Heavenly Inquisition Sword Novel - Chapter 271
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Chapter 271: Criminals Must Kneel!
The masters of the Human Division were astonished at the sight of the Demon for the first time.
However, the members of the Vermilion Bird Division remained calm, having faced demons in the past.
The Demon had recognized the Sword Emperor Namgung Byeok as his main enemy, ignoring the others.
Soon, the battle between Namgung Byeok and the Demon began.
The Demon tried to tear Namgung Byeok apart with its one-foot-long claws (approximately 30 cm).
However, its attacks were repeatedly blocked by Namgung Byeok’s sword.
The speed of their exchanges was so high that only the metallic sound of their strikes could be heard.
Heart-Reading Solitary Flower Namgung Yeon signaled the sorcerers.
The sorcerers took their positions in three directions and began chanting incantations.
Thanks to the effect of the incantations, the Demon’s movements began to slow.
The Demon seemed disturbed by the incantations, glaring furiously at the sorcerers.
At that moment, Namgung Byeok’s sword pierced the Demon’s body.
Crack! Crack!
“Graaah!”
The extreme pain made the Demon lunge at Namgung Byeok once again.
The sorcerers’ incantations intensified.
The Demon alternated its attention between the sorcerers and Namgung Byeok’s sword, being struck repeatedly.
Perhaps it was the power of the binding incantations, or maybe it was Namgung Byeok’s swordsmanship, but the Demon’s movements became noticeably slower.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Namgung Byeok’s sword continuously struck the now sluggish Demon.
At some point, the Demon became defenseless against Namgung Byeok’s attacks.
Namgung Byeok felt the moment had arrived.
He infused his sword with energy, causing it to emit a radiant glow.
Hum…
The bright light sliced through the Demon’s neck.
Crunch!
The Demon’s neck, as hard as rock, was pierced by Namgung Byeok’s sword.
“Aaagh!”
With a final cry, the Demon furiously lashed out with its claws.
Namgung Byeok stepped back half a step and swiftly swung his sword.
Crash!
The Demon’s claws, as hard as steel, were severed.
Namgung Byeok advanced again and cut through the Demon’s neck.
Crunch!
Although there was some resistance, Namgung Byeok’s sword finally severed the Demon’s neck.
The Demon froze in an attacking position, with one hand extended backward, before disintegrating into dust that scattered with the wind.
Fsssh…
Although the fight was intense, the elimination of the Demon took only fifteen minutes.
Compared to the first battles that took an hour, this was great progress.
Namgung Byeok nodded in satisfaction toward Namgung Yeon.
With a signal from Namgung Yeon, the masters of the Vermilion Bird Division and the Human Division returned to their positions.
Hidden among the sorcerers, Yi Hwasun clenched her lips in frustration.
Watching Namgung Byeok and the sorcerers handle the demons so easily filled her with rage.
“Why did they set the mountain on fire if it was so easy?”
Surely, Namgung Yeon’s talk about life or death was a deception.
It took only fifteen minutes to eliminate the Demon.
Although some Demon Warriors remained, at this rate, they would be done in an hour.
“Setting fire to the mountain to reduce casualties… That’s madness!”
Yi Hwasun glared at Namgung Yeon, who stood with dignity.
The Heaven and Earth Alliance was founded to protect the people. And now they were harming civilians in their name?
Unaware of the mountain’s dangers, Yi Hwasun only felt contempt for Namgung Yeon.
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Sitting on a branch, Yeon Jeokha suddenly stopped.
A peculiar energy emanated from the Sacred Artifact on his chest.
“What is this?”
He had not yet encountered the Demon Warriors, but he was already feeling this reaction.
Something was wrong.
“Could it be that the Great Demon General is in the mountain?”
The Sacred Artifact’s reaction was unusual.
As time passed, the energy from the Sacred Artifact grew stronger.
The energy from the Sacred Artifact was so intense that he felt a tingling sensation in his chest.
Yeon Jeokha elevated his Nine Heavens Energy to protect himself before jumping to the ground.
He was worried about the others and couldn’t stay still.
Just then, a band of Yoomyung Cult members appeared through the smoke.
Without hesitation, Yeon Jeokha charged at them.
He moved like a ghost among the Yoomyung Cult members.
Amidst the acrid smoke, Yeon Jeokha’s sword flashed.
Five or six people fell without a single cry.
Finally, the Yoomyung Cult members at the rear noticed the attack and began to shout.
“Who’s there?”
“Who dares?”
“It’s an enemy!”
Frightened, the Yoomyung Cult members ran down the hill.
They were like a herd of cattle fleeing from a lion.
Yeon Jeokha and the Blood Jade Hands Song Goonam met at that moment.
“Bold! Do you want to die?”
Song Goonam’s hands turned red.
The color blended strangely with the smoke, making him look like an emissary from hell.
But Yeon Jeokha didn’t blink and rushed toward Song Goonam.
The two clashed face to face.
The sword and the red hands intertwined in the smoke several times before separating.
“Ugh!”
Song Goonam let out a brief groan as the sword grazed him.
Just as Yeon Jeokha prepared to strike again, a gust of wind blew the smoke toward them.
With visibility blocked, Yeon Jeokha stopped.
Song Goonam, surprised by his opponent’s swordsmanship, hid in the smoke.
Though impatient, Yeon Jeokha calmed his mind.
With the smoke so thick, there was no point in rushing.
“The fire is spreading this way.”
The increasingly dense smoke indicated that it was not just due to the wind.
“Tsk. This is as far as it goes.”
Yeon Jeokha ran down the hill.
As he emerged from the smoke, he saw a man running frantically.
It was the same man he had been fighting in the smoke.
He could catch him if he gave chase, but he decided to ignore him and turned away.
The energy from the Sacred Artifact had calmed.
That meant the enemy had taken a different direction.
There were two paths to descend the mountain.
Unfortunately, he didn’t feel the presence of any more enemies in his direction.
It seemed that most had taken the other route.
Yeon Jeokha ran toward the position of the Vermilion Bird Division and the Human Division.
But things got complicated.
The smoke had descended, and he couldn’t see the path.
With no other choice, he had to go down the mountain and follow the edge of the smoke.
Although it was a forced choice, things took an unexpected turn.
The smoke and the changed terrain disoriented him.
Being someone with already poor navigation skills, Yeon Jeokha found himself lost, wandering along the edge of the mountain.
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The area where the Vermilion Bird Division and the Human Division were hidden filled with smoke in an instant.
Just like Yeon Jeokha and Song Goonam, they were caught in the smoke.
But they couldn’t move.
Before they could decide anything, the Yoomyung Cult members appeared in droves.
Namgung Yeon clenched her lips as she saw the enemies.
If she let them pass, the Vermilion Bird Division and the Human Division would be surrounded.
The best option was to eliminate them and then move further down.
Namgung Yeon pulled out a small whistle from her chest.
Since visibility was poor, she would give orders with sound.
Piiiii.
At the signal, the warriors of the Heaven and Earth Alliance charged down the path.
“Attack!”
“Enemies! Kill them!”
“Enemies!”
The shouts of the Heaven and Earth Alliance warriors and the Yoomyung Cult members mingled together.
The masters of the Heaven and Earth Alliance fiercely attacked the Yoomyung Cult members fleeing the fire.
The masters of the Vermilion Bird Division and the Human Division believed they would win this battle as well.
Indeed, the Yoomyung Cult members fell without offering much resistance.
“Aaah!”
“Ugh!”
The warriors of the Heaven and Earth Alliance couldn’t identify the Demon Warriors, but they kept cutting down their enemies.
In the confusion and low visibility, they had no other choice.
When the number of Yoomyung Cult members quickly dwindled, the Demon Warriors stood out.
The warriors of the Heaven and Earth Alliance, though struggling to see, kept their distance.
Just then, a gust of wind dispersed some of the smoke.
The Demon Warrior Golden Helmet Geum Cheongun looked around with a perplexed expression.
Only seven of his subordinates remained.
And they were about fifteen meters away from him.
Grinding his teeth, Geum Cheongun shouted in fury.
“Heaven and Earth Alliance?”
The Old Dao of Nine Heavens Shim Tong, who was nearby, glanced over.
He was looking for Namgung Byeok.
He saw him at the end of the line.
But he was very close to the Demon Warrior.
‘I must eliminate the enemy before the smoke returns.’
With that in mind, Shim Tong rushed forward.
He wanted to demonstrate his skill before the members of the Vermilion Bird Division and the Human Division.
“Hahaha! Good!”
Clang clang clang clang clang.
Shim Tong’s willow blade sword and Geum Cheongun’s sword clashed several times.
Geum Cheongun, annoyed at being cornered by an old man with a coarse appearance, felt his pride wounded.
The face and voice of his opponent indicated he was from the Evil Faction, but his sword technique was sublime.
After a quick exchange, Geum Cheongun retreated.
“Who are you?”
“Hehe. I am the Old Dao of Nine Heavens. Prepare to die!”
With a curse, Shim Tong attacked with the Dragon and Tiger Windstorm Technique.
The energy that surged from his sword turned into a whirlwind that headed toward Geum Cheongun.
Boom!
Geum Cheongun quickly used his Ghost Shadow Saber technique to defend himself.
Tsss.
The energy from the sword slid into the whirlwind.
But the whirlwind absorbed it and, in an instant, enveloped Geum Cheongun.
Surprised, Geum Cheongun tried to retreat.
At that moment, a blue dragon emerged from the whirlwind and bit his leg.
“Aaah!”
With a cry of pain, Geum Cheongun fell.
Shortly after, his severed leg dropped to the ground.
With a twisted smile, Shim Tong rushed toward his enemy.
Before, he would have left the job to Namgung Byeok or the sorcerers, but since obtaining the Vajra, he had changed.
He planned to finish the demon with one blow.
Just as Shim Tong raised his willow blade sword, the wind roared.
A sound resembling a typhoon accompanied by smoke spread from the mountain’s peak.
The smoke, as if encountering an invisible barrier, advanced no further.
The warriors of the Heaven and Earth Alliance stared in amazement at the ten-meter-high smoke barrier.
It was an overwhelming scene that defied the natural course of nature.
Soon, about seventy Yoomyung Cult members silently descended, like ghosts.
At the front, the Great Demon General Heavenly Blood Demon Kang Sangpi looked at the warriors of the Heaven and Earth Alliance with amazement.
“Wow! So, all of this was your doing?”
Four Demon Warriors lined up beside Kang Sangpi.
The Cold Blood Demon Taekyeonglim shouted in a booming voice.
“Criminals, kneel! Before the Great Demon General Heavenly Blood Demon, second only in authority to the cult leader, even the Immortals and the messengers from the afterlife kneel!”
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