Into the Creations 1222

## Chapter 1222 – 1222. The Ascent Of Gwangmyeong

‘I’ll kill them all…!’

I charged towards the assassins.

They were taken aback by my sudden rush. It was because I had accurately seen their positions hidden in the darkness and moved accordingly.

However, the top-tier assassins quickly recovered from their surprise and scattered in all directions, surrounding me and throwing hidden weapons.

Even though I knew the hidden weapons were coming from all directions, it was difficult to dodge them.

Demon Slayer Sword Technique, Evil Slash.

A huge slash erupted from the tip of my sword, striking down the hidden weapons flying from all directions. The assassins then pulled out nets they had prepared instead of hidden weapons and threw them.

‘A split second.’

My vision slowed, and the nets fell slowly. The energy contained within the nets was not ordinary. Even with a split second, it seemed impossible to dodge.

‘They prepared this to deal with me. It’s probably not an ordinary net.’

It was best not to underestimate it.

Woo-oong.

I activated the Heavenly Demon Divine Art.

Thump!

My heart beat loudly. Accordingly, demonic energy surged through my meridians. Vitality and power soared.

The blade seemed to vibrate, creating a black sword aura. In my unsealed state, I could use strong energy without any difficulty. If strong energy was steel, then sword aura was plastic. It wasn’t very satisfying.

‘Still, it’s enough to kill these bastards!’

I gritted my teeth and swung my sword.

Heavenly Demon Divine Art, Heavenly Demon Sword, Demonic Wind.

A black wind rose, sweeping through the front. The wind, imbued with sword aura, tore the nets to shreds and mercilessly slaughtered the assassins beyond them.

“Damn it. That’s not the Demon Slayer Sword Technique.”

“Don’t panic. It’s common for martial artists to hide their skills. We just need to do our job.”

“…The hidden power should be reasonable. That’s…”

The assassins fell silent. It was because I had charged towards them. They moved nimbly, maintaining a proper distance from me, and mainly attacked by throwing hidden weapons.

‘They’re being annoying.’

Demon Slayer Sword Technique, One Wind Reversal.

I used a split second to accelerate instantly. I beheaded one of the assassins who couldn’t dodge. The assassin’s head, which had flown into the air, had its eyes wide open. I grabbed the assassin’s head with my left hand and threw it like a baseball at another assassin. The assassin gritted his teeth and knocked away his comrade’s head with his fist.

Two deaths. The assassins all retreated, creating distance. About 20 meters. The battle paused, entering a lull.

I focused on my breathing. Demonic energy leaked from my mouth.

‘I won’t use any more techniques or skills of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art.’

If the tail is too long, it will be stepped on. This place, Hagashi, is where Chun Yu-un’s eyes and ears reach. I had to conserve the Heavenly Demon Divine Art as much as possible. Of course, since it wasn’t the Heavenly Demon Divine Art of the Heavenly Demon Cult in this world, they wouldn’t recognize it even if I showed it openly… but I had to be careful just in case.

‘Damn it. Because of the seal, using the Heavenly Demon Divine Art is sucking away my stamina and internal energy.’

The seal that Mireong had placed on me was solid and subtle. However, it had the characteristic of being able to be released immediately when I wanted. The problem was that this characteristic made it difficult to exert my full power.

If it were the Lightning Heaven Style, it might be different. The Heavenly Demon Divine Art was too rough. It could accidentally break the seal.

I felt killing intent.

The four assassins prepared their next move.

‘I’ll attack first. Split second.’

[Using Split Second. Remaining stacks: 4]

As the world slowed, I realized what they were preparing. Two assassins were turning their hands behind their backs, spraying some liquid on the floor. I instinctively knew it was something magical. It wasn’t unusual. These days, assassins would do anything to kill their targets. Poison was a given, and they used curses without hesitation.

I lowered the tip of my sword. The tip of the sword touched the ground. I drew a line on the ground with the tip of my sword and raised it upwards.

Demon Slayer Sword Technique, Reverse Ghost Pursuit.

A pile of dirt rose like a small wave, covering the assassins.

“Did he notice us using the spell formation…!”

I broke through the pile of dirt and killed the assassin in front. I stabbed my sword into his neck and slashed downwards. Blood and entrails spilled onto the dirt floor.

Demon Slayer Sword Technique, Evil Ghost Ten Kill.

I squeezed out my internal energy and launched a cross-shaped sword aura. The remaining three assassins flew to the side to avoid the sword aura. I threw the sword in my hand. Thwack! It accurately pierced the forehead of one of the assassins. I didn’t stop there. I ran and pulled the sword out of the corpse.

‘Two left.’

The assassins who had gotten up quickly glanced at each other and then began to scatter in opposite directions. I chased after the one on the right first.

‘I can’t let them get away. Here… I have no choice but to use the Lightning Heaven Style.’

Acceleration.

Split second.

Lightning Heaven Style, Gale Lightning.

I wrapped my body in blue currents and stabbed the fleeing assassin in the back. It pierced his heart. Before he could even fall, I turned around and ran.

The assassin who was left alone entered an alleyway. It seemed he intended to use the alleyway to shake me off.

‘I have the Heavenly Eye.’

The Heavenly Eye could change my point of view. I could look down at the fleeing assassin from the sky. He didn’t know that.

Crack.

I released lightning energy through the Yongcheon point on the soles of my feet. I kicked off the dirt floor and moved forward. My legs felt heavy, but my speed was increasing. The scenery changed rapidly. It felt like someone was pulling me.

I used a split second for an even faster start.

“……!”

My eyes widened. I saw electricity in front of me. No, was this electricity? It was a little different from electricity.

‘It’s connected to the direction I’m going. This is definitely….’

A rail. There was a rail laid out on the path I was taking. I was drawn to it as if possessed and placed my foot on the rail. I became lightning and sped along the rail. In almost a second, I caught up to the fleeing assassin.

“…Did you use teleportation?!”

The shocked assassin dodged my stab and raised his left hand to counterattack. A small, hand-span-long blade popped out from the back of his hand, piercing through his glove. A thin sword aura coated the blade.

But I was faster. He had to swing his arm to kill me, and I could spread electricity from my body with just my will. The difference was huge.

“Kuhhhhhh!!”

The assassin’s eyes rolled back from the electric shock. His body slumped lifelessly, along with the smell of burning flesh.

‘I killed them all.’

I sighed and released the tension from my body. It was at that moment that the assassin’s sword, which had been falling, moved. I had used all my split second stacks. I hurriedly stepped back and dodged the sword. The sword grazed my forearm. Blood splattered. Fortunately, the wound wasn’t deep. It was just a slight cut.

“This is bullshit.”

Annoyed by the unexpected attack, I kicked the assassin’s head. Unfortunately, he was already dead. In a fit of anger, I chopped up all the assassins’ corpses and returned to the inn.

Since the assassins might attack again, I decided to save my full recovery. Fortunately, there were no more assassin attacks.

I slept soundly at the inn and woke up with a grimace.

‘I feel pain in my right forearm. My right arm doesn’t move well either.’

My right forearm was where I had been cut by the assassin’s sword yesterday. It seemed that the sword I had been hit with yesterday had been poisoned. I took off my top and checked the wound. The skin on my right forearm had turned blackish-green.

It was impossible to expel the poison with internal energy circulation. It felt like the poison hadn’t spread throughout my body but had only altered my right forearm.

‘Should I use full recovery?’

After pondering, I shook my head. This might be an opportunity. An opportunity to draw out Chujeo, who was hiding and watching the situation at the Seon family estate!

‘I’ll go find him and formally request a duel. Once he confirms that my arm isn’t normal, he might accept the duel.’

Then, I would use full recovery at the crucial moment. The surprised guy would lose his composure, and I wouldn’t miss the chance to kill him.

‘I should think of a victory speech. Go eat your mother in hell. …No, that’s a bit cliché. What would be good?’

I went outside the inn.

Yesterday, I was too tired and just entered an inn that was open for business, but when I saw it in the daytime, the inn was terrible. It was as if they didn’t clean properly, with stains everywhere on the floor, and the furniture was so old that it looked like it would break if you touched it. Looking around, there weren’t many customers either.

I went down to the first floor and sat on a chair. The waiter rushed over with quick steps.

“Young master! Did you cough! What would you like for breakfast?!”

“……What do you have for breakfast?”

“Our inn’s chef is very skilled. We can make almost anything.”

“You talk too much. What’s the most popular dish?”

“Customers usually order fish porridge for breakfast.”

Hagashi had a river flowing to the west, so there were many fish dishes.

“One bowl of fish porridge.”

“Yes! I’ll bring it right away!”

The waiter really brought a bowl of fish porridge right away. It was a system like a soup restaurant. They made a lot in advance and then served it by the bowl when customers came.

I looked at the fish porridge. The visuals were so bad that my appetite disappeared. I stared blankly at the bowl of fish porridge.

There was no need to force myself to eat it. I could take out the food I had stored in my inventory. My inventory was full of Yuri’s special lunch boxes that were as good as a 7-star hotel.

However, I usually ate at least one spoonful of local food. The fact that it was food from another world stimulated my curiosity. If I found a dish that suited my taste, I was very happy and would get the recipe from the chef.

“…….”

I raised my left arm. The waiter, who had been leaning against the wall, immediately rushed over.

“Yes, young master. What can I help you with? A glass of water is 1 copper coin.”

“Eat this.”

“Yes?”

“This fish porridge. You take a spoonful first.”

“The martial world is ruthless. Martial artists don’t eat food carelessly. It’s a virtue of martial artists to be wary of poison.”

“A virtue… you say?”

“Anyway, eat it. Prove that there’s no poison in the fish porridge.”

“Oh my. I understand, young master. You really are a martial artist to the bone.”

The waiter took a spoon and plunged it into the fish porridge.

“Wait a minute.”

“Yes?”

“Who said to eat the fish meat? Eat the broth.”

“…Yes.”

The waiter ate the fish porridge. He seemed fine after eating it, so there was no poison. His expression was calm.

“Is that okay now? I’ve been working at this inn for 5 years, and you’re the first person like you.”

“…….”

I picked up the bowl of fish porridge and dropped it on the floor.

“Huh, huh! Young master?! What are you doing! I told you there’s no poison!”

“That was a mistake. Bring a new one.”

“A mistake?! I clearly saw it! You grabbed the bowl and dropped it on the floor! Damn it! It’s my job to clean this up!”

“I said it was a mistake.”

I fiddled with the hilt of my sword with my right hand, which wasn’t moving well. The waiter turned pale and immediately smiled.

“M-Mistakes are bound to happen to anyone. I’ll bring a new one.”

The waiter ran to the kitchen. I watched the waiter. By the way, the Heavenly Eye could see through things.

The waiter took a ladle and poured fish porridge into a bowl. He glanced at the chef and then put something he took out of his pocket into the fish porridge.

‘Hmph. He was an assassin after all. My intuition is never wrong.’

I had been assassinated a few times in another world, so I had a good sense for this kind of thing.

‘He ate the fish porridge without any problems earlier. Did he take an antidote beforehand? Or is it a poison that activates later?’

Well, it didn’t matter.

The waiter approached with a new bowl of fish porridge.

“I’ve brought a new fish porridge, young master.”

“Good work.”

I grabbed the back of the waiter’s head with my left hand. I pulled my left hand, plunging the waiter’s face into the hot fish porridge that had just been boiling in the pot.

“Ughhhhhhh!”

“The fish porridge is your last supper. The leftovers… you can eat them in hell.”

I drew my sword like lightning and beheaded the waiter.

It was a clean beheading. Too clean. The body with its severed head couldn’t even accept death and flailed its arms.

“Kyaaaaaaaak!”

“Huuuuurk!”

“M-Murder!!”

The surroundings turned into chaos in an instant. I kicked the waiter’s torso and shouted.

“Get the owner out here!!!”