Chronicles of the Demon Faction
Chapter 61

Episode 61 Operation begins (1)

“So what is the fourth’s status?”

“It is very serious. The dantian is broken and the poisonous essence in the body explodes, causing severe symptoms of poisoning.

“I am holding on with my physical strength… but even if I am lucky, I can barely avoid hemiplegia.”

“is it.”

“yes.”

“You managed to save your life.”

“That’s right.”

Lee Cheon-sang swirled his glass. The little alcohol left poured into the glass and swirled gently.

“What is the possibility of recovery?”

“The members of the Blood Soul Guard believe that it is almost nothing.

It is said that he would have to lie in a hospital room without moving for five or six years.

“Even if the poisoning and internal injuries are treated, the Danjeon is so badly damaged that it is difficult to restore it to its original state.”

Mudam bowed his head.

“Immediate recovery appears impossible.”

Immediate recovery was not the problem. At this point, it can be said that his life as a demon is over.

Lee Cheon-sang, who was looking down at his glass, nodded.

“Let’s just go out and see.”

“Yes, leader.”

After Mudam left, Lee Cheon-sang emptied his entire glass.

He placed the glass on the table and buried his back in the royal palace.

‘Is it impossible to recover?’

Previously, a disciple had fallen into critical condition. Even back then, the blood soul council members said something similar to the diagnosis they gave to the fourth child now.

It was said that the possibility of revival was close to nil, and even if one was lucky enough to be revived, he would become a madman or a cripple.

And that disciple was the third who brought the fourth to that point.

‘That’s interesting.’

At first glance, interest appeared on Lee Cheon-sang’s face.

‘I thought they would end it all at once, but instead they held their breath.’

In the past, my personality was like that before I got addicted to it, and judging by the way my personality changed afterward, I thought it would be like that.

Although it seemed quite light on the outside, the third child’s soul was dominated by the word death. It means that if you decide to kill someone, you will kill them regardless.

This could be known just by looking at the details of the case sent from the criminal court. If the three stomachs of the Black Bird and the head of the criminal code had not stepped forward, the fourth would have lost his head.

Why did the third child change his mind in that moment?

‘Did you want to cause pain?’

I understand. Since it was the fourth who put the third in that situation, he would have wanted to take revenge in the same way.

but.

‘If you just wanted to make it the same…’

At that moment, Lee Cheon-sang shook his head.

Disappointment? no. The third was no longer a mine that could disappoint anyone.

‘The fight with Hwanhee Wonju and Gwangma Daeju, and even the current brawl in the criminal court.’

It’s truly a spectacular move. In the past few days, several incidents have occurred that most people would never dream of.

It’s a mess that you can’t easily make even if you try to make it on purpose. The important thing is that despite all the fuss, you have definitely achieved the goal you wanted.

“That’s interesting.”

Grumble.

The liquor rising from the bottle in the distance filled his glass in a parabola.

Lee Cheon-sang raised his glass again.

“Is one axis of the succession battle collapsing like this?”

Hongwimun.

As the son of the current Jeok family owner, he was as talented as anyone else.

Since when did it start? Intelligence became a triviality and a bright personality became a mask.

The fourth, just like those who inherited the true blood of Jeoksaga, became as insidious and sinister as a poisonous snake.

It’s okay though. It doesn’t matter what your personality is as long as you let your talents bloom.

The problem is that Hong Yu-moon did not cultivate his talent.

I did the minimum, but I didn’t do the maximum. He was strong for his age, but that was it.

‘That’s why I lost.’

The third was different. At one time, he was similar to the Fourth, but after reawakening, he pursued the maximum, not the minimum.

That small but big difference decided the outcome of the fight.

“I wonder if this one incident caused by the third child will be the start of a war.”

* * *

“yes?!”

“uh? “Wasn’t it you who brought it with you?”

“I thought I went with Confucius…”

Xu Liang’s expression became blank.

“what? Then, where did this guy go…”

Then, from the bushes far away! A voice rang out.

Seoyang held out his chest, and Aenghwa’s pale face turned into a tearful one.

“Phew, there it was.”

Digging.

Geumho, who found Seoryang, ran quickly and quickly jumped up into his arms.

“Oh, look at this guy? “The weight has increased quite a bit?”

These were not empty words. It was still cute, but its body and legs became a little longer, and its tail seemed to be fuller than before.

Seoliang gently touched the bridge of Geumho’s nose.

The Geumho made a strange purring sound as if it was in a good mood. It still looked like a cat.

“I was worried about this guy, but he seems to have managed to get a lot of money from all over the place.”

「Ah!」

“Huh? Is your stomach a little thin? “That won’t work. Let’s eat first.”

It’s only been a little while since I ate that much food, but I somehow managed to get a call to eat.

But Aenghwa, who didn’t know that, quickly lowered her head.

“I’ll bring you a meal!”

“Oh, you can bring a little food. “I’m on my way back to eat something.”

“yes!”

When the cherry blossoms moved, Seo-ryang entered the room holding Geum-ho.

“Oh my, it’s so comfortable!”

As I fell down on the bed, I couldn’t be more comfortable.

Geumho, who was watching Seoryang, who had stretched out his arms, patted his tail and curled up next to his face. Even though the fur was not combed, the quality of the fur was consistently good.

Seoliang said, scratching Geumho’s chin.

“Hey. Don’t go anywhere carelessly until they grow up. “I didn’t know that this was scary for people.”

Golgolgol.

“By the way, are you really a fox? “It’s not a cat, is it?”

Golgolgol.

“Amazing guy.”

Geumho kept rubbing his head in his hand, as if he was in a good mood.

As I lay comfortably scratching the fox’s chin on a familiar bed, I felt lethargic and yawned.

“Ugh…! “I’m sleepy…”

My eyelids were flaccid and my whole body was sagging like wet cotton.

Seo-ryang’s eyes slowly closed.

Ugh.

A five-colored brilliance flickered in Geumho’s eyes, and at the same time, a subtle red haze appeared on Seoryang’s body.

It’s such a subtle color that you can’t tell it at a glance. It was not the unique atmosphere of the Shadow Magi, as flashy as fire and as intimidating as lightning.

If there was someone here.

If there were an expert with divine eyes who broke through human limitations and entered the realm of transcendence, he would have been able to see it.

An intangible energy as thin as a thread flowing from Seoliang’s eyebrows is connected to Geumho’s body.

Weeeeeee.

The thread twisted by the invisible keeper instantly became thick and abundant.

Pusssss.

The toxins that remained in Seo-ryang’s body were scattered into the air.

Weeeeeee.

As soon as Takgi was pulled out, Muae Gong silently unfolded in a dramatic way. In an instant, the air in the room became cleaner.

The Geumho once again made a strange purring sound.

Phew.

The golden tiger’s fur gave off a subtle shine. The energy that flowed through the body through the light was very auspicious.

After a while.

As the intangible energy was cut off, Geumho’s secret energy and Seoliang’s red energy disappeared.

Shake!

“Confucius! “Eat… oh?”

“Keueuung.”

Xu Liang stood up, rubbing his eyes.

“How are you?”

“sorry. “I didn’t know you were sleeping…”

“No, it’s okay. “I fell asleep without even knowing when I fell asleep.”

Seo-ryang yawned loudly and brought the table.

“let’s eat.”

Indeed, for the first time in a long time, a happy meal between two people and one animal has begun.

Geumho ate really hard. Although he normally ate a lot compared to his size, he seemed to be eating almost twice as much as before, probably due to increased appetite due to not being able to see him.

Xu Liang muttered with a shocked face.

“Foxes are also beasts of prey, so they can just eat meat… right?”

I was worried because I ate too much. I wonder if I will end up gaining weight and rolling around like this.

After the stormy meal, Seoryang fell asleep again.

There was pity on Cherry Blossom’s face.

‘It must have been difficult.’

How could she not have ears? I knew from my classmate at Hwan Hui-won that Confucius had been going through quite a bit of hardship during these few days.

I couldn’t show it, but you don’t know how worried I was.

‘I’ll have to avoid your seat for a while.’

Three days passed like that.

Meanwhile, Seoliang became a complete slave to sleep.

He sleeps all day, wakes up, eats a meal prepared by Cherry Blossoms, and then goes back to sleep. When I woke up, I ate again, and when I finished eating, I went straight to sleep.

Even the cherry blossoms that were worried asked, ‘Is it okay to do that…?’ A life that is so stretched out that it makes you want to miss it.

By the fourth day, Seoryang was no longer tempted to sleep.

“Keuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! “Wow, my back hurts.”

I slept so much that I felt like my body was going to shrivel up. At the same time, my muscles were so relaxed that I felt very limp.

“Ugh, have you been too nervous? “I fell asleep completely oblivious to the world… huh?”

Xiliang narrowed his eyes.

“what’s this?”

He looked down at his hands.

Although he was looking at his hands, his consciousness was scanning every part of his body.

“Why is my body so refreshed?”

Clearly, due to several battles and an irregular life, his blood vessels were in a state of turbidity.

It was a small enough amount that even if you consciously concentrated on it, it was enough to cause problems in future training if you ignored it.

Not only had all the turbidity evaporated, but my body condition had improved to its peak.

‘Isn’t this enough that I don’t have to worry about it for a few days?’

that’s interesting?

Xu Liang muttered with an expression of admiration.

“As expected, people sleep well…”

…but it can’t be like this!

If you can get better by eating and sleeping for three days, why would there be sick people in the world? Moreover, it was not that the energy consumption was severe.

Wooooow.

As I lightly used the dark magic attack, the demonic spirit wriggled nimbly as if it was about to jump out at any moment.

‘Is it because the gate ceremony is open?’

The Underworld Prison Return Ceremony is the true opening of the Dark Spirit Demonic Gong.

But that wasn’t the end. The completely opened Amyeongjinmagong created the next and next stage of opening the door.

Amyeongjinmagong held an opening ceremony for a total of five floors.

As each layer is penetrated, the depth of the magic hole increases amazingly.

It could be opened at any time, but unlike the Ghost Gate ceremony, which was intentionally sealed, the keys to open the remaining four floors had not yet been given.

The gates of each floor will naturally open as your understanding of magic deepens and your achievements increase.

‘But there’s no way something mysterious like this could happen just because the door was opened…’

At that time, Geumho yawned loudly.

Seoliang stopped thinking for a moment and scratched Geumho’s chin. Geumho seemed to be in a good mood, stretching his body and making noises.

“I think I need to check my body.”

Growth without reason is more dangerous than decline without reason. It was a group that realized the principles of martial arts after experiencing all kinds of hardships for decades.

“Let’s try to warm up first.”

Seoyang walked to the training hall. Geumho, who was yawning lazily and rolling around, followed behind him.

‘There’s no need for any preparation.’

Paaaaang!

As soon as he got onto the training ground, Seoliang’s fist split the air.

The depth of power felt from the fist was definitely different. The speed increased by half a beat, and the destructive power also increased.

Xiliang’s body rotated.

Puff puff puff!

The sound of drums exploding rang out one after another. Although it was not a martial art that emphasized speed, it was as free as the wind and as fast as lightning.

The gap between heavy drinking and binge drinking has become much narrower than before.

“Whoop.”

It’s so fast and intense that it takes more effort to control it. It seemed like it would take a while to get used to it.

Seoryang, who was sweating heavily from the fumes, scratched his head.

“That’s so strange. “I wouldn’t have gained anything just by grabbing a bunch of those half-hearted people.”

Both Wei Hongryun and Hong Wimun were said to have trained amazing martial skills compared to their age, but to Seoryang, they were nothing but inferiors.

I can’t say it doesn’t exist at all, but it’s rare to replace enlightenment by hanging out with subordinates.

Seoliang was in the midst of a series of worries.

‘huh?’

A familiar energy wave came from the front door.

A strong yet flexible energy wave. It was clear that it had been a long time since he had experienced combat, as his prayers were strong, but the force he possessed was far superior.

He is at least the leader of a combat unit. He is a martial artist worthy of being the head of an organization.

After a while.

“It’s been a while since I saw you.”

Seo-ryang’s face darkened.

“What’s going on here?”

Soyeonsim smiled softly.

“Please give me a drink.”