Side Story Episode 140. Shadow of the Giant (7)
Lee Cheon-sang, who came out of the White Bone God Demon’s residence, was about to go to the outer castle when he suddenly stopped.
“… … .”
He looked around.
The area near the fortress gate, on the border between the inner and outer walls, was much quieter than I expected.
Maybe it’s because I’m still resistant to it. Of course, there are a lot of people in Naeseong, but the inner city itself is bigger than most cities, so it doesn’t feel like it’s dense.
‘Introversion and extroversion.’
Lee Cheon-sang looked up at the huge castle wall.
Although it was not as high as the outer wall of Cheonma Shingyo Church, it was thick enough.
Lee Cheon-sang recalled Yang Geon’s past remarks.
– I also lived outside the castle for a while and then moved into the castle. Yes, I was only an apprentice at Jinma University, but anyhow, getting into it was exciting to me. Although I didn’t show it.
– But what? I was assigned as a Yaksha commander and came out to the outer castle, but it was a bit strange. The wall between the inner and outer walls is too thick. I don’t know why I thought that way, but I suddenly felt like I wanted to tear down that castle wall. It looked great when I was on the outer wall, but when I got out of the inner wall, the wall was strangely ugly.
– At first, I thought it was because it looked like I was being kicked out. Actually, I actually liked living at Jinmadae because it felt like a beggar? Still, the walls were so uncomfortable. I was annoyed. To this day, I don’t know why.
I think it was the first time that Yang Geon spoke about his honest feelings.
Yang Geon found this wall uncomfortable. Lee Cheon-sang couldn’t understand why he thought that. He had no intention of understanding in the first place.
But now.
Lee Cheon-sang seemed to know why Yang Geon had such feelings.
‘This wall divides hierarchies, not territories.’
Of course, this wall that separates the inner and outer walls must be built thickly.
Cheonma Shingyo is a religious organization as well as a martial arts organization. Even if you are pushed and attacked by the enemy during war, you cannot allow it to reach immunity.
The Church of the Heavenly Demon itself is called the strongest warrior in martial arts, but they do not know that it is a human affair. Moreover, as it is a religious organization, it does not hesitate to use any means to protect its gods, so it was natural for it to be this high and thick.
‘… … .’
Lee Cheon-sang, who had been looking at the castle wall for a while, turned around again.
The place he was heading to was Gwangmadae.
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Flash! Flash!
There was no coordination.
The sight of the Gwangju members vigorously swinging their swords was certainly spectacular, but the lack of coordination gave off a strangely eerie feeling.
Doheon looked down at the training hall, and a look of caution appeared on his face.
‘Good.’
It’s definitely good.
There haven’t been many missions assigned to Gwangmadae recently.
It seems that officials outside the government were working behind the scenes. It wasn’t a treatment I liked, but since I had time, I increased the training time.
Simply increasing your training time does not make you stronger. If that were the case, the only strong players in the martial arts world would be old people.
Doheon wanted the Gwangmadae to become much stronger, and in order for it to grow more explosively than it is now, the content of the training had to be changed rather than increasing the training time.
‘What the Dark Lord said was right.’
Sogong said that it would be good to learn the sneak attack ability of the dark horse squadron in order to further develop the light horse squadron, which specializes in infiltration and surprise attacks.
Doheon thought that there was truth in what he said. Rather than learning the art of assassination, he believed that the breathing control required for a sneak attack and the assassin’s martial arts, which can mean life or death with a single sword, could be helpful.
The result is right now.
He used sword techniques with great spirit and without even making a sound, and the martial arts hall was filled with a much sharper sword force than before.
Internal energy is built and moved through intention. However, correct breathing is necessary to form internal energy.
The ‘correct’ breathing varies from thousands to tens of thousands depending on the martial art pursued.
Doheon carefully adjusted the breathing techniques of the crew.
Of course it wasn’t easy. We had to keep in mind all of the inner gongsimbeop, Taobeop method, and even the flow of the Jinbeop that the Gwangma members had learned.
It was an absolutely daunting task, but as a result of hard work without even sleeping, we found a breathing method that was perfect for the crew.
It is a slow, long, steady breathing method like the Taoists of Hubei’s powerful Shaman faction.
We only applied it, but we took measures to ensure that it could be used completely separately from existing breathing methods, depending on one’s own efforts. Thanks to this, operators can now use two breathing techniques to choose between slow and stealthy maneuvers and fast and explosive movements depending on the situation.
In a short moment, tremendous progress was made.
Still, Doheon was worried.
‘We’ve made progress, but it’s still not enough.’
Even now, you will be able to perform your duties much more efficiently than before.
However, although it was stronger than before, there were still problems.
It was instability.
‘Everyone is unstable when growing up. But you can’t just practice until you regain stability.’
Do-heon’s eyes landed on Hwang Moo-seok.
Hwang Moo-seok, who led the unit in Daeju’s absence, could be said to be the second-in-command of Gwangmadae, both in name and reality. Of course, his skills are also the best.
However, Hwang Moo-seok’s sword has become more timid than before.
Although his power increased, he lacked decisiveness. In fact, when it comes to sharpness alone, the general crew was superior to Hwang Moo-seok.
It wasn’t just Hwang Moo-seok. This was the case for all leadership-level personnel.
‘I don’t know why.’
The martial arts skills of experts who are stronger and know more are bound to be much better than those of the underclassmen.
Nevertheless, the changes in Hwang Moo-seok and the leaders were minimal. Although progress was made, the deviation was not as large as that of ordinary operators.
At first, it was thought that it was because they were so accustomed to their own martial arts that it was not easy to change.
A master skilled with a sword emits sword energy even while using chopsticks. It is different from a martial artist or a spear artist.
I wondered if they were like that too. And I thought it was a reasonable judgment.
But now that I think about it, it didn’t even seem like that.
Anyone who was familiar with his martial arts was more confident than them. The change itself was not easy, especially because of my stubborn nature.
Even for me, two days were enough to practice and apply the new breathing technique. It was normal for them to be faster than you.
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‘Why on earth is he doing that?’
Doheon is deep in thought.
It was then.
‘… … ?’
Doheon, surprised by a ray of secret power, turned his head.
“oh?”
Doheon’s face brightened.
Lee Cheon-sang was standing in front of the main gate beyond the training hall with his arms crossed.
It’s truly a relationship that we haven’t seen in a long time. I never thought he would come to Gwangmagak.
‘… … ?’
Do-heon’s face, which had been smiling with joy, gradually hardened.
‘That guy?!’
Doheon’s mouth opened.
I felt an unusual magical energy from Lee Cheon-sang, who was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed.
It was a prayer that was difficult to approach, even though I did not have any intention or purpose to do so.
‘That guy has grown again!’
It was an incredible pace of development.
Even if you don’t intentionally release your energy, you will be polished to be strong and the person itself will look strong. The sense of intimidation that naturally flowed out was overwhelming.
At that level, it would be no problem to use the word presence. I was surprised before, but I am even more surprised now than then.
‘As time passes, the speed of development tends to slow down. But that guy… … !’
It shows the same speed as before. No, considering the difficulty level of the level achieved, it was no exaggeration to say that the growth rate was faster than before.
Doheon looks at Lee Cheon-sang in surprise. Lee Cheon-sang, who was quietly looking at Doheon, uncrossed his arms and nodded.
A smile appeared on Doheon’s face.
‘That guy is still a human being.’
Even though no one is around, they even say hello. I also thought that Lee Cheon-sang had become a Protestant.
Do-heon waved his hand at Lee Cheon-sang.
Lee Cheon-sang glanced at the members’ performance and then walked towards Do-heon.
Flash!
Hwang Moo-seok, who was swinging his sword while controlling his breathing, suddenly saw Lee Cheon-sang walking towards him.
At that moment, the tip of Hwang Mu-seok’s sword became disheveled. This was because, without realizing it, I had forcibly grabbed the sharp tip of the knife from Cheon-sang Lee.
Doheon’s eyes captured the scene like a ghost.
“Concentrate!”
It didn’t look good to single out Hwang Moo-seok. Doheon had that kind of attention to detail.
Doheon went down the stairs.
“Are you here?”
Lee Cheon-sang took the gun.
“long time no see.”
“Are we being treated well because we have members?”
“That’s right.”
Doheon chuckled. If it were just the two of us because we were training, we would have burst out laughing.
“You are such a strange person.”
“I know.”
“You’ve become stronger again since I haven’t seen you in a while. Then, within ten years, I might reach the extreme level.”
“Is that so.”
I can’t believe such a dry tone of voice feels welcome.
Doheon, who was laughing, was about to ask why he had come, but suddenly looked at the training ground.
The training was coming to an end. Perhaps that was why a more ferocious force was coming from the point of the swords of the crew. As I held my breath and cut with the knife, it was difficult enough.
Doheon asked quietly.
“How is it?”
“… … ?”
“I asked what you think the level of our crew is.”
“What would I know if I saw it?”
Doheon’s eyes became strange.
“Did you even know how to say something like that?”
“… … .”
“There’s no need to take it out like that. It’s hard to guarantee that you can beat me with your skills right now. “You’ve really grown tremendously.”
“Is that possible?”
“I’m serious. “I can’t lie to someone I’m close to to make them feel better.”
That was correct.
If we are still discussing the level of martial arts, Doheon is higher than Lee Cheon-sang.
However, there was a certain momentum in Lee Cheon-sang that could not be easily approached. It is not a force that can be developed simply by being strong in martial arts, but it has the scent of a practical warrior who can react immediately at any time and at any moment.
Doheon, who knew how ingenious and ruthless martial arts Lee Cheon-sang was, could not say for sure that he would overpower Lee Cheon-sang, only predicting that he had a high probability of defeating him.
Feeling once again that the growth was truly tremendous, Doheon asked again.
“So, what do you think?”
“You’ve become stronger.”
“Do you think so too?”
“That’s right.”
Lee Cheon-sang’s eyes deepened.
Lee Cheon-sang looked at Hwang Moo-seok, the team members, and the team members one by one, then nodded and opened his mouth again.
“It’s a good approach.”
“hmm?”
“You applied the assassin’s martial arts skill.”
“… … !!”
“The Assassin’s Breathing Technique is adept at stealthy maneuvering and, when sufficiently practiced, is specialized for making the difference between life and death with an explosive strike. The Gwangmadae is a unit that is inherently good at driving down the enemy with ferocity, and by combining it with the art of shooting and martial arts, they have developed the strength to deal with each situation.”
Doheon’s eyes wavered.
“Do you see that?”
“Not long ago, I observed the martial arts skills of a good assassin. That’s why I know.”
“… … “Who would bother studying if they knew they had seen it once?”
Doheon shook his head. Lee Cheon-sang’s insight seemed to be more than just a talent for martial arts.
“Is there anything different?”
“I think I’ve made good progress. but… … .”
Lee Cheon-sang’s eyes deepened.
“I’m worried about stubborn people.”
martial arts,