Bloodline is Everything - Chapter 131

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【Bloodline is a Thug Chapter 131】

131. The Gap (1)

At the mention of Heukcheon, the bodies of the two bloodline members went rigid.
Whether to flee or fight, they needed to choose—but fear paralyzed them into inaction.
“What are you doing? Why are you just standing there?”
Kwon Ji-seok stared at the two bloodline members and asked. But they were in no position to answer.
“Hmph.”
Kwon Ji-seok clicked his tongue sharply. He waved his hand dismissively and spoke.
“Get out of here.”
The two bloodline members exchanged expressions of disbelief.
“What’s the point in killing opponents who have no will to fight? Just leave already.”
The two bloodline members looked at each other’s faces. In unison, they turned their backs and fled toward the boat that was docked nearby.
But they could not reach the location of the ship.
Someone had blocked their path.
A man who fell from the sky stretched both hands and seized the heads of the two people.
“Huh?”
The two heads were torn clean off.
Without time to react, without time to suffer, two lives vanished.
The man hurled the two skulls far away. Then he turned to face Kwon Ji-seok.
“I told you. Never show mercy to enemies.”
At the man’s rebuke, Kwon Ji-seok’s face hardened.
“But there was no need to kill them by force….”
“Fool.”
The man spoke in an icy tone.
“When Father accepted you again, what did he say? He said you must be prepared to stain your hands with blood. How long has it been since you heard those words, and you’re already spouting such pathetic nonsense?”
Kwon Ji-seok hung his head low. Soon, with a trembling voice, he spoke.
“…Brother, I was wrong.”
“I don’t need apologies. Do whatever it takes to meet Father’s expectations. That is how you repay the grace you received from Father.”
Currently, Kwon Ji-seok had grown incomparably stronger compared to his past self.
All his stats were S-rank, and he was equipped with various skills and artifacts. Thanks to this, he could dispose of Diamond-rank monsters in a single strike, just as he had moments ago.
None of this would have been possible without the support of his father, Kwon Hyuk.
“I won’t say it twice. Remember this well.”
The man, Kwon Chan-seong, patted Kwon Ji-seok’s shoulder. Though it was a human hand, Kwon Ji-seok felt it as cold as a lump of metal.
It was then.
From far away, in the direction where the Blaga Family Compound lay, massive birds with sleek wings were flying toward them.
“Wingcutter? Aren’t those Diamond-rank monsters?”
Kwon Chan-seong spoke with evident surprise. But there was no time to be astonished yet.
From the sea, massive fish-men with powerful builds were swimming toward us in coordinated formation.
King Mermaids. Diamond-rank monsters, as expected.
“So this is the power of the Blaga Family. Impressive.”
I had heard much about the Blaga Family’s capabilities, but witnessing it firsthand was unavoidably awe-inspiring.
Diamond-rank monsters are classified as national-level threats by their very nature.
Yet the Blaga Family commanded them in entire swarms, not merely one or two.
“Can you hear me?”
Kwon Chan-seong activated the wireless earpiece he wore. Dozens of voices came through the device.
-We hear you. Shall we annihilate the monsters?
“We can’t afford to waste time on these creatures. Everyone stand by.”
Kwon Chan-seong raised his hand blade high into the sky. Dragon combat energy erupted from his shoulder, coiling around his forearm and hand blade.
Black Dragon Twelve Ascendant Martial Form—Upper Tier
Annihilation Style: Absolute Severance
He brought his raised hand blade down with devastating force. In that instant, the sky and sea split apart to both sides.
He drew his hand vertically downward, then swept it horizontally. This time, a black line was carved between sky and sea.
A black cross divided the heavens and earth into four sections. When the black cross faded, not a single monster remained.
All of them were erased without leaving a trace.
“Simple enough.”
Kwon Chan-seong dusted off his hands. Kwon Ji-seok could only stare in shock.
He had known his older brother was formidable, but he never imagined he could annihilate hundreds of monsters in a single stroke.
“Obstacles cleared. Everyone advance.”
The unit members began moving. Kwon Ji-seok moved to follow them.
“Ji-seok.”
Then Kwon Chan-seong called him to a halt.
“Remember the promise you made with Father.”
Before coming here, Kwon Ji-seok had made a promise with Kwon Hyuk.
It was to do everything in his power to support Kwon Chan-seong’s plan.
All the support Father had provided was the price of that promise.
“…Understood.”
Kwon Ji-seok replied quietly.
“If I find Kwon Han-ul, I’ll report to you first.”

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“…Heukcheon has arrived?”
In the depths of the Blaga Family Compound.
The moment Catalina Blaga heard the messenger’s report, doubt crept into her mind.
“That’s strange. There’s no way they could have found us this quickly.”
Heukcheon’s intelligence network was formidable. But the Blaga Family’s information manipulation and concealment capabilities were superior.
I had assumed it would take at least another week before Heukcheon could locate the Family’s position.
“I seem to have underestimated Heukcheon. What about their forces? What’s the current situation?”
“We haven’t yet assessed their full strength. Currently, our first defensive line at the Coastal Area is holding them back!”
Hundreds of Diamond-grade monsters.
That wouldn’t be enough to stop Heukcheon, but it should buy us some time.
Catalina Blaga drummed her fingers against the table, lost in thought.
“Evacuate all non-combatants according to protocol. The rest of the bloodline and our subordinates—send them all to the front lines….”
That was when a messenger burst through the door, stumbling inside. Covered in dirt from head to toe, gasping for breath as if he’d run with desperate urgency.
“D-disaster!”
The messenger cried out urgently.
“H-Heukcheon has reached the Main House!”
Catalina Blaga’s shoulders flinched. Far too fast.
“A-and! And…!”
Gasping for oxygen, the messenger clawed at his own throat. Yet he didn’t stop speaking.
“We’ve identified who commands Heukcheon!”
“…Who is it?”
“Kwon Chan-seong!”
Catalina Blaga’s eyes widened. Unable to find her voice, the messenger screamed in her stead.
“One of Heukcheon’s strongest has come!”
My frozen mind began to turn again. The first question that surfaced was why Kwon Chan-seong of all people.
Kwon Myung-woo had been away pursuing remnants of the Mei Family, but Heukcheon has many exceptional hunters.
So why, of all people, Kwon Chan-seong?
“…Could it be?”
Kwon Han-ul’s face and an ominous premonition surfaced simultaneously. Catalina Blaga spoke into the void.
“K.”
-Your command, ma’am.
“Relay this to all Cavaliers Umbra.”
Catalina Blaga’s voice turned sharp and cutting.
“Stop Heukcheon by any means necessary.”

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“Gaaaahhh!”
“Uuuaaahhh!”
Screams echoed throughout the Blaga Family Compound.
Heukcheon’s hunters had suddenly descended upon the estate, demolishing buildings and slaughtering the bloodline members.
“P-please, spare me!”
“Uuuaaahhh!”
Heukcheon’s hunters showed no mercy—they cut down everyone indiscriminately. Blood erupted ceaselessly.
The Blaga Family was not without resistance.
“Hold the line! Hold them back!”
“Kill them all!”
The servants and monsters protecting the Blaga Family threw themselves forward relentlessly.
The Blaga Family’s forces numbered in the hundreds, while Heukcheon’s numbered merely twenty.
And yet.
“Gaaaahhh!”
They could not even slow the massacre, let alone stop it.
“…Demons.”
A Blaga bloodline member with a severed arm whispered in a trembling voice.
“D-demons… They’ve come to… to annihilate the Blaga Family….”
Before the words finished, the member’s head burst open.

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‘Where the hell is that bastard?’
Even amid the fierce battle, Kwon Ji-seok remained vigilant, scanning his surroundings without pause.
‘I need to find Kwon Han-ul before my brother does.’
The target Kwon Ji-seok sought was Kwon Han-ul. It wasn’t about claiming credit—there was something he needed to tell him.
“You, you bastard!”
Just then, a member of the Blaga Family burst out from behind a building. He extended his hand toward Kwon Ji-seok and manifested his power.
“Perish buried in illusions!”
But Kwon Ji-seok didn’t bat an eye as he drove his fist into the bloodline member’s abdomen. The man vomited up the contents of his stomach and collapsed.
“I don’t have time for this.”
Kwon Ji-seok tried to move on. Then the bloodline member gnashed his teeth and cried out.
“Once… once they arrive… all of you will die! You demons!”
Kwon Ji-seok’s footsteps halted. There was something oddly unsettling about dismissing it as mere loser’s rambling.
“Those people?”
“Yes! Once they… once Cavaliers Umbra arrives…!”
As the bloodline member shouted, an ominous presence emanated from behind him.
Kwon Ji-seok spun around urgently. He saw someone standing not far away.
“…Who are you?”
The man spoke in a blunt tone.
“K.”
Kwon Ji-seok tilted his head in confusion. The man spoke again.
“Cavaliers Umbra.”

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Kwon Ji-seok swallowed hard.
When he was at Heukcheon, he’d heard whispers about a certain group within the Blaga Family.
Monsters so formidable that even the most renowned hunters of Heukcheon exercised caution around them.
Their name was unmistakably Cavaliers Umbra.
“K!”
A Blaga bloodline member called out with relief. The man called K didn’t even turn his gaze as he spoke.
“Flee at once.”
“Yes, understood!”
The bloodline member scrambled away. With his departure, only Kwon Ji-seok and K remained.
“…I heard Cavaliers Umbra was an order of knights. Where are the rest?”
“They’ve already marched to the battlefield. By now, they’re likely slaughtering your Heukcheon.”
At those words, Kwon Ji-seok let out a hollow laugh. Slaughtering? Kwon Chan-seong’s Team?
“This isn’t the moment to mock me.”
K removed his cloak. Beneath it lay a body clad in leather armor.
Simultaneously, K’s aura—previously concealed—radiated outward in all directions. In that instant, Kwon Ji-seok had no choice but to squeeze his eyes shut.
K’s aura was so overwhelming that it stung like staring directly at the sun.
Though he’d grown stronger with his father’s support, his own abilities made it utterly impossible to fight this man. Escape was equally beyond reach.
Then it happened.
“Playing with an opponent beneath your station hardly seems entertaining.”
A familiar voice reached his ears. Kwon Ji-seok slowly turned his head.
Kwon Chan-seong stood there.

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“Brother…?”
Kwon Ji-seok spoke in surprise. Kwon Chan-seong didn’t even glance at him as he replied.
“Go and do what you need to do.”
Kwon Ji-seok hesitated but quickly vacated his seat. He knew well enough that his presence would be of no help.
“Kwon Chan-seong.”
K spoke one last time. Kwon Chan-seong bowed deeply.
“I offer my respects to a great senior.”
“Do you know me?”
“Yes, sir. Aren’t you Chris Ben, the senior who faced our father in the finals at the Heavenly Arena?”
K’s perpetually stoic face shifted.
“…I never thought I’d hear my name spoken from the lips of Kwon Hyuk’s son.”
“I never expected to meet you here either, senior. After you ascended to the Double Numbering ranks, I heard you went missing while exploring a Dungeon….”
Kwon Chan-seong’s eyes changed.
“I never imagined you’d be taking orders from someone like Catalina Blaga.”
K’s eyebrows twitched.
“Don’t speak of Catalina Blaga so carelessly.”
“Ha ha ha! Could it be you’re genuinely following Catalina Blaga? Father would be quite amused to hear it.”
At the continued provocation, murderous intent flashed across K’s face. Kwon Chan-seong wore an expression of amusement.
“It seems you still have your pride, at least.”
“You’re a brash young fool with a mouth that won’t quit.”
“Looking at your pathetic state, anyone would become as talkative as I am.”
K’s killing intent erupted. Kwon Chan-seong received it without flinching an eye.
“I’ll sew that mouth of yours shut right now!”
“Oh my, how frightening. You’ll sew my mouth shut with those hands that caressed a whore’s skin?”
Finally unable to contain himself, K drew the two long swords hanging from his back.
A violet aura wrapped around the twin blades, dazzling as if light itself had been condensed.
“You bastard!”
K’s body shot forward in a straight line. He brought the twin swords down toward Kwon Chan-seong’s shoulder.
In that instant, blood erupted.
“…Cough.”
K coughed. When he looked down, he saw Kwon Chan-seong’s water spear embedded in his chest.
“How…how is this possible?”
He had clearly struck first. Kwon Chan-seong hadn’t moved until the blade reached his shoulder.
But when he came to his senses, Kwon Chan-seong’s water spear was already lodged in his chest.
“Fool.”
Kwon Chan-seong spoke with contempt in his voice.
“You wasted time bewitched by a whore, and you thought you could do anything to me?”
Kwon Chan-seong seized K’s heart. K vomited blood from his mouth and nose as he expired.
He withdrew his hand from the chest. K’s body collapsed.
Kwon Chan-seong looked down at K’s corpse and spoke briefly.
“How tedious.”

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Kwon Ji-seok fled hastily from where Kwon Chan-seong had been.
As he rounded the corner, someone suddenly seized him by the nape of his neck.
“Gack!”
Kwon Ji-seok swiftly knocked away his assailant’s hand and created distance between them.
“Who the hell is it this time….”
Kwon Ji-seok’s eyes widened gradually.
“You… What are you doing here?”
“That’s what I should be asking you.”
The figure before him.
Kwon Han-ul spoke as if exasperated.

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