Dokmaeuiseon - Chapter 158

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Chapter 158

 

“What’s with this old man?”

 

The Vice Guild Master acted brazenly in front of the Old Man.

 

Pretending not to know anything about the Old Man’s identity.

 

The nearly hundred Martial Artists behind him also acted as if they knew nothing at all.

 

However, there was no way they truly didn’t know.

 

‘Why is this old man here?’

 

He pretended not to know, but there was no way he truly didn’t.

 

The beggar Old Man in front of him showing his yellowed teeth.

 

That he was the Strange Madman.

 

He also knew that all the Martial Artists positioned around him were brought from the Beggar’s Sect, Namgung, and Jegal.

 

It would be strange if he didn’t know.

 

Even if he outwardly acted indifferent and pretended to be a clueless fool, the Vice Guild Master had hundreds of cunning schemes inside him.

 

For him, only one fact was curious.

 

‘Just how did they respond so quickly?’

 

The reason they were able to prepare in advance.

 

‘They finished preparing in less than a few hours. And then immediately came out? Does the timing even make sense?’

 

They could have known that the Geumho Guild was moving busily.

 

He had expected that much.

 

The problem came after that.

 

He never expected them to prepare so quickly and block their path like this.

 

Noticing the Geumho Guild’s movements and immediately moving to stop them were completely different matters.

 

‘Do they have enough motivation to move like this for this Medical Clinic? Tsk…’

 

Why exactly were they moving to this extent?

 

Even though he pretended to look relaxed on the outside, he was rapidly striking inward.

 

Wasn’t this being blocked from the very start?

 

But he couldn’t easily retreat either.

 

In this Hangzhou Martial World, once you drew your sword, you had to cut something.

 

Otherwise, you’d only become a laughingstock.

 

Actually, becoming a laughingstock didn’t matter.

 

But he couldn’t tolerate losing face as a consequence.

 

Those who follow a Martial Artist whose reputation and fame have fallen tend to decrease.

 

‘Damn it… The situation is bad.’

 

It was difficult to do this or that.

 

He wished the Guild Leader behind him would step forward.

 

“…”

 

For some reason, he was just silently watching.

 

It seemed like since the Vice Guild Master himself was leading this procession, he should handle it himself.

 

It was like the attitude of a bystander.

 

‘This damn…!’

 

The Vice Guild Master was furious at this, but there was nothing else he could do.

 

“Beggar old man. As you said, it’s almost dinner time, so shouldn’t you be moving busily to go begging?”

 

“Isn’t that why I came?”

 

“Here? To beg?”

 

“That’s right. I heard there’s a famous feast happening, so how could I, a beggar, not come?”

 

When he subtly sent a signal asking how far they would go.

 

The Strange Madman showed the clubs at his waist.

 

One club in his hand. Two clubs tied to his waist.

 

There’s no way he’d be threshing dogs with those clubs.

 

His attitude was that he’d keep threshing until all three of them broke.

 

‘He came with determination!’

 

This was a signal for all-out war.

 

“Ahem… What famous feast are you talking about?”

 

“Isn’t it?”

 

“No. We just moved to quietly have a drink among ourselves.”

 

“For that, there seem to be too many people? Is there even a Pleasure House that can accommodate this many people?”

 

“What do you take Hangzhou for? There are plenty of places that could accommodate three times this number!”

 

All-out war was too much.

 

‘Whether we win or lose, it’s a problem.’

 

Should he retreat now?

 

The Vice Guild Master thought he should quietly slip away even if it meant losing face.

 

It was a pathetic and disappointing act.

 

But it seemed better than losing everything they had.

 

So he subtly gave a signal.

 

“I don’t think so?”

 

“…Sigh. He says there’s no feast and nothing to enjoy.”

 

This old man just giggled.

 

He seemed unwilling to give any opportunity to retreat appropriately in the current situation.

 

“You don’t think so?”

 

“Didn’t you hear me? Did you perhaps go deaf?”

 

“I don’t think that’s it either?”

 

As if saying ‘perfect timing!’

 

‘This crazy old man…! Does he want to see this through to the end!’

 

The Vice Guild Master’s rage also began to boil over.

 

‘The Beggar’s Sect probably knows all about what happened at the Jusan Archipelago. If they just get rid of our Golden Tiger Gang, will Hangzhou become an Orthodox Sect world?’

 

He could clearly see the Strange Madman’s calculations.

 

The calculation to seize control of this Hangzhou.

 

‘Do they know where this is! These damn bastards!’

 

Since when had this Hangzhou belonged to the Orthodox Sect?

 

Even if there were no major forces, wasn’t Hangzhou a place that had achieved Evil Sect prosperity in itself?

 

They had been slowly creeping in there.

 

How could they ignore the procession of the Golden Tiger Gang that lived like kings in Hangzhou?

 

Even when they tried to retreat, they wouldn’t accept it.

 

The Vice Guild Master decided to make this situation much bigger.

 

“These damn bastards! Since when did this Hangzhou become beggar territory…! Guild Leader, let’s strike before they muddy all of Hangzhou’s waters!”

 

He dragged in the Guild Leader who was acting like a bystander.

 

He saw the Guild Leader’s eyebrows twitch at that, but the Vice Guild Master deliberately ignored it.

 

“Attack! You bastards! Let’s all die together!”

 

He shouted boldly and raised their momentum.

 

* * *

 

Whoosh-!

 

The Vice Guild Master’s body shot out first.

 

It was a display of his characteristic nature to move most fiercely when combat broke out.

 

“You bastards, follow me!”

 

“Yes sir!”

 

Rather than the Vice Guild Master of the Golden Tiger Gang, he looked like an action captain of some small gang.

 

Those following him were similar.

 

“Hehe. Let’s die today!”

 

“Die!”

 

Though they still bore the name ‘gang.’

 

This wasn’t what a Vice Guild Master of a place that had achieved sect-level status rather than gang faction should be doing.

 

It was even less what his subordinates should be showing.

 

The Guild Leader clicked his tongue at this.

 

‘This is ruined.’

 

The Orthodox Sect members who had suddenly revealed themselves.

 

He had moved early to create Golden Tiger Gang’s dominance over all under heaven before they could establish their position.

 

Wasn’t this being blocked before he could even take a single step?

 

It looked like they would be destroyed before they could destroy Jeongjin Medical Clinic.

 

‘What to do?’

 

The situation had already unfolded.

 

The Guild Leader thought he needed to gain something from this.

 

So the Guild Leader quickly reached a conclusion.

 

‘I should get rid of that one while I’m at it.’

 

If he couldn’t keep the medical clinic in check, shouldn’t he at least make the Golden Tiger Gang he possessed completely his own?

 

‘This is for the greater plan. I trust you’ll understand.’

 

The Guild Leader looked at the Vice Guild Master, smiled quietly, and

 

instructed his own subordinates nearby.

 

[Just fill the positions.]

 

[Under…stood!]

 

Those subordinates couldn’t fail to read his intention.

 

Just fill the positions meant to moderately keep them in check.

 

Swoosh-!

 

Unlike the Vice Guild Master’s subordinates who were already starting to thrust their swords, they should exercise restraint.

 

How could his subordinates not understand this?

 

Since before the Golden Tiger Gang became a proper gang, they knew well that he had been pruning branches this way.

 

‘Is it the Vice Guild Master’s turn this time?’

 

‘He did last a long time.’

 

The Guild Leader’s direct subordinates understood immediately.

 

What kind of internal strife was this before battle?

 

But for Evil Sect Martial Artists, this was something that happened constantly.

 

To put it nicely, it was the Borrowing Blade to Kill Strategy. To put it badly, betrayal!

 

Thus an ambiguous and strange battle unfolded.

 

“What are you doing! Come quickly!”

 

“…”

 

“Guild Leader! No, Elder Brother, you should also join the attack!”

 

The Vice Guild Master couldn’t fail to read this.

 

He had experienced such cases several times too!

 

The only problem was that this was the first time he was the victim.

 

“Quickly! Come quickly!”

 

He first denied the situation.

 

Whoooosh!

 

He thrust his sword, took a step back, and urgently looked toward where the Guild Leader was.

 

His bloodshot eyes urged desperately.

 

Come quickly.

 

However, the Guild Leader showed no sign of moving at all.

 

“Hurry up…! This damn bullshit!”

 

At this, the Vice Guild Master finally erupted in anger.

 

“Hehe. This really does seem to be the rumored feast house!”

 

Seeing him, the Strange Madman sneered.

 

‘Internal strife indeed. What an unexpected opportunity…!’

 

Just because they were Orthodox Sect martial artists didn’t mean they only engaged in fair and square combat.

 

They simply weren’t despicable.

 

When facing Evil Sect martial artists, Orthodox Sect martial artists used schemes more deeply than anyone.

 

As long as their cause was clear.

 

And fortunately, the cause wasn’t bad either.

 

‘Excellent.’

 

There was no way the Strange Madman would miss this opportunity.

 

He wasn’t foolish enough to fail to exploit this situation that would determine the outcome of battle.

 

“Move quickly! Everyone, hurry!”

 

The Strange Madman pressed the Vice Guild Master even harder.

 

This way, things would go according to the Guild Leader’s wishes.

 

Though he couldn’t capture the Guild Leader, he decided not to mind that.

 

Even just breaking the Vice Guild Master would definitely weaken the Geumho Guild’s power.

 

‘Thirty percent would collapse.’

 

Though the power unified under the Guild Leader alone would be more fearsome than the power divided between Guild Leader and Vice Guild Master.

 

That was a matter for later.

 

For now, he pressed the attack.

 

Bang! Crash! Bang!

 

Whoooosh!

 

The battle instantly became fierce.

 

“Kugh… Damn bastard…”

 

“How does it feel to be the pig at a feast?”

 

“You must be pleased, aren’t you?”

 

“Not really pleased. Hehe.”

 

“Then stop sneering at me. Being betrayed and mocked on top of it is driving me crazy!”

 

“Heh…!”

 

Whoooosh!

 

The Vice Guild Master also added one move to this.

 

He seemed to have decided to face reality as it was. Rather than looking for a Guild Leader who wouldn’t help, he too realized he had to carve out his own path.

 

The problem was there was no one to help him with this.

 

‘Blocked on all sides.’

 

Orthodox Sect martial artists were in front.

 

Behind, the Guild Leader and his martial artists occupied the space.

 

The martial artists from the same guild weren’t pointing swords at him right now.

 

But if they started fleeing one by one, he might order their execution under the pretext of deserting during battle. No, he definitely would.

 

‘Damn it…!’

 

He hadn’t lived his life thinking he’d die so meaninglessly like this.

 

‘This situation is ridiculously absurd.’

 

Wasn’t it far too absurd?

 

Though dying like this was frustrating.

 

There seemed to be no way out.

 

Whoosh- Whoosh-

 

He could only swing his sword and see what happened.

 

“Die…! All of you die!”

 

The Vice Guild Master swung his sword as intensely as the heat burning within him.

 

He had the momentum to kill everyone around him.

 

“Aaaaah…!”

 

It was the moment he moved, wanting to die gloriously even if he had to die.

 

Whoooooosh!

 

Tremendous energy burst forth from behind.

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