<Episode 83: Demonic Beast (2)>
a long time ago
Al Yu a much smaller demon beast than now was looking at something with a frightened face.
It was because of the shadow of a huge fox with nine tails cast darkly in the middle of the burning Sohamsan Mountain.
In the shadow of the flickering flames a huge nine-tailed creature was tearing off the head of something.
It was the holy body of Alyu with the head of a dragon.
Little Alyu’s red eyes trembled like crazy as he looked at this.
* * *
“Kiriririk you…what are you? “Why do you smell like that monster fox?”
Demon Beast Alyu asked Mo Kyung-un with trembling eyes.
Al-U who had endured the pain of the Hangma Mantra for 99 days and the hunger that felt like his stomach was turning over tried to eat him as soon as he saw him.
However no matter how hungry he was to the point of losing his temper he was a being of a high rank in terms of name and appearance.
Al-yu an intelligent magical beast was instantly filled with caution at the familiar scent emanating from Mo Kyung-un and could not help but fall.
“The smell of a monster fox?”
“Kiriririk. It’s definitely true. “The smell coming from you is definitely that of that monster fox.”
Mo Gyeong-un’s eyes narrowed at the confident words of Demon Beast Al-U.
The moment Mok Gyeong-un who is quick-witted heard that it was the scent of a monster fox he immediately thought of the queen queen or the white-faced king and the golden-haired nine-tailed fox.
[Carry it. Because it will be a proof that I saved it.]
[If it’s a proof that you’ve saved it it’s even more awkward to carry around.]
[You are very honest. But there won’t be any harm in carrying it around. Looking at you it seems like you are secretly getting along well with the imamangryangs.]
[….]
[So I have it. If you have at least a part of my tail you won’t get involved with troublesome things.]
Mok Kyung-yun recalled the round plaque in his arms.
It was made by the golden-haired nine-tailed fox from its own severed tail.
He originally planned to just throw it away but Cheongnyeong also said it would be better to keep it for the time being.
-It may be said that there is a part of it but if the body of a spirit beast is like the King of Hundred Faces which is infinitely close to a divine beast there will be a place for it to be used.
But I didn’t know that something like that would happen already.
When I looked at the eyes of Demon Beast Alyu full of caution I could see fear as well.
Seeing a being with enough intelligence to speak human language doing that I thought I might be able to take advantage of it if I did well.
In response Mok Gyeong-un took out a paddle made from the tail of a golden-haired nine-tailed fox from his chest.
He took it out
-Shhhh!
The demonic beast Alyu even took a step back as the smell of the golden haired nine-tailed fox became stronger.
“Kiriririk. What is your identity? “Why does a mere human have something like that?”
The demon beast Alyu trembled as he recalled a memory from a long time ago.
Even though so many years have passed the fear imprinted on my whole body has not been forgotten.
It was truly a tyrant itself.
If he didn’t like even the same imaemangyang he was so vicious that he would separate the five bodies and eat them.
-Purrrrr!
The corner of Mo Gyeong-un’s mouth twitched at Al-yu’s red fur which was standing close and trembling.
If I did well it seemed like I could solve it easily.
‘How should I approach this?’
Looking at that attitude it was clear that the demonic beast Alyu was very afraid of the golden haired nine-tailed fox.
In that case it would have been better for him to say that the relationship between himself and the golden-haired nine-tailed fox was very strong.
Mok Kyung-un smiled and said.
“It’s definitely because he’s a demon beast so he can smell the smell coming from here very well.”
“Kiriririk. “What are you?”
-Click!
The chain of the restraints on the ankles of Demon Beast Ryu who was walking backwards became taut.
Thanks to the restraint sphere connected to the middle of the cave the magic beast Alyu’s radius of action could not reach the cavity wall.
Mok Kyung-un said as he approached R.U.
-Don’t get too close. rebirth.
The young man gave a warning just in case.
No matter how afraid he was his opponent was a demonic beast of a high rank even among the Imaemangyangs.
There was no benefit in provoking me for no reason.
However Mok Gyeong-un deliberately narrowed his distance further to show confidence.
And in that state he held up a round plaque made from the tail feathers of a golden-haired nine-tailed fox and said:
“As you can see should I say we are close acquaintances?”
“Acquaintance? “Are you talking about that monster?”
“Yes I guess you know me well.”
“How could you not know? The number of people who have died at the hands of that monster fox is countless. “If you built a mountain it would probably be higher than Mt. Cheonsan.”
-It’s probably true. A monster of that high rank would have lived for over thousands of years so it would have built up not just one mountain but several mountains.
The young man also murmured as if he agreed.
Mok Kyung-un waved the golden nine-tailed fox’s round flag at Ryu and said
“I’m glad you know how dangerous the golden-haired nine-tailed fox is. “I was already trying to make suggestions that would be helpful to both sides but I was worried that they wouldn’t listen.”
“Offer?”
“yes. Would you say it is an attractive offer?”
“What is that?”
Hearing the word ritual Masu Alyu looked puzzled and asked.
Mok Kyung-un said as he put the round card back into his bosom.
“This is an offer that if done well will allow you to be released from here.”
“You can be released? “In this fucking cave?”
“If you’re interested could you accept my offer?”
“Kiriririk. Hmm.”
Masu Al Yu rolled her eyes with something strange about her and then she looked down at Mo Kyung-un and opened her mouth.
“What is the offer?”
“It’s not that difficult. Should I say that they just need to kill Yao Sheng for a while and show me that they are under control?”
“You look controlled?”
“yes.”
“Do you really want me to show you being subdued by you humans in front of all those people?”
“Hoo. “You have quick understanding.”
A strange look appeared in Mok Gyeong-un’s eyes.
Certainly the level of demonic beasts possessed a certain level of insight beyond the level of intelligence capable of conversation.
“Of course you know why the monks here at Shaolin Temple capture and imprison you and since you have intelligence you also know why they imprison you and recite sutras right?”
“So you’re saying that all I have to do is pretend to be controlled by you humans?”
“yes. If you do so the Shaolin Temple will also release you.”
“Is that all you mean?”
“The reason the monks are holding them is because of the danger there. But if it can be controlled there is no reason to hold on to it.”
Hearing Mo Qingyun’s words Demon Beast Alyu’s eyes narrowed.
He seemed to be seriously considering this offer.
If you are afraid of the golden haired nine-tailed fox and want to get out of here wouldn’t you easily accept the offer?
As he was doing this Masu Al Yu opened his mouth.
“Kiriririk. I have a question. human being.”
“What is that?”
“I understand what you mean about the conditions for my release but you don’t seem to have anything to do with those gangsters so why are you trying to prove it?”
‘iced coffee….’
Mok Gyeong-un was internally annoyed by Demon Beast Al-yu’s question.
He had hoped for a simpler approach but perhaps because he had intelligence and insight he was doubting the intention of the proposal itself.
At this Mo Kyung-un also shook his head for a moment.
How can I talk about it so that Masu Alyu can easily accept the proposal without any doubts?
Soon Mok Gyeong-un raised his power which was the basis of magic.
When it was pulled up the energy revealed caused the demonic beast Alyu to climb up the castle and speak.
“Kiririk. human being. “You’re Bangsaro.”
“Yes as you can see.”
“For some reason there’s no way these damn people would let an ordinary human in.”
-Wow!
Mok Gyeong-un shrugged his shoulders and said looking at the demon beast Alyu grinding his teeth.
“yes. But this is an opportunity for them. “I also have to prove that Imaemangryang whom I made into a food spirit due to friction with the monks here is not dangerous.”
“Shikigami?”
“It’s weaker than yours but it has one shikigami.”
Hearing these words from Neck Cultivation Masu Al Yu twitched the corner of his elongated mouth and spoke.
“Kiriririk. So it looks like those guys are targeting Imae Mang-ryang whom you used as a food spirit.”
“that’s right. As expected you are smart. So if they accept my suggestion and help wouldn’t we be able to achieve a mutually beneficial result?”
“Kirik. Kirik. okay. “Maybe so.”
“Would you accept my offer? It may be difficult right now but if you follow a little bit of control you will gain freedom…”
-grasp!
That was before the words were even finished.
Mokgyeongun hurriedly threw his weapon backwards at the front hooves of the demon beast Alyu which was flying at an incredible speed.
-Pot! Kwaaaaang!
When his hoof struck the floor it cracked and broken pieces flew out.
In response Mok-gyeong-un cut down the flying fragments with a sharp sword made of sword paper and moved his body to avoid those that could be avoided.
But it’s scary to do that
-Crurururururu!
Purple condensed smoke spewed out from the mouth of the demonic beast Alyu trying to cover Mu Qingyun.
‘poison? no.’
It was different from poison.
It seems like smoke filled with magic.
-Sureuk!
As Mo Kyung-un hurriedly dodged it the puffed out purple condensed smoke hit the floor.
However unlike before the area where there was smoke was hit.
-Wooow!
A strange phenomenon occurred: the text on the scripture written in gold sparkled and soon smoke was billowing out.
The smoke that bounced out soon hit another wall of the cave.
And on that wall the smoke was reflected to another place by the gold text and spread out here and there.
Thanks to this Mok Gyeong-un widened the distance as much as possible to avoid the smoke but even after a while the reflected smoke filled more than half of the entire cave.
As a result some of the smoke reached my skin.
-Chiiiiii!
‘mountain?’
It was a very harsh acid.
This was a separate issue from antibodies to the poison.
If exposed directly to acid the skin would inevitably melt.
In response Mokgyeongun drew up his magical energy and formed a thin film on his skin to protect his body like a self-defense weapon.
Fortunately it worked.
The mountain could not penetrate the membrane made of demonic energy.
-Sigh!
Mok Gyeong-un did not stop there but he pushed the smoke away with his true energy and prevented it from entering a certain range.
Then in the smoke
-thud! thud!
Suddenly the demonic beast Alyu that had attacked appeared.
“Kiririririk. You are not an ordinary human being. “There is no way that a technique or a weapon used can move this quickly.”
“What does it matter whether it was an incident or not? “He even made a somewhat tempting offer but suddenly I don’t know what he’s doing.”
Hearing Mo Qingyun’s words the demonic beast Alyu suddenly laughed revealing its fierce and sharp teeth.
“Kiririririri. “Do you think I will believe what you say?”
“…It’s surprising. “If I was destined to die while being trapped and praying I thought I would seize the slightest opportunity to escape.”
“Kiririk. okay. At first glance this sounds correct. “But those idiots as well as you the Bangers are in fact natural enemies to beings like us so it’s really foolish of you to believe that I would trust the small pact you made between yourself.”
Mok Gyeong-un clicked his tongue and spoke at the words of this bastard.
“Are you going to lose your chance of being released like this?”
“It could also be an opportunity to die while being taken advantage of.”
Mok Kyung-un’s appetite whetted his appetite at the words of the demonic beast Alyu.
He himself is a very suspicious person but like this Masu Alyu as an intelligent being he did not want to trust himself at all.
I thought things would be resolved easily thanks to the golden haired nine-tailed fox’s defeat but that didn’t seem to be the case.
Mok Kyung-un took out the card again and said.
“If it’s because I’m a radiologist then I think there’s a misunderstanding but seeing as I’m an acquaintance of the golden-haired nine-tailed fox…”
-thud!
Before he could finish his words the demon beast Alyu hit the floor with his hoof.
Then he looked down at Mo Kyung-un and spoke in a voice full of intimidation.
“Thanks to you human dirty memories came to mind.”
“Dirty memories?”
“Thanks to that monster fox massacring all of this body’s compatriots on Mount Soham I am the only one who survived.”
“….”
Mo Kyung-un let out a small sigh.
Since his status as a mangryang was low he thought he was just afraid of the golden-haired nine-tailed fox.
However if all of their compatriots were massacred
-Guuuuu!
Just looking at the strong killing intent soaring I could feel blatant hostility.
“…Nothing good can come of this. “Even if you say you hate the golden haired nine-tailed fox the offer I made isn’t really a lie.”
“Whether it’s a lie or not I don’t trust you neither Daengjung nor you humans. “I think I came up with a better plan.”
“Great plan?”
“okay. “The monster fox cares so much about you human that if he kills you here he’ll fight so hard with the damn people who kept him and me here!”
-Kurrrrrrr!
As soon as those words were finished the demonic beast Alyu exhaled purple smoke.
The purple smoke which was emitted with a stronger force than before soon flew somewhere and that place was towards the iron gate which was the entrance.
In an instant the area around the iron gate was filled with purple smoke.
‘Are you trying to prevent me from going out?’
As a result Mo Gyeong-un had no choice but to move to the other side.
Mok Gyeong-un was flying towards the other side and at that moment Alyu’s long tail was aimed at Mok Gyeong-un like a whip.
-Poof!
The tail was so big that it couldn’t just be called a whip.
In the end Mok Gyeong-un pulled out the evil sword in a split second.
-Sreung!
And he blocked the tail of the flying bastard with his evil sword.
-Chaaaaaang!
Contrary to expectations that the red feather-like fur on the tail would be soft it was extremely hard to the point where it made a metallic sound the moment it hit it.
Moreover the force and weight of the tail itself was tremendous.
-Paaaang!
Mo Qingyun’s body was thrown backwards.
The bouncing tree soon flew to the other side of the cave wall and crashed into it.
Mok Gyeong-un decided that he needed to use this power so he did some somersaults turned his body and tried to kick the cave wall.
But just as he was about to kick his foot against the wall
-Quaang!
At that moment his feet broke through the cave wall and Mok Gyeong-un’s body fell straight to the other side.
‘!?’
