<-- Episode 261: Chapter 4 The living are good people, and the dead are evil people. (2) -->
“Off!”
Many people were lying around and groaning. And many times more people were lying motionless.
The red blood soaking the ground and the smoke still blooming added cruelty to the otherwise bloody scene.
“What about the damage on our side?”
“One hundred and fifty soldiers from the Tangma army, seventy soldiers from the outer party, and fifty-five from the righteous army were killed.”
The middle-aged man, now in his late forties, looked at his superior as he answered.
He was wearing a sword with an image of Asura on it. Although he is now approaching seventy, he does not look over fifty on the outside. His back was straight and his shoulders were broad. A spirit that overwhelmed everyone was flowing from his whole body.
Sura meteor sword (修羅流star sword) Hong Cheon-hak.
He was the tenth elder of Unjungcheon and the person in charge of overall command of Buhyeon’s warriors. Hong Cheon-hak was an iron-blooded thief who was said to have no rival in the world with one sword.
It’s not just Hong Cheon-hak. Currently, four of the ten elders were dispatched here. The war situation was not that good.
Suddenly, Hong Cheon-hak’s eyes turned to one side of the battlefield. About sixty young warriors were sitting there, laughing and talking.
Hong Cheon-hak’s face distorted slightly.
‘Those demons.’
Monsters named chuckhorses.
They were created according to the needs of Unjungcheon. A consumable product created to unite the spirit of young warriors and boost their morale. That was clearly the initial intention.
So I gave him more than a certain amount of authority. Still, I thought it didn’t matter. Because he thought it wouldn’t last long anyway. But their expectations were completely wrong.
Obviously many people died. However, the chuck horse corps maintained its strength by using its authority to supplement its personnel. The more he went through the battlefield, the stronger he became, and his survival skills grew like a snowball.
Unjungcheon had achieved more results than expected by using the chuck horse, but it was true that it was burdensome now. I raised it as a hunting dog, but it turned out to be an uncontrollable wolf, and that was a chuck horse.
‘But one day, they too will be discarded.’
Hong Hak-cheon had already guessed their fate.
It may not be right away, but someday they too will meet the same fate as others. A fate that was discarded like other challengers who challenged the Stronghold of the Nine Heavens.
But not right away. Their force was too sweet and necessary to be discarded as burdensome. Even at this moment, they were becoming stronger and became a strong force for Unjungcheon.
For now, their greatest contribution was in blocking Milya’s all-out offensive. So even though it was burdensome, I had no choice but to keep using it.
“I’m going to pretend like this.”
“yes?”
The middle-aged man raised his head and looked up at Hong Hak-cheon. But Hong Hak-cheon shook his head indifferently.
“Nothing.”
“yes? yes!”
“Be more prepared.”
“what?”
“The big guy will be here soon.”
“leading figure?”
The middle-aged man lowered his head.
His name is Wang Sangmyeong. He could be said to be Hong Hak-san’s lieutenant and brainchild.
Wang Sangmyeong’s head turned in confusion. There were few men who could say that his own lord was a magnate. Among them, Wang Sangmyeong knew the most certain people.
‘So does that mean the nine heavens are moving?’
Only they deserved to be called big names by Hong Haksan.
‘Which of the nine heavens will come? Lord Windwoon has disappeared for a long time, so it is clear that he will not come.’
His mind was racing, but he couldn’t come to a conclusion. But one thing was certain. If a few of them, or even just one, came, the atmosphere of the battlefield here would change greatly.
However, if you think about it conversely, you could also see that the situation here was not going well enough for them to come.
‘Or maybe Milya’s side also caught a glimpse of a skilled player in action.’
Either way, it wasn’t very good news.
“Stop messing with your head and let’s fix this place for now.”
His thoughts were broken by Honghaksan. Wang Sangmyeong, who realized the true situation, blushed and quickly answered.
“All right.”
Wang Sangmyeong quickly rushed to the battlefield.
He ordered the surviving warriors to collect the body. Of course, the chuck horse was an exception. While the other soldiers were sweating profusely to collect the body, the chuck horse was still laughing and chatting.
Jin Mu-won’s face was frozen.
I watched the fight that lasted from night to dawn from beginning to end.
The madness of the battlefield was so brutal that it made you wonder if this was truly the hell of royalty. They became impatient because they could not kill each other, and their humanity was at its lowest point.
There were no humans there. There were only demons crazy about slaughter.
Amid the whirlwind of extreme madness, Jin Mu-won felt a few very calm vibes. A unique presence that did not waver at all even in the madness emitted by the warriors of Milya.
They did not jump directly into battle. I just watched.
‘Is it exploration?’
A tenacity was felt in the wide field of view that swept across the entire battlefield, as if calculating the shortcomings of the Unjungcheon warriors. They seemed to be assessing Unjungcheon’s tactics and capabilities.
There were at least three such people.
In other words, three people who could see through the flow of the battlefield were mobilized.
‘Is Milya planning to compete too?’
The atmosphere of the battlefield was becoming more rough. But no one seemed to have noticed that fact.
‘A more vicious war will begin.’
Jin Mu-won’s eyes became increasingly colder.
The times became more and more chaotic, and people became so vicious that it was difficult to distinguish them from animals. Those with power and power intentionally encouraged chaos, and many people saw the war as an opportunity and rushed into it.
It was difficult to guess how many people would die in the future. This place was already a huge tomb.
In Jin Mu-won’s eyes, it looked like that.
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Three sons and one daughter were standing at the foot of the northern mountain overlooking Buhyeon. Her three sons and one daughter, all of whom exuded unusual energy and aura, were looking down at Bu-hyeon with their arms crossed.
Among them, the person who radiated the most intense prayer was a middle-aged warrior wearing a Japanese robe.
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The Four Gods of Fire and Death.
He was one of the best warriors in Milya and the leader of Gwangmugun, Milya’s foreign military organization that is currently attacking Buhyeon.
Sa Woo-myeong looked at the warriors beside him. Two men and one woman. The bodies of the young men and women, who appeared to be only in their late twenties or early thirties, were radiating a force no less than that of Sawoomyeong.
Sa Woo-myeong looked at the three men and women with complicated eyes.
A man of ordinary build wearing a blue suit, a man of enormous stature who appeared to be at least two heads taller than an average person, and finally, a woman in red with a faint smile.
In Milya, they were called Cheonmudae (天武隊).
The man wearing the blue uniform was Gung Sang-hwa, the head of the Cheonmudae. Although little known to the world, he was an outstanding strategist.
Gung Sang-hwa was a martial arts warrior who led a special organization called Cheonmudae and completed several missions that everyone said were impossible.
The man next to Gung Sang-hwa was Mo Won-gwang, the unit owner of Cheonmudae.
Muk Won-gwang’s nickname was Baekwon-gihan (百人力漢), a nickname given to him because the strength of one person could rival that of a hundred people. Although it made no sense according to common sense, no one in Milya doubted his power.
If Gung Sang-hwa was the brain of Cheon Wu-dae, Mo Won-gwang was the giant sledgehammer. Destroying everything that stands in your way.
The last woman’s name is Yul Sa-hee.
He was the highest point of Cheonmudae and a master of counter-use, stealth, and behind-the-scenes maneuvering. Her nickname was Cheonbyeon (千變花). She is a poisonous flower with a thousand faces. Only Gung Sang-hwa knows Yul Sa-hee’s true face, and no one knows her true self.
Cheonmudae, led by three people, not many people knew about it even within Milya. It was an organization so secret that only a very small number of leaders knew of its existence.
Only three people knew how many members Cheonmudae had and what the remaining members were. Currently, Cheonmudae has secretly joined Milya’s camp. Even without the Gwangmu soldiers feeling it.
As the war situation was sluggish across Buhyeon, Milya’s leadership took the drastic measure of deploying Cheonmudae. The deployment of Cheonmudae was also a blow to Sa Woo-myeong’s pride. This would never have happened if he had attacked Buhyeon within the given time.
Sa Woo-myeong opened his mouth.
“You did as you said. “How did you see it?”
“As expected, the chuck horse belt is a problem. Because of them, our morale is dropping, and their morale is increasing.”
“As expected.”
Sa Woo-myeong sighed softly in response to Gung Sang-hwa’s answer.
This was a fact that everyone already knew. I thought Gung Sang-hwa would give a slightly different answer, but it was true that I was disappointed when he gave the same answer as everyone else.
At Gung Sang-hwa’s request, they launched a surprise attack, resulting in numerous casualties. Countless lives that should not have died have disappeared. I couldn’t help but be angry if this was all I found out after making so many sacrifices.
Gung Sang-hwa seemed to have read Sa Woo-myeong’s thoughts and smiled.
“But I am sure you understand the pros and cons of the chuck horse unit.”
“Really?”
“I never lie.”
“Mmm!”
Gung Sang-hwa was smiling. But unlike his curved lips, his eyes were not smiling at all. So it felt eerie.
Gungsanghwa’s nickname was Somyeon Gwangsal (笑面狂殺).
Don’t be fooled by that smiling face. Because Gung Sang-hwa was a cold, crazy person who could commit mad slaughter with a smiling face.
Gung Sang-hwa continued speaking without erasing his smile.
“The authorities want to end this endless war of attrition now.”
“hmm!”
“After occupying Buhyeon, we will use our momentum to attack the Hwasan faction and the Jongnam faction. “Our Cheonmudae will take care of the Cheokma Army, so the Gwangmu Army can study ways to attack the Hwasan faction and the Jongnam faction.”
“I understand. “As long as you don’t have a chuck horse.”
Sa Woo-myeong strengthened his fist. Thick tendons protruded from the back of his hand like an earthworm. Seeing Sa Woo-myeong like that, Gung Sang-hwa’s smile grew even deeper.
“When will the operation be carried out?”
“We are already doing it.”
“already?”
Instead of answering, Gungsanghwa shrugged his shoulders. Mo Won-gwang, who was next to him, opened his mouth instead.
“By the time Daeju moves, all preparations have already been completed. Hehe! Therefore, it means that all preparations have already been completed to deal with the chuck horse corps.”
“hmm!”
The three people left Sawoomyeong behind and walked away.
By the time Sa Woo-myeong was no longer visible, Gung Sang-hwa’s expression had completely changed.
A cold expression as if ice were fluttering about, and black eyes sunk like a bottomless pit. It was a dramatic change that made me wonder if it was the same man who had been smiling just moments before.
“What about the children?”
“The work has already begun.”
“Your role is important this time. know?”
“of course.”
“hmm!”
Mo Won-gwang and Yul Sa-hee smiled.
There was strong trust in their eyes as they looked at each other.
We’ve been together since I was a child that I don’t even remember. They could tell each other’s intentions just by looking into their eyes, and they trusted each other enough to be willing to entrust their lives to the other.
So they were strong.
The palace painter looked at Buhyeon.
“Submit within 10 days.”
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