Heavenly Inquisition Sword Novel - Chapter 214
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C214. The Justice Alliance Has No Hope
The Mount Hua, Gongdong, and Jomchang Sects were united, barely holding on, but the Tang Family and the smaller factions couldn’t do the same.
They were falling helplessly before the swords of the Demon Warriors running rampant.
‘Should I use it here after all?’
After a brief hesitation, Dark Phantom Tang Seho pulled out the Thunder Divine Tube, which he had kept as his last resort.
Although it was just a one-foot-long bamboo tube, pulling the string would unleash a powerful explosion and venomous projectiles.
If the projectiles were ordinary, he wouldn’t have kept it.
The projectiles inside the Thunder Divine Tube were coated with the Triple Deadly Poison, specially developed by the Tang Family to fight against the Yoomyung Cult. Even the members of the Tang Family hesitated to touch them, as the poison was extremely lethal.
He had been saving this weapon, which could only be used once, but now he had to use it.
When Tang Seho took out the small bamboo tube, the Cold-Blooded Demon Taekyunglim stepped back, startled.
He hadn’t expected his opponent to be the Gaju of the Tang Family.
Even so, he had been attacked several times by Tang Seho’s hidden weapon techniques, so he was being cautious.
‘It won’t do you any good, you bastard.’
The corner of Tang Seho’s lips curled slightly.
Bang.
The sound it made wasn’t impressive for something called the Thunder Divine Tube.
However, in that instant, hundreds of venomous projectiles shot toward Taekyunglim at an incredible speed.
It was a speed incomparably faster than any hidden weapon thrown by hand.
That was the true intent of the Thunder Divine Tube.
Although Taekyunglim jumped at the sound, his lower body was already filled with projectiles like a porcupine.
He collapsed in front of Tang Seho, raising his energy and cursing.
“You coward!”
To Taekyunglim, who had devoted his life to the sword, hidden weapons were a despicable method.
However, his weapon no longer emanated any aura.
“Cough!”
With a violent cough, black blood spurted from Taekyunglim’s mouth.
His weapon lowered slowly.
“How… this body… by something so… insignificant…”
Unintelligible words escaped Taekyunglim’s mouth as his face darkened.
Tang Seho coldly smiled as he watched Taekyunglim’s face grow darker.
“Hmph! Fool. When you meet the King of Yama, tell him it was Dark Phantom Tang Seho who sent you.”
Then, Tang Seho headed towards where the disciples of the Tang Family were gathered.
With his arrival, the Demon Warriors could no longer run rampant.
Just as Tang Seho was fighting with one of the Demon Warriors, a rumble shook the earth.
It wasn’t just the sound; the ground trembled, and many people fell.
Especially, the disciples of the Tang Family were severely affected.
Half of the Tang Family disciples collapsed to the ground, their legs weakened.
‘What the hell is this?’
Tang Seho distanced himself from the Demon Warrior and quickly looked back.
There he saw a monstrous creature, flapping its wings.
It was a demon dragon, with a body over six meters long, bat-like wings, and ivory-white fangs protruding from its mouth.
When the demon dragon opened its mouth, smoke billowed from its throat.
Whoosh.
Suddenly, red flames burst from the dragon’s mouth.
Tang Seho rolled to the side to avoid the fire.
“Aaaaah!”
“Aaaah!”
The Tang Family disciples who couldn’t get up in time were engulfed in flames.
Tang Seho ran back and forth, throwing all his hidden weapons at the dragon.
However, his hidden weapons couldn’t penetrate the dragon’s skin and fell to the ground.
“Aaaaah!”
The dragon spewed fire from its mouth once again.
Tang Seho rolled on the ground once more, avoiding the flames.
This time, the flames reached the people of other small factions.
Finally, Tang Seho realized that the dragon was specifically targeting him.
Desperately rolling, Tang Seho ran towards the members of the Yoomyung Cult.
Whoosh.
Wherever Tang Seho went, a sea of fire followed.
The members of the Yoomyung Cult scattered in all directions like a swarm of locusts at the sight of the approaching dragon.
The sudden appearance of the dragon gave Mu Geuk a moment of vulnerability.
In that instant, Cheok Jingyeong’s sword aimed at Mu Geuk’s shoulder.
Mu Geuk tried to twist his body, but Cheok Jingyeong’s sword was faster.
Slash.
With a burning sensation, Mu Geuk’s shoulder began to soak with blood.
“How dare you!”
Mu Geuk roared.
Since he could remember, he had never been wounded by a sword.
Being injured by someone like Cheok Jingyeong, one of the Three Elders of Nokrim, was humiliating.
A purple glow emanated from Mu Geuk’s sword.
Finally, he was using the full power of the most advanced technique of the Mount Hua Sect, the Purple Dawn Divine Technique (Violet Mist Divine Art).
Mu Geuk’s meticulous sword technique became destructive.
The Great Demon Generals couldn’t withstand his fierce aura and retreated.
Meanwhile, Tang Seho was trapped in a desperate situation.
Frantically rolling, he ran towards the leaders of the Seven Great Sects.
He hoped to receive help.
Shortly after, the dragon following Tang Seho burst into the center of the camp.
Now, the conflict involved Mu Geuk, Wonyang Jinin, Golden Sage, and the three Great Demon Generals.
The battle between the sect leaders and the Great Demon Generals ended abruptly.
Mu Geuk intervened to save Tang Seho from the dragon.
Thanks to this, Cheok Jingyeong had time to observe the situation.
The members of the Evil Annihilation Unit, who had previously filled the area, were now only about seventy.
Half of the scattered corpses were ashes due to the dragon.
It was a true hell.
Satisfied, Cheok Jingyeong sent a telepathic message to Bang Cheongak and Kang Sangpi.
-The demon has appeared, it’s time to retreat.
Bang Cheongak and Kang Sangpi abandoned their opponents and fled into the darkness.
They decided that there was no point in staying at the camp since the members of the Yoomyung Cult had also retreated.
Although the Great Demon Generals and the members of the Yoomyung Cult left, the camp was still in chaos due to the dragon.
The dragon, struck several times by Mu Geuk’s sword aura, decided to fly into the sky.
Then, it began to spew flames from the air, circling around Mu Geuk and Tang Seho.
Although Mu Geuk used the Sword Control technique, he couldn’t penetrate the dragon’s skin.
Even targeting the weaker wings was useless.
He only managed to make a few holes in the wings, which wasn’t enough to bring the dragon down.
In the process, another ten members of Myeolsadae died.
With a sigh, Mu Geuk shouted to Wonyang Jinin and Golden Sage, who were at a distance.
“Leave this to me and escape from the dragon!”
Finally, the two began to gather the survivors and retreat.
The dragon seemed to have fixed its attention on Mu Geuk, circling only above his head.
Mu Geuk and the dragon fought until dawn began to break.
If Mu Geuk had been able to inflict more damage on the dragon, he might have killed it.
However, he had no effective way to deal with a dragon in the air.
Only the Sword Control technique could harm the dragon, and that wasn’t easy.
Each use of the technique consumed a significant amount of internal and mental energy.
Mu Geuk used it only at crucial moments, leaving the dragon with only minor injuries.
The battle between Mu Geuk and the dragon continued throughout the night without a clear victor.
At dawn, Mu Geuk let out a deep sigh.
Under the sunlight, the dragon looked truly terrifying.
Its black and reddish skin, cracked like a tortoise shell, exhaled black smoke.
Now he understood why the inhabitants of Jeongju called this creature a demon dragon.
“Ah! It’s really a demon dragon.”
A dragon that exhaled demonic energy.
Unfortunately, he had no way to deal with such a creature in his current state.
Desperate, Mu Geuk used his most advanced technique to leave the camp.
“Aaaaah!”
The dragon’s victory cry echoed throughout Mount Cheonmoon.
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Myeolsadae, fleeing from Mount Cheonmoon, reached Haseo Village, about four kilometers away, and finally managed to rest.
At dawn, Wonyang Jinin and Golden Sage gathered the survivors.
Out of three hundred and fifty members, only fifty-five had survived.
They had lost eighty percent of their forces.
Golden Sage looked at the survivors with a blank expression.
He wasn’t sure if they could continue fighting.
Finally, the survivors began to express their frustration over the loss of their loved ones and disciples.
“They said it was sorcery!”
“The Justice Alliance said it was sorcery!”
“Explain it! How can you call that sorcery?”
“If you knew something like that existed, you should have taken precautions!”
“They’re trying to cover up the truth! How can you call that sorcery? Would Mu Geuk have been so concerned over mere sorcery?”
“Did the Justice Alliance really not know about the existence of that demon? Tell us something!”
In contrast to the ambush focus in the case of the Celestial Unit, the demon dragon became the central topic for the Evil Annihilation Unit.
More than a hundred people had died directly from the dragon’s flames.
Wonyang Jinin and Golden Sage exchanged uneasy glances.
Only the leaders of the Seven Great Sects and the Five Great Clans had attended the meeting of the Justice Alliance.
The smaller factions had only received a summary of the meeting’s results.
For instance, “A demon has been observed, but it seems to be sorcery, so there’s nothing to worry about.”
They didn’t know the details of the process that led to that conclusion.
“Golden Sage, honestly, I don’t know what to say. We must give a response, as everyone is waiting. Please, say something.”
Wonyang Jinin left the matter to Golden Sage.
Golden Sage, known as the “Judge of Life and Death” for his ability to discern the truth, seemed like the right person to explain the situation.
However, he too was in a difficult position.
He had supported the idea that the demon was the result of sorcery.
After a moment of reflection, Golden Sage decided to tell the truth.
He thought that insisting on excuses would only make things worse.
“Let me explain what we know.”
The survivors focused their attention on Golden Sage.
“As you know, the inhabitants of Zhengzhou reported the presence of a demon. However, the report was so strange that no one easily accepted it. Eventually, the Grand Strategist concluded that it was sorcery, and that’s how we ended up in this situation.”
The people quickly began to curse the Grand Strategist.
“The Grand Strategist is a fool! He’s worse than a senile old man!”
“Look at how many died because of that idiot! As long as that fool is in charge, the Justice Alliance has no hope!”
“The name Jegal is a disgrace to him!”
As the angry crowd criticized Jegal Seun, Golden Sage sighed and said:
“Ah! In the meeting, only the Namgung Family opposed the idea that it was sorcery. So it’s not just the Grand Strategist’s fault. It’s late, but now that we know the truth about the demons, the Justice Alliance Leader and the Grand Strategist will take action.”
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