Chronicles of the Mad Demon - Chapter 19

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Chapter 19. If You’re Weak, You Get Devoured (4)

“Hm?”

Hwang In Hwa, who had been walking down the street, turned her head at the sudden commotion she felt.

In the distance, countless people were gathered together in clusters. It seemed like they were watching something, but also seemed unable to approach too closely.

It was truly a sea of people.

“What’s going on?”

“Shall I go find out, Young Miss?”

At the question from her guard warrior Myeong, Hwang In Hwa shook her head.

“No, let’s go together.”

“Yes.”

And so the two headed toward the crowded area.

The more they walked, the more Hwang In Hwa felt a strange feeling.

“Isn’t that where the Black Tiger Gang is located?”

Myeong nodded.

“It’s where their main headquarters is.”

It was laughable for a mere dark path gang of thugs to call it main headquarters, but the Black Tiger Gang was big enough to be understood.

Hwang In Hwa unconsciously frowned.

‘What is it?’

She had a bad feeling.

As they got closer, people’s voices could be heard.

“One person? Just one person?”

“That’s what I’m telling you! Suddenly the main gate got smashed and screams came from inside!”

“Did some unknown master finally get fed up and attack the Black Tiger Gang?”

“Where would you find such a chivalrous hero these days? From what I saw, it looked like a really skinny young man?”

“A skinny young man? Ah, then he must have come to borrow money.”

“For that to be the case, there were too many gang members collapsed beyond the gate! He’s definitely a master!”

Hwang In Hwa’s eyes wavered.

‘Someone attacked the Black Tiger Gang?’

Even if the Black Tiger Gang wasn’t classified as a major unorthodox faction in the martial world, they weren’t an easy group to deal with.

Of course, it was true that they couldn’t even be compared to the Ten Sword Gate or Hong Clan Sword Family that she belonged to. Still, in the Wuhan streets, excluding those two places, there were almost no forces that could match the Black Tiger Gang.

If she had to name one, it would be the Moyong Family? But even now, even the Moyong Family would have difficulty dealing with the Black Tiger Gang.

Moreover, from what she heard, it seemed like an unknown young man had attacked them alone.

‘Who on earth?’

Myeong, reading Hwang In Hwa’s mood, pushed through the crowd.

“Make way.”

“Huh? Who are you?!”

“I said move aside.”

Though he didn’t draw his sword, the gaze of Myeong, who had learned martial arts, was not something common people could handle.

“Oh my, we’re sorry!”

People naturally cleared a path.

Hwang In Hwa walked down the path that Myeong had cleared. She didn’t spare a single glance at the people.

The crowd whispered among themselves.

“Isn’t that Young Miss Hwang In Hwa from the Ten Swords Sect?”

“The Sect Leader’s Second Daughter?”

“My, this is the first time I’ve seen her this close. Her beauty is truly like a fairy.”

“But don’t her eyes look a bit fierce?”

Myeong glared at the woman who had been nitpicking and grumbling for no reason.

The woman exclaimed “Oh my goodness!” and hid herself. There were too many people, so it would be hard to find her even if he tried.

The noisy atmosphere settled into a heavy silence.

The Ten Swords Sect, along with the Hong Clan Sword Family, was one of the representative sects of Wuhan. Though not officially a Great Sect, their wealth was tremendous, and they had even more warriors than the Hong Clan Sword Family.

Naturally, from the perspective of ordinary Common Citizens, they had no choice but to be careful around anyone from the Ten Swords Sect. And this was the Sect Leader’s daughter with her guard warrior, no less.

Hwang In Hwa paid no attention to the crowd’s stares.

As the daughter of the Ten Swords Sect Leader, she was used to receiving such attention. There was nothing particularly new about it.

What was important to her now wasn’t people’s stares, but who had attacked the Black Tiger Gang.

Shortly after.

Hwang In Hwa was shocked when she reached the front of the Black Tiger Gang’s Main Gate.

“What is this…?”

The Main Gate was completely destroyed.

The Black Tiger Gang had plenty of Money since they dealt in Yama King Debt as well as all sorts of illegal businesses. Naturally, their walls and Main Gate were quite large and splendid.

That entire Main Gate had collapsed.

“The Door Bar is completely shattered.”

Tension appeared on Myeong’s face.

“There are also slight burn marks on the broken Door Bar and Handle parts.”

“What does that mean?”

“Someone who knows how to use Energy Release broke down the door. And they amplified the power with Rotating Energy Release.”

“…!”

“It’s a Master.”

Even with systematic training from Famous Families starting at six or seven years old, one needed to invest at least ten years to use Energy Release. And that was only for those born with exceptional talent – most people could only properly handle Energy Release after turning twenty.

Naturally, if one’s Martial Arts level was low or the teaching wasn’t systematic, it would be difficult to master true Energy Release even after turning thirty.

Even Myeong, who was a guard warrior for the Sect Leader’s daughter, hadn’t succeeded in emitting Energy Release from his Sword until his mid-twenties.

“Let’s go in.”

“Young Miss?”

Myeong spoke cautiously.

“Something terrible could happen.”

It wasn’t because of the person who had attacked.

As Hwang In Hwa’s close guard, Myeong knew many secrets about the Ten Swords Sect.

If those secrets were to leak out, it could cause problems not only for her but for the Ten Swords Sect as well.

“Then all the more reason we need to go in and see.”

She meant they needed to find out directly what had happened. That way, even if problems arose, they could deal with them.

Myeong was reluctant.

At first glance, she seemed more composed and wise than anyone else, but in reality, Hwang In Hwa lacked experience in Jianghu and had a tendency to make overly impulsive judgments.

But how could he refuse when it was the Young Miss’s order?

“Understood. Then let’s just set foot in the Outer Courtyard for now.”

“Good.”

The two entered through the broken Main Gate.

Then they saw a shocking sight.

“Ugh.”

“Kugh…”

Countless Black Tiger Gang Members were lying collapsed.

Not a single one was unharmed. About seventy percent seemed to have lost their lives, and they had all died horribly – some with their skulls cracked, others with their chests caved in.

“Gasp!”

Hwang In Hwa unconsciously held her breath, and her complexion immediately turned pale.

Even as a Young Miss of a Martial World sect, she couldn’t see such scenes often. Rather, because she had been raised preciously, she had even less opportunity to witness such things.

Swoosh.

Myeong stepped right in front of Hwang In Hwa to block her view.

“Are you alright, Young Miss?”

“…I’m fine.”

Though she tried to say she was fine, her trembling voice couldn’t be helped.

‘That’s natural.’

Myeong didn’t think Hwang In Hwa was weak at all.

Even he himself, who had experienced various real battles, felt his heart trembling.

‘How terrifying!’

Just at a glance, the number of fallen Gang Members exceeded fifty.

Several Weapon Racks were also destroyed, and cracks appeared throughout the Wall. These were marks where people had been thrown and crashed into them.

‘One person? Could just one person have caused such devastation?’

And supposedly a Young Man at that.

Looking at the traces, it seemed like not a Young Man but three or four house-sized tigers had rampaged.

Myeong spoke with a tense expression.

“Young Miss, we should return now.”

“Why?”

“This is no ordinary Master. If this person were to point a sword at you, Young Miss, I wouldn’t be confident in protecting you.”

Hwang In Hwa was shocked.

Though he was called a Guard Warrior, Myeong’s martial arts level was counted among the top ten within Ten Sword Gate. Was he saying there was a Master so skilled that even such a Warrior couldn’t be confident?

That’s when it happened.

“Aaaahhhhh!”

A chilling scream shook the Black Tiger Gang.

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Thud.

Choi Ho’s eyes shook as he raised his head.

“You’ve collected quite a lot, you bastard.”

The promissory notes and contracts that Moyong Bi had brought weighed nearly five gwan.

But that wasn’t what surprised Choi Ho. In a situation where he was already completely screwed, promissory notes and contracts weren’t that important.

“Th, that is…?!”

“What kind of secret ledger is it that you decorated it with such a bright red cover?”

How did he find that?

Choi Ho couldn’t understand. The Gang Leader’s Room was spacious with many corners to hide things.

Even if the entire Gang Leader’s Room burned down, that ledger should never have been discovered.

Moyong Bi, sitting on the stairs, opened the red ledger.

After a moment.

“Oh ho?”

A broad smile bloomed on Moyong Bi’s face.

However, his eyes were sharp. Clear and cold eyes, a gaze filled with anger that had risen to its peak.

“All the details of tributes you’ve offered to those backing you are written here?”

“M, My Lord! That is…!”

“Well, I was a bit suspicious too. Not everyone in Wuhan is an idiot, so I wondered how trash like you could openly hang up signs and do business.”

Moyong Bi put the red book into his chest.

“This will be extremely useful. I’ll take it as a bonus.”

“If that gets leaked, I’ll really die!”

“What about now?”

“Pardon?”

“You think you won’t die in my hands right now?”

“What are you saying! I gave you the promissory notes and the money I collected in small amount vouchers…!”

“I told you to pay back one hundred thousand nyang with interest. What’s that supposed to be?”

“…”

“When did I say I’d spare you?”

Despair came over Choi Ho’s face.

It wasn’t even proper wordplay, but the situation was too dire to argue over such things.

Having lived his entire life extorting money from others through wordplay, when cornered, he was fooled just like any common people.

“You should have some conscience, man. If you scammed Murim Warriors, at least you’d be called bold, but you destroyed countless innocent families and expect to live? Really, what kind of character is this…?!”

“My Lord!”

“Shouldn’t you be asking me to kill you instead?”

Moyong Bi tilted his head.

“You want to endure this bitter world drooling like that, unable to die or live?”

“…!!”

“If you really want it, I’ll let you live.”

Eyes that had been pitiful like a rain-soaked stray dog instantly transformed into those of a wildcat full of rage.

“Hey! You bastard! How are you any different from me that you’re acting up! Don’t you beat people? Don’t you extort money? Don’t you kill people!”

Choi Ho’s voice, which was screaming loudly, overflowed with deeply accumulated resentment.

“That’s how the world originally is! The weak get devoured and the strong survive! Damn it, what makes me different from you that you call me disgusting or lowly and spout such bullshit? What did I do so wrong!”

“That’s why you ended up in this state.”

“What?!”

“You’re weaker than me.”

“…!!”

The corners of Moyong Bi’s mouth turned up.

“Being shameless is your level, and destroying innocent people’s families, honestly I have my own problems so let’s say that’s fine. But you just had to mess with me.”

“….”

“One Hundred Taels jumps to 1,080 Nyang? Even thinking about it now makes me furious. You should charge interest in moderation – do you think this makes sense? Even twenty years ago, there was no such usury, you bastard.”

Choi Ho’s body trembled violently.

Force didn’t work, curses didn’t work, logic didn’t work, and in the midst of all this, his past deeds became a backlash that destroyed his foundation in one blow.

“Grrrrrrgh.”

Foam formed at the corners of his mouth.

When he saw people who didn’t repay money foaming at the mouth from high blood pressure, he wondered if there were people with such weak mental strength, but now he realized that was him.

“Anyway.”

Moyong Bi lit the Fire Tongs he had placed to one side.

After throwing the Fire Tongs onto the Bed Chamber in the Gang Leader’s Room, black smoke soon rose through the Window.

“Today was refreshingly pleasant to an excessive degree. I even had some Alcohol after a long time.”

“W-wait a moment!”

Choi Ho’s eyes welled up with tears.

“Please spare my life! From now on, I’ll serve as your loyal servant for the great lord…!”

Thud!

“Aaaaaargh!”

The eyeball hit by his toe was crushed. Choi Ho screamed as if the world was ending.

“In the Underworld, keep your eyes open properly, you bastard.”

Moyong Bi picked up the Sword rolling on the floor and stabbed it into Choi Ho’s waist.

Choi Ho, pierced by the Sword, trembled violently once more.

Moyong Bi walked out without looking back.

The sight of him humming while leaving, having not only killed dozens of people but also committed arson, matched quite well with his nickname Mad Demon.

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