Chapter 251 : Demon, Charges In
Chapter 251: Demon, Charges In
A man with a thick, bushy beard sat in the corner of the room. A foul stench wafted from him. It was impossible to tell exactly how long he had been imprisoned there.
The man glared at Lee Jaseung with a startled face.
Lee Jaseung scanned the room and cautiously approached him.
“Can you speak?”
The man nodded his head.
Fortunately, it seemed he had not been imprisoned long enough to lose his ability to speak.
There was a reason Lee Jaseung asked such a question.
He sensed it instinctively the moment he first saw the man.
That this was the grandson of the Dark Noble Clan.
The expert pulling the cart earlier was definitely a Demonic Human. Of course, that man surely held more than just one person captive.
Nevertheless, the reason he felt this man was the grandson of the Dark Noble Clan was because of the man who had thrown him into this place.
The thought that he wouldn't have sent him here for no reason.
So, he had thought that if it were him, he might have forgotten how to speak after being imprisoned for a very long time since childhood. Fortunately, the man didn't seem to have been isolated from the outside world long enough to forget his words.
“What is your name?”
“My name?”
“Yes. Your name.”
The man made a show of thinking for a long time, then shook his head.
“I can't remember.”
Lee Jaseung pondered for a moment. There were two choices. Escape with this man now, or escape by himself first and return with subordinates to rescue him.
Given his current physical condition, he should have naturally chosen the second option, but the problem was time.
Even if he successfully escaped the martial arts academy, it would take time to reach the nearest Black Way Alliance or Murim Alliance branch.
The message sent from there would have to reach Dan Woobin. Then Mujin and Ma Young-gi would lead their subordinates here.
Lee Jaseung shook his head. It took too much time. Escaping this place with him now was the right choice. He would take him and run to a branch where a message could be sent.
He would send the message and go straight on horseback. Mujin and Ma Young-gi would come to meet them, and at the same time, if Dan Woobin notified the Dark Noble Clan, the time could be shortened significantly.
Those things had to happen simultaneously.
Lee Jaseung hardened his resolve to escape with him.
“Let’s leave.”
“Who are you?”
“You’ll find out later.”
Forcing himself to endure the stench, Lee Jaseung supported him and helped him up.
The man leaned his body against Lee Jaseung, his legs staggering.
In the next moment, something unexpected happened.
Tap. Tap tap.
The man suppressed Lee Jaseung’s pressure points. Lee Jaseung, having his pressure points suppressed, couldn't move an inch.
The man stood before Lee Jaseung. The look in his eyes had completely changed.
“I remembered my name. I am Lee Gweol. I am also known as Asura’s One Fist.”
The famous close combat martial artist of the Asura Demon Sect, Asura’s One Fist!
He asked coldly.
“Who are you?”
Lee Jaseung only stared at him without a word. He never imagined there would be a trap in such a place. Even if his martial arts were intact, he would’ve been deceived for a moment. Though he wouldn't have had his pressure points suppressed by him.
“It’s fine if you don’t answer.”
Asura’s One Fist laughed, revealing his confident inner thoughts.
“Because I have a way to find out everything.”
Thud!
* * *
When Lee Jaseung regained consciousness, he was tied to the wall with both arms spread out. It was the place where Asura’s One Fist had previously been tied in disguise.
The iron chains fastened to his wrists were so thick they could never be broken without inner Qi. Furthermore, because his pressure points were suppressed, Lee Jaseung couldn't move at all.
Two people stood before his eyes. They were the old man who gave out food and Asura’s One Fist, who had suppressed him.
“I knew the Black Way Alliance bastards would come to rescue, but I didn't know they would find this place so quickly.”
“Indeed.”
Asura’s One Fist replied politely. The old man was the Loneliness Demon, who once commanded the world. He was a person given the nickname Loneliness Demon because his nature was to enjoy being alone.
“You say this person’s appearance resembles the Black Way Alliance Leader Lee Jaseung?”
“Yes, but it isn't him.”
“How are you so certain?”
“He has no inner Qi at all. Furthermore, his physical abilities are pathetic.”
The Loneliness Demon sent a suspicious glance toward Lee Jaseung.
“Really? A mere lookalike crawled all the way here? It’s a strange thing.”
Asura’s One Fist also held a similar doubt.
“It’s certainly strange that they sent a bastard without inner Qi to save that person. That’s why I called for the Black Elder.”
When the Black Elder was mentioned, the Loneliness Demon wore a satisfied expression.
“Yes, if it’s the Black Elder, he’ll be able to dig up the bastard’s identity in every detail.”
When he heard the words "to save that person," he rejoiced that his hunch was correct.
But when they talked about the Black Elder, Lee Jaseung’s heart sank. He guessed that the person was likely someone who used torture or dark arts to make an opponent confess.
Normally, not only dark arts but even demonic arts wouldn't easily affect Lee Jaseung. No, he wouldn't have ended up in this situation in the first place.
But in his current state?
“When will the Black Elder arrive?”
“In an hour.”
“Contact me after you’ve found out everything from him.”
“Understood.”
The two left the room. The giant iron door closed with a thud.
The time given was an hour.
He had to escape before then.
* * *
Swash!
The Demon that lunged with its mouth wide open was split in half and vanished into smoke with a pop.
Ssssss.
Demons appeared around Strange Demon again. This time there were two.
The two Demons lunged toward Baek Seolyoung simultaneously.
Dan Woobin, watching from behind, let out a shout again.
“Be careful!”
The dimension of fear was different between a person lunging and a giant Demon lunging with its teeth bared.
But Baek Seolyoung was calm.
Swish! Swish!
She cut the flying Demons in succession.
The two beasts split to her left and right and vanished with a pop.
She wasn't afraid. She was someone whose skills had grown and whose mental strength had become stronger.
And above all, there was someone to protect behind her.
What they were after was Dan Woobin. If she couldn't stop them, Dan Woobin would die or be taken away by them.
When the Demons he created vanished in vain, Strange Demon emitted bloodlust.
“You’re quite something!”
Strange Demon muttered again and recited a spell.
Ssssss.
A giant shadow rose up from behind.
The Demon that appeared this time took the shape of a giant bear, unlike the previous one shaped like a dog. The Demonic Qi and bloodlust it emitted were as large and powerful as its size.
The beast ran toward her, vibrating the ground with its stomps.
She still stood in her place. Normally, when something giant lunges, one becomes startled by that momentum and leaps into the air.
But she didn't do that.
Instead, she lowered her body and aimed for the beast’s feet. It wasn't something she learned from anyone. Her body reacted that way naturally.
Swish.
Her sword flew in, aiming for the beast’s ankles.
Whoosh.
The beast struck down at her with its giant hand.
But a step earlier, she brushed past the beast’s legs.
Slice!
Her sword cut one of the beast’s ankles.
The beast staggered.
Baek Seolyoung, having passed through the beast’s legs, rotated her body and cut the other leg this time.
Slice.
“Roaaaar!”
The beast let out a loud wail.
Her sword cut the beast in succession.
Slice! Slice!
From bottom to top, she cut the thighs and waist in succession.
Even in the midst of that, the beast swung its two hands, trying to crush her head.
But she calmly avoided the beast’s attacks and swung her sword. She didn't get greedy to eliminate the beast at once. Slowly, she cut from the bottom up, like tearing down a tower.
The beast didn't fall even after being cut by the sword in over a dozen places. Rather, it flailed its two arms even more crazily.
The beast’s sharp claws tore through the air. It was a power that would crush her entire body just by grazing it.
But she calmly avoided the attacks and continued to thrust her sword.
Having focused her attacks on the lower body, she leaped up high. It was the first time she took to the air while facing the beast.
The beast, which was only concerned with its lower body, couldn't keep up with her movement as she suddenly changed her attack method.
Swash!
Her sword accurately pierced the beast’s forehead.
Wailing with a giant scream, the beast vanished into black smoke.
“Whew.”
She exhaled and calmed her mind.
She wasn't startled while facing the beast, and in the process, she didn't miss Strange Demon’s movements.
Strange Demon’s expression was completely frozen.
He muttered again. He was trying to summon a third Demon. It’d surely be something larger and more powerful.
Baek Seolyoung had no intention of seeing the third beast. When Strange Demon began reciting the spell, her figure was already rushing toward him.
She waited for the first spell and waited for the second, so it was an attack that struck at the opening of the vague thought that she’d wait for the third as well.
Strange Demon stopped the spell and reached out his hand.
Black smoke puffed out from his palm.
Baek Seolyoung turned her direction. It was difficult to turn directions in mid air while rushing, but she even thrust her sword in succession.
Strange Demon thrust out his other arm.
Clang!
His arm was surrounded by black smoke, and a metallic sound came from the arm that collided with the sword.
Strange Demon twisted his body and emitted black energy once more.
Simultaneously, Baek Seolyoung’s sword crossed through the air.
Slice.
The two people passed each other. In the next moment, Strange Demon, who was walking a few steps forward, collapsed.
His head, separated from the body, rolled on the floor.
Sssssssss.
Black smoke whirled around his head, then it turned to powder and vanished with a pop. The remaining body vanished in the same way.
Until the moment his head fell, he never imagined he would be killed by Baek Seolyoung. Honestly, even Dan Woobin, watching from behind, didn't expect Baek Seolyoung to finish off that terrifying Demonic Human, who summoned Demons at will, so cleanly.
But Baek Seolyoung was calm and powerful. It was a fight where her growth could be clearly seen.
In the next moment, Dan Woobin’s short scream was heard from behind her.
“Ah!”
Someone had placed a cold sword against his neck.
It was Wind Demon, another one of the Asura Three Demons.
Wind Demon glared at Baek Seolyoung and spoke.
“The wench is quite something.”
Whoosh!
A fierce wind whirled around the two.
“Since you made me lose my comrade, you should suffer the same.”
Dan Woobin and Baek Seolyoung’s gazes met.
“No!”
Baek Seolyoung shouted in distress.
Dan Woobin instinctively felt it was his end.
‘My Lady, please be happy.’
Wind Demon’s sword cut through Dan Woobin’s neck.
Swish.