Chapter 561

Chapter 561

Jin Ja-gang didn't even turn his eyes to the Heavenly Blade Sect leader's death. He'd already confirmed the death through the sensation at his fingertips. Jin Ja-gang's attention was directed toward the dead who were still moving.

Blood and byproducts were scattered everywhere and the poison energy intensified, making the view unclean. The poison energy spread on its own, and those who poisoned and died by themselves increased even without Jin Ja-gang lifting a finger. It was useless even if they lay down or prostrated, pretending to be dead.

Jin Ja-gang's whole body senses were completely wide open. In a state of extreme concentration, he sensed and controlled everything breathing inside the Great Training Grounds.

The same applied to Baek Li-jung moving within. No matter how fast he fled, ultimately he couldn't escape Jin Ja-gang's senses.

And at the very end, the one who had been hiding unnoticed by others' eyes in the back corner of the platform was the same.

Tremble tremble tremble.

The goateed Chief Strategist. Having done nothing and not being affected by the poison energy, he'd been lucky enough to survive until now. However, the goatee knew he would die. His eyes had even met Jin Ja-gang's once earlier.

It wasn't that Jin Ja-gang intended to spare him, but since there were no other people where he was, his priority was simply pushed back. In any case, he would definitely kill him too.

Baek Li-jung had to win for him to survive too, but in this state, it was already hopeless.

Actually, he had a secret plan prepared for unexpected situations.

He'd deliberately called workers inside the alliance after construction was finished.

No matter how powerful Jin Ja-gang was, killing even civilians would be a disadvantage in terms of justification.

He intended to pressure Jin Ja-gang by taking them hostage. With thousands of civilians, he planned to bring the situation to his advantage by threatening to kill them.

But!

Before he could even try that method, Baek Li-jung ended up in that state, completely missing the timing to pressure him. Because that stupid Baek Li-jung confidently thought he could beat Poison Dragon and went crazy, becoming like a stray dog!

'Is it too late? Too late? Did those guys outside all catch on and run away? Or even now...?'

The goatee was agonizing to death.

But he couldn't just sit still and die. Even an ant wriggles when stepped on, and someone like him who tried to rise to success with a man-eating monster on his back couldn't die like this.

At least I must survive. At least I must survive! At least I!

Even if he couldn't save everyone here, couldn't he at least save himself?

The goatee took out a signal flare that emitted smoke from his bosom with trembling hands.

Then he stood up clutching the tiger stone statue beside the platform with shaking legs.

"Um, G-great hero?"

It was a mosquito voice, but for him, he'd gathered a lifetime of courage to call Jin Ja-gang. Jin Ja-gang seemed too far away to hear at all. But surprisingly, Jin Ja-gang looked directly at the goatee.

The goatee momentarily lost strength in his legs and slightly wet himself. Still, with the single-minded determination to survive, his tongue moved on its own.

"This lowly body that doesn't know even a mosquito's eyeball worth of martial arts dares to say one word to the Great Hero... This, what this is, it's a signal flare. If I open this tube's cap, smoke will rise. Yes yes. Then... what will happen is, there are very innocent workers outside. Warriors will kill all of them. No no, I'm not saying I'll kill them. But if you try to kill me, so..."

Jin Ja-gang wasn't looking at the goatee. The goatee panicked and looked at the tube in his hand. He tried to threaten to survive but was ignored. Then should he open this tube? Then his only lifeline would disappear. The goatee took out the signal flare to survive himself. He didn't care whether thousands of workers he didn't even know died or not. So he couldn't open it.

If Jin Ja-gang would at least respond, he could deal with it, but since he completely ignored him, the goatee's head only became more complicated.

"Y-you..."

The goatee was scared but became desperate. He grabbed and lifted the tube's lid, shaking it.

"You think I can't do it? If you ignore me one more time, I'll open this tube right away! I'm actually someone who acts when it's time! If I just open this, you'll be pointed at as a very bad person... pointed... pointed..."

Jin Ja-gang didn't even look.

"Pointed... pointed..."

The goatee could see a thin thread wrapped around his wrist.

"..."

He traced the thread with his finger. The thread wrapped around his wrist once and was connected even to his opposite wrist. And still remaining, upward...

The goatee was horrified and felt his neck. Thread was wrapped around his neck.

"Kyaaack! Kyaaaack!"

The goatee made bizarre sounds and caused a commotion. His wrist flew off. Unlike martial artists, he didn't have that kind of will to open the tube to the end. Seeing his severed wrist, he was too scared to do anything and just floundered. Then finally he died looking at his own fallen torso with his eyes.

Until now, Jin Ja-gang had been sincere and did his best with each death. Big or small, he showed maximum sincerity about death as person to person.

But not now. Their explanations or gestures, emotions, actions struggling to survive. He ignored all acts to show presence as humans.

He didn't even show minimal courtesy to their deaths.

After harvest, remaining rice straw is made into straw shoes to wear, roofs are woven, and it's used for insulation. After harvesting beans, dried bean stalks can also be used to light fires.

But after their deaths, there was nothing. Only the infamy of following and pursuing monsters and bringing chaos to the martial world would remain on their tombstones without even leaving corpses!

"Aaaah!"

"Spare me!"

There were still those fleeing.

Jin Ja-gang's killing intent watching them grew even thicker.

Jin Ja-gang continued to execute those who must die, moving through the Great Training Grounds filled with poison fog. He left one direction for escape. Martial artists fled in the empty direction avoiding Jin Ja-gang. Jin Ja-gang drove Baek Li-jung from the opposite side in the same manner. Baek Li-jung got whipped by Asura Divine Scripture and had no choice but to encounter martial artists while fleeing. Baek Li-jung tore and killed the martial artists. Though he didn't recognize it, he was becoming Jin Ja-gang's tool, being used to kill the martial artists he himself had gathered.

Before long, the number of those standing had noticeably decreased.

Originally the number gathered here was fifteen thousand... it didn't satisfy Baek Li-jung, but it was by no means a small number.

That number had mostly melted and stuck to the Great Training Grounds without any meaning.

Less than a thousand remained.

It was the worst massacre.

Still he killed, and killed again. Those who must die still remained. The number killed by Baek Li-jung's hands also far exceeded hundreds. Baek Li-jung was covered in hot blood, completely excited with eyes rolled back.

Grrrrr.

There were no more to kill. Though those making groaning sounds remained, barely any life remained. They too would soon melt and disappear.

Baek Li-jung looked at Jin Ja-gang while emitting terrible killing intent in his excited state.

With no more to kill, he couldn't suppress the boiling desire for slaughter. Anger and thirst weren't satisfied.

He wanted to kill Jin Ja-gang. He wanted to make him his own and become even stronger. However, knowing Jin Ja-gang was stronger than himself, he couldn't charge and was hesitating.

Jin Ja-gang raised his finger toward Baek Li-jung.

Flinch! Baek Li-jung with beast eyes trembled and immediately kicked off and leapt. Jin Ja-gang did nothing and just watched Baek Li-jung.

Grrr!

Baek Li-jung moved sideways for a long time, glaring at Jin Ja-gang. Though he wanted to take Jin Ja-gang and circled around, he absolutely wouldn't come close.

Click.

Jin Ja-gang unfastened and dropped the ring on his wrist.

Roll roll. The Asura Divine Scripture ring rolled on the ground. He tore off his blood-stained top and threw away the leather belt where he'd stuck hidden weapons. Baek Li-jung's jaw turned sideways showing doubt as he hunched forward looking ahead.

Jin Ja-gang made a fist with his right hand and struck his left shoulder.

Crack!

His own shoulder broke.

Baek Li-jung's jaw bent more so his face lay sideways.

Jin Ja-gang stretched out his hand. A sword rolling on the ground came into Jin Ja-gang's hand. With it he slashed his own belly.

Drip drip drip!

Blood flowed down.

Baek Li-jung's eyes grew large. The pupil-like small eyes became even smaller, seemingly having only whites. He rolled such eyes around.

Jin Ja-gang's lower garment was soon soaked with blood. The blood loss wasn't small.

In that state, Jin Ja-gang gestured with his chin at Baek Li-jung.

Come.

Jin Ja-gang was weakening with one arm disabled and severe bleeding from his belly.

You think I'll go?

Baek Li-jung's instinct sensed danger and shouted not to go.

Step! Baek Li-jung's step went toward Jin Ja-gang. His nose twitched and drool flowed from his mouth. His eyes reddened.

You think I'll fall for such tricks?

Step. Greed led Baek Li-jung's feet.

I'll wait a bit more, and when you collapse in a dying state, then I'll finish you.

Step step!

Baek Li-jung was getting closer and closer to Jin Ja-gang.

Hehehe, if I wait just a little, you'll become much weaker?

Step step, Baek Li-jung who was walking largely had gradually quickened his pace and was now running.

Greed had long overtaken patience. It overtook the judgment that time passing would be advantageous. He ignored even the threatening poison energy Jin Ja-gang's blood, blood poison emitted.

In Baek Li-jung's eyes, only Jin Ja-gang bleeding entered!

Baek Li-jung charged at Jin Ja-gang.

"Kyaaaaa!"

Jin Ja-gang raised the sword forcefully. The moment he lifted it, needle-sharp sword energies flew toward Baek Li-jung.

The techniques Jin Ja-gang unfolded were familiar to Baek Li-jung. They were techniques he'd once broken before. Even if greedy desire preceded instinct, his body remembered.

Baek Li-jung swept his arm and blew away the Shooting Sword Energy Jin Ja-gang shot. The Sediment Energy spread on the ground and invaded Baek Li-jung's space. Baek Li-jung loaded massive internal energy into the Yongcheon acupoint on his sole and crushed the Sediment Energy.

Jin Ja-gang swung the sword.

Wind Thunder Energy came in, thinly slicing Baek Li-jung's whole body. Baek Li-jung interlocked both hands' fingers, clasped them, then swung largely and struck the ground.

Bang! The Wind Thunder Energy was completely smashed and scattered.

The following Fixed Sword Energy was struck down with both palms. The sword Jin Ja-gang held couldn't withstand the clash of their internal energies and shattered to pieces.

How dare you with such a sword against me!

Hahaha!

Jin Ja-gang pulled a spear with Void Grasp. He struck the charging Baek Li-jung's shoulder with the spear. The spearhead bent, the shaft broke and burst out.

He pulled a saber engraved with gorgeous patterns. With it he struck Baek Li-jung's head. The string tying the topknot was cut off and hair came loose. But the saber that struck his head also couldn't withstand Baek Li-jung's and Jin Ja-gang's internal energy and broke.

Now Jin Ja-gang had no weapon in his hands.

Baek Li-jung opened his mouth wide with eyes at the peak of greed. Not a single tooth was intact, all broken and fallen out, but the appearance with teeth broken halfway, remaining half with sharpened ends sparsely protruding was more hideous.

Swoosh, Jin Ja-gang's hand went down to his waist then came up.

Crack!

Baek Li-jung bit Jin Ja-gang's neck.