“Is it him?”
The End Demon slowed down.
The area was sunny outside, but it was pitch black inside the cave.
The underground cave which seemed like one made of limestone, if one stepped into the wrong spot, they might get lost.
But maybe today he was lucky, was the guy he had been looking to meet not right here?
“As if he knew we would come.”
The End Demon looked at his subordinates and smiled. This was due to the appearance of Seol-Hwi standing in front of them like nothing major was happening.
The End Demon turned his gaze to the old man.
“It is him.”
Geum Man-jung, who came along with him, told him about the person holding the legacy of the Earth Demon.
They are the beginning…
On the other hand, Seol-Hwi was calm when looking at the people who had arrived. In the past, they were ones who would have made him shocked.
He could not be completely sure that he could win now, but at least after listening to the AI, he was not feeling that way now.
This fight was just the beginning.
The Heavenly Demon, and in order to fight the players who appeared after killing him, Seol-Hwi had to be strong, very strong. And above all he was not sure about escaping the System anymore.
“Right, where should we see the skills?”
Seeing the End Demon pull out his sword, Seol-Hwi thought about it.
Yupae and Hyang Gae, their skills were also at the level of Supreme Demon. Now that the End Demon was looking this confident and was here, Seol-Hwi would have to either subdue them at once or use as much pressure as he could to attract their attention.
Because of the Four Peak Demonic Martial Arts, which were known to be the best martial arts in the sect, he knew that if he could not be annihilated in a single hit through the technique, then Seol-Hwi would be at a disadvantage.
Pat
The End Demon moved.
Then Seol-Hwi’s eyes, which followed the movement, widened. Despite being prepared, the End Demon’s movements seemed fast enough to make him tense up.
“Annihilation Flame.”
The End Demon’s attack that was cast as soon as the sword was drawn out—
Wheik!
However, Seol-Hwi was not going to be affected by this. As soon as the purple light shone from the tip of the End Demon’s sword, Seol-Hwi saw through it, and he bowed his head and immediately countered with ice arts.
Wheik!
The fire and ice arts did not touch each other but crossed each other and headed for the other person.
The End Demon chose to avoid it by twisting his body, but Seol-Hwi had other thoughts. Rather, he tried to take a step closer and use the Heavenly Demon Footwork. It was to counter the opponent and attack at the same time.
“You!”
And the opponent’s aggressive response too, the End Demon was a bit shocked that the technique was being used by a lowly man in the sect who should not have access to it.
However, he soon raised his senses to the highest level to deal with Seol-Hwi, who was now like an illusion.
“Jerk!”
After cutting through five to six illusions in an instant, the End Demon looked more confident now. He immediately tried to put pressure on the opponent by casting the same technique.
Sasasak!
While his body was growing and changing, an unexpected attack came in.
<Thrift Wind Sword is being used.>
Seol-Hwi immediately activated the special technique and summoned the storm.
As a result, the illusions of the End Demon just disappeared. That was one thing, but even if all the illusions had the power of a true body, they had no choice but to gather their strength to withstand the storm.
“Kuak!”
The End Demon was back to only his original self and withstood the attack. But this was all just the start.
Seol-Hwi’s Double Edged sword decreased the difficulty of all his special skills, and he was able to activate them an almost infinite number of times too.
<Ice Field Compression is being used.>
Saaa
A metal sound rose in the ears of Seol-Hwi. It was from the time binding where the sound waves got blocked.
Seol-Hwi saw how the face of the End Demon, who was enduring the wind, was distorted. And in the midst of it, a special technique was brought out.
He pointed the tip of the sword at the End Demon and brought out the Flame Aggregating Demonic Martial Arts.
<Hellish Annihilation Arts are being used.>
Chak!
Extremely slowly, the dark purple light which bloomed from the tip of the sword moved towards the End Demon, and when it got close to the End Demon—
At that moment—
Like a lie, the compressed field was released.
Goooo!
It was an energy similar to that of the Four Peak Demonic Martial Arts, but each had a different feel.
The flame which bloomed with a horrid sound rose up to the size of a human and seemed to gulp down towards the End Demon.
“Kuak!”
This attack was just half successful.
The End Demon quickly stepped away, but one of his hands had already been consumed by the flame.
“Kuak!”
The End Demon, being seriously injured, staggered. The energy of the flame arts did not just take away his hand, but was eroding his body as well.
All attention was focused into controlling the flames within his body.
If I can kill him, I can end it here.
Seol-Hwi’s eyes shone.
If only his opponent could be taken down now.
He could lead his life in whatever direction he wanted, so he used the special technique again.
<Ice Field Compression is being used.>
Seol-Hwi tried to win. The bonds of time stopped the movement of the opponent once again.
Seol-Hwi tried to extend the special skill again with the intention to give a major hit.
But—
Uh?
The expression of Seol-Hwi suddenly changed while he was ready to unleash another technique.
Yupae and Hwang Gae, who were supposed to be far away, at some point were now here.
And Hyang Gae was approaching the End Demon while Yupae was extending his sword at him.
This!
Seol-Hwi’s body went cold.
These people could move. He had no idea how fast they were moving or what martial arts they were using against him.
But in the middle of it all he realized that he could be seriously harmed if he tried to attack the End Demon blindly. In the end, Seol-Hwi had no choice but to use it
<Thrift Wind Sword is being used.>
Kwang!
The storm exploded all around and whirlpools were created in succession, hitting the ceiling of the cave to which it began to collapse the ground.
In it, a single light moved through the body of Seol-Hwi.
Energy shot—
During that short period of time, Seol-Hwi used all his strength so that it could not be recognized. Fortunately, his body was in a state where all the attacks were nullified for a short moment.
What is…
“Are you alright, First Disciple?”
While Seol-Hwi was shocked, Hwang Gae was checking the condition of the First Disciple.
“To even achieve the flame arts… and know the wind too, he is definitely someone worthy of succeeding the Earth Demon.”
Even though the End Demon received a direct hit from the flame arts, his eyes were still alive. His will to fight until the end seemed unbroken.
“You are one with unusual powers. Now that the situation has come to this, shouldn’t we give it everything we have?”
When Hyang Gae spoke, the First Disciple acknowledged it.
He might be called a maniac, but his judgment on the battlefield was superior to others. It was definitely right to deal with the guy who used these martial arts in a unique manner.
“Gwil Jang!”
“Yes!”
“Take him down!”
One of the three captains under the First Disciple, Seo Gwil Jang, was ready.
“Si Ah-young! Steal his sight!”
“Yes!”
Si Ah-young threw her cat to one side and jumped out as she moved. And soon he witnessed the anomaly.
Dududud
The rocks on the ceiling fell down in one swoop and were pushed at Seol-Hwi.
It was telekinesis—
The ability to manipulate things around the person with just thought and internal energy.
This was something he did not predict. The force of it did not seem to be at its peak, but in an extended fight, it seemed strong.
So, the Demonic Sect had been training and gathering people with such unique talent for a long time.
Si Ah-young, who leads such people, and the power of telekinesis to one of the representatives at the Demonic Sect, it seemed like there were many things hidden about this place.
‘…’
Seol-Hwi could not move.
A situation where rocks were shot at him, moving like blades, he stopped, and then a spell was applied.
He withstood those attacks.
Papap!
The End Demon’s expression began to brighten up a little as Seol-Hwi was slowly building up damage on his body.
He believed that Seol-Hwi could be subdued by killing him, but now he decided that he could interrogate him instead by using this situation.
Seol-Hwi, on the other hand, was different.
A little more… come in a little more.
In his head, he was imagining to which extent could the flames be used on the enemies.
Closing the distance while the End Demon was hurt was part of the plan. Actually, even if a spell was used, he had experienced such things before.
The attacks right now were not enough to stop Seol-Hwi.
Above all, just one.
His fate depended on the success of a special technique.
“Hyang Gae! Yupae!”
“Yes!”
“Yes!”
At the End Demon’s order they nodded.
“Get him.”
“I understand.”
Following his order, the two Supreme Demon warriors moved to him. At that moment, the eyes of Seol-Hwi began to glow.
All the ones who wanted to fight came in, so he did not hesitate any longer.
“You held out for quite a while.”
But then the attacks stopped for a moment, and Hyang Gae, who got close, began to talk while Yupae moved behind.
Seol-Hwi glanced at them.
“That is what I should be saying.”
“…?”
“Let’s go together. To hell.”
Despite being between two Supreme Demons, Seol-Hwi was calm.
<Hellish Annihilation Arts are being used.>
Chchchch!
Above his head flame began to form up. The belt of flame did not cover just Hyang Gae and Yupae, but even the End Demon and the others.
Of course, they all did not know of its presence.
“This…”
The End Demon belatedly realized it was too late, the belt which was spinning as if winding through the air.
‘No!’
Seol-Hwi used his special technique again.
<Thrift Wind Sword is being used.>
Kwaaak!
And an explosion went off.
A band of purple flames which could not exist in the world, it was starting to take down everything.
Kukukuku! Kwang!
The underground cave collapsed with dozens of huge rocks rolling around.
The ceiling at the entrance also fell down. About a dozen members of the Demonic Sect had come to deal with Seol-Hwi, and only one survived untouched.
The other looked wounded but fine.
“Ugh…”
The End Demon barely survived with just one hand and his body. It was too great of a loss to be avoided.
Moreover, even now, it seemed like his life was fading away.
“How…”
But Seol-Hwi survived.
The terrible attack which should have taken down everything and killed them all. Seol-Hwi managed to endure it.
“Somehow managed it.”
“Ha…”
Was it because he felt the difference?
The End Demon had this frustrated expression, like a form of regret on what happened to the life of his.
“I too feel the same.”
“…?”
“I want to know what this fight means.”
Seol-Hwi’s gaze was at the sword in his hand.
This was not a fight he won through martial arts.
He subdued them using this new sword. Could this even be considered as martial arts?
“It will become meaningless in the future.”
“…?”
Seol-Hwi’s gaze went down at the words of the End Demon. The End Demon’s face was losing the shine on it, and he mumbled what words he could.
“He… will come to find you.”
And that was the end.
The End Demon fulfilled his role, and Seol-Hwi nodded.
“I know. Now the Heavenly Demon will be my opponent.”