Blood Demon of the Past Life – Chapter 185

Chapter 185: The Secret of the Past Life Revealed （8）

Clank, clank, clank.

The chains rattled.

A few of the relatively lower-ranked ones maintained the chains, while the rest rushed towards Kang San.

“Blink.”

Flash.

Flash, flash, flash.

He dug into the space.

To ordinary people’s eyes, it was a movement that dug in every time they blinked, and their faces were stained with considerable anger. Kim Mu-hyeok had intentionally set the stage. If he had known that Kang San would be defeated in one blow, he wouldn’t have let a useful person die so pointlessly.

Kim Mu-hyeok was around the beginning of S-rank.

After a few exchanges of attacks and defenses, it turned out that two of the ten foreigners were experts at the S-rank level.

It was still a tough fight.

But why?

‘They look slow.’

The opponent’s movements.

Even the movements of digging in by deleting space, not by physically stepping forward, were visible.

“Sonic Blade.”

Attacks poured in.

The sharp tip of the sword was aimed at Kang San’s vital points, and every drop of sweat that splashed with the foreigner’s outstretched arm caught his eye. Recognizing one’s own senses in the realm of Qi Deviation was a truly tremendous experience. As if playing in slow motion, Kang San watched the opponent’s attack to the very end and dodged it by a hair’s breadth.

Flash━

The tip of his nose.

It grazed past, just enough not to cut.

At that moment, when the opponent’s bewildered eyes intertwined, Kang San’s sword cut through a vital point at once.

Flash.

“Kyaaak!”

Puhaaaak.

Blood splattered.

It was instinctive.

Kang San wasn’t originally used to killing, but in a life-threatening situation like this, a coercive urge to kill or be killed surged in. It was the risk of Qi Deviation. Only the opponent’s vital points were visible in his eyes, and in the midst of that, the option of showing mercy to the opponent and risking his own life was not allowed.

There was no time to swallow the disgust.

He immediately dodged the incoming attacks.

They were too slow, their vital points were completely exposed, and every moment was an opportunity for Kang San.

Stab.

“Keok.”

He plunged his sword into the heart.

As the opponent’s eyes widened at the brutally penetrating sword, Kang San slashed the chest of another foreigner who rushed in without even having time to shake off the blood on his sword. His mind was completely immersed between reality and moral boundaries. They had shown their intent to kill him. They had set a trap and launched life-threatening attacks to actually kill him.

Aside from Qi Deviation.

Kang San urged himself on.

This was the kind of fight it was.

He knew it from the beginning.

From the moment he responded to Kim Mu-hyeok’s call, he knew he had to cross a certain line.

Think about it.

It was Kim Mu-hyeok who put Jang Beom-seok in the presidency and had the backing to move even superpowers like the United States. Even if he were caught and exposed. Could the South Korean judicial system properly punish him? It would be impossible. In the first place, it was impossible to deal with those who were rushing in to kill him with the yardstick of common sense.

Killing intent is.

With killing intent.

He repaid them in kind.

They would have been working in secret to kill him, and Kang San was simply taking advantage of the situation.

“Heavenly Demon Sword Technique, Second Style: Pursuit Kill.”

Flash.

Thud.

The opponent collapsed without fail.

When they were first devising a plan to attack Kang San, they had complained that it was too much to include three S-rank forces. Now, everyone’s faces were filled with terror. The Hero of Kitakyushu. Because he was a symbol of goodwill, they thought Kang San wouldn’t be able to properly respond to the killing intent.

Beyond the shell of Kang San.

They didn’t know that Seo Mun-ho’s instincts would erupt explosively.

One foreigner, with a horrified face, stepped back hesitantly.

“……Th, this is different from the plan.”

It was the last one now.

The last one.

The match was over.

Nevertheless, he did not show any clumsy mercy.

Considering the unknown forces he would face in the future, Kang San knew he shouldn’t leave any room for error.

Slash━

“Keok, keureureuk.”

Blood spurted from his neck.

The foreigner tried to block it with both hands as blood gushed out like a fountain.

Thud.

He hit his head on the ground.

He wriggled for a while, then eventually went limp.

It was over.

Everyone, including Kim Mu-hyeok.

Only after killing them all did Kang San’s eyes regain their original color.

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His mind cleared.

Until just now, his mind and body had felt hot, but now an unbearable chill suddenly washed over him. He gritted his teeth. With a pale face, he wrapped his arms around himself and knelt down.

“……S*it.”

He clenched his teeth.

It was disgusting.

Killing.

In this cruel world, there is no one who is not used to killing living beings.

It’s a given for Hunters who deal with countless monsters every day, and even minors who haven’t become adults wield swords and stab them into the hearts of monsters. So, it wasn’t that he was bewildered by the feeling of cutting something and life being extinguished, but all the senses of killing a human were definitely unfamiliar.

They were weak.

Even though they were S-rank, the sensation that was transmitted when penetrating their hard bodies was completely different from that of monsters.

‘……I killed people.’

He knew it for sure.

Ignoring Luca Bellino’s warning.

That meeting Kim Mu-hyeok would cause big problems.

Nevertheless, the reason he urged himself on was because he knew it wasn’t a problem he could ignore by turning a blind eye.

The opponent knew he was Seo Mun-ho’s reincarnation.

Would they have left him alone even if he refused to meet?

No.

Even greater danger would have awaited him, and the danger he encountered unprepared would have taken Kang San’s life. Of course, it was true that the state of ‘Qi Deviation’ drove him to extremes. That’s why chills washed over him and his emotions fluctuated wildly, but he convinced himself that it was the right decision.

Seo Mun-ho from his past life.

Was it wrong for him to try to kill Moyeongcheon and Peng Mujeong?

No.

It was retribution.

The same goes for Kim Mu-hyeok.

He harmed someone’s life, and if it was with the intent to kill, it’s the way of the world to expect such consequences.

He calmed himself down for a long time.

It was an unfamiliar experience, but it was a sensation he would have to accept in the future.

Even if today’s incident wasn’t known to the world, the unknown forces supporting Kim Mu-hyeok would be fully aware of it.

He staggered to his feet.

He set fire to the abandoned warehouse.

Crackle, crackle.

The flames blazed.

Life perished without a trace.

Kang San stared blankly at the scene.

That’s when it happened.

Buzz.

His phone rang.

At first, he tried to ignore it.

But.

Buzz, buzz, buzz.

His phone was ringing like crazy.

It wasn’t a normal situation.

Sensing something strange, Kang San belatedly checked his phone screen.

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After targeting the government.

Kim Min-yeong’s media company, which had taken an anti-government stance, had been going through quite difficult days.

First of all, all advertisements and sponsorships were cut off.

Companies had no choice but to be wary of the government, so despite the exploding number of views every time an article was published, the company’s situation was getting worse.

It was the same just now.

『I’m sorry, but I don’t think we can work with you anymore.』

“But, even so……”

Click.

It was a unilateral notification.

It was a company that usually partnered with the media company to expose this and that, but perhaps because they were wary of the government, they completely cut off the connection. It was to the point that even Kim Min-yeong, who wasn’t in charge, contacted them. Kim Min-yeong had written articles for the sake of social justice, but she felt sorry for her colleagues and the CEO who were being harmed because of her.

“……This is really shitty.”

She ran her hand over her face.

It was devastating.

The number of views was actually an illusion.

For this to be meaningful, there had to be companies investing in the value of views.

In the end.

There were two solutions.

Compromise with the government, or the government collapses and the value of the media company skyrockets.

I don’t know.

If the media company that Kim Min-yeong belonged to coldly abandoned her, Kim Min-yeong was willing to take everything and just leave. But they didn’t. They protected her to the end, so she felt she had to do something.

“Okay, let’s do it. We can’t just sit here and do nothing.”

She got up from her seat.

Just then, something strange popped up on her computer screen.

『Three C-rank Links occurred in a row in Jeju Island.』

It was breaking news.

It was a dangerous situation, but it wasn’t like she had to jump in when there were so many other reporters.

The problem started then.

『B-rank Link occurred in Mokpo.』

『A-rank Link occurred in Incheon.』

『B, C, and C-rank Links occurred in Seodaemun-gu, Gwanak-gu, and Songpa-gu, Seoul respectively.』

She flinched.

“What is this?”

Her face cracked.

At first, she thought it was simply a series of Links that occurred in Jeju Island, but Links were occurring simultaneously across the country. She hurriedly sat down. She picked up the phone to grasp the situation, when a junior who was in charge of international news rushed in.

“Senior! Something big has happened!”

“Why?”

“Links have occurred all over the United States, in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, regardless of the city, and there are reports that Links are happening all over the world, not just the US! I think this is a serious situation. It seems like the Kitakyushu incident is spreading not only to southern Japan but all over the world!”

“……What?”

Her thought process stopped.

It was just as her junior said.

Cases from not only Korea but also overseas began to pop up on her computer screen like crazy.

『In Shanghai, China…….』

『In Madrid, Spain…….』

『In Naples, Italy…….』

『In London, England…….』

It was chaos.

News was heating up as if the whole world was on fire.

Even Kim Min-yeong, who usually reacted immediately to any situation, was now staring blankly at the computer screen.

“What in the world is going on?”

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At that time.

Links also occurred in a row in Dongjak-gu, Seoul.

The problem was that the scale was bigger than expected, and it was that the Hunter Emergency Center, which housed numerous patients, was located near Heukseok Station, where the Links mainly occurred.

“Raise the barrier!”

“Evacuate the patients inside for now!”

“Block it, block it!”

It was a chaotic situation.

Until just a while ago, the government had stationed troops to protect the Hunter Emergency Center.

It was because Director Yeon Gyu-seong was dedicated to public service, but he refused the government’s order during the S-rank Outbreak and withdrew all the troops. As a result, they had to defend against the monsters’ attacks with only their own soldiers. The hospital’s guards hurriedly moved to ensure the safety of the patients.

“Kyaaak━!”

“Keok!”

Death was rampant everywhere.

It was dangerous.

The guards’ faces turned pale at the monsters pouring in from beyond the barrier.

That’s when it happened.

“Salamander’s Breath.”

Whoosh.

Kwa Kwa Kwa Kwa Kwa!

A tremendous flame swept through the monsters.

It was Yeon Woo-bin.

Yeon Woo-bin had been staying nearby, and as soon as he heard that Links were occurring in a row near Heukseok Station, he rushed over immediately. The same was true for the members of the Guardian Guild. Yeon Woo-bin signaled the start of the attack, and close-combat forces like Jeong Chan-woo, Nakamura Genji, Saito Shusuke, and Jessica countered the enemies’ attacks.

“Guardian Shield.”

“Wild Dance.”

“Blood Rain.”

Pabababak━!

Kreeeeeeeeek!

The surging wave was blocked just like that.

Yeon Woo-bin immediately prepared his next spell, and forces like Jo Han-byeol and Misaki Akemi launched attacks from the rear.

Guardian Guild.

There were only about thirty members.

However, with the addition of those specially selected by Kang San, the tide of the battle was turned in an instant.

Hope was in sight.

Yeon Woo-bin shouted.

“Everyone, stay calm. For now, let’s solidify the defense line……”

At that moment.

Rumble, rumble, rumble.

In the sky.

A huge magical power swirled.

When Yeon Woo-bin looked up at the sky with a bewildered face, he could see a huge Link forming as space distorted.

“No way……”

He felt it instinctively.

S-rank Outbreak.

That such a disaster was approaching right before his eyes.

As expected.

『Kroaaaaaaaaar!』

A gigantic body that seemed to be over ten meters tall.

Sharp teeth and flapping membranous wings.

At the intense roar that seemed to tear their ears apart, Yeon Woo-bin and the others felt their hearts sink.

S-rank Red Dragon.

That monster appeared right above the Emergency Center, of all places.