262 – EP.SIDE Ice Flower
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A place that people nearby simply call a rocky mountain.
At the beginning of the mountain, chaos unfolded as if a mythical monster had appeared.
This is the hell where souls who commit mortal sins go, thought the pale-faced old monk as he fell.
That was his last thought as he had a hole in his chest and blood was gushing out.
Someone would have said that the sight of the body wasting away in vain was gruesome, but in fact, there was no death as merciful as this in this scene of cruel slaughter.
A person who died with half of his body consumed by flames,
A person who died after seeing his head cut off by a sword and being separated from his body.
A person who died with his limbs torn off one by one, showing off his red blood everywhere.
And…
“Master!!!”
A man whose Danjeon was stabbed by his own weapon.
The sharp-faced man poured out his blood.
Seeing the teacher soaking his white uniform with blood, his disciple screamed.
“In the end… Like this…”
His knees fell to the ground like fallen leaves, and the man once called Lord Bingryun looked around with blurry eyes.
A woman with bluish hair hugged her teacher from behind.
“No… Master…”
“Cheongyeon… Maybe this… I don’t know if it’s a predetermined fate…”
“What do you mean? Ugh, first collect the bets… Then get hurt…!”
Cheongyeon hugged her teacher and let out her words, as if her usual slow speaking tone had disappeared.
“Yes… It was our… Karma… Tolerating Yeomryun-gong…”
A sign of life gradually fading away.
Watching her breathing become blurred and her eyes become cloudy from behind, Cheongyeon pushed her tears down her throat.
“No… No…!!!”
In that way, Cheongyeon felt the moment her teacher died in her arms, even for a split second.
“…….”
In front of the rocky mountain where there were screams, groans, and the sound of weapons clashing.
Now there was only silence and death.
“…He’s dead.”
Cheongyeon raised her head at her calm voice.
Only the dark figure of the person with his back to the sun was visible.
“How… Standing…”
“I told you. It’s evil. There’s no reason for it.”
Even if I tell you the reason, you won’t be convinced. The other person spoke slurred.
“Possessed…!”
Hatred appears in Cheongyeon’s eyes, which contained her softness.
Cheongyeon staggered to his feet and grabbed his sword that had fallen to the floor with her trembling hand.
“Yes, you will be sad. You will feel helpless. You will want to cry right now. …Now, you know how I feel.”
Namgung Soyu, covered in blood, said as he saw his rival rising from the pit of hatred.
Cheongyeon took a stance.
A terrible chill began to flow from her body.
Frost began to form where her cold touched, and her blue skin began to freeze.
She took root in her white skin, and ice flowers began to bloom.
“Is that the last hidden season? Yes, become more angry and have murderous intent. Only then will you be able to reach my body.”
The Slayer has a relaxed attitude and gives the opponent time.
“Do you think Inho will like what you see now?”
Cheongyeon was moved to tears by that sight and spat out her sharp words.
“Ahm, you’ll like it. My student is always on my side. …By the way, don’t mention my student’s name carelessly, because I’ll rip out your tongue.”
Cheongyeon’s heart tightened at her life.
“aaah!!!”
In order to shake off her murderous nature, Cheongyeon held out a feast prepared by shouting her evil words.
Withdrawing his sword to the side, Cheongyeon ran forward at a speed that was difficult to keep up with.
Wherever she passed, her ice particles fell like shooting stars.
The light of the sun diffusely reflected through the grains created a rainbow.
She swung her sword with gritted teeth, embodying in her sword body the fairy-like beauty that came down from the sky and the brutality of the cold chill.
As the sword reached Soyou’s head, the opponent who had remained still opened her mouth.
“I should show mercy to you who told me the truth.”
That was the last moment that Cheongyeon was aware of.
The sound of gunpowder exploding echoed through the mountains, and the birds sitting on the trees flew up.
Cheongyeon’s body, with her head gone, fell to the ground, and the ice flower that had bloomed on her body also shattered in vain.
“…Thirty.”
Namgung Soyou, who checked again the number of special forces that came to catch her, looked behind her and said.
“Take it away.”
As soon as she spoke, people who had been hiding everywhere came out.
Wearing black military uniforms, they each carried cleaning tools and collected the bodies scattered everywhere.
“…You’re amazing.”
A man with bandages wrapped all over her approached and admired her, but Namgung Soyou seemed to be annoyed and turned her body around and headed toward the mountain.
“Follow me.”
“Yes.”
“What happened to what I said last time?”
“Among the people we recruited this time, there were a few carpenters. We gathered enough materials, so I think it will be possible.”
When the narrow-eyed man answered, the Heavenly Demon looked satisfied.
“That’s good. Now we’ll have a decent building.”
She was very displeased with living in a ruined living quarters.
“Then, as you said, the leader will stay…”
“No, I can build a place to stay later.”
“So… What should I build first?”
“A place where my disciples will be. Let’s build there first.”
“Are you talking about the royal palace…?”
“Yes, my poor student seems to be a bit colder than he looks. I hope we can make him a decent home before winter comes.”
The Heavenly Demon smiled as he climbed the mountainside.
He looked extremely lonely with that smile.
namgung soyou – the first heavenly demon