The Ruler Of Darkness - Chapter 554



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Episode 554

Part 3: The Ghost’s Cry

Gyaaaaaaah!

Euaaaahhhhh…!

Shrieks as if tearing apart could be heard.

“… … ?!”

As some guards reflexively turned around, their commander’s shout reached their ears.

“Don’t try to check the situation…!”

If the guards had been a little more calm, they would have noticed that their commander’s voice was also trembling.

but.

At this moment, no one in the Min family was able to maintain their composure.

The commander continued to shout.

“Remember the Grand Master’s orders…!”

When the commander mentioned Yeon So-hyeon, the guardsmen’s anxiety temporarily subsided.

“We don’t need to worry about the Min family…! It is our sole duty, the Second Guards Brigade, to protect His Majesty the Emperor’s safety…!”

They raised their shields higher and strengthened their defense.

Kkaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

But neither their pride nor their sense of mission could free them from the fear of the ghostly howls heard overhead.

* * *

‘That’s…!’

The young emperor, who had moved to the upper window, could not take his eyes off the sight he was seeing.

‘That is the Dark Heavenly Lord…!’

Instinctive fear took control of my body, and if I lost my mind even for a little bit, the desire to run away immediately rose up in my throat.

“I am-!”

Crunch…!

And the fear is.

It reached its climax when Empress Min had her upper body eaten, leaving behind only a single scream.

Puhwahahahahaha!

A massive amount of blood spurted out, beyond common sense, and the Emperor stopped.

I felt nauseous.

“Uuuuk…!”

It was a terrible sight.

No matter how many sins she committed and how much of a wicked woman she was, no matter how much she tormented herself.

This was because instinctive rejection and fear filled his mind.

“… Ugh!”

But, nevertheless.

“Phew…, phew….”

The emperor was forcing himself to control his breathing, but he could not move away from the window where he was standing.

He couldn’t take his eyes off the sight.

“Raise your shield higher…!”

It wasn’t because of the forced shouts of the guards coming from below.

It wasn’t even to show them his majesty as an emperor.

that.

It was a longing for primal violence.

‘iced coffee…!’

A group of what appeared to be assassins approached the Dark Heavenly Lord at a speed that was too fast for the young emperor to see.

They are assassins from the sixteen families who are after the life of the Min family head.

“Kill that bastard…!”

“This freaking bastard…!”

Their martial arts were exquisite.

The method was cunning.

Even if they are the guards protecting the Emperor, how long can they protect the Emperor from their attacks?

But, all of that.

“That’s funny.”

In front of the Dark Heavenly Lord.

It was just funny.

Fuhuahahak…!

The emperor only after the white hand of the Dark Heavenly Lord stopped.

“… … !”

I could see the assassin’s heart in his hand.

What a disgusting school!

Only after blood gushed out from the two men’s necks did they realize that their throats had been cut by the fingers of the Dark Heavenly Lord.

Phew, phwpfwp…!

Only after those who had been descending into the air burst and their flesh and internal organs were scattered along with blood.

“Is this all?”

In front of the Dark Heavenly Lord.

I could realize that nothing was standing alive anymore.

“You betrayed the Central Kingdom that raised you, and even betrayed the royal family that you should have been loyal to.”

The laughing voice of the Dark Heavenly Lord.

The sounds of ghosts sobbing, laughing, and chattering were mixed together.

“Is this all there is to it?”

“… … !”

The emperor shuddered at the sound of the Dark Heavenly Lord rebuking them.

‘Yes, this is it…!’

The reason he didn’t fall from the window.

The reason I couldn’t take my eyes off that sight.

“You were blinded by greed for power and money, and you sold all your pride and sense of mission. Is this all you have?”

Don’t hide behind your luggage.

Not even protected.

We do not need or borrow the hands of others to punish sinners.

There was no need to persuade difficult ministers, nor was there any need to worry about opposition from vested interest groups.

just.

Directly with a force that no one can stop.

Punish the sinners.

‘That’s…!’

The emperor thought.

That is the true appearance of the Supreme Being.

That’s exactly what it looks like.

The powerless and helpless me was the image I dreamed of every night, my ideal.

“… … .”

So he.

Beyond instinctive disgust and rejection, fear and dread.

‘I am….’

I couldn’t take my eyes off that sight.

‘I can’t be like that…!’

The emperor has already arrived.

I wanted to shout this with a heart heated with passion.

‘That Dark Heavenly Lord is none other than me! He is the Grand Master of this Central Kingdom!’

* * *

Gurrrrung…!

‘under…!’

A hollow laugh suddenly escaped the commander of the polar night.

‘It was a bright sunny day like late summer just now.’

Gurrrrung…!

The sky now was covered with dark clouds, thunder was rumbled, and lightning was striking.

‘crazy….’

He gritted his teeth.

‘Where did that monster suddenly come from…!’

“Captain…!”

Next to him, a subordinate shouted in his ear as if he was cursing.

Otherwise, you wouldn’t have heard it because of the thunder.

“The operation has already failed…!”

I know that because I saw it.

The subordinates who had been after the Min family had already fallen dead a long time ago.

There was no time to do anything.

“The whereabouts of the Min family head are unknown…!”

As the Min clan members fled, causing great chaos, the head of the clan, Min In-ik, was nowhere to be found.

“Chief! Right now…!”

And now.

Next to him, his subordinates were shouting loudly.

“Give instructions immediately…!”

instruction?

‘Instructions in this situation?’

The commander laughed inwardly at those words.

“Hehehe… .”

No it wasn’t.

A laugh escaped my lips without me realizing it.

‘This fucking crazy place.’

In this strange space outside of the realm of common sense, even those who had climbed over the wall were unable to properly control their bodies.

I can’t believe it.

It was a series of incomprehensible situations.

‘Why on earth is the Dark Heavenly Lord here all of a sudden? Why? Was the Dark Heavenly Lord a real being in the first place?’

In real time, his upper dantian was being eroded by demonic energy, and his mind became confused.

“But, captain?”

As his remaining subordinates looked on in bewilderment at his strange behavior, he said:

“If you want to run away, run away.”

“…that?!”

At first, voices of opposition came out of the subordinates’ mouths reflexively.

That too was only for a very, very short time.

“… … .”

“… … .”

They didn’t even pretend to worry.

“…I hope we meet again alive.”

“…Please, good luck in battle.”

Ta-tat!

The remaining men were torn apart in an instant and scattered with all their might.

There was no one who wanted to stay and fight together.

No one even looked back once, worried about the commander.

“Hehehe… .”

It was vain.

No, that was a given.

‘We were the ones who betrayed His Majesty the Emperor and chose to follow the Sixteen Clans… .’

Loyalty, loyalty, isn’t it obvious that things like that can no longer remain in this day and age?

Thump, thump…!

The raindrops falling from the sky quickly became heavier.

And soon it became a downpour.

Swaaaaaaahhhhh…!

He raised his head and muttered as the heavy raindrops pouring down from the dark sky hit him all over.

“Is this a punishment from heaven…?”

And surprisingly.

An answer I had not expected at all came from the front.

“no.”

“… … .”

As the commander of the polar night slowly lowered his head, there was a lie there.

There was a ghost wearing a pure white mask.

“Heaven and earth are not benevolent. Heaven and earth are not kind and do not care for the weak.”

The Venerable One of Dark Heaven.

He carelessly threw the things he was holding towards the commander of the polar night.

Degurrrrr.

“… … .”

They were the heads of the men who had escaped.

But the commander of the polar night was not surprised.

This was because they vaguely and intuitively knew that the same result would await them whether they ran away or not.

“…we are.”

The commander of the polar night, who was looking down at the heads of his subordinates, suddenly opened his mouth.

“We also did not want to betray His Majesty the Emperor. All of the members of the Far Night received loyalty training that was close to brainwashing, and we devoted everything to our mission.”

Gurrrrrrung…!

The sound of thunder rumbled softly, and his words continued.

“It was an impossible mission. But we carried out the mission with loyalty alone. We made all the sacrifices.”

For each mission.

Countless comrades and colleagues died.

“But do you know that?”

He said with a hearty laugh.

“We have always believed that the mission was of great significance and was intended to benefit the Central Powers.”

“I don’t think so.”

The voice of the Dark Heavenly Lord accepted his words.

“At that time, the highest powers of the imperial capital, including the Sixteen Clans, had to eliminate the armed groups that were steadfastly loyal to the young emperor.”

“… … .”

That’s right.

The impossible missions they were given were truly impossible missions.

There is no lofty goal, not even the Emperor’s directive.

Just a suicide mission to kill and eliminate those who would become the young emperor’s power.

“… In order to protect us, in order to survive, I had no choice but to choose to be loyal to the Sixteen Clans.”

He laughed bitterly.

My mouth was so bitter.

“I knew it too. There were sixteen families among those who tried to kill us. But there was nothing I could do… .”

After he uttered those words, he expected to be scolded harshly by the Dark Heavenly Lord.

but.

“… … .”

Unexpectedly.

The Dark Heavenly Lord did not respond to his words.

“… I know that too.”

He looked at the mask with ghostly fire fluttering around and laughed self-deprecatingly.

“These words are all just excuses. In reality, since we pledged our loyalty to the Sixteen Clans, we have benefited greatly from killing innocent people on their orders. However… .”

He lowered his head.

“Heh, heh heh heh… .”

In the commander’s laughter, all the emotions that had been building up deep inside him were entangled and leaking out.

Laughter soon turned into tears.

“Ten years.”

dump.

He fell to his knees, bowed his head, and sobbed.

“Why didn’t you come ten years earlier?”

Swaaaaaaahh …

There was no answer in return.

“… … ?”

When the commander raised his head.

All that was there were the heads of the men and a sword that appeared to belong to one of them.

“… … .”

As he was blankly staring at the sight, a rumor suddenly came to mind.

‘The great sinners who are eaten by the Dark Heavenly Lord will suffer forever and wander in hell.’

However, the Dark Heavenly Lord.

Empress Min ate it, but no one in the Far North ate it.

Did he know their circumstances?

‘ah….’

The commander of the polar night took up the sword of his subordinate that the Dark Heavenly Lord had left behind.

“… … .”

And I closed my eyes.

Phew-!

He stabbed himself in the chest in one breath and fell to the side.

It was suicide.

“The Dark Heavenly Lord…”

With his head on the floor.

He uttered his last words with his last breath, in a foaming noise.

“Thank you for coming even now… .”

* * *

‘Why didn’t you come ten years earlier?’

The Amcheon Lord walked slowly through the Min family home and whistled.

At first glance.

It sounded like a flute, and seemed to commemorate and appease the souls of those who died unjustly.

Ten years.

If only he hadn’t taken refuge.

Could all this have been prevented?

“… … .”

no.

He already knew the answer.

The world is inherently unreasonable, and even if he had not taken refuge, he could not have saved all of them.

just.

What you can do is-.

“No matter how deep or far you hide, do you think you can hide that foul stench?”

Just punishing the sinners.

So, what’s next?

“Try to struggle as much as you can.”

They were the heads of the Bokyang family and the Ak family.