The Heavenly Demon Cult’s Strongest Maid - Chapter 298

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Chapter 52

“Where the hell did these Bloodsky Sect bastards come from?”

One of the Blue Wind Flag disciples from the Hyeonmu Squad who had come out for the search grumbled.

“How would I know? There are quite a few bastards scheming in the shadows.”

When another disciple chuckled and retorted, the one next to him added.

“Well, they’re just scum who’ll get swept away once the Alliance draws their swords, aren’t they? Hehehe.”

Their tone clearly showed they looked down on the Bloodsky Sect.

Not only that.

Even in this heaven-level emergency state, there wasn’t a trace of crisis awareness to be found.

Though the Heavenly Net had been activated to catch Bloodsky Sect spies, to them it was just another operation where they only needed to kill time.

Even though the Hyeonmu Squad was a fairly recognized military organization, this clearly showed just how lacking in gravitas their leader Jeon So-cheol usually was.

That’s exactly why Tam-rang liked it even more.

It was also why he had chosen him from the beginning, knowing Jeon So-cheol was this kind of person.

“You bastards! Don’t you get it? Do you think the Heavenly Net is a joke?”

Tam-rang deliberately shouted harshly.

The Blue Wind Flag disciples jumped in surprise and hesitated.

“C-Captain?”

“Why are you acting like this today…?”

“Did something happen to put you in a bad mood?”

Everyone looked at each other awkwardly, exchanging glances.

“You bastards, were you surprised? You were, right? Huh? Huh?”

Tam-rang grinned and poked the disciples in their sides.

“Whoa!”

“I thought my heart was going to fall out!”

“Captain, isn’t your joke going too far?”

“You bastards, all gather around.”

Tam-rang chuckled and gestured with his hand.

“We have to stay up all night today. But it’s getting chilly, you know?”

“No way?”

When someone muttered suspiciously, Tam-rang pulled out a small bottle from his chest with a flourish.

“Let’s just have one sip each.”

“Ohhh!”

“Our captain is really the best!”

“Search through all of Hyeonmu Squad. Is there any captain like me? Right?”

Tam-rang shrugged his shoulders as he passed around the bottle.

“Absolutely not!”

“Of course not. No way!”

“If you know that, then behave yourselves.”

“Yes!”

“But you know we’re all dead if you smell like alcohol, right?”

Tam-rang pulled out a bundle of jerky from his chest.

“Just drinking would be bland, so use this to cleanse your palate.”

“Gasp, even jerky!”

“Captain, you’re alive!”

“Tsk, you bastards!”

Tam-rang giggled and ran his hand through his hair.

Though the corners of his mouth were curled up at both ends, his eyes were cold as ice.

“Hey, me too!”

“You’ve had enough!”

“It’s my turn!”

The disciples were making a fuss, competing to drink. Each time, Tam-rang cut the jerky into large pieces and kindly handed it over as if he’d been waiting for this.

It hadn’t even been a quarter of an hour.

The disciples’ eyes became hazy one by one, their bodies sagged, and their movements stopped like broken dolls.

Only then did an ominous smile spread across Tam-rang’s lips.

“Kehehehe.”

Red energy emanated from his entire body.

Now he just had to wait for the ambusher to bring the First Miss of the Demonic Sect.

“I’ll definitely kill her today.”

Tam-rang steeled his resolve and gripped his secret weapon.

The middle-aged woman’s actions, which had been stealthy at first, gradually became bolder from a certain point.

The way she quickly headed somewhere gave me a strong feeling it was a trap the more I followed her.

But I couldn’t turn back after coming this far.

Trusting in my four cycles of internal energy, I shouted that I’d rather go hungry than be picky.

If Tam-rang wasn’t there, I planned to kidnap that woman at least.

“This area is where the Hyeonmu Squad’s tenth flag captain has established the Heavenly Net.”

It was when Yu-un was conveying the location while looking at the map.

“Who goes there!”

The middle-aged woman was caught in the Heavenly Net.

A man who had been searching the area drew his sword and blocked the woman’s path.

“Identify yourself. Right now this place is off-limits to anyone… Huh? You are?”

The man recognized the middle-aged woman.

She also seemed to know him and bowed her head in greeting.

“I don’t know what brought you here, but it would be best to return to Geumhwa Tower immediately. Don’t come outside for a while either.”

The man seemed to be trying to persuade her gently and send her back.

However, the middle-aged woman didn’t seem to have any such intention.

The woman approached the man as if to whisper something to him.

And the moment the man’s face came close.

Thunk!

She suddenly pulled out a dagger from her sleeve and stabbed his neck.

“Urgh…”

The blade seemed to have struck properly as the man collapsed without even being able to scream.

Was it because she had committed murder?

The woman’s attitude, which had been cautious until now, changed completely.

Her caution disappeared entirely, and she instantly used lightness techniques to create distance.

It happened so suddenly that I was momentarily flustered.

Should I chase the woman?

Then what about that disciple?

“I’ll chase her!”

Perhaps sensing my hesitation, Seo-ryeon shot out.

True to her nickname as the Divine Wind Witch, Seo-ryeon flew like the wind.

“Jeon Hye-yun! Baek Jin-seo! Follow her!”

Just in case, I sent the two after Seo-ryeon and hurriedly ran to the fallen man.

“Hey! Are you okay?”

First, I grabbed his shoulder to lay the man down properly and slowly turned his body.

Puff!

Then suddenly the man sprayed something at my face.

“…!”

I reflexively turned my head, but there was too much to avoid.

“Miss!”

“Sister!”

Leaving behind the worried calls of the disciples, I grabbed the man by the collar and yanked him toward me.

“What did you do?”

“P-please… save…”

But when the man’s eyes met mine, his pupils trembled violently, then his breath ceased and his head dropped down with a thud.

‘Soul absorption technique?’

There was no other reason for him to do such a thing to me when his own life was ending.

I had been wary of Tam-rang’s soul absorption technique, but seeing him stabbed with a sword made me let my guard down for a moment.

This must have been part of his plan too.

‘At least I’m glad I had the Poison-Neutralizing Bead in my mouth.’

I had no intention of making the same mistake of using the Poison-Neutralizing Bead too late like before.

What was strange was why Tam-rang had devised such a reckless plan.

I had even stuck my tongue out to show him the Poison-Neutralizing Bead.

This kind of powder should be completely useless against me…

Huh?

As I tried to get up, my head suddenly spun.

“Wha…?”

At the same time, strength drained from all my limbs.

My heart beat dully, and my arms and legs stiffened.

As strength left my lower body, I plopped down on the floor.

“Miss! What’s wrong?”

“Sister, are you alright?”

“My, my internal energy…”

A sharp pain from my lower abdomen made me grimace involuntarily.

My danjeon felt frozen, with no strength entering it at all.

‘It’s not poison.’

If it were poison, the Poison-Neutralizing Bead would have resolved it long ago.

No, could it be!

This?

‘Is it Hyeolgosan?’

It was a drug that even Eok I-geon had fallen victim to in the original story.

What made Hyeolgosan deadly was that it wasn’t poison, yet it neutralized internal energy.

It was a drug that hardened the acupoints of the danjeon and Gi-gyeong Pal-maek, making it impossible to circulate internal energy.

Because of this, even Eok I-geon had suffered for quite some time.

Had I fallen victim to this from Tam-rang?

“Kekekekeke!”

Just then, a man walked over from not far away, laughing triumphantly.

“First Miss!”

“So you’re Tam-rang.”

At the ominous appearance of this man, the Bongwang-dae members surrounded me protectively.

“I knew you’d fall for it.”

He kept giggling as if thoroughly pleased.

“Is it Hyeolgosan?”

“Oh, you even know that? How impressive.”

Tam-rang clapped and marveled as if savoring the leisure of a victor.

“You seemed to be acting up because you trusted your Poison-Neutralizing Bead, so I prepared a little something. How is it? How does it feel to have your body not move properly?”

“Damn bastard.”

“Kekeke, kahahaha!”

When I gritted my teeth and retorted, Tam-rang burst into laughter.

“I told you I came to kill you.”

His eyes toward me were filled with desire.

“You’re going to die here today by the Martial Arts Alliance.”

“Why, did the Organization order you to do so? Your master Tae-eul?”

When I mentioned the name of the Bloodsky Sect’s leader, Tam-rang’s expression hardened.

“You’re really trying hard to awaken the Heavenly Demon Star.”

At my following words, Tam-rang’s eyes shook as if struck by an earthquake.

You were really shocked just now, weren’t you?

It was amusing to watch him flinch every time I opened my mouth.

“How do you know that? Who told you!”

“Well, who could I have heard this from? Why don’t you use that smart head of yours to deduce it?”

I subtly provoked him.

It would be really appreciated if he suspected that Eok Mun had betrayed him.

And it would be even better if he gave me hints about Eok Mun.

“It seems nice words won’t work.”

When I responded clearly instead of showing fear, Tam-rang’s eyes narrowed.

“Fine, I’ll acknowledge your boldness. But I wonder how long that courage will last?”

Tam-rang’s pupils gradually turned red.

“Today you’ll learn just how weak you are. I’ll make you beg for your life.”

“I’m the one who can’t stand watching you act cocky just because you trust Hyeolgosan.”

It was incredibly regrettable that four years’ worth of internal energy had become useless, but that wasn’t all I had.

“Do you really think you can beat me with just that?”

I glared at Tam-rang and awakened the Buddhist power of Gyeong-oe Gi-hyeol.

Whooooom!

Tam-rang’s face contorted with shock at the anti-demonic energy emanating from me.

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