Descent Of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 854

The commotion didn’t die down easily.

“I said, be quiet.”

Chun Tae-hoon’s voice was completely ignored. Just as Chun Tae-hoon’s face was turning red, Bator spoke in a weighty tone.

“Hey, I said be quiet.”

Bator’s voice definitely had a different weight to it. Even those who didn’t understand what he was saying because the translation hadn’t finished yet all shut their mouths.

‘These bastards?’

Chun Tae-hoon was furious, but he couldn’t raise his voice here.

“It’s a historic day when the Master is filming for the first time, we can’t make a fuss. Everyone, let’s watch quietly.”

His voice was laced with laughter.

Everyone curled up the corners of their mouths and nodded. Perhaps this was a historic sight they would never see again.

“Isn’t that right, Master?”

Kang Jin-ho’s eyes twitched.

The sight of his eyes twitching on his expressionless face was a little eerie, but Bator forced his shrinking heart to pump.

This is an event that will never happen again!

If not now, when would he ever get to cling to Kang Jin-ho? Lately, he’d been getting beaten or taken advantage of one-sidedly. Today was the day to start a revolution!

Bator quickly turned his head, avoiding Kang Jin-ho’s gaze, and urged Chun Tae-hoon.

“Do you need more time to prepare?”

Chun Tae-hoon shook his head at Bator’s words.

“No. We’re ready.”

“Then why aren’t you starting? The Master is busy. He has many other things to do. Don’t waste any more of the Master’s precious time!”

“…Yes.”

It felt like he was being pushed, but what he said was right.

Chun Tae-hoon, who had asked Lee Hyun-soo for permission, gave the cue.

“We’ll start now. Three, two, one… Go!”

A red light came on the monitoring screen. But even though filming had started, Kang Jin-ho didn’t move.

“We’ve started, we’ve started.”

Chun Tae-hoon whispered. Only then did Kang Jin-ho nod and open his mouth.

“Nice… to meet you.”

“Pfft!”

“Hic!”

“Kuh! Kuh!”

He had only said one word, but there were reactions from all over. Everyone’s faces were red as they tried to hold back their laughter by covering their mouths.

“…I’m going to… teach you… Ma, Ma Gong? Uh… that…” [Ma Gong refers to a type of martial art or cultivation technique]

His mind was in a mess.

“Anyway, I’m Kang Jin-ho, who will teach you that new thing.”

“Puhuhuhup!”

“Kuek! Hic! Kueuk!”

The sound filled the space nicely. The sounds of stifled laughter were pouring out like interjections.

“That… I have to pass it on, but this, well… no, not today, I’ll pass it on from next time, so what I want to say is… this, can’t we film this again?”

“Hahahahahah!”

“Ugh! Ugh! I’m dying! Heeheehee!”

“Khop! Khuhuhuhup!”

Another explosive reaction came back. A vein popped out on Kang Jin-ho’s forehead.

“Kuh! Hey, film it! Film this! This will be a legendary video!”

“Kuh, we’re adding another dark history!”

“From tomorrow, the Assembly Leader will be an internet star!”

The corners of Kang Jin-ho’s mouth curled up slightly.

“Let’s go again.”

Chun Tae-hoon, who had received a firm order, nodded and stopped the filming once before starting the re-shoot. And seeing this, Lee Hyun-soo began to slowly move towards the door.

“We’ll start now. Three, two, one… Go!”

“Nice to meet you all.”

Kang Jin-ho made a clean start.

“Oh?”

“Wow? That’s good?”

And feedback came immediately. Those sitting in a row behind the camera were giving their real-time impressions as if they were watching a play.

Maybe it’s because his tone changed, but it feels much more natural.

No, it’s not just because his tone changed, it seems like his posture has changed a bit too?

“From now on, I am Kang Jin-ho, who will teach you a new Ma Gong. And before I teach you that Ma Gong, I will explain why you need to learn this Ma Gong.”

“Oh?”

The interjections began to decrease.

Everyone began to hold their breath at Kang Jin-ho’s serious lesson.

“The Ma Gong I’m going to teach you now is…”

“Cut!”

At that moment, Lee Hyun-soo, who was standing at the entrance, gave a clean NG [No Good] sign. Kang Jin-ho blankly turned his head.

“Why?”

“Assembly Leader, you’re teaching the Chinese guys. You have to do it in Chinese.”

“Ah…”

The solemn atmosphere collapsed at once.

Everyone was holding their mouths and giggling again.

Some were even crying and rolling on the floor.

“Aigo… my abs! My abs are going to break!”

“This is the first time I’ve laughed this much this year.”

Everyone was getting joy from Kang Jin-ho. Except for Kang Jin-ho himself.

Kang Jin-ho’s smile deepened a little more.

“It’s not like only the Chinese will be watching it anyway. There will be Koreans watching it too. So we’ll have to film two versions.”

“Hmm, then let’s film in Korean first to get used to it. But you have to give a lecture in Chinese version once today.”

“…Alright.”

“Hey, start again!”

“Yes!”

As filming started again, everyone looked at Kang Jin-ho with expectant eyes. Their eyes were so bright that they didn’t need any lighting.

Kang Jin-ho also saw those eyes.

Right. They’re expecting so much, so it’s only natural for the Assembly Leader to respond to their hearts.

“Before learning the new Ma Gong…”

Crack.

The sound of bones came from Kang Jin-ho’s fist.

“You need to know why you have to learn this Ma Gong.”

By this time, some people had a hunch that something was going wrong. But they couldn’t react. Because Kang Jin-ho was glaring at them with bloodshot eyes.

‘Where’s Lee Hyun-soo?’

Bator glanced sideways. For some reason, he saw Lee Hyun-soo, who had been standing at the entrance, sneaking out.

‘That, that bastard?’

Lee Hyun-soo was better than anyone at sensing danger. Thanks to that, Bator could sense what fate awaited him.

“The reason is simple, because you can become stronger. No matter how much I explain it in words, you won’t get a feel for it. So, I’ll show you now.”

Grind.

The sound of teeth grinding could also be heard.

Bator’s face began to turn white.

“I’ll show you clearly how powerful this Ma Gong is.”

Kang Jin-ho’s head snapped towards Chun Tae-hoon.

“Film it properly.”

“Yes!”

Chun Tae-hoon, who had become motionless, answered in a loud voice that shook the filming set.

“These are the people who came to be your sparring partners… for you.”

Chun Tae-hoon turned the camera around.

The monitoring screen showed the Ma Yeom [a group or faction], including Bator and Wiggins. Bator’s face was unusually pale, and the Ma Yeom, who had now grasped the situation, were also hesitating and stepping back.

“Wiggins, Wiggins.”

“Yes, Bator-nim.”

“I think we should run away, if we join forces for a moment… Wiggins?”

Bator turned his head, feeling Wiggins’ presence disappear.

Wiggins, who had been by his side just a moment ago, was nowhere to be seen.

That bastard, he ran away alone?

Alone? With teleportation?

That disloyal bastard!

Bator waved his hand frantically.

“Ah, no, Master. That’s not what we meant!”

“Watch closely, how powerful the Ma Gong you will learn is!”

Kang Jin-ho rushed at the Ma Yeom, spewing black Ma Gi [a type of energy or power] from his whole body.

It took only about ten minutes for those who had been excited on the filming set to be turned into a bloody mess, and for the filming set to be destroyed.

“Hmm.”

Chai Ke-chang shrugged his shoulders as he looked at the person standing in front of him.

“Is this the support list?”

“That’s right.”

“Good, good. But it seems you don’t understand the basic concept of a contract. Was it Lee Sung-hwi?”

Lee Sung-hwi silently accepted Chai Ke-chang’s sneer.

“A contract is based on the premise of disclosing each other’s information. How can we make a contract if we don’t know what each other is doing behind the scenes? Don’t you think so?”

“…What do you mean?”

“It means this is a useless piece of paper.”

Chai Ke-chang threw the document in his hand at Lee Sung-hwi. White papers fluttered and fell around Lee Sung-hwi’s body.

“It’s not like a student getting pocket money from their mom, ‘I need this and that, give it to me’, ‘I need about this much’… it’s shocking that you brought this as a document.”

“I’m just delivering it.”

“Even a pigeon can deliver. If you were in charge of coordination and delivery, you should have delivered both sides’ positions. At least if you’re asking for support, you should have brought a report on how much force will invade and how you want the support, shouldn’t you?”

Chai Ke-chang looked at Lee Sung-hwi with a strange look.

“As far as I know, you used to be a disciple of Lee Joong-geol and handled the General Assembly’s work?”

“How can someone like that not know such basic facts? No wonder the General Assembly ended up like that.”

“Then what about you?”

“Hmm?”

“Then why did you get crushed by Kang Jin-ho even though you know that so well?”

“…Would you like to say that again?”

“Do you think I can’t?”

Lee Sung-hwi glared at Chai Ke-chang with wide eyes.

“You’re right. I’m stupid. And I’m a traitor. All I have left is the determination to kill Kang Jin-ho. Do you know what that means?”

Lee Sung-hwi licked his lips with his tongue.

“It means I’m a guy who has nothing to lose. I don’t know what you want to get by provoking me, but you should stop. Otherwise, I’ll show you what a guy with nothing to lose is like.”

“Scary. Very much so.”

Chai Ke-chang made a fuss. Lee Sung-hwi bit his lip.

“I’ll revise it as you wish. I can get a report like that quickly. But nothing will change. After all, they don’t look down on you either. I brought the most realistic support plan.”

“There’s no need to get a separate report. I can support you with this kind of petty money.”

Chai Ke-chang gave a subtle smile.

“If I work with idiots, I have to adapt to the idiots. I can’t ask an idiot to become a normal person, can I? If I could, I would have done it already.”

“What you have to do is not become a normal person. It’s to become a beast. I’ll prepare you more than enough. I’ll support you with everything you want. But!”

Chai Ke-chang bared his teeth.

“You must sink your teeth into Kang Jin-ho’s neck. There is no retreat. If you get scared and go back to the islands, I will personally stab a knife into your necks.”

“…That won’t happen.”

Chai Ke-chang smiled bitterly.

“I hope so.”

Chai Ke-chang turned his chair around. Turning his body to the back, Chai Ke-chang said in a slightly harsh voice.

“If you’re done with your business, get out of here right now. Just breathing the same air as a guy like you makes me break out in hives.”

“…As you wish.”

Chai Ke-chang, who felt Lee Sung-hwi leave the room, put a cigarette in his mouth.

‘You guys are going to catch Kang Jin-ho?’

There’s no way.

But they will be able to hold him back. And if he’s held back by them, Kang Jin-ho will never be able to interfere with the Hongwang Realm.

That was enough for now.

“Well, well, I’ve prepared quite a bit. Now you have to show your sincerity too. Isn’t that right, Kang Jin-ho?”