Chapter 94: The Worst Reunion (2)

Whoosh!

The ashen power formed a spiral, soon changing into a single shape.

A flame.

It flickered as if the ash had turned into a flame.

Heaven-Surrendering Godly Technique.

It formed into a shape of flames blocking his front.

"You seem to be handling a dangerous power."

"Sorcery? No, it doesn't seem like that."

The woman and man spoke, looking at him.

Han Seojin quietly unfolded the Wind God's Step.

Whoosh!

His figure disappeared like the wind.

He appeared in front of the man.

Slash!

The manifested sword energy traveled along the blade, glowing a bright blue as if enhanced by a trait.

It stood against the ashen flame.

Clash!

The gray and blue energies collided, sparks flying as they gnawed at each other.

A single strike.

Exchanging blows, they both stepped back for a moment.

"An absurd amount of power."

The man spoke while sweating coldly.

He was pushed back.

Even though he prided himself on his speed, he was significantly pushed back in a single clash.

Just a moment ago, he had used more than 20% of his power to block that ashen force.

'This guy must be the one who defeated the Sword Saint.'

This is bad.

That man's power is dangerous.

Everyone here must join forces to have any chance of victory.

The man looked at his comrade rampaging above.

"Han Juhee! Quickly finish your opponent and come over here!"

"…Tsk, I guess I have no choice."

The Sword Mage, Han Juhee.

She inherited the blood of the Iron-Blood Sword Clan and rose to the top with her sword summoning skills.

So she should be able to handle that masked comrade easily.

'I hope that nasty woman finishes quickly.'

The problem is right in front of her.

The man with the mask.

'The power I feel is on par with mine.'

But the way it is wielded is different.

I felt a force that seemed to destroy everything.

Along with the imagery of breaking everything that stands in its way.

Yet it is strong.

'This is no ordinary opponent.'

He is not an ordinary opponent either. He is at the upper ranks.

But that being is above even that.

If we were to match levels.

'It is a supreme being.'

A person difficult for them to handle.

That being has invaded.

And if it is a supreme being.

'On par with the heads of the Five Great Families!'

That's how strong he was.

"Why on earth would someone like you come here?"

"There's something I need to investigate."

"Aren't you afraid of the Iron-Blood Sword Clan?"

"Seeing some famous folks from a frontier country puffing out their chests is quite distasteful."

"…"

The man did not deny it.

Indeed, it is so.

Other families and groups have produced transcendents, but they did not.

The principal.

Only that strange monster transcended completely.

"What, do you think so too?"

"Even though it's the outskirts, it's the place that accepted me. I should repay the favor."

"If that favor is more precious than your life."

"…Can you spare me?"

So honest.

"Well."

I could spare him if he wasn't someone to be killed.

Han Seojin looked down.

Since earlier, it was scattered everywhere.

Detecting all directions by letting mana ride the wind.

'Found it.'

Then he had to look over there.

To do so, the man was in the way.

'Should I deal with him first?'

Han Seojin moved quickly, in an instant short enough to be a split second.

Crossing dozens of meters from afar, Han Seojin stood in front of the man.

'What!?'

A speed beyond imagination.

Thud!!

A fist swings.

It is too fast and overwhelming.

Clang!

The man barely blocked it with his sword, relying on instinct.

But he was pushed back.

Ugh.

A sickening feeling in his stomach.

No, I've suffered internal injuries. It feels like I'll need a full month of recovery.

But my opponent won't wait for that time.

Screech.

A sound of something scratching. A very unpleasant noise emanates from the man's hand.

The space wavers.

'Space Blade.'

A trait that cuts through space.

It's not quite enough with just this.

So I added something else.

[Unique Trait, Space Blade, imbues your hand.]

The edge of my hand wavered.

It felt as if the surrounding space was distorting.

And then I swung it as it was.

"…!!"

Slice.

The sound of something being cut.

From Han Seojin, a gesture spanning dozens of meters. All of that distance was completely severed.

Pillars, walls, boxes, the man's sword. All of those were split in half.

Boom!

Everything collapsed as it was.

"Found it."

Han Seojin stepped forward lightly.

"So, can I leave now?"

"As if."

Han Seojin smiled brightly.

The man sighed quietly.

"Come to think of it, I didn't ask for your name."

"It's Do Wijong."

"Really?"

The man who introduced himself as Do Wijong was following me with a half-given-up look.

"But why did you come to this place?"

"It feels like you came to a place you shouldn't have."

"I know your skills. But opposing Iron-Blood Sword Clan is too dangerous. It could turn the entire country of Korea against you."

"Is that so?"

I don't think so.

There are various reasons.

The Wi family will put in some effort, and my disciples will also do their best in their own way.

「Die! Die!」

「You, you will definitely go to hell.」

「This is violence!!」

…Hmm, maybe not?

'Well, I have something to believe in.'

The principal.

I trust her.

'A transcendent being, but unstable.'

She said.

She is a forcibly transcended existence.

So her power is unstable.

'And the way to fix that…'

It is highly likely that it's something I possess.

The power to control time.

Unique attribute, Eternity.

For her to fully handle her power, she needs my power.

'Even in her unstable state, would she, who is normally at the transcendent level, harm me?'

The principal is in an unstable state.

Stopping all space, it seemed like free spatial movement, but it couldn't deceive my eyes.

In such a state, one thought comes to mind.

If she became whole, how powerful would she be?

In Korea, the Iron-Blood Sword Clan is necessary.

But as a transcendent, it's different.

If I and the Iron-Blood Sword Clan become mortal enemies under the same sky.

'It's a simple choice.'

Complete transcendence versus the power of the Iron-Blood Sword Clan.

When comparing the two, I would unconditionally choose the former.

'For a transcendent, a useful power versus an absolutely necessary complete transcendence. Comparing the two is absurd.'

Thus, I can strike the Iron-Blood Sword Clan.

What if they try to kill me?

In the worst-case scenario, the principal will be my shield.

I walked forward and then stopped.

"The entrance."

"…"

Do Wijong was silent.

He was glaring at the door.

Space Blade.

A while ago, the Space Blade swung here and shattered the door.

Is that why?

With the door sealed, demonic qi started to seep out from there.

'How wicked it is.'

Even I found it a bit unsettling.

If I had to compare…

'It smells like gathering cigarette smoke and food scraps in one place and leaving them for a month in summer.'

So bad that my eyes naturally squinted.

We went inside the door.

"Damn, these crazy bastards."

Do Wijong spat out a curse.

The scene inside was shocking.

In the cylindrical glass was a green liquid like a culture medium, and inside it, various entities could be seen.

'Human experiments… perhaps.'

Some had centipede bodies attached to their arms.

Some had shark heads attached to their bodies, with fins on their sides.

And most of them, as if they had lost their self-awareness, were staring blankly at the ground with pale eyes.

"...Wasn't the Iron-Blood Sword Clan one of the five great families, a prestigious one?"

"Well, being prestigious doesn't mean they're noble. To make their name known, they have to be ruthless."

"But! If this gets out, everyone will try to erase the Iron-Blood Sword Clan."

"That's why we need to make it known."

I took pictures here and there with the phone I had brought in advance.

I stuffed anything that looked like documents into my pockets.

I had persuaded Yeo Eunchae to give me a pocket of subspace for this.

「No, if you're a head professor, you can just ask the principal to give it!!」

「Yours is better.」

That was the reason.

Meanwhile, Yoo Seolrang was fighting a woman called Han Juhee.

Clang!

Countless swords aimed at her.

Calmly, Yoo Seolrang deflected them with magic.

Whoosh!

Winds gathered into spheres, compressed, and faced off against the sword mage's attacks.

'Sword Mage.'

The Iron-Blood Sword Clan's swordsmanship began with Sword Magic. The match-up isn't bad.

The power she wields is, the wind.

Sword Mages are strong in both individual and group battles, but weaker in one-on-one compared to pure swordsmen.

'That's why he paired me with her.'

Han Seojin has an exceptional eye for such things.

'Shall I hide first?'

She closed her eyes.

As Han Seojin said, to harmonize with the surroundings, she erased her presence.

"Come out quickly!!"

Han Juhee shouted irritably.

he realized her comrades were being defeated below.

She needed to move quickly.

Otherwise, that presence would inevitably target her.

However, that woman has a faint presence. No, it's to the extent that she's unnoticeable.

'She's not even visible.'

As if she naturally blends with the air, she moves.

The surrounding air, the wind, moves with her gestures.

It feels like dealing with assassins.

Tricky.

And sinister, dangerous.

'Damn bastard.'

Swear words come out involuntarily.

But Yoo Seolrang wasn't entirely pleased either.

'I don't have a decisive move.'

She could keep her occupied, attacking and irritating her, but that's it.

Binding an existence of that level itself was a great feat.

But there was greed.

The greed to defeat that woman.

Was it due to being tainted by the person named Han Seojin?

Such greed crept up.

'Let's do it.'

An idea surfaced, almost instinctively.

She erased her presence.

Even Han Seojin cannot properly sense or see her in this state.

'If that's the case.'

Should she think the opposite way?

How about revealing her presence?

Suppressing her presence. She changed that thought. She reveals herself.

[The state of your Unique Trait is changing.]

[The Unique Trait, Emptiness, is now fixed in form.]

Crack.

It feels as if something is breaking inside her.

[The Unique Trait, Emptiness, reveals your presence.]

"Kihit."

Suddenly, she felt extremely good.

It felt like something heavily suppressed was liberated.

She doesn't need to be suppressed now.

A smile naturally emerged.

"Kihihit, Kihihihihit!!"

[The Unique Trait, Emptiness, is reversed.]

[The Unique Trait changes to ???]

"Die, die die die die die die die die die die die die die!!"

I gathered the minimal evidence.

These would serve as the 'justification' to strike the Iron-Blood Sword Clan.

Thinking that made these documents look quite lovely.

With that thought, I stepped outside.

"Kyahahahahahahaha, die die die!!"

I could see my disciple going mad.