Chapter 8
Yogwang raised his head and looked up..
Because of the dense iron pillars, the sun did not shine well..
On the ground, the sound of clashing weapons was heard, as if the remaining troops were fighting against the Guizhou army..
I wanted to stick the Hwacheom spear into the ground and extend its length to go up, but I soon gave up..
From the looks of it, it was clear that there was an engine mechanism that worked when you went up..
If you made a mistake and caused a chain reaction, it would be difficult, and the rock could collapse due to the impact..
I wouldn't have cared at all if I was the only one to survive, but unfortunately, I had to save Icheon's subordinates..
“Give your opinion, Cheon Ki-seong.”
There was a subtle anger in Yogwang’s voice..
Cheon Gi-seong’s complexion instantly turned pale..
‘If you don't answer, you die..’
I had to come up with an answer even though I didn’t know anything about the organization..
That's not wrong either..
Cheon Ki-seong hurriedly racked his brain, integrated opinions, and came up with his own answer..
“Well, if it was this big, the materials would have been quite expensive..
There must be passageways and entrances for transport..”
After listening to Cheon Ki-seong's opinion, Yo-gwang looked around..
It was a large communal building large enough to accommodate about 2,000 people..
The rock-walled ceiling is covered by iron pillars..
Sunlight shone through the tiny spaces, and the vibrations of the impact still remained, causing the piles of dirt to drizzle..
In addition, as Cheon Ki-seong said, a passage also existed..
Although it was not paved with marble or anything, I could see a few artificial caves even if I looked closely..
It was a space large enough for people to pass through, but not large enough for a large army to move at once..
“Report the number of people, excluding seriously injured and dead..”
“There are fifteen hundred people..”
At first, the ground collapsed, causing deaths and injuries..
There were also people who died trying to climb up..
“A slight breeze blows from inside.!”
The Chilseong soldier who scouted the tunnel reported..
Similar reports were also posted elsewhere..
The wind coming in means that the passage is not very long and is all connected to the entrance..
“It may be for the sake of confidentiality like in this meeting's Bunta, but if it is made to target a trap, it is a one-time shot, so of course there is no need to dig a deep tunnel..”
“Also, the sound of the fight between enemies and allies can be heard from above, so it doesn't seem to be that deep..”
Cheon Ki-seong gathered opinions one after another and reported..
“good night. Then we send out reconnaissance to check about half the angle and then depart..”
I don't know what lies ahead, but I couldn't stay here forever..
We had to join as quickly as possible before the dark heaven army on the ground was annihilated..
Close examination or reconnaissance was impossible..
For the same reason, I couldn't explore just one place without knowing exactly where the exit was..
Among the Seven Star Soldiers, those who were quick on their feet or had good eyesight were selected to look inside the tunnel..
Yogwang also took charge of one of the tunnels and checked it..
The method was to increase the length of the Hwacheomchang so that it reached the end, but unfortunately, the tunnel was curved and blocked in the middle..
He could increase his length, but he had no talent for avoiding obstacles in front of him due to his eyesight..
As soon as I retrieved the Hwacheom Spear, I received a report that there was no problem..
“Let those who have trained external attacks, those with nimble movements, and those who are resistant to poison attacks take the lead and move forward..”
The number of tunnels reached twenty..
Seventy-five people were divided into groups and decided to use the tunnel..
It was spacious enough for two or three people at a time and was quite long, so it didn't seem like a problem..
Even in the darkness where you couldn't see, you made a torch on the spot to brighten your vision..
Reconnaissance was no problem, so I thought the trap was just collapsed ground and a maze-like passage..
But about half an hour after I stepped foot, I realized something was wrong..
Crash. Pushyyyy.
“It's poison!”
“Wow!”
The first beginning was poison.
Poisonous smoke spewed out from cracks drawn on the walls of the passage, filling the tunnel..
Amcheon-gun, which was confined to a narrow space where only two or three people could pass, was exposed to poisonous smoke..
Even if I tried to run back, I couldn't do anything because my colleagues were connected like a tail..
It wasn't just poisonous smoke..
Hell has just begun.
Click click click!
With the sound of mechanical devices engaging, hundreds of small holes appeared in the wall of the circular tunnel..
Fushushu shoot!
“Ha, trap… … Wow!!”
What came flying out of hundreds of holes was a sharp dagger and other weapons..
It was more than scary to see metal pieces flying out of a narrow passage..
The inside of the passage quickly filled with screams..
‘got hit.’
Yogwang gritted his teeth..
Thanks to the black iron armor of absolute defense, Yogwang had no problems..
Memorization bounces away, poison cannot invade.
Above all, thanks to Yogwang taking the lead alone and keeping his distance from the rearguard, he was able to trigger the trap in advance and block it, reducing damage..
However, the only place that was intact was a tunnel with a glowing light, other than that, the situation was extremely miserable..
“my body! my body!”
“Argh! hot!”
The tracheal apparatus was varied..
I couldn't figure out how it worked..
It was activated when a certain amount of weight was applied, or when something was touched, etc..
Self-smoking and memorization were basic, and fire spewed out, reminiscent of a fiery hell..
Above all, there were cases where traps were triggered from behind, so I couldn't even run away properly..
‘Also, who on earth made this??’
‘Zhuge succession!’
It was the moment when the four members of Zhuge's lineage hit the heads of Yao Guang and Cheon Ki-seong..
To say he was genius was not enough..
The design of an institution that even experts had no idea what to do was a nightmare..
In order to avoid being caught in a trap, the engine mechanism was intentionally prevented from activating only at the front of the tunnel..
In addition, we calculated when to use reconnaissance and set up a device to activate it only when more than a few dozen people come in..
Yogwang tried to break the engine by scratching the wall with his spear, but stopped..
‘I can touch strange things for no reason..’
In my heart, I wanted to destroy everything and go, but I couldn't because of what I had seen so far..
‘It's scary, Zhuge Succession..’
The monster was not just Ju Seo-cheon..
In the Art of War, it is said that the best is to win without fighting..
Isn't that right?.
The architect of the institution, the Zhuge Dynasty, was restricting the hasty use of martial arts in other places without even touching it..
‘Even though I know it's a trap, I have no choice but to go..’
The back is blocked.
There are no side streets.
There were a lot of risks involved in breaking something..
I felt stuffy, like my stomach was clogged..
‘What on earth happened to your head??’
Cheon Gi-seong’s group was also outraged..
I felt it personally today, but the power of bronchial surgery was amazing..
However, the reason it has become a dead technology despite this is because the agency is very inefficient..
Basically, you need to be proficient in industry and academia, and various skills such as civil engineering and field engineering are included..
Because it was large in scale and required integrated technology, it had no choice but to be ignored..
It was a technique used only in special cases to prevent the tombs of three-eyed gods, demons, kings, or emperors from being robbed..
It's natural to be ostracized from Moorim..
Isn't it possible with the Kimunjin method, which can create a strange harmony without any special materials?.
Above all, it is usually not easy to catch a martial artist who is quick and strong..
It would have been much better to produce experts with that effort, time, and money..
‘There is no such thing as a crazy person..’
ground.
The Amcheon army, which lost more than half of its 3,500 men, was quickly reduced to a thousand..
Those who were too far ahead or behind were lucky enough to survive without getting caught..
However, it was a moment of relief, but what stopped them was the Gwiju army that surrounded the surrounding area..
“Oh my god……”
“step back!”
Yao Gwang is not the only commander of the Amcheon Army..
But there was no one with the ability of Yogwang..
As soon as the top expert left, morale plummeted..
“This is the time!”
Go Hoon raised his hand in an excited voice..
“Golden check!”
“foot)!”
Paang!
A shadow fell on Amcheon-gun’s face..
It wasn't an expression of emotion, it was really a shadow..
Hundreds of arrows were reflected beyond their eyes..
Pewububububt.!
“Wow!”
“Ugh!”
There were screams everywhere..
The experts could block or block it, but the underclassmen could not..
I suffered from being hit by a blind arrow..
It reminded me of a war between countries, not a fight between martial people..
“They say it’s a golden interrogation.!”
“Shooting arrows at the subject of the inspection?!”
Amcheon-gun saw the arrow and cursed..
“Is there a law that says only the sword should be used for inspection??”
Go Hoon showed the appearance of a shameless merchant like Lee Uichae..
In the past, during the Seven Swords War, it was a golden sword that had experience using a weapon called a multi-shot sword created by the Zhuge Dynasty..
Now that I value face, there was no need to do anything..
It was a pity that the multi-shot warlock could no longer be used in the martial arts army because it had been taken away by the government army's Ordnance Department..
“Don't miss a single one!”
The light cut down Nokrimdo, which was trying to escape to the side..
“There is no need to put in too much effort.!”
Maeng Chuhyeok's sword pierced the heart of the Seven Star Soldiers..
“Let the right faction build a solid defensive wall and become a shield for the four factions.!”
“The four factions take turns guarding the right faction and guiding the Amcheon Army that is trying to escape into a trap or defeating them.!”
The breath of affairs became one..
* * *
Basement, Hoji Hall.
“Wow!.”
I don't even know how many times I screamed.
I'm so used to it now that I didn't even need to check where it was..
Twenty underground tunnels have long since become passageways to hell..
Pushy.
I must have touched something again and the poison came out..
Whirling!
Yogwang turned the Hwacheomchang like a windmill and shot Dokyeon in the other direction..
The wind blew from the end of the passage, but it was only a breeze, so the resistance was not great..
There were times when fire spewed out from all directions and became a fiery hell, but this too could be sent out by turning the window like a windmill..
He wore black iron armor and was fine even in the fire..
The temperature rose inside, but it was bearable..
Those following behind at some distance breathed a sigh of relief..
I was chosen by Yogwang and was able to live..
If it weren't for that, I might be in the underworld by now..
“The wind is getting closer! The entrance is coming soon!”
Yogwang shouted..
Perhaps because the tunnels were connected, his voice even reached the tunnel next to it..
The Army of Amcheon was tired of all the traps, but they marched forward with hope as they heard that it would soon be over..
‘If you get out of here, I will kill Zhuge Succession..’
‘Did you say that Zhuge Suran was the sister of Zhuge Succession??’
‘Zhuge Dynasty……’
Anger and hatred toward the designer of Hojigwan also intensified..
The entire Zhuge Dynasty was engraved in the death book of Amcheonhoe..
‘Just past here……’
‘can buy!’
‘The wind is getting closer!’
Amcheon-gun's method of passing Hojigwan was extremely ignorant, but other than that, there was no other means..
Even if you try to destroy it, you don't know anything about the institution, and there are many cases where you can't avoid getting angry when you touch it rashly..
Stack the corpses, cross over them and move forward..
The end of the endlessly long tunnel was visible..
The moment they took their final step, light and the wind welcomed them..
* * *
Shandong, top of gold.
Kang! Kyaang!
The workshop was noisy..
Sparks flew and the sound of metal hitting continued endlessly..
“Whoa!”
Zhuge Succession was released from the workshop after a full week..
His handsome face was covered in sweat..
“Thank you for your hard work, Confucius..”
Mu Mu-hua, who was assisting him, wiped the sweat that had formed on Zhuge Heir's forehead with his sleeve..
After receiving instruction from Zhuge Emperor about industry, academia and other institutions, Mu Mu-hua assisted him as an assistant..
‘No matter how you look at it, they look like lovers…… ’
‘Oh my, how can you look so cool even when you’re covered in sweat?.’
‘The lady is so pretty... … I would be hopeless..’
In the corner of the workshop, a group of maids in gold costumes preparing clothes for two people to change into looked at the handsome man and woman and thought..
In fact, the Zhuge succession was so rare and a bit strange that it was quite popular in the central plains..
There was no one around to leave the Zhuge succession alone..
Firstly, it is from the five generations..
Second, he is the younger brother of a Murim League soldier..
Thirdly, he is Geomsin’s only sworn brother..
finally… … handsome.
Background is background, network is network, appearance is appearance..
It's not easy to find someone greater than this..
Even though I was a person who was confined to a workshop and researching lost technologies, such things were minor issues..
I was worried that he wasn't interested in women, but I thought flirting would be enough..
In fact, more than three-tenth of the maids of the Jingui Sangdan were women aiming to succeed Zhuge..
Among them, there were even those whose parents paid Lee Uichae a certain amount of money and asked him to let their children stay as guests..
However, they soon despaired when they saw their opponent, Mufuhwa..
No matter how we tried, Mu Mu-hwa was no ordinary woman either..
Although she had an innocent and slender beauty, the problem was that she was the daughter of a martial arts master, whom even Geomshin and Sangwang were wary of..
It was burdensome to be the beloved daughter of Geomma, who was active during the Battle of Jeongma and became one of the world's greatest masters, but what was even more amazing was that she knew the entirety of the Zhuge succession's institutional knowledge and often helped him..
I was just jealous.
“Oh my goodness. Confucius, what is that??”
Wireless's attention was focused on one place..
It was a miniature version of a pulley and windmill made up of complex devices such as wheels and strings..
“Oh, this?”
Zhuge Emperor's eyes twinkled and his nose turned up..
If you ask about the institution, it was the Zhuge succession that gave you power that you didn't have before..
“I'll show you something good.”
Zhuge Emperor laughed and pressed his finger on the iron plate connected to the windmill and pulley..
Then a squeaking sound was heard, and the sheave moved according to its weight, causing the windmill's blades to spin round and round..
“Oh my goodness.”
Mu Mu-hwa covered her mouth with her sleeve and made a surprised expression..
The wings began to rotate and create wind..
“I made it because the heat in the workshop was so muggy..
It is a device that artificially creates wind..”
“Wow, isn't it a great invention?……?”
Mu Mu-hwa asked with sincerity, not lies..
They say that when you fall in love, you look lovely and amazing no matter what you do, but this was different..
“No, it's a failure.”
Zhuge Succession shook his head left and right..
“As you can see, a certain amount of weight and force must be applied for the wing to rotate..
It takes a lot of power to create a cool breeze..
It's a device that requires a lot of manpower. It's not an institution or anything..”
Since ancient times, an engine is a device that can operate without much effort and produce maximum efficiency..
From this perspective, this product was a failure..
From the perspective of the Zhuge family, who had pride as a craftsman, it was an embarrassing item to present to the outside world..
‘Oh, come to think of it, I installed a similar device in the pond.?’
* * *
Hojigwan.
“Ahhh……”
The moment I saw the light, a sigh came naturally..
Amcheon-gun couldn’t help but tremble..
“This… … What is it……”
Yogwang also couldn't speak properly..
The heavy voice suddenly cut off..
“The wind……”
I thought the wind was coming from outside..
I was sure that if I passed through this passage, there would be an entrance..
However, that confidence and hope quickly turned into despair..
After going through a difficult time, what greeted them as they exited the terrible passage was the Great Hollow, which was once again connected to an underground tunnel..
Unlike the place where I first fell, the visibility was bright..
Torches were lined up on the walls, and expensive night poles hung near the center of the ceiling, making it as bright as day..
What was more shocking than that was the windmill at the end of Daegongdong, with its pulleys intricately intertwined in operation..
Although it is not very powerful, the six wings rotate to create a weak wind..
The moment he saw that, Amcheon realized that the wind was also a trap..
Compared to ordinary people, martial people have sharper senses..
Normally, it would be difficult to feel things like the wind, but it was different for the martial arts people who had excellent senses and physical abilities..
I checked the breeze blowing through my hair and decided it was coming from the exit towards the ground..
That decision was the beginning of misfortune..
The keen sense actually acted as poison..
The passage was not a trap.
The place where the ground collapsed and fell was tied up and was a trap..
If the seriously injured person had been brought in instead of leaving him alone, some of his organs may have failed due to the difference in weight..
Or, if you hadn't tried to force your way up to the ground in the first place, the pile of rocks wouldn't have fallen..
“1st, 7th, 5th, 5th!”
Yogwang shouted, breaking his name one by one..
A voice full of anger rang out and filled the newly appeared cavity..
Part of me wanted to destroy the windmill in front of me right away, but I couldn't because I didn't know what kind of chain reaction it would cause..
Clap!
Once again, the sounds of despair spread..
the nightmare is not over.
Click click click click!
“What, what?!”
Drurly!
The pulley connected to the rotating shaft moves.
The organs that make up the trachea were interlocked and made a metallic sound..
Yogwang quickly turned his back and looked back..
I tried to shout to get out, but it was too late..
An iron bar came out of the wall of a tunnel that only two or three people could pass through..
I was so dazed with despair that I couldn't get out..
The entrances to twenty tunnels were blocked..
“no!”
“no! It can't be like this!”
Poongsan Chaeju, Wanggeupgan held on to the iron bars and went crazy..
The scream coming from behind was truly terrifying..
There was no time to use the martial arts skills I had been practicing..
I just moved forward, but it was all over..
“Ahhhhh!”
“help me!”
Once again, the chaos unfolds..
Those who fell into the hell called Hojigwan died in the trap..
Hope was dashed, and instead it was filled with only despair and pain..
The hide of 1,500 great soldiers was extinguished in a tunnel..
“I can't stand it anymore, no more!”
“I'm going to run away!”
The command system due to Yogwang also collapsed..
Somehow, heavenly luck reached them and a group of Amcheon soldiers escaped from the tunnel and started running without looking back..
There was a scene where dozens of people were running around in panic..
I don't know what else is lurking ahead, but it's not the time to worry about that..
My steps suddenly became faster because I wanted to get out of this place where I didn't even want to breathe..
Perhaps because the surroundings were bright thanks to the night light on the ceiling, there was no hesitation in taking steps, but on the contrary, it urged Ming..
The moment I entered the empty cave, a groan came from inside..
I could also hear the sound of a person's body falling..
“Wow!”
But even the final escape was ultimately blocked..
Those who were scattered haphazardly were sucked into the darkness and died, one or two at a time, groaning..
Some of the latecomers realized that something was wrong and tried to retreat, but they were caught by a hand sticking out from the shadows and were sucked in without being able to resist at all..
“main… … west… … cloth!”
In the whirlpool of screams, the emotions of hatred and anger boiled like lava between Yogwang's dry lips..
“Do you have no pride as a warrior?!”
A windmill that is about the size of one sheet spins slowly..
“A person who is as high as six seats in heaven……!”
As if reminiscent of the communal faction's base, one or two people appeared from an empty burrow that was tangled like an anthill..
No, it wasn't at the level of one or two people..
After easily surpassing dozens, it reached almost a hundred..
Starting from the bottom, they appeared one after another from the cave in sections divided like floors above, and it was a horror itself..
A black cloth was wrapped around it like an eye patch, and its generally slender body also had its main parts covered with a narrow cloth..
It felt like it was sticking to my body as if it was wet, and I couldn't tell if it was clothes or mat..
However, what was surprising was that even though the outfit was so intense, it was strangely not recognized in the mind..
What appeared before Yo-gwang's eyes was Joo Seo-cheon, alone with ninety-nine ghosts in uniform..
“Yogwang. I have fought and won 100 to 1.”
In the era of war, we fought among the people..
“Of course, I was a hundred..”
Qin Shi Huang's legacy, black iron armor.
It is an outrageous armor made entirely of iron..
The weight of metal is light, and even intangible strength is impervious to it..
Perhaps it was to protect the emperor, but there was no room left..
I asked Ganyaja about her weaknesses, but was told, 'I don't know.'.
Even if he was the best night market in the South Sea, there was no way he would have known about the law that only appeared in legends..
The story may be a little different if you touch it in person, but it was a prerequisite to win against Yogwang before that..
If the Black Iron Armor's ability is to disperse the enemy's air power when it touches it, then all you need to do is block the space for the energy to disperse and escape..
‘I doubt it will work, but it's better than doing nothing..’
If you lack strength, you can compete with quantity..
Dokma Island, Blood Monk Island, Horrible Demon Island.
Even Daemadu, who had caused a stir in the martial arts world, ended up running away after being publicly accused..
There is no business in group violence.
So the answer I came up with was this.
The labor force that built Hojigwan mobilized the power of Ghost Valley..
‘Prepare to win more confidently.’
Podalap Palace, Hojigwan, Ghost Valley.
If Podalap Palace had not arrived on time, I would have dragged Yogwang in alone..
It's not easy to get out of this maze-like place, so I planned to block the escape route and compete..
“I'm sure you don't mean to say it's mean.?”
Joo Seocheon openly sneered..
“If you've spent your whole life on the battlefield, you know how stupid that is..”
In a battlefield where life is at stake, there is no law or etiquette..
They hid among the corpses of their allies and waited for the enemy to pass by, or they used the corpses as shields..
I don't know if it's a battle of longevity that determines the morale of a large army, but other than that, it's foolish to care..
Popping!
Yogwang gritted his teeth and strengthened the hand holding the Hwacheom Spear..
‘Political faction? Sapa?’
When I saw the 99 people in black, doubts about their identity soared..
My head was spinning with fever..
I thought about what I heard and reported at the Amcheonhoe, but I couldn't come up with any kind of answer..
Even at first glance, his momentum was unusual..
The presence of an unmanned person was strangely faint..
It's not like a low-level expert can't gauge the level of a master..
It wasn't that I felt ordinary or unknown, I felt like I was dead..
‘dead man?’
Yogwang's eyes inside the helmet became harsh..
Like an expert, I quickly noticed the identity of the faint presence..
‘How to treat deaf ears!’
Breathing and pulse are slow, as if they have stopped..
It was definitely an assassin's basic method of defeating evil spirits..
Assuming that he was an assassin, I saw several things..
It was a thin body without distinction between men and women, clothes that minimized movement restrictions, and a dagger draped around the waist..
“no way……”
Yaogwang felt ominous from the name ‘dead man’..
“lieutenant commander.”
Ju Seocheon sensed the atmosphere of Yogwang and gave an order..
“……”
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