“Raon. I’ll need to look in the formation as well.”

Cale got up and opened the door.

He could see the red dirt of the vast plains that had been trampled on.

Of course, this too was only faintly visible thanks to the moonlight.

“Right this way, Hae-il-nim.”

“Human, follow me!”

Cale followed Choi Han and Raon to where they saw the numerous jiangshis.

* * *

It was not very far away.

It was at the outskirts farthest from the castle wall and looked like a regular plain.

‘I can clearly tell now that I am up close.’

The castle wall in the distance and everything he was looking at were all lies.

It could not be helped.

They had used invisibility magic and speed magic to stealthily move here.

He could see around him despite it being the middle of the night.

‘They were trampled on.’

The vast plain responsible for the food of the citizens of Yunnan was destroyed.

However, what he was looking at right now showed no signs of being trampled on.

It was clearly a lie.

– Human, over here!

Raon’s front paw was no longer invisible and Cale walked toward where Raon was pointing.

However, he only saw the same thing.

– Wait a little bit!

Black mana that assimilated with the night started moving.

It then seeped into the air.

– I studied formations a lot! I am great and mighty and know formations very well now!

Sssssssssss—

There was a sudden gust of wind as if a blocked hole was opened.

‘Hmm?’

It was a stiff and sticky breeze.

The type that would make someone feel suffocated.

Cale could see a hole the size of a palm starting to appear. He knew what he had to do.

He looked through the opening.

Very carefully.

– Oh, this.

The Fire of Destruction. The cheapskate gasped.

Cale clenched his eyes shut.

He could understand why Raon and Choi Jung Soo had returned with such shocked faces that he had not seen in a while.

– This is crazy.

He could not see much through that palm-sized opening.

Even that opening was just a crack, giving a faint view of the inside.

However, what Cale saw was beyond what he had expected.

‘Ha.’

Underneath the moonlight…

Although he knew that nobody was walking around despite torches being lit around the walls…

There were so many corpses standing there that it was impossible to feel the light of those torches.

Yes, these were corpses.

They were different from the jiangshis he saw in Xiaolen.

Although he was certain that they had used dead mana to create these jiangshis, their appearances showed no signs of darkness.

In fact, a gentle blue light was sparkling on them from the moonlight.

The Blue Bloods household.

These jiangshis looked as if they would bleed blue to match that name.

The Blood Cult.

Just hearing that term would make Cale think of the color red, but starting today, he would only think about blue blood whenever he thought of the Blood Cult.

The jiangshis didn’t even blink as they looked forward.

They looked like statues.

However, they looked completely human.

Living corpses.

That expression was quite an accurate assessment of them.

– Cale, each of them look like they would be difficult to handle.

As the Cheapskate mentioned, all of the jiangshis were properly equipped.

The Blood Cult seemed to have not saved the significant profits they had earned through the Pure Silver Merchant guild and instead invested for their future.

The results of that investment was this endless number of jiangshis all being fully equipped.

– There seem to be more than ten thousand of them.

Cale bit down on his lips after hearing the Cheapskate’s comment.

The jiangshis were standing extremely tightly next to each other.

The formation with a radius of one kilometer that surrounded Yunnan Castle…

It was not an even circle with exactly one kilometer in all directions. Some areas were shorter than that while the place Cale was looking at was about 1.3 kilometers long.

At that moment…

Rustle.

They felt someone’s presence behind them.

“!”

Cale saw the eyes of all of the jiangshis on the other side of the gap turning toward them, toward the direction of the sound.

As the gazes instantly headed toward them…

– Human, I’m closing it!

Raon’s judgment was accurate.

Cale immediately moved back.

The opening was closed.

opening closed, the jiangshis were still looking toward them and he could see someone inside the formation

– Let’s run away!

run away as

grabbed the arm of the individual who suddenly made the

“!”

that someone grabbed his arm when nothing

without any

Human, I’m going to turn the Heavenly Demon invisible as

here was the Heavenly Demon who had arrived much earlier than

* * *

At dawn…

as if the sun was rising. In fact, all they could see was a somber sight that became more visible with

From within Yunnan Castle…

heavy blade in the Orthodox faction despite not being as famous as the Namgung Clan, raised her

could see ash-colored

clouds made everything

filled Dokgo

was at

Pow!

“Ugh!”

Ryeong staggered and

lifted her

were two people looking

Clan a pretty famous

“That’s right.”

young clan leader? Why is she

strong if you consider

she’s about our

eyes opened wide while looking at the man and woman

‘Blue-’

They had blue hair.

blue hair while the man had darker

time she saw people

are the young Blood

things

least her gaze seems

man smiled while looking at

the innocent yet leery smile on the man’s

a pity to turn her into

‘…What?’

tell why their gazes felt

not see

her as

“Okay.”

motioned to a subordinate

heard that, right?

“Yes ma’am.”

approached Dokgo

angry gaze. However, there was a gag in her mouth and her hands were bound behind her back, making it

‘Should I run away?’

it is not that

don’t try to fight us or

brushed back

believe you’ll have your answer if you look

down from

dyed black before they died and others who were ripped

the Dokgo Clan as well as martial artists she had

all stronger

Ryeong recalled something one of the clan’s seniors had

Blood Demon bastards are at least at the Profound Realm! Little Ryeong, you

also said the

has fallen, you have

That was right.

while fighting

died while his body was poisoned

little Chang manages

Dokgo Chang, had escaped while her father, the Patriarch, was running wild against the Blood Cult. It was only possible because

They knew as well.

the Dokgo Clan’s patriarch and Dokgo Chang were the only ones within Yunnan Castle who were skilled enough to dodge

had paid

had

tsk. You must be full

after

then showed no

while looking at Dokgo Ryeong follow

seems only right to turn her into a True Jiangshi. She’s very good at assessing the situation. We

I told you to trust

much I’ve suffered because of you already? How can you

it seem difficult to see them as the Blood Cult’s young Blood Demon

and his younger sister, the beauty with the

as Dokgo Ryeong’s lowered face

‘It’s fine.’

were not full of despair and

need to persist

come to Dokgo Ryeong had news that she had

travel past. There is also something I would like to request your cooperation with as well. Would that

Kim Hae-il had been the one to send

from his group, The Dokgo Clan had returned to Yunnan and had been hearing the stories of young master Kim’s increasing fame and

young master Kim Hae-il had sent a message that although no date had been set, he would still stop by. He personally sent a message to

young master

that her uncle had

at least meet a martial artist or a member of the Orthodox faction to

desperately hoped that was the

that were falling but not full of

thoroughly looking around,

now, I will resist becoming a jiangshi for as

However…

‘Is that possible?’

filled her eyes

had split all of the martial artists inside Yunnan Castle into jiangshis or True Jiangshis. She had no idea what these

they

the process, she was certain that

Ryeong raised

walls that were even sturdier now that the Blood

about the endless number of jiangshis beyond that wall made

would be difficult for young master Kim-nim

would also be difficult to fight against all

there were other obstacles beyond

were the castle walls of Yunnan Castle as well as the core members of the Blood Cult

every one of

any other sect or clan were dime a dozen

candidates

were two such people

they also seemed to have some

young master Kim-nim is in the Nature

to handle all of this on his

here

case, their allies outside Yunnan Castle would

people. Who could

Cult then

beheaded head was dangling in front of

was something that made them feel the true nature of these Blood Cult

can’t let these bastards

firmed

all she could do was wait

* * *

In a small farmhouse…

couple people were

They are such

The Pinnacle Demon gasped.

“Mm.”

the matriarch of the Tang Clan,

Gulp gulp.

Divergent Coalition leader, Sima Pyeong’s daughter… Sima Dan must be frustrated as she

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