< Episode 104: Crossroads (2) >
“That’s right. So I don’t want to give you time to grope.”
A low voice ringing in my ears.
Moyak a confidant of Prince Na Yulyang who was startled by this launched a new weapon forward without even having time to think.
-Pot!
And at the same time he pulled out two daggers from his sleeves did a somersault and launched them straight at the owner of the voice.
-Shoosh!
Is it because I’m extremely nervous?
It seemed as if time passed slowly.
Even though it was in the middle of somersaulting the creature’s face was clearly visible.
A very beautiful face.
It felt more beautiful than a woman.
However the being looked at the flying dagger and nodded slightly.
I thought they had no intention of stopping it.
It was that moment.
-Papak!
The flying dagger suddenly changed direction in the air and immediately landed on the shoulder and thigh of the man who was doing somersaults.
-Poof! Sigh!
“Ahh!”
-Cudangtang!
He was hit by a dagger he had thrown and fell before landing properly.
“Oh no!”
In response the Mueumdo Hyeong-in who was right behind him hurriedly pulled out a very thin and bendable sword from his waist and attempted to cut off the head of Mok Gyeong-un who had suddenly appeared.
But before it even reaches me
-Chaenggang!
The sword broke and flew upward.
-Park!
“Keck!”
The head of the Mueumdo Hyeong-in who was wielding the sword was caught by Mok Gyeong-un’s hand.
It happened in the blink of an eye and I didn’t even realize what I was doing.
I’m embarrassed
“It’s the rat you were spying on earlier.”
“Knock…you…you?”
“If you’re done with your work let’s go.”
“Go?”
-Quad!
Mok Gyeong-un ripped off the folds of his older brother’s question.
Hyeong-in with blood pouring out from the area where the ulnaris had been torn stumbled with his eyes wide as if they were torn apart and soon fell backwards stretching out into a large position.
The sight of him flinching and blood gushing out was even pathetic.
Even though two people were killed in an instant Grand Duke Lu Liang’s eyes did not leave Mo Qingyun.
He glanced upward with his eyes and opened his mouth.
“Did you come by flying?”
“Yes you guessed it well.”
“….”
He came by flying.
So does this mean that you have developed the Neunggungheodo (凌空虛道) or the Empty Gongdabo (虛空踏步)?
He learned Myeonghyeon Suwolbo (明顯水越步) one of the rare Gyeongsin methods so even though he is better at Bodrama than anyone else he has not yet reached that level.
He tried to deny a word in his heart but still
‘…You have overcome the wall of walls.’
If he only competes with pure martial arts he has absolutely no chance of winning.
And his mood changed.
Even before his emotions were almost diluted and he thought that he was a similar type of person in many ways to himself so he thought that if he did not comply he should be killed.
But apart from this I had a feeling of immaturity but now there is no such feeling at all.
At the time it was rough and unpolished but now it felt complete like a well-forged sword.
‘I became stronger…’
Na Yulyang’s eyes continued to move albeit slightly.
I knew that Mok Kyung-un had become overwhelmingly stronger but since it was a confrontational situation I was picturing numerous battle scenes in my head.
However even if you engrave it dozens and hundreds of times in an instant you cannot find the answer.
The guy has completely turned into a monster.
-Gruck!
Feeling a strange feeling on his forehead Na Yulyang stole it with the back of his hand.
It was none other than a cold sweat.
When Na Yulyang saw this a strange look appeared in his eyes.
Have you ever sweated like this other than the sweat that dripped down while practicing?
It was the first time in my life that I felt nervous about something.
‘Life…and death…am I standing at the crossroads?’
Crossroads.
This is a truly interesting crossroads.
A crossroads filled only with death with almost no visible path to life.
Mok Gyeong-un said to him.
“I wanted to see a more emotional change but since he is a reasonable person it seems reality hit him quickly.”
“I won’t deny it because I don’t see a chance of winning.”
“I’ll give you a choice.”
“option?”
“yes.”
“I guess you’re trying to torture me with useless hopes.”
“You think of it as an opportunity to enjoy life a little more.”
“What is that choice?”
“If you voluntarily cut the muscles and veins of your limbs and destroy your Danjeon I will spare your life.”
“Is there a big difference from telling an unmanned person to die?”
“If death as a warrior is the same as life then you can die like this.”
“Heh.”
Nayuliang snorted.
Mok Kyung-un shrugged his shoulders at his reaction.
Then Nayuliang stretched out his hand somewhere.
The sword sheath that was lying next to his drinking table was sucked into his hand by the air.
-widely!
I Yulryang holding the sword sheath opened his mouth.
“I have no intention of begging for my life or living like that. “If you’re going to go it wouldn’t be a bad idea to go as a military officer.”
“That’s great.”
“Stop talking nonsense. Anyway regardless of martial arts the world is a diet of the fittest. “It is providence that if you are weak you will be eliminated and this time that was just me.”
Even though I said this it was a very bitter moment.
It’s even funny how even though he has almost the same power as the Eight Stars he has become stronger and has become the weak one.
Na Yulyang holding the sword tightly with his right hand immediately tried to take off the blindfold he was wearing.
Even if it’s a battle with no chance of winning shouldn’t we struggle?
Mok Gyeong-un also tried to grab the Geomgyeolji.
It was right then.
“Sijeongjiam (時停止暗).”
-Tsutsu side!
The world went dark for a moment as if I had blinked.
At the same time Mo Gyeong-un’s eyes narrowed.
‘!?’
That was because the figure of Prince Na Yu-ryang who had been in front of his eyes just moments ago had disappeared.
What on earth is going on?
I was puzzled because it happened in such a split second.
There was no sign of movement or movement of energy and it was not enough that it disappeared before my eyes along the way…
-Rurrrrrr!
I felt numerous figures gathering around me.
There are a lot of them too.
This too appeared as if it had arisen suddenly.
It was a strange phenomenon.
In response Mok Gyeong-un slowly raised his head and looked at someone sitting astride the tiles of the pavilion in his back yard.
“Is that what you did?”
“Hoo. No matter how strong he was I thought he would be quite embarrassed but he actually didn’t lose his cool in a situation like this. “It’s truly amazing.”
A person sitting on the pavilion tiles at a distance.
That person was Yulmyeong the messenger of the Presbyterian Church.
Mok Gyeong-un who saw Yul-myeong’s face covered with traces of terrible burns was able to immediately recognize that it was the man who had tried to track him down using magic.
Grand Duke Lu Liang suddenly disappeared. How could he be here?
The reason is
-Sureuk!
The magic power of the three eyes was revealed through Mo Qingyun’s eyes.
Then he felt an enormous unfathomable force surrounding him.
The surrounding flow was still unstable as if it had shaken the space itself.
Mok Gyeong-un who was examining this opened his mouth.
“What kind of technique is this?”
At that question the forehead of Yulmyeong the messenger of the Presbyterian Church twitched.
There was a feeling of hopelessness.
But did you read the remaining waves of the main force?
“In the private record left by Wonsalgakju In Seo-ok it was said that Bangwol Jo Eui-gong accepted him as his disciple because of his outstanding talent. It was true.”
Mok Gyeong-un seemed not to mind his words at all and continued his story.
“It doesn’t seem like even the best master could have this level of power so did you borrow the power of a Buddhist sword or a special medium?”
“under?”
“I guess that’s right. Perhaps it was just me that gave him pause?”
‘!?’
At that question the mouth of Yulmyeong the messenger of the Presbyterian Church opened slightly.
He seemed surprised by something.
Yulmyeong who opened his mouth and twitched his eyebrows soon spoke.
“…What the hell are you? How can that…”
“The blood stains on the floor are on the outside of the building. Isn’t it unusual that he disappeared leaving behind something like that even though he clearly collapsed and didn’t move?”
‘blood?’
A few very faint drops of blood remained where Mo Kyung-un was looking.
Most of the traces were erased but this one seemed to have never been found.
If Yulmyeong’s eyes had been seen he would have been very surprised.
This was because traces that were so difficult to find were found at once.
“And the fact that I didn’t even notice the presence of so many people coming so close is something that would only be possible if I was somehow distant and suddenly fell here… Ah. I guess they temporarily separated me somewhere else using a special technique or something. Or is it not just separation from space but also from the flowing time?”
‘!!!!!’
Yulmyeong was truly dumbfounded by that question.
At that moment I had goosebumps all over my body.
Since he had learned martial arts he could feel the power but this insight was scary.
He found out that with only some circumstances he wrote Shingi (神器) Sijeongjiam (時停止暗).
The Sijeongjiam is one of the few sage sacred items remaining from the era of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors and was a treasure that could only be used when the main power was naturally accumulated.
However the conditions for this sacred device were quite strict compared to other sacred devices.
For example once the main power was used all of it was used up so it had to be collected again and only one-thousandth of the accumulated main power could be used.
If your main power accumulates for a thousand years you can completely separate the desired object from the space and time of the world for one thousandth of a year.
It was so absolute that it was called a divine device so no being could escape it.
‘…What the hell is this guy?’
No matter how much you learned magic or how much insight you had it was very difficult to guess it right away because it was beyond common sense.
However in a short moment I figured out exactly what Shingi had done.
‘He’s such a monster.’
Yulmyeong the messenger before the elders stuck out his tongue with sincerity.
Because they used divine power whenever necessary they were unable to gather much strength and were only able to contain half a dozen.
However since he was locked up for a short period of time it would have been even more difficult to understand the situation. He is truly an absurd person.
On the one hand Yulmyeong was surprised but he also felt regretful.
I can’t believe I’m finally getting to know this guy.
From what I heard he had not even reached his contract yet but if his martial arts ability surpassed the wall and even his martial arts skills were this level he was a talent that everyone would covet.
At this Yulmyeong opened his mouth out of curiosity.
“You’re really smart. “I don’t think anyone I’ve ever seen has been as clever as you.”
“If it’s a compliment let’s say thank you.”
“So…”
“If it’s appeasement I refuse. Rather where did the Archduke escape?”
“….”
I can’t believe you rejected me before I even said anything.
He didn’t have high expectations in the first place but he was a truly determined guy.
It seemed like appeasement would be really difficult.
At this Yulmyeong the messenger before the elders shook his head and opened his mouth.
“Do you think I will readily tell you that?”
Mok Gyeong-un answered his words with a sigh and a smile.
“well. “If your life is in danger you might be able to tell where the Archduke has gone right?”
-Gooooo!
Mo Kyung-un deliberately revealed his murderous intent.
This was a clear threat.
Nevertheless Yulmyeong spoke jokingly as if nothing had happened.
“This is so scary. okay. But it will be difficult. “The Archduke is a very important person here.”
“Is that so? “Then I guess I’ll have no choice but to find it myself.”
Judging by the traces of blood he wasn’t locked up for very long.
If so he had plenty of room to pursue.
He didn’t need to deal with all the people surrounding this place so wouldn’t it be enough to just deal with the author?
It was at that moment.
-Park!
At that time someone appeared and climbed up the eastern wall.
That someone was a white-haired old man with a sharp look and I saw a familiar face holding the nape of his neck in his hand.
he is
‘Mokyucheon?’
It was Mok Yu-cheon his half-brother who had been taken hostage along with him at the Yeonmok Geomjang.
Of course to be exact he was really Mok Gyeong-un’s half-brother.
He had scars on his face as if he had been captured by force.
-Clap clap!
Yulmyeong clapped his hands and raised the corners of his mouth and said.
“You arrived just in time.”
At those words the white-haired old man snorted and said pressing down on Mo Yu-cheon’s neck.
“It’s such a hassle for this old man to bring in a guy like this in just half an hour.”
“Still I’m just grateful. Anyway…”
-Sigh! widely!
Yul-myeong got down from the tile he was sitting on and continued his speech while grinning at Mok Gyeong-un.
“Now the situation is reversed. “Let’s see what I have to say using your smart brain…”
“Just kill me.”
‘!?’
< Episode 104: Crossroads (2) > end
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