31The second word overturns the game board (Episode 281)
The strangled ghost squeaks and responds to what Kang Seol had just said..
“Okay… Yacha… Are you looking for a yaksha??”
“Yeah, where is he??”
“this… If I let this go, I might feel like talking about it..”
“…….”
Snowfall slightly loosened her grip..
The ghost, who was able to breathe much better just because of that, said this:.
“What are you? How do you know Yasha??”
“It's not a question you should be wondering about. Where is the yaksha??”
“Kick… There is no such thing as a foolish person. Does seeking a yaksha mean that he is going to go to his own death??”
“Same goes for this.”
The ghost rolled its eyes and slowly told the story..
“No one knows where the yaksha is.”
“why?”
“Because the yaksha has broken the boundary, wherever it goes is the road. He don't know where it went.”
“Breaking down boundaries... That doesn't mean….”
The ghost looked back at the burning monsters and grinned..
“Yes, a huge hole has been opened in the ghost world and the real world. The name of that hole is….”
Clap…
The sword was about to be pulled out of the ghost's scabbard..
“hey… car….”
Fuwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
As Snowfall's hand blade moved quickly sideways, the ghost's head emerged along with the blood..
his complexion darkened.
‘Where are you? Yasha.’
Kang Seol frowned and looked at the monsters and ghosts all around him..
Even the fire from the iron cannon could not kill them all..
The snowfall blew away the ominous thoughts and began to eliminate the culprits of this situation one by one..
Fuwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Quasi-profit!
When Snowfall and Chiwoo came forward, the valley, which had already been the scene of chaos, became even more cruel..
Kiyiyi!
What a joke!
Whirling!
Quaaaaaaaaa!
Biran, who followed along with him, and those who helped in the chase did not intervene in the battle, but left marks on the ghosts and monsters that were running away from the snowfall. In order for the Song Dynasty to be completely free from the threat, all the harm here had to disappear..
When Snowfall and Chiwoo, who had swept through the valley, blew off the head of the last marked ghost, it had been the fifth day since they had set out on Songjo through the sewers..
* * *
“here! Please take a look here!”
“Seolhong! And Kangseol! Please say something to my child!”
“Chiu! Mr. Chiu!”
Sigh…
When Chiu gently lifted the cloth hanging from the window of the dormitory, he saw a huge crowd of people gathered..
“It's been like this for two days already..”
“Leave it alone, Chiwoo..”
“but… Ugh, it's stuffy having to stay locked inside..”
Song Jo returned to his daily life not long after Seol Hong was dispatched. This was all possible because Kangseol and Chiu drove away the ghosts and monsters..
-Yonghwa’s scent is only directed towards Manmin..
It is unclear who did what Chiu said to the soldiers earlier, but it has spread to the citizens of the city..
As a result, Seol-hong and Chi-woo came to be revered as saints who appeared in a chaotic space, with citizens' imaginations and wishes added to their original facts..
This caused some inconveniences, such as having to stay confined to one's accommodation, but on the other hand, it also brought some good things..
[Special ability: Confirmed the existence of charm.]
[Special ability: Charm is unlocked.]
[Related title: Attractive being is deleted and the charm value is added by 30.][Special ability: The existence of charm has been confirmed.]
[Special ability: Charm is unlocked.]
[Related Title: Attractive Being is deleted and Charisma value is added by 30.]
Snowfall opens up new abilities.
Now I can also see the charm attached to the equipment..
[Special ability: Charisma]
- A special force that acts on intelligent life forms. It elicits goodwill from people you see for the first time, and love from people you are familiar with. The higher the number, the higher the chance of attracting the other person..
‘Charm is also a decent ability... As long as it's not excessive.’
Among the basic abilities that Kang Seol thought about, the most ambiguous ability was mental strength, but charm had at least the same effect as mental strength..
If you have the right amount of charm, you can easily overcome difficult adventures by using likability..
However, if attractiveness is too high, dangerous situations can occur..
The duchess urges them to run away together, or a woman with whom they have never interacted sets out to avenge a broken heart..
‘It's not bad to keep it in moderation..’
Since I opened up my charm through this work, there were some harvests. Seol-hong and Kang-seol's actions especially revitalized the large-scale chaos in Khan, which had been sluggish..
It is said that thanks to this, Seolhong's name became known even in areas far away from here..
Anyway, now Songjo will gradually return to his daily life..
“When will the central army withdraw??”
“It hasn't been decided yet, but once the city is renovated, they will probably be dispatched to other areas..”
Citizens were still shouting loudly outside the window..
“Seolhong is the one who will become a dragon.!”
“Please treat the people kindly.!”
ha…
Seolhong sighed..
She looked back at the snowfall and said.
“They say we are the only ones in this area who have completed their mission... . What do you want to do next??”
“hmm….”
“It is also possible to retreat to the rear and wait until the situation calms down..”
At those words, Seolhong and Kangseol looked at each other and laughed..
“Is that possible?.”
“That's right, it's not a leisurely situation for that..”
smart…
A fight knocked on the door..
“who is?”
“I… A lion has come.”
“lion? Someone's?”
“That is…”
I could feel the lion and the lion wrangling outside..
And after a while, the lion spoke directly from beyond the door..
“Hmm… Let me tell you directly. I am….”
* * *
The large man yawned and said.
“Haaaam-! Shinyo, then I will go up there. I think it looks better from above.”
“That's it.”
“yeah….”
The big man is Jangdu.
The woman left alone was Shinyo..
No, being left alone wasn't the right word..
After she walked a bit, a group of people emerged. It was the garrison of the central army..
Large armies were mobilized only as a means of transporting supplies, and all that was present were infantry and cavalry..
As ghosts were revealed to be behind this incident, giant soldiers were revealed to be vulnerable to them, so they had to be used only as a means of transportation..
“It's miserable.….”
The camp was full of wounded soldiers..
Although doctors were doing their best to treat them, there was no miracle, such as reattaching severed limbs..
“it's over….”
“It's all over... . Everyone else would have died too….”
People who look dark.
The city's citizens were also receiving food rations at the garrison..
They were staying outside the city, not inside the city..
The reason the garrison was formed on the outskirts of the city was simple..
Because the city was taken over by invaders..
How incompetent was he to lose the entire city to ghosts?.
Shinyo approached the man with a look of concern on his face..
“Brother.”
“…Shinyo, you came. Jangdu?”
“I'm checking my surroundings..”
“I see… I had a hard time coming..”
“Because the situation on Damhong’s side is not serious. Thanks to you, I was able to come as quickly as possible. however….”
“…Does this situation seem serious to you now??”
Shinyo nodded..
Taeyul was always confident and had no troubles..
He wasn't the kind of person who would be this frustrated after losing the city, but the fact that he had the city taken away in the first place was suspicious..
‘What happened?….’
Shinyo changed the topic.
“Can't we take back the city with just the remaining troops??”
“…maybe.”
“Then why don't you back down? Even if we give up the city, we will regroup and….”
“It's not that I don't back down, it's that I can't back down..”
“…yes?”
Shinyo expected that Taeyul was being stubborn. He is clearly afraid of failure and has no intention of retreating..
First, the words that came out of Taeyul's mouth shattered her expectations..
“It's not important to be brave.”
Giseom was the name of the city that was taken away..
“then….”
“There are people of the empire who were unable to escape and were left behind on Ki Island. There are testimonies from survivors. It is said that when the air raid began, they hid in an underground crypt on Ki Island. There was no movement as if they had been discovered until they escaped..”
“That can't be... No, even if he were alive, by now….”
“Should we believe that? for what?”
“…….”
“It's not for the people of the empire, it's for my greed.”
Shinyo closed his mouth..
That was her disposition..
She understood Taeyul's words, but could not empathize with them. That was the reason people in her world called her cold..
Although he was a suitable person to run the country, he was not the right person to rule the country. So she tried to suppress these flaws as much as possible..
On the contrary, Tae-yul was a man who could overcome anything with the correct technique. Sometimes, when it encountered opposition, it created a lot of resentment, but Taeyul accepted even that as natural..
He is a man who moves on even though he is covered in blood..
Shinyo thought he resembled someone..
“Shinyo.”
“yes.”
“Gokbi and Jinryeo infiltrated Giseom..”
“…Want to check the crypt??”
“okay. The imperial citizens hiding in the crypt….”
Taeyul closed his eyes tightly..
“still alive.”
“…….”
Shinyo clenched his fists..
Once I found out about this, I couldn't back down..
- Look after all people.
I had to do as Dragon Emperor Hongcheon said..
“…thank god. Gokbi and Jinryeo?”
“No news yet.”
“that….”
“If there is no news by the time the sun goes down, I will go looking..”
* * *
ta da da dat!
“Huh... Huh... It's a monster!”
“Jinryeo… Hey… I couldn't even see it.”
“Shut up, Gokbi. now… Huh... Because I'm running.”
Paaaaat-!
Jinryeo skipping the stream.
Even though there was no sign behind her, she ran forward to avoid something..
“Huh... Huh... weird… Today, wow... I was told it would definitely bring great luck..”
“Giggling… What are you talking about?”
Jinryeo was carrying Gokbi on his back..
Gokbi was seriously injured..
Blood was trying to come out of the red hole..
“I... He says Kunna reads his fortune every morning. They say great luck comes with fortune telling! I have never been so lucky in my life! why….”
Two people on the most dangerous mission.
Gokbi followed out of loyalty, but Jinryeo followed because this was something only he and Gokbi could accomplish..
The two were able to infiltrate the city using their special abilities and confirmed the existence of Ki Island's underground crypt..
“Save me….”
“get us out of here….”
“oh my god….”
Jinryeo and Gokbi couldn't hide their devastated feelings after seeing the survivors..
It was possible for two people to come in, but it was impossible for hundreds of people to escape..
Now that things were like this, there was no other way than to get the city back..
Negative news was written positively in the journal..
- survival check.
For now, I tried to leave, saying I would come back. If I hadn't run into that guy when I was trying to get out of the city, I would have succeeded even there..
If you did, you'd be really lucky.
Push…
- Uh oh?
Gokbi was injured in an instant..
As Gokbi said, it was not even visible how they suffered or what tactics they used..
At that moment, Jinryeo squandered all his possessions..
No, I dedicated it..
To her true self, Kunna.
‘Kunna! blow us away!’
Kwaaang-!
Jinryeo and Gokbi escape from there at high speed..
Gokbi lost consciousness for a moment..
Jinryeo carried her on his back and ran forward..
I'm not sure where the station is..
My first thought was that I had to run to survive..
That was the situation now..
“…Leave me and leave, Jinyo.”
“Don’t tell me because it’s going to be hard and you’ll die.!”
“Just because you leave me behind doesn't mean your loyalty to Taeyul will be questioned.….”
“Taeyul? What do you know! I'm tied down for money!”
“Then you can even leave me behind... No need to fight him….”
“hey! I know manners too!”
Jinryeo shouted in anger..
“It's not that monster I'm fighting for, it's your death! Don't be unlucky enough to die in front of me.!”
“…Jinryeo.”
“It should only remain in the North... I came here for no reason... They say there is a lot of money to be made in Cannes... I feel like I spend all I can make... Shit….”
“Giggling… The guy has come, Jinryeo.”
“I have no money! Try blocking it!”
“…I get it.”
Whoop…
As Gokbi breathed in, the sound of cicadas echoed from all directions..
sting…
Purr purr…
“Argh! my ears hurt!”
“Be quiet, I'm trying to silence the sound.”
“Huh... Heo Eok….”
“They told me to be quiet?”
“Don't even breathe?”
[Gokbi uses sound play.]
[Creates sounds from stored memories.]
Gokbi and someone's voice were heard from a long distance away..
“I want you to fight for me, Gokbi..”
“It’s the honor of a lifetime, Taeyul..”
Puhwaaaak…
The sound was torn apart..
Gokbi whispered to Jinryeo..
‘The guy cut off the sound. he's still chasing us.’
“…….”
And then he said one more thing.
‘I can hear you. At this speed, you'll cross the wagon in about 10 seconds. one… two…’
The hair on the back of Jinryeo’s neck stood up..
‘carriage? A carriage? Shit… Why are you here?….’
Currently, the situation on Kiseom has spread throughout the continent, and there are people leisurely riding horse-drawn carriages nearby.!
had to choose.
Is the person in the carriage a friend, or is he simply slow to hear the news?.
‘What a choice! It's obvious that one of them will die from this guy.!’
Then I had to make another choice..
Will Jinryeo and Gokbi die, or will those in the carriage die?.
Judgment was postponed until Gokbi had counted all 10 seconds..
Wow!-!
As soon as the carriage came into view, I felt life coming from behind..
“Sorry!”
Jinryeo jumped over the carriage..
Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
The monster and the carriage collided.
Jinryeo kept moving his feet until that moment..
Maybe it was because I thought I would die if I stopped, but I ran with inertia..
And after a few seconds, it stopped right there..
“Truth? hurry….”
“omg… omg… This is the fortune that Kunna spoke of..”
“…what?”
Jinryeo, who turned around and saw a black figure sticking out of the carriage, made an expression that made it difficult to tell whether she was crying or laughing..
“You got lucky!”
“That man… who… how….”
Geek…
Gigi Gigi Geek…
A black man holding a blood-red blade with both arms.
“finger! It's that finger!”
Crrrrrrr…
Kangseol, who barely managed to block a terrifying slash, trembled in shock and whispered to the opponent holding the sword..
“you….”
A swordsman wearing a scary mask tried his best to cut down Kang Seol..
“It's you.”
[An unexpected adventure, ‘Usurper Yasha (夜叉)’ occurs..]
[This adventure is very dangerous.]
……
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