Chapter 472: Ten Thousand (3)

The Celestial Sword thought to herself at the sight of her sword getting caught.

…This much…?

There was that much power difference?

How could I do anything against a creature like this?

Tsss…

A sound of something sizzling came from the Heavenly Demon’s hand that caught the Celestial Sword’s blade.

It was the sound of her Destruction of Demon power purifying Demonic Qi away.

This was the power that led her to be called the hope of the Orthodox Faction.

But when the Heavenly Demon glanced at her burning fingers,

Clang-!

She strengthened her grasp and broke the blade.

Despite the Celestial Sword’s blade being enhanced with her Qi, it broke too easily.

“…”

The Heavenly Demon reached her hand out after.

It was to grab the Celestial Sword’s neck.

After seeing that sight, the Celestial Sword naturally closed her eyes.

It’s all over, huh?

The thought of it ironically made her feel at ease.

As the Celestial Sword was prepared to face death,

“…I’ve experienced this many times, and it’s not any different this time either.”

The Heavenly Demon spoke in a cold tone.

For some reason, anger was mixed in that voice.

“Every time without fail, you choose this pathetic girl.”

The Celestial Sword opened her closed eyes again.

The first thing she saw was the back of a person.

“It seems like it’ll be this way every time, no matter what kind of experience you have.”

Someone was standing in front of the Heavenly Demon, protecting her.

As the Celestial Sword became confused at the unexpected sight, the person in front of her started to speak.

“I’m not sure what you are talking about…”

It was the voice of a young man who hadn’t fully matured yet.

Its tone sounded fierce, but the Celestial Sword found it a little nostalgic as well.

“But you shouldn’t be fighting with someone else when I was talking to you. We have things to talk about, don’t we?”

The young man’s voice… it was clear that it was shaking a little.

I thought to myself as I looked into the Heavenly Demon’s cold gaze.

I’m fucked.

I was certain. I was really fucked.

…Why did I do that.

What made me think that it was a good idea to barge in like this?

This was definitely a dumb move by me.

She wasn’t someone who could be stopped by anyone, yet I stood in her way.

Do I have a death wish?

If that wasn’t the case, then there was no explanation to what I just did.

Who would dare to stand in the Heavenly Demon’s way?

It was impossible for anyone to do such a thing unless they were incapable of feeling fear.

Moreover, a person with Demonic Qi wouldn’t have been able to even think about doing such a thing in the first place.

I looked into the Heavenly Demon’s gaze.

It was similar to earlier, but it looked much colder now.

“Captain.”

Her voice felt cold as winter.

“I am in an extremely good mood today.”

However, her words were contradictory.

“It’s… a very refreshing day that puts me in a good mood.”

The Heavenly Demon started to smile.

The sight of it gave me the chills.

It was because only her eyes were smiling.

“…However. You acting like this makes me feel rather unpleasant.”

Tap.

“…!”

I felt something touching my forehead.

It was the Heavenly Demon’s hand.

I didn’t even realize her hand was reaching towards my head.

“Do understand. I must take my anger out.”

“Wha- “

Slam-!

“Ugh…!”

I fell to my knees after feeling a giant impact on my forehead.

Huh? What was I hit by?

I rubbed my forehead.

My head started to ring as if I had been struck by a blunt weapon.

Finger flick?

Did she just flick me with her finger? I thought there was no way, but it seemed to be the case, judging from the Heavenly Demon’s hand shape.

I already felt speechless, I was hit by such a thing, but the impact I felt from it was more absurd.

“It’s been a very long time since the last time I hit you, Captain. Do you perhaps have any memory of being hit by me in your life?”

“Hah… Hah…”

I started to lose consciousness after just one finger flick.

The Heavenly Demon asked me a question, but I couldn’t answer her.

“Judging from your expression, you fortunately didn’t seem to have such an experience.”

Chuckle.

I heard her chuckle.

I barely held onto my consciousness and asked her a question.

“What do you think you are doing…?”

“Aren’t I so merciful? I could’ve pulled your head off, but I instead gave you a little rub on the head.”

“…”

The Heavenly Demon started to brush my hair after she spoke.

Cold sweat ran down my back when I felt her sensation.

“If you aren’t fond of it, I could rip your head off at this instant. Is that what you want?”

It felt like she was softly touching my hair, but I also noticed that she was ready to pull my head off of me.

I was afraid.

Was it because I saw her battle against the Celestial Sword just now?

She’s still a monster.

I didn’t know how powerful Wi Seol-Ah of this world was, but at the very least, I was certain that she wasn’t weak at all, judging by how I couldn’t follow her movement.

Yet, the Heavenly Demon played around with her as if she were a child.

Play? Not even.

It wasn’t even a playful thing.

All Heavenly Demon did was just wave her hand lazily.

That much was enough to completely overpower the Celestial Sword.

It was a horrifying sight.

Damn it all.

I felt defeated just by watching her.

Her endless power made it possible for me to know the outcome without fighting, and her wall felt even higher than before.

Heavenly Demon.

I was once again able to truly understand how horrifying she was.

As the Celestial Sword used all her strength to unleash her attacks, the Heavenly Demon didn’t move one step ever since their battle began.

Moreover, she still had her hand on the rift that was trying to open, which meant that she overpowered the Celestial Sword using one hand.

I thought to myself after seeing the sight.

That monster… how in the world did you beat her?

That was the question I had as I stared at the Celestial Sword, which was breathing heavily on the ground.

They were no match for each other, so how did the Celestial Sword of my past life defeat the Heavenly Demon?

Despite my head ringing in pain, I wondered in my mind.

“Rest. We can continue our conversation once I finish what I came here for.”

“What did you come here for…?”

The Heavenly Demon responded lightly.

“I will kill that leftover trash, and slaughter all the insects in this area.”

It was obvious that the Heavenly Demon was referring to the Murim Alliance army.

After all, she called them insects from time to time, even in my past life.

“They must be punished since they took my mercy for granted.”

She was serious.

The Heavenly Demon has never lied once, and it wasn’t going to change now.

That meant…

She is going to kill the Celestial Sword right now.

The Heavenly Demon was going to kill the Celestial Sword, who was exhausted.

Shortly after, the Heavenly Demon opened her hand.

Woong-

On top of that, black Qi started to gather and form something.

Its size was not any bigger than her fist.

Shiver-

But everything in the area started to shake because of her energy.

Just how much power was condensed into her hand for the whole area to shake?

As more Qi gathered into her hand, the Heavenly Demon spoke while looking down at the Celestial Sword.

“I’ll give you one last chance. Run away. Then I’ll show you mercy and won’t try to stop you.”

The Celestial Sword’s pupils started to shake when she heard the Heavenly Demon’s offer.

“Mercy…?”

“Yes, I must keep a promise after all.”

“…”

I was reminded of something when I heard her say ‘promise’.

She was clearly referring to the promise I made to her.

…Please go.

I prayed while holding my forehead. The Celestial Sword had to leave right now.

However.

“I…”

I knew that the Celestial Sword wouldn’t do such a thing.

The Celestial Sword used her hand as support, got back up, and responded.

“I will not run away from a monster who destroyed the world…”

The Heavenly Demon frowned after hearing her.

“It’s the same excuse as before. It would’ve sounded better if you just asked me to kill you instead.”

“…”

“There is nothing more pathetic than an empty shell who tricked themselves into a worthless belief. If that’s what you want, then I shall grant your wish.”

Black Qi started to change.

It formed into the shape of a dagger.

I was able to know just by watching.

There was an unbelievable amount of Qi condensed into that dagger.

I couldn’t believe such an amount was condensed into that small size.

It was powerful enough to destroy the whole area if that thing were unleashed at someone.

The Heavenly Demon glanced over at me for a moment.

“I have kept my promise. I’m sure you are aware?”

“…”

I ground my teeth.

The Heavenly Demon’s cold words struck my chest, and I was worried for the Celestial Sword.

What do I do?

What can I do to…

“…”

I suddenly had an idea.

However, my lips started to dry quickly at the thought.

I didn’t really want to say these words.

However.

“…Someone told me this.”

I couldn’t think of anything else to stop the Heavenly Demon.

The Heavenly Demon showed a rare frown as I spoke in a shaky tone.

“If you are thinking of joking around more with your tongue, I will not tolerate it any- “

“The one who sent me to the past.”

Pause.

The Heavenly Demon’s hand paused in the air as she was about to unleash her Qi.

After checking the sight, I finished my sentence.

“I heard that it was you… is that right?”

The Heavenly Demon’s gaze left the Celestial Sword and went to me.

I couldn’t help but become extremely shocked after seeing her eyes.

It was the first time.

This was the first time I saw the Heavenly Demon showing a shocked expression.