“Huh. They sure did a number on these folks...” Lee Hyeon-Su quietly muttered while looking at the downed defenders.0

He wasn't directly following Kang Jin-Ho. That was because his level of strength would only get in the way... At least, that was according to Kang Jin-Ho's assessment.0

Although that hurt Lee Hyeon-Su's pride, he had no choice but to acknowledge his shortcomings. After all, he was never a frontline combatant, to begin with.0

'That's why I asked him to teach me demonic cultivation, too...'0

Kang Jin-Ho seemingly said yes but showed no signs of wanting to teach Lee Hyeon-Su until now. So, Lee Hyeon-Su tried to sneakily join the 'Demon Flames' in their training, but that damn Yi Myeong-Hwan thoroughly ignored him!0

Lee Hyeon-Su could understand why, though. He knew that they weren't doing this out of malicious intentions or negative emotions. Nor did Kang Jin-Ho not want to teach Lee Hyeon-Su demonic cultivation methods.0

All those mastering demonic arts became violent and short-tempered. However, Lee Hyeon-Su's role meant he must never have a short fuse. Countless lives depended on him to maintain level-headedness, after all!0

If he failed to stay calm and cook up a rational, logical plan of action, more people than necessary could die. And who would have to shoulder the consequences of those lives? Him, obviously!0

That was why Lee Hyeon-Su knew he couldn't train in demonic arts until the situation in the Martial Assembly had stabilized. The problem with that was...0

'Just when will things become stable, though?!'0

Never mind stability, putting out the current fires alone was draining so much energy out of Lee Hyeon-Su...0