The Heavenly Demon Cult’s Strongest Maid - Chapter 36

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Chapter 36

I’m alive!

The moment I faced Eok I-geon, what I felt was tremendous relief.

He was still a terrifying person to me, but ironically, I felt most secure by his side.

It was truly fortunate that he arrived just before Eok Wi-baek was about to make his move.

Eok I-geon’s gaze, which had been sweeping through the room, stopped near my shoulder area.

I understand what he might be imagining, but that’s not it.

Nothing happened yet.

So please don’t get excited, will you?

If Eok I-geon went mad and ran wild, no one here could stop him.

Once his eyes turned, Eok I-geon would kill everyone indiscriminately and still have energy left over.

I didn’t want to cause unnecessary trouble because of me.

No one would like incidents to break out just before quitting their job.

Since I was safe, I hoped Eok I-geon would just quietly take me and leave.

But hopes are just hopes.

Suddenly, a chilling energy swept over my body.

Like a massive tsunami, it was killing intent flowing from Eok I-geon.

Perhaps because my internal energy was sealed, my whole body trembled as if I had caught a cold.

I wasn’t the only one who felt it.

The expression also disappeared from Eok Hwi-gyeom’s face as he sat across from me.

Though he had been smiling leisurely throughout, now he clearly showed signs of tension.

Even Eok Wi-baek, who had been tormenting me with humiliation, seemed flustered by his younger brother’s presence and couldn’t move readily.

All three sons of Cheonma had gathered.

In one way, it was absurd how I ended up in such a situation.

Whoosh!

From somewhere hidden, one demon warrior flew toward Eok I-geon.

“I greet Prince Lee.”

The man who bowed politely first seemed to be trying to explain the situation.

But there was something faster than his words—Eok I-geon’s hand.

Splat!

Like a watermelon bursting, the man’s head shattered into pieces.

Blood splattered everywhere, and through that blood, Eok I-geon walked leisurely inside.

Having been tormented by nightmares all this time, I wasn’t particularly shocked.

From the moment Eok I-geon appeared, I seemed to have inwardly expected this would happen.

“Jongsan!”

As if coming to his senses at his subordinate’s death, Eok Wi-baek urgently called for someone.

That bastard!

The man who appeared at Eok Wi-baek’s call was unexpectedly someone I knew.

It was the very bastard who had kidnapped me.

The cowardly bastard who used anesthetics to make me lose consciousness.

If not for the seal, I would have wanted to jump out and fight him right away.

“Escort Prince Lee.”

At Jongsan’s command, the scattered demon warriors sprang out and surrounded Eok I-geon in an instant.

Had I been misunderstanding the meaning of “escort” all this time?

The demon warriors pressing Eok I-geon with their hands on their sword hilts showed no courtesy whatsoever.

To dare act like this in front of Eok I-geon.

Though it was possible because they didn’t know the future, from my perspective, it was simply amazing.

“How about you withdraw now?”

Jongsan’s tone was polite, but his attitude was incredibly arrogant.

“So it’s you.”

“…?”

“The scar on your forehead, torn eyes, hooked nose. Yang So-baek saw accurately.”

Yang So-baek?

I was puzzled listening, but soon realized.

Yang So-baek, who had been knocked unconscious by Jongsan’s attack, had informed Eok I-geon about my situation.

He probably ran to ask for help with the desperate feeling of grasping at straws, thinking this was an opponent he couldn’t handle.

That slippery guy sometimes does admirable things.

I ended up owing him another debt.

I should treat him to a big meal soon.

“Cheon-gang thought of you as soon as he heard. You do all the dirty work under your elder brother, don’t you?”

Bang!

With an explosive sound, one of the demon warriors blocking Eok I-geon flew toward Jongsan and crashed.

Bright red blood gushed from the mouth of the man who seemed unconscious.

Perhaps I had built immunity, because even this much wasn’t scary anymore.

“How shall I kill you.”

Eok I-geon, having broken through the encirclement, asked with a bloody smile.

Then Jongsan retreated far back and commanded his subordinates.

“Prince Lee brought this upon himself. Form the array!”

Rumble!

The demon warriors stepped into formation and drew their swords.

“Snake Heart Demon Mouth!”

At Jongsan’s shout, they trapped Eok I-geon and spun in a circle like gears.

The swords thrust out in unison mercilessly pounded Eok I-geon’s body.

He was trapped in an instant.

Surely he won’t just take it like that?

Even knowing Eok I-geon’s abilities, I felt worried for a moment.

Because it seemed like something I could never escape from.

But Eok I-geon was the protagonist of this novel.

With metallic sounds and flying sparks, all the swords that had been cutting at Eok I-geon bounced up as if by agreement.

Pop!

Eok I-geon leaped high into the wide-open sky.

“Heavenly Mountain Snake Formation!”

Rattle rattle rattle!

The broken circle quickly regrouped into a line formation.

The demon warriors, climbing on each other’s backs to form one formation, shot upward chasing Eok I-geon.

Wow!

Eok I-geon flying up by stepping on air was impressive, but seeing the formation technique where multiple people moved as one body was amazing enough to make my jaw drop.

Eok I-geon striking down from mid-air and the line of demon warriors raising their heads like snakes clashed relentlessly.

Then at one moment.

With a sound like metal being ground, all the demon warriors’ swords shattered at once with a crash.

Naturally, the formation collapsed as well.

Like falling dominoes, the giant snake crumbled to the ground.

Below was completely filled with blood.

They say water makes up a high percentage of the human body.

I learned for the first time today that a pool could actually be formed from human blood.

Splash!

Eok I-geon landed lightly on what looked like a red carpet at first glance.

His gaze was directed toward me.

Was he checking if I was okay?

There’s no way that could be it.

Is there something behind me?

Just in case, I glanced back, but there was nothing there.

Whoa, is he really watching out for me?

It was already surprising that he came all the way to Geomun-gak to rescue me, and now he’s concerned about my well-being.

I really have become quite an important person to Eok I-geon.

He’s not going to stop me from quitting, is he?

The worry suddenly arose, but I immediately shook my head.

As long as I properly train my successor, that shouldn’t happen.

I had already figured out what Eok I-geon needed.

I didn’t have a single doubt that I would soon be a free person.

“Kraaaah!”

While I was lost in thought for a moment.

Before I knew it, Eok I-geon had grabbed Jongsan’s arm and was roaring.

“How dare you touch what’s mine?”

Rip!

Enraged, Eok I-geon tore Jongsan’s entire arm from his body. That wasn’t the end of it.

He grabbed the screaming, writhing Jongsan’s neck with one hand and lifted him up.

At first, I thought he was just going to strangle him.

Just as I was about to look away, thinking his neck might break, the blood vessels near Jongsan’s face suddenly bulged out grotesquely and writhed like earthworms.

That’s…!

I had seen it in the original work.

Eok I-geon wasn’t strangling Jongsan’s neck—he was injecting demonic energy into his body.

Pop! A bursting sound rang out.

That was just the beginning.

Pop-pop-pop-pop-pop!

“Ugh! Aaaaah!”

Desperate screams continuously leaked out.

Jongsan’s face was being torn to shreds like paper.

Of course, Eok I-geon didn’t care at all. Rather, he gradually and very slowly increased his demonic power.

Eok I-geon’s demonic energy traveled through Jongsan’s blood vessels down to his torso.

First his meridians were severed, then his organs burst, and finally his bones were crushed.

It gave me chills.

To think killing was possible with pure demonic energy alone.

This terrifying and cruel technique that Eok I-geon demonstrated was called Body-Shattering Meridian Destruction.

It was written in the original work that he had cruelly improved and developed the Muscle-Splitting Bone-Displacing technique to make it even more brutal.

A truly psychopathic invention, I suppose.

Before long, blood flowed from Jongsan’s seven orifices as he writhed in agony. His screams also subsided.

Only faint moaning sounds could be heard, as if he was barely clinging to life.

I was horrified by the fact that he was still alive and hadn’t died.

“Brother.”

Eok I-geon called out to Eok Wi-baek in a low voice.

And as if to show off, the remaining demonic energy exploded and Jongsan collapsed helplessly.

Eok I-geon carelessly threw Jongsan’s corpse away like discarding dirty trash.

Perhaps due to the sense of accomplishment from achieving his goal, a smile hung on Eok I-geon’s lips.

It was a genuine smile that was rarely seen.

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