Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 470

“Here it is.”

The boat slowly approached the shore.

“The boat can’t go any further from here.”

“That’s enough.”

Kang Jin-ho gathered his belongings that were tossed in a corner.

“Here.”

The captain handed Kang Jin-ho a radio.

“Basically, the boat is scheduled to come back in 24 hours. But you booked it for 72 hours. Is that correct?”

“That should be right.”

“If anything happens during that time, please contact us with this radio. The way to use it is…”

“It’s okay.”

Kang Jin-ho tucked the radio into his waistband.

He wouldn’t need to use it anyway.

“Still, just in case you get sick or something…”

Kang Jin-ho quietly shook his head.

“I wouldn’t understand it anyway. I’m not very familiar with these kinds of machines.”

“…Just a moment.”

The captain stubbornly pulled the radio from Kang Jin-ho’s waistband and started pressing buttons here and there.

“Look. You press here to turn it on, and you press and hold this button while you talk. Then, it will connect to my radio. And before you speak, this button…”

The captain pressed the red button on top of the radio. Then, a high-pitched beep sounded from both the captain’s radio and Kang Jin-ho’s radio.

“You have to press this to give a signal so I can hear you better. Let it beep for four or five seconds, then press the button below and speak. Got it?”

“Yes.”

Kang Jin-ho thought he could manage that much.

“Do you have enough water and food?”

“Yes. Don’t worry.”

Kang Jin-ho smiled lightly.

“All sorts of things can happen when a person is alone. Don’t try to brush off anything that seems minor, and be sure to contact us. We usually don’t take people to uninhabited islands alone. There are some people who go there for bad reasons. This time, we’re making a special exception for you, so if any problems arise, contact us. We’ll come right away. Understood?”

“Yes.”

“Then.”

As if the captain had finished speaking, Kang Jin-ho jumped into the water without hesitation.

Splash!

He was close enough to the shore that his feet touched the ground, but he had to endure the water reaching his chest.

“Be careful. And catch a lot of fish.”

“Yes.”

Kang Jin-ho lightly greeted the captain and headed for the land.

‘He’s a good person.’

He was someone who had a basic kindness towards people. Even though Kang Jin-ho hadn’t asked for it, he did everything he could and worried about him.

Kang Jin-ho hoped the captain would return to the mainland safely.

Splash, splash.

As he slowly headed for the land, the island filled his vision.

‘It’s bigger than I thought.’

He had imagined an uninhabited island to be like something out of a cartoon, a round island with palm trees on it. It was a little embarrassing to admit, but that was what he had pictured.

But the island he saw was bigger than he had imagined. So much so that it was hard to believe it was uninhabited.

‘There seems to be a house too?’

Although it was a dark, uninhabited island, he could clearly see a slate roof slightly protruding above the mountain. It seemed to be an island where people used to live, but for some reason, they had left, and it had become uninhabited.

‘A difference in perception, I guess.’

Usually, an uninhabited island refers to land where people don’t set foot, but when you think about it, the concept of an uninhabited island also includes land where people no longer live.

He realized that he, too, had a lot of fixed ideas as he reached the beach.

Kang Jin-ho, who had completely climbed onto the beach, looked around.

A beach, and large rocks scattered here and there.

The end of the beach led to a forest with lush trees. Kang Jin-ho slowly entered the forest, looking at the dense pine trees.

They would come soon.

Soon.

Those who were chasing him.

The moon slowly hid behind the clouds. As the moonlight began to be pushed back by the darkness, Kang Jin-ho quietly curled up the corners of his mouth.

Now, this place was land where civilization did not reach.

Those who arrived here would know. What it meant to enter his land.

Soon.

They would know.

Bangsang was extremely annoyed.

The rocking of the boat was different from what he expected. The subtle swaying, different from a yacht, made him feel strangely bad.

‘Damn it.’

His trained body shouldn’t be suffering from seasickness.

But why was he so annoyed?

No matter how rationally he thought about it, there was no reason for him to feel this bad. They were slowly but surely closing in on Kang Jin-ho. They had blocked all possible variables.

If he thought about it calmly, there was a high probability that Kang Jin-ho wouldn’t even suspect that they were targeting him. It wasn’t for nothing that the Chevaliers [A group of elite warriors or knights] were giving him dissatisfied looks.

Logically speaking, Kang Jin-ho didn’t even know about the existence of the Chevaliers. But he had ordered them around, saying he wouldn’t fall into a trap, so they couldn’t have a good impression of him.

The most likely scene they would encounter was Kang Jin-ho, who had gone night fishing, meeting them without knowing anything and dying.

‘That’s the power of information.’

When he thought about it, Kang Jin-ho was a pitiful man.

Even though it was a small country, there was its own ecosystem within it.

Just because a shark lives in the ocean doesn’t mean it can ignore a bullfrog that dominates a pond. It was hard to say which was stronger, but it was easy to conclude which one had lived more fiercely.

Bangsang thought that Kang Jin-ho had lived a fierce life.

Even though it was in a low-level country called Korea, unifying the martial world of a country was not an easy task. Especially if it wasn’t a country with a long history and system.

The person who had done such a thing couldn’t be an ordinary person. And normally, he should be able to live a comfortable life from now on. He should be able to enjoy luxury and do whatever he wanted.

‘If only Korea was in a different place.’

In fact, the martial artists who dominate small countries in Southeast Asia or Africa live like kings. It wasn’t because they were that strong, but because no one paid attention to those countries.

In fact, in Botswana, Africa, the influence of martial artists is stronger than the visible world. Although they maintain democracy on the surface, it was a country where a terrible dictatorship was taking place, enough to make your jaw drop if you knew the actual situation.

But who cares about that?

Even if the person who dominated Botswana was indulging in luxury and doing terrible things, no one paid attention. Because that was their world.

But Korea was different.

This place was a fuse and a missile launch site. It was a place where they could never take their eyes off. If Kang Jin-ho wasn’t Korean, and if the country he dominated wasn’t Korea… he would have been given a little more time.

Even if they had to intervene eventually, they wouldn’t have intervened so immediately.

But unfortunately, Kang Jin-ho was Korean, and the country he dominated was Korea. So he had to pay the price. It was hard to accept that one’s fate was determined by geographical location, but…

‘Even if he’s pitiful, there’s nothing I can do.’

It was something that should never happen to have pity for the target. Bangsang shook his head to clear the distracting thoughts from his mind.

The subtle discomfort seemed to be affecting his concentration.

“How much further do we have to go?”

“We’re almost there. We’ll arrive in about ten minutes.”

“Ten minutes…”

Since the only person who could communicate with Koreans was the informant they had received support from, they couldn’t get immediate answers. It was annoying, but he had no choice but to understand the situation.

“Are you sure Kang Jin-ho is at the place we’re going?”

“A little while ago, we received a report that a boat dropped someone off on the uninhabited island and left.”

“Do they usually share that kind of information?”

“Since it’s a sea with many islands, it seems that fishermen share even minor information with each other. Especially since they’re from the same port.”

“Hmm…”

Bangsang nodded.

He looked up at the sky to calm his mind. The crescent moon, slightly tinged with blue, was looking down on them.

The moon visible above the crashing waves.

‘It feels ominous…’

He had expected a scene that would calm his mind, but instead, he felt restless.

‘Something is bound to happen on a night like this.’

Bangsang gritted his teeth.

‘What are you thinking?’

He was a Chevalier.

How could a Chevalier, who knew no fear, feel this much anxiety about catching one Oriental?

‘You should be ashamed of yourself!’

Bangsang felt that his current state was not normal. He didn’t know why, but he was not able to maintain his composure at all.

Just as he was seriously considering handing over command to Mathieu, Mathieu shouted.

“There, I see the island!”

Before he could even make a decision, the island was approaching. It was as if it had suddenly appeared.

Since it was a dark night at sea, they hadn’t noticed the island until it was right in front of them.

“Is that the place?”

Bangsang was momentarily overwhelmed by the sight of the dark island.

“…It has a strange atmosphere.”

Looking at a dark island from the sea was an experience that not many people could have.

Not only that, but the others also seemed to be overwhelmed by the sight of the island.

The sound of the motor and the sound of the waves were mixed together.

“They say it’s impossible to dock on the island. We have to get off when we get close enough. They’ll give us a radio and tell us to contact them when we’re done fishing. If there’s no contact, they’ll come back in 36 hours.”

“Hmm…”

Bangsang was lost in thought for a moment.

Perhaps a murder would occur on this island. How would they accept the situation where someone who went to the island disappeared and only they came out?

‘Well, does it matter?’

It wasn’t a big problem. It was only a problem when Kang Jin-ho was alive. Once Kang Jin-ho was dead, it wouldn’t be difficult to move around. They could say that Kang Jin-ho stayed on the island and then quickly take a plane or use the embassy.

Once they could kill Kang Jin-ho, they would find a way to deal with the aftermath.

The boat approached the island and slowed down at a suitable spot.

“Get off.”

Bangsang jumped into the sea first.

The Chevaliers followed him into the sea. Once all the Chevaliers, who had come on three boats, had climbed onto the beach, the boats turned around.

‘Now there’s no turning back.’

An uninhabited island in the vast ocean.

This was where it would be decided.

Either they would die, or Kang Jin-ho would die.

Rather, now that the situation had reached this point, he felt that his trembling heart was calming down.

“It’s a perfect night to play a requiem.”

It was a sad thing for Kang Jin-ho, but since the fully prepared Chevaliers had all landed without any problems, he had no future.

Just as he was wondering where to start searching.

Bzzzz!

Mathieu’s phone started ringing.

Mathieu frowned and answered the phone. The satellite phone he carried for overseas business guaranteed communication even on such an island.

Mathieu’s face hardened as he checked where the call was coming from. Mathieu, who immediately turned on the phone, shouted urgently.

“What’s going on?”

Mathieu shouted after hearing the voice on the other end of the phone.

“What do you mean? The boat has left?”

At that moment, a dazzling spotlight shone on them.