirr!

Wires poured out from his fingertips in a row.

‘Block him!’

The automatons that filled the room desperately blocked Joo Seok’s path, and the soldiers positioned on the left and right fired their guns like crazy. They even fired their guns until the moment the boulders falling from above crushed their bodies.

Kong Ling, who had shot out wires in all directions, spun like a top at that moment.

Whirr!

The wires began to whirl fiercely along with his spinning body. The wires, imbued with inner force, literally swept away the automatons rushing in and the soldiers who were in formation.

Numerous lines were drawn on the floor and ceiling.

Thud!

The moment Kong Ling landed on the floor, a large boulder fell right next to him.

Crash!

The boulder that hit the floor shattered into hundreds of pieces and scattered like blocks pouring out of an overturned toy box.

A perfectly straight cross-section.

Kong Ling, who saw the sight, shrugged his shoulders.

And at that moment.

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-r—T~r=r.

The world turned red.

The automatons rushing in, the soldiers firing their guns.

Even the furniture and barricades installed in the hall.

Everything began to split.

As if dividing the characters in an 8-bit game into dots, everything that existed where his wires had touched began to be divided.

The furniture spilled, and the humans flowed down.

Thud! Thud!

Along with the sounds of throwing leather bags full of water onto the floor, the floor began to fill with red, an incredibly red blood.

‘Ah…’

The secretary sank to the floor.

Nothing.

There was nothing blocking his view. The things that existed in this space were all just filling the floor at this moment.

‘Ah ah…’

The secretary, who had sensed his fate, trembled as he looked at the blood that had surged in and quickly reached his wrist with his fingertips.

‘Joo, Joo Seok…’

The secretary, who turned his head, saw Joo Seok, who seemed to have given up on everything, closing his eyes.

A soft voice was heard in his ear.

‘I’ll still show you some courtesy. Go without pain.’

Whirr!

The secretary squeezed his eyes shut.

He couldn’t not know what would happen after that sound. Soon his whole body would split….

Clang clang clang!

The secretary hurriedly opened his eyes.

‘What is it?’

This wasn’t that sound?

He instinctively raised his head to check Joo Seok’s complexion. But what he saw was not Joo Seok, but a man who had appeared in front of Joo Seok.

‘A foreigner?’

Why is a foreigner here….

Then, fluent Chinese flowed from the mouth of the foreigner who had suddenly appeared.

‘I’m sorry, but blocking the way won’t hold me back, even if it works for others.’

Wiggins, who had deflected all the flying wires with a shield, smiled.

‘Figuring out who you’re facing first is something your ancestors taught you, isn’t it?’

A blue murderous aura flowed from Kong Ling’s face.

‘You…’

‘Hmm, two of them. It’ll be tough to deal with alone, but…’

Wiggins’ hand reached into the subspace. In his hand, which had emerged from the distorted space, was a sword with strange patterns densely engraved on it.

‘If it’s just to hold them back for a while before my scary boss comes, it won’t be difficult. Come on.’

It was the moment when a faint sneer appeared on Wiggins’ lips.