The Ruler Of Darkness - Chapter 658



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Episode 658

Chapter 8: Stand alone

A major street in Luoyang.

Dead bodies with their heads blown off and torsos severed were rolling around in all directions.

Phew…!

“Eeeeek…!”

The warriors who gritted their teeth and cut down the last lion shouted with joyful faces.

“Volcanic Sword Dragon…!”

“This was the last lion…!”

The main entrances and exits to the underground waterway were blocked as tightly as possible.

However, there were some places where there were sudden eruptions.

There were countless small sewers that could barely fit a person through, so it was impossible to block them all.

Volunteers, including the Volcanic Sword Dragon, had to run around to every needed place in the vast Luoyang.

“From the information center of the Luoyang Swordsmanship Family, news has arrived that all the lions in this area have been finished off…!”

The information bases of the swordsmen they had saved, like members of the Luoyang Swordsmen, were quickly organized and spreading the news.

“You’ve worked hard, heroes…!”

Volcanic Sword Dragon Gam Woo-hyeon encouraged the warriors who were breathing heavily while sitting under any eaves without sheathing their swords.

“But everyone, don’t let your guard down until the very end! This will all be over only when the sky clears up!”

“Yes, I understand…!”

The people who had been hiding deep in the surrounding houses also began to show up one by one and help the warriors.

“Take this…!”

“Oh, thank you…!”

A small, cute child handed a bowl of porridge to the man who was sitting on the floor.

“May the Medicine Fairy Bless you…!”

Looking at that sight, Volcanic Sword Dragon Gam Woo-Hyeon sighed in relief.

But at the same time, I felt a chill down my spine.

‘…should.’

If it weren’t for the special attack of the Je-ma-myeol-sa-dae (Evil Slayer Squad).

If it weren’t for the Yongbongjihoe, so many unmanned people had gathered in Luoyang.

If only the sect of fairy women had not been so powerful in Luoyang.

If Luoyang had not changed because of Grand Duke Yeon So-hyeon, etc.

‘If only one thing was lacking-.’

“Please take the porridge…!”

The thought crossed my mind that the cute kid carrying the porridge was instead carrying out a terrible suicide attack by the Demonic Cult.

‘All of this that is unfolding now would have been completely different.’

And that appearance.

It must have been a scene of hell unfolding in the human world.

“We will now form a patrol team…! Volunteers, please line up over here…!”

“The members of the Fairy Order will be with you to guide you…!”

The young disciples of the Hwasan faction and the Wudang faction looked visibly tired, but they were doing more than their jobs.

Even though some of them were covered in blood from fighting bravely against lions, their eyes were shining with pride.

‘but….’

Volcanic Sword Dragon Gam Woo-Hyeon looked up at the sky.

Kkurung! Swaaaaaaahhhhh…!

Unrealistically thick clouds still covered the sky over Luoyang, bringing torrential rain and thunder and lightning.

Yes, that’s right.

Just as he told the unmanned ones.

‘It’s not over yet.’

And at the same time he was thinking that.

“Master…!”

His disciple, An So-so, ran quickly and told him.

“The Central Government Office is urgently looking for you, Master…!”

* * *

“Volcanic Sword Dragon…!”

Here and there.

As soon as he entered the central government office where the remaining fires were still being put out, one of the officials who discovered the volcanic sword dragon hurriedly took him to the office of the governor of Luoyang.

“You came…!”

“Come in…!”

The office was bustling with officials moving about busily, but Gong Liang, the governor of Luoyang, found him and gestured to him while sitting in his chariot.

“What is it, sir?”

The existence of Gong Liang, the governor of Luoyang and one of the old demons of the sixteen families, was also of great help in supporting Luoyang.

If it weren’t for his presence.

All the city officials would have fled out of the city by now.

Luoyang would have fallen into a state of anarchy.

“Attacks by the living are being reported all over Luoyang…!”

“We need assistance immediately, Volcanic Sword Dragon.”

The expression on the face of the Hwasan Sword Dragon Gam Woo-hyeon became pale at the words of the Nanyang Governor Gong Ryang and the Hyeonwol Pavilion Master Se-ah who was standing next to him.

“Lions? We’re just cleaning up the lions at the scene and organizing a patrol team-.”

“no!”

Gongryang, the governor of Luoyang, raised his voice.

“Not lions, but living beings! The cultists who were hiding deep within the people have revealed themselves all at once, as if they had received some order, and are beginning to attack indiscriminately…!”

“… … ?!”

No matter how hard Yeon So-hyeon, Ja-ae-won, and the Seonnyeo Church tried.

It was impossible for Luoyang’s industrial structure, which sucked everything from the lowest levels of society, to change completely in less than a year.

There are still those who seek the devil, immersed in despair and sorrow.

It had to exist somewhere in the Central Plains, not just in Luoyang.

but.

“Aren’t these guys completely crazy…?”

Volcanic Sword Dragon Gam Woo-Hyeon muttered as if he couldn’t believe it.

“You’re mobilizing all the followers who have been hiding deep inside? If you expose all of their foundations like this, the Demonic Cult will have no place in Luoyang-?”

While talking, the eyes of the Volcanic Sword Dragon Gam Woo-Hyeon, who had reached the answer on his own, widened.

“That’s right, Volcanic Sword Dragon.”

Gongryang, the governor of Nanyang, nodded heavily.

“This is an all-out war by the enemy. At least these demonic bastards of Luoyang are planning to end it today.”

“that…?!”

In that regard.

Volcanic Sword Dragon Gam Woo-hyeon’s bones were chilled, but as someone who has experienced countless battles, he quickly collected his emotions.

“Has the report been sent to the Luoyang Sword Society? We need instructions from the Grand Duke to respond.”

at that time.

Kwakwakwakwang…!

An explosion with a flash of light was seen through the window in the distance, and moments later, the tremor reached the central government building and shook it slightly.

“That’s… ?!”

Kam Woo-Hyeon, the Volcanic Sword Dragon, opened the window and looked outside, gritting his teeth.

“Nakyang Sword Song…!”

Due to the bad weather, explosions and flames were rising here and there in the Luoyang Jian family home, barely visible. Soon.

“The Luoyang Sword Family’s hometown, as of now, declares the sixth type of combat situation…!”

“Combat readiness order issued to all personnel in the main house…!”

Real-time information began to pour in from the agents of Hyunwolgak.

“Signage, seal all entrances! All entrances to the sword are sealed…!”

“The entire area is transitioning to a state of self-isolation and defense…!”

“Explosions are being observed throughout the interior of the Sword House…! The damage cannot be determined…! It is difficult to contact the agents inside the Sword House…!”

Bam…!

“Your Majesty…!”

A high-ranking member of the Hyeonwolgak, who had almost rolled in, shouted at the head of the Hyeonwolgak, Sea.

“The final order has arrived from the Sword Master’s palace…!”

He delivered his final command in one breath, even though his heart and lungs felt like they were going to burst.

“The Demonic Cult’s attack has begun from within the Sword Family’s main house…! The enemy is believed to be members of the Sword Family who have fallen to the Demonic Cult! Therefore, from now on, do not follow any information or instructions coming from the main house…!”

If the people in important positions within the Luoyang Sword Society were demonic cult members, they could easily have caused terrible chaos through false information and instructions.

“Therefore, all organizations within Luoyang will also act according to their own judgment from now on…!”

“… … !”

“… … !”

The interior of the office of the governor of Luoyang, which had been so stuffy, seemed frozen solid.

“No more…?”

“There were no instructions from the Archduke…?”

The managers’ faces were pale.

Clearly, it was the main family of the Geomga clan that took up an isolated defense posture.

They felt as if they, and the city as a whole, had been isolated.

“What, what should I do now…?”

that.

Among them, the presence of Grand Duke Yeon So-hyeon was so enormous.

“… I can’t help it.”

Before the managers could cause a chain reaction of panic, the Volcanic Sword Dragon Gam Woo-Hyeon stepped forward.

“From now on, I will personally go back and forth between the Sword Master’s House and this place, relaying the situation in Luoyang and receiving instructions from the Grand Duke.”

It was a method that was terribly inefficient and made immediate response impossible.

There seemed to be no other way.

“You guys can respond first-.”

“-No, Volcanic Sword Dragon.”

Hyeonwolgakju Se-ah caught Gam Woo-hyeon, the volcanic sword dragon, who was preparing.

“what…?”

“Truly, Volcanic Sword Dragon.”

The governor of Luoyang, Gong Liang, came to him, pushing the wheel of his own chariot, and spoke to him.

“Prince Yeon had already foreseen that this situation could occur and had said that he would prepare countermeasures.”

“Indeed, Your Highness…!”

Volcanic Sword Dragon Gam Woo-Hyeon let out a deep sigh of relief.

Even for him, going back and forth repeatedly inside the sword shop where it was impossible to distinguish between friend and foe was something that would cost him even a few lives.

“Well then, Governor, what is that countermeasure?”

“that….”

Nanyang Governor Gongryang looked at Hyeonwolgakju Se-ah with his words trailing off, and Hyeonwolgakju Se-ah shrugged her shoulders at Hwasan Sword Dragon Gam Woo-hyeon.

“My lord said that when the time comes, you will know.”

“When the time comes…?”

And even at that moment.

“Request for support from the defense forces at the 14 entrances and exits of the underground waterway…!”

“We are surrounded on all sides by lions and slum cultists pouring out into the streets…!”

“A request for help from the government command…!”

“Artillery fire…! New enemy artillery fire on the Dongjok Riverside Battery…! It seems that the enemy reinforcement fleet has arrived…!”

Urgent reports were pouring in again from all over Luoyang, which had been growing quiet.

“…no!”

Volcanic Sword Dragon Gam Woo-Hyeon suddenly expressed his anger.

“If not now, then when is that ‘time’-?!”

“-Sorry. I’m a little late.”

What interrupted his words was the crackling voice of an old man.

“…What is this voice?!”

Volcanic Sword Dragon Gam Woo-Hyeon knew the owner of that voice all too well.

“It’s raining hard outside, so the roads are very congested. It’s just a little rain that’s causing this much chaos on the roads. I have to question the level of administration in Luoyang.”

The twisted jokes that he made as if he were a tourist in some peaceful neighborhood were also familiar to Gam Woo-hyun.

“Great Military Master Sima…!”

The old man, General Sima, appeared between the officials who were hastily making way and discovered Gam Woo-hyeon.

However, General Sima Daijun completely ignored Ganwu Xian and even Gong Liang, the governor of Luoyang, and stood in front of the tactical map spread out on the table.

“Hmm… .”

General Sima stroked his beard, acting like a wild man, not knowing where he had been or what had happened to him.

“Is that the latest intelligence report?”

Without taking his eyes off the map, the agent of Hyeonwolgak looked at his own footnote, bewildered by the hand of General Sima who suddenly thrust it out.

“… General Sima.”

Se-ah, the head of the Hyeonwol branch, asked.

“Is this the countermeasure your lord sent you?”

“Countermeasures?”

Sigh, General Sima smiled at her.

“After being defeated by the Archduke, does this old man seem like a mere countermeasure?”

“No, I-.”

General Sima cut her off, saying:

“I am your solution.”

Nod.

“… … .”

As soon as the permission of the Hyeonwolgakju Sea was granted, the Hyeonwolgak agents immediately began piling up intelligence reports in front of General Sima.

“… I see.”

Parallel.

General Sima nodded, having reviewed the reports to the point where he felt they were being glossed over too roughly.

“This is the enemy’s bait.”

“Are you talking about Seongdonggyeokseo (Scream East, Strike West)?”

“Yes, that’s exactly right. If I were the enemy, I’d be aiming for the west, not the east.”

General Sima pointed to the western end of Luoyang on a vast, oversized tactical map.

“If you are talking about the direction of the upper reaches of the Yellow River, are you talking about the batteries on the west bank of the river…?”

today.

The riverside battery, which was under full attack by the enemies, was to the east.

“No, you stuffy people. Look up.”

Everyone’s eyes simultaneously went upstream and arrived at the same place.

Almost everyone shuddered at the same time.

“The reservoir of the Yellow River East-West Grand Canal…?!”

At the western administrative border of Luoyang, the largest dam in the Central Plains was built to control the water level of the Dongseo Grand Canal.

“okay.”

General Sima answered with a confident expression.

“If I were the enemy, I would burst the levee and flood Luoyang.”