Absolute Regression Chapter 501

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The siege squad arrived at the back gate of the Chungking District in a hurry.

As the report had said, carriages were coming in.

The Jidan warriors guarding the back gate just watched the scene, but the reason they opened the gate was because of Jeong Hyeok, a warrior from the Destruction Corps.

The other warriors of the Demon Destruction Army left with Jin Ha-gun to rescue Yu Myeong-jang-ju, and Jeong Hyeok was left alone to bring the carriages to Jidan.

“What is all this now?”

Jeong-hyeok answered the king’s question.

“These are external forces that the main force has requested support for.”

Jeong-hyeok answered as Jin-ha-gun had ordered.

“You supplemented your troops without me knowing?”

The king couldn’t understand. Not only the Zidane troops, but also the external support drones were gathering. And yet, he asked for support here again?

‘Are you trying to start a war?’

The king’s thoughts naturally occurred to him.

“You may be the Demon Squad, but this is a place where I am the leader. How dare you bring in reinforcements without my permission?”

Jeonghyeok answered politely.

“This is a unique operation of the Demon Squad. In the current emergency situation, don’t you know that the Demon Squad’s decision takes precedence over Zidane’s decision?”

Since it was true, Ju-Gwol couldn’t say anything in rebuttal, but he couldn’t help but feel disappointed in Jin-Ha-Gun.

‘Yeah, it’s disappointing. Who on earth did you call?’

The king’s gaze turned back to the carriage.

“It looks like you brought luggage rather than troops?”

Because it was too big to be called a carriage for transporting people.

The king walked over and opened the back door of the transport carriage wide.

For a moment, Ju-gwol was startled.

There were about a dozen unmanned people riding inside, and it was the first time he had seen such large people gathered in one place. They were looking at him as he opened the door.

Of course, the leader of the Murim Alliance, Jidanju Jukwol, is not someone who would be pushed around just because the opponent is bigger… … but for now, he has been pushed around.

Normally, they would have shouted at me to get off the carriage and identify myself immediately.

But now, I was so overwhelmed by the energy of those looking at me that I couldn’t say anything.

Especially after making eye contact with one of them, my heart started to sink.

He had met all sorts of people during his life as a shaman, but this was the first time he had made such a strong impression.

In particular, the scars across his face made it seem like he had walked the path of Asura.

He was none other than the Demon Lord Jangho.

Jangho got out of the carriage first, and the other horsemen followed suit. Horsemen also got out of the other carriages simultaneously.

The Impressionists aren’t just big guys. They were originally elite, but Jangho became the Demon Lord and they became the most elite organization.

Moreover, since not all of the two hundred or so demon soldiers could come, they were selected from among those with a lot of experience and high martial arts skills. The best of the best have come.

Jeong-hyeok of the Demonic Cult, who had already received a warning, was able to see that the Demon Army was a much more powerful organization than they had known.

Even now, they are hiding their magic. If so, their momentum and presence will be even more powerful.

Ju-gwol asked, trying hard to hide his surprise.

“Who are you?”

Jangho answered the king’s question in a deep voice.

“We are the people who came to support the Demon Squad.”

Jangho was in a bad mood because he had to say the word “destruction” with his own mouth. However, in this situation, such things were nothing more than trivial matters.

“What affiliation do you have?”

“None.”

Since he never thought that the Demon Slayer Corps would summon the demons, Ju-Gwol was unable to detect the true identity of the demons.

‘Jin Dae-ju, do you really think they’re going to come attack us?’

It was just then.

A demon standing near the building suddenly flew up to the roof.

The large body landed lightly on the roof. Once on the roof, he looked around and then quickly came down.

“He’s a quick guy.”

Jangho confirmed with Jukwol that someone had been there and then ran away.

“Did you leave your men in ambush there?”

Joo-gwol wondered what kind of trick this was, but he told the truth anyway.

“No.”

Jangho’s expression became serious.

That means someone is watching this place.

Just then, other demons moved.

The three demons on the wall side rushed toward the wall at the same time.

Grab it! Bam! Ppaaak!

The sword they swung went through the wall.

The third demon’s sword was stained with blood. The demon who had climbed up to the roof earlier had already climbed up to the wall and was looking behind.

There was blood on the floor, but no body.

He reported to Jangho.

“I missed it again.”

Are there people with this level of skill monitoring the surroundings?

Jangho said urgently.

“They’re already in.”

When Ju-gwol was about to say something, Jang-ho made a motion to tell him to be quiet.

Jangho, sensing danger, raised his spirits and looked around.

The silence that had been flowing for a moment was broken by the sharp sound of the wind cutting through the air.

Choaaaaaaaaaah!

A black rain poured down there.

“Iron wall!”

At Jangho’s shout, the demon soldiers all stood in formation, facing each other’s shoulders, leaning back, and drew their weapons.

As the secret energy poured down on them, they all spun their swords simultaneously.

Papapapapapapak!

The demons all struck down the flying demons.

Ju-Gwol and Jeong-Hyeok fought against the secret gi with the Jidan warriors. However, the Jidan warriors, who had relatively low martial arts skills, were unable to completely fight off the secret gi.

Papapapapapak!

The person who flew at them and knocked out the secret weapon instead was Jangho.

“Thank you.”

The king expressed his gratitude. However, he did not have the luxury of exchanging greetings at the moment.

Beginning with that surprise attack, screams could be heard from all directions, and the sound of clashing weapons could be heard. The surprise attack had begun in earnest.

Jangho hurriedly asked Jeonghyeok of the Myeolma-dae.

“Which way is the brain prison?”

“Over there.”

Jang-ho gave an order as he ran in the direction that Jeong-hyeok pointed at.

“Half of you follow me, the rest of you help the martial arts league warriors!”

Since the sacrifice of the Murim Alliance warriors was also what they wanted, Geommugeuk gave the order to protect them as much as he could.

As per Jangho’s orders, the demon army was divided into two groups.

Half of them followed Jangho, while the rest ran with Jugwol ​​and Jeonghyeok toward the main building.

Jangho ran in the lead.

I have already received word through Tongcheon-gak about what is happening here.

So this operation was more special than any other mission. In fact, Jangho didn’t care about the martial artists of the Murim Alliance or the Jeongpa Murim. The only person he cared about was one person.

Seo Dae-ryong.

We had to protect Seo Dae-ryong, who was at the center of this conspiracy.

In the distance, masked warriors could be seen standing at the entrance of the building. The warriors guarding the brain prison had already all fallen.

Jang-ho’s heart became anxious as he felt that there were already masked people inside.

Easy, easy.

Those big lumps started to gain momentum.

* * *

Moonlight faintly streamed in through the window in the hallway.

Seo Dae-ryong was sitting on an old, hard bed and looking beyond the bars.

Now that I think about it, it was my first time being locked in a brain prison. I’ve always looked inside from outside the prison.

I thought that I should tell you about this experience when we resume drinking together later. I should brag about it over and over again. Just thinking about it made me look forward to this endless, thrilling brag.

When I was locked in the Murim Alliance’s brain prison, do you know who was in the cell next to me?

Exactly.

Then the sound of water falling was heard from somewhere.

‘Is that a sound coming from outside?’

But at that moment, the smell of blood hit Seo Dae-ryong’s nose.

The moment I realized that it wasn’t the sound of water drops, but the sound of blood drops falling!

Swoosh.

The next moment, a masked man slid in front of the bars.

Shh! Shh! Shh!

As if the order to kill had been given, he fired a secret weapon into the brain prison without saying a word.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The dark weapon that flew through the bars was stuck in the bed. Before anyone knew it, Seo Dae-ryong had turned the bed over and blocked the bars.

‘You’re going to kill me like this?’

Seo Dae-ryong was shocked. If you are going to kill someone, shouldn’t you at least look them in the face and say something like, “This is how you die.”

A black blast of energy flew towards the bed that was blocking the dark energy.

Shhh!

The bed was split in half with iron bars.

And between the falling beds.

Oh my god!

A single ray of pottery swirled and flew away.

He was unable to dodge this attack because he was letting his guard down as Seodaeryong’s internal energy was suppressed and he had no weapon.

Phew!

The masked man’s body was torn apart and destroyed by the flying pottery.

Seo Dae-ryong swung his sword once more and completely cut through the bars.

The moment he came out of the brain prison.

Chain aeaaa! Chain aeaaaak!

Swords flew in, filling the hallway.

Crunch.

The sword was stuck in the ground.

Kwakwakwakwak!

Some of the sword energy collided with the great sword, while the rest passed by it.

Seodaeryong blocked the sword attack with the Tao he had infused with his inner strength as a shield. It was a defensive technique mainly used by his master, Blood Heavenly Demon.

‘These crazy things!’

Even after releasing the internal energy that had been suppressed earlier and getting my weapon back, I still thought that they would never invade the Moorim Alliance, but they really did invade. This time, the enemies were beyond common sense.

The masked men, wielding swords, rushed towards Seodaeryong. Their momentum as they charged forward, swinging their swords, was tremendous.

Seodaeryong threw himself into the prison again. He looked scared, but it wasn’t because he was running away. He judged that it would be more advantageous to fight inside the prison than in the narrow corridor. In a narrow space, the sword was less effective than the sword.

The three masked men who rushed in were skilled at passing the exam.

Chaeng! Chaeng! Chaeng! Chaeng!

Seo Dae-ryong swung his sword and warded off their sharp attacks.

The bastards pressed forward without giving them a chance to counterattack, but Seodaeryong was able to block the pouring attacks well.

Although he may not have much combat experience compared to the most elite warriors, Seo Dae-ryong had one thing that could replace him.

It was a very painful effort.

Seo Dae-ryong used to make this pledge while he was training. Before he died, he would have any regrets, but he would not have this one.

‘Ah, I should have practiced harder.’

The results of that effort were now unfolding.

My body moved before my head. The movements I had practiced and practiced came out naturally.

The moment the Western Dragon staggered from the fierce attack, the masked man on the left did not miss the opportunity and rushed forward, swinging his sword.

Seodaeryong maintained his balance by demonstrating his agile technique.

Shhhh!

Paaak!

Seodaeryong’s sword cut off the masked man’s head. It was Seodaeryong’s trick to lure his opponent in.

Seo Dae-ryong did not miss this opportunity to ruin his chances of passing the exam.

He pushed hard and cut down the second masked man. Blood spurted out from his arm in the process, but it was a move he had originally planned to take flesh and bones. As the passing technique collapsed, the fight proceeded as Seo Dae-ryong had intended.

Paaak!

Seo Dae-ryong cut off the third masked man’s torso.

At this moment, Seo Dae-ryong was not a timid and cautious investigator. He was a smart and bold unmanned Seo Dae-ryong.

After dealing with those three people, Seo Dae-ryong came out of the brain prison.

In an instant, Seo Dae-ryong’s expression hardened. A crowd of masked men were running from the other end of the hallway. There were a lot of them.

If this brain prison had been breached like this, I thought, there would have been a fight outside as well.

The masked men charged forward with a death-defying momentum.

Seodaeryong did not dodge. He poured the internal energy that Seodaeryong had pulled up into the Tao.

The Western Dragon’s Tao shook greatly for a moment, and the Blood Heavenly Demon’s poisonous martial arts were unleashed.

The third form of the Demonic Cultivation Method.

Sword-destroying blood wind.

The pottery extending from the island swirled and flew away.

The masked men saw several separate pottery pieces flying towards them, rotating.

Whoaaaaah!

It was a swirling attack that could never be avoided in a narrow hallway.

Papapapapapapak!

Their entire bodies, which had been rushing towards them, were torn apart and scattered.

Even Seo Dae-ryong, who had been demonstrating martial arts, was surprised by its power. The bloody wind of destruction that he had used for the first time in a real fight was truly incredible. However, as powerful as it was, the internal energy consumption was also extremely high.

I had previously expended a great deal of internal energy blocking the sword energy, and when I unleashed the Annihilation Blood Wind, I felt like all the strength in my body was drained.

“Phew.”

Seo Dae-ryong sighed and examined the nearby corpse.

‘Who the hell are you?’

The reason I was caught and used as bait was to find a clue through them. Are they assassins? Contract ronin? Or?

It was just then.

Oh my god!

A single dagger flying quickly, targeting the Western Dragon.

Chae-ae-aeng!

The sword of the Western Dragon that struck the dagger trembled. The internal energy of the opponent that was carried by the flying dark energy was tremendous.

Seo Dae-ryong could tell by looking at the masked man’s leisurely eyes walking towards him.

‘The interest is the chief.’

Strength entered the hand holding the sword.

The masked man, who appeared to be the leader, did not say a word. He rushed towards Seo Dae-ryong as if he was just doing his job.

Chae-ae-aeng!

A heavy impact was transmitted to Seo Dae-ryong’s arm. The opponent’s internal energy was overwhelming his own.

Champ champ champ!

The only reason Seodaeryong could hold out was because of his martial arts. His more sophisticated and stronger Extermination Magic Technique than his opponent made up for his lack of internal energy.

However, the opponent did not only have overwhelming internal energy. His swordsmanship was refined and he had a wealth of fighting experience, so he did not easily reveal his weaknesses. Furthermore, the corridor was narrow, which was even more disadvantageous to Seo Dae-ryong, who was using the Tao.

Papak!

Blood spurted from Seo Dae-ryong’s arm. However, there was no time to care for the wound. The masked man continued to swing his sword, aiming for Seo Dae-ryong’s vital point.

But Seo Dae-ryong wasn’t just taking it easy.

Paaaaak!

Blood also spurted out from the masked man’s body as he was struck by Seo Dae-ryong’s sword.

‘You little punk! The bait will be eaten, but it won’t die easily!’

Seo Dae-ryong was scared while fighting, but at the same time, he felt a strange sense of pleasure. This is why the warriors want to fight and die, he thought.

Champ champ champ!

Seodaeryong was being pushed back little by little.

He was pushed back to the dead end wall. Blood spurted onto his other arm and side.

‘Even if I die, I must see my master before I die.’

And the last person who came to mind was Geommugeuk.

‘Thanks to you, my sect leader, I am living a wonderful life!’

Shhhhh!

The moment the flying sword was about to pierce Seodaeryong’s neck.

Kwaaaaang!

One wall burst open and the masked man was thrown into the opposite wall.

Seo Dae-ryong saw it.

Someone came through the wall and blew the masked man away.

For a split second, the masked man tried to block the attack by twisting his body, but the person who broke through the wall was much stronger and faster than him.

The person who stabbed the masked man in the heart with a sword was twice as large as an average person.

The person that Seo Dae-ryong could never recognize.

“Your Majesty!”

The person who saved him was Jangho.

“Fortunately, it’s not too late.”

Their gazes met in the air.

Seo Dae-ryong was so surprised and touched that he didn’t know what to say.

I never dreamed that the person who said he would come would be Jang Ho-il. Behind the broken wall, huge figures were lined up like a folding screen. They were imposing and sturdy.

Who would have thought those big guys would be this happy!

Seo Dae-ryong spoke to Jang-ho with trembling eyes.

“You just missed your chance to be my right-hand man.”

Then Jangho smiled brightly. To Seo Daeryong, that smile and those scars had never looked so cool as they did today.

“My right arm is good, but I can’t lose my precious drinking buddy.”

Absolute Return Episode 502