< Episode 73: Line of Fire (3) >
-Roaring!
The cadets watching nearby were agitated.
Even when Lim Gyu-wol of the Six Heavenly Team put pressure on Joo Woon-hyang the atmosphere was heavy and cold.
However the situation changed when one of the cadets intervened.
Even Cheonho Mak Myeong-ho who could be said to be second-in-command in the military branch was afraid of the leader Lim Gyu-wol and could not touch him. In this situation no one expected that an apprentice cadet who was going through the Geumui Commission selection would step forward.
‘what? That guy?’
‘Are you sane to hold on to Yuk Cheonho’s arm?’
‘Are you crazy because you want to fail the selection test?’
Those who thought this way were cadets who ranked low in the first round of selection.
‘what? Is it really possible that he could withstand the power of Lim Gyu-wol Six Thousand Troops?’
‘…I don’t think this guy’s skills were that deep?’
Yeom Gyeong a disciple of the Hwasan Sect and other cadets who were in the upper ranks were inwardly surprised to see Bae Ji-seok a cadet who was only in the middle rank withstand the power of Yukcheonho Im Gyu-wol.
Of course if it were really Bae Ji-seok he wouldn’t have been able to do that.
Inside that facial shell was a completely different person.
He was none other than Mok Gyeong-un.
‘!?’
Thanks to this Joo Yun-hyang who was free from the internal pressure of Six Thousand Trooper Lim Gyu-wol frowned and raised his head to look at Mo Kyung-un who had the face of a cadet Bae Ji-seok.
Because Bae Ji-seok and I were in different cadet levels in the demonstration department we had no chance to meet or talk to each other.
It was the same even during training just before apprenticeship.
however
‘….weird.’
Zhou Yunxiang was caught by a strange feeling.
It feels vaguely familiar.
The face and voice are different but this feeling of familiarity is…
‘no way?’
Zhou Yunxiang looked at Mu Qingyun’s face with suspicious eyes.
It was right then.
-Wow!
Mok Gyeong-woon’s grip on the wrist of Six Thousand Tigers Lim Gyu-wol became stronger.
‘Sigh…this guy?’
Lim Gyu-wol’s expression hardened as his grip grew stronger.
It was no exaggeration to say that this guy’s current attack power exceeded his own 8-star attack power.
-Purrrrr!
His wrists were shaking.
If it had been just the two of them he might have raised his energy and put an end to it.
But he had too many eyes now.
His authority will be undermined as he tests the apprentices who show signs of falling behind in his work.
‘Damn it.’
But I’m at a loss as to what to say and where to stop.
He started it on his own.
It was right then.
-widely!
Mo Kyung-yun who had been grabbing his wrist suddenly let go of his hand put his hands together bowed his head and spoke politely.
“As expected it cannot withstand the power of the Six Thousand Tigers. I apologize for interfering with the exam of another cadet. “I intervened because the cadet being tested might get hurt so please be generous and understand.”
-Shudder!
Seeing Mo Gyeong-un like this Lim Gyu-wol’s eyes became sharp.
‘This damn guy…..’
He is a really smart guy.
He could have humiliated himself but on the way he didn’t just stray from the right line he deliberately chose to save his face.
-closely!
Lim Gyu-wol clenched his fists and barely managed to control his anger.
If you show your emotions here you will lose face and have no justification.
Im Gyu-wol who was looking at Mo Kyung-un and Joo Woon-hyang alternately with harsh eyes as they stood side by side soon smiled and said without any hesitation.
“It was said that the cadets participating in this year’s Gold Medical Commission selection had excellent skills but it was a disgrace. “It’s nice to see that you are able to withstand such a sudden aptitude test at the main office and respond flexibly to your competitors and colleagues.”
“no.”
“I’m sorry.”
Zhou Yunxiang and Mo Qingyun answered at the same time.
Then Lim Gyu-wol patted the two people on the shoulders in a generous voice and said
“I will give a special store to my two people.”
-Roaring!
‘A store?’
‘Was it really a test?’
The cadets couldn’t help but feel envious at those words.
The atmosphere was so harsh that they were worried that something bad would happen but seeing Lim Gyu-wol of the Six Thousand Troops even give them a store made them feel like they were truly testing themselves unexpectedly.
On the other hand Joo Yun-hyang internally clicked his tongue at Lim Gyu-wol’s ability to take care of things.
‘I didn’t get into this position for nothing.’
He could have lost his reputation by being too emotional but he was a very well-behaved person.
Of course I thought it must have been really boiling inside.
So Zhou Yunxiang thought that he should be careful for a while.
As he expected Lim Gyu-wol spoke boldly but inside he was grinding his teeth.
‘We’ll see about these guys.’
“Then I hope you get good grades over the five days and see you as a gold medalist.”
Lim Gyu-wol of the Six Heavenly Troops retreated promising to return later.
As he entered the main building of the Four Masters Department Zhou Yunxiang calmed down his boiling anger.
No matter how much he tried to do his best Lim Gyu-wol’s endurance was so much higher than his own that he almost suffered internal injuries.
‘If it had been longer it would have been troublesome.’
It was a fortunate thing.
If Yukcheonho So Yerin had not properly embodied the innate energy instilled in him he could have been in big trouble.
Joo Woon-hyang who was calming down like that soon looked at Mok Gyeong-un who had the face of a cadet Bae Ji-seok and opened his mouth.
“Are you…”
“Perhaps something?”
Zhou Yunxiang who was about to ask something soon stopped.
And then he just expressed his gratitude.
“thanks. “Thanks to him coming forward he avoided internal injuries.”
“That’s a good thing.”
At those words Zhou Yunxiang’s eyes narrowed.
Although his voice is deep his tone and tone are clearly…
At that time Heavenly Emperor Mak Ming-hao approached Zhou Yun-xiang and Mo Qing-yun and spoke softly so that only the two could hear.
“I don’t know why but it’s like you both were captured by the Six Thousand Tigers. Thanks to you I have been tired for five days. “I will watch over you but both of you should try to stay safe as much as possible.”
“Thank you for your consideration.”
Mo Qingyun and Zhou Yunxiang politely put their hands together and bowed their heads in response.
* * *
That night.
Yukcheonho Im Gyu-wol prepared two maps with his own hands.
This map written as Geumok Jeondo (禁獄戰圖) is a map of the underground path to Geumok.
The imperial palace dungeon had been continuously expanded for hundreds of years so it was shaped like a cave. It was quite vast and dark so it was easy to get lost if you made a mistake.
Therefore the Geumwiwi members of the Saseonbu carry around this Geumok Jeondo to avoid getting lost.
However these Geumok Jeondos are different from the existing ones.
‘Heh.’
If I believed in this evangelism and tried to find my way carelessly I would end up in the wrong place.
Especially with ships equipped with engine equipment.
‘Now you will understand why no one has escaped safely from the golden prison under the imperial palace for such a long time except for one person.’
He didn’t even have to use his own hands.
If I were to die while wandering through the underground Geumok there was no need for a special explanation.
‘Joo Woon-hyang and Bae Ji-seok.’
He almost got embarrassed by those damn things.
Yukcheonho Im Gyu-wol raised the corner of his mouth slyly.
I couldn’t hide my excitement at the thought of them wandering around the underground prison and meeting their end.
Im Gyu-wol immediately rolled up the two rolls tied them with red thread and placed them between the nine maps.
He used red thread specifically to give to them.
Satisfied he left his office and headed to his private quarters.
When he was in command of 1000 commanders or higher he was given private quarters and when he reached the rank of 6000 commanders or higher he could use a separate nice room like this.
-Tuk!
Lim Gyu-wol hung his coat on a hanger and lay down comfortably on the bed.
It was that moment.
-Poof! Sigh!
‘Huh!’
His back arched upward like a bow.
Something stabbed my spine in two places at the same time and the pain was indescribable.
But I don’t know what it was but my voice didn’t come out.
‘What is this?’
While I was confused I heard something rattling under the bed.
Then someone crawled out from under the bed.
Lim Gyu-wol the six-thousand-year-old could not help but be scared when he saw the face of someone whose identity he did not know.
‘Bae Ji-seok?’
He was none other than cadet Bae Ji-seok or rather Mok Gyeong-un with his face.
Mok Kyung-un put his lips to his ear and whispered softly.
“I was bored waiting. “Yukcheonho.”
-Shudder!
‘What is this guy? ‘How on earth did they get in?’
Yukcheonho Im Gyu-wol could not help but be embarrassed.
Soldiers from the Demonstration Department stood guard around the main building of the Saseonbu and in the lodging building guns although they were the lowest rank in the Geumuiwiwi stood on duty in shifts.
But did you sneak in to avoid them?
‘Apart from infiltration how did you avoid my feelings? ‘Do you really think someone like a cadet surpassed my inaction?’
Seeing him like this Mok Gyeong-un chuckled.
“That’s a nice look.”
With those words Mok Gyeong-un gently touched his waist which was curved like a bow.
-Hold on!
‘Turn it off!’
Lim Gyu-wol was in so much pain that his once pale face turned bright red.
He even had blood on his forehead.
‘이 개새끼가!’
I really wanted to kill Mo Kyung-un.
However when Mo Qingyun pressed on his lumbar spine one more time
‘Kwaaaaaaaaaa!’
Pain spread through his spine and throughout his body as if he had been struck by lightning.
It was the first time in my life that I felt pain like this.
It was difficult to even breathe properly.
“crane! crane! crane!”
Cold sweat broke out on Lim Gyu-wol’s face.
Seeing him like this Mok Gyeong-un raised the corner of his mouth and whispered in his ear.
“I looked at an acupuncture book some time ago and there was a type of acupuncture that should not be used carelessly. Do you know what that is?”
‘How do I know such things?’
Lim Gyu-wol unable to speak glared at Mok Gyeong-un.
Then Mok Gyeong-un smiled and said.
“Ahh. I forgot to mention that it’s hard to answer. It’s not a big deal but since it’s called spinal acupuncture unless you’re a really good doctor you shouldn’t carelessly insert needles into the spine. “I heard that if you’re not careful the needles can dig into your spine and be dangerous?”
‘what?’
Lim Gyu-wol’s eyes wavered at Mok Gyeong-woon’s words.
But this was just the beginning.
“But what’s even more interesting is that it says that the pain gets so intense that you become paralyzed unable to walk again.”
‘Bar hemiplegia?’
At those words Lim Gyu-wol felt like he was going crazy.
The pain in his back was too severe for him to just get over it.
Lim Gyu-wol’s complexion which was very frightened was gradually turning white.
Mok Gyeong-un whispered into his ear.
“Because I’m so cautious I don’t tend to ignore when someone has bad feelings toward me.”
-Hold on!
‘Off.’
As the needle penetrated further Lim Gyu-wol twisted his body and suffered so much pain that he couldn’t come to his senses.
Mok Gyeong-un who was looking at him with amusement as he suffered caught something in the corner of his eye just as he was finally getting used to the pain.
-Sigh!
‘!?’
It was none other than a sharp needle.
Im Gyu-wol could not help but feel embarrassed as such a needle was placed directly in front of his eyes.
What are you going to do with this now?
I was puzzled but Mok Kyung-un answered the question.
“Someone had this needle and it was coated with poison. Are you curious about what kind of poison it is?”
‘Poison?’
An earthquake occurred in Lim Gyu-wol’s two pupils when he heard that his saliva was coated with poison.
Just seeing the sharp part flashing before my eyes was painful but hearing that it was even coated with poison made me feel like I was going crazy.
Mok Gyeong-un smiled at the terrified man and spoke casually.
“This is not a big deal but should I say that if a needle gets stuck in the eyeball the poison will quickly spread to the brain and cause mental impairment?”
‘!!!!!!!’
This isn’t a big deal?
< Episode 73: Line of Fire (3) > end
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