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< Encounter >
[···Okay, I understand. Let’s do that.]
[Click, click. You bastard. Be careful.]
“Then let’s talk again next time.”
The man turned off his phone after a rather long call. He was a little tired.
“Phew.”
Then, as if he had been waiting, Geum-o, who had been wandering around, slowly approached the man.
Ukkikki!
“You want me to eat this?”
The man stared intently at the fig fruit that Geum-oh had held out. Geum-oh, who had gone into the forest to pick it, showed off her bright red gums and placed the fruit in the man’s hand.
Ukki! Ukki!
Geum-oh patted the man on the back with his long arm and then turned around and headed towards the camp. It seemed as if he was telling him to follow him.
“That kid. It’s like he treats me like his own little brother or priest···.”
The man looked at Geum-oh’s back with a bewildered expression.
Is it because we learned the same martial arts?
Except for the fact that he acted fiercely when they first met and fought, Geum-oh was very friendly to Dae-in.
Just a moment ago, while Daein was having a group call with the elder of the Cheonmasingyo, Manbaknogoe, the guy was chasing away the wild animals and such around him.
‘Well, if a monkey that learned martial arts lived for 100 years… it would have been difficult for him to live together with other monkeys.’
Crunchy.
The man took a bite of the fig fruit.
Ukkiet-!
Geum-oh looked back and urged Dae-in to come quickly.
“Okay. Let’s go.”
Daein returned to the camp with Geum-o.
As soon as he returned, Cheongwoon, who had been waiting, expressed his discontent.
“You really are going too far.”
“what?”
“You leave the members to me, and when night falls, you disappear and come back alone to practice martial arts!”
Cheongun thought that the reason Daein disappeared alone every night was to practice martial arts.
Because the leader had abandoned his duties, managing the members and all sorts of miscellaneous tasks fell to Cheongwoon.
The man shrugged his shoulders, saying, “There’s nothing you can do about it.”
“You were originally a member of the Murim Alliance, so you handle the members better than me. Why are you doing this again when we finished talking before you came?”
If you think about it, it was all true, but Cheongwoon’s expression of discontent did not change.
“I don’t expect much from you either. At least talk to the members often. And it wouldn’t hurt if you also stood guard together.”
Yes, the landlord enjoyed all the rights without taking responsibility for the manager!
The manager dismissed the vice-captain’s complaints in one word.
“If you felt wronged, why didn’t you win in the finals of the non-competition competition?”
“···Come out here right now! I’ll break your pride today!”
Cheongun took out the Songmun Sword and walked to the center of the camp, grumbling.
“It’s the same for both the short and long ones!”
“Oh!”
The members who had been resting scattered around came rushing in to watch.
“That little brat is cute.”
The man stood opposite Cheongun with a smirk. In fact, he had deliberately provoked Cheongun.
‘The best training is practice, but if practice doesn’t work, you have to do something else.’
Contrary to Cheongun’s expectations, Daein did not come back from training alone every night. Instead, he contacted Lily and steadily monitored the situation at Cheonma Shingyo.
And today, I was able to contact the elders of the Cheonmasin Church and Manbaknogoe.
‘It’s fortunate that the elder is a person who can communicate.’
There were some misunderstandings, but thanks to Manbaknogoe’s mediation and guarantee, Daein was able to bring Daejangro over to his side.
As a result, they agreed to stop the war.
But that wasn’t something that could be decided just by the two of them.
There were several problems to prevent the Great War.
The biggest problem among them is―.
‘Can I defeat the leader of the Heavenly Demon Cult?’
It was a task to subdue the leader of the Cheonma cult, who was suffering from a mental disorder that was becoming increasingly serious.
Of course, Daein had no intention of having a fair fight with the leader of the Heavenly Demon Cult.
‘The basic plan is similar to how we captured Namgung Jeongcheon. Dig a trap and lure him to capture him.’
If you do everything you can with your current skills, Daein thinks it’s worth a try even if your opponent is a swordsman.
However, after hearing the story of the great man, Manbaknogoe and the great master said this.
[Changcheonshingeom? It is absurd to compare such a young idiot to the leader of the cult.]
[You’ll have to prepare ten times more than that.]
‘I think ten times is a bit excessive.’
However, the king decided to actively reflect the opinions of the two elders. There is no harm in being careful.
‘If the leader of the Heavenly Demon Cult is that strong, I should become even stronger.’
With those thoughts in mind, I returned to my camp, only to find my best training partner waiting for me with his eyes wide open.
The man said to Cheongun.
“I’m bored just playing tag, so should we make a bet?”
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“bet?”
The Great Man pulled out the Heavenly Sword and provoked Cheongwoon.
“How about the losing side going to the Cheonghae branch by air instead of riding a horse?”
Looking at the remaining distance, we would arrive at the Murim Alliance Cheonghae branch office sometime tomorrow anyway.
Cheongun thought for a moment and then added a condition.
“Then how about we compete only with the first move and not use our internal energy?”
If you use your internal energy, you could easily get injured. At this time, if even one of you gets hurt, it would be a great loss for the Murim Alliance.
The man nodded coolly.
“Okay. I have a lot of internal energy, so I’ll give in.”
Cheongun smiled with a sense of conversion.
“You’re going to regret making this bet.”
Of the two, Daein may have more internal energy, but Cheongun was one level ahead in terms of sophistication.
Yet the man seemed strangely confident.
“Let’s see who will regret it.”
“This will be the last time I have that much free time.”
The two men each took up their swords and took up their stances.
Even though they didn’t use any force, a sharp momentum emerged from the two.
They moved simultaneously without saying who would go first.
Tadah!
In an instant, the distance between them narrowed, and their swords swung like rays of light, aiming for each other’s hearts and necks.
Chae-Ang!
The moment the first sword strike collided, the two swords bounced off and immediately changed their trajectories, exchanging the second and third sword strikes.
Chaechaechaechaechae!
The two young men’s martial arts surpassed the level of the previous level. Even without using internal energy, their skills were overwhelming.
‘Wow. This is really on a different level.’
‘Those two people are the same generation as us…’
‘This life is a mess.’
The demon cult members watched the two people’s fight with their mouths open or their eyes wide open.
Chaechaechaechae!
Daein tested each of his martial arts skills against Cheongun.
‘I guess I can relax a little bit here.’
‘The law was wrong just now.’
‘That meal again from earlier···.’
Cheongun was the same. After learning martial arts from Geomseong, he met the great man and his martial arts skills improved rapidly.
‘The Master was so overwhelmingly strong that it felt like an insurmountable wall. But the Great One… is not an insurmountable wall!’
The young man, who was a genius beyond imagination, was filled with a spirit of victory. Cheong-un swung his sword with frightening concentration.
Daeindo was similar. He wasn’t the type to risk his life practicing martial arts, but that didn’t mean he would like to lose to others.
“Put the pressure down!”
“Chaaaaat!”
In this way, the two influenced each other and perfected their own martial arts.
Kyaaang!
The two people who pushed each other away with a strong blow stopped for a moment to catch their breath. The man spoke while gently rotating his sore wrist.
“We have to leave early tomorrow. Should we start the game now?”
It was a statement that they should fight with one sword as the strongest of the three. Cheongwoon nodded seriously.
“Okay. I’ll show you the best vegetarian food I can do.”
His eyes were solemn. The man nodded his head in agreement. The two men ran towards each other without saying a word.
Gulp.
The members of the Demon Slayer Corps swallowed their saliva and opened their eyes wide to see the results of the battle.
What will be the result?
“Cough!”
Cheongun, who was thrown backwards, rolled around on the ground a few times. After a while, Cheongun stood up like a rock.
His face was filled with resentment.
“Landlord! You’re using your internal energy so lethally!”
“Me? Not me?”
“What do you mean, no! You punk! You used your internal energy at the end!”
The man spoke with his ears peeled as if he didn’t know anything.
“You’re complaining because I’m being petty.”
“You coward! Do it again! Do it without using your true inner strength!”
How unfair it was, Cheongwoon’s speech became different from usual, like a child.
The man held out his finger and shook it from side to side. His expression was quite serious.
“Master Bu-dan-ju. Today’s training ends here. You have to leave early tomorrow morning, so go inside and rest. This is an order from the Master.”
Seeing the appearance of the great man for the first time – why now of all times! – Cheongwoon felt like his anger was going to explode.
“Who can decide what to do with it!”
“If you feel wronged, why don’t you just win the final and give up?”
“Kwaaak!”
There was a brief commotion, but in the end, the group members dragged out Bu-Dan-Ju at the order of Dan-Ju.
And the next day, Daein led the Demon Extermination Corps and arrived at the Murim Alliance Cheonghae branch.
***
Cheongun, who was flying at the forefront, spotted a flag in the distance. He slowed down and approached Daein.
Anyway, because he lost the bet the day before, Cheongun was running without riding a horse.
“I see the Cheonghae branch ahead!”
The Murim Alliance Cheonghae branch was also visible to the great man.
As the closest branch of the Murim Alliance to the Cheonmasingyo, the Cheonghae branch was like a fortress. In fact, it was built for the purpose of being used as a fortress.
The entire branch was surrounded by a high, thick wall, and there were holes in the upper wall so that arrows could be shot from within the wall.
At the top of the highest watchtower, the flag of the Murim Alliance was fluttering.
“From here on out, we slow down! Riders, raise the flag!”
At Cheongun’s instruction, the Demon Slayer Corps slowed down, and the flag bearer raised the Murim Alliance flag to show that they were not the enemy.
The man looked at the Cheonghae branch and thought.
‘The branch manager of Cheonghae branch said that Chuhonchang Baekmahon.’
Each branch of the Murim Alliance had a branch leader, who had the same authority as the leader of that region.
In particular, the branch manager of Cheonghae, which had been in frequent conflict with the Cheonmasingyo for a long time, was famous not only for his martial arts skills but also for his extraordinary personality.
The White Horse of the Wedding Ceremony
He was one of the ten best swordsmen in the world, and was a master who had no equal when it came to spears other than the Shinchang.
He was also a person whom I had to meet and persuade in various ways.
“···I wish there was a gentleman I could communicate with.”
It was when Daein was approaching the Cheonghae branch to check future plans.
“hmm?”
Daein frowned, feeling something strange. He asked Cheongwoon, who was running beside him.
“Don’t you think something is strange?”
Cheongun nodded in agreement. He spoke grumpily, as if he were a child suffering from a broken heart.
“How strange. You, who won by foul play, rode away comfortably, while I, who fought fairly and was defeated by a cowardly move, spent half a day performing light combat!”
“Not such trivial things.”
“Something trivial? This cowardly···.”
“We’re approaching, but why isn’t anyone out on the wall? Is this how it’s supposed to be here?”
“···?”
Only then did Cheongundo look over the fortress again. There really wasn’t a single warrior in sight.
“That can’t be happening. Why….”
The strange thing didn’t end there. After a while, Daein and Cheongun’s expressions hardened almost simultaneously.
‘It smells like blood!’
A thick scent of blood was wafting on the wind. The direction was exactly the Moorim Alliance Cheonghae branch.
Tadah!
The great man immediately kicked his horse and jumped up. He shouted at Cheongun just before performing the light technique.
“Cheongun! I’ll go first, so make sure there are no enemies around and follow me!”
“I’ll catch up soon!”
Whee!
The Great Man’s new form became a single line and shot forward in an instant.
As we got closer to the Cheonghae branch, the scent of blood grew thicker, and shouts and screams could be heard from inside.
‘Could it be that the Heavenly Demon Sect attacked? I didn’t hear anything like that yesterday? What is it?’
The man looked puzzled and immediately jumped over the wall.
WHEEK!
The walls were built high to protect against invasion by the high-ranking warriors, but the man easily overcame them with just two jumps.
Inside the fortress, a picture of hell unfolded.
Torn limbs were strewn everywhere, and the guts were stretched out.
Like insects whose legs had been torn off by children for fun, humans with their limbs torn off were groaning.
“Ugh···.
“Save me···.”
Those who barely survived crawled on the floor, shedding tears and blood. The man took out a potion from his bag and quickly passed among the wounded, spraying it.
“First aid will be provided. Once the bleeding stops, hide in a corner.”
“Oh, thank you···.”
The great man did not listen to their answer and launched a light attack towards the center of the fortress.
There was an incredible wave of energy bursting out from there.
I felt a great malice that made the hairs on my body stand on end.
After a while, the man who arrived at the place saw numerous corpses of unmanned people and a beast standing in the middle of them covered in blood.
“Could that be···”
The man muttered with a hardened expression.
at the same time,
“Krrrr···.”
The leader of the Cheonma cult turned his head and looked at the great man.
ⓒ Ganjjajang
