Chronicles of the Demon Faction

Episode 575 Protector, Killer (9)

“Really?”

“…That’s right.”

Dam Sa-young’s appearance as she received the report was calmer than expected.

The highest leader of the Gyoryongjo, Gyoryongdaejang (蛟龍大將), could not hide his inner embarrassment at his lord’s calmness.

This is because the back of him looking out the window in silence looked like that of a person who had achieved liberation.

‘He has changed.’

Yes. Dam Sa-yeong has changed.

Especially in recent years, the change has been noticeably large. Originally, with a report like this, it would have been normal to be greatly shaken.

Of course, the leader’s steadfastness is bound to give trust to his subordinates, but the current Dam Sa-young seemed to be completely out of touch with the situation he was in.

As if it were someone else’s business.

It shows that it is not a big deal because it has nothing to do with you. The Gyoryong Captain was dissatisfied with that, and at the same time, he felt an inexplicable sense of strangeness in seeing his lord like that.

“Fortunately, the Three Kings succeeded in escaping, but it is said that they suffered considerable damage from the pursuers’ attacks. “I received a call saying they will be treating my injuries and awaiting further orders.”

“i get it.”

“….”

“If the report is over, let’s go out now.”

The Gyoryong Captain wanted to say something more, but quickly lowered his head.

“then.”

Slurp.

As the Gyoryong Captain left, Damsayoung smiled.

It was a smile that was difficult to express in just one word: bitterness, anger, sadness, resignation, madness, etc.

“Xiliang….”

Xiliang, Xiliang, Xiliang.

Dam Sa-young, who had been chanting his name several times, soon burst into laughter.

“So, is this because I’m no longer Cheon Ha-jin, but Seoliang?”

After being reborn as the Three Princes of the Heavenly Demon God Religion, he was clearly a scholar. This means that he is no longer Cheon Ha-jin, the king of life who longed for freedom.

Seoriang, the person involved, needed nearly a year to realize it, and Damsayoung still did not acknowledge it.

But now I felt like it was time to admit it.

‘Well, even if you keep denying it, reality won’t change.’

Dam Sa-young placed both hands on the window frame.

Crumble.

The hardness of the window frame that touched his hand increased at an alarming rate.

Now, we are in a state where the blood gold magic can be operated on its own just by raising the will and raising the hand. He was the one who made Hyegeumshingi completely his own in a short period of time.

A perfectly polished vessel with outstanding talent.

‘But the same goes for the other person.’

Seo-ryang’s face came to mind.

Above the face of a young man I had never seen before was the face of the King of Assassins, wearing a gray mask that was a bit gloomy and unintelligible.

‘Yeah, I have to admit it.’

Now I have no choice but to admit it.

Everyone else knew the one fact that he had been trying to ignore, but he held on tightly to the rope of truth that he did not let go of.

‘If things continue like this, we will lose. No…’

Dam Sa-young’s smile grew deeper.

‘Actually, it’s safe to say we’ve already lost.’

A crushing sense of defeat comes over me.

Damsayoung never imagined that the day would come when she would calmly accept this defeat.

But that was the reality.

‘This attack on Iron Blood Fortress was a golden opportunity to turn the pendulum of war, which had been leaning towards the Demonic Cult, once and for all.’

Because you can simply get rid of the iron-blooded power?

Not like that.

The reason why all the power of the fire and wood poles were used to eliminate the iron-blooded nature was to eliminate the iron-blooded nature and at the same time allow a new blood spirit to take root in its place.

Once the Blood God Qi has taken root, it can never be evaporated unless that Li Heavenly Sang returns. Dam Sa-yeong had no doubts about it.

And when the Blood God, which had taken root deep into the ground, finally took control of the entire Jiangsu Province,

from then on it would be like having a huge siege weapon that could move at its will.

‘But what does all that mean now?’

In the end it failed.

I guess it’s fortunate that we were able to extract at least the essence of the wooden and hwageuk. However, it may take several more years to harness the core of that power and make it usable.

Yes. In the end, in this war, the large-scale use of Blood Tree Goddess and Blood Flower Goddess was completely prevented.

Then I heard a voice.

“But you can make that power yours.”

Damsayoung looked back.

“….”

There was no one.

However, it did not occur to him that the owner of this voice would not be looking at him just because there was no one there.

Dam Sa-young laughed bitterly.

“Yes, I can make it mine.”

But that wasn’t the path I wanted.

Damsayoung closed her eyes.

‘If you think about it, it was truly a long road.’

Before he was born into the world and became ambitious, he was nothing.

But when his eyes burned with ambition for the first time in his life.

From that moment on, he changed.

So we’ve come a really long way. In order to take control of the world of the central plains, he felt that he would inevitably need extra power, so he took control of the Heavenly Dragon Palace in secret,

and his power in the central plains increased at an alarming rate.

He joined hands with people in the imperial palace in advance and released the poison called desire to pollute the martial arts faction.

After becoming Lord of Uicheon, the flame of that desire became smaller, but it did not go out.

Life progresses one step at a time and reaches its peak before you know it.

I never thought that a life full of desire would collapse to this extent because of the desire to gain something more.

“Why do you think it collapsed?”

Damsayoung closed her eyes.

“It collapsed. Because the human Damsa-yeong was not originally a person who achieved something with force.”

“Well, you’ve always been good at plotting and exorcism. It is probably the first in the long history of martial arts. “He who rose to the top of the world with his brains, not his strength.”

“is it.”

“No matter what, this one thing is clear. “You cannot be free from the swamp of desire until you die.”

“….”

“I ended up like this because of you, right?”

“what?”

“If it weren’t for you, I would still be the only heavenly dragon and revered as a god by later generations. But you took away the title of Dragon God.”

Damsayoung opened her eyes.

There was still no one in the room.

But the voice continued to be heard.

“In the end, it’s all thanks to you and because of you.”

Damsayoung smiled.

What brought the world to this point was by forcibly taking people who should have been there and turning them into monsters just as bad as themselves.

It’s all thanks to you and because of you.

And Dam Sa-young, who heard those words, found herself surprisingly happy. At the same time, I was sad because I realized the reality of defeat.

“I really don’t want to admit it. That I was defeated.”

It’s not over yet. It is not too late to give up, even after you have tried everything you have.

But is it really necessary to hit it? It seems like the results are already clear, right?

It was then.

“Commander Cho!”

It was the voice of the Gyoryong Captain.

Bitterness appeared on Dam Sa-young’s face again. This is because just from the subordinate’s voice, you could tell that something big had happened.

“What’s going on?”

“The imperial palace! “The crown prince!”

At that moment, Dam Sa-young opened her eyes wide.

“…The crown prince?”

“It is said that the crown prince was secretly attacked by assassins!”

“…!”

“You called the commander right now!”

“You called me?”

“That’s right!”

Dam Sa-young did not think this situation was a coincidence.

‘It’s a demonic religion.’

It probably didn’t come from Seo-ryang’s head. He wouldn’t have been relaxed enough to take the lead in something like this.

‘Is he a total military guy?’

Well, who cares? All I had to know was that this was the work of a demonic cult.

What was important was this.

‘Why did they use assassins to target the crown prince?’

The answer came right away.

‘Right. ‘It’s a ploy to shake this up.’

But did they target the crown prince simply with the idea of shaking things up?

Dam Sa-young, who was thinking deeply, asked.

“What is the number of sprinklers? “Did you say the assassins just retreated?”

“They say the number is immeasurable! However, the number of captured sprays is only three hundred!”

three hundred. It was truly an incredible number.

“And it is said that the assassins are still not leaving the area around the imperial palace!”

As soon as Damsayoung heard those words, she realized.

‘The intention is to put pressure on the crown prince. The Demonic Cult knows the prince’s character. It has to be that way. ‘Because they kidnapped the emperor.’

Damsayoung shook her head.

‘This is Won’s external channel.’

It’s a cruel joke. He truly knew how to shake up the entire enemy force of the Demonic Cult.

Furthermore, the fact that he mobilized all his might to prevent a power vacuum was surprising in itself, and

imprinting the existence of an ‘assassin’ into the mind of the crown prince who did not know much about the martial arts was truly a divine act.

Even if you know this, you have no choice but to suffer. The reason is that the person who was harmed was not him, but the crown prince.

‘And what I mean is that I attacked the crown prince directly.’

Dam Sa-young’s eyes sparkled.

“It means the time has come.”

It’s a royal seal.

It was clear that they were planning to use the royal seal. This probably means that they will pull out the strongest sword, which is the symbol of the empire, and take the victory and solidify it once and for all.

“Hehehe.”

Dam Sa-young burst into empty laughter.

“Will this damsayeong eventually collapse like this?”

The cause of the powerless is nothing more than an empty cry.

However, if the cause goes to the powerful, it becomes justice the moment it is presented.

‘Even if we win in this situation, eventually unifying the world will be a long way off.’

If the Iron Blood Fortress is destroyed, there is a possibility of unification through force. But even that failed.

Only now.

Dam Sa-young completely accepted his defeat.

“…This doesn’t even let out a sigh.”

Was the bitter taste of defeat this strong?

So much so that not a single tear came out, let alone a sigh.

Dam Sa-young, who was looking down at the table bitterly, heard a mysterious voice once again.

“Isn’t it from here?”

“What nonsense are you talking about?”

“I think the turnaround begins now.”

Damsayoung frowned.

“What kind of bullshit is that! “Say it so I can understand!”

“Your words are becoming harsh. After all, you are also a human being, right?”

Slurp.

A one-armed young man appeared in front of Dam Sa-young.

I don’t know if it’s fantasy or real. Dam Sa-yeong had long since given up on examining the falsity of its existence.

The young man grinned. It was a womanly laugh.

“Do you know about beings called parasites? “It is a strange bug that parasitizes the bodies of other living things and fills them with nutrients or manipulates the host to its will.”

“so!”

“You’ve been living like a parasite too, right? With his desire in his mouth, he took advantage of the enemy’s confusion and took over the organization, thoroughly hiding behind it and manipulating its power.”

“…!”

“Of course, the Demonic Cult is not an easy opponent. As for the Demon Lord… it’s a pity, but it would be difficult for you to deal with him now. Well, I don’t know if they accept all of the Blood God Qi.”

Dam Sa-young’s eyes became increasingly bloodshot.

A young unknown person said.

“Think about the past. And remember. “There is an amazing move left that can literally turn this defeated war around at once.”

Dam Sa-yeong immediately understood what Mu-myeong was saying.

And the moment I understood it, I was overcome by a strong temptation. And I couldn’t help but sigh at the current situation where I was tempted by such a method.

“What are the chances of success?”

“If I help you, I’ll paint it.”

“Seven to seven… seven to seven.”

“It’s high.”

“It’s low. “I am not the type of person who moves with that much confidence.”

“You were different in the past. “I knew that if I saw even the possibility of doing something, I would risk my life without hesitation.”

“….”

“how will we do it?”

Dam Sa-young’s eyes sparkled.

That’s right. The fight is not over yet.

Rather, there remains an incredible move that, if successful, can take everything from the enemy.

“I’m going to the crown prince.”