novelraw Chapter 97 : Chapter 97
Chapter 97 : Chapter 97
Chapter 97 - Ghostly Shadowless
‘Who is this brat?’
A feeling as if possessed by a ghost.
It was not only Dokta who was feeling it.
A man who had suddenly appeared and snatched the detonation device.
Everyone in the Brown Kerchief Gang was staring at him with wide eyes.
‘When did he get here?’
‘Unless he used teleportation…?!’
‘I covered my ears because of the explosion… but I didn’t close my eyes…?’
The situation was so absurd that it was difficult to organize their thoughts.
Grind.
But at the sound of Dokta grinding his teeth, the Brown Kerchief Gang snapped back to their senses.
Whatever happened, this person in front of them was an enemy.
Someone trying to interfere with the Brown Kerchief Gang’s work…!
“Who are you!”
Dokta, who rarely shouted, let out a loud yell.
This alone showed how flustered he was.
“I told you. I’m someone who has business here.”
In contrast, the man standing in front of Dokta was just smiling like a mischievous boy.
The smile of a jade-faced man with a lingering trace of youth.
If seen elsewhere, it might have been admired as a magnificent sight.
But as the place was what it was, the subordinates of the Brown Kerchief Gang were on high alert.
“Business? Business, you say……”
Dokta, after shouting once, fell into thought for a moment.
Having the detonation device stolen was absurd no matter how he thought about it, but like an old man with a wealth of experience, he could discern the truth in the words.
“So you also came here to meet Hyeokri Chong?”
“That’s right.”
A look of pleasure flashed across Dokta’s stone-cold face.
He did not know where he came from, but someone other than his subordinate Jadan, who knew of Hyeokri Chong’s survival, had appeared.
‘At least I didn’t come here for nothing.’
As he became certain that Hyeokri Chong was beyond the stone gate, Dokta’s heart began to pound fiercely.
How could he not be excited when the goose that lays golden eggs was within reach…!
‘Let’s see.’
Dokta, having regained some composure, looked the man over from head to toe.
He was truly a handsome man, the likes of which were rare to see these days.
Although he still had a hint of a boyishness, it seemed he had enough potential to become the most handsome man in Jianghu in a few years.
“Gehgehgeh. What a pity.”
“Huh? What is?”
“That handsome face of yours will soon be torn to shreds, so how can it not be a pity?”
Then Jadan, who was next to him, let out a seductive laugh and supported Dokta.
“Hohoho. If it’s such a pity, why don’t you just cut off his face and use it as a human-skin mask?”
“Gehgeh. That’s a good idea.”
The conversation between the two was so cruel that even their own subordinates frowned.
However, the man’s expression was composed.
“Wow. You guys are really bad people, aren’t you?”
“………….”
At his composed appearance, Dokta was at a loss for words again.
After the man had taken the detonation device, there was one thing he had checked first.
Whether the brat had allies.
But the man in front of him had come here alone, and he did not seem to be waiting for anyone.
Even a single organization would be cautious in front of the Brown Kerchief Gang, so how on earth could this brat be so bold?
There were only two conclusions Dokta could draw.
He was an unparalleled master whom he could not handle.
Or, he was simply a madman.
‘An unparalleled master.’
Dokta looked at the man’s face and gave a rotten smile.
How could that be?
He was just a brat who looked not even twenty years old at a glance.
Dokta, being from the heretical faction, had had major and minor conflicts with people from the prestigious orthodox sects.
Among them were some who, in their youthful vigor, acted with a half-baked sense of chivalry.
But what was the result?
They would scream like little girls after losing an arm or a leg.
It was not certain how he had lost the detonation device, but it had to be considered a stroke of luck.
A fleeting moment when his senses were relaxed in preparation for the explosion.
The luck created by that very moment.
It was when Dokta concluded that the man in front of him was a madman.
“Hmm. This won’t do. I was holding onto it just in case, but I should get rid of this.”
The man was just about to apply force to the hand holding the detonation device.
“Wait.”
“?”
“Gehgehgeh. You’re in a hurry because you’re young. If our goals are the same, is there a need to break that?”
The handsome man asked with wide eyes.
“Are you suggesting we cooperate? You were just saying you’d skin my face off.”
“Wouldn’t you be angry too if someone suddenly snatched something from your hand? But this old man is not so foolish as to let emotions ruin his work. If you obediently hand over that device, I will consider the previous incident as if it never happened. Shouldn’t we just open the stone gate, meet Hyeokri Chong, and go about our respective business?”
“Hmm…….”
It went without saying, but Dokta’s words were a complete lie.
Whether he handed over the detonation device or not, the young man’s body would be torn to shreds from the neck down.
The reason Dokta had suddenly coated his tongue with honey was simply that he did not want to waste time.
It was not a very difficult task to take care of a lone brat, but if the detonation device was broken, things would become troublesome.
For Dokta, who hated repeating the same words and the same work, it was a worthwhile trick to try.
The young man asked with wide eyes.
“If I hand this over, will you really let me go?”
“Gehgehgeh. This old man may not look like it, but I’m good at keeping promises.”
“Alright. Fine.”
The man obediently nodded and swung his arm back and forth.
It was a posture as if he was about to throw the detonation device.
‘He’s yielding more easily than I thought…….’
Despite being the one who made the suggestion, Dokta felt a little suspicious.
It was because just a moment ago, he was a brat who seemed to have no fear in the world.
‘Well. He’s just a brat after all.’
Dokta smirked and held out a hand.
“Throw it here.”
The man nodded and then slowly threw the detonation device to him.
Swoosh.
The small detonation device connected to the explosives on the stone gate.
It was when Dokta casually tried to catch the slowly flying device.
Woooong…….
“?!”
Something was wrong.
Dokta felt a strange sense of unease from the flying object.
It looked the same, but a powerful energy was writhing around the object.
‘This is……?’
Dokta, the Bomb Demon who had survived countless battlefields.
He was able to recognize the identity of that energy, albeit belatedly.
‘Internal energy!’
Pasat!
When the detonation device reached Dokta’s close range, the object suddenly shattered into pieces.
It could not withstand the force of the internal energy and its form was destroyed.
“!”
Dokta, greatly alarmed, took a step back.
But he could not prevent a piece of the shattered device from grazing his cheek.
Drip.
A single stream of red blood flowed down Dokta’s sunken cheek.
Not only Dokta himself, but everyone who witnessed this scene was flabbergasted.
“V-void Object Manipulation?”
A supreme divine skill that controls objects with only internal energy.
Void Object Manipulation.
As everyone stared with eyes full of astonishment, the man scratched the back of his head as if embarrassed.
“Hey. What do you mean, Void Object Manipulation? I just threw it with a bit of force.”
The man with a proud face.
What Biyoung said was true.
Since he had not controlled it remotely but had thrown it with his own hands, it could not be considered the realm of Void Object Manipulation.
It was just that the device could not withstand the internal energy while flying and exploded in mid-air.
However, shattering an object with only internal energy and not the grip of a hand was no ordinary feat.
This young man had effortlessly accomplished something that was impossible without accumulating at least sixty years of internal energy.
“My Lord!”
Another surprising thing was that the man had openly shown his hostility.
Who was his opponent?
It was Dokta, the head of the Brown Kerchief Gang, with whom one should never be at odds in the world.
Whatever his true intentions were, the man had essentially given the middle finger to Dokta, who had extended a hand of reconciliation.
“You brat……”
Dokta glared at the man in front of him without even thinking of wiping the blood.
His gaze was so cold and venomous that it felt as if one’s heart would freeze just by looking at it.
However, Biyoung’s face was just innocent.
“Dokta, who feeds bombs to crying children, is suggesting a reconciliation? A passing dog would laugh.”
“……So you knew everything. Are you saying you’re doing this even though you know who I am?”
“Of course. I also look before I leap.”
“Hah…….”
Dokta swallowed a dry laugh as if he was dumbfounded.
To look before you leap.
In other words, wasn't it saying that you pick a fight after sizing up your opponent?
How dare.
How dare he say such a thing to this Dokta?
“I’ll give you five seconds to all get lost.”
“!”
Dokta’s words were not directed at Biyoung.
He was speaking to his own subordinates who were surrounding Biyoung.
“Yes, sir!”
With an urgent reply, the subordinates each moved far away from Biyoung.
Dokta’s order was practically a declaration.
A declaration that he would blow up not only Biyoung, but the entire surrounding area.
“You seem to be quite fast on your feet, but it’s no use in front of me.”
Dokta flashed a murderous intent once and then swung an arm.
Chwaaaak!
The powder he scattered formed a shape like a waning moon and flew towards Biyoung.
The members who were watching this all thought of one word.
‘Waning Moon Explosion Powder!!’
Powder flying in the shape of a thin moon.
At a glance, it looked like a small black snake, but in reality, they were all raw materials for explosives.
While Biyoung was staring at them with a blank expression, Dokta snapped his fingers.
Peobeobeobeong!!!
With a deafening roar, the scattered powder all exploded at once.
“!”
An explosion in the shape of a waning moon occurred around Biyoung in an instant.
It was a technique worthy of the name Waning Moon Explosion Powder.
‘How long has it been since I’ve seen the Waning Moon Explosion Powder?’
‘It’s a technique the Lord rarely uses.’
‘He must be really angry. It’s understandable.’
The members’ focus was not on the man’s life or death, but only on the power of the Waning Moon Explosion Powder.
And for good reason, because no one had ever survived being hit by the Waning Moon Explosion Powder in an unguarded state.
To them, Biyoung was no longer a person of this world.
As always, they were just thinking of collecting valuables from the pile of torn corpses.
Pseuseuseu…….
The acrid smell of gunpowder smoke stung the members’ noses.
Not only the area where the man was standing, but also the surrounding rocks were all brutally destroyed.
If Dokta had not told them to back off, all the members in the vicinity would have been cut in half.
“Where is the corpse?”
“It should be visible by now.”
The members who were about to collect the corpse tilted their heads.
In fact, there was nothing left where Biyoung was standing.
Was he erased without a trace because the power of the explosion was so great?
It was when the members were thinking that.
“Kyaak!”
At the familiar voice, the members’ gazes turned to one place.
And soon, their mouths dropped open one and all.
The man they thought was surely dead was there, on the other side, with his arm around Jadan’s neck.
“I have something to ask, so ma’am, you should get some sleep.”
“You vermin-like……”
Because Biyoung had struck her acupoint, Jadan’s curse was never completed.
As if he had no intention of catching the collapsing Jadan, her curved body rolled unceremoniously on the ground.
“What on earth……”
Although the members were surprised, it was probably not as much as Dokta, who had personally performed the technique.
To be sure, he was having the most absurd experience of his life.
In Dokta’s world, the man could no longer exist.
It was unbelievable that he was alive and well, but how on earth had he moved to where Jadan was in that instant?
‘Twins?’
An event so ridiculous that such a foolish assumption came to mind had occurred.
“What’s the use of a technique that slow? I thought I was going to yawn.”
At Biyoung’s provocation, Dokta could not hold back and let out a roar.
“You brat!!!!!!!”
Kwagwagwang!
The enraged Dokta’s Waning Moon Explosion Powder began to smash everything in sight.
He no longer cared about the well-being of Jadan, who had collapsed after having her acupoint struck, or his subordinates, whom he had ordered to back off.
Wherever Biyoung stepped, a destructive explosion occurred one after another.
The sound of explosions and the shouts of his subordinates echoed throughout the mountain.
“Eu-euaak!”
“Get out of the way!”
Dokta, who had been insulted for the first time in a long time, caused explosions indiscriminately as if he was going to destroy the entire Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.
But what on earth was happening?
The figure of Biyoung, who was clearly visible in front of him, would move to another place in the blink of an eye.
“Ah. I’m sleepy.”
Dokta waved both his arms with bloodshot eyes, but all that came back was the man’s voice full of mockery.
How could this be?
How could a person’s movements be so elusive?
‘Am I even dealing with a person right now?’
The situation was so unbelievable that he felt dazed, as if in a dream.
The opponent’s figure was so fast and stealthy that he could not even catch his shadow, let alone his main body.
A specter.
A feeling of chasing a shadowless specter in a dream.
Literally,
Ghostly Shadowless.
There was no way for Dokta to know that was another name for the Vast Sky Eagle Body Method.