The Heavenly Demon Who Reigns Chapter 183 : Cry, Hell Zanbato! (1)

Jeok Yeoseong bit his lip as he watched the army relentlessly surging in from below the city wall.

"Kuh..."

In fact, Jeok Yeoseong had just heard for the first ti the reason why Cheon Myeong had co here leading his troops.

What was this about breaking the rules of the ranking match, and what was this about a forbidden demonic art?

The only order he had received was to defend this city gate.

"B-branch manager! What should we do now?"

At that mont, a subordinate next to him asked Jeok Yeoseong.

In fact, even now, Jeok Yeoseong had not yet decided what the right thing to do was.

Was it the right thing to surrender as it is, or was it the right thing to fight to the end?

What was clear was that it was almost impossible to block that army with just this force.

'If I surrender now...'

At least, wouldn't he be able to save his life?

Although that thought had montarily crossed Jeok Yeoseong's mind, he soon shook his head.

'I am already too deeply involved with the Jeonsu family.'

The role of the Jeonsu family had been the greatest in his being able to beco the branch manager.

No, if it weren't for the Jeonsu family, he would surely not have been able to rise to this position.

Since he had been able to rise to this position thanks to living as a faithful dog of the Jeonsu family for several decades, he could be said to be one with the Jeonsu family.

"..."

If the Jeonsu family ends, he also ends.

Although he did not yet know the exact circumstances, this matter did not seem to be a problem that could be easily resolved.

Although it was hard to believe, an atmosphere where the Jeonsu family, one of the Five Great Demonic Families, could be exterminated.

From the mont Cheon Myeong had co here leading the Second and Third Demonic Squads, the seriousness of the situation could be known by itself.

"We fight..."

"Pardon?"

"We defend the city gate with all our might! Tell the entire army that right now!"

If he were to die even if he surrendered, wouldn't it be less unfair to die after struggling to the end?

Making that judgnt, Jeok Yeoseong shouted at his subordinate.

"Y-yes, sir!"

Hearing Jeok Yeoseong's order, the subordinate imdiately ran off sowhere.

And his gaze, which turned downwards again.

Although it was a fight with a slim chance, it was not a fight with no chance at all.

'As long as this city wall is not breached.'

The city wall of the Seoha branch was high and sturdy compared to other branches.

No matter how much of a master who had reached the peak, it would be impossible to jump over this city wall at once.

Moreover, the city gate was also so sturdy that it would not budge at any ordinary impact.

So if they could block the enemies from climbing the city wall, or even if they did climb, since only a small number of people would be able to climb, they could be sufficiently blocked by defeating them with a pincer attack.

'Huh?'

At that mont, a certain person ca into Jeok Yeoseong's sight.

A man who was running this way, holding a huge Zanbato with one hand.

It was Heo Cham, who had run forward faster than anyone else the mont Cheon Myeong had given the order to attack.

'That person is...'

Jeok Yeoseong did not know who Heo Cham was.

However, since the Zanbato he was holding was so conspicuous, his eyes could not help but be drawn to it.

"..."

In fact, it was the first ti he had seen a person go to the battlefield holding such a large Zanbato.

Although the montum with which he was running was not ordinary, he would not be able to climb the city wall holding such a huge weapon.

If they had t on a plain instead of a city wall, he would have been a rather troubleso opponent, but now, it did not seem that he needed to pay much attention.

"Shoot the arrows! Don't let the enemies approach the city wall!"

Jeok Yeoseong shouted at his subordinates.

Since they were occupying a favorable high ground using the city wall, it would be a natural course of action to attack with long-range weapons.

Although it did not seem that they could block the entire army with just arrows, they would be able to reduce their forces more than now.

Thump-

As the order was given, the subordinates all drew their bowstrings at once.

Even at this mont, the army that was approaching the city wall.

As the enemies ca into range, Jeok Yeoseong shouted once more.

"Shoot!"

At the sa ti as the order, arrows were shot from the top of the city wall all at once.

Since there were so many, the shot arrows drew a parabola and began to fall on the ground like rain, and although it seed that most were blocking the arrows, there were also a few people who allowed attacks on their arms or legs.

Grin-

Watching them, Jeok Yeoseong drew an arc on his lips.

Because he could see with his own two eyes that the enemy's montum had been broken a little with that one attack.

Although it didn't matter if the arrows were wasted on the ground, it would not be the sa for that side.

If he could exchange ten arrows for one enemy's injury, wouldn't there be no greater gain?

As he found out that the attack was effective on the enemies, Jeok Yeoseong gave an order to his subordinates once more.

"Shoot! Keep shooting!"

As Jeok Yeoseong said, the subordinates began to draw their bowstrings without rest.

Because of that, arrows were continuously falling from the sky irregularly, and due to that, the speed at which the enemies were advancing to the city wall could not help but be significantly slowed down.

"Hehe..."

Although he had been worried because the reputation of the Second and Third Demonic Squads was usually sky-high, now that they had entered the battle, wasn't it no big deal?

As expected, in a large-scale battle like this, strategy seed to be more important than military strength.

Because with just the fact that they had a favorable high ground, the Second and Third Demonic Squads were not able to use their strength.

As the early tide of the battle seed to be tilting in his favor, Jeok Yeoseong couldn't help but laugh.

"...?"

At that mont, Jeok Yeoseong's gaze was drawn to one person, and his laughter stopped.

Heo Cham, who was running this way relentlessly, as if it were nothing, even in the midst of the pouring arrows.

Jeok Yeoseong's gaze, which had discovered Heo Cham, was instantly distorted as if it were displeased.

'That guy is still...'

Even if Heo Cham were to approach the city wall like that, there would be nothing he could do.

Therefore, it was not a big deal whether Heo Cham was running this way or not.

But for so reason, Jeok Yeoseong did not like the appearance of Heo Cham, who was silently running this way, blocking the arrows with his Zanbato.

"...Aim for that guy!"

"...?"

"The guy who is running at the front, holding a huge Zanbato! I'm aiming for that guy first!"

Jeok Yeoseong shouted at his subordinates.

Then, a question appeared on the subordinates' faces.

Is there a need to concentrate the arrows on one person?

Since the accuracy would be higher if they concentrated the arrows on a place where there were many enemies rather than aiming for one specific person, the subordinates couldn't help but have that question at those words.

Thump-

However, they could not disobey the order of the branch manager, Jeok Yeoseong.

The arrows that were heading towards Heo Cham, leaving the question behind.

Dozens of arrows flew towards Heo Cham all at once.

Since dozens of people were aiming for one person and shooting arrows, a much larger amount of arrows could not help but be directed at Heo Cham than now.

The arrows that were flying so densely that it was almost impossible to dodge.

Even if he were to deflect them with a sword, unless it were a considerable fast sword, it seed quite difficult to ward them all off without injury.

However.

Swoosh-

Heo Cham blocked all the arrows just by swinging his Zanbato lightly a few tis.

Although the speed of the sword strike was quite slow to be called a fast sword, instead, since the size of the Zanbato was much larger than an ordinary sword, he was able to block a large amount of arrows just by swinging it once.

As he could not even inflict a scratch on Heo Cham even after concentrating the attacks, Jeok Yeoseong bit his lip tightly.

"Kh... keep shooting! Keep shooting!"

As Jeok Yeoseong gave that order, the subordinates had no choice but to continue to concentrate their attacks on Heo Cham.

However, to continue to shoot arrows at Heo Cham, who was holding a Zanbato, was a really foolish act, and in the end, Heo Cham was able to approach the city gate without a single scratch.

"Th-this..."

Watching him, Jeok Yeoseong's face turned red.

But soon, his face returned to its original state.

Although he was angry that he had not been able to break Heo Cham's montum, in the end, that guy would have no choice but to fold his montum.

Because in front of him, a sturdy city gate was standing.

Thinking so, Jeok Yeoseong's face could not help but relax.

'Anyway, if I leave him alone, he will eventually get tired and die.'

Jeok Yeoseong thought so and decided not to pay any more attention to Heo Cham.

However, at that mont.

Discovering sothing, Jeok Yeoseong's two eyes widened.

Heo Cham flew up.

And with a huge Zanbato in one hand.

It was so amazing where that kind of strength ca from in that physique that Heo Cham was floating high.

'D-don't tell ...!'

Looking at the high-floating Heo Cham, Jeok Yeoseong felt a sense of anxiety.

Was he thinking of coming up on the city wall with a single leap?

Since he had thought that that would be absolutely impossible while holding such a ridiculously huge Zanbato, Jeok Yeoseong thought that that was absurd.

However, seeing the height Heo Cham had risen to and the montum felt from that appearance, he couldn't help but feel anxious even though he knew it wasn't.

"...!"

Heo Cham, who was soaring up with a montum that seed as if it would never stop.

If he continued this montum, it seed that he would be able to co up on the city wall enough.

However,

When he had passed about the midpoint of the city wall, Heo Cham began to fall down again.

'Of course.'

Watching him, Jeok Yeoseong sighed with relief in his mind.

Although it could be said that it was amazing that he had risen that much, in the end, if he couldn't co up, wouldn't it be of no use?

If he hadn't been holding that Zanbato, he might have been able to co up here... but then he would have killed him himself.

Because without the Zanbato, that guy seed to be no big deal.

It seed that that would have been better for him.

Crash-!

It was then.

At the sudden roar from sowhere, not only Jeok Yeoseong but also the subordinates who were shooting arrows were surprised and their movents stopped for a mont.

'W-what is this sound?'

The sound had co from below the city wall.

Jeok Yeoseong hurriedly approached the city wall and stuck his head out to look down.

"...!"

Looking down, there was Heo Cham, holding out his Zanbato towards the city gate.

From the looks of it, it seed that he had swung his sword towards that place while falling down.

No, from the beginning, it seed that Heo Cham's purpose was not to climb the city wall but to break the city gate.

'...Phew.'

Jeok Yeoseong confird the state of the city gate and sighed with relief.

Because the sound was so great, he had been worried that the city gate might have been broken, but seeing that, it seed to be a needless worry.

Still, since there was a part where the city gate was slightly dented, he could see that Heo Cham's sword strike also had a considerable power, as much as the sound that had been heard just now.

'As expected, I can't just leave him alone.'

Although it was unlikely that the city gate would be breached, there would be no need to leave a slight risk factor.

Jeok Yeoseong was about to order his subordinates to fire a volley so that Heo Cham could not attack the city gate again.

However, at that mont.

Heo Cham jumped up from his spot again.

Of course, since he knew that no matter how much Heo Cham jumped, he could not climb the city gate, Jeok Yeoseong watched him with a relaxed mind.

'He's making a useless effort.'

It's a good thing.

Since he would not be able to defend against the attack anymore if he shot arrows while he was pointlessly distracted by the city gate.

As he had that thought, a hint of a smile appeared on Jeok Yeoseong's lips.

At that mont, a change occurred in Heo Cham's Zanbato.

A sword ki that was rising so intensely that it covered the entire huge Zanbato.

As he discovered that, the hint of a smile that had appeared on Jeok Yeoseong's lips disappeared in reverse.

"Cry."

At that mont, Heo Cham muttered, holding his Zanbato above his head.

At the sa ti, his figure was falling towards the city gate.

At the sa ti as he got closer to the city gate, Heo Cham struck down with the Zanbato he was holding.

"Hell Zanbato!"

Crash-!

Although Heo Cham had shouted with a rather loud voice, his voice was instantly swallowed by the following roar.

At the sa ti, a vibration shook the city wall.

Since everyone standing on the city wall could feel that vibration, everyone's gaze could not help but be concentrated on the source of the roar.

"...!"

And everyone was at a loss for words and just stared blankly at that place.

A huge hole appeared in the city gate.

As if it could not withstand the roar of the Hell Zanbato, the city gate had opened its mouth and was shouting surrender there.

(End of Chapter)