Possessing Nothing Novel (쥐뿔도 없는 회귀)

Chapter 148 - Choice (2)

The man who came back to the room sat on the bed and grabbed the crystal ball. The crystal reacted immediately to his action. The silver-colored crystal ball hummed with a bit of static.

[Lee Sungmin, you say? Is that the one who killed the Bloody Heavenly Demon who turned into a vampire?]

"Yeah, that's him."

[I left without preparing much but, that's just how our relationship is. Should I say we have a good relationship then?]

"I'm afraid you'd be wrong to say that you've matured."

The man said, while taking off his vest. A dry smile appeared on his face as he swiftly patted down his back and swept his long bangs to the side.

"Lee Sungmin overpowered Ironclad. It's an amazing feat considering his age, although Ironclad didn't fight with the intent to kill."

[He still can't compare to Minor Heavenly Demon.]

The voice beyond the crystal ball answered curtly. The man replied while tying his hair into a bun using a hair tie.

"I'm sure the old Spear King, Chang An would be really interested in this one."

[That old man who still enjoys swinging his own spear the most even when he's this old already?]

The person behind the crystal ball laughed. The man with the tied up hair said, shrugging his shoulders.

"The kid's good enough to be noticed, but it still isn't comparable to the Minor Heavenly Demon."

[If he's protecting the Minor Heavenly Demon, He might get involved with him. More importantly... Where are those two now anyway?]

"At the branch of the Samaryunju."

[Hmmm... I expected them to leave town straight away.]

Listening to the words of the voice behind the crystal ball, the man clicked his tongue and then took off his coat. His body clothed in tight black clothing was visible when he took off his coat, it had numerous artifacts attached. The man then said, setting aside his artifacts one by one.

"I don't know why I have to clean up the mess of the higher-ups."

[It can't be helped. You're the stealthiest out of us Amzone.]

Amzone then had a dry smile again at the thought of having to work the difficult missions again. Qian Zun had left triumphantly, saying he would bring Minor Heavenly Demon back, but returned with wounds all over his body. The fight that had lasted for three days and nights with Wijihoyeon had left Qian Zun in a bad shape, but it was due to the curse that had left them both half dead.

As an elf, Qian Zun had a lifespan far beyond that of mere mortals, giving him the leeway to learn different martial arts for centuries on end. At the same time, it gave him a level of proficiency in sorcery and curses that made others laugh at him due to his mismatched power levels between martial arts and magic. The time he spent on sorcery made others reluctant to engage with him because of his proficiency in the deadly professions.

But sorcery, and especially curses, afflict the caster as much as the person they cursed. As a result, Qian Zun was currently going through the same state as Wijihoyeon. He had hidden himself deep in the woods with the elves because he was not capable of properly moving and or circulating his internal energy proficiently.

"When would be a good time to bring him back?"

[I was going to wait for the Minor Heavenly Demon and cripple her but it's hard to tell what will happen from here on out. I was going to let you go because I thought it would break my heart if I was threatened by a weak man who I don't even care about. I didn't know that a little kid named Lee Sungmin would go to the extent of protecting the Minor Heavenly Demon though."