Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 754

It is the dawn that kills the darkness.

Hong King’s fist was saying so. The power gathered in his shining right hand was more than enough to sever the breath of the demon that would drag the world into hell.

However, Hong King was slightly hesitant.

‘Is this one truly a demon?’

If so, why does he suppress the demon hidden within himself? Just releasing that demon would be enough to taint the world with evil.

The other persona that Kang Jin-ho calls the Heavenly Demon Sovereign [a powerful, destructive alter ego].

That being was so intense and destructive that he had to re-evaluate the current Kang Jin-ho.

If he truly seeks evil, if he is truly worthy of the name Demon Sovereign… then why does he not try to become the Heavenly Demon Sovereign? He should be an ideal existence for the demons.

‘What should I see?’

It was chaos, a maelstrom of confusion.

But even amidst that chaos, Hong King did not lose his way.

No matter who the opponent was.

Whether Kang Jin-ho was the human he thought he was, or not, nothing would change.

Kang Jin-ho must die.

Along with the demon he harbored.

“Hoo…”

Hong King, taking a low breath, slowly glared at Kang Jin-ho, who was rising from the water.

‘Delusion is ultimately my own inadequacy.’

Evil must be cut down.

If the opponent is evil, no logic or reason is needed. Just cut him down.

He would cut down evil with this one blow.

Hong King, resolutely firming his will, extended his fist. All delusion and confusion vanished at once.

It had to be that way.

But Hong King had to know. When everything ends, there is always a demon that interferes. And the demon that was interfering with Hong King now was not a demon in a metaphysical sense.

A real demon was targeting him.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Just as Hong King was about to reach out, water splashed from all directions, and about a dozen people shot up into the air.

“This!”

Confusion clouded Hong King’s face. An unprecedented blunder.

Even if his body was broken and he had been completely distracted by Kang Jin-ho, the fact that he had not noticed these people approaching was inexcusable.

Moreover…

Whoosh!

The energy emanating from those who had risen into the air was clearly demonic energy.

‘Where did these guys come from!’

He couldn’t hide his bewilderment.

The demonic energy was clearly different in quality from the demons that had filled this place until just a moment ago. It was definitely purer and more destructive!

It was rather similar to the demonic energy that Kang Jin-ho emitted.

That fact confused Hong King.

There was no way he could misjudge the energy. These guys were definitely not the demons that had been here. Then where did these guys come from?

In that brief moment, Hong King had to make a choice.

These guys were not even worth a punch.

If his body was whole.

But just as Kang Jin-ho was critically injured, unable to withstand even an ordinary martial artist, his body was also shattered.

Still, he was Hong King.

Even with the power he had now, it wouldn’t be difficult to tear them apart. That is, if he didn’t pour all the last of his inner strength gathered in his right hand into Kang Jin-ho.

Hong King’s eyes wavered.

The choice was one of two.

Kill Kang Jin-ho and be prepared to die himself.

Or, withdraw the power he was about to pour into Kang Jin-ho and tear these guys apart.

Even if he chose the former, he might survive. But if he chose the latter, one of them would surely snatch Kang Jin-ho and run away.

He couldn’t chase them.

Then what should he do?

Hong King’s mind raced furiously. Even as he was thinking, the demons were flying towards him like cannonballs.

“Hwaaaaaaaak!”

A shriek.

A shriek mixed with anger, annoyance, and determination burst from Hong King’s mouth.

“I am Hong King!”

His choice was resolute.

He would kill them.

Even if it meant his own death, he could not let Kang Jin-ho go from this place. This one would one day taint the world with darkness. There was no compromise.

Hong King’s shining right hand extended towards Kang Jin-ho.

The energy became steel, flying towards Kang Jin-ho’s head. No matter how tough Kang Jin-ho’s body was, if he were hit by that fist while unconscious, he would be shattered like a ripe watermelon.

But once the fist was released, no one could stop it.

The fist, imbued with Hong King’s last strength, flew towards Kang Jin-ho.

And…

At that moment, Hong King’s eyes widened as if they would tear.

Someone had appeared in front of Kang Jin-ho.

It wasn’t a figure of speech. He literally appeared there. It wasn’t that he had rushed in quickly, or that he had blocked it at a speed that couldn’t be followed by the eye.

It was as if a non-existent being had appeared in that spot, literally appearing there.

‘This!’

Hong King sensed it.

Whoever that person was, he was not friendly to him.

“Tsk.”

An old gentleman.

A neatly dressed old gentleman put down the cane he was holding and, without looking back, reached his hand behind him and grabbed Kang Jin-ho.

“Until we meet again.”

KWA-AAAAAAANG!

The fist exploded, illuminating the world.

Hong King’s eyes, widened as if they would tear, were fixed on the exploding sea without a single blink.

“This…”

In the sea where the light and spray had subsided, nothing remained. No, there was something left, but it was not Kang Jin-ho’s.

Escape.

A perfect escape.

Hong King’s body tilted backward as he confirmed that Kang Jin-ho had disappeared before his eyes.

Cough.

As the aging was transmitted to his body, scarlet blood gushed from his mouth.

Cough, cough, after spitting out blood several times, Hong King shouted with uncontrollable rage.

“Kang Jin-hooooooooooooo!”

The world turned white.

The giant who had supported the Central Plains [a reference to Hong King’s status as a powerful martial artist] slammed the ground, struggled, and screamed.

Uncontrollable rage.

A sense of self-loathing, as if he had been thrown into the bottom of hell, tormented him.

In his eyes, a dozen demons came into view. The demons had a smug look on their faces, even as they witnessed Hong King’s rage right in front of them.

“I’ll kill you…”

Hong King growled like a beast.

“I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you! I’ll tear you to pieces! You bastards!”

“Whew.”

The man who received that anger head-on, Lee Myung-hwan, shrugged his shoulders exaggeratedly.

“Looks like you’re really pissed off?”

“This…”

Korean.

Hearing Korean in his ears, Hong King was able to understand the whole situation. It was his mistake to have excluded them, thinking that the General Assembly would not move in Chinese territory.

But that was also a mistake he would not have made if Kang Jin-ho hadn’t made him this way.

“I’ll kill you…”

Tears of blood flowed from Hong King’s eyes.

Lee Myung-hwan took his eyes off that gaze and looked at the place where Kang Jin-ho had been.

“You said you’d let us experience hell…”

I didn’t know this was the hell.

“It wouldn’t be so bad to die like this. But you should be prepared too. The next time you meet that man will be the day you die.”

“Uwaaaaaaaaaaa!”

Hong King charged like an enraged boar.

Lee Myung-hwan turned his head away from the terrifying sight. A small light was already floating on the horizon.

“You must not forget, Chairman.” That we were here.

Absolutely.

Lee Myung-hwan smiled brightly as he looked at Hong King charging towards him.

“Noooooooo!”

There was another person who had lost his mind.

In an instant, Chai Ke-chang grasped the whole situation.

Kang Jin-ho had disappeared in front of Hong King.

Where he would be was obvious.

“Get the ship ready! Now!”

“Ch, Chai Ke-chang!”

“We’re going after him! We have to go after that bastard! Right now!”

“Th, there are no ships.”

“What? Why are there no ships?”

If eyes could kill, dozens would have died from Chai Ke-chang’s momentum right now. That’s how much Chai Ke-chang was beyond his limits right now.

It was a miracle that he hadn’t been taken away with a cerebral hemorrhage.

“You, you told us to remove all the ships?”

“Who? Me?”

“…Yes. You said they might escape, so you told us to remove all the ships on the coast…”

Thwack!

Chai Ke-chang slapped his adjutant without warning.

“Hey, you bastard! When did I give such an order! Who was it! Which crazy bastard gave such an order! Who is it! Who is it!”

“I, I’m sorry.”

There was no one who didn’t know that Chai Ke-chang was being unreasonable. But it was pointless to argue about that now. You have to avoid a typhoon.

“N, no… no…”

Chai Ke-chang, who had been agitated, suddenly changed his expression and crawled forward on all fours. His hand reached out towards the receding light.

There.

That light, Kang Jin-ho is on that ship.

The demon who would destroy everything they had was now mocking them and leisurely leaving China.

“Contact the Public Security Bureau!”

“Chai Ke-chang!”

“Quickly! Mobilize everything you can and blow up that ship! Sink it! Make sure that ship can’t return to Korea! Right now! Even if it enters Korean territorial waters, follow it and blow it up! Use guns, use bombs, do whatever it takes! Right noooooooow!”

Chai Ke-chang shouted desperately, but everyone knew that the order was unreasonable.

Just because you can see it doesn’t mean it’s close. That ship was already far away. It was probably heading to Korea at maximum speed. It was impossible to catch up with that ship from now on.

The sea was not the domain of martial artists.

“D, demon… demon…”

Chai Ke-chang muttered with a blank face.

“Even after doing all this… even after Hong King himself stepped in… if we can’t catch the demon, what are we supposed to do?”

Chai Ke-chang had also seen it.

How dangerous the demon’s existence was.

Hadn’t he also seen the demon’s existence, which was trampling on Hong King while spewing black demonic energy? That dangerous being was now out of their hands.

The being they thought was a variable had grown into their worst enemy in their arms and was now heading to its own nest.

What if that person recovers his power like this?

‘It’s over.’

The dagger that had been aiming for their necks from behind would now become the claws of a beast and tear them apart.

Chai Ke-chang couldn’t bear that terrible future.

“Uwaaaaaaaaaaa! Kang Jin-hooooooooo!”

Chai Ke-chang’s body, which had been struggling, stiffened, and he collapsed on the spot.

“Chai Ke-chang!”

The adjutants rushed to Chai Ke-chang and shook him. Those who confirmed Chai Ke-chang’s condition, who had lost consciousness with his eyes rolled back, screamed in horror.

“A doctor! Get a doctor right now!”

The cries for a doctor and the confusion of those who had not grasped the situation covered the pier.

Hong King’s rage.

Chai Ke-chang’s despair.

And the will of those who risked their lives.

Leaving all that behind, the sun was slowly rising above the horizon.

A long, long night.

A very long night was finally over.

And no one knew how much this long night had twisted the fate of the world, not yet. No one.