The Heavenly Demon Cult’s Strongest Maid - Chapter 76

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Chapter 76

“This can’t be!”

“We must report this immediately!”

After a brief moment of silence, chaos erupted.

And the one who fell into the greatest confusion was Tak Joong-hak.

The gate of the Cheonhyeol Yeo Clan had collapsed.

And by another’s hand, no less.

‘What on earth am I doing?’

To Shin Geum, Seolha was a complete stranger with no blood relation.

But to him, she was blood kin connected by blood.

No matter how deep the affection from raising her, it could never replace the duty of blood.

Yes, like Shin Geum, he too should have stepped forward boldly.

Even after coming this far, he couldn’t abandon his habits and moved politically.

That was family.

Only after seeing Shin Geum moving forward without looking back for her granddaughter did Tak Joong-hak realize his mistake.

“No-gak!”

He commanded No-gak, the leader of the Baek-gwi Hyeon-ma-dae.

“The Baek-gwi Hyeon-ma-dae will crush the Blood Wolf Unit immediately!”

Not confront.

Crush.

Tak Joong-hak did not see them as equals.

For the Hyeon-ma Tak Clan, this was natural.

Just because they were all part of the Six Great Demon Clans didn’t make them equal.

The time had come to show that difference after so long.

“I obey!”

“I obey!”

Starting with No-gak, dozens of Baek-gwi leaped over the walls of the Yeo-ga.

Thud. Thud. Thud.

I sat with one leg propped up on the chair, hitting my thigh and calf with my fist.

It wasn’t because my legs hurt.

I was restless from being alone.

My back was stiff, so I got up to wander around once, looked around the room, then pointlessly picked up an empty teapot and tilted it over a teacup.

While meaninglessly watching a few drops of tea water fall, I couldn’t help but let out a chuckle.

“What am I doing here?”

Haven’t I waited long enough by now?

There had been no contact from that Hyeok Ri-cheon or whatever his name was, who said he’d bring Grandmother.

At this point, I should assume I’d been deceived.

“Shin Seolha, have you become naive?”

I briefly reflected on the recent days when I lived without suspecting anyone.

I definitely wasn’t like this when I was working in society, but perhaps because my current life was too peaceful, I ended up in this situation.

I guess I enjoyed living a life where I only needed to do laundry well.

Hyeok Ri-cheon.

I really won’t let you get away with this.

How dare you lie to Cheonma’s Disciple?

I’ll make you regret today’s actions for a long, long time.

“Now, where should I start smashing things?”

I was too upset to leave quietly.

I felt like I needed to break some property to sleep soundly tonight.

I’d been under considerable stress lately anyway, so this was an opportunity.

Destroying someone else’s house without guilt!

Isn’t that totally lucky?

I decided to think positively about it.

Grandmother will be safe, of course!

I dusted off my palms and looked around.

“Right, might as well start with something that looks expensive.”

Just then, I spotted some sparkling white porcelain.

I walked slowly toward the porcelain with a sinister smile.

Shriiiiek―

That’s when I heard the ear-piercing sound of a horn.

“Huh?”

What’s that?

My location was quite deep inside the Yeo-ga.

The sharp sound seemed to be warning of something.

Like an emergency alarm.

I immediately opened the window and listened carefully.

Shriiiiiek―

The sound was spreading in an even sharper pitch than before.

Clang!

I immediately pulled a cord hanging in one corner of the room to call a maid.

“Did you call for me?”

A maid who had been waiting outside immediately opened the door and entered.

“What’s happening?”

“Pardon?”

“It seems like something’s happening at the Yeo-ga, isn’t it?”

When I asked again, the maid answered with a puzzled expression.

“It seems the First Miss is mistaken. Nothing is happening at the Yeo-ga.”

“Are you certain?”

“Of course. You can rest assured here…”

“Wait a moment!”

I thought I heard a faint scream.

I hurried to the window to look outside.

‘It was a sound from far away.’

I drew up my internal energy to maximize my hearing.

Then indeed, the sounds became increasingly clear.

“Aaaah!”

“Catch them!”

Clang! Clash! Clash!

Not only shouts filled with killing intent but also the clear sounds of weapons clashing pierced my ears.

I didn’t know who the opponents were, but a fight had broken out at the Yeo-ga.

‘I need to go see!’

I couldn’t explain why I had that thought. I just felt like I had to.

Huh?

Then suddenly I felt a gaze and turned around to see the maid staring at me intently.

Even when our eyes met, she didn’t look away.

It was behavior no maid could ever display.

You’re not just a maid, are you?

This confirmed that the bastard called Hyeok Ri-cheon had been scheming against me.

He couldn’t have acted alone, so this must be the Yeo-ga’s will.

But why?

No matter how much I think about it, I can’t figure out the reason at all.

‘Whatever, let’s escape from here first!’

Once I made the decision, my body moved immediately.

I used my right foot to kick the chair toward the maid. Then I used the table as a foothold and launched myself toward the window.

“Warrior!”

The maid called out loudly to someone, her voice drowning out the sound of the chair falling over.

But by then I was already climbing up the wall to the roof. It was a strategy to secure a better view.

“Where are you going?”

But when had he gotten there?

Some man was speaking to me from on top of the roof.

I quietly walked to the edge and looked down to see that demon cultists had already surrounded the building.

‘Now I’m feeling competitive.’

I may not look like much, but I’m Cheonma’s disciple who learned Mabang Bicheongang. Do you think you can stop me with just this much?

Aren’t you underestimating me a bit too much?

Honestly, it’s true that I’m still a beginner, but my internal energy exceeds one full cycle.

I even defeated Doe in the martial arts tournament, how insulting.

‘Come to think of it, is this my first real battle?’

My first combat had arrived at an unexpected timing.

Why am I getting excited in the middle of all this?

‘Don’t be nervous, just do what you’ve learned.’

I even train together with that psychopath Eok I-geon!

Do you think the likes of you can be my opponents?

“Well then.”

Begin.

First, that bastard who’s standing there acting like he’s something special.

I recalled a scene I had once seen in a movie and kicked up a roof tile with my toe, balancing it on my foot.

“Yah!”

Then I kicked it with all my strength toward his face.

‘It’s already too late to dodge, right?’

In the moment he panicked, the scene of the tile’s edge striking his forehead with a thud appeared before my eyes like slow motion.

“That’s right!”

I whistled and this time lightly stomped on the roof with my foot.

‘Wow, this actually works!’

Seeing the roof tiles bounce up from just one kick made me think anew that I had done well to learn martial arts.

“Yah! Yah! Take this!”

I grinned to myself as I caught the bouncing tiles and threw them at the demon cultists like throwing knives.

“So why did you lie to me!”

I’m still young and innocent so I’m letting this slide for now, but next time there really won’t be any mercy, you guys!

Of course, except for that bastard Hyeok Ri-cheon.

“Now shall I really get going.”

I was almost certain there was some connection between bringing me to the Yeo Clan through deception and the current situation unfolding.

I had to go to confirm that, if nothing else.

‘The scent of blood is wafting from over there.’

The moment my resolve was set, I immediately ran at full speed.

I could feel the Yeo Clan’s warriors following right behind me, but catching up to my speed was impossible for them.

Once the Baek-gwi Hyeon-ma-dae moved, Hyeok Ri-cheon couldn’t just remain leisurely either.

“Deploy the Blood Wolf Hunting Formation!”

“Yes!”

“Yes!”

At Hyeok Ri-cheon’s command, the scattered Blood Wolf Unit moved in perfect unison to form ranks.

Since the battle location was the main base of the Cheonhyeol Yeo Clan, their numbers were overwhelmingly large.

The Baek-gwi Hyeon-ma-dae was surrounded by countless Blood Wolves, as was Shin Geum.

“Krrrrr!”

“Harrrrr!”

They all let out low growls like beasts.

“Tak Ga-ju, step back!”

Tak Joong-hak wasn’t directly involved in the fighting, but he wasn’t far from Shin Geum either.

“Tell your subordinates to get away from me too!”

Shin Geum sent a telepathic message as she launched her body into the air.

Not satisfied with just one leap, she stepped on her own foot and soared even higher.

Shin Geum’s eyes flashed coldly as she looked down.

How dare they.

It was truly a martial art she was displaying after a very long time.

‘I thought I would never be able to do this again.’

She had thought she shouldn’t do it. But for Seolha’s sake, there was nothing she couldn’t do.

For a moment, the simple but happy times with Seolha flashed by.

She wouldn’t be able to live like that anymore.

Shin Geum smiled bitterly and closed her eyes.

Rustle!

As she drew her internal energy to its limit, her sleeves swelled as if they might tear.

From within, the poison sac opened and bean-sized Soul-Chasing Corpse-Rotting Poison pellets flowed out in a whirlwind along with her energy.

As the poison pellets spinning fiercely around her wrists increased, Shin Geum’s pupils also glowed with a deep green light.

‘Could that be?’

Sensing something ominous from Shin Geum, Hyeok Ri-cheon urgently shouted.

“Create distance!”

But it was already too late.

When discussing the hidden weapon techniques of the Sichuan Tang School, most people think of the Ten Thousand Flowers Rain, but there was another martial art no less formidable.

‘No…!’

The hidden weapon technique that earned her the alias Thousand Hands Poison Flower – the Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers – was reborn from Shin Geum’s hands.

Dozens, hundreds of poison pellets filled the sky.

Pop pop pop pop! Bang bang!

As the poison pellets exploded in succession, the front courtyard of the Cheonhyeol Yeo Clan was instantly covered in green poisonous mist.

“Aaaahhh!”

“Grrk!”

Screams and groans echoed from within the poisonous mist.

“P-please spare me!”

The skin of the Blood Wolves caught in the poisonous mist melted away as the scene transformed into a hell filled with blood.

Shin Geum slowly descended into the center of that hell.

Within the thick poisonous mist, Shin Geum was the only one completely unharmed.

She lightly brushed off her sleeves and waved her hands several times in the air.

Then the poisonous mist covering the area swayed back and forth, grew thinner, and was sucked back into the poison sac.

Even Tak Joong-hak was amazed by the mysterious and eerie scene.

And from beyond where the poisonous mist had completely disappeared, the voice of the one Shin Geum had been searching for so desperately could be heard.

“G-Grandmother?”

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