Chapter 21

Episode 21

After running around until I was out of breath, I was able to find the location of the Demon Cult’s warriors.

A warehouse area located on the outskirts of Chengdu.

Using the ghost’s supernormal ability, I tried to keep the presence as low as possible and climbed onto the roof of a building that appeared to be a grain warehouse.

The first thing that came into view was a middle-aged Taoist monk who was being passed by four demons.

‘Why is the Taoist Master of Qingcheng here?’

Did he end up here while tracking down the ragged monster from before?

I had my doubts, but at least for me it wasn’t a bad thing.

To catch my breath, I decided to observe the situation for a moment.

‘It looks like Dokgo-seong is in that carriage. The same goes for the evil demon.’

Fortunately, it seemed that Dokgo-seong had not been transported to the Demonic Cult yet.

Of course, it wasn’t the worst, but it was still not a good situation.

‘He seems like an impatient old man.’

I thought that if it was a Demon of Eumsal, he might try to return to the teachings as soon as he secured the heavenly body.

Because he is a man who has a lot of trouble on campus.

Still, seeing it with my own eyes like this, I couldn’t help but feel absurd.

It was none other than the religious leader who dispatched Eumsalgwima to Sacheon.

Frankly, I was even impressed by his courage in abandoning the mission given to him by the tyrant and thinking of returning on his own terms.

‘Then what do we do now?’

It was good to arrive on time, but rescuing Dok-go-seong from the hands of the evil demon was another problem.

The Demonic Cult had a higher average level of military power than other martial powers.

In particular, the demons in the inner circle were powerful people that no one could ignore.

Each and every one of the ghost squad members who were fighting with the Taoist master of Cheongseong over there was a master of the highest level.

In other words, all of them were men of skill comparable to Lord Manjangsega or Lord Mangeomdae.

Of course, if I were to face them all at once, I would be able to guess my odds of victory.

Because not all peaks are the same.

The problem was the man sitting in the coach seat and the ghost demon.

Even at first glance, the man in the coachman seemed stronger than the other members of the ghost squad.

‘In all likelihood, he is the ghost lord.’

Moreover, when it came to Eumsalgwima, he was a master of the highest level.

Not just a super peak in name, but a true powerhouse who has fully achieved his level.

For me now, this was an opponent I couldn’t defeat even if I died or woken up.

‘I wish the Taoist gentleman could just drag the man out of the coachman.’

Unfortunately, it seemed difficult to expect that far.

Although they were doing well in their own way, they seemed to lack the skills to overcome their numerical inferiority and turn the tide of the war.

‘In that case, we must invade before he is overpowered.’

There was no time to think for long.

If we delay here, the situation will get worse.

As soon as I made the decision, I bought the new model.

It kicked off the roof and fell in a parabolic arc toward the jumping carriage.

The man in the coach seat raised his head in surprise.

I ignored him as he drew his sword like a thunderbolt and took a defensive stance, and stabbed the sword into the carriage.

Quad deuk!

As the sword filled with energy collapsed the ceiling, a palm the size of a pot lid flew towards his head.

I hurriedly put out my left hand, which was not holding the sword, and countered it.

The first herbivorous meal of Sura Cheonshinsu (修羅千心手).

De-marriage (奪魂掌).

Wooooow!

The air became distorted and a strange sound leaked out.

A clash of great forces and forces.

An enormous rebound force struck the body.

I suppressed the rising feeling of nausea and looked at the location of Dokgo Castle.

‘You’re holding me in your arms as if you were holding a shrine.’

The moment I discovered the small human being held in the arms of the evil demon, the next move naturally came to mind.

I immediately lowered my sword diagonally.

The great demon of Eumsal forcibly twisted the form and made Dokgoseong escape from Geomro (劍路).

Sigh!

A sword strike passing through the shoulder area.

The evil demon’s face was distorted like a vicious beast.

He roared and swung his fist like a wounded beast.

I lowered my head to avoid the fist and at the same time grabbed Dok Go-seong’s back as he was thrown to the floor.

“dare!”

The enraged evil spirit demon stretched out his sword again.

Ku-kwa-kwa-kwaang!

“You’re doing something reckless.”

“We’ll have to wait and see if it’s reckless or not.”

“Do you think you can tie me up even for a moment?”

I answered with a shrug of my shoulders.

The evil demon’s face turned bright red.

“good night. “If that’s what you wish for, I’ll kill you.”

“You will regret it.”

“regret? “What do you mean?”

“The work was carried out without properly gathering information because they were blinded by the celestial delay.”

“Judging by the way your tongue gets longer, it looks like you’re scared of me.”

“Do you think I’m bluffing?”

I chuckled, wiping the blood off my sword.

I couldn’t help but laugh as I was looking at the demon of evil spirits holding on to its weight without even knowing the future that was about to come.

‘It’s such a fun thing. ‘Events that were thought to be separate were actually connected.’

There was one thing I was curious about while researching demons of evil spirits in my past life.

Who on earth caused the Demon of Eumsal to return to the Demonic Cult looking like he was about to die?

At the time, I was busy cleaning up the poop he had made, so I didn’t have time to find out.

Even if we tried to find out in the first place, there was no way because the person involved was in a state of unconsciousness and even the entire ghost unit under his command had evaporated.

‘Not knowing that you have stuck your head into the jaws of a tiger is the same whether in your past life or in your current life.’

Now I knew.

The person who seriously injured the Demon of Eumsal and annihilated the Ghost Army was none other than Dokgo Woojin.

“I don’t know what makes you smile so much.”

“You will soon find out.”

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“Huh! omg!”

The Taoist monk of Cheongseong, who was running through the warehouse area breathing heavily, glanced back and swore.

“shit!”

Even though I was doing my best to use divine techniques, I could hardly shake off the demons.

Although the inaction of the demons was partly to blame, the biggest problem was the internal injuries sustained in the previous fight.

‘If we catch up, it’s over.’

It was still far from perfect, but there was even an unconscious child in her arms.

It was a self-evident fact that if a fight broke out, there would be inevitable defeat.

‘This is the path opened by a young friend who risked his life. It can never be done in vain.’

I had to somehow shake off their pursuit and join the executioners who were investigating another area.

If that happened, there was nothing to be afraid of anymore.

Peeing!

A memorized note thrown by a magician passed my earlobe.

Fortunately, it was enough to just cause a scratch because he tilted his head back, but the thought that he would have died even if it had been just a little bit later gave me a chill in my stomach.

“Persistent bastard!”

“Stand!”

The urgency was the same for the demons.

Sichuan is the sphere of influence of Qingcheng.

If I missed the Taoist monk in front of me, it wouldn’t end up being a bother.

One of the demons who was chasing the Taoist monk while shouting and swearing all sorts of things took out a whistle from his pocket.

He stared at the whistle with a conflicted expression for a moment, then eventually put it to his mouth.

Beep!

‘Whistle?’

There was a look of puzzlement on the middle-aged Taoist monk’s face.

Didn’t you want to end the situation as quietly as possible?

It didn’t take long for the question to be resolved.

‘...Were there more demons?’

The demons quickly jump onto the roof and reveal themselves.

If you think about it, the old man, who seemed to be the leader of the men, called the subordinate with the severed arm Twenty-Ilho.

In other words, the minimum number of demons lurking in the vicinity was twenty-two.

‘Damn it. Even in the front!’

In the blink of an eye, the siege was completed.

With the eight demons occupying all directions and constricting us, there was no other way.

A desperate situation.

The middle-aged monk stopped in place, breathing heavily, and carefully placed the child he was holding in his arms on the floor.

‘Imlimitable Buddha. I’m sorry, young Dou.’

He looked around, reciting the Tao in his heart.

The demons are slowly narrowing the siege.

The middle-aged Taoist master took a deep breath, straightened his posture, and straightened his sword with a stern expression.

‘Even if I die, I will take two or three of you with me on the road as companions.’