Chapter 558

Chapter 558: The Lazy Awakens (3)

“No way, you crazy bastard!”

To the astonished eyes of the Death Demon, a beggar ran out with foam in his mouth.

“What the hell are you doing? In this situation!”

“Shhh!”

Wei Yanho gestured in panic, covering his mouth.

“Let’s get out of here, quick, quick.”

“Get out of here? Don’t you see that?”

Jangil pointed to the Death Demon with his hand.

Suddenly, the Death Demon, who had been referred to with the pronoun “that”—something he had never heard in his life—opened his mouth without realizing it.

“The Master of Divine Abilities is in trouble! We have to save him now!”

“Who am I going to save?”

Wei Yanho shouted as if he were on the verge of collapse.

“How old am I to be saving old men? They should be saving me! With all the experience they have in the martial world, does it make sense for them to ask a brat like me for help?”

*Puuk.*

The Master of Divine Abilities felt as if someone had driven a nail into his chest.

“I came to ask for help, not to give it! How many times have I had to solve the problems that others cause?”

*Puuk!*

Something kept piercing him.

“I won’t do it! I refuse! This is too much! Why is there chaos wherever I go? Why?”

Jangil tried to calm Wei Yanho.

“Well, what else can we do? It wasn’t intentional. It’s just that they are incompetent, we shouldn’t insult them for that.”

*Puuuuk!*

The word “incompetent” pierced the ears of the Master of Divine Abilities and stabbed his chest twice.

His body began to tremble uncontrollably.

“Those bastards…!”

There was no greater humiliation than this.

At that moment, the Master of Divine Abilities could not determine whether the appearance of Wei Yanho was good or bad luck. Yes, it was a relief that there was a chance to survive… but was it worth living after such humiliation? Wouldn’t it be better to bite his tongue and die right here?

But apparently, Wei Yanho and Jangil did not notice the Master’s reaction.

“At least the problems should be reasonable! It’s always ‘here’s a problem, come solve it’ or ‘there’s a problem over there, go quickly.’ But wait! If I take care of everything, what do you elders do? Is playing all day your job?”

The Master of Divine Abilities, known as the busiest man in the Righteous Martial Alliance, was suddenly being treated like an old man who just spent his time playing Go.

“Grggg…”

When the Master clutched his chest, Death Demon, without thinking, spoke.

“A-are you okay?”

It was Death Demon who showed concern for the condition of the man he had been torturing until recently. If someone saw this scene, it would be clear that the idea that only ruthless assassins lived in the Demon Cult was wrong. Unfortunately, there was no one else to witness it.

While a demon worried about the Master, a supposed member of the righteous faction insulted him. A surreal scene.

Jangil tried to calm things down.

“Well, I admit they don’t do much… but they still do something, right? Wouldn’t it be better to save him?”

“You damned beggar!”

The Master’s eyes were bloodshot.

If he managed to survive this, he swore to tear the teeth out of every member of the Beggar Sect.

“Bah, we can’t save him. Let him die.”

“… Hey, how are we going to leave him?”

“If he has to be left, he is left. Look, don’t you see those elders?”

“Huh?”

Wei Yanho waved his hands.

“We can’t fight them. There aren’t one, there are two. We better go our way before they hit us.”

“How can we leave after seeing this?”

“Calm down, calm down. That’s how the human mind is. If you think about it, your conscience will bother you. But if we pretend we were never here, we’ll forget it like a dream.”

“You think so?”

The Master of Divine Abilities raised his head to the sky.

“What sin did I commit…?”

To end up like this in his last years?

No, on second thought, perhaps his sins were so grave that this was his punishment. The Master mentally apologized to all the people he had harmed in his life.

If they saw him in this state, they would surely forgive him.

“Are we really leaving like this?”

“There’s nothing we can do. Look.”

Wei Yanho pointed his chin at the Master and Death Demon.

“How do we save them?”

“You’re right.”

“To try something, there must at least be a possibility. But he’s already half beheaded, how are we going to stick his head back on? We better bury him with dignity.”

Jangil nodded in agreement.

“Don’t nod, you damned beggar!”

The Master was burning with rage inside.

If he spoke now, he felt like he would spit fire. Containing his anger, he opened his mouth slowly.

“Wei… Yanho… you bastard…”

Death Demon patted him on the shoulder.

“If you keep going like this, you’ll drown in your own rage. Calm down.”

“Grggg…”

“By the way, did you say Wei Yanho?”

Death Demon looked at Wei Yanho with interest.

If that guy really was Wei Yanho…

“Did he break through the main front?”

Death Demon’s eyes narrowed. Although the leaders of the Cult were not there, and although the Bishops had not intervened personally, getting this far was an impressive achievement.

“Are you Wei Yanho?”

“I am not!”

Wei Yanho denied firmly.

“Huh?”

Death Demon looked at him in confusion.

“I already told you I’m not. You’re confusing me with someone else! It must be because of your tired old eyes!”

“You damned bas…”

The Master of Divine Abilities let out a moan between insults.

Death Demon couldn’t believe what he was hearing.

“What kind of crazy person is this?”

He had heard stories about Wei Yanho until he was tired of them. Due to the nature of the Demon Cult, where important events rarely occurred, news from the martial world was always of interest.

And lately, the most mentioned name in the Cult was Wei Yanho. So he couldn’t ignore him. But…

“This exceeds expectations.”

He knew that Wei Yanho was not right in the head. He had heard that he was crazy, but who could imagine that he would be at this level?

“You really are as eccentric as they say.”

“I already told you I’m not who you think I am. Don’t you understand, old man?”

“Old man?”

He didn’t even feel anger.

Was there anyone in the world who would dare call the Death Demon of the Demon Cult an “old man”?

“I repeat, I am not that person.”

How far should he continue playing along?

Death Demon’s patience was beginning to run out.

“Then…”

“Stop.”

Death Demon’s cold voice stopped Wei Yanho, who turned with a frown.

“What?”

“I don’t know how you managed to escape our pursuit, but now that you’re in front of me, that luck is over. You don’t think you’ll get out alive after infiltrating the Cult and wreaking havoc, do you?”

“You saw it?”

“Huh?”

“Did you see when I wreaked havoc?”

“…”

“If you didn’t see it, why are you accusing me? Anyone would think you saw it with your own eyes.”

“You… you…”

Death Demon finally fully understood the feelings of the Master of Divine Abilities. His stomach churned and anger boiled inside him.

“How dare you…?”

It was at that moment…

Hmm?

Death Demon noticed that something had changed. He couldn’t pinpoint what, but something was different.

What is it?

A strange discomfort, an incomprehensible warning from his body.

His muscles tensed and his energy in the Dantian began to stir. Then, finally, he knew what had changed.

Slowness?

The world was moving slower.

The leaves on the trees swayed slowly, and his body seemed to weigh as if he were carrying ballast.

In that slowed-down world, the only thing that maintained its normal speed was his mind.

This is…

Death Demon knew what was happening.

His body, sensing danger, was speeding up. His senses were expanding without limit, processing even the smallest detail. That’s why time seemed to move slower.

It was a phenomenon that occurred in battles at the limit. But why now?

In that instant, he saw Wei Yanho’s movement. His right hand, which he had previously waved in the air, naturally rested on the hilt of his sword.

The gesture was so fluid that it didn’t seem out of the ordinary.

Ah!

Then he understood.

Wei Yanho’s hand was moving with complete naturalness. In this slowed-down world. Time was slow, but his hand wasn’t.

In other words…

That hand was moving faster than anything else in the world. So fast that it was imperceptible.

Death Demon’s mind was working at full speed.

What if he unsheathed his sword?

In this slow world, could he defend himself against a sword that moved at such speed?

The thought was brief, the calculation, fast.

Death Demon released the Master of Divine Abilities and lunged to the side.

Perhaps it was an absurd decision. But his accuracy was demonstrated instantly.

*Swoosh!*

The sound of Wei Yanho’s sword unsheathing resonated like thunder in Death Demon’s ears.

At the same time, a wave of bright light swept the space between Death Demon and the Master, exactly where Death Demon had been standing.

*Woooooong!*

A buzzing like a swarm of bees, or like a giant waterfall, rumbled in his ears. And then…

*KABOOOOOM!*

Time returned to normal, accompanied by a deafening explosion.

When the ray of light, Wei Yanho’s “Radiant Sword,” hit the ground, the sturdy blue stone slabs shattered like tofu hit by a mallet.

Death Demon couldn’t speak.

His mouth was sealed as if he had glue on it.

What was that?

The power was not the problem.

As the leader of the Demon Cult, he could also generate that level of force if he set his mind to it. But to launch such a powerful attack without preparation and at that speed?

That was out of the ordinary.

And the Master of Divine Abilities?

Reacting, Death Demon sharply turned his head to where the Master had been. But, as expected, he was no longer there.

His gaze slowly returned.

“You…”

Wei Yanho had already sheathed his sword and was smiling contentedly. And next to him, the Master of Divine Abilities looked bewildered.

The fish he held in his hands had spat out the hook and escaped.

“Damn you!”

Death Demon, furious, began to emanate demonic energy throughout his body.

Wei Yanho clicked his tongue upon seeing him.

“I don’t understand why people blame others for their own mistakes.”

Jangil spoke calmly.

“Are you speaking for yourself?”

“…”

“Aren’t you?”

Wei Yanho kicked Jangil in the butt without warning.