Book 10 Chapter 16

The Rampage of Wei Zhichen

- Black Flames of Burning Jealousy

"No… Miss Na… No. Why do you show such a smile to that guy? A radiant smile you've never shown me before. Why to that punk…"

Wei Zhichen had been secretly watching the two from the moment Na Yerim was embraced by Bi Ryuyeon. It was both his fortune and his misfortune. The black flames of unbearable jealousy burned in Wei Zhichen's chest. He felt a pain as if his heart were tearing into a thousand pieces. He wanted to rip Bi Ryuyeon, who was flirting right before his eyes, to shreds. A deadly killing intent emanated from his eyes.

"If only… you… died… if only you died… if only you weren't in this world… I could make that smile mine. Mine…"

That was something time would tell. However, his sharp intellect had long since been clouded like the murky water of a sewer. Wei Zhichen, driven mad by jealousy, had his eyes blurred, his ears dulled, and his heart turned black. He had already fallen so far that he couldn't even distinguish between good and evil in his actions. And in doing so, he was showing the height of foolishness. Moreover, he was currently blinded by jealousy. It was impossible for him to think clearly. He took out another trump card he had hidden in his embrace.

Wei Zhichen had another trump card besides the Imperial Needle. It was an item that man had given him with the explanation that it was in case of an emergency, after giving him the Imperial Needle. It was an item called the Flame Demon Thunder, which possessed immense explosive power and was currently completely banned in the martial arts world. Wei Zhichen didn't want to use it unless absolutely necessary. Because if he made a mistake, he could put himself in danger. That's why he had hoped to finish it with just the Imperial Needle, but that hope had long since vanished.

Upon seeing Bi Ryuyeon and Na Yerim's affectionate—though it was a strictly personal interpretation—demeanor once more, Wei Zhichen finally snapped. He had already lost all judgment regarding his actions.

The state of paralyzed reason, caused by his 'Wei Zhichen-style self-willed expansive amplification imagination' of interpreting the situation as he pleased, continued until he finished adjusting the dangerous item, the Flame Demon Thunder. He had already lost his temper from the moment Bi Ryuyeon and Na Yerim were having a sweet conversation.

Wei Zhichen picked up a stone placed beside him and threw it towards the curved passage on the opposite side. The stone he threw spiraled silently and fell inside the bent passage of the opposite cave.

*Clack!*

The sound of the stone hitting the cave wall echoed.

"What was that sound?"

Na Yerim flinched at the sudden noise.

"It's probably nothing. I'll go check it out first!"

Bi Ryuyeon got up and cautiously walked towards the passage where the sound came from. Finally, the two people who were sticking together unpleasantly were separated.

'Good!'

Seeing that Bi Ryuyeon and Na Yerim had put some distance between them, Wei Zhichen pressed the timer on the Flame Demon Thunder with a look of madness. Smoke seeped out from the seams of the black sphere. It was evidence that the fuse inside was burning.

He felt much more at ease now that he was a certain distance from Na Yerim. That was enough of a safe distance.

Seeing Bi Ryuyeon happily chatting with Na Yerim, Wei Zhichen, who had lost his temper, threw the Flame Demon Thunder with all his might without thinking twice.

*Tok, trundle…*

The Flame Demon Thunder, flying in an elegant arc, rolled along the ground and stopped at Bi Ryuyeon's feet.

[It's dangerous!]

Wei Zhichen shouted and ran towards Na Yerim. His shout echoed loudly in her ears, but it was a telepathic message that only Na Yerim could hear. He intended to safely pull Na Yerim out of the blast radius before the Flame Demon Thunder exploded. Of course, behind Bi Ryuyeon's quick action, there was also a shallow calculation that if he did so, he would become Na Yerim's savior and receive great treatment. But life doesn't always go as planned!

Na Yerim's gaze shifted to Wei Zhichen running towards her, or rather, to the thunderous projectile rolling on the ground. From the smoke seeping from the seams and its appearance, Na Yerim momentarily recalled that this was a very dangerous item rarely used in the martial arts world.

"Gasp!"

Wei Zhichen was terrified. The moment he tried to grab Na Yerim's hand, her hand moved skillfully and shook off his arm.

"Miss Na!"

Wei Zhichen called out to her urgently. But Na Yerim didn't even glance at Wei Zhichen. Without hesitation, Na Yerim ran towards Bi Ryuyeon. It was a speed like the wind. It was Wei Zhichen's fatal miscalculation.

"Dodge!"

Na Yerim shouted. Bi Ryuyeon and Na Yerim's bodies intertwined. At that moment!

*Flash!*

A white flash, like sunlight, exploded as if to swallow the world, and then a thunderous roar echoed throughout the cave.

*Rumble, Kua Kua Kua Kwang!*

Wei Zhichen was terrified by the unimaginable power of the Flame Demon Thunder. The explosion was not enough to just blow away Bi Ryuyeon.

*Boom! Kukukuku Kwang! Boom! Boom!*

A chain reaction of collapses began to occur, centered on the explosion's origin. The Demonic Illusion Cave was collapsing, unable to withstand the explosive force.

Wei Zhichen had to retreat. If he didn't want to be crushed to death by falling rocks, he had to run desperately.