Chapter 156

Then, Eun-namu made a “shh” sound on her lips.

It seemed like she was trying to prevent any sound from leaking outside.

She had managed to sneak in without the others noticing.

“…Is that Murim-style clothing?”

When Eun-namu asked, looking at my clothes, I adjusted my collar.

“Yeah, does it not suit me?”

“No, it suits you perfectly. You look cool.”

Seeing Eun-namu smile, I awkwardly smiled back.

“…Have you been okay?”

It had been a while since I last saw her after the incident with Giraseong.

When I asked her, Eun-namu fiddled with her hair.

“Were you worried about me?”

“Of course I was.”

“I’m glad.”

She smiled shyly.

Then, she moved closer to me and asked.

“Can I sit next to you?”

When I nodded, Eun-namu gently sat down.

Even so, she kept her gaze fixed on my face.

Despite Eva unnie being nearby, the atmosphere was as if she didn’t exist.

Seeing her eyes, which seemed to cherish every moment, I carefully opened my mouth.

“Eun-namu, did something happen?”

When I asked, she rested her elbow on her knee and her chin on her hand.

“What do you mean?”

“You seem different somehow.”

“Familiar?”

If you ask if it’s familiar, it’s not.

“Ha-chan.”

At that moment, Eun-namu called me again.

With eyes tinged with sorrow, she spoke to me.

“I…”

As she spoke, she covered her mouth.

Seeing her like that, I was stunned, and she bit her lip slightly.

“It’ll all be sorted out soon.”

I didn’t know what she meant by “sorted out,” but she stood up after saying that.

“I’ll tell you properly once it’s all over.”

“Eun-namu! Wait!”

“See you later.”

I tried to stop her, but Eun-namu had already disappeared into the darkness again.

Staring blankly at where she had been, I clenched my outstretched fist.

What is Eun-namu up to?

I was worried about her, but it seemed like she wanted to take responsibility for everything herself.

At that moment, voices started coming from outside the room.

“No, why are you here? Kid, get out!”

“Manager-nim is drunk, so Si-ho needs to take care of him.”

“Can’t you both just move?”

This doesn’t feel good.

Looking at my door, which seemed like it would burst open any second, I decided to forget about Eun-namu for now.

After Eva unnie, three people were about to storm in.

More than anything, I needed to deal with those three first.

“Hey, Kang Ha-chan.”

At that moment, Baeksan suddenly appeared and called out to me.

When I turned to look at him, he was frowning deeply.

“Something’s come over.”

As soon as I heard those words, I reflexively stood up.

Boom!

Suddenly, the building shook violently.

Even in the midst of it, Eva unnie was still sound asleep.

“Domi Oppa!”

Ayu burst through the door, her figure turning red as she transformed into Cheon Hong-ryun.

“Ayu, perhaps.”

“…It seems they managed to break through despite all our defenses.”

Cheon Hong-ryun’s voice, grinding her teeth, made it clear who the intruders were.

“Nuna.”

Meanwhile, Dohwa returned to her original outfit by the window.

“I’m sorry. I’ll handle Cheonsal Daeje and the Blood Sect.”

When Dohwa spoke with a frown, I let out a small laugh.

“Dohwa, what are you talking about?”

Hearing my voice, Dohwa looked at me in confusion.

Then, I shifted my gaze behind me as if giving her a simple answer.

Standing there were none other than the strongest forces in our country.

“Dohwa-ssi, I’ll help, so don’t say things like that!”

And among them, the most passionate was none other than Nae-ki.

With one eye wide open, the anger emanating from her was a strong desire to protect her loved one.

And it wasn’t just Nae-ki.

We all felt the same way.

Cheonsal Daeje and the Blood Sect wouldn’t know.

From Returners to Hunters, the strongest forces had gathered here.

“Cheonsal Daeje and the Blood Sect, huh.”

My laughter carried a chill.

“They messed with the wrong people.”

The entrance to the hotel was destroyed as Cheonsal Daeje, his entourage, and members of the Blood Sect entered.

The blown-away entrance had lost all power, and the lights were out.

“Cheon Hong-ryun is here, right?”

“Yes, that’s what I heard.”

“Ha, that damn woman made me come all the way here.”

Cheonsal Daeje Yeopyeonggang frowned with irritation.

“Even though her mother ran away, we raised her in the Demon Sect because she was of Cheonma’s bloodline. And she repays us by running away to a place like this?”

As he expressed his anger, dust and stones at his feet flew up randomly.

Even nature seemed to fear his rage, and his entourage trembled.

“Cheonsal Daeje-nim.”

“I told you not to call me that.”

“Ah, my mistake.”

At that moment, Yeopyeonggang, annoyed by the title, looked to the side.

There, Jin Yong-nyeo, the representative of the Blood Sect, was smiling.

With her red hair and noticeable red spots around her eyes, she exuded a bewitching smile as she stood beside him.

Her robe was open, revealing her ample chest.

Rumors had it that she had swept through the world of seduction.

“You’re the sect leader, after all. I just got attached to the old way of addressing you.”

As she said this, lifting her chest, Yeopyeonggang snorted.

“Jin Yong-nyeo, even you cannot address me like that.”

“Oh my, didn’t you allow many things that night, Sect Leader?”

“That was in private, so let’s stop.”

Hearing this, Jin Yong-nyeo laughed again.

Her enchanting smile even momentarily captivated Yeopyeonggang’s entourage, but the Blood Sect members beside her remained unmoved.

They all wore masks with the character for “Blood” written on them, silent as ever.

“Let’s capture Cheonma quickly.”

As she whispered to Yeopyeonggang, he snorted once and began to walk.

His entourage hurriedly followed.

“Tsk, they’ve hidden their presence.”

Yeopyeonggang scanned the surroundings with a displeased expression.

He couldn’t sense any human presence anywhere.

This feeling was undoubtedly the work of that guy from the Volcano Sect.

He had learned too many unnecessary things, including this.

At that moment, red camellia petals began to float down the hallway.

Seeing this, Yeopyeonggang’s eyes flared with anger.

“Cheon Hong-ryun.”

As he called her name, a purple aura surrounded his body.

“Follow me.”

At that moment, Yeopyeonggang kicked off the ground and shouted.

His entourage immediately began to run after him.

But it was only for a moment.

A man, two heads taller than them, suddenly emerged from the shadows and pinned one of the entourage to the wall.

Boom!

“Guh, guh.”

“Who are you!”

As the captured entourage foamed at the mouth, the others shouted.

Regardless, the man who appeared tossed the head aside and glared.

“Who do you think? None of your business.”

With that, the man disappeared over the wall.

The entourage, bewildered, soon realized they had lost Yeopyeonggang.

He had already run off after Cheon Hong-ryun.

As they tried to follow, talismans began to flutter in the hallway.

For some reason, no matter how much they ran, they couldn’t escape the hallway.

“Curse, it’s a curse! Break it!”

At that moment, one of them shouted, and suddenly, he disappeared.

Crash!

A moment later, he fell from the ceiling, severely beaten.

“What, what’s going on!”

But it didn’t stop there.

One was frozen solid, another fell with a dazed expression as if he had seen something he shouldn’t have.

As their comrades continued to disappear, the remaining entourage trembled, holding their weapons.

In an instant, only three were left.

Even though they were skilled martial artists, they couldn’t comprehend what was happening.

At that moment, footsteps began to echo softly.

When they looked ahead in shock, they saw a girl.

Her hair shimmered with a cosmic light, and though she wore a hoodie, her chest was unusually large for her size.

At that moment, the girl held a small wand-like object, and the three men’s vision went dark.

Glancing at them, the girl quickly walked away as if fleeing.

At the moment when Yeopyeonggang’s entourage was annihilated.

Jin Yong-nyeo of the Blood Sect was moving.

“What a strange place.”

As she muttered to herself, the Blood Sect members followed silently, and she smiled slyly.

Yeopyeonggang had gone to Cheonma with a special item.

So, she was moving quite leisurely.

Because she had discovered a presence that even Yeopyeonggang couldn’t find.

“Hehehe.”

She let out a laugh and licked her lips.

“I’ve wanted you for so long.”

At the same time, she inserted a long-nailed hand into her cleavage.

Along with it, a red needle slowly emerged from her chest.

Drip-

As she pulled out the needle, blood spurted out, staining her robe.

But she didn’t care, her hair turning increasingly red as she removed a hairpin.

Swish-

Her red hair fluttered behind her.

She tossed the hairpin to a Blood Sect member behind her and smiled bewitchingly.

“I wonder what it would be like to turn someone as beautiful as you into my Jiangshi.”

As she said this, a crimson energy began to flow around her.

The energy, befitting her title as the Blood Demon, was thick and sticky like blood.

“But who would have thought you’d betray Murim on your own.”

At that moment, a creaking sound echoed from behind.

The Blood Sect members behind her began to make strange noises.

Then, dozens of needles fell from her back, rolling on the floor.

“Gurgle.”

“Guh.”

At the same time, inhuman voices came from their mouths.

“These are my specially made Jiangshi, Blood Ghosts.”

She introduced them with a smile, pointing forward with a long-nailed finger.

“Bring them to me.”