Yama Rising

Chapter 551: No. 2

These were the incidents leading up to his birth as a Hellguard-class Yin spirit.

Kwon Kyung-ho paused for a moment to search through his memory.

At once, Kwon Kyung-ho’s eyes lit up, and he looked up abruptly, “His hands and neck are both covered with knife wound scars! These were clearly wounds from a long time ago that he’s since recovered fully from, only leaving in its place indelible scarring!”

“I get it… I finally understand why Miss Lee suddenly grew wary of us five years ago! It’s definitely because she personally witnessed the incident, and she… no longer approves of Lord Rumyantsev’s orders!”

He turned to Kwon Kyung-ho, “Do you still recall that man’s appearances?”

Yin energy began pouring out of his body, coalescing slightly to form the appearances of a man.

These were ostensibly scars from ages past. His right eye appeared gray and lifeless, while his left eye was filled with an otherworldly sense of calmness and tranquility.

At once, the room was filled with nothing more than the soft sound of breaths once more. Qin Ye glanced at Ahn Somi, while she bowed her head low with great trembling.

Naturally, Qin Ye couldn’t care less about the deliberations in her heart. He continued placidly, “A classroom full of students. We’re talking about dozens of lives here. The death penalty is a given. That said, I can agree to make it less painful for you.”

No… NO… I don’t want to die!!!

Whoosh… Qin Ye’s fingertip rested on her head, and Ahn Somi’s entire body shuddered violently. Qin Ye’s scarlet flaming pupils caused her heart to beat wildly.

“After this, death is only going to be a reprieve for what you’re about to be put through.”

Without missing a beat, she went on, “I… have been given another order just two days ago. The task this time… is to fill the train.”

“In the past, the orders that have come down have always been to send carriers of the spell onto the train arriving at a particular platform at a particular time. There’s never once been an order like this one! W-what I’m trying to say, Your Excellency… is that the grand plans of the Russian Underworld are still underway! But I’m willing to act as a double agent for you! I’ll go back to being No. 3 as usual, and I’ll keep Your Excellency posted about anything that happens!”

Qin Ye’s gaze flickered slightly as he tapped his fingers gently on the armrest. After some time, he muttered, “Fool.”

“She’s all yours.” Qin Ye nodded at Kwon Kyung-ho. At once, he licked his lips and smiled ferociously as he drew closer and closer to Ahn Somi. Meanwhile, Qin Ye could no longer be bothered with the grotesque sight of an evil ghost devouring another one, and led both Oda Nobutada and Wang Chenghao to the other side of a large folding screen.

“Idiot!” Qin Ye glared back at Wang Chenghao and snorted, “I can’t believe that I’ve got a creature this stupid following me around!!”

What’s wrong with what I said?!!

Just then, Oda Nobutada interjected, “One…”

How dare you call me One Tail?! Go on, I dare you! Do you think I’m all bark and no bite?!

Wang Chenghao frowned, “Then why--... I get it. It’s too troublesome having her join us. After all, who knows whether she’d go on to seduce someone else in Hell? And there’s also the possibility that the Russian Underworld has cast some tracking spells in her body…”

Wang Chenghao clammed up and pouted slightly.

“My Lord.” Oda NObutada bowed and spoke gravely, “This tells us that… the Russian Underworld is still carrying out their plans.”

Just then, Ahn Somi’s mournful shriek tore through the still silence of the night. Even then, the trio that were discussing the implications simply looked at each other with a bright gleam in their eyes, completely indifferent to the fact that Ahn Somi had just perished.

After all, the context was everything.

Faith is something that could never be generated so long as the grand plans of the Russian Underworld are still in progress, because the script is one that was built upon blood and gore, and horror and terror. It was quite evident that everything done by the script to date was intended to set the stage for Liu Yu’s grand appearance, where he would finally exterminate all evil ghosts and prove his existence as a god to the people! This was how he would go on to be known as the guardian god of all who had faith in him! This was how he would go on to earn the faith of all citizens!

“The invitation has stated that it would be the opening ceremony of the Hanyang Underworld. In other words, that’s going to be the moment in which Liu Yu becomes Daehan’s hero. It’s the moment in which everyone willingly chooses to have faith in him as a god, and also the moment in which he ascends to the ranks of a god of death! That’s where the grand plan of the Russian Underworld is headed!”

Wang Chenghao’s heart twitched slightly. He had a bad premonition of what was to come, “In other words, are we--...”

At once, Wang Chenghao turned and stared at Qin Ye with a blank look in his eyes, and then shook his head with great disbelief, “No… You’re definitely not Brother Qin… He’s a coward through and through. He couldn’t possibly act as valiantly as Sun Wukong. So… tell me… who in the world are you?”

Ahh… Here we go again… I’ve got to say that the Hungry Ghost Festival has really been messing with my mind… Why am I even contemplating these things?

Firstly, the script that had been running for well over a decade was designed to incite widespread fear among the human race, so that a saviour could rise from the ashes in the darkest moments of despair. But it is precisely because of this that the resultant threat to underworldly emissaries was in fact surprisingly low. If this was something that even Liu Yu could single handedly resolve, why wouldn’t Qin Ye be able to do it, especially when he had in hand powerful Yin artifacts such as the Peach Blossom Lantern and Fate itself?

Ahn Somi was the best proof of this.

This was a script that the Tsar had personally written for Liu Yu, and it would have to be executed to perfection. Would he entrust such a tall task to the relatively weaker Daeian Yin spirits if he could help it? Most certainly not!

Hell clearly had three factors working in their advantage right now. That said, there were still risks involved. For one, the Tsar would never have agreed to roll out his plans unless he was of a certain level of confidence. What was unseen and unknown was undoubtedly the most terrifying thing of all.

But now… there wasn’t even a shred of such thoughts in Qin Ye’s mind!

“You’re right. This isn’t like me at all… Did I… somehow get possessed by someone else?” Qin Ye scratched his hair irritably. He sought justification to resile on his earlier decision, yet each time he came close to doing so, he would hear a voice in his heart telling him - You cannot back down! We’ve got a good shot at this! Nobody would expect Hell’s Emissaries intercepting Liu Yu’s grand reveal!

And most importantly…

We’ll be able to let everyone participating in this grand ceremony know once and for all who exactly is in charge around these parts!!!