Chapter 398
398fury. That's the kind of person
Jeokhwaru is famous for being difficult to make reservations..
In particular, the top floor, which overlooks the city at a glance, was a place where it was impossible to make a reservation even if you had money, without some connections and power..
However, as expensive as it is, in a pavilion with a panoramic view of the city, Jin Ui-hyeop, or Cheon-sal, was leaning on the railing and tipping a jade goblet to his lips..
“……It's beautiful. Isn't that right??”
Cheonsal looked at the lights that were coloring the night sky of the city with an expression filled with sentimentality..
The softly lit sky lanterns were flying around and swaying in the wind. Some of them even approached where he was..
From children's wishes written in crooked letters to adults' wishes for wealth and health..
Whiiing-
Several sky lanterns caught in the wind tried to enter the pavilion, but when Cheon-sal gently waved his hand, they flew back outside..
“It is said that this is the first time in ten years that so many lanterns have been flown in the city. Tonight will definitely be an unforgettable memory for many people..”
There was no answer.
But Cheonsal didn't care.
Talking to himself was something he was very familiar with..
“The last time I saw this while alive was a scene like this... … . Maybe you weren't quite lucky?”
The place where the gaze of a thousand years old rests.
The unknown wealthy man who originally reserved this place was dead with his eyes wide open..
There were no traces of blood or signs of attack anywhere on his body..
However, the shocked expression clearly showed the fear he experienced before his death..
“Music cannot be missed on days like this..”
Cheonsal picked up the pipa placed on one side of the railing and played it..
A clear and beautiful melody spread through the night air. The alcohol in the glass placed on the railing lightly swayed..
As the night deepened, the lights of the city went out one by one, and the lives of the assassins scattered throughout the city were also fading away one by one..
Cheonsal felt it all even with his eyes closed. Because the magic he carved directly into the assassins was being activated..
“……In the end, no one was able to escape the heavenly net..”
It wasn't disappointing. Rather, I felt a small sense of joy as I felt the desperate struggles of the assassins and the lives lost at the end..
A human struggling to hold on to life just a little longer.
Because I couldn't find anything more beautiful than that, I lived to live a thousand years..
Slurp.
Cheon-sal closed his eyes and concentrated on playing the pipa until a shadow emerged from the darkness..
“I got killed.”
A voice that has been stripped of emotion through training.
However, the keen sense of a thousand years old noticed that the emotions of the messenger who came to visit him were fluctuating..
Cheonsal put down the lute and opened his eyes..
“To die to the age of one... … . That's amazing.”
He was a very useful person who took care of all kinds of annoying things for me..
As he was also an elder of the blood religion, he did not use any magic on Ilsal, so Cheonsal was only able to find out the news now..
“Did Teacher Baek Soo-ryong kill him??”
“……no. It has been confirmed that Geomchi Maegeukryeom was attacked by Baek Muheun, Okmyeon Confucius..”
Salsu said he was worried that his presence would be discovered, so he could not watch the fight from up close..
“It seems like they have a way of detecting our presence. If not, the assassins of the living room…….”
“There is no way he died without being able to eliminate a single target.?”
Cheon-sal said what Sal-su could not bear to say. Even with a smile on my face.
“The assassins of Salmak who are said to be the best in the world?”
“……yes.”
Tonight will remain the greatest failure and worst humiliation in the history of Salmak..
However, the world's evaluation had no interest in such things..
The only person he is interested in right now is human beings.
“Teacher Baek Soo-ryong. This is truly amazing. I never thought they would set such a fatal trap.…….”
“…….”
“Can't you sense his obsession? It is an arrogant and selfish obsession with protecting the things that are precious to oneself and not losing a single thing..”
maniac.
Those are the only words that can come to mind as I look into the eyes of a thousand year old right now..
Salsu, who was kneeling in front of him, lowered his head and spoke in order not to reveal his growing fear..
“……While the Emperor waited, most of the assassins on the mission died..”
“I know. To some extent, I intended it to be like this..”
“…….”
“There were more deaths than I expected, but there was no problem with the plan. In fact, it may have worked out well..”
“…….”
“But is it really that quiet? Well, it doesn't matter. Killers are usually like that..”
Cheonsal looked at Salsu kneeling in front of him..
What number was it??
Sixteen? seventeen?
After thinking about it for a while, I realized that it was too troublesome to think of the number of a person who was about to die, so I quit..
And I just chatted as if I was talking to myself..
“Listen. Teacher Baek Soo-ryong is a truly amazing person. I've been watching it steadily since this semester started. He always seemed busy so I didn't have a chance to talk to him, but I did talk to him a little bit during the Blue and White match..”
Cheonsal was still chatting with a happy face as if he were a true doctor..
“In horseback combat. I was so embarrassed when teacher Ak Yeon-ho kicked the ground in front of me and flew up... … . hmm?”
Cheon-sal's expression, who was talking loudly, suddenly hardened, and he frowned slightly..
“this. It has a tail.”
As Cheon-sal's eyes turned toward the door, Sal-su, who was kneeling, got up with a puzzled expression..
“It can't be…….”
Outside the door, I could feel unmanned soldiers approaching..
It seems like they tried to hide it in their own way, but it was impossible to deceive the senses of a thousand years old..
“I think it's true that there's something about them that detects the assassins' presence. Martial arts? How to drink? Drugs? It's probably one of three…….”
Cheonsal, who was tilting his head, soon chuckled..
“Well, you'll know if you ask directly..”
He picked up the lute that had been placed next to him. When I lightly plucked the string, a clear chirping sound rang out..
“Heheheok…….”
Cheon-sal smiled as he looked at Sal-su, who had fallen in front of him, bleeding from his ear..
“Now that things have come to this, I also need to move slowly. What should I look like to surprise the teacher?…….”
“Why, why me…….”
Sal-su looked at Cheon-sal with an expression of incomprehension..
why are you trying to kill yourself?
Come here with your tail?
Even if that's the case, there are a lot of unmanned people outside, so at least one person needs more power.…….
But Cheon-sal's answer was something he could not have imagined..
“Didn't you talk to me properly?.”
“crazy……!”
Kwaaang!
The door was smashed, the ceiling collapsed, and dozens of unmanned people rushed inside..
“Drop your weapons and surrender!”
“Everyone, be careful of memorization and poison.!”
The martial arts, open, and gwan masters rushed inside at once, prepared to be attacked by assassins..
But they were one step too late.
“……The water is?”
There, the body of the rich man with his eyes wide open, the body of the dead killer bleeding from the ear, and the pipa with its broken string were all left abandoned there..
* * *
Crackling!
The sprayer's neck was bent at an impossible angle..
Only after the limbs, which had been flinching as if trying to resist, became limp, did Mr. Roh throw the body aside..
“Mr. Kwak. Are you hurt anywhere??”
“……It's okay, it's okay.”
Kwak Doo-yong swallowed dry saliva and nodded. And I looked around with a stern expression..
Three corpses with broken limbs and broken necks were lying on the floor. They were all works by Noh Gun-sang..
“What is this all about…….”
Just moments ago, Kwak Doo-yong was attacked by a suddenly appearing assassin..
It's a shame because Noh Gun-sang showed up at the right time to help, otherwise he would have been in great trouble..
“Why can't I live suddenly?…….”
To Kwak Du-yong's obvious question, Noh Gun-sang answered with a calm expression..
“The assassins of the living room are targeting the Cheongryong Academy..”
“Yes, it's a living room.?”
Kwak Doo-yong’s voice rose higher..
How can you not know the name of the most famous assassin group in the world?.
However, I couldn't understand at all that Salmak was suddenly targeting the Cheongryonghakwan. he asked with a trembling voice.
“Why is Salmak targeting us??”
“Just follow me. I'll tell you more details as I go..”
“Oh, I see..”
Although Kwak Doo-yong was dumbfounded, he followed the leader..
And I saw an amazing sight.
As I opened my energy wide in preparation for another spray attack, I felt collisions occurring throughout the Cheongryong Academy..
Crying!
Lightning struck from one side of the academy. Kwak Doo-yong gaped at that sight, but Noh Gun-sang nodded as if relieved..
“There’s Namgoongsu over there, so you don’t have to worry. Should we go this way?.”
“What the hell is this…….”
Mr. Roh briefly explained the current situation..
It is said that the blood religion requested Salmak to eliminate the White Water Dragons, and a considerable number of the Water Dragons hid in the Blue Dragon Hall and the city..
There was even a assassin disguised as an instructor at Cheongryong Academy..
The identity of the assassin was enough to make Kwak Doo-yong astonished..
“Ji, are you saying that Teacher Jin Euihyeop was a murderer? Since when??”
“At least it's clear since yesterday.”
“Well, I drank alcohol with him without even knowing it.…….”
Kwak Doo-yong trembled..
I had been drinking all night last night without realizing that the person next to me was a murderer, so it was natural for me to feel creepy later on..
Mr. Roh patted his shoulder and said,.
“No one knew it was a murderer until he disappeared..”
“Then, who is the real Jin Uihyeop?…….”
“He must have died. Maybe a lot longer than we think.”
A heavy silence fell for a moment..
Kwak Doo-yong's body was trembling slightly..
The sudden knowledge of Salmak's attack, the fact that Jin Ui-hyeop, who was close to him, had died, and the fact that he had been on friendly terms with the assassin until just yesterday seemed to have been a huge shock..
Noh Gun-sang looked at him with a sad expression..
“I'm sorry I didn't tell you in advance. If I were to make an excuse on behalf of Teacher Baek Soo-ryong, he would say that it was a situation where no one could be trusted except for a few people..”
“……I guess I couldn't join those few trustworthy people..”
“Don't be too upset. I will take this opportunity to completely destroy Salmak. The heavenly net has already been spread out to hunt down the murderers..”
Kwak Doo-yong swallowed dry saliva and asked..
“What about students??”
“Other teachers are protecting me. We're heading there now too..”
After examining Kwak Du-yong's complexion, Noh Gun-sang judged that he was in a difficult state to fight the assassins..
“If things get really hard, would you go out and entrust yourself to the Murim Alliance??”
“I am…….”
At that moment, an assassin jumped out of the darkness, aiming for Noh Gunsang..
whirring!
However, Noh Gun-sang grabbed Sal-su's wrist and twisted it as if he had been waiting. Almost at the same time, Kwak Du-yong's Tao blew off the assassin's head..
Wow!
The killer's head rolled around on the floor. Noh Gun-sang looked at Kwak Du-yong with a slightly surprised expression..
“……you?”
“I, too, am an instructor at Cheongryong Academy. Students are in danger, so we can't stay silent..”
Kwak Doo-yong gritted his teeth..
Although his body was still shaking, his eyes were firm..
“That's a great mindset. I see you again.”
“Human nature tends to come out in moments of crisis. That Kwak Doo-yong is that kind of person..”
“Heh heh. Is that so??”
Thinking that this might be a bit strange for him to say, Noh Gun-sang tilted his head..
But that too for a while.
In a situation where assassins might have infiltrated the Blue Dragon Academy, there was no time to worry about such trivial remarks..
“Follow me. There may still be assassins left in the academy, so don’t let down your guard..”
“All right.”
Kwak Doo-yong nodded and followed Noh Gun-sang, calming down the frightened students and helping to hunt down assassins who might remain in the Cheongryong Academy..
While the two were walking together, Kwak Doo-yong naturally asked as if he was passing by..
“By the way, where is Mr. Baek Soo-ryong??”
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