The Heavenly Demon Cult’s Strongest Maid - Chapter 292

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Chapter 46

“I simply cannot believe it.”

Jegal Mun-gi fingered his cold teacup as he recalled his conversation with Wang Dang.

A spy within the Martial Arts Alliance, and not just anywhere, but inside the Military Department itself.

As the General Commander responsible for the Military Department, this was an absolutely unacceptable problem.

The devastation was beyond words.

He couldn’t even begin to imagine how long the shadowy force called the Bloodsky Sect had been preparing.

“Sigh.”

Jegal Mun-gi barely suppressed his emotions and took a sip of the cold tea.

Right now, there was nothing he could do.

Trusting and waiting was the best option for the moment.

“The Big Dipper…”

Those words lingered in Jegal Mun-gi’s mouth.

According to Wang Dang’s report, there were likely six more people like that Tam-rang fellow.

He had emphasized the need to root out and thoroughly investigate all those with constellation tattoos.

After rooting out the corruption in the Martial Arts Alliance, the next battle would be against spies.

Where and how should he begin the re-examination?

“Seolha.”

As he continued pondering, his thoughts turned to Dang Yeong-ryeong’s granddaughter who had come with Wang Dang.

Despite her young age, her ability to resolve matters was remarkable.

‘Cheon Shin-mun…’

Though she was from an outlying sect, her maternal family was the Sichuan Dang Family, and through Buddhist connections, she had deep ties with Shaolin Temple.

While Dang Yeong-ryeong had refused, if he could recruit her granddaughter Seolha to lead the Dark Four, it would be a significant reinforcement for the Martial Arts Alliance.

However, Seolha had maintained an ambiguous response.

He knew that was essentially a refusal.

Seolha had no intention whatsoever of joining the Martial Arts Alliance.

Was that why?

For some reason, Jegal Mun-gi found himself wanting her even more.

“Hmm.”

His thoughts about recruitment methods deepened.

“Should I start by trying to become friends with her?”

Perhaps she was the type who was swayed by personal connections.

“She called him Elder Buljon and Uncle Wang.”

Jegal Mun-gi turned his head to look for a mirror.

He lightly stroked his face reflected in the mirror with his hand.

“Would I be an uncle?”

At least he wasn’t a grandfather.

He wasn’t the same generation as Elder Buljon.

He deliberately ignored the gray hairs in his beard.

Bang!

Pop-pop-pop-pop-bang!

It was then that he heard the sound of firecrackers exploding.

Then sharp metallic bell sounds rang through the Military Headquarters.

Clang-clang-clang-clang-clang!

“Who activated the Heavenly Wheel Mechanism…!”

The Martial Arts Alliance Military Department was a core division managing strategy and intelligence for the entire martial arts world, so it was a place that required special security.

They had to be thoroughly prepared against various threats such as confidential information leaking out, external intrusion, information theft, and disruption.

Therefore, the Jegal family had embedded mechanism formations into the Military Department building itself.

The Heavenly Wheel Mechanism could be activated by anyone with a certain rank among the military officers.

Naturally, the person responsible had to bear the consequences.

Why had it been activated now of all times?

Was that Tam-rang fellow trying to use that device in reverse to attempt an escape?

The intuition of a master strategist pointed in that direction.

The idea of protecting the Military Department had instead become a disaster.

“Is anyone out there!”

Jegal Mun-gi hastily shot up from his seat and shouted.

Thud! Thud-thud! Thud-thud-thud!

The Heavenly Wheel Mechanism was moving.

The sound of mechanical devices operating could be heard from somewhere underground.

The atmosphere was gradually changing.

“Kekekeke!”

Even while spitting up blood, Tam-rang didn’t stop laughing.

His eyes were filled with twisted vengeance directed at me.

Was that his real face?

Shouldn’t I check even now whether it was a human skin mask?

“I’ll be back soon to take your head, girl!”

Tam-rang glared menacingly at me and Uncle Wang, then turned and ran toward the interior of the Military Headquarters.

“Where do you think you’re running!”

Uncle Wang gripped his iron staff and immediately gave chase, but he was a beat too late.

Rumble! Thud!

The ground suddenly began to shake.

As if an earthquake had struck, the ground swayed and the floor rocked unsteadily.

Tam-rang must have calculated even this before fleeing.

Screech!

Friction sounds as if something was being dragged echoed from all directions.

As I stood there bewildered by this unfamiliar situation, just looking around, the walls suddenly moved.

They slid like flowing water, then stopped with a thunk, repeatedly attaching and detaching as they changed form.

“What is this?”

Uncle Wang, who had been chasing Tam-rang, hesitated at the wall blocking his path and stepped back.

Rumble!

A new wall rose up beside that wall.

In an instant, the courtyard disappeared and a path made of walls was created.

That was just the beginning.

Dozens of walls rose up in layers, crisscrossing to create one giant maze.

“Niece Seolha! Let’s head to the Military Department for now!”

Uncle Wang leaped onto the wall and shouted.

“Yes, Uncle!”

I immediately launched my body quickly.

“…Huh?”

But we couldn’t do that.

The building that had been right nearby just moments ago was moving away from us.

Uncle Wang looked at the Military Department main building with bewildered eyes.

I couldn’t grasp it accurately.

Whether the building was running away or the ground we were on was being pushed away, my sense of reality crumbled.

To think I would experience firsthand the greatness of mechanism formations that I had only heard about.

“Why is the scenery like this too?”

As if it contained the mysteries of illusions, even the phenomenon of the surroundings curving appeared.

Thinking this wouldn’t do, I shot a feather needle into midair.

Swoooosh—

“Uncle Wang!”

I stepped on the feather needles and grabbed Uncle Wang’s arm.

“Heave!”

Then I burst my internal energy and ran toward the pavilion.

Crackle!

Suddenly, trees came rushing in groups toward our direction.

“Whoa!”

The densely lined trees instantly transformed into a massive wall.

“Wow, this is even possible?”

With our path completely blocked, Uncle Wang and I had no choice but to come back down to the ground.

As if waiting for this, the walls and trees surrounded us and pressed in.

“Damn it!”

Uncle Wang struck a nearby wall with his iron staff, swallowing his anger.

We let Tamrang slip away right before our eyes.

I should have noticed that he had one last trick hidden up his sleeve.

This was my fault and the result of my overconfidence.

‘How annoying!’

Perhaps because I was dejected by my first failure, I particularly missed Eok I-geon today.

Sansanchai, the main sect of the Eighteen Sects of the Green Forest.

Crack!

Noe Yeom-baek was absorbed in chopping firewood.

Despite his advanced age, he still boasted a solid physique.

Each time he raised his axe and brought it down, thick logs were cut into identical, appropriate shapes.

Through the gaps in his tiger skin vest, the muscles in his forearms writhed as if breathing.

Because he used only physical strength, a drop of sweat rolled down his cheek.

For someone whose martial arts had reached a certain level, even sweating was a rare phenomenon.

Perhaps because of this, he felt good for the first time in a while.

“Lord!”

Just as he was about to roughly wipe away the sweat with his arm, Deputy Leader Geo-ryeok Ssang-bu came running up the mountain path, waving something frantically.

“What’s all this commotion so early in the morning?”

“A message bird has arrived from Sichuan!”

“From Sichuan?”

The only person he could think of from there was the Dark Elder.

“What’s that old man up to?”

He knew that his granddaughter Seolha had already left Sichuan and was in Wuhan.

Noe Yeom-baek tilted his head and unfolded the letter that Geo-ryeok Ssang-bu handed him to check its contents.

“…!”

Soon after, his body trembled with rage.

“How dare this bastard…!”

Ho Jeon No Yeom-baek’s eyes became bloodshot as an angry voice burst forth.

“Lord! What happened that has you so upset?”

“Seolha has been injured!”

“Who got hurt?”

“Seolha. My granddaughter!”

“Our niece got hurt? What bastard did it? I’ll split that son of a bitch’s belly with my axe!”

Geo-ryeok Ssang-bu went into a frenzy and shouted repeatedly.

“How dare they touch our niece? You’re dead meat now!”

“Hey, hey, hey!”

Noe Yeom-baek looked at his subordinate as if he found it absurd.

“She’s my granddaughter.”

“Yes! She’s your granddaughter and my niece! Hah, what bastard dared to hurt our niece!”

Grind!

Geo-ryeok Ssang-bu ground his teeth and shouted toward the mountain villa.

“Everyone assemble!”

At that booming voice, the scattered mountain bandits gathered instantly.

“What is it? What happened?”

“Did niece Seolha get hurt?”

“What damn bastard!”

“That son of a bitch!”

The mountain bandits’ eyes went wild at the news of Seolha’s injury.

Among them, Geo-ryeok Ssang-bu couldn’t contain his anger and smashed nearby rocks with his fists.

“Lord, who is it!”

“Just say the word!”

“I’ll bring back whoever’s head it is!”

Noe Yeom-baek was so dumbfounded he sighed.

He appreciated their concern for Seolha, but it strangely annoyed him that they were making more of a fuss than he was.

“I’ll have to leave for a while.”

“Are you going alone, Lord?”

“Would I go alone?”

“Huh?”

“Do you think the other old men would just sit still?”

“Ah.”

Only then understanding Noe Yeom-baek’s words, Geo-ryeok Ssang-bu nodded vigorously.

“Contact Wuhan if anything happens.”

Whoosh!

Before Geo-ryeok Ssang-bu could even respond, Noe Yeom-baek was already becoming a dot in the distance.

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