Boo! Buuuu!
At the moment when the solemn sound of a horn crossing hundreds of spaces reached his ears, Jin Tae-kyung suddenly thought.
I’m sure I’ve heard something similar to this somewhere.
At the edge of the south, in a wet and dark land thousands of miles away.
‘… … no way?’
With a certain guess that passed through his head like a flash, Jin Tae-kyung stared in the direction from which the sound of the horn was heard with his two wide-open eyes.
At the same time, I was finally able to see.
Before I knew it, among the thick clouds of dust rising in the distance, huge beings were running towards me, waving their large noses, which were clearly visible despite being at a considerable distance.
‘That’s it.’
Their true identity was none other than elephants.
A creature that is larger and stronger than any other wild beast, or rather, of all things that inhabit the land and rivers.
And those animals, which the people of the Middle East called Sang (象) and considered mysterious, were quite familiar to some characters, including Jin Tae-gyeong.
They lived with numerous animals, including elephants, and at the same time trained and tamed them, and after their death, they worked together for a while with those who carved beautiful ivory to make horns.
“Nanman Beast Palace! Nanman Beast Palace has arrived!”
Now, on top of the castle wall not far away, Hyukmujin, who was highly exalted upon discovering a herd of elephants that numbered, at best, in the hundreds, shouted in triumph.
“Are you watching, you bastards!”
Just a moment ago, Hyukmujin had only gulped dry saliva while watching the fierce battle beneath the castle walls, but not anymore.
“Stick, stick properly! “Now we no longer have to bow down to the government!”
Hyuk Moo-jin had good reasons for his confidence.
Immediately after the great turmoil caused by the evil plans of Namcheonmahu (南天魔后) was resolved, the Namman Beast Palace began to move in earnest.
No, it was a massive movement that could not be described as simply moving.
They purged all the diseased shoots that had grown inside them, and as if that were not enough, they even abandoned the places where their ancestors had stayed since the distant past.
Yayulcheok, the king of wild beasts, was more angry than ever at Amcheon’s evil plans that had stained the jungles of Namman with blood, and was sadder than anyone else over the death of Baeksang, his sworn brother, and at the same time, Jungwon, who saved them from this great crisis, I was deeply touched by the strangers of .
Thus, the Nanman Beast Palace, which had become completely one with the Beast King, finally left their blood-stained hometown, swearing to join the Murim Alliance and avenge their compatriots.
All the Namman people, numbering in the tens of thousands, along with the countless wild beasts they had.
And the fact that the power of the Namman Beast Palace, which was supposed to stay in Sacheon, appeared here also meant another fact.
“They must have come to the Nanman Beast Palace, the Four Heavenly Dang House, and even Cheongseong and Ami in one package! “You guys are all gone now!”
At the sight of Hyuk Moo-jin crying out with his fists clenched, the allies on the castle wall, who had been frozen in front of the overwhelming force of the dark sky, also turned bright colors on their faces.
“Waaah!”
“Reinforcements! “Reinforcements have arrived!”
“Yeah, you bastards! “Let’s have fun together!”
In addition to the power of the Nanman Beast Palace, which is said to be no different from a small kingdom, as many as three famous factions that symbolize the world’s martial arts world have joined.
Therefore, those who had already sensed defeat and resigned, and those who were trying to suppress the anxiety in their hearts and hold on to hope, shouted with all their might as if they had never done so before.
However, even in the wave of joy that immediately covered the castle walls, there was someone who was staring at the dust cloud approaching in the distance with eyes that were sunken even deeper for some reason.
‘Not only the Nanman Beast Palace, but also the other three sects of Sichuan? ‘They would never have been able to vacate Sacheon.’
Sitting on the shoulders of the unusually tall Taesan Mountain, Namho looked over the castle walls with a sorrowful gaze and slowly reflected in his mind.
The power of the Nanman Beast Palace. The current situation of Sacheon Murim, which had already suffered a huge blow due to a series of incidents centered on the Seocheon Demon Army.
And why they thought they couldn’t come here.
‘Sacheon is one of the most vast lands in the world. Considering the wide front, the imperial army alone is not enough. But how?’
Today’s world is like a steep mountain slope where even the border between the martial forest and the nation has disappeared.
The snowball called Amcheon has already been rolling for half a century, and the enemies, who have become nothing more than megaliths, are on the verge of rolling down the snow-covered mountain slope and attacking the village below.
No, the whole world.
Therefore, the Murim League could not have come up with any special trick to save Cheonghae in this situation.
If there is even a small gap, the dark stream will become a sharp awl and dig into that gap.
Rather than just piercing the surface, somewhere deep inside, using a bizarre technique called Lee Dong-jin.
Even the current situation of Sichuan martial arts was worse than any other region in the Central Plains.
To be precise, it could be said to be not only not good, but the worst.
What they had to worry about wasn’t just the enemies that would appear like ghosts somewhere inside.
‘If they truly abandoned their home base and came to save us, the enemies of Seojang, which borders Sacheon, could go straight across Sacheon and head to the central plains… … .’
That moment.
The numerous thoughts that had been tangled and connected in Namho’s mind suddenly evaporated.
And while he was frozen, feeling a chill running down his spine, someone’s soft exclamation flowed into his ears.
“Key, I can’t believe so many elephants are gathered in one place. When you look at it from high up, there is no spectacle like this. “It’s a good thing I stayed.”
Great person.
It was him.
Unlike other transcendental masters, including Gungseong and Cheongpung, he had steadfastly maintained his position until now and muttered in a carefree tone, like a spectator.
“It’s definitely unique. “I heard that it’s a town where it’s suffocating just to stand still, but do all Southerners shave their heads like that?”
At that time, Namho, who had been frozen as if in a daze, turned his head like a thunderbolt and looked at Daein.
“Now that… … What do you mean, large joint?”
“What do you mean? “I’m just saying what I see.”
The great man tilted his head and pointed to a cloud of dust that was slowly getting closer hundreds of miles away.
A sight that only he, equipped with the conditions of being on top of a castle wall dozens of feet tall and possessing the ultimate eye power, can see.
no.
To be exact, in a hazy dust cloud where it seemed impossible to see even an inch ahead, a group of thousands of people wearing red and yellow clothes were marching with a herd of elephants at the head.
“what? wait. Looking back now… … .”
The great man who was staring at them scratched his chin and added.
“You look like a monk, don’t you think?”
That moment.
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A shout so loud that even he was surprised came out from between the lips of Agent Eun Yeong-gak, an old man who was approaching his 80s.
“You damned bastard! “It’s Podalap Palace!”
At the same time.
Buuuu!
To the loud sound of horns, the army of Podalapgung, led by hundreds of elephants, began to gallop like crazy.
* * *
There is a gap that cannot be ignored between the modern world of the 21st century and this world.
There are some things that are similar and some things that are slightly different.
And the land called Seojang (西藏) by the world and defined as Sae-o (塞外), tens of thousands of li away from the central plains, was, from my understanding, close to the latter.
letter.
Another name that only I know in Moorim is Tibet.
And there is another religious group, Podalapgung (布達拉宮), who build their own fence and live there.
That was the identity of that huge dust cloud that suddenly appeared.
Woooooo!
A herd of hundreds of elephants run like crazy, letting out cries at the same time.
Looking at it now, the ivory, which was supposed to be long and beautiful, was dark as if it had been fried somewhere, and the red eyes were already tired.
‘That thing… … ‘The elephant I knew?’
I felt it again as I watched it getting closer by the minute.
different. The level is different.
Those elephants were completely different from the ones I saw in cages at the zoo where I held my mother’s hand, and from those I saw in Namman.
The size, the madness, the ferocity. From all of that.
Dumbo, the baby elephant you saw as a child?
Don’t give a damn.
If the original author had used those crazy things as subject matter, the title of the animation I watched would have been ‘He’s a Baby, but He’s a Really Strong Elephant.’
Googoo googung!
The earth shakes as if it were a true Heavenly Demon Reigner.
No, that’s not enough, it’s now split apart.
Cheongpung, who was faced with a live-action version of the giant elephants he had only seen in the Ring-Breaking Dwarf movie, mumbled a review in a half-fazed voice.
“Wow, this is my first time seeing something like that in my life… … .”
It’s my first time too, damn it.
That one word tried to escape my throat, but I could barely suppress it.
reason?
Simple.
Even though it was not Podalap Palace, which was rapidly closing the considerable distance and getting closer by the minute, there was an army of dark forces densely surrounding it even at this very moment.
“You arrived earlier than expected. luckly.”
Before we knew it, Hyeolju spoke with a relaxed smile on his face.
“Of course, it would be great misfortune for you guys.”
Instead of answering, I grabbed the pole with all my strength.
It’s a sight to behold.
In an already unfavorable situation, even the unexpected chief’s Podalap Palace joins the dark waters.
‘I didn’t even care about Sichuan from the beginning.’
Of course, this does not mean that this situation was not taken into consideration at all.
However, the probability itself was considered slim.
Not only me, but most people thought that way.
It is said that the reason Amcheon brought in Podalap Palace, which had been lying dormant in Seojang, was to block Sacheon’s front line and prevent reinforcements that might head to Cheonghae Fortress.
But you are wrong.
What the blood lord, or rather the heavenly lord behind him, wanted to gain through the work of Cheonghae Castle was not a bridgehead through which he could advance to the central plains.
‘me. It was me.’
With the realization that finally came, a huge rock pressed down on my heart.
It’s extremely heavy. So much so that it goes numb.
“Why on earth?”
A short question slipped from between my lips without my knowledge.
However, Hyeolju, who understood the meaning of my words, responded kindly.
“Do you think that the fishing rod hanging by the lake knows its owner’s mind?”
“what?”
“I do not know either. They just do what their master tells them to do. If they had attacked Sacheon, the road to the central plains might have been opened… … “He thought differently.”
“… … !”
“do not worry. I will keep my promise to save you for today. Just know one thing. You are already caught in the net. “A net you can never escape from.”
And the very next moment.
The full sound of the low-pitched blood drum penetrated my ears.
– day. I’ll give you just one more day. If you sever your muscles and surrender, I will spare the lives of everyone else but you.
Slowly raising his hand, the corner of his mouth curled up at me, who was frozen.
– I swear in the name of God, my only light and sky. This is my final mercy and the only way to save your people.
That was the end.
As the siege network split along the lines of the Lord’s hand, the mockery on his lips pierced my heart.
