Chapter 47. Just Do It First And See.

As soon as he left the Extreme Land, Yi Mu-baek commanded the Blood Wolves.

“From now on, all personnel will move at a run.”

Thanks to this, the Blood Wolves, in the middle of the night and without knowing why, ran for their lives towards the Divine Land.

“Heok heok, heok heok heok!”

“Heok heok heok!”

Since more than eighty percent of the Blood Wolves had not even learned movement arts yet, the movement speed of the Blood Wolf Corps was very slow.

Of course, it was fast compared to ordinary people, but compared to skilled martial artists, it was no different from a turtle’s pace.

Still, the Extreme Land, the base of the Blood Wolf Corps, and the Divine Land, which could be called the capital of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, were not that far apart, so if they gritted their teeth and ran, it would not be impossible to return safely.

“Get up! Quickly!”

“Heok, heok!”

“If you sit down here, you’ll die! Get up quickly! Run!”

The instructors were having a hard time taking care of the lagging Blood Wolves.

Trying to run blindly in the middle of the night without torches, there was a succession of people who fell and got injured, and there were also countless people who collapsed from exhaustion.

“Get up, quickly. You can’t stop.”

“Bi-Big brother. Heok, heok.”

“You can do it. Get up and run. Quickly.”

Jin Yeong-in also fulfilled his role as a Lead Blood Wolf, taking care of and encouraging the Blood Wolves who followed him.

And a thought suddenly occurred to him.

‘I have to get them out of here alive. Every single one of them.’

Was it said that the position makes the man?

A strong sense of responsibility had already taken root in Jin Yeong-in’s heart.

Perhaps because they were guys he had lived with, sharing joys and sorrows, for the past few weeks, an attachment had grown without him realizing it.

However, contrary to Jin Yeong-in’s feelings, the situation was not good at all.

‘This is.’

Jin Yeong-in’s expression froze.

It was because he felt strong demonic qi from the direction of the Extreme Land far away.

It was clear that the forces of the Demonic Devil Cult, having figured out the situation, were chasing after them.

‘They’re coming. Incredibly fast. At this rate, we’ll be caught nine times out of ten.’

Jin Yeong-in looked back at the Blood Qilin running beside him.

“They’re coming.”

“Already?”

“Yes.”

The Blood Qilin did not express any doubt at Jin Yeong-in’s words that the Demonic Devil Cult was coming.

Having seen with his own two eyes that Jin Yeong-in’s ability to detect demonic qi was second to none, he had no choice but to trust his words completely.

“Commander Yi! They’re coming!”

“Understood.”

As soon as Yi Mu-baek heard the Blood Qilin’s words, he immediately shouted out an order.

“All instructors, fall back! The enemy is coming!”

“As you command!”

The instructors moved in perfect order, moving to the rear of the formation, that is, behind the Blood Wolves.

“Blood Wolves, keep running! Don’t stop! We will hold them off here!”

“Sir!”

Yi Mu-baek made the best choice he could as the Commander of the Blood Wolf Corps.

As the head of the Blood Wolf Corps, the martial artist training institution of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, he made the decision to save the Blood Wolves.

“You take the kids instead of me.”

“Me?”

“Yes.”

Jin Yeong-in entrusted his role to Namgung Sin.

“What about you, Big brother?”

“The instructors alone can’t stop them. I have to stay behind and help. So you take care of the kids in my place.”

“But…….”

“Quickly.”

Jin Yeong-in urged Namgung Sin.

“I’m entrusting this to you because I trust you. So hurry up and take the kids.”

“Please take care of yourself.”

“Yes, I trust you.”

Jin Yeong-in patted Namgung Sin’s shoulder to show his trust and then moved to the rear with the instructors.

‘The reinforcements have to arrive on time.’

Jin Yeong-in hoped that they would not be late and waited for the Demonic Devil Cult’s group to approach.

* * *

It did not take long for the Demonic Devil Cult’s group to rush in.

“Just as I thought.”

As soon as the Seventh Apostle faced the forces of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, he nodded his head as if his prediction was not wrong.

It was true that the Seventh Apostle had been quite flustered when he arrived at the empty Extreme Land.

However, he soon grasped the situation and immediately set out in pursuit.

The reason the Seventh Apostle was able to make such a judgment was that there was no ambush from the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult’s side.

Luring the enemy into a trap and then ambushing and annihilating them is the most basic of the basics in military strategy.

But since there were no one attacking, he realized that the Blood Wolf Corps had simply retreated and immediately came in pursuit.

“Are you trying to stop us? With just you lot?”

The Seventh Apostle instantly gauged the strength of the force blocking his path.

In the first place, there was no one in the Blood Wolf Corps who could be called a master…….

“You talk big for someone with a mouth.”

The Blood Qilin stepped forward and gave a chilling smile.

“Who do you think you are, you traitors.”

“Well, look who it is. Isn’t it the ruffian of the Sacred Blood Clan.”

The Seventh Apostle gave a sneering smile.

“Despite being from the Sacred Blood Clan, you became a disciple of the traitor Yi Cheong-ha, I hear? Has your family forgotten that they are his kin?”

“Keuk.”

The Blood Qilin snorted.

“I don’t know what ancient business you’re talking about, calling us kin? Times have changed. I’m sorry, but my family’s loyalty lies with her, and being her disciple is my only glory. But until when are you people going to cling to the ghost of the old era and pull this kind of bullshit?”

“He is the ancestor of all demons and the one and only god! How foolish, you brat of the Sacred Blood Clan. Can you not feel that his second coming is near?”

“If he were a god, he wouldn’t have died in the first place.”

“How dare you! When he returns, the Sacred Blood Clan will be the first to suffer the calamity of annihilation!”

The enraged Seventh Apostle glanced around.

“What are you all doing! Execute the traitors!”

“As you command!”

As soon as the Seventh Apostle’s order fell, the martial artists of the Demonic Devil Cult launched themselves forward.

“If you are the disciple of the traitorous ringleader Yi Cheong-ha, then there are more than enough reasons to die. I will punish you myself.”

“If you knew what happened to the ones who insulted her in front of me, you wouldn’t be spouting such bullshit.”

The Blood Qilin and the Seventh Apostle clashed.

“Execute the traitors!”

“As you command!”

Yi Mu-baek and the Blood Wolf Corps instructors also faced the attacking martial artists of the Demonic Devil Cult.

The battle that ensued developed with the overwhelming inferiority of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult.

Except for the Blood Qilin, who was on par with the Seventh Apostle, and the Blood Wolf Corps Commander Yi Mu-baek, the rest of the instructors were struggling just to withstand the Demonic Devil Cult’s offensive.

It was something that happened because the difference in strength was so great.

But what was more serious was the Stiff Corpse lined up behind them.

They were just standing there, exuding the scent of death, and had not yet shown any particular movement.

If the Stiff Corpse were to move, the members of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult would be annihilated in the blink of an eye.

“I’ll take care of these guys myself, so you guys chase after the fleeing ones.”

The Seventh Apostle, who was fighting the Blood Qilin, commanded the Stiff Corpse and a few martial artists.

“Let’s go! We’ll chase after them!”

“As you command!”

But a strange, and from the Demonic Devil Cult’s perspective, bewildering event occurred.

“…….”

The Stiff Corpse, who were supposed to chase after the Blood Wolves who had retreated first, were standing still as if they had become stone statues, not moving at all.

“What is this!”

The sorcerer of the Demonic Devil Cult could not hide his bewilderment.

He had no idea why they were not moving.

“…………Act with haste, as the laws command!”

He tried to make the Stiff Corpse move again by reciting a long incantation, but it was no use.

“What’s wrong with the Stiff Corpse……?”

The gazes of those Stiff Corpse were directed at a single person.

Judging by the shabby and worn-out martial arts uniform he was wearing, he was nothing more than a mere Blood Wolf.

Nevertheless, he was displaying a martial prowess superior to that of any instructor and was cutting down the martial artists of the Demonic Devil Cult.

Jin Yeong-in.

He was the person who was receiving all the attention of the Stiff Corpse.

* * *

Chwararak!

“Ack!”

Immediately after cutting down a martial artist from the Demonic Devil Cult, Jin Yeong-in was momentarily seized by a strange feeling.

‘This is.’

Jin Yeong-in’s gaze swept across the battlefield.

His gaze rested on the back, where the Stiff Corpse were lined up in ranks and files.

‘Why me?’

Jin Yeong-in was slightly flustered when he discovered the eyes looking at him.

Receiving the gazes of what must have been over a hundred Stiff Corpse was not only unpleasant, but also quite burdensome.

Cheok! Cheok! Cheok! Cheok!

Finally, the Stiff Corpse began to move.

‘This is the worst.’

Jin Yeong-in tensed up and gripped his sword.

But the Stiff Corpse did not seem to have any intention of fighting.

They were just slowly approaching, in ranks and files…….

Moreover, the Stiff Corpse even ignored the Blood Wolf Corps instructors and approached Jin Yeong-in directly.

“W-What.”

The startled Jin Yeong-in unconsciously took a few steps back.

It was not out of fear, but purely out of bewilderment at the current situation.

‘Are they trying to kill only me?’

Just as that thought crossed Jin Yeong-in’s mind, something that would surprise everyone happened.

Seuk, seueuk.

The Stiff Corpse began to bow one by one, and then they prostrated themselves before Jin Yeong-in, bowing their heads.

Despite being Stiff Corpse created by the Demonic Devil Cult, they did not follow orders and instead bowed to their enemy, Jin Yeong-in.

The sight was so astonishing that everyone, from the Demonic Devil Cult to the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, stopped fighting as if by agreement.

“What is this bizarre event?”

“Why are the Stiff Corpse bowing to him?”

At that moment, when everyone was dumbfounded by the unprecedented and unheard-of strange event.

‘Ah.’

Jin Yeong-in instinctively realized what he could do.

It was literally an instinct, something he knew naturally without anyone telling him.

It was the same principle as a newborn baby instinctively looking for its mother.

‘Damn it. This is going to be troublesome.’

If he were to do that, it was Jin Yeong-in’s judgment that there was a high possibility of his Heavenly Demon’s Physique being exposed.

For Jin Yeong-in, whose life had been completely ruined after his Heavenly Demon’s Physique was discovered before he returned to the past, it was a situation he wanted to avoid the most.

However, since the Stiff Corpse had already prostrated themselves out of the blue, it seemed that things couldn’t get any more troublesome.

No matter how much he wracked his brain, he couldn’t come up with an excuse, and there would be no fool in this world who would believe it.

– My disciple.

Suddenly, the teachings of his master, Azure Heaven Divine Warrior, echoed in his ears.

– If you ever face a dilemma or a difficult situation, just go for it and see what happens.

– Isn’t that, a ruffian’s way?

– It’s better to be a ruffian than to be unable to do anything because you hesitate and worry.

– Pardon……?

– If you just do it without holding back, you won’t have any regrets. You can think about the consequences later.

The life he had lived was fully embedded in such teachings of Azure Heaven Divine Warrior.

The life of a knight-errant who had roamed the world and graced an era, who was more free-spirited and magnanimous than anyone else…….

‘Yes, I’ll just do it and see.’

Recalling his master’s teachings, Jin Yeong-in looked back at the Stiff Corpse who had prostrated themselves before him.

Woong!

Jin Yeong-in raised his true qi, the purest and most dense demonic qi, to its fullest and released it.

Seuuuuu!

The demonic qi, which spread out like a misty cloud, enveloped the Stiff Corpse.

“Rise.”

At Jin Yeong-in’s command, the Stiff Corpse began to rise one by one.

“They are my enemies.”

Jin Yeong-in said, pointing at the group from the Demonic Devil Cult.

At that, the Stiff Corpse all turned their heads at once and looked back at the group from the Demonic Devil Cult.

“……!”

At the moment they were startled.

“Kill them.”

As soon as Jin Yeong-in’s words fell, the Stiff Corpse leaped up with terrifying speed and rushed towards the group from the Demonic Devil Cult.

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