Disciple of the Celestial Demon - Chapter 212



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Episode 212. Who is the enemy? (1)

Cheon Myeong-Myeong was running through the grass at a fast pace.

‘It seems like there aren’t just a few candidates.’

Just as Nam Su-min had just tried to kill himself, there might have been some of Madochun’s collaborators among the other judges.

Their goal would be to nominate a candidate that the Madou Heaven follows as the new leader of the cult.

If that’s the case, then it meant that all other candidates except that one could become targets of the Madoka.

‘Who is it?’

The candidate that Madochun was following. It was clear that he was among the 21 people.

Of course, there was a possibility that Cheon Aeng-hwa was the candidate that Ma Do-cheon was following, but considering that she had proposed an alliance to him, the possibility was quite low.

“…….”

Due to the intervention of the Madoka, the competition can no longer proceed normally.

Is Nakcheonmun, the chairman of the State Council, aware of this situation?

Judging from the fact that no action has been taken yet, it seems that the Madochon side has also taken measures to prevent the internal situation from being spread to the outside.

‘But I’m sure you’ll realize something is strange someday.’

Until then, it seemed like I had to avoid the male and female of the Madou Heaven and protect myself.

Now, isn’t it virtually meaningless to collect a thousand red flags?

Rather than gathering enemy fire right now, I thought it was a priority to quickly join up with the two and get a grasp of the overall situation.

‘… It’s wide.’

Even when I saw it from afar, I could feel that Hyeol-eum Mountain was quite large, with several peaks connected to each other.

Joining two people in a place like this would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

If they missed each other, there was a chance they wouldn’t see each other for three days.

“……!”

At that moment, Cheon Myeong-myeong suddenly stopped moving.

A tree visible ahead. A presence felt behind it.

Cheon Myeong-myeong grabbed his sword and looked at the place where he felt a presence.

‘…the enemy?’

Until now, the fact has been questioned.

It would be nice if Cheon Yu-su or Cheon Aeng-hwa appeared there, but in reality, the chances of that happening were very slim.

Cheon Myeong-myeong did not let his guard down, thinking that the being behind the tree was an enemy.

“Come out. I know you’re there.”

Cheon Myeong-Myeong warned him as he delicately drew his sword from its scabbard.

If the opponent did not reveal himself until the very end, he was about to draw his sword, but fortunately, he showed himself before he could draw his sword.

At that moment, Cheon Myeong-myeong’s eyes slightly widened.

As soon as he confirmed the identity of his opponent, Cheon Myeong-myeong’s eyes seemed to reveal a complex state of mind.

‘I never thought I’d run into that guy.’

Cheon Hae-gyeong. That was the person who appeared from behind the tree.

In this Magic Blood War, the person that Cheon Myeong-myeong thought was the strongest opponent was Cheon Hae-gyeong.

If the competition had proceeded normally, he would have thought of challenging Cheon Hae-gyeong here, but given the circumstances, Cheon Myeong-myeong wanted to avoid fighting if possible.

‘Cheon Hae-gyeong might be the candidate that Ma Do-cheon is following.’

That possibility could not be ignored.

Rather, if you think about the possibility, Cheon Hae-gyeong would be the closest.

So, does that mean he has to kill the guy right here and now? Cheon Myeong-myeong still seemed undecided, holding his sword without fully drawing it.

“It was you after all.”

“…….”

“thank god.”

At those words, Cheon Myeong-myeong tilted his head inwardly.

While I was wondering what on earth was fortunate about, Cheon Hae-gyeong opened her mouth with a smile.

“Now is not the time for candidates to fight each other.”

“……?”

“I don’t know why, but the examiner attacked me. Fortunately, I was able to sense the killing intent and deal with it… but I feel like something is going strangely wrong.”

“Were you attacked too?”

At that question, Cheon Hae-gyeong also looked at Cheon Myeong-myeong with a different look in her eyes.

“As expected……. It seems I wasn’t the only one who was attacked.”

“…….”

“Cheon Myeong Myeong, was there an assassination attempt on you too?”

“Yeah, the examiner who guided me to the starting point tried to kill me.”

After hearing that answer, Cheon Hae-gyeong remained silent for a moment, lost in thought.

As if he realized something, he looked at Cheon Myeong-myeong again with a slightly changed expression.

“It seems like there is another purpose behind the Demon Blood War.”

“For any other purpose?”

“Yeah. Who do you think is the mastermind behind this situation?”

“…….”

The candidate that Ma Do-cheon is following. Cheon Myeong-myeong believes that one of the 21 people is the mastermind behind this incident.

If Cheon Hae-gyeong was also threatened with assassination, does that mean he is also a victim?

No, it was still too early to be sure, as there was a possibility that what he said was false.

As Cheon Myeong-Myeong remained silent, a person’s name leaked out from Cheon Hae-Gyeong’s mouth.

“A thousand days.”

“……?”

“I think that guy is the mastermind behind this.”

It was a completely unexpected person.

In the first place, Cheon Il-myeong had already passed and would not have participated in the Demonic Crusade.

But to mention Cheon Il-myeong’s name as if he were so sure… … . It was an incomprehensible guess, but Cheon Myeong-myeong did not think that Cheon Hae-gyeong would say something like that without any basis.

“What is the basis?”

“Have you forgotten what that guy said?”

“……?”

“I’ll kill them all. Cheon Il-myeong said that openly in front of all the candidates.”

Cheon Il-myeong already had a thousand red dragons, so he was the first to pass.

However, even though I passed, I still wanted to participate in the Demonic Crusade, and the reason was exactly what Cheon Hae-gyeong had just said.

“Cheon Il Myeong wanted to end everything in this Demonic Crusade. He wanted to kill all the candidates and become the leader himself.”

“…But Cheon Il-myeong was unable to participate in the Demon Blood War.

“Because that’s why.”

“…….”

“Since I was unable to participate in the Demonic Crusade, I personally extended my hand to the Council.”

Even though the Wei Zheng Council was formed to ensure fair competition, Cheon Myeong-myeong also knew that the influence of the Ma Do Baek Ga was influencing it.

Among them, wouldn’t the most influential family be the Chocheon family?

With the power of the Chocheonga, it seemed quite possible to move the judges from behind as I said.

“No matter what, this kind of rain……. If it gets out that they were trying to manipulate the competition from behind the scenes, they won’t be able to just let it go, right?”

“I don’t care if I get caught.”

“……?”

“The leader will be fooled too.”

“What is that…….”

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“Have you forgotten? What family the leader comes from.”

The moment he heard those words, Cheon Myeong-myeong remained silent as if he was speechless.

“Of course, the leader would also want Cheon Il-myeong to become the sub-leader. They are from the same family.”

“…….”

“But I can’t openly push Cheon Il Myeong because I have to watch out for the mood of the Madobaekga. That’s why I used this kind of trick.”

That is to say, all the competition up to now has been false.

To deceive the eyes of the Magical Baekga and hand over the position of the small sect leader to Cheon Il-myeong… … Thinking about it that way, it made sense why the Magical Blood War was suddenly held.

Besides, weren’t there only one person in a thousand who passed?

If the goal of setting the standard for passing the exam at 1,000 red flags was to have one person pass the exam, then it all came down to a coincidence.

“They were trying to kill us all here from the beginning. If there were no more candidates left to compete, then naturally the one who was left would become the leader.”

“…….”

“Cheon Myeong Myeong, what do you think?”

Cheon Myeong-myeong did not answer that question right away.

After a moment of silence, Cheon Myeong-myeong opened his mouth in a low voice.

“…That makes sense.”

“That means there is no reason for us to fight here.”

“…….”

“If you agree with me, I would like you to let go of my hand.”

As he said that, Cheon Hae-gyeong glanced at Cheon Myeong-myeong’s right hand.

The right hand still points towards the sword so that it can be pulled out at any time.

Cheon Myeong-myeong remained still for a moment, then slowly took his hand off the sword.

“thanks.”

Looking at that sight, a smile appeared on Cheon Hae-kyung’s face again.

At the same time, he tried to get closer to Cheon Myeong-myeong, but Cheon Myeong-myeong spoke to him in a sharp voice as if telling him not to come any closer.

“Stop. I didn’t tell you to come closer.”

“…I guess I was a bit early in the order.”

“…….”

“Then let me make a formal proposal. Cheon Myeong-Myeong, join hands with me.”

Cheon Hae-gyeong said this while standing still again.

Although he was showing both hands as if he had no intention of attacking, Cheon Myeong-myeong’s eyes still showed a sense of caution.

“Do you mean to form an alliance?”

“Yes. It’s a temporary alliance until we get out of here.”

Even now, judges were walking around all over the forest.

I don’t know how many of them were male and female, but there was no doubt that there were a considerable number.

It would be quite dangerous to leave such a place alone.

Cheon Hae-kyung thought that now was the time for the candidates to join forces.

“I also acknowledge your skills.”

“…….”

“If I join hands with you, I will be able to withstand no matter how many assassins attack. So, I mean, let’s hold hands until we escape the Bloody Mountains for each other.”

Cheon Myeong-myeong also had the same thought.

If you join hands with Cheon Hae-gyeong, wouldn’t you be able to protect yourself from most enemy attacks?

Cheon Myeong-myeong also acknowledged Cheon Hae-gyeong’s skills, as he had absorbed his own spiral sword into his own sword technique on the spot.

“I believe that it was heaven’s will that we met here.”

“…….”

“Let’s take a brief truce and join forces until we can escape the 1,000-day cycle…….”

“I refuse.”

Cheon Myeong-myeong answered right away as if he had no intention of worrying about it.

As if the answer was unexpected, Cheon Hae-gyeong continued speaking as if he couldn’t understand.

“…Why are you refusing?”

“I already have an alliance.”

“……?”

“I don’t plan on leaving here until I join those guys.”

“alliance…….”

At that moment, Cheon Hae-gyeong recalled the faces he had seen at the training ground.

“Anghwa and Yusu, are you talking about those two people?”

“okay.”

“I’m sorry to say this, but both of you may already be dead.”

“I’m not sure. You and I survived like this.”

“…I see.”

There was no certainty that Cheon Yu-su and Cheon Aeng-hwa were dead.

No, there’s no way two people would die easily.

He will be wandering around the forest, just like you, trying to join.

Cheon Myeong-myeong thought that was the answer and tried to leave to go find the two people again.

“for a moment.”

At that moment, a voice caught Cheon Myeong-myeong.

At Cheon Hae-gyeong’s call, Cheon Myeong-myeong stopped walking again.

“Let me correct my words.”

“…….”

“Please add me to that alliance.”

At those words, Cheon Myeong-myeong looked at Cheon Hae-gyeong as if he was puzzled.

“Didn’t you say you have no intention of leaving here right now?”

“After you find those two, you’re planning on leaving, right?”

“…….”

“Okay then. I’ll escape from here after that too.”

Are you really going to wait until then to get out of the mountain?

Cheon Hae-gyeong’s level of skill should have been enough to prepare for an enemy attack on his own, so Cheon Myeong-myeong couldn’t understand why he was so insistent on an alliance with him.

“You look like you don’t understand.”

“…….”

“I like certain things. So I decided that it would be safer to go with you than to go through the mountains alone to avoid an unknown enemy.”

“…You rate me quite highly.”

“Because I have personally fought with a sword.”

As Cheon Hae-kyung spoke, a smile appeared again on his lips.

Cheon Myeong-myeong stares at the sight without saying a word.

As I said, Hyul-eum-san was now like a fog where you couldn’t see even an inch ahead.

In a situation where the enemy’s capital and identity were unknown, having even one ally might have been more advantageous in terms of military power.

After a moment of thought, Cheon Myeong-myeong spoke in a low voice.

“…good night.”

“…….”

“I will accept the alliance if you will first comply with my conditions.”

“It’s decided.”

An unexpected alliance.

Whether boarding a ship like Cheon Hae-gyeong would lead to a smooth voyage or a choice that would lead to a shipwreck… … . That was still unknown.

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