Episode 593. Disciples of the Heavenly Demon (3)
“Mmmmm.”
Fire. Roaring.
Flames gushed from all over his body.
It wasn’t the bright bloody flames as usual. The dark red flames, as if mixed with something muddy, looked somehow ominous.
‘It was clumsy.’
Ma Dong-pil, dripping with cold sweat, concentrates on the sky.
However, a piece of his consciousness was reliving the last battle.
‘If I had dealt with Super Blow as a surprise, I wouldn’t have suffered from this kind of poisoning.’
Of course, there were obvious reasons for not taking the surprise attack.
Dang Yangchong’s martial arts was amazing. He was a real strongman who reached the state of hwagyeong by realizing beyond the limits of poison.
He handles even the extreme poison that a strong man like that can discuss the best in the world.
Although Ma Dong-pil’s level was excellent and Gu Yu-ma-gong’s firepower was great, it was an opponent that could not be easily approached.
However, Ma Dong-pil knew.
That his tactics against him were by no means the best.
‘The enemy wasn’t the only dangyangchung. It could have been annihilated somehow, but if the cannon was directed at the wagon, it would have resulted in worse results than not defeating Dangyangchung.’
shiver.
His bitten lips cracked and blood gushed out.
‘It was arrogant. I forgot my best because my level has risen and my skills have improved.
Even if the opponent wasn’t stronger than me, I had to be prepared to win with the best output in the shortest time.’
He was an uncommon master in Protestantism. Everyone keeps quiet, but in fact, his martial arts were to the point that no one could match him except for the top few of the Old Demons.
In other words, he is one of the top 10 talented people in the Heavenly Demons Church. It wasn’t strange if he became arrogant.
The problem was his identity.
‘I am a keeper. You must not forget your duty as an escort until the moment you die.’
An escort warrior is a protector, and for the safety of the escort target, he had to eliminate the enemy in the fastest and most efficient way.
In that respect, his role was no different from that of Salsu.
Just as an assassin kills the target in one blow and escapes, the escort warrior must also eliminate the enemy in the shortest time and evacuate the escort target to a safe area.
‘It’s been a while since I made a mistake like this again.’
It couldn’t even be called a mistake. After all, Dang Yangchong was captured and all of his old masters were eliminated.
But the next time I faced this situation was a problem.
‘If I collapse after doing my part, I can die laughing. But if I can’t fulfill my duty and survive alone, it’s worse than dying.’
Roaring!
Gu Yumahua roared wildly.
Banyangsindok located in various places in the blood road ran amok in front of the angry firearms. It looked as if the poison particles in the shape of a hook would tear the veins at any moment.
An excruciating pain. However, Ma Dong-pil gritted his teeth and endured.
‘Whether the blood vessels are torn or the veins are ruptured, it will be better than continuing to harbor poison.’
Ma Dong-pil, who reflects on his past mistakes and makes up his mind again.
With just that momentary change, the demonic movement became much more active.
Chiiyi profit.
Black smoke billowed out from all over the body. Banyangsintoxin is being discharged only at the height of fire.
The poison, which had been tried countless times but had not been properly discharged, was finally evaporating.
Incredible change, terrifying speed.
‘This is it.’
Ma Dong-pil’s half-opened eyes gradually gave off clear magic.
‘This is the real me.’
As the level of martial arts rises, the concentration of authenticity increases, and what makes the concentration of authenticity thicker is, in the end, intense desire and unshakable mind.
In other words, the higher the master, the stronger the influence of the mind and will. Even if you are a master who splits a rock with a single stroke, it is difficult to split a single stone if your mind is unstable.
Of course, there was no example of such an extreme decline in martial arts, but Yao (要) means that mental strength is as important as that.
Chiyiyi profit!
The walls melted in front of the terrifying firearms.
The firepower was enough to melt the thick iron walls built for the closed-door training. Old Yumagong is being opened to the limit.
Whoaaaaagh!
Black smoke flowed towards the air outlet.
It was anti-yangsindok. However, since the acid has already been dissolved in the old yuma flower, it will not harm people if inhaled.
How much poison did you extract?
“Cool!”
Ma Dong-pil vomited a handful of blood.
At the same time, blood began to circulate on his pale face. When the miasma that was clogging the veins was removed, the blood naturally became clear and its flow became smooth.
“Whoa.”
Ma Dong-pil, who opened his eyes, took care of the magic.
hook! Chiyiyi profit!
The cold air rushed in and created a huge amount of water vapor.
rattle.
After opening the door, Ma Dong-pil suddenly saw a man. The person leaning against the wall of the corridor far away was Gwanpyeong.
Kwan-pyeong asked as if tossed.
“Are you done?”
Ma Dong-pil lowered his head.
“Thanks to that, I was able to remove the poison without causing damage to the surroundings. Thank you.”
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“It’s a huge firearm. The walls must have melted.”
“You have no face.”
“You will receive a lot of monthly salary, but please compensate later. I will charge it to you.”
I couldn’t tell if it was a joke or a joke.
Ma Dong-pil took those words seriously.
“Of course I will.”
Guanping laughed.
“Okay. You’re still stiff.”
Ma Dong-pil’s eyes twinkled.
“You seem to have changed a lot.”
“See?”
“exactly.”
“In some aspects?”
“I know that as you battled with me, you gradually improved your skills, and there was a big change in your mind.
However, the change at that time was only a process, and it did not seem like I had found my whole self.”
“Does it look different now?”
“It’s like you’ve become a completely different person.”
Guanping shook his head.
“Not much has changed from before. I just acknowledged the reality.”
That one change changed everything.
People are like that. When you struggle for change, you gradually fall into the abyss, but if you change your mind on one realization that you suddenly encountered, a lot of things are bound to change.
Gwanpyeong was like that, and Ma Dongpil was like that too. If he had lived a hard life without meeting Xiliang, he wouldn’t be where he is today.
“Let’s go. I called the workers in advance to prevent this from happening.”
“Okay.”
Two people came up to the ground through the hallway and put on the support of the branch.
Ma Dong-pil looked around.
“What a wonderful place.”
The corner of Guanping’s mouth went up.
“It’s too beautiful for a place of exile.”
“The horse has bones.”
“I don’t think exile is bad. It gave me a lot of time to reflect on myself.”
Ma Dong-pil looked up and down Kwan-pyeong.
“You’ve become stronger than before.”
“It’s not different from escort. Rather, it seems to be more than me in terms of growth.”
Ma Dong-pil’s eyes twinkled.
“Can you feel it?”
“I’m not a monster like you. But I’m better than you in one thing.”
Guanping looked up at the sky.
“Probably, there is no one in Shinkyo who has read as many books of Shingo magic, except for General Ho Yo-seong.”
“…”
“There were many experiments like this. I read all kinds of magical gong books to make up for my lack of talent, and I actually studied them.”
“Awesome.”
“It’s nothing special. It’s just that I struggled to win the competition and not die as a loser.
If I had a lot of talent, I wouldn’t have wasted my time.”
Guanping shrugged.
“That’s why you know. You know how strong you’ve become even with the power that didn’t reach your feet. Of course, that’s just a guess.”
Ma Dong-pil looked at him intently.
“Do you really think you have no talent?”
“exactly.”
Guanping smiled.
“And you know talent isn’t everything.”
Ma Dong-pil smiled at him.
“It’s really changed a lot.”
“It doesn’t take much realization to know that.”
“It’s hard to admit.”
“yes.”
Unexpectedly, it turns out to be a conversation.
In the past, when Xu Liang demanded that he would be killed if he did not reach the peak within half a year, Guan Ping risked his life to train.
And for that training, he performed hundreds of dances with Ma Dong-pil, ignoring life and death.
Even so, nothing particularly great of friendship developed between the two.
Their dispositions were so different, and Ma Dong-pil was for Xu Liang, but Guan Ping hated him terribly.
But now it was different.
It was as if they were not very close but met a comrade who had fought in the same unit a long time ago.
“How long has it been?”
“It’s been just five days since you entered the closing room.”
“Five days… it’s been quite a while.”
Ma Dong-pil’s face was covered with fatigue.
Gwanpyeong pointed with his chin across the bamboo forest.
“The children’s quarters are over there. I’ve prepared yours too, so go and get some rest.”
“What about the teacher?”
“Stay in my office. I told you that you don’t have to do that, but how can I stop that stubbornness? You’re working tirelessly on sorting documents.”
“You are the teacher.”
“Shouldn’t I ask you to stop?”
“I’m not the one who stops what you’re doing just because you’re blocking it.”
“That’s right.”
The two did not speak for a while.
Soon the end of the well-paved road came into sight.
Ma Dong-pil said.
“You’re busy, but I made you come all the way. I’m sorry.”
“Don’t escort.”
“Tell me.”
“The headmaster said to classify the information within ten days. And since five days have passed, there are only five days left.”
“But?”
“I’m not planning to finish this job in three days.”
Uncharacteristically, Kwan-pyeong, who hesitated for a moment, carefully opened his mouth.
“If you have a couple of days, can you sparr with me?”
Ma Dong-pil laughed out loud.
“However much.”
“Thank you.”
* * *
three days later.
“It’s all sorted out now.”
“You worked hard.”
“What’s the hardship? You guys had a lot more trouble than me.”
She glanced at the documents spread out on the table, and smiled fiercely.
“As expected. Hebei, it was also concentrated in Beijing. This much material and money.”
“That’s right.”
Guanping’s eyes lit up.
“Your movements are very erratic. I can’t find any consistent flow.”
“Of course it is. Dam Sa-young is a snake-like guy.
The preparation is pretty thorough.
Considering that there will be people like me who can see the flow of goods and money, they must have been supplied in this way on purpose so that they could not figure out the timing.”
“There are no rules, so it’s hard to cut supplies and money. Besides, they must have made supplies too.”
“I guess so.”
Guanping gazed intently at Xu Liang.
“Now that it’s like this, why don’t you go see the headmaster himself?”
Seo Liang smiled.
“It’s not like I didn’t think of that, but if I did, Dam Sa-young would run away. He’s a very clever guy.”
“hmm.”
“If you wait, he’ll come to you on his own, so there’s no need for me to touch him first.”
“What would you do if I did that? To completely isolate him, I’ll have to cut off this material first, but if even that isn’t easy…”
“Don’t worry. I knew this would happen and I told Gangseo Store in advance.”
“yes?”
Xi Liang’s eyes shone.
“I plan to shake the economy of Gangbuk from the very beginning.”
Guanping tilted his head. I didn’t understand what that meant.
It was then.
“Ji, branch manager!”
“What’s going on?”
“The man who declared himself the head of the Namgung family has come!”
Guanping saw Seo Liang.
A faint light shone on the sage’s face.
“Let it in. They must have come looking for me.”
