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I see emperor stats-Chapter 149

elixir

"Sniff, sniff, there's no special device from here, but I've entered a strange place."

Gu Chen Jie smelled it and frowned at the smell of damp dampness and mold.

“It seems to me that there are no traps from here on out.”

"phew… … .”

When Julius looked around and confirmed that there were no traps, the masters of the Jeongdo Union seemed to let out a slight sigh of relief.

As he said, the lower part was quite different from the upper part, which had various engine types and smooth passages.

The rocky ground, slippery from moisture, was in the form of a typical natural cave. The size of the cave was wider than the upper level, so it was like passing through a huge hall.

In the quiet cave, only the sound of people's footsteps and the occasional sound of dew dripping from the ceiling can be heard.

"hmm… … .”

However, unlike the majority of people, a few outstanding masters were still looking around the cave with nervous expressions.

“What do you think, sir? It seems to me that this will not be the end.”

“Namu Amitabha… … . As Namgung Siju said, I feel a little bit of intimacy inside. It seems that it is not only the figures of the Demonic Cult.”

Namgung Ilcheon and Master Jiu of Shaolin put their heads together with serious expressions and whispered.

Eventually, as if making a decision, both of them turned their heads toward one place.

“What do you think of Daehyeop?”

“How do you see the donor?”

They fixed their eyes on Julius. Since the performance he showed until now was dazzling, I thought I should listen to his opinion.

Julius also nodded.

“There definitely seems to be something. Gu Chun-geol and I will take the lead as we do now, so you guys should be on the lookout for the rear of the party. It will be easier for you to deal with the situation that way.”

"All right."

“… … .”

Julius' tone was still unmatched for the way he treated Shaolin's high priest or Jeong Do-maeng's vice-head.

But now, although there were people who were looking at him with interest, he didn't feel any hostile glances at him. It is because of his performance in Bidong that the evaluation of him has risen vertically.

Julius' lower body now only arouses other curiosity in them.

'What is that person's true identity so that he can treat Master Jiu and Namgung Daehyeop without hesitation?'

Some sharp-eyed people among them even roughly guessed Julius' identity. This is the case of Gucheon-geol.

'If you look closely, that's not arrogance, but rather an attitude that comes naturally to the body. If that level of inferiority is natural, the status that can be inferred is very limited.'

Goo Chun-geol stared blankly at Julius and then moved on again.

And, as expected by the party, the next difficulty of disagreement soon appeared.

“Kreurreuk!”

“Keye!”

Suddenly, a scream of pig-picking was heard, and a strange human-shaped monster began to appear between the ceiling and the wall of the cave. The body of the monster resembled a human, but the whole body was covered with green scales and the head was in the shape of a fish.

“Kreuk!”

Seeing the monsters brandishing sharp claws, Julius frowned.

“A bunch of intelligent monsters?”

"monster! Everyone, prepare to fight back!”

squeak

Namgung Ilcheon's sword cut off the head of the approaching monster. Just as there are monsters in the West Continent, in the East Continent these monsters were called Yokai.

It has fewer habitats than the western continent and is hard to find, but instead, there were powerful individuals.

[Fishman Warriors (B+ Rank Monsters) - Monsters that live in groups on the seabed. Among them, it means the warrior class.]

There were dozens of fish warriors who attacked the Jeongdo Union. But most of the masters snorted.

'joy! It's just a group of low-level youkai.'

A middle-aged master with a confident expression drew his sword with lightning speed. The target is the nape of the fish-man warrior! It was a ploy to get rid of one by piercing its neck at once.

But as soon as the sword hit the throat, a dull noise rang out.

Chae Chaeng!

“Kieek?”

“… … !?”

Wedge love!

The middle-aged master stepped back in fright. His sword, filled with fresh energy, could not pierce the fish-man warrior's throat. Rather, the nail he swung as a counterattack cut off the hem of his clothes.

Julius clicked his tongue and shouted.

“Master level… No, only those who have reached the climax or higher participate in the attack, and the rest focus on defense.”

The Jeongdo Union was a group that carefully selected and sent considerable elites from the Jeongdo League. Of course, his skills and pride are bound to be great.

However, in the lower level of this Hyeonmubi Cave, even the fish warrior, who is listed as the weakest monster, was struggling.

Julius looked at the situation and came to a conclusion.

'I tried to save my strength before colliding with the Demonic Cult, but that's not the case.'

Julius drew his sword.

Chow ah!

At the same time, the five fishmen who were approaching the front were simultaneously cut into pieces and splattered with blood. Although he was a threat to halfway masters, he was no match for Julius.

'I shouldn't be underestimating.'

Seeing this, the other masters of the Jeongdo Union also began to demonstrate their skills.

“Namu Amitabha… May you be reborn as a human in your next life.”

Master Jiu clenched his fist lightly and stretched it forward. It was a light movement like an old man doing morning gymnastics, but the power was by no means light.

Smack!

The head of the fish-man, who was about to jump into the group from several tens of meters away, was smashed like a watermelon.

This is the Baekbo Shinken, which is said to be the most difficult martial art to master in Shaolin. As the name suggests, every time Master Jiu stretches out his skinny hand. Without fail, the head of the fish-man who was dozens of steps away was smashed.

Seeing that, Julius' eyes lit up.

'I couldn't break the superman's wall, but I won't be pushed at all even if I stick with a decent superman. Indeed, there are many outstanding warriors in the east, except for the known superhumans.'

Although Julius didn't know much about it, in fact, Master Jiwoo's status wasn't normal either.

His identity is Shaolin's previous leader! If he was the head of Moorim, Sorim's former leader, he could have had a greater say than Baekhak Geomseon, the leader.

Paperweight!

Namgung Ilchun also used a secret technique, perhaps feeling that it was not the time to conserve energy. Every time a blue flash of lightning passed by. The fish-man's cries of pain resound.

“Kyaaaaaagh!”

The place where his sword flashed did not splatter blood, but the charred corpse of the fish-man was scattered along with the acrid smell.

Gu Cheon-geol also took this opportunity to pull out a black stick from his waist as if to relieve his resentment from Julius (?). The baton is a symbol of openness.

Wheein!

His movements are so fast that he can only be seen as a single black whirlwind. In that state, he jumped into the group of fishmen and hit them at random with the baton.

baek!

“Keeeee!”

The mournful screams of the fishmen echoed in the cave.

Perhaps they heard the sound, fishmen constantly poured out from inside the cave, but it didn't take long to organize it because the party was so great.

"phew… Looks like the raid is over. Anyway, if these guys come out from the entrance, I can't be sure what kind of monster will come out next.”

Namgung Ilchun looked worried, but since it was confirmed that the Demonic Cult had jumped into this passage first, they had no choice but to go.

Even if you look there, this bidong was not unusual. You'd be lying if you weren't interested in what treasures might be at the end.

However, the deeper you go into the cave, the more vicious and powerful the spirits and monsters appear.

Even the first fish-man warriors had a hard time breaking through the hard scales unless they were at the peak or higher, but the monsters that came out after that were even more difficult.

The next thing to appear was a huge jellyfish with a stealth function that made its body invisible.

[Invisible Jellyfish (A+ Rank Spirit) - With its stealth function, you can completely hide your presence and shape. The tentacles contain paralysis poison.]

Whiririk!

“Aaaaaaa!”

A drummer wrapped in invisible tentacles was quickly sucked into the jellyfish's mouth.

"bout!"

Perong!

Master Jiu struck the body of the jellyfish with a powerful punch, but his fists did not work on the soft body. Inevitably, Julius and Namgung Ilcheon had to step in.

Awesome!

Chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!

The joint performance of the two superhumans was scary. In an instant, the jellyfish was cut into dozens of pieces. However, seeing the blue bodily fluid spouting from the cut section, Julius hurriedly exclaimed,

“That liquid is paralyzing German tax. Dodge back.”

“… … !?”

Namgung Ilcheon and the masters of Jeong Do-yeon were frightened and backed away.

“… … .”

Shaaaaaagh!

The transparent jellyfish, as if trying to live up to its name, continued to swing its tentacles even as its body was being ovulated.

It was not easy to approach because of the paralyzing poison that splashed out every time it was cut, but in the end it stopped wriggling only after being cut into small pieces like cold jellyfish by Julius's sword.

"Thank you for your effort."

While expressing gratitude to Julius, Namgung Ilcheon suddenly felt a question.

'This side has two absolute masters who have reached the 4th level. But how did the Demonic Cult get past this place?'

In his opinion, even an Ice Flame Sword Demon could not survive such a series of battles without taking any damage.

As if to dispel that question, Julius pointed at the cut off jellyfish's intestines.

“It looks like they threw a bait and ran away.”

“… … .”

The masters of the Jeongdo Union were at a loss for words for a moment. Just as he said, a large number of corpses clad in blood-red clothing poured out of the shredded intestines of the jellyfish.

“Namu Amitabha! Throwing allies as food for monsters and making the choice to advance is truly a man who would be furious.”

Master Jiu constantly muttered disapproval to calm his anger.

Gu Chun Jie quickly approached the already half-melted corpses. He's not very nice looking, but he needs to dig up information.

“Tsk! These are the demons of the Blood Slaughter. Abandoning them would mean bringing a stronger armed group with them as well.”

Although Julius had dealt with them before and the number had decreased somewhat, the Blood Slaughter Corps was the third strongest force within the Demonic Cult. What do they hope to achieve by forcing them to death?

“For now, we have to catch up with the Demonic Cult. You can't guess what they're up to here. There must be some intention.”

Namgung Ilcheon, somewhat impatient, hurried the party’s steps.

The next thing to appear was a giant eel-shaped spirit beast.

“Shaaaaaa!”

[Storage Maneo (S Rank Spirit)-An eel-shaped spirit that can accumulate electricity with a power generator attached to its body and emit it at once.]

'celebration?'

[Storage-to charge electricity.]

Julius, who had never seen an electric eel before, searched for help for a while before exclaiming in a hurry.

"for a moment! Don't use your secret!"

“… … !?”

However, Namgung Ilcheon's sword was already stabbing the eel.

Chijijijik!

The lightning stem struck by Namgung Ilcheon disappeared as if being sucked into the body of the eel. And soon, fierce sparks begin to fly from the torso of the eel, which is over several tens of meters in length.

Dismissed! Jigsaw Jigsaw!

At the same time, the inside of the cave shook as if an earthquake had occurred.

"crazy!"

Julius hastily drew his sword. Namgung Ilcheon was a master who belonged to the upper ranks among superhumans. And the eel, an S-rank spiritual beast that absorbed his power!

In an instant, the eel's torso glowed white. And from the body, lightning streaks of a thickness incomparable to the lightning strikes of 1,000 mengung were stretched out in all directions.

Paperweight!

Moisture on the walls of the cave evaporates in an instant and burns black. The entire cave shook as if there was an earthquake.

'We are dead!'

The moment I saw the pure white lightning that colored my eyes. Jeong Do-yeon's party closed their eyes tightly. It was because he couldn't bear the brunt of the massively amplified electric shock.

Wow.

Before long, smoke rose from inside the cave where the eel's lightning had swept through.

“… … .”

"huh?"

Opening their tightly closed eyes, the masters of the Jeongdo Union looked around with bewildered expressions. Surprisingly, they didn't get hurt.

And what was even more surprising was the appearance of the eel.

“Shueh… … .”

The head of the eel, which had been screaming for a moment, was cut off powerlessly.

thud!

“… … .”

The Jeongdo Union masters, who watched the scene with their mouths open for a moment, heard a different sound in their ears.

"phew… … .”

When they hear the sound of someone crashing down, their eyes naturally turn toward it.

“A great deal?”

“I need to get some rest. I've spent way too much energy dealing with that bastard."

Julius grumbled and sat down on the floor looking pretty tired. It was he who defended him from the electric shock just before.

male voice

“Thanks to Daehyeop, I saved my life this time.”

“You have really amazing martial arts! I thank you on behalf of this body.”

All the masters of the Jeongdo Union hurriedly came to Julius and bowed their heads. Julius waved his hand in annoyance.

“We just did the obvious thing as a group. I need to rest, so back off.”

In particular, Namgung Ilchun hurriedly approached with an expression that he had nothing to say even if he had ten mouths, and lowered his head.

“Because I was hasty, I caused trouble to Daehyeop.”

"It's enough to know."

Julius, who fired at him with a brusque face, really had no energy in his body. He was in a position where he had to rest for about an hour without moving.

'As expected, it's still too much of a burden to use space cutting in a wide range.'

Julius had just cut through the space to block the lightning that was attacking the party in front, and with the momentum, he also severed the eel's head.

It was a miraculous ability in the eyes of others, but the downside was that the consumption of physical strength and force was too great.

'If I take an hour's rest here, it will be difficult for me to catch up with the Demonic Cult, but it's a big deal.'

But the problem was solved in an unexpected way. Namgung Ilchun was indeed not a shameless person to the point of wiping her mouth after blaming her accident (?).

After thinking for a while, he put his hand into his chest and pulled out a small box. What came out of it was a blue pill the size of a marble.

"this is?"

“The secret elixir of the Namgung family is Cheongokhwan. It is an elixir that helps improve internal energy, but in an emergency like this, it also plays a role in quickly restoring internal energy.”

“Aren’t you precious in your family?”

Namgung Ilcheon smiled bitterly for a moment. In fact, Cheongokhwan was one of the top-notch elixirs with only two pills left even in the Namgung family, so he cherished it like his life.

“There were mistakes on my part, and isn’t Daehyeop a benefactor not only to me but also to all of the Jeong Do Union? As the head of the Jeongdo Union, this is a natural step.”

The Jeongdo Union was a group that valued morality and justice as a group against the Demonic Cult. In such organizations, discipline cannot be revived unless the leader sets an example.

"Then I'll take it as a thank you."

Julius was not the type to refuse giving. He took it coldly and put it in his mouth. And not long after, he groaned.

“Amazing.”

Tring!

[You have taken the A-class elixir, Blue Jade Pill. The amount of force is slightly increased. The Force recovers quickly.]

Recovered in an instant with the power of the elixir, Julius was able to get up from his seat. Now it was his turn to depart. However, Namgung Ilcheon was not the only person who had business with him.

"haha… Donor, even this old man should repay his benefactor.”

Master Jiu, who is in charge of Namgung Ilcheon's assistant, seemed to be thinking for a while, but soon shook his head coolly and took out a box from within his bosom.

"that… … .”

Some of Shaolin's disciples who accompanied him were surprised and tried to say something, but when they received Master Jiu's gaze, they backed off.

“Compared to Namgung’s offering, this gift is insignificant, but it is said to be a great welcome.”

At the sound, all the members of the Jeongdo Union were astonished.

'Great welcome!'

Speaking of the Great Hwandan, it was Shaolin's highest-class elixir, and even if we looked at the entire Moorim, there were almost no elixirs that were higher than the Great Hwandan.

That's how strict it is in Shaolin, but I gave it to Julius, a stranger I met for the first time a few days ago.

Julius put on a slightly puzzled expression.

"this is… May I take it?”

He wasn't an idiot either. People around me try hard to hide their astonishment, but I can see their hearts clearly, and I can see that this is not an ordinary thing even at a glance.

Master Jiu smiled brightly.

"haha… When I return, young children will nag me, but originally, elixirs were made to be used. Others add grandiose words like Shaolin’s no-brainer because it is a foreigner, but medicine is only medicine.”

In fact, Master Jiwoo liked Julius quite a bit from the beginning. There was some quarreling at first, but in the end, no one was seriously injured or killed because of the entanglement with him.

'Even though he has such martial arts and power enough to have Jegal Sega under his command, he doesn't show off or boast, so he's not an ordinary person.'

Even after entering Hyeonmubi-dong, there were almost no casualties thanks to Julius.

Jiu, who has cultivated Buddhist mind for a long time, had a good understanding of people.

He was the first to understand that Julius' intentions were pure, so he tried to repay the favor.

Originally, that great welcome was given to save his life in case of emergency, but I decided that it would be better to give it to Julius.

Even though I thought it was a bit of a waste, he smiled even more brightly for a moment.

'What the disciples may say, but in my opinion, the day will come when helping the donor will be a great blessing to Shaolin. cancer! By the way.'

[jiwoo]

Current status: happy, goodwill

“… … !?”

Julius was a bit puzzled, but since he had no malice toward Master Jiu, he decided to think positively.

'That's a very kind-hearted monk. Anyway, I'll write it as a thank you.'

He put a great welcome into his arms and stood at the head of the party again.

“From now on, I will increase my speed and catch up with the Demonic Cult at once!”