Chapter 443:
Ku-gu-gu-gu-gu!
As Raon and Irond collided with each other, the moist ground was crushed and air bubbles began to rise like a boiling lake.
oh oh oh
Gwangpungdae and Baengnyeondae also stood behind their masters and put their hands on their waists so that they could pull out their swords at any time.
Their airwaves were also very cool, as if they were facing the enemy.
Irond put his thick fingers on the swordsman in an imminent situation where it seemed as if a civil war would break out as soon as someone drew and swung the sword.
“Why do you hate it?”
Irond continued, furrowing his eyebrows as if he couldn’t understand.
“The situation is urgent. You know that spreading out and investigating more places is the quickest way to find iron warships, right?”
His uncomfortable feeling became a ferocious wave that attacked Raon’s whole body.
“Surely it will be fast. But isn’t that a plan based on the sacrifices of the prosecutors?”
Raon did not shrink from Irond’s momentum, which was gradually getting stronger. He raised his cold eyes and shook his head.
“The entire Cheoljeondae disappeared without the slightest rebellion, so they scattered people by deploying them one by one? It’s not like taking apples one by one and offering them to the thief, isn’t it like throwing swordsmen to death?”
“You can get enough before then.”
Irond rolls his cool eyes. He shook his head, saying that he could fully understand the situation before the prosecutors disappeared or were attacked.
“If you, me and the captains stand in place, we can save our subordinates before problems arise. Even better if you get kidnapped. We might be able to use that situation to figure out the location of the iron guard.”
“You are overconfident in your own abilities and those of your subordinates.”
“what?”
“If you want to detect the entire area, it is impossible even if there are 100 Lords. It’s probably not easy to notice if a kidnapping occurs nearby. It’s the worst way to increase useless sacrifices. And…”
Raon let out a short sigh as he saw Baengnyeondae chewing his lips behind Irond.
“The enemy is not an idiot.”
“…”
“Even the Black Tower guys know we’re looking for the Cheoljeondae, but we can’t risk kidnapping them again. It will kill you and disappear on the spot. The Lord seems to want even a trace of it, but even if you get it, it won’t mean anything.”
The Demons of the Black Tower have already kidnapped the entire Iron Guard in a special way. The purpose of coming here must have been accomplished or is in the process of being fulfilled, but there was no reason to take the risk again, knowing that the pursuer was there.
“Kill instead of kidnap. The sea you really want.”
Irond didn’t argue and took a heavy step with his right foot.
“Baekryundae and Cheoljeondae are different. My subordinates are not weak enough to be attacked by the Black Tower. Because those poor bastards are already dead.”
With those words, this time, the left foot stretches forward.
Irond’s pylon-like body seemed even bigger. At the same time, his momentum curled up, creating an air barrier that prevented sound from escaping.
Woo woo woo.
Natural mana movement. No one will know that the gimag has been installed now. It was a monster-like skill that had risen to the top of Daeju a long time ago.
‘To spread the word…’
is to say something that others shouldn’t hear.
“And it doesn’t matter if I die.”
As expected. Irond said something he hadn’t said before.
“Anyway, those who can become strong are fixed, and most unmanned soldiers have roles that are laid on the ground for them. It won’t change anything if you die a little sooner.”
“Isn’t he still your subordinate?”
As Raon asked that question, he created a very gentle flow of mana in the back.
“follower?”
Irond’s ridicule grew thicker. As he started to speak, he twisted the mana and pierced a tiny hole in the hard membrane.
“If you are a faithful servant, you should bring a clue about the mission, even at the cost of your life. Most of them are bait anyway. It doesn’t matter how many die, as long as the ones I personally took care of remain. You just have to hold out until I become the prelude… um?”
He glared at him as if he was pitiful, then stood tall as if he felt something strange.
“You can’t believe it….”
Even though he operated mana as carefully as possible, he recognized it so quickly, as expected, a skill worthy of a great master.
‘But…’
I’ve already heard everything.
Raon smiled lightly and turned his eyes toward Baengnyeondae. Irond’s words from earlier penetrated the air and reached their ears. You will never be able to keep your composure.
“Umm….”
“The great lord?”
“Now that word…”
The Baekryundae swordsmen looked at Irond’s back and bit their lips or their eyes bloodshot.
“…”
Curiously, there were also quite a few prosecutors who weren’t embarrassed at all. It was like the warriors that Irond had said he had personally cultivated. Certainly, the skills and eyes he possessed were unusual.
– Yaaaaaa!
Lars, who was drooping on his shoulder like wet laundry, jumped up.
– How do you know that bastard’s subordinate! Fuck you right now!
Lars shouted to draw his sword if he had to break the heads of all those who did not value his subordinates.
-no! Hand over your body to the main king! I’ll make you see your own body frozen for over ten thousand years!
Even though it wasn’t his business, the guy’s face turned red as if he was angry. His personality of valuing his subordinates was genuine.
“You’re doing nasty things.”
Irond didn’t even look back. As if asking when he was shocked, he stretched his back proudly and sent a dry gaze. To be honest, I didn’t expect to be embarrassed.
“well. Aren’t the master’s skills lacking?”
Raon kept a calm expression and slightly rolled up his mouth.
“I would have tried to cause a crack in Baengnyeondae, but it is meaningless.”
He turned around and looked at Baengnyeondae, snapping his fingers.
“If you are dissatisfied with my remarks, come out. I’ll get you out of here right now.”
Irond didn’t seem embarrassed, but instead went out more confidently. He seemed to be a human being who felt no shame at all because a part of his emotions had been cut off.
“…”
The Baekryundae swordsmen couldn’t answer and bit their lips.
“Did you not hear my question?”
“doesn’t exist!”
When Irond asked for the second time, he exclaimed that the vice-captain manager, assistant manager, and the talented people he raised directly did not turn their backs.
“Is this a threat? I don’t know which one is uglier.”
Raon laughed at Irond.
“I remember what Dae-ju said during the selection ceremony. He told me to come to Baengnyeondae because he would lift me to a higher place. It must have been the afterlife? Well, it’s a high place.”
“You…”
Thick tendons rose up on Irond’s forehead and Baekryundae’s face turned pale.
“Neither then nor now, I have no intention of becoming your foothold.”
“Are you going to come out like this until the end? Would you regret it?”
“Usually the people who said that to me regret it.”
Raon shrugged his shoulders, saying he didn’t care.
“You keep arguing that you can’t fight. Doesn’t it seem like you can’t see anything because your skills have improved?”
“It is not a quarrel. I was talking about the lines that we must keep as human beings.”
I never said or did anything embarrassing to myself after coming here. No matter how busy and urgent you were, you had to keep what you wanted to protect.
“And…”
Raon tapped the sheath of the Jecheon Sword and let out an angular smile.
“It’s true that I can’t fight right now, but I’m not particularly afraid of the Lord, so you don’t have to worry.”
“Can you take responsibility for that?”
Irond’s momentum soared like an exploding volcano. As if it had been a joke up until now, the area around the lake was covered with his energy in an instant.
“of course.”
Raon nodded and released the momentum he had been suppressing. A gigantic air wave rose like wildfire, pushing away Irond’s energy and engulfing the space.
Koo-goo-goo-goo!
Aura and aura collide, the sky sinks into darkness, and a grand vibration occurs, as if the axis of the earth has collapsed. It was to the point that swordsmen who would be called masters lost their balance and fell.
“If you don’t believe me…”
Raon smiled as he gently touched the scabbard.
“Would you like to hang out with me after this is over?”
Irond’s momentum lightly gestured as if it meant nothing.
“…”
Irond nodded with a chillingly dry gaze without answering.
“Remember those words. don’t forget.”
He glared at Raon with a clearly crumpled expression, then turned his back as if to leave.
“wait a minute. I still have something to say…”
“We will move on our own, so you guys can take care of yourself.”
I was going to tell you what I had learned from the bump earlier, but Irond left the lake saying he didn’t need it all.
“Umm…”
The Baekryundae swordsmen bit their lips and followed Irond. Some of them bowed their heads in gratitude. They seemed to be leaving Baekryundae soon.
“Whoah…”
“What is this?”
“How the hell is going on?”
The windmill came closer with a deep sigh. Sweat dripped from their foreheads, as if they hadn’t expected this to happen.
“Are you okay?”
Concern lingered in Burren’s sharp eyes.
“I can’t help it. I can’t stand seeing things like that.”
I wouldn’t know if I didn’t know Even when he saw a guy who openly tried to use people as bait, he wasn’t strong enough to tolerate it.
“good job! That bastard, we all tried to use it as bait!”
Martha patted her on the back, saying that it was cool as if her stomach had gone down.
“It was a good job.”
Runan also approached as if he had done well and nodded his head.
“How did a guy like that get to the throne?”
“That’s why he must have risen to Daeju at a young age.”
“Somehow, the number of people at Baengnyeondae changed so often…”
Raon licked his lips as he heard the story of Gwangpungdae. Unfortunately, the world used to be dominated by the filthy rather than the good.
“For some reason, whenever I came across Baengnyeondaeju, I felt strangely sick to my stomach. My insides will be black like that.”
Dorian laughed and shook his shoulders, saying he felt uneasy whenever he saw Irond.
“It’s refreshing to disgrace that person, but what about us now?”
Crane laughed and let out a sigh.
“I need to find the iron belt, but there is no way.”
He shook his head, saying he had no idea how to find the iron belt.
“Luchen.”
Beren made a hand to Luchen.
“Ah yes!”
Luchen stood in a daze in an unexpected situation, then quickly nodded.
“Have you checked out this lake as well?”
“yes. Informants with the ability to breathe in water entered, but there were no bodies or signs of a fight on this side.”
He sighed, saying that he couldn’t check too deep, but nothing came out around him.
“Haa, then where are we supposed to go!”
Raon raised his hand when Martha stamped her feet in anger.
“You have to go the other way, not here.”
“How do you know?”
“Because I got a clue a while ago.”
Raon pursed his lips as he watched the swaying water of the lake subside.
“uh…?”
“Poetry clue?”
“Really?”
The Gwangpungdae prosecutors raised their heads like meerkats in surprise, as if they hadn’t even thought of it.
“Where on earth…”
Luchen opened his mouth wide as if he didn’t know where he found the clue.
“A little while ago.”
Raon licked his lips, looking at the ice lake on the other side, not the clear lake.
“When Baekryeon Daeju and I collided with each other at the height of their momentum, I felt a weak presence on the side of the ice lake.”
It wasn’t just because I didn’t like his words and actions that provoked Baekryun Daeju.
The thought was that if a huge aura collided, the Black Tower’s main spheres, which might be hidden nearby, might reveal their presence, but as intended, I felt the movement of a person in the ice lake on the other side.
“Huh…”
Luchen let out a fuss while looking at Raon.
“Did you even think about that while receiving Iron-sama’s momentum?”
He twitched his chin as if it were absurd.
“You can’t use common sense with that guy.”
“that’s right. It just hurts our heads.”
“Emergency Food Monster.”
Burren Martha Runan shook her head to think of it as a different species.
The other swordsmen were also surprised, but Raon muttered that it was worth it.
“Then…”
“Are they Black Tower?”
“That’s not right.”
Raon shook his head resolutely.
“I didn’t feel Margie.”
The way the hidden people use mana was no different from that of an ordinary soldier.
It seemed to be using something like a special artifact, but it was clearly mana.
“Pretend to look over the ice lake and follow me.”
Raon brushed his hands off after telling them about the tree where the warriors were hiding.
“Because I can’t miss it. Be surrounded slowly.”
* * *
Raon walked along the frozen lake with a calm pace like a tourist.
Unlike the clear lake I had just seen, the ice lake had a muddy light like ink mixed in.
However, even when I looked at it, I did not feel any foreign energy. It was clear that the color of the lake was a little different from when I came before, but it didn’t seem to mean much.
“Search.”
“yes!”
As soon as the Gwangpungdae received instructions, they split into two and scattered around the lake.
They seemed to be moving unsystematically, but as ordered, they all surrounded the snow-covered zelkova trees outside the icy lake.
Slowly looking at the lake, I approached the tree where I felt the presence when the siege was established and raised my gaze.
Whoa!
Branches sway in the cold north wind. It was a snow-covered tree that anyone could see, but there were five of them hiding there.
Seeing that his presence was scattered even though he was right in front of him, he seemed to be wearing something special.
“Come down.”
Raon continued by snapping his finger at the top of the tree.
“Because you can see everything. Don’t be silly.”
As soon as the words are finished, a fierce momentum rises from the tree.
The space on top of the tree, which had been filled with only dry branches, shimmered like a curtain, and five people in black appeared with bright yellow light.
“Keugh…”
A middle-aged man standing in the middle frowned. On the left eyelid, there was an oblique sword mark. Judging from the strength and momentum that was felt, that man seemed to be the leader of them.
“Is it the Black Tower?”
Looking at the middle-aged man’s bewildered eyes, Raon untied his fingers so that he could pull out the Jecheon Sword at any time.
“Oh no.”
The answer came not from the top of the tree, but from Luchen behind him.
“The author is Hyeol Woon-gyeom, a subordinate of Comedy Festival.”
As if Lu Chen had seen the face of a middle-aged man, he told me that he was a subordinate of the Comedy Festival who set up the Baek Kyung during the Five Commandments of God.
“You heard it. We are not black towers. Don’t get into a fight for nothing…”
“Why did the comedy festival’s underling hide like a rat?”
“That’s something you know…”
“That’s right.”
Shed ridicule and raised the cartoonist. The heat that burned like hellfire melted the cold air that had risen on the ground and wrapped around Bloodun-gyeom and his men.
Their complexions turned pale from the intense heat.
“Keuuugh…”
“What are you doing! Even after hearing who we are, why…”
“Spit what you know before your throat flies.”
Raon tilted his chin at the sight of Hyeolun-gyeom, who had stepped back.
“Because it’s the Goddess and the Five Spirits, and it’s a comedy, and it has no value to me.”
