## Chapter 1317 – 1317. The Plum Blossom Sword Master Reincarnated Into The Baek Family
“Rolf!!!!!”
Wayne called out Rolf’s name and used the power of the demon he had contracted with.
Rolf, who had been instantly killed by the black lightning, rose again. Rolf’s complexion, having died and come back to life, was pale.
The lightning demon touched his chest where the black lightning had struck. There was no wound. There were no signs of torn clothes. There was no pain.
However, the excruciating pain he had felt when the black lightning struck his chest was definitely real. It was an excruciating pain he had never felt before in his current life, let alone in his life as a demon. It became a fear that consumed Rolf.
‘Dangerous…! That black lightning felt like it was tearing my soul apart!’
Rolf had obtained the immortal secret art by imitating a part of the Demon King’s power. It was a secret art that allowed him to possess the baby carried by a pregnant woman with his soul. He could live forever as long as humans did not perish. However, there was one condition attached to this. That his soul must be intact.
‘It’s certain…! That woman’s black lightning has the power to destroy souls like the Demon King.’
Rolf broke out in a cold sweat. Two options came to his mind.
Trust in Wayne’s power and fight. Run away from this place.
‘…Can I even run away? I’m not confident that I can avoid that human woman’s black lightning….’
The choice was made.
Trust in Wayne’s power and fight. If he had Wayne’s power, he could fight for an infinite amount of time. That woman, who was suspicious of being human, would eventually get tired.
“I am!! Rolf, the lightning demon!!!”
Rolf roared and boosted his confidence.
He was a top-tier demon. In terms of pure combat power, he was one of the strongest in the demon realm.
Pzzzzzzzt!
Rolf’s body turned into golden lightning. The lightning glowed and compressed.
If he unleashed his full power, his body would not be able to withstand it and he would die, but now Wayne was behind him. Even if he died, Wayne would bring him back to life.
“I’ll kill you!”
The blue dragon behind the silver-haired woman would be caught up and die with them, but Rolf didn’t have the capacity to worry about that.
“You won’t even be able to scream!”
The compressed golden lightning was fired. And then it stopped. Rolf, who had turned into lightning, had not even moved one meter forward. A dark shadow that had risen from the floor had grabbed the golden lightning.
“Don’t be ridiculous, this kind of…!”
Pzzzzzzzt.
Rolf discharged golden lightning to shake off the shadow. The golden lightning, which could burn an ogre to a crisp in an instant, could not inflict any damage on the shadow.
Yuria looked at the golden lightning with cold eyes and slightly tilted her chin. The shadow that had grabbed the golden lightning plunged back into the shadows.
“……”
After a brief silence of three seconds, the shadow spat out Rolf’s body again. Flesh and bones, organs and blood. Everything that made up his body had been dismantled. Thud. The lump of meat that fell to the floor was grotesque.
“Rolf!!!!!!!!!”
“Ugh…”
Wayne shouted in shock, and Bezel, who was behind him, covered her mouth and gagged.
“Rolf! You can’t die here!”
Wayne used his power.
Bones and flesh, blood and organs moved simultaneously and gathered at one point. In an instant, he returned to the appearance of a young boy.
“…Hah!”
Rolf, who had come back to life, forced out a breath. His body trembled. He had been slowly dismantled for eight hours in the empty shadows. However, when he came out of the shadows, it seemed as if only a few seconds had passed.
‘Even though my body was slowly dismantled in the shadows, I couldn’t die…! The space in the shadows is completely that woman’s domain! I must never fall into the shadows…!’
Rolf broke out in a cold sweat and looked down at the floor. The shadows were shaking.
“……!!”
Rolf, startled, shot upwards. A drop of cold sweat fell from his forehead as he clung to the ceiling. He was relieved to see the unresponsive shadows. However, the shadows continued to shake. It was because his body was trembling.
Yuria threw a dagger. A surprise throw. The dagger easily surpassed the speed of sound and pierced through Wayne’s neck. The dagger was embedded in the wall and disappeared from view.
Wayne’s body, which had been instantly killed, staggered and fell down. Just before Wayne’s head touched the floor, his body regained its balance and stood upright. He blinked his eyes and touched his neck, which was without a single wound.
‘…Indeed, the ability is activated even if I kill him by surprise.’
Wayne Leisys, the chairman of Pantheon, had the ability to manipulate time. He could manipulate time to a limited extent. This was also why Rolf was able to come back to life even after dying. He had turned back the time of his body.
‘He can turn back the body and soul, but not the memories. No, in this case, it would be more accurate to say that he doesn’t turn them back.’
Yuria was lost in thought for a moment. It was a moment based on her thinking speed. In reality, it didn’t even take five seconds.
‘What should I do.’
Yuria spoke in a polite tone even while thinking to herself. There was no particular reason. She had become overly accustomed to using honorifics.
‘It would be easier to sever the relationship between the demon and the contractor as in the original story… but then I would miss the demon.’
The demon of time, Mupapa.
If she missed the demon who had the power to manipulate time, things could become troublesome later.
‘He’s probably hiding in the cracks of time as in the original story. No matter how I think about it, pushing the contractor, Wayne, is the best option.’
The power of time was not infinite.
If she killed Wayne and Rolf, Wayne’s power would also reach its limit. And at that limit, the demon would reveal himself. The demon would have no choice but to reveal himself in order to use his powerful power.
Yeongcheon Style (影天流) Ultimate Technique (極技) Shadow Lightning (影雷).
Two streaks of black lightning shot from Yuria’s fingertips, targeting Rolf and Wayne. They were unable to avoid it and were electrocuted. They, who had been instantly killed, returned to before their deaths.
“Ugh…. What is this lightning…”
“Damn it…. The pain of having my soul torn apart doesn’t get any easier no matter how many times I experience it. Wayne, that woman is a monster. Don’t even think about fighting, just try to hold out as much as possible.”
“That’s unexpected. I didn’t think you, Rolf, would say such a thing. Is she that strong?”
“That woman is a monster. She’s equal to the Demon King… no, maybe even more than that.”
“That’s too much of an overestimation. You’re selling the Demon King to save your pride… aren’t you ashamed?”
“You idiot. Stop talking nonsense and hold out. And try going into the shadows at least once. It’s as cozy as your mother’s womb.”
“It’s not very persuasive coming from you, who was born by tearing open your mother’s womb. I will definitely be careful not to fall into the shadows.”
“You quick-witted bas…”
Pick.
A dagger flew and cut through Rolf’s neck. Rolf’s head fell down.
“Rolf!!!!!!!!!”
Wayne used his power again.
“Hah! Damn it! When I saw it, it was already too late… huh?”
A shadow hammer fell on Rolf from the ceiling. Rolf was instantly crushed to death.
“Rolf!!!!!!!!!”
“What the hell…?!”
A small amount of shadow entered Rolf’s nostrils. Immediately after, Rolf’s body exploded. Fragments of his flesh flew in all directions.
“Rolf!”
Unlike before, Wayne’s voice was weak. There was no emotion in his eyes either. He used his power like a machine.
“Kuh…!”
Rolf let out a death cry as soon as he was resurrected. Dozens of shadow thorns pierced through his entire body.
“Rolf…”
Wayne turned back time.
“Shit… *cough*!”
Rolf was executed by shadow hanging.
“……”
Wayne didn’t even call out Rolf’s name and resurrected him.
Rolf’s death continued after that. It didn’t take long for the number of deaths to reach three digits. An ordinary human would have already gone insane, but Rolf was not a human, but a demon. A demon’s mind doesn’t go insane that easily.
“Damn it…. How many times are you going to kill me?”
“It’s the 121st time. This time… is it a shadow parasite? Black worms are eating your body.”
Wayne said. There was an exclamation mixed in his voice. This was because Rolf had never died the same way even once during the 121 times he had died. It was as if she was experimenting with her power on Rolf.
“Stop…! Stop it! You! Kill Wayne instead of me! Wayne is the time manipulator!”
“Rolf… are you betraying me here? I’m disappointed. The trust between us has just been broken.”
“You bastard! You didn’t do anything while I was dying! Trust? There was never any such thing from the beginning, you bastard! Don’t use your power! I’m tired of dying and coming back to life! Just let me die!!”
“I can’t do that. If you die, I will die hundreds of times. I am… not a demon, but a human. I don’t have the confidence to maintain my sanity like you after experiencing so many deaths in a short period of time.”
“You bastard! You’re just using me!! Wayne! I’ll kill you too… *cough*!”
Rolf died. Wayne turned back time.
Rolf, who had been resurrected, confirmed that his arms and legs were contorting with strange sounds. Soon, his whole body would contort and he would die. It was obvious without even looking.
“You bitch. Why are you only killing me…?”
“……”
Yuria was unmoving. She looked at Rolf with cold, emotionless eyes.
“Answer me!”
“There is no grand reason. It’s just because you are a demon.”
“I’ll kill you!”
Rolf, enraged, tried to turn into lightning, but his whole body contorted before he could. The fighting spirit that had flared up with anger was extinguished.
The 271st death.
A smile appeared on Rolf’s lips.
Finally, the woman who was more demonic than a demon was exhausted.
Yuria’s breathing was rough, and sweat was dripping down her forehead. The speed at which she was killing Rolf had also slowed down rapidly since 30 minutes ago.
Even Yuria, who had the heart of a dragon, found it difficult to use her power continuously for two hours. The only good thing was that she was not the only one who was exhausted. Wayne was also almost at his limit.
“Hahaha! You’re exhausted! Don’t even think about dying peacefully. I’ll use Wayne’s power to pay you back more than what I’ve suffered…!”
“Rolf… I’m sorry to ruin the mood, but I don’t have any energy left right now. I can only turn back time 10 more times… and even that is limited to 3 seconds.”
“Damn it! Borrow power from Mupapa!”
“I can’t sacrifice my lifespan just for your satisfaction. Unlike you, my lifespan is limited.”
Yuria threw a shadow spear at Rolf. Rolf, who had not let his guard down, lightly twisted his body and avoided the shadow spear.
“Haha! The sharpness of your attacks has disappeared!”
“……Where is Leosio?”
Yuria suddenly asked a question.
“Leosio? That red lizard? If you’re talking about him, he’s preparing for the ritual while leaving the troublesome work to us.”
“Rolf!!”
“Shut up, Wayne. Don’t call my name out loud. It’s annoying just to hear it. And there’s no chance of information being leaked. That bitch is going to die here.”
“Why don’t you just finish it quickly?”
Bezel, who had her arms crossed behind her, said with an arrogant expression. She, who had been watching with an anxious face until just now, changed her attitude as soon as she saw Yuria’s exhausted appearance.
“Heh heh. Okay. First, it’s the right arm!”
Rolf, who had turned into golden lightning, flew towards Yuria. Yuria calmly swung her fist. Rolf, who had been hit by the fist, was slammed into the floor, then went up to the ceiling. And then he came back down to the floor. He was dribbled up and down like a basketball. At some point, his body was torn apart and scattered in all directions.
“Rolf!!!!”
Wayne used his power. He had to turn back a full 6 seconds. A sweet smell wafted from Wayne’s exhausted mouth.
“Damn it… she still had some energy left…. But that must be her last struggle. I knew the moment I was hit by your fist. That your power had weakened to some extent. This time I’ll kill… what are you doing?”
Pzzzzzt.
Wayne, who had been preparing for battle, stared at Yuria with wide eyes.
Yuria was drinking a potion that she had carefully made herself. It was a potion made from the elixir given by Eugene. It didn’t have a dramatic effect like an elixir, but it restored stamina and mana.
“As you can see, I drank a potion.”
“…You restored your stamina and mana…? Damn it. You were playing with us from the beginning…. Wayne! There’s no other way! Use your power!”
Shadows rose from below Rolf. The shadows, which had instantly dismembered Rolf’s body, turned into lightning and annihilated Rolf’s soul. Rolf’s corpse fell to the floor with a thud.
Yuria looked at Wayne with narrowed eyes.
“Aren’t you going to revive him?”
