Dokmaeuiseon - Chapter 114
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Chapter 114
The place they were traveling to together was Hwajong Mountain near Jeokgye County.
Since countless Martial Artists were flocking there due to rumors of the Poison Horn Secret Manual appearing, their steps were faster than before.
They ran without rest in one breath.
The one always leading at the front was Yeo Eun-so.
She urged them forward as if she would run all the way to Jeokgye where the secret manual had appeared.
Since everyone understood her feelings, they all followed behind her.
“Let’s rest now.”
The one who stopped the group’s steps was Strange Madman, who had first requested to accompany them.
“I can go further.”
“I understand your urgency, but arriving there isn’t the end, is it?”
“Hmm…”
“It’s not that I don’t understand your feelings. But at times like this, you need to stay calm.”
“…”
Just because his alias contained the word “madman” didn’t mean he was truly insane.
As a seasoned expert, he knew how to control himself even when things were urgent. He knew that sometimes taking a detour was the faster path.
Strange Madman soothed Yeo Eun-so, who had been urging them forward.
“From what I hear, it hasn’t escalated to a bloodbath yet.”
“You mean it’s still before things get worse?”
“Our Beggar’s Sect was also quick to learn about the Poison Horn Secret Manual. No major commotion has broken out yet. By the time we arrive, things will escalate greatly. Trust me.”
“I’ll trust you.”
Unlike his usual demeanor, his kind explanations seemed natural.
An unexpectedly benevolent appearance.
At this moment, he truly seemed like someone from the Beggar Sect Way that revered chivalry.
By soothing her this way, he was able to stop her steps as well.
However, that didn’t stop the questions filling her mind.
“But if the Beggar’s Sect only just learned about the secret manual, how did our Sect Brothers in Hangzhou find out so quickly?”
That was a natural question.
Originally, the Sect Brothers should have been in Hangzhou.
When she arrived in Hangzhou, those Sect Brothers were nowhere to be found.
When she went to find out the reason, Martial Artists who seemed to be targeting her came rushing in.
Even if the Subordinates didn’t know, the Captain leading them was definitely targeting her.
It was too coincidental to say it was entirely because of the Jangbo Map.
Since then, he had been putting this matter off due to the Jangbo Map problem.
“That is quite coincidental indeed.”
“So even the Beggar’s Sect doesn’t know the reason well.”
“Haha. I’m not Buddha, so how would I know? Saying it’s coincidental is all I can do. I still don’t know well, but ultimately it’s one of two things. It could be coincidence or it could be some kind of plan.”
As Strange Madman said, it was just coincidental.
For the Sect Brothers who had barely established themselves in Hangzhou to know about news of the Dokgak Secret Manual that was just starting to spread.
Wasn’t that strange in itself?
‘We wouldn’t have any information network given to us. Especially not in Hangzhou.’
This, even if it was coincidence, the timing was too bad.
If it was someone targeting the Sect Brothers, it was even worse.
Nevertheless, she couldn’t rush or press him further.
She knew that Strange Madman telling her this much was already quite a big favor.
“Thank you for your wise words.”
“What. I’m glad you’re relieved. Go in and rest.”
“Then I’ll go in first.”
“Haha, do that.”
She bowed deeply and went to prepare for spending that night.
* * *
“Huh… Fast.”
Jung Myeong had no intention of wasting time.
Normally he would have left it to the Escort Agency, but now he quickly stepped forward and set up the campsite.
The campsite was built so fast that even Strange Madman was amazed.
“Even if you lived as a Gangho Physician, where did you learn something like this?”
“It’s a small skill.”
“For such a thing… impressive.”
Three barracks-like structures. The pot placed over the fire here was already boiling dinner.
Meanwhile, he was even heating stones so they could spend the night warmly.
It was work accomplished in less than an hour.
Easy to say.
Such preparation was more difficult than expected.
“Dinner will be ready soon, so let’s eat quickly.”
“Thanks to you, I’m living in luxury. Hehe. You rascal. Traveling together really is the best, isn’t it?”
“Ugh. Didn’t I already agree from the beginning? Are you confirming it again for the kill?”
“Right. Right. Good enough. Let’s eat!”
“Sniff…”
With Strange Madman appropriately lightening the mood.
The four quietly began their meal.
It would have been a silent meal if not for the occasional exclamations of admiration for the cooking.
It was after they finished their meal.
‘I have no intention of just being dragged around.’
Jung Myeong worked more seriously than when he was setting up camp.
Tss tss-
He refined and drew up the energy of the Three Origin Poison Art, then gathered it at his fingertips.
‘Done.’
The moment all the energy reached the tip of his index finger, poison energy flowed down.
Drip. Drop.
Half an hour after gathering the flowing poison energy in one place.
Soon it became a considerable amount.
He didn’t end it there.
‘Extraction. Combination. Enhancement.’
[Extracting paralysis component.]
[Extracting acidic component.]
Extracting the two desired components.
He combined and enhanced each of them respectively.
[Combining paralysis component.]
[Paralysis component is enhanced!]
There was a difference from before.
Previously, he had enhanced by adding Internal Energy to existing components, but this time it was the opposite.
He first drew up Internal Energy. Then combined it with the actual poison he had prepared in advance.
Thus he enhanced those components.
[You have created Powerful Paralysis Poison.]
[You have created Powerful Acid Poison.]
He had obtained two powerful poisons.
Unlike usual when he used various types of poison, Jung Myeong had concentrated on creating these two.
‘This completes the first stage.’
Only then did he smile with satisfaction and proceed to the next step.
He untied one of the bundles that Namgung Yeon had prepared for him.
As soon as he opened it, what poured out was something familiar to him.
Acupuncture Needles.
Thousands of acupuncture needles commonly used in medicine shops spilled out like a waterfall.
Jung Myeong calmly organized them and gathered them in one place.
Then, he slowly let the two poisons he had prepared seep into them.
On the surface, it was a simple task.
[Using Combination.]
[Combining Enhanced Paralysis Poison with Acupuncture Needles.]
However, for him it was quite a mentally taxing task.
It wasn’t simply a matter of letting the poison seep in and being done.
He had to utilize everything he possessed to create them. His mental energy was bound to be considerably depleted.
[You have successfully created Enhanced Paralysis Needles.]
‘It worked!’
The result he had created was a success!
Jung Myeong inwardly cheered.
He had created a bundle of Paralysis Needles in one go.
This was better than most Poison Gate Weapons of the Sichuan Tang Family.
As he was celebrating this achievement, Strange Madman clicked his tongue and approached.
“Physician. What are you doing?”
“I’m making Hidden Weapons?”
“Hah. Do you think that becomes a Hidden Weapon just by applying poison like that?”
“It does.”
Strange Madman had an expression as if wondering what foolish thing Jung Myeong was doing in the middle of the night.
“Hmph. I know you possess Divine Power, but… still, if making Hidden Weapons were that easy, the Sichuan Tang Family would have become the greatest family under heaven.”
He wasn’t deliberately finding fault.
Hidden Weapons weren’t something that could be made so easily.
He was just genuinely concerned while joking around.
“Oh my. That’s something the Sichuan Tang Family would be hurt to hear, isn’t it?”
“Hehe. Fortunately, there’s no Sichuan Tang Family around here, right? Just you!”
“Then I should be the one feeling hurt.”
Jung Myeong also responded lightly with a joke as his Counter Technique.
“Hmph… can’t help it if you’re hurt. Rather than doing useless nonsense, go get some sleep. I’ll take the first watch.”
“Oh my. Are you trying to monopolize the best first watch like that?”
“Well, shouldn’t the oldest one take it? Back in my day, when a senior said they’d take the first watch, we’d immediately urge them to go inside and rest.”
“Oh my. These days there’s probably no need for that.”
“Huh?”
Squeeeeeal!
Just then, the sound of a pig squealing was heard.
“Do you hear that?”
“Huh…”
Strange Madman turned his head in the direction Jung Myeong’s finger was pointing.
There, a wild boar was circling the same spot while letting out strange cries.
His Jianghu experience wasn’t going anywhere.
Strange Madman quickly realized the reason.
“A Formation?”
“As you can see.”
That Jung Myeong had set up a Formation.
He couldn’t help but be surprised by this.
Strange Madman hadn’t noticed it at all until the wild boar came.
“When did you set it up?”
“Didn’t I set up the campsite?”
“What…! You set up a Formation I didn’t even know about back then?”
“As you know, I have some small skills.”
“That’s truly divine!”
Strange Madman clapped his hands, expressing even greater amazement.
He had heard that Jung Myeong possessed divine power, but his expression showed he truly hadn’t known he could set up formations like this.
However, what would surprise him wasn’t over yet.
“Marvelous. But you know what.”
“Hmm?”
“What you should really be amazed by is something like this.”
Swish-
The acupuncture needle held in Jung Myeong’s hand shot out rapidly.
The needle that cut through the wind was aimed at the wild boar’s skull.
“What nonsense…”
Are you trying to pull.
A wild boar’s head isn’t something you can do anything about with such a small needle.
It was before he could even finish saying that.
Thunk-
The rapidly shot needle embedded itself in the wild boar’s crown.
-Squeeeeeal!
In an instant, with a rough scream, the wild boar’s movement stopped completely.
“What…!”
It was the moment when the paralysis needle he had thrown showed its proper effect.
Here, Jung Myeong didn’t give him time to be more surprised and immediately threw his next move.
“Now, and next.”
Once again, a needle flew through the air.
If the previous one was for paralysis, this time it was an acid needle.
Thunk- Ting!
That needle struck the needle embedded in the crown directly.
To hit a needle embedded far away with another needle!
It was truly miraculous accuracy that could be called legendary. With this, the needle embedded in the skull burrowed deeper inside.
“That. That…!”
He had demonstrated a skill that would amaze even Sichuan Tang Family members. After this, an even more amazing thing happened.
As soon as the paralysis needle disappeared from sight, the acid needle that followed embedded itself and took effect.
Hissssss-
The wild boar’s skull rapidly melted away, centered around where the Acid Needle had pierced.
It was a moment when the Acid Needle’s effectiveness was greatly demonstrated.
“Huh…!”
Strange Madman’s mouth gaped wide open.
Once with Formation. Twice with Paralysis Needle. Three times with Hidden Weapon Mastery.
And finally, four times with the Acid Needle.
It was a miraculous event that had occurred in such a short span of time.
Even for Strange Madman, who claimed to have seen all kinds of wonders while living the Beggar’s Sect Way, such a thing had never happened before.
Here, Strange Madman had only one thing to say.
“How did you do that!?”
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