Chronicles of the Lazy Sovereign Novel - Chapter 447

**Chapter 447. The Lazy One Enters the Battle (2)**

“Grrrrrr!”

The sound was similar to the roar of a beast.

A voice too brutal to come from human vocal cords.

A threatening voice that chilled the souls of those who heard it.

Of course, it wasn’t enough to scare Wei Yanho, who had commented that he doubted if Baek Muhan had a liver without opening his stomach to check.

But even Wei Yanho was startled by the extremely strange reaction of the lunatics.

It was natural to be confused when those who had previously charged with indescribable ferocity suddenly stopped their movements.

Wei Yanho watched the scene helplessly.

With normal people, he could predict their actions, but these were lunatics. Precisely because they did unpredictable things, they were called that.

‘This is exasperating, really.’

Wei Yanho gritted his teeth tightly.

The possessed began to writhe violently.

“Gggguuuuuhh!”

Grotesque sounds and grotesque movements.

It was a scene that seemed to wear away at sanity just by looking at it.

“Ah, why are they doing this?!”

Wei Yanho shouted, full of anger.

But he couldn’t get any angrier. The scene before his eyes was becoming increasingly serious.

The affected, with blackened faces, were contorting. Inflamed blood vessels emerged horribly through their skin. With bloody foam in their mouths, they grabbed at the air and rolled on the ground.

“That…”

The onlookers paled.

No one wanted to see the lunatics with bloody foam writhing on the ground.

Poof!

With a sound like a balloon bursting, a geyser of blood spurted from their mouths. Simultaneously, their bodies writhed violently.

Screams.

Although they were demented, they seemed unable to bear the pain, emitting chilling howls. Those present covered their ears at the heart-wrenching screams.

Wei Yanho watched everything carefully.

Reverse flow.

The energy within the bodies of the possessed flowed in reverse. Outwardly it was horrifying, but what was happening internally was not much different from a common demonic possession.

Except for the presence of thick demonic energy that made the process more violent.

“Gggg, gggguuuh…”

Finally, all the possessed collapsed on the ground.

They only shook occasionally, apparently unconscious.

Shoooooo.

The sky, gloomy until then, began to release a downpour as if it could no longer contain itself.

“Damn it.”

A rare oath escaped from Wei Yanho’s mouth.

The situation was heading towards the worst.

The witnesses of the attacks could no longer remain calm as before. The affected were people with whom they had conversed normally that same morning.

That meant that anyone could end up like that. The members of the Tang Family, realizing that they themselves or their loved ones could be next, fell into panic.

“The atmosphere is very tense.”

Jegal Munin made a gesture of disgust.

Seen from above, the Tang Family looked desolate. Although it wasn’t even night yet, it was as if everyone had disappeared. Everyone had closed their doors and locked themselves in.

‘As if that would keep them safe…’

The human problem had no solution as long as people continued to interact.

‘But it’s understandable.’

Attacks without cause provoke terror.

The fear that family, friends, or oneself may transform at any moment.

The terror that anyone can attack you indiscriminately, or that you yourself will hurt your loved ones.

It is a type of fear that those who have not experienced it cannot understand.

Although the members of the Tang Family are brave as few others, they could not resist this unknown fear.

Jegal Munin sighed deeply.

“Horrifying.”

Jangil seemed to feel the same.

“Ah, it’s natural. This heavy atmosphere…”

“It’s not that.”

Jangil replied firmly.

“Here at least we can handle it. But if this happens on the battlefield, how should we react?”

“……”

Jegal Munin couldn’t answer.

‘An unpleasant topic.’

As a strategist, this was the conversation he least wanted to have. A debate about a problem without a solution that he himself could not solve. Any answer would be insufficient.

It always left him with a feeling of helplessness.

“We will have to find a solution before that.”

“What a naive comment.”

Jangil spoke with disdain.

“If this is someone’s work, they won’t let this opportunity pass. Seeing that we can’t counter it, they will attack immediately.”

His words were terribly heavy.

‘The Demon Cult invading?’

It seemed unreal… no, it lacked a sense of reality. It was always a possibility they prepared for, but never believed would happen.

Now Jegal Munin felt firsthand that event that they always feared but hoped would never come.

“Then…”

At that moment, Wei Yanho spoke in a low voice.

“Why did you bring me here? You said I was going to meet that leader of the Righteous Heavenly Alliance.”

“Circumstances changed.”

“So I don’t need to see him?”

“Not that either.”

“What am I supposed to do then?”

Jegal Munin coughed and explained:

“There is a consensus that what happened in the Tang Family is more serious than imagined. With such a crisis, it is natural for plans to change.”

“And what do you want to do? Postpone it?”

“No.”

Jegal Munin was categorical.

“The leader of the Righteous Heavenly Alliance will come here.”

“…Huh?”

“The leader is coming.”

Wei Yanho tilted his head confused.

“Why?”

“Didn’t you hear? The situation is critical. The leader will personally come to assess what is happening. My father went to escort him.”

“Hmm.”

Wei Yanho nodded slowly.

“It seems he’s not the type to sit comfortably giving orders.”

“He is excessively indifferent to what doesn’t interest him, but he interferes too much in what he considers his responsibility. As a subordinate he is complicated because of his extremes… but as a leader he is not a bad person.”

“I understand. That is, what is happening here is so serious that even the Righteous Heavenly Alliance is sending its leader to investigate.”

“Correct.”

“The matter is getting bigger…”

Wei Yanho scratched his head.

‘When I came, I didn’t imagine it would escalate so much…’

He thought he would only cause a small stir, but now it seemed that the destiny of the martial world was at stake. And this was not just a feeling.

Didn’t he see today how dangerous the affected were?

If this happened everywhere during an invasion by the Demon Cult, the martial world would be devastated without being able to defend itself.

“These serious things don’t go with me.”

Wei Yanho sighed repeatedly.

Why were they tormenting someone so much whose only dream was to live peacefully?

Did he ask for riches? Or perhaps success…

Ah, he already achieved both.

Although he had almost everything that others dreamed of all their lives, far from being happy, he only accumulated unhappiness.

“But what exactly is happening?”

“Mmm…”

Jegal Munin reflected.

“It’s not one or two cases. If it were another place, I would even understand it. But this is the Tang Family. There is no place more closed off than this, what did the Demon Cult do to cause this?”

“True, the Tang Family is extremely hermetic. There is no place more difficult to infiltrate.”

“Exactly.”

Wei Yanho had already experienced the clan’s hermeticism.

Even he, as the leader’s guest, had difficulty moving around here. No matter how powerful the Demon Cult is, it would not be easy to operate like that within the Tang Family.

If it had been possible before, nothing would have prevented them from dominating the Central Plains before.

Of course, Wei Yanho had already experienced and recognized the power of the Demon Cult, embodied in the Insane Demon. But military power and the ability to do this were different things.

“What are they doing about it?”

“For now, meetings.”

“Meetings? What conclusion do they hope to draw?”

“…They are not to find solutions.”

“Then?”

Jegal Munin replied bitterly.

“They are to assign blame.”

“Say something, anything.”

Tang Cheongun’s face was flushed with anger.

It wasn’t the first time he had been angry during a meeting. With his long experience as clan leader, many had seen his fury before.

But this time it was different.

If his usual anger was like an erupting volcano, now it was like ice.

Cold and somber.

And therefore, more terrifying.

“Our young people fall victim to inexplicable phenomena. What did the elders do in the meantime? They didn’t even determine the cause of this!”

“Leader!”

Tang Yongmin shouted indignantly.

“That’s not just our fault! If it were a minor mistake, I would accept responsibility. Yes, I admit that we failed to adequately supervise the young people. But you are not exempt either! As leader, the primary responsibility is yours.”

“What did you say?!”

Tang Cheongun’s piercing gaze was fixed on Tang Yongmin.

A tense visual confrontation.

And a charged atmosphere.

The scene clearly illustrated the critical situation of the Tang Family.

Observing in silence, Wei Jeonghan intervened:

He preferred not to get involved, but this was no longer just a matter for the Tang Family. Perhaps a terrible storm that would sweep through the Central Plains was brewing right here.

“Gentlemen, blaming each other doesn’t help.”

“Do you think you have the right to speak here? I only tolerate you out of respect for the leader…”

“Enough!”

Wei Jeonghan cut off Tang Yongmin.

“This…?”

Tang Yongmin was left speechless.

Not out of fear, but out of disbelief. He was so stunned that he couldn’t speak.

“Are you talking about rights? In this situation?”

At Wei Jeonghan’s roaring voice, Tang Yongmin fell silent.

“First I would like to ask something.”

Wei Jeonghan, having dominated the situation, spoke calmly.