## Chapter 257 – Those Martial Artist Bastards
ㅡ콰광!
I concentrated mana on my feet and ankles, moving greatly with small movements. Mana, as an energy, allows one to wield divine power that transcends mere physical strength. Thus, the Heavenly Demon Descent Step. The Heavenly Demon who conquered the Central Plains and reigned over the sky overwhelms the “world” and subjugates the “universe.”
“Behold.”
I closed the distance with Mariel in an instant.
“…!”
Compared to her kicking off the ground and rushing at me, I had leaped across the distance in a single step.
“I am the Heavenly Demon.”
Her eyes widened as she saw me. Even though my mana pool might be small, my control over it, thanks to the circlet training, was perfect, with no wasted energy.
All the mana within me moved more freely than my own limbs.
For me, executing the Heavenly Demon Descent Step was a piece of cake.
“Kim Kat.”
A clean technique with no wasted movement.
A polished technique honed to the extreme of efficiency.
The following attack would be more natural than flowing water.
“Silsajang Kwonbeop.”
ㅡBoong-jjeuk boong-jjeuk.
The Silsajang Kwonbeop punch was as violent as a child’s stubbornness. It wasn’t difficult to deal with, but like a whining child, compromise was impossible.
I could engage in close combat as I pleased.
In other words, now that I was close.
“Kuh?!”
ㅡYou cannot escape.
The mercilessly launched iron fists of steel hammered into Mariel’s body. Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! Her agility was already diminished from the blow to her side.
Even in perfect condition, she might not have been able to evade my attacks, let alone in her weakened state.
A merciless tidal wave of fists pummeled her flesh.
“Ku… Hak! Do you think I’ll just take this lying down!”
ㅡPaaht!
After being beaten to a pulp, she twisted her body greatly. Despite the narrow gap and confined space, she spun around magnificently and executed a back kick.
The back of her fiercely flying long boots aimed for my head—specifically, judging by the trajectory, my chin. As if precisely targeted, the kick flew straight at me.
ㅡShwaeek!
I sighed inwardly.
Gaps.
Only gaps.
It was laughable.
“This is the endㅡ!”
The attack itself was too straightforward. Of course, as straightforward as it was, it would contain equally straightforward power. But it was a frustrating technique that seemed to need refinement before it could be used in actual combat.
That’s how it seemed to me, who had trained in Taekwondo up to the third dan.
ㅡKwaang!
I immediately raised my gauntlet to defend. The gauntlet and boot collided, making a loud noise. I concentrated my strength on my lower body as if rooting myself to the ground.
ㅡUnwavering.
Even though I had fully received the force, I did not budge.
“…What?!”
In that slowed-down time, I saw Mariel’s surprised expression. It seemed like she had been confident in her attack. But she was inexperienced. The very fact that she was surprised by the failure of her attack was proof that she was an amateur.
One should always consider the possibility of an attack failing and contemplate counterattacks and follow-up strikes. That was how swordsmanship was, and martial arts would be the same.
Considering her age, she was quite skilled.
But still, she was just a martial artist.
She had never experienced life-or-death struggles.
That’s why her reaction was slow.
“Asura Blood-Crushing Fist.”
While still blocking the kick, I twisted my left fist like a snake and slammed it into her back. ㅡThwack! The cheongsam, with its near-zero defense, couldn’t stop my punch at all!
“Kyaheuk!”
Mariel’s posture crumbled.
“Compared to Taekwondo, this otherworld martial art is nothing more than Kim Seo-bang’s dog’s drooping balls on a dog day.”
“Tae… Kwon Do?”
“Experience it with your body.”
ㅡPpeoeong!
I unleashed a merciless, murderous Taekwondo kick on her collapsing form. This was not the gentle, sports-oriented Taekwondo of modern Korea.
It was, to the last, a murderous martial art personally modified by the Heavenly Demon Kim Kat for the sole purpose of killing.
“ㅡMurderous Taekwondo.”
A kick to shatter humanity.
The mana-infused, strengthened kick synergized with my greaves and flew towards Mariel. Startled, she seemed to sense the danger and raised her foot to meet it.
“Dejaaaaaaaat!!!”
Then I would seize the distance!
I put more power into the kick and launched it even faster!
ㅡKwaang!
Mariel, unable to cope with the increased speed of the kick, couldn’t withstand the impact and screamed as she flew away. “Kyaaaaaaaak!!” The difference in skill was already too great. I immediately rushed in and unleashed all sorts of martial arts.
“Keuhak! Keuhaeuk…! You savage swordsman…! Kyaak!”
I used the overwhelming difference in skill to trample on Mariel.
My bare-handed combat skills had already reached the point of overwhelming even the lower-ranked instructors of the Martial Artist Guild. In terms of pure skill alone, I would be at least a mid-level instructor.
No, this was 100% upper-level instructor material.
Maybe I could even fight and win against the Martial Artist Guild Master.
“Keuheuk…! How can you be so strong…!”
Mariel, battered and bruised, staggered backward, gasping for breath.
“Yes. I am definitely strong.”
I opened my mouth as I slowly walked towards her.
Yes. I was strong.
“But you are defeated because you were weak.”
“What… did you say?”
“I said that you were defeated not because I was strong, but because you were weak.”
I declared.
“So don’t think you lost because I was strong, you weakling.”
“Eek!”
Enraged by my taunt, her eyes rolled back and she immediately launched a swift kick. The speed was decent. It was quite fierce. However.
“It’s not as scary as a blade.”
It wasn’t an attack as dangerous as a blade.
Then it couldn’t reach me.
“Take a step forward.”
I didn’t flinch and charged in.
“Ah…! Th, this is…!”
I instantly evaded Mariel’s kick and charged inside her range. No matter what she did, she couldn’t reach me. I lightly reached out and placed my hand on her abdomen.
“That’s what happens when you use kicks like that.”
“…”
“If that had been a punch, you’d be dead.”
ㅡToouk.
As I whispered that, Mariel slowly lowered her raised foot.
I’ll let you off easy because of your thighs and my wallet, you bitch. I had already beaten her up enough, and I wanted to receive the wallet willingly, not through coercion.
That way, no problems would arise.
“I… lost…”
She said heavily as I subtly removed my hand.
“Yeah, you did, you little shit. You fought well, you little punk. You did well to last this long against the Heavenly Demon. Are you hurt anywhere?”
“…”
As I immediately dusted off her shoulders and treated her kindly, she lowered her head. Her tightly clenched fists were trembling. She must have been upset that she lost to a swordsman in martial arts.
But it’s okay.
Defeat always makes people grow.
I was going to get tuition anyway, so I could at least tell her that much.
I grabbed her shoulder while being wary of a counterattackㅡ
“You fool! Did you let your guard down! I’ll return the favor!”
At that moment, Mariel, shouting with high tension, fiercely kicked out.
Having fun, you fucking bitch.
I knew it.
ㅡThump.
I had already been on guard, so I caught it without difficulty.
“…”
Mariel looked at me with wide eyes, as if she had seen her dead mother come back to life. And she awkwardly turned her head to look at her foot, which I was holding.
“Hey.”
ㅡFlinch!
She trembled when I called out in a low voice.
When I raised my fist, she screamed frantically.
“Th, this is! It’s not a cowardly act! I’m doing exactly what you did to me! You said it yourself! That the one who let their guard down was at fault, so this isn’t like that!”
Judging by her rambling, she must have been scared. Ah, fuck. What was I doing playing around with a kid like this? She looked much younger than me.
Had she even turned 20 yet?
“Haa.”
I sighed.
“Hey, you dumb bitch. Who the hell kicks like that? Who’s going to get hit if you kick like that, you fucking ball sack? Even a dog passing by would dodge it.”
And I let go of her foot and spoke as if giving advice.
It had been a long time since I felt this frustrated.
“Wait there for a second.”
“Uh… uh? What are you talking about?”
Mariel was flustered when I said that.
“I’ll show you the real kick. I’ll fix your posture, so just stand there. It’s frustrating just watching you, you know. Think of this as a lesson.”
The flustered Mariel fell into confusion and began to follow my instructions.
“Uh… ah, I see. Is this how you do it?”
“Good. Just stand there like that. You’re doing great.”
She was a foolishly innocent woman.
She took a ready stance.
“Doing great, you say?”
“Yeah. You’re doing really great. You have talent.”
“Talent…”
Now she was even scratching her head.
“Yeah. Just stand there. I’ll show you now.”
Did I hit her head wrong earlier?
ㅡHoo.
I took a breath and looked at her in a ready stance.
Mariel seemed a little nervous.
Straight-cut bangs and sky-blue eyes that contrasted with her blonde hair.
The healthy-looking, muscular thighs and the thong panties peeking out from the end of her hips were definitely a plus.
Her appearance itself was decent.
But as I had already said.
“Kim Kat Droooooop Kiiiiiiiiiiiiick!!!!!!”
Beauty tactics don’t work on me.
ㅡPpeoeong!
“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaak!!!!!”
Mariel, who had been standing at attention with her guard down, was hit directly by a dropkick and flew away like a cannonball, slamming into the ground.
“Never let your guard down, you fucking bitch!”
“Keu, Keuhaak! M, my stomach…! You tricked me! You tricked me again!”
“What the fuck are you talking about, you fucking bitch! You were trying to trick me first!”
Mariel, who had been hit with the ultimate dropkick with all my might, didn’t even try to get up, clutching her stomach and chest, writhing in pain.
“Keu… Haeuk! Keueueueuk!”
It was quite a pleasant scream.
The Heavenly Demon grows stronger by listening to the screams of the corpses he has piled up and the screams of his enemies!
“How dare you try to trick me!”
Exploding with anger, I pounced on Mariel, who was still lying on the ground. If I successfully landed a striking technique? Of course, I had to switch to grappling. I hugged her from behind as she lay on her side.
And.
I executed a rear-naked choke.
“Kya, Kyaak?! What are you doing! Le, let go!”
Mariel, grabbing my forearm, struggled to get out of my muscles while kicking her legs. But it was no use. The rear-naked choke, a cruel martial art banned by official associations, was by no means a clumsy technique.
Above all, my muscles could never lose to a woman’s muscles.
That’s what being a macho meant.
“Watch closely! This is the supreme martial art! The secret technique of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art!”
“What are you talking about, you pervert! Let go!”
“Pervert?!”
“Kyaaaaaaaak! Let go, let go! Let me go! Pervert! Pervert!”
Currently, Mariel, who was struggling, was firmly restrained by my body.
As Mariel convulsed and twisted her body, her thighs began to rub against me. No, fuck, the situation was a bit like that.
“Shut up! Rear-Naked Choke!”
But I didn’t care!
I tightened my muscles!
“Heukeueueueueukㅡ!!!!!!”
As I choked her neck, Mariel’s face began to turn extremely red.
Excited, I rambled on and on, enjoying the reaction.
“Haha! How does it taste!”
“Hueuk! Pl, please…. let go! Let goooo!!!”
“Euhahahahahahat!!! This is the power of the supreme martial art, the Heavenly Demon Divine Art!”
“Keuk, Keueok…! Pl, plea…”
“It’s not something that you puny martial artist bastards can ever overcome!”
I stopped there and loosened my arm a little.
“Puhuh…! Haa… Haa… I, I lost! How about you let me go now! I’ll apologize for the ambush! So please stop!”
Perhaps she had become desperate, she said that while gasping for breath.
“You’ll apologize?”
“Th, that’s right! I lost! I’ll apologize!”
“No way.”
“What?”
“Rear-Naked Choke!”
“Heukeueueueueukㅡ!!!!!”
The crime of disturbing my cozy time with Serka was great!
I was going to play with Serka for the first time in a while, but this bitch ruined it!
Serka had already run away a long time ago, and I didn’t even know when I could see her again! Pay the price, martial artist! I am the true macho among machos, the guardian of Confucianism, the Heavenly Demon Kim Kat, who never forgives those who have crossed me!
I was happily inflicting pain on Mariel when.
“Th, there! Mariel Instructor is over there…!”
“Eung? What is it?”
A shadow fell over me.
I wondered what it was and looked up at the sky.
ㅡClear sky-blue hair.
And also sky-blue eyes.
A woman was looking down at me.
“…Wh, who are you?”
Sensing that I was fucked, I asked politely.
“The Martial Artist Guild Master.”
“Yes?”
The answer came back.
…What did she just say?
“Is what I am?”
ㅡPeoeok!
I felt a brief pain.
Immediately, my vision went dark.
