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I gave you such subtle hints not to say it…
I don’t know if they’re clueless or just not paying attention… ‘But when did I ever swear to die on the same day at the same time?’ It definitely isn’t in my perfect memory.
Anyway, it wasn’t that I hadn’t anticipated this situation from the start.
However, as I headed to Sacheon, this was the only person I could turn to for help in case of an emergency.
In the worst-case scenario, I might have to fight the entire Blood Cult. I didn’t want to do the crazy thing of endlessly holding out until the Martial Arts Alliance arrived like I did in my previous life.
Anyway, even if a rumor about being sworn brothers with the Green Forest is added to the nonsense rumors about being a divine being of the Black Path or a joint successor of the Black Path, would it really have much of an impact?
Anyway, it hadn’t been that long since I last saw him, but Bang Du-chil had turned into a total monster.
Even if it is the Heavenly Power Mugeuk Body, isn’t this cheating?
Thanks to the efficacy of the Nine Spirit Herb and the Holy Fire Demon Slayer, I have also accumulated a little less than four sixty years of internal energy.
Bang Du-chil is showing off a prayer that is not inferior to mine in the slightest, though I don’t know what he ate in the meantime.
“Brother! It looks you haven’t been lazy with your training either, hahahaha!”
Every time my shoulder is slapped hard, it feels like my feet are sinking deep into the ground.
Anyway, you only trained?
But you’ve become this strong…?
Did you really do nothing but training?
Bang Du-chil rolled his eyes with a look of being pricked by something.
Of course, he must have grabbed something to eat.
They say they drank a whole bucket of Gongcheongseokryu thinking it was alcohol, or ate Mannyeomhwasam thinking it was a snack to go with drinks…
“To be honest, I couldn’t devote myself fully to training because I was busy dealing with the Green Forest stronghold in Zhejiang. Seeing how much you have progressed, I feel ashamed all over again.”
“…….”
What? You didn’t even do that?
Damn it, I’m not doing it.
at that time.
“What a piece of shit!”
Swearing that reflected my feelings burst out among the debtors.
As the friendly atmosphere instantly turned cold, Bang Du-chil glared at the fans with dissatisfaction.
“Who is it? Who is the one who interfered with us?”
Strictly speaking, it is true that Bang Du-chil interfered between the Green Forest Village and us, but Bang Du-chil, who lives alone believing he is supreme in heaven and earth, did not seem to think so.
“We are Hwaeomchae, Jeokhwachae, and Heukbongchae. We are the Fan Masters!”
“however?”
“profit!”
Is this what it means to be unable to communicate?
Honestly, if Bang Du-chil had shown me that kind of talk and attitude, I would have felt like my insides were being turned upside down.
It’s because he has absolutely no clue what he did wrong.
If Bang Du-chil had been an easy target, the debtors would have split his head open with an axe, telling him to think before he died, but there was no way they would fail to sense the overwhelming aura I felt from him.
“Gaga. It seems they don’t like us intervening.”
Bang Du-chil raised one eyebrow at Major Baek’s noble voice.
“If that’s the case, you should have just said so. Just like ignorant bandits.”
The debtors’ faces turned bright red.
Expressions of frustration and exasperation.
“If you don’t want to die, get out of here right now!”
Despite the debtor’s fierce intimidation, Bang Du-chil calmly asked me.
“What is the reason you summoned me all the way here, my brother?”
Although it has changed significantly from the original purpose, his arrival is still like a golden rope being lowered to me.
For a guy with nowhere in the world to turn to, having even an older brother like this is a blessing, isn’t it?
I nodded vigorously and said.
Please wage a battle for the Mountain King against them.
“huh?”
One of Bang Du-chil’s eyebrows is raised.
You probably didn’t expect the “Battle of the Mountain Kings” to come out of my mouth.
“The events in Zhejiang Province were also the result of the struggle for mountain kings, weren’t they? I hope you will bring Sichuan under your feet as well.”
The Sichuan Blood Sect of the previous life consisted of the Blood Cult, the Murim Alliance, the leaders of the Sichuan—Qingcheng, Emei, and the Tang Clan—and the dozens of small and medium-sized sects following them.
On top of that, the Green Forest Gang got involved, turning everything into chaos.
There was a reason why such a monumental event occurred, enough to be called a history of bloodshed.
At the very least, if the Green Forest bandits just stay still, the leaders of Sichuan will not move while ignoring the Murim Alliance.
“Hehe, as expected, my little brother. But do I really have to start from Sichuan when I’ve just taken control of Zhejiang?”
Even Bang Du-chil, the mighty one, must know that subjugating the Seventy-Two Green Forest Villages must be done step-by-step, like a game of territorial conquest.
“Let me be honest. As you said, brother, it does make no sense.”
But I know Bangduchil better than Bangduchil.
Words like a ‘treasure’ that allow him to be manipulated at will, as if under a spell.
“But would the ‘King’ of the Green Forest even care about such things?”
As expected, I fell for it.
I gently provoked his competitive spirit.
“After all, the ‘world’ belongs to the ‘King’ of the Green Forest, so what does it matter which one he places under his feet first?”
After a brief silence.
Bang Du-chil, who had been raising both eyebrows, let out a small gasp and began to tremble.
Even in his previous life, Bang Du-chil could not withstand the turmoil of his emotions caused by a single bold word.
That was definitely the case, but…
Mwahahahahahaha!!!
A booming laughter rings loudly in my eardrums. ‘This reaction is too intense.’ It doesn’t seem like they put any internal energy into it, but it feels like my insides are being torn apart.
He was so pleased with himself that there was no mercy in the hand striking his shoulder.
Thump thump thump.
Barely enduring the bone-shattering pain, I lowered my head, and my feet actually dug into the ground a little.
Does this guy have no concept of moderation?
“That’s right! A ‘King’ today wouldn’t act by calculating this way and that like petty scoundrels!!”… …
The reaction is much more intense compared to the previous life.
Did my personality soften a little in my past life because my dantian was damaged?
Bang Du-cheol, who had been pounding my shoulder like a hammer, lifts his head sharply.
Listen!
He looked at the debtors one by one and said
“I, Fang Duqi, the leader of the Green Dragon Fortress and the ruler of Zhejiang Province, speak to the Green Forest Bandits…….”
At the mention of the names Zhejiang Province and Fang Duqi, the fans swallow hard.
“I challenge the Green Forest Headquarters of Sichuan to the Battle for the Mountain King!”
“Noryongchae means…”
“The Second Coming of Xiang Yu?”
“Why is that man here…….”
Even though they were holed up in the mountains, severing ties with the secular world, the fans quickly recognized Bang Du-chil, perhaps because they were interested in their own stories.
Those who had been rushing forward just moments ago were now rolling their eyes and moving their lips.
Then, after whispering amongst themselves, the fan manager of Hwaeomchae spoke up, seemingly having finished sorting things out.
“Fang Du-chil, Lord of Noryong Fortress. I know that I must accept the struggle for the Mountain King, but now is not the time.”
“Do you intend to break the Green Forest Alliance’s first rule?”
“That is not it! We are here to eliminate the enemy that threatened the very existence of our stronghold. If you are the stronghold lord, you realize that this is not the time for a battle for the Mountain King, do you?”
Bang Du-chil’s eyebrows twitch slightly.
“You said it threatened our survival?”
“Th-that’s right! That man named Aura has inflicted irreparable damage on our three mountain strongholds. To accept the Battle for the Mountain King, resolving that matter is the priority.”
I had somewhat expected it to turn out this way.
Naturally, if such a reason is given, the struggle for the Mountain King cannot continue.
What I want is for Bang Du-chil to step forward recklessly as usual.
Normally, he would have insisted that such a thing did not matter as long as he won the battle for the Mountain King.
However, contrary to my expectations.
“Is that so? If so, it won’t be a problem.”
Bang Du-chil pointed his finger at me and said
What is this? In the meantime, unable to even attempt to silence Bang Du-chil due to an inexplicable sense of unease.
My younger brother can just participate in the Mountain King’s Struggle, too.
Huh? Excuse me?
The Battle for the Mountain King is something bandits fight amongst themselves, isn’t it?
It seems not only I but also the debtors were dumbfounded.
“Villager Bang Du-chil! Are you planning to break the Green Forest Alliance’s rules? If so, you are not qualified to be a member of the Seventy-Two Green Forest Villages.”
Yeah, yeah.
It would be better to just force a fight. Yeah, absolutely.
If I contact Murong Zaihua and hit him with a few Thunderclap Arrows, and if Fang Duqi and I cause a bit of a ruckus, won’t he eventually reluctantly accept the fight for the Mountain King against Fang Duqi?
It makes absolutely no sense for me to participate in the Mountain King’s Struggle.
However, Bang Du-chil’s solemn voice continues.
I am not being unreasonable.
“Th-then! Are you saying that man is the master of the Seventy-Two Green Forest Villages?”
That’s right!
Huh? What did you say?
Did I hear that wrong?
I’m not yet at the age where I would have hearing problems…
“My younger brother is Jin So-un, the leader of the Black Dragon Fortress!”
huh?
Shit, what is he talking about? That crazy bastard… … !#“So, to summarize…….”
I continued speaking, desperately holding onto my fading sanity.
“They built Green Dragon Village and Black Dragon Village in the place where Ssangmakgae used to be…….”
Even though I was speaking of what I had heard with my own ears, I prayed and prayed that it wasn’t true.
“……
Are you saying I’m the owner there?
That’s right!!!
Is this guy out of his mind?
That attitude of speaking as if it were obvious is even more absurd.
“Um… just in case, I’m asking, but does the Black Dragon Fortress actually exist?”
“That’s right! My subordinates and the new recruits have joined forces to form a mountain stronghold of two hundred men.”
Then who is leading the Black Dragon Fortress right now?
My subordinate is holding the position of debtor.
I’m just saying you control two mountain strongholds!
“The mysterious…… Leader of the Black Dragon Fortress, were you?”
Gu Jeong-ryong, who was listening to the conversation from the side, looks at me with a look of astonishment.
Shiba, it’s not like that.
“I felt as expected that he was extraordinary.”
For some reason, Deputy Director Gam Cheon-ak was looking at me with sparkling eyes.
It’s not like that.
I tried hard to avoid their gaze and glared at Bang Du-chil.
Hurry up and say it’s not true!
However, Bang Du-chil merely nodded.
Finally, Major Baek took a step forward and spoke.
Still, it’s a relief that there is at least one sane person…
“I’m sorry, Young Master Jin. Yi is just so stubborn. I just let him be, half-jokingly.”
A joke? What the heck?
Where in the world is there such a ridiculous prank?
“Still, it’s such a relief. Thanks to you, I’m able to participate in the Battle of the Mountain King. Hehe.”
I take back what I said about being sane.
Just like a husband and wife.
No, seeing the madness hidden behind that lovely smile, that guy is stranger than Bang Du-chil.
“Sister-in-law…….”
I honestly don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
The debtors led us away alive, saying it was not their business to decide.
We intended to leave the wounded behind with their guardians, but the Green Forest Bandits would never have tolerated that, so we eventually had no choice but to head to Hwaeomchae with nearly a thousand bandits.
““Waaaaaaah!”””
A roar that seemed to shake the heavens and the earth. ‘Crazy…’ The nightmare of visiting Ssangmachae comes to mind.
At that time, only Geummyeonbuldo and Dokanhyeolbu sat like kings, but now a total of three clan leaders and a massive crowd filling an entire peak were gathered in one place.
The academy students and elders who had been dragged to Hwaeomchae by chance also looked dumbfounded.
“You came to fight the Mountain King?”
At the words of Jo Sang-bin, the head of Hwaeomchae, the cheers that had been echoing across the entire peak suddenly stopped.
Bang Du-chil steps forward without the slightest hesitation.
I, Fang Duqi, the leader of the Green Dragon Clan, and Chen Xiaoyun, the leader of the Black Dragon Clan, hereby request the Battle for the Mountain King.
I know that Jin So-un is a student at the academy.
Bang Du-chil nodded.
“I’m just passing through for a while; I am originally the leader of the Black Dragon Fortress!!”
This person is unbelievable…!
No! No!
Not only the members of Nokrimchae but also the students of the academy could not stop murmuring.
“Black Dragon Fortress? Wasn’t it just the Holy Black Sect?”
“Since he was called the Joint Successor of the Black Path, isn’t he connected to the Green Forest as well?”
“What on earth is your true identity?”
I knew this would happen. You’re setting fire to my already thorny path.
Ah… I shouldn’t have called. Seriously.
Whether my expression sours or not, the creditors’ conversation continues.
“Even so, causing damage to the Green Forest Headquarters before even applying for the Mountain King Battle is unacceptable.”
Bang Du-chil snorts at Jo Sang-bin’s words.
“so?”
what?”
Bang Du-chil picked his ear with his little finger and asked again.
So what do you intend to do about it?
Jo Sang-bin gritted his teeth at that attitude.
I could kill all of you right here.
At his words, not only the students but also the elders become extremely tense.
To be honest, with a difference in numbers this large, doesn’t the level of martial arts become somewhat meaningless?
However, Bang Du-chil speaks without restraint, seemingly oblivious to the fact that even combining the subordinates I brought and our group, the total number does not even reach three hundred.
“Try it if you can!”
Bang Du-chil takes a couple of steps forward.
That was all, but Bang Du-chil’s subordinates quickly raised their energy and crouched down. ‘What is this?’ Just as he was about to continue thinking, a massive wave of energy emanated from Bang Du-chil’s body.
Puff puff.
The ground around Bang Du-chil dug up slightly, the piles of earth were pushed away, and gravel rolled in all directions. ‘You just started a bet?’ It is not easy for an ordinary warrior to inflate their martial arts robes to the point of bursting, yet Bang Du-chil was displaying this absurd spirit as if it were nothing.
As Bang Du-chil stomped his feet at the same time, it felt as if the ground was vibrating.
“If you do not accept the Mountain King Struggle, I will beat you all to death!”… …
He talks like a madman, but I can’t just ignore it and dismiss it as crazy talk.
Gulp.
Because I feel like it’s really going to turn out that way.
I’m trembling with fear just looking at it.
“A, killing is strictly forbidden in the struggle for the mountain king.”
Jo Sang-bin lowered his eyes as if slightly intimidated.
Hey old man, what are you going to do if you get so scared already?
Bang Du-chil points at him with his finger and shouts again.
“So accept the battle for the Mountain King, and I will spare your life!”
It’s not like I’m a robber… …to say I should accept it if I want to live… …
Or maybe not? Since he’s a bandit, is he a robber?
It is a huge relief that this person didn’t come to the Murim Academy.
If I had joined the Murim Alliance, I would have immediately caused trouble, been branded a public enemy of the Jianghu, and ended up running away.
He picked the right path, incredibly well.
Jo Seong-bin eventually closes his eyes tightly at Bang Du-chil’s intensity.
“Fine. I accept. However, if we lose the Battle for the Mountain King, I will hold Jin So-un responsible for the damage inflicted on the Green Forest Fortress and behead him!”
If you cut off someone’s head when they lose, doesn’t that defeat the purpose of the Mountain King Battle?
I intended to raise an objection to this.
“excuse me…….”
However, Bang Du-chil was one step ahead.
“Of course I should!”… …
Hey old man, didn’t you say you’d die on the same day at the same time as me?
Is it okay to talk that easily?
“Who will step forward first?”
Bang Du-chil answered Jo Sang-bin’s question.
“First, both of you come out at once. I will take you on in one go.”
“what?”
Looking at the chaejos twitching their eyebrows in disbelief, Bang Du-chil casually blurts out a remark as if it were no big deal.
“Since I am in Sichuan, I must do some sightseeing. I mean, I have no time to waste on the Battle of the Mountain Kings.”
At this point, even the creditors began to exude murderous intent, as if they could no longer bear it.
Bang Du-chil, who had just barely passed the age of 20, behaved in their eyes as arrogant and presumptuous beyond measure.
Do not regret those words.
The King of the Green Forest does not take back words once spoken.
Oh my goodness.
You have already become the King of the Green Forest.
The owners of Heukbongchae and Jeokhwachae stepped forward first.
Typical form of bandits each holding a large sword and a large axe.
Enormous fighting spirit emanates from the two people raising the stakes with all their might.
“Ughhhh!”
“Aaaargh!”
The loan sharks rushed at Bang Du-chil, spitting out vicious words as if to kill him with a single blow.
however.
pop!
The leader of Heukbongchae scatters white teeth wildly from his mouth and collapses with a thud.
As the leader of Jeokhwachae hesitated, his expression suddenly turning sulky, Bang Du-chil thrust into him with the Gale Technique.
– Attracts.
Bang!
Then, he shatters the Grandfather into pieces with his bare fists and sends the Red Flower Clan leader flying three paces away.
The entire mountain stronghold is enveloped in silence in an instant, as if a sudden shower had fallen.
Everyone stares wide-eyed in shock at this absurd deity.
Only Bang Du-chil is moving nonchalantly.
“next!”
As he looked at him and spoke, Jo Sang-bin’s expression darkened.
“No, you aren’t planning to take on all three of them, are you?”
“Of course. The one who will be dealing with you is my younger brother.”
Jo Sang-bin lets out a small sigh as if relieved.
What’s up? Why am I such an easy target?
This is really upsetting me.
Jo Sang-bin sweeps up the liquor bars scattered on the floor once and glares at me.
“I will kill you and avenge the Eastern Bandits of the Green Forest and the Loyalty Lords.”
“But that person is the one who knocked out the creditors.”
Even though I spoke rationally, Jo Sang-bin reacted in a not-so-rational way.
No questions asked!
Jo Sang-bin, swinging his greatsword like a storm, even wrapping sword energy around it.
I shouted loudly, without hiding my sense of injustice.
“Why are you only giving me a hard time!”
At the same time, the first of the Baekwoljecheonsamsik
He pulled out the sword and cut off the guy’s greatsword and waist.
With a strange sound, the greatsword split in half and rolled on the floor, and the pants flopped down.
Jo Sang-bin looked back and forth between his greatsword and me with a dumbfounded expression.
“Will you continue?”
Bang Du-chil asked Jo Sang-bin, who was absentmindedly lowering his pants.
Shaking my head.
Jo Sang-bin, who was lost in thought, hurriedly shook his head.
Bang Du-chil smiled with satisfaction and announced to those around him.
“Effective this moment, the Red Flower Clan and the Black Phoenix Clan obey the orders of Fang Duqi, the leader of the Green Dragon Clan. At the same time…….”
His gaze turns toward me.
Hwaeom Clan obeys the orders of Jin So-un, the leader of Heukryong Clan!
A booming voice echoes throughout the mountain camp, and everyone’s eyes turn toward me.
Ha, just spread the word all over Sacheon that I’m the leader of the Black Dragon Clan.
If things go well, I might even hear it as far as Sacheon.
