Episode 95. Could it be that he read the inner thoughts of Han Ibi,
the magician ?
I heard the voice of instructor Na Shin-su.
“As you all know well from the Zhuge family who are here with us here… theory is really important when it comes to institutions and Qi Wen Jin ceremony. That’s especially true for the people who produce it. However, what is more important for those who destroy the institution or the Kimunjin style is actual combat. “Only ‘practical combat’ will become your friend in difficult situations.”
Only then did Han Ibi’s eyes sparkle.
‘Now you’re finally reciting something worth listening to.’
“Therefore… Today afternoon, instead of free training, we will be conducting special ‘trachea and kimunjin-style escape practice.’”
Oh oh! Practice is practice!
The young people who had already experienced prison life for more than 30 days began to buzz with excitement.
Zhuge Yan of the Zhuge family raised his hand and asked.
“I am the leader. “Is the training held outside?”
Na Shin-su shook his head and said.
“It looks like the head of the church didn’t say anything.”
Then the young men looked at each other with puzzled expressions.
Na Shin-soo, who saw this, stood at the back of Hyeongseoldang and said to Heo Son-dam, who was listening to the lecture.
“Heh, Commander-in-Chief. “Can I talk to you?”
Then Heo Son-dam nodded and said.
“of course.”
Then Na Shin-su also nodded and said.
“great. Let me tell you. The place where you are currently receiving education was a very remote place about 300 years ago. And that was the time when demonic religions were most prevalent in history.”
At that time, a student at the Manhak Academy pretended to know Yuk Hyeon-rip and muttered.
“At that time, the ‘North God Church,’ a clan of demonic religion, was rampant. Of course, it was completely destroyed in the Great War of 298 years ago.”
Then Na Shin-soo smiled and said.
“But we don’t know if it was truly destroyed. In any case, the Northern God Church, unlike the demonic religion before it, changed its appearance and infiltrated the gap between the powerful and the people. Therefore, not only the martial arts community but also the imperial family had a hard time selecting the demonic group.”
Han Ibi thought.
‘Ohh. I’ve only been talking about boring things so far, but this story is a bit interesting.’
Then, he suddenly remembered his final mission, ‘Devil Attack.’
In Volume 4 of the original Dream of the Flame, there is a scene where Jong Li-hyeok suspects that he is a member of a demonic cult while digging into the identity of the ‘Evil Spirit Duke’.
For a moment, I came to my senses.
It may not be something you can roughly listen to, see, and learn.
Anyway, Na Shin-su’s story continued.
“Here, on Owon Mountain (五源山) behind Hyeonggaksa Temple, there is Hangmasa Temple (降魔寺), an abandoned temple.”
Then I heard a woman’s voice.
“It’s refreshing to see my name surrender to the devil.”
It’s Yeonanju.
As expected, she is a girl who has a hard time controlling herself when to get involved.
But Na Shin-soo seemed to find it quite amusing and answered with a smile.
“That’s right. It’s a very well-made name. Moreover, that temple… is also a temple operated by the Northern Shinto Church in disguise.”
Then Yeo Nanju said in surprise.
“yes? “Are you saying that you ran a temple under the name of Anti-Mage in the Demonic Cult?”
At that time, Han Ibi intervened.
“Bad guys by nature don’t know that they are bad.”
Na Shin-soo smiled and took care of it.
“ha ha ha. you’re right. Although we use the word ‘demon’ in its name, the demonic cult itself has never called itself that. “I think they too fight against their own evil.”
Only then did the trainees look like they agreed.
Na Shin-su continued.
“They were completely pretending to be monks, and everyone in this village thought they were too. “Until the whistleblower comes along.”
Wang Qinglin said.
“No, they are really bad guys. “Are you just letting them do that?”
Na Shin-su answered.
“Is that possible? As soon as their identity was discovered, the Murim Alliance dispatched elite warriors to subdue them. But….”
The young people’s attention was focused on Na Shin-su.
“…In the process, we had no choice but to see a large number of casualties.”
Yeo Nanju said.
“It seems like their martial arts skills were incredibly strong.”
Na Shin-soo said while shaking his head.
“It’s not like that. “With the exception of a few, it was rather ordinary.”
Then this time Wang Qinglin intervened.
Somehow, the code feels similar to Yeonanju.
“But why were so many people sacrificed?”
Na Shin-su said.
“They infiltrated into secretly built underground caves and fought. According to the records… it has been almost a month.”
This time Yeo Nanju spoke.
“aha! all right. “They used an organ.”
Na Shin-su said.
“You got it right. Jahyeonbeopsa, the chief priest who founded the temple… The person called Nam Mok-in (南穆絪) in the secular world is known as a person who was very knowledgeable about institutions and the Qimun Jin ceremony. It is known that not only the anti-mage temple but also the organs of the Northern God Church’s main base were all designed by him.”
Wang Qinglin asked with a curious expression.
“If the organization was so strong, how was the Murim Alliance able to subdue them?”
Na Shin-soo’s expression darkened somewhat after receiving the question.
“At that time, the Murim League… requested that we, Jo Yang-moon, who had the highest level of mechanical knowledge in the world, send talent. In the process… ah. “Many of our predecessors were sacrificed.”
Then the crowd became somewhat solemn.
At that time, Heo Son-dam’s voice was heard from behind.
“That sacrifice was never in vain. Thanks to this, Jo Yang-moon, who did not belong to the Murim Alliance at the time, was able to join the Murim Alliance. Also, we were able to show off our prestige as a powerhouse like today.”
Na Shinsu also nodded and said.
“Of course, there is that aspect… Anyway, after subduing the Demon Cult, we thoroughly studied the organs of the anti-mage here. Although it was somewhat small in scale, the anti-mage’s institution here was a compilation of all the mechanical knowledge of the Demonic Cult. And it helped a lot in suppressing the main base of the Northern God Church.”
At that time, the Huashan Sect’s Bladder Sect spoke with a dissatisfied expression.
“But why are you telling such a story at such length?”
It means stop talking and go practice.
Na Shin-soo said with a smile.
“If this is a long speech, please understand widely. The point is like this. “At the request of the Murim Alliance, we rebuilt the anti-mage’s organ here, which had been left broken and rusty.”
Yeo Nanju asked, opening her rabbit eyes.
“yes? “You destroyed everything and put it back up again?”
“That’s right.”
“Why?”
Na Shin-su narrowed one eye and continued speaking.
“It is for your education. “What kind of education could be more effective than training directly with a Demonic Cult organization?”
It was then.
The voice of the system ‘ringing’ was heard in my ear.
[An unexpected mission occurs (difficulty ★★★★☆): Be the first to escape the anti-mage.] [
Reward: Strength increases by 50, Agility increases by 60, Wisdom increases by 50, and other experience points increase]
[There are additional unknown rewards.]
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‘So… even when the main quest is active, unexpected quests still occur. That’s four stars too. It’s not some kind of bed advertisement…’
Han Ibi walked with the other young people while grumbling inwardly.
Owon Mountain located behind Hyeonseogak.
It was more like a large hill than a mountain.
They walked and walked along Nasinsu and Heosondam.
And finally, an abandoned temple appeared!
The young trainees’ mouths dropped open.
Once upon a time of such enormous scale.
And once upon a time, I saw a miserable sight that had been scratched and sunken by time.
For the first time in a long time, Han Ibi stood close to Jong Ri-hyuk and spoke to him as he walked away.
‘Even though I’m receiving education, I haven’t been able to even have a conversation these days.’
“brother. I guess this temple had some business at the time. “I see it was run on such a large scale.”
Jong Lihyuk just nodded silently.
‘Tch. It’s still cold…’
Jong Ri-hyuk glanced at So Eun-ri and saw that she was walking surrounded by other female trainees.
And that is truly one of the strangest things.
If she’s moderately pretty, I’ll be jealous, but if she’s too pretty, I’ll admire her.
Well, if you have a beautiful appearance, it can act as a kind of ‘power’ in group life.
‘I’m sure my stomach hurts a lot inside. Still, it’s a good thing that I feel treated better here than at Cheongseong. Yeonanju, no matter where you eat, you will do well…’
At that time, I heard the voice of Shaolin Temple Hyejeong.
“The structure… the structure is strange. “It all collapsed, but… I think that was a fence.”
Na Shin-su said after hearing that.
“That’s right. You know me well because you are a monk. Originally, many temples had open structures, but the characteristic feature of Hangmasa Temple is that it was built in a closed manner.”
Han Ibi thought.
‘Right. From the beginning, the anti-mage Juji had planned to turn this place into a fortress.’
There was a bridge in front of the wreckage, which was probably a single gate.
It looked like it was a bridge.
There isn’t much water right now, but when it rains, it looks like the valley will flow quite a bit.
The point at which the last young man crossed the Pian Bridge.
Heo Son-dam gathered the young people to one side and spoke.
“Now, please make sure that all of your followers are present.”
Then the young people began checking each other’s attendance for a moment.
Heo Son-dam, who took a moment, spoke after some time had passed.
“If everything has been confirmed, let’s proceed now.”
Then someone said.
“What are the practical methods? Can I just escape?”
Then Na Shin-su answered instead of Heo Son-dam.
“That’s right. “It’s very simple.”
But Han Ibi somehow had a feeling that it wouldn’t be as simple as it sounds.
I heard another person ask a question.
“This many people going in at once… wouldn’t it be too confusing?”
“Of course it is. So, practice is done in groups.”
“Group separation?”
“That’s right. We will randomly create a total of ten groups of three or four people. Each group just needs to work together to get out of the anti-mage. In addition, we will use a lottery method to ensure fairness in practice.”
Han Ibi sighed deeply.
Although the word ‘fair’ was used, in reality it was no different from ‘luck’.
If you are in a group with ‘Joyangmun’ or ‘Jegalse’, it will be much easier to escape.
‘Shit. Is there no choice but to pray?…’ Before I knew
it, Heo Son-dam was holding a bamboo container that looked like a pencil holder, and it was full of paper folded several times.
‘This… is a complete draw.’
There was no specific order.
The young people were standing in a line and taking turns pulling out papers from bamboo tubes and checking their contents.
When her turn came, Han Ibi also pulled out a piece of paper with a pounding heart.
It will be much more advantageous to solve this task if you are in a group with your roommate, Gil Son-rok of Zhao Yang-wen, his brother-in-law Boksin, or Zhuge Yan of the Zhuge family.
Han Ibi prayed.
‘The divine name of heaven and earth and the goodness of God Allah have spread to all nations…’
– Hwapi (化被)
Huh? What is this? this… Was it a good choice?…
At that time, Na Shin-soo said.
“People who picked the same letter will belong to the same group. I’ll give you some time, so we can compare and check. Since practice is done in groups, it would be even better if we could become colleagues who live and die together even if we die today.”
As soon as those words were finished, the trainees dispersed and started looking for each other’s group members.
Ibi Han recalled memories of doing group assignments during her college days.
With his heart pounding, he quickly went to Gilson Rock and spoke.
Gilsonrok happily pretended to know me.
“Ah! Brother Zhonglimei.”
When I see that, I get a good feeling.
“Are you our flower skin…”
(Continued in the next episode)
