novelraw Chapter 168 : Chapter 168
Chapter 168 : Chapter 168
Chapter 168. Good Work, Rtards
Danmok Cheong immediately delivered the letter to the Bat Squad following Jin Cheon’s order.
Since the Bat Squad was waiting fully prepared anyway, they immediately started the operation as soon as they received the order.
Because they were waiting due to Cheol Yu-ra’s kidnapping and the Qilian Mountains attack, they could speed up even in proceeding with the operation.
The Bat Squad immediately used the spies they had planted to leak false information to the Imperial Family’s army, the Righteous Heavenly Alliance’s branch, and the Kongtong Sect, the hegemon of Gansu Province.
False information that the Second Disciple of the Iron-Blooded Demonic God and the Second Young Lady of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, Cheol Yu-ra, was going around causing bloodbaths.
To this, the Imperial Army reacted immediately.
Mobilizing the army, they searched every nook and cranny of Gansu Province, surrounded it, and set out to execute the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult’s Second Young Lady.
The Righteous Heavenly Alliance did not stay still either.
Since the atmosphere in the Righteous Heavenly Alliance was already very chaotic due to the Demonic Prison incident, they reacted immediately to the relevant information.
Wouldn't the Righteous Heavenly Alliance have to do something and raise war merits now to appease the angry public sentiment even a little and continue making excuses?
The Righteous Heavenly Alliance immediately mobilized martial artists and tracked Dokgo Seong.
The Kongtong Sect, a member of the Nine Sects One Gang and a core member of the Righteous Heavenly Alliance, was no different.
No, in their case, they responded faster than the Imperial Family and the Righteous Heavenly Alliance.
Gansu Province, where the incident occurred, was the territory of the Kongtong Sect, and they were a group famous for taking a hardline response to evil since ancient times.
Just looking at the Kongtong Sect’s supreme art and most famous martial art, the Demon-Subduing Sword Art, it was known to be unrivaled in executing demonic practitioners, and indeed it was so.
It was no exaggeration to say that there was no sect under heaven that hunted those who learned demonic arts as well as the Kongtong Sect…….
“Liege, it is said that they have started to move.”
“Good.”
Jin Cheon smiled slightly upon receiving Danmok Cheong’s report.
At this rate, it was no exaggeration to say that Dokgo Seong was a rat in a jar.
Of course, if Dokgo Seong were in a healthy state, he would leisurely break through the inescapable net whether it was the Imperial Family, the Righteous Heavenly Alliance, or the Kongtong Sect, but at least now he wouldn't be able to do so.
Since he was in a position where he had to absorb human vital blood to prevent the body’s collapse, breaking through the inescapable net would not be an easy task.
“By the way, what if they kill him…….”
“Do you think the bastards have such ability?”
“……That is.”
Danmok Cheong could not answer easily to Jin Cheon’s retort.
Recalling the martial prowess Dokgo Seong showed, it seemed impossible to defeat him unless a considerable master stepped forward.
For example, it seemed that at least someone like the Sword Saint, the Righteous Heavenly Alliance Leader, would be needed to defeat the current Dokgo Seong.
“All the bastards can do is just hold him back. We just have to watch. So that the bastards drain his strength, so that he kills enough of the bastards.”
“Yes, Liege.”
Danmok Cheong did not doubt Jin Cheon’s judgment.
Jin Cheon was a person with excellent schemes as well as martial arts.
The reason Jin Cheon was once a promising prodigy called the Heavenly Divine Dragon was that he was a talented person excellent in various fields, not just martial arts.
While studying at the Heavenly Martial Academy, he received teachings across various fields from excellent celebrities, and his grades were also very excellent.
As such, he was excellent in resourcefulness like strategy and tactics, so he was adept at planning well according to the unfolding situation.
“Tell them to keep leaking information. So that the bastard has no time to rest.”
“Like a driven hunt?”
“Right.”
Jin Cheon nodded.
“We just have to wait until the bastard gets tired. Since there is no need to pay unnecessary sacrifices.”
“I agree.”
“Anyway, there is no one to oppose the bastard other than me.”
Since it was impossible itself for demonic practitioners who learned demonic arts to oppose Dokgo Seong, this was the only way for the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult side to hunt Dokgo Seong.
In other words, Jin Cheon’s current stratagem was realistically the most rational method.
‘Eventually, you will be hunted.’
Jin Cheon thought, recalling Dokgo Seong.
‘Because no one will be able to help you.’
Jin Cheon decided to wait for the time thinking so.
***
Dokgo Seong, frantic to prevent the body’s collapse, attacked civilian houses as soon as he discovered them and absorbed vital blood.
If he had his way, he wanted to escape far away to a safe place, but he was not in a position to do so.
Since the body’s collapse was about to happen even with a little movement, he had no choice but to absorb vital blood somehow to supplement the damaged origin energy.
Therefore, Dokgo Seong had to wander around the Gansu Province area constantly coveting vital blood.
Every time that happened, a terrible massacre unfolded.
“Aaaaack!”
“It’s a devil, a deviiiiiil!”
People had to run away to live.
Of course, even if they scattered and ran away, escaping from Dokgo Seong’s demonic hand was impossible.
“Over there is the witch of the Demonic Cult! All troops! Subjugate that witch!”
“Yes!”
The government troops who discovered Dokgo Seong swarmed in a group.
“I was lacking a lot anyway, but how nice of you to come on your own feet.”
Dokgo Seong smiled broadly seeing the swarming government troops.
He thought it worked out well since he was lacking human vital blood anyway.
He did not discriminate between men and women, young and old.
If possible, the vital blood of virgin boys and girls would be best, but even if not, there would be no reason to refuse.
Anyway, as long as he absorbed vital blood, it would help maintain the body.
“The lives of foolish things are bound to be trivial originally.”
Dokgo Seong swept away the swarming government troops and absorbed vital blood indiscriminately.
“M-Monster!”
“Aaaaack!”
Before Dokgo Seong’s overwhelming martial power, the government troops were too powerless.
Among them, there were those who learned some martial arts and quite a few who experienced war, but the opponent was the First Heavenly Demon Dokgo Seong.
There was no way mere government troops could do anything about a monster who had eaten countless masters like stars while going through ten thousand fights for hundreds of years.
“R-Retreat! Retreaaaaaat!”
Eventually, the government troops had to scatter suffering enormous damage.
It was because there was absolutely nothing they could do about the monster called Dokgo Seong.
But even that was only a matter of a day or two.
As the Righteous Heavenly Alliance’s martial artists joined one by one and even the Kongtong Sect’s elites started to step forward in earnest, the situation reversed.
The Demon-Subduing Sword Formation unfolded by the Kongtong Sect’s Demon-Subduing Sword Masters was extremely incompatible with demonic qi, and was also a supreme technique unrivaled in suppressing it.
Was that all?
With even the Kongtong Sect’s Elders joining in, it was hell for Dokgo Seong.
Moreover, the appearance of Geom Cheon-sin Song Yang-ja, who was the Sect Leader of the Kongtong Sect and showed outstanding performance since the last Righteous-Demonic War as the finishing touch, drove Dokgo Seong further into a corner.
Geom Cheon-sin pressured Dokgo Seong with the Kongtong Sect’s divine art supreme technique, the Demon-Subduing Heavenly God Sword Art, and every time that happened, Dokgo Seong suffered great damage and had to avoid the place.
It would be a different story if he fought with determination, but since his body would collapse if he did so, he unavoidably had to show his back and run away.
And Jin Cheon received reports on Dokgo Seong’s recent situation almost in real-time every hour through the Bat Squad’s information network, watching for an opportunity.
About ten days passed like that.
“Almost done.”
Jin Cheon thought he should start moving as soon as he realized that the attack time of the government army, the Righteous Heavenly Alliance, and the Kongtong Sect against Dokgo Seong was getting shorter and shorter.
The fact that the attack time was getting shorter meant that Dokgo Seong was struggling that much.
As per Jin Cheon’s intention, the government army, the Righteous Heavenly Alliance, and the Kongtong Sect were constantly harassing Dokgo Seong and eating away at his strength.
Of course, enormous damage occurred in the process, but according to the Bat Squad’s report, even that was gradually decreasing.
That meant Dokgo Seong was tired to the limit.
“I should start moving.”
“Aren’t you waiting more?”
“If I do that, the bastard might really be finished, or his body might collapse. Then Senior Sister is in danger. So now is the right time.”
“Ah!”
“Moving slowly.”
“As you command.”
Jin Cheon decided not to wait any longer.
Since a catastrophe might occur if he took more time, he decided to step forward early even if a bit early.
***
“Insects dare.”
Dokgo Seong was in a state of utmost anger.
Being chased, chased, and chased again for the past ten days, he was not only tired but also reached his limit mentally.
It would be impossible if he were the Number One Under Heaven as the First Heavenly Demon in the past, but the situation was different now.
To him, Cheol Yu-ra’s body was too weak.
His body felt heavy like water-soaked cotton.
The body’s collapse was one thing, but the decrease in energy due to the influence of Water Killing Ghost Powder could not be ignored either.
“Wicked witch.”
Song Yang-ja.
The person called Geom Cheon-sin in the Kangho pointed at Dokgo Seong with a sword wrapped in pure white light powerful qi.
“Causing bloodbaths ends today. You will not be able to run wild anymore, and you will pay the price for your evil deeds in the meantime.”
“Kuk……!”
Dokgo Seong laughed dumbfounded at Song Yang-ja’s words.
He felt despondency beyond anger at the sight of a trivial existence, who wouldn't dare even make eye contact in the old days, speaking triumphantly.
However, in this situation, Dokgo Seong was clearly the weak one.
Not only Geom Cheon-sin but almost a hundred Demon-Subduing Sword Masters were forming a sword formation, the Righteous Heavenly Alliance’s martial artists were swarming around them, and even the government troops were aiming at him with arrows nocked on bowstrings.
However, Dokgo Seong was not intimidated at all.
“Insects don’t know their place.”
Dokgo Seong smiled with a fishy sneer and looked back at those surrounding him.
“You bastards cannot kill This Seat.”
“Running your three-inch tongue until the end. You wicked witch.”
Geom Cheon-sin snorted.
Whoever looked at it, it was a situation where Dokgo Seong was disadvantaged and Geom Cheon-sin was advantageous.
Wasn't Dokgo Seong a mess just by looking at his appearance right now?
But that was also for a moment.
“E-Enemy!”
“It’s the Demonic Cultists!”
Due to the sudden intrusion of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, Geom Cheon-sin’s group was greatly flustered.
“A-Asura Blood Sword Unit……!”
Geom Cheon-sin was astonished by the appearance of the Asura Blood Sword Unit.
He thought the Second Young Lady of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult was isolated alone, but he never dreamed that the Asura Blood Sword Unit would appear.
It wasn't just the Asura Blood Sword Unit.
“Even the Rakshasa Troupe……!”
Geom Cheon-sin’s expression became distant.
Even the Asura Blood Sword Unit, the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult’s strongest and worst martial power group, was burdensome and terrifying beyond measure, but to think even the Rakshasa Troupe next to it appeared?
What was even more astonishing in the midst of that was the masters who appeared leading the Asura Blood Sword Unit and the Rakshasa Troupe.
“Y-You are.”
Geom Cheon-sin recognized Jin Cheon and was startled.
Unrivaled New Demon.
The most famous demonic practitioner in the world right now.
A person who imprinted his name on the world by shaking the Righteous Heavenly Alliance single-handedly, and also attracting more attention thanks to his peculiar history.
Since such a person appeared, it was perfectly natural for Geom Cheon-sin to be surprised.
The problem was that Jin Cheon wasn't everything.
Not only the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult’s First Young Master Cheon U-jin but also the Third Young Master Wi Mu-rin, Fourth Young Master Yeom Bi, and Sixth Young Master Blood Qilin.
As many as five of the Iron-Blooded Demonic God’s seven disciples appeared at once.
“How could This Seat die to trash like you bastards.”
Dokgo Seong smiled fishily.
He felt Jin Cheon’s group approaching through demonic qi detection ability and ridiculed Geom Cheon-sin.
“Good work in the meantime, Rtards.”
Jin Cheon smiled a mean grin toward Geom Cheon-sin’s group.
“……Ha.”
Geom Cheon-sin realized only then.
That he, the government army, the Righteous Heavenly Alliance, and the Kongtong Sect had played in the hands of the Unrivaled New Demon…….
Although he couldn't know the exact circumstances, circumstantially, the possibility was very high.