A Baby Cat Who Commands the Dog Clan - Chapter 111

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Chapter 111
There stood Nam Goong Baek and Dang Yi Woon, moving as though they were twins—or rather, as if they shared a single body.
They resembled two wooden puppets manipulated by the same hand.
“Is it truly possible for such a transformation to occur in merely nine days?”
Nam Goong Ho flashed a terrifying smile at Hong Seol, whose hand covered her mouth in astonishment.
“With the Nam Goong Family’s special training methods, there is nothing that cannot be achieved.”
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“Ah, my back….”
Dang Yi Woon, tapping his lower back as his body ached, suddenly froze and glanced around nervously.
He feared Nam Goong Ho might overhear and issue a stern command.
‘Grandfather is truly terrifying.’
Recalling the hellish training that had unfolded over nine days, Dang Yi Woon stuck out his tongue.
‘Do all the direct descendants of the Nam Goong Family undergo such training as a matter of course?’
Having trained under Poison King Dang Yi Mu himself, he believed he could endure considerable intensity.
Yet Nam Goong Ho had demonstrated something far beyond that.
Dang Yi Woon and Nam Goong Baek not only rolled together in the Training Ground, but had to eat and sleep with their limbs bound.
As a result, they had reached a state where if one stumbled, the other would seize his collar and restore him to position.
‘It was truly dreadful.’
Dang Yi Woon trembled throughout his entire body.
There was only one reason he had endured all of this.
‘To clear Grandfather’s grievance…!’
To rescue Poison King Dang Yi Mu, Dang Yi Woon was prepared to bear even greater suffering.
Yet one question remained unresolved in his mind.
‘As for myself, that’s one thing—but what could my brother possibly be thinking to endure this training?’
Dang Yi Woon cast a sidelong glance at Nam Goong Baek beside him.
That expressionless face revealed nothing, as always.
“Why?”
“Ah, it’s nothing at all.”
In truth, at that moment Nam Goong Baek was recalling Hong Seol’s image.
More precisely, a conversation that had taken place ten nights ago.
“I’m so incredibly excited!”
“About what?”
“The Martial Arts Arena.”
“…What about it.”
“What do you mean—I’ve never seen my brother’s martial arts before!”
“…!”
“So I’m terribly curious. How will my brother display his martial arts?”
Speaking with a face as radiant as sunlight itself, how could he possibly show her defeat?
From that night onward, Nam Goong Baek endured Nam Goong Ho’s training without a single complaint.
It was something unimaginable from his past self, who had lacked all motivation for martial prowess.
As a result of their dedicated training, the two had reached a state where they moved as one body.
At that moment, Dang Yi Woon, swinging his arms to loosen up, accidentally dislodged the hidden short blade from within his sleeve.
“Oh.”
Flustered, he reached back with his hand, but the short blade had already passed beyond his grasp.
In that instant.
Thwack!
Nam Goong Baek extended his foot backward, flicking the short blade upward. Dang Yi Woon then swiftly caught the airborne blade.
At that moment, the two young masters shared the same thought.
‘With this level of coordination, we couldn’t lose even if we tried.’
Confident smiles bloomed at the corners of both young masters’ mouths.
Right on cue, the Scorpion Elder, a wooden whistle in his mouth, ascended onto the Martial Arts Arena.
Waiting for the whistle’s sound, Nam Goong Baek opened his mouth.
“Listen.”
“Yes, brother!”
“We must defeat those twins today, no matter what.”
At those words, Dang Yi Woon’s crimson eyes settled into composure.
“Of course.”
Whoosh!
The moment the whistle sounded, Nam Goong Baek and Dang Yi Woon launched themselves from the ground.
“They’re coming!”
The twins showed no alarm.
“Let’s show them what we’re made of!”
Drawing out hidden projectiles with blazing eyes—truly the bearing of the Dang Family’s daughters.
Swish!
Dang Ji Gang, her hair tied up high, flicked her sleeve.
Something invisible yet razor-sharp cut through the air with piercing momentum.
“Brother!”
At Dang Yi Woon’s cry, Nam Goong Baek hastily changed direction.
Spin!
Nam Goong Baek and Dang Yi Woon spun simultaneously like tops.
“Not a chance!”
Dang Yi Woon, now positioned between Dang Ji Gang and Nam Goong Baek, swept his sleeve through the air.
Flash!
In an instant, light flared as Dang Yi Woon’s sleeve was sliced away.
‘What is this?’
Nam Goong Baek’s brow twitched. The momentum of Dang Ji Gang’s hidden projectiles was extraordinary.
“I couldn’t see anything with my eyes?”
“Hah, hah.”
Dang Yi Woon whispered as he caught his breath.
“It’s the Adamantine Soul-Severing Thread. It cuts through anything.”
He narrowed his eyes, studying his opponent’s movements.
“Originally, this was an item used by the Dang Family Master, but it seems he passed it to the twins.”
“Tsk.”
Before them, Dang Ji Gang, her hair tied up in a high knot, was gathering the thread she had spread out with her bare hands.
Not a single blemish marred those delicate hands.
Nam Goong Baek observed this carefully.
“She’s protecting her hands with protective energy.”
“That’s correct.”
“Then why can’t I see the hidden weapon?”
“The thin thread has been coated with paste and then dusted with diamond powder, which is why it’s so difficult to see. There is a weight at the end to maintain the center of gravity, but since that too is made of diamond and reflects light like a mirror, it’s nearly impossible to spot.”
“Then how do we counter it?”
“First, you must be careful not to let your body touch it!”
Whoosh!
Dang Yi Woon leaped away to evade the diamond thread whip that came at him again.
Nam Goong Baek, who had entrusted his body to him, asked from mid-air.
“And?”
“You must listen carefully to the sound. Even if you can’t see it, the sound remains!”
At Dang Yi Woon’s words, Nam Goong Baek’s brow furrowed.
“Just evading constantly doesn’t sit well with me.”
“Pardon?”
“Adjust your movements to match mine for a moment.”
“But with hidden weapons, I’m more—”
“I’m your older brother.”
At those words, Dang Yi Woon’s face contorted. Then, as if he had no choice, he spoke.
“…Understood, brother.”
“Good… First, evade!”
Whoosh!
He barely managed to evade the diamond thread whip that came at him like a striking serpent.
Clang!
Nam Goong Baek, standing in the center of the Martial Arts Arena, drew the sword at his waist.
It was his left hand, not his right hand, which had suffered at the hands of Ghost Soul Demon not long ago.
His right hand, still not fully healed, was tightly bound with white cloth to Dang Yi Woon’s left hand.
Nam Goong Baek, gripping the sword with his left hand, pointed it at the twins and spoke.
“Using my left hand should be enough consideration for your youth, shouldn’t it?”
On the Martial Arts Arena, all were warriors facing warriors.
To mention age was nothing short of provocation.
“Don’t come to regret this, Young Master Nam Goong Baek!”
A murderous glint rose in the eyes of the Sa Cheon Dang Family twins.
Whoosh!
This time, from the hands of Dang Ji Gang and Dang In Gang, two diamond thread whips extended like a two-headed serpent.
Dang Yi Woon cried out.
“There are two Vajra Soul Threads!”
But Nam Goong Baek showed no panic whatsoever. Instead, he stepped forward.
Whoosh!
The two strands of Vajra Soul Thread from the twin sisters coiled around Nam Goong Baek’s sword like serpents.
The moment Nam Goong Baek tried to draw upon his inner force.
“Cutting it with sword energy won’t work!”
The sharp cry of Ji Gang, the elder of the twins, pierced the air.
“The Vajra Soul Thread is stronger than ordinary cold iron!”
Nam Goong Baek glanced at his sword.
Screech!
Just as Ji Gang said, the Vajra Soul Thread was burrowing into the blade of Nam Goong Baek’s sword.
In Gang also seized the momentum and cried out.
“Soon our Vajra Soul Thread will slice clean through your sword!”
But Nam Goong Baek remained utterly unmoved. More than that—he was smiling faintly.
‘The deeper the Vajra Soul Thread digs into the blade, the better for me.’
“You’ve caught it perfectly!”
Feeling the thread properly entangle the blade, the twins twisted their lips into a smile.
“Indeed. Quite impressive. However….”
Nam Goong Baek replied casually while glancing back. There, Hong Seol stood watching him, her palms damp with sweat.
‘Seol is watching. I cannot lose.’
Nam Goong Baek’s expression turned cold as he addressed the twins.
“Are the daughters of the Sa Cheon Dang Family always so shallow in their thinking?”
“What?”
At his unexpected words, the Dang Family twins’ eyes widened.
“Hah!”
The moment Nam Goong Baek released a shout.
Crackle-crackle-crackle-crack!
From his fingertips, brilliant blue Changcheon energy surged up the blade.
“Incredible!”
“Impossible! Such sword energy from an eleven-year-old!”
Exclamations burst from everyone watching the match.
At that moment, Dang Yi Woon heard Nam Goong Baek murmur quietly.
“Don’t be amazed just yet.”
This time, it didn’t end with the sword.
Crackle!
Nam Goong Baek’s brilliant blue sword energy transferred to the Vajra Soul Thread binding the blade.
Like a rope soaked in oil burning in flames, the energy raced unstoppably up the thread.
“Ah, ah?”
The panicked twins didn’t know what to do.
Nam Goong Baek’s lips curved into the faintest smile.
‘This is a battle of inner power.’
Of course, the twins had infused their own inner energy into the Vajra Soul Chains as well.
But compared to Nam Goong Baek, their mastery over inner power was woefully inadequate.
‘If only one of them had entangled the sword with the Vajra Soul Chains while the other attacked, it might have been effective.’
Their desperate attempt to counter Nam Goong Baek’s sword energy had instead bound both twins in a stranglehold of their own making.
Pity was a luxury he could not afford.
This was his first martial contest before Hong Seol—he could not yield victory.
Watching the flustered twins, Nam Goong Baek drew upon his inner power once more.
“Hah!”
The intensified sword energy surged toward the hands of the Dang Family twins gripping the Vajra Soul Chains.
“Kyaaah!”
“Ah!”
The azure sword energy riding along the Vajra Soul Chains finally pierced through their defensive inner force.
Scrape.
In the next instant, it severed their hands.
“Hup.”
Whirr!
With merely a flick of his wrist, the impossibly heavy Vajra Soul Chains soared into the air.
Thud!
The Vajra Soul Chains landed in none other than Dang Yi Woon’s grasp.
Nam Goong Baek spoke.
“How about it? Why not try using that precious hidden weapon the Dang Family Master wields?”
Dang Yi Woon bowed respectfully toward the Dang Family Master seated in his place and said.
“It would be an honor. Here!”
Whoosh!</
This time, two streams of Vajra Soul Chains extended from Dang Yi Woon's hands.

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