Chronicles of the Demon Faction

Episode 593 Disciples of the Nine Great Heavenly Demons (3)

“Hmm.”

Grumbling. Grumbling.

Flames erupted from all over the body.

It was not a vivid blood-red flame like usual. The dark red flame, as if mixed with something cloudy, looked somehow ominous.

‘It was clumsy.’

Ma Dong-pil is drenched in cold sweat and concentrating on his luck.

However, a part of his consciousness was reliving the past battle.

‘If the initial strike had been taken by surprise, I wouldn’t have experienced these poisoning symptoms.’

Of course, there was a clear reason why a surprise attack could not be carried out.

Dangyangchong’s martial arts skills were amazing. He was a truly powerful man who went beyond the limits of poison and reached the state of enlightenment through enlightenment.

A strong person of that level can freely handle extreme readings that could be considered the best in the world.

Even though Ma Dong-pil’s level was excellent and Gu Yu-magong’s firepower was great, it was an opponent that could not be approached easily.

But Ma Dong-pil could tell.

That his tactics in dealing with that guy were not the best.

‘The enemy was not just Dangyangchung. It was possible to annihilate them somehow, but if the artillery had been aimed at the carriage, the result would have been worse than not defeating Dangyangchong.’

Grumbling.

My lip, which I had bitten hard, burst and blood flowed out.

‘It was arrogant. As my level rose and my skills improved, I forgot about doing my best.

Even if the opponent was stronger than me, I had to prepare to win the match with the best output in the shortest amount of time.’

He was a rare expert even in Protestantism. Everyone was hissing, but in fact, his martial arts skills were such that no one could match him except for the top few of the Old Great Mazon.

In other words, he is one of the top ten powerful people in the Heavenly Demon Church. It wasn’t strange if I became arrogant.

The problem was his identity.

‘I am the protector. ‘You must not forget your duty as a guard until the moment you die.’

A guard warrior was a protector and had to eliminate enemies in the fastest and most efficient way to ensure the safety of the guarded object.

In that respect, his role was no different from that of a killer.

Just as an assassin kills his target with a single blow and escapes, a guard warrior must also eliminate the enemy in the shortest possible time and evacuate the guarded target to a safe area.

‘It’s been so long since I made another mistake like this.’

It wasn’t something that could even be called a mistake. Anyway, I captured Tang Yangchong and eliminated all the veteran soldiers under his command.

But the problem was the next time I faced this situation again.

‘If I fall down after doing my duty, I can die smiling. However, if I cannot fulfill my duty and survive alone, that would be worse than death.’

Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Gu Yumahua roared harshly.

The Banyang Shindok located throughout the Hyeoldo Island ran wild in front of the angry fire. It felt as if the hook-shaped poison particles would tear through my blood vessels at any moment.

The most excruciating pain. However, Ma Dong-pil gritted his teeth and endured.

‘Whether the blood vessels are torn or the blood vessels are ruptured, it will be better than continuing to harbor poison.’

Ma Dong-pil reflects on his past mistakes and regains his composure.

With just that brief change, the movement of the magic energy became much more active.

Cheeeeeeeek.

Black smoke was billowing out from all over the body. It is only with the heightened fire that the Banyang Shin poison is being released.

The poison that I had tried countless times until now but could not properly expel was finally evaporating.

The change was unbelievable and at an incredible speed.

‘This is it.’

The glow in Ma Dong-pil’s eyes gradually gave off a clear magical power.

‘This is the real me.’

As the level of martial arts rises, the concentration of true energy becomes stronger, and what makes the concentration of true energy thick is ultimately a strong desire and an unwavering mind.

In other words, the more expert you are, the stronger your mind and will are influenced. Even if you are a master who can split a rock with a single cut of a knife, it will be difficult for you to split a single stone if your mind is unstable.

Of course, there was no example of such an extreme decline in martial arts skills, but Yo (要) means that mental strength is that important.

Cheeeeeeeee!

The wall melted in front of the scary fire.

The firepower was enough to melt the thick iron wall built for closed training. Guyumagong is being opened to the limit.

Hwaaaaaaa!

Black smoke flowed toward the air outlet.

It was Banyang Shindog. However, since it has already been disintegrated into pieces by the old Yuma Flower, it will not be harmful even if people breathe it in.

How much poison was extracted like that?

“Cough!”

Ma Dong-pil vomited a handful of blood.

At the same time, color began to appear in his pale face. By removing all the toxins that were blocking the blood vessels, the blood naturally became clearer and its flow became smoother.

“Whoa.”

Ma Dong-pil opened his eyes and took care of the magic.

hook! Cheeeeeeeee!

Cold air rushed in, creating a huge amount of water vapor.

It rattled.

As Ma Dong-pil opened the door, he suddenly saw a man. The person leaning against the wall in the hallway a long way away was none other than Gwanpyeong.

Gwanpyeong asked as if throwing a question.

“Are you finished?”

Ma Dong-pil lowered his head.

“Thanks to you, I was able to remove the poison without causing any damage to the surrounding area. Thank you.”

“It’s an incredible amount of fire. The entire wall must have melted.”

“You have no shame.”

“You will receive a large monthly salary, but please compensate me later. I will charge you.”

It was something I couldn’t tell if it was a joke or serious.

Ma Dong-pil received those words with sincerity.

“Of course I will.”

Guan Pyeong chuckled.

“Okay. You’re still hard.”

Ma Dong-pil’s eyes sparkled.

“But you seem to have changed a lot.”

“Do you see that?”

“exactly.”

“In some aspects?”

“I know that there was a big change in your mind as your skills gradually improved through sparring with me.

However, the change at that time was only a process and it did not seem like you had found your complete self.”

“Do you look different now?”

“I feel like a completely different person.”

Guan Ping shook his head.

“Not much has changed from before. We just accepted reality.”

That one change changed everything.

People are like that. When you struggle for change, you may fall further and further into the abyss, but if you change your mind with a sudden realization, many things will change.

Gwanpyeong was like that, and so was Ma Dong-pil. If he hadn’t met Seo-ryang and lived rigidly until the end, he wouldn’t be where he is today.

“Let’s go. I was worried this might happen, so I called the workers in advance.”

“I understand.”

Two people who passed through the hallway and came up to the ground offered support for the branch.

Ma Dong-pil looked around.

“It’s a cool place.”

The corners of Guan Ping’s mouth rose.

“It’s an overly beautiful place for a place of exile.”

“There’s a bone in the horse.”

“I don’t think exile was a bad thing. Thanks to it, I had a lot of time to reflect on myself.”

Ma Dong-pil looked Gwanpyeong up and down.

“I’m stronger than I was then.”

“It’s no different from Ma Howie. In fact, in terms of growth, I think it’s even greater than me.”

Ma Dong-pil’s eyes sparkled.

“Can you feel that?”

“I am not a monster like you. There is one thing I am better than you.”

Guan Ping looked up at the sky.

“There is probably no one in the Protestant Church who has seen as many Magical Books of the Protestant Church as I have, except for General Commander Ho Yo-Seong.”

“….”

“There were a lot of experiments of this and that. To make up for my lack of talent, I read all kinds of magic books and actually tried to learn them.”

“That’s amazing.”

“It’s nothing special. I was just struggling to win the competition and not die as a loser. If

I were talented, I wouldn’t have wasted my time on that.”

Guan Pyeong shrugged his shoulders.

“That’s why I know. I know how much stronger you have become even with the force that didn’t reach your feet. Of course, that’s just a guess.”

Ma Dong-pil looked at him intently.

“Do you really think you have no talent?”

“exactly.”

Guan Ping smiled.

“And you know talent isn’t everything.”

Ma Dong-pil smiled.

“It’s really changed a lot.”

“It doesn’t take great enlightenment to know that.”

“It’s hard to admit it.”

“yes.”

Surprisingly, it becomes a conversation.

In the past, Guan Pyeong risked his life to train in response to Xu Liang’s demand that he would be killed if he did not attain the rank of extreme demon within six months.

And to train himself, he and Ma Dong-pil performed hundreds of dances that disregarded life and death.

Even so, no significant friendship developed between the two.

Their personalities were so different, Ma Dong-pil was for Seo-ryang, but Gwan-pyeong hated him so much.

But it was different now.

Although they were not that close, it seemed as if they had met comrades who had fought in the same unit a long time ago, and although they were happy, they seemed to have a strange sense of awkwardness between them.

“How long has it been?”

“It’s been exactly five days since you entered the closed room.”

“Five days… quite a long time has passed.”

Ma Dong-pil’s face showed fatigue.

Gwanpyeong pointed beyond the bamboo forest with his chin.

“The kids’ dormitory is over there. I’ve prepared your own lodging too, so go and rest.”

“What about the religious leader?”

“Stay in my office. I told you there’s no need to do that, but how can I stop your stubbornness? You’re working tirelessly on sorting documents without even a moment’s rest.”

“You are the leader.”

“Shouldn’t you ask them to stop?”

“You don’t stop what you’re doing just because you stop it.”

“That’s right.”

The two were silent for a while.

Eventually, the end of the well-paved road came into view.

Ma Dong-pil said.

“You were busy, but I made you come all the way. I’m sorry.”

“Howie Ma.”

“Please speak.”

“The leader told me to sort the information within ten days. And five days have passed, so there are only five days left.”

“But?”

“I plan to finish this task within three days.”

Uncharacteristically, Gwanpyeong hesitated for a moment before cautiously opening his mouth.

“If you have a couple of days, would you be willing to spar with me?”

Ma Dong-pil laughed out loud.

“However much.”

“Thank you.”

* * *

Three days later.

“Now it’s all sorted out.”

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“What trouble? You guys had more trouble than me.”

Seo-ryang glanced at the documents spread out on the table and smiled cruelly.

“As expected. It was concentrated in Hebei and Beijing. A lot of materials and money.”

“That’s right.”

Guan Pyeong’s eyes lit up.

“The movement is very irregular. There is no steady flow at all.”

“Of course it is. Dam Sa-yeong is like a snake.

His preparations are quite thorough.

Considering that there may be someone like me who knows the flow of materials and money, he must have been supplied in this way on purpose so that he could not determine the timing. .”

“Because there are no rules, it has become difficult to cut off supplies and money. Besides, they must have made the supplies too.”

“I guess so.”

Gwanpyeong looked at Seo-ryang gently.

“Now that things are like this, how about you go and see it yourself?”

Seo-ryang smiled.

“I don’t even think about that . I didn’t see it, but if I did, Dam Sa-young would run away. He’s such a shrewd guy.”

“Hmm.”

“If you wait, he’ll find himself, so there’s no need for me to touch him first.”

“What will you do if I do that? In order to completely isolate him, we would have to cut off this material first, but if even that is not easy, eventually…”

“Don’t worry. Because I knew this would happen and told the Gangseo Chamber of Commerce in advance.”

“Yes?”

Seoryang’s eyes lit

up. “I plan to shake the economy of Gangbuk from its roots.”

Guanpyeong tilted his head. I understood what that meant. I couldn’t do it.

It was then.

“Branch Manager Ji!”

“What’s going on?”

“The person who identified himself as the head of the Namgung family has come to visit!”

Gwanpyeong looked at Seo-ryang.

A faint light appeared on Seo-ryang’s face.

” “Take it in. It must have come to see me.”