Chapter 279: An Overwhelming Existence
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“Yes, we receive the command.”
Eun Yi-bi and Ya Baek-ji answered in unison.
Dispose of them as flashily as possible.
The two immediately understood the hidden meaning in those words.
Not just those four.
There would be more of their party here.
Most likely.
So it meant to kill the four cleanly even if it made a lot of noise.
A deliberate provocation to lure them out.
That’s right.
It was to draw in all the remaining group presumed to be present here.
Eun Yi-bi and Ya Baek-ji were certain.
That somewhere, there was a leader of the group.
That was tantamount to faith in Gun Mu-ak’s intuition and judgment.
The clothing beneath the capes of the four blocking their path was shabby.
It was close to old, worn gray rags.
Attire that slaves or servants might wear.
Of course, it was unclear whether that was clothing indicating their rank or not, but Gun Mu-ak had already made that judgment.
Therefore, as subordinates, the two women’s thoughts followed suit.
At that moment.
SEUREU, SEURUREUNG-!
The four mute caped figures each assumed a drawn-sword stance.
Ya Baek-ji, wearing a smile, lightly shook her right hand with composure.
“What dream do you want to have?”
Soft and elegant hand movements.
Some kind of intangible energy advancing across the gap.
In an instant.
Flinch.
The caped figure positioned at the left edge of the horizontal line reacted by trembling the moment their gazes met.
Then his two eyes became hazy and he slumped onto the ground.
His mouth, unable to emit a voice, gaped rapidly.
His flushed red face seemed to represent some kind of excitement.
Sure enough, the mute caped figure who had slumped on the ground showed movements as if engaging in intercourse with a woman.
Symptoms induced by delusion.
The magic power of seduction hidden in her gesture had somehow infiltrated the upper dantian’s mental realm and triggered lustful delusions.
It had happened literally in an instant.
Lewd Dance Seductive Demon Art.
A demonic study that corrupts the opponent’s mental state through movements utilizing extremely bewitching demonic energy.
The creator was someone recorded as a legend of the demonic martial world, who served under the Heavenly Demon one thousand years ago as the first-generation Twin Dharma-Protectors and caused a great stir – Fantasy Joy Demon Flower.
Currently, Ya Baek-ji had mastered the Lewd Dance Seductive Demon Art to an extreme level, and the demonic power operated based on her upper dantian had reached a supreme level.
Just looking at the caped figure’s state made that fact easy to see.
He had become like that merely from the power imbued in her gaze and gestures.
It was a sight that made one acutely feel the terror of her epithet – the seductive demon woman who bestows delusions, the so-called Delusional Seductive Demoness.
“Hoho. What, he was a mute?”
Just after Ya Baek-ji let out a mocking laugh.
BULRUKBULRUK, BULRUKBULRUK-!
The body of the mute caped figure who had fallen into delusions of pleasure rapidly expanded.
As if a leather pouch inflated with air.
The caped figure standing right beside swiftly brought his sword down.
Trying to behead him and prevent his body from bursting.
He had discerned it was a phenomenon caused by upper dantian disruption.
It was exceptional perception.
But the body’s explosion was faster than the blade strike.
KWAHAAANG-!
Simultaneously with the heavy explosion sound, a body scattering in all directions.
Unlike when the Sun Moon Demon Cult’s Third Apostle had met his terrible death, this was an even more spectacular explosion.
He had faithfully executed what Gun Mu-ak had commanded earlier.
Pieces of exploded flesh and bone scattered wildly into the air one zhang high, spreading a bloody smell.
While red blood droplets fell down like rain.
PAK- PAK, PAPAK-!
The three caped figures didn’t hesitate and charged fiercely.
Even after seeing with their own eyes the terrifying wondrous function of the Lewd Dance Seductive Demon Art that Ya Baek-ji had displayed, their expressions showed no concern.
Was there no fear in their hearts?
It seemed they were throwing themselves forward knowing they would die.
Perhaps all of them had been trained that way.
SHYUAT- SHYUK, SHYUKAAK-!
Iron swords creating sounds of cutting air.
One targeted Ya Baek-ji, two targeted Eun Yi-bi.
KKAGANG, KKAGAGANG-!
A pair of iron bells, larger than an average person’s head, crossed paths and deflected the two fiercely flying swords.
It was Eun Yi-bi.
The two caped figures, pushed back by the heavy repelling force, slid backward.
The other side was the same.
The caped figure who had been thrusting his sword tip toward Ya Baek-ji also retreated.
Scraping the ground with both soles.
Because he had been pushed by Ya Baek-ji’s formidable palm strike after she evaded with a dance-like movement.
He had taken a direct hit to his chest.
The aftermath appeared immediately.
“KUOLLEOK!”
The caped figure who had coughed blood collapsed on the ground.
However.
His expression was numb as if he felt nothing.
He had only spat blood out of his mouth.
Ya Baek-ji’s pupils filled with murderous light upon seeing that.
“I want to see distorted faces though.”
Right at that moment.
JJEOJEONG- KUNG- WAJIKKEUN-!
One of the caped figures who had been on the other side flew backward and slammed into an old tree, then fell flat! with a thud.
He had been hit by Eun Yi-bi.
Immediately after.
KKANG- PEOPEONG!
Another caped figure flew rapidly backward.
KKWADEUDEU-!
He too coughed blood after colliding with a boulder.
Meanwhile, Ya Baek-ji guided the soul of the caped figure she was dealing with to the dark netherworld.
PALLAKPALLAK-
Along with dance movements spinning lightly and round like a feather, her skirt hem also danced up and down.
The mute caped figure had delusions of lewdness lodged in his head, just like the comrade who had been the first to fall victim.
He was currently trapped in a vision of rolling around with countless women.
Shudder shudder.
His body trembled with hot pleasure in his dream.
Not realizing it was a vain delusion.
Thus, the lustful dreamlike vision of indulging in the female body ultimately brought about the rapid rupturing of his brain.
PUGAK, PUGAK…!
Not only had his eyeballs popped out, but his skull was also cracking.
Moreover, his body was so swollen it seemed about to burst at any moment.
At that moment.
The caped figure, mouth gaping wide, finally distorted his face.
It was a reaction of pain.
The numb expression had vanished.
It was because the scene of delusion filling his head had changed.
To countless female bodies suddenly transforming into ferocious demons and mercilessly hacking his body to pieces.
Ya Baek-ji, wearing a bewitching smile, spoke in a low voice.
“Hoot. That’s right, that’s right. Now you finally seem human.”
The moment her words ended.
KWAHAAANG-!
His body fiercely exploded, scattering disgusting bloody rain through the air.
Flesh and bone fragments falling chaotically to the ground.
This time it was Eun Yi-bi’s turn.
UUNG, UUNG-
When Eun Yi-bi drew up her internal power, the large iron bells in both hands vibrated strongly.
Enormous hazes reminiscent of the sun and moon rippled.
Centered on each iron bell.
That was the power of Sun Moon Great Demonic Heaven Art.
The authentic transmission of the Sun Moon Great Demon, who had been the first-generation Twin Dharma-Protectors of Heavenly Demon Cult.
Moreover, it had newly evolved with Gun Mu-ak’s assistance.
Eun Yi-bi alternated her gaze between the two caped figures lying collapsed far in front and spoke.
“I’ll send you off together, so hold hands and leave. So the road to the afterlife won’t be lonely.”
When both hands rapidly crossed in front of her chest.
CHIRIRIRIRIRIRING- JJEOEOEOEOEOEOEONG-!
The iron bells clashed together following her gestures.
Simultaneously, circular demonic energies were successively released from the point of collision.
As if hundreds of suns and moons were mixed together, charging forward in formation.
Explosive sonic force was also loaded into that continuous demonic energy.
A formidable technique symbolizing the majesty of the epithet Little-Face Bell Demoness.
SSWAAAAAAAAAANG-!
The ground in front was destroyed in a straight line while vibrating.
Along the path of tremendous demonic energy.
All scenery captured in view was shattered, burst, and blown away.
The two caped figures were also immediately swept away by that force.
KKWAGWAGWAGWAGWAGWAGWANG-!
Thus the two disappeared, turned into dust that couldn’t even be seen.
Along with the countless rocks, trees, and such scattering like powder.
* * *
Third Young General Cho-on of Eastern Heaven Division, who had been searching the forest, furrowed his brow.
‘No matter how much I search, there’s nothing.’
The three under the Southern Heaven Division who had lost contact while investigating the existence of a fortuitous encounter’s secret location were at the Young General level like himself.
They weren’t people who would be easily taken down by someone.
Then why had they disappeared?
Perhaps they found the fortuitous encounter’s secret location, entered it, and suffered some mishap?
When Cho-on stopped walking while mulling over the series of questions, the three mute caped figures following behind also halted.
Seuk.
Cho-on raised his head and looked at the sky while speaking.
“Hmm, it’s gotten quite dark. First we should reassemble the scattered teams. After regrouping with the Southern Heaven Division Ninth Great General’s side, we can again…”
At that moment, a roar echoed from afar.
-KWAHAAANG…!
A faint echo.
Surprised Cho-on’s expression hardened.
‘This sound…?’
Fighting must have broken out somewhere.
‘Is there someone else here besides us?’
He wondered if it might be related to the whereabouts of the missing three.
“Let’s go see!”
Cho-on immediately moved swiftly along with the three under him.
PEOLLEOKPEOLLEOK, PEOLLEOKPEOLLEOK- PAPAPAPA, PAPAPAPA-!
In a short while, large echoes sounded in succession.
And
-KKWAGWAGWAGWAGWAGWAGWANG…!
After that sound, nothing more reached his ears.
The anxious Cho-on operated his lightness arts even faster.
Eventually, when he arrived at the source of the roars.
“What is this…!”
Cho-on’s complexion turned pale.
He had witnessed a scene completely devastated by tremendous monstrous power.
Cho-on soon discovered the bloodstains scattered on one area of the ground.
Traces of instant death.
Surely members of his subordinate group had been annihilated.
Sure enough, upon advancing a little further, three dead mute caped figures came into view.
It seemed they had heard the earlier sounds and came, only to die by someone’s hands.
“A formidable enemy!”
The moment Cho-on shouted that.
-PEOPEONG… KKWAGWANG…!
Another echo sounded from far away.
As if sending a signal to follow.
Cho-on’s party swiftly moved again in that direction.
Finally, when they arrived at a fairly wide flatland, two more mute caped figures belonging to the Third Minor Squad were dead again.
One had died instantly with his neck cleanly severed, the other was bisected from head to crotch.
Looking at it, they seemed to have met terrible deaths, unable to put up any resistance.
Cho-on, having furrowed his brow, spoke while looking at his three subordinates.
“This is a dangerous sign. We wait here until the Ninth Great General’s party arrives. They would have heard the sounds, so they’ll probably come here soon…”
At that moment, a voice resounded from all six directions.
-My prediction was correct.
At the instant Cho-on flinched in surprise.
SEUSEUT.
A handsome young man revealed himself in the not-so-distant front.
Gun Mu-ak.
Immediately after, Eun Yi-bi and Ya Baek-ji appeared like ghosts and stood at attention.
At that moment.
Floating gently.
The three mute caped figures positioned behind Cho-on rose into the air.
As if seized by invisible giant hands.
It was Void-Grasping Objects that Gun Mu-ak had executed.
Soon.
UDEUDEUDEUDEUDEUK- HWAREUREUREUREURUK-!
The three’s heads twisted sideways and snapped as intense flames erupted wildly across their whole bodies.
Samadhi True Fire linked with Void-Grasping Objects.
The three died instantly without even a chance to resist.
Amid the sudden situation, Cho-on felt his thoughts paralyzed.
Shock, astonishment, terror.
Who on earth is that?
To execute Void-Grasping Objects and Samadhi True Fire without even moving a finger and kill all three…
“I have no business with mere pawns.”
Gun Mu-ak’s voice approached like a hallucination.
KUNG.
Thunder.
The overwhelming presence bestowed that kind of feeling.
Cho-on, enveloped in great fear, instinctively took one step back.
He intuited that the person before him was an unprecedented absolute superhuman.
It was a terrifying existence that stole one’s will to live with just a look.
His head screamed to flee.
But his body wouldn’t obey.
It felt like falling into a bottomless dark abyss.
Gun Mu-ak, having quietly clasped his hands behind his back, spoke again with an emotionless face.
“Now let’s wait and see if the leader who commands you people comes.”