I Ended Up Becoming The Heavenly Demon’s True Best Friend, Even Though He’s Shy Around Others

Chapter 79

It was just that the body of the man who had been in front of Pae Maseong was tilted sideways, and there was not much change in the place where he had been standing.

Blood gushed out belatedly from the bloodline on the fallen man's body.

"I didn't see it well."

"I didn't even close my eyes, but it's over."

"It's too fast, isn't it?"

Complaining voices flowed from among the junior brothers.

It was a complaint that they had tried to watch well because their senior brother had told them to, but they couldn't because it had ended too quickly.

"That person just now must have been a first-rate master."

"I guess so. It seemed that there were only a few first-rate masters among them, so what should we do if Senior Brother Pae kills a first-rate master?"

"Since Senior Brother Pae will kill them regardless of whether they are first-rate or at the peak, the number will be meaningless when it's all over."

"If that person is first-rate, then we can also be first-rate. Although it seems that we are at the peak."

Such stories mostly came from the second-generation junior brothers of the Nether Shadow Faction.

Although it was not a statement made with the intention of psychological warfare, those words turned their minds upside down.

"Please let me go out!"

"I will take revenge!"

"Please let me draw my sword."

Here and there, they were clamoring to be allowed to draw their swords.

The second-generation junior brothers laughed, finding that funny.

"It seems they can't draw their swords on their own. Is the sword heavy?"

"This place is really fun."

The disciples of Hyeonwol trembled with rage as they looked at these low-level brats.

Hyeonwol was also dumbfounded and angry.

"Don't wait for my word and kill that brat first."

Hyeonwol had recognized from the beginning that Pae Maseong possessed unusual martial prowess.

It wasn't just Hyeonwol; people of Hyeonwol's level had recognized Pae Maseong's great martial talent at a glance.

And yet, they paid more attention to Ya Socheong, who was using Pae Maseong from a position of superiority.

That's why they thought that they had to deal with Pae Maseong quickly first.

At Hyeonwol's one word, his disciples, as if a seal had been released, all drew their swords and ran towards Pae Maseong.

But Pae Maseong just soared higher than before and then fell softly again.

In the meantime, the sword elegantly drew a sword path and then headed downwards.

The sound of clothes being cut with a rustling sound was heard, and a terrible scream followed.

The sound of blood gushing.

The sound of it falling with a thud.

The sound of a huge body collapsing to the ground.

The sounds that indicated death followed in sequence.

The people who saw that drew their swords one after another.

Pae Maseong swung his sword from where he stood and deflected their sword strikes.

It was thought that he was trying to block, but it became an attack.

The ones who had started the attack first were them, but Pae Maseong had already moved his sword faster than them, blocked their sword paths, and stabbed their vital points.

People collapsed, spitting blood from their mouths or gushing blood from their necks.

Seeing a pile of corpses accumulate in an instant, the corners of Hyeonwol's eyes twitched.

"Is this the Flawless Nine Swords? If it's just this, it's not worth us coming all this way."

Ya Socheong asked, genuinely curious.

It wasn't to provoke them; he was purely curious.

Then he realized on his own that it seemed that the Flawless Nine Swords had not been taught to the disciples and agreed.

Hyeonwol was concerned about how on earth Ya Socheong knew about the Flawless Nine Swords.

"If only those guys keep coming out, it seems that it would be okay to let the junior brothers experience a real battle."

When Ya Socheong said that, Pae Maseong withdrew his sword and stepped back.

The disciples of Hyeonwol now clearly realized what Ya Socheong thought of them.

Although their pride was hurt to the point of their bodies trembling, they could not just step forward after seeing the clear difference between Pae Maseong and their senior brothers.

"I want to see the skills of the new junior brothers."

When Ya Socheong said that, six people came forward from the group as if they were surprised.

They had sparkling eyes and a moved expression.

"Fight in the way that is most comfortable for you. Since we are not yet trying to unfold the sword style we want to see, we also have to wait while warming up for now."

"Yes, Senior Brother!"

The children who were said to have been put into assassination missions without being taught and without being prepared.

And the children who were said to have survived even so.

Ya Socheong wanted to learn their combat instincts.

And from then on, he saw a dogfight unfold.

It was a strange imbalance.

Ya Socheong seemed to know how harshly Pae Maseong had trained the children in the meantime.

Since they had started late, it must have been difficult to learn new martial arts, but it seemed that they were enduring the process with unremitting effort.

The children were not yet in their final form and were in the process of changing.

It was visible that their strengths had been left, and the things that had to be shed had been resolutely cut away.

Although there were times when habits that had not yet been completely erased came out, it seemed that they were definitely different from the beginning.

It was so even though Ya Socheong had not seen their initial appearance.

The children tried various things in a short time.

The preparation time was not long, and they did not attach meaning to failure.

What was most heartbreaking was that they fought without caring about getting hurt and without taking care of themselves at all, and it seemed that that had become a habit for a long time.

That created an opening for the opponent.

Feints did not work on them.

It seemed that those children did not think that they could get an opportunity while blocking the opponent's attacks, and they aimed for the vital points while allowing the attacks that flew at their bodies.

But since that speed was frighteningly fast, the attacks that had been aimed at the children and had come in would stop in the middle.

It was not a big deal of a fight.

It meant that it was not a fight where everything was at stake for them.

And yet, it seemed that those children only knew how to fight in that way.

It felt as if they had not yet learned how to fight in a different way because their lives were at stake in every moment of the fight.

It seemed that even he would be overwhelmed if he fought in that way.

If Ya Socheong thought so, it was needless to say for the people who were directly facing the children with their swords.

When a few people fell, almost no one had expected that result from the beginning.

They had a face of wondering why such a thing was happening.

"Senior Brother, can we also fight together?"

The second-generation junior brothers asked, stamping their feet next to him.

When he looked at Pae Maseong, he laughed and nodded.

Since Pae Maseong had been with them longer after Ya Socheong had left, Ya Socheong also trusted his judgment and nodded.

Then Ya Socheong himself also drew his sword.

The junior brothers, who were excited at the thought of facing great people with their swords, would now have an opening.

It was with the intention of watching that and preventing them from getting hurt.

Then, when he looked at the junior lords, they, as if they knew, all gathered by the fifth prince's side and surrounded and protected him.

And the guards of the junior lords surrounded them again.

It seemed that it was worth trusting and playing with that much.

When Ya Socheong also stepped up, even the first generation, who had not received permission, also ran wild.

It had now become a chaotic battle, but Pae Maseong and Ya Socheong just laughed at that.

It was a confidence that they could prevent their junior brothers from getting hurt in any situation.

"Junior lord, what level are those... people?"

The fifth prince, seeing the rampaging children of the Nether Shadow Faction, was genuinely surprised and asked the junior lords.

But the junior lords, even though the fifth prince had asked, could not answer.

They were so surprised at what they were seeing that they couldn't speak.

A few of them vilely ran and aimed for the weak people among the disciples of Hyeonwol.

And they swung their swords and scattered the dense formation.

At that time, Hyeonwol sent out a sword ki.

It seemed that he thought that he could no longer just watch his disciples being disgraced.

The one who broke the flying sword ki was Ya Socheong.

It wasn't that they had been sent out at the same time, but the junior lords looked at each other, wondering if it was possible to break a sword ki that was already flying in the air.

But Ya Socheong did not stop there and created a sword ki again and sent it towards Hyeonwol.

Then he landed in front of his junior brothers and prevented Hyeonwol from aiming for them.

Hyeonwol, who had been trying to blow away the insolently rampaging children, had only greatly bruised his pride.

The children of the Nether Shadow Faction, thinking that they could trust and run wild even more, threw their bodies even more boldly from then on.

They were trying things that they had tried before and had not worked well, with a relaxed mind.

Since they thought that their senior brother and Senior Brother Pae would be watching them with their eyes wide open and would protect them if they seemed to be in even a little danger, they were not scared at all.

Sometimes, it was not Ya Socheong or Pae Maseong, but other children of the Nether Shadow Faction who came.

And as time went on, that ratio increased.

That was also what Ya Socheong and Pae Maseong had intended from the beginning.

In the future, they would have to fight, trusting and relying on each other in this way.

The junior lords were greatly shocked and puzzled as they saw that.

When Ya Socheong had spoken, it had seemed that the people here were very strong people among the righteous faction martial artists.

After seeing them directly in front of them, they were also somewhat convinced that that was right.

But they did not understand how everyone could run wild so fearlessly in front of such people.

'Could it be?'

Dan Mok-hwawun recalled Ya Socheong's appearance when he had first talked about the people of Cheonbong Mountain.

At that time, it had seemed that Ya Socheong was also somewhat tense.

But now, such an appearance was almost not visible in him.

'Is it because of the thought that he has to protect his junior brothers?'

So is he moving without even having time to think about things like fear?

Is he burning himself up by moving several times faster because he knows he might fail but cannot accept failure?

Other than that, it seemed that there would be no words to explain the change in the meantime.

The person who was thinking that was not just him.

The others also busily followed Ya Socheong's movements with their eyes.

Now, it wasn't just Hyeonwol who was moving.

Hyowol and the others also swung their swords to attack the children of the Nether Shadow Faction.

As that happened, the movements of Ya Socheong and Pae Maseong also became faster.

It wasn't that they were exchanging glances.

It seemed that each was moving according to their own thoughts, but since the thoughts of the two were completely the same, it seemed that there was no need to share their opinions.

Ya Socheong kicked off the ground first and soared, then raised his sword towards the group of Hyeonwol who were trying to attack his junior brothers.

Kukwakwakwakwang-!

The huge sword ki that had dyed his sword blue and had flown out grabbed the ground and tore it deeply.

The furrow that had been created like that quickly crawled out and reached the people's feet, and then it opened wider and opened its mouth at the people's feet.

Ya Socheong, seeing that, resolutely stomped his foot, and a pile of dirt soared up and then collapsed.

In an instant, dozens of people were trapped in the ground and died without even being able to use their hands.

(End of Chapter)