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The violent shaking of the atmosphere makes the warriors wear uncomfortable expressions.
Expressions that showed they didn’t know how to respond.
I expanded the range as much as possible to allow as many people as possible to enter the Gwangcheon Shrine.
Then the destructive power will be lower, but—.
The noise becomes louder than ever.
Kwagwagwagwagwagwang!
A loud explosion erupts as if the sky is falling.
Half of the small hill behind the training ground is blown away.
Since the range is ridiculously large, the amount of damage inflicted per unit area is small, but everyone wears expressions of shock at the absurd destructive power.
“He’s trying to escape! Stop him!”
The warriors of the Evil Clan still maintained the siege and tried to catch me, but I made no effort to escape. ‘There is no reason to run away now!’ Whoosh—blue sword energy shimmered above the Black Dragon Sword.
And he immediately swung at the dazed Akbyeongbi.
Kwa kwa kwa bang!
The floor of the training ground trembles and rises, and the power of the sword wave pours down on Akbyeongbi.
“This damn bastard…….”
Ak Byeong-bi’s face crumples like a sheet of paper for the first time.
Yeah, I wanted to see that face.
I immediately unleashed the Twin Heaven Sword Technique, following the Small Heaven Sword Technique.
The illusionary sword and the real sword rush indiscriminately at Akbyeongbi.
“Perhaps because he has mastered solid external martial arts, the scars on his body are not deep, but so what? I just have to strike him until he is scarred.” Ak Byeong-bi, dissolving the Twin Heaven Sword Technique while furiously swinging his iron spear against me as I charged in without giving him a moment to breathe.
Kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa bang.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
As if smashing a hard rock.
He poured all his strength into striking and striking again.
The iron bars occasionally pierce through the gaps with sharp force, but I narrowly dodge them with minimal movement and swing my sword once again.
A desperate resolve to fight to the death, whether you die or I die.
The heat of etiquette begins to warm the air, and the flag of the changgeuk turns red.
It looks like the Flame Spear, the secret technique of the Akga clan, is about to be cast once again.
I chuckled as I read his intention.
“Do you think painters are only found in the Ak family!”
If I were to unleash a barrage of flames, I would be the Holy Flame Demon Slayer, a descendant of the Demonic Arts.
Puff puff puff puff puff puff puff!
The heat of the Blazing Spear is incomparable to the heat of the Holy Flame Demon-Slaying Beast.
Engulfed in heat in an instant, Akbyeongbi was soon swallowed up by the Holy Fire Demon Slayer.
“Aaaargh!”
Even Ak Byeong-bi, who has mastered external martial arts, found the heat of the Sacred Fire Demon Slayer difficult to endure; neglecting his defenses, he was busy shaking off the flames clinging to his body.
Watching that, I drew out the Manhaecheonji Sword Technique once again.
Swish—the Socheon Sword Technique pouring out from the four swords sharply targets only the vital points of Akbyeongbi.
“……!”
Ak Byeong-bi hurriedly swings his iron spear to block the Socheon Sword Technique that penetrates unwittingly.
Tteong! Tteong! Tteong!
Although he managed to block a few attacks, Akbyeongbi eventually could not endure the pain caused by the heat penetrating his skin and allowed the Black Dragon Sword to pierce his body.
Swoosh—thud—it wasn’t a vital spot or a pressure point, but blood began to flow from every corner of my body, including my arms, legs, and stomach.
One of the Akga warriors shouted.
“Oh no… everyone gather around!”
As Ak Byeong-bi’s condition gradually worsens, the warriors of the Ak clan prepare to form a spear formation.
Regardless, I rushed straight at Akbyeongbi.
“Jin So-woon!!!”
Akbyeongbi, who has finally taken on a demonic appearance befitting his nickname.
I asked him.
Did you think I wasn’t a pure Baekdoin?
I sheathed the Black Dragon Sword and unleashed the Sword Demon’s martial arts.
Akbyeongbi glaring at me like a wounded tiger.
He didn’t go out of his way to avoid that gaze.
“Perhaps that judgment might be correct.”
I never thought I would be treated as an elite member of the Baekdo Sect anyway.
Baekwoljecheonsamsikje Il (One)
“Extremely delightful.” In that case, what would hold me back?
*Whack*—the friction sound of the Black Dragon Sword being drawn, sweeping across its armor, rings out loudly.
Sensing that something was amiss, Ak Byeong-bi also brought out his own secret technique, but…
The Demon Sword’s martial arts are not something that can be blocked so easily, are they?
Swish—not a single drop of blood was on the swung Black Dragon Sword.
But—.
Swoosh.
The severed sash of Akbyeongbi falls off, and bright red blood is etched onto his exposed, rock-hard chest.
“Th-what is this…….”
Crack—the blood grew thicker and thicker, leaving a long wound starting from the left shoulder and extending to the right side.
Watching the blood trickling down, Ak Byeong-bi knelt before me as if in disbelief.
“Cough…”
“You, you rascal! How dare you touch the Clan Master!”
The warriors of the Akga clan had already formed a spear formation and were fully prepared to attack.
Trembling
On the contrary, having poured out all my inner strength, I no longer had the energy left to fight.
My goal from the start was to crush Akbyeongbi with overwhelming internal energy.
I hadn’t even considered facing Changjin of the Akga clan in the first place.
A voice as cold as ice falls upon my head as I barely manage to stand.
If we had stayed together quietly, we would have survived.
The face of the Akga warrior, gazing at the fallen Akbyeongbi, is filled with hatred.
I am filled with the desire to beat myself to death right now.
“No matter what happens in the future, you will be buried here today!”
He looked around and shouted.
“Launch!”
At the warrior’s command, the members of the bandit clan simultaneously let out a battle cry and raise their spears.
It is clearly a threatening situation.
“But what am I going to do about this…….”
Laughter squeezes out from the corners of my mouth.
It’s already all over.
“How dare you do this in the sacred and reverent Murim Academy!!”
A booming voice cuts through the air and flies in like an arrow.
The warriors of the Ak clan, who were forming a formation, turn their heads in surprise.
There is the head of the Murim Academy and a victim of the Taeeul Sect’s twisted distribution.
Samcheong Musanggeom Buk Won-pyeong was surveying the arena with blazing eyes.
Wow, look at that physique.
He is incredibly dependable. ‘Brother, welcome!’ Yes, he is indeed a brother worthy of the heavens.#“Who are you?!”
At Bukwonpyeong’s sharp demeanor, the people of the Ak clan clamped their mouths shut like mute people.
Buk Won-pyeong’s gaze turned toward the clothes of the Akga warriors.
The clearly imprinted emblem of the Akga family.
Nevertheless, he raised his voice again.
“I asked who it was!”
The warriors of the Ak clan look even more flustered as he unleashes a lion’s roar, infused with internal energy.
I quickly knelt on one knee, clenched my fists, and spoke.
“Jin So-un, the representative of the academy, will report on the situation. We were desperately trying to stop those who had infiltrated the academy without properly revealing their identities.”
“……
Is that truly the case?
A question directed at the evil people, not me.
He merely asked the people of the Evil Family what they had been doing at the Martial Arts Academy, but they could not even answer that simple question.
I took a step forward and answered instead.
“I suspect it might be a spy related to the affairs of Sichuan.”
As soon as I finished speaking, a commotion broke out in an instant.
“A spy from Sichuan?”
“Th-what is that……!”
The warriors of the Akga clan showing visibly flustered expressions.
Even if they feel wronged, what can they do about it?
Anyway, I’m the only one who can speak up right now.
“Last night as well, there was an attempt to kidnap me by someone impersonating a member of the Inspection Bureau.”
I took out the nameplate of the Akga family from my pocket and showed it.
“He clearly wore the clothes of the Ak clan, used their martial arts, and posed as the Inspector General. Given that they impersonated the Inspector General at such a sensitive and critical time, when the Murim Alliance is frantically busy, it is presumed that they are individuals with insidious intentions.”
Buk Won-pyeong, holding the nameplate, looked at the group of villains with a cold gaze.
Is this true?
Ah, no, that is… … .”
Right now, the Murim Alliance’s entire focus is on Sichuan.
If they committed wicked acts under the backing of the Inspection Bureau in such a situation, it will become a shackle from which even the most wicked people cannot easily escape.
That is why the warriors of the evil family were left helpless, unable to do anything, and had no choice but to turn pale.
Buk Won-pyeong clenches his fist tightly with the hand holding the nameplate.
“Then has the Inspection Office taken official action?”
“…….”
“Then bring the order!”
There’s no way that could be.
Buk Won-pyeong’s angry voice shakes the air where only silence has settled.
“Why can’t you give any answer? Are you saying that he is a spy, just as Jin So-un said?”
The warriors of the Ak family, keeping their mouths tightly shut like mute people who have swallowed honey.
Buk Won-pyeong spoke, grinding his teeth as if he were truly angry.
“In that case, I will formally arrest you on charges of espionage!”
“Th-that…!”
The warriors of the Akga clan did not know what to do.
“I will explain everything, Brother Buk.”
At that moment, Akbyeongbi walked out toward the center.
“What’s wrong with that guy? Is his bone made of solid material?” He did expend some strength using the White Moon Heaven-Slaying Three Techniques, but he wasn’t strong enough to stand up immediately.
Surprisingly, Ak Byeong-bi had recovered enough to walk on his own, although he was supported.
“Akbyeongbi?”
I apologize for causing a disturbance.
The two appeared to be acquainted, but Buk Won-pyeong’s attitude remained extremely cold.
Did you come in person?
“exactly.”
“In that case, did they really cause a disturbance using an order from the Inspection Bureau?”
Buk Won-pyeong’s brow furrows.
It is clearly not the case.
Ak Byeong-bi bows his head low as if embarrassed.
Buk Won-pyeong clicks his tongue in disapproval.
“To think you brought a warrior from the Ak family and impersonated an event of the Inspection Bureau… Do you realize just how serious a matter this is?”
Akbyeongbi hurriedly curls up his body.
I will explain everything.
“Very well. Then I’ll move to a different spot.”
You mean right now?
Akbyeongbi suddenly clutches his wound and pretends to be in pain.
Look at that, look at how petty he is with that huge frame.
However, as expected, Buk Won-pyeong still does not erase the cold gaze.
“You likely have only until the investigators from the Executioner’s Office come out. Go get treated if you wish.”
Realizing that his words were having no effect, Ak Byeong-bi eventually nodded obediently.
No. I will go now.
“Jin So-un, student, you follow me.”
“yes.”
Buk Won-pyeong’s retreating figure as he turns around suddenly looks somehow reassuring.
Wow, our old senior is really the best, isn’t he?#Not even a single cup of tea was brought into the director’s office.
A chilling tension hung in the air, and only the occasional groan of Akbyeongbi could be heard.
Explain it to me.
Ak Byeong-bi’s eyes shake violently at Buk Won-pyeong’s question.
I wonder what can be said.
As the silence continued, Buk Won-pyeong eventually slammed the table.
– and strike down.
“Do you not realize how critical the situation is for the Murim Alliance right now? I said explain why you did this!”
Our old senior brother slams his fists repeatedly as if to split the table while speaking passionately, and Ak Byeong-bi keeps bowing his head over and over again like a person who has committed a capital offense.
It looks like it’s about time for me to step up.
“Ahem, Director. Do you happen to know this person?”
I asked shamelessly.
Buk Won-pyeong seemed to think for a moment about what my intention might be, then nodded.
“That’s right. He is a friend I studied with and a member of the Ak family.”
“Then the possibility of it being a spy is low.”
yes.”
Akbyeongbi also raises his head as I continue speaking.
Do you think the matter is settled just because it was revealed that they know each other?
What on earth is this person so relieved about?
In that case, I have one prediction.
“what?”
“I could not tolerate Ak Ju-pyeong’s evil deeds and punished him. It seems the Ak clan tried to retaliate against me because of that.”
“what?!”
Ak Byeong-bi, who had been wearing a relieved expression, opens his eyes wide.
“The Dean must have heard about my disciplinary action, too, right? It seems he harbored a grudge, deeming it insufficient, and even used the name of the Inspection Bureau to try and condemn me.”
Bukwonpyeong glares at Akbyeongbi and speaks.
“Is this true?”
Ak Byeong-bi merely gaped and eventually could not utter a word, hanging his head low.
bang!
“I asked if this was true!”
Before I knew it, the table was swaying.
As Buk Won-pyeong urged him on, the large-framed Ak Byeong-bi barely managed to speak in a voice as faint as an ant crawling.
I have nothing to say.
So that means you’re right.
Buk Won-pyeong let out a long sigh as if dumbfounded.
“What on earth were they thinking, selling out the name of the Inspection Office at a time like this?”
It must be a terrible experience for Akbyeongbi.
After all, a meeting with the Dean wouldn’t have been in his plan from the start.
After simply taking him to the Inspection Hall and locking him in the Golden Prison.
As always, he must have used the “water knows the truth” tactic to make them vomit up sins they didn’t commit.
Because they would have announced later that the Inspection Office’s actions could not possibly be a problem.
It was likely nothing more than acting out of inertia, as always.
Buk Won-pyeong glared at his former friend with a look of disappointment.
“Furthermore, you say Ak Ju-pyeong holds a grudge because of the injury? Do you even properly understand the correlation between the events?”
What do you mean… … .”
“For the past six months, Ak Ju-pyeong has ganged up on and assaulted a student, driving him to the brink of death. Jin So-un took action against Ak Ju-pyeong in the process of saving that student.”
A look filled with contempt beyond disappointment.
bang-!
Buk Won-pyeong slams his hand on the desk once again and shouts.
“He has been referred for disciplinary action, but the person who should have been disciplined in the first place is not Jin So-un, but none other than Ak Ju-pyeong!”
Akbyeongbi’s face turns pitch black.
It seems he has finally realized how big of a mess he has made.
“In any case, this matter will be formally reported to the Inspection Bureau and the Ministry of Communications. Just so you know.”
Bukwonpyeong’s hardline stance, showing not a shred of mercy.
Ak Byeong-bi, who had tried to make a living through regional and school connections, sank before he could even attempt anything.
In the end, Ak Byeong-bi was about to leave the academy director’s office with his shoulders slumped…
“Director, you aren’t planning to end it like this, are you?”
what?”
It would be a bit of a shame to leave it like this.
I gestured with my chin toward the monument to the evil spirits.
“That person dragged his clan members over and caused a disturbance at the Murim Academy, destroying property. Isn’t this clearly no different from the use of force at the Murim Academy?”
“so?”
I widened my eyes and answered.
Of course, compensation for damages must be paid.
Buk Won-pyeong looks at me with a look that says, “I knew it.”
What’s with that look?
The word ‘death penalty’ is retracted.
To think I couldn’t even properly grasp the depths of my great senior disciple, who is like the heavens.
Anyway, these priests these days are just so laid-back.
While I was thinking to myself about restoring order.
The youngest, no, Buk Won-pyeong, shifts his gaze to Ak Byeong-bi.
“Naturally, the Akga family will have to compensate for everything related to this situation. Don’t you think so?”
Oh, as expected, our senior is the best!
Ak Ju-pyeong clenches his teeth and answers.
I won’t do that.
Akbyeongbi, clutching his wound, tries to move on again.
No, but why does that guy keep trying to leave before he’s even finished speaking?
The most important thing remains.
“Wait, then what about me?”
“huh?”
*Cough*?
Doubt crosses the eyes of the two people.
I tilted my head at that gaze.
“Didn’t I nearly get dragged to the Inspection Office, subjected to water torture, and forced to confess to crimes I didn’t commit? Moreover, because of the memory of the surprise raid, I think I will be restless and unable to sleep for quite some time…”
I wrapped my hands around my shoulders and wore a sorrowful expression.
“Why is there no mention of compensation for my mental and physical damage?”
Bukwonpyeong looked at me with a bewildered expression, then immediately asked Akbyeongbi.
“What are you going to do?”
Akbyeongbi trembled violently and gritted his teeth as if filled with rage.
What a rude bastard with absolutely no manners.
It looks like they intend to just let it slide.
I looked at my senior brother, no, Buk Won-pyeong, with a pitiful face.
“Haa… Then I suppose I’ll just have to take my rage out on Ak Ju-pyeong. I’ve already broken his legs, so shall I break his arms this time?”
Bukwonpyeong urges Akjupyeong with a look of disgust.
“C-cough…… Are you really just going to let this slide?”
Akbyeongbi glared at me with bloodshot eyes and said
“Crunch… I’ll compensate you.”
“How much will you compensate me?”
How much do you want?
Please pay me just enough to cover Ak Ju-pyeong’s life.
Then can you promise not to touch Jupyeong?
I nodded vigorously.
“I won’t lay a single hair on him.”
“Okay, I’ll pay.”
I will be looking forward to it. The price of Ak Ju-pyeong’s life.
As I gave him a sweet smile, Ak Byeong-bi, who had been grinding his teeth, hurriedly left the academy director’s office.
As soon as the door closed, Buk Won-pyeong asked me with a puzzled expression.
“When I went to Taeeulmun, the economic situation didn’t seem that difficult. Why are you acting like you’re possessed by a money ghost?”
As the saying goes, there is an absolute truth that remains unchanged even in a second life.
“Would the money earned there really reach me? They’d be too busy spending it on the priests. So, I have to save money whenever I get the chance.”
The more money you have, the better.
And the fact that those who caused the damage must be paid tenfold.
As I think of the price of Ak Ju-pyeong’s life that I will soon have, a sly smile escapes me.
Buk Won-pyeong seems to be looking at me with a look that says, “What kind of guy is this?” but so what.
You have to pull hard while you can.
