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My head is getting complicated.
The murderous intent rising at my feet is not at a level that immediately threatens my life.
but.
The future that this shows.
The fact that this implies.
It just feels hopeless. ‘I had hoped the Jeogeummarangdan would be the end…’ I do not know if others sensed it, but the subtle demonic energy lurking within the killing intent suggests that this Heavenly Net was not unleashed solely by the power of the Jeogeummarangdan.
It is impossible for the Marangdan alone to spread a net of this magnitude in the first place.
“It requires at least three divisions, or at least one armed group of each level, to be possible. The most fucking part is that this is the minimum.” “Is that all?”
These guys are also capable students. A thin and flimsy encirclement could easily be breached by accepting a momentary loss.
The opponent cannot possibly be unaware of this. Therefore, what they have prepared will not be limited to a simple encirclement.
What is most annoying is their behavior.
They spread the net of heaven and earth while they were sufficiently overwhelming the enemy.
The purpose is not to cause damage by simply encircling.
The intention is reflected too clearly.
Certain total annihilation.
Clear extermination
I finally understand why they didn’t erase their traces while raiding the students midway.
It was not that they didn’t care if their identities were revealed to the world.
Right now in this Mukrim, it does not matter even if their true identities are revealed.
“After all, the only ones who can leave Mukrim are the demons.” “Why, why are they going to such lengths? This isn’t just a simple scheme.” Signs are appearing everywhere that they are putting forth their full strength, as if preparing for an all-out war.
Suddenly, the voice of a survivor comes to mind. [If only Jin So-woon dies… … If only Jin So-woon dies… … !!!!]
That look in their eyes, believing that the problem would be solved if I died.
As things reached this point, I began to wonder if it was really my fault. ‘Is it because that creepy bastard Gwak-gung is watching me?’ But the scale of the operation is too large to be just to kill me.
I’m not exactly a budding leader of the Martial Arts Alliance.
“Is it even possible for a sane person to launch an operation like this just to catch a fledgling like me… … ‘Huh?’ But those demon bastards aren’t sane to begin with. If you think about it that way, it really is my fault… … .”
“Big Brother!”
I came back to my senses thanks to Eunho, who grabbed my shoulder and shook me right in front of my eyes.
Snap out of it!!!
“…….”
“I said, snap out of it!”
Eunho, that guy, even raised his hand in the end.
“Snap out of it, Jinso……!”
Stop right there.
How dare this bastard try to slap the cheek of his senior disciple, who is like the heavens?
I punished him with a light tap on the head.
Why are you making such a fuss?
“Oh my… where do you get the idea to hit with internal energy?”
“I didn’t use my internal energy. Never mind. What’s the matter?”
“……
But why does it hurt so much? Anyway, the atmosphere is ominous.
“Why again?”
It seems like there are people trying to escape.
“Escape? What do you mean?”
There are people saying that we must break through the siege before it is too late.
As the creeping murderous intent flowed into the center of the encampment, what had barely reached their feet soon began to rise up to their ankles.
Our excellent students, already sensitive to that murderous aura, came to realize that they were trapped in a net of heaven and earth.
Still, I didn’t expect it to collapse this quickly.
When you are exhausted from an injury and constantly exposed to a murderous aura, you are bound to become on edge.
Moreover, with even a faint demonic energy mixed in, it would have been impossible to maintain one’s sanity.
Did you talk about it publicly?
“No. They should keep it quiet among themselves…”
“Who is it?”
“yes?”
“Who is it? The bastards who came up with such a stupid idea.”
“We are disciples of the Gongdong Sect and the Wudang, Senior Brother.”
“I get it.”
I was about to turn toward where the others were, but I turned back toward Eunho.
What’s wrong?
“Is Dong-ryong okay?”
The Heavenly Killing Star is vulnerable to killing.
Of course, Dong-ryong’s mastery of the Taeeul Jingyeong has increased significantly, so he won’t be easily consumed by the Killing Star, but seeing even the elites of the Jeongdohoe and Baekdohoe collapsing so helplessly, it would be a lie to say I’m not worried.
“It’s fine. He’s reached the point where he can regulate himself reasonably well now, so it’s no big deal.”
“Still, just in case, give this to them.”
I handed the Tangma Commander’s Wine to Eunho.
Just how much stuff are you carrying around in that pocket?
Tell them to feed the people and prepare everything so they can leave at any moment.
Are you going to move?
Waiting here isn’t the answer.
Some of the personnel appeared to be waiting for the instructors or those waiting outside Mookrim to come and rescue them, but it was truly a hopeless story.
Because by the time they arrived, all the battles would already be over. #Even while moving to where the Jeongdohoe members were, he quickly checked on the condition of the academy students.
Everyone’s eyes had turned bloodshot, and they were in a state of extreme tension.
It is said that even ordinary people will wasted away and die if exposed to the killing intent of wild animals like tigers.
Warriors who are sensitive to energy would likely feel even more, not less.
Moreover, since the students have no experience on the battlefield, it is impossible for them to know how to rest properly in a situation like this.
Just as I was drawing near to my destination, a commotion broke out. ‘Am I late?’ I hurriedly made my way there to find the interior in complete chaos.
“You bastards! Are you going by your own two feet?!”
“If you were going, you should have said so!”
It was not just the place where Jeong Do-hoe stayed.
Loud shouts erupted even at the place where Baekdohoe was staying.
“You damn bastards! What do you intend to do by taking the guide with you!”
“What about the injured!”
I approached the Baekdohoe members who were venting their frustrations.
“what’s the matter?”
A member of the Baekdohoe who was spewing profanities but turned his head away in embarrassment upon seeing my face.
“What’s wrong!”
I think a few guys have made it big.
Members of the Ak and Jegal families, plus the lay disciples. The total is twenty.
“Haa… a few guys?”
As I looked dumbfounded, a member of the Baekdohoe added something.
“The Ak and Jegal families didn’t go in their entirety, either. They left some behind.”
“portion?”
As I turned my gaze in the direction he was pointing, I saw the injured sitting blankly.
“under……”
They probably left him behind because he was injured.
Damn bastards. No, it was such a rational judgment that I wasn’t even angry.
The situation at Jeongdohoe was not much different.
Shamans and some disciples of the Joint Sect, and the lay disciples who follow them.
They singled out and poached only the highly skilled individuals who had ranked at the top in terms of both academic performance and expertise.
Another loss of military strength occurred at a time when there was already a shortage of people to exert force.
“They might be organizing a rescue team to come… Maybe it’s actually a good thing.”
A member of the Jeongdohoe attempting extreme escapism, as if unable to believe the fact that he has been abandoned.
“For those who boasted that the Jeongdohoe was the Murim Alliance, they are utterly disgraceful.”
Cheol-sun-jik, who appeared out of nowhere, clicked his tongue.
I asked him.
“Is there no one who escaped from the 12 Peaks?”
“Do you think the 12 peaks will be the same as other places?”
“I thought all 12 Peak Fortress members would be the first to run away.”
Cheol-sun-jik is especially sensitive to situations like this.
I guess you could say it’s like a mouse being the first to escape from a sinking ship.
Actually, I still can’t believe he’s staying still like this.
He was the kind of guy who would always run away and be gone whenever I looked for him in an emergency…
You must have a plan, Representative Jin?
“You’re the one who doesn’t have a plan?”
There was. Though I disposed of it.
“Discarded? Why?”
I was more curious about the reason for scrapping it than what the plan was.
As I looked at Cheol-sun-jik’s face, he met my gaze with a somewhat intense look in his eyes.
A little burdensome…
“It’s because I heard that if I follow Representative Jin, he will ensure I can return alive.”
huh?
So, there will have to be a plan. ……
certainly.”
“Because I trust Representative Jin.”… …
Who believes what?
What’s wrong with him?
Has the mind already gone crazy because of the demon? Just like Cheol-sun-jik, the condition of the academy students began to worsen.
The confusion intensified after it became known that some personnel had secretly escaped.
In particular, this was the case for the members of the Sokgamumun who followed the Wudang, Gongdong, Jegalsega, and Akga families but could not escape with them.
“You fucking bastards!!! You used people like that, and now you’re just running off among yourselves…?!”
“You pretend like there’s nothing scary in the world, but then you take them out! You bastards!!!”
Those who had once served them and flattered them were seething with an even greater sense of betrayal.
Fundamental anger surged over the fact that those who had treated them as they pleased and acted as if it were their rightful entitlement ran away the moment they actually had to take responsibility.
Here.
They do not realize it, but magic also had an influence.
The anger, greater than usual, and the murderous intent, even more powerful, were eventually directed toward the wounded and abandoned.
puck!
“이 개새끼야! 넌 왜 안 도망갔냐! 어!”
Those with limited mobility were unable to respond properly.
“Why didn’t you run away too!”
“Ugh… I, I….”
“You try abandoning us and running away too!!!”
Eventually, those who sympathized with him also began to step forward.
Pow pow pow!
“You bastards! Do you know how much alcohol and meat I forced you to eat!”
“You oppressed our sect before, and now you abandon us!”
“Fine, since I’m going to die anyway, I’ll kill you with my own hands!”
There were some who forced themselves to get up and fight back despite being injured, but the majority just took the blows.
“That’s ridiculous…… That’s ridiculous…….”
Personnel being beaten blankly, as if they have lost their minds.
Pow pow pow pow!
The violence quickly spread, and even those not directly involved began to rush in to vent their anger.
I shook my hands and stood up.
“let’s go.”
Where are you going? Surely… you aren’t trying to stop that, are you?
Cheol-sun-jik added, frowning deeply.
It is their business. It is their responsibility to handle. I probably would have wanted to do the same thing myself…
You said earlier that you were curious about my plan, right?
“That’s my plan. Stop him quickly.”
I ran forward without even listening to his answer.
Cheol-sun-jik sighed and started running.
As Cheol-sun-jik moved, the personnel of the 12 fortresses also followed him.
at that time.
“conflict!!!!”
A corner of the center where the violence had broken out suddenly fell.
“Stop it, everyone!!! What on earth are you doing!!!”
What kind of nonsense is that bald guy trying to spout again?
“This job right now is…… uh uh?”
Fortunately, the nonsense was cut off because the person who was about to say something was attacked by a large group and pushed back.
Ugh, that useless bald guy. Do you think words can fix a mess like this?
I said to Cheol-sun-jik.
“Trying to stop it won’t work. Yeah… just punch it in the face to snap it out of it.”
“What are you talking about? If we are attacked in a situation like this, a full-scale battle will break out.”
The excessive violence currently occurring is likely largely due to the influence of addiction to magic.
So, it is important to put an end to this atmosphere.
I answered while gathering internal energy in my hands.
So, you just need to take them down in one blow.
Are you telling me to kill him?
“Why can’t you understand what I’m saying?”
That means it is that difficult a task, Representative Jin.
Is there anything that can be easily resolved in the current situation?
As soon as I finished speaking, I kicked the guy who was trying to kick the injured person with a loud bang.
The guy who was attacked unwittingly flew two yards and rolled on the ground.
“Stop it! What will be solved by killing them!”
The student who was attacked wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and gritted his teeth.
“Jin So-un! Do you want to die too!”
Look at that, it’s true he’s lost his mind from being addicted to magic. To think he tried to kill the academy representative.
I spun around two and a half times and kicked the guy in the face.
*Phew*
A kick combined with extreme rotational force demonstrated enough destructive power to knock out someone who had lost their reason.
It was also good for attracting attention with flashy movements.
I shouted towards the surroundings.
“I warn you once again! Everyone, stop right now. Killing them won’t guarantee we’ll return alive.”
Then, as Cheol Sun-jik, Nam Hwa-seong, and the elites of the 12 Peaks stepped forward as a group, those who had been committing violence also gradually stopped their actions.
Instead, it started howling like a beast.
“F***!!! So what am I supposed to do! We’re all going to die here anyway…! Should we just laugh and wait for the rescue team!”
The spark of anger that had risen to extreme levels suddenly died out, followed by a sudden rush of fear of death.
The guys who had been committing violence as if to kill just moments ago suddenly shed tears like chicken droppings and were devastated by their own death.
“Sob… I shouldn’t have come to the academy.”
“mother!!!!”
“Damn it… I shouldn’t have trusted those drill instructors.”
There has never been such chaos.
Even the usually composed Cheol-sun-jik looked perplexed, as if flustered by the situation.
Then again, it was back when they didn’t know about the existence of Magi yet.
A time when the existence of the Demonic Cult had not even been leaked.
Even if I reveal the existence of the Demonic Cult, no one will believe it.
So, especially at times like this, I need to pull myself together.
“Stop it! Do you think crying will solve anything!”
“I haven’t even been able to properly show my filial piety once… Father, I’m sorry…”
“stop…….”
“In the next life, I must definitely show filial piety…….”
“Stop it, you bastard!”
I really can’t stand listening to this.
I smacked one of them on the head and looked around.
The surroundings had become quiet before I knew it.
“Is there anyone who wants to cry again?”
Fortunately, it seemed like there wasn’t one.
As expected, the elite are the elite.
“Raise your hand if you want to die here.”
Cheol-sun-jik’s expression changes in a strange way.
To put it in words, it’s something like, “What kind of mischief are you planning to pull this time?”
“Can’t you hear me? Raise your hand if you want to die!”
“That crazy bastard… Who in the world would want to die!”
You were acting like you were dead, so I thought you wanted to die.
I have no idea what those Demonic Cult bastards are doing in Mukrim or why they are going to such lengths.
I don’t even want to know.
“Get up if you want to live. Don’t just lie there crying.”
But if there is one thing I know.
That they plan to kill us all.
“Jin So-un…… What do you intend to do?”
And I have no intention of seeing those fucking bastards of the Demonic Cult fully carry out their plan.
Anything. Anything that will help me survive.
Are you guys prepared for that too?
It is time to show off your special skills.
The special skill of spoiling other people’s banquets.
