Chapter 17 (Abandoned Disciple of Heavenly Demon)

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Episode 17: First Battle (2)

Bang!

But Cheol Mu-gwang slowly opened his eyes as he felt no pain. Then something huge appeared before his eyes.

“Even so, are you trying to kill the elder’s son?”

“Isn’t that a good thing? If he died, that means this person was just weak.”

It was the Gye Bu-il who came between the two. He pulled out a huge blunt weapon and blocked Jin Myeong’s Heavenly Demon Divine Finger.

“How about we stop here?”

“Are you okay? Wasn’t it Fourth Martial Brother who initiated this confrontation? If you back down like this, your reputation will be hurt.”

At Jin Myeong’s words, Gye Bu-il frowned. If he backed down like this, his reputation would be hurt, just like Jin Myeong said.

It’s like coming to embarrass someone and going back being embarrassed instead.

‘In reality, it wasn’t me who fought Jin Myeong’, Gye Bu-il thought.

Seeing Gye Bu-il silent with a sly smile, Cheol Mu-gwang’s body flinched.

This match was between Cheol Mu-gwang, the second son of Giant Demon, and Jin Myeong, the youngest disciple of Heavenly Demon.

‘But elders wouldn’t be happy.’

“You are getting arrogant.”

“I said that because I didn’t think it was worth interrupting.”

“Hahahahaha!”

At Jin Myeong’s words, Gye Bu-il burst into laughter.

“Have my Junior Martial Brother finally grown up?”

Jin Myeong was always lacking in confidence, perhaps because he had not learned martial arts. However, Gye Bu-il was not happy that Jin Myeong had gained such confidence.

“I don’t like this”, Gye Bu-il said in low voice. But those who heard it felt an inexplicable chill and shivered, “I need to teach this Junior of mine a lesson.”

‘Jin Myeong was always the one who would shrink whenever he saw me.’

‘It had to be that way. Because I ensured he behave that way.’

‘Jin Myeong should naturally bow his head before me.’

“Phew.”

And Jin Myeong was also trying to calm his body that was trembling from the murderous intent of Gye Bu-il.

‘He’s not stronger than Vice-Sect Leader I faced, but I’m more nervous than when I faced him.’

‘I couldn’t even imagine how much Gye Bu-il had hurt predecessor of this body.’

“So, you think death is going to teach my people manner?”

“Junior Brother, you have really changed. You have become a very interesting person.”

Then, Gye Bu-il laughed wickedly. He immediately moved his hand.

The huge bludgeon swung at incredible speed seemed ready to burst Jin Myeong’s head at any moment.

Bang!

But the great iron club of the Gye Bu-il stopped right next to Jin Myeong’s face.

“Hmm. I guess I was not mistaken.”

Gye Bu-il looked at the sword that had blocked his attack. It was same Sword Control Art that blocked Cheol Mu-gwang’s attacks, but now two swords were blocking his attacks.

“Again? No. It just a simple trick.”

That’s what he said, but Gye Bu-il knew that wasn’t true.

If it had been a really simple trick, his attack would have thrown off swords rather than been blocking his attack.

“That’s interesting. It doesn’t look like swordsmanship, but it doesn’t look like a telekinesis either. Let’s take a look.”

The Gye Bu-il stepped back in an instant and distanced himself from Jin Myeong.

Woohoo!

Soon, a dark blue energy was seen flowing out from Gye Bu-il’s body.

“Don’t look at me like that.”

Others might have been overwhelmed by the aura.

‘Let’s just think of it as black and dark.’

It was easier to think of it as just a symbol of internal energy, like a sword energy.

‘If I didn’t think so, I would feel like collapsing right now’, Jin Myeong thought.

‘I absolutely had to win this match.’

If Jin Myeong don’t get rid of the fear of Gye Bu-il’s existence, he’ll have a hard time in the future.

Shhh!

Jin Myeong did not hesitate and immediately attacked Gye Bu-il with his sword.

Bang!

And the Gye Bu-il blocked the attack with a blunt weapon.

“That’s interesting. It definitely seems like you’ve gained something.”

Gye Bu-il’s hands are shaking even though he just blocked the attack. Contrary to the words, the aura flowing out of Gye Bu-il’s body was becoming more intense.

“Don’t ruin the mood.”

Jin Myeong’s voice was heard through the ears of the Gye Bu-il.

Phew!

And then a single ray of light shot towards the Gye Bu-il.

“Huh!”

The sound of the thunder passed over Gye Bu-il’s cheek. But he didn’t even think about wiping the blood flowing down his cheek.

It was because of the swords that kept moving around him in a chaotic manner.

“I should apologize for saying it was just a simple trick.”

The Gye Bu-il admitted it honestly. Although they were not at the level of perfect swordsmanship, the swords of Jin Myeong were moving nimbly.

Bang! Bang!

And Gye Bu-il was so busy striking Jin Myeong’s sword that he was out of his mind.

When he strikes down one sword, other swords continue to fly in.

We needed to counterattack quickly, but there was no time to do so.

‘There’s no end to this.’

Even if Gye Bu-il strike the sword, it comes flying back.

If the opponent had been human, he would not have been able to overcome his strength and would have felt a strain on his body.

However, Jin Myeong was only moving his sword from a distance, so there was no burden other than the consumption of stamina.

‘How much internal energy does he have?’

What surprised Gye Bu-il more than anything was that Jin Myeong, who continued to wield five swords, showed no signs of fatigue.

Even he wouldn’t be able to handle internal energy for that long, and not to mention at level like that.

‘It certainly seems like he’d got some kind of inheritance.’

‘I don’t know what it is.’

Because of this, it was impossible to know to what extent Jin Myeong had risen to that level.

But it was a blow to Gye Bu-il’s pride to be pushed around like this by Jin Myeong, whom he had ignored and bullied until now.

‘Then I’ll just break through.’

Rather than just blocking it, he decided that he should approach Jin Myeong and end this fight quickly.

Because waiting until all of Jin Myeong’s internal energy wasn’t working, not to mention longer he fight Jin Myeong, more humiliating it becomes.

After reaching a conclusion, the Gye Bu-il quickly ran forward.

Phew! Phew!

Swords were quickly fired toward the Gye Bu-il.

“Haaa!”

Gye Bu-il swung his blunt weapon hard as he watched the swords flying in front of him.

Bang!

The swords flying from ahead clashed with Gye Bu-il’s blunt weapon.

“Hmm!”

And then, the body of the Gye Bu-il who was jumping forward was pushed back. The Gye Bu-il frowned, trying to strengthen his staggering body.

Originally, Jin Myeong’s swords should have bounced off his huge blunt weapon. But what was pushed back was his blunt weapon.

‘How much power is contained in it?’

Gye Bu-il couldn’t help but be surprised by Jin Myeong’s attack, which was so powerful that he was pushed back.

‘Is this it?’

But Jin Myeong felt that it was so obvious. It had to be that way.

Although it wasn’t full power, it was able to break through even the mad demon’s whirlwind technique.

There was no way that his much weaker Gye Bu-il could overcome his strength.

‘But it lacks finishing touch.’

Jin Myeong felt sorry about that. In the end, Gye Bu-il stood back up and blocked Jin Myeong’s sword.

‘It’s not enough.’

It is clear that Jin Myeong’s Heavenly Demon Sword Control Art is strong. It was a martial art recognized by the Mad Demon even though it was not yet completed.

But Jin Myeong thought that this alone was not enough.

‘Even that guy keeps blocking and avoiding them.’

Of course, as a disciple of Heavenly Demon, Gye Bu-il was quite strong. But, he wasn’t as strong as the main character in the novel.

‘In the end, it means that it wouldn’t work on the main character at all.’

‘If I determined to defend myself and Gye Bu-il could stand against me like that, then there is no way I can defeat the protagonist.’

‘I don’t know if it will work on other disciples before that.’

Jin Myeong could recall what Mad Demon had said.

‘It’s hard for them stop the attack, but it’s hard for you to win. I think I understand why now.’

Even Gye Bu-il, who was said to be the strongest among Heavenly Demon’s disciples, had a hard time blocking his attacks.

The other disciples will be even more burdened. But now, Gye Bu-il was showing that blocking things wasn’t everything.

‘There would be no need to stop the disciples of Heavenly Demon.’

It is more difficult than blocking, but if you are a disciple of the Heavenly Demon and a skilled swordsman of equal skill, it may be possible to deflect the attack.

‘So, I need something else.’

Jin Myeong looked at his Gye Bu-il quietly. Who is still busy blocking Jin Myeong’s sword.

‘There are so many gaps.’

Every time Gye Bu-il swung his blunt weapon, there was a constant appearance of an opening. Jin Myeong kept trying to exploit that gap, but his Senior Martial Brother was able to block it well.

‘I guess I should finish this soon.’

Jin Myeong extended his index finger toward the Gye Bu-il.

Shhh!

Immediately afterwards, Heavenly Demon Divine Finger was shot at Gye Bu-il.

“Ugh!”

The Gye Bu-il was startled by the sudden attack and turned his body.

Bang!

He quickly turned his body and an opening appeared, and Jin Myeong’s sword moved without missing the opening.

Gye Bu-il tried to swing his blunt weapon to strike Jin Myeong’s sword, but with his posture collapsed, he was unable to properly block the sword.

Puck!

“Ugh!”

Then, the Gye Bu-il’s eyes widened at the pain he felt in his abdomen.

“Whew!”

He fell to the floor, sobbing and vomiting blood.

“Still, you blocked it well.”

At Jin Myeong’s words, Gye Bu-il glared at him while holding his stomach.

He wanted to stand up right away and rush towards Jin Myeong, but there were five swords floating around him, aimed at him.

If he acts even a little strangely, he will be impaled by those five swords.

“Jin Myeong……”

“It looks like you have a strong body”, Jin Myeong chuckled.

The laughter made Gye Bu-il feel sick to his stomach.

“Normally, your stomach would have been punctured…….”

“You…….”

“If you keep saying things like that, I won’t know what you’re trying to say.”

The Gye Bu-il was so angry that he thought he was going crazy.

“How dare you…….”

Gye Bu-il so angry that his head won’t work. At this point, he wasn’t even aware of what he was saying.

It’s not just because he lost to Jin Myeong.

“How dare you…”

Clearly, he was hit by sword at abdomen. But he only vomited blood, and his stomach didn’t get punctured or anything.

“Did you know?”

“…….”

Jin Myeong chuckled. It wasn’t like he attacked with all his might as he said.

“But if I hadn’t thought about it, the death penalty would have been passed.”

“It would have been impossible.”

Of course, Jin Myeong was confident that he could break through Gye Bu-il’s self-defence technique. And on the other hand, Gye Bu-il was confident that he could block Jin Myeong’s attack.

“It looks like the match is decided, so I’ll go back now.”

“…You won’t kill me?”

“Can I kill you?”

Jin Myeong doesn’t know it yet. Gye Bu-il was a character who did not appear in the novel. That’s why he needed time to figure him out.

‘If you look at it from the perspective of someone who didn’t appear in the novel, he must be dead…’

It is not known whether the new leader, Mok Ja-gyeong, killed him or whether he died while carrying out mission.

‘Since he is here, I should use him.’

They might become enemies later. In other words, Jin Myeong can use this guy to his advantage.

“You will regret it.”

“I don’t think so.”

“Huh. Don’t think this method will work again.”

As Jin Myeong put away his sword, Gye Bu-il growled and said.

He too put away his blunt weapon and looked at his subordinates who were blankly staring at him.

“I’m going back.”

It was shocking enough that Gye Bu-il had lost to his junior, but they were even more shocked to hear that he was returning so obediently.

‘Not now.’

‘I underestimated Jin Myeong too much. And Jin Myeong’s martial arts were different from general martial arts.’

‘I need to find out more about the guy.’

‘It doesn’t matter anymore, from where he got those martial arts skills. Neither how did the guy learn martial arts?’

‘Now, I had to quickly figure out the weakness of the martial arts that the guy had displayed.’

“You will definitely regret this”, after saying that, the Gye Bu-il left with his subordinates.

“Young Master!”

Then, Yang Jeon, who had been watching from afar without even being able to breathe properly, quickly approached.

“How on earth did you do it?”

“I just fought with my Fourth Martial Brother and won?”

“That’s ridiculous. How on earth could Young Master…….”

Yang Jeon continued to talk to Jin Myung with a look of incomprehension, but Jin Myung collapsed on the floor, perhaps because he had used up a lot of energy.

“Let’s take a break and talk.”

At those words, Yang Jeon opened his lips, then closed them tightly and nodded.

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