The White Tiger Clan’s Baby Cotton Ball - Chapter 245

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Part 2, Chapter 37

Crash!

The barrier surrounding Soya shattered.

“Soya!”

As if he had never emitted such murderous energy, Ga Hyeon threw down the sword he was holding and rushed to Soya, supporting her.

“Somsom, are you okay?”

Gaya also approached Soya with Su Ri and Gayul hanging on both his shoulders and bowed his waist.

“I’m fine. But Yul…”

Soya tightly embraced Gayul’s unconscious and limp body.

“Yul got hurt protecting me…”

The purification energy that bloomed from her fingertips was transmitted to Gayul’s body.

Seeing the wounds gradually healing, Soya buried her head in Gayul’s fluffy fur and trembled with her shoulders shaking.

Evil had fled, and Irim and Saeon, who arrived just in the nick of time, stopped and watched the scene.

At the sight of Soya being safe, color finally returned to Irim’s pale face.

* * *

A red-haired man was leading warriors from the Southern Lands to exterminate demon beasts.

It was Jeok Sanyu, the young head of the Vermillion Bird Family.

As the Head of the Jeok Family, he had been assigned the mission of forming a subjugation force to exterminate demon beasts in the Northern Lands.

Until just a day ago, his subjugation force had easily defeated the demon beasts, but a moment ago the sky suddenly darkened and the situation reversed.

Things that would have fallen in one strike before now refused to die even with wounded bodies and got back up to charge again.

They had become more tenacious and stronger.

He drew the last arrow from his quiver.

Only one arrow remained, but dozens of demon beasts were charging toward him.

Whoosh—

Small flames began crackling from the arrowhead that flew from the bowstring, and soon…

Bang!

With a loud explosion, dozens of demon beasts were burned to death all at once.

“We’ve eliminated them all, Family Head.”

“There really is no end to them.”

When Sanyu lowered his bow, a subordinate took his bow and quiver.

While his subordinates organized the barracks, Sanyu sat on a rock to rest.

Casually looking up at the sky, his eyes caught sight of an eagle flying through the air.

It was an eagle beast-human who had recently completed his first growth and was said to have joined the war following his father.

‘Since he’s still young, he doesn’t directly fight demon beasts but follows the adults around doing errands, wasn’t that what they said.’

True to being a beast-human from the renowned brave gray eagle family, he was spirited without crying.

It was when Sanyu was smiling warmly while watching the young bird beast-human from the Southern Lands.

He froze.

Sanyu’s eyes instantly hardened sharply.

A little distance away, a house-sized bat demon beast was hiding among the trees, targeting the young eagle.

The young eagle was cheerfully flapping his wings, gradually getting closer to the bat demon beast without knowing he was in danger.

Without time to think, Sanyu immediately transformed into his beast form and flew up to snatch the young eagle.

Screeeeech!

The bat demon beast, having its prey stolen, made an excited sound and flew toward Sanyu.

When Sanyu lightly flapped his wings to dodge, the demon beast pursued him from behind.

If he had been alone, he could have easily dealt with one demon beast even without weapons, but protecting the young eagle from getting hurt made the situation difficult.

Just as he was thinking he should first take the young eagle to safety before dealing with the demon beast and was changing direction.

Thunk—!

An arrow that flew from the opposite mountainside pierced through the demon beast’s neck.

Whoosh—

Flames that ignited instantly engulfed the demon beast.

Sanyu looked in the direction the arrow had come from.

A man covered in black cloth was looking in his direction.

“…”

Sanyu released his beast transformation and landed on a tree.

Then, even knowing the man couldn’t see, he bowed his head toward him.

“…Father.”

The man in black cloth was none other than Jeok Ayun.

Just before leaving the Southern Lands.

Sanyu, who had formed a subjugation force for the Northern Lands under imperial command, went to see him to pay his respects.

[…Therefore, I will go to the Northern Lands.]

Jeok Ayun, who had never stirred, suddenly opened his mouth.

[I will go too.]

Though he had lost both eyes, he had once been the head of one of the four great families.

Even though he had lost his sight, his other senses were far superior to others.

He would be helpful if anything, and wouldn’t be a hindrance.

However, Sanyu couldn’t hide his puzzlement at his father’s decision, who had always stayed one step back from family affairs.

He couldn’t understand his father’s intentions.

Was it simply to lend a hand in saving the continent from evil’s demon beasts? Or perhaps…

[…]

Is it… because of Soya?

The question he couldn’t bring himself to voice circled around Sanyu’s mouth before silently dispersing.

Since the day he lost both eyes in the fire, only one thing could make his father react – only Soya.

Only when that child’s name came up could he feel that this person was alive.

Seeing his father like this made Sanyu’s mouth taste bitter.

Jeok Ayun disguised himself and joined the subjugation force.

Despite having no eyes, he showed the most outstanding performance.

Unlike other subjugation members, he moved independently, but no one could restrain him.

Jeok Ayun stood still for a long while, then slowly turned and disappeared.

“That person is the Deceased Madam…”

The young eagle in Sanyu’s arms muttered while looking at Jeok Ayun’s retreating figure.

‘Long ago, I heard he was called the sage of the Southern Region, a virtuous and good family head…’

The Deceased Madam he actually encountered was too different from the word ‘sage.’

He was a man with a dark, gloomy, and sinister atmosphere.

“Are you alright?”

At that moment, the Family Head’s gentle voice was heard from above.

“Yes, Family Head! Thank you for saving me!”

“You must have been scared, but you’re very brave for not crying.”

“Of course, I’m a brave gray eagle beast-human.”

Sanyu smiled and patted the young eagle’s head.

“Try not to stray from the adults’ sight. The demon beasts’ movements are unusual.”

After taking the child to safety, Sanyu surveyed the surroundings.

Though he always maintained a gentle expression, shadows fell across his face.

With evil’s revival as the turning point, the demon beasts had become even more rampant.

Their numbers were great and their strength formidable, so things would only become more difficult ahead.

They alone were insufficient.

It seemed they would have to seek help from the White Tiger Family after all.

* * *

Under the clear blue sky, verdant greenery flourished, and colorful flower petals swayed gently in the spring breeze.

In this truly paradise-like peaceful and beautiful landscape.

A young man with an appearance even more beautiful than the scenery was looking down upon the earthly realm.

General Seolbong, Han Seol.

He was a man who inherited the noblest blood even in the Heavenly Realm.

He was the son of a Celestial Being, a judge who managed the world’s order, and the leader of the Four Guardian Generals who supported the Heavenly Realm.

The sword scar remaining on his chest was from when he had fought with a young Imperial Dragon from the earthly realm three years ago.

The young Imperial Dragon from the earthly realm had been strong enough to defeat him, the leader among the Four Guardian Generals, but after that day, the man’s interest turned not to the young Imperial Dragon who disrupted the earthly order, but to something else.

To a certain small girl he had encountered on earth who possessed the Imperial Dragon’s orb.

Surely, it was that child.

There was no way I could have felt wrongly.

Because that child and I were originally a pair from birth, beings who were unique and most precious to each other.

Since that day, Han Seol had looked down below every day from Bek-o-dong Valley, which overlooked the earthly realm.

Today too, he was looking down at the human world as usual.

Suddenly, his eyes hardened coldly.

“That thing is….”

In an instant, his face turned as cold as the northern wind and bitter cold.

Han Seol immediately left Bek-o-dong Valley and went to find the Heavenly Emperor.

His coldly hardened face was fierce enough to freeze the entire world, yet still remained beautiful.

The celestial beings admired him and whispered among themselves, but Han Seol heard nothing as he headed straight to Cheonhwagung where the Heavenly Emperor resided.

The Heavenly Emperor sat on his golden throne to receive him.

No, perhaps the expression “receive” might not be appropriate.

Even at the announcement of Han Seol’s arrival, the Heavenly Emperor only gazed into the distance with his chin resting weakly on his hand.

Han Seol knelt on one knee at the Heavenly Emperor’s feet and reported what he had seen.

“That thing has been revived.”

“….”

“That thing has been revived and the sky of the human realm has been covered in black.”

“….”

“If we leave it like this, that thing will devour the earth and dye everything with evil.”

“….”

However, the Heavenly Emperor did not react to his report.

Ever since losing his daughter to his own mistake long ago, he had been indifferent to all matters.

“Will you abandon the earthly realm like this?”

When he raised his voice, only then did the Heavenly Emperor turn to look at him.

“Enough. If it gets devoured by that thing, wouldn’t that also be the earthly realm’s fate?”

“Father…!”

Knowing what had made his father so powerless, Han Seol also felt sorry for him, but….

‘If we leave it like this, that child might become unhappy again because of that thing.’

Therefore, even knowing what kind of impact the words he was about to speak would have on his father, he had no choice but to voice them.

“…I saw that child on the earthly realm.”

Flinch.

The Heavenly Emperor’s fingertips, which had been motionless, twitched.

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