◈ Episode 68. The Blood Cult’s House
The sunlight reflecting off the white snow is dazzling.
A strange, snow-covered land, all you can see is a barren plain and the occasional rock formation.
Jang Cheong, who had glanced back at the meeting, spurred on the new law.
Originally, the surveillance of the Daeseol Mountain Range was the duty of the Shigokdae.
The reason some of the Bloodthirsty, including Jang Cheong, were dispatched here is because the escaped Bloodthirsty Madmen went over to Sacheon.
The generals were certain that if the Blood Knight was exposed, the Sacheon Alliance would take action.
‘Is the bloodthirsty madman really that scary of a married man?’
Even the members of the religious order had little knowledge of the Bloody Night Man, let alone heard of him by name.
‘By the way, I never thought they’d send a thousand troops.’
The strength of Cheonmu-dae is so famous that it is known even to the west.
Now that the war with Podalap Palace has begun, their appearance as a possible variable was not welcome from the Blood Cult’s perspective.
While Jang Cheong was hurrying forward.
‘That’s pretty fast.’
Jinmu Rip, who was pursuing him, deployed his new technique in a posture that made it seem as if he was touching the ground.
If there had been two men left on the hill, they would have been killed or captured on the spot.
Luckily, however, one of them chose death as bait to reveal his identity.
Jinmu Rip’s reason for leaving one person alive and pursuing him was to check if there were any units waiting nearby and to prepare for danger in advance.
Fortunately, the wind doesn’t blow as much as it did on the plateau we just passed.
‘I’m confident in the chase.’
Before the establishment of the Heavenly Kingdom, the pursuit and escape that was repeated countless times while helping Eungok.
Jinmu Rip followed the traces on the snow, maintaining a distance so close that he could not see his opponent.
The pursuit, with patience, moderation, persistence and tenacity, continued for a full day.
Jang Cheong, who ran almost nonstop for that long, was no ordinary man, but Jin Mu-rip, who chased after him without losing focus for even a moment, was truly worthy of a master of the top 10.
As the cool air of dawn gave way to the thickening sunlight, Jang-cheong finally arrived at a large village.
A street full of energy, with people wearing clothing that is quite different from that of the central region.
Jang Cheong’s new model quietly entered the alley and disappeared into the crowd of people passing by.
Jin Mu-rip, his face covered by a mask, appeared on the street where he had disappeared.
‘Where am I?’
The way he spoke was also very different from Sacheon, so it was easy to attract attention if he opened his mouth rashly.
‘Not good.’
Up until now, we have been following the footprints left in the snow, but this is impossible in a village with so many people.
As expected, the moment we entered the alley, the person in question was nowhere to be seen.
Jinmu Rip, who bought a bow and a few arrows from a stall, put down the silver and left the alley.
Jinmu-rip moved behind the building next door and jumped up onto the roof like lightning, lowering his posture greatly.
‘Where are you?’
I looked around with sharp eyes, but the guy was nowhere to be seen.
Jinmu Rip calmly placed an arrow on his bow.
The area under the roof was bustling with people coming and going, but Jinmu-rip’s world was quiet as if no one was there.
After waiting for a while,
A snow-white bird flew up from a small building twenty feet to the northwest.
‘It’s out!’
Given the size of the building, there will likely be no waiting troops as feared.
The bird is heading west, and its ascent is faster than expected.
Jinmu-rip, who had been frozen like a rock, immediately kicked off the roof.
Jinmu-rip, who was jumping from roof to roof like a bird, pulled back his bowstring.
Bang!
The arrow flew in a straight line and pierced the flying bird exactly.
The next arrow is caught in the protest.
At the same time, a gray mask appears beyond the fence of the house.
The moment he met the other person’s confused gaze, Jinmu-rip’s fingers flicked the sword.
Wedge!
The arrow flew with a sharp sound and pierced the wall like a sheet of paper.
“Ugh!”
Jinmu-rip’s ears did not miss the other person’s suppressed groans.
Jinmu-rip flew without hesitation, stepped on the wall, and jumped.
A man is seen hiding behind a pillar with blood dripping from his arm, along with a full view of the house.
‘Is this the end?’
No other signs are detected at all.
Jinmu Rip fired two arrows into the bow with a light movement of his hand.
Ting!
The two arrows that left the protest passed the pillar in a crescent-moon-like trajectory.
“Ugh.”
Jinmu-rip’s ears perk up at the faint groan he hears.
Just before Jinmu-rip’s feet touched the roof as he was landing, a silver sword shot out like a ray of light and pierced through the roof.
Kwajik!
A hole about a foot wide was created where the silver sword passed through, and beyond it, the eyes of a skeptic looking confused can be seen.
Jinmu-rip’s smile, hidden behind the mask, deepened.
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“Don’t die.”
Phew!
The moment the silver sword was embedded in his thigh, the last arrow was fired from Jinmu Rip’s bow.
Ss …
Despair sets in with the stray arrows.
‘Shit!’
The opponent is a master far superior to oneself.
It was wrong to get out.
Jang Cheong followed his predecessor and felt the dogma of the wisdom tooth.
At that moment, an arrow pierced my shoulder and my body staggered.
puck!
Just before he could clench his teeth, something hit his head hard and Jang-chung’s world went dark.
Jinmu-rip, who confirmed that his opponent had fallen, retrieved the fallen scroll and returned.
What was lying in front of the fallen opponent was a heavy sling that had been thrown as a substitute for a weapon.
Jin Mu-rip took off his mask and smiled brightly as he took out his sword and silver sword.
“It would be a shame if you found out I passed out because of money.”
Jinmu-rip crouched down and took off his mask, carefully taking out the poison in his mouth.
Jinmu Rip, who had then measured the opponent’s blood pressure, opened the book he had written.
“The Four Heavenly Alliance entered Cheonmu-dae Seolgok. Two of the Hoehyeol-dae died.”
‘Is this a blood clot?’
Their skills were at least at least that of Geumho University.
Although he was easily captured by luck, if he had not run away and had confronted him from the beginning, he would not have been defeated so easily.
Jinmu Rip tied the bastard’s body tightly with a sling and looked inside the house.
The interior furnishings were more than enough to accommodate dozens of people, but the evidence of recent use showed that the furniture was only good for three people.
‘It looks like this guy and the two guys who died in the forest were all there were.’
Jinmu-rip, who was searching every corner of the house, discovered a chest about three feet wide under the bed in a small room.
Breaking the lock and opening the lid reveals several documents stacked neatly together.
As it was not a blood sect’s headquarters but a single house, there was no important information, but there were instructions from above and a very brief description of the situation.
I was trying to check if there were any unmanned people nearby in order to expand my range of movement, but I ended up getting an unexpected benefit.
‘Not bad.’
Jinmu-rip, who had packed them in his arms, went inside the house and found a large sack and put the people in it.
* * *
The Sacheonmaeng warriors followed the traces left by Jinmu Rip and arrived in the forest near Changdo.
It was fortunate that the traces led to this place, as it was the original destination.
Goyangmu immediately summoned the leaders.
“Jin Dae-ju has clearly entered the window. Only a few people, including me, will enter the window, and the rest will move to the hiding place and wait.”
A window is a passage leading from the west gate to the outside.
Because the Podalap Palace and the Blood Cult keep each other in check, no branch has been established until now, but the situation may be different now.
At that moment, a conversation was heard from the outskirts of the forest, and Jinmu-rip appeared.
They knew that they would come after them, so they went back the way they came.
While the Unryonggak warriors greeted him warmly, Guyangmu ran over and asked.
“What happened?”
Jinmu Rip put down the bag he had brought.
“We captured him.”
“Oh!”
The unexpected result caused soft gasps to come out from all over.
I couldn’t help but be surprised that Jinmu Rip was able to accomplish something that many others had been unable to do.
“I’ve checked with the guy’s family. It doesn’t seem like there are any large-scale troops in Changdo.”
Goo Yang-mu’s expression brightened.
“You have done a great job. Thank you for your hard work.”
Jinmu-rip smiled and took out the document he had brought from his bosom.
“These are documents secured from their hideout.”
After receiving the document, Goo Yang-moo checked its contents.
“hmm.”
As a faint wrinkle formed between his eyebrows, the deputy commander Seongyeon asked cautiously.
“What is it about?”
“It says that the war will end within two months. It also says to be thoroughly prepared in case unmanned forces come over from Sacheon.”
It was clear that it was written recently, as both contents were written in the same document.
“Now that the Bloodthirsty Maniac has been exposed, it seems he’s certain we’ll come.”
Goo Yang-moo nodded heavily.
“If you know and prepare, finding a place to experiment won’t be easy.”
He put the document in his bosom and said.
“There is a secret house in the window. The Unryong Pavilion needs to know its location, so the commander should take two Unryong Pavilion soldiers and get information from the secret house. We will move to the hiding place and wait.”
Seongyeon nodded.
“all right.”
At that moment, the red-crowned crane approached and opened its mouth.
“I also have to go to Changdo.”
It was a red hat that followed to check on the safety of the soldiers.
I wanted to run right away and check on An Ga.
Gu Yangmu said.
“Jin Dae-ju confirmed it, so there’s no great danger, but be careful on your way.”
“Okay.”
Jinmu-rip sent Dang So-so and Lee Hwan along with Seongyeon.
As they left, Guyangmu opened the bag Jinmurip had brought.
Inside was Jang Cheong, with his eyes closed as if he were dead.
“It’s definitely the same outfit as the people who died there.”
“It’s called the bloodletting sac.”
Gu Yangmu nodded and looked at the sharp-faced man with three sword marks carved on his face.
“Son Dang. I’ll leave the interest to you. Get all the information you can.”
The 10th General Son Dang was the most skilled torturer in Cheonmu-dae.
He nodded silently and picked up the sack.
After the meeting was over, Guyangmu took them along the forest path.
In this place, which was larger than the forest where we first stayed after coming over to the west, there was a cave that we had identified from the pavilion.
The entrance, hidden by the trees, was narrow enough for only one adult to pass through, but after going a little further, a fairly large cavity appeared.
There were four more passages connected to the ten-jang-wide cavity in all directions.
“It’s useful.”
Gu Yangmu looked around and said.
“You will rest here until Seongyeon brings back the information from the Bigak. This will be the last rest for Cheonmu-dae, so rest well.”
“yes.”
The unmanned units took rest in various places in the common area, with small torches hanging on the walls emitting a soft light.
As Jin Mu-rip, who was looking around at the Unryong Pavilion’s warriors, leaned against one wall, Jin Seol-ran approached him.
“The Patriarch.”
She had been pale when she first entered the plateau, but she had completely recovered and regained her original color.
“okay.”
She said with a big smile.
“It’s too late to say hello. I really appreciate it when you did.”
This is what Jinmu-rip said about the day of Guyangmu’s test, when he helped her.
Jinmu-rip glanced at Dangcheon from afar and smiled.
“It must be hard.”
“It’s okay now.”
It wasn’t an empty remark, it was sincere.
Since that day when she ran to the brink of death, the leaders never went against her orders.
This was because they knew that Jin Mu-rip, the person in charge here, would not tolerate their disobedience.
And that was what Jinseolran had hoped for from Dangcheon.
Her expression became sad for some reason.
“I’ll be back soon. If you need anything, call me.”
Jinmu-rip smiled mischievously.
“When are you going to catch me and give me a good beating?”
She shook her head.
“are you okay.”
Even though Jinmu Rip is quite strong, Dangcheon is a master who has surpassed the level of the later index and is running towards the peak of Sacheon.
From her perspective, Jinmu-rip’s words were impossible to realize.
After Jinseolran returned, Danryehwa approached after a while.
“I have a bad feeling about this.”
“Is there something around here?”
She shook her head with a dark face.
“No, it’s not like that. It’s just a feeling.”
Danryeonhwa’s intuition is trustworthy.
Jinmu-rip narrowed his eyes and began to imagine all the possible situations that could occur.
* * *
Seongyeon and Jeokmogae arrived at the village and promised to meet again later and parted ways.
After passing through the crowded street, the red-crowned crane immediately looked for the stone bridge where An-ga was.
‘Where was this place?’
After wandering for a while, the red-crowned crane, searching through old memories, was finally able to find a stone bridge.
As we went down under the bridge, a wall made of tightly packed stones appeared.
When I see it with your eyes, past memories come back vividly.
‘think.’
The red moth, looking around, slowly pulled a stone the size of his palm.
Eventually, a small wooden box hidden behind the stone is revealed.
‘There isn’t much dust accumulated. It must have been closed recently.’
The red-haired man quickly opened the lid and unfolded the paper inside.
The letters, scribbled in crimson blood as if being chased by something, read as follows:
“Jeoksa Valley.”
