The Heavenly Demon Cult’s Strongest Maid - Chapter 297

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Chapter 51

“Confirmation complete.”

With those words from the Millyeongdae, the tension that had been circling the room quietly dissolved.

Choo Gwang-saeng, leader of the Black Tortoise Unit, let out a long sigh of relief knowing there were no more spies within.

“This is an order.”

The Millyeongdae handed over one more letter before silently leaving the room.

“Leader, what on earth is going on?”

“Why are they taking Captain Chilgi away?”

“No, why did he run away in the first place?”

As soon as the door closed, his subordinates bombarded him with questions, but Choo Gwang-saeng silently tore open the sealed order.

‘How did the Martial Arts Alliance find out about the Bloodsky Star tattoo?’

Tam-rang, disguised as Jeon So-cheol, adjusted his collar while trying to hide his troubled expression.

The Bloodsky Star tattoo was a kind of identification mark only given to important organization members under the Seven Seats within the Bloodsky Sect.

If the Millyeongdae was openly moving, it meant they had solid evidence.

‘Could it be Gong Ya-chi… that bastard?’

Not long ago, that guy and Yellow Tiger carrying Ja-go had convulsed and collapsed, then quickly gotten back up.

He had dismissed it as nothing important at the time, but it seemed that was the starting point of this chaos.

Hadn’t the subordinate delivering orders to him come with the Demonic Sect’s First Miss as a tail?

Because of that, his identity was exposed, and the pawns he had cultivated over many years were being eliminated one by one.

‘How did they break the prohibition…?’

Did they use the Demonic Sect’s sorcery?

There was no way such a thing existed.

Given the chance, he wanted to capture the First Miss and interrogate her.

‘And what? Seolha of Cheon-sin-mun?’

Tam-rang found the current situation where Cheonma’s Disciple was brazenly walking around the Martial Arts Alliance both absurd and strangely relatable.

He too had lived for over ten years as the General Commander’s top disciple while hiding his identity.

‘She’s too valuable a toy to kill, but…’

The orders from his master, the leader of the Bloodsky Sect, were absolute.

If his master found out that the foundation built within the Martial Arts Alliance had crumbled, he would surely unleash tremendous fury.

So he had to kill the First Miss!

Absolutely!

As quickly as possible!

If his master ever came to distrust him, he would obviously be discarded like the pawns he had used.

‘And he’ll send someone to replace me.’

His fellow disciples, including Eok Mun, were all idiots constantly eyeing his position.

Not knowing it was just fool’s gold.

‘Huu.’

Tam-rang quietly drew in a breath.

To avoid falling out of his master’s favor, this plan had to succeed no matter what.

Though the First Miss’s martial arts level far exceeded his predictions, if the ambusher did their job properly, there was a chance of victory.

‘All my assets are being wiped out because of that one woman.’

Tam-rang unconsciously bit his lip hard.

Bang bang!

“Everyone, attention!”

Putting the read order in his pocket, Choo Gwang-saeng began his explanation in earnest.

“You must have many questions. Right?”

He paused to look at his subordinates before continuing.

“The reason a heaven-level emergency was declared for the Alliance is because a shadowy force called the Bloodsky Sect has infiltrated us.”

“Bloodsky Sect?”

“Then Captain Chilgi just now was…?”

“Either a spy for the Bloodsky Sect, or he was recruited by them. One of the two.”

Since he had once been his subordinate, Choo Gwang-saeng could only smile bitterly.

“Even more shocking than Yu Man-baek is that So-un, who was General Commander Jegal’s top disciple, has been revealed as the leader of the spies. His name is Tam-rang, so remember it well.”

“That’s completely absurd…!”

“Haha!”

They knew better than anyone that just anyone couldn’t enter the Military Department.

One man even pinched his own cheek, wondering if this was a dream.

“Tam-rang has been identified as skilled in soul-stealing and illusion techniques. We also assume he’s excellent at disguise techniques. Since we must capture him, all Alliance members will deploy the Heavenly Net. The area our Black Tortoise Unit is responsible for is…”

‘Ho, as expected, the Heavenly Net.’

This was exactly what Tam-rang had hoped for.

It was like the Martial Arts Alliance stepping forward to scratch an itch for him.

He could cleanly resolve everything by using the ambusher to lure the Demonic Sect’s First Miss to his side and then dealing with her.

Unexpectedly, as things began to work out, some relief seeped into his frustrated chest.

Swoooosh— Bang!

A streak of light cut through the air, and soon a red firework burst gloriously in the sky above.

It was the signal flare announcing the start of the Heavenly Net.

“Seolha, my niece.”

I turned around at the familiar voice to see Uncle Wang.

“You need to be careful.”

“Yes, yes, if you say that one more time, it’ll be over a hundred times.”

“Ah, I wonder if this is right.”

Despite my exaggerated tone, Uncle Wang seriously looked up at the sky. Dark circles had formed under his eyes.

“Uncle Wang, I’m Cheon-sin Geom-hwa. The one who defeated the murderer Namgung Cheon!”

“I know, I know, but… will Lady Dang forgive me when she finds out about this later?”

What?

Was he more afraid of Grandmother’s reaction than his niece’s safety?

“Uncle Wang, I’m disappointed.”

“Huh? About what?”

“I guess you’ve only considered me your niece in words all this time.”

“Hey! No. It’s a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding! Really a misunderstanding!”

Belatedly realizing his mistake, Uncle Wang frantically waved his hands.

“If I don’t worry about my niece, who will worry about my niece! You know my heart, right?”

I didn’t know about his heart, but I decided to graciously let it slide.

I’m a cool woman, after all.

“I’ll let it go just this once.”

“Thank you.”

Uncle Wang showed a relieved expression as he rummaged for something in his pocket.

“Take this.”

“It’s a firework?”

“If anything happens, no, before anything happens, make sure to shoot it! Seolha, my niece, you can’t get hurt! You understand? I’m really trusting you and letting you go. Okay?”

“Just so you know, don’t think about secretly following me.”

Uncle Wang’s eyebrows twitched at my warning.

See, I knew you’d think that.

“You know that bastard Tam-rang is quick-witted.”

“Well, that’s true, but…”

“If something happens, I’ll shoot this, so just be prepared and wait.”

Faced with my firmness, Uncle Wang finally reluctantly backed down.

“Then this bait to catch the big fish will get moving now.”

I deliberately gave a bright smile before leaving the headquarters with the Phoenix Corps members.

Our first destination was the area assigned to the Black Tortoise Unit.

When we were pondering where Tamrang could most easily blend in, assuming he had returned as a Martial Arts Alliance warrior, Yang Ha-rin answered confidently.

“The Black Tortoise Unit.”

“Why?”

“The Blue Dragon Unit is from the Five Great Families, the White Tiger Unit is centered around the Nine Sects and One Alliance, and the Vermilion Bird Unit is a force that the Martial Arts Alliance directly raised by gathering orphans. They all have their own tight bonds.”

“But the Black Tortoise Unit doesn’t?”

“The Black Tortoise Unit is made up of people from small and medium sects. Their careers and tendencies are all different, so the internal atmosphere is loose yet complex, you know? That means there are many gaps in human relationships, making it easy for someone like Tamrang to infiltrate.”

“Wow, Yang Ha-rin. You seem pretty smart?”

“This sister sees you in a new light.”

“As expected of someone from Jeongpa.”

The three witches even clapped their hands in admiration at Yang Ha-rin’s deduction.

If we had plenty of time, I would have joined in too, but the Cheonra Net wouldn’t wait for us.

“Miss, this way.”

Yu-un, who was looking at the map, pointed to where the Black Tortoise Unit would be.

We then spent some time using the pavilion rooftops as our path, pretending to search in order to catch Tamrang’s attention.

‘Huh? That woman is?’

It was then that an unfamiliar yet familiar woman entered my field of vision.

I lowered my body and raised my hand, making a fist.

At my signal, the Phoenix Corps members following behind all stopped moving at once and hid themselves.

A middle-aged woman was heading somewhere while surveying her surroundings from a diagonal direction below the building.

She was the woman who had been with Tamrang at Geumhwa Tower.

I informed the members through telepathic transmission.

“That woman is presumed to be Tamrang’s subordinate.”

At my transmission, the members looked down at the woman.

I looked at Seo-ryeon standing beside me and asked quietly.

“What do you think? Isn’t it a bit suspicious that she suddenly appeared?”

“Yes, it’s quite suspicious.”

“Bait?”

When I asked, Seo-ryeon nodded.

I had thrown myself as bait to catch Tamrang, but was he also using that woman as bait to catch me?

“It might not be.”

Yun Ha-ram interjected with an opposing opinion.

“Tamrang is a very cautious fellow. Such a person wouldn’t lure First Miss in such a sloppy manner.”

Yun Ha-ram’s speculation also made sense.

But my intuition tells me.

To follow that woman.

Whether it was bait, a trap, or a snare, honestly, I didn’t care.

As long as there was a chance to catch Tamrang, I would gladly bite and hold on.

“From now on, we chase that woman.”

The moment my order was given, the Phoenix Corps melted into the darkness.

And they began to silently trail behind the woman.

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