Chapter 218 – Chapter 218- True Blood (11)

Not knowing what was going on outside, I woke up in a dream world.

Flash.

The scenery here, where the pure white horizon stretched endlessly, was now familiar because it was unfamiliar.

As always, I am warming up to recognize that this is a dream world.

From afar, two figures approached.

With a man wearing a bright red leather coat and bright red sunglasses that stand out against the pure white background.

An old man with a long beard.

It was Hong Ma-dong and Merlin.

As soon as they arrived, they asked me with an expectant expression.

“How was it, junior?”

“How was it?”

The subject is missing, but it was obvious without looking at what subject the question was directed at.

Bleeding.

The two of them were asking what happened to Jinhyeol.

Since these two are usually just acting out of their own way, I took the time to play tricks a little.

“That’s it.”

Hong Ma-dong pushed up his sunglasses all the way up, and Merlin stroked his beard.

I couldn’t be curious, I saw that nervous look.

Now I decided to tell you slowly.

“It was possible. It’s still impossible, but I’ll look at it one or two more times. If I improve my skills during that time, it’s definitely a level that can be solved.”

“… Really?”

Hong Ma-dong muttered blankly.

“Really, junior?”

“Yes, it’s real.”

Upon my clear answer, Hong Ma-dong slightly lowered his head.

Click.

The sunglasses slipped down and landed on the bridge of his nose.

Thanks to that, I was able to see Hongma-dong’s eyes for the first time in a long time.

Contrary to the mischievous outward expression, the black eyes were completely sunken.

Those pupils were filled with various emotions, such as feeling exhausted or relieved.

It had to be.

The reason Hong Ma-dong couldn’t accept the world before and went crazy was because, in a way, it could be seen as true blood.

It was because he cared for and loved the member of the shaman.

He was the one who took charge of all the dirty and dangerous things called assassination, but he knew what he had done.

Hong Ma-dong went completely crazy when he realized that it was not for the sake of the members, but in fact, that the evil forces that manipulated the war were done behind the scenes.

However, even in the midst of Hong Ma-dong’s madness, the evil forces and shamans did not touch it.

Even if the member of the sorcerer didn’t touch Hongma-dong because he was a being close to madness beyond attachment.

It is natural to ask why the evil forces, especially the ghosts of the evil forces, were not touched.

The reason was simple.

Because Hong Ma-dong knew everything.

Specialized in assassination, even if you can somehow get along with one of the leaders of the evil forces.

Hong Ma-dong couldn’t do it.

This is because Hong Ma-dong realized the existence of true blood.

That’s why Hong Ma-dong was even more crazy.

What was the problem and the target to be killed was clear, but the fact that he couldn’t be killed.

It broke Hong Ma-dong’s spirit.

Losing reason, Hongma-dong’s hostility naturally turned toward the monster.

In the meantime, as he killed the monsters he had killed and killed on the battlefield, Hongma-dong’s spirit was further worn out.

Because he knew this was wrong, to the fact that what he was doing didn’t change anything.

Hong Ma-dong went mad even more.

In the end, Hong Ma-dong came to attribute all these causes to the world.

Destroy this world, another war.

The struggle to find one’s own death ended because of me.

At the last moment, looking at me, Kang Yi-joon’s son.

Just as his close friend ended the war, Hong Ma-dong, who had hope in me, chose to die by his own hand.

I still remember the last moments of Hongma-dong clearly.

At that time, Hong Ma-dong was laughing.

With a dejected, yet relieved expression.

Even Hong Ma-dong was smiling.

Are you laughing at the fact that your choice was not wrong, or is it because the problem of true blood that has been bursting in your stomach has been resolved.

Or maybe it’s both, but Hong Ma-dong’s smile grew bigger and bigger.

“Ha..Haha… Really…”

Hong Ma-dong, who was shaking his body, touched the dagger like a habit.

Hong Ma-dong, who tossed the dagger into the air and whirled it around, continued to burst into laughter.

Hehe..Hehe.”

Hong Ma-dong burst into a strangely sad laugh and looked at Merlin next to him.

Merlin was making a very interesting expression, probably seeing this kind of scarlet horse for the first time.

“Congratulations.”

Upon receiving Hong Ma-dong’s gaze, Merlin congratulated Hong Ma-dong.

Then, Hong Ma-dong stopped laughing slightly and fiddled with his dagger.

“Congratulations on something, you old man.”

Poo-wook.

As if to prove that he was a first-class assassin, the dagger of the Crimson Devil pierced Merlin’s neck without any sign.

Merlin’s throat was cut cleanly, and Merlin rolled her neck across the floor.

Haha.”

Hong Ma-dong kicked Merlin in the head as if he looked good.

Merlin’s head, which had been rolled far away, returned to its place after time passed.

Even though Merlin had her own throat cut, far from her displeasure, she had a rather curious expression on her face.

“It’s surprising, I thought you would show this behavior.”

“What is it, you old man?”

“Aren’t you bound by the existence of a shaman in the first place? Even after I arrived in this space, you never attacked me.”

Hong Ma-dong showed an exciting smile.

“Now say fuck it all. I searched anyway, what. Oh, it’s really comforting.”

Hong Ma-dong cut off Merlin’s hair once again.

Merlin then picked up her own head that had fallen to the floor and sewed it together.

“Are you going to do it again?”

“Ah, write. It’s not funny. Someone else should have come, not this old man.”

Hong Ma-dong, muttering, fiddled with his dagger and cut his own throat.

Seobik.

Hongma-dong’s head, which had been rolling on the floor, returned to its original position shortly after.

Hongma-dong must have been relieved now, so he put the dagger in his arms.

“Brother.”

Hong Ma-dong with a small smile said to me.

“Yes.”

“Thank you so much.”

It was Hong Ma-dong who spat out swear words for the first time.

As if Hong Ma-dong was serious, he spoke to me again.

“Thank you so much. Ah, I really shouldn’t have fallen behind back then. If only I had endured until this point, really. Ha…”

Hong Ma-dong seemed to be in need of a dagger again, so he took out a dagger from his chest.

“No, because I was a bastard too. It’s right to search.”

Then, Hong Ma-dong, who identified himself, finished his answer by stabbing a dagger into his chest.

Looking at those figures, Hong Ma-dong is not only crazy for a reason.

I just knew that he was a crazy person from the beginning.

“Then junior, Kim Ji-hye must have already started preparing for war.”

“Yes, we are trying to subjugate the neutral forces.”

Hong Ma-dong exclaimed.

“Yes, yes. Anyway, Kim Ji-hye will take care of it, so it won’t be a problem.

“…Have you ever been hit?”

Hong Ma-dong’s laughter stopped at my words.

“No.”

“But why are you looking at me?”

“There is such a thing, junior.”

Hong Ma-dong changed the conversation to another topic, as if he wanted to change his mind.

“But, junior, if your physical condition is stabilized, now you will practice the sorcerer’s gin.”

“Yes, I decided to practice in a place that was clearly covered.”

A few days later, I was supposed to practice Jin of the Sorcerer with Kim Ji-hye.

Now, without having to borrow the power of a divine being, the sorcerer’s camp can be deployed.

I was going to keep practicing.

“Okay, then let’s practice to see if we can summon them that way too.”

“Would that be?”

It was a fact that I also thought about once.

Dream world.

It was still a mysterious space, but this was the inside of my sorcerer’s hideout.

That’s why, if only I could connect this place with the camp of the sorcerer outside.

Calling Hong Ma-dong and Merlin didn’t really matter.

“It could be, isn’t Kim Ji-hye’s Night Trip similar?”

Hong Ma-dong rubbed his arm, perhaps recalling his old memories.

“Because we imitate all those who are behind and gather them with shadow food souls. Maybe we can do it too?”

Hong Ma-dong looked at Merlin as if asking.

Merlin shrugged her shoulders.

“It might be possible. Because no one can guess the limits of this ability in the first place.”

“Yes, yes. Then junior, don’t call this old man. If you can call me, call me out.”

Hong Ma-dong swung his dagger as if he was expecting it.

“Later, during the war, kill them. Especially when going out, you should speak lines like Pokemon.”

“What shall I say?”

“What do you say, what do you say? In the first place, that’s just calling names. If you show up saying that you’re a madong-ma-dong, they’ll be very cocky, right?”

Dragging.

Hong Ma-dong smiled.

Seeing that smile made me even more crazy.

I sighed and looked at the silent Merlin next to him.

“Merlin.”

“Why but.”

“I have something to tell you.”

As if Merlin wanted to talk, she listened to me.

“As I was wrapping up Darae’s funeral today, I remembered what I talked about with Darae before.”

“What was it about, but.”

“It wasn’t a big deal. The Sword Demon clan was just used as a throwaway, but because of Dayoon Chuck, the clan grew. And each time, he said that he, who was sick in the past, got better.”

“Um, it was.”

Seeing Merlin nodded casually, I got to the point.

“By the way, did you say Darae had some kind of incurable disease when he was young?”

I watched Merlin calmly.

“Isn’t there only one person who can fix it?”

“……”

Merlin didn’t say anything, and she only smiled mysteriously.

Seeing that expression, the answer came immediately.

This old man had no intention of helping properly from the start.

I handed over information, but only a few key pieces of information.

Other than that, everything was subtle.

In fact, he noticed right away, but he couldn’t stand it any longer because he was frustrated whenheheard Darae’s situation.

“Blow some, fuck.”

Merlin laughed at my words.

“Did you notice a lot?”

Really.

I sighed.