Almighty God of War - Chapter 85

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The wandering warriors’ faces turned pale as corpses.

The Gale Chain Palm was too fast for them to dodge with their abilities.

Moreover, the range covered by the palm wind was close to two zhang.

This made the wandering warriors even more terrified.

When one can shatter a ten-geun rock with palm wind from five ja away, they are called a first-rate master.

Peak masters could do so from about one zhang away, and supreme masters from about two zhang – this was the established theory of Murim.

So the one attacking them now was a peerless master who had reached the supreme realm.

Thud thud thud thud thunk!

The swords and sabers of the wandering warriors bent like taffy or shattered completely, swept up in the overwhelming energy waves before Guyang Cheongang’s palm force even reached them.

Those caught in his palm shadow that followed were crushed in every bone as if struck by a giant hammer, spraying blood everywhere.

Crack! Crunch!

“Aaaahhhhh-“

Agonizing screams followed in succession along the path Guyang Cheongang advanced.

Wherever his hands touched, heads shattered and wandering warriors with holes in their chests became corpses and fell away.

He bestowed only a single palm strike to each wandering warrior.

There was no need for more.

Resistance from the wandering warriors was impossible.

One needs to see the sword forms to block, dodge, or counter them, doesn’t one?

“Th-this is ridiculous…”

A voice filled with despair and terror flowed from someone among the wandering warriors.

It was not an exaggeration to call it a one-sided massacre rather than a battle.

At some point, the palm shadow vanished as if washed clean.

Among the thirty wandering warriors, not a single one remained standing on two legs.

Not even faint groaning could be heard.

They were completely annihilated.

Do Cheol and the dozen or so surviving guard warriors looked at Guyang Cheongang with half-dazed faces, forgetting even to swallow their saliva.

They had never seen such an overwhelmingly powerful master sweep away enemies so completely in all their lives.

And such a master was on their side.

Relief appeared on the warriors’ faces.

Blood streaming from his torn palms, Do Cheol approached Guyang Cheongang.

“Ha… Hahou Young Master…”

Guyang Cheongang raised his index finger to his lips.

Understanding this meant to be quiet, Do Cheol immediately closed his mouth.

[Doctor, the thief has completed unlocking the third warehouse document storage room.]

Only then did Guyang Cheongang look at Do Cheol and speak.

“Clean up the hall and urgently send word to Yeom Estate. I will deal with the remaining enemies.”

Before the echo of his words faded, his figure disappeared like a snuffed candle.

Ya Wol, the shadowless thief who had entered the storage room, unlocked a chest placed in the corner and pulled out a heavy bundle of ledgers from inside.

Surprisingly, this man who had gained fame as the Imperial Capital’s greatest thief for over ten years was only a young man in his mid-twenties with a small frame.

Just as he smiled with satisfaction and was about to open the ledgers to determine which ones were blueprints,

“It’s pointless. What you’re looking for isn’t there.”

A languid voice came from behind him.

“…!”

Goosebumps rose all over Ya Wol’s body.

He had been working with his senses heightened to the extreme.

Yet he hadn’t sensed any presence until someone appeared behind him.

In his dozen years roaming Gangho, this had never happened before.

‘I need to escape!’

Ya Wol threw the ledgers in his hand at the figure behind him – Guyang Cheongang – and unleashed his lifelong practiced Phantom Step with all his might.

His body seemed to split into multiple afterimages, creating the illusion of scattering in all directions.

But such petty tricks couldn’t work against Guyang Cheongang, who had already activated maximum combat mode with his dynamic vision maximized.

Using Flash Step, he ignored the afterimages and blocked the path of Ya Wol’s real body, which had just reached the window.

“Where do you think you’re going!”

“…!”

Fear rose in Ya Wol’s eyes as he saw Guyang Cheongang appear before him.

Regardless, Guyang Cheongang precisely struck his paralysis point with his index finger like lightning.

“Urgh!”

Ya Wol stiffened like a log and tumbled to the floor.

Thud-

His thievery techniques were based on movement skills. The moment that was blocked, his fate was already sealed.

[Doctor! Ten unidentified intruders are rapidly approaching the first warehouse. Based on their light body technique level, they appear to be warriors twice as strong as the initial intruders.]

Guyang Cheongang’s expression turned cold as ice at Akasha’s warning.

Against enemies of that caliber, it was only a matter of time before the dozen surviving guard warriors were completely annihilated.

Grabbing the stiffened Ya Wol by the scruff of his neck and unleashing the Heavenly Meteor Movement Technique again, his figure vanished from the spot like a ghost.

Whoooosh-

In the pouring rain, ten black-robed masked men stood before the surviving Do Cheol and guard warriors.

Their appearance as they looked at the trembling warriors was like predators enjoying their prey’s final moments.

They exuded such leisure.

Swish-

The rain seemed to waver, then Guyang Cheongang appeared before Do Cheol, gripping Ya Wol by the neck.

The eyes of the sturdy black-robed masked man, Il Sa, leader of Dark Shadow Ten Deaths, gleamed ominously.

“You’ve already caught Ya Wol. Are you Hahou Gang?”

Guyang Cheongang chuckled and responded.

“And who might you be?”

“Hah. They say craftsmen have loose tongues, and it seems you’re the same. Plus you’ve learned martial arts. Well, it doesn’t matter. You’re going to die anyway.”

Il Sa sneered coldly and gave a ruthless command.

“Don’t leave a single one alive. Kill them all!”

Clang-!

Nine Dark Shadow Nine Deaths drew their swords and sprang toward Guyang Cheongang like released springs.

Whiiiiish-

They were the elite of the elite from Golden Tower Manor’s Imperial Capital Branch, comparable to first-class assassins of the Blood Sea, raised solely for killing.

The nine excluding Il Sa moved with strange movement techniques, instantly forming a Triple Three Talents Formation centered on Guyang Cheongang.

Swish swish swish swish swoosh-

Bone-chilling killing intent and sword light filled the sky.

Their attacks, with the Three Talents Formation overlapped three times, were connected as precisely as invisible threads.

So when one attack was blocked, the other two would invariably target Guyang Cheongang’s blind spots and openings.

But Guyang Cheongang, standing at the center of that killing formation, showed not tension but a chilling smile.

[Doctor, that formation has the Three Talents covering each other’s gaps, with attacks continuing endlessly like a spinning wheel. However, when the formations switch, a 0.02-second crack appears in the axis connecting each group’s center!]

Guyang Cheongang’s eyes turned fierce.

He used Nine Palace Maze Step to narrowly dodge the pouring attacks while waiting for that split second Akasha mentioned.

That moment came immediately.

The very instant when the nine men’s movements crossed for the next attack,

Guyang Cheongang unleashed Explosive Thunder Flame King Hammer toward the crossing gap.

Craaaaaack-

It seemed like a massive meteor was falling into the middle of a lake.

Kwaaaaang-

The Three Talents Triple Formation couldn’t withstand the tremendous mass carried by the Explosive Thunder Flame King Hammer and shattered.

As the formation collapsed, the nine assassins who lost their balance staggered as if about to fall.

The result was devastating.

With their formation broken, they were no longer the elite assassins of Golden Tower Manor.

They were merely prey standing before the predator called Guyang Cheongang.

The peerless Gale Chain Palm mercilessly swept through them.

Kwakwakwakwakwa-

“Uaaaaaaak!”

Peobeobuk! Kwadeuduk!

With agonizing screams, Dark Shadow Nine Deaths, his entire body crushed, sprayed blood as he flew in all directions.

Just two seconds.

That was the number of seconds needed for Dark Shadow Nine Deaths to be completely annihilated.

A deep silence flowed in front of the warehouse.

Shwaaaaaaa-

Only the sound of rain could be heard.

And in that rain, Il Sa, the leader of Dark Shadow Ten Deaths, stood with a bloodless face watching the scene where all his subordinates had turned into corpses.

“You, what the hell are you….”

Instead of answering, Guyang Cheongang disappeared like a phantom before his eyes.

It was Flash Step.

The leader, sensing danger instinctively, swung his sword reflexively, but his blade only cut through empty air.

From behind him came a voice like a devil’s whisper.

“Too slow.”

Peok!

Guyang Cheongang’s hand lightly struck Il Sa’s back.

Il Sa, his mouth agape, couldn’t even scream and collapsed onto the cold floor along with the pouring rain.

Though he had fallen, his breathing hadn’t stopped.

This was because Guyang Cheongang had only struck his pressure points at the neck and waist.

He looked down at the shadowless blade Ya Wol and Il Sa with deeply sunken eyes.

‘Akasha, summarize the situation again. Did you figure out these guys’ identities?’

[There’s no evidence, but there’s a 99% probability that these are the direct assassination unit that Golden Tower Manor secretly operates in the Imperial Capital.]

Guyang Cheongang clicked his tongue.

‘That’s probably the most likely possibility. I hope Master Yeom can get confessions from them.’

He had naturally kept Ya Wol and Il Sa alive to investigate what was behind them.

[The enemies only knew Doctor as a simple craftsman named Hahou Gang. Considering that, I judge they still don’t know that Doctor is actually Guyang Cheongang.]

‘Interesting.’

He chuckled and continued speaking.

‘Since most of those sent today are dead and the leader and thief were captured, they’ll be even more curious about what kind of force is backing Hahou Gang.’

[That’s right.]

Shwaaaaaaa-

The fiercely pouring rain flowed down Guyang Cheongang’s face, but his gaze only grew deeper.

* * *

Golden Tower Manor’s Branch Blood Cave Imperial Capital Branch.

A secret chamber in the deep night, where the bloody darkness had not yet lifted.

Branch Chief Sa-an’s face was so pale it was difficult to find any trace of blood.

The man trembling all over with his head bowed before him, Jeokgui, had a similar expression.

He had returned after watching this warehouse raid from afar and seeing the situation conclude.

Sa-an’s snake-like cold voice cut through the air of the secret chamber.

“The mission failed and even Dark Shadow Ten Deaths was completely annihilated?”

“To be precise… Ya Wol and Il Sa were captured, and all the others died, Branch Chief.”

Fear that still hadn’t subsided remained in Jeokgui’s voice.

“Who on earth…?”

“It was the work of Hahou Gang, whom we only knew as a craftsman, acting alone.”

“Dark Shadow Ten Deaths’ Three Talents Triple Formation isn’t easy for even peak masters to face head-on. Are you saying Hahou Gang’s martial arts are that strong?”

Jeokgui continued with a face filled with terror.

“Branch Chief, he was… a transcendent master. Dark Shadow Ten Deaths’ Three Talents Triple Formation posed no threat to him whatsoever.”

A groan-like moan flowed from between Sa-an’s lips.

“Mmm….”

“I think we must acknowledge what needs to be acknowledged. Otherwise, tonight’s failure cannot be explained.”

After Jeokgui withdrew, only Sa-an remained alone in the secret chamber.

‘Thirty Wandering Warriors, the shadowless blade Ya Wol, and even the elite Dark Shadow Ten Deaths… I lost all of this in a single night….’

He closed his eyes for a moment.

‘An innovative salt production method. And a mysterious transcendent master… these two things came simultaneously from someone called Hahou Gang who supposedly has no background? Impossible. That guy is definitely a proxy. Behind him, there’s a massive backer we don’t know about who designed and supports all of this!’

He picked up his brush and began writing a secret letter to send to Branch Blood Cave Master Chae Munseong.

He didn’t minimize the failure or make excuses. Instead, he included his sharp analysis.

…Therefore, rather than additional military projection against Hahou Gang individually, I believe investigating the unknown force behind him should be our top priority.

I request that all of Branch Blood Cave’s intelligence networks be mobilized to investigate his true identity and backers.

Sa-an’s eyes glinted eerily in the darkness as he sealed the secret letter.

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