Chapter 544: Side Story 44

Chapter side_44

“What? Gu Nok-jin is gone?”

“Yes, he is not seen anywhere.”

The moment he heard his subordinate’s words, Chu Jak-han stood up from his seat, grinding his teeth. Even without thinking deeply, he seemed to know about where it was that the fellow had moved.

He must have surely gone to obtain the White Tiger.

Because in reality, if he put the White Tiger in his hands, all this credit would go to him, and if it did not exist, a justification to corner Chu Jak-han would arise.

Since it was Gu Nok-jin who had nothing to lose, the possibilities were overflowing.

“Crazy bastard…! Even though I told him to wait like that!”

Chu Jak-han grit his teeth tightly.

That fellow stepped forward to intercept the credit. If he captured the White Tiger, which was no different from the Cult’s symbol, it wouldn’t end with just a rise in rank.

Perhaps he might even obtain the name of the Four Heavenly Kings.

Precisely, after driving out Chu Jak-han, that is.

The more he thought, the more of a filthy fellow he was.

Does the likes of a mere branch leader dare to reject his order?

He can never leave him be.

“We chase.”

“Yes!”

Outside is still quiet.

If work broke out, people’s screams should be heard. However, the night streets were still quiet, so even a small disturbance did not break out.

Given Gu Nok-jin’s personality, it would start noisily and end noisily, but seeing that it was still quiet, it meant that not much time had passed since Gu Nok-jin departed, or he was still before pulling the work.

If so, they must chase behind even a bit faster and block the fellow.

“Foolish bastard!”

As Chu Jak-han ran outside while grinding his teeth, the subordinates who were already prepared gathered together and bowed their heads. Confirming that, Chu Jak-han urgently displayed lightfoot art and threw his body.

‘This is my credit!’

Chu Jak-han grit his teeth tightly.

If this work is stolen, it was not a level where he could laugh it off. It would make the position of the Four Heavenly Kings even more firmly cemented, and was a level that could obtain the Cult Leader’s trust at once.

Perhaps he might even put one of the Cult Leader’s martial arts in his hands.

Because the matter was that large, he could never hand it over to the likes of a branch leader.

Since he knew Gu Nok-jin’s personality, it was a work that should not have been brought up from the beginning, but judging that he could suppress the fellow with the Cult Leader’s name and his own position was a great misjudgment.

‘Son of a bitch! I will kill you!’

Chu Jak-han could never forgive Gu Nok-jin.

The moment he is seen in front of his eyes, he will tear him to shreds.

“Ah, damn it! Where on earth do I go to catch these things?”

At that moment, a loud voice was heard from somewhere.

Despite being in the middle of unfolding lightfoot art, it was a voice loud enough that his gaze turned without realizing it. Glancing toward that place, a man was walking alone on the dark street.

* * *

Because it was late night, there were no people on the street.

Thus, Jang Sam-tae, who was wearing a bamboo hat and covering his face, threw the bamboo hat away and frowned. Although he was thankful that it covered his face from being seen, since he wore that, how was he supposed to see in front.

Recalling fellows who walked around well wearing this kind of thing, he shook his head side to side.

Why on earth do they walk around wearing it when they can’t even see in front well?

No matter how much they care about style, this is a bit…

Jang Sam-tae, who threw away the bamboo hat while having such thoughts, stretched longly and looked around. The night streets were still quiet, and there was no trace of people or the like.

Are they really in a place like this?

Those things called the Heavenly Earth Cult or whatever, I mean.

Or he wished he would at least find the strange fellows Hong Won-chang spoke of. Somehow, he came out coolly, but if he entered without gaining anything, wouldn’t that crumple his pride in its own way?

“Ah, damn it! Where on earth do I go to catch these things?”

Because the day is chilly and the wind also blows strongly, it is considerably cold. Although in his heart he wanted to return right away and sleep on a comfortable bed, if he returned now, it was clear he would receive glares.

They will probably pester him immensely.

It cannot help but be a situation where his teeth grind just thinking of it.

Jang Sam-tae, who did not want to suffer only that, looked around and was trying to find fellows who might be by chance.

It was then.

Not very far away, a group of fellows was seen.

Displaying lightfoot art, they were moving while riding other people’s house walls and roofs.

Since the number was about twenty, just looking at them was threatening.

“……?”

Why are they swarming around at this hour, acting crazy?

Jang Sam-tae recalled his childhood for a moment.

Men sitting snugly together in a dark alley, that is. Do you know that kind of situation where it felt like you would get beaten up if you passed by, and would buy sneers if you ignored them and went back?

Jang Sam-tae had numerous thoughts in a short time.

Should he stop them?

But the number is a bit large.

It would be good if there were a moderate amount, but since it was close to twenty, if he got entangled for no reason, he didn’t think he would see a good sight.

But such suspicious fellows.

He cannot just let them go, can he?

“You bastard?!”

At that moment, a man who met his gaze shouted roughly.

He didn’t think he did a deed worthy of being called a bastard?

As he tilted his head in puzzlement, the guy who shouted rushed and flew toward Jang Sam-tae.

“Huh? You are?”

Only then did Jang Sam-tae also recognize the opponent’s face.

It was the pretty-looking fellow he saw last time. Then did it mean they were swarming around to catch him? The startled Jang Sam-tae turned his back and tried to flee, but prior to that, the man’s sword was faster.

Swish!

The drawing of the sword drawn out in an instant aimed at Jang Sam-tae’s neck. However, merely by moving his head back slightly, he dodged it, corrected his posture, and swung his right hand with all his might.

Thud!

“Ugh!?”

Chu Jak-han barely twisted his body and dodged the vital point. However, whether the opponent’s strength was beyond imagination, he slid backward by several steps, then stopped.

Had he not barely caught his staggering center, he would have collapsed unsightly.

“This fellow uses surprise attacks every time I see him.”

“Damn bastard…!”

Chu Jak-han stared at Jang Sam-tae while grinding his teeth tightly.

The attack he thought was somewhat perfect was blocked, and the opponent’s strength is beyond imagination. It seemed better to think he was surely a step above himself.

Soon, he glanced at his subordinates.

“What are you guys doing?! Kill him!”

The moment he shouted roughly, the subordinates drew their swords and rushed toward Jang Sam-tae. Even if the order coming from his mouth was unreasonable, it was as if their bodies naturally moved first.

It was like an action coming from blind loyalty.

“Oops!”

Their sword speed is fierce.

Fast, exquisite, and accurately aiming at the opponent. As if they had matched such coordination for a long time, they built a solid yet dense sword formation in an instant.

Swish-swish!

Swords poured, and Jang Sam-tae also moved his body.

Dodging one, blocking two, and widening the distance on three.

Their sword speed was sword speed, but Jang Sam-tae’s movement was also fast to the extent of not falling behind.

“Just what are these things?”

Jang Sam-tae moved his body slowly, frowning. Who was the guy who pounced first, that they acted wild carrying swords? Teeth ground without realizing it from a vain sense of resentment.

Thus, strength entered his fist.

Thud!

Swinging his fist with all his might to break the face, and stepping footwork to neutralize the opponent’s sword. Although their sword formation was certainly good, compared with the things he experienced long ago because of Dan Woo-hyun, it is nothing but a drop in the bucket.

Thud thud thud!

In an instant, over ten people plummeted to the ground.

That every single one of them could not stand up after being hit with a single blow made it feel that Jang Sam-tae’s fist was not ordinary strong.

Sa Do-hak’s teaching did not look to be in vain by any means.

“Keuuuk… Y-You bastard…!”

Watching at that moment, Chu Jak-han grit his teeth tightly, looking at the subordinates falling in front of his eyes. Although he had expected some damage, that they could not even face him properly despite unfolding the sword formation of the Heavenly Earth Cult?

Only this, he had not expected.

But Chu Jak-han had also not poured out all his strength.

It was so in the first time, and so in this time too, it was nothing more than being hit by the surprise attack of the fellow swung suddenly.

“I will kill you!”

Shouting a loud sound, he pulled up his internal power with all his might.

He was merely emitting only killing intent wishing to kill Jang Sam-tae in front of his eyes.

“What a damn bastard! You are the one who attacked first, and you’re acting crazy, acting crazy?!”

Startled by that momentum, Jang Sam-tae retreated backward and shouted. No, it’s not like he attacked first, and since he pounced first and got beaten, why on earth was he getting angry?

But the momentum is unusual.

It is a feeling clearly different from when he did blank attacks.

Once hit… it did not seem like it would end with just being painful.

“Die, you son of a bitch!”

The swung sword poured together with a fierce and rough wind pressure. That a strength to the point of making his entire body go cold was contained looked as if a resolution of a single-strike certain kill dwelt in it.

“Is he really a crazy bastard?”

But Jang Sam-tae was not scared.

Had he not spent days getting hit by worse than this every single day? No matter how thick of a killing intent Chu Jak-han emitted, compared with the momentum emitted by Dan Woo-hyun or the two old geezers, it was also nothing.

Thus, digging into his chest in an instant, he narrowed the distance.

“……?”

Soon looking at Chu Jak-han who opened his eyes wide, he raised his right hand and swung it strongly.

Slap!

A slap on the cheek exploded with immense speed and destructive power.

Since a tremendous sound spread to places all around to the point of creating echoes, the hit person looked to never be safe.

Soon, Chu Jak-han’s body spun two or three times in the air, then fell onto the ground.

Thud!

“Keu-huk?!”

The appearance of Chu Jak-han prostrating with intense vomiting of blood and trembling his body was distorted to the point of being unsightly. The appearance of the right cheek originally dead from receiving burns, and the left cheek where the cheek burst out and dark red blood water was leaking.

Whichever side, it would be difficult to call it a human face.

Even the appearance of prostrating while coughing up blood looked truly wretched indeed.

“Ah- refreshing!”

Jang Sam-tae, who watched that scene, felt a feeling as if his inside was cleared. It was a feeling of clearing out what had blocked tightly inside his chest since leaving home until now.

Was it because he beat someone up after a long time?

Or was there some other reason?

He could not know the reason, but he felt good for some unknown reason.

Soon, glancing at the collapsed ones, he slowly approached toward each and every person. And extending his hand, he rumaged their bosoms and pocketed things that could become money.

“Since I am the victim, this degree is fine, right? I didn’t steal it.”

As he looked at the purse pocket growing thick little by little, a broad smile hung on his mouth. Since he kicked a back pocket secretly from Dan Woo-hyun, now what remained was only to capture the fellow called the Demon Star or whatever and resolve his grievance.

If only that happens…

“It is my world! Euhahaha, I am becoming free! Hahaha!”

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