Chapter 2
Black people are used to the night..
They are not conscientious enough to walk around during the day..
Therefore, activity time is concentrated at night..
I usually wake up in the evening and go to sleep in the morning..
So the night is bright.
Even if there is no light, your eyes quickly get used to the night, and even if you can't see, you notice it with just your senses..
However, even they could not find the ghosts, which were not even visible or even felt..
“Wow!”
The important thing for an assassin is stealth..
And the ghosts guarded their secrecy eerily well..
The gatekeepers standing at the entrance to the underground arena fell to the floor without making a sound and without breathing..
Even falling down makes no sound..
The ghosts caught the falling body and put it down like a doll whose strings had been cut..
The employee protected by the major could not keep his mouth shut about what happened in just a split second..
“Just like taking a walk. quietly.”
Joo Seocheon walks with his back turned..
There is no urgency or tension on the face..
His expression showed comfort, but his steps were unusual..
Walks without a trace, as if there is no substance..
Next to him, the waiter followed as if possessed by a ghost..
“who… … Wow!”
It's been a while since they opened the iron door and entered, but everyone lost their lives without even fighting properly..
There was no way to describe it other than that it was bizarre..
For some reason, every time I made eye contact, I died..
The employee was so frightened by this strange phenomenon that he could not say anything and only gave directions..
‘lion, lion!’
If you meet my face without even touching me, you will die..
It didn't look like a person at all..
“Hey, that's amazing.”
Joo Seo-cheon couldn’t help but be impressed..
I could see the ghosts moving differently than the employees, but it was still interesting that the enemies fell quickly when I met them..
It was possible because the enemy was at best a third-rate Hao Mun Dao..
And when we had gone down about a corner, a loud roar came from below, gradually getting louder..
The employee who had been dazed finally came to his senses and swallowed his saliva..
“This is in front of you.”
As I turned to the side, a bright light greeted me, clearing the darkness..
“Wow!”
“Kill it! kill it!”
“I know how much I owe you!”
A shout mixed with swearing and shouting exploded..
The employee gasped in surprise at the sound that pierced his eardrums..
On the other hand, Joo Seocheon looked around with a nonchalant expression and clenched his fists..
In front of you, unlike the road leading up to this point, there was an open space, large enough to accommodate about a thousand people..
From where Joo Seocheon and the employees are standing, a ramp continues downward, and a flat area emerges..
Then, an outline was drawn like a low street and a wall was built to divide the area..
A variety of fighting arenas were prepared, ranging from places where people compete, to places where animals such as cockfights or dog fights fight..
There were spectator stands attached to the wall dividing the area, and people were there cheering and cheering..
“If the shouting is this loud, you won't be able to hear me even if I scream..”
Joo Seocheon smiled bitterly..
I never imagined there would be this many people..
Originally, I was going to yell at people who were not involved and make them run away, but it would be difficult like this..
“How to distinguish arsenic don or its daily wages??”
“If you look at it, you will know that it is rain and arsenic, and its subordinates decorated their military flags with pig noses..”
“Good job.”
I searched my bag, took out the silver coin, and handed it to the waiter..
Since you risked your life to guide me, I rewarded you handsomely..
“You don't need any more guidance, so go back. I didn't feel any presence on the way here, so I'm guessing no one is there..”
“Go, thank you!”
The employee lowered his head just before it touched the ground and then walked away without even looking back..
Ju Seo-cheon, leaving the ten ghosts, including the major, behind, gave an order in a voice as sinister as a shadow..
“Kill every member of that group except Arsenicdon. If there is anyone else who shows hostility, don't let them live..”
“honorary name.”
Voices without any emotion achieve harmony.
Joo Seocheon bounced off the ground and launched himself..
“uh?”
The guard standing at the end of the downward ramp noticed something and his eyes widened..
Joo Seo-cheon, who was caught by Ha-su, asked, 'What is that?' When he judged that, he was already very close..
Before the eyes could perceive it, transmit it to the brain, and make a decision, light emanated from his sleeve, flying like an arrow..
The light did not really erupt, but the dagger drew a straight line and struck the guard between the eyes..
“Damn, that's bullshit……?”
A colleague waiting behind him moved, and an old man full of wrinkles passed by..
Puuk!
”Hehehe!”
A thin line of blood was drawn on the dirty neck, but soon the blood gushed out like a fountain and created fog..
“……?”
People loitering on the outskirts have questions..
Accidents do not follow the situation that occurs in front of your eyes..
Joo Seocheon arrived in front of them and scratched his head..
As if I was just taking a walk, I naturally fell into the crowd of people..
Various people follow behind and to the side..
“Ugh, ugh……”
Just before the screams erupt.
The ghosts' eyes move back and forth as if in sync, capturing the target..
“Ahhhhh!”
As screams erupted and were drowned out by shouts, blood was sprayed from Haomundo, whose weapons were decorated with pig noses..
“Wash your neck and wait, Bisodon..”
That body is too big.
Muscles are muscles, but they are also full of flesh, and the height is over seven feet tall..
Bisodon was originally a bandit of the Jeoknim eighteen quarters, but was driven out after stealing the food stores of the mountain quarters and wandered the streets at night..
Then it came to Zhengzhou, and he dominated the east at breakneck speed..
They attacked the person who originally ruled the east and quickly absorbed the places he managed and operated..
Afterwards, after being recognized as a member of the Su tribe by Hao Wen-ju, he established his own country, occasionally paying attention to the masters..
If he wanted a woman, he would kidnap her and rape her, and when he got annoyed, he would beat up and kill anyone nearby to his heart's content..
“Hehehe!”
Bisodon laughed frivolously as he looked down at the naked women lying in front of him with empty eyes..
“Even the past me was so ignorant! I left a place like this and was buried alive.!”
I once again cannot understand the martial arts people who ignore a place where they can rule like kings with just a little bit of power..
Bishoudon was intoxicated with pleasure, laughing at the people outside Haomun who were talking about Taoist and Apostle and all that..
“Two, two, boss!”
Thump thump thump!
someone knocks on the outside door.
I was just about to have fun when an intruder came and I got upset..
Bisodon headed to the door naked..
Every time he walks, it shakes violently, as if an earthquake has occurred..
“What kind of kid are you?!”
When Bisodon hit the door hard with his palm as if he was annoyed, it shattered with a loud noise and fell out..
“Hehehe!”
Hao Wendao, who was waiting in front of the door, was surprised and stepped back..
If I had been even a little late, I would not have escaped death..
Bisodon was very excited and took a deep breath, but even his nose was full of fat and he couldn't even breathe properly..
It was 'snorting' like a pig breathing, and every time it opened its mouth, a terrible smell filled my nose..
“Wow, it's an attack.!”
While Hao Wen Tao was reporting, he was busy glancing behind Bishou Dun's back..
There was envy in his eyes as he looked at the beautiful women scattered around the room..
“Sniff! I would have killed you for the same reason, but the report saved your life. Consider yourself lucky..”
It's been over a decade since Bisodon ruled all of the eastern territories, but that doesn't mean it lasted forever..
Haomundo, who had used some force to create his own power, or those who came from outside, would challenge it..
“It's all good, but this is annoying.!”
As always, throw down the challenger..
However, after the next report, Bisodon's face lost its composure and became as hard as a stone..
“Me, the enemy! The enemy is right in front of you!”
Eleven or twelve ghosts.
They walked among the confused people..
Sometimes she was a country girl with an innocent vibe, and other times she was an old man with no strength at all..
Sometimes he was a child, or he was a young man who had just become a teenager..
The ghosts had no emotions, no atmosphere, no presence..
The subordinates who were nothing more than Haomundo could not capture them and could not resist the overwhelming force..
“Ugh, kehehe!”
Hao Wen Tao, who had flown in thirty years ago, grabbed his neck and screamed, then fell to the floor and died..
The same was true for other Haomundos..
Instead of resisting, he died without even knowing where the enemy was..
As time passed, the faces of the Haomundans turned pale at this strange phenomenon..
“Hee, hee hee!”
“Ear, it's a ghost!”
“run away!”
Finally, he dropped his weapons and tried to run away..
“What are you going to do if you run away from here?!”
Bisodon is famous for his ferocity even in Jeongju..
Show no mercy to traitors or fugitives.
If you're lucky, you end up with a limb cut off, but most people don't survive and end up walking down a path into the netherworld..
“If so, stay here.!”
“Dealing with an invisible master? If that were possible, would you live on Hao Mun Island? What an idiot!”
I look like I'm going to die right now, so what's the point?.
There is no such thing as loyalty or loyalty to them anyway..
He glanced at the fleeing Haomen Dao and threw his Bidu to hit them..
“There's no need to go after it too hard if you think you'll miss it, but if you can kill it, kill it. don't spare.”
I know that a person with a name like Bisodon is a natural person, but I don't know what it's like to be a brat..
There must be someone among them who works for heavenly goodness..
Since I don't know for sure, I feel better about killing him..
“Dae, daeiiin!”
The Haomen Daoists who were holding swords saw this and lost their will to fight..
Everyone bowed down with pale faces and prayed..
“Please have mercy!”
“Please spare my life.!”
“The old mother is left alone at home……”
the wind blew.
The sword protruding from the sleeve drew several lines and pierced the head and neck of the prostrate Hao Wendao..
He died while making noises here and there..
Yueunbido has also become usable enough in actual combat, but not yet..
I can't figure it out because they're not all enemies..
“Wow!”
When begging for his life didn't work, he chose to run away..
I didn't dare think of rebelling..
The reason they have survived until now is because they are quick to notice and know the subject better than others..
Some of them decided that there was no hope of escape and drew their swords, but they lost their lives before they could resist..
Meanwhile, some Hao Wen Dao tried to escape by using others as bait..
“Ugh……”
voice trembling with fear.
There is nothing left for them.
Morale has fallen to the bottom of the abyss..
“Ears, they must be ghosts!”
“These are the ghosts who disappeared into the underground arena.!”
Because the place was a place, the fear also increased..
It was not unusual for people to go crazy as they suddenly died underground..
When the ghosts were being treated as their name suggests and were taking the lives of the Haomen Daoists, a voice like a thunderbolt struck..
“Yes these guys-!”
The ground shook violently as if responding to the voice..
Some of the Hao Mundo who were running away are startled and fall forward..
However, their yellow complexion returned and became brighter..
“Wow!”
“The boss has arrived!”
A strongman who ruled the east for about ten years.
Isn’t he a symbol of fear and violence?!
When he realized that he was both an ally and a superior, the fighting spirit that had disappeared from Hao Wendao's heart returned again..
“I can't do anything and just suffer?”
Bisodon looked around as if he was pitiful..
There was deep contempt in those eyes..
It was only after looking into those eyes that the fear engraved in my mind came to mind..
“Hehehe! Is that possible, boss?.”
“I was just playing for a while!”
Those who lowered their heads enough to kiss the ground and those who threw away their weapons and ran away all turned around..
I laughed out loud at the attitude of switching like flipping the palm of your hand..
“Come on, can’t you come out quickly?!”
Bisodon pulled out a large sword suitable for his size..
“My eyes cannot deceive me! I can already hear you shaking in fear.!”
“okay?”
He exhales as if he has been waiting and steps forward..
The Haomundans trembled as a ghost, unknown whether it rose from the ground or fell from the sky, appeared before their eyes..
But Bisodon was not surprised at all..
On the contrary, I couldn't hold back the laughter that was on the verge of bursting out..
“Kuhaha!”
“why are you laughing?”
“Well, you're even dumber than you think, how can you not laugh??”
The sound of laughter was strange, perhaps because the fat in the nose was pressed while laughing..
Bisodon grinned, showing his yellow teeth..
“Since ancient times, assassins specialize in secretly killing people without being detected. Once you're seen, you've already lost half of your power. You seem to be quite confident in your martial arts skills, and the same goes for me..”
Haomun, furthermore, finding a master in Heukdo is harder than picking stars in the sky..
Let alone the peak, the peak is in the minority..
However, since Zhengzhou is behind Hao Wenju, the number of experts is greater than that of Taj, and Bi Shaodun is one of the experts..
“Silent lion. The reason you lost was because you looked down on me, no, the nightlife in Jeongju..”
When he sent a glance, his subordinates surrounded Ju Seo-cheon..
“There are quite a few people like you who came to Jeongju as if they were running away from outside and ran wild as if they were the best in the world, and then lost their lives. That arrogance will kill you.”
Bisodon is smarter than Poisonous Sword and Eomsalnyeo, but that doesn't mean he's below average..
Those two are just better than you think, and Bishoudon didn't rule the east for a long time through martial arts alone..
If even the brain was full of muscles, someone would have tricked it and it would have died long ago..
“Please have mercy.”
Eyes full of ridicule look down at Joo Seocheon..
“If you do not resist and surrender to me, I will spare your life. The same goes for the rats hiding around here..”
The Silent Lion is not a Martial God and could not have caused this mess alone..
There must have been electricity hidden nearby..
‘As long as you show yourself, you don't have to be afraid of assassins..’
It's a lie to say you'll save me.
I didn't want to have a subordinate by my side who could aim for the back of my neck at any time..
It is still unclear how many people are hiding around..
If you embrace this kind of thing carelessly, it becomes poison..
I narrowed the distance by wiggling my toes little by little so that I could take the silent lion's head at any time..
“Do you know about the assassination, Bisodon??”
“……?”
“Assassination, as the name suggests, is killing someone secretly. It can be established as long as there are no witnesses..”
What kind of bullshit is this all of a sudden??”
Joo Seocheon seemed frustrated and lowered his mask..
Bisodon regarded this as surrender and grinned..
He was happy to imagine his name becoming known in Jeongju in the future..
“Kuhaha! I never thought I would give up so easily!”
Eleven people showed up one after another..
Among them were some high-quality women who were too good to kill easily..
A deep smile that was nothing short of mean spread across Bisodon's mouth, and his eyes were shining with desire..
“I'll send you off in peace!”
thud!
A mountainous figure moves.
I only took one step, but my stride was long, so the distance was quite long..
Bisodon charged at Joo Seocheon like a wild boar and swung the sword in his hand sharply..
Boom!
A large sword cuts through the air..
The power generated from the ridiculously bloated fat and muscles was threatening to tear everything apart..
In the minds of the subordinates who were watching the scene, a silent lion was pictured with its body splitting like firewood..
However, all expectations were wrong..
Swish!
One step. just one step.
That was enough to avoid using all my might..
It was Ghostbo’s characteristic, unexpected footsteps..
bang!
As the sword fell with a loud noise, the ground caved in, spitting out dust, and the face of Bisodon, the sword's owner, was distorted..
‘slow.’
Whenever I had time, I trained one-on-one with ghosts..
Thanks to this, Yu Eun-Bido and Ghost Boy went to Samsung..
The arsenic don was relatively fast for its large size, but compared to the ghosts, it was slow enough to make you yawn..
When I realized that further exploration was pointless, I ran up, using my arms as thick as logs as ground..
“Ugh!”
Bisodon screamed in surprise and stood up..
The arm he was stepping on shook greatly, but Joo Seocheon paid it no mind and increased his speed..
‘eight’
Picture your goal in your head.
For a while he moved, remembering the advice of the ghosts who had taught him..
With a flick of my wrist, my sleeves flapped, and the dagger slid out and was caught..
Then he immediately rotated the dagger once, caught it backwards, and stabbed the cow's acupoint located on his shoulder..
deeply!
“evil!”
When I had a problem with my neck, spine, and the area that extends to my shoulders, I lost strength and couldn't move..
‘What the hell!’
Bisodon couldn’t move..
I didn't even dare to resist..
I couldn't follow the silent lion's movements at all..
I had no idea he was this expert..
I wondered why such a master had come to this dark street, but now was not the time to think about such things..
It was a time when I had to pray for my life, moaning softly, unable to move like prey caught by a poisonous snake..
“Sorry, sorry. adult!”
This is not the time to be saving face..
An extra-standard expert has entered the streets..
Many questions have crossed my mind, but I don't have time to ask questions at this point..
I desperately rolled my eyes to save my life..
“arsenic don.”
Joo Seocheon looked down at Bisodon coldly..
“If there's anything you want, just tell me……”
“What did I say about assassination??”
“……”
Bisodon's face turned pale..
Joo Seo-cheon did not leave behind any arsenic money or any of its remnants..
When the leader's head hit the floor, most people lost their will to fight and surrendered, but the ghosts' swords showed no mercy..
Sympathy is not needed here in the underground arena..
The common people have long since run away, and the ones who remain are those who have been doing trash thanks to the glory of arsenic money..
There was nothing to say about guilt, it goes without saying that they were ghosts with no emotions..
The screams coming from all over the underground arena continued uninterrupted..
‘This is going to make Cheon Seon a little angry..’
When I thought of Cheon-seon, who would be indignant after hearing the news, I felt better..
“Help me!”
While finishing up, I explored various parts of the underground arena and found slaves imprisoned in prison..
If there were evil people, I planned to leave them alone, but there were also people who were kidnapped or brought in unfairly..
“release me.”
He commanded the ghosts and set them free..
Everyone was skeptical when they heard that they were free, but when they saw the chaos in the underground arena, they were happy and ran out of the prison..
“Wow!”
“I lived!”
“thank you! thank you!”
Half of them simply disappeared because they wanted to escape, but some did not forget the kindness and expressed their gratitude..
“Now that things have been cleared out, half of the group will remain here and protect it from anyone taking over. The other half follows me..”
“honorary name.”
While the east was devastated, fierce battles continued in the west..
Indokjong and poisonous snake sword.
No one was pushed back.
The Doksa Sword defended itself using appropriate terrain and tactics, and the Indokjong also fought with great resourcefulness..
“Wow!!”
“Ouch!”
It was the same as usual with people screaming in pain and losing their lives, but the night in Jeongju felt longer today..
“It was pierced!”
Cheers erupted from the Indokjong side..
On the other hand, on the Viper Sword side, everyone's faces were colored with earthy colors..
Spearmen were deployed and spears were inserted into narrow alleys to effectively block them, but the enemy on the roof was a problem..
After dealing with the archers, several Haomundo members, including Indojong, broke through under the roof and eliminated the spearmen..
“useless things!”
The Viper Sword finally stepped forward..
“Wow!!”
The martial arts of the Viper Sword was even stronger than that of Hao Wen..
Among Haomundo, there were few who could stop him..
When he swung his sword, Hao Wen Dao fell like a leaf in the autumn wind..
“Viper sword. Did you finally crawl out?.”
Kang Neung-cho laughed when he saw Doksajeom..
“Just because you've won a little bit, your arrogance is sky-high..”
Murderous intent overflowed from the snake-like torn eyes..
“It's not too late now. If you bite them and get past the Red Tower and the Blue Tower, I will spare your life..”
“It's not worth dealing with..”
“Are you really going to choose punishment? Let me show you what it means to pounce on a viper!”
Viper Sword dropped the sword in his hand and instead picked up the soft sword around his waist..
“Haha!”
Wow!
A soft sword was extracted from a poisonous snake..
Like Yeon-gyeom, the sword was bent and twisted like a snake..
The fangs of a poisonous snake targeting its prey instantly threatened the thorax of the human poison species..
“Inhale!”
Indokjong’s breathing suddenly stopped..
Before I could make a decision in my head, my body moved and I took a step back..
A kite arrived at the spot where he was and was quickly recovered..
“Hehehe!”
The Yeongeom is a weapon rarely seen in martial arts..
The sword itself is flexible and bends, making it very difficult to handle..
However, it had the characteristic of not being able to read the orbit that much, so once it was handled, its power was considerable..
“Kangneungcho.”
Viper Sword moistened his lips with his tongue and laughed unpleasantly..
“I know a little about you..”
“An orphan abandoned in a settlement struggles to survive?”
That's a rumor everyone knows.
Every resident of Seongju who lives at night knows this, even a child..
Hao Wen Tao, from Zhengzhou, was relatively well known, perhaps because he had recently gained influence and fame..
“Jeomsoy kept in Cheongru.”
There was a change in Kang Neung-cho’s cold expression..
Although it was only a moment, the Viper Sword did not miss the sight..
“I've been doing some research since the Red House went over..”
The meanness and precision of the Viper Sword are the best in Haomen..
Before using martial arts, first devise a strategy..
Among them, my favorite method is to seize the enemy's weakness and slowly extinguish it without letting go..
Powerful people such as Bisodon and Eomsalnyeo hate the gloom and are reluctant to even talk to him..
“The girl who was begging under the bridge caught the eye of Cheongru's pimp and was lucky enough to leave together??”
As an orphan, all Kang Neungcho could do was beg..
Luckily I wasn't alone.
There were many children under the bridge whose situation was similar to theirs..
While we were living by relying on each other, just as Doxageom had said, Cheongru's pimp came to visit..
The pimp in Chenglu washed the girls and then took some away..
It is said that they sometimes take her in like this and raise her as a courtesan..
It wasn't a bad thing for orphans worrying about one meal a day..
It was nice to be able to provide accommodations and meals..
Originally, only the girls should have gone, but one of them begged the pimp to use Gangneungcho as Jeomsoy..
“Shut up.”
Kang Neung-cho, who had maintained his cool so far, reacted..
The smile on Viper Sword’s mouth became even stronger..
“Isn't it a common story about falling in love with a courtesan who shared one's childhood and saved one's life??”
If we only talk about the ending, love did not come true.
The life of a courtesan is short.
If you receive a man's energy several times a day, you will naturally become easily exposed to violence..
Above all, if you got sick, it was difficult to treat..
It was cheaper to bring in a new courtesan and teach her than to call a doctor..
At that time, Kang Neung-cho wanted to do something, but he couldn't do anything in the name of reality..
The feeling of helplessness increased as time passed, and it never ended well..
“It's a tearful story!”
Contrary to his words, the Viper Sword sneered..
“Viper Sword!”
When I touched the enemy, even my once iron-clad reason could no longer hold out..
Kang Neungcho's eyes turned with anger..
Kang Neung-cho attacked the poisonous snake sword, scattering a thick murderous spirit that had never been seen before..
‘got caught!’
Viper Sword held back his laughter and stretched out his hands..
The soft sword held in my hand fluttered like a wave..
The soft sword, which traced a winding path like the path of a snake, cut across Kang Neung-cho's shoulder at an angle..
“Sigh.!”
I woke up to a pain that felt like I was being cut by iron dipped in fire..
Realizing that the string of reason that I should not let go of was broken, I quickly twisted my body, but it was too late..
The Viper Sword attacked persistently, swinging its soft sword as if it had no intention of letting go of its prey once it had caught it..
‘If you just take care of the indigo species, you've won.!’
I tried to deal with Indokjong, who had been a thorn in my eyes from the beginning, but no one succeeded even when I gave orders to my subordinates..
When they rampaged from the roof, they took out several people and attempted to attack them, but none of them succeeded and failed..
Even if they are enemies anyway, aren’t they also Haomun?.
If only the leader, Indokjong, dies, it is no different from a ragtag group of people..
“Ugh, isn't that dangerous??”
“You're suffering from poisonous diseases.!”
In fact, Haomundo who was involved in the workshop responded..
Morale was high due to the successful invasion of Sagul, which was said to be invincible until just a moment ago, but it quickly fell..
Anxiety was evident on his face, and the first thing that came out was that he was worried that Hao Mun might be the one to run away..
“Noisy!”
“That can't be possible!”
“I have to help my big brother.!”
Hao Wen Dao has no loyalty beyond saving and is just a third-rate scumbag, but that doesn't mean everyone is like that..
Among them, although a small number, there were a few who pledged allegiance to the Indokjong..
However, they were not expert enough to have much influence, so they were unable to move the hearts of the entire unit..
“older brother! Let us help you!”
Still, someone came forward to take care of it, but there was no way the Viper Sword would just leave it alone..
As Doxageom glanced to the side, several of his subordinates came out and blocked the path leading to Doxageom and Indokjong..
Even the escape route was completely blocked to prevent the poisonous species from escaping..
‘Was it wrong?……’
I regained consciousness, but it was difficult to continue the fight due to my shoulder..
I couldn't hold back the anger of the moment and regretted my mistake, but regret is always too late..
“I wanted to change this place even a little bit……”
Is it because my heart has become weak?.
Inadvertently, I mutter wishful words.
Hometown where I was born and raised, Jeongju.
I liked that settlement, but I also hated it..
When I was young, I saw the deaths of countless children..
There were people who died because they couldn't get a meal, and there were children who were beaten to death for begging for food because they were in a bad mood..
Even after becoming Jeomsoi, I used to receive violence because the food I ordered was late..
Although I am human, I am not treated as such, and I worry and worry about what to do with my daily meals..
Instead of giving in to the name of reality, I lived with venom in my arms, holding the name of my loved one in my arms..
When I came to my senses, people around me called me Dokjong, and the orphan under the bridge became an unmanned person who looked after Cheongru..
I've managed to survive alone in this harsh world, but that's as far as I can go..
Kang Neungcho hung his head up and muttered as he looked up at the black sky without even moonlight..
“I lived my life alone without any resentment... … Can you help me a little bit??”
The person who answered that muttering was not the Primordial Heavenly Father or the Buddha, but Doksagyeom, who ruled Sagul for a long time..
“If you expect help from someone in the dark island, that's your defeat! Blame yourself for being weak!”
The sword with all its power aimed at Kang Neungcho’s uvula..
nettle!
A sharp sword comes flying, emitting light..
I saw it with my eyes, it was stuck in my mind, and my body responded..
It was because of nerves that had been tense and alert for decades..
Muscles contract and move with force.
The movement of the shoulder, which was spitting out blood, maximized the pain..
‘I can't even die comfortably……’
In my head, my life from the time I lived under the bridge flashed by..
Is this the magic light?.
“It's over!”
The voice of the Viper Sword, pronouncing a death sentence like the Grim Reaper.
Feelings full of regret soared, but it was already too late.
And the moment the swordplay is about to dig into the flesh of the neck.
flashing!
“Inhale!”
Chaeng!
A dagger flew from somewhere and struck the Viper Sword's sword..
It narrowly grazed the black flesh that was trying to pierce the neck and bounced to the side..
Kang Neungcho stopped breathing in surprise, and Viper Sword also widened his eyes as if he couldn't believe it..
“What kind of guy are you?!”
Doksa dot retreated without connecting the attack..
“Biryeong……”
Kang Nongchao muttered while touching the cool nape of his neck..
“Biryeong? Ah, that was the name.”
That person suddenly appeared.
I blinked and it was standing there like it was always there..
“no way……”
Viper Sword’s face was distorted as if he had chewed shit..
“Nice to meet you, Viper Sword. It's a little late because I had to take care of the pig first..”
Joo Seocheon turned his head..
The sound of bones rings loudly.
“And from now on I'm going to kill you.”
Jeongju was shocked..
There have been many fights between forces so far, but they have never been this big..
The east and west, which were almost like fortresses, were attacked..
And the unbelievable underground arena collapsed..
People came out in the middle of the night, and the fact that the silent messenger cut off Bisodon's head became a rumor and spread quickly..
And just as Zhou Seocheon had intended, as soon as this news became known, Hao Wenju Tianxian's heavy hips moved..
“What on earth is this?……”
Cheon Seon’s face was distorted beyond sight..
Arguments are always a thing..
Challenges to Bisodon's throne are not common, but they have occurred occasionally..
In the first place, didn't Bisodon also win and take his place over a decade ago against someone whose name I don't even remember anymore?.
However, the news received was far from expectations..
“How much of a fuss did you make??”
I couldn't hold back the anger rising in my heart..
What really made Cheon Seon angry was the damage..
Like a demon hungry for murder, the silent lion did not leave Hao Wen Tao alive..
took a life mercilessly.
Strangely enough, no residents or customers were touched..
Those who lost their lives were more than saved by Bisodon's subordinates..
That's normal in war, but not in Haomun..
Haomun usually runs away without looking back or bows his head and surrenders when the leader he follows dies..
There is no such thing as loyalty to them, and it doesn't really matter who can give them prestige..
Thanks to this, there is no big change even if you change your hair..
Anyway, it's okay to just use the head as a limb..
As usual, there were no problems with the collection of information, and there was no significant change in the black money flowing out of the underground dump..
Even challengers and underground arena owners know this well..
Anyway, they are subordinates who have no faith at all..
Regardless of who they were under in the past, except for a few, I plan to absorb them under my control, so I didn't try to overdo it..
But I ignored it all.
This was very annoying and frustrating for Cheon-seon..
Cheon Seon’s heavy hips moved..
Kang Neungcho muttered with a bewildered look on his face..
“silent lion……?”
Rather than the situation that just happened, he looked at the familiar light at the end of his gaze and made an expression of not understanding..
“why are you here?”
The questions in my head came straight out of my mouth..
“Didn't he go to the underground dump to take charge of the arsenic money??”
“silent lion?”
Viper Sword’s face was also distorted..
He, who values information and strategy, would never leave out the military power of being a silent lion..
knew of his existence.
But I didn't know that they attacked the east..
In the first place, only an hour has passed since what happened today..
‘Since it didn't appear over time, I thought it was hiding somewhere or there was a problem, but that wasn't the case..’
I have heard of the reputation of the silent lion..
It is said that the rumors about Gangho are exaggerated, but here in Haomun, even such rumors have to be careful..
“Because I finished all the work.”
Joo Seocheon answered while turning his neck once..
“what?”
Kang Neung-cho was taken aback by the unbelievable answer..
It's only been a little over an hour.
But in such a short period of time, the ruler of the east was subdued.……
It's not that I don't completely trust the silent messenger..
At least he's not talking nonsense..
But isn't this so absurd?.
The level of trust he had was at the level of assassinating several of Bisodon's subordinates..
I didn't have high expectations for the mission itself in the first place..
It was at the level of preventing the movement of pigs while striking the cave..
I thought about it several times in a short period of time, but I couldn't come up with a satisfactory answer..
The situation was not very relaxed for Kang Neung-cho to come up with an answer to his concerns..
“Isn't this the silent lion that has been rumored recently? It's an honor to meet you..”
Viper Sword greeted calmly..
““Silent messenger!” “What happens??”
The fierce battle stopped for a moment..
The attention of the left was focused on one place..
“That's really good. I was looking forward to meeting this viper sword, the silent lion..”
Viper Sword put down his sword for a moment and spoke..
“me?”
Joo Seocheon tilted his head..
“exactly. I don't understand why an absolute expert like a silent lion would help a kid..”
Viper Sword raised the corners of his mouth slightly and smiled unpleasantly..
‘I have to make it on my side.’
It is undeniable that Mueumsaja is one of the best masters in Jeongju..
So, if possible, you should not leave it as an enemy..
Actually, I wanted to contact him and appease him before that, but I couldn't try because his whereabouts were so unclear..
“If you want something, just say it. Even if you look at it like this, it is in the top five in Jeongju, no, Heukdo..”
Viper Sword smiled confidently and raised his sassy nose..
“haha.”
It wasn't Joo Seo-cheon, but Kang Neung-cho laughed instead..
It was an obvious laugh.
“If you want something, just say it?”
Kang Neung-cho, who had been serious with absurdity and doubt just a moment ago, laughed as if it was fun..
No matter how good you are in Haomun, you are still Haomun..
Unless it's Moonju, its power is nothing compared to Ghost Song..
“The guy who just watched King Yeomra has a lot to say. If you don't want to be fooled, you'd better shut up..”
“I'm so sorry about that..”
The situation is interesting, but answering honestly would mean revealing the identity of the silent messenger, so I decided to keep quiet..
“If you join me, I promise you wealth and fame. Perhaps with your strength, you can become the eternal second-in-command of the Dark Island..”
“Is he not number one but number two??”
“Give up being number one. Hao Wenju is not a person. No matter how much you do, I can't dare to surpass you..”
The Venomous Snake Sword glimpsed the power of Hao Wenzhou and Tian Xuan..
So I know very well how anomalous it is..
‘Everyone in the world is being deceived. Hao Wen-ju, who is ignored as a black sword, is capable of being one of the top ten masters in the world..’
At one time, I foolishly tried to take Munju's position, but after tasting its power, I gave up completely..
“If it were you and me, we could become Hao Wenju's right and left arms, so think about it carefully.……”
“I don't think so. However, it is impossible for Jeong Pa-in to become the right or left arm of the Black Island..”
“……?”
At the mention of Jeong Pa-in, not only Doxageom but even Kang Neung-cho tilted his head to the side..
Joo Seocheon shrugged his shoulders, readjusted his posture as if he had finished his business, and strengthened the hand he held on his dagger..
“It was nice to meet you, Viper Sword..”
“Now, just wait a moment..”
Viper Sword made a puzzled expression..
However, unlike his appearance, he was calm on the inside and was busy preparing for a counterattack..
‘No matter how confident you are in your martial arts skills, an assassin comes alone and proudly exposes himself. How stupid.!’
I held back the sneer that almost came out of my mouth..
This isn't the first time I've won a game by counterattacking like this..
In fact, when he secretly gave orders with eye and hand gestures that only his subordinates could see, he prepared to attack as if he were used to it..
Several of his subordinates, who seemed to have been randomly positioned, moved little by little towards Ju Seocheon and surrounded him..
“Viper Sword.”
Joo Seocheon called him in a harsh tone..
The Viper Sword stopped its secretly rolling eyes and moved its gaze to where it was facing..
Then Joo Seocheon flicked his wrist and threw a dagger..
However, the direction was towards the ground, not the front..
Doubt appeared on Viper Sword's face as he saw the daggers hitting the ground and scattering pebbles..
“A sneak attack is basically about moving secretly so that the opponent does not notice..”
Viper Sword bent his eyebrows and then shouted..
“I noticed! Hit it!”
pababat!
Exactly ten warriors flew away..
They were all confident in their sneak attack..
But no matter what, it's okay.
Compared to the assassin's room, which was considered the best ghost in the world, it was a firefly in front of the sun..
Belatedly, Kang Neung-cho screamed that it was dangerous, but Ju Seo-cheon did not move even after hearing it..
The dagger hidden in his sleeve didn't come out and he didn't dodge with a strange movement..
I just said it in a whisper.
“like this.”
Time passes slowly.
It was so slow it felt like the world had stopped..
The ten people who threw themselves at one person were each holding their weapons tightly and showing off their strength with grim faces..
But at that moment, something strange happened..
When they closed their eyes, people appeared behind them..
The eyes were covered with cloth, and clothing that was tight and narrow to the body was characteristic..
“What……”
pot!
A blood line was drawn on the neck of Hao Mun-do, who attempted a sneak attack..
As if facing a mirror, the moment when blood lines were drawn on the neck happened simultaneously without a single error..
push shot!
There was no time to scream..
In the meantime, blood spurted out from my neck and dispersed like mist..
“……”
The crowd was silent.
No, I couldn't react..
I couldn't even feel it, let alone follow it with my eyes..
It suddenly appeared and disappeared, making me feel like I was possessed by a ghost..
And the person who had planned the sneak attack had to barely hold back the screams that were about to burst out..
‘Yu, ghost song!’
I didn't notice.
No, I couldn't notice..
Ghost Valley is famous for being a place with no real substance, and above all, there is no way such big names would come here..
There was no possibility of even speculation..
However, I barely realized what had just happened and the word secret attack..
‘I have to pretend not to notice!’
A mysterious assassin’s room that not even the client knows about.
I had a rough idea of how they had kept it a secret all this time..
The body doesn't speak.
Viper Sword’s judgment of the situation was quick..
“adult!”
It's hard to even call it a dark affair anymore..
It was out of Hao Wen’s territory..
Viper Sword bowed down in his place and prayed without paying attention to the gazes of his subordinates around him..
“I was foolish enough to not know you! Please spare my life.!”
I'm afraid of Hao Wenzhou, but I'm also afraid of ghosts..
It's obvious what will happen if you rebel here..
‘The Viper Sword lost.!’
The Haomen Taoists of Sigul were agitated..
‘what should i do?’
‘Run away? Or should I surrender?’
‘They say the silent lion has no mercy.……’
It didn't matter the leader's humiliating surrender..
Since there was no loyalty in the first place, there was no disappointment..
What matters is whether you run away or give in..
However, it was a matter of no simple choice; some killed or enslaved all of the loser's subordinates, while others killed only a few who could be considered representatives as an example..
If it's the latter, you can gain new opportunities and benefits, but if it's the former, you'll just die..
However, if you just run away, there is a chance that you will be killed..
That actually happened.
The crowd was silent and tense..
I can hear my head spinning..
finished.
Joo Seo-cheon turned his head once and walked away to go behind Kang Neung-cho..
The surrounding gaze shifted from Silent Lion to Kang Neungcho..
‘Sagul's new leader!’
‘The poisonous snake sword lost to the poisonous species.!’
The person holding life on the line has changed.
Hao Wen was thinking about it just a moment ago.
The provinces noticed as they quietly lowered their military flags..
Poisoning was better than the death of death..
“Please save me, Indokjong. Give me a chance to sit on your throne next to you. It will be difficult because you are not familiar with Sagul..”
The strong do not survive.
The one who survives is the strong one.
Even though his martial arts skills were weak, Indokjong had the advantage from a standpoint..
Behind him was a terrifying ghost and grim reaper..
I thought about taking them hostage, but gave up right away..
What do you do when there is an invisible monster in front of you?.
“Please save me, great man.!”
“I didn't know you, Indokjong.!”
“Please just spare my life!”
Chaeng
Clang!
The weapons fell to the ground and made a loud noise..
The Haomen Taoists who were attached to Si Cave surrendered..
“Viper Sword.”
“Yes, vs… … Ugh!”
The toe of the Indokjong was stuck in the abdomen of the Venomous Snake Sword..
“If you have hidden assets, it would be best to tell them without exception..
Otherwise, you won't be able to die in peace..”
The unusually long night of Jeongju has ended..
When the morning came, all that was left in Jeongju was the story of what happened at night..
“Did you hear the news last night??”
“Is it possible that he didn't know that he caused such a fuss? It is said that the underground arena and the Sagul have all fallen into the hands of the Indokjong.?”
“I didn't know that Bisodon and Viper Sword would be defeated in one night. A relative of mine was in the underground arena yesterday and said it wasn't usually a mess. I heard that not only Bisodon but also his subordinates were unable to save their lives..”
“How on earth did they handle places in opposite directions in one night? Did In Dokjong hold hands with the woman who killed her??”
“no. According to eyewitnesses, the silent lion and the assassins he brought with him devastated the area..”
“Huh!”
Rumors about last night spread throughout Zhengzhou..
The news even spread beyond Jeongju to Hanam..
It didn't take long for it to spread throughout the Jungwon martial arts forest..
However, from the Moorim community as a whole, it was not a big topic..
“Well, aren't they just third-rate junkies?.”
“How long does it take to clean up the trash?.”
“Silent lion? haha. That's too much of a nickname..”
“Since there are only third-rate people, it's natural that they can't catch their presence. Aren't Arsenic Money and Poisonous Snake Sword also the pinnacle of excellence?.”
The response was lukewarm in Jeongdo, Apostle, and Mado..
Everyone snorted and said it was no big deal and moved on..
Rather than that, the harsh atmosphere after the blood root disease incident was more important..
Black is black. It's a world that isn't even treated properly..
The only topic that became a hot topic was Heukdo and the people of Zhengzhou, the center of Haomen..
Anyway, as soon as the next day dawned, Kang Neung-cho worked hard to absorb the remaining forces without losing any sleep..
There was no effort in the underground arena..
It was accomplished easily as Ju Seo-cheon swept away all the remnants..
In the case of Sagul, it took some time, but it was not difficult..
He was immediately absorbed and adapted to the change of power..
Viper Sword was trapped in an underground prison..
They tortured me to make me reveal the location of all my wealth..
And immediately after this, a person moved from Haomun..
It was Hao Wen-ju, Cheon Seon-seong of Amcheonhoe..
A bright red haze rose up and filled the room to the point where it was impossible to see..
In the upper part of the bedroom, men and women without any clothes were lying around, mixed together..
Inside the dizzying scent, cold anger flowed from Cheon-seon..
“What on earth is this?……”
From Cheon Seon’s perspective, it was nothing short of a lightning strike..
It was roughly expected that Indokjong, who has recently emerged as a Shinhong powerhouse, will challenge the power of the Gang of Three in the near future..
The act is not really a problem.
It's an everyday occurrence, and it's happened a few times in the past..
It was the same with Bisodon and Poisonous Sword, and it was the same with Eumsalnyeo..
All three of them killed the former strongman and beast..
I don't get angry even if I kill my limbs..
If you are a person, you can change it, and on the other hand, if you are a strong person, not a weak person, you welcomed it, you did not hate it..
All you have to do is make an offer like before, and if you refuse, you can kill him..
Then a new person appears and becomes limbs..
And during this process, the challengers had something in common: they minimized the damage to their income sources..
Underground arena in the east, black market in the west, entertainment district in the south.
The profits earned here are not small..
Since this source of income would come in anyway once he gained power, he did not touch it. Isn't it a waste if you work hard to get the goose that lays golden eggs, but you fight for no reason and it doesn't perform as well as it should?.
For the same reason, Hao Mun-do, who was under the enemy, also tried to make it his subordinate for operation..
So I didn't think it was a big deal, saying it happened all the time..
Gathering external information was more important than internal work..
“Like this scum……!”
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