◈ Episode 57. The emergence of the Blood Cult
The cold winter wind blows against the Gwangmu-dae running like a whirlwind.
Jinmu-rip, who had been running nonstop in the lead, looked back several times and then stopped under a large rock on the side of the road.
“It’s time to rest. The odd-numbered groups will recover their stamina, and the even-numbered groups will prepare a meal.”
“yes!”
It’s already been a week since I left the city.
Now that the agents were used to following orders, they moved busily to find their own work to do.
Kang Yu-wol clicked his tongue inwardly at the way Jin Mu-rip trained his men.
‘He gives me a break every time I reach my limit. But he keeps increasing the time little by little. He’s a very experienced kid.’
Kang Yu-wol, who had also gone on a mission with Geumho-dae, compared Jin Mu-rip and Dangcheon in his head.
‘I don’t know because I haven’t seen his martial arts, but if we look at his qualities as a great lord, this child might be better.’
At that moment, Danryehwa came and offered me some warm water.
“It’s very cold. Warm up your body.”
“Thank you.”
Kang Yu-wol took a sip of water and looked at Jin Mu-rip who was standing on the rock.
“Your lord is no ordinary man.”
While the other reviewers had tired expressions on their faces, Jinmu Rip had no such look.
It felt like a grown adult was taking care of little children.
Danryehwa smiled brightly.
‘The teenage masters are not called teenage masters for nothing.’
This time, Kang Yu-wol’s gaze fell on her.
“Not only me, but you are also not ordinary. Hehehe.”
“There is still a lot lacking.”
The humble Danryehwa jumped up and stood next to Jinmurip.
“What are you looking at like that?”
“I’m drawing the worst case scenario, the best case scenario.”
“What’s the worst case scenario?”
“It’s just a case of blood ties being involved, like the letter from the Red Mother. It’s still too early.”
There is little information.
The disciples of Openness will have to wait at least a month or more for their return.
The most fearful thing is a war against an opponent without information.
If this is a trap to draw in the Four Heavenly Alliance, it won’t end with simply investigating the bloodshed, and we don’t know what kind of danger we might face.
Danryehwa asked again.
“Then what is the best case scenario?”
“We’re just going back without finding any traces.”
Jinmu-rip placed his hand on Danryehwa’s shoulder.
“Maybe I need your keen senses.”
She said refreshingly.
“Aren’t you working me too hard?”
“I will definitely repay you someday.”
“How?”
A faint smile appeared on Jinmu-rip’s lips.
“Somehow.”
As Dang So-so was preparing a meal, a cute woman named Geum Yu-jin, a disciple of the Amipa, approached her.
“Sister. Are you okay?”
Judging from the way you look so sad, you must be having a hard time.
“You can hold on. If you’re really tired, sit down and rest for a bit.”
“It’s okay for now. But if I go a little further, I feel like I’m going to collapse.”
Geum Yu-jin, her lips pursed, put down a dry branch.
“I didn’t know that the little prince of Madorim, who was only rumored, was such a monster.”
As time passed, everyone’s fatigue reached its peak, but Jin Mu-rip, who ran in the lead against the wind, did not show any sign of fatigue.
Perhaps what was shown in the rain that day was just the tip of the iceberg.
Dang So-so nodded in agreement, then her gaze fell on Dan Ryeo-hwa, who was standing with Jin Mu-rip.
“The woman who came as Daeju’s escort seems to be quite a skilled expert.”
“Right? Oh my. How did we end up with those monsters?”
Geum Yu-jin shook her head and whispered while looking at Jin Mu-rip.
“Gwangryong (狂龍). I don’t know who gave it that nickname, but it really suits you. Don’t you think so?”
The nickname Gwangryong, which started from someone’s mouth, began to spread as a mockery of Jinmu-rip, who was called Okryong.
But after experiencing it for myself, I found that the nickname suits me better than I thought.
At that moment, Dang-woo’s shoulder twitched as he passed by.
‘If I get caught, I’ll die.’
Two days later in the evening, Gwangmudae entered Songbanhyeon, which governed Sannaechon.
From there, they moved for another two hours under Podu’s guidance and arrived at a village at the foot of a mountain close to Sannae Village.
A village of about a hundred households surrounded by high mountains on all sides.
They say there aren’t many people around because it’s winter, but the empty streets felt eerie even before the sun set.
Dang So-so looked around and asked cautiously.
“Is the village always this quiet?”
“It wasn’t a quiet village… …. It seems like they’ve been refraining from going outside since that incident. They say they hear a howling noise coming from the mountains every night, but they’re just scared.”
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As we climbed up the mountainside north of the village along the ridge, we came across an old manor.
“Because this is such a small town, there’s no other place for this number of people to stay. It’s a place that was used by the government in the past.”
Although it had been recently used by soldiers and had been cleaned up to some extent, the old and holey building reminded me of a deserted place.
Jinmu-rip expressed his gratitude without paying attention.
“This is good enough.”
As the sun set, Podu’s finger pointed between the opposite peaks.
“Sannae Village is beyond the peak. The days are short and the cold is harsh, so the body was left there. It must not have decomposed, so please check and let me know. I will handle it here.”
Jinmu-rip nodded and paid homage.
“thank you.”
“I have some business to attend to, so I’ll go and check it out. If possible, do your research during the day and come back here when the sun goes down.”
When Podu returned, Jinmu-rip called the commanders together.
“Let’s split the meal in half and prepare it well as usual. I’ll go to the village and come back.”
Kang Yu-wol followed behind Jin Mu-rip and Dan Ryeo-hwa as they left the garden.
“Can I go with you?”
Now that he had started his mission in earnest, he was curious to see how Jinmu Rip would handle things.
Jinmu-rip readily accepted.
“Let’s go.”
After walking down the narrow path for about ten steps, Danryehwa, who had been silent the whole time, opened her mouth slightly.
“Can you feel it?”
Jinmu-rip nodded.
From a roof thirty feet to the northwest, a secret gaze followed them.
The presence of a watcher means that there is definitely something going on in the mountain village.
‘This isn’t the best situation.’
Jinmu-rip’s cold gaze quickly scanned the chimney and returned.
Kang Yu-wol, who was following behind, stuck out his tongue inwardly.
‘They are definitely not ordinary kids.’
The distance of thirty chapters is a distance that is difficult to detect even if an unmanned person is hiding without hiding his history.
At least it is certain that the sense is different.
Danryehwa asked quietly.
“Shall we follow behind?”
Jinmu-rip thought for a moment and shook his head.
I couldn’t send her somewhere where there might be danger.
“Look back quietly and go back. Moving comes later.”
“yes.”
The man in black hiding next to the chimney bit his lip.
‘Damn it. It’s too early.’
As soon as Jinmu Rip and his party disappeared over the wall, he immediately flew away.
The sight of them climbing the mountain by moving branches was so agile that it reminded me of a swift leopard.
The man in black quickly reached the top of the opposite peak, looked around, and quickly headed to the hiding place.
A cave in the snow-covered mountains.
Inside the cave, which was difficult to find even at the entrance unless you looked closely, there were a whopping thirty black-clad men hiding.
“The Sacheon Alliance’s unmanned forces have arrived. Judging from the fact that they’ve come all the way to Talhon Island, I think they must have smelled something.”
The black-clothed man with gray hair, Blood Spirit Lord Yeom Hong, took off his mask.
“Are you saying that Kang Yu-wol is here?”
Talhon Ilseom Kang Yu-wol was a famous figure known to the general as one of the top ten masters in Sacheon’s martial arts world.
“Yes. The number is about eighty. Except for Kang Yu-wol, most of them are young people, so it doesn’t seem like there are many people.”
The Cheonmu-dae, where the best masters of the Sacheon martial arts world gathered, was not something that could be seen easily.
“Young guys, so they probably don’t know about it yet. We have to retrieve the Bloody Night Crazy Man before they make their move. Get ready.”
Unlike the soulless madman, the bloody madman who is being secretly experimented on in the church is unknown to the world.
I came here chasing one that escaped during the experiment, and I became anxious when I heard that the Sacheonmaeng had arrived.
“Your Majesty. It is night now. It is too dangerous unless the Blood Lord’s bindings work.”
Bloody Night Man is a real-life person who becomes even more powerful at night when the yin energy grows thicker.
That was the reason why those who had arrived a little while ago were hiding here and waiting for daylight.
“If the existence of the Bloody Night Cultist is revealed like this, do you think the leader will forgive us?”
Yeomhong’s eyes shone with a fierce light.
“The Bloody Night Madman must not be revealed to the world yet. We must prevent that even if it means we all die.”
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Jinmu-rip and the two men returned to the garden through the thick darkness.
Those who had been waiting after preparing the meal warmly welcomed the Jinmurips.
“Please sit down, sir.”
Jinmu-rip sat down and opened his mouth.
“Come on, eat. Listen while you eat.”
Jin Mu-rip accepted the bowl offered by Geum Yu-jin and slurped down the meat soup with torn pieces of beef jerky in it.
“After the meal, the leaders of the groups pick one member who is confident in the new method and follow me.”
The Podu had told them to move during the day, but they couldn’t just wait around after confirming that there was someone else besides them.
Jinmu Rip looked at Kwak Dojin and said.
“Until I return, the person in charge here is the third platoon leader. Guard this place while I and the other platoon leaders are away.”
“yes.”
“Nothing bad will happen here, but if any unmanageable guys come, don’t fight them and be sure to run away. This doesn’t just apply now, but also in future missions.”
At those words, the eyes of the later index members all turned to Jinmu Rip.
Kwak Do-jin asked, doubting his ears.
“Are you telling me to run away?”
“It is foolish to rush to defeat someone you cannot handle.”
When I think about it, I have nothing to say in response.
The members from Heukyeongdae smiled as if they understood their confusion.
Because they were no different from them until they properly knew Jinmu-rip.
Jinmu-rip spoke again.
“If your parents and children were to die on a mission, would you be happy that they died fighting well?”
“That’s not it, but… … .”
“No matter what the mission is, it’s all useless if you fail. Hurry up and eat.”
Kang Yu-wol, who had been quietly listening to the unusual way of thinking, smiled faintly.
‘What a funny kid. I’m glad I followed him.’
After the meal, the six group leaders gathered together, each bringing one of their group members with them.
Excluding the remaining Gwak Do-jin, there were two from the Sadaegaepa faction, three from Madorim, and only Lee Hwan from the Jungsobang faction.
Jinmu-rip, who had adjusted the position between the two, spoke to Kang Yu-wol.
“I will leave the rear to you, sir.”
“Okay.”
The group, led by Danryehwa, quietly passed through the village and entered the mountainside.
Danryehwa, who had moved about once and then stopped for a moment, looked up at the tree.
Jinmu-rip, who had confirmed the same place, immediately raised his hand, stopped moving, and jumped up onto the tree.
‘There are no eyes.’
Snow was piled on every tree branch, but the place he was climbing was completely exposed to bare branches.
Someone must have stepped on this and passed by, causing the snow to fall.
Jinmu-rip, who had been thinking for a moment, returned to his seat and sent a message to Danryehwa.
[Let’s check from Sannae Village. It doesn’t matter if there are any traces, so just go straight in the direction Podu told you.]
They know they’re here anyway.
The short-legged sprinter, who had been striking the ground hard, picked up speed.
Another moment passed and when they were just about to reach the summit, a strange energy caught Danryehwa’s keen senses.
‘fraud?’
The unpleasant feeling I had never experienced before was very similar to the feeling of death that I had only heard of in stories.
Danryeonhwa, who had slowed down, walked cautiously with her five senses wide open.
The moment they finally reached the summit, a sharp, cracking sound rose from beyond the ridge.
Jinmu-rip and his party immediately lowered their postures, lay face down on the ground, and stuck their heads out.
The moonlight reflected on the white snow brightly colored the world.
In an empty lot in a mountain village about a hundred meters away, dozens of black-clad men were attacking a single man.
Jinmu Rip narrowed his eyes and observed the situation.
‘A dark face with dark blood. Is that a real person?’
A battlefield so fierce that the murderous intent and viciousness extending outward can be felt even here.
Tang Soso barely managed to suppress her pounding heart.
“Who the hell are they… … .”
Kang Yu-wol’s gaze towards the battlefield calmly settled.
“It’s a blood relationship.”
