Novel Return of Mount Hua Sect Chapter 1053
The two groups that were staining the completely collapsed land of Hangzhou with blood stopped their actions, each for different reasons.
“...bishop....”
Jong Nil’s jaw trembled violently. If someone who didn’t know who he was saw this scene, they might think it pathetic.
His mission was to make sure that these foul unbelievers did not dare disturb the bishop’s rest. This is something that should have been properly accomplished as an enforcer serving the bishop.
But he failed to properly complete that mission. Now, their swords were pointed directly at the Bishop. This fact dyed Jong Nil’s entire body with an indescribable terror.
The cultists who received Jong Nil’s instructions were not that different. Everyone looked at Dan Jagang, standing alone among the ruins, in shock.
And the disciples of Mount Hua, who had caused Jong Nil and other cultists to make the greatest mistake, were looking at Dan Jagang with a different meaning.
‘What?’
Confusion flashed in Baek Cheon’s eyes.
‘That man is the Bishop?’
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The man standing alone was very different from the bishop Baek Cheon had imagined. The bishop he saw in the North Sea was someone who could not be described other than as a monster. A behemoth of malice (??(惡意)), wearing a human guise but hardly resembling a person. That is the appearance of the bishop that Baek Cheon remembers.
But what he sees now....
‘Different.’
Although his tall stature and unnaturally thin body were strangely creepy, he was not as inhumane as the bishop he remembered. Rather, he seemed more like a wanderer one might see anywhere.
But....
Chill.
It was just in his head. Baek Cheon’s body was clearly feeling it.
Hidden within that unremarkable appearance is something infinitely greater. A gloomy and dark abyss that is so thick and dark that it feels like crushing just by encountering it.
Baek Cheon pursed his lips and glanced around. The faces of those beside him were also pale and rigid. They felt the same thing as Baek Cheon.
Baek Cheon’s gaze stopped on Chung Myung’s back. Even facing the bishop, his back did not shake even slightly.
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Dan Jagang slowly looked down at the cup in his hand.
The red liquor in the cup was suddenly covered with dust and became cloudy. It felt as if those who worshipped Heavenly Demon had no right to drink this wine, despite treading on the land of Jungwon and claiming this place as their own.
Dan Jagang stared at the cup in silence for a while and then slowly brought it to his lips. Then, he gulped down the wine.
The original feeling of a fragrant tickle at the tip of his nose is nowhere to be found. It was nothing more than nauseating sewage that had lost its scent and taste, leaving behind only the taste of dirt and dust.
But Dan Jagang did not avoid the repulsive taste of the gutter water and accepted it completely. After all, what they had been drinking all along was not much different from this gutter water.
Savoring the disgusting taste and aroma in his mouth, Dan Jagang slowly spread the hand holding the cup.
Jjaeng.
The shattered cup scattered into pieces.
“How sad.”
Dan Jagang, who looked at the scattered white porcelain for a moment, shifted his gaze. To the two people in front.
One was boisterously clownish, and the other, dressed in black martial attire, had cold, piercing eyes.
Then, he captured with his eyes the images of those standing behind them and the believers who were looking at him with frightened faces. Dan Jagang’s eyes were still so dark that others could not guess his intentions.
‘Are you saying that you cannot even permit me a small fragment of what you enjoy?’
Dan Jagang chuckled softly. From their perspective, he must appear as nothing more than an invader come to take away everything they enjoyed.
“Bi- Bishop!”
At that time, Jong Nil bowed down on the spot, screamed as if in agony.
“It is not a matter for Bishop to step forward directly. I will handle these people!”
Dan Jagang glanced at Jong Nil. He was a mess. The corners of Dan Jagang’s lips twitched slightly.
“Please forgive my ignorance and allow me the opportunity to rectify my mistake...”
“Go away.”
“Bi- Bishop.”
Dan Jagang’s gaze turned to Chung Myung and Jang Ilso, who were in the lead.
It was an extremely rude and impudent sentiment to show to a bishop. Chung Myung laughed out loud and then asked Dan Jagang again.
“So? Because the enemy is strong, should we bow our heads and submit?”
“....”
“Listen, you stupid bastard. Cowards like you might be so scared of death that you’d worship Heavenly Demon that doesn’t even exist, but I’m a human being who would rather die than living like that.”
“...Are you saying you’re not afraid of death?”
“Of course I’m scared, you idiot.”
Chung Myung laughed as if amazed.
“But submitting is even shittier than dying. Especially to bastards like you.”
The moment Dan Jagang was about to open his mouth, a faint nasal sound pierced his ears.
“Hmmm.”
Dan Jagang’s gaze turned to Jang Ilso next to Chung Myung.
Blood-red lips painted on an all-white face drew an eerie curve.
“Talking about bishops so much... I was wondering what an amazing human being he was.”
Jang Ilso paused for a moment and sighed exaggeratedly.
“This is somewhat disappointing.”
Dan Jagang’s eyebrows twitched uncomfortably.
“Know one thing.”
Jang Ilso spoke in an uncharacteristic voice. The eerie aura on his face made even Dan Jagang of the world frown.
“The moment you accept that someone naturally exists above you, you end as a person.”
“....”
“That’s the difference between those who rule and those who are ruled. And I am not afraid of being ruled. No matter how strong one is, in the end it is the same. They are just humans who choose to submit.”
Kkarak!
Jang Ilso’s rings clashed harshly.
“So, what kind of person are you?”
Dan Jagang, who was listening to Jang Ilso’s words, laughed quietly.
‘A human being who is not ruled....’
He then slowly shook his head.
“You don’t know.”
“....”
“You too do not know. The answer I seek is not with you. No... Perhaps no one in the world may have the answer.”
A dejected voice came out from Dan Jagang’s mouth.
“Not ruled. Overcome. Resist.”
The longer he muttered, the more his face became distorted.
“Those are words that can only be uttered by those who have never faced true fear, true greatness, true divinity.”
Black demonic energy flowed out from under Dan Jagang’s feet. A darkness so thick that it seemed out of this world began to engulf his toes and spin around them.
“Still, if you’re going to say something like that....”
Hwiiiiiiiing!
The demonic energy released by Dan Jagang spun faster and faster, soon turning into a huge whirlpool and writhed fiercely.
“I will show you.”
Dan Jagang’s voice also gradually became rougher. His eyes glowed with an extremely dark blood-red glow.
“What true despair is!”
Kwaaaaaaa!
Black demonic energy soared high into the sky like a black dragon.
Finally, from Dan Jangang, who had thrown himself into madness, a demonic howl like that of a hellish fiend burst forth. It was an overwhelming and shocking sight.
In front of the formidable demonic energy, the world began to be painted with fear.