Return of the Mount Hua Sect [EN]: Chapter 1024

Humans forget.

Time is like a poison. It makes people forget what they learned, what they heard, and even what happened to them.

That is why humans can try again.

Even people who have failed can try again because they forget. Even people who have felt terrible pain can move forward because they forget.

Maybe the amazing progress that humans have made is because they can forget.

But now, everyone in the Black Demon Squad knew something important:

There are things in the world that must never be forgotten. Things that must be remembered no matter what… things they had forgotten.

KRA-WAAAAASH!

A black swirl opened up, like a hole in reality. It wasn’t just dark; it was a darkness that seemed to pull at their very souls, drawing them in.

“Uh…”

Breath caught in their throats. A thick, heavy energy pressed down on them. It felt like being dragged to the bottom of the deepest ocean, where the water crushed your lungs.

Even Man-geum Daebu, the Lord of the Black Demon Squad and known as the Supreme Swordsman of the Demonic Path, was speechless before this terrifying sight.

‘This… is this demonic power?’

His body began to tremble as he was the first to sense the danger.

It wasn’t just because it was strong. This was something different. The scene made everything he knew about fighting seem wrong.

Righteous, Demonic, and Foreign. It was different from any other martial art.

How should he describe that weird thing that wasn’t even like fighting?

Kyaaaaah!

The sound of the swirling demonic energy was like a desperate scream.

The black smoke rose up strongly, swirling around like a storm. The wind raged, uprooting trees and overturning the ground.

They had to huddle to avoid being blown away by the wind before they could even resist the energy.

But then, something very weird happened.

The two at the front, who didn’t know what to do, began to be pulled forward.

“W-what is it!”

The martial artists’ eyes widened at the pulling force.

The energy was pushing them away, but strangely, their bodies were pulled forward. Those who waited, not knowing what to do in this strange situation, had a very bad end.

“U-uh…”

The two at the front were sucked in at a terrifying speed, as if they had thrown themselves at the enemy.

They still hadn’t figured out what was happening when they saw the vortex of black demonic energy.

It was like a dark mouth.

“Ugh, Aaaargh!”

A desperate scream came from those who knew what was coming. The black demonic energy ate their bodies quickly and completely.

Kwakakakak!

To cut. To tear. To divide.

No words were right. If he had to use simple words, ‘torn apart’ would be the best.

The human body was too weak for that demonic energy. The bodies turned into blood. The red blood mixed with the black demonic energy, going up and up. It was as if the sky had turned red.

Pat pat.

The blood fell on the ground. It was raining blood.

Those who watched couldn’t even breathe and just let the blood fall all over them.

‘What… is this?’

He couldn’t understand what was happening.

They hadn’t been able to gather all their strength, but they were still the elite of the Black Demon Squad, as good as any other fighting group in the world.

But they had turned into blood in an instant. It was something they couldn’t understand or accept with their normal thinking.

But they had to believe it. The blood on their faces kept them from forgetting what was real.

“S-stop him…!”

Shwaaaaaa!

Then, three black blades shot out from the black storm and tore through the body of the one who was about to shout.

He didn’t even feel his body being cut, and he looked down with an empty face.

Crack.

A long red line went down his body.

“Th-that…”

Tearrrrr!

The body, split into four pieces, fell to the floor.

Plop.

A soft noise echoed. It was the sound of the body hitting the ground. The scary feeling from that sound was worse than any sound he ever heard.

“O-oh…”

Then, another person floated into the air and was sucked into the storm of black demonic energy.

“Aaaaargh!”

A desperate scream came. The one who saw the storm coming screamed as if he was about to vomit blood.

But then, the storm disappeared. He had saved his life, but he couldn’t be happy.

A man was standing there, like it was nothing.

Crack!

Dan Ja-gang grabbed the face of the man he had sucked in.

Crack. Crackle. Crackle!

He slowly tightened his grip. His fingers went through the man’s face, making five holes.

“Kuh… hurk. Keuh…”

The one caught in Dan Ja-gang’s hand clawed at the hand holding his face.

“Keu… leuk. Keureureuk…”

He screamed, clawing at Dan Ja-gang’s arm as if he was going crazy, groaning.

The sight of a martial artist, an elite of the Black Demon Squad, clawing at his arm made the others feel even more despair.

“…To such insignificant things.”

Dan Ja-gang put strength into the hand holding the man’s head.

Crack!

His head shattered. The body fell to the ground like rotten straw.

Each time the heart pulsed, red blood came from the body’s neck. That blood made Dan Ja-gang’s red robe even redder.

Thud!

Dan Ja-gang stepped on the shaking body and walked towards the Black Demon Squad.

Man-geum Daebu’s face was pale as he watched all this.

His heart was starting to lose control and beat in a strange way.

‘What is it? That monster?’

They were the elite of the Black Demon Squad. But that monster was stepping on them as if crushing bugs.

‘How could such a person…?’

Everything is made bigger than it really is.

Humans always add lies to what they have seen. So, the story changes and becomes different from the beginning.

Therefore, he thought the story of the Demonic Sect, which had stained the Central Plains with blood a hundred years ago, was also made up.

He thought that with Man-geum Daebu and the Black Demon Squad’s one hundred elites, he could deal with a few enemies.

Even if the worst happened, he thought he could leave and plan for the future.

But he was wrong.

That legend, the smell of blood from the past, was real. The smell of death was so strong that he couldn’t deny it.

There was no lie in the story of the Demonic Sect.

Step. Step.

As Dan Ja-gang approached, the elites of the Black Demon Squad screamed.

“S-stop him!”

“The enemy is just one person!”

“Surround him and fight!”

Man-geum Daebu was frozen like a stone statue.

He was the one who understood everything in the world. But the ghost of the past that appeared in front of him couldn’t be defined. He didn’t know what to do.

Even then, those who didn’t even try to understand how strong the enemy was began to move. Like a small bug trying to stop a fast cart.

Compared to the demonic energy, the Hierarch seemed like an ordinary martial artist, so they were rushing in, drawing out all their power.

It might be called courage. But courage that is too much for what they can do is like foolishness.

The Hierarch reached out one hand towards the martial artists who were rushing in.

Kyaaaaah!

The black demonic energy blades shot out from his fingertips and tore the limbs of those who rushed in.

Paaaaah!

Flesh and blood rained down.

Strangely, he didn’t feel that scared. The feeling of unfamiliarity was greater than fear. The death created by the Hierarch was different from the death they knew.

Step. Step.

Death turned the earth red. The Hierarch walked without feeling on that earth.

And then, Man-geum Daebu’s mouth finally opened.

“Are you…”

All the scenes he had seen so far had reached one conclusion.

“Are you… the Heavenly Demon of this era?”

Step.

The moment those words were said, Dan Ja-gang’s feet stopped for the first time. His face was also twisted for the first time.

“…What did you say?”

“I asked if you are… the Heavenly Demon of this era.”

“Ha…”

A laugh came from Dan Ja-gang’s mouth.

“Hahaha.”

Everyone stared blankly at him with dislike.

Dan Ja-gang, who laughed until he shed tears and coughed, glared at Man-geum Daebu with a face that changed in an instant.

“How dare someone even lower than a bug say that great name with his dirty mouth?”

“You…”

Teeth grinding together, making a cold sound, Dan Ja-gang shouted with an evil face.

“You will die feeling the most terrible pain in the world!”

And he exploded with strong force and rushed towards Man-geum Daebu.