Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 363

The one who emerged from the shadows was a handsome young man.

Languid eyes, languid voice.

He described himself as,

“A demon.”

He called himself a demon.

Gu Dae-hwi’s eyes twitched.

Kunlun [a mythical mountain and a term often used to refer to a powerful sect] wouldn’t play such a childish prank.

That meant they were definitely intruders.

Other shadows began to appear as well.

“……!”

Gu Dae-hwi was surprised and recognized their identities.

“The Blood Cult?”

There was a familiar face among the shadows that appeared.

Ha Semin, who had always been lurking in the dark, had suddenly revealed himself and was actively operating.

If he was standing behind, acting as a subordinate, then the identity of the one standing in front of him was obvious.

“The Blood Demon.”

That made sense.

His self-description.

‘A demon.’

That he called himself a demon.

Pfft.

Gu Dae-hwi chuckled.

“I don’t know how you found this place.”

Gu Dae-hwi’s voice was relaxed.

“But….”

He was certain.

“You don’t know what this place is for.”

A body without a single wound.

There was no sign of wavering in the energy he felt.

If they had encountered a real demon, this would have been impossible.

In other words.

‘They just happened to stumble upon this place while infiltrating the Nine Dragons Clan.’

They didn’t know anything, and it was as if they had walked into the jaws of a monster.

“I was hoping to meet you anyway.”

Gu Dae-hwi said as he slowly stepped forward.

“To see what kind of person the famous Blood Demon is.”

His hand naturally moved towards his sword hilt.

“And how strong you are.”

Gu Dae-hwi was full of composure.

The reason he could be like this was simple.

Even though Yi Rown called himself a demon, he couldn’t have seen a real demon.

To Gu Dae-hwi, who had seen real demons.

-Blood Demon.

That name was nothing more than a child’s imitation of a demon.

To Gu Dae-hwi and the Nine Dragons Clan, who had hunted demons and grown stronger with their power.

“It’s a blessing that new prey has come to us on its own.”

The Blood Demon was just prey.

It was unlikely that they could gain power by hunting them, since the Nine Dragons Exorcism Formation was broken and they weren’t real demons.

‘But if we hunt the Blood Cult’s henchman, who is causing a stir in Asia right now, the Nine Dragons Clan’s status will rise even further.’

They could at least be prey to enhance the Nine Dragons Clan’s reputation.

The First and Second Dragon Units, his right-hand men, began to spread out and form a battle formation.

“Heh.”

“Hehehe.”

Their faces were full of composure as they laughed.

But then, in the next moment.

Guwoong!

It felt as if their souls were leaving their bodies.

Their whole bodies froze, unable to move.

Their breathing was not under their control.

Beeeep-!

A strange ringing sound echoed in their heads.

The warriors of the First and Second Dragon Units were bewildered by the sudden situation, but the most bewildered was Gu Dae-hwi.

“What….”

The sensation he was feeling now was not new.

In the past, when he had come here with the old Taoist and saw a demon for the first time.

He had felt the same thing then.

Guwoong!

A sense of fear, presence, and helplessness that constricted his entire body.

‘Could it be….’

Was it possible that the demon hadn’t been hunted and was appearing now?

Gu Dae-hwi’s whole body was trembling.

‘I’ve never felt such energy before!’

An energy that was incomparable to any of the demons he had faced so far.

And what was surprising was that this energy was emanating from the Blood Demon.

“I told you.”

The languid eyes and voice became even more subdued.

“I’m a demon.”

* * *

The number of demons hunted in this Sealed Demon Cave had exceeded double digits.

And Yi Rown seemed to know how those hunted demons were used.

The demon’s magic essence was a lump of pure energy.

If it could be purified, there would be endless ways to use the magic essence’s energy.

But.

‘There’s no way they know how to perfectly purify and use the demon’s power.’

That method was something only demons and the demon race knew best.

In other words.

-Dregs.

Unpurified dregs remained.

Since they were already filtered and contaminated, Yi Rown couldn’t absorb them as perfect magic essence either, but.

Guwoong!

He could temporarily borrow that power to enhance the magic essence’s power.

[The Demon King’s Magic Essence will be enhanced for 30 minutes.]

The enhanced magic essence, borrowing Yi Rown’s energy.

“Keh, keuh…!”

Was suppressing them.

The power they were feeling now was probably similar to the aura emitted by a mid-level or upper-mid-level demon.

Gu Dae-hwi’s eyes shook.

He had been confident, but when that confidence crumbled, he was flustered.

‘Damn it… a way….’

Gu Dae-hwi searched for a glimmer of hope in his fading consciousness.

“The Exorcism Formation is already broken.”

Yi Rown stood in front of Gu Dae-hwi and declared.

“If there was an Exorcism Formation, maybe, but without it, what can you do?”

Yi Rown spoke mockingly.

“You guys threw it away, didn’t you?”

“……!”

“This Exorcism Formation. It was originally modified for warriors.”

Yi Rown, who was well-versed in formations, could already see it.

The Exorcism Formation that filled this cave was originally in a form suitable for warriors, not players.

However, it was players, not warriors, who were hunting demons in this place.

“Did Kunlun assign you this task?”

Yi Rown.

“But you didn’t solve it yourself, you came up with a clever method.”

It was as if he already knew everything.

“You tricked the players, and created a way to hunt demons by using them.”

A smile formed on Yi Rown’s lips.

“Amazing. Hunting demons to accelerate the players’ level up….”

But that smile disappeared in an instant.

“To brainwash them and use them like slaves under the guise of saving the world.”

“How….”

“Now that they’re no longer needed, were you going to get rid of them?”

Yi Rown had devoured all of the Nine Dragons Unit.

And the souls that filled this space were telling Yi Rown.

What Gu Dae-hwi had done, and what he was trying to do.

That was why.

‘There’s no time to persuade them.’

The Nine Dragons Unit was already too brainwashed, with no way to escape, so Yi Rown had eliminated them.

Instead.

‘I’ll take revenge for them.’

It was time for revenge for those who didn’t even know they were being used.

Originally, he had been trying to avoid contact as much as possible for the safety of the Unknowns, but after reading Chen Wei’s memories, he confirmed that the Unknowns had already left their hands and could not interfere, so this was possible.

“Now.”

Yi Rown squatted down and made eye contact with Gu Dae-hwi.

Gu Dae-hwi, who had entrusted their mission to the players, and was only using them before trying to kill them.

And the warriors who had stood by and flaunted their power gained in that way.

“Who’s the demon?”

Who was the demon?

The demon hunt was not over yet.

These were the ones.

The demons that needed to be hunted.

Yi Rown pulled out the small, transformed sword, Greed.

Throb.

It trembled as if it was happy about the feast that was about to begin.

In the next moment.

Whoosh!

Darkness spread out from it.

* * *

Greed devoured Gu Dae-hwi, the head of the Nine Dragons Clan, and his pride, the First and Second Dragon Units.

There was no battle, no resistance.

Greed’s other form.

-Rage.

The power of Rage was to amplify the power within it several times and transform it into something more destructive.

Exploding.

Spewing out.

That was the power of Rage.

-Greed.

And the power of Greed, the new form of Rage, was like this.

Coveting.

And devouring.

It would have been nice if it could devour anything without any cost, but unfortunately, that was not the case.

It had to clearly break the opponent’s will, and other conditions had to be met as well.

But if the conditions were met.

Saaa.

It could devour everything in an instant like this.

Gulp.

It sounded like someone was smacking their lips after a satisfying meal.

“Wi Jin-cheol, Hang Yeo-il.”

At Yi Rown’s call, the two quickly approached and bowed their heads.

No matter how hard they tried to hide it, their bodies were trembling like aspen leaves.

Wi Jin-cheol was even biting his left hand to stop the trembling.

It was only natural.

The first time they had seen a monster, a demon being hunted.

He had made Gu Dae-hwi and the First and Second Dragon Units disappear all at once, he was more than a warrior.

-God.

He looked like a god.

The name Blood Demon loomed too large.

“Is there anything else you need to take over the Nine Dragons Clan?”

“…….”

A moment of silence.

“Yes?”

Wi Jin-cheol, who belatedly understood Yi Rown’s words, replied.

“I’m asking if there’s anything else you need to take over the Nine Dragons Clan.”

Did he mean to give him the Nine Dragons Clan now?

Even though he had recently made a name for himself in the Nine Dragons Clan, he was just a team leader.

He didn’t even know that this was happening within the Nine Dragons Clan.

To think that he could have the Nine Dragons Clan.

“That’s….”

Impossible.

Even if he could temporarily reign with the power of the Blood Demon, it was clear that the warriors, who revered power, would not follow him.

“Are you attached to that appearance?”

Another incomprehensible statement.

“He’s asking if you can throw away the name and face of Wi Jin-cheol.”

Ha Semin interpreted Yi Rown’s words.

“Ah….”

It would be a lie to say that he didn’t care at all.

But….

“I’m okay with throwing it away.”

He wasn’t that attached to it.

Above all, he couldn’t even think of going against Yi Rown’s words.

“Good.”

Thump!

Yi Rown’s hand covered Wi Jin-cheol’s face.

Crack.

A chilling sound echoed from Wi Jin-cheol’s face.

Wi Jin-cheol grimaced as if in pain, but bit his lip and suppressed his screams.

“From now on.”

Splash.

Blood pooled on the floor.

Wi Jin-cheol looked at his face in it.

“You are the head of the Nine Dragons Clan.”

The reflection was not of Wi Jin-cheol, but of Gu Dae-hwi, the head of the Nine Dragons Clan.

“……!”

Wi Jin-cheol never expected that he would handle things this way.

“I-I’m sorry, but it’s impossible.”

“What is?”

“The level of the former head’s martial arts is too different from mine!”

Gu Dae-hwi’s martial arts level was at the peak of the Mystic Realm [a high level of martial arts cultivation].

In comparison, Wi Jin-cheol’s level was at the mid-stage of the Transformation Realm [a lower level of martial arts cultivation].

With such a large gap, the others in the Nine Dragons Clan would notice.

“Also, I don’t know much about the Nine Dragons Clan’s secrets….”

He didn’t even know about this Sealed Demon Cave.

They would find out.

Wi Jin-cheol was more afraid of the consequences of failing the task that Yi Rown had given him than being discovered by the Nine Dragons Clan and killed by them.

“Don’t worry.”

Then, Yi Rown’s voice whispered into Wi Jin-cheol’s ear.

“Gu Dae-hwi’s memories and level, all of it will become yours.”

The special nature of this Sealed Demon Cave.

The power of the magic essence that he had regained a little more.

Yi Rown extracted only what was needed from Gu Dae-hwi’s soul and gave it to Wi Jin-cheol.

“Hang Yeo-il.”

“Y-Yes….”

“Help Wi Jin-cheol, no, Gu Dae-hwi, to take over the Nine Dragons Clan.”

“……!”

“If necessary, the Wudang Sect [a famous martial arts sect] will help.”

What on earth….

Then.

Thud.

Yi Rown sat down cross-legged.

“Until then, I’ll rest here for a bit.”

It seemed like he had another plan.