Chapter 241: The World Doesn't Change (3)
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“Senior.”
“What happened?”
Ga Deuk-sang sighed.
“All the remaining Shadow Warriors devastated the entrance of the Black Dragon Manor with explosives and died in the explosion. I just went and confirmed.”
“Is that so?”
Pae-yul, who was looking to the southwest, nodded.
“I see.”
“Senior.”
“……?”
“I am sorry.”
“For what?”
“For arguing with Senior with useless words before.”
“When did you ever argue with me? If you really did, I would have blown your head off.”
It was a joke unlike him. So Ga Deuk-sang felt even more sorry towards him.
‘Senior is also in enough pain.’
The Shadow Warriors of the Murong Clan who disguised as the Guizhou Merchant Association’s merchant group didn’t all die.
Yeon Ho-jeong tried to persuade them somehow, and eventually, when the remaining number became fifty, they stopped their attack.
Afterwards, Yeon Ho-jeong passionately coaxed them, he said. He constantly appealed that there was no need to die like this, wouldn’t it be better to hit Murong Jun once.
However, they couldn’t do that. Because all the Shadow Warriors were addicted to a chronic poison.
In the end, they were destined to die if they didn’t take the antidote on time. Naturally, Murong Jun had absolutely no intention of giving them the antidote.
They would die this way or that way.
Even if they didn’t die, the lives of their families held captive by Murong Jun would become miserable. That was the very reason they attacked desperately to the death.
Such people changed their minds at Yeon Ho-jeong’s persuasion and hit Murong Jun once risking their lives.
‘I will never forget your names.’
Looking at Ga Deuk-sang sighing once again, Pae-yul spoke in a listless tone.
“Why are you sighing so much for a beggar.”
“Can’t beggars sigh?”
“Aren’t you already a beggar bastard with no luck. Even the luck you don’t have will run away.”
“Hehe, are you worrying about me?”
Srrrng.
“……I’m sorry.”
Pae-yul snorted and sheathed his sword.
“Let’s slowly depart too.”
“Yep.”
“By the way, where was the place?”
“…….”
“Why?”
“Sometimes you are truly wise, but looking at you at times like this, you are really ignorant.”
Chaaaang!
“Ack! It’s a joke! It’s really a joke!”
“It’s a cheap joke. Since you only have to bet your one life.”
“I- I said I’m sorry.”
“Hmph.”
Ga Deuk-sang smacked his lips.
“We just have to head to Yiyang, northwest of Changsha. For now, we have to go to the outer streets of Changsha.”
“Got it.”
Zhuge Ah-yeon, who had been quiet until then, opened her mouth.
“Excuse me…….”
“What are you doing? Hurry up and get ready. Tang Sang-ah, you too.”
“U- Um, Senior?”
“What is it?”
“That…….”
Pae-yul frowned.
“Are you taking after that beggar bastard too? Don’t drag it out and speak.”
Zhuge Ah-yeon gulped down her saliva.
“It seems we overlooked one thing.”
“What?”
“The reaction of the Black Dragon Manor.”
“What?”
“I thought this distance would be enough but…… it seems that wasn’t the case?”
Pae-yul, who turned his head wondering what she was talking about, completely stiffened his face in an instant.
Horror was cast on Ga Deuk-sang’s face too.
“Th- That……?!”
Rumble.
Around Mount Yuelu where the Black Dragon Manor was located.
There was a group of people scattering in all directions raising dust clouds.
No, the expression ‘a group’ wasn’t suitable. Because the number of warriors revealing themselves well exceeded the hundreds.
“……Even at a glance, it looks like over a thousand?”
“Damn it.”
Pae-yul shouted roughly.
“Move!”
Paaaak!
The four people quickly dove into the bushes.
‘Shh!’
Even though the distance was quite far apart, one never knows. This was near Changsha, the place with the highest distribution of the Unorthodox’s informants in Hunan.
Unfortunately, the only person who could properly see through the presences of informants among them was Pae-yul. Even such Pae-yul could only see properly when he was calm; in an urgent situation like now, his senses couldn’t help but be shaken.
Tang Sang-ah sent telepathy to Zhuge Ah-yeon.
[Those bastards’ reaction is incredibly fast, right, Sister?]
[Come to think of it, it’s inevitable. The entrance collapsed entirely. However, I didn’t expect that many masters would be setting up camp around there.]
Zhuge Ah-yeon gritted her teeth.
[It’s because of me. The Manor Lord collapsed, so that level of vigilance is natural.]
[It’s not your fault, Sister. Don’t mind it too much. By the way, where did they pop out from? If they had been camping all along, the Shadow Warriors should have been caught too…….]
[They were wearing the clothes of the merchant group. Besides, you can’t just kill them off without knowing what purpose they approached for.]
[I- Is that so?]
[Yes. If they killed everyone who came near, it would rather be announcing to the whole world that there’s a suspicious organization here.]
[Hmm, that’s true.]
Tang Sang-ah, who nodded her head, scratched her head.
[But do we really need to move like this? Those bastards don’t know us anyway, do they?]
[Ugh.]
Zhuge Ah-yeon almost twisted her feet.
[Unni! The informants of the Unorthodox already know all our faces! We disguised ourselves as dead while exploding the manor, but if we get caught, we’re in big trouble!]
[Ah…… then are we in a somewhat serious situation right now?]
[Very much!]
[Anyway, we won’t see those people again, right?]
[As long as we escape safely.]
[Hmm, good.]
Tang Sang-ah took out a small silk pouch from her embrace.
There was no time for anyone to stop her. She just threw the silk pouch far away into the bushes to the northeast.
Poooof!
The silk pouch burst, spreading purple powder.
Zhuge Ah-yeon’s eyes widened.
[Unni? W- What did you just do?]
[It’s Gut-Wrenching Powder. It’s a deadly poison passed down in our family.]
[No, I mean, why did you……?]
[They are moving in all directions. We have to deceive them.]
[If you’re going to do that, you should sprinkle it behind us!]
[That won’t do.]
[Yes?]
[If I sprinkle it here, wouldn’t it be like advertising that we’re moving towards this bush?]
[……Ah!]
Zhuge Ah-yeon beat her own head wildly. It was just a moment ago that she said the warriors of the Black Dragon Manor couldn’t just kill anyone because it would be leaking their location.
In the end, the trap Tang Sang-ah laid was no different from applying Zhuge Ah-yeon’s words. To show such improvisation in a split second, she admired her anew.
[Amazing, Unni!]
Tang Sang-ah blushed.
[What did I…….]
At that time, Pae-yul grumbled openly.
“You play well. Did you come to play?”
“……Your voice is loud, Senior.”
“The heaven and earth are vibrating because of the sound of those bastards running wild, what loud voice, my foot.”
“Ah?”
Zhuge Ah-yeon and Tang Sang-ah bowed their heads deeply. They got tense for no reason and exchanged useless telepathy.
“But you popped the poison pouch well. It will be effective in temporarily shaking off the pursuit.”
“Th- Thank you.”
“Now don’t blabber uselessly and run.”
“Yep!”
Thus the four people escaped the bushes secretly, and yet as fast as possible.
“Phew, it should be a bit okay now, right?”
Ga Deuk-sang wiped his forehead. He sweated because he was nervous.
Pae-yul nodded.
“If we opened up the distance this much, it should be safe. From now on, we just have to be wary of the Unorthodox informants. Everyone put on your cloaks.”
“Yes!”
The party covered their faces with cloaks.
How long had they walked like that.
Kugugugung.
Pae-yul’s eyes shone.
“They’re fast.”
A significant number of the over a thousand masters were moving north. It seemed several had already fallen victim to the poison Tang Sang-ah spread.
“Everyone walk without making it obvious. There’s another bush two hundred zhang behind. Blend in among the people.”
“Understood.”
It was then.
Kwareureureung!
With a fierce explosion, an entire pavilion collapsed.
“Aaaargh!”
“P- Please spare me!”
“Run away! Run…… Uaaagh!”
The four people stopped walking.
Explosions burst out and screams ran rampant. They hurriedly turned their heads to find the source of the sound.
“……!!”
Horror surfaced on the faces of the four people.
Spurt!
“Keuaaak!”
“Mom! M- Mom! Keuk!”
“Please spare me! Please! I have a child…… Cough.”
It was a gruesome massacre.
About thirty of the masters who came running from near Mount Yuelu were indiscriminately slashing and killing people. They were cutting down commoners without a word, just flashing eyes full of killing intent; it was nothing short of an indiscriminate murder.
Tremble.
Ga Deuk-sang’s fists were trembling.
Zhuge Ah-yeon quickly grabbed his forearm. But her eyes were also bloodshot red.
At that time, one of the warriors shouted.
“There must be someone who colluded with the culprit! Find them even if it means killing everyone in Changsha!”
It was an absurd reason.
Of course, the low-ranking warriors wouldn’t step forward to carry out suicide attacks on their own, so the prediction itself that there must be a commander nearby is reasonable.
Even if they saw through the link of the incident well, their method was excessively twisted. No organization in the world would commit such a crazy act just to find someone who colluded.
Actually, they were the Soul-Severing Group, known to be the most vicious in the Black Dragon Manor. A unit not operated unless it was a significant matter, each and every one of them were renowned demons in the Unorthodox.
“Keuaaaak!”
“Dad! Ah…….”
“Uaaagh! Please spare me!”
Terrible screams, merciless terror, mad slaughter.
Crack!
The dagger Tang Sang-ah was holding crumbled just like that. It shattered, unable to withstand the grip strength of her extreme anger.
However, neither she nor Zhuge Ah-yeon could step forward easily. The two people were also angry enough to lose their minds, but they knew the situation would become incredibly complicated if they revealed themselves here.
It was then.
Paaaaak!
Ga Deuk-sang’s body shot out like a streak of gale.
“You crazy sons of bitches!!”
Kwaaaang!
With a flashy explosion, two Soul-Severing Group warriors vomited blood and flew away.
A heavy palm force, a mighty power. His palm force, struck with internal energy drawn from his whole body, created an impact like a thousand-catty rock falling.
Hwaaaaak!
Fearsome killing intent rose from Ga Deuk-sang’s body.
“You dog bastards not even worth chewing on!”
One of the warriors shouted with a voice boiling with killing intent.
“It’s a suspicious person! Catch……!”
In an instant, Ga Deuk-sang’s leg moved like a whip.
Baaam!
The warrior’s head shattered into pieces just like that.
It was a venomous killing move unlike Ga Deuk-sang. One could tell how angry he was.
“Fucking bastards! All come here! Come here, you crazy bastards! Try to kill me too!”
One of the warriors took out a small flute from his embrace.
Piiiiik! Smack!
The flute sound was cut off in the middle. At some point, an iron arrow was embedded in the warrior’s forehead.
Parararak.
Tang Sang-ah stood next to Ga Deuk-sang and raised her daggers. She too couldn’t hold it in anymore.
The warriors shouted from all directions.
“It’s the enemy!”
“It’s these guys!”
“No! There might be more of them! Call all the other battalions too!”
It was then.
“I’m sorry, but we’re all. Don’t be annoying and call them all at once.”
Kwaaaang!
A ruthless streak of flash that seemed to pierce even a mountain made huge holes in the bodies of five warriors.
Pae-yul, who had entered the battle area at some point, spoke in a chillingly cold voice.
“Beggar.”
Ga Deuk-sang shouted in a voice full of anger.
“Do not stop me!”
“You did well.”
“……!”
“Thanks to you stepping forward, I barely saved face. Actually, I was worrying a lot.”
Crack!
Zhuge Ah-yeon-yeon, who flew through the sky like a fairy, broke the neck of one Soul-Severing Group member.
Thus the four members of the Operations Group gathered back to back and glared in all directions.
Terrible killing intent whirled in Pae-yul’s two eyes.
“To hell with the mission, I need to save people first.”