Chapter 437: Regret (3)

Regret (3)

“Who…?”

My shoulders started to shake when I heard her voice.

I stared at her with a look of doubt.

Namgung Bi-ah… No, the Demonic Sword.

It was definitely the Demonic Sword.

There was no way that I wouldn’t recognize her.

It was the Namgung Bi-ah in my past life. The girl who died for me was standing right in front of my eyes.

Unlike Namgung Bi-ah, who had bluish white hair, I saw a pale white color instead.

They didn’t really look too different, but the atmosphere I felt from her was completely different.

Namgung Bi-ah had a dreamy atmosphere around her with her usual sleepy look, but the Demonic Sword had a mysterious darkness around her.

It was so dark that it felt as if I would be consumed by it if I tried to dig further into it.

“…”

What should I say to her?

I had my mouth shut as I looked into the Demonic Sword’s blue pupils.

The heavy silence continued on for a few more seconds. I felt a cool breeze.

The smell of blood rode along with the wind.

Shing.

The Demonic Sword’s blade moved.

My body froze.

The Qi that poured out from the point of her sword instantly pressured the surroundings.

This is…

It was dangerous. My instincts were telling me.

I felt no killing intent. That’s always how the Demonic Sword was. She showed no killing intent when killing others.

It was so unbelievable, but it was true.

Everyone was bound to show killing intent when killing other people, unless it was by accident.

However, the Demonic Sword didn’t.

It was possible to control killing intent, but the Demonic Sword never had any in the first place.

Because of that in my past life, I even had the funny thought that she was the killing intent itself, which was why I couldn’t feel any from her.

That wasn’t the case, though. She wasn’t obsessed with slaughter.

However, I didn’t know that at the time…

I felt Lightning Qi rise from the Demonic Sword’s shoulders.

I frowned at the sight.

…Why?

This was dangerous.

I didn’t know if the current situation I was experiencing was an illusion or reality.

However, I was certain about one thing.

I might actually die in real life if I die here.

Just like all the illusions I’ve experienced up until now, dying here most likely meant that I would die in real life.

Crack-!

That may have been the case, but the problem was that I had no solution.

Rumble-!!

“Ugh…!”

I was forced to kneel due to the unbelievable pressure.

…The Master… of Swords…!

It was the Namgung Clan’s Secret Art, and the Demonic Sword was using it.

The first thing I had in mind was…

It’s a whole different level…

As if the Master of Swords Namgung Bi-ah showed was a child’s play, the Demonic Sword’s power was in a different league.

Her Qi not only pressured me, but also the surroundings around us.

Craaash-!

I couldn’t even tell the range.

Crack-!

Trees started to fall, and rocks started to crack due to the pressure.

I was the only one who barely managed to endure the pressure, and the Demonic Sword looked down at me with her blue eyes.

Shing!

Her sword started to move.

It seemed slow, but I became horrified when I realized just how much enlightenment was contained in that sword.

The Demonic Sword was strong.

I knew that already.

However, it seemed like I forgot about that fact as I was too drunk in peace after regressing.

I knew that she was strong… but I completely forgot that she was this strong.

Swish-!

Her sword lightly cut through the air.

It was a simple gesture of lifting her sword upwards,

Woong-!

But I started to feel small vibrations, and I felt death from it.

Swish.

The Demonic Sword’s blade in the air started to swing downwards, making a straight line.

In the direction her sword was swung,

Swoooosh-!

The sky was cut in half.

I was in awe of the absurdity.

It was a sight that could only be seen from a sword user that achieved the state of becoming one with their blade, which required overcoming many walls.

Swoosh-!

“Ugh…!”

Violent wind waves started to blow afterwards. I did my best to hold on to the ground so that I wasn’t sent flying away.

Just as I remembered, it was an overwhelming power.

The Demonic Sword was at a level that didn’t compare to Namgung Bi-ah.

…The Demonic Sword Queen.

I was once again able to experience the power of the Demonic Sword, a swordswoman who had inherited the Sword Queen title.

Was this really an illusion?

It didn’t feel that way because of how clear everything seemed.

The crazy storm started to calm down gradually.

When it got to a point where I was able to endure it a bit better than before, I was finally able to breathe out heavily.

I then turned around.

“Holy shit.”

Thankfully, the Demonic Sword didn’t swing her sword at me.

It seemed like she swung her sword towards something that was behind me, and the sky was cut in half because of it.

I looked up at the sky.

There was still a trace of the Demonic Sword’s sword, and the clouds couldn’t pass through that area because of it.

Right as I started to wonder what she swung her sword at,

Rumble-!

Lightning Qi started to go wild.

This is?

This wasn’t the Demonic Sword’s Lightning Qi.

In a direction the Demonic Sword swung her sword in, I was able to feel an unknown Lightning Qi.

The Demonic Sword slightly frowned as if she was proving me right.

I started to wonder what was happening.

Slam…

Then, I heard a small explosive sound from the direction I felt Lightning Qi in.

I was able to realize not long after.

From that side, a great amount of Qi was headed this way.

I opened my eyes widely in shock, but the Demonic Sword was moving already.

She swung her sword.

Claaaack-!

Something clashed with the Demonic Sword’s blade, enhanced with powerful Qi.

It was an impressive impact.

I stood still watching the explosive Lightning Qi scatter, but it skimmed my cheek, and it was enough to cut my skin and make me bleed.

After a short clash with the Qi that flew towards us, the Demonic Qi positioned her sword and cut the attack in half.

Crack-!

The Qi wave shook shortly and exploded on the spot immediately after.

Swooosh-!

Another storm.

It was harder to endure this time as Lightning Qi was mixed in it.

“Cough…”

After barely managing to hold on, I looked around and saw that the surrounding area had become a mess.

The pile of corpses was blown away by the wave, and the puddle of blood splattered in all directions making a mess everywhere.

What was that just now?

As I struggled to understand the situation,

Clack.

Someone came this way.

It was obviously the Demonic Sword.

It seemed like the harsh wave just now blew away the blood on her outfit, as there were barely any marks left on her.

When the Demonic Sword came closer…

“Ugh…!?”

My body suddenly started to levitate.

The Demonic Sword used Spatial Art against me.

The pressure I felt when I was lifted up in the air was no joke, but I had the power to break free.

However, I endured for now.

I knew that sword would immediately aim at me if I resisted her.

“…What… are you?”

After saying those words, the Demonic Sword came closer and put her nose close to me as if she were trying to smell me.

“…Why… do you… have no smell…?”

What smell was she talking about?

She continued to come closer and sniff as I was still levitating in the air.

What is she doing right now…?

This is…

I feel like she did this from time to time in my past life too, now that I think about it.

Moreover, didn’t the current Namgung Bi-ah also do the same thing?

What kind of strange hobby is this?

She almost seemed like a dog, and it made me wonder what she was doing.

Furthermore, it seemed like she was being ambushed right now, so did she have any time to waste?

After sniffing me for a bit more, the Demonic Sword stared at me for a moment and asked me a question.

“…Where?”

“What…?”

I accidentally spoke informally to her and shocked myself because of it.

This is why habit is scary.

Thankfully, the Demonic Sword didn’t seem to care that I did.

Without caring one bit, she asked me once more.

“…Tell me… your association…”

“…!”

I gulped nervously after hearing her.

I didn’t expect her to ask me such a question right now.

It seemed like the Demonic Sword saw me as a Demonic Human from the Demonic Cult.

But does she not know who I am…?

It seemed like she didn’t know who I was.

Should I be glad about this?

As I continued to think, the Demonic Sword tilted her head and held her sword.

Fuck.

She planned to kill me.

She really planned to kill me because I hesitated for a moment.

I immediately responded after seeing her blade.

“I’m… from the Black Flame Army…!”

I spit out the name I never wanted to hear from my own mouth ever again.

Fuck… I never thought a day would come when I would have to say this name out loud again.

It seemed like speaking with blood coming out from my mouth worked, because the Demonic Sword slightly widened her eyes, and her sword stopped moving.

The Black Flame Army.

It was the name of an army I just spit out.

There were originally three main armies of the Demonic Cult led by the Heavenly Demon.

The Heavenly Black Army led by the Unyielding Demon.

The Ghostly Sword Army led by the Sword Demon.

The Green Aerial Army led by the Green King.

These three armies were known to burn the whole Central Plains down under the Heavenly Demon’s command.

It wasn’t wrong.

It was these three armies that were officially known to the world.

However, Demonic Humans of the Demonic Cult knew the truth that the Central Plains didn’t.

There were in total four armies in the Demonic Cult.

The last army was in charge of the three previously mentioned armies, and it was directly under the command of the Heavenly Demon.

The Black Flame Army.

That was the army that the Demonic Sword in front of me, was associated with.

Not only that…

…I’m also the Captain of it.

It was none other than I who was in charge of that embarrassingly named army.

Fucking hell.

The Demonic Sword showed a frown after hearing my response, a rare sight from her.

“…Lies… I didn’t hear anything about… newcomer…”

As I expected, she didn’t believe me.

However, that didn’t mean I ran out of options.

I had a solution to this.

“…I… I only follow the Leader’s command. I didn’t make up any lies.”

“…”

The Demonic Sword stared into my pupils after hearing my response.

After looking into my violet pupils,

Thud.

“Ugfh.”

She released my body, and I fell to the ground.

She was trusting me for now.

…Phew.

I let out a sigh of relief. She had no other choice but to believe me anyway.

Demonic Humans couldn’t lie when swearing to the Heavenly Demon.

Using the Heavenly Demon’s name as a lie meant a death wish, as it would explode the Demonic Qi in a Demonic Human’s heart.

Therefore, because she just saw me swear by the Heavenly Demon’s name and still be completely fine afterwards, she had to believe me.

However, my connection with the Heavenly Demon broke a long time ago, so it didn’t matter what I did with the Heavenly Demon’s name.

But of course, she didn’t know that.

After throwing me aside, the Demonic Human tried putting her sword back into her scabbard,

Clang-!

But the sword shattered in half all of a sudden.

“…”

It seemed like her sword didn’t take the impact from earlier well.

After staring at her sword for a moment, the Demonic Sword threw it off to the side.

She didn’t seem to be attached to the sword at all.

Where is her Thunder Fang?

I looked around her waist, but I didn’t see anything that resembled the Thunder Fang.

It seemed like she didn’t bring it with her this time.

After observing me for a moment, the Demonic Sword turned around.

“…Follow… me.”

“Pardon?”

I couldn’t help but question her afterwards.

Follow her…? Where?

Then, the Demonic Sword slightly turned her head and started to explain.

“…Heavenly Venerable… He’s coming.”

“…!”

“…We must… return… It’s an order.”

I was able to learn where the Lightning Qi from earlier came from.

It was from none other than one of the Three Venerables, the Heavenly Venerable.

That man was currently near us?

Then we really shouldn’t have been fooling around this whole time.

It seemed like the Demonic Sword saw me as an ally for now, because she planned to take me with her.

But…

Where…?

I wondered even in this urgent situation.

I was glad that I didn’t die in the hands of the Demonic Sword, but where would I end up if I followed her?

That was the real question.

“Demonic Sword… Queen.”

After hearing my call, the Demonic Sword stopped and turned this way.

I still couldn’t get used to her lifeless blue eyes.

However, that also meant that I was used to the current Namgung Bi-ah.

She didn’t look at me with those eyes after all.

While looking into those chilling eyes, I calmly asked her.

“…Where are we going right now?”

“…”

It became silent for a moment after I asked the question.

The Demonic Sword looked at me as if she was questioning me why I even bothered asking such a question.

“…Main base…”

“…”

The Demonic Sword continued to walk after responding, and cold sweat started running down my face when I heard the answer.

When she said “Main base”, she was referring to the headquarters of the Black Flame Army, and in that place…

…That’s where I am.

That’s where the Captain of the army, the Black Flame Demon Emperor was.

I realized after the thought.

…My situation is getting worse and worse.