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Absolute Return Episode 374
Episode 374: Sell it and use it for travel expenses.
Everyone’s eyes were turned towards the Poison King.
In the martial arts world, the Poison King was a mysterious being surrounded by all kinds of rumors.
They say that if you are attacked by the Poison King, you will die without even knowing that you have been poisoned.
They say that if your eyes meet, you will go blind on the spot.
They say he poisoned hundreds of people with just one drop of poison.
They say that you sleep in a vat full of poison.
They said he looked like a hunchbacked old man, or rather, not a man, but a middle-aged woman.
He was truly the protagonist of all kinds of misunderstandings and distortions.
And today, the Apostles Thirteen and the warriors of the Extreme Brigade were seeing the Poison King in person. They were surprised. They had never dreamed that the Poison King would be such a young looking boy.
Even amidst the gazes pouring in toward him, the Poison King was relaxed and proud.
The Poison King’s gaze turned to Geommu-geuk. The gaze he gazed at for a moment was deep.
“Meet the young leader.”
Normally, he would skip greetings and just go under the tree and dig up poisonous plants, but today, for the sword dance, he showed a completely different side than usual.
“Meet the Poison King.”
The swordsman bowed politely and gave a salute.
A serious and overwhelming atmosphere that overwhelms the surroundings. It was unfamiliar and new.
The Poison King first took care of the sword dance, and then paid respect to the Apostolic Lord.
“It is an honor to meet you, my esteemed person.”
“I have heard of Amazon’s reputation. It is a pleasure to meet you.”
The Poison King also greeted Baek Ja-gang calmly.
Although the Poison King is trapped in his own world, at this moment, the Poison King is standing on the border between his own world and the outside world.
Baek Ja-gang was more nervous than when he fought the King of Tooth. He was confident that he would not die against the King of Tooth, but he was not confident that he would die against the King of Tooth.
You can kill the Poison King, but in the end, you will probably die yourself. The Poison King is such a fearful being.
But today, instead of being wary of the Poison King, I expressed my gratitude.
I owe you a great favor. I knew who detoxified the underworld without even asking.
“There will come a day when you can repay the favor you owe me today.”
“It was for the sake of the head of our school, so don’t worry too much about it.”
Was this really for me?
I was sure that it wasn’t a sword dance. The Poison King knew that he was invincible.
So, the reason he detoxified the underworld was not for himself, but to save them. Or for the children.
The Poison King before his return and the current Poison King are the same person. However, he is living a completely different fate.
The Sword Master knows. We are all standing on the borderline. Just as the Sword Master before his return, who tried to become the leader, and the Sword Master now, who is devoted to martial arts training, are not different people, it does not require a grand opportunity to change fate.
There were those who came with the Poison King. The merchant ship that served him and the five poisonous children also appeared.
The merchant ship had nine poison sacs, and the remaining poison sacs had more than seven. These were truly peerless masters of the Cheon Dok Rim who had come together.
“How on earth did you get here?”
The answer came from the merchant.
“After obtaining confidential information that the mass-killing poison Hwangcheon, which is banned in the martial arts world, was moving in large quantities toward the Sadomaeng, the military officer Go requested an investigation.”
It was at Go-wol’s request. Go-wol would have only been looking out for his own safety, so he would have considered the underworld to be a huge threat.
Of course, the Poison King didn’t have to step forward. Go-wol wasn’t even a member of Tongcheon-gak, and was just a private soldier of Geommu-geuk. He could have just sent his subordinates to investigate the underworld.
Still, he came forward like this for the sword dance drama. He must have really not wanted to come forward.
‘Thank you, Your Majesty.’
The gaze of the swordsman turned towards the Poison King.
The Poison King was walking towards the children who had been subdued by the demon blood.
There were several people standing next to him, but the Poison King walked towards the child who was standing close to the King.
The King of Tooth coldly glared at him, but the King of Poison didn’t seem to care at all, let alone be scared. It was like, “If you can kill me, try it. No, please try.”
The Poison King looked into the child’s eyes and took out his tongue to examine it.
“You didn’t use solitude, you hinted at the children in other ways.”
After that, I examined the pockets the children were wearing on their chests.
“You’ve made something quite strange. Sangseon, let’s take one of these. We can take it and study it. But isn’t the bag a bit big for children to carry?”
The remark contained a rebuke for leaving such a task to children.
The Sword Dance Theater knows. How much the Poison King hates those who use this mass slaughter poison indiscriminately. He is the one who loves and cherishes the poison more than anyone else, so he hates those who use poison indiscriminately. And on top of that, they even use children.
The Poison King must be feeling a strong desire to kill the King of Tou now. If this had not been the work of the Apostle Meng, the King of Tou would already be dead.
The Poison King passed by the King of Fighters as if he was looking at him and spoke as if he was talking to himself.
“I heard earlier that you’re framing people for no reason.”
To pass him by and say such things was both insulting and provocative.
Although he was pushed to the end anyway, he couldn’t attack the Poison King even in this situation. I could feel his conflict. He was deeply conflicted about whether or not to strike the Poison King who ruined his work.
But he never managed to attack.
Because he knows better than anyone else. How much fearsome power is contained within that youthful appearance. Because he was a poisonous king who even the dictator feared. Because no matter how brave he was, he wanted to avoid dying with his internal organs melting.
The Sword Dance Theater made me realize anew why the person the martial arts people fear the most is the Poison King. Why the Poison King has the strongest war deterrent.
This time, the king’s gaze turned to Baekjagang and Bisain.
It was a pity. If I had killed those two, the apostle would have come into my hands.
It was really a shame to lose the fight and to lose everything with this defeat.
In the end, the place where the eyes of resentment were directed was Geommugeuk.
‘It’s because of that guy.’
Even the Poison King wouldn’t have come if it weren’t for that little cult leader.
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In the first place, everything went wrong because of that cult leader. I felt a growing hatred towards that guy, even if I had to die.
“I have one last request. Let me fight the leader of the Demonic Cult.”
Baekjagang firmly refused.
“That’s nonsense.”
The King of Fighters provoked and stimulated the sword dance.
“Are you going to remain a cowardly cult leader?”
Geommugeuk looked at him and laughed. When Bisain, who was standing next to him, laughed too, Geommugeuk asked.
“Why are you laughing?”
“I laughed because that person seemed to know so little about you. Oh, how wonderful it would be if you were someone who could communicate with such a strong sense of humor.”
Was it really that good? Visain’s head asked and his heart answered. No.
“How shameless. You can’t even say cowardly after seeing those kids?”
Despite the mockery of the Visain, the King of Touwang only stimulated the sword dance.
“Sword Dance, come fight with me!”
Everyone looked at the sword dance. They shook their heads with clear and deep eyes.
“That won’t work, because the Poison King here won’t just sit by and do nothing if I get hit. It would be less painful to just die by the leader’s sword. If I get hit by the Poison King’s poison, I’ll die in excruciating pain as my entire body melts. Right? Poison King?”
When Geommugeuk looked back at the Poison King, he was not there.
He was crouching in front of the unmanned extreme unit far away.
“Please move your feet.”
When the Extreme Soldier’s unmanned unit was surprised and moved its foot away, there was grass behind it.
“Oh, I saw it well.”
The Poison King carefully picked the poisonous weed.
The sword dance drama smiled faintly as it watched the Poison King return to his own world. Everyone thought that there was some other meaning to the Poison King’s actions, but no one would know. Right now, he was truly absorbed in digging up poisonous plants.
At that moment, the king suddenly launched a surprise attack.
There was a loud explosion.
The place where the tension of the king was directed was the sword dance theater.
Geommugeuk stretched out one hand to relieve the tension in the fighting king, but still looked at the poison king.
The Poison King was still digging up poisonous plants, and Geommugeuk looked at him.
The two men completely ignored the king.
“You little punk! I will kill you!”
The king’s composure was broken.
He threw the dagger he was holding. It was truly an amazing display of swordsmanship, but the dagger did not reach its intended target.
The one who deflected the dagger was Baek Ja-gang. He did not want to watch the king struggle any longer.
“Look. Where is the grandiose thing you believed in, like immortality? There is only greed and regret.”
I had no intention of prolonging the fight since even the Poison King had appeared.
Baekjagang immediately chased him.
Swish! Swish!
Bam!
The King of Tou, who had suffered a serious wound to his arm, was unable to withstand Baekjagang’s attacks and was helplessly pushed back. After being beaten hard and his energy was disrupted.
The Emperor’s fifth form of the Heavenly King’s Circle of Extinction.
The flying Baekjagang’s sword energy split into dozens in all directions with the King in the middle. There was nowhere to escape.
At that moment, when the last move was about to be fired at the king.
Swoosh.
A black hole appeared under the feet where the King was standing, and then he disappeared as if he was sucked into the hole.
Everyone was shocked by what happened in an instant.
All that was left on the floor were the severed Immortal Armor he had been wearing, his tattered protective gear, his blood-soaked clothes, and his gauntlet, the Throwing Sword. He had disappeared naked, leaving behind everything that had been on his body.
‘Someone saved me!’
Baekjagang raised his energy and looked around. However, no matter how much he looked, he couldn’t sense any other energy. Someone had used amazing sorcery to take him away.
Baekjagang looked at Geommugeuk. His eyes seemed to ask if he could sense the energy, but Geommugeuk shook his head.
“The secret technique I acquired is not ordinary.”
Among the twelve zodiac kings, there was no one who used such martial arts? If King Huan were alive, it would be different.
‘Then who the hell is it?’
In any case, one thing was certain. The mastermind behind this incident was clearly watching the King. Perhaps it was natural. The previous school, the Murim Alliance, and even the Pungcheon Church had all failed.
‘He knows the character of the king. He watched over him until the end and saved him at the last moment.’
I couldn’t tell who it was. I couldn’t tell what their situation was at this time.
It would have been natural for him to feel embarrassed and uncomfortable since the king had escaped the fight, but Baek Ja-gang showed no such feelings at all. His face showed the confidence that if he showed up again, he could just kill him again.
“I have a deep grudge against you, so be careful.”
“It seems he was destined to die by my hand.”
At that time, the Poison King sent a message to Geommugeuk.
-That won’t happen.
-yes?
―I don’t know where that hole that sucked him in is, but it would have been better for him to die here.
The sword dance could tell that the Poison King had already poisoned him. A terrible and terrifying poison at that.
-I thought I would die before the poison spread.
It seems that the Poison King could not forgive the poison king. He used the children as a symbolic punishment for poisoning him, but in the end, it became a real punishment.
If the Poison King is going to die, then he will surely die. Because Geommu-geuk believed in the Poison King’s power. Also, because he believed in the karmic retribution for using poison that should not have been used in a way that should not have been used.
―As expected! Our King is a man of foresight.
Then someone shouted next to me.
“Come on! I will kill one of them!”
When the master disappeared, the confused Sa-hon swung his sword and made a final desperate attempt.
It was just then.
Someone approached him silently from behind and wrapped his arms around his neck.
Boom!
Sahon’s neck was broken without any time to resist.
The person who appeared behind him as he collapsed like a bundle of straw was a monster. He had arrived late after recovering from his injuries at the place where the fight had first taken place.
“Are you okay?”
The monster nodded at Visain’s concern.
“It’s okay.”
“That’s fortunate.”
Visain looked at him with a sincere heart. From now on, there will be no more cursory glances and cursory judgments in human relationships like before.
Visain had been longing for this moment. He had promised himself that once he got out of the crisis, he would improve all his relationships.
When the time comes to actually practice, I will not make the mistake of giving in to laziness and laziness. From now on, I am the master of the sword. I will follow at least half of his efforts.
The only way for the Hyuk Sa-gun left alone to escape the pain was to bite his tongue and commit suicide, but he couldn’t bring himself to do so. He believed that the King of Tou would come to save him. No, he had a feeling that he wouldn’t come, but he was too scared to die.
Visain spoke to him coldly.
“You will pay the price for your empty dreams.”
The Revolutionary Army was taken away by the extreme soldiers. The children were also transferred to Maeng.
And so the long fight with the King of Fighters ended.
Baekjagang said to Geommugeuk.
“First, let’s go back to the maeng together. Even if we have to part ways, we should have a farewell drink.”
They couldn’t just let the sword dance that saved them go like this. The sword dance happily followed suit.
“Yes, let’s go. Please give me the best wine in the Apostolic Alliance.”
As Baek Ja-gang stretched out his hand, the armor that had been lying on the ground flew into his hand.
Baekjagang gave his sword to Geommugeuk.
“This is the only thing of any use. You can take this.”
Although he said it as if it was nothing, the sword was the best of all the swords. It was a precious object that could not be valued, a truly great gift.
I didn’t regret it at all. If it hadn’t been for the sword dance, it would have been terrible to think what the outcome would have been.
“Why are you giving me this?”
“You’ve come a long way, so sell it and use it for travel expenses. Why? Do you not like it?”
“No way!”
The sword dance quickly gathered its strength.
“I will go back in the golden carriage.”
This time, Baekjagang spoke to the Poison King.
“Your Majesty, please go with us to the blind.”
“I have something to do, so I have to say goodbye now.”
The Poison King said goodbye to Baekjagang.
Baek Ja-gang did not recommend it any longer. He did not want the Dok-wang and the Dok-in to enter the Apostolic Alliance.
The sword dance sent a message to the Poison King.
– Go home! I’ll come see you soon. Don’t go first, come back with me!
You can go to Anga where Jo Chun-bae’s family is resting and then return together.
-Let’s dig up some poisonous weeds together when we go.
– You brought a dedicated gatherer, didn’t you? I’m talking about that precious person who even provides separate meals for the cult leader.
-That guy is busy these days.
The Poison King left with his men. Watching his back, I wanted to follow him.
Please wait a moment, I will finish this work and be on my way soon.
After parting ways with the Poison King, Geommu-geuk headed to Sado-maeng with Baek Ja-gang.
Baek Ja-gang, who was walking with him, suddenly asked as if he had remembered something.
“You said you had a favor to ask of me after this was over, right?”
Baek Ja-gang was curious as to what kind of favor he could ask. Bi-sa-in, who was walking with him, was also curious. He said he had a favor to ask of him as well.
“Do you want the secret weapons or equipment stored in the report of this blind man? Or do you want the elixir?”
“No, it’s okay. What I want is for you to go somewhere with me, my lord.”
“Where?”
Then, words that Baek Ja-gang could never have imagined came out of Geommu-geuk’s mouth.
“I’d like to buy you a drink at my regular bar in front of our school.”
