The Divine And Demonic Doctor [EN]: Chapter 201

Shinma’s Lineage (201)

There was someone who secretly sighed in relief at Bum Gye-wi’s appearance.

It was none other than Neung So-mil.

She had been secretly anxious, wondering if they would end up drawing lots again.

“In that case, I will wait here for news.”

Dan Ahk-seon nodded at Gam Gok, who made a reasonable excuse and naturally backed away.

This was also somewhat expected.

“Then, I’ll be off.”

Dan Ahk-seon, after confirming the location of the patient from Gam Gok, soared away.

At the same time, Han Seol-hwa also shot into the sky.

Gam Gok was startled by the sight of the two of them turning into small dots and disappearing in an instant.

He knew that Dan Ahk-seon had learned martial arts, but he had not expected him to have reached such a high level.

“Amazing, isn’t he?”

“Yes?”

Gam Gok was taken aback and asked back because of Bum Gye-wi, who suddenly spoke to him.

“It would be a misjudgment if you only knew our Dan Doctor as a stubborn scholar. If you underestimate him and jump in, you’ll be surprised.”

Gam Gok’s eyes wavered at Bum Gye-wi’s boastful words, like a fool for his nephew.

Dan Ahk-seon, who was using his lightness skill [a martial art technique that allows the user to move with great speed and agility] away from Shinma’s family, looked at Han Seol-hwa with puzzled eyes.

It was because she seemed to be in a very good mood for some reason.

“It was a good thing to leave that idiot behind.”

Dan Ahk-seon smiled bitterly at Han Seol-hwa’s words.

“I still feel a little sorry. After all, it’s like we deceived Uncle Bum.”

However, he couldn’t reveal the truth on the spot.

If it were Bum Gye-wi, who had a quick temper, he would have immediately beaten up Gam Gok first.

“Sorry for what.”

Han Seol-hwa said that and smiled slyly as she looked at Dan Ahk-seon, who was running side by side with her.

Although he wasn’t using his full power, he was following quite well.

“Your lightness skill has improved a lot.”

“It’s all thanks to you, Auntie.”

“Tell me if it’s hard.”

“I’m still okay.”

Han Seol-hwa nodded and stared at Dan Ahk-seon with gentle eyes.

Even though he said that, Dan Ahk-seon was already out of breath.

“Save your inner strength. You don’t know what will happen when you get there.”

Dan Ahk-seon shook his head at Han Seol-hwa’s advice.

“Still, there’s a possibility that Gam Gok’s words are true.”

If there is a real patient in the place they are heading to now, the shorter the time, the higher the chance of saving them.

Han Seol-hwa nodded silently at Dan Ahk-seon’s very Dan Ahk-seon-like answer. Then, she reached out and grabbed Dan Ahk-seon.

“Hold on tight.”

Dan Ahk-seon’s eyes widened.

Suddenly, the surrounding scenery began to rush past at an incredible speed.

Han Seol-hwa’s lightness skill, which she had unleashed with all her heart, was truly amazing.

Thanks to this, Dan Ahk-seon was able to save the inner strength he had been pouring into his lightness skill, and the time that would have originally taken more than two hours was also reduced by more than half.

After running like that for a while, the two arrived at a modest manor located in a quiet village far from Muwi.

Dan Ahk-seon, who entered through the wide-open gate, let out a soft sigh.

It was because he couldn’t feel any sign of people anywhere in the manor.

“Should I say it’s a relief?”

He was relieved that there were no seriously ill patients for a moment.

“Then, is it a trap after all?”

Han Seol-hwa slowly nodded her head.

“Five, huh.”

No matter how secretly they were hiding, they couldn’t escape her senses.

Dan Ahk-seon smiled bitterly.

“I thought it was strange.”

The manufacturing method of the Shinma Pill [a powerful medicinal pill] was basically based on the manufacturing method of the Seongsu Pill [another medicinal pill].

Although it uses somewhat cheaper medicinal herbs, the manufacturing process is not much different.

The manufacturing method of the Seongsu Pill was inherited from his father, Shinui.

As such, Dan Ahk-seon was confident that the Shinma Pill was safe.

But the side effects of the Shinma Pill, which had never occurred before, happened at this time.

Moreover, suspicious circumstances have already been detected in some patients.

The timing was too coincidental.

That’s why he deliberately accompanied Han Seol-hwa.

It was because he judged that Han Seol-hwa, who had more experience in the martial world and a deeper mind, would be better than Bum Gye-wi, who would use force, when a situation like this occurred.

Han Seol-hwa, who had looked around once, snorted coldly.

“If you’re just going to hide, why did you call us?”

As soon as those words were finished, two people fell straight down from under the eaves of the manor.

And they rushed towards Han Seol-hwa and Dan Ahk-seon.

Both of them were wearing masks, so all that could be seen were their eyes, but judging from their physiques, one was definitely a man and the other was a woman.

“Hmph!”

Han Seol-hwa’s figure, who had a cold smile on her face, disappeared as if it had been turned off.

And before the two people rushing at her, she appeared like a ghost.

It was a terrifying movement technique that seemed to have erased the distance of five spans in an instant.

She kept her distance in case Dan Ahk-seon would be swept away by the rampant energy.

The eyes of the attackers wavered at the tremendous divine power.

It was then that Han Seol-hwa raised her hand and pointed at a spot in the air.

It seemed as if the atmosphere was distorted for a moment, and then sharp, eerie energy soared from all directions.

The blades of true energy using Amgyeong [a martial arts technique that uses invisible energy blades].

Her plan was to block their path using this and then subdue them one by one.

At that moment, an unexpected situation occurred.

The attackers jumped in without hesitation at the energy that soared towards them.

Han Seol-hwa frowned for a moment.

The blades of true energy that had been materialized possessed power comparable to Ganggi [a powerful form of internal energy] in and of themselves.

No matter how excellent their protective energy was, it would be no different from paper in front of it.

A light of conflict flashed across Han Seol-hwa’s eyes for a moment.

She was dumbfounded by their recklessness in rushing in disregarding death, but on the other hand, the fact that there were still things she needed to find out through them made her hesitate.

‘Well, does it matter?’

Even if they die, there were still three people left who could extract information.

Han Seol-hwa, who had made up her mind, waved her sleeve towards the sky.

It was a light gesture as if chasing away annoying bugs.

But the result was not light.

Clang!

With an eerie sound, a cold ice sword cut through the air.

At that moment, a cold light flashed in the masked woman’s eyes.

Then, as if she had been waiting, she gathered both hands and spread them wide.

“Hmm?”

It was at the same time that a look of bewilderment came out of Han Seol-hwa’s mouth.

The blades of true energy, which seemed as if they would tear the opponent apart at any moment, went past the opponent, drawing strange trajectories.

But the real reason she was flustered was different.

The woman’s two hands had turned transparent.

The sight was too familiar.

‘Hyunbingoksue (泫氷玉手) [Jade Hand of Dark Ice]!’

It was a phenomenon that appeared when someone who had mastered Hyeoneumshingong (玄蔭神功) [Mysterious Shadow Divine Art] to more than ten stars used Bingbaekshingwon (氷白神拳) [Ice White Divine Fist].

It was not difficult to guess the identity of the opponent just from that.

Beyond the Great Wall, the frontier of Saeoe Murim (塞外武林) [Outer Wall Martial Alliance].

Among the five forces called Byeonhwangose (邊荒五勢) [Five Frontier Powers], only Bukhaebinggung [North Sea Ice Palace] could show the same divine power as her.

Han Seol-hwa’s heart wavered for a moment.

Memories from a long time ago, so distant that they were now faint.

But that was once the place where she was born and raised.

‘Why is Binggung?’

At that moment, the masked man who had narrowed the distance stretched out his hand like a thunderbolt.

In his hand, he was already holding a narrow sword (狹鋒劍) [narrow-bladed sword] that resembled a long awl.

A bizarre sword made for the purpose of only stabbing, excluding cutting.

But the shape of the sword was surprising.

The sword tip (劍尖) [sword point] was angled diagonally.

The blood groove that started from there and ran along the sword body was made to induce a large amount of bleeding even if it was only slightly stabbed.

In particular, the sword body itself was surprisingly flexible, so it was difficult to predict the sword path as it swayed like a whip.

As such, it was a difficult weapon to deal with.

Han Seol-hwa had seen this type of sword a long time ago.

A group of assassins that has now disappeared.

It was the Hyeolwuchu (血雨錐) [Blood Rain Awl], a unique weapon that symbolized the assassins of Salmak (殺幕) [Killing Curtain].

Moreover…….

‘Amyeonhwanheobo (黯然換虛步) [Dimly Shifting Phantom Steps]!’

Han Seol-hwa swallowed a groan as she recognized the black-clothed man’s movement technique, which scattered like mist with faint afterimages and approached as if sliding.

That made it certain.

The opponent was using Salmak’s martial arts.

But what surprised her was not that the martial arts were great.

It was because of the symbolism of their names.

Relentless assassins who never gave up once they had set a target.

They were the Salgwi (殺鬼) [Killing Ghosts], who had continued their history for over 500 years without ever failing until then, although they could not avoid the destruction of their clan due to their last failed assassination.

The fact that such people were targeting Dan Ahk-seon was unsettling.

Cheek!

It was then that she felt a strong energy flying towards her chest.

Han Seol-hwa waved her sleeve to deflect the flying energy.

Taang!

Cold energy scattering in the air.

Now that she had even witnessed Haneumji (寒陰指) [Cold Yin Finger], it became clear that the woman in front of her was a master of Binggung.

At that moment, the Hyeopbong sword [narrow-bladed sword], which moved nimbly like a viper’s tongue, dug into Han Seol-hwa’s lower abdomen.

“Presumptuous!”

A wall of cold Ganggi [powerful form of internal energy] was created along the sky that Han Seol-hwa raised.

Kagagag!

The Hyeopbong sword, which scratched the Ganggi wall and bounced up fiercely, swung greatly and tried to sink its sharp teeth into her neck.

At the moment Han Seol-hwa was about to step back.

Jeojeok.

The atmosphere surrounding her rapidly froze, and cold energy rushed in like a wave.

Han Seol-hwa, whose retreat was blocked by the sudden Hanbingjang (寒氷掌) [Cold Ice Palm], had no choice but to reach out and try to snatch the Hyeopbong sword.

But she had to quickly withdraw her hand.

It was because she had discovered a faint blood-colored aura forming and flickering at the tip of the Hyeopbong sword that had been scratching the Ganggi wall just now.

As expected.

Jjiek.

The Hyeopbong sword tore through her protective energy and dug in.

Kwae-aeg!

It was at the same time that a chilling sound of air being torn was heard.

Han Seol-hwa realized that the number of people rushing towards her had increased.

One was using a Yeonjachang (燕刺槍) [Swallow Piercing Spear] with the tip split like a swallow’s tail.

And the other was swinging a huge fist, with his wrist blackened, like a mace to attack.

Each and every one of them was a significant presence.

“……!”

Suddenly, Han Seol-hwa’s heart sank.

The number of people she had identified was five in total.

But one was missing.

And as expected.

The sensation of someone secretly approaching Dan Ahk-seon was caught in her senses.

His intention was clear.

He was exuding such a strong murderous intent that anyone could see what his purpose was.

“Be careful!”

Han Seol-hwa, who warned Dan Ahk-seon, hurriedly tried to get out of the all-out attack.

But it was not easy to get her body out.

The opponent’s martial arts were not easy, but above all, the woman from Binggung was stubbornly blocking her retreat and holding her back.

Han Seol-hwa, who was tied up in an unexpected situation, became anxious.

As her mind became confused, a gap was revealed for a moment, and the opponents who had been waiting for this moment did not miss that fleeting opportunity.

Attacks that persistently dug in from all directions!

It was then that a shocking sound that made her heart drop shook the atmosphere.

Kkwang!

It was the explosion that was heard from where Dan Ahk-seon was.

“……!”

Han Seol-hwa was surprised and turned her head towards Dan Ahk-seon.

The first thing that caught her eye was a cloud of white dust and fragments of the wall falling like rain.

And through it, she saw a person being thrown out with a faint black flash.

Unexpectedly, the person who was thrown out was the masked man who had ambushed Dan Ahk-seon.

After a while, Dan Ahk-seon, who walked out through the dust cloud, shouted at Han Seol-hwa while holding Mukryong [his sword].

“I’m okay!”

Uuuuuung.

Mukryong, who had accepted the Wihwashingong [a powerful martial art] and awakened from his silence, revealed his presence while emitting a magnificent cry.

Han Seol-hwa, who was finally relieved, regained her composure.

“I’ll be there soon.”

Han Seol-hwa swept around with ice-cold eyes.

The four people who had been attacking her stopped.

It was because Han Seol-hwa’s aura, which had changed in an instant, was unusual.