Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 220

Pursuing (2)

Bang!

The sound of an explosion wasn’t that unusual. In life, you could hear explosions from time to time.

But if that explosion came from a person’s body, it would be quite strange. Especially if it was from your own body.

The Outlaw stared blankly at his leg.

It wasn’t broken.

It had been torn off.

The area below his thigh was gone.

An unreal sight.

Imagine seeing the leg that had been carrying his body just moments ago, now lying on the ground like a piece of meat cut from a butcher shop.

Could you maintain a normal state of mind?

The Outlaw knew the answer.

What he was seeing now was his own severed leg.

“Ugh……”

The pain came belatedly.

He had thought that unimaginable agony would come the moment it was severed, but surprisingly, the pain was leisurely, slowly rising.

The rapidly rising pain slowly subsided as if he had been given a painkiller. Whether it was because adrenaline was being released like a waterfall, or because he was so terrified that he forgot even the pain, he couldn’t tell.

But one thing was certain.

The demon tearing apart his body was not yet satisfied. It was looking down at him with eyes that seemed ready to devour him at any moment.

Where did it all go wrong?

Meeting this monster?

Not refusing when the Yeongnam Association [a regional martial arts organization] requested his services?

No… maybe it was from the moment he started committing acts of slaughter while consumed by demonic energy.

Or maybe it was from the moment he started learning demonic arts.

But none of that mattered now.

Thanks to this demon shattering his dantian [an energy center in the body] a little while ago, his consciousness was gradually clearing. But the reason that was so terrible was… the clearer his consciousness became, the more clearly he realized the situation he was in.

“Ah…” “Aah…”

His pronunciation was slurred because of his broken teeth and severed tongue. He was trying to say ‘I’, but it didn’t sound like that even to his own ears.

But he had to speak. It was too unfair to face death like this.

It’s not my fault.

I wasn’t originally like this. Demonic arts, it’s all because of demonic arts.

“Aah!”

Crack!

The moment he tried to say something, Kang Jin-ho’s fist slammed into the Outlaw’s mouth. All of his remaining teeth were broken. The fragments of broken teeth embedded themselves in his palate, tearing his tongue to shreds.

Unspeakable pain.

Even if his entire body were pierced with iron skewers, he wouldn’t feel this kind of pain.

As Kang Jin-ho pulled his fist out of his mouth, he whispered softly.

“Do you want to make excuses?”

“Kuhhh…”

“You must have had your reasons. Right? Yes, I know. You were probably consumed by demonic energy, and you unintentionally craved slaughter. Isn’t that right?”

The Outlaw nodded frantically.

“Okay, I’ll sympathize with you. But you know…”

Kang Jin-ho whispered quietly into the Outlaw’s ear.

“No one forced you to learn demonic arts. It was your choice, wasn’t it?”

“Kuhhhhh…”

Kang Jin-ho laughed.

Like a demon.

“Or think of it this way. I’m also out of my mind because of demonic arts, and that’s why I’m breaking you. If you think like that, it’s not unfair, right? It’s the same thing. So…”

Kang Jin-ho grabbed the Outlaw’s limp cheek and pulled his face right in front of his own.

“You should forgive me too.”

Crunch.

The sound of bones crushing was heard as he stomped on the remaining leg. The Outlaw screamed, but because his jaw was clenched so tightly, the scream didn’t come out properly.

The Outlaw’s eyes were bloodshot.

Kang Jin-ho’s foot, which had crushed the bones, pressed down harder on the leg.

Crack, crack.

The Outlaw had experienced the sound of this happening to a human body before. The sound of forcibly tearing apart a human body that still had blood flowing through it.

It would have been better not to know.

Because that sound was now coming from his own leg.

Crack.

The leg was pulled off.

The sense of loss from losing his leg was greater than the pain. And the fear of having to face this demon, who had been chuckling since a while ago, was greater than the pain.

The Outlaw looked up at Kang Jin-ho with a face covered in tears and snot. He couldn’t even speak properly anymore, but the desperation in his eyes would be obvious to anyone who saw it.

Except for Kang Jin-ho.

“Say something.”

Kang Jin-ho reached out and grabbed the Outlaw’s arm.

“Come on, say it. Tell me to stop. Then I’ll stop.”

“Ughhhhh!”

The Outlaw shouted reflexively, but no human voice came from his mouth.

All of his teeth were broken, and his tongue was completely severed. And the fragments of broken teeth had even half-destroyed his vocal cords. How could he speak?

“What was that?”

Crack.

Kang Jin-ho tore off the Outlaw’s arm, which had become like a rag.

Swoosh!

A spray of blood shot into the night sky.

The Outlaw’s body trembled as if it were having a seizure. He knew. He knew where this demon’s hand would go next. And he knew that no matter what he did, he couldn’t stop that hand.

He couldn’t calm his trembling body because he couldn’t resist his predetermined fate.

And that fate reached his one remaining arm.

“Say something.”

His fingers were broken off.

“I can’t hear you.”

The Outlaw cried out.

He knew it was useless. But who wouldn’t cry out in this situation?

Even though he knew that no proper words would come out because of his torn mouth, even though he knew that no matter how much he screamed, no proper sound would come out… he couldn’t help but cry out.

Even though he knew it was futile, even though he knew that all this struggle would only give pleasure to that demon…

The Outlaw cried and cried, tears streaming down his face.

But the result didn’t change.

His wrist was broken.

“I said I can’t hear you.”

The area below his elbow was torn off completely.

A low chuckle.

Even though it was a quiet chuckle, the madness within it was so vivid.

Was that how they felt?

Did those who died by his hand feel the same way he did now?

No.

No!

He had killed people, but he had never played with their bodies, tearing them apart piece by piece like this demon.

They must have seen him as a demon.

But now, the Outlaw had met not someone who looked like a demon, but a real demon.

A real demon who laughed while tearing apart a person’s body.

“Shall I tell you?”

His consciousness seemed to be half-gone.

He had lost so much blood that he couldn’t feel any pain anymore. His whole body was cold, as if he were in a freezer.

But the coldness felt in his body could never surpass the coldness felt in that voice. If that voice had a temperature, the Outlaw’s body would have frozen instantly.

“I have good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?”

Tears flowed.

Stop.

Stop now.

It was too cruel now.

But this demon had no intention of stopping. Even though he could have taken his life at any moment since a while ago, he never killed him.

Even after tearing off both legs and one arm.

Even though he should have died from excessive bleeding, he was still alive.

Because this demon hadn’t finished enjoying himself yet.

How much more pain did he have to endure, how much more fear did he have to feel to escape this hellish situation?

Kang Jin-ho’s soft voice pierced his ears.

“The good news is very simple. I’m not going to kill you.”

He didn’t want to hear it.

He felt like he knew what would come after that.

The despair of the bad news that he was still alive was greater than the thrill of hope that he might not die.

He didn’t want to hear it.

But he wanted to hear it.

In that contradictory emotion, the Outlaw struggled, cried out, and wailed.

“The bad news is…”

He felt as if the demon’s tongue was tickling his ear.

It was a terrifying experience to be able to clearly feel the goosebumps on his body even in this state.

“I’m not going to kill you.”

The Outlaw’s body trembled.

He could understand.

He was also someone who could be called evil.

He could understand too clearly what Kang Jin-ho was saying to him now.

“Ugh… Ughhhhh!”

He screamed desperately with a voice that barely came out.

“Ugh! Ugh!”

Kill me!

Kill me! Please!

But the demon smiled brightly as he listened to his soul-filled cry.

The moonlight shone eerily behind him.

“I can’t hear you.”

Crunch.

The remaining arm was pulled off.

Why! Why! Why won’t I die!

Both arms and legs were pulled off at the same time! He should have died, but why wasn’t he dying!

The Outlaw sobbed.

He wanted to go insane and escape this situation. If he had any of his tongue left, he would have done so long ago and escaped into death.

But now he couldn’t do anything.

His inner energy was all scattered, and his arms and legs were all pulled off. All of his teeth were crushed, and his tongue had been cut off long ago.

All he could do now was twitch.

“Remember.”

Kang Jin-ho made eye contact with him.

“The last sight you’ll see in this world.”

Thud.

The light disappeared.

But Kang Jin-ho’s two eyes, which were dyed red and looking at him, remained like an unforgettable brand.

“Ah…” Ahh…

He had lost his arms and legs. He had lost the means to speak. And now he had lost his sight as well.

He was alive, but not really alive.

But the Outlaw knew.

It wasn’t over.

That demon wouldn’t be satisfied with this.

And as if to dispel the Outlaw’s doubts, Kang Jin-ho’s hand reached his ear.

“When I was at my most difficult…”

“I thought many times that I wished I could fall asleep and never wake up.”

“For humans, death can sometimes be a luxury. You don’t deserve to escape through death. Live in a world without light, without sound, where you can’t do anything. I will never let you die.”

The Outlaw couldn’t even tremble anymore.

He wished….

He wished his eardrums would burst quickly.

Then he wouldn’t have to hear it.

That demon’s voice.

“And remember…”

Who would know that not having hands to cover his ears could be so painful?

He was so afraid of the words that would come next. He was so afraid that he wanted to tear out his eardrums if he could.

But he couldn’t do anything. Like a prisoner looking at the guillotine blade that was sure to fall, he just sobbed and despaired.

“It’s not over. I’ll come back again. And then, even greater pain will come for you. Until then, reflect thousands, tens of thousands of times. On the pain of those who died because of you.”

With those words, the Outlaw’s eardrums burst.

It was the moment the Outlaw fell into eternal darkness without light or sound.