Silver Dragon Chronicle: Episode 50
“What the—there’s actually a monster like this?!”
Kwa-ga-ga-ga-gang!
Ma Taeak’s greatsword collided with Demon Baron Burik’s fist.
“How could a mere human possess such power?”
“A mere human? You wanna die? Aren’t you a human too?”
At Burik’s words, Ma Taeak’s face twisted viciously as he swung his greatsword in a great arc.
“Don’t compare me to a lower race like you!”
Taking advantage of that opening, Burik thrust his fist at Ma Taeak, but he immediately had no choice but to withdraw it.
It was due to Shin Jangho’s Plum Blossom Sword Gang.
“Urgh! You coward!”
“I don’t know what you’re babbling about, but did you say lower race? What’s wrong with a lower race joining forces?”
For a moment, Ma Taeak scoffed at Burik.
“You! How dare you! A mere human! Rampage!”
Provoked by Ma Taeak’s words, Burik unleashed his magic.
Kwa-ga-ga-ga-ga-gang!
“Keuk!”
Watching that with wide eyes, Ma Taeak and Shin Jangho dodged aside.
Burik’s magic flew straight into a building in Chugajang and exploded, and as a result, the building was blown away without leaving a trace.
Several buildings had already been blasted away like that, and the surroundings had been scorched into wasteland and turned into ruins long ago.
“Just what kind of martial art is that?”
“I do not know.”
As Shin Jangho sighed and answered, looking at Ma Taeak muttering with a disgusted expression…….
“Humans, I shall kill you all! I shall blow this entire area away completely!”
Groooooooo!
Along with those words, terrifying demonic power began to rise from Burik’s body.
And Burik began his magic incantation.
“This…… it’s dangerous.”
“If we defend, we might be able to block it somehow…… but I cannot tell what will become of the surroundings.”
Seeing the immense demonic power rising from Burik’s body, Ma Taeak’s and Shin Jangho’s faces hardened stiffly.
“Kuaaaaa!”
Ppudeudeudeuk!
Horns began to sprout from behind Burik’s ears. The horns he had kept hidden while unleashing all of his power had appeared.
“What…… is that?”
“The only certain thing is that wearing something like that means he isn’t human.”
Ma Taeak said with an ashen expression as he looked at Burik’s horns, and at those words Shin Jangho let out a deep sigh.
“We strike before he attacks!”
Saying so, Ma Taeak swung his ink-black greatsword, imbued with purple Gang Qi, at Burik.
Kwa-ga-ga-ga-gang!
“Keuk?”
But Ma Taeak’s attack was blocked by an invisible barrier surrounding Burik.
“Kekekekek! Human, I shall kill you! This barrier is absolutely impenetrable by your strength.”
“Tch!”
As Ma Taeak’s face twisted severely watching that…….
“The one who dies is not that human, but you.”
“……?”
Along with a clear, ringing voice that suddenly rang out, something struck Burik’s barrier.
Kwa-ga-ga-ga-gang!
“Wh-what!”
Along with that, Burik’s barrier unraveled completely.
When chanting powerful magic, a barrier naturally forms around the caster as a basic measure.
That barrier’s power is considerable, but if it is pierced, the caster becomes defenseless.
Of course, when the Demon King chants ultimate magic, its barrier is nearly absolute, so to speak.
While Burik was making a shocked expression, something pierced through his chest.
Thwok!
“Kuaaaaack!”
“Found you, Burik Bemdaz!”
Hong Yuhwa appeared before Burik, who was screaming in pain, and spoke with a bright smile.
And what had pierced Burik’s chest was none other than the Black Flower Sword.
“Y-you, Flame Demon Princess! And the Flame Demon Count Knight!”
Burik called out to the two people as if chewing and spitting the words through gritted teeth.
“Why are you calling me, traitor?”
Puk!
“Keok!”
As Hong Yuhwa lightly swung her hand, the Black Flower Sword pulled out from Burik’s chest.
“Keok! Eo-eok!”
As expected of a demon, he had not died from an attack of this magnitude, but he seemed to have suffered considerable damage.
Looking at Burik trembling and frowning in pain, Hong Yuhwa smiled faintly and kicked him.
Puk!
“Keo-eok!”
“Where is the Demon God’s jewel?”
“Kikikikik…… Do you think I would tell you that?”
“Oh? How dare a mere baron…… You don’t even use honorifics with me anymore, huh? This bastard must want to die…….”
“I know you’re going to kill me anyway even if I do use honorifics.”
“Oh my, you’re not an idiot. Then as a reward…….”
Fwoooosh!
Hong Yuhwa laughed and used her ability to create a spear of flame.
And she thrust it straight into Burik’s thigh.
Puk!
“Kuaaaaack!”
“If you don’t hurry up and talk, I’ll diligently put air holes in your body one by one!”
It was Hong Yuhwa, saying such brutal words with an extremely lovely face.
“Keuk…… Do you think…… I will talk…….”
At Burik’s words, Hong Yuhwa giggled, and this time she plunged a spear of flame into Burik’s side.
Puk!
“Kya-aaaack!”
At that, Burik let out a desperate scream.
“Isn’t that too cruel! If you’re going to kill him, just kill him!”
Unable to watch that cruel scene any longer, Shin Jangho shouted.
But Hong Yuhwa merely spoke a word to Shin Jangho with eyes flashing with killing intent.
“Human, stay out of this.”
He flinched!
Shin Jangho involuntarily stepped back at that terrifying momentum.
Seeing that, Hong Yuhwa smiled brightly and looked at Burik again.
“Now, let’s finish what we were doing…… Where is the Demon God’s jewel?”
Puk!
“Kkeo-eo-eok!”
This time, a spear of flame pierced Burik’s shoulder.
“Hurry up and talk.”
Puk! Puk! Puuuk! Puk! Puk! Puk!
“Kkak! Ak! Eok! Kkeok!”
With a bored face, Hong Yuhwa began continuously putting air holes in Burik’s body.
But Burik did not open his mouth.
When Hong Yuhwa finally stopped her hand and made an annoyed expression, Burik burst into laughter.
“Kikikikikik!”
“Have you finally gone mad?”
“I die here! But…… you wench! Your future won’t be bright either! You will regret coming here! He! He will become the new Demon King, return to the Demon Realm, and then unify the Demon Realm to become the Demon Emperor!”
“Is this bastard crazy? Stop your mad ravings and die.”
Puk!
“Keok!”
Hong Yuhwa’s spear pierced Burik’s neck.
Along with that, Burik let out a final death cry and died on the spot.
“Demons are truly a headache.”
Hong Yuhwa muttered with a frown.
“That thing just now…… what was its identity?”
“The only certain thing is that it wasn’t human.”
To Ma Taeak’s question, Hong Yuhwa smirked and spoke.
“What on earth was it?”
“Hmm…… You probably don’t even know about it, the Gaizhou incident in Liaoning.”
“Hmm…….”
“Hmm…….”
The two groaned at Hong Yuhwa’s words.
“The culprit is this guy’s comrade.”
“What?”
“And this guy is the weakest among them.”
Ma Taeak and Shin Jangho, shocked at the word “comrade,” hardened their faces at the following words: “weakest.”
“What on earth…… is their identity?”
“Demons.”
“What?”
To Ma Taeak’s question, Hong Yuhwa smirked and spoke.
“Well, don’t worry about this. These guys aren’t something you humans can handle.”
And she smiled brightly, waved her hand, and opened her mouth again.
“Then…… see you later.”
With those words, Hong Yuhwa disappeared.
“What do you think?”
When Ma Taeak asked Shin Jangho with a stiff face, he let out a deep sigh.
“Well…… but there is one thing that is certain.”
“…….”
“That the murim is currently facing the greatest chaos in history.”
Ma Taeak nodded at Shin Jangho’s words.
Chapter 13. Reunited with Seonu Ran
Two rumors spread throughout the murim.
One was that all humans in Gaizhou of Liaoning were murdered by someone.
The second was that they were the ones who annihilated Chugajang.
At those words from Ma Taeak and Shin Jangho, the murim began to grow tense once again.
Because it meant that besides the Blood Cult, another new enemy had appeared.
If it were other people’s words, they would have scoffed, but the ones who spoke this time were the absolute supreme of the Demonic Path, Ma Taeak, and a master of the previous generation of the Righteous Path, Shin Jangho of the Huashan Sect.
It was an absolutely unignorable story.
“Didn’t Master Jehwa’s group say they were heading to Gaizhou in Liaoning?”
At Dokgo Ryeong’s words, Jegal Hwan nodded and spoke.
“Yes, even before the information came to us from the Martial Arts Alliance…… From the time they departed from the Sichuan Tang Family, they knew that information.”
At that, Moyong Sinu tilted his head with a puzzled expression.
“Do they have an independent information organization? One superior to the Martial Arts Alliance?”
“That may be the case.”
To that, Jegal Hwan nodded once more.
“The world is becoming frightening, for such a terrible thing to happen. Anyway, the most important thing right now is that we lost track of that group.”
As Paeng Okryeong spoke with a deep sigh, the three people were at a loss for words…….
That’s right! Right now, they had lost Jehwa’s group.
“Huu…….”
In the end, to drop Jegal Hwan’s group, Hong Yuhwa started running, and seeing that, Jehwa quickly grabbed Sawollin and I Seolhye by the waist and followed her.
Infuriated by that sight, Hong Yuhwa rampaged wildly and shouted, “Why are you making a fuss bringing those along!” Jehwa scoffed and answered, “Because I want to!”
Actually, Hong Yuhwa had been subtly planning to leave Sawollin and I Seolhye behind, but Jehwa had brought them along.
Moreover, even Sawollin, seeing Hong Yuhwa throwing a fit, giggled and fanned the flames of her jealousy.
Thus, even though Jehwa and Hong Yuhwa ran only briefly, they covered an enormous distance with lightning-like speed, so Jegal Hwan’s group had no choice but to lose them.
“Haah…… Huh?”
As Dokgo Ryeong sighed thinking about the lost Jehwa group, he spoke to Jegal Hwan with a sudden thought.
“Shall we stop by Taewon?”
“Taewon?”
Jegal Hwan tilted his head.
“Yes, let’s go to Ran’s house in Taewon.”
“Why to Lady Seonu Ran’s house…….”
“Because before, Master Jehwa said he would stop by Ran’s house once.”
“Hmm?”
For a moment, Jegal Hwan made an unexpected expression, then soon nodded.
“Since we don’t know their whereabouts now, let’s go to Taewon.”
Thus, Jegal Hwan’s group began moving toward Taewon.