The Heavenly Demon Who Reigns Chapter 195 : The Martial Alliance (1)

A huge main gate stood tall.

And a high wall that stretched out on both sides, as long as the size of the main gate.

Although the outward appearance could be said to be magnificent, the three-character plaque of the Martial Alliance hanging on the main gate was raising the value of that wall even more.

Clip-clop, clip-clop-

At that mont, a party was approaching the main gate on horseback.

A appearance that was heading towards the Martial Alliance, no matter who looked at it.

As the distance got closer to so extent, the warrior who was guarding the main gate approached the side where the party was.

"Stop."

"..."

"This area ahead is the territory of the Martial Alliance."

"It seems we have arrived safely."

The person who was muttering, hearing the warrior's words, was Cheon Myeong.

At the sa ti, Cheon Myeong, who put his hand into his bosom and took out a letter.

Since it was written on the letter itself to present this upon arrival, Cheon Myeong was thinking of revealing his identity with this.

"This is...?"

"It's an invitation."

"...!"

The warrior's expression, as if he had realized sothing after hearing Cheon Myeong's words.

The warrior cautiously received the letter that Cheon Myeong was holding out and confird the contents inside.

"P-perhaps, the Demonic..."

Stare-

At the silent pressure felt from the front, the warrior covered his mouth with both hands.

The na that had co out habitually. But since the warrior knew well what would happen to his neck if he were to say that in front of them, he imdiately corrected himself and said.

"...Are you the ones who ca from the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult?"

"That's right."

As Cheon Myeong said that, not only the warrior who had just asked the question, but also the other warriors in the back could not help but be startled, overhearing the conversation.

The demons of the Demonic Cult, which they had only heard about in rumors.

Moreover, since they had co here at the invitation of the Martial Alliance, it was clear that the opponent had a considerable position within the Demonic Cult, so the warrior couldn't help but instinctively shrink.

However, wasn't he also a warrior of the Martial Alliance, even if he were a low-ranking one?

The warrior forcibly puffed out his chest and said to Cheon Myeong.

"W-we were waiting."

"..."

"Please follow ."

The warrior said that and led Cheon Myeong's party to the inside of the main gate.

Cheon Myeong and his party, who were moving under guidance.

Soon, the main gate began to open slowly with a heavy sound.

Creak-

As the main gate opened, Cheon Myeong was finally able to see the inside of the Martial Alliance with his eyes.

The appearance of the inside of the Martial Alliance, which he was seeing for the first ti in his life.

Just as he had imagined, even at a glance, the inside seed to be of a considerable scale.

'This is... the Martial Alliance.'

To be honest, just by looking at the site, he could feel that it was a very large force.

But the sa would go for this cult.

The majesty of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult's main headquarters was also superior to this, if not more so, and Cheon Myeong thought in his mind that it was by no ans inferior.

"You must walk from here."

At that mont, the warrior said that to Cheon Myeong.

At those words, as Cheon Myeong looked at him, the warrior's shoulders, which were trembling again.

However, unlike the warrior's worries, Cheon Myeong obediently got off his horse.

"You guys get off too."

As Cheon Myeong got off his horse and said that, the three people in the back obediently followed.

The warrior, who was sighing with relief in his mind, watching them.

When his eyes had t Cheon Myeong's for a mont, he had almost wet himself, thinking that sothing might happen.

"Then, please follow again..."

Although the warrior had said that and was about to continue guiding Cheon Myeong's party, he stopped his words in the middle after discovering Baekjo, which was sitting on Cheon Myeong's shoulder, and the ice tiger, which was standing next to it.

'That bird and tiger... what are they?'

The warrior belatedly noticed the existence of Baekjo and the ice tiger and was confused.

Of course, setting aside the ice tiger, since Baekjo had been sitting in the front, his eyes couldn't help but be drawn to it, but because he had been so intimidated by Cheon Myeong, he had only just noticed its existence.

As the warrior was looking with a look of not knowing what was going on, Cheon Myeong suddenly began to mutter sothing.

"Baekjo, it's heavy, so get off my shoulder."

"Peep-peep!"

"Why are you asking where you should be? Anyway, my shoulder is now forbidden until you lose weight."

As Cheon Myeong said that, Baekjo ca down from his shoulder as if it were sulking.

And after flying to the back, Baekjo soon landed on the hilt of the Zanbato that Heo Cham was carrying on his back.

The warrior looked at that with a blank face.

'What is...?'

The warrior couldn't help but have that question.

Because there was a great sense of discrepancy between the appearance of Cheon Myeong, who had been emitting a trendous sense of pressure until just a mont ago, and the appearance of Cheon Myeong, who was talking to a bird.

That was not only the warrior, but also the other people who had just watched that.

"What's wrong?"

"...!"

"Are you planning to keep standing here?"

Cheon Myeong said that to the warrior.

The warrior, who had finally co to his senses.

To think that he had been standing blankly for a mont in front of a demon, since that was no different from a suicidal act, the warrior imdiately beca tense again.

"Ah, no... but are you planning to take that bird and the tiger next to it with you?"

"Is there a problem?"

"Rather than a problem..."

"They'll be quiet, so there will be no problem."

"..."

Since Cheon Myeong had said that, the warrior could no longer continue to talk about it.

'The people above will take care of it...'

It seed that this was no longer a matter for him to judge.

Wouldn't it be more of a problem if he continued to talk and made that side's mood uncomfortable?

The warrior decided to just carry out his duty as it was.

"Please follow ."

The warrior said that and began to move again.

And the four people who were following him.

As if they had gone inside to so extent, the warrior stopped his steps again.

"Please wait here for a mont."

"..."

The warrior left only those words and moved away from Cheon Myeong's party.

The four people who were now standing in the middle of the Martial Alliance.

As they were just standing there without a set ti, Heo Cham cautiously said to Cheon Myeong's ear.

"Young Master, is it okay to just stand here like this?"

"..."

"Perhaps the Martial Alliance side is planning sothing..."

It was not unreasonable for Heo Cham to think so.

Whether they had been invited or not, since they had entered the territory of a force that they were usually hostile to.

Including this waiting, all the actions that that side was doing could not help but feel suspicious.

"No, it will be okay."

"..."

"That side also won't be able to do anything to us rashly."

They were now here as representatives of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult.

So if the Martial Alliance side were to harm them, it would be the sa as saying that they wanted to go to war.

Unless the Martial Alliance side had lost their minds, they would not be able to do anything to them openly.

And there was another reason why they would be safe.

'Even if it's a justice that they put up on the outside, they won't be able to act by completely ignoring it.'

In any case, the Martial Alliance was a group created by the orthodox faction gathering together.

In a place like that, they would lure them in with the pretense of harmony and then ambush them?

Cheon Myeong knew well what kind of group the orthodox faction was.

A place that valued justification and face more than anywhere else.

But it was unlikely that the Martial Alliance, which could be said to represent the orthodox faction, would do sothing that would tarnish its image.

Of course, if the person who had co here were Cheon Jin, not him, it might be different.

They would not try to do an action that would tarnish their image so much just to kill a novice whose identity was not even known.

"..."

To express an opinion any further would be to refute Cheon Myeong's will.

Heo Cham quietly stepped back and maintained an immobile posture as before.

And after a while, a man walked to the place where Cheon Myeong's party was.

Swish-

Cheon Myeong looked at the man who was walking this way without a word.

A man with a goatee wearing a blue robe.

The man stopped in front of Cheon Myeong and imdiately spoke.

"Are you the ones who ca from the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult?"

"..."

"Ah, I should introduce myself first."

Saying that, the man continued to speak with a light smile.

"I am Jegal Jeong."

Hearing the na, Cheon Myeong could imdiately know who he was.

Jegal Jeong.

Just like the Five Great Demonic Families of the Demonic Cult, there was a place called the Five Great Families on the orthodox faction side.

One of them was the Jegal family.

Since there would be no other place with the surna Jegal in this world, Jegal Jeong could also be said to be from that family.

'Did the second-in-command of the Martial Alliance co out himself?'

The number one of the Martial Alliance was, of course, the leader.

And although the second-in-command, who had the power after the leader, was not officially decided, most people all thought of Jegal Jeong as the second-in-command of the Martial Alliance.

Because it could be said that the person who actually moved the Martial Alliance was Jegal Jeong.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that the current Martial Alliance was created due to the strategy that ca out of his head.

'I didn't think I would et him so soon.'

Before coming here, Cheon Myeong had already grasped the information about the main figures of the Martial Alliance.

Among those figures, of course, Jegal Jeong was also included, and Cheon Myeong quickly recalled the information he had grasped in advance in his mind.

"..."

Jegal Jeong was a man who was recognized more for his strategy than his martial arts.

Especially in the Jegal family, which was said to produce nurous geniuses, the person who had shown his talent in that field early on could be said to be Jegal Jeong.

The Martial Alliance side had also grasped that point of Jegal Jeong from early on and had placed him in the position of the military strategist of the Martial Alliance.

'He is a person with an excellent mind. It would be better not to show any openings.'

Perhaps the one who had sent the letter to this side was also Jegal Jeong.

If that were really the case, then from now on, he would have to grasp Jegal Jeong's true intentions.

Cheon Myeong quickly finished those thoughts in his mind and put a smile on his lips.

"I am Cheon Myeong."

"..."

"On behalf of this cult, I would like to express my gratitude for inviting this cult to the Martial Alliance like this."

As Cheon Myeong said that, a slight change appeared on Jegal Jeong's expression.

However, a smile that soon returned to its original state.

Rather, with a brighter smile than before, Jegal Jeong said.

"I will convey those words to the leader on your behalf."

"..."

In fact, Cheon Myeong had just tried to sound out Jegal Jeong's intentions.

Although he had tried to sound out whether this invitation was intended by Jegal Jeong or not, the answer that ca back seed to have many ambiguous parts to confirm that speculation.

'As expected, he doesn't fall for this kind of trick.'

He had not thought that it would work in the first place.

No, rather, if it had worked, he would have considered it more suspicious.

Cheon Myeong thought that the person nad Jegal Jeong was a person who was to so extent the sa as he had thought.

"Then shall we go?"

"..."

"Everyone is waiting inside."

Waiting?

Who on earth was waiting for him?

Although at first glance, it sounded as if the leader of the Martial Alliance were waiting for him, depending on how you heard it, it could also be interpreted in another way.

'What is it? Don't tell they invited other places besides this cult...'

That content was not written in the letter.

Therefore, although Cheon Myeong could not completely understand those words, Jegal Jeong had already turned his body and was walking sowhere.

"..."

He would know if he went anyway.

Cheon Myeong thought so and just followed Jegal Jeong without a word.

Thump-

As he arrived in front of a certain door in a building, Jegal Jeong stopped his steps.

And he stepped aside and turned his head to Cheon Myeong, who was behind.

"Please go in."

Jegal Jeong, who was saying that with a gesture as if to go inside.

Cheon Myeong looked at Jegal Jeong without a word for a mont and then soon walked close to the door.

Thump-

Cheon Myeong opened the door without hesitation.

A huge round table placed in the room. And around it, several people were visible.

'These people are...'

Cheon Myeong quickly scanned the faces of the people in the room.

And his gaze, which was fixed on one person.

As if it were very unexpected that that person was here, Cheon Myeong had a surprised face.

However.

Contrary to Cheon Myeong's reaction, that person was waving his hand at Cheon Myeong as if he were very happy to see him.

"Young Master Cheon Myeong!"

A woman who was calling Cheon Myeong's na as if she were happy to see him.

Cheon Myeong looked at that woman, Seol Baekmyo, with a bewildered face.

(End of Chapter)