I Will Become a Phoenix More Noble Than the Emperor - Chapter 74

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74.

It was a moment when even Seon-o, who had been watching, held her breath.

A sword that flew in fiercely from somewhere cut through the rope binding Wolbi in the blink of an eye.

“!”

As if she had anticipated this, Wolbi lightly twisted her body and landed on the upper part of the jar platform, then her body shot up high once more. At the same time, the sword that had completed a full circle stuck perfectly into its owner’s grasp.

Intoxication’s eyes widened as if they would pop out upon seeing this.

“Heoeoeoeoek!”

And at that moment, Wolbi, who had raised her long sword high, plunged it down as she crashed down violently.

Crash-!

When the sword imbued with tremendous earth power split the jar platform that had almost swallowed Wolbi just moments ago in half, an ear-piercing vibration arose throughout the entire storage.

Not only the large jar that Wolbi had split, but several other large jars in the storage couldn’t withstand the vibration and shattered into pieces. Seon-o quickly ducked her head to avoid the fragments flying toward her, then looked down below.

Half of the wine jars in the storage had broken, turning the floor below into a sea of alcohol. The scene was devastating, as if a storm had swept through. Intoxication, who had suffered disaster in the blink of an eye, screamed and rolled his eyes back.

“Kyaaaaaaaaaak!”

Seon-o also opened her mouth in admiration at Wolbi’s physical force that she had witnessed with her own eyes.

‘Incredible…’

As the alcohol poured from the broken large jar soaked Intoxication’s entire body, that bastard’s hands and feet began to tremble.

“My, my, my wiiiiiine!”

However, since Wolbi immediately rushed at Intoxication and swung her sword at that bastard’s body in the blink of an eye, no more words followed.

“Keoek…!”

Intoxication’s eyes, frozen in place, hardened helplessly and lost their light.

After a moment of silence, when that bastard’s body fell apart into exactly six pieces, Seon-o frowned.

‘Ugh.’

“…”

Wolbi looked down at the demon’s body that had been cut apart but wasn’t bleeding. It wasn’t anything special. There had occasionally been demons that didn’t bleed.

Wolbi casually turned around and looked toward where Seon-o was.

With confident eyes as if asking whether she had seen properly.

As a response to that, Seon-o showed an ambiguous smile and kindly whispered.

“Watch your back.”

At those words, Wolbi, who had been frowning, sensed the strange energy felt behind her back and immediately flew up. By a hair’s breadth, a stone-made large jar struck down where Wolbi had just been and shattered completely.

Wolbi, who had climbed onto a nearby jar platform and barely escaped the crisis, quickly assessed the situation.

“Haa… Haa… This crazy thing! I almost died in such a disgraceful way! Are you insane, really!”

Looking down below, Intoxication, who Wolbi had just cut apart, had somehow come back to life and was throwing a tantrum while turning his wrongly attached head.

Wolbi’s brow hardened fiercely at the unexpected situation, but Seon-o was neither surprised nor flustered. This was because she already knew that bastard’s abilities through the original work.

Intoxication was a demon that couldn’t be killed or eliminated by ordinary methods. Since that bastard, who had reached the realm of brewing mastery, had finally learned the method of transferring his heart into yin alcohol.

‘He absolutely can’t be killed until we find and destroy that heart.’

And that heart was hidden inside one of the jar platforms in this vast wine storage. So Wolbi couldn’t kill that bastard until she found and eliminated it.

Wolbi, who didn’t know this fact, rushed in fiercely again and cut that bastard’s body in half.

However, this time that bastard’s body stuck back together again before it could even fall to the floor.

“I was going to kill you nicely… but you’re a woman who won’t do, aren’t you?”

The enraged Intoxication violently struck the large jar platform beside him with his fist. Alcohol poured out like a waterfall from the half-destroyed large jar. Even while getting thoroughly soaked by the pouring alcohol, Intoxication opened his mouth wide and gulped down that alcohol.

That bastard burped and grinned wickedly, then vines sprouted around Wolbi.

‘Wood Power Wine…!’

Seon-o’s brow naturally furrowed at the terrible sorcery. What that bastard had just drunk was Wood Power Wine made by soaking wood power superhumans. By drinking it, even those who weren’t wood power superhumans could use wood power for a certain period of time.

As evidence of this, the vines shot up frighteningly and extended their stems to try to wrap around Wolbi. Wolbi climbed onto the vines and narrowly dodged those branches, but one of the vines that extended out violently succeeded in wrapping around Wolbi’s ankle.

When the vine that had caught its big fish excitedly shot upward, Wolbi was instantly hung upside down and swung violently. When that bastard finally slammed Wolbi into the wall, a terrifying sound of “thud” rang out and Wolbi lost it.

When the dazed Wolbi threw the sword she was holding like a throwing star, the sharp sword struck down into the root of the vine. Immediately, the soil on the floor shot up frighteningly and swallowed the large vine in an instant.

When the surprised vine released Wolbi’s ankle, Wolbi, who immediately fell in front of Intoxication, grabbed that bastard’s neck.

“I’m going to kill you.”

When Wolbi flashed her eyes and warned him, Intoxication, whose neck was being held, laughed ecstatically.

“Heuung, kill me.”

As a joyful light sparkled in eyes filled with anticipation, Wolbi’s thread of reason snapped.

Wolbi, her eyes rolled back, instantly made the surrounding ground shoot up. It was a plan to crush That Bastard with the rising earth and bury him alive, but at that very moment, Wolbi’s breath was suddenly cut off.

“!”

As Wolbi’s eyes stiffened at that strange sensation, a sense of victory swirled in Intoxication’s eyes. That Bastard panted with excited breath, haaah, as he mocked Wolbi.

“If you can kill me, then kill me, why don’t you?”

“Heouk…”

“What do you think I poured on you earlier? If you guess right, I’ll spare you, pretty girl.”

“…”

“Ah, now you can’t even move your mouth anymore… Can’t do it? I guess I’ll have to tell you myself.”

Kekekuk, That Bastard, intoxicated by the pleasure of this moment, whispered secretly.

“You see, it’s called Paralysis Wine. When that alcohol touches you, your Yin Power gets suppressed, you know? Haaah, you’ve never experienced anything like this before, have you? Hm?”

At That Bastard’s words, Wolbi’s pupils dilated.

After Wolbi was deliberately captured by That Bastard, she had some kind of water poured over her. That Bastard had splashed a basin of water on her, saying he was washing off the dirty ingredients. Since it was a colorless, odorless liquid, Wolbi thought it was just water and didn’t resist.

Seon-o, who had been watching the situation, also held her breath. Paralysis Wine that could suppress Yin Power, that was…

‘It has the same components as the Plum Blossom Pavilion drug.’

So that demon bastard had also been supplied with that drug.

“Shall I guess our pretty girl’s identity? Euhung… Correct.”

“…”

“Divine Black Wolbi.”

When Intoxication pinpointed Wolbi’s identity with his secretive voice, the back of Wolbi’s neck stiffened.

“Haah… Do you know how long I’ve been waiting for this day…?”

“…”

“How much this body has wanted to make Divine Wine…”

Wolbi’s entire body began to stiffen rapidly. When even her fingertips finally stiffened, Intoxication giggled and whispered happily.

“Shall I drink the wine made from steeping our pretty girl and become a superhuman myself?”

Having finished speaking, Intoxication smoothly pushed away Wolbi’s hand that was gripping his neck while it was stiff. It was the moment when That Bastard, his eyes rolled back in ecstatic victory, was about to grab Wolbi’s neck instead.

Crash!

When the sound of a jar breaking echoed from somewhere, Intoxication’s eyes stiffened like Wolbi’s at that loud noise. Startled, That Bastard forgot about gripping Wolbi’s neck and looked up toward where the sound came from, and he could see Seon-o standing on top of a nearby jar platform.

What the hell is that…? Intoxication blinked his eyes in bewilderment.

Below the jar platform where Seon-o stood, a small jar stand was shattered into pieces.

Wait…

Intoxication’s eyes bulged as if they would pop out when he saw what was in her hand.

“Heoeoeoeouk…”

What Seon-o held in her hand was none other than That Bastard’s heart.

“My, my, my…!”

As soon as she entered, Seon-o had climbed onto the highest jar platform and had already located this jar stand containing That Bastard’s heart. Having gotten a hint from the original work, it wasn’t difficult.

Among the small and insignificant jar stands piled up in the corner, the particularly old and dented jar stand was exactly where That Bastard’s weakness was stored.

At the unbelievable sight, Intoxication’s head stiffened as if Paralysis Wine had been poured on it. Having successfully caught That Bastard’s attention, Seon-o whispered while holding the heart soaked in alcohol.

“I want to try making wine out of you.”

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