Chapter 377

Episode 377

“Hehe.”

I laughed wildly and snapped the arrow stuck in my shoulder.

The pain was overwhelming, but it was bearable because I had prepared myself in advance.

‘I got caught.’

I didn’t ask the Sword King to protect Jain’s dojo for no reason.

Darkness would not have known that this was a measure to limit the targets the sniper would aim for.

‘Should I really call him the best archer in the Demonic Cult?’

I’ve never seen her in action on the battlefield.

Basically, she is a person who only follows the orders of the demonic cult leader and often moves in conjunction with the Cheonak Army or the Sosalma Army.

However, it was possible to estimate her capabilities using Changmyeong Palace as a standard.

Among the archery experts I have ever encountered, the most outstanding person was Bang Cheok-sam.

The arrow he fired did not fly in a straight line.

In addition to drawing curved trajectories, the tracks were also bent at right angles or orbited in the air like a wheel.

As I heard from Amhonsi, I thought that a person with skills comparable to Bangcheoksam would be able to perform similar techniques.

As such, it would be impossible to pinpoint her location using ordinary methods.

‘It was worth the risk.’

It wasn’t something I couldn’t avoid.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t stop it.

I was sure.

If it were Dark Soul Poetry, I would never miss the moment when the Pungcheon Demon Emperor and I face off with all our might.

Therefore, several parts of the shoulder that are far from the vital points were exposed on purpose.

To trace back the path the arrow took.

‘Were you hiding there?’

I felt it clearly the moment the arrowhead touched my skin.

The lingering scent of energy left in the air.

If you move along the disappeared line, there will definitely be a dark poem at the end.

Of course, Amhonsi would have realized by now that his location had been revealed.

It was clear that he would move immediately and try to hide himself.

‘That doesn’t work.’

Unfortunately for her, once she was discovered, it was as if she had already been tricked.

Once you figured out the approximate location, the rest was easy.

For subsequent tracking, you can use the hand sound technique.

“Wow!”

The Bungcheon Demon Emperor staggered, coughing up blood.

It seems that the collision a little while ago had worsened the internal injuries.

As if ignoring him, I turned my back and kicked the ground.

‘There is no point in fighting him anymore.’

My goal from the beginning was dark poetry, not him.

In the first place, I didn’t think I could catch the Bungcheon Demon Emperor here.

The reason he foolishly exchanged arms with me was to buy time for his subordinates to escape.

It wasn’t that I was particularly passionate about fighting or that I had lost my sense of reason because of the devil.

The Bungcheon Demon Emperor I knew was a very calculating person.

Should I say that it is not like Mine?

Just like he did at Baekmakmun four years ago, he was the one who would try to run away without hesitation if it was judged to be dangerous.

‘At first glance, it looks like it’s going to collapse at any moment.’

Having faced him several times, I recognized at a glance that it was an act.

There was no chance that the Demon Cult’s best keel would collapse at this level.

It would be a lie if I said I didn’t feel regretful, but it was better to secure the key that would determine the direction of the war than to obsess over a fight that would never end.

“How dare you show your back to me!”

The enraged Bungcheon Demon Emperor poured out a barrage of attacks, but I dodged them all and widened the distance between me and him.

In a timely manner, the elites of the Shaman faction and the Namgung family rushed in and tied his feet.

Wow!

A wave spreading throughout the area centered on the touching hands.

Feeling a sense of crisis, Amhonsi jumped out of the pit and pulled the bowstring.

An arrow stuck between fingers.

Boom!

The fourteenth herbivorous month (來月).

Something invisible guided the arrows towards the body.

With my left hand, I gently pushed away the arrows that had gathered near my side like iron attracted to a magnet.

Darkness stared at the arrows falling on the ground with a blank expression.

“Nonsense....”

Bwauk!

A clenched fist dug into her abdomen.

A waist bent like a prawn.

He grabbed hold of the masked man’s blood and robbed him of his consciousness.

Darkness’s new type collapsed like a kite with a broken string.

“.......”

It’s time to look down at the shoulder where the arrow is stuck.

I took a deep breath and muttered to myself.

‘Anyway, nothing is easy.’

* * *

Waaaaa!

The Shaman sect’s gurus greeted me with cheers as I picked up the fainted Amhonshi and joined the ranks.

The Sword King asked, staring at my shoulder with a worried expression.

“Are you okay?”

“yes.”

I nodded with an indifferent expression.

Although he was injured, it did not interfere with his movements.

Considering the supernormal abilities of the White Lightning God Art, he would be able to fully recover within five days.

Yuhwageom, who cut off his gi and wrapped a white cloth around the affected part, thanked me.

“Thank you for your help. “I owe you my life.”

“As the person in charge of leading the Maeng reinforcements, I simply did the natural thing.”

“I’m just asking, where are the reinforcements now?”

“It’s not far away. “I felt like the situation was moving quickly, so I came here first.”

The disciples of the shaman sect, who had been listening to the story with bated breath, let out an exclamation.

Among them, there were some who were making noise and chanting my nickname.

It took some time for the unrest to subside.

The Sword King turned his gaze toward the direction the demon cultists fled and said as if he was throwing something.

“In the end, I missed the Bungcheon Demon Festival.”

“Don’t be too sad. Even if the elder and I had joined forces, we would not have been able to catch him.”

Among the eight great demons, the Bungcheon Demon Emperor was the one who cared for his subordinates, but he was never the type of person to protect others even at the cost of sacrificing himself.

If the Sword King and I had attacked at the same time, he would have sacrificed his subordinates to buy himself time to escape.

In the meantime, Zain Dojang’s life would have been threatened by Amhonsi again.

“But what about him?”

“I am guessing that he is a warrior belonging to the Heavenly Demon Palace. “If you interrogate him, you might be able to get some information.”

In his previous life, Amhonsi mainly played the role of messenger on the battlefield.

It was probably the same in this life as well.

‘She would know why the current situation occurred.’

This was the reason why the capture of Amhonsi was prioritized over everything else.

Because I judged that there would be a lot of information that could be obtained by interrogating her.

I planned to find out even if it meant using all the dead soul poison.

What is the reason why the numerically disadvantaged Demonic Cult attacked in three directions at the same time?

What kind of plan does Master Ma have?

‘Of course, a person like this would have suffering planted in his head.’

I had an idea of a way to solve the problem.

As I threw Amhonsi on the cart loaded with goods and stretched, Zain Jeong spoke to me again.

“There’s one more thing I’d like to ask.”

“Please speak.”

“How did you come here after knowing about the crisis of independent factions? “I thought for sure Zhuge Se would have joined his side.”

“Thanks to the advice of a competent adjutant.”

“aide?”

“yes. To be precise, he is a temporary lieutenant, but....”

“......?”