Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 639

Kang Jin-ho stared at Choi Yeon-ha, his expression a mix of disbelief and bewilderment.

Choi Yeon-ha was a strong woman, he knew that much. He had witnessed her strength firsthand when they were trapped in the tunnel. But he never expected her to say something like this, not in this situation. If he had arrived even a little later, she could have been in grave danger, possibly even losing her life.

And yet, she was telling him not to kill?

“Why?”

Even though he could guess at her feelings, Kang Jin-ho couldn’t help but ask the question.

“Um…”

Choi Yeon-ha glanced at Guo Liqin, her gaze slightly trembling, before quickly looking away.

“I, I don’t think I can speak logically right now, okay?”

“So, just do it for me. Okay?”

“…Alright.”

He was confident he could argue with anything she said, but seeing her like this, he found himself without a retort. Right now, he had to do as she wished.

“Please get rid of him quickly. I’m a bit… I’m really not doing well.”

“Yes.”

Kang Jin-ho rose from his seat and slowly approached Guo Liqin.

“Kang Jin-ho.”

“Yes?”

He turned around at the sound of her voice.

“Um… I’m sorry, I’m really sorry. I know I’m saying something ridiculous right now… but could you please deal with him quickly and come back into the room? I’m a little scared being alone after you go out there.”

Kang Jin-ho slightly clenched his fist. Choi Yeon-ha’s face, as she spoke in a trembling voice, was genuinely terrified. She had been stable when he was by her side, but now, just because he was a few steps away, she was showing signs of anxiety.

Who had made her like this?

“I will.”

He answered with a gentle expression and turned back around. Guo Liqin’s pupils shook as if an earthquake had struck when he met Kang Jin-ho’s eyes. His eyes darted back and forth, revealing his inner turmoil.

Step, step.

Kang Jin-ho, walking at a deliberate pace, stood right in front of Guo Liqin. He whispered softly to the man, who was desperately avoiding his gaze.

“You heard everything, right?”

“Don’t worry. I have to listen to that person’s request right now. I won’t kill you.”

A dramatic sense of relief washed over Guo Liqin’s face.

He knew. He knew that Kang Jin-ho’s words didn’t mean he would be let go unharmed. He would probably be subjected to hellish torture or be left half-crippled.

But even that was something. There were those who thought it was better to die than to live a miserable life, but Guo Liqin didn’t think that way at all. With that kind of mindset, one couldn’t survive in this dirty world.

If he could just live, he could do anything.

To Guo Liqin, Kang Jin-ho’s words were like a ray of light. If he could just live… if he could just survive…

At that moment, a very low voice reached his ears. A very small voice that only he could hear.

“Today, you see.”

The hope that had risen quickly vanished.

Kang Jin-ho grabbed him by the collar and walked away, as if not giving him time to despair. Guo Liqin’s body, stiff as a mannequin, was dragged along the floor.

Just as Kang Jin-ho was heading towards the door, he heard hurried footsteps. Someone was approaching the room.

“No! Damn it, I told you to handle it quietly! What do you mean by breaking the door?”

Kang Jin-ho frowned as he saw who was entering the room.

“How is that girl…”

Liu Wei, who had rushed into the room, saw Kang Jin-ho holding Guo Liqin by the collar. He wasn’t completely clueless. Just by looking at Guo Liqin’s face, he could tell what was going on.

“Ah, uh…”

How could this have happened?

He knew how terrifying Guo Liqin was. If any clumsy thugs were caught by Guo Liqin, they would be left half-crippled on the spot. He had seen that happen several times. He wasn’t human. How much influence would he have, given that the Triads [Chinese organized crime syndicate] had assigned him to this task?

But that Guo Liqin was being held in Kang Jin-ho’s hand like a toy.

Liu Wei forced his trembling head up to look at Kang Jin-ho. Their eyes met in the air. At that moment, Liu Wei collapsed to the ground. His legs had given way, and he couldn’t stand up.

“I, I…”

Kang Jin-ho calmly looked away from Liu Wei and towards Choi Yeon-ha. He was asking if she knew this guy. He seemed to be with them, but this was trash that Kang Jin-ho didn’t need to deal with. So, there was no need to…

“That bastard ordered it.”

Then things were different.

Kang Jin-ho’s eyebrows slightly rose. Kang Jin-ho, who didn’t usually show his anger through his expressions, showing this much emotion meant he was furious.

“But you can’t touch him right now.”

“…Why are there so many things I can’t touch?”

“We have a shoot tomorrow.”

Kang Jin-ho’s face was filled with annoyance. Was the shoot important right now?

“That…”

“I, I can’t go back to Korea like this, it’s unfair.”

Kang Jin-ho, who was about to get angry, closed his mouth when he saw Choi Yeon-ha’s determined face. Looking at her, full of resentment and venom, he couldn’t say anything.

“If I go back like this, what will be left for me? So, so please let that bastard go for now. That bastard… I’ll bite him to death later.”

Kang Jin-ho glared at Liu Wei, who was sitting on the floor, trembling.

“Hoo…”

It wasn’t Kang Jin-ho’s style to release prey that he had caught, but right now, this anger had to be used entirely for Choi Yeon-ha.

Realizing that, Kang Jin-ho reached out and grabbed Liu Wei by the collar.

“Ugh.”

Liu Wei, whose collar was grabbed tightly, making it hard to breathe, was forcibly pulled up. Kang Jin-ho stared at Liu Wei’s face, as if trying to memorize it.

“It’s a good thing to be able to live a little longer.”

A smile appeared on Kang Jin-ho’s lips.

“But you’ll realize that it’s not always a good thing. Soon, very soon.”

Kang Jin-ho didn’t wait for Liu Wei’s reaction and dragged the two of them out.

The sound of someone being dragged along the hotel hallway was eerie, but no one came out to see what was happening. Most people didn’t know what was going on because Guo Liqin had blocked the sound, and a few others had heard something but didn’t dare open their doors for fear of getting involved.

Kang Jin-ho pressed the button in front of the elevator. When the elevator doors opened, he threw Liu Wei inside. Or, he tried to throw him.

But Kang Jin-ho’s hand couldn’t reach out. If he sent this guy away like this, he wouldn’t be able to contain his boiling anger.

“Hoo…”

Kang Jin-ho took a deep breath and pulled Liu Wei closer, bringing his face right in front of his own.

“Listen carefully.”

“…”

Even with the pressure tightening around his neck, Liu Wei nodded frantically.

Kang Jin-ho’s eyes slowly turned red.

“Hee…”

A ghost. No, a demon. What should he call the man in front of him?

Liu Wei realized that he had touched someone he should never have touched.

“I’ll warn you in advance. It’s best not to think about running away. The moment you give up your current position and run away, you’ll become useless. Then I can deal with you without any burden. Do you understand what I’m saying?”

His head nodded vigorously.

“To be honest, I wish you would run away. It would make things easier for me.”

“Ugh…”

“Remember.”

A chilling voice, like scraping metal, escaped from Kang Jin-ho’s lips.

“You should be grateful that you’re alive. Realize how great a happiness it is to be breathing. From now on, you’ll be dying every day. Enjoy the rest of your life as much as you can. But you need to know that this isn’t a blessing. From now on, I’m going to think about how cruelly I’m going to kill you. I’ll worry and worry until your last moment. I don’t even know what will come out of it right now. So…”

Kang Jin-ho gave a devilish smile.

“Remember. The moment your time ends, I’ll come for you. We’ll meet again. Aren’t you curious about what will happen then?”

Liu Wei convulsed. His body was trembling so much that it looked like he was having a seizure.

“It wouldn’t be bad to experience it in advance, would it?”

Kang Jin-ho’s eyes were completely bloodshot.

Liu Wei’s pupils, which were meeting Kang Jin-ho’s eyes, began to blur.

“Ugh!”

Then, Liu Wei’s body began to twist violently. Tears and snot streamed down his face, and the saliva flowing from his mouth soaked his front.

Kang Jin-ho clearly saw Liu Wei’s face turning white and then black as he died.

He was seeing hell. The most terrifying death he could imagine.

It was still an illusion, for now. But soon, it wouldn’t be an illusion.

Kang Jin-ho pressed the elevator button and threw Liu Wei through the open door. Then, he watched Liu Wei convulse through the slowly closing elevator doors.

According to Choi Yeon-ha’s request, he had to return him in the most intact state possible. But this was the limit of his patience.

When the doors closed completely, Kang Jin-ho let out a low sigh. Returning someone he wanted to tear to pieces in one piece was not something Kang Jin-ho was used to. He wanted to praise himself for doing so well.

But this wasn’t bad either. His anger wouldn’t subside.

“That’s why people need to be useful.”

Liu Wei had bought himself a few more days of life with his abilities.

“But what should I do?”

Kang Jin-ho slowly pulled up Guo Liqin, who he had been holding in his grasp. Kang Jin-ho, who was squeezing Guo Liqin’s neck as if it would break, laughed as if he was extremely pleased.

“You’re useless, though.”

“Ugh, ugh…”

Guo Liqin’s face turned bright red as his neck was squeezed.

“It’s as promised. I’ll let you live today. So, you need to think about what you need to do to survive tomorrow.”

Kang Jin-ho smiled at Guo Liqin once and opened the door to the pantry next to the elevator. He threw Guo Liqin inside and took out his cell phone.

Then, he made a call.

When the call was connected, Kang Jin-ho gave instructions in a low voice.

“I put something interesting in the pantry on the 20th floor. Collect it and lock it up.”

[Understood.]

Kang Jin-ho hung up the phone and clenched his fist. His anger wouldn’t subside. He knew. Even if he killed them all, this anger wouldn’t have subsided. That’s how angry Kang Jin-ho was right now.

No one could touch what was his. No one!

Kang Jin-ho’s face, as he stared out the window with cold eyes, was chilling. He had to become stronger. To protect what was his…

“Are you far?”

“I, I’m coming now.”

Kang Jin-ho, whose face had lost its venom, rushed back to the room. It was a slightly pathetic-looking sprint.