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Chapter 348. Revenge (4)
The sun hung high overhead for the first time in what felt like ages, yet my mind was far from at ease.
As expected, the Demonic Cult horde hadn't been able to catch up.
We'd suffered through hell to traverse that route.
Having a larger force cover an even greater distance and still outpace us was practically impossible.
That said, the fact that only three people stood before us brought no comfort whatsoever.
Еn̄u m̊а̄
'Only three came...... which means three is all they need.'
Moreover, the one in the center was on par with Je Geum-hak.
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If the two flanking him were at a similar level......
It could even be interpreted as supreme confidence.
"Commander!"
The Life-or-Death Unit soldiers who followed stiffened at the sight of the three figures.
Е́ ṅ.ú m а̄
I issued orders at once.
"Pull back all wounded and anyone who can't fight."
"......But there are only three of them?"
By the numbers alone, they'd naturally assume our side had the overwhelming advantage.
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But if the one in the center was on the level of the Seven Demon Wisdom Lords...... with our current fighting strength, numbers meant nothing.
Setting aside differences in skill, more than half were wounded, and the other half couldn't perform anywhere near their true ability.
En̊ ûm̂а . ї d
"GRRK, Jin— So-un— I'll— kill— you—!"
Just then, the grotesque man on the right directed his hatred at me, and the soldiers flinched.
"D-do you know him, Commander?"
"No."
Even an ordinary person would never forget a face like that.
How could I possibly forget?
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I truly didn't recognize him.
"Then why...... is he calling your name like you killed his parents?"
"Beats me......"
I had no idea.
Though, thinking about it, there was one possibility.
"Because I'm a chivalrous hero?"
Е́n̈ ũ.m̆ а
"......"
"Evil people always hate the righteous."
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Well, that was the only explanation I had.
When no answer came, I turned my head. Go A-ryeom, who'd been asking the questions, was staring at me with the expression of a temple Buddha.
'Why does a Daoist sect disciple look like that?'
Just then, the grating metallic voice sounded again.
Е n̆ ù ṁа
"You— damn— bastard— how dare— you pretend— not to know! I'll— drag you— away and— peel your flesh— strip by— strip, GRRK, until you— wish— you were dead—."
The patchwork man spewed words dripping with murderous hatred.
After calmly listening to every last curse, I asked.
"So...... who are you, really?"
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I was genuinely curious.
I'd done plenty of chivalrous deeds, sure, but could even the most self-unaware villain harbor this much loathing toward me?
Ẃе b̂ ńõ ṽӗ l Ẽ nũm̊ а̄
"GRRK! You— damn—"
"No, I seriously don't know."
As the patchwork man lunged toward me, the woman on the left made a gesture in the air.
Strangely, the patchwork man's hands twitched and spasmed, and his body seemed unable to move against his will.
"Hee hee hee. They said you were a lunatic, and you really are worse than most of ours."
A beauty with unusually large canines giggled.
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And unlike when the patchwork man spoke, every word from her lips caused the academy students' bodies to seize up.
"Nngh...... wh-what?"
"My heart...... my heart......"
Regardless of sex, people were breaking out in abnormal physical reactions one after another.
'This is......'
Definitely symptoms of Disorienting Art.
W̌ е ḃn о v̇ еl Еṅû m̀а
It was just that, given the circumstances, they hadn't properly recognized their own condition.
'Even accounting for exhaustion, this level of effect against academy students......'
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My concern deepened further.
The Disorienting Art couldn't be her primary martial art.
I didn't know every art the Demonic Cult possessed, but I'd never heard of anyone who'd built their reputation on it alone.
That a mere side discipline could exert this much influence chilled me to the bone.
E n̊ um̂ а̄
Equally maddening was the complete lack of information on the woman.
'Why was I such a nobody in my previous life?'
Judging by the atmosphere, she seemed to hold considerable rank and ability within the Demonic Cult.
But since I'd never seen her before, I had no way to gauge who she was or what level she operated at.
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"Anyway, you all worked hard to make it this far. It can't have been easy, with us on your case. Still, not bad for Central Plains folk."
After insincere congratulations, the woman got to the point.
Еnů m̂_ä .іd
"The thing is, we're looking for something. And we thought one of you might have it."
These bastards were always looking for something.
All while committing murder on the side. Busy little bees, weren't they?
"Just give it back and we'll leave."
Bullshit. Not a shred of that was believable.
"What is it?"
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But I'd at least hear what they were looking for. Maybe I could use it.
Last time, that monster had walked right past the Five-Spirit Immortal Flower Oil just to search for a ring.
The strange-looking woman traced her fingertip along her lips and smiled.
"The Solar Monkey's Fire Purity. You see, the Fire Purity was actually more important than the Ice Purity."
"......"
"Just give it back and we'll really leave. I can swear on it."
Е̄ǹù m̈ a . і̀ d̃
......Typical of a demonic practitioner—making promises she had no intention of keeping the moment her lips parted.
I struck at their true intentions.
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"If that had been the real objective from the start, there'd have been no need to push us this far."
"......"
There—that flicker of surprise.
"More importantly, what exactly are you doing in the Black Forest?"
Е́ n̂u mã.і d̃
"Hm?"
"I'm asking why you dared pull something like this against the 'Murim Alliance.'"
I deliberately emphasized "Murim Alliance."
The surest way to imprint upon the academy students just how dangerous these people were:
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showing them that the enemy didn't fear the Murim Alliance in the slightest.
"The Murim Alliance? What's the big deal?"
Ё ñ ù m̃а̂ ._і̂d̃
Just as I'd predicted, the woman waved it off as nothing, and the academy students drew their strings of tension taut.
The woman added with a grotesque smile.
"The Black Forest is important to us. You people ransacked it, so we can't just let that go."
"So you tried to 'annihilate' us?"
"We couldn't very well let you walk off with something valuable you can't even use properly."
Curses erupted from every direction.
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"Are you insane...... You tried to annihilate us over a single object?"
"What the hell are these people......"
Just as I'd intended, the message about their danger had been delivered without my needing to spell it out.
The mood rippled with unease, but the woman shrugged as if it were nothing.
"Anyway, just hand over the Fire Purity and we won't chase you anymore."
"What if we don't have it?"
Ě n̈ ūm̄а
"......Lying isn't a good look. We already found the Solar Monkey's corpse. If anyone had tried to consume it, their body would have combusted, leaving nothing but a lump of flesh and the Fire Purity behind. Ergo, one of you has the Fire Purity."
Shit, it was that dangerous?
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I really needed to break the habit of shoving anything that looked beneficial into my mouth.
Anyway, that was beside the point.
There was no way I could confess now that I'd already absorbed it.
I didn't believe for a second that they'd honor any deal.
Е̊ n u m̌а̄
"You think I'd believe such an obvious lie?"
"Hmm, even with the situation changed, you still won't trust us?"
While the woman muttered to herself, the patchwork man wrenched his head and jaw about before spitting out more words.
"Jin— So-un—!!"
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When the woman and the patchwork man caused a scene, the man in the center scowled and settled things.
"It doesn't matter. We can just kill them all and find it afterward."
W̊ е bn ôṽ е l Ё nu̇m a
"......Aw, and I almost had him."
At the woman's gesture, crimson fabric began winding around her.
As her billowing palace robes wound tight, her attire transformed into what looked like a proper martial arts uniform.
And the moment I saw it, I knew who she was.
'Blood Lord Ice Flower Master.'
Among the Seven Demon Wisdom Lords, the sorceress infamous for the foulest methods.
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In my previous life, every battlefield she crossed had been littered with flayed corpses and mummified remains.
"More of them than I expected."
Her gaze swept over the academy students cresting the hill, devoid of any real interest.
Regardless of what she said, the numbers didn't matter—she was confident she could handle them all.
"So— what'll it be? A duel, the way you people like? Or one versus many, the way you're good at? Either's fine by me."
CRACK, CRACK.
Е̄ n̈ù m̃а.і̆ d
Alongside her words, the skin and bones of the man in the center began to twist and contort.
His ordinary height shot upward, his mouth jutted out like an animal's maw, and from his hands and feet, razor-sharp weapons sprouted like the claws of the Ten-Thousand-Year Earth Bear.
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"I do hope there's someone tasty among you. Otherwise, this whole mission won't have been worth it."
While the enemy exuded casual ease, the academy students were in a frenzy.
Every detail was bizarre and grotesque.
The acts defied anything imaginable in the Central Plains, eroding all sense of reality.
Ẁe b n̂о̇ v̊ е l̃ Еn̈ůmа
I filled my voice with Internal Qi.
"Battle formation!!!"
Those drowning in confusion snapped to attention in an instant and drew their swords.
CLANG-CLANG-CLANG-CLANG!
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Right. Now was not the time to question an unbelievable reality.
It was time to fight.
Е nŭm̀â. і d̈
"Let's go!"
It was time to begin the final battle.
***
They were merely three, yet the pressure each one exuded defied imagination.
As though each were an army of one.
Against academy students raised with lavish support and praised as prodigies, they accepted odds of many-to-one without a moment's hesitation.
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And confronted with the sheer strangeness of the spectacle, it was the students who shrank back instead.
"......Are they really going to fight with just three?"
"What the hell are they?"
For warriors, being unable to gauge an opponent's level was fatal.
"Captains only, step forward! Soldiers, regroup with your original sect members and coordinate!"
At my order, those who had been instinctively surging forward to fight hesitated.
En u m̆ǎ
Against a mere three, my orders must have seemed excessive.
But there was no time to explain.
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So the only option was to show them, to let them gauge the enemy's level for themselves.
I charged at the beast in the center—the one who looked the strongest.
'Ever-Changing Monstrous Demon Art.'
One of the Demonic Cult's Seven Great Monstrous Arts.
Е ṅŭmа̊ .і́d
Even by the standards of the Demonic Cult, where sanity was a rare commodity, this art stood out for its sheer grotesqueness—and was equally infamous for its bizarre capabilities.
CRASH!
Claws met Sword Force, and instead of being severed, the impact produced an explosion.
"I told you last time."
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Fluent human speech pouring from a beast's maw—the dissonance was jarring.
But what was even more jarring was his raw power.
Ӗ ňúm̈ а.і̆ d́.
GRIIIIIND.
The force with which he shoved my Sword Force aside wholesale was nothing short of absurd.
"That thing gives me the creeps!"
I dodged a claw swipe at my throat by a razor's width.
I drew on the Jade Purity Heavenly Image Power and unleashed the Twin Heaven Sword Formula.
SHRRRRRRR.
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A storm of golden Sword Force swept toward the beast, but he curled his body and kicked off the ground in a single bound, escaping entirely.
THWACK!
If dodging was all it took?
I poured out the Twin Heaven Sword Formula even faster.
SHRRRR.
Flashing Sword Force carved into the beast's hide.
Е ṅu m̃а . іd
"Grk, that stings."
Having pushed through the storm of Sword Force, the beast immediately drove a fist downward.
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I executed Lotus to try pulling him in, but there was no real purchase.
The creature simply twisted in midair and righted itself.
"Transplanting Flower and Grafting Tree? You've got all sorts of party tric—"
Just then, before the beast could finish, he kicked hard off the ground and launched himself skyward.
Ёn.ům̊ а̄.i̊d
A devastating fist projection slammed into the spot where he'd stood.
"Commander Jin!"
Il-gak, who had joined the front line at some point.
"You need to go over there."
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He pointed urgently toward the patchwork man.
"He's targeting your squad."
Ë ṅ um̀ а .і̄ d̀
Shit, that miserable bastard.
But as I hesitated, unsure whether Il-gak could handle this alone, Nam Hwa-seong came sprinting in and drove a fist into the beast.
CLAAANG—
"AGH, damn this body......! What is it made of?!"
Right—this guy had once gone toe-to-toe with an Iron Corpse Puppet.
I turned my head and saw—
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TAP-TAP-TAP-TAP—
Academy students splitting off and rushing this way in groups.
This should be enough to leave to them.
I shouted at Il-gak and Nam Hwa-seong.
"Its defense and attack power are beyond what you'd imagine. Be careful!"
"You as well, Commander."
W̊ ѐb̀ń о̂ ṽ el Еnù m̊a
"Hurry back! Before we all die!"
As if. That man would outlive anyone.
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Ignoring Nam Hwa-seong's words, I sprinted toward my squad.
Behind me, explosions erupted in rapid succession.
BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-CRASH.
Every time Blood Lord Ice Flower Master's hand swept through the air, a thunderous blast accompanied devastating force.
Ēnûm̂а
My feet nearly stopped.
Was it really all right to leave?
"You wretched—!"
"Fall back a bit before attacking!"
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"Tch! You'll pay for this!"
But the furious academy students were mounting a capable defense.
Е̌n ūṁ.а. і d̆
They had regrouped by sect, responding calmly under their Captains' orders.
Right. Now was the time to trust them.
I dashed toward where my squad was positioned.
The Fifth and Sixth Battalions served as support, but they were also responsible for evacuating the wounded.
If the patchwork man attacked them, the casualties could be catastrophic.
As I ran frantically, the nauseating patchwork man came into view.
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And from his body, a deeply ominous killing intent was radiating.
"You wretched half-dead Corpse Puppet bastard!"
RUMBLE......
I concentrated the Radiant Heaven Divine Palm into a single point and detonated it.
BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-CRASH!
Shattering the stone wall to dust, the Radiant Heaven Divine Palm hurtled forward, poised to blast the patchwork man to pieces.
Е num̌ ӓ
"How— dare you— with something— like this—"
The patchwork man whipped his head around and raised a hand.
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CRASH.
A massive ice shield materialized and twisted the Radiant Heaven Divine Palm's trajectory wholesale.
Then—
BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-CRASH.
Е n̄ üm̂ а. ĩ d̄
The palm force, deflected skyward, detonated in the air, and the ice shield shattered into fragments that orbited around the patchwork man.
In that instant.
"......!"
The patchwork man's form clicked into place with a figure stored in my memory.
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Shit, he survived that?
I stared at his grotesquely stitched face.
Ẅē b̈n о̌ vе ľ Е̌n u m̆ а̃
"Je Geum-hak."
"That's— right— took you long— enough—"
The patchwork man lifted one corner of his mouth.
A sight as bizarre and grotesque as could be.
Still, recalling the handsome face he'd once had, his current state was somehow pitiable.
I offered a brief appraisal.
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"You've changed a lot......"
Ah, was that too short? Might sting a bit?
"Well, uh...... you actually look better than before?"
"I'll— kill— I'll KILL— you—!!"
I'd only meant to console him.
Yet somehow, Je Geum-hak's killing intent grew even thicker.
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