3. Wormhole Chase (6)
3. Wormhole Chase (6) – Grandpa, oh, Grandpa!
Seolyeong’s rage continued for a full ten minutes. The owner cried and begged for his life, but Seolyeong swung her fists without even blinking.
“If you give me the upper hand, I’ll understand. If you gamble with someone else’s life, isn’t it a profitable business if you get hit a few times and it’s over?”
Although he didn’t use his internal energy, it was violence that a trained warrior would carry out with determination. As it seemed that the owner of the small group was about to lose his mind, Robert, who couldn’t stand to watch, stopped Seolyeong.
“Sister, stop it. The child will die if you keep doing this.”
“Hey, if you’re going to talk about some lame humanitarianism, then shut your mouth and get out.”
Judging from the fact that there is no minor mark that disappears when the adult conditions are met, Sodanju is definitely an adult. And no matter how immature he is, once he becomes an adult, he must take responsibility for his actions. Anyway, Sodanju himself must have been prepared for this to some extent when he hid on someone else’s spaceship.
Robert took a step back at Seolyeong’s bleak words, and this time his gaze turned to Mokjin. Because he was the only one who could stop Seolyeong in this place.
“Daehyeop, how can I······.”
“Hmm. Looks like the kid is having some troubles.”
“What? Would your father say something like that?”
Serin became hysterically annoyed at Mokjin’s reaction, which seemed to agree with Robert’s words.
“I don’t know how righteous and beautiful a world you’ve lived in, but I’m not like that. If you do something, you have to take responsibility for it. Whether there are circumstances or not, that’s a problem to be dealt with later.”
The universe, the world of martial arts, and the world of martial arts are cruel places. They are places that are infinitely cruel even to children who are left alone with nowhere to rely on. At least, that is what Serin has experienced.
As I said earlier, if she just gets hit a few times, that’s pretty lenient by her standards. Isn’t it like she got it as compensation instead of paying for her life?
Maybe her childhood was particularly unfortunate and it was normal for people around her to react like Robert or Mokjin. And for Se-ryeong, that was even more annoying.
But contrary to her thoughts, Mokjin simply shook his head at her words.
“No. You are the leader of this group. And I have no particular complaints about your decision.”
Se-ryeong made a puzzled expression at Mok-jin’s words. Contrary to expectations, instead of stopping her, she showed signs of agreement. Robert, who had brought up the subject, opened his mouth in shock.
Mokjin said.
“The circumstances may seem pitiful, but there is no reason to listen to the stories of all those you meet while traveling the world of martial arts. If someone bows their head to ask for understanding of their circumstances from the beginning, then that is understandable, but if someone has already planned something and then begs for it later, then the story is not worth listening to.”
Although he may not take out his anger like her, he has no intention of listening to her from the beginning. Se-ryeong made a subtle expression at Mok-jin’s more resolute viewpoint than hers.
As a spirit, he had no way of knowing, but if it was natural, it was a natural reaction. Since he had started to escape the state of Talmaji before he sealed himself in the past, now that he had reached the state of life and death, he had a stronger neutral tendency than a demon, but even the traces of his long life as a heavenly demon had not disappeared. Even by the standards of current martial artists, Mokjin’s thoughts were still close to those of a demon cult.
Seolyeong let out a small sigh. It was because Mokjin’s words had let her off steam. She grabbed the half-dead Sodanju by the collar and forcibly stood him up.
“Okay, enough venting. Let’s talk business.”
Seol-yeong looked straight into So-dan-ju’s eyes, who was barely maintaining focus, and spoke.
“Thanks to you, our losses are enormous. Even if a brat like you risks his life, he can’t make up for the losses. So, what should I do with you now?”
Before finishing up with the Nokrim, he had to squeeze out everything he could. It didn’t look good to threaten a child, but with the fuel and small equipment costs from the chase with the Nokrim already exceeding five thousand credits, Seryeong couldn’t afford to be picky about her reputation or her quirks.
Of course, it wasn’t that they had no faith in Serin at all. They had a secret weapon called Mokjin.
In any case, Nokrim had to take Sodanju with him whether he won or lost the battle. That meant that if he won the battle, he could negotiate with the Black Panthers. And the thing he would bring up for negotiations would naturally be the small smuggler in front of him.
Some may say that this is no different from human trafficking. However, Se-ryeong was not so weak-willed as to interfere in other people’s grudge relationships for the sake of someone who tried to take advantage of them just because they were in dire straits.
The place where she stands is the gray area between right and wrong. In order to move her, something more material had to be offered.
“······only.”
At Seolyeong’s chilling threat, Sodanju let out a faint voice. The voice that came out with his heavy breathing was so small that it was difficult to hear.
What? Serin, who hadn’t expected an answer, asked again, putting her ear close to him.
“······Three million credits······.”
This time, I could hear it clearly. Everyone’s eyes, except Mokjin’s, grew wide.
In case I misheard, Sodanju opened his mouth, shedding tears that could not be attributed to pain or sorrow, while everyone was paying attention.
“······If you help me, I’ll give you three million credits.”
That was the moment when the f*cking kid became the client.
“If it’s three million, there’s nothing I can do.”
Ugh. Kim Sung-beom scratched his head, his lips licking his lips.
Since you decided to follow the rules of the Green Forest, it was a given that you would have to fight the Green Forest. If you win, they will give you three million credits, but you would be an idiot if you didn’t accept it.
Of course, from his perspective, who had no intention of losing in the first place, it was just a ridiculous story that wasn’t worth discussing.
The reputation of the Yeomhwanachael Seolyeong was quite famous compared to his skills. I heard that he had an old-fashioned internal energy drive with an output that was not even comparable to that of a second-rate swordsman, but he had quite a few fans because of his excellent swordsmanship and was able to stand up to the best swordsmen.
However, even so, it is impossible to completely overcome the limits of the output of the internal energy drive. Especially against oneself, who has an overwhelming internal energy and power to crush opponents with a powerful martial art. The achievement of martial arts is not affected by the output of the internal energy drive. However, the power of martial arts is limited by the output of the internal energy drive. This is not arrogance about one’s martial arts, but a cold reality.
Of course, even Serin would know that fact. Nevertheless, the fact that he accepted the request from the leader of the Cheonryong Sangdan must mean that he was hoping for some unexpected luck.
“That’s nonsense.”
He snorted. If he had been so foolish as to let his guard down just because he was sure to win against an opponent, he would not have made it to this point.
Elena, who had been standing quietly next to Kim Sung-beom, opened her mouth.
“I should go out too.”
“······Sister?”
Kim Sung-beom turned his head at Elena’s sudden words. If she were to join the fight in case of an unexpected situation, he had no reason to refuse.
But why? Even if the swordsmanship of the Yeomhwanachael Serin was superior to the internal energy drive, it was not worth it to deliberately come forward. In the first place, the name Palcheoktugui was not such a light name.
But her eyes were too sunken to be dismissed as a simple whim.
What Elena was looking at was not Yeomhwanacha. What she was picturing in her mind was not Seolyeong, but the figure next to her.
“Do you remember the man who was next to Yeomhwanacha?”
“That guy named Robert? He’s just a scoundrel······.”
“Not that side, the other side.”
“That······is that Mokjin? That man? Isn’t that guy not even a martial artist?”
Elena shook her head quietly at Kim Seong-beom’s words.
“Dalla. That guy is hiding his power.”
‘It wasn’t a mistake.’
I felt it when I first met him. At first glance, he seemed like an ordinary person, but I felt like he was more than that. At first, I thought it was a mistake and passed him by, but when I saw the murderous intent he showed in the warehouse, it seemed like it wasn’t a mistake.
There are only two cases like this. Either she is hiding her power, or she has reached the realm of an absolute master like her mother, the West Heaven Sword Master.
Elena naturally thought that it would be the former. There was no way that someone who had reached the ranks of an absolute master like Seocheon Sword Master, or even higher, would still be unknown.
If it’s the latter, it means that he has gone beyond the highest state of Nohwasuncheong (爐火純靑), which originated from the saying that the flames of a furnace turn blue, and has reached the state of Banbokgwijin (返璞歸眞), where he appears to be an ordinary person. However, the reality is that in order to create a furnace-level internal energy drive to reach that state, it requires astronomical costs and materials, as well as a long time. Of course, the moment a furnace-level internal energy drive is created, the entire martial arts world will know of its existence, so there’s no way she wouldn’t recognize it.
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Then, is that hidden martial arts realm really higher than her own? Elena seemed to vaguely know the answer. She had not detected the existence of the Cheonryong Sangdan Sodanju.
I don’t know what the output of my internal energy drive is, but when it comes to the level of martial arts itself, he’s one step ahead. Elena wasn’t so foolish as to ignore reality just because of her pride.
She saw that Serin was truly determined to win the fight. Now she knew what she had been believing.
“It’s strange, it must have been natural······.”
“I don’t know much about that part, but don’t take it lightly. Anyway, I’m going out too, so just assume that and leave the kids.”
And let’s use the communication for a moment. Elena, who had said so, left the control room first. Kim Sung-beom didn’t respond to his sister’s words, and instead looked at Lee Mok-jin on the screen with a puzzled face.
He still couldn’t figure anything out.
“That’s amazing.”
Mokjin spoke with sincerity. A giant circular unarmed vessel floating alone in the pitch-black space. To Mokjin, everything around him was full of mystery.
I had clearly heard that space is a place where you can’t breathe, so it was amazing that you could breathe. The floor seemed to be made of metal rather than stone, which was amazing. And the sight of the pitch-black space and stars beyond the vast horizon was also amazing.
“But is it okay to do a dance on top of this? I’m worried that my floor might break.”
It looks expensive because it’s a lump of iron, so I guess I’ll have to pay if I break it. Se-ryeong snickered at Mok-jin’s words as he tapped the floor with his toes.
“The floor is made of military armor plate material, so it’s impervious to most impacts. Are you ready?”
“What is there to prepare for? However, I don’t really like being treated as a ronin at this age.”
If it is the legendary elixir of Gongcheongseokyu, then it is not possible for a person to live off of dew alone. As a person, I know that money is important to live off of. However, isn’t it too much to act like a ronin when you are approaching the age of fifty, which is called the age of life?
“Even martial artists have to eat to live. In this world, if you don’t have money, you can’t go wherever you want. If you’re someone like me, you probably know how hard it is to live a life without money. If I get the money this time, I won’t have to worry about money for a while, so please bear with it just this once.”
Seolyeong gently teased Mokjin, who was grumbling. Mokjin, who knew that what she said wasn’t wrong, lightly clicked his tongue.
“As expected, that guy came out.”
The two people’s gazes turned upward at the voice heard from the bedside. The owner of the voice who came by transport drone, Elena and Kim Seong-beom, the black panther Chae-ju, lightly landed on the unarmed ground.
Serin blinked her eyes. The rule was that only those who were going to fight came to the unarmed area. But she, who was not even a member of Nokrimdo, came here.
“······Senior Palcheoktugui? Why are you here?”
Elena shrugged slightly.
“First of all, we have a cooperative relationship with the Black Panthers. There’s no reason why we can’t come out.”
“But is there a need for even seniors to come forward······?!”
“Hmm, are you still acting?”
Serin’s eyes wavered at Elena’s words that laughed fiercely. Elena turned her gaze away from her and opened her mouth to look at Mokjin.
“I don’t know where you are from, but I don’t think it’s right for a warrior to hide his power against this immature child.”
Elena, who had changed her tone to be polite, lightly pointed out Mokjin’s behavior. Instead of showing displeasure at her words, Mokjin’s eyes lit up.
“Oh, did you see something? People say that the main deity is natural.”
“I don’t know what kind of magic you used, but you are not so young that you wouldn’t recognize someone who has reached the highest level.”
Elena still seemed to think that she was hiding her inner power drive. Mokjin let out a hollow laugh.
But it wasn’t that bad. Mokjin could see right through it. He was just someone with good eyesight compared to the skills of the Heavenly Demon Sect’s Sanjeonmuak Daejuya, but the Elena in front of him was different.
If you can recognize your own martial arts skills that have reached the level of Banbakguijin, wouldn’t that be quite promising? Mokjin said with a hearty laugh.
“Yes. I didn’t mean to deceive you on purpose, so there’s no need to be so cautious. I didn’t really intend to harm that child either.”
“Can you confirm that statement on the strength of the deceased’s martial arts skills?”
“Oh, you’re being cheeky. But a warrior should have that much spirit. Of course.”
How is this situation going? These were the thoughts that came to Se-ryeong and Kim Sung-beom’s mind at the same time, unable to keep up with the conversation between the two.
Serin was still not sure about Mokjin’s martial arts skills. He was definitely stronger than her or Black Panther Chaeju, but she didn’t know if he would have a clear advantage against Elena, who was famous throughout the western universe. However, seeing Mokjin’s relaxed attitude and Elena’s cautious attitude only calmed her worries a little.
On the other hand, Kim Sung-beom felt a chill down his spine. This was because he realized that his sister had almost gotten into a fight with an opponent who was acting so humble.
He couldn’t help but be grateful to his sister. If he hadn’t ended the streaming broadcast in advance as she had said, the whole universe would have seen the Black Panther’s head being destroyed.
Elena asked in a much softer tone at Mokjin’s relatively mild reaction.
“Are you sure you want to win this fight?”
“That little boy named Sodanju doesn’t mean much to me, but I must do it because he owes me a favor.”
Why, don’t you want to compete in martial arts? Elena shook her head at Mokjin’s sly smile as if she knew the answer. Of course not. If she didn’t want the opportunity to compete with a martial artist who was better than her, she wouldn’t have the word “Tugwi” in her nickname.
“Then, may I ask you a favor?”
“Cheong, I would like to say that I would like to do so, but it would be rude to leave Seolyeong here and make my own decision, so listen and then decide.”
“The opportunity to observe the martial arts of a master has come, and as someone who has mastered the martial arts, I cannot miss this opportunity. Before you compete with me in martial arts, would you please teach my younger brother, who is lacking?”
Mokjin’s eyes narrowed at Elena’s words.
“Do you think you’ll be at all tired after dealing with that kid of mine?”
“If the deceased’s martial arts achievements were only to that extent, I wouldn’t be so polite.”
“······Heh heh heh!”
Mokjin laughed heartily after hearing Elena’s words. It was a statement that seemed both sincere and provocative. Just as no one knows the mind of a person, no matter how much he did, he could not completely see through Elena’s inner thoughts.
But which one? It doesn’t mean anything to him anyway. Mokjin nodded, saying he would gladly do so.
I was already curious about what kind of attack Kim Sung-beom would use with his strangely shaped axe and sword.
Now that the decision has been made, there is no need for any more formalities. Mok-jin, who motioned for Se-ryeong to step back, smiled at Kim Seong-beom.
“Yes, did you say your name is Kim So-and-so?”
Let me show you what you’re capable of.
Even though this was an unarmed place where the laws of the green forest were judged, the way Mokjin spoke was somehow gentle, like a grandfather talking to his young grandson.
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Serin’s childhood was quite difficult. The fact that she was able to grow up properly in such an environment was thanks to her good nature.
While Mok-jin is not fond of Se-ryeong, who sings the Don Don song all the time, he properly acknowledges her as the leader of the group.
If we have to compare, Seryeong is on the better side than Mokjin.
Three million credits is equivalent to about three billion won in Korean currency. Although Cheonryong Sangdan is small, it has the ability to raise that amount of money, and the owner has proven this, so he was able to hire Seolyeong and his party.
The internal energy drive of Serin is an old model with an output that can hardly be called second-rate. However, through the techniques created through bone-cutting training, he has supplemented the limits of his internal energy and reached a level that is enough to reach the threshold of a peak master.
The reason Serin saves money like a miser is to obtain the highest level of internal energy drive.
Elena likes to fight, but she’s not muscular enough to fight recklessly at any time.
Seocheon Geom-hu is a master who has reached the level of Nohwasuncheong, and is one of the absolute masters who possesses a level of internal energy drive that is second to none.
The creation of a core-level internal energy drive requires a tremendous amount of capital and technology, comparable to that of creating a space battleship. Even if a decent sect were to rush in, due to the production cost that would shake the foundation of the pillars, some of the best masters have not been able to obtain a core-level internal energy drive, and so while their martial arts level has improved, their strength has not increased significantly.
