Almighty God of War - Chapter 11

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[Nanobot deployment ready. Estimated time to target location: 5 seconds.]

With a faint vibration, he felt something leaving his body.

The invisible nanobots were crossing over the wall toward the separate building.

[Infiltrating… Window gap detected… Penetration successful.]

‘Ugh…’

Cold sweat ran down Guyang Cheongang’s spine.

Supplying energy to Akasha while maintaining Qi Circulation was much more difficult than expected.

At first, only wind sounds and faint murmuring could be heard.

Guyang Cheongang heightened his concentration even more.

[Synchronizing voice data… Filtering in progress… Reception sensitivity adjustment complete.]

Then suddenly, as if fog was lifting, clear voices began echoing in his mind.

Guyang Cheongang held his breath and focused on the conversation.

Dong Yeonhwa’s trembling voice could be heard.

“How dare you do such a thing in my house! Are you out of your mind!”

It was a voice filled with tremendous anger.

Guyang Cheongang’s eyes widened.

It was an unexpected situation.

It was a completely different voice, so different that it was hard to believe she was the same cold woman he had seen before.

“How could you send assassins to Kang-ah without my permission!”

Dong Seola’s incredulous laughter could be heard.

“Hohoho, Aunt. Why would we do such an unnecessary thing? I think there’s been some misunderstanding.”

“Misunderstanding? Are you planning to play dumb in front of me now! If you believe you can perfectly avoid my eyes here at the Guyang Family Estate, that’s a serious misjudgment on your part!”

After a moment of silence, Dong Seola spoke in a still cold tone.

“Even if it were our doing, I don’t understand why Aunt is reacting so intensely. We were merely trying to efficiently help Aunt and Grandfather’s grand plan.”

“You thought that was helping me!”

Dong Yeonhwa’s voice became even sharper as she continued.

“Didn’t you even think about what results that clumsy ‘efficiency’ would bring, what corner it would drive me into!”

“If the eldest son Cheongang dies, Cheongi would naturally become the young master. Wasn’t that what Aunt wanted? And because of Cheongang alone, it’s taking far too long to complete Grandfather’s grand design.”

Dong Yeonhwa’s voice was filled with rage as she responded.

“You foolish and arrogant things! Don’t you realize what would happen if you kill a child who won’t live long anyway due to Nine Yin Severed Meridians!”

“It’s just one sickly child disappearing, so what’s so…”

“If Kang-ah dies, everyone will suspect me! Who benefits most from the death of the first wife’s son? It’s my son Cheongi!”

“Hmm…”

“Don’t you truly understand that your so-called ‘efficiency’ and reckless ‘judgment’ would make this aunt into a vicious stepmother who would even harm her stepchild’s life to clear the path for her own son!”

Dong Yeonhwa continued in an ice-cold tone.

“If Kang-ah is murdered, do you think there’s even one person in this world who wouldn’t suspect I was behind it?”

Dong Seola said mockingly.

“Isn’t Aunt worrying too far ahead? No one knows I sent the assassin.”

“Foolish thing!”

A brief silence followed Dong Yeonhwa’s explosive shout.

Her voice continued.

“Where in the world is there a perfect secret! Guyang Baek is not a fool. If he starts to suspect… if he starts to suspect me…”

Suddenly Dong Yeonhwa’s voice trembled.

It sounded like fear rather than anger, or something even deeper than that.

Then Dong Hajin, who had been just listening to the conversation, stepped in.

“Now, now, Aunt, please calm down. And Seola, while I understand your heart for Grandfather, this matter was certainly reckless.”

He continued addressing Dong Yeonhwa.

“Aunt, we apologize if our actions have made you uncomfortable. However…”

After pausing briefly, he spoke again.

“About that task Grandfather entrusted to you. It’s already been thirteen years, hasn’t it? There still seems to be no progress, so how long do you plan to test Grandfather’s patience?”

Dong Yeonhwa’s breathing became rough.

“That is… that is something I will handle myself. It’s not for you to interfere with.”

“This isn’t a situation where you can be so stubborn, Aunt. You must know that without the main villa’s support, it would be difficult for you and Cheongi to stand properly in this declining Guyang Family Estate.”

“Hmm…”

“Seola’s actions this time were also, in a way, an attempt to advance the situation since Aunt was delaying too much. Of course, I admit the method was somewhat extreme.”

Dong Yeonhwa’s breathing became rougher.

It felt as if her shoulders were trembling slightly.

“Enough!”

Her resolute shout that followed echoed through the separate building.

“Never, absolutely never touch Kang-ah. This is the only command I give you.”

Dong Seola interjected as if she couldn’t understand.

“Aunt, keeping Cheongang alive will only hinder Grandfather’s grand plan and your mission. Don’t you really understand that?”

Dong Yeonhwa responded in a firm tone.

“Understand Father’s intention in sending Kang-ah a jade statue made of Ten Thousand Year Warm Jade. Nine Yin Severed Meridians is a punishment from heaven, so until that child dies naturally according to heaven’s will, no one should lay a hand on him. That is also the way to preserve Golden Tower Manor’s dignity.”

[Ten Thousand Year Warm Jade was mentioned. It seems Dong Hyeondo isn’t completely cold-blooded either. Looking at how things are going, it seems he might have other intentions though.]

Dong Seola said with displeasure.

“So how long will you wait? Even with Nine Yin Severed Meridians, he’ll live for several more years…”

“That is for heaven to decide. You only need to follow my commands. Never attempt to harm Kang-ah in any way again.”

Heavy silence flowed.

[Doctor, whenever Dong Yeonhwa calls you ‘Kang-ah’… her speech patterns are really strange.]

‘I noticed too. It doesn’t seem like simple sympathy or sense of duty.’

[Yes. The data patterns are similar to a mother desperately trying to protect her child. But if that’s true, why does she try so hard to hide her emotions from you?]

Dong Hajin’s cold voice was heard again.

“Understood, Aunt. We promise not to lay hands on Cheongang anymore. But what should we report to Grandfather? That there’s been no results even after thirteen years, and there will be no progress for several more years because of Cheongang?”

“I will end it soon. You can tell him that.”

Footsteps could be heard.

Someone seemed to be leaving the separate building.

“Oh, and you two.”

Dong Yeonhwa’s continuing voice became ice-cold.

“Never scheme behind my back again. I’ll let this slide, but if you commit such foolish acts again… then I truly will not forgive you.”

The sound of a door closing was heard.

Then Dong Seola spoke.

“Brother, with the skill of the assassin I sent, Cheongang should have died. Even if he survived, he shouldn’t be able to walk around normally…”

Her voice carried bewilderment as if she couldn’t understand.

Dong Hajin clicked his tongue and responded.

“That guy must have made some mistake. Or maybe his skills were terrible. Anyway, don’t touch that fellow anymore until we leave this place. It’s troublesome to provoke Aunt too much.”

“Sigh… Fine.”

Guyang Cheongang hurriedly recalled the nanobots and stopped his Qi Circulation.

His face was pale, and his entire body was soaked with sweat.

It was because he had exhausted all the internal energy he had managed to accumulate.

Guyang Cheongang let out a long breath and said.

‘Akasha, what we just heard…’

[It’s shocking in many ways. The fact that Dong Yeonhwa has been carrying out the Golden Tower Manor lord’s secret mission for thirteen years, and there’s a possibility she married Family Head Guyang Baek for that purpose.]

‘It’s surprising that the Dong siblings sent the assassin after me, but their motivation is even more absurd. To think they’d do such a thing claiming to help their aunt. Can they only use their smart heads in such ways?’

[Separate from intellectual ability, their situational judgment and understanding of others’ emotions appear to be remarkably poor.]

Akasha continued in a puzzled voice.

[But the most difficult thing to understand among all of this is Dong Yeonhwa’s reaction. There were definitely emotional fluctuations observed that seemed like she genuinely cares for you, so why does she hide it so thoroughly?]

Guyang Cheongang staggered to his feet.

His mind was tangled in a complex web of countless information and questions.

‘Is Dong Hyeondo monitoring her? If so, I can somewhat understand why she hides her emotions to that extent…’

[There might be other reasons. For now, please move to a safe location. It would be terrible if you were discovered.]

Guyang Cheongang hurriedly left the shadows and headed toward his quarters.

He canceled his plan to go to the main building.

Having exhausted almost all the internal energy he had barely managed to gather, his entire body drooped like waterlogged cotton.

Meeting Guyang Baek and Dong Yeonhwa in this condition would only cause them worry.

His eyes sank deeply as he walked.

What he had just overheard was enough to overturn everything he thought he knew.

The possibility that Dong Yeonhwa might not hate him, her mysterious mission that began thirteen years ago, and her precarious position walking a tightrope between Golden Tower Manor and the Guyang Family…

‘Things seem to be entangled in a very complicated way…’

The ‘eavesdropping operation’ successfully carried out by Akasha and the nanobots brought him possibilities beyond his imagination along with complex emotions.

The ability to secretly gather information using nanobots.

What would it have been like in the 21st century Republic of Korea where he used to live?

Even setting aside ethical issues, this was serious criminal behavior that violated privacy invasion, telecommunications secrecy protection laws, illegal information gathering, and countless other legal provisions – police could burst in at any moment to slap on handcuffs.

But this place was the Murim, where the logic of strength took precedence over law.

A world where immediate survival was considered more important than ethical anguish.

In such a brutal and unpredictable place, could there be anything more desperately needed and precious than this ability to secretly grasp enemy movements and obtain hidden crucial information?

Perhaps more than expensive elixirs or rare martial arts secret manuals, this ‘information gathering ability’ was the most valuable and powerful weapon for him right now.

‘Information is power.’

He had learned this immutable truth to his bones through his life as a scientist.

His method of collecting data, analyzing it, forming hypotheses, and deriving results would be no different here in the Murim.

And Akasha, who was with him now, was an information gathering and analysis specialist superior to any intelligence organization in the world.

[According to what we just overheard, it’s clear that the Dong siblings attempted to assassinate you, Doctor. However, with our current strength, we cannot directly hold them accountable for their crimes.]

Guyang Cheongang silently nodded at Akasha’s cold analysis.

It had only been a few days since he awakened in this body, he hadn’t accurately grasped his surroundings, and his body was suffering from Nine Yin Severed Meridians – the worst possible situation.

‘Akasha, remember today’s events well.’

[Yes, Doctor. There’s even a saying that a gentleman’s revenge is not too late even after ten years.]

Guyang Cheongang’s eyes sank coldly.

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