Dokmaeuiseon - Chapter 115
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Chapter 115
“This is delicious, aren’t you going to eat it? I made this myself, you know?”
“Hmph…! As if jerky could be that tasty!”
There was no need to stand guard anymore.
The problem was that this old man called Strange Madman couldn’t seem to contain his curiosity.
He stuck right next to Jung Myeong, who was chewing jerky, and threw a tantrum.
“If you tell me, I’ll eat it. How exactly did you do it? If you just tell me alone, I’ll keep my mouth shut, okay?”
Strange Madman was full of curiosity.
That curiosity played a big part in why his nickname included the word “Strange.”
The acupuncture needle Jung Myeong had made triggered that curiosity of Strange Madman.
“As I told you, even if I explain it, you won’t be able to do it.”
“Is that really Divine Power?”
“Yes.”
He absolutely refused to believe that this was accomplished with Divine Power alone.
‘He’s sharp indeed.’
How many things had he gotten through with the excuse of Divine Power?
“Hah. Does that even make sense?”
“When has Divine Power ever made sense?”
“Grrrr… Still, this isn’t right. I’ve seen five people with Divine Power in my lifetime. If you include those with ambiguous, similar abilities, it would be ten.”
But this Strange Madman had surprisingly encountered many people with Divine Power.
Even Jung Myeong, who seemed bound by deep fate, was still just one.
But he had already encountered five.
So he couldn’t believe it.
This man definitely knew something about Divine Power.
“Hah. You’ve seen quite a lot, haven’t you?”
“That’s right.”
“Then don’t you know that Divine Power is different in type and strength for each person?”
“Of course! But this is a little different. Among those with Divine Power, even Shin I-su-sa, who’s said to be the most outstanding… Oops. Anyway, even he couldn’t use it like this!”
That’s why it was frustrating. Strange Madman, who had gotten completely excited, unconsciously made a small mistake.
‘Shin I-su-sa? This is a title I’ve never heard before?’
Shin I-su-sa. It was a title that even Jung Myeong, who had begun to understand Murim, didn’t know well.
Seeing him so excited, it seemed his Divine Power was quite exceptional.
‘I’ve obtained unexpected information.’
Though he didn’t know why.
Jung Myeong had a feeling that he would somehow cross paths with this person called Shin I-su-sa.
It would be better to know about it before something happened rather than being caught off guard.
‘This is an unexpected gain.’
In Strange Madman’s excitement, he had obtained a good clue in some way.
The interesting thing was whether this old man had mentioned Shin I-su-sa purely by mistake.
“Ah, anyway, tell me something!”
“Haha. I told you it’s Divine Power.”
“Tsk…! Something, something’s different…”
Had this perceptive old man really made only a pure mistake?
It was still something he couldn’t know.
* * *
Three days since heading toward Jeok-gye.
It was enough time for the group to arrive, running continuously except for sleeping hours.
And so the sight of Jeokgye County they arrived at was horrific.
“What on earth is this…”
Casualties were scattered everywhere.
The wounded were busy groaning.
The dead corpses lay scattered as if they were too difficult to collect.
The horror was growing worse by the moment.
“Old man. Didn’t you say no major incident had occurred yet?”
“That was certainly the case when we departed!”
Strange Madman answered Yeo Eun-so’s question.
He too was surprised along with them.
“But this situation is….”
“Something happened in the meantime. But for something to happen this quickly and on such a large scale!? Strange! How strange!”
“Doesn’t it seem like someone pulled strings behind the scenes?”
The Successor Candidate also looked around with surprised eyes.
“Pulled strings, you say?”
“That’s right, Elder. No matter how much a Secret Manual appeared, isn’t it strange for such a big incident to happen immediately like this?”
“Hmm….”
While Strange Madman was swallowing his groan.
“Phew….”
Jung Myeong, who had finished giving emergency treatment to the injured scattered everywhere, sighed and approached.
He shared the information he had gathered while healing with Strange Madman.
“They say the Poison Horn Secret Manual has appeared.”
“Physician. Didn’t both you and I already know that when we came?”
“It’s not just one, but several.”
“!!!!!”
Several Poison Horn Secret Manuals.
Hearing this, Strange Madman understood the situation.
“How can there be several? No, there’s no point in denying what’s already happened. That means….”
“Since multiple copies were released, chaos broke out everywhere.”
None other than the Poison Horn Secret Manual.
Even one Secret Manual alone causes chaos.
But several of them.
It was enough value to cause a bloodbath.
“Would all of them be real?”
“Is that what’s important right now? The problem is that we gave prey to the wolves who came with bloodshot eyes because they heard it was the Poison Horn Secret Manual.”
“Hah. You’re right, absolutely right. The problem is that the prey has spread out.”
Strange Madman’s sigh mixed in with the screams of the casualties.
* * *
Han Seon, who called himself Wild Wind Blade Guest.
He was famous as one who wielded the blade freely like his alias.
The reason such a man stepped forward to obtain Dokgak’s Secret Manual was simple.
‘I need to make it big and establish my own gang faction!’
Just as those from Orthodox Sects dream of establishing a small Martial Arts Hall.
As someone from Evil Sects, his dream was to establish a small gang faction.
‘I should collect at least five taels of silver coins as entrance fees. With that place I’ve already scouted, I can survive comfortably.’
His level was first-rate. He hadn’t reached Peak Level, but what did it matter.
With the Clear Field Blade Technique he had learned, scoundrels were no match for him.
With Clear Field Steps, the matching Footwork Technique and Lightness Skill, his confidence was even greater.
Swish- Swish-
Even now, Clear Field Steps was making his footsteps swift.
‘No one has seen it yet, right?’
Despite appearances, his heart was greatly excited.
The Secret Manual in his bosom!
It was because he had taken the Secret Manual after searching through dead corpses.
The name of the Secret Manual was Poison Secret Scripture.
After briefly examining it, it was clearly a secret text containing Dokgak’s Secret Techniques.
Though it was disappointing that it wasn’t a Heart Method, if he could properly integrate this level of technique, it would elevate his Clear Field Blade Technique by one stage.
‘Let me escape quickly.’
Perhaps due to anticipation.
No matter how much he ran, he didn’t get tired.
He just needed to escape from here.
‘Over there!’
There wasn’t much left until he crossed this nameless mountain.
Once he escaped from this place, he would be able to start a new life.
Just as he was about to smile at that thought.
“Where are you going in such a hurry?”
“Huh…!”
He hadn’t sensed any presence, yet the voice was close by.
A bamboo hat split in half. The shining red light between the split and a long scar drawn downward. An old sword without a sheath hanging at his waist.
Wild Wind Blade Guest knew well the one who possessed these characteristics.
“Evil Path Wanderer!”
One called a wanderer who walks the evil path. Though his alias was full of romance, the path he walked was always a wicked evil road.
‘Damn it…!’
Wild Wind Blade Guest had wandered as a ronin and even completed requests together with him before.
Knowing his sinister nature and vile methods, the thief thought things had gone wrong.
“Spare my life.”
“Heh. When did I say I would kill you? Just hand it over.”
“What?”
“Coming all the way here and pretending not to know?”
“Will you spare me if I give it to you?”
“Of course! We once shared meals by the sword together, so I should show some consideration.”
What consideration.
The thief knew better than anyone that the moment he handed over the secret manual, he would taste the sword.
But there was no other choice.
Evil Path Wanderer. This man was a master superior to himself.
The fact that he was still alive and breathing despite walking the evil path was proof of that.
Recently, even a swordsman who was said to be approaching peak level had died by this man’s hand.
‘At best peak level… at worst, the edge of first-rate.’
With this, there weren’t many options.
“…I’ll trust in the loyalty of past days.”
“Hmph. Of course you should. Now, hurry and give it to me.”
Evil Path Wanderer’s hand reaching out.
The thief took out the secret manual from his chest and extended it toward him.
Swoosh-
And at the same time, a dagger hidden beneath the secret manual shot out together.
There was no word to die, no signal.
He simply thrust the blade first.
An unexpected move!
“What foolish behavior…!”
Clang!
However, it was a shallow technique against a wanderer who had walked the path of life and death.
As if he had been waiting, he struck away the dagger with his hand blade, then drew and unfolded his sword with the same lowered hand.
His sword, imbued with the Swift Principle, shot forth from the thief simultaneously with the sword drawing.
Thruuust-!
His hand was faster than the eye. When the thief looked down at his chest with surprised eyes, there was already a hole pierced through it.
“!!!!”
“Since you struck first, don’t say it’s unfair.”
“Gurgle…”
He couldn’t even answer. Blood gushing from below his chest had already filled his throat.
The thief collapsed with a thud instead of a death cry.
“Phew.”
The wanderer let out a deep breath and tried to retrieve the secret manual from the thief’s bloodied hand.
That was the moment.
Whiiish-!
“What…!”
A hidden weapon flew toward him.
While he deflected the hidden weapon with his sword, the owner of the hidden weapon approached him.
‘Surprise attack!’
Where is it? Before seeing with his eyes, he swung his sword toward where he felt the wind.
However, the sword only cut through the wind.
‘I missed!’
Nothing caught. Then did he just brush past in front?
No!
“Damn…! Hopoong-do!”
“Hehe. I’ll take good care of this!”
It was Hopoong-do!
A man with similar qualities to the dead Wild Wind Blade Guest, but several times superior in Lightness Skill alone, was running away with the secret manual.
Before the angered wanderer could chase after him.
“What do you mean take care of?”
“Tch…!”
Thaaang! Bang!
But someone else had already stepped forward faster than him.
Another Martial Artist appeared, his purpose seemingly the Secret Manual, staring at his chest with bloodshot eyes.
That was the beginning.
That was the beginning.
“Heh. Good things should be shared.”
“Wait, is there only one? Kugh…”
“Is this the only one? Hmm….”
Other Martial Artists appeared from various places.
‘Is this ruined!?’
‘Is it over!?’
“Eek! Don’t come! If you come, you’ll all die! You’ll die!”
“Ugh! Don’t come! If you come, we’ll all die! We’ll die!”
Whoooong –Whoong-
Though swung fiercely, the Blade Wind grew strong.
But not a single person was frightened by this sight.
Huff –huff–
They only surrounded Hopoong-do and approached.
Not a single person was frightened by this sight.
That’s when it happened.
They only circled around and approached Hofungdo.
That was when it happened.
“Hah…!”
An unexpected move was aimed at Hofungdo!
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