The Heavenly Demon Cult’s Strongest Maid - Chapter 103

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Chapter 103

Thud! Crash!

As Dok Gak Hwa-ryong’s head split in half, its massive body also rolled across the ground.

Eok I-geon blew away the thick dust created by that heavy body with his palm force.

Though he had succeeded in killing Dok Gak Hwa-ryong, Eok I-geon’s condition was terrible.

His clothes were almost completely melted away, leaving him practically naked, and blisters from burns covered his face, shoulders, and various parts of his body.

Despite what must have been considerable pain, Eok I-geon remained focused solely on his purpose.

He tapped the split head of Dok Gak Hwa-ryong with his sword, examining the interior.

“It’s not here.”

Not seeing what he was looking for, he turned toward the body.

First, he thrust his sword deep into the chest and forcefully sliced downward to split open the belly.

Splurt!

Red blood gushed out in torrents.

“Hmm.”

Though his entire body was covered in the creature’s blood, Eok I-geon paid no attention.

Instead, he thrust his arm through the split belly and roughly searched inside the body.

Thud.

Soon, something like a red orb the size of an egg, soaked in blood, fell to the ground.

It was the inner core of Dok Gak Hwa-ryong that he had been searching for.

Hissss—

The inner core emitted orange-colored fire energy, heating the surroundings intensely.

It definitely contained extreme yang poison.

Eok I-geon calmly placed the inner core into the container he had brought.

In that brief moment, his palm was burning, but he didn’t even furrow his brow.

He simply clenched and unclenched his burned hand a few times.

Click.

After sealing the container, Eok I-geon left the cave without looking back.

Physician Pyo Jin-yang placed his fingers on sleeping Seolha’s wrist to check her pulse.

‘Hmm.’

Still, no particular abnormalities were visible.

The relief was brief, as his face was filled with pity as he looked down at Seolha.

‘How great must the shock have been…’

He knew that her relationship with Dang Yeong-ryeong was exceptionally close, but he hadn’t expected her to suffer this much.

Hoping that nothing would happen to either Dang Yeong-ryeong who had left or Seolha who was sleeping was the best he could do at present.

“I should prepare some medicine.”

It was when Pyo Jin-yang let out a heavy sigh and was about to stand up.

Bang!

Suddenly the door burst open and Eok I-geon strode inside.

“You, you fool…!”

Seeing his nephew’s wounded appearance, Pyo Jin-yang was startled and rushed over urgently.

To him, Eok I-geon suddenly held out a container.

“What is this?”

“An inner core.”

“…Inner core?”

Pyo Jin-yang didn’t understand at first.

An inner core out of nowhere?

“Don’t tell me you…!”

Certainly, before leaving Maeuigam, Eok I-geon had asked.

“Would Dok Gak Hwa-ryong work?”

After his affirmative answer, the boy had gone out saying he’d be back shortly.

He had thought it was just simple bravado, but had he been serious?

“This is the inner core of Dok Gak Hwa-ryong that you said you needed, Uncle.”

“…Are you certain?”

His nephew was someone completely unrelated to jokes or pranks.

Even so, Pyo Jin-yang couldn’t help but ask since it felt so unreal.

“Please check for yourself.”

Then Eok I-geon gestured toward the container with his eyes and replied clearly.

Pyo Jin-yang bewilderedly took the container and looked around, then rushed to a nearby table.

His heart was urgent.

He roughly swept away the miscellaneous items occupying the table with his forearm and carefully set down the container in the empty space.

His hands were trembling.

As he slowly opened the container, hot heat struck his face.

“Gasp!”

Physician Pyo Jin-yang hastily closed the container, frozen in shock.

He had doubted it.

Even knowing Eok I-geon’s personality, he had thought it wouldn’t be possible.

But unless it was Dok Gak Hwa-ryong’s inner core, he couldn’t have felt such extreme yang heat as just now.

“Where! Where is it?”

Suddenly, as if possessed by something, Pyo Jin-yang rushed forward.

“…What do you mean?”

“The Ice Soul Snow Leaf Grass! Didn’t you see it?”

Pyo Jin-yang asked urgently like someone who needed to use the bathroom.

“What is that?”

At Eok I-geon’s calm tone, Pyo Jin-yang was devastated.

“According to the principle of worldly harmony, extreme yang energy and extreme yin energy exist together and maintain balance. Near where Dok Gak Hwa-ryong dwells, there must be Ice Soul Snow Leaf Grass that balances it!”

“…Is it absolutely necessary?”

“Of course! It’s as precious as Dok Gak Hwa-ryong itself!”

“Is that so?”

Eok I-geon glanced at Seolha and asked again.

“By any chance, does that Ice Soul Snow Leaf Grass have purple petals?”

Eok I-geon recalled a single lonely purple flower he had glimpsed at Mount Geombeong Snow Field.

“Yes! That very flower! That too is an important medicinal ingredient!”

When Pyo Jin-yang answered excitedly, Eok I-geon immediately turned to leave.

“I-geon!”

Pyo Jin-yang shouted at Eok I-geon’s back.

“You must also bring Dok Gak Hwa-ryong’s horn!”

Though it was troublesome to have to go to the same place again, Eok I-geon wasn’t bothered at all.

It was all for Seolha’s sake.

It would be enough if Seolha woke up and smiled at him.

If she would just talk, move, and occasionally smile at him as usual…

If she would just do that, Eok I-geon could do anything going forward.

“Seolha, Seolha.”

I need to sleep more, who keeps calling me?

“You have to go to Grandmother.”

Grandmother? Our Shin Geum? Where?

“I’ll go with you.”

Together? Really?

“So please get up. If you just get up, everything will be fine.”

If I just get up, everything will be fine?

Who the hell are you to wake me up so desperately?

You’ll really come with me to find Grandmother, right?

Together with me….

“….”

The first thing I saw was a wooden ceiling.

Next, a strong herbal scent wafted through the air.

This place is… Maeuigam, isn’t it?

I remembered having been here a few times before.

But why am I lying here?

Ah, Grandmother!

As the thought suddenly struck me and I tried to get up, someone pressed down on both my shoulders.

“You must not move carelessly yet.”

“…Young Master?”

“Yes, it’s me.”

“Please let me go. I need to go to Grandmother.”

I was in a hurry.

I still had hope that if I chased after her now, I might be able to meet Grandmother.

“It’s already too late. Two days have passed since you collapsed.”

I collapsed?

“I’m sorry. You seemed too agitated, so I pressed your pressure points, but maybe that was wrong….”

“Young Master, are you saying that Grandmother left and I woke up after two days had passed?”

“….”

Since he’s not denying it, that must mean yes.

My eyes grew hot and my heart raced wildly.

What should I do?

I can’t live if something happens to my grandmother.

As I imagined Grandmother being discovered and captured by the Martial Arts Alliance, tears naturally welled up in my eyes.

Then Eok I-geon spoke.

“Let’s go to Sichuan together.”

“…?”

“We need to find Grandmother. I’ll go with you.”

Now I realized it was the same voice I had heard before waking up.

While I was unconscious and collapsed, had he been saying that continuously by my side?

Eok I-geon, you…?

“I also brought the inner core of Dok Gak Hwa-ryong. They say that can save Elder Am-wang, so Grandmother will be pleased too.”

“Dok Gak Hwa-ryong…?”

Having read the original work, I naturally knew what Dok Gak Hwa-ryong was.

It was described as a great spiritual creature containing extreme yang energy, but to Eok I-geon, it was just a light snack.

Of course, his internal energy increased tremendously due to the immense yang energy.

Dok Gak Hwa-ryong’s dream of becoming a dragon by eating the Ice White Snow Leaf Grass was thus shattered by Eok I-geon.

But he’s supposed to devour it much later, not now?

“More importantly, why are you so injured…?”

It had been strange from the moment I opened my eyes.

Burns on Eok I-geon’s face?

This wasn’t in the story.

“It’s a long story.”

“…Please tell me the long version.”

“Are you alright?”

Eok I-geon is changing the subject?

“Yes, well. I think I’m fine. I think I can get up.”

So could you please let go of my shoulders?

Understanding the meaning in my gaze, Eok I-geon moved away from me.

“…Are you really alright, Young Master?”

As I got up from the bed and was about to put my feet on the floor, I was shocked by Eok I-geon’s condition.

Not just his face, but his entire body was covered with burns.

Wait.

He said he obtained Dok Gak Hwa-ryong’s inner core.

So did he really get like this from fighting that creature?

It was a spiritual creature he used to steam and eat easily, but just because he’s a few years younger, he went through this ordeal to catch it?

I’m reminded anew that Eok I-geon is still young.

“Whoa…! Young Master!”

At first I thought I was going to collapse.

Just as I wondered if I had developed anemia, I realized it wasn’t me but Eok I-geon who was falling.

“Y-Young Master!”

Eok I-geon, who had been apologizing to me and coaxing me to go to Sichuan together, fainted right before my eyes.

“Young Master!”

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