Chapter 2: The outbreak of war)
Chapter 2: The outbreak of war)
Confirmation of Green Eye Mandokong's evil nature has also been completed..
Although the distance is not wide, it is now possible to attack enemies far away with a poisonous attack..
The Ganja left no one behind..
Anyway, their mission was to disrupt, coordinate the battlefield, and obtain information..
Their mere existence is a nuisance, and they are not the type of people who would open their mouths even if you torture them anyway..
No, even in the first place, he knew more than the people who went there..
“The face... … I don't know who it is.”
I took off the mask, but I can't tell who it is..
I searched inside my arms, but there was nothing to prove my identity..
I wore a mask and black clothes to begin with, but there's no way I could have brought something like that..
Joo Seocheon gathered the scattered bodies in one place..
Then, they hung two people on their shoulders, spread out their lights, ran with all their might, and abandoned them in the nearby Yellow River..
Unlike the plateau where the camp is located, the water is deep and the current is strong, making it ideal for destroying evidence..
If you apply cremation, you will be chased because the smoke will be visible, and there will be a lot of people to bury it, so it will be noticeable..
Since the body was abandoned in the opposite direction of Jinji, there is little chance of it being found, and when it is found, it is difficult to recognize it..
“Let's go back slowly.”
The next day dawned..
Naturally, there was an uproar because of what happened last night..
Twenty peak experts disappeared overnight..
“Hey, what the hell is going on?……”
“It must be a conspiracy by Sado Heaven or the Demonic Cult.!”
“They must have sent an assassin.!”
With four days left, the masters went missing..
It was something I couldn't just ignore..
Everyone unanimously expressed their opinion, saying that it was the work of Sadochun or the devil..
“But why is there nothing wrong with the Namgung family??”
There were other opinions too.
Even the Namgung family was met with suspicion..
Among the five factions of the Murim Alliance, the leaders of the Murim League have gone missing, except for the Namgung family..
It's even weirder if you don't get suspicious..
“Are you doubting us now??”
“That's harsh..”
Naturally, the reaction was unpleasant..
“Calm ! calm down!”
Sangmyeong Jinin began mediation..
“According to security the night before, there was no disturbance..
So, in other words, about 20 people went out on their own. Isn't it strange? First of all, I hope you stop doubting your inner self. Maybe that's what Sadocean and the Demonic Cult want..”
“Pfft.”
“joy.”
Sangmyeong Jinin's mediation barely prevented the fight from breaking out..
“I desperately want to investigate, but there are only four days until the emergency battle. Let's put this off until later and now is the time to strengthen our guard and prepare for the War of the Seven Swords..”
“So, are you saying that Sangmyeong Jin-in wants to bury this agenda? Now it's someone's death sentence and a priest is missing.……”
“It's not that you don't know that feeling, but don't you know that in Gangho, there are situations where 'there is nothing you can do'? Among those who are missing, there is a disciple of this sect. Don't you know that feeling?.”
“hmm.”
“If the number of investigators is excluded here, it will be at a disadvantage in the battle for non-severance pay. I'll send a letter to my headquarters and ask the Open Island to investigate, so let's leave it there..”
Sangmyeongjinin was competent..
He did not become a scholar through martial arts alone..
He wasn't a future hero for nothing.
Meanwhile, Joo Seo-cheon, the culprit(?) of everything, was quietly watching the situation..
‘The person who was born with Sangmyeongjin is the person who was born. Rather, considering that she was not from the Namgung Sega, it seems like it would be difficult for her to plant ganja in the Sega..’
The Five Great Families prioritized blood relatives and tended to be somewhat closed-minded, so it was difficult to infiltrate them..
Above all, isn't the previous head of the Namgung family the Murim lord?.
It wasn't usually easy to avoid those eyes..
‘And indeed, if the identities of the ganjas are exposed or something like this happens, the Namgung family will naturally be suspected, and as a result, it may create discord. It's still creepy and planned..’
Joo Seocheon clicked his tongue and prepared for the next step..
‘Next, we deal with Sadocheon's ganja. However, security will be strengthened, so you may have a hard time getting out tonight..’
Additionally, when I heard the names of the missing people, I learned who the ganjas really were..
Except for the Namgung family, they were disciples who made their names known among the four great powers, and among them was Dae Eo..
He was a disciple of an elder of the Hangsan Sect and was a peak expert who was friendly with a swordsman..
The day has set again.
As expected, it took some effort to sneak out today..
I used up quite a bit of my energy yesterday, but it's nothing to worry about..
The amount of inner power still sleeping in the danjeon was considerable..
And today we started a little faster than yesterday.
It was because I needed time to leave a password after arriving at Sadocheon camp..
Fortunately, things went according to plan..
“everyone!”
Just like the time of the Murim Leaguers, they gathered from a distance and, after a lot of fighting, they were annihilated..
The number of ganja belonging to Sadocheon was greater than that of the Murim League..
Instead, there were few experts and mainly low-level players..
The number is thirty-two.
Although there were many people, their martial arts skills were weaker than those of the members of the Murim League, so it was easy to deal with them..
“You damn thing……”
“I'm tired of saying that. die.”
Wow!
We didn't torture them, but we did get some information through some conversations..
Ganja who infiltrated each faction gathered three days before the emergency war and tried to hold a meeting related to the Seven Swords War..
It is said that they planned to report to superiors after checking to see if anything had gone wrong so far and the mission..
Contact with each faction was planned after this, but I didn't even know that the Murim Alliance members were wiped out because of that..
The Murim League kept this a secret, and it was also because the infiltrated forces did not know about each other..
“Isn't luck really that good?.”
After all, the next day is the third day left..
There was still some magic left, but time was running out..
‘I wish I had one more day.’
But I can't stay still.
Two places have been processed, but variables remain in the remaining one..
Even if it meant taking risks, I had to deal with it like today..
‘It's time for heaven's authority to move..’
* * *
the next day.
Sado Cheondo had a similar reaction to the Murim League..
The first to suspect the Murim Alliance and the Demonic Cult, and the vigilance was strengthened..
Needless to say, all kinds of insults were poured out, including hostility towards the Murim Alliance..
“They always call us cowards, but the political factions are no different..”
“you dirty hypocrites!”
For your information, the origins of Ganja were very diverse..
Starting from the Sado Chilmun, there were also small and medium-sized schools..
Instead, there were only two or three masters who were at the peak level..
There was a force that reacted as violently to this incident as Hanpan Sadocheon..
Needless to say, it was a dark meeting..
When daylight came, the report should have been posted..
But that didn't come from two places either..
“what happened.”
Finally, another leader of the Seven Stars has moved..
The name is Cheon-kwon.
As befits the name “scale,” it measures and equalizes the power of situations or forces..
There were few Chilseongsapyeong under the Heavenly Quan, but instead there were Kanza and Satire..
The one they followed was Cheon Quan..
Cheon Quan used them to receive intelligence, and used that information to weaken each force at the same time..
He was also the leader of the Dark Heaven Association, which was responsible for this blood root competition and the Seven Swords War..
“What happened to English??”
I waited and waited, but still no report..
It might be in one Murimmaeng place, but it wasn't in Sado Stream either..
When I tried to find out what was going on, information quickly came in..
“……disappeared?”
The Ganja planted in the six major powers, excluding the Demonic Cult, has gone missing..
It's clear something is up..
Maybe it's not that his life or death is unknown, but that he may have been murdered by someone..
They are not foolish enough to disappear without a word with three days left in the war..
“Cheongi.”
It was not that far from Cheongi..
As much as the Amcheonhoe focused on the Seven Swords War, the Cheongi, which oversees all of the Amcheonhoe, paid less attention to other areas..
As soon as Cheonki heard those words, he gritted his teeth..
“I really feel like I'm possessed by a ghost. This makes it clear that someone knows about this episode..”
“No way.”
“Thousand volumes. If you don't change your thinking, you will only dig in vain. That is arrogance. Be careful.”
Not even arrogance.
Cheon Kwon’s reaction was normal..
Amcheonhoe hid its identity from the Muripmaeng, Sadocheon, and Madoise..
It wasn't even a day or two.
However, they could not easily believe that an enemy had appeared who had figured out their secret, which even the Amcheonhoe could not understand..
“I will tell Cheon-seon and Ok-hyeong to investigate anyone who knows about this organization and may betray or reveal it..
Cheon Kwon, the same goes for you. Find him, capture him, and bring him back. His value is greater than the Seven Swords War..”
Depending on how much you know about Amcheonhoe, the world changes dramatically..
Cheongi decided that an unidentified enemy was a dangerous person..
“It's an invisible enemy to the archer and swordsman.……”
Cheon-ki bit his fingernails as if ominous..
Cheongi, Cheonseon, Cheonwon, Prison sentence!
As many as four of the Seven Stars began chasing Ju Seocheon..
* * *
‘It's a shame, but the Demonic Cult is giving up..’
There was absolutely no time.
Also, I was worried about the Amcheonhoe, such as Cheonkwon, which would not be moved as the report was not uploaded..
In any case, all the Ganja of the six major powers among the seven major powers died..
Even if you leave it in one place, it won’t have a big impact..
The same goes for windbreakers, or satirists..
Since there is no ganja, there is nothing to catch the wind..
And three days later.
Despite the controversy, the Murim League, Sadocheon, and the Demonic Cult finished preparing for war and gathered on the plateau in front of Bigeup..
Their number was three thousand, each with a thousand men..
Whiiing.
A wind that felt a little chilly passed by the iron box containing the blood rhizome on the plateau in the very center..
After keeping strict security until the night before, everyone retreated without any problems..
Everyone retreated from where they were watching, and no one behaved suspiciously afterward..
“The day has dawned!”
Sangmyeongjin’s voice rang out..
It was so loud that it became an echo and even reached the enemy camp..
“The blood root microscope belongs to our school.!”
The flame killer shouted, leaving behind a thousand demon cultists..
“Did you want it so badly that you secretly assassinated it?!”
Chief Hwaseong shouted about what happened three days ago..
“who will say!”
“That's why you guys are Sapa.!”
The Murim League was also attacked and reacted violently..
The Demonic Cult responded that that was some bullshit, but then calmed down..
Due to the influence of the demonic attack, his eyes were shining with murderous intent as if he was excited about the imminent fight..
“Power rules everything!”
The Flame Salma growled..
“Kill it! Plunder! Take it away! Teach me that power is everything, that is the magic law of indulgence.!”
Wow!
A shout so loud that the sky collapses fills the surroundings..
After that, the shouts of the Murim League and Sadocheon followed..
All seven great forces advance towards one place..
The destination was, of course, the central plateau..
Fast-moving detachments from each faction escaped separately..
The remaining personnel prepared for the enemy forces to clash..
Chaeng!
The first metallic sound erupted, and after that, countless iron sounds resonated loudly..
But even that sound was soon drowned out by screams..
“Wow!!”
“Ouch!”
“These dirty Sapa bastards!”
“You hypocrites of political factions!”
“Haha! die, die!”
It wasn't even a fuss.
It was a spectacular sight to see 3,000 people fighting in one place..
Dozens of people lose their lives in an instant..
If there was hell, it was here.
The hell of royalties was unfolding here..
Even the green flowers turned red.
“haha! Now I too am the best expert in the world!”
Of the separate units, Sado Cheon arrived first..
A first-class warrior from Sapa was happy holding an iron chest..
“Asshole!”
deeply!
“Ugh!”
A first-class warrior missed an iron box and vomited blood..
As if in disbelief, he looked down at the sword stuck in his chest and raised his head..
“You, you bastard... … Me, my older brother……”
“We are not even blood-related brothers, so what are you calling me? Haha! Isn’t this what Gangho Moorim is like??”
The younger brother of a first-class warrior and member of the separate unit grinned with eyes shining with greed..
As soon as he could say hello, he picked up the blood root that had fallen and ran as fast as he could toward the direction where there were no people..
“It's foolish to shout like that……”
Suddenly!
Those words didn't last long.
Before he could get even one step off the plateau, his neck rose into the air and rolled on the floor..
“flaw! It's a blood rhizome!”
“Speaking of magic, isn’t it originally from our school?!”
The magician who arrived late laughed darkly..
The sight of him licking the blood from his face with his tongue was truly grotesque..
“iced coffee ……”
The Murim Alliance detachment that arrived next sighed, at a loss for words..
I was speechless at the situation that just happened..
This is what Moorim’s special level is like..
No matter what kind of martial arts, even a relationship formed through righteousness can be cut off in an instant..
“You won't get out of here smoothly..”
The warriors of Kunlun surrounded the demonic cultist holding the Blood Root Mirror..
“like! The Malko guys of Kunlun!”
“I'm sick of it.!”
Seven Swords War.
The war has just begun.
When I close my eyes, memories of the past pass through my mind..
Someone's scream called someone else's scream.
I have never participated in the Seven Swords War in my past life..
At that time, I was still quietly training at Hwasan School..
But the sight before my eyes was more familiar than ever..
I knew better than anyone here..
From the thick scent of blood that pierces your nose to the point of dizzying your head, to the screams that harmonize enough to tear your eardrums..
It was imprinted deep in my soul beyond my brain..
“good! Aim for the top!”
Namgung Jaeyoung’s voice woke me up from that thought..
The past disappears and we arrive in the present..
The time that stopped has passed again.
The Murim League of Thousands was divided into five units of two hundred men each according to the five major powers..
Twenty of them left in groups to form a separate unit, and as soon as the war began, they headed to the top first..
One hundred and eighty people remained in each unit, and in the case of Ju Seo-cheon's group, they entered the unit commanded by Namgung Jae-young..
“Namgung Sega and Sacheondanggada!”
The first enemy I encountered was a group of Sadocheon..
“Please leave the vanguard to us.!”
As Tang Hui's sleeves fluttered, the poisoned spittle shot up and fell like rain..
“Wow!”
“It's heavy rain and fire.!”
As a memorization of the single text of the Tang song, not just one or two, but dozens of them are fired at once, causing them to pour down like heavy rain..
It is famous for being notorious even in martial arts because if it is even slightly stung, it will cause immediate poisoning..
However, because the manufacturing method is not easy, it is one of the rarest products in the sugar industry..
I made up my mind to use it..
“Venomous bee! Yes girl… … Wow!”
The poisoned warrior Sadocheon fell while running..
“done! Now step back.!”
Namgung Jaeyoung praised Tang Hye and ordered a retreat..
‘Even if the poison king is not interested in his daughter, he can still make him owe her a little by taking care of her..’
Even during this time, Namgung Jaeyoung acted by calculating the benefit of the cause..
“Show me clearly the Changgung (蒼窟) of the Namgung family.!”
Wow!
The Namgung family marched forward, escorting the Sacheondang family..
“Wow, that's too much! Those moths!”
Choryun saw that and cursed..
Even though it was the same unit, the handling of Geumui Inspection was not good..
Let alone any intention of helping, he did not even recognize its existence..
As a result, I quickly became a target for those around me..
A group of scary-looking men who didn't know if they were Sado-Chun or the Demonic Cult attacked us..
“I'm dying!”
“You just die!”
Joo Seocheon swung his sword brilliantly..
Every time the sword stem passed by, the enemies fell like leaves in the autumn wind..
A battlefield I have seen many times in my past life..
However, there was something different from before: inaction..
In the past, I avoided the eyes of the experts and stayed in hiding when I got tired from fighting with the underlings..
I was lucky enough to survive until the end of the war, and even though I was seriously injured, my limbs were intact..
But not now.
no need to do that.
The expert and strong person he looked up to was himself..
“Leader. How long do I have to hold this??”
Not one, not two, but as many as six of the Geumuigeommun warriors are following, carrying a box three feet long..
It doesn't seem like it's difficult due to the weight, but since it's in the middle of the battlefield, he rolled his eyes as if he was anxious about the attacks around him..
“Just use it once and you're done?”
“exactly.”
“Then wait a little longer.”
The battlefield was chaos itself..
Any further distinction was meaningless..
Everyone mixed up and tried to attack each other..
Among them, there was one group that stood out: the Sosaldae (燒殺隊)..
“Burn everything to death!”
Yeomhwasalma laughed while rubbing his trouser legs..
As I imagined the people in front of me screaming as they burned, the clone below was already standing upright..
As Iljang Hwasa said before, Yeomhwasalma was a parasexual person who found pleasure in burning people to death..
“Hahahaha!”
“die!”
Although the members of the Sosaldae were not as strong as the great master Yeomhwasalma, they were demons who enjoyed burning people to death..
Wherever they passed, there were more than a few warriors engulfed in flames and suffering..
“ha ha ha! Look at that!”
“You dance very well!”
Some members of the assassination team clapped and said they were dancing like butterflies..
It was difficult to keep my sanity..
It's literally a nightmare!
Salma Yeomhwasalma led the Sosaldae to the summit, but soon there was a group blocking them..
“Yes inoooom!”
Sangmyeongjinin’s angry cry fell like a thunderbolt..
The face was full of anger.
Flame Salma, who had been laughing heartily just a moment ago, erased his smile and glared at the group of Taoists who appeared in front of him..
“You guys are always blocking the entrance to the main school. Kunlun Sect!”
Yeomhwasalma raised her voice as if she didn’t like it..
To get to Wulin, Ma Jiao had to pass through Cheonghae, and the Kunlun faction was always firmly guarding that place..
Even if it wasn't a war between demons and demons, the Kunlun faction and the demon religion have been fighting and hating each other for countless years..
“Do you know how many times I've had to mess up my work because of your interference? This time, I will burn you guys who were a thorn in my eyes and kill you, and I will also get your hands on the blood root system.!”
“That will never happen.!”
Information is very important in war because victory is determined by that information alone..
Sanhwailjang especially paid a lot of attention to that information..
Since the war began, we have received live reports, including about Sangmyeongjinin and Yeomhwasalma..
“Hahaha!”
I couldn't hold back my laughter even though I was receiving attention..
The biggest enemies of the Hwasa Iljang were Sangmyeongjinin and Yeomhwasalma..
But the greatest enemies are trying to destroy each other..
Now there are no more obstacles.
“The blood rhizoscope now belongs to this oxidized field.!”
We were keeping an eye on Gowon from the beginning, but no one stole the blood root mirror and escaped..
There were countless samurai climbing towards the top, but why is there no one coming down?.
I could indirectly feel how fierce the battle was going on up there..
He also launched his body upwards..
If there was anyone who got in the way, he would kill them all with thieves' tactics..
“go away!”
“Ahh!”
Of course, I didn't climb it alone..
Even if you are the world's greatest expert, there is no answer if there are 100 people involved..
There was also an escort nearby..
After pushing forward at full speed, I was finally able to reach the top of the plateau..
“If you don't value your life, it would be good for your health to pass the blood root sutra.!”
Things are going in our favor, but we can't relax.
I quickly took the hemoscope and tried to go back..
“oxidation day!”
The fight entered a lull with the appearance of the world's greatest master..
The faces of the members of the right faction were stiff, while those of the Sa faction seemed to be pleased or regretful..
Jang Hwa-iljang clicked his tongue as if he was foolish while looking at the sad Safa people..
“Tsk tsk. If a sewer like you guys learns the blood root technique, he will go crazy with the demonic nature and eventually will not be able to avoid the demon attack. Don't think about being needlessly greedy, just help me.!”
“All right!”
The group of Apostles gave up their greed without saying anything..
The moment the oxidation daylight appeared, the situation was already over..
Even if I ran away with the blood root scope in my hand, it was obvious that I would be caught up quickly..
“Oxidation day! As a warrior, you don't seal the demonic power and try to use it for personal gain! Aren’t you embarrassed?!”
A young man from the Murim Alliance took a step forward and shouted..
The head of the Hwaseongiljang turned around..
“bantling. who are you?”
“Sotaesan, Go Chanjeong!”
“Somunju of the Taishan Sect? You've made it this far.”
Iljang Hwasan grinned with a sour face..
When I looked closely, I saw other late exponents other than Go Chan-jeong, and I saw disciples of the Five Evil Sword Sect as if protecting them..
“Sword on Iljigeom. Where is Namgung Jaeyoung and why are only these kids here??”
Iljang Hwasan looked around as if he was looking for someone..
Namgoong Jaeyoung is not as good as Sangmyeong Jinin or Yeomhwasalma, but he is still a worthy opponent to be wary of..
I don't want you to get caught in the back of the head because you're distracted by the blood root system..
“Senior is conquering the battlefield..
The group of sorcerers and apostles will soon be annihilated by his sword, so it would be better for you to surrender as well.!”
“cow, small horse!”
When Go Chan-jeong answered, the disciples of the Taishan Sect were shocked..
“Huh, if you ask me, I will give you a straight answer about the battlefield situation.?”
Iljang Hwasan saw it and liked it but was also dumbfounded..
“There is a saying that the late exponents of political factions have empty minds, and that is true. Do you realize how thoughtless and foolish your answer was??”
“joy! Even if our senior does not come, the leader of the Sapa will not be our opponent in the end. Offering surrender was just showing the bare minimum of mercy..”
“Yes! How many times can I survive with my daily sword??”
Kwak Chae also stepped forward and shouted confidently..
However, the political faction members around him looked anxious..
The disciples of the Songshan Sect also had faces that said, ‘I committed it!’.
Iljang Hwasa was more astonished than angry at that arrogant attitude..
“In all my life, I have never seen people as arrogant and foolish as you. Still, I knew there was no trap with this. I'll finish it off right away so you can't tease that cheeky tongue anymore..”
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