Chronicles of the Demon Faction Chapter 826

Side story 176. Emptiness in the bloody wind (1)

‘f*ck.’

How long has it been since I’ve been hit in the back of the head so helplessly?

‘If what they say is true.’

It’s the end.

At the very least, it is safe to say that his political career as a member of the Baek No-gak faction active in the military is over.

Of course, I had some confidence. Even without any countermeasures, the proof of my abilities that I had built up over time was not something that could be easily destroyed by a single mistake.

however.

Swish.

Seo-pil, who was running at a frightening speed, stopped on a forest path.

“… … .”

His eyes deepened.

I left Jamiru in a hurry, but there was no good reason to go to the military department like that.

It was important to understand the situation clearly now. He took a deep breath and calmed his pounding heart.

‘A situation where you received a bribe from the leader of the Red Flag?’

I have never received it. That is true.

However, there is no guarantee that the facts will always be true. Seopil has seen such cases countless times, and he has even personally used this method to eliminate his enemies.

‘Even the Lord of Hwanhee would be unable to do something like that alone. No, it would be impossible for anyone other than the Lord of Hwanhee. But… … .’

The story changes when Baekgol Shinma and Hyeongbeopdangju Gongmuoe join in.

That was exactly the problem.

Even while being unconsciously attacked, there was a part where I felt a sense of wonder.

‘Since when has the White Bone God Demon been with the Lord of Hwanhee?’

Of course, compared to the other teenage demon lords, there is no one who is as close to the Hwanheewonju as the White Bone God Demon.

Although he has the martial arts skills to compete with the best among the demon lords, he has no desire for power. He lives while maintaining political neutrality, and when other demon lords try to get too close, he takes on the role of meeting them in person and calming them down.

But he also only gave warnings, and never took any active action. Even if someone ignored the warning and ran wild, he would just click his tongue, and he would never directly use force or use his own power to drag them down.

In other words, he is a troublesome being in and of himself, but he does not have a strong enough restraint to make us act while keeping an eye on his mood. To put it harshly, he is like a hero of a previous generation who has fallen by the wayside.

Many people respected Baekgol Shinma because of his easygoing and gentle personality, but he was also someone who inevitably lacked real power.

‘With something like Baekgol and Ten Swords, there’s no shortage of things to do to build a friendship with the Hwanheewonju. However, it’s just a friendship, and it’s a different matter from trying to join hands and do something together.’

There is something.

There is a missing link between them that no one knows about. Seopil was curious about that part. If he couldn’t solve it, it would be difficult to escape this situation.

‘Could it be Lee Cheon-sang?’

Suddenly, he came to mind, but I quickly denied it.

Seopil acknowledged Lee Cheon-sang’s excellence. To be honest, he was surprised to realize that he had been underestimating him after meeting him in person.

However, although Lee Cheon-sang was a great talent beyond expectations, he was not a talent that could succeed the Demon King and the Lord of Hwanhee, who were the central figures of the power of the new religion.

It was impossible for anyone, let alone Lee Cheon-sang. Seo-pil was wary of him, but tried not to make the mistake of looking at him too highly.

‘It must have played some role. But it’s unlikely that all those big names would join hands just because of that one guy. Rather, it’s much more likely that Baekgol and Hwanhee had to join hands… . . . ‘

For a moment, Seo-pil’s eyes wavered.

‘What if someone had forcibly dragged that situation out?’

So what is the situation?

Seopil thought. Because it was an urgent situation, his mind worked twice as fast as usual.

As he was thinking over the recent events one by one, something suddenly occurred to him.

‘Crazy blood demon… … .’

There has been a lot of talk about the Kwanghyeol Shinma recently.

Just look at the Fujian Homasandan building. There, masters from Shaolin Temple appeared with the Yongkwonmun practitioners and fought against the yakshas.

The local officials wondered how they could not know that Shaolin monks were active in Fujian, but of course the higher-ups were aware of their existence.

The problem is that the leader of the Homa Sangdan was bribing the Gwanghyeol Shinma.

If that fact becomes public knowledge, even the most zealous demon will not be safe.

The military department did not inform the mad blood demon of this fact. If the mad blood demon had any thoughts, he would have known that the military department could not have been unaware of his own corruption.

In other words, they were keeping quiet even though they had something to say to each other. If the military had taken that case to the mad blood demon, it would have only brought up unnecessary gossip.

Furthermore, as a military department, we did not want to touch the big shot like Gwanghyeolshinma and cause more chaos within the school. It would have been a hundred times better to simply gather information and use it as a weapon to sort out the situation if something happened later.

‘It wasn’t just once.’

The problem is that Homasandan isn’t everything.

The leader of the Homa Sangdan was captured and killed in the criminal court. It was a very fortunate thing for the Gwanghyeolshinma, but before that happened, there was intelligence that he had met the Baekgolshinma.

The Lord of the Criminal Law gave the White Bone God a favor, and naturally, under some kind of agreement, the White Bone God would have exposed the Red Blood God’s weakness.

That resolved the situation, but later another problem arose on the part of the Kwanghyeolshinma.

‘I think it was called the twelve zodiac signs.’

To be exact, they were not directly under the God of Blood, but rather were young masters raised by one of his associates. It was said that one of them had rushed at Lee Cheon-sang without permission. That was when Lee Cheon-sang was stabbed by the God of Bone.

Afterwards, there was a conflict between the twelve zodiac signs and the two heavenly beings, and in the end, the two heavenly beings were the winner.

Lee Cheon-sang is an adjutant-level official of the Yaksha Commander, and it is said that he also made remarkable achievements when he attacked Homa Sangdan.

‘That is, the swords of the White Bone God Demon, Lee Cheon-sang, and the swords of the Bloodthirsty God Demon were clashing. The winner is Lee Cheon-sang, no, the White Bone God Demon. In that case… … .’

I felt a shock as if a bolt of lightning had pierced through my skull.

‘If it were the mad demon I know, he wouldn’t just tolerate this any longer.’

The Bloodthirsty Demon possesses powers that are no less powerful than the White Bone Demon, and the treasures and power he has accumulated over time are enough to rival the best among the Demon Kings. If such a person decides to take action, what will happen to the new religion?

Of course, the mad blood demon is not a stupid person, so he will try to minimize unnecessary damage while keeping the war with the cult leader in mind.

Still, it is obvious that a storm will come at some point.

‘The mad blood demon blatantly tried to seize power, and he actually did. If he starts to run wild, the White Bone Demon, who has just started to move, and the Hwanhee Wonju will not be able to just sit back and watch.’

Seopil’s eyes sparkled.

‘Everyone is a bloodthirsty god. The bloodthirsty god played an absolute role in the two people Baekgol and Hwanhee joining hands.’

But even that wasn’t enough. It must have played a decisive role, but I didn’t think it was something that could be done so quickly.

Since everyone is leaving, isn’t there really any reason to force yourself into this situation?

‘Military Department!’

Seopil’s fist gained strength.

‘Could it be that the mad blood demon is trying to join hands with the military?’

If that were true, and Baekgol and Hwanhee had known about it in advance.

If so, then you can understand the process of shaking up a part of the military and driving the situation into chaos.

The military is ruling the new religion on behalf of the cult leader. From the perspective of the mad blood demon, rather than being at odds with the military, they need to maintain as close a relationship as possible in order to freely use the power they have gained.

‘No way… … . No, this is going too far. There is no evidence to support it… … .’

Seopil closed his eyes deeply, calming his embarrassed mind.

It was a plausible thought, but in the absence of any information, it was nothing more or less than a fantasy.

The important thing was that we could almost be certain that the Kwanghyeol Shinma played a major role in this situation.

‘You shouldn’t go to the military department now.’

I don’t know if what they said is true. However, if Baek Noe-gook-ju really moved and Baek Bone-shin-ma was headed towards the general, then even if he went now, he would still be dead. Even if he didn’t die, it was clear that he would be tied up and detained somewhere.

then?

‘It’s madness. I have to go to the madness god.’

In times of crisis, the survival instinct kicks in more strongly than ever.

Seopil turned and ran towards the residence of the mad blood demon.

* * *

“… … .”

Baekheon’s eyes shook slightly.

“Oh, what brings you here?”

Despite the Baekgol Shinma’s clever response, Baekheon couldn’t easily open his mouth.

The reason was obvious. The commander-in-chief, Heo Seong-gwan, was sitting across from the White Bone God.

Between the two of them was an old-fashioned Go board, and as if some time had already passed, black and white stones were scattered here and there, quietly growling.

“The General Staff is indeed different. Those heavy-assed demon lords keep coming one after another.”

Heo Seong-gwan looked at the White Bone God Horse without saying anything.

He was the one who was called Manoe and controlled the new religion. Even the White Bone God Demon couldn’t know what Heo Seong-gwan was thinking at the moment.

The White Bone God tilted his head.

“It’s your turn.”

“I know.”

“The saying that you shake hands at the end of a fight is something you always say. Just leave it at that.”

“Even if we have to shake hands, we should at least try to make things better now.”

Heo Seong-gwan smiled and looked at Baek Heon.

“If you had given me a message, I would have gone to see you, but your Majesty has come all the way here in person.”

“… … .”

“However, given the circumstances, I am sorry to say that I will have to meet with you, Elder Gwang-hyeol, next time.”

No, there’s no need for that.”

Baekheon’s voice was particularly dry.

“Let’s wait until the game of baduk is over. Don’t worry about me and just do what you were doing.”

“No. I think I’ll be busy after the match ends.”

“It’ll only take a moment.”

“sorry.”

Baekheon’s face flushed. He was angry, but he had nothing to say. But he couldn’t just leave, so he just stood there with that expression on his face.

The White Bone God rested his chin on his hand and cried.

“By the way, Military Man Heo.”

“Please speak, Old Man Baekgol.”

“Hasn’t it been too noisy on campus lately? I’ve seen and heard a lot of things since I’ve been here at the new school for a long time, but I don’t think it’s ever been this chaotic.” “Is that so?”

“It’s none of my business, but since we’re friends who like to chat, can I give you some advice?”

“The advice of a wise elder is always worth a thousand gold coins.”

“You should speak more nicely in normal times, you rotten person.”

“Aren’t I just a bit of a troublemaker?”

“Haha, I’m glad you know.”

“So, what advice would you give me?”

Baekgol Shinma glanced at Baekheon, then looked straight at Heo Seonggwan and opened his mouth.

“If you climb onto the back of a whale that is making a mess of things while crossing the ocean and encountering a typhoon, you will inevitably drown.”

“… … .”

“In that case, isn’t there no other way than to hold on to the oars until the end, grit your teeth, and move forward?”

“Could that whale be a sea god?”

“Where have you put your gods and listen to the cries of a big sea urchin?”

A terrible anger appeared in Baekheon’s eyes.

The White Bone God continued speaking in a cheerful tone.

“When something unexpected happens, sometimes it’s a good idea to go to God and pray to him, who can turn everything into nothing. If you’re not careful, you might end up with mud splashed on the bottom of your pants.”