The Ruler Of Darkness - Chapter 556



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Episode 556

Part 5 Late Realization

“… Yeon So-hyeon.”

I couldn’t help but notice.

It was definitely Yeon So-hyeon who arrived there first and was waiting for them.

How did you get here?

Who told you about this place?

I could have asked the same questions, but instead of the meaningless questions that the Bokyang family asked.

The most fundamental question was asked.

“…What do you want?”

Swish.

Dark eyes looked at them.

Eyes like an abyss, a bottomless pit.

No emotion could be read from those eyes.

“…What do I want?”

Clearly, it was a human voice.

It seemed to shake the skulls of the two families, like the growling of a foreign object reverberating from deep within the earth.

“From the beginning. What is the reason you are hostile to our sixteen families?”

The voice of the head of the household of Bokyangga had regained much more stability.

The one who made them nervous was Amcheonjonja, not Yeonsohyeon.

rather.

After witnessing the abnormal being called Amcheonjonja with my own eyes, the fear I felt from the transcendent wisdom of the human called Yeonsohyun faded.

“It’s not too late, Yeon So-hyeon. Let’s stop this pointless fight and make a deal where we can both benefit-.”

Hahaha…!

The laughter that burst from Yeon So-hyeon’s mouth cut off his words.

“… … .”

“… … .”

The head of the Akga family, who had made eye contact with the head of the Bokyang family, had already started to distance himself a little and was moving back to Yeonseonhyeon’s side.

“You don’t want to talk, do you?”

The head of the household, Bokyangga, who had confirmed the location of the head of the household, quietly approached the table near the entrance as if looking for a car and continued speaking.

“The Sixteen Houses of the Imperial Capital. That’s what we’re called. But, have you ever thought about why there are sixteen houses?”

Yeon So-hyeon snickered.

“I guess that means there are sixteen families full of greed and desire that deserve to go to hell.”

“… … .”

The head of the evil family wiggled his eyebrows as if he was displeased with the answer.

However, he did not move or react recklessly.

The inaction of the character Yeon So-hyeon.

Even if only half of the rumors were true, it was absolutely not something that could be taken lightly.

“Of course, that’s a reason too.”

As he got closer to the entrance, the head of the household of Bokyangga became more relaxed.

He said with a slight smile, putting tea leaves into the teapot.

“But there is a bigger reason.”

Uruk.

Clean water was poured into the teapot containing tea leaves.

It was water specially prepared by servants for the tea the masters would drink.

“As the wind blows through a tree with many branches, even a great family that commands the world will eventually find its position shaken and endangered. However… .”

He put down the water jug, shrugged his shoulders, and spoke to Yeon So-hyeon.

“If sixteen families are united, even if one or two of them are shaken, it has no effect on the power of the whole.”

Nod.

“… … .”

The head of the evil family, who had completely moved to Yeon-seon-hyeon’s square, nodded to indicate that he was ready.

“You still don’t get it?”

The head of the household who confirmed it tried to calm his voice as much as possible.

“Whatever happens here, there are still fourteen clans left. And while you fight them, new clans will emerge to take our place.”

The head of the Bokyang family smiled wryly.

“That’s right. The sixteen families of the Zodiac have been maintained, and will continue to be so.”

He raised his head and looked at Yeon So-hyeon and asked.

“Do you still think that being hostile to us is the best option?”

Yeon So-hyeon’s answer was immediate.

“I am-.”

But, at that moment.

“Ugh…!”

The evil lord took a powerful step.

Kuung-!

It was a shock.

“… … .”

Yeon So-hyeon’s gaze instinctively turned towards that direction, but the evil lord simply stood there and stepped forward vigorously.

After that, there was no sign of any movement.

And the tiny gap created that way was enough.

Ggggggggggggggggggg…!

As the head of the household pulled the doorknob with all his might, placing the water jug ​​and teapot in the right place, the door that had been tightly sealed opened in an instant.

It was an emergency opening procedure utilizing the organ device.

Cunning, and cunning again.

In the last number, the ones who prepared for the next number were the heads of the sixteen families.

“Emergency-!”

There was no need for the head of the household to shout the word emergency twice.

The moment he put the jug and teapot in the right place, already.

“Charge in! Charge in!”

Outside, people were swarming around and waiting.

Even the one who rushed in first was a ronin from Kaifeng who was staying as a guest.

“Huh…!”

It didn’t take him a moment to decide on his goal.

If there is a third person in a place where two people are staying, what else could he be but an intruder?

“Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, I’m gonna uhhh nooooooooooooooooo!”

The voice of the head of the Bokyang family shouting something long and drawn out reached the ears of the Ronin Gosu.

This phenomenon occurred because he moved at extreme acceleration.

Musimryu (mindless flow).

Dangerous steps.

The Ronin master passed by the head of the Bokyang family and began to pull out the hilt of his sword that he had been holding.

Kakakakak-!

That moment of peak excitement, when even the sparks flying from the blade seemed to move slowly as it rubbed against the scabbard.

“… … ?!”

The Ronin master couldn’t understand.

‘how…?’

how.

Why did that icy white hand suddenly appear before his eyes?

“profit-?!”

In a situation where even he felt slow, he tried his best.

Kaka kaka-!

His sword, which he had infused with energy to the limit, was still in the process of being taken out of its scabbard.

But at that moment, everything flows slowly as if it had stopped.

How can that white hand reach my chest so quickly?

“Eeeeek-?!”

Ka, ka, kak-!

The crossroads of life and death.

Beyond the existing boundaries, completely.

Even though time seemed to be segmented and broken.

‘Oh, I’m late-.’

* * *

“Kill that guy right now-?!”

Phew! Phew!

The head of the Bokyang family lost sight of Yeon So-hyeon, whom he had been pointing at with his hand.

And before he could realize that he had lost sight of Yeon-seon-hyeon, there was a sound of leather tearing.

Warm blood splashed all over his body.

“eww?!”

When he turned around, he could see Yeon Soo-hyun standing next to him, pulling his hand out of the Ronin Go Soo’s chest.

“… … ?!”

What Yeon So-hyeon, now covered in blood, held in his hand was the throbbing heart of a ronin master.

What was splattered all over his body was the blood of the Ronin master that had spurted out as his heart was removed.

Phew, phew!

And after that.

The head of the Bokyang family, who had no internal energy, could not even recognize it.

The torsos of the masters and warriors who followed in were split open and their limbs were scattered.

Flesh and blood splattered everywhere, and pieces of torn intestines were scattered.

Knock, knock.

“… … !”

After that hellish moment, as the drops of blood fell from the ceiling, the Bokyang family realized.

In an instant, all the unmanned personnel waiting outside the door were slaughtered.

“… … .”

Blood and flesh dripped down from the ceiling and stuck to his face, but he couldn’t even breathe properly.

I couldn’t even roll my eyes properly.

“Why is that?”

Right next to him.

The monster that had instantly cut down a group of unmanned soldiers, including the master, was whispering in his ear.

“Just a little while ago. Weren’t you guys bragging and showing off?”

“… … .”

In a limited field of vision where you can’t even roll your eyes, in a situation where you can’t even move.

The head of the Bokyang family felt as if all his senses had become dulled.

“Did your lips suddenly get stuck together? Or did your throat get blocked?”

Buzz buzz buzz buzz.

“… … .”

My face was shaking uncontrollably because of the bitter cold that had engulfed me.

“Where did the confidence that allowed you to portray the Sixteen Clans as immortal beings that would not die even if you killed them go?”

furthermore.

A terrible smell of sulfur wafted through his sense of smell, which was already numb from the smell of blood and entrails.

“Where did that easygoing attitude you showed me until just now go?”

The Bokyang family cannot even roll their eyes, only through their limited field of vision.

I noticed something.

What looked like a mask that Yeon So-hyeon had been holding was no longer in Yeon So-hyeon’s hand.

‘ah.’

And he.

Suddenly, I realized.

“Or maybe. Are you just realizing it now?”

White mask.

A being that appeared in the Min family.

That which they thought might be chasing them.

“Why of all things? I wondered why the Dark Heavenly Lord appeared at the time when the Emperor and that bastard Yeon Sohyeon were visiting….”

The words that the evil master had said and the current situation were intertwined, and the conclusion was reached through intuition that went beyond logic.

“All of you…!”

My breathing became rapid.

“Was he the Dark Heavenly Lord…?!”

Yeon So-hyeon and Amcheon-jonja answered.

“Yes.”

“… … !”

first.

In their minds, the Dark Heavenly Lord was a superstition that did not exist.

As the Min family confirmed its existence, the Amcheonjonja was something out of the ordinary and anomalous.

That’s why.

I never thought that the person named Yeon So-hyeon and the monster named Amcheonjonja were the same person.

But now,

He realized that he resembled the Dark Heavenly Lord and the sometimes human-like figure Yeon So-hyeon to an uncanny degree.

It was a belated realization.

Even if I knew that now, what difference would it make?

“… … .”

Clink, clink.

Open your mouth and close it.

I couldn’t decide what to do or what to say, so I just trembled.

“Okay, then.”

Drrrrrr.

The Dark Heavenly King brought a chair and sat down in front of him.

The ghostly fire and sharp teeth that flashed through his hardened vision brought his fear to its limit.

“Speak.”

“Wh, what…?”

When he asked the question to the one who had neither a head nor a tail, the Venerable Amcheon immediately answered.

“entire.”

The Dark Heavenly King snapped his fingers.

“Confess all your sins.”

And after you confess all your sins.

The Dark Heavenly King will surely eat him.

But, he felt rather relieved.

“… Ma, I’ll tell you! I’ll tell you everything…!”

The things he has done so far cannot be concluded with just a few words.

The speech will inevitably be long.

Then, of course, inevitably-.

“Oh, and.”

The Dark Heavenly Lord spoke to him as if a thought had just occurred to him.

“Don’t expect the runaway head of the Akga clan to send troops to rescue you.”

A little while ago.

Taking advantage of the gap in time when the civilians were being slaughtered, the evil family leader escaped alone through a secret escape route that had been hidden.

It was the cunning of the head of the sixteen families.

“Oh, why doesn’t he send troops?”

“You are incredibly stupid.”

At his question, the Dark Heavenly Lord laughed.

“I thought you had figured it out. It seems you only knew one thing and didn’t know the other two.”

“… … ?”

The ‘one’ he’s talking about would be the fact that Yeon So-hyeon was the Amcheonjonja.

Next, what does ‘two’ mean?

“What is that-?”

He unconsciously raised his hand to wipe the sweat and blood flowing down his face, but for some reason.

I couldn’t wipe it off.

“uh?”

It’s not that sweat and blood don’t wipe away.

“Uh, uh… ?!”

He had no arms to wipe away the sweat and blood.

“Uh, uh uh uh… ?!”

That wasn’t all.

He had no feet, no legs, and no torso.

All that was left of him was his head.

Himself.

It wasn’t that I couldn’t move my gaze or head elsewhere until now.

Because it was placed on the table with only the head remaining, it was impossible to turn the head even if it wanted to.

Even though I wanted to move, I couldn’t because only my head remained.

“I finally realized it now.”

The monster’s soft laughter echoed like thunder in his ears.

“You have already died. Eaten by me.”

“Ugh, ugh…!”

That’s right.

While the unmanned people who had barged in from outside were being slaughtered.

He himself was already dead, having been eaten by the Dark Heavenly Lord.

“Euaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah…!”

A terrible scream burst out from the mouth of the headless head of the headless family.