Episode 334 The identity of the man in black is
‘Where did he go?’
Of all the ghosts watching, I was most concerned about the man in black.
I was annoyed that they were watching me the whole time, so I tried to break through with a wooden sword several times, but each time, the ghosts blocked me as if they were guarding the king.
Is there a king even among the ghosts?
They also kill their comrades who run away, and they often die when they try to protect the person in black and get killed by the Sword Demon or me.
For some reason, this thought occurred to me.
The commanding of the ghosts was done by the Archduke, who had stepped down, but it seems that the man in black is at the center of the current situation.
Even while fighting the ghost, I felt a strange feeling as I made eye contact with the man in black several times.
It feels like I am reading the eyes of the person in black and the person in black is reading my eyes.
It was clearly an expert that I could not have known even in my past life…
I thought there might be something related to me.
‘What on earth is he doing?’
If these guys were strong people, they would have asked them directly, flapped their mouths in some way, or stopped the fight altogether.
However, fighting the ghosts felt like fighting aliens on the battlefield with whom I could not communicate.
First of all, the conversation didn’t work at all.
Is this why he is a ghost?
In fact, the appearance of some ghosts was often foreign, as if they were born in a hometown far from here. It’s as if the Demonic Cult captured poor foreigners and raised them as slaves.
At some point, when the man in black disappeared…
the number of ghosts running away gradually increased, as if they had lost their purpose of protecting something. It was as if they decided to retreat when the king abdicated.
Of course, it was also because of the new reinforcements that appeared.
Why on earth is that guy fighting here?
It was confusing to watch as Lee Kun-ak, the former King of Fist, grabbed both arms of a fleeing ghost and tore them off.
Does this mean that ghosts are people after all? The combination of Lee Gun-ak’s internal and external martial arts techniques caused the limbs of the exhausted ghosts to bend, break, and pull out.
Meanwhile, a large fist-shaped flag created by the king of the time struck the exhausted ghosts.
It was truly exciting to see the teacher and student running wild.
After a while, a rain-soaked thief nearby asked me.
“Are you okay, Munju?”
It was only after I saw the robber cutting the ghost into two pieces with two swords that I realized that this guy was not a ghost but a demon king.
I was tired so I didn’t bother to answer.
Suddenly, I thought of the man in black, and what was inside me regurgitated and poured a lot of vomit into the bucket.
“Wow…”
I’ve never swung a sword while vomiting, but I’m doing it now. It wasn’t that I lacked energy, nor did I run out of strength, but I felt a strange sense of fatigue.
Is it the aftermath of being angry to the top of my head when dealing with the Four Heavenly Kings, or is it the fatigue that comes after performing a feat?
I hung my sword for a moment and caught my breath.
It was a strange type of coin muzzle.
This is because my stomach has never been upset like this even when I ate chicken bean noodles that I made.
It would be easier for the Four Evils if I moved, but I am also human, so I needed rest. Fortunately, the King of Fist and the King of Dao were running rampant, so the situation was much more favorable to us. Since the ghosts were already exhausted, it seemed difficult for them to handle the Dao King’s sword.
I stood still and looked around and found Cha Seong-tae.
‘Have I already been attacked by a ghost?’
The thought that there was no reason for that bastard to be fighting here took over my mind. I couldn’t tell if it was a dream or real life, so I called.
“Seongtae.”
Seongtae Cha answered as he approached.
“Yes, Lord Moon.”
“A long time.”
“Iknow, right.”
“What are you doing here?”
“We were dealing with the remnants.”
“why?”
“I still feel burdened by a perfectly fine Gosu.”
“What bullshit?”
Seongtae Cha looked me up and down and said.
“You look very tired. Take a break. “I will stand up for the law.”
Suddenly, a ghost bleeding all over his body was approaching this way, and Cha Seong-tae suddenly clapped his hands together and made a crackling sound.
From what I could hear, it was a brain power equivalent to the heresy of a hundred combatants. Because the sound was loud rather than powerful, the ghost changed direction and fell off its head to the Sword Demon.
Before I knew it, the four major evildoers were gathering around me.
First of all, the world around me was a mess and my situation was also a mess.
Because the number of ghosts was so large, we did not have the power to persistently pursue and kill even the retreating ones.
Everyone was so tired that they left the fleeing ghosts alone.
After a while, the demon came nearby and collapsed, and the color demon was also lying on his stomach, breathing heavily.
The Sword Demon was still watching his surroundings as if he were wary and said.
“…Someone spread the fog on purpose.”
It was already pouring down rain, but just as Geomma had said, the fog was getting thicker, so I couldn’t even see the neat white-robed student watching from the top of the building.
The King’s voice was heard from the fog.
“Where is Moonju?”
“Here we go.”
When I answered, King Gwon Lee Gun-ak and the King of Dao came and sat down on the floor overflowing with rainwater.
I asked, curious how they joined.
“How did you find out?”
King Kwon answered.
“On the way back, we ran into the forces of the Demonic Cult. There was an atmosphere of waiting for something. After killing them all, I thought about it and thought that if it was an ambush like this, other emperors would also be attacked on their way back. “I headed back to the Murim League and met the King of Dao.”
The King of Dao nodded.
“I am similar.”
King Kwon looked at Cha Seong-tae.
“A young friend bravely helped me. I heard he was the commander-in-chief of Haomun….”
I looked at Cha Seong-tae with a puzzled expression.
“Did you help King Kwon?”
“Yeah, what’s weird about that?”
Geomma asked about my condition.
“You were vomiting earlier. Is this an internal injury?”
“hmm. It’s not an internal injury. Why did you vomit? Oh wait a minute. “It comes up again.”
While thinking about the man in black, I jumped up, walked a few steps, then fell down and retched again.
As I regurgitated what was inside, the demon said:
“what? “Aren’t you addicted?”
When I looked at the flowing rainwater, there wasn’t much coming out of it. I thought carefully about the cause of this depression. I don’t know if it was because of the rain or because my body temperature dropped, but I got goosebumps.
Without a clear reason, I could vaguely infer why the ghosts were trying to protect the man in black. As soon as I lay down in the muddy water and closed my eyes, I immediately lost consciousness.
* * *
When I opened my eyes…
I saw an unfamiliar ceiling, but the surroundings were warm. When I got up and looked around, I saw several people lying down in an ordinary guest room and someone cooking in the kitchen. I said towards the kitchen.
“Seongtae, give me food.”
Seongtae Cha answered from the kitchen.
“All right.”
After I came to my senses again, I looked around and saw that the demon and demon were having a good time. The Sword Demon was standing by the window and looking outside. I thought I had come a long way, but it seemed like it was the guesthouse where the white-robed student was hiding.
I asked the sword demon watching outside.
“What about the eldest kings?”
The Sword Demon answered.
“I expected that other emperors were probably attacked as well, so I went to help. “I couldn’t go because you were injured.”
So, to summarize, the Sword Demon was standing guard. It was not a safe situation as the ghosts could reorganize and come back or the forces of the Demonic Cult could come. However, not only me, but also the demon and color demon needed time to recover, so the sword demon was quietly watching the situation.
I was about to ask the Sword Demon about the Black Man, but gave up.
However, Geomma seemed to be at the same point of concern and spoke first.
“I guess…”
“….”
“It seems like the religious leader sees you as material for heavenly prison.”
“me?”
The Sword Demon nodded while looking out the window.
I vaguely asked what I had always been curious about.
“How do you make Heavenly Jade?”
The Sword Demon thought for a moment and answered.
“The leader would know.”
Funny enough, I was able to roughly infer the identity of the man in black from the Sword Demon’s answer.
In my opinion…
people in black are heavenly.
It’s strange to say, but I guess it’s the state of a person before heaven’s prison is completed.
There was a possibility that he might not even know that he was the material for Heavenly Jade.
Who knows their fate?
It is natural that no one knows their fate except me, who has been watching the future.
The person in black must at least be the material for Heavenly Jade…
This can explain why the ghosts tried so hard to protect him. This is because if a being is protected by a ghost who only has reverence for the religious leader, it has no choice but to be associated with the religious leader.
There is sufficient reason to protect it only if it is a living elixir that the cult leader will take. It makes me sick to think that the state before becoming heavenly prison was a living person. Maybe it was because I was drunk and regressed that I felt nauseous.
The answer is actually unknown.
But the direction of my reasoning was that the Man in Black and Heavenly Ok were somehow related.
The ghost protects the main body of Heavenly Jade.
The religious leader turned the main body into a heavenly prison.
Is the body that will become heavenly prison targeting me?
There is no such thing as hell.
If you think about it, wouldn’t the religious leader be able to make me a heavenly prison, or a person in black could also be a heavenly prison?
So, the first way to stop the cult leader is
to not become material for heavenly prison.
And the second thing is that people in black are not material for Heavenly Jade.
My conclusion is that if these two things are prevented, Heavenly Jade will not appear. And this is actually the fundamental reason why I returned to the past.
While I was continuing to guess and reason like I was crazy…
Cha Seong-tae came out with a strange dish made by mixing all kinds of ingredients in a large pot. The devil, who looked like he was having a good time, fluttered his nose and opened his eyes. The demon also looked at the rice.
Seongtae Cha put it down on the floor and looked at us.
“…please eat.”
I moved without lifting my hips and looked down at the pot.
“What kind of hell is unfolding?”
“Look at the food and go to hell. “You speak harshly.”
Seongtae Cha handed out bowls and chopsticks.
The demon, who looked like he was about to collapse from exhaustion, took out a silver needle from his bosom, put it in the stew, and stirred it around.
“…Because the ingredients may be poisonous. “I don’t really have any doubts about Commander-in-Chief Cha.”
Seongtae Cha nodded.
“I know. “Please stir it up over there too.”
We were extremely hungry, so we sat down and started eating dishes that looked like they had ghosts in them. Now I can see that it was mixed rice made by putting all the ingredients in the guesthouse.
Kang Ho-in is actually not a particularly great person.
This is because if they do not eat, they will starve to death.
I asked Seongtae Cha.
“Do you have alcohol?”
“Yes, there was a bit too much alcohol.”
“good. You only drink when your stomach is full. “Let’s think positively.”
Sword Demon said while eating mixed rice.
“It’s worth eating.”
The color demon, who was eating quietly, asked the sword demon.
“Master, why did they attack at the same time?”
The Sword Demon looked at me.
“…It looks like he really tried to take Munju away after cutting off his hands and feet. “It’s just an excuse to say I’m going to retrieve the sword or something like that.”
The devil answered.
“Why do you have to…”
Sword Demon explained with a confused expression.
“It seems like they see the pearl as an ingredient for magical arts.”
“Is it because you have built up yin and yang internal energy?”
“Maybe so.”
The demon nodded and said as if he was making a promise.
“I’ll just keep learning ice balls.”
“….”
I nodded and looked at the poop.
“You’re smart. “Oh my, since when did this kid become so smart?”
The demon said while eating.
“Earlier, when I was in danger, I received help from a white robe student. I don’t know where it went. By the way, if the cult leader himself appears, can we stop it? What do you think, eldest brother? “I’ve never seen Samjae’s skills in person, so I can’t gauge it.”
The Sword Demon answered calmly while eating.
“It must be difficult. “I won’t appear alone.”
“Conversely, what if we attack? “With the Murim Alliance and the emperors.”
The Sword Demon smiled slightly.
“Is that possible? No matter what the scale, more than half will die. However, it is not necessarily possible to kill the religious leader. In order for this confrontation to end, someone must eventually overcome Samjae. Since we are unable to overwhelm each other, in a way, it is just a series of small incidents throughout the years of training.”
The sword demon looked at me as I was eating intently.
“It seems to me that the third child is growing quickly. So much so that it exceeded everyone’s expectations. Will the religious leader take the third child, or will we protect the third child so that he can grow further? “I guess this structure can also be seen as hidden.”
Seongtae Cha asked.
“Has Lord Mun become that strong? Before I knew it, it was like that.”
I made eye contact with Cha Seong-tae and then answered.
“Can’t you tell just by looking at it?”
Seongtae Cha looked at me blankly and nodded.
“Yeah, I don’t know.”
I looked around at the Four Major Villains and Cha Seong-tae and picked up my chopsticks.
“…Let’s eat.”
After trying hard to erase the man in black from my head, I looked at the mixed rice.
“….”
It’s a day when I miss Deuksu once again. People should also live by doing what they are good at. Isn’t that Hao Wen-ju’s role? I stuffed the rice while confirming that Cha Seong-tae’s cooking skills were worse than his fighting skills.
It’s so hard to make a living.
