Swordless Demonic Path

Chapter 209 : Am I Good? Am I Evil? (4)

"What? It's just the beginning? We're all about to die, and you say it's just the beginning!"

"Brother, you will block them well. Who in the Demonic Cult would dare to strike the neck of the Blood Demon Hall Master, brother?"

As it sounded like a compliment, Lee Mak-jeong shut his mouth and nodded.

"I have to be a little strong. Isn't that right?"

"Of course, brother. Besides our master, who can defeat you, brother?"

"Hoo hoo hoo! That's right."

Lee Mak-jeong threw a word and then got rid of his dissatisfaction with the Blood Good Palace, which was of no help.

A person can change with just one word.

Baek Ri-hyeok said to Lee Mak-jeong again gently.

"Now is the time to fight hard. We can only take over the Demonic Cult by killing all those who are hostile to our master."

"I understand."

"Don't die."

"I won't."

Lee Mak-jeong turned his body and then left the main hall with a face full of killing intent.

"Third brother is simple, so it's good."

Baek Ri-hyeok muttered and stroked his beard.

"There's no need to avoid a fight that has been brought on."

Although it seemed they were cornered, he believed that in the end, the master and the Blood Good Palace would be victorious.

It was then that a loud sound of thump! was heard.

"Huh?"

Baek Ri-hyeok raised his head to the ceiling.

Immediately after, with a crash! sound, something broke, and the ceiling was pierced, and Jin Sa-wol, who was carrying Gung Ma-yeop, landed.

"Come down."

At Jin Sa-wol's words, Gung Ma-yeop came down from Jin Sa-wol's wide and reliable back.

It was a good feeling to just be comfortably carried on his back. It seemed that living like this would not be bad.

"Are you leaving already?"

"Jang Cho is waiting."

Jin Sa-wol, as if his business were finished, jumped up to the ceiling he had pierced and went up.

As he disappeared, Gung Ma-yeop looked at the surprised Baek Ri-hyeok with a glance and then sat down on the grand master's chair.

"How is the situation outside?"

"As expected, they are attacking with the Dokgo family at the forefront. Although the Iron Demon Hall and the Blood Saber Hall are struggling, they will be able to block them sufficiently."

"They're doing well. Tell the archers of the Blood Good Palace. It's time to go to the Heavenly Demon Hall."

The Heavenly Demon Hall was the main hall of the Cult Leader, and the grand master's chair of the Cult Leader was placed there.

"As you command."

Baek Ri-hyeok prostrated himself, stood up, and hurriedly went outside.

It was a short while later that he departed for the Heavenly Demon Hall with the waiting archers of the Blood Good Palace.

Gung Ma-yeop took out a demonic essence pill, ate it, and then closed his eyes for a moment and practiced qi circulation.

In any case, the fight had to be done by the heads.

If all the heads of the enemies were eliminated, there would be no need to shed any more blood.

***

Seo Mun Ga-jeong, who had escaped from Haecheongwon, first entered the Hall of Light. Beyond this was the Heavenly Demon Hall.

Since the Hall of Light had been empty since Ma Chung had disappeared, it was submerged in a deep silence.

"You still seem to have a lot of lingering attachment to the cult. Is it that the world has become better because the Cult Leader has disappeared? Even if the Cult Leader changes, it seems there will be no place for you..."

As Seo Mun Ga-jeong's words ended, a short while later, the inner wall of the Hall of Light opened, and an old Ma Chung poked his face out.

Although it was a surprise that Ma Chung, who should have been dead, was alive, Seo Mun Ga-jeong was not surprised.

"It's been a long time, Seo Mun family head."

Ma Chung looked around and, as if he were relieved that no one was there, said.

"Seeing that the Seo Mun family head has come here, it seems things have gone well."

"I'm not satisfied yet. There were many variables."

"What do you want from me?"

When Ma Chung asked, Seo Mun Ga-jeong was silent for a moment and stroked his beard.

Ma Chung had been able to hide with Seo Mun Ga-jeong's help.

The number of Demonic Cult members who had gathered to kill Cheon Yu-myeong was so large that he had given up the fight. To him, Na Hyeon-gi had come and opened a way to live.

He had faked his death and was able to live under Seo Mun Ga-jeong's protection.

Naturally, he was in a position where he had no choice but to follow Seo Mun Ga-jeong's orders.

Seo Mun Ga-jeong cast a cold gaze and laughed.

"Haha! It's nothing. Kill the head of the Na family."

At Seo Mun Ga-jeong's story, Ma Chung's eyes widened. Seo Mun Ga-jeong erased his smile and said again.

"When I give the order, kill him then."

"Weren't you on the same side as the head of the Na family?"

"Me?"

"That's right."

"Why do you think I would join hands with such a young punk? I just kept him by my side because of his reputation for killing Ha Shin-hak."

"You're saying no?"

"Yes. In any case, that bastard will eventually try to kill me. The winner of this fight is not the strong one, but the one who survives until the end."

Seo Mun Ga-jeong was also considering Na Hyeon-gi's betrayal. Ma Chung, with a face that could not believe it, asked again.

"If you're going to kill the person to whom you gave your daughter, do you think I would believe you?"

"Are you not confident?"

"Since I killed the son-in-law of the Seo Mun family head, I will also die."

Ma Chung's story was ultimately a concern for his own life. Seo Mun Ga-jeong said with a smile full of ridicule.

"You're a rat-like old man. I promise on the name of my family. If you kill Na Hyeon-gi, you will become the Hall of Light Master again."

As he promised on his family name, a smile appeared on Ma Chung's face.

Seo Mun Ga-jeong, after admiring his vile face, turned his body and left the Hall of Light.

"Come to the Heavenly Demon Hall."

As his voice echoed in the main hall, Ma Chung soon headed for the closet he had come out of.

There was a staircase leading down to the basement. Ma Chung, who was walking there to prepare poison and a dagger, felt a presence and turned his body.

Ma Chung's eyes widened when he saw an old man who looked exactly like him standing in the center of the main hall.

"Who... who...?"

It was an old man who looked so similar that he could not be suspected of being a twin. The old man, as if something interesting were happening, drew a smiling eye and approached Ma Chung.

"You were alive."

Ma Chung, who had heard the suddenly appeared old man's voice, took a step back without realizing it.

It was a feeling of all the strength draining from his body, and his shoulders trembled on their own.

"Cheon Cult... Keuk!"

Ma Chung, who was speaking, bit his teeth as his neck was grabbed by the old man. He grabbed the old man's arm with both hands. Although it was a skinny arm, it felt harder than iron.

"I thought you were dead, so it's nice to see you here. But why did you betray me?"

"That... Kruk!"

Since he was in a situation where he could not speak because his neck was grabbed, Ma Chung struggled.

Although he said with his eyes that he had never once betrayed Cheon Yu-myeong, the opponent had no intention of listening.

"Ma Chung. If I save you, do I become a good person? I'm asking if I'm a very good monarch who forgives past wrongdoings."

Ma Chung nodded his head vigorously. He cast a gaze full of a desire to live at the other Ma Chung.

Although the face was Ma Chung's, the voice was certainly Cheon Yu-myeong's. He was the person who had given him the most fear among the numerous people he had met in his long life.

Cheon Yu-myeong shook his head and asked again.

"If I kill you, will I become evil?"

Ma Chung's eyes were full of moisture. It was a gaze that felt a will to live.

"Save... save me..."

At Ma Chung's faint voice, Cheon Yu-myeong asked again.

"There was something I was curious about before. Since you've been by my side for a long time and have seen me, I think you'll know well. If you answer well, I'll save you."

"Yes..."

"Am I a good person? Or am I evil?"

"You are... good..."

Ma Chung's low voice faintly seeped into Cheon Yu-myeong's ear. Cheon Yu-myeong, with Ma Chung's face, drew a smiling eye.

"No. You're wrong. I'm evil."

'This fucking... Why are you asking, you dog bastard!'

"Since you're a guy I thought was dead, just die."

A thick mist rose from Ma Chung's body and was sucked into Cheon Yu-myeong's hand, which was holding his neck, at a fierce speed.

'Kraaak!'

Ma Chung opened his mouth wide. The feeling of all the strength draining from his body was like the feeling of his body disappearing.

Whoosh!

As the smoke disappeared with the wind, Ma Chung became a skinny wooden doll and did not move.

All his internal energy had disappeared, and he was left with only skin. Ma Chung had died without even being able to scream.

The living Cheon Yu-myeong, who had unfolded the Star-Absorbing Demonic Art, looked at Ma Chung, who was holding his neck, as if he were ridiculing him, and then raised his internal energy.

"If you had answered honestly that I was evil, I would have saved you."

Of course, that was also a lie. It didn't matter whether he was good or evil. In any case, Cheon Yu-myeong had intended to kill Ma Chung.

The internal energy created by Cheon Yu-myeong turned the whole body of Ma Chung, who had turned into a wooden doll, red.

Pat!

A spark flew.

Fwoosh!

Surprisingly, with a strong flame, Ma Chung's body instantly burned and turned to ash.

A person had turned into black ash and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"I can't be left out of the Demonic Cult's feast. Hoo hoo hoo."

The living Ma Chung dusted off the remaining ash on his hand and turned his body. Immediately after, his figure disappeared from the Hall of Light.

***

With a thump! sound, the door of the stone chamber opened, and a faint light seeped into the darkness.

Jin Sa-wol, who had appeared in front of the door, quickly moved forward at the sound of something crawling. Behind him, two centipedes, with their bodies cut, were crawling on the floor.

"Jang Cho?"

At Jin Sa-wol's voice, Jang Cho, who was sitting leaning against the wall, raised his head. A centipede suddenly popped out of his mouth and disappeared between the walls.

Besides that, about ten centipedes were crawling on the wall and floor and then disappeared into the shadows.

"It's Jin Sa-wol."

Jang Cho muttered and moved his neck left and right. A creaking sound was heard.

"Where did these centipedes come from?"

"They are the ones I vomited. These guys are also insectivores, so if they continue to starve, they will eventually gnaw at my stomach. It's a shame, but I had to throw them away."

At the thought of raising so many centipedes in his stomach, his eyebrows furrowed on their own.

"Can you move?"

"Of course."

Jang Cho, who had stood up with an answer, slowly stood up, moved his arms and legs, and lightly loosened his body.

Jang Cho, who was moving his waist, frowned at the creaking sound and held his waist.

"Kraaak! It's been a long time since I moved, so my body is not in good shape. By the way, seeing that you're here, the cult must be in an uproar. Has the full-scale civil war begun?"

"That's right. Let's go out."

As Jin Sa-wol turned his body and went ahead, Jang Cho followed him.

The Thunder Prison was a prison that went deep into the ground, and there were numerous stone chambers with a staircase going up in between.

Most were empty, and some stone chambers had only skeletons left.

As several corpses were visible with pools of blood, centipedes popped out of Jang Cho's sleeves and rushed to the corpses.

"How many are there?"

"That's all that's left. Originally, there were over a hundred, but I ate most of them because of hunger."

Since he was imprisoned in the Thunder Prison and was not given food, he had vomited the centipedes in his stomach and had eaten them one by one whenever he was hungry.

"It's a healthy food that's good for the body and tastes good."

"You'll live a long time."

At Jin Sa-wol's words, Jang Cho laughed lightly.

As they left the basement and came up to the ground, Jang Cho took a deep breath of the cool air.

Seeing that the surroundings were filled with the smell of blood, it seemed that they had all been killed by Jin Sa-wol.

"Have you met Dokgo Hyeon?"

"I met Gung Ma-yeop."

"It's Gung Ma-yeop. That old man imprisoned me and called you."

"Gung Ma-yeop said he had imprisoned you in the Dokgo family."

"It's a simple wedge."

Jang Cho was speaking as if it were a common thing.

(End of Chapter)