Bloodline is Everything - Chapter 54

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【Bloodline is a Thug Chapter 54】

Chapter 54: Bringing in New Blood (2)

Finding Mei Hong proved surprisingly straightforward.
She was stationed nearby, currently clearing out the Dungeons surrounding the Heukcheon Headquarters.
The moment I made my decision, I climbed into a vehicle and set off.
The car hugged a mountain road as it accelerated forward.
Unremarkable at first glance, yet it was arguably the most luxurious thoroughfare in all of South Korea.
The Northern Korean Peninsula belonged to Heukcheon. This highway was constructed and maintained exclusively by the Heukcheon Group for their own use.
“What became of the Mei Family?” I asked, gazing absently out the window toward Joo Ha-yeon.
Since that fierce battle, I’d heard nothing of their fate.
“They collapsed catastrophically,” she replied.
Beyond losing most of their combat personnel, the Warehouse was completely plundered of its treasures.
Even for a clan as formidable as the Mei Family, it was a blow from which recovery seemed impossible.
Yet something didn’t add up.
“Didn’t the Chinese Government back them?”
“They used to.”
I couldn’t help but look bewildered.
“In the beginning, the Mei Family grew with the Chinese Government’s support. The problem was they grew far too large.”
At some point, the Mei Family began ignoring the Chinese Government’s orders and even started making demands of their own.
A sharp blade is only useful if someone holds the handle.
To the Chinese Government, the Mei Family had become nothing but a headache.
“So when we brought them to the brink of collapse, what do you think happened?”
“The Chinese Government completely crushed them,” I concluded.
Joo Ha-yeon nodded.
“The bloodline members scattered in all directions. Some were captured and sold off to who knows where.”
“Sold off?”
“Securing bloodlines has its uses in many ways.”
A truly tragic fate.
“There are still remnant forces. Apparently, some continue operating in the shadows, working toward the Mei Family’s revival.”
“Sounds uncomfortably familiar,” I said with a bitter smile.
While the circumstances differed, the Heukcheon Group had likewise thrown its weight around against the Korean Government more than once.
“It’s their problem, not ours,” Joo Ha-yeon said firmly, her confidence unmistakable that the Heukcheon Group would never meet such a fate.
“So the remaining masters of the Mei Family are….”
It’s not my business.
However, Joo Ha-yeon spoke firmly. There was a strong confidence that the Heukcheon Group could never become that way.
“Then the remaining masters of the Mei Family are….”
Just as Kwon Han-ul was about to ask another question, he sensed an enormous surge of magical power emanating from far away.
Kwon Han-ul and Joo Ha-yeon turned their gazes toward the right window almost simultaneously. A Dungeon Gate was opening at a distance far from the vehicle.
“An open-type Dungeon.”
Kwon Han-ul spoke while examining the Dungeon Gate intently.
Unlike entry-type Dungeons that required venturing inside, open-type Dungeons unleashed all their monsters outward into the world.
I never expected to encounter such a rare Dungeon in a place like this.
That was when it happened.
A group of people took their positions before the Dungeon’s entrance. They appeared to be the ones responsible for clearing this region.
Their genders and ages varied slightly. Yet they shared one unmistakable commonality.
They were all members of the Heukcheon Bloodline.
‘Five mixed-bloods, three pure-bloods, and one Pure-blooded Clan Member.’
True to their status as Heukcheon Bloodline members, each one was formidable. Yet Kwon Han-ul couldn’t help but regard them with concern.
“They look like rookies fresh from their debut matches. That Dungeon seems dangerous.”
Judging by the magical power level of the Gate, the open-type Dungeon was undoubtedly Platinum-grade.
Meanwhile, the Heukcheon Bloodline members blocking the entrance were still novices.
No matter how formidable the Heukcheon Bloodline might be, they weren’t yet equipped to face Platinum-grade threats from the start.
“But if I interfere without permission, they’ll be furious.”
Considering the temperament of Heukcheon Bloodline members, that possibility was quite high.
I decided to observe for now. If things truly became dangerous, I could always step in then.

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“The gate is opening!”
One of the Heukcheon Bloodline members shouted. The Dungeon Gate split open left and right, and monsters began pouring out in a torrent.
They were pitch-black from head to toe.
Their forms varied entirely. Some moved on four legs, others on two, and some even on a single leg.
Shadow Stalkers.
Insectoid monsters renowned for their grotesque appearance and their aggressive strikes that could sever vital points in the blink of an eye.
-Kkirruk!
-Chirrruk!
With bizarre cries, the Shadow Stalkers rushed forward. The Heukcheon Bloodline members unleashed their Dragon Force to meet them head-on.
“Everyone attack! Do not retreat!”
“We’ll finish this before that woman arrives!”
“This time, we reclaim Heukcheon’s pride!”
Dragon Force swept through the air, cutting down the Shadow Stalkers in waves.
At first glance, their fighting appeared chaotic, but they were actually moving in coordinated formations.
Fighting Platinum-grade monsters was difficult even for Heukcheon Bloodline members. Yet they were not merely holding their ground—they were overwhelming their foes.
But these monsters were also Platinum-grade. It couldn’t end like this.
The endless stream of Shadow Stalkers suddenly ceased. The bloodline members exchanged confused glances at the Dungeon Gate.
“…Why did they suddenly stop?”
The Dungeon Gate entrance abruptly tore wide open. It was as if someone had seized both sides and ripped it apart.
Something slowly emerged from the enlarged opening.
Another Shadow Stalker. But this one was unmistakably different from the others.
A body three meters in height. More than ten legs. And its entire frame bristled with razor-sharp blades.
At the sight of such majesty, the bloodline members’ faces went rigid.
“…So the leader has finally appeared.”
A Pure-blooded Clan Member among the Heukcheon Bloodline opened his mouth.
“Everyone, focus!”
As the Pure-blooded Clan Member shouted, the others snapped to attention.
“Careless fighting will get us killed! When I give the signal, attack simultaneously! Then I will sever its life!”
The Pure-blooded Clan Member clenched his fist tightly. Dragon Force concentrated in his palm, as if he held blazing flames in his grasp.
“Attack!”
At the Pure-blooded Clan Member’s cry, all the bloodline members rushed forward as one.
In that instant, the blades covering the Shadow Stalker leader’s body moved in unison.
And they all snapped backward.
“Kugh!”
“Hack!”
Anguished groans echoed from all directions.
Every bloodline member bore long, blade-like gashes across their bodies. Blood seeped endlessly from each wound.
“…Cough, cough.”
The Pure-blooded Clan Member was no exception. Though his injuries were less severe than the others’, they were grave nonetheless.
“…I never imagined it would be this strong.”
The Pure-blooded Clan Member looked up at the Shadow Attendant leader with eyes filled with despair.

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“This is dangerous.”
Kwon Han-ul spoke while gazing out the window. An ominous premonition washed over him, and sure enough,
everyone had fallen into crisis.
The other Clan Members had been caught off guard, but Kwon Han-ul saw it clearly.
The blades sprouting from the Shadow Attendant leader’s body suddenly extended, slashing through the Clan Members.
“I’ll go help them.”
“That won’t be necessary.”
“Pardon?”
Joo Ha-yeon stared silently out the window. Kwon Han-ul followed her gaze.
The Shadow Attendant leader was swinging its blades to finish off the remaining Clan Members.
That was when it happened.
Someone fell from the sky.
Hair tied up in a round knot. A single long sword, unadorned and plain.
And black jogging clothes.
‘…Jogging clothes?’
Hunting monsters while wearing jogging clothes? It was practically suicide.
The Clan Members had survived the Shadow Attendant leader’s assault only because they wore armor.
Unless one had extraordinary confidence in their abilities, this was clearly madness.
“…Damn it.”
The Pure-blooded Clan Member lying on the ground gnashed his teeth.
“You again.”
The woman merely glanced at the Pure-blooded one without saying a word.
Instead, she gripped her long sword and approached the Shadow Attendant leader.
-Kkirrruk?
The Shadow Attendant leader reacted to the woman. Recognizing her as an enemy, it began swinging its blades with even greater ferocity.
-Kkirruk!
The blades blurred. Dozens of afterimages descended upon the woman.
The woman’s hand moved. She parried all the dozens of afterimages hurtling toward her.
-Kkiruk?
Even the Shadow Attendant leader was startled by the incredible movement.
-Kkiruk!
More blades sprouted from the Shadow Attendant leader’s body. It swung its blades again to attack the woman.
Then, the woman moved. She blocked all the blades flying toward her and closed in on the Shadow Attendant leader.
‘…Extraordinary.’
The woman evaded the Shadow Attendant leader’s attacks while simultaneously cutting down all its blades.
With each swing of her sword, the Shadow Attendant leader’s blades fell to the ground with soft thuds.
-Krrrrgh!
The Shadow Servant leader unleashed a furious roar. New blades erupted from its body.
But their size was staggering. Two massive scythe-like blades burst forth from its left and right sides.
-Krrrrgh!
The massive blades began to vibrate. As the vibration reached its peak, the Shadow Servant leader swung both blades simultaneously.
The blades crossed, slashing toward the woman.
The woman didn’t evade. Instead, she lunged forward. She swung her longsword to meet the attack head-on.
It was like blocking a club with a toothpick. Anyone could see how this would end.
Then, the woman twisted her blade and thrust upward. The two massive blades slid smoothly into the sky.
‘She deflected it.’
It was such an extraordinary technique that it was hard to believe even seeing it with one’s own eyes.
Having deflected the blades, the woman immediately lunged forward.
-Krrgh!
The Shadow Servant leader sensed danger and retreated. But the woman had already drawn her sword first.
From below to above.
She raised the iron blade high and struck. In that moment, I could see it.
A massive sword aura soaring as if to cleave the heavens themselves.
The aura cleanly bisected the Shadow Servant leader from groin to crown.
A thin line appeared down the center of the Shadow Servant leader’s body. Soon it split in two and collapsed.
Black blood erupted from the severed cross-section. It sprayed high into the sky before falling.
The blood became rain, falling upon the woman’s head.
“…That was impressive.”
I found myself speaking without thinking. That sword aura, which had dispatched a Platinum-tier monster in a single strike, was no ordinary technique.
I stepped out of the car and approached the woman. She continued to be drenched in black blood until I drew near.
“You’re Mei Hong, aren’t you?”
At my question, the woman slowly turned her body.
Black blood clung thickly to her face, but I recognized her immediately.
She looked exactly as she had the last time I saw her.
“It’s been a while. This is the first time we’ve met since that day.”
Mei Hong said nothing, only listening to my voice.
“The reason I came here was to….”
I had only gotten that far when Mei Hong suddenly turned her body.
“Excuse me?”
Without warning, Mei Hong burst forward at tremendous speed. Then she vanished somewhere.
Left alone, I stood dumbfounded, staring in the direction Mei Hong had disappeared.
It took me a while to understand what had just happened.
“I think I just got rejected…?”

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