Chapter 106
Meanwhile, Bong Taesu, Lee Yumi, and Kim Hyuna had been dispatched to the border between the Demonic Cult and Kunlun.
Dark clouds covered the sky above steep mountain ridges.
The ground was rotten and blackened, and the smell of blood drifted through the air.
Lee Yumi stepped out from the blue portal crystal and stretched her back.
"Ugh, finally here."
She looked around.
"What a brutal-looking place."
"Still, portals really are convenient."
"The only downside is how far apart they are."
Bong Taesu and Kim Hyuna currently served as squad leaders within the Dragon-Tiger Unit, one of the Martial Alliance's main forces.
Lee Yumi, who had also started as a squad leader, had since been promoted to captain of the entire Dragon-Tiger Unit.
There was one reason that had been possible.
All three had possessed the bodies of heirs from major clans that formed the backbone of the Martial Alliance.
Bong Taesu had taken over the body of an heir from the Jinju Eon Clan, home of the Fist Emperor.
Kim Hyuna belonged to the Zhuge Clan, which produced the Alliance's chief strategist.
And Lee Yumi...
Was the granddaughter of Martial Alliance Leader Namgung Myeong.
Kim Hyuna emerged from the portal behind her and stared toward the mountains.
"Mister should be somewhere beyond there, right?"
"I hope we get to see him soon."
Lee Yumi's lips curled mischievously.
"Oh?"
"Our Hyuna hasn't even reached Kunlun yet, and she's already seeing him in front of her because she misses him so much?"
Kim Hyuna jumped.
"U-Unnie...!"
Her face turned red.
"Stop teasing me already."
"You've been doing this the entire way here...."
Lee Yumi simply laughed as they bickered.
"Kukuku."
"What do you mean I'm teasing you?"
"I'm only saying it because you've been looking for Suhyeok oppa all day."
"I-I haven't...."
Meanwhile, Bong Taesu staggered out from behind them.
"...Look at him."
Lee Yumi stared.
"No matter how bad someone's motion sickness is...."
His face looked as though he'd aged thirty years.
Then he bent over and gagged.
"Ugh... keugh..."
"This motion sickness is killing me...."
Unlike when the three had traveled to the 20th floor, or when they'd used Suhyeok's Authority to teleport...
The portals that existed naturally from the 50th floor onward caused severe dizziness.
Of course, only a small minority suffered that badly.
People like Lee Yumi and Kim Hyuna adapted quickly.
But...
"Ugh..."
"My legs don't even feel like my legs...."
"It feels like the whole world is upside down...."
There were also people like Bong Taesu.
Though admittedly, his motion sickness was unusually severe.
"Hyungnim's portal wasn't like th- Ugh!"
"At least t-turn your head before doing that!"
They barely managed to turn him away in time and let him... empty his stomach.
Afterward, Kim Hyuna asked,
"Unnie, why did you tell the rest of the Dragon-Tiger Unit to come later?"
"If that many troops suddenly start moving at once, it'll draw attention."
Lee Yumi answered.
"So for now, it's just the three of us."
"Me, ahjussi, and you."
The three strongest members would go ahead first.
The remaining Dragon-Tiger Unit troops were scheduled to gather two days later.
"Well..."
Lee Yumi grinned.
"Honestly, I also begged Grandfather because I thought traveling with only the three of us would be more comfortable."
Publicly, Sword Emperor Namgung Myeong was always solemn and righteous.
A hero of the orthodox martial world.
In reality...
He was hopelessly weak when it came to his granddaughter.
D-Do the three of you really have to go alone?
Even so, sending only three people to the front line is a little....
Do whatever you want.
If you don't let me, I'm never talking to Grandpa again.
"H-Hyoyeon, what are you saying?"
"This grandfather was wrong."
"All right?"
Kim Hyuna had witnessed the entire exchange from close by.
She nodded knowingly.
"...It's true."
"The Alliance Leader really is especially weak when it comes to you, Unnie."
"Uuuugh...!!"
Bong Taesu was still emptying his stomach nearby.
Lee Yumi glanced at him and sighed.
"Haa."
"How long is he going to keep this up?"
"This is exhausting just to watch."
At that same time.
Suhyeok and Cheon Soyeon stood before the doors of the Cult Leader's Hall.
The massive doors, large enough to resemble a fortress gate, slowly opened.
The two stepped inside.
Step.
Step.
Towering pillars stretched through the grand hall.
At the top of a long staircase stood a throne.
Behind a curtain of black fabric, the silhouette of the Cult Leader could be seen.
Before Suhyeok's regression...
That man would eventually die by the hand of his own daughter, Cheon Soyeon.
Suhyeok didn't know why.
But their relationship surely couldn't have been good.
The Cult Leader had always been shrouded in mystery.
Even Suhyeok knew very little about him.
So he couldn't be certain.
"I, Heuk Mujin, eldest young master of the Black Heaven Family, greet the Heavenly Demon of this generation."
Suhyeok clasped his fists and bowed.
Silence followed.
Then...
"This Lord finds you deeply unpleasant."
"Leave."
The response was cold.
For some reason, irritation seemed mixed into his voice.
Suhyeok froze, momentarily at a loss for words.
Rustle.
The black curtain fluttered.
The Cult Leader appeared directly in front of him.
Thanks to rejuvenation, he retained the appearance of his youth.
His expression was icy.
His distinctive red eyes contained heavy killing intent.
If Cheon Soyeon had been a man, she probably would've looked something like this.
"Your face is decent enough."
"Not as handsome as this Lord, of course."
He scrutinized Suhyeok carefully.
"But you look too much like some pretty-faced courtesan."
"Rejected."
"...?"
Out of nowhere, he had inspected Suhyeok's face and rated his appearance.
And apparently failed him.
Cheon Soyeon immediately grabbed Suhyeok by the collar and pulled him backward, stepping between the two.
"Enough."
"What childish nonsense are you doing?"
"...What?"
A cold atmosphere spread between father and daughter.
It looked as though someone could die at any moment.
Then the Cult Leader spoke.
"Soyeon, you're being too harsh."
"Can't this father say even one thing to the man who's going to become your husband-"
"No."
"You cannot."
"So don't."
"...Am I not even allowed to look at him?"
"No."
"Don't look either."
"Even the time I spend looking at him is precious."
"Please keep your gaze elsewhere."
"But when you were little, your father was always your fav-"
"It was the same back then."
"Please stop inventing strange memories."
Suhyeok stared.
They looked like an obviously affectionate father and daughter.
No.
If anything, the Cult Leader was clearly a doting father.
Dude looks like he wouldn't spill a single drop of blood, but why is this conversation like this? lol
I'm more confused watching than they are lmao what are these two doing?
As expected... doting fathers are the same everywhere.
