6Volume - Chapter 1
A half moon rose in the night sky.
It was cloudy so only a part of it was visible, but not the whole thing..
It's darker than other times, but what's scary is the occasional scream..
Kang Nengchao led more than a hundred men from Hao Wen and attacked Hong Lu's rear boat..
“Wow!!”
“Ouch!”
Jeongju watched the bloody battle with a keen eye..
I was afraid I might get caught up, so I raised my guard and was careful..
But I wasn't afraid.
All-out wars of this scale are certainly not common, but they still occur occasionally..
“It's a silent lion.!”
“Kang Neungcho captured the silent lion.!”
“Run away! There is no hope in the Red House.!”
There is no such thing as loyalty to Hao Mun-do..
Even if they became brothers yesterday, they run away without looking back. It's not black for nothing.
The power of the Red House, already noticeably weakened, was unable to properly resist the attack and eventually collapsed..
It was a fate that was decided from the moment we lost the masters, the dock wall and the chamragga..
“From now on, Hongru is under the control of me, Kang Nengchao..”
“Mo, please just save my life.!”
Both Cheongru and Hongru went under Kangneungcho..
As both had great influence on the night streets of Jeongju, their profits and military power doubled..
And this noise also reaches Hao Wen-ju’s ears..
“Gangneungcho, Gangneungchora……”
Hao Wenzhou mutters in the dark..
There was a lot of annoyance in that voice..
Indokjong, Kangneungcho.
Information about him flashed through my mind and unfolded..
The content is quite detailed.
Kang Neung-cho was a Jeongju from birth and was an orphan commonly seen on the streets at night..
He was abandoned under a bridge when he was young and grew up not knowing his parents' names..
Like everyone else, when he was young, he earned sympathy and survived by begging, but then he got lucky and learned martial arts from a martial artist..
However, it wasn't that great..
What was really great was Kang Neung-cho himself..
He practiced martial arts over and over again as a means to survive..
He had some talent, but what was even greater was his perseverance..
Occasionally, if there was something I didn't know, I would stick to the shaman who was hanging out at the base and teach him..
Along the way, in the name of training, violence that was nothing short of anger was inflicted on him, but he did not give in to it..
I almost died more than once, but I was able to get to that point thanks to experiencing all kinds of hardships..
“It's not enough to worry about.”
The nightlife in Jeongju is rougher than other places..
A force disappears overnight, then reappears and reigns..
This happens a lot..
Although it was not common, they expanded their sphere of influence by inviting experts from outside..
The Silent Lion caught the eye, but it was not enough to move Hao Wen-ju, who was busy with the work of the Dark Heavens Association..
In Zhengzhou's Haomen, in addition to Qingru and Hongru, there are many other prominent forces, including those who pledged loyalty to Lord Haomen and became the hands and feet of Heavenly Immortal..
They were the targets to aim for in the future..
“I will tell you what happens next..”
In front of Kang Neung-cho was a colleague who had been with him since childhood, and Hao Mun-do, who had recently become his subordinate after being promised his protection. Their number was a little over a hundred..
They waited for his next words with solemn faces saying, “The thing has finally come.”.
“I recently devoured the Red House, but I have no intention of being satisfied with that. Do you know how dangerous and greedy the nightlife in Jeongju is? There are many people who will not leave us alone, as we have grown significantly recently. If we don't want to get hit by them first, we have to take action..”
gulp!
“Does that mean it's all-out war, brother??”
“okay. In addition, Zhengzhou will be brought under control..”
The subordinates murmured, but it was short-lived..
I shook my head as if I had expected it all..
Arsenic Don, Venomous Snake Sword, Eomsalnyeo!
When the three names were mentioned, the subordinates trembled..
Most people looked scared.
That's right, these three people were strong men who had long been famous in Zhengzhou, and indeed in the whole of Haomun..
Not only that, but each of these three people created their own independent force, which was enormous in scale and power..
Their behavior was so vicious that there were countless people who were used or lost their lives at their hands..
“There is nothing to be so afraid of! We have a silent lion!”
“silent lion!”
The atmosphere in the audience changes in an instant..
My face, which was covered in shadows, became brighter than I could recognize..
The name of the silent lion was fear itself in Jeongju..
When I heard that he was an ally, my morale skyrocketed..
Kang Neung-cho is not a fool who only shows off his power..
In the night streets of Jeongju, Heukdo, all kinds of darkness lurk..
If you only trust in your power, you will die without even leaving a name..
Of course, it doesn't matter if he is an expert with overwhelming martial arts skills, but there is no way such a person would be ranked at the bottom of the powerhouse in the first place..
He made elaborate preparations for tonight..
They used the method of dispersing the troops for the raid and then gathering from various locations to attack the enemy..
Since it was a settlement where all kinds of information gathered and rumors spread quickly, one had to be careful about one's movements..
I recently became stronger by absorbing Hong Lu, but if I let my guard down, I could have lost in vain..
“Let's deal with the most annoying snake sword first..”
Among the three, Viper Sword was the most difficult to deal with, because he was not only strong in martial arts but also very resourceful..
He was good at finding the right time to hide in times of danger and appropriately used the support forces around him during the power struggle..
Plus, setting traps was especially annoying..
I made it my primary target because I felt like if I wasted my power fighting with the other two, I would dig into the gap..
“What should I do??”
Experts do not like to take orders from the weak..
If the conductor is Hao Mun-do, there is no doubt about it..
The reality is that even Hao Wen-ju is despised..
I didn't even expect that the master, who was a silent lion, would listen..
“arsenic don.”
Joo Seocheon turned his wrists here and there as if to relax..
“no way……?”
Qing Luzhu opened his mouth..
Kang Neungcho frowned silently..
“I'll take care of that.”
“It's a ridiculous idea!”
Qing Luzhu raised his voice, then sighed and closed his mouth..
His face turned as white as a corpse..
‘I'm crazy!’
Kang Nongcho doesn’t matter..
He is warm and gentle with his people..
This level of rudeness can be forgiven to some extent..
Above all, Qing Luzhu was quite a tactician here..
He had the highest authority after Kang Neung-cho..
So, I continued to attend meetings before executing the operation..
The problem was the silent messenger..
She was afraid of him, a monster who had shown an unforgettable intimidation from the moment she first met him..
However, contrary to his worries, Zhou Seocheon stood up without even looking at Qing Rouju and said,.
“Bisodon is smarter than the other two, but that doesn't mean he has no brain power. Even if you win against the Viper Sword, the power consumption will be quite large, so they will definitely attack you for that. Maybe they will occupy the Blue House or the Red House and take them hostage..”
“As for the latter, we are well aware of it. However, no matter how silent the lion may be, if he enters Bisodon's den alone,……”
Kang Nengchao raised his hand to stop Qing Luzhu from speaking..
The already harsh eyes narrowed and became scary..
‘I never thought you would do this. I don't know if it's your confidence in martial arts, but there's no reason to refuse..’
Kang Neung-cho was also concerned about what Joo Seo-cheon said and prepared several plans, but there was no need to do so..
Even if the silent messenger fails, his skills can cause more damage than the plan..
‘If you're talking about Donggwiejin, that's exactly what you want. Power that cannot be controlled is a double-edged sword. Cut down the enemy, but you might be aiming for my own head. I'll take advantage of this situation.’
A deep smile almost formed on my face, but I held it back with superhuman patience..
You can't ruin this good trend..
“I get it. In that case, gather the remaining troops at Cheongru and work on defense. Support will be difficult, but will it be okay??”
“okay.”
The outskirts of the settlement are all unsafe at night..
Even the residents of the settlement are prone to getting lost as not a single ounce of light enters the intricately intertwined alleys..
Needless to say, it's dangerous..
If a healthy man enters, he is sold as a slave without even a rat or bird knowing, and if a woman enters, she is raped to the point of death and loses her life..
Among them, there were places that even Haomen Island, which is accustomed to night streets, could not approach; they were east, west and south, respectively..
To the west, there was a night market that mainly sold counterfeit goods, stolen goods, and drugs, and this place was called Sagul (蛇窟)..
Around the time when lanterns came up instead of sunlight, a group of people appeared on the street leading to Sagul..
“huh?”
Hao Mun-do, who was scouting, felt something strange..
It happened really suddenly..
Some of the people walking down the street gathered together..
One person turns into two people, two people turn into four people.
Eventually, as the number increased at an alarming rate every time I blinked, I realized something was wrong..
100 million!
My mouth fell open when someone caught my eye..
The alarm bell rang loudly and continuously in my head..
A colleague standing nearby also seemed to realize something, pulled a sword from his belt and shouted at the top of his voice..
“It's a poisonous species.!”
Residents living in Seongju are as quick as ghosts..
As soon as something unusual happened, I ran away..
“kill it!”
Gangneungcho's brutal order was given..
I had told you in advance not to touch it except for the Viper Sword's minions, so there was no need to say anything..
“Wow!”
“Follow the Indokjong!”
The warriors brought in as elites, including Qingru and Hongru, let out a shout..
Although his level was only third-rate at best, he still shook the city with his momentum as if he were an expert..
The cave members who heard the commotion burst through the door and were horrified at the sight unfolding before their eyes..
“wake up! It's an attack!”
“call my big brother!”
“Wow!”
The scream that erupted spread beyond the village and into all corners of the cave..
Sagulwon, who was not prepared for the attack, falls..
Kang Neung-cho and his group took all the lives of the nearby Sagulwon and then advanced towards the place where the poisonous snake sword was located..
“beware of traps!”
However, unlike its initial might, moving forward was not easy..
The maze-like alleys were annoying, but more than anything, traps were installed at each point, so things didn't go as planned..
While the entrance to Sagul is under attack, the news becomes the wind and reaches the Viper Sword..
“Indokjong, a guy who doesn’t even know the topic……!”
The Viper Sword spewed out cold anger and began to respond..
“How dare you attack me, I have lost my fear.!”
Doksa Branch prided itself on being the best in Zhengzhou, except for Haomenju..
It wasn't actually wrong..
Bisodon has strength but lacks brains, and Eumsalnyeo has skill and brains but lacks strength..
On the other hand, Viper Sword was a talented person with not only strength and intelligence, but also appropriate technique..
Although it was said to be a recently famous human poison species, it was not comparable to the poisonous snake sword..
Instead of being scared, I just snorted..
“rat!”
At the call of the Viper Sword, a man who resembles a rat, as his name suggests, appears..
He was also small for an adult man..
“Send those who know how to shoot a bow at least a little up on the roof, and tell them to station them where I tell them and intercept them..
If he runs away, I won't hesitate to cut his head off to set an example.!”
The rat answered loudly and disappeared..
“Tsk.”
Viper Sword clicked his tongue with an annoyed face..
My eyebrow twitches as I wonder what I don’t like so much..
‘Even a brat that has recently gained strength is no match for me. Indeed, it is the silent lion that is the problem..’
silent lion!
It's been a while since I've been on the streets of Jeongju at night, but in less than a month, I'm an expert who reigns in fear..
Even if it was the poisonous snake sword of the world, the lion that silently approached and took the soul was not easy to worry about..
My head hurt because there were so many other things to worry about..
* * *
At the time when Sagul was attacked and was noisy, the east side on the other side was also somewhat noisy..
However, there was nothing strange about the commotion here as it was a part of everyday life..
In the east, there were only those who had little patience and a ferocious temper, so it was a place of lawlessness even within the settlement..
They engaged in usury, operated illegal dumping grounds, and often kidnapped people and threatened them..
It is a place where all kinds of violence is rampant, so even Haomundo do not approach unless they have the strength..
However, even here, there is a place where senseless violence is restricted, and that is the arena secretly created underground..
It has a long history as a place where people fight for their lives, starting with dog fighting and cockfighting..
This is a place where merchants and officials with a hobby of watching bloody violence occasionally visit, so they pay some attention to it..
“W, here it is.”
After receiving guidance from Cheongru's employee, Joo Seocheon passed through a narrow and shabby alley and reached a dead end wall..
A pig's face was drawn on the wall, which stood one foot tall, and in the middle stood an iron gate that looked suspicious at first glance..
The difference was that, unlike the streets we had come to so far, the surroundings were lit with torches and there was a bulky gatekeeper..
“Well, then I'll just leave. Hehehe!”
The employee grinned and tried to run away, but Joo Seo-cheon's hand quickly grabbed the back of his head and stopped him..
“Hehehe!”
“You said you used to work in the arena here.?”
The employee answered by nodding his head..
“Do you know the way inside??”
The employee felt ominous and said, 'I don't know.' He tried to answer, but he closed his mouth and shook his neck..
No matter how much I didn't want to enter the arena, I didn't want to displease the Silent Lion. Because we only have one life.
“Then guide me..”
“Sobbing!”
The employee couldn't hide his expression as if the world had collapsed as he shed tears and snot..
I knew very well what the silent lion was going to do when it broke into the underground arena, so I couldn't hold back my strong emotions..
‘If I had known this would happen, I would have written a will.!’
I walked with all sorts of resentful words in my heart..
“stop.”
The gatekeeper standing in the center pulled a sword from his belt..
“It's a face I've never seen before..”
A wry smile spread across the gatekeeper’s lips..
If you want to go in, give me two nyang of silver..”
“There is no such thing.”
“Me, I'll be better!”
The employee who was rummaging through his suitcase became the color of dirt..
“what?”
The gatekeeper's face was grimly distorted..
“How can you be ignored by things like that??”
“Giggling!”
The gatekeepers nearby laughed..
Some people even clapped their hands saying it was a good thing since they happened to be bored..
The gatekeeper, who was singled out as an object of ridicule by his colleagues, was unable to bear the humiliation and trembled..
His face turned red as if it was going to explode, and his eyes were full of murder..
“Wow, it looks like you've lost your wits now.!”
No one in this street will recognize his inaction..
Needless to say, he was an employee..
In Jeongju, there are sometimes miscellaneous people who have no skills but just uselessly show off..
“lieutenant commander.”
“yes.”
flinch!
The gatekeeper stepped forward and trembled..
His pupils shook as if an earthquake had occurred..
That face looked like he had seen a ghost, and so did the gatekeepers around him..
“Hehehe!”
The employee let out a surprised voice and fell down on the floor..
‘Uh, when?’
The moment I blinked, a person in black appeared in the center of the silent lion with his eyes covered with a cloth, just as he had always been there..
Even though it was a black robe, the fabric was so thin and the skin was dark that it was hard to see..
“Fight back, but put employee safety first. Focus on defense, not attack.”
The major stood next to the fallen employee..
“If there is no hostility, it doesn't matter if you miss it. Kill everyone else quickly..”
When ten people appeared, somehow, emerging from the ground, it was then that the gatekeepers realized something was wrong..
“number of people.”
“Wow!”
The night streets of Jeongju suddenly turned into a battlefield..
The helpless residents locked their doors and held their breath, while those who could fight at least prepared for an attack..
“It's an arrow!”
pababat!
An arrow flew from the roof.
It was already dark and the arrows were not clearly visible, so it was difficult to block them..
Above all, because the alley was narrow, the hit rate was not average..
Even blind arrows are almost white..
“Raise your bull and block it.!”
Ganwoo is a type of shoot made of a light material, usually bamboo, and was perfect for blocking an arrow once or twice..
“joy!”
Kang Nengchao stepped on Hao Wendao's shoulder, jumped up, and landed lightly on the roof..
A few subordinates followed behind..
“Indigo species!”
The archer on the roof raised his voice in surprise..
“stupid guy!”
Before we were surprised, we should have started the protests first..
Well, if such a decision were possible, Haomen Road would be a waste..
Kang Neungcho stepped on the tiles and cut off the neck of the bowman nearby with his sword..
Blood splattered on my face but I don't care.
Instead, the bowman grabs the bow he was holding and shoots an arrow at the string..
wind!
The arrow flew in a straight line and stuck in the shoulder of another bowman..
“Ouch!”
The bowman screamed and fell, but Kang Neungcho's face was not satisfied..
‘Is it difficult to shoot when you can't see well?.’
I originally aimed for the chest, but missed..
“Let's deal with the bowman first.!”
“Wow!”
Hao Mun-do, energized by Kang Neung-cho's performance, ran..
Those who came up on the tile tiles also snatched the bow like Kangneungcho..
When the arrows raining down from overhead stopped, the Haomundos below let out shouts and advanced again..
“Oh my, shit!”
Viper Sword, who was watching from afar, swore..
Viper Sword boasted of being undefeated with this tactic..
Originally, there were only a few people in Haomen who knew tactics..
Let alone resourcefulness, there is a lot of illiteracy..
It was highly unlikely that people who could only use their fists had the experience of participating in wars like ronin or soldiers..
Fights in the dark are usually resolved through numbers, raids, hostages, or poison..
In fact, it is amazing that they fight for their lives without giving up..
Most people run away when they think they are going to lose..
The Viper Sword controlled it with fear and survived using strategy with the brain it could use..
Anyone who could give advice to Hao Wen wouldn't be in this situation in the first place..
But it fell apart for the first time.
Indokjong was a warrior who could use strategy like a poisonous snake sword..
“Ugh, you make me mad?”
Viper Dot twisted the corners of his mouth and laughed..
But his eyes were not smiling, but burning with anger..
“Changsu! Don't let them get out of the alley! The rest watch out above and prepare for an attack.!”
“Tongue, brother! What to do with the injured?”
“Ask me that now?”
The Viper Sword's eyes have become even bloodier..
“Unless you can't move, go out and fight. All the bastards that run away, I will cut their throats with my hands..”
Gangneungcho was not average, but so was the Viper Sword..
The simple strategy that boasted of being undefeated collapsed, but he did not panic and tried to lead the team..
In particular, the use of Changsoo shined..
Because the alley was so narrow and winding, the attackers had no choice but to line up and advance one or two at a time..
However, Kangneungcho had a hard time stabbing people near the entrance using a long spear..
Kang Nongchu also realized this and sent his men up to the roof, but the Venomous Snake Sword responded with his men holding swords or knives..
It was a fierce battle where no one could see the future..
* * *
A pigeon flies above the black night sky.
Even the pure white feathers melted into the night..
As if mocking the humans who were hiding, the pigeon passed through the night streets of Jeongju and entered an ornate palace..
“Ho ho ho.”
A beautiful woman with a decadent air laughed out loud..
In his hand, he is holding the paper that Jeon Seo-gu gave him..
Among the night streets of Jeongju, the eyes of the woman who rules the south are wide like a crescent moon..
“Indokjong strikes a poisonous snake sword? I already didn't like that rotten guy for a long time, so it's good! Ho ho ho!”
Eumsalnyeo learns color skills and steals men's energy to build strength and maintain beauty..
In addition, she trained in the magic of the eye, and although she looked like she had just turned 30, she was actually close to 60 years old..
However, if they made fun of that fact with their mouths, they would suffer worse than death, so no one said it out loud..
However, there were a few exceptional people, including the three strong men, Bisodon and Viper Sword..
Bisodon was repulsed by the idea of having sexual desires for his grandmother, so he avoided Eumsalnyeo, and he openly despised Doksageom..
“I want to tear it to death with my own hands, but……”
Hao Wen-ju prohibited quarrels and could not do as he pleased..
If it were possible, I would have done it a long time ago..
The good news among misfortunes is that it doesn't matter if you don't help those who don't like you..
Hao Wen-ju is not interested in fighting other than the beasts..
If the Viper Sword is defeated and weakened like this, I will have no hesitation in discarding it and then finding another talented person to make it my subordinate..
But unfortunately that won't happen.
Doksa Branch has faced countless challenges, but it has maintained its current position and grown by boasting of being undefeated..
It is difficult to imagine that a poisonous snake sword with all of Hao Wen's experience and martial arts skills would lose to Indokjong..
The eumsalnyeo felt regretful in her heart, and hoped for the silent lion, praying that the poisonous snake sword would at least cause great damage..
* * *
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