A Baby Cat Who Commands the Dog Clan - Chapter 241

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Chapter 241
‘Just how much does the Heavenly Demon suspect?’
My body began trembling like an aspen leaf.
The Heavenly Demon’s mouth twisted into a grotesque smile.
That dark mouth looked as though it could swallow me whole in a single bite.
“Bring me the Golden Cat Sect token you promised. I’ll carve my name upon it, and we shall become true husband and wife.”
In that instant, a boundless terror seized my entire being.
‘The Heavenly Demon knew everything!’
I had never lost in matters of strategy.
Yet now, it felt as though every move I had prepared had been exposed, and dread washed over me.
I clenched my teeth and answered.
“The Golden Cat Sect token… isn’t here!”
“You lie.”
The Heavenly Demon’s crimson eyes gleamed as he stepped closer.
His long fingers gently lifted my chin.
My black eyes still blazed with defiance.
The Heavenly Demon sighed as he spoke.
“So you never intended to become my bride willingly.”
“Let go!”
I shook my head to brush away his touch and retreated a few steps.
“If that is your will, then force shall be the answer.”
The Heavenly Demon turned toward the guests.
Then he glanced back over his shoulder at me.
“Watch closely and see what consequences your foolish choice brings.”
With those words.
Snap!
The Heavenly Demon flicked his finger lightly—a gesture as effortless as a butterfly’s wing beat.
The moment that sound rang clearly through the valley.
“Obey!”
With a thunderous cry.
Thrust!
The Ten Demon Generals drew hidden blades from their robes and drove them forcefully into the bodies of Seo Gwang Ryun’s martial artists standing beside them.
Clang!
“How dare you!”
Nam Goong Ho, blazing with fury, deflected Dang Song Baek’s hidden blade with a single stroke.
Dang Song Baek grinned wickedly.
“The old man still has vigor. Then let me see how much you’ve aged since we last met in Sichuan!”
Whoosh!
Without pause, hidden weapons erupted from the sleeves of his long robe.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Nam Goong Ho swept his blade through the air, scattering the hidden projectiles with a sharp whistle, and ground his teeth audibly.
“Very well then. This valley shall become your grave this day!”
Nam Goong Ho hurled himself toward Dang Song Baek.
In an instant, the two figures collided like tigers locked in mortal combat.
The clash of steel was not limited to Nam Goong Ho and Dang Song Baek alone.
“Ugh… aaahhh…”
Yi Ma Gun, his face drained of all color, staggered backward while clutching at his arm.
He had already been driven back more than ten paces, leaving a trail of crystalline frost in his wake.
The hidden projectile he had wielded lay scattered upon the ground as well.
“Did she freeze the entire arm holding the projectile solid…”
At the end of Yi Ma Gun’s gaze stood the Northern Sea Ice Palace Master, her expression utterly unmoved as she extended one palm forward.
The Glacial Divine Palm.
The supreme technique of the Northern Sea Ice Palace—a manifestation of such bitter cold that it froze all things in its path.
“These Ice Palace wretches are nothing but obstacles to the Lord’s ascension. I shall sever your head here and now!”
The Ice Palace Master’s fingers twitched, her face swept by an icy wind.
Yi Ma Gun immediately launched himself toward her.
“Careful there, friend! You’ll hurt yourself doing that!”
Tian Tong Gai deftly evaded the projectiles, then drew his pagoda staff and aimed at the flanks of Sam Ma Gun and Sa Ma Gun.
“I shall make you regret ever being born, drowning you in such exquisite agony!”
Dang Yi Mu, his violet needles gleaming with a chilling aura, wove them between his fingers as he rushed at O Ma Gun and Yuk Ma Gun.
The Martial Arts Alliance Master Eon Soo Ryang, the Shaolin Abbot Won Cheong, and even Maeng Woo Hee of the Five Poison Valley—each ground their teeth as they engaged their opponents.
‘The numbers don’t align.’
Hong Seol bit her lip in frustration.
Though Tian Tong Gai and Dang Yi Mu were holding their own, they appeared overwhelmed.
The number of martial artists who could enter the valley had been fixed at ten from the beginning.
‘Because two bodyguards were assigned to protect me, we lack sufficient forces to face all of the Ten Demon Generals.’
And the final guest we had invited as a spectator had yet to make an appearance.
Hong Seol, assessing the situation, turned her gaze upward.
From the cliff above, the Demonic Cult followers who had come as the Heavenly Demon’s escort were drawing their bows in unison, aiming down into the valley.
‘Our side is in danger!’
Hong Seol cried out with all her strength toward the cliff above.
“Now is the time, General Je Gal!”
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The moment Hong Seol’s sharp cry echoed across the ravine.
Je Gal Hyeop swung his white feather fan with tremendous force.
“The moment has come. Advance!”
“Waaahhhhh!”
A thousand martial artists who had lain concealed in the grass for four days rose as one.
“Changcheon Division, follow me!”
At the vanguard came Changcheon Master Nam Goong Ui Gyeol, roaring like a bear.
“Uuuaaahhh!”
As if wings had sprouted from his back, he surged through the cliff face in a heartbeat.
“Stop… ugh!”
Splurch!
The Demonic Cult disciple blocking his path was torn in two by Nam Goong Ui Gyeol’s blade.
It wasn’t only Nam Goong Ui Gyeol who rampaged as if he’d found his match.
“I’ll reach there before any Central Plains warrior!”
Crack!
Ya Pae of O Dok Valley had just sent the skull of a Demonic Cult disciple blocking the path flying with a devastating punch.
“Warriors of O Dok Valley, show your valor!”
The momentum with which he drew the axe from his waist and bellowed was ominous.
Roooarrr!
Simultaneously, nearly a thousand martial artists flowed past Je Gal Hyeop’s side like water.
They moved with the fervor of those compensating for the time spent holding their breath while deploying the Gui Sik Dae Beop.
Je Gal Hyeop was satisfied.
With this momentum, their victory was assured.
‘I’ll leave the bottom of the valley to the youngster, and the upper section will be settled soon enough.’
And in that very moment.
‘Huh…?’
On the cliff face now emptied of martial artists.
Je Gal Hyeop grasped the true nature of the strange unease he’d been feeling all along.
Sound.
When many people gathered, all manner of noise naturally arose.
‘Yet even as flesh tears and blood sprays before my eyes, the onlookers gathered behind me make no sound whatsoever…’
And he knew.
In the past, there had been instances when silent ones were culled from the martial world.
The reason was that they were Demonic Cult disciples who had sealed demonic energy beneath their tongues.
‘It was said that the moment they manifest their demonic energy, their mouths open…’
And now.
A low growl began to emanate from behind him…
Je Gal Hyeop swallowed his fear and turned around.
“Krraahhh!”
In that instant, a figure transformed into a demon raked his claws across Je Gal Hyeop’s throat.
Fresh blood sprayed into the air in droplets.
“Guh…!”
Je Gal Hyeop collapsed, clutching his throat, with no time even to scream.
In that moment, the images of his wife and son flashed before his eyes.
‘Was it truly greed, this desire to witness his first steps…’
Soon after, Je Gal Hyeop crumpled to the ground like a discarded piece of paper.
Soon after, Je Gal Hyeop collapsed to the floor like a crumpled piece of paper.
Countless feet of Demonic Cult members trampled across it.
And they all leaped in unison beyond the cliff.
Screams erupted among Seo Gwang Ryun’s martial artists.
“Argh!”
“The Demonic Cult! We’re under attack by the Demonic Cult!”
It was an unexpected assault.
The martial artists caught off guard from behind fell helplessly.
In an instant, a thousand martial artists were reduced to half their number.
Yet the swarm of Demonic Cult members pouring in like ants showed no sign of diminishing.
They were even leaping down from beneath the cliff now.
“Waaaaaaah!”
The Demonic Cult members, having lost all reason, threw themselves recklessly at those fighting the Ten Demon Generals.
“How dare you!”
Nam Goong Ho’s lion’s roar thundered forth.
The Demonic Cult members clutched their ears and collapsed, but only for a moment.
They were now swarming so thickly that they even blocked the valley entrance.
The Three Martial Oddities and Seo Gwang Ryun’s martial artists could only manage to fight the Ten Demon Generals.
‘What, what should I do?’
Hong Seol’s face turned ashen at the sight.
The very calamity she had feared second only to the Heavenly Demon was unfolding.
A human wave tactic.
‘One of the reasons I brought the Heavenly Demon here from the Ten Thousand Great Mountains was to avoid this very situation….’
To think they had infused demonic energy into so many ordinary people’s bodies.
Now I had nowhere left to rely on but my final gambit.
Yet the pond remained eerily silent.
‘It’s not time yet!’
Hong Seol clenched her teeth.
That was when it happened.
Kiiiiieeeee!
With a bone-chilling cry.
The shadow of a massive Black Eagle plunged down among the Demonic Cult members.
“Ahhhhh!”
“Gaaaah!”
Flesh torn by razor-sharp talons scattered through the air.
A gap suddenly opened in the swarm of Demonic Cult members filling the valley.
‘They, they came!’
Color returned to Hong Seol’s face at the sight.
The one who had made me choose the name “Seo Gwang Ryun” instead of “Martial Arts Alliance” had arrived.
‘With this name, the Orthodox Sects can use it together too!’
Whoooosh!
As if answering Hong Seol’s thoughts, the eagle suddenly soared into the azure sky.
Then, with a flutter, it performed a complete aerial somersault.
The shadow transformed into the form of a beautiful woman with sharp, piercing features.
“Who dares defile my Changnyeong Mountain.”
The words flowed from the crimson lips of the beauty who had landed on the ground.
“You will pay with your life for desecrating the resting place of my beloved!”
The master of the Black Bandit Gang.
Dok Bi Jo.
The final empty seat among the guests had at last been filled.

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