Chronicles of the Demon Faction

Episode 69 Those who smelled it (4)

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Jeong Il-ryong, an old man with a white beard, closed the box and asked with a faint smile.

“It’s worth it.”

“Hey, I’m glad you were satisfied.”

“hmm? “What do you mean?”

“…?”

“I said it was considerable, but I never said I was satisfied.”

The face of Lord Qingshui Gate, Hoyang, hardened slightly.

But for a moment he smiled broadly.

“Oh, please wait a moment. “I forgot that I had prepared the finest carpets brought in from far away in the West.”

“exactly?”

“I will have the people below bring it to you, so please wait a moment. Would you like another cup of tea?”

“Good.”

He seems like a needlessly cool old man.

Although Hoyang was swearing without meaning to in his mind, Hoyang’s smile grew brighter. To live in a powerful city, the skill of not being exposed to one’s true intentions was essential.

After a while, steam began to rise from the two people’s teacups again.

“Thank you for your hard work in coming this far. Thank you again for your hard work.”

“Haha, is it even worth the effort? “I just sat in the carriage pulled by the people below and watched the world.”

“What does the world look like as you see it? Did it look pretty good?”

“The world is turbulent. It didn’t happen yesterday or today. The weather was a bit cold, but the closer you get to the south, the warmer it gets.”

I guess it was because I was excited at the thought of accepting a bribe.

Hoyang smiled brightly.

“It’s definitely cold in the north. Although it is not meant to be worn around the body, the West Station carpet will be quite helpful when conducting business.”

“Hehe, how can I take Munju’s favor lightly? “This car is no ordinary thing either.”

“As expected, you recognize me. “This is dragon tea that was specially airlifted to give to the Great Elder.”

“West Lake Dragon Pavilion? “It is difficult to obtain even if you spend thousands of dollars.”

“The nobleman is coming, so I have to spend not a thousand gold, but ten thousand gold to get it.”

“haha.”

“haha!”

Two people bursting into laughter.

One is a person who came to accept a bribe, and the other is a person who bows his head to look good.

Although their respective positions were clearly different, on the outside they only seemed like friendly friends.

“Anyway, what do you think? “Is Gangseo worth living here?”

Hoyang immediately sighed.

“Gangxi Province is a good land to begin with, but how can we just laugh and talk about how good the land is? “I am suffering from various issues due to the current situation.”

“What do you mean by current situation?”

“Isn’t the festival of the magicians just around the corner? “I don’t even know the name of the festival, which doesn’t even sound like that festival.”

“You are talking about the Pasunje.”

“Oh, that’s right.”

“The Pasun Festival is the best event for demonic cultists. “I heard a rumor that they are going around here and there to gather all kinds of valuables from all over the place.”

“You mean this? “The situation is very chaotic because of those robbers.”

Jeong Il-ryong smiled quietly. His appearance, dressed in pure white clothing and with a well-groomed white beard, was reminiscent of a immortal.

“I see that Lord Ho Mun has been through a lot. “Now that you have passed your lifetime, you should finish your work and come back.”

At that moment, Hoyang felt her eyes brighten.

“Would you like to?”

“Even if it’s cold in the North, will we just live in a lonely mountain village? “If you live with all kinds of people, the northern part of the country is a pretty nice neighborhood.”

“haha! As expected, the elder is the only one who understands my heart.

“I’ve been feeling noisy and bothered by everything lately, so how great would it be to go to a place that will give me new energy?”

Hoyang’s face brightened noticeably. It’s not a made-up laugh, it’s a genuine joy.

How much was the bribe paid to enter the Uicheon Alliance headquarters? A few of the roots of the pillars of the clan would have been uprooted.

The moment has come when that effort shines. Of course I couldn’t help but be happy.

After a while, a servant brought a red carpet tied with blue silk.

Jeong Il-ryong, who secretly looked at the carpet, nodded. It was found to be the best product available in the West.

“When I return to my headquarters, I will inform my superiors. “I have plenty of years of experience running a clan, but since this is a new environment for me, I will look for a suitable position in the civil war.”

“thank you. Thank you, Elder.”

The warrior standing behind Jeong Il-ryong took the box and carpet.

“Then I’ll just get up and see.”

“Are you going back to Meng right away?”

“no. Yes, I came to see my mother whom I haven’t seen for several years. “You just have to go two hundred miles further south.”

There was concern on Hoyang’s face.

“Who knows, Elder Elder, your martial arts skills have reached the level of success, so please be careful.

“I’m worried that some of the wicked demons might even stain the elder’s clothes.”

“Hehe, even though I’m older, I’m still active. “Even if Demon Lord comes to visit, I will yell at him and chase him away, so don’t worry about Lord Ma.”

Jeong Il-ryong glanced at the carpet holding the warrior and smiled deeply.

“Is there anything wrong?”

* * *

The eyes of elderly Oh Gyeong-hwa (吳璟畵) opened all the boxes and sparkled.

“Hmm.”

Lots of stuff piled up in the box.

Oh Kyung-hwa was puzzled.

“These are all rare medicines. These are things that are difficult to obtain even if you spend thousands of dollars. But… why are we trying to get these in large quantities in this situation?”

It is said that the Pasun festival is close, but are these items needed for a festival under the pretense of that ancestral rite?

‘They are rare, but they are not herbs that can be made into elixirs. ‘This stinks.’

Oh Kyung-hwa shrugged her shoulders.

“Well, there’s no need to worry about such things.”

The order received from the higher-ups was to strike this target and rob all the goods that would go into the Demonic Bridge.

It was a mission I didn’t like, but I didn’t want to worry about pointless things about getting rid of the governor.

He closed all the boxes and looked around.

“Let’s get this over with… Tsk tsk, those beasts again.”

Puhwaak! Quack! Quad deuk!

Black shadows were biting at the corpses.

There was blood everywhere and dismembered corpses that had once been people were scattered here and there. It was a scene so horrific that even a faint-hearted person would faint immediately upon seeing it.

A look of disgust appeared on Oh Kyung-hwa’s face.

“You don’t know what moderation is. That’s why I don’t like you. “I don’t even know why I trained with people like that.”

At that time, Gwaksa came to his side.

“I will report to you.”

“….”

“There are no survivors. “We’ve recovered all the items, so all we have to do is burn this place down before we leave.”

“I know because I saw it. “Stop talking nonsense, what about our kids?”

“There are three minor injuries, but no serious injuries or deaths.”

Oh Kyung-hwa frowned.

“You mean there are three people with minor injuries?”

“That’s right.”

“You bastards! “Well, how strong are they that they only suffered minor injuries?”

Anyway, I don’t like it. I hated the beasts that had to accompany me on this mission, as well as my subordinates who were scratched by demons of equal skill.

What I dislike the most is that there was no one with enough talent to show off here.

‘The magic is over. Even though it’s just a transport, it’s a valuable item, and they even sent a convoy, so what kind of power is this?’

At least the next five that invaded were usable, but that was all. Although they had the skills to be called top-notch, they were all things that could be sent to the netherworld with just a few clicks of a finger.

“Did you say how many people were intentionally sent there?”

“About four or five. “It was too far away so I couldn’t confirm it accurately.”

“Incompetent guy. Okay, so call the kids and take care of everything. “Get ready to take off.”

“yes.”

“and you.”

“Please speak.”

match!

Gwaksa hit his butt just like that. I was hit so hard on the cheek that my eyes were spinning.

“He was talking to those beasts earlier.”

“Cough!”

“I don’t even want to know what was said. “But you know how much I hate those guys, right?”

“….”

“I hold your leash. When it’s a dog, it keeps its head down like a dog.

Don’t presumptuously contact them and don’t hate anyone without my permission. All you have to do is think of yourself as my puppet. Do you understand?”

“yes.”

“Okay, let’s go.”

I was already on the verge of getting irritated, but I felt like I had calmed down a lot by taking out my anger on a guy who didn’t even know about this topic.

“Move your items and make a final check to make sure there are no other valuables.”

“I follow your orders.”

Gwaksa moved unsteadily. It wasn’t just a slap in the face, but a blow full of internal energy, so it would be difficult to even stand upright.

Oh Kyung-hwa snorted.

‘I’ll have to train it well from now on.’

Although he can be quite irritable, he can be of great help if you treat him well. Didn’t even the military recognize that guy’s brains?

At that time, an alien sound came from behind him.

“…eww.”

Oh Kyung-hwa turned her head. The hands of the corpse buried in the wall caved in in a corner were shaking.

He roughly kicked a stone with his foot.

Push! Pow! Grumble!

Among the broken and flying stones, a bloodied demon was looking up at Oh Kyung-hwa with swollen eyes.

Oh Kyung-hwa grinned.

“Huh? What a tough guy. “Aren’t you the guy from earlier who fell off after being hit by my tension?”

“This…”

“It’s a green military uniform… I don’t think it belongs to the side story. “Are you a Mine from the civil war?”

“Cough! “Wow!”

Every time the field coughed, drops of blood spattered. Although he wasn’t dead yet, it seemed clear that he would die soon.

Ugh.

For an instant, Mine’s eyes became clear. It was a phenomenon of heliometric reflection.

“…The Demon God will not leave you alone.”

Oh Kyung-hwa laughed.

“They are really funny guys. How can you serve all demon gods without a god to worship? “Anyway, the Demonic Cult bastards are all crazy.”

Kuuk.

His foot pressed on Mine’s neck.

“If you love the demon god so much, why don’t you all die and go to the demon god’s side?”

“Crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

“Don’t you have the courage to die? “I will help you.”

Quack!

Mine’s neck was literally broken. His wide-open eyes turned gray and his tongue hung limply, hanging down to the bottom of his chin.

“If the demon you believe in is real, try praying in the underworld. “I’m so frustrated that I want you to kill me.”

Oh Gyeong-hwa, who was laughing at the dead demon, turned around.

After a while, black shadows rushed towards the corpse of the dead demon.

Quad deuk! Puhwaak!

* * *

Juhwa’s eyes wavered.

“…It’s terrible.”

Yeon-i’s face turned pale. Ma Dong-pil’s face also hardened.

They were looking at the blackened building. The arms and legs sticking out between the broken walls were exposed, as if they had been eaten by animals.

“What shall we do, Commander?”

“Temporary commander, tell the crew to clean up the debris here.”

“All right.”

Yeoni bowed her head and gave orders to the demons.

Juhwa rolled up his sleeves.

“Commander, please rest.”

“no.”

How can I rest when I have witnessed such horrors?

But Yeon-i was truly worried. As he was So Yeon-sim’s confidant along with Yeon-il, he knew Juhwa well.

“Hasn’t it been a while since you got rid of the curse? If you’re still overdoing it…”

Damn it!

“…!”

White frost instantly formed on the stone that Juhwa had picked up. It was the result of the concentration of the cold energy of Woleummagong.

“I’ve already regained a lot of my martial arts skills. “You don’t have to see me as a patient anymore.”

“…All right.”

“Let’s begin.”

The convoy mines and miners cleared away the rubble of the building. Three trillion fifty demons scattered around the area to prepare for any possible attack.

Ma Dong-pil, who was looking around, approached the carriage at the back.

“Confucius.”

“Are you Dongpil?”

For a moment, Ma Dong-pil was shocked. This is because the voice of Confucius coming from inside the carriage was somehow eerie.

“That’s right. All the demons currently waiting at the transfer point….”

“Dongpil.”

“Yes, Confucius.”

Rattling!

The carriage door opened and Seo-ryang got out.

He raised his head and looked up at the sky. His eyes became increasingly bloodshot as he took a deep breath.

“Please borrow a heavy knife.”