Doctor’s Rebirth - Chapter 585

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Chapter 585
Within Yeo Ha-ryun, his other self screamed.
Kill them! Kill! Sever their heads and rip out their entrails!
And Yeo Ha-ryun agreed with it. Except for one thing.
‘My brother wouldn’t like it if I ripped out their entrails.’
My brother doesn’t interfere with others. Even if I am Cheon Sal-seong, he never tried to forcibly change me or looked at me with disgust.
He simply regarded me with eyes of pity.
Perhaps those eyes weren’t directed at Cheon Sal-seong, who could crush me in three seconds, but rather the eyes of someone looking at a patient.
When I see those eyes, I mysteriously want to act spoiled.
And sometimes I think I shouldn’t cross the line to keep this bond intact.
Cheon Sal-seong whispered.
Cleanly crush just their heads and kill them.
When the two wills became one, a power beyond imagination erupted like a volcano.
It was a murderous intent so terrifying that even Yeo Ha-ryun’s subordinates stepped back.
Ilkana cried out.
“Ah, the young master’s lost it again. We’ll step back for a moment.”
My lord doesn’t listen worth a damn, and he’s strong—monstrously strong at that.
If we carelessly try to help and get caught up in it, we could die a meaningless death.
Even loyal subordinates have suffered serious injuries doing so.
Ilkana actually viewed Yeo Ha-ryun more like an employer-employee relationship than a master worthy of sacrificing one’s life for.
‘It’s probably because I was influenced by Brother Jin.’
In the past, while crossing the desert together and training Ilkana, didn’t he hammer into my ears: ‘An employer is an employer, a subordinate is a subordinate. Work only for your wages, the rest is survival on your own! Survival on your own! Cherish your life!’
Later, when I chose Yeo Ha-ryun as my lord, Jin Cheon-hee gripped my shoulder firmly and said.
‘That bastard will never die. You must preserve yourself first. Do you understand? Loyalty doesn’t put food on the table!’
He’s an anomaly in the Gangho. Where on earth does this insane rationality come from?
Regardless, my employer Yeo Ha-ryun spoke.
“All of you. Die.”
Yeo Ha-ryun opened his palm and swept it horizontally.
Then, a black energy like ink poured out in a fan pattern, spreading across the space.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art, Heaven-Breaking Palm.
Its power was beyond belief even to witness.
A wave of qi that filled the entire field of vision!
Kwaaarrrrr!
“Insane, the young master isn’t controlling his strength, so we subordinates should retreat three more steps!”
Ilkana’s cry, loyalty be damned.
But no one from the demonic sect complained about it.
Everyone simply retreated further to survive.
In response, the Masked Persons of the Hyeolseon Sect stood with swords drawn in a peculiar formation.
The front row of swordsmen pointed their blades downward to the ground, while the rear row pointed theirs upward to the sky.
And the sword qi blooming from their blades converged into one in the empty air.
I unfurled an exquisite sword formation, standing against Yeo Ha-ryun!
The massive cluster of sword energy they created exploded and collided with the black wave in what was truly an instant.
Kwaa–boom boom boom boom!
A tremendous explosion erupted.
The force was so terrifyingly powerful that the Masked Persons of the Hyeolseon Sect couldn’t withstand the blast—their limbs shattered and twisted as they were hurled backward.
However, no such thing happened to the Ilwol Singyeo.
Hummmmm.
Ilkana had drawn her Full Moon Blade and assumed a peculiar stance.
A soft, moonlight-like energy flowed from her body, blocking the explosive force and protecting the masters of the Ilwol Singyeo standing behind her.
“Oh my goodness, brother. My whole body aches! This crazy employer is killing me. I’m dying! Dying!”
She was exaggerating her complaints.
Meanwhile, one of the Hyeolseon Sect’s Masked Persons who had been caught in the explosion but whose body remained relatively intact staggered to his feet, burst into laughter, and muttered.
“Heh… hahaha. The princess who fled the Selim Empire…! She’s properly mastered the sacred techniques of the Selim Empire. How fascinating.”
Most of the Hyeolseon Sect’s Masked Persons were either unable to move properly, or some were killed instantly. It was tremendous power.
“Such devastation! Is this the Cheon Sal-seong? The principle of slaughter descending upon this Eastern Continent! Magnificent! Truly magnificent! I wish to study you….”
Crack.
His body was split in half.
“Organize our sect’s subordinates and follow after.”
Then another Masked Person, who had been writhing on the ground, spoke.
“Hahahaha! Cheon Sal-seong, you are strong! But this alone is not enough!”
Crack. Crunch crunch.
The broken limbs rapidly realigned themselves.
The wounds were visibly healing before my eyes.
This was similar to the power Dong Cheon-gun had displayed in the past! And so the Masked Persons staggered but rose again.
However, those who had been killed instantly did not rise, so their numbers had been reduced to less than half of when they first appeared.
Yet still, they continued to raise their sword energy.
“Show me more. Your power. Your limits. Show me more!”
There was only one reason they could do this.
It must be because Cho Cheon-gun had completely suppressed and controlled everyone’s consciousness.
“If you wish to see my power…. I shall show you.”
And with that, Yeo Ha-ryun stepped forward before the mad forces of the Hyeolseon Sect.
Heavenly Demon’s Dominion Over All Demons–!
An invisible force instantly pressed down and crushed the Masked Persons.
Their bones shattered once more as they were driven into the ground, unable even to rise.
Moreover, this time their necks and spines were obliterated in an instant, leaving only a single survivor among the Masked Persons.
‘Brother. Oh my… you’re doing it again. Since you’re going to do it anyway, why not just kill them all?’
With Ilkana cursing her superior behind him, Yeo Ha-ryun gazed ahead.
That was right.
Yeo Ha-ryun had deliberately spared only one.
“This… what kind of power…. A monster!”
At the final Masked Person’s words, Yeo Ha-ryun slowly approached him. And drawing close enough to touch, he slowly opened his mouth.
“I will no longer count the numbers for you. I will find you and kill you.”
The wills of Cheon Sal-seong and Yeo Ha-ryun declared simultaneously.
“Heh… hehehehe! Excellent! Splendid! Yes. Come and kill me! Grant this body eternal rest! Hehehehehehe! I await it!”
The Masked Person’s body, bursting into wild laughter, suddenly began to swell grotesquely.
At this inhuman expansion, Ilkana cried out in horror.
“Brother! Self-destruct….”
Whoosh.
But before Ilkana could finish speaking.
The swelling figure was suddenly drawn into a black void that appeared from nowhere.
Not an explosion, but everything converging into a single point and compressing.
And soon that black void was held in Yeo Ha-ryun’s hand and flew skyward.
Boom!
High in the sky, an explosion rang out with enough force to shake the mountains.
Yet strangely, the snow on Cheonbing Mountain did not tremble.
‘An avalanche should have occurred. So this place called the Guardian Sect also has its secrets.’
While Ilkana thought this.
In the distance, the garrison soldiers of Baekho City could be seen approaching.
With such a loud explosion, they had no choice but to rush over.
Ilkana immediately drew out a flute and began to play.
Piiiii~ Piiiiilili~
Then.
Remarkably, all the soldiers of Baekho City who had rushed at the sound of the explosion fell asleep and collapsed.
A secret technique of Selim Sect had been unleashed.
Seeing this, Yeo Ha-ryun spoke.
“I will enter alone. You secure the retreat and ensure the garrison soldiers are subdued without death.”
My brother dislikes the sacrifice of commoners.
“We pledge our lives and souls to carry out your command!”
Hearing his subordinates’ cry, Yeo Ha-ryun headed deeper into the cave.
‘So many to kill! So very many!’
‘Yes. I will kill all those who threaten my brother.’
‘Good! Excellent! Very good!’
Becoming one with madness, the warrior Cheon Sal-seong walks forward.
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Darkness. Absolute darkness.
Yet Jin Cheon-hee immediately recognized this as a mental realm created by a formation.
The reason was simple.
Those who cultivate the Hyeonwon Jeondan Singeong perceive themselves in the most rational state possible, and this ability encompasses not only logical deduction but also precise awareness of one’s own physical condition.
‘Like sleepwalking… or perhaps sleep paralysis.’
My body cannot move at all, yet my senses remain perfectly clear.
This allowed me to recognize that I had fallen into yet another formation trap.
The real problem was how to counter it.
‘All formations that create illusions within the mental realm are legendary techniques. Yet I’ve never heard of a formation that works like what I’m experiencing now.’
Jegalling, the last heir of the Jegallim Family.
He had transmitted everything he knew about formations to Jin Cheon-hee, his direct disciple and sole successor.
Was that all?
Even after that, he continued studying formation texts from the Gangho to deepen his knowledge.
Yet he had never heard of a formation that functioned in this manner.
In other words, a legendary formation he was encountering for the first time!
‘But formations have rules. And there are ways to circumvent those rules. After all, the very fact that it creates illusions means the formation struggles to generate physical impact. And….’
Surprisingly, such clichés appear in martial arts novels.
The scene where dead comrades appear in the protagonist’s arms, lamenting why they were left to die!
Or scenes where dead family members appear and tear at the protagonist’s mind.
Come to think of it, isn’t this a cliché that appears constantly in shounen manga?
Jin Cheon-hee remained surprisingly calm.
‘Is this revealing something about my heart demon?’
There were several things that bothered me.
And my vision began to change.
My heart demon was beginning to manifest. My consciousness grew hazy, as if I were falling asleep.
‘Come on, show yourself. My heart demon! Reveal your true nature…!’
A patient I couldn’t save? Or that dreary battlefield?
I was prepared to accept it all.
And my vision brightened.
* * *
“Cheon Hee. What are you doing?”
“Huh?”
“Aren’t you going to take the bucket?”
Flicker, flicker—
Summer spread across my entire field of vision.
The sound of cicadas rang out. I looked around.
Small hands, and a bucket that seemed disproportionately large by comparison.
Had the weeds in the flower bed always been this tall?
“What are you thinking about?”
“Um….”
I couldn’t remember what I was thinking about.
The orphanage sign came into view.
Even at this time, there had been movements to use different terminology instead of “orphanage,” but the neighbors, the orphanage staff, and the orphans themselves all simply called it the orphanage.
The director was away.
The Saemaul Undong song echoed from all directions.
[Have only two children, sons or daughters alike, and raise them well.]
Worn-out posters, faded with age.
Some of them seemed oddly out of place for an orphanage.
Hand-drawn New Village Movement posters. Hand-drawn anti-communist posters as well.
Those were simply the times we lived in.
“Is it because of the adoption?”
At those words, Young Jin Cheon-hee forced his facial muscles into a smile.
“It’s fine. We might not have been compatible anyway. And my parents became pregnant not long after adopting me. Raising two children at once requires a lot of money, doesn’t it?”
The words were far too mature for a child to speak.
[Bear one child and live young; live spaciously on narrow land.]
A crudely drawn poster matching the slogan hung crookedly on the wall, made by the young boy.
Clatter—
The bucket was so large that Young Jin Cheon-hee gripped it tightly with both hands as he moved it.
“I like being here with you. I was sad about parting with my friends, but things worked out well.”
He lifts the bucket and carries it.
It was filled with enough water to be heavy for a child to hold.

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