Chronicles of the Demon Faction - Chapter 907



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Side story 257. Devouring desire (1)

“… … .”

Song Ha, standing in front of the rock, looked up at the sky with indifferent eyes.

As the day drew to a close, the sun was groaning its last far away in the west. The whole world was red.

My gaze, which had been looking up at the sky for a long time, slowly fell to the rock in front of me.

The wide rock has endured hundreds of years and has accumulated the virtue of strength. The surface is smooth and the inside is solid. Even without splitting it, you can tell that the rock is of good quality.

Song Ha carefully placed her hand on the rock and closed her eyes.

Small, red lips that were fluttering. The smell of blood wafted from the slit that came out of those beautiful lips.

How much time has passed like that?

thud!

The rock shook slightly with a dull sound.

Song Ha slowly removed his hand and cursed inwardly. This was because a tiny handprint was left on the rock surface.

After a while.

Damn it!

The rock, which had begun to crumble from the inside, broke into several pieces in an instant and rolled on the ground.

Song Ha looked into the inside of the split rock.

Some parts were extremely rough, while others were sunken and turned to dust. Each had its own unique marks.

“Fuck.”

Finally, a sharp curse came out of her mouth.

“Why not? What is so lacking?”

That was when.

“It’s abnormal to be trying to complete the Explosive Blood Through Palm already.”

Song Ha looked to the right with cold eyes.

There was a large young man there. His body, with his thick arms exposed, looked like a rock. It was Iron Rock.

“It’s already abnormal enough to have reached that level in just five years. I don’t think there’s any need to be anxious.”

“Why are you wandering around someone else’s training ground?”

“We don’t have a training ground assigned to us. And if we really have to say anything, this is my training ground. I’ve been training here for several months.”

Song Ha smiled coldly.

“You’re talking a lot today. Why? Are you feeling a bit stiff? Isn’t it time we had a go at it?”

Cheol-am threw out sharp words like a dagger with a blank expression on his face.

“If you keep running wild like that without knowing your place, you will never be able to fully develop all your great talents and will end up as a handful of dust.”

“what?!”

“You’re not at an age where you don’t know that the world isn’t one where you can get by with just pride.”

A murderous look appeared on Song Ha’s face.

“How dare you say something like that to me?”

“No sense, no honesty, no recognition, no reflection.”

“… … !”

“It’ll be fun to watch. If you want to ruin yourself, just keep living like that.”

Cheoram turned his body.

Song Ha shouted in a fit of hysteria.

“Stop!”

Cheoram didn’t stop. He walked away with a leisurely pace as if he had no reason to stay here any longer. His appearance was leisurely and gentle, which didn’t match his name, Cheoram.

In that moment, Song Ha’s eyes lit up.

Paaaaang!

She rushed forward at high speed and unleashed her magical attack.

Papapapang!

The four gusts of wind were all shattered by Cheoram’s fist. As if she had expected it, she quickly took the lead behind Cheoram and swung her leg fiercely. It was an attack that could crush his ribs in an instant.

At that moment, Cheol-am’s hand grabbed Song-ha’s ankle.

Without even looking, he bravely reached out and grabbed her ankle. Song-ha’s eyes widened.

Woohoo!

A reddish magical energy rose from Cheoram’s hand.

It was the same martial art that Song Ha had practiced, the explosive magic art.

Booooosh! Kwaang!

“Ugh!”

Cheol-am, who had grabbed Song-ha by her ankle and swung her, threw her to the ground, and swung his arms again without giving her a chance to breathe.

bang!

“profit!”

Boom! Kwaang!

“Don’t let go of this! Let go, you little shit!”

Boom! Boom! Boom!

“Eww!”

Cheoram swung Songha without stopping. Songha wanted to escape from Cheoram’s hands, but he was unable to do anything about Cheoram’s exquisite swing that timed it perfectly to the moment when Songha was about to use his martial arts.

And so, a moment passed.

Only then did Cheoram, who had destroyed six surrounding trees and flattened the ground here and there, let go.

“… … .”

Song Ha, who had become gloomy, glared at Cheoram while lying down.

Since he was protecting his entire body with explosive magic, he suffered shock but no major injuries.

Furthermore, Cheol-am had no intention of killing Song-ha. If he had really intended to kill her, he would not have been able to survive even with the Explosive Demonic’s self-defense device. However, at least a few of her bones would have been crushed.

Cheol-am said, shaking his hands.

“I trained in the explosive magic for seven years. You only trained for five years.”

“… … .”

“And yet you’ve almost caught up to me. You’ve never even touched martial arts before. It’s proof that your talent is far superior to mine.”

“… … .”

“But there are gaps that cannot be filled even with the talent bestowed by heaven.”

Cheoram turned his body.

“If you don’t recognize and acknowledge that gap, your great talents will be swept away by the river without ever blooming.”

“shut up!”

“Okay, keep doing that.”

Cheoram glanced down at Songha.

At that moment, Song Ha clenched his teeth. In the indifferent eyes of Cheol Am looking down at him, he saw an emotion close to contempt.

“Anyway, only one person can grab the opportunity.”

With those words, Cheoram disappeared into the forest.

Song Ha, who was lying on the ground shivering, jumped up and started hitting the trees around him.

Bang! Crunch! Boom!

She was out of breath as she poured out all her anger. It was a martial art closer to venting her anger than training. Her breathing couldn’t help but become more rapid.

That was when.

“I had a good look around.”

Song Ha’s eyes, which had been burning with anger, cooled down.

When he arrived, Dongjun was sitting on one of the splintered rocks in the distance, fanning himself.

“It’s not a bad sight to see a person fall so miserably and cruelly. It was fun to watch.”

Song Ha’s lips twitched.

“These guys are really having a hard time today. What are you doing here? What business do you have with me?”

“You are very mistaken.”

“what?”

“I came here because Cheol-am called me and said let’s have a go when he has time. Who would bother coming all the way here if they were interested in a girl like you?”

Song Ha gritted her teeth.

Dongjun looked at her with pitiful eyes.

“Are you upset?”

“… … .”

“Stupid bitch. I hate those sectarian bastards, but I never thought I’d end up agreeing with their ramblings here.”

Dongjun stood up and continued speaking.

“They say that they value character over talent. They know that if a idiot with talent goes around swinging his martial arts, he’ll end up in trouble. Well, I don’t know how many people actually follow that saying, but looking at you, I think that saying isn’t completely wrong.”

“shut up!”

“Those who walk the path of magic do not need to have the character of a saint. But they should at least have some sense. They should have at least the minimum of wisdom to know when to use their pride.”

Dongjun clicked his tongue.

“You weren’t interested in the god’s seat in the first place, were you?”

“… … .”

“Then get out of here. At least you can live out the rest of your life without dying by our hands.”

Song Ha felt the limit of her patience. She had just been insulted by Cheol Am, and hearing such things from Dong Jun made her so angry that her vision went black for a moment.

But she didn’t let her anger explode.

Because I know. That Cheol-am and Dong-jun are different.

Cheol-am follows the rules no matter what. But Dong-jun doesn’t have that. He’s a devil who can kill people whenever he wants. Just like her.

So she endured it. At least she didn’t want to die from being a guest.

Dongjun smiled faintly.

“Why do you make such a fuss when you can’t even attack me anyway? I really don’t understand.”

“If you’re done, get out.”

“You’d better listen to what Cheol-am has to say. Unlike me, he seems to think quite favorably of you.”

Song Ha retorted harshly.

“You crazy bastard. Do you think I would give even a piece of my heart to such an idiot?”

Dongjun frowned.

“That’s your problem. You’re too narrow-minded.”

“what?”

“Do you think that love between a man and a woman only exists between the opposite sex?”

“… … ?!”

“Don’t get me wrong. Even if she’s as beautiful as Baek So-dam, Cheol-am isn’t stupid enough to give his heart to a clumsy and stupid girl like you.”

“… … .”

“It would be better for you if you liked me as a person of the opposite sex. Even if I act like I don’t want to, you can still laugh at me. But Cheol-am doesn’t do that.”

Song Ha’s fist trembled.

Dongjun folded the folding fan.

“I don’t have the affection or nerves to give you as much as I do. If you don’t want to die a dog’s death, either try to suppress your temper and run away.”

With those words, Dongjun also disappeared.

Song-ha really felt like dying. Cheol-am, Dong-jun, and all these guys who were going to kill her were the kind of people who would just say what they wanted to say and then leave. She never asked for such cheap advice.

But surprisingly, there was someone who bothered her more than Cheol-am and Dong-jun. To be exact, it was someone who made her angry.

“… … Lee Cheon-sang.”

It’s already been three days since the military incident broke out.

During those three days, Song Ha forgot about sleep and devoted himself to training. However, rather than improving, he felt like his skills were gradually regressing.

It was natural if it was obvious. I had reached a point where I was not sure if I would improve even if I focused on training, but I couldn’t concentrate because the presence of the two heavenly beings that had overcome the wall in my head would not leave.

A genius of great skill who copied the magic sword and magic armor he learned during battle and made them his own.

If you only look at his skills, he was clearly superior, but when he met Lee Cheon-sang again, he had martial arts skills that were on par with Dong-jun’s, surpassing even Cheol-am’s.

Song Ha couldn’t stand that fact. He had only ever had the experience of catching up with those who started earlier, but this was his first time being overtaken by someone who started later.

Since Yui Sang-ya and Jasodaema were taught separately, I wasn’t that angry even though it was annoying. If I thought of them as being in different realms, I could accept it.

But it wasn’t Lee Cheon-sang.

A look of determination appeared on Song Ha’s face as he clenched his fists.

If Cheol-am had seen it, it would have been an expression that would have made even Gra, who had a heart as strong as a rock, sigh deeply.

* * *

Lee Cheon-sang, who was helping Baekgol Shinma with his work at his residence, was only able to come out after midnight.

There was not a single waver in his gait as he walked towards Jamiru. If someone were to see him, they would think he was a wooden doll walking without any human qualities.

How long did it take to walk like that?

The fastest way from the Baekgolshinma’s abode to Jamiru was through the forest. Naturally, Lee Cheon-sang took that path, and thanks to that, he was able to meet an unexpected person.

“Is this your first time seeing something this private?”

Lee Cheon-sang’s eyes deepened.

“you are?”

The young man smiled and folded his fan.

“His name is Dongjun.”

“… … .”

“Just as you learned under Elder Baekgolshinma, I learned under Elder Yinyashinma.”

Lee Cheon-sang tilted his head.

“What do you want to say?”

“… … As expected, your personality is just as I’ve heard.”

Dongjun pointed to the hill in the distance with his chin.

“Let’s talk for a moment. Let’s go together.”