Chapter 35: Chapter 35
Manhwa: Chapter 24 –
Mu Jeong-jin walked forward with a frown on his forehead.
Originally, he was supposed to be with his disciples, but he chose to be separated and moved alone.
'Isn't this strange? It's highly unlikely that the assassins would build such a huge facility underground just to assassinate Gunsang.'
Intuitively, it didn't make sense.
It was true that the image of Gunsang was widely recognized in Jianghu, but his reputation was still limited to Sichuan Province.
The sects such as Shaolin Temple, Mount Hua Sect, and Wudang Sect had better martial artists than Woo Gunsang. They already have an outstanding reputation, and there was a great possibility that they would be leading figures in the future.
Of course, there was also a great possibility that Woo Gunsang would grow into a leading figure in Sichuan, but his reputation was weaker than that of the disciples of the other three sects. No matter how much he thought about it, making this place just to kill Woo Gunsang made him look more special.
'It is highly likely that the assassins discovered and utilized this facility that someone made.'
A group capable of creating such a huge facility must have had tremendous forces and power.
No matter how urgent the situation they were in, he had to know who made this place. Read latest chapters at nov(e)lbin.com Only
Because it was related to the dignity of the Qingcheng sect.
If the power that created this place still exists in Sichuan, it was clear that they would end up being a great threat to the Qingcheng sect.
That was the reason Mu Jeong-jin moved alone.
Mu Jeong-jin discovered a large iron door.
He looked around with his torch, opened the lock and then went inside.
The place he found was the dwelling place of the instructors of the Blood Shadow Group.
The dwellings of the instructors were the same as they were when they left.
Like the children, the instructors suffered from the long hours in the underground cave. They didn't want to take the objects associated with the underground cave to the surface. So they left most of their stuff behind.
Mu Jeong-jin looked into the rooms of the instructors one by one. But most of it just contains useless stuff. Still, without a sign of displeasure, Mu Jeong-jin meticulously searched all the rooms.
He searched all the rooms like that, and he came to the last room.
It was the residence of Lim Sayeol.
While searching for Lim Sayeol's residence, Mu Jeong-jin found a secret compartment. It was the place where Lim Sayeol hid his important documents.
Mu Jeong-jin used his torch and read the documents one by one.
"T-These bastards!"
Mu Jeong-jin, who was reading the document in his hands, burst out in anger.
[Privy only to the Blood Shadow Group Captain.
Requesting the assassination of Woo Gunsang.
Duration: Seven years.
Reward: 500,000 gold.
Condition: Leave no traces related to the Blood Shadow Group.]
It was a note that someone commissioned for the Blood Shadow Group.
"How dare—!"
For only 500,000 gold, the Qingcheng sect lost its bright future.
Even if there was a bit of a difficulty, it did not change as much as the fact that Woo Gunsang was like a lamp that would light up the Qingcheng sect
"Euaa!"
The warrior Mu Jeong-jin, with his hair rising, blew the wall in front of him with his great intense aura.
Quarreung!
A thick wall collapsed in his powerful roar, which was loaded with all his internal energy.
Mu Jeong-jin frowned.
It was because he did not know that the wall was going to collapse due to his aura that was caused by his anger.
He led his torch through the crumbling wall.
Sssssss!
At that moment, a small noise reached Mu Jeong-jin's ears.
Mu Jeong-jin carefully pointed his torch in the direction of the soun. The moment he confirmed the reality of the noise, Mu Jeong-jin's body stiffened.
"What?"
He widened his eyes in disbelief.
There was a large pit where Mu Jeong-jin's gaze was directed, and there were countless snakes entangled in it.
The sight of large and small snakes wriggling in large pools was terrifying enough to make him nauseous.
It was the first time in his life that he had seen such a sight, so he was unable to take any action for a moment.
"C...Crazy!"
He came to his senses after a while.
The snakes woke up, wriggling and weeping as if they felt the presence of Mu Jeong-jin. .
One or two would hardly be audible, but when a huge number of snakes hissed, the sound was greatly amplified making it even more terrifying.
The snakes had been hibernating for a long time, but were woken up by the sound of Mu Jeong-jin breaking the wall with his aura.
Some large snakes used each other to crawl out of the pits. However, it was not likely that they would get out immediately, so Mu Jeong-jin looked inside with confidence.
In the middle of the room was a small table. There was a high pile of dust on the table.
A yellow booklet lying on the table was revealed when Mu Jeong-jin reached the table.
By the time the warriors who followed Gong-un noticed what happened, Pyo-wol had already come close to them.
Pyo-wol, who approached at a frightening speed without leaving a trace, snapped their necks in an instant.Pyo-wol injected his internal energy into the Cheonjamsa thread and pulled it with all his might.
Tududuk!
The warrior's heads that separated from their neck floated before falling on the floor.
Darkness obscured the terrible scenery.
Pyo-wol, who killed three Emei disciples in an instant, hid himself in the dark again.
"Gong-un has been killed by the assassin!"
"Everyone, watch your surroundings!"
A commotion broke out among the warriors of the Emei sect, who belatedly noticed Gong-un's death.
The chaos was a golden opportunity for Pyo-Wol.
He mingled silently among the Emei disciples.
Although his outfit was a little different, it was not a problem because the darkness covered it. There was an opponent right next to them, but the disciples of the Emei sect remained unaware of that fact.
They would not have imagined that Pyo-wol would dare to blend proudly among them. However, Pyo-wol's audacity exceeded their imagination.
The Emei disciples could only see ahead by relying on torches, but it was different for Pyo-wol. Even in the dark, he could see like it was noon.
The difference decided their life and death.
Puuc!
Pyo-wol wrapped his forearm around the neck of the warrior who was right next to him. The warrior who was startled by the sudden tightening of his breath, grabbed the sword in reverse and tried to stab it toward the back. But before the sword could hit him, Pyo-wol already twisted the man's neck.
Touduk!
The man's breath was cut off with an eerie sound of his bone fracturing.
Pyo-wol was relentless.
He mingled among the Emei disciples and assassinated them to his heart's content.
In an instant, more than 20 Emei sect's disciples lost their lives to Pyo-wol.
Jeonghwa, who recognized the severity of the situation late, shouted.
"All of you, gather together! He's hiding among us!"
The Emei disciples hurriedly gathered around Jeonghwa.
Pyo-wol followed them to the end and took two more by the throat.
"Kouck!"
"Greuk!"
The Emei sect's disciples put on a fearful expression at the sight of the warriors who fell with foam on their mouths. A tremendous fear came crashing down like a tidal wave and engulfed their hearts.
"Kuagh! I can't..."
"H–How could this happen?!"
The faces of the Emei warriors were all white.
'This is not good.'
Yong Seol-ran said as she looked at the faces of the disciples.
Despite Jeonghwa's encouragement, the disciples' morale was already running low.
As she had expected, this was the domain of Pyo-wol.
He was using everything here to hunt the disciples of Emei to his heart's content.
'If it goes on like this, there will definitely be more victims.'
Yong Seol-ran's talent was real. Her martial arts had already reached a level comparable to that of the famous masters of Sichuan. Considering her age, it was an astonishing achievement.
But even with that kind of ability, she couldn't detect Pyo-wol.
Pyo-wol was darkness itself.
His ability to use darkness and chaos was unparalleled, which no one dared to imitate.
He infiltrated the Emei disciples, fostering division and a sense of crisis. And because of that, the Emei warriors lost their reason in fear and went back and forth.
Jeonghwa tried to sort out the chaos, but it was in vain. She was already losing control of the disciples.
In Yong Seol-ran's eyes, it looked like a sinking ship.
'If we keep going like this, we'll end up getting stuck. We have to join forces with the warriors of the Qingcheng sect at least once.'
She hurriedly looked around. However, the place where they went, none of the disciples of the Qingcheng sect could be seen.
That was then.
Poeng!
Suddenly, a firecracker went off in the middle of the Emei disciples.
As sparks splattered in all directions along with the explosion, the Eneu disciples were startled and scattered all over the place.
"Oh no! Gather everyone!"
Jeonghwa shouted loudly, but to no avail.
Her voice is not heard by the disciples of Emei, who were lost in their confusion and fear.
"Everyone gather around the mansion!"
Yong Seol-ran also shouted until her throat was about to burst. But her cry was to no avail.
At that moment, Yong Seol-ran's eyes saw a dark shadow seeping through the Emei disciples.
Ciit!
"Keuk!"
Someone's screams continued to rip through the darkness.