The Thousand-Slayer Swordsman Association-Episode 17
〈 17Tue 〉 Accompanying Samjang, returning home (2）
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Aside from Hwa-seo's anxiety, Mok-ri-won seemed somewhat excited all the way to Janhyeol-gok..
It was inevitable for him..
To him, wasn't Janhyeolgok not simply the place where blood death occurred, but the footprints left by his teacher?.
As such, Mokriwon's chatter is bound to get worse than usual..
“I heard that among the seniors who fought in the Battle of the Remains of Blood, those who survived all exalted their reputation. No, it would be strange if that weren't the case! It wasn't about defeating the Evil Heaven Blood Demon, one of the five demons of the Blood Heaven Religion.!”
What on earth did he get drunk on? He even made a 'loud!' sound as he continued..
Danghwaseo was now feeling a bit dizzy and gave a cursory answer to that question..
“Yes, it was also the moment when the star name of Sword Saint appeared in this powerhouse..”
Danghwaseo also knew about him well..
Sword Saint Mok Seon Oh.
The best in the world from before, who has now completely disappeared..
And the first drone to have a star (?) in his name in the Jungwon Murim region..
‘It was said that it was given that name because of its star-like blackness. In addition, the Four Stars (四？）) were originally created by masters who admired the Sword Saint, following their nicknames..’
I remember that it was another thing that they all became absolute experts and pillars of the martial arts faction..
While walking down the street, absentmindedly thinking about such things, Danghwaseo suddenly felt Mokriwon's mouth shut tightly and turned his head..
“…what are you doing?”
What you see in front of you is Mokriwon, with his face stained red and his shoulders puffed out..
He seemed proud too..
I was wondering why he was doing that, but after thinking about it for a while, I was able to guess the reason..
‘Oh yeah. That person must also be a follower of the Sword Saint..’
A charlatan is a person who turns a blind eye and rushes at you..
He is a person who upholds the legend of Ganghohyeobakgaekjeon as if it were some kind of truth..
It would be strange to say that such a person is not interested in the Sword Saint..
I'd like to let it sink in for a bit, but time is too short for that..
“Stop now and follow me. We have to arrive at the entrance of Janhyeol Valley before the sun sets..”
“ah! I understand!”
Mokriwon walked quickly to Danghwaseo’s side..
Still, I'm glad I heard you well..
Danghwaseo thought of relief, not knowing whether to be happy or sad..
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ear song(？？）.
The place we finally arrived at, Janhyeolgok, was a place that would be fitting to say that..
Tall trees grow thick and cover the sky..
And as the sunlight disappeared below, mold and mushrooms were blooming in the gloomy atmosphere, and the gloominess was growing without any end due to the gloomy surroundings..
“Dead body.”
Mok Riwon said this while looking at the white bones rolling around everywhere..
Danghwaseo nodded..
“Yes, these are the things you will be tired of seeing from now on until you leave the Valley of Remains of Blood..”
It was a shame to say that they were white bones..
That's because the bones had already turned yellow from the dust and dirt, and weeds of unknown origin had grown over them..
‘My morale is slowly rising..’
Dang Hwa-seo frowned, feeling the fraud that was weighing on his stomach every time he took a breath, and then seeping into his Danjeon and turning into an internal force as small as millet..
“Throat narrowing, biting poisonous liquor in mouth.”
“Not yet….”
“hurry.”
Mokriwon became sullen and put his hand in his luggage..
After that, he took out a small bead and put it in his mouth..
“Okay….”
If you can speak with a bead in your mouth, that too must be acknowledged as a superhuman ability..
Danghwaseo smiled with satisfaction as he looked at Mokriwon, which had finally become quiet..
“Well, since we have a busy way to go, let’s walk quickly.?”
“Okay…!”
Mo Riwon drooped and nodded..
Still, it was a bloody valley, and it was a place where my teacher's footsteps remained, and I was heartbroken that I couldn't tell you how great this place was..
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The morale of Janhyeolgok was getting stronger as we went inside..
How many people died here? As you walked down the street, you would step on a bone once every ten steps..
No, that was a problem, but there was something else that bothered even Tang Hwa-seo, who had reached a point where he could never attack Germany..
‘The smell is too strong.’
stink.
The air is trapped and a rotting stench rises from everywhere..
That was not all, the humidity was so musty that it added weight to the stench and made it more unpleasant..
Originally, it was Danghwaseo that hated bad smells to the point of disgust..
As such, she thought of wanting to get out of here as soon as possible, but unfortunately, it was a wish that could not be achieved..
‘The center of the valley was far away..’
Janhyeolgok was a village where slash-and-burn farmers lived..
In other words, they cannot say that they have properly entered the Valley of Blood, as they have not even discovered the village yet..
Irritability that builds up all the time.
Danghwaseo's expression was getting darker by the minute, but even then, Mokriwon was bright and cheerful..
‘traces of martial arts!’
Mokriwon was snickering as he looked closely at the rocks, trees, and wounds on his bones..
This is because there is something that comes to mind just by looking at them..
Even though he looks so stupid and naive, he is ultimately a genius and born with the gift of heaven..
By piecing together these traces, he was able to roughly understand the aspects of the battle that took place here..
‘If you consider that trees grow over time,….’
The battle was probably more intense than it appears now..
The skull in front of you had a long scar extending from the lower left jaw to the eye..
This is clearly a wound caused by a raised cut..
And considering that the tip of the sword is unstable, the person who created this scar must have passed away at that moment..
It was clear that it was Donggwijin..
What about that sword stuck in the tree?.
The style of the sword is a bit different from that of the Central Plains, so it was probably used by a warrior from the Hyeolcheongyo religion..
Judging from the angle and depth of the insertion, it appears that the blade, which was heading somewhere else, was twisted by external pressure and stuck in that location..
Perhaps the person holding that sword also lost his life in that split-second accident..
“narrow neck.”
Danghwaseo continued to stop and urge Mokriwon, who looked around..
“Curiosity is good. But we have a long way to go. Please stop and follow me quickly..”
“Okay!”
“Do you feel any energy? Or maybe they're alive….”
“Wow!!”
Mo Liwon shook his head..
No human history was felt in Mokriwon’s energy..
Also, they didn't feel any life towards them..
That's why I wandered around out of curiosity, but there was one thing that even Mokriwon felt strange about..
“Wow!!”
I'm in a situation where I have to speak with my body because I'm drinking poisonous liquor..
Mok Ri-won started waving his arms around and doing strange things that I couldn't understand..
Doubt deepened over Danghwaseo’s face..
“yes?”
“Wow!”
Mo Ri-won spread his arms wide..
Then he raised his index finger and started poking the air..
Danghwaseo’s mouth was tightly shut..
A dazed expression began to appear on his face..
‘What is he saying now?’
Behavior that is unknown to us.
Danghwaseo sighed and said,.
“Please leave out some of the poisonous liquor and tell me. Can't you hold on for a little while??”
“hmm! I understand! There's something burning on my skin.!”
“yes?”
“Not human life! But it feels more lively than a simple flow of air.!”
After saying that, Mok Ri-won asked for blood liquor again..
His eyes were shining brightly, and something seemed to have stimulated his curiosity..
Normally, I would have ignored that look, thinking it wouldn't be a big deal, but I couldn't do that now..
‘There is something?’
This is because this place is a bloody valley..
This is because there is something in this ear that corresponds to what Mok Riwon said just now..
living thing.
non-human.
And this place is full of fraud.
‘…no way.’
Danghwaseo let out a laugh..
The circumstances were quite plausible to think that it could not be possible..
And my mouth watered.
“…There was a rumor going around in the valley..”
“Okay!”
“Yes, spirit creatures..”
Mokriwon ran wild..
Then he stretched out his hand and pointed in one direction..
A direction that is slightly different from where we have headed so far..
However, Hwaseo did not stop Mo Liwon..
“It's ridiculous, but….”
Danghwaseo continued his thoughts while gently stroking his chin..
When it comes to spiritual creatures, they are created when the same energy stays in the same place for hundreds to thousands of years..
As such, it is impossible for them to exist in a place like this, where it has only been about 20 years since the scam began..
Nevertheless, the reason I wanted to bet on that possibility was because Danghwaseo was also an undeniable warrior..
Speaking of the inner altar of spiritual beings, it was like an elixir from heaven for a warrior, so it was a shame to just pass it over..
Danghwaseo’s gaze turned toward the direction pointed by Mokriwon..
‘It's a rock wall. If there is anything, it would be correct to think of it as a cave somewhere out there..’
Calculations run quickly in my head..
If you move a little hastily, stopping by there wasn't a problem at all..
In the process, all you have to do is hold on to Mokriwon's collar so that it doesn't go astray..
That's it.
Mok Ri-won is a warrior who has reached the level of a swordsman, and he is a warrior who is invulnerable to all poisons and can use almost all the poisons that exist in the rivers and lakes into internal power..
‘Janhyeolgok is a land overflowing with fraud. Also, it is a young land, less than 20 years old..’
That means, if there really are spirits here, they are either young entities that have just been born, or entities that have moved from somewhere else and are still adapting to the environment..
“It's unclear if it's really there, but if you don't go, you'll be called an asshole..”
“Okay!”
“Yes, let's go. You have done a great job..”
Mo Liwon blushed and smiled..
Danghwaseo looked at that and thought..
‘You can't be this pretty when you keep your mouth shut..’
It's really nice that you don't talk nonsense and express it with your whole body when you really need it..
It was true that a man should have a big mouth..
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After making the decision, I walked quickly..
Mok Ri-won was already wide-eyed and didn't look anywhere else at the thought that he might actually meet a spirit being, and Danghwa-seo was also shaking off his frustration even in the midst of this bad smell and humidity at the thought that he might meet unexpected luck..
The rock wall that arrived that way.
While searching around the place, relying on Mok-ri-won's sense, the two were able to find the entrance to a fairly large cave..
“Huh, it really exists..”
“Okay!”
Mok Riwon’s face brightened up..
He had used up all of his strength trying to stop the fraud that was coming through it while holding the poisonous liquor in his mouth, but even that fatigue could not stop his passion..
“do you still feel it?”
Mokriwon spat out poisonous liquor for a moment and answered..
“I'm sure! The strange sensation I kept feeling as I came here has intensified! It's definitely from a living creature.!”
“That's good. Now, let’s be nervous from now on..”
Danghwaseo was in a happy trouble..
‘What kind of spirit is it?….’
It may have been a spirit creature that uses poison as it is in a land where morale is high..
No, seeing as it is located in a cave like this, the probability of that happening is over 90%..
‘poison.’
Even if it is not just Naedan, it acts as an elixir for yourself..
Danghwaseo suddenly relaxed his hands and sharpened his spirits..
Mok Ri-won also took out a small piece of grease from the pot and lit it on fire..
Grumbling.
A light that brightens a dark space.
And the two people, relying on that light, stepped into the cave..
This is what they saw after walking deep into the cave.
Sasasak.
legs of eight.
And a pattern that resembles an insect's head and a howling human face on a large belly..
The large spider, the size of a giant mountain beast, was crouched on its web, staring at them with its many eyes..
“person in person？？？）.”
It's also an entity that knows how to spray quite a bit of poison..
The poison seeps into the lungs..
When it tries to crush the stomach, it loses its momentum and is replaced by nutrients, revitalizing the body..
It was very good food.
“You're lucky..”
Danghwaseo smiled with a bright face..
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