Weapon-Eating Bastard [EN]: Chapter 228

Weapon-Devouring Bastard – Episode 228

I received additional information about the family’s situation from Jeong Jin-soo.

Anastasia is out of contact.

The Black Serpent Society’s headquarters suffered a terrorist attack.

At the main family residence, my eldest brother and Lee Gun-sung had a duel, and the family is under lockdown.

“Fortunately, I’ve been able to reach my nanny and Elder Lee Kyung-hwa, including the Ironclad Guard. Thankfully, they are safe.”

Jeong Jin-soo relayed the information he had prepared in advance.

Although the Soongmoo Lee family is under lockdown, it wasn’t difficult to grasp the general situation.

“The problem is…”

“We don’t know what Lee Gun-sung is aiming for.”

“Yes, that’s right, Young Master.”

My aunt, my nanny, the Ironclad Guard.

Even after contacting everyone I could reach, the only thing known externally was that my eldest brother and Lee Gun-sung had a duel.

‘I’m not worried about the duel itself.’

No matter how unpredictable Lee Gun-sung’s martial prowess is, my eldest brother is already on the verge of reaching the pinnacle.

Besides, it’s not a big deal for direct descendants to duel during the family head competition. It’s a common, if intense, practice.

I had already warned him in advance, and if my eldest brother were to lose in that situation, it would be his problem.

The problem is that Lee Gun-sung’s real purpose couldn’t be just a duel.

‘Lockdown and information control… It’s probably because my eldest brother and Lee Gun-sung clashed. It’s to prevent internal family matters from leaking out. The important thing is Lee Gun-sung’s true intentions.’

What is that snake-like bastard aiming for?

He’s doing something within the family, but I can’t figure it out.

‘I can’t even guess what Lee Gun-sung is aiming for. What can he gain right now?’

Even if I choose the family here and return to it.

It could really have just been a duel, or he might be aiming for something else entirely.

In fact, all of this could be aimed at me, and the purpose could be to dismantle the Black Serpent Society.

Or maybe he wasn’t aiming for me in the first place.

There are too many variables.

Either way… I can’t know Lee Gun-sung’s purpose.

With that, I closed my eyes and briefly organized my thoughts without saying a word.

Jeong Jin-soo waited silently without interrupting.

And then, I got up from my seat.

“Where are you going?”

In response to Jeong Jin-soo’s question, I slowly opened my mouth.

* * *

Soongmoo Lee family’s main residence.

Chief Butler Choi was tidying up the family head’s office as always, standing still and passing the time.

And someone approached him.

“It’s been a while.”

“Indeed. Have you been doing well?”

“Thanks to you, I’m fine.”

“You look subtly broken? Haha!”

Chief Butler Choi looked at the person who came to find him.

There were two people who came.

A small boy and a seemingly taciturn giant clad in armor-like muscles.

“Puppeteer, Guardian. You are not qualified to set foot on this land. Leave.”

The two extraordinary individuals known as the Six Nights, the arms of Kabbalah [a mystical Jewish tradition], had set foot on the Soongmoo Lee family’s land.

Chief Butler Choi didn’t like that fact at all, and even felt a kind of murderous intent and anger.

“Look at those eyes. So cold? You shouldn’t be like that to me! And we came here after receiving a ‘formal’ invitation.”

At those words, Chief Butler Choi’s eyes narrowed.

“…It seems the Third Young Master has really crossed the line.”

Chief Butler Choi’s expression turned cold.

The usual gentle face was gone, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent.

“That person is quite impressive. Hehe! I kind of like him.”

“What is the purpose of that person’s actions in this matter?”

“Is that important?”

Woo-oong!

With the Puppeteer’s words, the giant called ‘Guardian’ raised his fist and took a step forward.

“We came to find you. At least here, what you should be worried about isn’t that, but your life. Ah, maybe even the word ‘life’ is a bit awkward?”

“…Where is the Young Master now?”

“Well, maybe he’s fighting your eldest? I don’t know!”

Does one’s personality change when their body changes?

The Puppeteer burst into laughter like a child, giggling.

“…”

And soon, Chief Butler Choi slowly rose from his seat.

Chief Butler Choi, still wearing a gentle expression that concealed his true intentions.

‘The times have really changed.’

For these kinds of heretics to cross the walls of the Soongmoo Lee family.

When did the signs begin?

Chief Butler Choi pondered.

And what will happen when he leaves?

‘It’s confusing.’

Chief Butler Choi took a deep breath and faced them.

And then, another explosion was heard from the main building.

* * *

Far East Russia, several footprints were imprinted on the wide-open snowfield.

At the end of those footprints.

A group of people had gathered in a wide space where only rocks and dead trees stood.

“She’s quite a capable bitch. She erased all the traces.”

The man at the very front of the group, a black man with a gaunt body, looked around with gloomy eyes.

On the right side of the man’s eye, there was a tattoo of tears connected by dots.

And along the tear tattoo, all sorts of patterns and letters were inscribed on his neck, collarbone, chest, and back.

A black man, and a man full of tattoos of unknown origin.

The man’s name was quite famous.

Yaw Adubiso.

A wanderer wanted worldwide as a special-class criminal, and one of the high-ranking executives of the wanderer group ‘Mirror’.

“Since she’s already been hit by my curse, she won’t be able to escape far. Just drive her in as is.”

At Yaw’s instructions, given in somewhat clumsy French, the wanderers scattered.

The number reached hundreds.

Yaw looked at the snow-covered plains where the search was underway and took out a few photos from his pocket.

It was a photo of people from the Black Serpent Society, including Anastasia and Natalia.

‘She resisted quite well, but this side’s forces are overwhelming. Hehe.’

Yaw gave a sinister smile.

A few days ago, wanderers belonging to the Mirror received a high-paying request and arrived here via unexplored territories.

And they succeeded in striking the Black Serpent Society’s headquarters in Russia.

Perhaps attacks are being carried out on each branch of the Black Serpent Society by now.

And above all….

“You, too, find, her. Wanderer.”

Clang!

At that moment, a man approached from behind Yaw, making a heavy noise.

It was an Asian man wearing black armor on his body.

The knight, who was told to be called the Black Knight, was a force attached by the client.

“I’m already looking. Don’t rush me.”

“I know, you’re not using, magic…”

Whether it was because he couldn’t speak French, or just because he was strange, the Black Knight, with his pale skin and empty eyes, had never spoken in a clear tone.

‘Tch, a monster that’s not even human.’

Yaw clicked his tongue at the Black Knight’s words and began to use magic.

He wanted to pour out curses and kill him, but he couldn’t.

It was that Black Knight who had devastated the headquarters.

The man who suppressed the Black Serpent Society’s leader, who had been blowing away the Mirror’s forces like fallen leaves.

‘It’s really strange. He’s clearly a living being, but what is this eerie energy?’

In fact, he had already cast a curse.

The problem was that even after receiving the curse, the Black Knight didn’t even flinch.

No, was that all?

Even when cut by a sword or shot by a gun, he recovered instantly like a monster with regenerative powers.

‘He’s going to die soon if I just wait, but he’s really being annoying.’

Yaw rubbed the photo hard with his tattooed hand.

On the photo of Anastasia, which he took himself during the battle, wriggling blood was rapidly spreading.

It was a trace of magic.

‘She must have been hurt quite a bit. She’ll barely be able to make it through today at best.’

Yaw put the photo in his pocket.

In magic, photos have the meaning of trapping souls.

You can’t steal someone’s soul without their consent, but for a sorcerer of Yaw’s level, it was easy to take away the lifespan of the body.

Yaw had used curses on targets, including Anastasia.

The moment the blood droplets in the photo completely covered the photo, that life would end.

“Even if, I kill her… I must, find, the corpse…”

“I know. Don’t give me instructions when you don’t even budge except when fighting. It’s not difficult to find the corpse anyway.”

“…”

Yaw shook his head and strengthened the magic power entering the photo.

Since she was cursed, the death of the Black Serpent Society’s leader was certain anyway, and it wouldn’t take long to find the corpse.

There would be no variables.

Currently, forces have been deployed on this snowfield that are ridiculous for catching just one woman.

Following Yaw, who had already become a high-ranking sorcerer before becoming a wanderer, all of the Mirror’s high-ranking forces were tracking her.

He didn’t like it, but that Black Knight was really incredibly strong.

Woo-oong!

At that moment, Yaw’s tattoo trembled lightly.

Yaw shrugged his shoulders and looked back at the Black Knight.

“It seems they’ve found her. It’s north.”

“Good. I’m going…”

Koo-oong!

The Black Knight took a step and walked north, step by step.

Yaw looked at the Black Knight’s black hair and yellow eyes, and snorted.

* * *

The Black Serpent Society’s leader, Anastasia, was breathing roughly and staggering as she moved.

Her complexion was almost on the verge of death.

Her already white skin now looked pale as if all the blood had drained.

So much so that the blue blood vessels under her white skin were all visible.

“Leader. We need to undo the curse now and go.”

Natalia, the female warrior who served Anastasia, said with a frown.

But Anastasia shook her head.

“…It’s okay. I know my body well. Let’s move quickly.”

Anastasia resisted the blurring mind and put more strength into her eyes.

‘How did it come to this?’

Anastasia was lost in thought as to why this had happened.

She knew something was moving.

But she never imagined that forces capable of approaching through unexplored territories would arrive in front of the headquarters.

Without warning, so suddenly.

Lee Gun-sung sent troops to strike the Black Serpent Society.

‘It won’t last long.’

…Probably, about 10 hours from now.

That was the time left for her.

She was clearly feeling the lifespan she had left.

The curse was vicious, and it was eating away at her life even as she fled.

‘I have no face to see Lee Cheol [the protagonist].’

Perhaps he had been contacted by now.

The problem was that an incident had also occurred in the Soongmoo Lee family.

Anastasia could only smile sadly at the fact that she had passed on such a difficult choice to her ally and benefactor.

‘I’d rather you didn’t come, Lee Cheol. This Black Knight is strange. And I don’t have much time left anyway.’

Even if Lee Cheol came, she would die.

And even if he arrived, considering the combat power of the sorcerers and wanderers, including that Black Knight, she couldn’t be sure that even Lee Cheol would be safe.

So… it’s right not to come.

“Haha.”

Anastasia, who was barely moving with the help of the spirits, smiled bitterly.

“Why are you doing that? Leader?”

“It’s nothing. I’m okay.”

Anastasia forced a smile.

She was clearly thinking rationally and hoping he wouldn’t come, but she felt that she was hoping he would come.

“Let’s go east. For now, at the hideout there…”

It was the moment when she was trying to erase her thoughts as much as possible and continue giving orders.

-He’s here. He’s here. He’s here.

-Be careful!

Anastasia heard the voices of the spirits ringing in her ears.

Flustered!

Anastasia was startled and turned her head.

Following her, the Black Serpent Society’s guards, including Natalia, looked up at the sky.

Kwaaaang!

Something tore through the sky and crashed into the ground.

Black energy surged through the piles of snow that had risen thickly.

“Could it be… ?”

Black hair was visible through the rising snowstorm.

Anastasia widened her eyes and covered her mouth.

Could it be that Lee Cheol really came here?

“Lee…”

-Cheol!

Anastasia had no choice but to close her mouth at that moment.

“Found, you…”

What flew through the sky was not Lee Cheol.

The Black Knight.

Immediately after, a dark aura stirred through the snow piles.