CHAPTER 474: THE DEMON GOD (2)

‘Jang Dal…’

Finally, the long-awaited moment had arrived.

The one who had manipulated and mocked his life through the system.

Simultaneously, the person who had brought him to this place.

Now, it was time to return everything to him.

Using the power of the warriors here, whom he had created for amusement and never cared about.

“The name of the person who created this world is Jang Dal. A person who ascended to godhood by possessing a human body.”

Seol-Hwi spoke while looking at the warriors.

“Soon, he will come here. I will watch from afar. The weapons and spiritual pills I gave you earlier will be of great help, so fight with confidence.”

Special weapons and a special golden belt. The usage was simple, so there was no need for additional explanation.

Seeing their agreeable expressions, Seol-Hwi slowly turned around.

By then, Earth Demon approached and spoke.

“Do I not have any weapons?”

“…Do you really need them?”

“Shouldn’t I at least keep up with the appearances?”

Seol-Hwi smirked and shook his head.

The absolute weapons and equipment handed to the superhumans were only applicable to ordinary humans.

Earth Demon was an exception.

“You’ve surpassed the realm of humans. They would just be a burden to you.”

“…That’s a shame.”

“What can you do? You’re already at a level comparable to a Demon God… If weapons were to make a significant impact, that would be even stranger.”

“Hmm.”

“Speaking of which…”

Seol-Hwi continued in a serious tone.

“As I mentioned before, even if he comes, try not to intervene as much as possible, as discussed. Even if he provokes with force, it’s likely not sincere.” ṛἈ𐌽ổВΕS̩

“What if he really attacks?”

“Then he must have thought of a good way. But I know.”

Seol-Hwi chuckled and said.

“That guy is a coward by nature, so he won’t try anything for now.”

Earth Demon raised the corners of his mouth and nodded.

Seol-Hwi’s advice not to take action.

He realized there was another meaning within it.

As if it was a plea not to die.

“I’ll try my best.”

Seol-Hwi was about to say something in response but stopped.

Given his personality, he probably wouldn’t listen even if advised otherwise.

That’s why it was more regrettable.

The more Earth Demon showed his true self, the greater the gap grew between the fact that Jang Dal had artificially created him.

“Let’s go.”

“Yes!”

Songhwa naturally moved along with Seol-Hwi.

In truth, even if they were not far apart, Jang Dal wouldn’t be able to detect them if they decided to hide their presence, but they had to consider Songhwa.

Thus, Seol-Hwi left them behind and moved to an unknown location.

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Earth Demon’s gaze was fixed in the distance.

He was already sensing it with his intuition.

Something massive, which he had never experienced before, was approaching this place.

And by the time he realized it, a few breaths had passed.

“……!”

A man stepping on air was looking down at them.

“Ah…….”

“Hmm.”

“Heh.”

At the appearance of the Creator, the expressions of Jin Mu, Goo Jong-myung, and End Demon froze for a moment.

Like the Void Air Movement technique, they could also stand on air or use flying techniques.

The problem was the rock he was holding.

Holding something the size of a house and standing there was a different matter.

The weight he held was something that an ordinary person couldn’t even lift, yet he stood on air with such lightness.

It was a sight that transcended even the level of a superhuman.

Thunk.

No one dared to speak to him from the moment he appeared and stepped on the ground.

In that instant, one might question if the inside of that rock was empty.

Thud!

When he set down the rock he was holding, half of the ground caved in.

Simultaneously, a massive tremor, enough to cause a landslide, reverberated around.

“Where are you hiding?”

“…!”

The creator spoke first.

Jang Dal slowly surveyed the four superhumans watching him.

His gaze finally showed interest when it landed on Earth Demon.

“This is absurd.”

He muttered to himself and started moving.

Nearby, Goo Jong-myung, standing at a close distance, let his gaze sink into a chilling calm.

He had already exchanged looks with the two superhumans behind.

It was a signal to move first.

‘Within ten steps.’

Goo Jong-myung calculated the most effective distance, grasping the treasured sword he had received from Seol-Hwi.

Heaven’s Heart Ten-Step Separated Sword.

He didn’t easily believe it when told he could move to a desired position within ten steps.

But once Seol-Hwi demonstrated it, he immediately accepted it, planning to use this sword to face the guy named Jang Dal here.

‘He’s coming!’

Saa——ak!

In a flash, Goo Jong-myung’s position changed.

At the same time, he executed an invincible technique.

The ninth move of the Zen Sword technique, said to be impossible for the opponent to break.

A high-level Heart Sword technique that surpassed the unity of body and sword, able to cut anything at will.

‘It’s over… huh?’

For a moment, thinking he had cut the opponent’s neck, Goo Jong-myung’s vision went dark.

And he realized too late.

Before his sword could pierce Jang Dal’s neck, he realized something had already slashed past his own neck.

“Haa!”

The second attack came from End Demon

In his fingertips, the Fire Dragon Blade was already gleaming.

Not only that, he had already manifested the third special ability of the Fire Dragon Blade.

The Barrier of Death.

It was the absolute ability of the Fire Dragon Blade, from which escape was impossible unless the Fire Dragon Blade itself was broken.

‘…What is this?!’

By the time the Barrier of Death was being set, he was confident of his victory.

However, upon closer inspection, the barrier was not fully formed, halting mid-creation.

Moreover, the cracks on the ground indicated it was not a normal activation.

‘Ah…’

End Demon looked at his chest and realized belatedly.

He noticed that there was already a hole in his chest from the opponent’s attack.

Before the Barrier of Death could properly unfold.

‘An ultimate master I’ve never faced before.’

Seeing the two superhumans fall so futilely, Training Hall Leader Jin Mu decided he had to change his approach.

He blocked the path of the approaching Jang Dal and instead waited.

He was aiming for the opponent to make the first move, not himself.

‘No matter how fast, it’s still Taiji.’

Within Taiji, even extreme speed can be caught up to.

He was biding his time, using Taiji, waiting for the right opportunity.

But then.

Step, step.

“…!”

Step, step.

Jang Dal passed by Jin Mu.

Since he did not make the first move, Jin Mu could not counterattack.

He let Jang Dal pass without any obstruction.

Thus, he walked past, and Jin Mu’s hollow eyes could only follow his back.

“Hey. Fool. Can’t you hear me?”

Jang Dal stood before Earth Demon

He leaned his face close to his opponent’s and shouted again.

“Where did that guy go… I’m asking!!!!!!!”

Rumble. Caw, caw.

A tremendous roar filled with power erupted.

It felt as though the entire mountain was shaking.

The energy released was enough to make ordinary people’s internal organs burst and die.

However.

Amidst all this, Earth Demon’s expression was rather calm.

“Do we need that person though?”

“…?”

“I think we’re enough on our own.”

“You must be out of your mind.”

The Creator, looking incredulous, pointed behind him.

“Can’t you see? The ones he painstakingly raised disappeared in an instant?”

“I can’t see them.”

“…What?”

“See for yourself.”

Sensing something amiss in Earth Demon’s words, the Creator.

He slowly turned around and furrowed his brows.

The two he had killed in an instant.

Were standing there intact as if nothing had happened.

“You guys, could it be…”

Only then did the Creator seem to realize something.

That there was something special about them.

“Don’t worry too much.”

Earth Demon whispered into the ear of the flustered Creator.

“I don’t use such absolute weapons.”

“….”

“You know better than anyone, don’t you? There’s no need for me to use them.”

As the Creator’s sharp gaze turned back to Earth Demon.

Swish, swish.

The two who had revived and Jin Mu began to surround the Creator.

“Kekeke. Kekekeke. Hahahahaha!”

Was it because the situation was absurd?

Or was it because he was displeased at being caught off guard?

The Creator, looking around, started to laugh while grabbing his own hair with one hand.

After laughing excessively long, he suddenly stopped.

And slowly raised his hand.

“Right. I almost forgot. The guy even has administrator abilities.”

The absolute weapon that enveloped his entire body.

He put away the sword he was holding and took out another one strapped to his back, continuing to speak.

“But there’s something the guy still doesn’t know.”

Swoosh.

The blade of the weapon soared high into the sky.

Dozens of links, like centipede scales, were shooting up in iron rings.

“That there are situations where the golden belt doesn’t apply.”

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“Oh. I can see it.”

Deep in the mountains, about fifty li away from the ongoing battle.

Seol-Hwi, who was observing the situation with a specially made object, spoke.

“What is that?”

Songhwa tilted his head in curiosity.

He was referring to the object that looked like a round frame with an eye, brought close to his own eye.

“Oh, this. It’s called a telescope, and I found it in the toolkit.”

“The toolkit? But more importantly… can you really see the battlefield with that?”

“Exactly. Ah, Jang Dal just pulled out a special weapon?”

Seol-Hwi took his eye off the object called a telescope and quickly raised his gaze.

Then he began to swiftly search through the toolkit.

“Let me take a look for a moment.”

Meanwhile, Songhwa brought the telescope to his eye, and around that time, Seol-Hwi discovered something in the toolkit.

He found something similar to the weapon Jang Dal was using.

‘Is this it?’

Dark Shadow Dragon Whip [Rare Weapon]

Description: A weapon that connects dozens of iron helmets made of cloud iron like a whip, embedding them into the body through internal qi.

Effect: When it tears through flesh and burrows into the intestines, the iron helmets split into hundreds of pieces and rotate until the internal qi dissipates.

‘He’s trying to prevent revival through the golden belt.’

Seol-Hwi finally realized the guy’s intention.

The intention was to neutralize those beings with that weapon.

‘It’s a weapon that doesn’t exist in the Central Plains.’

There might be a weapon that responds to the opponent’s internal energy.

However, there’s nothing that destroys the internal organs until the internal qi disappears.

This weapon must have been newly created by him, without a doubt.

‘Just how many weapons could there be…’

Seol-Hwi suddenly began to worry.

Whether it would truly become a fight.

In the first place, with the power of inhumane warriors, he was not someone to be dealt with easily.

‘No. At least someone who has mastered the Taiji will not fall easily…’

“Oh. I can really see it?”

Just then, Songhwa spoke up.

The object he was looking at.

With a telescope found among the treasure miscellany in the toolbox, it was an instrument that could show up to a hundred li if desired.

“Ah!”

And with the subsequent sound mixed with embarrassment, Seol-Hwi could roughly guess.

The situation where the three superhumans were dying one by one was drawn.

However.

“It seems you need to see… directly.”

“Why?”

“Earth Demon…”

Songhwa, who met Seol-Hwi’s puzzled eyes, took a step back and continued.

“Has stepped in himself.”

“……!”