The Ruler Of Darkness - Chapter 565



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Episode 565

Chapter 14: Fear

Knock, knock.

“… … .”

Even the most extravagant interior seemed colorless, and for some reason the shadows felt too dark.

The interior was designed to be gently illuminated by the sunlight reflecting off the garden.

The bright sunlight illuminating the garden seemed very distant.

Knock, knock.

“… … !”

Gongsun Taerang was startled.

The dripping sound that had been heard since earlier was the sound of beads of sweat dripping down from him and hitting the marble floor.

How much cold sweat I shed.

I felt a chill all over my body.

Gulp.

“… … .”

Gongsun Taerang swallowed dry saliva and looked up at the person opposite him.

That is, I looked at the person sitting at the top.

“… … .”

He was deeply buried in a soft imported chair, his eyes looking somewhat bored.

Yeon So-hyeon’s face, which felt as pale as a corpse, felt colder than Gong Son-tae’s own face, which was covered in powder.

And to a terrible degree.

It went well with the shadows that covered the interior.

‘…no.’

Inwardly he shook his head.

It wasn’t that Yeon So-hyeon blended well with the shadow, but Yeon So-hyeon felt like the shadow itself that covered the interior of this mansion.

And Gongsun Taerang soon realized.

He was running away from the answer he had just heard from Yeon So-hyeon.

“…Why.”

His own voice, flowing out so shrilly, sounded unfamiliar to his ears.

“Why did you tell me that?”

Kick.

Amcheonjonja (Dark Heaven Venerable), no.

Yeon So-hyeon didn’t laugh out loud, but Gongsun Tae-rang seemed to be able to hear his laughter.

Gongsun Taerang suppressed his impatience and asked again.

“I am….”

My throat was so sore from the deep sleep that it felt like it was going to burst, so I quickly drank the cold tea that was on the table.

Knock knock knock.

There was a hint of slurry in the tea I drank in a hurry.

But he asked again, not even waiting for the cough to stop.

“I am going to die now…?”

Knock knock knock.

Gongson Taerang’s cough echoed throughout the spacious reception room.

But, no matter how large that splendid reception room was, Gongson Taerang’s coughing sound disappeared without even an echo.

“perhaps?”

Yeon So-hyeon’s answer was vague, as if mocking and ridiculing him for being helpless even with a cough.

“Maybe so.”

My heart sank with a thud.

Gongsun Taerang quickly shook his head.

“No, no, no. That won’t happen.”

Sweat dripped down his heavily wet head.

“If you were going to kill me, you would have done it a long time ago. You would have done it last night. There must have been a reason why you came here in the middle of the day, right?”

Yeon So-hyeon looked at herself and smiled softly.

“Don’t you think that you overate last night and are feeling hungry again when you come here?”

“… … !”

Yeon So-hyeon’s laughter was creepy, and his words were even more horrifying.

“It is said that the head of the head of the head of the Bokyang family among the sixteen families was found in one of the safe houses. However… ”

The report I heard this morning came vividly to my mind.

“The strange thing is, the cross-section is so messy that the coroner said, it looks like the body was chewed alive by a huge beast.”

If you just keep your mouth shut here, really.

I didn’t know I might get eaten.

“No, no.”

Gongson Taerang quickly waved his hand backwards while sitting on his chair.

“Grand Duke, no. Grand Master.”

He even went so far as to mention Yeon So-hyeon’s temporary title to elevate his reputation.

Is it because he wants to look good, or is it because he wants to make Yeon So-hyun aware of his appearance and role as a human being?

I couldn’t figure it out myself.

“You can tell just by looking at the fact that the Grand Master has kept those old demons alive and in control.”

Before I knew it, my speech had changed.

It was polite speech.

“Your Majesty. If the other person is someone who can be of great help to you, wouldn’t you be giving them the opportunity to help you?”

Gongson Taerang’s knees were already close to the floor.

dump.

He knelt on the floor and spread out both palms.

“Look. This Gongsun Taerang. He is someone who can be of great help to you, Grand Master.”

He felt so insignificant when he heard his own voice in his ears.

Swish-.

“… … .”

As Yeon So-hyeon slowly got up from her seat without saying anything, Gongson Tae-rang’s voice became louder.

“Wh, what do you want?!”

He spat and shouted in a fit of rage.

“No, if Gongsun Nagang had enough time, he would surely make the Gongsun family his again, but it would be extremely slow…! I can help you…! I can cooperate so that you can use the Gongsun family’s power as Your Majesty wishes right away…!”

thud…!

He leaned back on his knees and felt his back hit the chair.

Since I got down from the chair and got on my knees, it’s only natural that if I lean back, I’ll be blocked by the chair.

But he was now gripped by such deep fear that he could not have predicted it.

“Tae, Taesa…!”

Thud, thud.

Gongson Taerang’s voice grew louder like a scream as he approached Yeon Sohyeon.

“Or, what do you want…?! Let’s have a conversation, a conversation…! Surely, I will have what the Grand Master wants-!”

Flash.

Yeon So-hyeon grabbed Gongson Tae-rang by the collar and lifted him up.

“Ke, kehek… ?!”

“… … .”

Yeon So-hyeon’s eyes, filled with contempt, narrowed.

‘Those bug-like guys… .’

These are the guys who always ruin the country.

Never satisfied with what they have, they squeeze others, rob others, trample on others to get what they want, wield the power they have, and act as if they are stronger than anyone else.

“Tae, Taesa…!”

Actually.

When the last moment comes.

Those who value their own lifeline the most and their own lives the most noble.

That’s right-.

As Yeon So-hyeon’s hand grabbed his collar, Gongson Tae-rang started to struggle.

‘Oh my, these bug-like things… .’

It’s no use resisting with just a little internal energy.

As Yeon Soo-hyun added more strength, the bastard stopped resisting.

“Huh…?!”

Hearing the ominous sound of his own cervical vertebrae starting to misalign, he cannot even bring himself to squirm.

‘Wouldn’t it be better to kill them cleanly? Wouldn’t that be more helpful?’

Yeon So-hyeon thought.

‘Leaving nothing behind, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill-!’

“… … !”

When Yeon So-hyeon let go of his hand, Gongson Tae-rang fell to the floor without even being able to scream.

Gongson Taerang, whose cervical spine was twisted for a moment and whose whole body was temporarily paralyzed, wriggled on the floor like a bug.

“Ke, keke…!”

“… … .”

Yeon So-hyeon, who was watching him, let out a short sigh and kicked him.

Snap!

“… … ?!”

Gongson Taerang’s head, struck by a whip-like foot, hit the chair hard and fell to the floor.

“Keeeek…, kuluck…!”

Did you have a crack in your skull?

Gongsun Taerang felt a pain as if his head, which he was holding with both hands, was going to break.

“… … ?!”

But at the same time.

He was surprised to find that he could move again.

The symptoms of full-body paralysis disappeared as Yeon So-hyeon kicked it with her foot.

Kuk-!

But the surprise was short-lived.

Yeon So-hyeon’s sole was pressing against her Adam’s apple.

“100 million…?!”

Zigsi.

As Yeon So-hyeon began to put weight on the soles of his feet, Gong Son-tae-rang’s body reflexively resisted it.

But of course, this time again it was completely useless.

Whew Whew…!

He felt a weight weighing him down that he could not even dare to resist.

This time, is my breath finally stopping?

When the sky looked yellow.

Yeon So-hyeon’s voice came to his ear.

“The Hwangbo family.”

“… … ?!”

Gongson Taerang’s eyes rolled back.

But fortunately or unfortunately, he couldn’t see Yeon So-hyeon’s face because he was pressed against the sole of his foot.

Yeon So-hyeon’s voice continued.

“The Huangbo family holds hegemony in the Shandong Peninsula, which is particularly close to the imperial capital. The sixteen families must have already secured countless pieces of information about the Huangbo family.”

“Ugh, ugh…!”

Gongson Taerang’s throat was so tight that he couldn’t even answer, but Yeon Sohyeon continued talking as if it didn’t matter.

“Their weaknesses. Their shame they want to hide. Their history they have been hiding. The forces that are dissatisfied with them. Those who hold a grudge against them.”

Yeon So-hyeon’s voice gradually became heavier with an increasing murderous aura.

“What does the Empress of the Hwangbo family like? What does she dislike? Even what she ate last night and what was left over.”

“… … .”

Gongson Taerang held his breath.

I tried my best to remember every single word Yeon So-hyeon said without missing a single word.

‘Hwangbo Se-ga…?’

Is Yeon So-hyeon’s next target Hwang Bo-se-ga?

“From the most important information to the most trivial information that no one cares about, bring me everything. Bring me all the information related to the Hwangbo family.”

As Yeon So-hyeon finished speaking.

Gongson Taerang realized that Yeon Sohyeon’s foot, which had been pressing down on his neck, had been removed.

He cried out while lying face down.

“Go, I’ll get it, Taesa…! If I don’t have it, I’ll find it and bring it…!”

Sigh.

“… … .”

Yeon So-hyeon laughed.

Although Gongson Taerang tried to hide his bitter feelings, Yeon So-hyeon spoke as if she could see into his mind.

“There will be no time to think.”

Yeon So-hyeon pointed to the ornate clock hanging on the living room wall.

“Twelve hours from now.”

As soon as Gongson Taerang quickly raised his head to check the time, Yeon Soo-hyeon’s voice followed.

“Until midnight. If you don’t bring me satisfactory information, your usefulness ends there, Gongsun Taerang.”

“… … !”

Gongson Taerang’s thoughts on using the information that Yeon So-hyeon was after Hwang Bo-se and the opportunity he had to survive to do something.

Before it even started, it was shattered.

“Ha, but…!”

He screamed, his mind going blank.

“Information that would satisfy His Majesty…?! Even if you tell me to bring you such information by midnight, it’s impossible…!”

He had a point.

Not anyone else.

That’s exactly Yeon So-hyeon.

What kind of information would I need to bring to satisfy Yeon So-hyeon, who seems to know countless things that even the Sixteen Clans don’t know?

“then….”

Yeon So-hyeon tilted her head and looked down at him with eyes that showed no emotion whatsoever.

“I guess that means I’m not worth keeping you alive.”

then.

Are you saying that if I bring you the information by midnight, I’ll be spared?

Or, does that mean that the demand continues there?

Yeon So-hyeon did not give Gongsun Tae-rang any definite answer.

All of these demands are unreasonable.

but.

Crack, crack.

There was no time to worry.

‘I have to live…!’

Gongson Taerang stumbled several times and started running out of the living room.

‘I have to survive somehow…!’

That moment.

The only thought that remained in his mind was.

There was only one.

* * *

“Master…!”

As soon as he heard the news that Gongson Taerang had left the main gate, Yeon Sohyeon collapsed to the ground.

“Are you okay…?!”

The one who grabbed Yeon So-hyeon and sat her down on the chair was his chief maid, Jeong-ah.

“I could feel an incredible killing intent outside…! Immediately, a black situation-!”

Black situation.

Procedure for when Yeon So-hyeon is in a situation where he could die due to the Je-am-jin-cheon-gyeong (制暗震天經).

The maidservant Jeong-ah had been preparing for a dark situation in the imperial palace since the time when the Dark Heavenly Lord began to move yesterday.

This was because she had seen the side effects of the ancient demon known as Je-Am-Jin-Cheon-Gyeong many times up close.

but.

“no….”

“Master?!”

Yeon So-hyeon, sitting on the chair, shook her head.

Cold sweat ran down his pale face.

“This is not a problem with the Je-Am-Jin-Cheon-Gyeong.”

“yes…?!”

Jeong-ah’s two eyes shook greatly.

“This is the killing spirit of the Heavenly Killer Star.”

“… Thousand-year-old star?!”

Yeon So-hyeon continued speaking, controlling her breathing and suppressing her tremors.

“Last night. I poured everything into controlling the magic energy of Je-Am-Jin-Cheon-Gyeong, so the fate of Cheon-Sal-Seong was only temporarily out of control.”

“that…?!”

Jeong-ah opened her golden eyes and quickly grabbed his wrist to feel his pulse, but just as he said.

“… … ?!”

The magic energy of the Jeamjincheongyeong confirmed to her was strangely calm.

“What the heck is this…?”

yesterday.

How is it that even after all these things have happened that are so terrifying to this zodiac, the Je-Am-Jin-Cheon-Gyeong doesn’t show any signs of abnormality?

“It’s nothing.”

Yeon So-hyeon smiled faintly even though she was sweating profusely.

“I don’t know exactly what it is yet, but it seems like he’s changed his strategy.”

“… … !”

At those words, Jeong-ah felt a surge of fear as if her heart was tightening.

It was only then that she realized.

The Dark Heavenly King is running wild.

Even more so than when the Je-Am-Jin-Cheon-Gyeong immediately causes a terrible seizure as a reaction.

That it can be even more frightening when the fully-fed Je-am-jin-cheon-gyeong remains silent without any reaction.

“Since the last war. Until now. Not once has there been a major outbreak that has caused a blackout.”

“Master, it seems like….”

“okay.”

Yeon So-hyeon took her word for it.

“It looks like he’s storing up strength.”