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Dad Is the Demonic Cult Leader – Chapter 30

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Chapter 30

“To be honest, the way you fight was impressive. The 150 men of the Xi’an branch are among the elite of the Black Society, and Protector Gwak was a leader who would lead me and the Black Society. But a nobody like you, whom I’ve never heard of or seen before, single-handedly raided the Black Society and slaughtered everyone. Perhaps this is fate. It’s absurd when I think about it. I thought the Black Society might collapse someday, but I never imagined it would be at the hands of a nameless foot soldier like you.”

While I kept bursting into laughter, the old man continued speaking in a calm tone.

I found that unpleasant.

That composure……

How can the old man be so nonchalant?

“Old man. That’s how the world works. Especially the world of martial arts. You never know when, where, or how you’ll die.”

“Have you ever thought that those words apply to you too?”

“Of course, they apply to me too.”

“But why are you acting so arrogant?”

“Yes. I am arrogant. Because I, as a person, have no thoughts about death. You may not believe it, but I’ve lived my whole life detached from death. That’s why I can always be arrogant to anyone, and I should be.”

“No one is detached from death. At least I’ve never seen such a person in my life.”

“Just because you don’t know. Just because you haven’t seen it, do you know how foolish it is to say that it doesn’t exist in the world? It’s often called ‘a frog in a well.’ You ignorant old man.”

“Huh huh. Good. Then I’m curious to see how you can overcome a frog in a well like me. Show me.”

“Alright. For your information, I plan to turn you into a rotten corpse today, burn your body, and enjoy a comfortable sleep while smelling the scent. Sam-dong told me that it’s trendy these days to light scented candles and sleep while smelling them.”

“……”

Good.

I talked so much nonsense that I wondered if I was crazy, and the old man’s face gradually showed anger.

Or.

Maybe I’m really half-crazy right now……

That’s how much I lack stamina right now.

It’s questionable whether I could even fight the old man, who looks like a tough opponent, when I’m in good condition, but since I’ve melted down all the ‘Force’ attribute, my internal energy isn’t in good shape either.

“Old man. Would you be willing to give me three seconds since you’re a senior in the martial arts world?”

Whether you do or not.

I’m in a position where I have to fight a life-or-death battle with the old man anyway.

So, I waited for the moment to strike, provoking him until the very end.

I waited, but……

“Shut your mouth now!”

Paang━!

Instead of ambushing, I was ambushed by the old man’s first attack.

Tatak!

Fortunately, the old man used unarmed combat techniques like me, and his first attack was a type of Bird Technique that focused his energy on his fingers, so I was barely able to deflect the first attack with a Leg Technique.

However, if the old man had used a sword or a saber instead of Bird Technique, the range would have been longer, and it would have been difficult to react in time.

“Your reflexes are quick.”

Papapat!

The old man left a brief impression of the first clash and pressed me with sharper attacks.

He must be trying to figure out my stamina and not give me any openings, but I adjusted the distance by receiving the sharp Bird Technique that was flying towards me with ‘Iron Head Technique.’

Kwang, Kwang, Kwang!

‘My head is ringing.’

My head was really ringing.

I usually don’t neglect the strength training of breaking natural stones with my head, but the fact that my skull is ringing means that the experience contained in the old man’s fingers would surpass that of most blades.

Shyaak━!

Just like that, I exchanged attacks with the old man, using all parts of my body, including my head, elbows, kicks, fists, and knees, against his Bird Technique. At some point, a strange and unpleasant energy wave was transmitted from the momentum contained in the Bird Technique.

“Is that…… poison?”

“Don’t blame me for being despicable. This is just the energy that naturally activates when I use my 7-star or higher Secret Fragrance Bird Technique.”

Poison……

Why didn’t I think of this?

Because the old man’s appearance was so elegant, I overlooked the fact that he was a member of the Black Path.

This is why you can’t judge people by their appearance.

Just by the way he talks, he almost sounds like a Wudang Sect scholar, but as soon as the fight starts, he uses poison……

“Don’t worry about blaming me or anything. I’m not the type of idiot who talks about fighting fair and square. Do your best, old man.”

However, I actually sympathized with the old man’s use of poison.

This isn’t some kind of formal duel between prestigious righteous sect martial artists. In a life-or-death fight, who cares if it’s poison or hidden weapons?

That’s what fighting is all about.

At least the fights I think of are the ones where the winner takes all, using any means necessary, and I’ve always fought to win.

“Thank you for understanding, Jin So-cheon. Then, as you said, I’ll do my best to use poison.”

I didn’t expect him to actually do his best……

You sneaky bastard.

◈ ◈ ◈

‘Ugh……’

After about 70 exchanges, my body starts to send signals.

It wasn’t just stamina.

The poison in the old man’s ‘Secret Fragrance Bird Technique’ was some kind of ‘neurotoxin’ because I could feel my body cells slowing down. I suddenly remembered the time in my previous life when I assassinated someone from the Sichuan Tang Clan.

‘I almost died back then too.’

Literally, the situation was worse then than it is now.

Because I failed to take off the opponent’s head in one strike, I had to endure his ultimate technique, ‘Ten Thousand Flowers Rain.’ I was hit by hidden weapons that I couldn’t deflect in time, and my entire skin turned blue.

If the fight had gone on a little longer, it would have been me, not him, who died.

After that, I realized the fear of poison and studied medicine diligently.

“Huh huh. Your movements have become noticeably slower. Anyone can see that you’ve been poisoned.”

At that moment, the old man, who had been occupying my surroundings with Bird Technique and attacking, said with a sneer.

“I know, old man.”

“But your spirit hasn’t been broken. It’s a bit reckless, I’d say. Anyway, you’re an interesting person.”

“Old man. Would you like to hear an old story?”

“……”

“I’ve even endured the Tang Clan’s ‘Ten Thousand Flowers Rain’ before. I’m saying that I won’t die even if I get hit by an old man’s poison for three days and nights.”

“That’s an exaggeration. Ten Thousand Flowers Rain is the Tang Clan’s ultimate secret technique. No one has ever survived it.”

“See? This is the difference between you and me. What would I gain by lying to you in this situation? This is why you’re a ‘frog in a well.'”

“Now I see…… You’ve been possessed by a Heart Demon. You keep saying crazy things.”

Kwang━!

I tried to kick the old man in the face, but he blocked it by crossing his arms in an X shape. I used the recoil to create some distance.

“Yes. You’re right, old man. Maybe I’ve been possessed by a Heart Demon since I fought Protector Gwak.”

The old man’s point was accurate.

Actually, I haven’t been in my right mind since a while ago.

Of course, I was fine when I was fighting Protector Gwak.

And until I fought 50 exchanges with the old man, I struggled to hold onto my rationality.

But the moment the 70th exchange passed and his poison started to take over my body, I threw myself into a kind of ‘trance.’

Gooo━!

Then, I faced the enormous instinct that had been submerged within me.

「Kill, kill, and kill again!

Kill, kill, and kill again.」

I’m afraid of my instincts……

I’m afraid.

Tadadadadadak━!

Even while the old man’s Secret Fragrance Bird Technique and my Ten Invincible Hand Techniques clashed with flashes of light, I was terrified.

‘……’

Why?

Why am I afraid?

Why am I, a reincarnator who can endure even the most excruciating physical pain with a smile and has transcended the realm of death, so afraid of my instincts?

「Because you’re the greatest assassin of all time.」

Yes.

That’s right.

I was the ‘Leader of the Assassins’ who led the 3000 assassins of the Great Demonic Cult.

I was the greatest assassination expert of all time.

After reincarnation, I……

Maybe I’ve been trying to ignore my instincts.

‘I won’t live as a murderous maniac anymore.’

Perhaps this determination and will caused me to deny, reject, and avoid my true nature.

「You are the greatest assassin of all time. Don’t avoid your destiny.」

Gradually, the ‘voice’ of my instincts begins to shake my entire mind.

「You are the greatest assassin of all time. The destiny of the Killing Star who must kill, kill, and kill again.」

My retinas glowed with a thick, b*oody light, and a beastly roar escaped my lips.

My surging blood vessels heated up like the lava of an active volcano, and my soul and body were filled with the obsession to kill.

“Kekeke.”

Laughter escaped my lips.

The old man’s shoulders trembled slightly at the sight.

◈ ◈ ◈

「Number 7. Do you know why I value you so much?」

「I don’t know, Cult Leader.」

「You are a truly strong person. That’s why.」

「Is that all?」

「Yes.」

「There are many people in the world who are stronger than me.」

「That’s true. However, there’s no one in the world stronger than you.」

「What do you mean?」

「You can completely understand and control your own ‘mind, body, and energy.’ There may be martial artists at a higher level than you, but there is no more perfect martial artist than you.」

「That’s difficult to understand.」

「You’ll understand someday.」

「……」

「And when that day comes, you will finally be stronger than me. Perhaps you will become the ‘greatest under heaven’ in the truest sense of the word.」

That was a conversation I had with the Cult Leader in my previous life.

At the time, I thought the Cult Leader was just drunk and rambling.

But now, I think I can understand the true meaning of his words.

Crackle━!

“Y, you……”

Suddenly, lightning flashed from my body.

My energy pathways were completely transformed, and the bloodlust that had filled my eyes gradually subsided.

“Thank you, old man.”

“……”

“Thanks to you, I fell into a Heart Demon, and because of that Heart Demon, I gained enlightenment. You’re my benefactor.”

There’s nothing to call it enlightenment.

It’s just that I’ve ‘conceived’ one of the ‘Nature Meridian’ attributes that was dormant in my memory because of the recent Heart Demon.

“W, what is that……”

As my energy changed, the old man’s energy also began to change.

He, who had been composed the whole time, finally showed fear, and I intend to turn that fear into terror.

Kwang━!

Lightning Strike.

My Gale Fist was invisible.

At least the old man wouldn’t have been able to see it.

But the moment he’s hit by Gale Fist, he’ll realize it too.

‘I’ve opened the Thunder attribute.’

His own death……

Kwakwakwakwakwang━!

“Keok!!!”

I guided the newly created Thunder attribute in my lower dantian to every corner of my meridians and sublimated it.

After imbuing the power of lightning into a total of twelve Gale Fists, I unleashed a barrage of punches. The old man’s entire body was burned, broken, and his skin exploded, covered in blood.

Kwakwakwakwakwakwang━!

“Kaaaaaaaak!”

Even while being burned by lightning, the old man struggled to survive.

He tried to block my punches by crossing his arms, curled up like a turtle to protect his vital points, and when that wasn’t enough, he even tried to run away with his back turned.

But all of that was just a meaningless and futile struggle against my violence.

‘Phew……’

‘The assassin’s instinct.’

No matter how much I try to wash it away, I can’t.

No matter how much I try to avoid it, I can’t avoid that damn instinct’s Heart Demon.

I simply looked at it, accepted it, and faced it.

And that became the moment I opened the Thunder attribute, which boasts the strongest killing power among the five natural attributes of Wind, Thunder, Water, Fire, and Force.


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(🇰🇷)Dad Is the Demonic Cult Leader

🇰🇷)Dad Is the Demonic Cult Leader

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Status: Ongoing Type: Author: Released: 2021 Native Language: Korean
The commander of the Great Heavenly Demon Holy Cult’s assassination unit, the best assassin of all time, Number 7! Opening his eyes after he met his end… “Pa, papa?” Suddenly, he became a dad?! The strongest assassin commander’s difficult parenting journey begins now!

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