novelraw Chapter 113 : Chapter 113
Chapter 113 : Chapter 113
Chapter 113 Secret Scheme (6)
"Huff. Huff."
Because I had poured out all my strength at once, my whole body was throbbing.
Jaun, who cut the neck of the last combatant, confirmed once again that all the Demonic Cultists had fallen and then threw his sword onto the ground as it was.
SSSSSSSS
The Mangru Blood Sword, which had been heated red with Jaun's energy, created thick steam within a pool of blood.
Jaun slumped down beside the Mangru Blood Sword he had dropped.
"Huff. I don't even have the strength left to lift a finger."
Jaun exhaled rough breaths with difficulty.
Since the Blood Immortal Pill was an item that created energy by burning even the user's life force, most martial artists had no choice but to delay consuming it until the very end.
Knowing that fact, Jaun had saved his energy as much as possible to induce the enemy's carelessness, then planned to take care of them all at once without giving them even the leisure to consume the Blood Immortal Pill, and that plan had worked perfectly.
Due to pouring out massive energy all at once, spasms occurred in various places on Jaun's body.
Jaun, who was looking at his trembling fingers, fell flat on his back.
'Haah. It's tiring. Let's rest for just a bit.'
In the end, I handled even the main unit of the Demonic Cult that was heading for the Stone Cave alone.
It was something that could never have been accomplished if not for the Heavenly Demon Divine Art, which allowed me to utilize the enemy's demonic energy.
'Demonic energy mixed with blood qi is certainly difficult to control.'
While piercing through the body of the last Pavilion Lord, Jaun felt once again that the suspicions he had been harboring were correct.
The demonic energy that had blood qi mixed into it did not properly follow Jaun's control, and because of that, Jaun had no choice but to pour out even the internal energy he had saved until the end.
'First, I'll have to quickly master the Heavenly Demon Divine Art to its peak.'
Not being able to control demonic energy mixed with blood qi might be because my realm is still low.
At the moment Jaun exhaled a rough breath and firmed his will for martial arts training, a presence was felt from the thicket.
'……No matter how much I've exhausted all my energy, to deceive my ears and eyes and come all the way here?!'
Jaun hurriedly pulled up his remaining energy and stood up from his spot.
"Who is it!"
"Heh. Put your sword down now. I'm sorry for being late."
The two people who came out of the thicket were the elders of the Sado Alliance who had come as support along with the Grand Elder.
Jaun exhaled a small sigh of relief and bowed his head slightly to offer a greeting.
"Ah, you've come."
"You've worked hard. I'm sorry. Because we drank too much yesterday…… we were far too late in confirming your signal."
Jaun, who briefly looked at the old men slowly approaching him with leisurely steps, smacked his lips.
'To say that elders who are far beyond the Peak Realm and close to the Transcendental Peak Realm could not move because of the effects of alcohol.'
Anyone could see it was an excuse.
'However, as a result, I was able to use the Heavenly Demon Divine Art to my heart's content because the Sado Alliance's support was delayed, and because of that, I was able to clear out all the guys from the Demonic Cult in one place…….'
An uncomfortable feeling remained, but Jaun made up his mind not to make a big issue of it.
'Next time I meet the Alliance Leader, I'll have to talk about this once more.'
Jaun wore a bitter smile.
"Whew. But looking at the situation, it seems there was no need for us to come? You possessed martial prowess that far exceeded my thoughts."
An old man named Sodu-heon, who was wearing scholar-style clothes and looking around, clicked his tongue in admiration.
"……At this level, you could be counted as the first among the Rising Stars of the Great Murim."
"Would it be just the Rising Stars? There are fellows even in our Council of Elders who cannot show this much martial prowess."
Ak-cheol-gun raised his thick arm and patted Jaun's back.
"It's impressive. Is the Descendant of the Heavenly Demon indeed different?"
'……Descendant of the Heavenly Demon?'
At the same time as Jaun turned his head with startled eyes, Ak-cheol-gun applied strength and grabbed Jaun's body.
Subsequently, Sodu-heon, who took out a thin Judge’s Pen from his robes, plunged the Judge’s Pen into Jaun's side with lightning speed.
STAB
"Guh-hak!"
Sodu-heon's Judge’s Pen was driven deep into Jaun's side.
Bloody water surged up from Jaun's mouth.
"Grrr…… Just why?"
Ak-cheol-gun, who was looking into Jaun's eyes, tightly gripped Jaun's right shoulder as it was.
CRUNCH
A bone-chilling sound echoed from Jaun's shoulder.
"The Alliance Leader wanted a well-behaved cat; she didn't intend to raise a tiger that hides its strength."
Only then did several facts begin to fit together in Jaun's head.
The suddenly held drinking party.
The delayed support of the Sado Alliance.
The poisoned caltrops that had been placed on the ground.
All of this had been carried out under the plan of the Sado Alliance.
Sodu-heon's Judge’s Pen shot in once more toward Jaun, who tried to hurriedly pull up his energy.
SLASH
Blood splattered from Jaun's shoulder, which he had forcibly pulled out from Ak-cheol-gun's grasp.
Jaun, who narrowly avoided the Judge’s Pen, picked up the Mangru Blood Sword from the ground with his left hand and quickly retreated.
"Tsk tsk. In that state, it's no use even if you resist, child."
"……It's regrettable that we have to erase a Rising Star with such potential in such a cowardly way, but since it's an unavoidable thing for the future of the Sado Alliance. Please understand."
Sodu-heon spun his Judge’s Pen around, and Ak-cheol-gun raised his fists and smashed them together with a BANG BANG.
"However, the only thing I can do for you is send you off without pain. Farewell, child."
Massive energy began to form in Ak-cheol-gun's fists.
***
'I'm anxious. I'm so anxious.'
The Ice Rakshasa, who was running toward Jaun, trembled at an unknown sense of anxiety.
Her heart grew increasingly urgent.
'This kind of anxiety has never been wrong.'
On the day her brother left for the heavens, an unknown anxiety had also pressed down on her body since morning.
The Ice Rakshasa, who recalled the painful memory, bit her lip hard.
'Young Hero Jaun…….'
The Ice Rakshasa began to run at an increased speed.
The time she spent with Jaun passed before the eyes of the Ice Rakshasa, who was running constantly while avoiding obstacles.
The image of Jaun smiling at the manor of the Moyong Family.
That smile, containing sadness and emptiness, was the beginning of her connection with Jaun.
His gestures and voice that resembled her brother, and that gaze that seemed as if he were carrying the weight of the world alone.
At first, it was an emotion that started as curiosity, but when she came to her senses, Jaun had already settled deeply into the Ice Rakshasa's heart before she knew it.
Whether it was simple longing for her brother or truly affection toward Jaun was still not certain.
But the important thing was that he had already become a pillar that supported her life.
I was happy when we were together.
And my heart fluttered.
Even the world that had been colorless would find its color when I was with that person.
'A thankful and precious person.'
But looking back, I had always been only on the receiving end.
I was saved from danger, I received a reason to continue living, and I received the emotion of happiness.
There was a mountain of things I wanted to give, but I, who was not used to giving something, was always only hesitating.
Within the anxiety that suddenly surged, the image of herself hesitating all that time surfaced as a bitter regret.
'Surely…… it can't be?'
The image of her brother whose breath was stopping.
I did not want to lose a precious person again like that, without having conveyed anything.
I absolutely could not let that happen.
The Ice Rakshasa bit her lip hard enough to bleed.
'Please, be safe.'
Half a Sijin.
If I ran for just half a Sijin more from now, I could reach Jaun.
TAP
The Ice Rakshasa's body shot forward rapidly while pushing through the forest.
Just how long had she run like that?
Before she knew it, demonic energy to the point of making her whole body throb began to be felt nearby.
Her breath rose to the tip of her chin, but the Ice Rakshasa did not slow down.
In the distance, she saw martial artists engaged in a bloody battle with Jaun.
A dark blood stain formed on the side of Jaun's martial robes caught the Ice Rakshasa's eye.
'A wound? The position is very bad!'
At the moment the Ice Rakshasa stopped abruptly with startled eyes,
SLASH
A vivid red stream of blood soaring into the air caught the Ice Rakshasa's eyes.
Subsequently, she saw Jaun's body collapsing to the ground.
'N-no, it can't be, it must not be. No!'
The Ice Rakshasa's heart began to beat at a crazy speed.
Simultaneously, her pupils were dyed white.
Bloody water trickled down the corner of the Ice Rakshasa's mouth as she pulled up her energy to the limit.
And an enormous cold energy began to spread to the surroundings.
CRAAAAAAAACKLE.
CRAAAAAAAACKLE.
CRAAAAAAAACKLE.
Every place the Ice Rakshasa's feet touched froze as it was.
"Young Hero Jaun!"
BOOM!
The Ice Rakshasa shot through the air while scattering a massive cold energy.
***
'Dammit.'
Jaun, who narrowly avoided Sodu-heon's Judge’s Pen while rolling on the ground, looked at the deep wound created on his thigh.
The opponents were two martial artists who had reached the end of the Peak Realm.
Even if his internal energy were intact, they were absolutely not opponents to be taken lightly.
'The Sado Alliance, in the end, made this kind of choice.'
A feeling of futility filled his heart.
Even though the Blood Cult was increasing its power before their eyes, these people were only looking after their own interests.
Perhaps the Murim Alliance would be no different, he thought.
A situation where the Murim Alliance also had the possibility of creating a nonsensical justification to eliminate Jaun.
To think that I must always be suspicious of what dark schemes each other might be hiding, in a situation where even trusting and cooperating would not be enough.
It was a cohesive power that was far too insufficient to face the Blood Cult, which was firmly united under the rule of the Blood Demon.
BOOM!
Ak-cheol-gun's fist strike shot toward Jaun once more, and Jaun avoided the attack with difficulty by rolling on the ground.
Due to the depletion of internal energy, I could not move my body properly. Although I quickly sealed my acupoints to stop the bleeding, the wounds on my side, right shoulder, and thigh were all in a more serious state than I thought.
Jaun lifted his head and looked at the elders.
As if he were a fish already caught, they were approaching Jaun leisurely.
'……Dammit. I used too much energy while facing the Demonic Cult just a moment ago.'
Because my internal energy was lacking, the flow of energy was constantly cutting off.
In contrast, the energy of the two people was still so fierce that it made my eyes sting.
In the current situation, no way to defeat those two came to mind.
Even so, I could not give up.
I had to try everything I could.
Because of that, Jaun clenched his teeth and rose from his spot with difficulty.
And while overcoming a pain that felt as if it would tear him apart, he began to pull up his energy once again.
THUMP-THUMP
His heart beat fiercely.
Due to the pain filling his whole body, Jaun felt as if his consciousness were momentarily drifting far away.
At the moment he barely managed to pull himself together and lift his sword, Jaun felt a massive cold energy that even froze the surrounding air approaching at a tremendous speed through his energy sense.
'This energy is…… Miss Pan?'
The elders also seemed to have felt the approaching energy, as they squinted their eyes and turned their heads back.
"Young Hero Jaun!"
Along with a loud shout, the image of the Ice Rakshasa shooting through the sky like a hawk was seen.
Extreme cold energy was being emitted around her fluttering robes.
"Ice Rakshasa!"
Regardless of the elders' shouts, the Ice Rakshasa, who landed beside Jaun, extended her hand forward as it was.
CRAAAAAAAACKLE!
The Ice Rakshasa's palm force, containing a massive cold energy, shot toward the elders at a tremendous speed.
BOOM!
The expression of Ak-cheol-gun, who struck away the Ice Rakshasa's palm force, distorted like a demon's.
"You wench! To whom do you dare use your hands right now!"
Despite the elders of the Sado Alliance being before her eyes, the Ice Rakshasa did not waver even a single bit.
The Ice Rakshasa, who quietly looked around, quickly checked Jaun's condition.
Then, clenching her teeth, the Ice Rakshasa turned back toward the elders.
"It doesn't matter who the opponent is. Young Hero Jaun's enemy is my enemy."
"You wench! You've completely lost your mind. Move aside immediately. Since this is the will of the Sado Alliance!"
"……The will of the Sado Alliance?"
The Ice Rakshasa exhaled a large sigh.
"If you say it is the will of the Sado Alliance, is all of this the intention of the Alliance Leader?"
"……I will not say it twice. Step aside immediately! Otherwise, I will send even you to the afterlife first."
As Ak-cheol-gun walked forward with heavy thuds, the Ice Rakshasa blocked the front of Jaun.
The Ice Rakshasa, who glared at Ak-cheol-gun with eyes that had turned transparent, began to pull up her energy again.
"Ha. You wench. You are digging your own grave."
As if he had made up his mind, Ak-cheol-gun gathered a massive energy in his fist and raised it toward the Ice Rakshasa.
"……I'm sorry, Young Hero Jaun. For making you go through this."
The Ice Rakshasa pulled up her energy as it was, without even looking back.
At the same time, Ak-cheol-gun's fist shot forward, and the Ice Rakshasa's hand shot rapidly into the air.