Episode 142
Early morning.
After finishing the fortune-telling exercise, I opened my eyes and looked out at the dark garden and muttered.
“I guess they must have entered the ruins by now.”
Presumably, Damun was trying to conquer the ruins one step ahead of the alliance’s warriors.
That’s because you can minimize the damage to your allies and even outwit the opponent.
‘It was different in many ways from the original plan.’
In the end, the result was the same in that a small number of people led by Damun and Tang Seoyeon carried out the attack.
From the beginning, I intended to carry out a subjugation operation with a small number of elites.
Because I was confident enough to attack the ruins without having to mobilize a large number of people.
Considering all the traps laid within the ruins, there was also a calculation that having a large number of people would actually be detrimental.
‘There is enough power. Since I was absent and the Poison King participated, it could be said that it was overflowing.’
I stretched and got up from my seat.
Perhaps because I had only been eating, sleeping, and resting for the past few days, my body was stiff.
My body must have recovered to some extent, and I began to think that it would be okay to practice swordsmanship in the yard.
‘Let’s not worry. ‘I’ll take care of it.’
* * *
“This place······.”
“Don’t worry about it, just pass by. “The whole room is a trap.”
“Can you tell that just by looking at it?”
“yes.”
“That’s amazing.”
Dang Sang-jin looked at Damun’s back with an expression of surprise.
There wasn’t much information obtained from interrogating the captured demons.
The poison of the dead soul had a powerful effect that would force anyone to open their mouth no matter how hard their heart was, but it was also a poison with strong side effects.
The time to dig up information was limited, and we had to keep in mind the possibility that the information we worked so hard to dig up might be wrong.
Therefore, when Dang Sang-jin interrogated the demons, he dug up the most important information first and repeatedly.
They asked all four Mainers how to enter and exit the ruins and compared them to see if there were any differences.
Thanks to this, I was able to clearly figure out how to enter the ruins, but I couldn’t get much information other than that.
However, the party was breaking through the ruins at a fast pace.
This was thanks to the performance of Damwoon and Dang Seoyeon, who took the lead.
“Uhm… … .”
After crossing the long hallway, the group entered a wide, dark cavity.
Dang Sang-jin, who had been looking around with his eyes wide open, narrowed his eyes and said.
“There is an altar in the middle. “Is the thing placed on the platform above the altar an elixir?”
“It’s fake. “Don’t get too close.”
“······You speak as if you are asserting something without even looking at it.”
“The branch leader said that most of the treasures, elixirs, and objects hidden throughout the ruins are fake. “Most of the real treasures are hidden in the treasury at the end of the ruins.”
“The fact that most of them are fake doesn’t mean that there may be some real ones mixed in as well.”
“Of course. But at least the real thing won’t be placed here.”
“Is there any basis for thinking so?”
“yes. The basis is a communal form.”
“Common form?”
“Due to the nature of space, it is more likely that there will be a five-line formation rather than a fantasy formation or a labyrinth formation.”
Dang Sang-jin tilted his head at Damun’s explanation.
You can guess the type of formation just by looking at the shape of the space.
Is such a thing possible?
“Do you see a hole in the ceiling?”
“······?”
Dang Sang-jin raised his head and focused his eyes on the ceiling.
Indeed, as Damun said, there was a large circular passage in the center.
“It’s probably a vent for the smoke to escape.”
“······!”
“If my guess is correct, the moment you get close to the altar, the entire cavity will turn into an inferno. If a fire extinguisher is installed in a place where elixirs are stored, there may be one of two reasons. Either they have no intention of giving the elixir to the intruders, or the elixir is fake in the first place.”
Dang Sang-jin let out a low exclamation.
I knew that Damun was a talented person with the nickname ‘Dragon’, but I never thought he would be this talented.
In the first place, wasn’t Chiunryong (取雲龍) a nickname with a lot of mockery?
‘The expression ‘genius’ alone is not enough. The young man in front of me is a craftsman who has already established a family in his field.’
He couldn’t help but be a coveted talent.
In my heart, I wanted to bring him into the family as a son-in-law.
‘If I wasn’t a member of the Murim Alliance, I would have at least stabbed him once.’
Dang Sang-jin, who was losing his appetite with regret, pressed himself against the wall following Damun’s subsequent instructions.
“We will move in a semicircle along the perimeter. Please be careful not to step inside even accidentally.”
* * *
Damun and Tang Seoyeon took a step forward, looking around with sharp eyes.
As the cavity was large enough to be used unarmed, the possibility of the presence of ships other than the Five Marches could not be ruled out.
As I moved carefully, my movement speed naturally slowed down.
Bangcheoksam, who was walking along the footprints left on the ground, muttered in amazement.
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“You can figure out the location of a trap and avoid it just by looking at it carefully. Even when I see it in person, I don’t understand how that is possible.”
“It’s not that great of a talent. Be it a faction or an institution. Every trap has its creator’s intentions behind it. Depending on the location and terrain, the type and number of traps that can be installed may be limited. “It is not difficult to find the right path if you have knowledge and information.”
Damwoon responded with a faint smile on his lips.
He stomped on the ground, leaving footprints, and continued his explanation in a calm tone.
“To give a simple example, the room we passed by a little while ago had a trap set up that caused the entire space to collapse in response to the presence of an intruder. “It was a room designed for that purpose in the first place.”
“······.”
“On the other hand, this is not a closed space, even though the battle lines are spread out throughout the space. “There are several passages leading to other spaces, so you don’t have to worry about the entire cavity collapsing.”
“······.”
“Even if it is a man-made ruin filled with traps to eliminate intruders, life paths are bound to exist. There must be a way for those living in the ruins to pass. In the case of this space, it is the outer zone.”
“her······.”
“I will tell you in advance, but from now on, do not pay any attention to elixirs or objects. I will ignore everything and move on. Even if they are genuine.”
“The reason is?”
“There are two main things. The first reason is that you have to take risks that are too high compared to the low probability, and the second reason is that you have to save stamina and time.”
“Right.”
Dang Sang-jin, who was watching the conversation between the two people, nodded and looked to the side.
The sight of Dang Seo-yeon moving around while carefully examining her surroundings was noticeable.
Damun is also Damun, but Tang Seo-yeon’s performance was also significant.
Her knowledge of the machinery, coupled with Damun’s insight, had a great synergistic effect.
There was a happy look in Dang Sang-jin’s eyes.
‘After going to Kangho, he became passionate about martial arts training and studying institutions as if he was possessed by something.’
Even himself, known as the Taesang family head and the poisonous king of the Tang family, could not reach Tang Seo-yeon in the field of institutions.
Because I was never interested in that field in the first place.
‘When I asked why he was so eager, I think it was because he knew that there would come a time when his knowledge and power would be needed.’
Dang Sang-jin remembered the face of a young man currently being held hostage by the Cheonghyeoldomun.
A monster who reached the state of Hwagyeong at the youngest age in all of Murim history.
‘It’s a combustion event… … .’
I thought that he was not just a person who excelled in martial arts.
Damundo, Tangseoyeondo, Bangcheoksamdo, Seohoseondo.
Everyone was a talented person in their respective fields.
Although he has now stepped down and handed over his position to his children, he was also the head of a family in the past.
That’s why I knew.
How amazing is the power to attract people?
‘It was an impromptu decision to head home, but I think I did well to come. Since he owed a debt to such a person, he could be said to be a well-off businessman.
Dang Sang-jin’s lips drew an arc.
After about half an hour, the group finally left the cavity and entered a narrow hallway.
However, there were people who discovered them and let out cries of surprise.
“omg!”
“Who are you?”
One of the men in yellow uniform quickly took out a whistle and put it to his mouth.
Dang Sang-jin waved his hand like lightning and released the memorization.
Puff poop!
In the blink of an eye, the bodies of Hwang’s men, whose necks had been pierced, fell helplessly to the ground.
Damun, who finished confirming the kill with a stern expression, said while shaking off the blood on the iron wire.
“You’d better hurry. “We must reach the heart of the ruins before the demonic cultists notice what is happening.”
* * *
“Damn it. “How on earth did those guys end up here…?”
The demons, including the Iron Blood Demon Army, confronted the intruders with their weapons drawn from the wide cavity.
Damun, who was looking around, nodded his head and spoke assertively.
“There is no camp set up here.”
“There is no sign of any tracheal apparatus. “I think this is an area where we haven’t been able to set up traps yet due to lack of time.”
Immediately, Seo-yeon Dang added, as if adding,
Tang Sang-jin and Chang Myeong-gung nodded and stepped forward, each holding a sword and an arrow in their hands.
“It meant that there was no need to be careful and fight.”
The moment Dang Sang-jin’s hand was swung, suppressed groans erupted from the Majin side’s formation.
The eyes of the Iron Blood Demon Army, who was watching the scene, widened dramatically.
‘no way!’
It’s a cancer technique so fast and secret that it’s hard to track it with your own eyes.
Currently, there is only one person in Guizhou who can perform such high-level skills.
‘If you look at his appearance, he only appears to be a man in his fifties.’
I was sure.
The identity of the white-haired man is the poisonous king of his time.
‘Damn it! What have those on guard been doing all this time? Why weren’t the true laws and institutions activated?’
He was fiddling with his sword while swearing in his mind, and suddenly started yelling.
“Hit!”
The demons shouted in unison and kicked the ground all at once.
Teuong!
At the same time, Bangcheoksam held a protest.
The arrows flew with a heavy blast and pierced the chests of the demonic cultists who were charging at the front.
Then, Dang Sang-jin stepped forward and strongly waved his sleeve.
Shhh shush!
The reflections spread out to fill the ceiling.
The Iron Blood Demon, realizing what that meant, let out an inward scream.
‘All kinds of rain!’
A secret herbivory that only the head of the Tang family can learn, sweeping a vast area by unleashing hundreds and thousands of memorizations.
It was just a memorization of words, but in reality it was no different from a large army pouring down a rain of arrows.
It was an all-round disaster staged by none other than the King of Poison.
Once the herbivorous attack had spread, there was no way to counter it.
The Iron Blood Demon hurriedly raised his self-defense weapon and launched a new weapon backwards.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa!
Countless reflections poured down like rain.
In the blink of an eye, the demons who had turned into hedgehogs fell to the ground and groaned.
Those who managed to escape the range and those who avoided the attack using geographical features froze, forgetting what to say at the sight that came into view.
“Ugh…”
“Keueuuuuu.”
It was a devastation worthy of being called the hell of royalties.
Dang Sang-jin, who had been holding back, took a step forward and opened his mouth.
“You have no chance of winning. “Why don’t you stop your pointless resistance and just surrender?”
* * *
Same time.
“omg! omg!”
A demon reached the stone chamber at the end of the ruins, took out a sharp sword, and stabbed the wall here and there.
The lock was released with a clanking noise.
Sigh!
At the same time as the stone door was roughly opened, a sharp dagger stuck in the back of the demon’s neck.
A demon that tears down the new model while making the sound of boiling blood.
The man in black who appeared behind him let out a small sigh and brushed off the blood on his dagger.
‘It’s just as Dam Sohyeop said.’
The man in black turned his head and looked inside the stone chamber.
Glittering gold and silver treasures disturbed his vision.
He sighed and muttered.
“I can’t believe I started stealing at this age.”
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