Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 965

It was as if the gates of hell had opened.

A giant emerged from the forest, where flames and dust scattered. Those who witnessed the scene were all speechless.

It was the enemy.

The enemy was before their very eyes.

However, the thought of resisting or attacking didn’t even cross their minds. They were simply stunned by the overwhelming presence.

Crack.

What snapped them out of their daze was the sound of the giant clenching its fist.

The sound was too massive and eerie to be made by a human clenching a fist. If the size of that fist was as big as a person’s head, no one could remain indifferent to the sight.

‘What in the world is this…’

Kendrick’s body froze.

He had thought that it might be like a legion from hell had come. But that was just a joke. However, reality always exceeded imagination, and the joke was no longer a joke.

And at that moment, another change occurred.

‘What’s that?’

Red lights appeared behind the giant at the front.

Lights?

No, those aren’t lights.

Thud, thud, thud.

With the sound of footsteps on the grass, the red lights slowly advanced. The moment Kendrick realized that the lights were the eyes of those following the giant, his legs gave way.

Those emitting bloodshot glares lined up to the left and right of the central giant. They were exuding an aggressive aura as if they were about to charge at any moment.

The sound of beasts growling kept piercing his ears.

His heart trembled.

‘I…’

I didn’t hear anything about having to face things like this!

Kendrick’s eyes frantically scanned his surroundings.

But it was a futile effort.

Those lined up on the left and right were no different from him. They were all in a daze.

Overwhelmed.

Completely overwhelmed.

Even the consciousness of facing an enemy was nonexistent. The price of encountering an incomprehensible being was a regression into ignorance.

“Krrk.”

A rough sound escaped from the giant’s mouth.

The moment the giant’s shoulders twitched, Kendrick had a vision of his body being torn to pieces.

It would probably happen soon.

The moment that hellish giant charged.

It was at that moment.

“Why did you stop?”

Thud, thud.

A man slowly walked out.

And then, a strange thing happened.

The giant, who seemed ready to charge, and the demons surrounding it, all quietly made way.

Then, they bowed their heads as if in obedience.

A man slowly walked out through the path that had been split to the left and right.

It felt like he could finally breathe.

Unlike those who had been pressuring Kendrick, the new person who walked out at least had a human form.

‘An Asian?’

He realized it anew. That those here were Asians.

There’s a saying that when the Mongols invaded Europe in the past, Europeans thought of the Mongol soldiers not as an army, but as a natural disaster or disease.

Because in the past, their methods were completely incomprehensible.

Kendrick had scoffed at that saying.

Even if it was an era when different races didn’t interact with each other, he thought it didn’t make sense. But now, Kendrick could understand why the Europeans of the past thought that way.

Because Kendrick was the same now.

How could he consider these beings as fellow humans while facing them?

They were demons from the East.

The only human standing among those demons quietly opened his mouth.

“Why did you stop?”

He couldn’t understand what he was saying. It was a language from an unknown country. And it didn’t seem necessary for Kendrick to understand. Because the man’s words were directed at the giant, not him.

“…Can I kill them all?”

“Kill everyone who stands in your way. I told you that.”

“O…”

“M…”

The giant.

Bator slightly turned his head to look behind him. His eyes were still filled with bloodlust, but he didn’t seem to have completely lost his reason like when he was using demonic energy before.

That meant that Bator’s demonic energy had deepened in the meantime.

He couldn’t guarantee that he could maintain his reason if he were to engage in a real battle, but when facing an enemy that didn’t require much effort, like now, he could avoid getting overly excited.

That’s why he stopped.

It wasn’t particularly difficult to wipe them out. But if he were to wipe out those who couldn’t even properly resist, there would be someone who would never forget this sight.

When Bator hesitated slightly, Kang Jin-ho frowned.

And at that moment, a low voice was heard.

“…It’s not exactly the situation I wanted, but it seems like it’s a problem I have to solve, Lord.”

Wiggins slowly walked out.

‘Knight Wiggins!’

Kendrick’s eyes widened as if they were about to tear.

The one who had come out was definitely Knight Wiggins.

Kendrick stared at Knight Wiggins with a face as if he had been hit by a hammer.

‘Why is Knight Wiggins here?’

Of course, at first, he had considered the possibility that Knight Wiggins had invaded.

With the Master detained, the only person who would move to rescue him was Knight Wiggins, no matter how much he thought about it. But the moment he faced them directly, that possibility had cleanly disappeared from his mind.

But Knight Wiggins had come out from among them.

‘Then does that mean these guys are Korean?’

Most of the British warriors knew that Knight Wiggins had joined the Korean Assembly.

As soon as the two pieces of information, Asians and Knight Wiggins, were combined,

the conclusion was very simple.

Knight Wiggins was leading the Korean Assembly and had invaded this place. It was very different from the image Kendrick had of the Assembly.

“First of all, thank you, Bator.”

“Hmph.”

When Wiggins bowed his head, Bator slightly turned his head. However, Bator was also subtly looking at Kang Jin-ho’s expression.

Kang Jin-ho had ordered him to kill everyone who stood in their way, but it seemed like he was worried about stopping on his own accord. But Kang Jin-ho didn’t seem to have any intention of blaming Bator.

“Please give me a chance. I will make them retreat.”

“There’s no point in dragging things out, is there?”

“I will try to create a better outcome.”

There was a hint of desperation in Wiggins’ voice.

Kang Jin-ho narrowed his brows.

In his view, there were only two entities on the battlefield.

The enemy, and the ally.

From that perspective, they were the enemy. And the only thing that could be given to the enemy on the battlefield was death.

It didn’t matter whether they were Wiggins’ former subordinates or not. He had never learned, nor did he want to learn, how to show mercy to those who stood in his way.

But Kang Jin-ho nodded his head.

It wasn’t because he wanted to consider Wiggins’ situation.

It was simply because it reminded him of the past.

In the past, Kang Jin-ho also longed for his homeland.

He had thought countless times about wanting to return to Korea, but in the end, he couldn’t return to Korea until the moment he died.

It was also because returning to the land of Korea was meaningless, and because his situation simply wouldn’t let him go.

His past self was overlapping with Wiggins’ current self.

“I won’t wait long.”

“Thank you, Lord.”

Wiggins bowed his head towards Kang Jin-ho. It was a simple greeting without his usual playfulness, and it was the greatest respect he could offer.

Kang Jin-ho nodded his head and turned his body. Then, Wiggins turned his gaze towards Kendrick with a calm look.

“Familiar faces.”

Kendrick swallowed hard at the English that followed.

He didn’t know what kind of conversation had taken place, but one thing was certain. The moment that Asian man stepped back, the eyes of those looking at them were filled with a fierce light.

It was clear that the crisis hadn’t disappeared just because Wiggins had stepped forward.

Wiggins’ gaze slowly moved from left to right. As if he was trying to capture every single person in his eyes.

“Why are you here?”

When his gaze finished moving, Wiggins opened his mouth.

His voice was cold.

“I came to rescue the Master.”

A clean declaration.

It was a simple and powerful statement, more so than dozens of excuses.

Those who had been keenly listening to what Wiggins would say were left speechless by the sudden direct question.

“Are there any here who don’t know that the Master is being detained?”

There was no answer.

“Are there any here who don’t know that the one who detained the Master is that Knight Levo?”

Words didn’t come out.

But there was definitely a subtle agitation.

‘Of course.’

Kendrick bit his lip.

Even if they didn’t say it out loud, everyone was filled with dissatisfaction about that fact. There was no way there wouldn’t be agitation when that fact was pointed out.

But pointing this out wasn’t necessarily beneficial for Wiggins.

“Does the Knight have the right to say such things?”

A trembling voice burst out from somewhere. There was no need to find out who said it. Because those words represented the feelings of everyone here. It didn’t matter whose mouth it came out of.

It was a strange thing to think about.

It clearly contained a meaning of rebuke, but it also contained respect in the aspect of referring to Wiggins as a Knight.

It was a word that clearly showed the complex feelings of those looking at Wiggins.

“Isn’t it because the Knight left his post that this happened?”

Once the words started, complaints poured out from everywhere. It was because the tension of those who had been suppressed had eased a little as Wiggins stepped forward.

Wiggins, who had been quietly listening to their words, opened his mouth.

“Maybe so.”

Wiggins continued in a serious tone.

“Certainly, I may also be responsible for this whole situation. But I am now trying to fix what I have done, and you are trying to stop me. Do I really need to say which side is right?”

“There is no time.”

Wiggins raised his hand and pointed to one side.

“If you stop me, I will have no choice but to kill you. So step aside. That’s enough. Open the path.”

Subtle glances were exchanged.

Honestly, no one wanted to fight Knight Wiggins. Especially not Knight Wiggins who had brought those monsters with him.

But they couldn’t easily step aside.

They were also conscious of each other’s eyes, and they had never even thought about disobeying the orders that had come from above.

‘What should I do?’

If the opponent wasn’t Wiggins, they wouldn’t have hesitated. Because they had never learned how to compromise with the enemy. But the person in front of them was someone who had once been their superior.

So they had no choice but to hesitate.

It was at that moment.

“What are you doing!”

A loud shout burst out from behind them.

“To be deceived by the words of a traitor! Are you still proud knights of the Great British Empire! Kill that man immediately!”

The surrounding air instantly cooled down.