The Support Ate it All - Chapter 609: Last Words

The Yin-Yang Blood Jiangshi reflexively swung its sword and batted it aside.

But the very next instant—

The star cluster plowed forward, shattering the blade as it went, and even erased the Yin-Yang Blood Jiangshi itself.

All that remained were a few fragments so ruined you could barely tell what they’d been.

Seo Ye-in immediately aimed at the next Yin-Yang Blood Jiangshi and pulled the trigger, and that one, too, vanished without managing any real resistance.

Relentlessly, the next target, and the next—star clusters poured down on them.

Watching this, Ghost Demon couldn’t hide his shock.

Up until now he’d maintained his composure in his own way, but now his eyes were wide and his mouth was hanging open.

“Th-this… what in the…?”

A formation array so enormous it could cover the entire Dang family had been dismantled with a single gesture from Seo Ye-in.

And on top of that, Yin-Yang Blood Jiangshi were dropping one per shot.

An absurdly empty end for something that was supposed to be A-rank.

Looks like the matchup difference is huge.

Since the ultra-first kill move was closely tied to the power of Meteor Dragon, it probably contained a measure of holy power as well.

Which made it a hard counter to undead like jiangshi.

Not that the raw destructive power wasn’t already outrageous.

Even while Ghost Demon stared in a daze, the number of Yin-Yang Blood Jiangshi was rapidly shrinking.

He snapped back to his senses and shouted at Saber Demon.

“Catch her! We have to catch that bitch!”

“You senile old man! First you tell me to catch this, then you tell me to catch that—what rhythm do you want me to dance to?!”

Saber Demon barked back with a furious roar.

Still, she clearly agreed that the biggest danger was Seo Ye-in’s ultra-first kill move. Gripping her great saber, she kicked off the ground to move—

But Dang Gyu-young and Zhuge Soso blocked her.

Shadow club and longsword hanging low, they spoke one line each in a stiff tone that didn’t match their usual selves.

“Where do you think you’re going?”

“Fight us. I’m pissed for the first time in a while.”

Saber Demon let out a self-mocking laugh.

“Nothing ever goes the way I want. Fine. Cutting down a father and daughter together is—!”

She stomped the ground and charged, crashing into the two of them.

Meanwhile, even as Yin-Yang Blood Jiangshi and Blood Cult experts dropped like flies to the ultra-first kill move, they ignored everything else and rushed only toward Seo Ye-in.

“My lady!”

The Hyeseong Group gunners tried to stop them, but they were overwhelmingly outnumbered.

In the end, two Yin-Yang Blood Jiangshi managed to close the distance, stabbing with a spear and swinging a sword at Seo Ye-in.

That was when I cut in between them, thrusting out the pot and the staff at the same time.

Then I cast [Ihwa Grafting]—

The spearhead was uselessly blocked by the pot, and the blade stuck fast to the staff.

Into the opening that created, Seo Ye-in fired.

The two Yin-Yang Blood Jiangshi vanished, but the enemies were still swarming in, crawling all over the place.

No matter how broken the pot and [Ihwa Grafting] were, you couldn’t block ten hands with one.

Then we run.

I jammed the pot onto my head and held a hand out to Seo Ye-in.

“Sailboat.”

“Sailboat.”

The moment we clasped hands, I used windforce and kicked off the ground.

While we arced through the air, Seo Ye-in angled the muzzle downward and pulled the trigger.

Star clusters rained down in a torrent.

But the enemy obsession was no joke either—while getting smashed to pieces, they still used frantic lightness skill and chased us like lunatics.

At this rate, the instant we landed we’d be surrounded, but—

Then we just use it again~

I stretched my other hand toward the far side, and Destructive Gale charged forward, carving a wind-path open.

When I used Sailboat, my body yanked hard in that direction.

Seo Ye-in scattered more star clusters, and they still chased just as stubbornly.

Destructive Gale was charge-based, so there wasn’t enough time to spam it back-to-back.

Then just throw her~

Right before landing, I used windforce and flung Seo Ye-in to the other side.

Star clusters poured down again, and the enemy numbers kept steadily shrinking.

Completely worked up, they ignored me and chased only Seo Ye-in.

And just as they reached the landing point—

I’ve got ★Blink★~

I flashed and appeared right there.

With a fist clenched around ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) blazing heat.

The next moment, a firestorm charged straight at them.

The moment the fight opened, I’d already amplified it along with my other skills and traits, but unfortunately it didn’t deal much damage.

They were Blood Cult elites and Yin-Yang Blood Jiangshi, after all—so they instantly split to both sides and dodged.

Still, it bought plenty of time. I caught Seo Ye-in and said,

“Ghostless?”

“Shadow.”

And we moved to the far side again.

After running them through that puppy-training routine a few times and beating on them one-sidedly, the Blood Cult’s strength had been massively reduced.

In particular, more than half of the Yin-Yang Blood Jiangshi had been destroyed.

But Seo Ye-in also seemed to be hitting her limit quickly, after spewing that much firepower in such a short time.

The radiance swirling around her body faded, and the hair that had been bleached white regained its gray color.

Seo Ye-in sagged and said,

“Ultra-first kill move… over….”

“Good work.”

At this point, she’d done more than enough.

She looked like she might collapse any second, so I piggybacked her. Seo Ye-in wrapped her arms around my neck and fell asleep, breathing softly.

Next, the Hyeseong Group gunners took positions as if to protect us.

Maybe she thought my movement would be severely restricted, because Ahn Jeongmi asked,

“Will you be all right?”

“We’ll try it like this.”

It was annoying, but not so impossible that I couldn’t stand it.

But soon, there was no need to bother.

At some point, presences had filled the surroundings—martial artists in deep green outfits had climbed onto every pavilion roof.

Among them I spotted Dang Ilbi, Dang Hanbi, and even Gyu’s uncle.

So they linked up.

After the Blood Cult’s formation array went up, my five senses had been restricted, so it was hard to tell where fighting was happening.

But the ultra-first kill move not only destroyed the formation array—its pillar of light had practically announced our location, and every expert had converged.

Ghost Demon seemed to reach the same conclusion. Staring at me and Seo Ye-in, he let out a sigh.

“I can imagine it now… what the elders and squad leaders you went through must have felt.”

“How do you feel right now?”

“Regretful. Why didn’t I recognize it sooner and respond properly?”

“I heard this somewhere—no matter how fast it is, regret is still late.”

“Heh-heh……. That’s true. Now it’s time to pay the price.”

In the meantime, the Twin Heroes of the Dang Family, the Elder Council Head, and Gyu’s uncle took positions to the east, west, south, and north, while the remaining experts filled the four directions and secured all eight sides.

Dang Ilbi and Dang Hanbi declared in tones like killing intent made into sound.

“For the crime of daring to set foot in the main house and harm our family—down to your last drop of blood, we will collect it all.”

“Starting with you bastards.”

Then it looked like momentum flared from every Dang family expert’s body, and a terrifying pressure rolled out.

“Gaijin.”

And the moment the Twin Heroes’ command fell, hidden weapons began to lash down like a torrential downpour.

Everywhere except where our group stood was buried under flying needles, blades, and chunks of iron.

The Blood Cult elites tried to swat the hidden weapons away and tried to use movement arts, but there were simply too many—far, far too many.

Worse, under the pressure of the formation array, it was hard to even move.

“Ugh.”

“Ghk…!”

One by one, they finally collapsed onto the cold floor.

The Yin-Yang Blood Jiangshi, on the other hand, seemed to endure with their distinctive durability.

They tried to push through the storm of hidden weapons and counterattack.

As if they’d expected it, the Twin Heroes and the other experts flicked their hands.

All the hidden weapons that had been poured out until now rose up at once.

They formed a sea of metal, then slammed into the jiangshi.

They could lightly bounce off ordinary hidden weapons, but they couldn’t endure hundreds—thousands.

Their bodies started to get shaved away bit by bit, and in the end, they were torn into pieces so thoroughly you couldn’t even tell what they’d been.

The elders’ situation wasn’t optimistic either.

Saber Demon had been pushed to the brink by Dang Gyu-young and Zhuge Soso’s combined attack, and when the hidden weapons started pouring down on her too, she finally gave up a fatal opening.

A shadow club exploded into her face—

And her right arm was cut off, dropping to the ground with a thud.

Staggering backward, Saber Demon spat vicious curses nonstop.

“The more I think about it, the more it pisses me off… that Blood Sword Squad Leader, that motherfucker….”

At this point she was basically neutralized.

Which meant only Ghost Demon remained.

He stared at the tidal wave of metal crashing toward him.

“Regretful….”

His wrinkled skin turned dry and brittle like a corpse, and an enormous aura surged up.

Something that mixed blood-red energy and ghostly aura.

Soon it took the shape of a massive evil spirit, and with a swinging fist, it smacked the tidal wave of metal aside.

“Regretful—!!”

The Dang family experts’ bodies stiffened, and the wave of hidden weapons swayed as if it had lost control.

Ghost Demon flicked his hand again, and this time the massive shape struck a pavilion.

A few Dang family experts stationed there were put out of the fight, and now the hidden weapons were on the verge of dropping.

Seeing the opening that created, Ghost Demon turned this way.

The massive shape reached out a hand.

“You bastards, at least you—!”

At that moment, the wave of hidden weapons that had been limp and sagging stopped dead in midair for a heartbeat—

Then, just like before, it surged with razor-sharp force and swallowed the massive shape whole.

Ghost Demon’s eyes went wide at the unexpected turn.

When he turned his head, at the end of his gaze—

“Clan Head…!”

Dang Gunak was stretching out his one remaining hand.

He’d squeezed out his last potential and reinforced the formation array.

Before Ghost Demon could shout anything else, the wave of hidden weapons crashed down.

Watching, Saber Demon gave a little snort and chuckled.

“That senile old man, seriously. What, ‘He’s a living corpse, so leave him’? I told you—you should’ve taken his head.”

With a resigned look, she stared at the torrent of hidden weapons surging toward her.

“Still… I’m getting a good show at the end. So this is how beautiful the Dang family’s flower is. It’s more than worthy as funeral flowers to decorate my grave….”

The instant the battle ended, everyone in the area rushed toward Dang Gunak.

The fastest among them was Dang Gyu-young.

“Father!”

“Clan Head!”

“Brother!”

Then Dang Eunbi and everyone with even a little knowledge of medicine clung to him.

But their faces quickly darkened—his condition was too severe to do anything about.

Dang Gunak slowly waved his one hand as if to say it was fine, then looked straight at Dang Gyu-young.

“My daughter….”

“Yes, Father.”

“I’m sorry… for being such a useless father. I couldn’t express it with words or actions, but…. I love you….”

“Father….”

Tears pooled at the corners of Dang Gyu-young’s eyes.

Then Dang Gunak gave a word to the other family members as well.

“Munhyeong… thanks to you being my support, I was able to endure even the Clan Head’s seat. I truly thank you.”

“Brother…!”

“And to the Elder Council Head, I offer my gratitude as well. You always guided me onto the right path.”

Then, after making the rounds, it became my turn.

“Please take good care of my daughter. With you, I can entrust her without worry.”

“Yes. Keep watching over us, too.”

“Watch over…. Even if it’s only words, I’m grateful… but I’m already too late.”

“You are a bit late. Sorry.”

“Sorry…?”

Dang Gunak frowned as if he’d sensed something off.

The mood was so serious I mistimed it, that’s all.

I cast the skill anyway.

[‘Octopus Arms’ will be used.]

[‘Bestowal’ will be used.]

[‘Retrocovery’ has been bestowed on the target.]

[‘Retrocovery’ has been bestowed on the target.]

[‘Retrocovery’ has been bestowed on the target…….]

[The target has been bestowed with …….]

……

I basically spam-fired it.

If someone was in my field of view and had taken even a little damage, I included them all as targets.

For reference, Retrocovery’s effect was to rewind time and restore health to 100%.

Its cooldown was three days.

And when bestowed, the health check and cooldown calculation ran based on the target.

Soon, Dang Gunak’s severed arm grew back, and he became so fresh you couldn’t even find a scratch.

The Dang family martial artists were the same.

“…….”

“…….”

They stared at each other in complete confusion, looked around, looked at Dang Gunak, then looked at each other again.

Then Dang Gunak stood up with a flushed face.

“Ahem! …Let’s wrap this up.”