Episode 1068 Are you trying to kill me? (3)
Trust is a word that really resonates well. There is nothing that gives strength to each other more than the trust between people.
But in some relationships, trust is nothing more than a castle built on sand.
‘I knew…’
Baekcheon bit his lip.
The person who should not be trusted the most in this powerhouse. This person should never be trusted. Who would dare argue against the fact that it is Jang Il-so?
Nevertheless, the reason I relaxed my guard against him even for a moment was because of the way he showed me during the grueling battle. The feeling of being comrades fighting together usually helps us overcome all conflicts, even if only momentarily.
But Jang Il-so is still Jang Il-so. That gloomy snake was something that should not be trusted until the very end…
“Sasuk…”
“…Okay.”
Baekcheon heavily drew his sword.
The army of the Black Ghost approaching, narrowing the siege, appears to number at most two hundred. If Honggyeon, who is guarding Jang Il-so’s surroundings, joins in, the number will increase further.
Considering that these are the people who were selected and trained from the Black Demon Treasures and Ten Thousand Demons, it is not an opponent that the ten or so disciples of Hwasan can do anything about. But…
“We have to fight.”
Baekcheon’s eyes gradually burned coldly. There is nothing new about a hopeless situation. Among the battlefields they have been through so far, was there any place that was not hopeless?
‘All you have to do is open the road.’
There is no reason to fight against them. All you have to do is somehow escape through this siege and cross the Yangtze River. Of course, the distance from Hangzhou to the Yangtze River is extremely long… but that’s something to think about later. The first thing to do is to get out of here.
Baekcheon’s seething gaze was directed at Jang Ilso. Jang Il-so burst out laughing as he saw him glaring at him so fiercely.
“What a naughty child. “You look at people like that.”
In fact, Baek-cheon was glaring at Jang Il-so and provoking him with his eyes, but all his attention was focused on Cheong-myeong.
The volcano’s power is now largely preserved. Namgung Do-wi, who cleared the way from the front, is almost exhausted, and Hyeyeon has also used up a lot of her internal strength, but it will still be possible to catch up.
The biggest problem right now is none other than Cheongmyeong. Baekcheon glanced at his back.
‘Can I take a walk?’
When viewed objectively, it is unreasonable. Even with the externally visible trauma, it is acceptable to be alive. And considering Cheongmyeong’s characteristic of not even moaning even when he’s on the verge of death, the internal injuries are probably much greater than the external injuries.
But… Baekcheon was sure.
The moment the battle breaks out, Cheongmyeong will rush at Jang Il-so without even looking back. Because that is Cheongmyeong’s way.
But this time, we must stop Cheongmyeong’s rampage at all costs. Even if only so that they wouldn’t cry when they see Cheongmyeong, the only one who survives, turned into a corpse.
In that case, the only person here who can take on the role of Cheongmyeong is Baekcheon.
It was the exact moment when Baekcheon’s eyes were filled with death.
Jang Il-so, who was looking at the elite black demons closing the distance with a strange gaze, slowly opened his mouth.
“A very… appropriate siege. “I almost want to praise you.”
He smiled crookedly and fixed his eyes on one place.
“But… I don’t think I’ve ever given an order like this. huh? “Mangeum Loan.”
At those words, Baekcheon turned his gaze without realizing it. Although he knew that he should never take his eyes off Jang Il-so, his eyes instinctively followed Mangeumdaebu.
Godfather Mangeum was walking among the elite black demons, flapping one of his empty sleeves. Unlike Cheongmyeong and Jang Il-so, who were in disarray due to the traces of a fierce battle, he had no scratches and maintained a clean look.
Godfather Mangeum, who received Jang Il-so’s gaze, opens his mouth without changing his expression. In an extremely emotionless voice.
“Anyway… a good subordinate reads the will of his superiors in advance and then acts.”
“Haha.”
Jang Il-so let out an ambiguous laugh. It was difficult to guess whether the sound was made out of pleasure or disapproval.
“They are dangerous.”
Godfather Mangeum’s gaze left Jang Il-so and focused on Hwasanpa. Faced with emotionless gazes, Hwasan’s disciples unconsciously bit their lips.
“You must have felt it too, right? They are different from the idiots from political factions who are drunk with their power and only occupy positions. “It will definitely catch up with Ryun someday.”
“….”
“It must be removed from this place now before it is too late. Tigers should be caught and killed when they are young.”
After hearing those words, Jang Il-so slowly glanced at Hwasan’s disciples. The last thing that caught my eye was Cheongmyeong.
“That certainly makes sense.”
“I…”
Baekcheon gritted his teeth. Jang Il-so nodded slowly, as if he was savoring those words.
“A tiger must be caught and killed when it is a cub… Yes, that is correct. But…”
Jang Il-so’s face as he looked at Mangeum Godfather began to turn deaf.
“Don’t you think it’s a little too late to talk about it now?”
It was at that time that Baekcheon felt strange.
Neither in Jang Il-so’s gaze looking at Mangeum Godfather, nor in Mangeum Godfather’s gaze facing Jang Il-so, was there even the slightest hint of the kindness usually seen when looking in the same direction.
It seemed closer to the eyes of a beast looking at an enemy that had invaded its territory.
‘no way?’
At that moment, Jang Il-so opened his mouth again. The words that flowed from that mouth gave Baekcheon confidence.
“There is no way they would have set up such a grand siege just to catch these guys. So… Mangeum Loan.”
An infinitely mysterious and bloody light flowed from Jang Il-so’s eyes. It was eerie, as if just looking at it would freeze my heart.
“Which one are you really trying to hunt here?”
“….”
“These people? No no. “That can’t be possible.”
Jang Il-so smiled, showing his teeth.
“It will be right away.”
“….”
“Isn’t it?”
Godfather Mangeum looked at Jang Il-so with indifferent eyes without saying a word. Jang Il-so, who received that gaze, said as if it was amusing.
“If you think about it, it’s a good opportunity. Yeah, it’s a really good opportunity. “Because I was completely exhausted after leading so few people.”
“….”
“But… I never thought that the world’s most powerful godfather would do such a foolish thing. It looks like the abacus you were so proud of was completely destroyed by the demonic bastards, right? Do you think someone like you will be able to take my place when I disappear? sincerely?”
“seat?”
Godfather Mangeum, who had been listening quietly, retorted in a cold tone.
“That’s not befitting of a defeated army.”
“….”
“I don’t really care about the place. Anyway, Sapaeryeon was created out of necessity. “Once you’re gone, Gangnam will just return to its original state.”
Those words were like the perfect wedge. This made it so that everyone here fully understood the situation.
The siege prepared by Mangeumdaebu was not intended to catch Hwasan’s disciples. His goal was none other than Jang Il-so.
“You’re talking stupid.”
Jang Il-so spoke slowly, looking at Mangeumdaebu with cold eyes.
“Do you think those political faction bastards will leave Gangnam alone where the SPA Alliance has disappeared?”
“You are the one who is mistaken, Jang Il-so.”
Mangeumdaebu no longer called Jang Ilso “Ryeonju.”
“mistaken?”
“What they hate is not Sapae-ryeon. “It’s just you and everyone else.”
“….”
“Even at this moment, do you think there would be any reason for those people who are so busy greedy for power to waste their energy on Gangnam without you? It’s not because of you that they stop attacking Gangnam. “Because of you, there is a possibility that they will head to Gangnam.”
That was a pretty painful point. Even Jang Il-so couldn’t refute these words and ended up laughing.
But Mangeumdaebu’s words are not over yet.
“And… why should I care about that in the first place?”
“Hmm?”
A cool smile appeared on Mangeum Godfather’s face.
“Even if the day comes when the Society with you, Jang Il-so, rules the world, don’t you think there will be a place for me there?”
“….”
“Isn’t that so?”
Jang Il-so let out an odd smile as he listened to Mangeum Godfather’s guess. Godfather Mangeum also did not move away even a bit and faced him with an eerie expression.
“Once the hunt is over, the hounds go into the pot. “There is only one way for the hound to survive.”
Mangeumdaebu’s voice spread coldly across the desolate land.
“Either it bites off the owner’s hand and runs away before he gets suspicious… or it bites off the owner’s neck first.”
“….”
“What do you think, Jang Il-so?”
This time, everyone’s attention was focused on Jang Il-so. Jang Il-so scratched the back of his head in a somewhat exaggerated motion and clicked his tongue briefly.
“Tsk.”
Soon his long eyes drew an arc.
“I thought I would at least wait until Shaolin retreats…”
“You don’t look down on your enemies. But… the failure was that they no longer thought of me as their enemy.”
Godfather Mangeum glared at Jang Il-so with murderous eyes.
“If you wanted to make me four, you should have put me on a proper leash. “Did you really think that I would be like the bastards I’ve tamed so far?”
“…That sounds painful.”
“No matter how fast you regret in a powerhouse, it’s too late. If you misjudged, wouldn’t you have to pay the price? “That is the law of Sapa.”
Godfather Mangeum gestured toward Jang Il-so, Hongryeon, and Hwasan.
“Kill them all, leaving no one behind.”
“Ryeonju….”
“There is no need to capture him alive. Kill it. “Don’t leave any regrets behind.”
“debriefing!”
The elites of the Black Ghosts, burning with deadly force, slowly narrowed the siege at a speed no different from before. It was indeed a cautious approach. That attitude, without even the slightest carelessness, actually put even more pressure on me.
“Tsk.”
Jang Il-so briefly clicked his tongue and glanced back at Cheongmyeong.
“Now that the situation is like this, we have no choice but to join forces, right?”
Then Cheongmyeong caught a glimpse of him with indifferent eyes.
“You talk so proudly, but you can’t even guard one of my subordinates. “Stupid bastard.”
“…If a person falls into a hole, shouldn’t you help them? I’m not going to spit on you and step on you just because it’s fun. Anyway, you really have a bad personality.”
Cheongmyeong, who heard Safa say he had a bad temper, shook his head and grabbed his sword.
I may have been bragging, but this is a real crisis. For both him and Jang Il-so, all they can do right now is stand.
However, Cheongmyeong’s gaze turned to the backs of Hwasan disciples. They surrounded the front, protecting the clearing with no room for water to leak.
Just like the party leaders did in the past, they are also protecting him here now. Or maybe not just now, but every time he fights.
Cheongmyeong, who was looking at his back, which had suddenly become much bigger than before, turned his gaze towards Mangeumdaebu. For a moment, I forced myself to push what was welling up in my heart to a corner and spoke in a cold voice.
“It looks like he still doesn’t know, maybe because he’s a Safa bastard. “Then let me know.”
Cheongmyeong bared his teeth fiercely.
“For those who turned volcanoes against them, not a single one was unharmed.”
At that moment, sword energy surged from the swords held by the volcano’s disciples.
