Chapter 299 – Everyone Has a Plan (6)
“We have to get out of here! Right now!”
…What? Weren’t we winning?
People looked puzzled at Myungwoljin’s shout.
Hong Yeon-hwa, who had just thrown Kang Hwan and had some breathing room, was the first to speak up.
“What does that mean? We have to run away from here?”
“Exactly. We have to get out of here right now! We thought everything was going according to our plan…but it was the opposite. We’re just playing into his hands!”
“Can you explain it slowly so that everyone can understand? What do you mean we’re playing into his hands?”
Myungwoljin spoke with a calm demeanor, and Hong Yeon-hwa seemed to calm down a bit.
“The fact that we’re fighting here like this is exactly what he wants. These ghosts are his sacrifices.”
“His what?”
I blurted out without thinking, and Myungwoljin nodded his head.
“His sacrifices. It’s not a completely wrong term if you think about what they are. It’s actually a good, intuitive name.”
“Did you figure out what they are?”
“Yes. It’s a little late to say it now. …Anyway, we have to retreat from here. We can explain on the way.”
“Hmm.”
Hong Yeon-hwa listened to Myungwoljin’s story with a serious expression.
Meanwhile, three Togui rushed towards me, but I quickly dispatched them and spoke up.
“What’s there to think about? Myungwoljin isn’t one to speak empty words.”
“But isn’t it frustrating that we can’t deal with this right here and now? We should kill him when we have the chance.”
“That’s true, but…what if all of this is just Myungwoljin’s misunderstanding and it’s nothing? That would mean he’s just a nobody. On the other hand, if there’s something fishy going on, we could be in danger if we rush in.”
“Yeah. You’re right. We’re not alone here, so there’s no need to be stubborn.”
When Hong Yeon-hwa confirmed that no one was objecting, she used her Cheonma Shin Gong to its fullest potential.
In an instant, a huge demon rose up from her small body.
Hong Yeon-hwa, who had inflated her body with Cheonma Jaerim, swept the surrounding area.
Kwagagagak-!!
Like a child playing in the sand, Hong Yeon-hwa swept the entire area in a circle.
Of course, the Togui who were there couldn’t survive.
They were crushed to the point where their bodies were unrecognizable, mixed with the surrounding dirt and debris.
Chapter 299 – Everyone Has a Plan (6)
“We have to get out of here! Right now!”
…What? Weren’t we winning?
People looked puzzled at Myungwoljin’s shout.
Hong Yeon-hwa, who had just thrown Kang Hwan and had some breathing room, was the first to speak up.
“What does that mean? We have to run away from here?”
“Exactly. We have to get out of here right now! We thought everything was going according to our plan…but it was the opposite. We’re just playing into his hands!”
“Can you explain it slowly so that everyone can understand? What do you mean we’re playing into his hands?”
Myungwoljin spoke with a calm demeanor, and Hong Yeon-hwa seemed to calm down a bit.
“The fact that we’re fighting here like this is exactly what he wants. These ghosts are his sacrifices.”
“His what?”
I blurted out without thinking, and Myungwoljin nodded his head.
“His sacrifices. It’s not a completely wrong term if you think about what they are. It’s actually a good, intuitive name.”
“Did you figure out what they are?”
“Yes. It’s a little late to say it now. …Anyway, we have to retreat from here. We can explain on the way.”
“Hmm.”
Hong Yeon-hwa listened to Myungwoljin’s story with a serious expression.
Meanwhile, three Togui rushed towards me, but I quickly dispatched them and spoke up.
“What’s there to think about? Myungwoljin isn’t one to speak empty words.”
“But isn’t it frustrating that we can’t deal with this right here and now? We should kill him when we have the chance.”
“That’s true, but…what if all of this is just Myungwoljin’s misunderstanding and it’s nothing? That would mean he’s just a nobody. On the other hand, if there’s something fishy going on, we could be in danger if we rush in.”
“Yeah. You’re right. We’re not alone here, so there’s no need to be stubborn.”
When Hong Yeon-hwa confirmed that no one was objecting, she used her Cheonma Shin Gong to its fullest potential.
In an instant, a huge demon rose up from her small body.
Hong Yeon-hwa, who had inflated her body with Cheonma Jaerim, swept the surrounding area.
Kwagagagak-!!
Like a child playing in the sand, Hong Yeon-hwa swept the entire area in a circle.
Of course, the Togui who were there couldn’t survive.
They were crushed to the point where their bodies were unrecognizable, mixed with the surrounding dirt and debris.
The only evidence of their existence was the bloody stains and foul smell.
It was an overwhelming sight, but…we didn’t have time to stand around and watch.
Squish. Squish.
There was no point in killing them like that since more Togui would just pop up again.
Instead of creating human-like figures that trembled on the ground, Hong Yeon-hwa quickly extended her arm.
The giant palm of a Ganki that settled down in front of us.
“Get on. We’re going to break through in one go.”
“But I can only use one hand. Is that okay?”
“It’s enough.”
I gave a wry smile to Hong Yeon-hwa, who was confident in herself, and climbed onto the black palm.
Other people followed me and climbed up one by one.
In the meantime, Hong Yeon-hwa used her other hand to sweep the surroundings again and eliminate the Togui that had just appeared.
Then, after confirming that everyone had climbed up, she turned her body towards the direction we came from and spoke.
“Now explain. What do you mean by a trap?”
The scenery around us quickly disappeared as we moved away at high speed.
We had already prepared some Togui along the way we were running, but they couldn’t withstand Hong Yeon-hwa’s power and exploded.
Hong Yeon-hwa, who had just destroyed a group of Togui that stubbornly clung to us, raised her head.
…It’s a little scary to see a demon tilting its head like that.
“Um? What does that have to do with anything? Anyway, aren’t they all broken in my hands?”
“The soldiers buried in the tomb of Jinshi Huang were created to reproduce the army of that time. And the Togui reproduced the dead warriors of the new and old Murim…no, to be precise, the dead warriors of the Shin-gyo.”
“???”
As Hong Yeon-hwa tilted her head in confusion, Lady Sama suddenly stood up with a look of realization.
“The Jeongma War! He’s not trying to recreate the past Muin, but the Jeongma War!”
“That’s right. This is a ritual that recreates the Jeongma War. As evidence, the To-gwi of the Hwagyeong class have not appeared. We should be able to kill them without any resistance. And…”
As Myeongwoljin swung his wooden sword with a Geomgang wrapped around it, a pile of dirt a little further away collapsed.
Even though it was happening in real-time, everyone in this place was at least a top-notch Muin.
This distance shouldn’t be a big problem.
As he exerted his strength, the bright red blood that appeared between the debris became even more vivid.
“Look at that. All the blood is flowing in an unnatural direction. It’s flowing in the direction where Cheonma threw the Ganghwan.”
“What? What?”
This is definitely an abnormal phenomenon.
It’s quite far away, but this place is still at the foot of Taesan. And where the guy who called us is heading is deep in the mountains.
In other words, the blood that has flowed down now is going up against the slope.
This is something that cannot happen normally.
Moreover, that blood…
“That blood is not ordinary blood. It’s a wicked potion made with immense hatred. To recreate the Jeongma War with To-gwi who have that blood in their bodies… it’s clear that they want to purify their hatred once again and make it easier to use and more powerful.”
“Hatred? Did you say hatred?”
The Black Sword Lord, who had been listening quietly, asked incredulously.
Well… hatred is something that the people who suffered under the Jeongpa and the Cheonma religion could hold onto.
However…
“That’s not the perspective of the religion. The corrupt Jeongpa here are like seeds who don’t know shame. Even if they sincerely believe that they were slaughtered by the wicked mine of the Cheonma, it wouldn’t be strange. But…”
“Uh… I can’t deny that.”
The Black Sword Lord nodded his head with a heavy heart. No, all the executives of the religion nodded their heads in agreement.
What is the Jeongpa of this world…
No, he had met the Black Wolf Student who had luckily crossed over to the other side.
They sincerely believe that the strong rule and that it is natural to manipulate the weak.
That’s why they said they had no complaints about dying at the hands of Hong Yeon-hwa, who was clearly stronger than them.
But when they were torn apart by the hands of commoners who were clearly weaker than them, they felt an immense sense of shame… Wait a minute.
“Without Hong Yeon-hwa, the Cheonma religion would never have won the Jeongma War, right?”
“Yes? I don’t know why you suddenly ask that question, but you’re right. If the Cheonma hadn’t been there, we would have died in vain.”
The Black Sword Lord nodded his head in agreement, tilting his head in confusion.
As for my women who have met the Black Wolf Student, as well as other executives who have fought alongside them, they all noticed the sudden change in expression.
If someone died directly at the hands of Hong Yeon-hwa, it might be different, but if they were injured or weakened and died from a sneak attack, they would feel immense shame.
This could also be considered hatred.
Only Myeongwoljin, who had never met anyone from this side of the religion, asked with a startle.
“Do you have any insights?”
“I just have a hunch that they might have died with hatred from the side of the religion that you mentioned. Shall I continue?”
“Um… then…”
Myeongwoljin blinked a few times before speaking.
“Although there may be some differences from the Jeongma War, the big picture is that the people of the religion are still killing the Muin of the Cheonpa.”
“They’re recreating the Jeongma War and the hatred from that time, right?”
“That’s right. As I said before, to make the blood that flows through the To-gwi’s body, they have to torture the souls of the dead beyond their limits.”
It’s a method that goes against the natural order, a technique of the reverse heaven.
However, it is a material that allows for impossible tasks, such as holding contradictory powers and increasing the efficiency of the technique, and is said to be an elixir for those who can use it.
“Perhaps those To-gwi were made by injecting the souls of the dead Muin who died in the Jeongma War. The soul-white, the blood that spews out, and the earth doll that looks just like them… there can’t be a better vessel for hatred than this. It’s extremely efficient, but it’s not something that humans should do.”
What if you died twice to the same opponent?
I don’t know much about it, but it’s definitely more painful than dying once.
That damn bastard who is probably laughing somewhere on Taesan right now has been using us to obtain purer and more powerful hatred.
Hatred is something that should be kept at a distance, but for those who can use the reverse heaven technique, it’s no different from an elixir.
“The reverse heaven technique will be used. It’s a power that’s equivalent to nourishing tens of thousands of people.”