## Chapter 1506 – 1506. The Ascent To Guangming
I arrived at the scene.
Except for the bloodstains on the ground, the scene was clean.
Oh Bong surveyed the area once, then used his inner energy to dispel the alcohol. He began to examine the scene with serious eyes.
“It started from there.”
Oh Bong pointed to a spot. The sect leader responded to his words.
“We thought so too. The blood trail starts there and spreads in all directions. However, after that…”
They knew where it started, but they couldn’t figure out the end point. The blood had splattered everywhere. It was nearly impossible to deduce what had happened just from the shape of the bloodstains.
If they had the forensic science techniques of the real world, maybe, but such things didn’t exist in this world.
“Hmm. Maknae, what do you think?”
“As the sect leader said, we know the start, but not much after that. But is this important?”
“It is important. Because such a strong trace remains. First of all, the opponent isn’t a sorcerer. If they were, they would have cleaned up to some extent. They wouldn’t leave such a large trace.”
“Traces… I don’t know. What can you tell from the shape of the bloodstains?”
“The shape of the bloodstains isn’t important. What’s important is the bloodstains themselves. Maknae, do you know what’s most needed in this situation?”
“……”
Before answering that I didn’t know, I pretended to think. It made me look more sincere. Oh Bong didn’t wait for my answer and spoke.
“The answer is sorcery. Most things can be solved with sorcery!”
“…Oh Bong-nim, you’re not a sorcerer.”
“Even if I’m not a sorcerer, I can use sorcery. Look.”
Oh Bong took something out from his pocket. It was a talisman with black ink drawings on white paper. A mysterious energy could be felt.
Woong.
The sound of the air vibrating was heard. Immediately after, Oh Bong’s voice was heard in my ear.
-Keep an eye on the Bingak Sect Leader. If something happens, cut off the sect leader’s head immediately.
I nodded slightly.
The Bingak Sect Leader looked at the talisman with curiosity and asked.
“Great Hero. What kind of talisman is that? I heard that some sorcery can see the memories of the earth… Is that it?”
“Such high-level sorcery is very difficult to put into a talisman. This talisman contains a sorcery called Blood Trace Record.”
“Blood Trace Record? Is it a sorcery that chases blood?”
“It’s a sorcery that chases the person who caused the bloodbath. The sorcerer explained it as something about vengeful spirits… Simply put, when used at the site of a bloodbath, it allows you to roughly know the location of the perpetrator.”
“There was such a sorcery.”
“There are many mysterious sorceries in this world.”
Oh Bong, who wasn’t even a sorcerer, puffed up his chest and threw the talisman into the air. The talisman burst into flames and emitted a white light. The light stretched into the city and then disappeared.
Oh Bong clicked his tongue while looking at the light.
“…Tsk. The culprit seems to be within the city. I thought a monster was the culprit… It’s possible it was a human.”
I relaxed my body. Oh Bong had predicted that the sect leader was the culprit and sent me a telepathic message. The reason he brought the Bingak Sect Leader here was also to quickly resolve the matter. But the Bingak Sect Leader wasn’t the culprit.
“Looking at the light, it seems to give a rough direction. If the culprit was nearby, it would have reacted differently. …Did you perhaps suspect me, Great Hero?”
The Bingak Sect Leader asked in a stiff voice. Oh Bong nodded without any guilt.
“It was a reasonable deduction based on experience.”
“Based on experience…? Does that mean you’ve done something like this before?”
“Not that, but that I’ve done many similar missions.”
Oh Bong’s tone was dripping with annoyance. The Bingak Sect Leader glared at Oh Bong with eyes that wanted an explanation. Oh Bong sighed and explained.
“Martial artists who reach the realm of obsession all face a wall. It would be good if they could break through the wall with constant training… but human lifespans are limited. Martial artists who feel impatient tend to look for other methods. Especially for demonic cultivators, the methods of becoming stronger are all similar.”
“Do you think I would kill my subordinates because I can’t overcome that wall? You’ve misjudged me, Great Hero!”
“Don’t pretend to be noble, demonic cultivator. I’ve seen people who eat their own families to gain power. Bingak Sect Leader, let’s move on. It hasn’t been proven that the sect leader isn’t the culprit.”
The Bingak Sect Leader’s body trembled. But soon, he relaxed his body.
“…I’ll focus on finding the culprit. Is there any other clue besides that they’re in the city?”
“No. First, seal off the city. And investigate each person one by one.”
“What about you, Great Heroes….”
“We’ll rest a bit. We need to relieve the fatigue from rushing here from the Divine Church. What, do you have a problem with that?”
“…No. I’ll help you rest comfortably.”
Oh Bong patted my shoulder and said.
“Let’s go to that brothel from before. The alcohol there was good.”
I followed behind him and asked.
“Is it really okay to do this?”
“Of course. The Bingak Sect Leader will want to handle this himself since it happened in his territory. He has his pride. We just need to put our spoon on the table later.”
We went to the brothel and started to have a riotous time.
Time passed quickly, and ten days went by. The city lockdown had continued for ten days. The citizens felt annoyed and angry, but they couldn’t dare to oppose the Bingak Sect.
And then, the Bingak Sect Leader died.
His head was hung in front of his office. The Bingak Sect Leader’s torso was nowhere to be seen. The sect leader’s subordinates were also brutally murdered. It had happened last night.
Oh Bong and I were at the brothel, so we couldn’t intervene in the tragedy.
“The young sect leader is missing. Did he run away with the valuables? The young sect leader was the culprit.”
“Oh Bong-nim. Were you expecting this?”
“The first victims of the bloodbath were the Bingak Sect’s combat unit. They were in training, right? Training information is confidential information of the sect. If someone knew that information and fought against the combat unit… it’s highly likely that the culprit is an insider of the Bingak Sect. That’s why I suspected the sect leader too… I didn’t think that the weak young sect leader would be so skilled at hiding his power that he could deceive my senses.”
“Shouldn’t we chase him?”
“We should. He’ll be nearby. Follow me.”
“Nearby? If it were me, I would have run away in a hurry.”
“Look at the bodies of the sect leader and the martial artists. Some parts of the bodies are missing, right? That means he took the bodies. It means he’s learning a demonic art that uses human bodies. It’s probably a cannibalistic demonic art. The freshness of the bodies is important for that type of demonic art. He’s probably busy digesting the power he gained right now.”
Oh Bong took out several tools from his pocket. He carefully looked around with tools that I didn’t know what they were for.
“I found a trace. It’s this way.”
I followed behind Oh Bong. Honestly, I still didn’t quite understand the situation. However, one thing I could tell was that Oh Bong seemed very familiar with this kind of work.
We found a shabby house on the outskirts of the city. Oh Bong fiddled with the four axes hanging from his waist and said.
“He’s the one who killed the Bingak Sect Leader. Don’t let your guard down.”
“I’ll go first.”
“No. In this kind of situation, attacking from a distance is the best.”
His hand moved in the blink of an eye. The four axes rotated and collided with the house.
Kwa kwa kwa kwang!
With a loud explosion, the house collapsed.
The young sect leader walked out of the collapsed house.
He didn’t look human.
His skin had turned black, and thick thorns protruded from his shoulders. His eyes were like those of a golden reptile, and purple liquid dripped from his protruding snout.
“Isn’t that a monster?”
“He’s been consumed by demonic art. Maknae, let’s attack together.”
I drew my sword from my waist and charged. At the same time as I drew my sword, sword energy flew towards the young sect leader. The young sect leader blocked the sword energy with his arm. A bloodline was drawn on his arm, and blood splattered. However, the shallow wound healed in three seconds.
Hwi hwi hwi hwi hwik!
Four axes flew and hit his back. His body shook for a moment. I didn’t miss that gap and approached him.
“Kaaaaaaaak!”
There wasn’t even a trace of reason in the young sect leader who had become a monster.
[Using Momentary Flash. Remaining stacks: 6]
A blue aura flowed along the blade. The aura was instantly compressed and coated the blade. It was a faint, star-like shining strong energy.
Ghost Cutting Sword Technique, Evil Cut.
The slash swung diagonally cut through the monster’s black body. Red blood splattered. I stabbed the tip of my sword into his neck to finish him off. The monster grabbed the sword with his right hand and swung it back. Instead of stubbornly holding on, I let go of the hilt and stepped back. The four rotating axes targeted the monster’s back again.
Kwa kwa kwa kwa kwang!
An explosion rang out. The four axes continued to attack the monster. I glanced at Oh Bong. Oh Bong was staring intently, focused on controlling the axes.
“Flame Stone! Fall!”
I immediately fell back.
Oh Bong took out talismans from his pocket and scattered them in the air. More than 20 talismans stuck to the monster’s body. The golden energy from the talismans seeped into the monster’s body.
“Kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak!”
The monster let out a painful scream.
“Haha! How does the special anti-demon talisman of the Shaolin Temple taste! You monster!”
Thud!
The monster’s knees buckled. The monster’s upper body also lowered.
The effect of the anti-demon talisman was more than enough.
“We’re lucky. He just turned into a monster, so we were able to subdue him easily.”
“Why do you carry the Shaolin Temple’s anti-demon talismans?”
“Because anti-demon talismans are the best value for dealing with monsters. Well, these kinds of things happen quite often.”
Oh Bong approached the monster. He held two axes in each hand and raised them high. Strong energy swirled on the axe blades.
Whack whack whack!
He kept hitting the monster’s head. After hitting it about 30 times, the monster couldn’t hold on and died.
“You tenacious bastard! If I didn’t have the anti-demon talisman, I would have had a hard time.”
“Is it over?”
“Wait a moment.”
Oh Bong searched the monster’s clothes. They were torn, but he found something inside. It was a secret manual. A book with an evil aura.
“I knew it. The Reverse Demon God Art. This incident is also the work of the Ink Earth Alliance.”
Ink Earth Alliance.
I heard words that I couldn’t ignore.
As far as I knew, the Ink Earth Alliance was a force that operated in the shadows outside of the Heavenly Demon Church.
It was also an organization that did all sorts of illegal things. I was convinced that the possessed Heavenly Demon, that is, Cheon Yu-un, was behind this organization.
“Are you sure it’s the Ink Earth Alliance?”
