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[Chapter 146] You Are the Dark Calamity
A blood-soaked man appeared in the banquet hall.
However, that blood did not belong to the man himself, but to others he had slaughtered.
“That appearance…”
With a physique twice the size of a normal person and abnormally elongated arms and legs.
The man’s darkened body had changed into something utterly grotesque.
The faces of many people present in the banquet hall stiffened coldly.
They, too, already knew very well what that appearance signified.
With the appearance of a Demonic Human, the banquet hall froze instantly.
“Ugh, ghk. P-please spare me.”
In the hands of the demonic practitioner, two martial artists were choking, their necks gripped tightly.
Unable to simply stand by and watch, the martial artists of the Heretic Alliance drew their swords to save their comrades.
However,
*Crackle, crack.*
The two martial artists caught in the Demonic Human’s hands instantly had their life force sucked dry, their bodies shriveling up and dying on the spot.
Many bit their lips at the gruesome sight.
“Huuugh. Good, so good. Tsk tsk.”
As if satisfied by the result, the corners of the Demonic Human’s mouth curled up.
That smile looked incredibly unnatural and bizarre.
In the short time it took for the man-turned-Demonic Human to appear at the banquet hall, far too many people had died.
The corpses of those he had killed were scattered all along the path he had walked.
Yet, he didn’t feel the slightest bit of guilt.
Instead, the more he killed, the more his body trembled with immense pleasure and satisfaction.
Everyone looked at him with distorted expressions, as if they were looking at something grotesque.
‘Ignorant fools. How could people like you possibly understand the feelings of the chosen one.’
The Demonic Human sneered inwardly.
The person he was before becoming a Demonic Human had long since vanished.
He was nothing more than a blood-and-slaughter-crazed murderer.
But he had something more important to do than anything else.
The White Wolf Troop. He was going to kill every single one of those detestable, hateful Orthodox bastards.
And as painfully as possible, at that.
Soon, he began rolling his eyes, searching for the White Wolf Troop.
Before long, his eyes landed on the twin brothers of the White Wolf Troop who had broken his shoulder.
“Keuheu. Found you.”
Seeing his reaction, Gisu and Gisang exchanged words with ominous expressions.
“U-uh? Doesn’t it seem like that guy is looking at us?”
“N-no way. How could that be?”
“No, I really think he is. Look, he’s smiling at us. It’s creeping me out. Now that I think about it, his face looks kinda familiar, too.”
Gisu and Gisang completely failed to recognize the man who had become a Demonic Human.
It was to be expected.
They had only seen him once, and his appearance was far too different from back then.
“Keuheuheu. I’ll tear you limb from limb, you bastards.”
Soon, the Demonic Human slowly began walking toward Gisu and Gisang.
It was a situation where he was blatantly targeting the White Wolf Troop for all to see.
Seeing this, the martial artists of the Heretic Alliance hesitated for a moment, unsure of what to do.
It was then.
“What are you all doing!”
Someone shouted a reprimand.
It was the Ghost-Eyed Demon Lord, Ma Seak, who stepped forward after seeing the martial artists hesitating.
His thunderous command fell upon the martial artists of the Heretic Alliance.
“Don’t you realize that if any guest visiting the Heretic Alliance gets harmed by something like this, the Heretic Alliance will become a laughingstock! You foolish imbeciles!”
At that, the hesitant martial artists finally snapped back to their senses and began to block the Demonic Human.
Soon, the elite martial artists of the Heretic Alliance swung their swords at the Demonic Human with fierce momentum.
The being that had become a Demonic Human was no longer a member of the Heretic Alliance.
Rather, he was an enemy that absolutely had to be killed, so not a single one of them held back.
However,
*Clang. Clang. Clang.*
Not a single attack could leave even a tiny scratch on his body.
“Heh-heh. Pathetic.”
With a swing of the Demonic Human’s arm, the charging martial artists were sent flying in droves.
It was truly a formidable display of strength.
Seeing this, Ma Seak ground his teeth and was about to step forward himself.
“Soul Annihilation Troop, forward.”
Soul-Chasing Twin Swords Jo Ilha, who had been quietly observing the situation from somewhere, stepped forward.
At the same time, the Soul Annihilation Troop, the Heretic Alliance’s proudest elite martial unit, revealed themselves.
They quickly surrounded the Demonic Human and formed a formation.
Soon, a blood-splattering battle between the Soul Annihilation Troop and the Demonic Human was about to begin.
However,
“Everyone, step back.”
The Black Martial Emperor, Dokgo Yeong, walked forward.
Before anyone noticed, he was holding a sword that one of the elite martial artists had been using.
“Even if you all step forward, the casualties will only increase. Haven’t you already experienced this enough times?”
“But, Alliance Leader.”
Soul-Chasing Twin Swords tried to stop Dokgo Yeong.
Previously, they had only been able to suppress the Demonic Humans after suffering many casualties, ultimately requiring Dokgo Yeong to step in.
But even so, they couldn’t keep relying solely on Dokgo Yeong.
Because he was the master of the Heretic Alliance, and their master.
However, Dokgo Yeong spoke in a firm voice.
“Do not make me repeat myself.”
“…Yes. Understood.”
With no other choice, Soul-Chasing Twin Swords ordered the Soul Annihilation Troop to pull back.
He couldn’t try to stop him anymore, as he felt an immense anger radiating from Dokgo Yeong.
“Oh ho. The Black Martial Emperor himself is stepping forward?”
The man-turned-Demonic Human was incredibly excited by that fact alone.
“I am receiving an honor I could never have enjoyed in my entire life. But will you be alright? What will you do if you end up getting eaten by me? Tsk tsk.”
His eyes, gleaming with madness, turned toward the Black Martial Emperor.
At that sight, the Black Martial Emperor let out a short sigh.
“Your arrogance is crossing the line.”
Soon, Dokgo Yeong’s eyes glowed blue.
Then,
*Rumble.*
An immense aura instantly swallowed the space.
A suffocatingly massive aura. An overwhelming pressure that seemed to crush everything.
The Demonic Human let out a painful groan under that immense power.
“Keuuugh.”
Then, the Demonic Human, who had been in a dreamy, dazed state intoxicated by pleasure, unconsciously spat out a curse as the aura seemingly shook his mind awake.
“Damn it.”
He ground his teeth.
He was incredibly displeased by Dokgo Yeong’s power, which had awakened him to his own arrogance.
Yet, that lasted only a moment; the demonic human soon began to fiercely crave Dokgo Yeong’s immense power.
He had gained this level of strength just by absorbing a few ordinary martial artists.
If that was the case, if he could absorb the Black Martial Emperor, there might not be a single thing in this world that could stop him.
He could potentially become the strongest under the heavens in one fell swoop.
As his thoughts reached that point, the Demonic Human became filled with motivation.
Soon, the Demonic Human also unleashed all the energy he possessed.
*Shaaaaaa.*
It sounded as if the wails of ghosts were echoing from somewhere.
The Demonic Human laughed loudly at his own power, which had grown to a level he couldn’t have imagined before.
“Today, I will swallow everyone in this place whole! Kuhahahaha!”
Just as the Demonic Human was about to run completely wild,
“No, it’s impossible for you.”
Along with the cold words uttered by Dokgo Yeong, an illusion suddenly unfolded in the demonic human’s eyes.
It was an illusion of a massive black falcon that had soared high, cutting across the sky, fiercely diving down toward him.
“Aaaargh!”
Feeling a chill from the illusion, the Demonic Human instinctively cowered and scrambled backward.
However,
“What the?”
All he saw was Dokgo Yeong sheathing a sword he hadn’t even noticed him draw; nothing had happened to him at all.
Dokgo Yeong was also just quietly looking at him with an unreadable expression.
“Ha, don’t tell me even you couldn’t cut me? Kuahahahaha! That’s right, I am already invincible!”
The Demonic Human burst into crazed laughter.
“How foolish.”
Dokgo Yeong turned his back as if the opponent was no longer worth dealing with.
“You aren’t a Demonic Human; you’re nothing more than a demonic pawn. Tsk.”
“What? No, what does that… Kkheuk!”
Twisting his face, he tried to approach Dokgo Yeong.
But for some reason, his body wouldn’t move.
Soon, countless fissures began to appear all over the Demonic Human’s body.
Only then did he realize his defeat. No, his death.
His voice grew desperate.
“N-no. I can’t die like this! Nooooooo…!”
But it was already too late.
Soon, his body was sliced into thousands of pieces.
Just like that, the man who became a Demonic Human met his death without being able to launch a single attack against Dokgo Yeong.
For a moment, silence flowed through the banquet hall.
‘So that is the Black Martial Emperor…’
Everyone present widened their eyes at the Black Martial Emperor’s power.
That was not merely a simple sword technique.
“Incredible.”
Perhaps it was because they had spent the past few days eating together, being treated well, and interacting informally.
They had briefly forgotten.
The fact that the old man they had been hanging out with was the leader of the Heretic Alliance, and one of the twelve absolute masters who were never left out when discussing the strongest under the heavens.
The White Wolf Troop was suddenly struck anew by that fact.
Of course, it was already a well-known fact that the Black Martial Emperor’s sword technique vied for the title of the world’s best alongside the Sword Emperor’s.
Furthermore, it was said that one could only catch a glimpse of Dokgo Yeong’s true power when he wielded his divine weapon, the Black Death Sword, which he had left at the Hebei Peng Clan, so they couldn’t even easily fathom just how strong he truly was.
Fortunately, because the White Wolf Troop had become incomparably stronger than before through their recent special training, they were able to perceive his strength a bit more than others.
If it were the past, they would have merely thought vaguely, ‘Wow, he’s incredibly strong.’
But you only see as much as you know.
Right now, they could feel the strength and depth of the Black Martial Emperor so vividly that goosebumps erupted all over their bodies.
“He’s strong, as expected. To an absurd degree.”
“Yeah. He really is.”
Oh Chaemoo nodded at Peng Dohwan’s words.
No, the entire White Wolf Troop nodded.
However, they all shared a thought.
Despite all that, for some reason, they felt that Yeo Woonhwi wouldn’t lose to Dokgo Yeong at all.
Of course, if anyone else heard that, they would have ridiculed them for spouting such utter nonsense, but for some reason, they couldn’t shake that feeling.
“By the way, where did the Captain go?”
At Gu Taesan’s words, the entire White Wolf Troop looked around.
And Dogyeong, who spotted Yeo Woonhwi before anyone else, pointed her finger at where he was.
‘Wait, why is he over there?’
Everyone wore puzzled expressions.
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