Chapter 201

Episode 201

“Gasp!”

“It’s an attack!”

The demonic cultists who were moving together pulled out weapons and held them in their hands with expressions of confusion.

I didn’t even pay attention to the other demon cultists and rushed straight towards the leading man.

Whoops!

The two crossed daggers clashed with the sword, creating a heavy noise.

It’s going to be a struggle for a while.

The man swung both arms strongly and pushed me away.

As I was pushed away, leaving traces on the ground, I was inwardly amazed.

He must have suffered considerable internal injuries during the chase that took place earlier, but he did not show the slightest sign of pain.

From the outside, it was difficult to recognize that he was injured.

Aside from his martial arts skills, his patience was unusual.

The in-house Jeolyounggaek muttered with an expression of complete disbelief.

“How...”

I lowered my sword with a faint smile on my face.

He then tapped his shoulder with his left index finger and opened his mouth.

“Chujonghyang(追從香).”

“...!”

“You may have thought that you safely escaped the pursuit, but they let you go on purpose. “For the sake of hitting everything.”

Jeolyeonggaek gritted his teeth and held the two daggers in reverse.

Immediately after, warriors from the political faction appeared from all directions and attacked the demonic cultists.

Kaang! Ga-ga-ga-ga-gak!

Sharp metallic sounds and screams rang out in succession.

However, Jeolyounggaek did not look back.

To be exact, I didn’t dare look away because they were wary of me.

I spoke leisurely, closing the distance between me and the other person.

“Let’s come to a conclusion soon.”

* * *

“Ugh.”

I looked around once, noting the acupuncture points of the Jeolyeonggaek lying on the ground.

The battle was already approaching its conclusion.

Most of the demonic cultists had been subdued, and the few who were fiercely resisting seemed likely to run out of strength soon.

It was a fight whose outcome was decided from the beginning.

From the beginning, the power gap between the two sides was excessively large.

At the point when Chu Jonghyang buried Jeolyeonggaek’s body, the annihilation of Palgakdang (八角堂) was confirmed.

pop! Puff!

Fireworks decorated the sky.

The group searching other places would soon flock here as well.

“There are many things I want to ask.”

“Kill it.”

Jeol Young-gaek glared at me with a bitter look in his eyes.

I chuckled and sat on his back.

Jeolyounggaek’s expression distorted as he felt the weight on his upper body.

“I will kill you any way you want. “After getting the information.”

“Even if you torture me, you won’t be able to find out anything.”

Jeolyeong-gaek responds in a resolute tone and bows his head.

I clicked my tongue and added weight using the Cheongeunchu (千斤錘) technique.

A faint moaning sound penetrated my ears.

“If you cooperate obediently, I can kill you with ease.”

“You’re not good at negotiating. “Do you think anyone would fall for something like that?”

“The residents of the Harel tribe are currently very angry. In a way, it is natural that people who could be considered their family, close friends, and colleagues were killed by outsiders.”

“.......”

But peace did not last long.

Unable to suppress his instincts as a demon, Mo-sal-gwi eventually took advantage of Jeol-yeong-gaek’s overseas mission to kill his mother and two sons and terrorize his wife.

The rebel army, who realized the situation late, moved directly, but by the time he arrived, the assassin had already disappeared.

The wife, who lost her parents-in-law and children in an instant, could not bear the feeling of loss and hung herself.

The problem arose here.

The murderer, who should have officially raised the issue and declared revenge, instead covered up the incident with his own hands.

The reason was simple.

Because I was afraid of making a decision and causing conflict with Cheonakgun.

If possible, I wanted to avoid fights where there would be more losses than gains.

What Jeol Young-gaek did not know was that Yeoksalgun was a person who valued his own safety more than his promises to his subordinates.

The Yeoksal Army did not inform Jeol Young-gaek of his family’s deaths and continued to send him out on dispatch missions.

But you can’t cover the sky with your palm.

Jeol Young-gaek, who felt uncomfortable with the constant dispatch of missions, secretly returned to the church and eventually learned what had happened to his family.

Jeolyeonggaek, consumed by anger over losing his family, went on a rampage.

Since a 100-year-old high-ranking powerhouse went on a rampage, there was no way the impact could have been small.

As many as three temples collapsed.

To conclude, the culprit behind the incident, the murderer, eventually died.

Jeol Young-gaek did not succeed in taking revenge.

[Why is the cult leader here... gasp!]

[The talented person I had my eyes on has become a waste of money because of you. How are we going to make up for this loss?] After

hearing about the situation from Jeolyeonggaek, who was imprisoned in an underground prison with his limbs and veins severed, the religious leader personally went to the murderer and ripped out his head.

Although the Cheonak Army and the Yeoksal Army tried to quietly bury the incident, the situation escalated due to the intervention of the Demon Cultist.

The religious leader placed Cheonak-gun and Yeoksal-gun on probation and entrusted the handling of the incident to Yeongeumdae.

It was such a big event that I can still clearly recall what happened at that time.

‘It was around the spring of last year that the murderer murdered Jeolyeonggaek’s family. ‘The assassination army was subdued by me last summer, so it is highly likely that the same incident occurred in this life as well.’

Looking at Jeolyounggaek’s reaction, it was almost certain.

One thing I didn’t understand was that even though the assassin was dead, the matter was still covered up.

There seemed to be a need to conduct a separate investigation into this area later.

“I’ll give you a chance.”

“......opportunity? “What kind of opportunity are you talking about?”

Jeolyeonggaek’s voice became the size of a mosquito.

Although he didn’t completely believe me, he seemed to be somewhat interested.

“I will give you a chance to take revenge on your murderer.”

“How did you get that nickname...!”

“I will make sure you get out of here alive. I will also give you a chance to determine whether what I said is true or not. We will also prepare a stage for new identity and status revenge.”

“.......”

“So please become my subordinate.”

Originally, I didn’t have much interest in Jeolyeonggaek.

When I heard about his existence through the chief of the Harel tribe, all I could think was, ‘The future changed because of me, so he came to Nanman.’

But my thoughts changed after seeing the tricks he showed while escaping.

He was a talent too good to kill.

‘Jeolyeonggaek is a prisoner belonging to the outer circle. I didn’t learn magic. It would be possible to launder one’s identity.’

I judged that if I took advantage of the situation he was in, it would not be impossible to bring him under my command.

“Really?”

“What do you mean?”

“That my whole family is dead.”

“It might be hard to believe, but it’s true. As I said just now, I will give you a chance to check if you wish.”

“.......”

Jeol Young-gaek finally lost his expression.

Hot tears flowed down my cheeks.

I felt the need to give him some time for a while.

“I’ll come back after I finish cleaning up, so you can think about it in the meantime.”

“.......”

“I can’t give you that much time. “You will need to answer quickly.”