Moon-Shadow Sword Emperor - Chapter 21

Episode 21

After running around until I was out of breath, I was able to find the location of the Demon Cult’s warriors.

A warehouse area located on the outskirts of Chengdu.

Using the ghost’s supernormal ability, I tried to keep the presence as low as possible and climbed onto the roof of a building that appeared to be a grain warehouse.

The first thing that came into view was a middle-aged Taoist monk who was being passed by four demons.

‘Why is the Taoist Master of Qingcheng here?’

Did he end up here while tracking down the ragged monster from before?

I had my doubts, but at least for me it wasn’t a bad thing.

To catch my breath, I decided to observe the situation for a moment.

‘It looks like Dokgo-seong is in that carriage. The same goes for the evil demon.’

Fortunately, it seemed that Dokgo-seong had not been transported to the Demonic Cult yet.

Of course, it wasn’t the worst, but it was still not a good situation.

‘He seems like an impatient old man.’

I thought that if it was a Demon of Eumsal, he might try to return to the teachings as soon as he secured the heavenly body.

Because he is a man who has a lot of trouble on campus.

Still, seeing it with my own eyes like this, I couldn’t help but feel absurd.

It was none other than the religious leader who dispatched Eumsalgwima to Sacheon.

Frankly, I was even impressed by his courage in abandoning the mission given to him by the tyrant and thinking of returning on his own terms.

‘Then what do we do now?’

It was good to arrive on time, but rescuing Dok-go-seong from the hands of the evil demon was another problem.

The Demonic Cult had a higher average level of military power than other martial powers.

In particular, the demons in the inner circle were powerful people that no one could ignore.

Each and every one of the ghost squad members who were fighting with the Taoist master of Cheongseong over there was a master of the highest level.

In other words, all of them were men of skill comparable to Lord Manjangsega or Lord Mangeomdae.

Of course, if I were to face them all at once, I would be able to guess my odds of victory.

Because not all peaks are the same.

The problem was the man sitting in the coach seat and the ghost demon.

Even at first glance, the man in the coachman seemed stronger than the other members of the ghost squad.

‘In all likelihood, he is the ghost lord.’

Moreover, when it came to Eumsalgwima, he was a master of the highest level.

Not just a super peak in name, but a true powerhouse who has fully achieved his level.

For me now, this was an opponent I couldn’t defeat even if I died or woken up.

‘I wish the Taoist gentleman could just drag the man out of the coachman.’

Unfortunately, it seemed difficult to expect that far.

Although they were doing well in their own way, they seemed to lack the skills to overcome their numerical inferiority and turn the tide of the war.

‘In that case, we must invade before he is overpowered.’

There was no time to think for long.

If we delay here, the situation will get worse.

As soon as I made the decision, I bought the new model.

It kicked off the roof and fell in a parabolic arc toward the jumping carriage.

The man in the coach seat raised his head in surprise.

I ignored him as he drew his sword like a thunderbolt and took a defensive stance, and stabbed the sword into the carriage.

Quad deuk!

As the sword filled with energy collapsed the ceiling, a palm the size of a pot lid flew towards his head.

I hurriedly put out my left hand, which was not holding the sword, and countered it.

The first herbivorous meal of Sura Cheonshinsu (修羅千心手).

De-marriage (奪魂掌).

Wooooow!

The air became distorted and a strange sound leaked out.

A clash of great forces and forces.

An enormous rebound force struck the body.

I suppressed the rising feeling of nausea and looked at the location of Dokgo Castle.

‘You’re holding me in your arms as if you were holding a shrine.’

The moment I discovered the small human being held in the arms of the evil demon, the next move naturally came to mind.

I immediately lowered my sword diagonally.

The great demon of Eumsal forcibly twisted the form and made Dokgoseong escape from Geomro (劍路).

Sigh!

A sword strike passing through the shoulder area.

The evil demon’s face was distorted like a vicious beast.

He roared and swung his fist like a wounded beast.

I lowered my head to avoid the fist and at the same time grabbed Dok Go-seong’s back as he was thrown to the floor.

“dare!”

The enraged evil spirit demon stretched out his sword again.

Ku-kwa-kwa-kwaang!

The wall of the carriage shattered and my new model bounced off and floated in the air.

After struggling to correct my posture and land on the ground, I held Dok Go-seong in my arms proudly.

“…….”

The sight of the demon of evil spirits standing upright in the middle of the wreckage of the smashed carriage and glaring at me made me feel happy.

It was half a gamble, but it worked out better than I expected.

‘I guess he didn’t want to lose the precious Cheonyinji that was supposed to be used in negotiations with Wisuak in vain.’

If he hadn’t thrown himself to protect Dok-go-seong, I would have been the one to suffer.

“Who are you?”

A man who I presumed to be the ghost master ran towards me and shouted.

Instead of responding to him, I wiped the blood from the corner of my mouth with my sleeve and muttered.

“It looks twice as big as when I saw it in the old man’s magic hall.”

In the past life, I didn’t know because I only saw him lying on a hospital bed and writhing, but during this time, the demon of Eumsal was not only strong, but overflowing with power.

It was a world of difference from the skinny patient who was dying.

“No. 1.”

“yes!”

“Do not kill. “I’m thinking of killing you with my own hands.”

“All right!”

“And one more thing. If he tries to play with Cheonumjiche’s life, ignore him. “It’s just a bluff anyway.”

A ghost demon who gives advice in a voice dripping with cold.

I took a deep breath and ran towards the man called I.

Hiss!

Two long swords flew at him, aiming for his neck and side.

He momentarily shifted his body’s center of balance backwards to avoid the attack, then lowered his stance and immediately entered the gap between his opponents.

“Sigh!”

The response shown by the man called Il-ho was surprising.

Even though the gap was violated in the blink of an eye, he didn’t look at all embarrassed and instead tried to hit the top of my head with his sword.

I turned the new model over and inspected it the same way.

Whoops!

Conflict between inspection and inspection.

Unlike my opponent, who had both feet firmly planted on the ground, my posture was unstable.

Naturally, I had no choice but to be greatly defeated in the power struggle.

Following the numbing sensation in my wrist, a tremendous amount of rebound struck my body.

A new type that bounces and flies like an arrow.

In that direction, a Taoist monk and four demons were located.

“……no way!”

The man, who belatedly realized my intention, opened his eyes wide.

I turned over in the air, landed on the ground, rotated my body around my left foot, and unleashed a volley of Wolyeonggeom.

The eighth herbivorous month (暑月).

April, the twelfth herbivorous month.

The sword, which seemed to be filled with heat, sensed something strange and turned around, cutting into the chest of the man.

Then, the illusion of a sword fluttering like a dance attacked the rest of the ghost squad.

“omg!”

“This is crazy!”

I passed by the startled men who were slashing in the empty air and approached the Taoist monk of Cheongseong.

My goal from the beginning was to join him.

I quickly handed Dok-go-seong, which I was holding in my arms, to him and said.

“Master Taoist. Please take your child with you and get out of here. “I will buy you some time.”

“What does that mean!”

“If you hesitate now, the child will die.”

“But if you did that, you…”

“Anyway, even if we fight together, we can’t turn the situation around. “Someone needs to get out of here and call for support.”

“…!”

“Please hurry.”

“I understand. “I will definitely come back with my executioners, so please hold on just a little longer!”

“I believe it.”

The Taoist monk nodded with a determined expression, gritted his teeth, and kicked the floor.

“Chase! “You must not miss it!”

The evil demon shouted with a very distorted face.

The three ghost squad members, excluding the man whose chest was cut, jumped at the same time.

Unfortunately, I didn’t have the strength to force the three peak masters, who were running in different directions, into one place.

I was able to stop the movement for a moment by spraying the Wolyeonggeom’s cutting herb, but that was all.

‘I have no choice but to leave the rest to the Taoist master.’

At first glance, it seemed like I was making a sacrifice for the Taoist monk of Cheongseong, but in reality, it was the opposite.

Now that the burden that gets in the way of the fight has been passed on to them, all that remains is to run wild.

The Demon Demon of Eumsal clicked his tongue as if he was dumbfounded and took a step forward.

“You’re doing something reckless.”

“We’ll have to wait and see if it’s reckless or not.”

“Do you think you can tie me up even for a moment?”

I answered with a shrug of my shoulders.

The evil demon’s face turned bright red.

“good night. “If that’s what you wish for, I’ll kill you.”

“You will regret it.”

“regret? “What do you mean?”

“The work was carried out without properly gathering information because they were blinded by the celestial delay.”

“Judging by the way your tongue gets longer, it looks like you’re scared of me.”

“Do you think I’m bluffing?”

I chuckled, wiping the blood off my sword.

I couldn’t help but laugh as I was looking at the demon of evil spirits holding on to its weight without even knowing the future that was about to come.

‘It’s such a fun thing. ‘Events that were thought to be separate were actually connected.’

There was one thing I was curious about while researching demons of evil spirits in my past life.

Who on earth caused the Demon of Eumsal to return to the Demonic Cult looking like he was about to die?

At the time, I was busy cleaning up the poop he had made, so I didn’t have time to find out.

Even if we tried to find out in the first place, there was no way because the person involved was in a state of unconsciousness and even the entire ghost unit under his command had evaporated.

‘Not knowing that you have stuck your head into the jaws of a tiger is the same whether in your past life or in your current life.’

Now I knew.

The person who seriously injured the Demon of Eumsal and annihilated the Ghost Army was none other than Dokgo Woojin.

“I don’t know what makes you smile so much.”

“You will soon find out.”

* * *

“Huh! omg!”

The Taoist monk of Cheongseong, who was running through the warehouse area breathing heavily, glanced back and swore.

“shit!”

Even though I was doing my best to use divine techniques, I could hardly shake off the demons.

Although the inaction of the demons was partly to blame, the biggest problem was the internal injuries sustained in the previous fight.

‘If we catch up, it’s over.’

It was still far from perfect, but there was even an unconscious child in her arms.

It was a self-evident fact that if a fight broke out, there would be inevitable defeat.

‘This is the path opened by a young friend who risked his life. It can never be done in vain.’

I had to somehow shake off their pursuit and join the executioners who were investigating another area.

If that happened, there was nothing to be afraid of anymore.

Peeing!

A memorized note thrown by a magician passed my earlobe.

Fortunately, it was enough to just cause a scratch because he tilted his head back, but the thought that he would have died even if it had been just a little bit later gave me a chill in my stomach.

“Persistent bastard!”

“Stand!”

The urgency was the same for the demons.

Sichuan is the sphere of influence of Qingcheng.

If I missed the Taoist monk in front of me, it wouldn’t end up being a bother.

One of the demons who was chasing the Taoist monk while shouting and swearing all sorts of things took out a whistle from his pocket.

He stared at the whistle with a conflicted expression for a moment, then eventually put it to his mouth.

Beep!

‘Whistle?’

There was a look of puzzlement on the middle-aged Taoist monk’s face.

Didn’t you want to end the situation as quietly as possible?

It didn’t take long for the question to be resolved.

‘…Were there more demons?’

The demons quickly jump onto the roof and reveal themselves.

If you think about it, the old man, who seemed to be the leader of the men, called the subordinate with the severed arm Twenty-Ilho.

In other words, the minimum number of demons lurking in the vicinity was twenty-two.

‘Damn it. Even in the front!’

In the blink of an eye, the siege was completed.

With the eight demons occupying all directions and constricting us, there was no other way.

A desperate situation.

The middle-aged monk stopped in place, breathing heavily, and carefully placed the child he was holding in his arms on the floor.

‘Imlimitable Buddha. I’m sorry, young Dou.’

He looked around, reciting the Tao in his heart.

The demons are slowly narrowing the siege.

The middle-aged Taoist master took a deep breath, straightened his posture, and straightened his sword with a stern expression.

‘Even if I die, I will take two or three of you with me on the road as companions.’