Chapter 127
##127fury. Live like a human being
Cheoldu applied salve to the wounds all over his body and gritted his teeth..
“Damn it…….”
It wasn't because the stabs and cuts were sore..
Getting hurt is something I have experienced every day since I was young..
The reason why Cheoldu's expression was distorted like that of a murderer was due to another reason..
“……colon.”
“Don't open your mouth. If you don't want to lose.”
As he changed the bandage on Jang-sam's wound, who was lying with a haggard face, Cheol-du's expression hardened in a scary way. Jang Sam smiled weakly and looked up at him..
“It's going to be over soon anyway. Before I go, I need to get my colon checked and get some medicine..”
“Damn you…….”
Normally, I would have beaten him up by calling him a bitch, but I couldn't do anything in front of the guy who opened his mouth with pale, swollen lips..
Recently, Jeokhobang's attacks to unify the forces of the slums have intensified..
Guys who fight and attack all the time.
Because of this, every day of the Cheoldu faction was no different from going to war..
Today, Cheoldu survived the siege, but his friends did not..
“Hehe. It's nice to receive care from the captain. This Jang-sam succeeded.”
“You rotten subordinate. When you're healed, you'll be cleaning the back yard for three years..”
“Oh my. There's one more reason to give up.”
Jang Sam joked even when he was dying. Cheoldu was seriously about to beat him up, but he clenched his fists and held back..
“Mr. Sebeal…….”
leader and subordinate.
Although they call each other that, they were friends and brothers who grew up together since their days as beggar kings..
Jang-sam looked at Cheol-du with blurry eyes..
“colon. I mean. You don't know how happy the captain felt when he killed the wangcho cub. I thought we were out of this hell, damn it. Now we can live like humans, putting pressure on our shoulders and complaining. You lived like that for a few years, right? Hehehe.”
“…….”
Cheoldu looked at his friend in silence. Jang Sam’s expression was distorted with pain..
It wasn't just physical pain..
“however… … As time passed, I felt sorry for the captain. I felt that way every time someone died at the hands of the captain, every time I went around putting pressure on someone's shoulders and made an asshole of someone, killed them, and trampled them..”
For a moment, Jang Sam's eyes shined brightly and his voice became clearer..
In martial arts, it was a phenomenon called half-light halo..
Jang Sam raised his head and looked at Cheol Du..
“What's the difference between us and the bastard??”
“……Shit. You were born a scholar.”
Cheol-du said that with a laugh, but Jang-sam's words were deeply embedded in his heart..
Cheoldu had been thinking the same thing for a long time..
“…… Don't make things complicated. It's like that in lower class life where you haven't learned anything and don't know how to do anything..”
Jang-sam nodded at Cheol-du's words, but smiled bitterly..
“We just wanted to live like human beings. If I had the chance... … We too... … . No, these are all excuses. There are also cases like Cheongcheon.…….”
“Shit. That guy at least had a mother.”
“Hehehe. That's right.”
Jang Sam burst out laughing, but his eyes became increasingly blurred again..
The remorseful young voice gradually quieted down..
“Cheoldu. Maybe it's not too late yet. Live like a human being too. Even from now on... … Don't sin…….”
Tuk.
Jang Sam, unable to continue speaking until the end, tilted his head helplessly to the side..
“……tight. Stop talking bullshit.”
Cheol-du closed Jang-sam's eyes, covered his face with a blanket, and stood up..
I was used to seeing people die since I was young, so I didn't feel sad..
However, I was just annoyed by this shitty situation..
Cheoldu came out of the room and looked around the old manor, the headquarters of the Cheoldu faction..
“……Mr. Sebeal.”
I saw subordinates hanging out all over the place..
Exhausted expression and bandages wrapped around the body.
They couldn't even afford the expensive Geumchang medicine that the martial people used, and instead, the smell of plaster filled the old manor..
“colon.”
“……colon.”
“colon…….”
The faces looking back were full of fatigue. Among them, there are many with pale faces that look like they are about to die. Blood is spreading red between the bandages..
There are many faces that can no longer be seen..
‘Seven people suffered in four days.’
No, just now Zhang San died, so eight people died..
To begin with, it was an ironclad faction with only about 30 members. Almost a third of them were already dead..
“colon. I received a call from Daeungbang..”
Asam, who plays the role of commander-in-chief in the ironclad faction, has approached..
Cheoldu looked at his loose left arm sleeve for a moment and asked..
“……What are you saying??”
“It's the same. They said they would help you if you come downstairs. Stop holding on and come and kneel..”
“Damn.”
Daeungbang and Jeokhobang were the same guys..
In fact, it was even worse for the old bastards of Daeungbang to act arrogantly just because they had mastered martial arts..
It was obvious that if you went downstairs, you would be treated like a slave at first, and soon you would be overwhelmed..
“Those bastards are the same when it comes to riding a tightrope. Because the Jeokhobang guys started messing with me too..”
Although Jeokhobang had overwhelming power among the three forces, they deliberately did not engage in an all-out war..
Instead, they were slowly killing off the competing forces one by one..
So that Daeungbang and Cheoldupa bow down and come in..
Of course, Cheoldu had no intention of bowing down..
‘In this way, it all goes away. I have to find a way.’
Cheoldu had a hard time..
I worked hard with my head, which I had never used much in my life except to hit others..
The conclusion that was drawn was simple. Cheoldu said, scratching his short hair..
“Everyone gather around.”
After gathering his thoughts, he called his brothers over and said,.
“Tonight. I am going to kill Jeokho Ark..”
“what?”
“You're crazy, boss.?”
Jeokho Bangju was known to be a great expert..
Few people have seen it in person, but it is widely rumored that the previous Jeokho Ark was killed by splitting it in half in three rounds..
But Cheoldu snorted..
“As for cilantro, its belly is made of iron plate.?”
No matter how expert you are, you are still human. There was no way it wouldn't fall if I stuck a knife in it..
Cheoldu believed that, and has lived that way until now..
……I don't know any other way.
Cheoldu went to his room, took a hatchet, a dagger, and a few memorizations and came out again..
“Take this.”
Cheoldu threw the key to Asam. It was the key to the safe where the little wealth collected by the Iron Duc faction was stored..
“If I don't come back by tomorrow morning, you can take care of it. Don't skimp and share equally. With that, the Cheoldu faction is disbanded..”
“……Cheoldu. If you go you will die.”
“shut up. Who is going to die? Come back by morning. If I come back and everything is gone, I'll go catch them one by one, so prepare yourself..”
Cheoldu grinned and turned around. I heard calls from all directions, but I ignored them all..
It's good…….
The old hinges made an unpleasant sound when the manor door was pushed open..
Cheoldu came out and entered the cold night streets of the slums..
“It's cold, damn.”
Shouting, swearing, and fighting could be heard everywhere, but it was relatively quiet for this neighborhood..
It was when Cheoldu entered a dark alley..
“Would you like to talk to me for a moment??”
“!!”
Cheoldu quickly turned around at the unfamiliar sight. At the same time, he pulled out his hatchet and threw it. The skill was as fast as lightning..
widely!
However, the hatchet that Cheoldu threw was easily caught by the opponent's hand..
The moment Cheoldu saw the opponent grabbing the handle, he swallowed dry saliva..
master.
That's not an ordinary expert either..
“Who are you??”
He was such a handsome man that I was impressed..
The sight of him wearing a blue long robe and smiling strangely under the moonlight was almost magical, like a monster from a legend..
“me? The person who came to take over Cheoldupa.”
Seeing Baek Soo-ryong walking away while speaking lightly, Cheoldu's expression was distorted fiercely..
He took out another hatchet, gripped it tightly, and growled..
“It's a face I've never seen before. Is this the guy sent from the main room? Or Jeokhobang?”
“Neither. To put it bluntly… … Blue Dragon Room? White Dragon Room?”
“This is harder to name than I thought,” Baek Soo-ryong muttered, narrowing his eyebrows slightly..
Cheoldu's enthusiasm rose at the sight of his relaxed appearance, but he could not easily attack first..
he asked, looking for a loophole in his opponent..
“If not both... … What business do I have??”
“I told you. He said he came to take over the Cheoldu faction. To do that, you have to challenge the boss and win. That's your rule.?”
“He was crazy. Kaaak - Twah!!”
Cheoldu spat thickly on the floor and held an ax in each hand..
“By the way.”
Baek Soo-ryong secretly measured the distance and asked the man who was approaching..
“Looking at the direction I was going earlier, it seemed like I was going to Jeokho's room. Were you trying to invade the enemy’s room by yourself??”
“That's not true, actually…….”
“in fact?”
Cheoldu pretended to answer and attracted the other person's interest, then lunged at him like a thunderbolt and swung the hatchets in both hands..
“Go listen to King Yeomra, you bastard.!”
A fatal blow made by combining the elasticity of the entire body and the small amount of internal energy accumulated by learning third-rate internal energy techniques..
Homemade nameless herbal food.
A smile of remorse appeared on Cheoldu’s lips..
‘No one's ever stopped this from this distance!’
Sigh.!
The hatchet swung crosswise tore the White Water Dragon's body into four pieces..
“It's pretty good.”
However, Baeksuryong's new form, which was thought to be torn, was scattered in the air. Cheoldu opened his eyes wide..
‘afterimage!’
Baeksu-ryong reappeared on Cheoldu’s left side and said:.
Somehow that voice seemed excited..
“There is no system. Because I didn't learn it properly..”
At that moment, Baek Soo-ryong's outstretched hand grabbed Cheoldu's arm..
Cheoldu did not resist the force and went with it. It was a momentary decision.
He was shorter than average and was more than a head taller than the white water dragon..
He bent his knees and dug down, then launched himself with the momentum to hit the White Water Dragon's chest with his head..
“Get lost!”
“Good improvisation.”
Baek Soo-ryong, who was quietly amazed, let go of his arm and dodged to the side..
Kwaaang!
The head that hit the wall slowly moved to the side..
There was a lot of incontinence on the thick walls. Cheoldu stumbled for a moment as if his head was pounding..
Baek Su-ryong, who saw that, muttered with a surprised expression..
“……The head is hard and.”
“Hehehe…….”
Blood flowed from Cheoldu's head as he cried out in horror..
The two bloodshot eyes were full of life..
Baeksu-ryong’s eyes sank as he looked like an animal living in the wild..
‘This guy. You are born with a killing nature..’
Although he was not the legendary star of heaven, Cheoldu was born with a rare constitution that possessed a lot of vital energy..
Cheoldu wiped the blood from his forehead with the back of his hand and rushed at Baek Soo-ryong again..
“Get lost!”
Whick! Swish swish!
He randomly swung a hatchet, pulled out a dagger and stabbed him in a surprise attack, and took out a sword from his chest and threw it. I sprayed all the poison I was carrying..
But none of Cheoldu's attacks could even graze White Water Dragon's collar..
“Wow!”
Cheoldu screamed and attacked like crazy, but Baek Soo-ryong calmly accepted it..
If you wanted to subdue it, you could have subdued it from the beginning..
But I didn't intentionally avoid all of Cheoldu's attacks..
‘There are some things you can only find out by fighting them yourself..’
How does the opponent fight, what are his habits when fighting, what is his level of physical development, and how much is he using it?.
Only then could I decide which martial arts would be best to teach..
“……That would be perfect.”
For a moment, Baek Soo-ryong’s eyes lit up..
In addition to the world-class divine skills of the four masters, there were countless martial arts from the blood religion in his mind..
Baek Soo-ryong remembered one of them and a faint smile appeared on his lips..
“Let's stop now.”
“Come on.!!”
“First, come to your senses.”
whirring!
Baek Soo-ryong stretched out his hand and grabbed Cheoldu's collar, pinning him to the ground in one go..
In an instant, the world turned upside down and Cheoldu's body fell from his back to the floor..
Kwaaaaang!
Cheoldu's eyes widened as he felt pain that felt like his back would be broken. A bloody cough came out of his mouth..
“Wow! Cough! Cough… … . Oh my, motherfucker…….”
Baek Su-ryong stood in front of Cheoldu and looked down at him..
“Don't get up and listen.”
“Killed… … all…….”
Cheoldu, whose eyes were red and bloodshot, was crawling on the floor and trying to get up..
“Actually, I heard something you said earlier. Was it Jangsam? your dead friend's name.”
“Shut up… … Hit it…….”
Cheoldu gritted his teeth and stood up..
I've lived my whole life struggling..
No matter how strong the opponent was, even if death was right in front of you, you couldn't give up..
Baek Soo-ryong looked at him and said calmly:.
“…… I wanted to save him if I could, but it was difficult even if it was not me but the will of life and death. So I unintentionally overheard..”
“Shut up… … says……!”
Cheoldu felt for the floor and picked up the hatchet he had dropped. I barely managed to stand upright, gasping for breath, and lifted myself up with strength in my knees..
Baek Soo-ryong was looking at him with a somewhat lonely expression as he struggled to get up..
“I'll give you a chance. So that I can live like a human being.”
“Shut up… … Say… … what?”
Cheoldu felt dizzy for a moment and thought he had heard wrong..
But you didn't hear wrong.
The reaper who thought he had come to kill him was extending an unexpected hand of salvation..
“It's hard right now. However, once a commercial district enters the slums and establishes itself, I will give you legitimate jobs. So that I can live without killing anyone, without stealing, and without sinning..”
“what crazy talk…….”
To Cheol-du, who mumbled something as if it were absurd, Baek Soo-ryong smiled and held out his hand..
“So come under me.”
“…….”
At that moment, Cheoldu remembered Jang Sam’s last words..
-Cheoldu. Maybe it's not too late yet. Live like a human being too. Even from now on... … Don't sin…….
The moment he remembered his friend's will, thick tears fell from Cheoldu's eyes..
“uh… … ? why……?”
Very embarrassed, Cheoldu roughly rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand..
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