He Became the Genius Blacksmith of the Namgung Family - Chapter 146

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Chapter 146

Episode 146

A massive cavern filled with blood-red light.

At its center existed a giant fox.

Quietly closing its eyes, as if asleep.

Bound and pierced by large red chains, its limbs restrained.

“No matter how many times I see it, it’s truly a heartbreaking sight.”

A man stood before the cruelly bound fox.

Snow-white hair.

A robust physique.

Handsome, but his sharply upturned eyes made him appear full of greed and lust for power.

“Really, you should have walked the same path as me long ago. Look what your stubbornness has brought you to.”

The voice that flowed out was melodious like his sharp eyes.

Pleasant to hear.

But filled with self-love.

Therefore.

“Master.”

The one he called master.

No, who was once his master.

Toward that existence.

He worried, yet mocked.

Affectionate, yet cold-hearted.

“How is it? The Soul-Binding Bewilderment Chains made just for you, Master, created with the energy I received from you and the grace bestowed by that person who taught me Shincheon? Aren’t they truly beautiful?”

Soul-Binding Bewilderment Chains.

The name of the five massive chains that pierced and bound the fox’s limbs, attached throughout the cavern ceiling.

Over the red surface of those Soul-Binding Bewilderment Chains, crimson energy flowed.

“Now with the final Soul-Binding Bewilderment Chain, Master will become a sacrifice for the Blood Divine Stone.”

The red light that filled this cavern.

It was stained by the energy that flowed along the chains.

As if transfusing blood with the fox’s blood, with that energy, just like that.

“I’ll say it again, but everything that led to this was brought upon yourself, Master. If you had supported me back then, would this have happened?”

Before those quietly sleeping eyes.

He brought his body close.

Stroking the bridge of its nose.

Expressing affection.

But the fox still did not open its eyes.

“Hehehe. You’re still the same. That’s why I’m like this. Because Master didn’t join me, because you didn’t support me!”

Affection turned to cruelty in his shouted voice.

The cold eyes within his sharply rising gaze burned red.

Red energy burst like flames around the man.

“Behold! My power reborn through Shincheon’s strength! The grace of that person who made it possible for me to obtain this even without Master giving it to me!”

Three red tails sprouted from the man’s lower back.

He pointed their tips toward the fox like a predator before prey.

As if representing the man’s finally erupted resentment and anger.

So sharply.

“…”

The blade-like tail approached.

Slowly.

Toward the sleeping eyes.

To quell his resentment.

One inch away.

A distance where he could pierce through if he wished.

“…”

Unable to pierce in the end.

It dropped away.

Like a mirage.

It vaporized and disappeared.

“…Yes. Anyway, it’s all over now. There’s no need to wound Master’s precious body. That power will come to me.”

The man who had calmed his excitement stepped back.

“The day when you become a sacrifice for the Blood Divine Stone. The day when you become a single flute and become the leader of four-legged demons is not far off.”

“The day when I, strengthened by borrowing that power, become a new progenitor of blood as a member of Shincheon is also not far off.”

“Since the artifacts made by those who interfered with Shincheon and Sinhyeol have been destroyed, there’s nothing left to prevent the contamination.”

“Ah, of course, I hear they’ve been remade now. There’s one remaining interferer at Namgung, and they’ve intervened together with Muyong, so perhaps it’s natural.”

“But wasn’t that an incomplete Blood Divine Stone? The complete Blood Divine Stone that will be finished tomorrow will be different from before.”

“Even interferers, even Namgung, even Muyong, it will be difficult now to prevent the secret history of 30 years ago from blooming again on this land.”

“Because from below where they cannot see, it will tighten around my neck.”

“So please, watch well from within me, buried in this land, Master. How the new heaven of divine blood is created. How the earthly command given by that person is fulfilled.”

You should have chosen me, not that bastard, and given me power. You’ll properly realize this while watching. Hehehe, hehehahahaha!!”

Mad laughter erupted.

Because tomorrow, everything he had prepared would be finished.

Because he could become a member of the heavenly order.

Because it was certain this would happen.

“Kahahaha! Euhahahahaha!”

Endlessly, he burst into such mad laughter.

However, the man didn’t know.

No, he couldn’t know.

That there was a terrifying existence coiled in its nest, having fallen into a sweet sleep shouting ‘hooray’, that would utterly, miserably, and perfectly shatter his plans.

He learned this.

“The final Soul-Binding Bewilderment Chain has been broken, Evangelist!”

The next day.

“…??”

“All the prepared Blood Divine Stones have been shattered too! Both the originals and the processed ones!”

“…???”

“Also, the formation has been broken and Muyong and Namgung are attacking!”

“…???????”

“Wh-what should we do?”

“…A dream?”

That couldn’t be.

* * *

Namgung Cheon-gang remembered last night’s events.

After the work at the blacksmith’s forge was finished.

One of the Hyeolyogyo officials shaking a staff with bells attached, moving toward the barracks.

Jingle jingle.

‘And the blacksmiths of Nine-Tailed Village moved like jiangshi following the bell sounds.’

It seemed they conveyed movements through bell sounds.

No wonder.

A 4th-rank Hyeolyogyo official at Hoinsan was coming while making bell sounds.

There was a reason for everything.

‘Anyway, thanks to that, thinking they would move like jiangshi when going to work at the forge, I was able to explain to the blacksmiths who had regained their senses and earnestly request them.’

‘Anyway, I figured I’d be moving like a zombie when I went to work at the forge, so I was able to explain to the night shift workers who had come to their senses and earnestly ask them to take care of things.’

Since they had been moving like jiangshi to the bell sounds, he told them to prepare to act like jiangshi in the morning too.

He said this after shouting “Hou!” and before falling into a sweet sleep.

So they were preparing to act while waiting for morning.

“Everyone~ I, Hosiu, have arrived~”

Hosiu appears with a coquettish voice.

Huh?

Why is Master Hosiu coming from there?

“Oh my, why indeed. If we’re going to properly stir things up, we need to start from morning, don’t we?”

“That’s true, but how did you manage it?”

“I just said I was a 3rd-grade elder, and they just waited there.”

“Aha!”

Right.

When a 3rd-grade elder speaks, who would dare object?

“They had no choice but to prostrate themselves.”

“Exactly. Besides, while I do have plans to execute from morning, there’s another reason too.”

“Another reason?”

“Yes. All the blacksmiths came to their senses thanks to Master, didn’t they?”

“Ah! So to prepare for any possible mishaps!?”

“That’s right!”

The Nine-Tailed Village blacksmiths who came to their senses thanks to Namgung Cheon-gang.

They couldn’t remember being in a bewitched state from blood energy poisoning at all.

No matter how well they acted like jiangshi, it would inevitably be awkward.

If they were caught having regained consciousness, last night’s plan would be ruined.

It was right to prepare before such mishaps occurred.

Therefore.

“Wow! Foresight! As expected of Master Hosiu!”

“Pipi!”

Hosiu’s action was the best choice to lead the plan to success.

Namgung Cheon-gang, realizing this fact.

Gave a thumbs up and praised Hosiu highly.

Baekseol also raised her wings beside him, following Namgung Cheon-gang.

“Hmm, hmm. Well, I didn’t do it for praise, but it does feel good. Hehe.”

Hosiu in a good mood.

His face relaxed as he bashfully scratched the back of his head with his left hand.

While shaking the staff in his right hand back and forth.

Clang, clang.

It seemed they should start moving soon.

“If we keep staying like this, they might get suspicious, so we should gradually prepare.”

They laughed, chatted, praised each other, and even shared silly smiles.

But both hadn’t forgotten their original purpose.

They looked at each other and nodded.

Then Namgung Cheon-gang turned around.

The Nine-Tailed blacksmiths with determined faces looked at him.

Their eyes showed firm trust in each other.

Then they all nodded the same way.

There were no words.

However, everyone was already of one mind.

“Good. Then let’s begin. The great escape of kidnapped blacksmiths and the blacksmiths’ rebellion!”

Namgung Cheon-gang raised his hammer.

“Hou!”

The blacksmiths also raised their hammers.

“Hou!”

Hosiu raised his staff.

“Hou!!”

Clang.

Baekseol raised her wings.

“Pipi!”

Cheonying was.

“Mmph….”

“What the hell is happening….”

Thwack thwack thwack.

Thud, thud.

To prevent the blacksmiths’ rebellion plan from falling through.

She knocked out the hidden ‘warriors’ who were just now regaining consciousness and getting up.

A true worker diligently working in secret places.

That name is Cheonying.

“…Yah.”

And she raised her dagger and shouted.

She couldn’t quite manage “Hou!”

But her desire to join seemed overwhelming.

Cheonying was also starting to be influenced.

* * *

Namgung Cheon-gang and the Nine-Tailed Village blacksmiths who went to work at the forge.

“I’ll take this one with me for a while. It’s an order from above. It seems they have separate work for him.”

Hosiu, who had brought the blacksmiths to the forge with bell sounds, showed his silver badge and said so.

“Oh my, of course! Please do as you wish! Feel free to use him however you want!”

Who would dare refuse?

All the Hyeolyogyo personnel in the forge prostrated themselves.

They answered that he should take him away immediately.

Thus, as easy as a snake crossing a wall.

Namgung Cheon-gang could easily act alone with Hosiu.

When Hosiu rang the bell, Namgung Cheon-gang moved like a jiangshi.

Wobble, wobble.

About a moment passed.

The place the two arrived at was a secluded spot away from the forge.

It was the kind of place surrounded by pavilions and trees that one would pass by without notice.

After briefly scanning the surroundings.

Confirming no one was around.

Hosiu poked Namgung Cheon-gang.

“…There’s no one here, Master. You don’t need to act like a jiangshi anymore.”

Namgung Cheon-gang’s eyes, which had been vacant from putting his whole soul into jiangshi acting, returned to their original clear and bright state.

“Phew. I got so absorbed in acting like a jiangshi.”

“Oh my, the jiangshi spoke!”

“What?”

“Ah right, that’s right! Master was acting like a jiangshi, wasn’t he? Wow. You’re truly amazing. I thought you were a real jiangshi and was startled when you spoke.”

“My goodness. Is there nothing you won’t praise? Praising me for something like that. Do you think I’d be happy about such things? Hmm, hmm.”

He’s happy.

The corners of his mouth went up.

“Oh my. Of course. Such things are basic for Master, aren’t they? It’s just that I couldn’t help but praise the excellent acting skills I witnessed, Master.”

Goodness, this person.

You’re good at social life.

You’ll be loved by the executives.

You’ll get promoted earlier than your peers.

“Hehe. I may look like this, but I’m from the Namgung Family theater academy in my childhood. Acting like a jiangshi is nothing to me.”

“Did the Namgung Family also operate a theater academy?”

“Just kidding. Hehe.”

“Haha. I thought so. Now, change into this first.”

A brief joke exchanged to ease tension before starting the big task.

Then, Hosiu took something out from his chest and handed it to Namgung Cheon-gang.

It was two sets of clothes signifying membership in Hyeolyogyo.

One was for Namgung Cheon-gang, and one was for Baekseol.

“Oh? There were clothes that fit Baekseol’s body type too?”

“Oh my. How could that be? I personally tailored the one for our cute Baekseol. Of course, calling it tailoring is generous – I just roughly cut and sewed it.”

“Wow. You have sewing skills too?”

“I’m the third month of Haomun, what can’t I do? Now, hurry up and put it on so we can depart right away.”

Time is money.

Especially when executing a plan to defeat enemies in enemy territory, it’s not just ordinary money.

It’s platinum.

Because my life and the hostages’ lives are in danger.

I need to handle this quickly to save platinum-like time and ensure my safety and the hostages’ safety.

Therefore, lightning-fast changing of clothes is essential.

“Are the Master Blacksmiths’ safety okay, Master?”

“Yes. It should be fine. I asked Lady Cheonying.”

Before departing from the blacksmith’s forge, Namgung Cheon-gang asked Cheonying through voice transmission.

To protect the Nine-Tailed Master Blacksmiths while he moved with Hosiu.

Cheonying was a guard warrior protecting Namgung Cheon-gang’s safety.

However, since civilian lives were at stake, she readily agreed.

“Ah. That person is trustworthy.”

They had met when eating meat after Sami Village.

So Hosiu also knew Cheonying.

He had also seen her excellent stealth abilities.

A sufficiently trustworthy ally.

“Well then.”

“Yes, well then.”

“Peep, peep!”

Two people and one Divine Beast looking at each other.

Namgung Cheon-gang extends his hammer-holding hand diagonally.

Hosiu notices like a ghost and extends his hand to cross it.

Baekseol stretches out her hand.

Her wing tip touches Namgung Cheon-gang’s elbow.

“Namgung!”

“Hao!”

“Peep!”

“Cro-, no, combine!”

“Combine!”

“Peeep!”

“For justice!”

“For chivalry!”

“Let’s defeat the evil Heterodox Faction!”

“Evil— huh?”

Oops.

Haomun is also part of the Heterodox Faction.

I forgot.

Being from the Orthodox Faction, I must have made a mistake.

Namgung Cheon-gang whispered again softly.

“Let’s defeat Sima Waidao!”

“Let’s defeat Sima Waidao!”

“Fight! Fight!”

“Fight! Fight!”

“Peeep!”

A short, thick, low yet powerful battle cry.

The crossed arms pull each other with strength.

After exchanging passionate gazes.

They nod their heads.

Then.

Whoosh!

They run with their backs turned to each other.

To destroy the core of the formation!

“Wait, Master, where are you going!? You need to follow me!”

“Oh right!”

I must have been too absorbed.

* * *

Gumihyeonhokjin.

A formation that hid the tiger’s den from Muyong’s investigation network that was desperately searching for Hyeorin-gak.

Hosiu had explained before.

To break this formation, he said the cores must be destroyed both internally and externally.

To destroy that first core.

Namgung Cheon-gang and Hosiu are now running hard.

“I don’t need to explain about formations, right, Master?”

Meanwhile, Hosiu subtly asks ‘Do you know formations?’

Namgung Cheon-gang’s brow twitched.

Hmm.

Did this third month of Haomun see him as just someone who only hammers, an unparalleled genius blacksmith of the Martial Arts World?

“Of course I know! Why wouldn’t I know formations!”

So, what I know.

Rattle, explanation.

To summarize the long explanation, it’s a trap maze that separates real space and puts it inside virtual space.

“Oh my, would I have asked that question thinking Master didn’t know? I’m Hosiu, you know? The third month of Haomun, Hosiu! So! How could I not know that Master’s insight and knowledge are excellent? Hehehe.”

“Hmm, hmm. Good that you know. But why did you ask such a question when we’re busy?”

“I wanted to explain that formation cores are diverse.”

“Oh my. Someone who claims to know me is talking as if they don’t know me? Why wouldn’t I know about that diversity of cores!”

Rocks, trees, grass, pillars, even small pebbles.

Anything can become a formation’s core.

To think he asked if I knew formations just to explain cores.

This person.

He has a talent for teasing while knowing!

“Hehe. Calm your anger and listen to the end, Master. There’s even a saying to listen to a Haomun person’s words to the end, isn’t there?”

That’s not Korean, is it?

“The reason I deliberately explained formations and cores is that what’s widely known as common knowledge about formation cores is correct. But occasionally, there are some special cases.”

“Come on, how special could it be? Instead of huge rocks, trees, etc., what else could there be? To create maze and trap formations in the first place, according to the principles of the Five Elements – fire, water, wood, metal, earth—”

“Ah. We’ve arrived, Master.”

Interrupting my words?

Where did you learn such bad manners!

Did you forget my temper!

Let’s see, this time I’ll give your butt a good kick.

Flaring up in anger, he momentarily forgets about the fox in his arms.

Filling his legs with power, packed with all the suffering from Hoinsan.

Just as he’s about to kick—

“That’s the first core of Gumihyeonhokjin.”

Hosiu’s words and gestures pointing to the first core as if nothing happened.

Namgung Cheon-gang’s head whips around.

Just how amazing must this formation’s core be to make him interrupt.

Let me see, before I kick his butt.

But.

“…That’s the first core of the formation?”

“Yes.”

“You’re not joking?”

“We’re on the verge of a critical situation, where would I find time to joke, Master.”

“…”

The place Hosiu pointed to, and where Namgung Cheon-gang is looking.

Warriors in Blood Cult attire are coming and going after changing into combat uniforms(?).

Looking with his insight, there are dozens of hidden figures as well.

It seems that ceiling over there is the lodging for the hidden ones.

Namgung Cheon-gang rubbed his eyes and looked again.

Nothing changed.

‘Uh…’

So then…

“That military barracks-like place where Blood Cult soldiers are bustling back and forth is the first core? You’re really not joking?”

“We’re really on the verge of a critical situation, where would I find time to joke, Master.”

“…”

What is this?

Déjà vu?

Of course, whether it’s déjà vu or whatever.

The fact that he needs to destroy the fire ant nest that is the formation’s first core hasn’t changed.

‘If I touch that, fire ant swarms will burst out like a fountain, just like water poured on an ant hill.’

Just looking at it, they’re not ordinary fire ants either.

Aren’t they beings with Amazon army ant-level combat power?

I wonder if there’s really a need to deliberately provoke them and stir up trouble.

Think about it, Namgung Cheon-gang.

A way to destroy the formation without suffering from those fire ants.

‘That’s right! There’s no law saying I absolutely must destroy the formation’s core first!’

Instead of touching the fire ant nest first, I’ll deal with the safe ones in order.

Then destroy the fire ant nest last, wouldn’t that work?

By then, hearing the formation being destroyed, the fire ants will all rush out and it’ll be empty!

“Oh my. If that were the case, I wouldn’t have come to the first core first. I don’t know about other formations, but for Gumihyeonhokjin, the first core is important, Master. What connects energy to the formation cores built inside and outside starts from that first one.”

“So, it absolutely has to be the first one, is that it?”

“Yes!”

“Does the core perhaps exist inside the barracks? If so, I’ll lure the soldiers away, so could you slip in and destroy it, Hosiu?”

“Oh my, if that were the case, I would have told you long ago. We need to destroy that entire barracks, Master.”

“So the barracks itself is the formation’s first core.”

“Yes!”

“I wonder who created such a formation. I’m truly happy enough to die.”

“They must be an amazing person. As for who that is, the Hoyogyo found—”

“If they were nearby, I’d be happy enough to die wanting to gently caress their head with Cheonryeo Paseong Soo.”

“—It seems the Blood Cult bastards who fought against the founder took control of this place and reestablished it, Master.”

“As expected, it’s the Blood Cult. Blood Cult, those bad bastards!”

“They are bad guys!”

It seemed like he was going to say founder.

Apparently not.

Anyway!

It seems unavoidable to watch Amazon fire ant swarms gush out like a fountain.

‘Ugh.’

This is screwed.

But what can I do?

Looking at the mission completion time racing toward the end in real time, if I don’t want to achieve the ‘mission failure’ condition I’d be updating for the first time, I have to destroy it.

“Let’s go. Hosiu.”

“Yes!”

“But why haven’t you been looking at me since earlier? You turned your head away since that founder, whatever thing.”

“Thinking about how Master will have to work hard because of those bad Hyeolyogyo bastards fallen to the evil Blood Cult, I just can’t take my eyes off them. Those bad guys, how dare they cause Master trouble!”

Gritting.

Grinding teeth.

Clenching fists too.

He seems truly angry.

“Kup! I’m moved, Hosiu!”

Namgung Cheon-gang was deeply moved by Hosiu’s anger he could feel.

His favorability toward the assassin increases.

“Beep?”

Meanwhile.

Baekseol, who had somehow approached Hosiu and was looking at him with her head tilted.

That’s when he learned that even squinted eyes can tremble.

* * *

“Now, everyone! Get out, get out! We need to begin construction for the current barracks expansion!”

Barracks No. 1 where Hyeolyogyo warriors lodge and eat.

“What?”

“What are they doing?”

Warriors who had just finished guard duty.

And were about to eat their meals and rest comfortably in the barracks.

They’re bewildered by the sudden expansion construction.

If there had been official documents about barracks expansion, it would be one thing.

But construction workers barging in without any of that?

“Hey rookies. Go find out what those guys are talking about.”

“Yes!”

“Hey, uncles. Take a look at this.”

They sent a rookie to confirm what those two people who came in shouting about expansion were talking about.

Thud.

A silver badge indicating a 3rd-grade manager drops in front of them.

‘Oh shit, damn!’

The guy who was sitting on a bed in the 100-person barracks with his legs stretched out resting.

The guy who was hiding and resting.

The guy who was resting on his side with his elbow propped up.

The youngest one who had been rolling his neck and shoulders, cracking his knuckles as he approached.

Automatically snapped to attention.

“S-Sir! 6th Grade Guard Warrior Myeong-gyeong—”

Among them, the warrior who seemed to have the highest rank rushed over like lightning, saluting sharply and shouting his rank and name loudly.

“Shut up and get lost. I don’t have time.”

“Everyone get lost!”

At the command from a superior so high up in the sky that he couldn’t even be seen, they all hurriedly disappeared.

“You guys above too.”

Thud thud thud!

Footsteps echoing from the ceiling.

The interior of the barracks fell silent.

The ceiling fell silent.

“With just one word, you made all the rats and ants disappear completely. Wow! Our Master Hosiu’s career is at its peak!”

Is this some martial arts world version of a corporate hierarchy?

Namgung Cheon-gang, who was beside him, gave a thumbs up.

Sincere praise.

Hosiu’s narrow eyes, which had been serious, stern, and menacing when giving orders to the warriors in the military camp.

Instantly relaxed at Namgung Cheon-gang’s praise.

“Hehehe. I just made space so Master could comfortably destroy the core.”

“Huhuhuh. Thanks to you, I can destroy it really properly.”

“Right? Hehehe!”

“Huhuhuh!”

“Hehehe!”

“Peep peep peep!”

After the two people and one divine beast laughed wickedly.

They each drew their weapons.

Namgung Cheon-gang took out the Cheonryeo Paseong Soo.

Hosiu grabbed a soldier’s weapon lying nearby.

Baekseol took out the throwing weapon Namgung Cheon-gang had made for her.

Crack.

Loosening his wrists.

Rolling his neck too.

Rotating his waist and loosening his ankles.

Namgung Cheon-gang’s eyes gleamed as he shouldered the Cheonryeo Paseong Soo, which had grown to its full size and taken on its true form.

“Alright. Let’s go in!”

“Let’s go!”

“Peeeek!”

Soon.

“Hiyah!”

“Heiyah!”

“Peep!”

Bang! Thud! Crash! Smack!

A cheerful, fierce, and refreshing demolition took place.

“Ahh, so refreshing! People really need to release the heat built up inside like this sometimes!”

“Of course, of course! It feels like all the anger in my body is flying away!”

“Peeee!”

“I’ll lead the chant, follow along!”

“Yes!”

Crash!

“Spectacularly!”

Smash!

“Spectacularly!”

“Peeee!”

Crack!

“Be destroyed!”

Crash, smaaash!

“Be destroyed!”

“Peeek!”

“Hoooo!”

“Hooooo!”

“Peeek!”

Bang! Thud! Crash! Smack!

“…Is it really okay for them to do that?”

“They said it’s expansion. They must be tearing down to rebuild.”

“Who’s going to do that?”

“We are.”

“…”

The owners of the barracks watching from afar.

Though it pained them to see their memory-filled barracks being destroyed so helplessly.

Thinking about the future work, that is, rebuilding the structure, made them want to cry even more.

Tears streaming down.

Of course, it didn’t take long for them to realize they had been deceived without needing to rebuild anything.

“Waaaah!”

“You bastards!”

And that became the catalyst that pushed them beyond their limits, or something like that.

* * *

We refreshingly destroyed the first formation’s core.

I thought it would be like an Amazon fire ant nest.

But there was an ally disguised as the ant leader, so we weren’t even bitten.

He completely cleared the path for us.

A place that could house over 100 people.

With a blacksmith who has supreme internal energy and a Haomun warrior with peak-level abilities, what couldn’t we destroy?

Namgung Cheon-gang alone would be sufficient.

The Cheonryeo Paseong Soo.

That ridiculous siege weapon that looked like it could even destroy castle walls.

With just a few swings, the military barracks crumbled like tofu.

And he’s a blacksmith, isn’t he?

Destruction is the reverse of creation.

Demolition is easy work he could do with his eyes closed.

So it took less than one gak (15 minutes) to destroy the first core.

After that, we immediately moved to the second one.

On the way, when Hosiu told the dazed barracks owners they encountered, “Please handle the debris cleanup and future construction,” they shed tears.

What do I care?

It’s a den of bad guys anyway.

Since it’s all going to be smashed up soon anyway, there’s nothing to feel wronged about.

After that, well, everything went smoothly.

The second core was a giant tree.

“Spectacularly!”

“Be destroyed!”

“Peeek!”

Kwaang!!

1 second targeting.

The third was a giant boulder.

“Spectacularly!”

“Shatter!”

“Squeak!”

Kwaaaang!

1 second targeting!

Fourth, the pavilion over the pond.

Fifth, the fish-shaped ridge ornament on the mess hall roof.

Sixth, nine old pine trees.

Seventh, inside the supply warehouse, a bridge-shaped decoration.

Eighth, the Hyeolyogyo women’s barracks.

“Our, our house, we have to rebuild our house!!”

“Kyaaaak!!”

Hearing the women’s screams, Namgung Cheon-gang, Hosiu, and Baekseol quickly retreated.

Their eyes, the only parts not hidden by the Hyeolyogyo robes, were extremely excited.

“Uhahahaha!”

“Uhehehehe!”

“Squeak squeak squeak!”

They also burst into refreshing laughter.

No hesitation, no reservations.

How refreshing it was to smash things while passing by.

It felt like all the anger they’d been holding inside was flying away.

“I think it would be nice to take walks like this sometimes!”

“I agree, Master! Well then, shall we occasionally meet and create opportunities to vent our anger!?”

“Oh, that would be nice, but wouldn’t it be a crime if we did it in ordinary villages?”

It would tarnish Namgung’s reputation.

How could we do that?

“Ordinary villages would be like that, but what about bandit strongholds?”

Oh?

“Moreover, what about Blood Cult hideouts?”

Ooh?

“Wouldn’t that be refreshing?”

It would be refreshing.

Namgung Cheon-gang’s eyes flashed brightly.

And he looked at Hosiu.

Hosiu also looked at Namgung Cheon-gang with sparkling eyes.

“Master Hosiu!”

“Master!”

Running forward, extending their hands, crossing both hands.

Their friendship solidified within Hyeolyogyo.

And finally, the ninth.

The blacksmith’s forge.

“Since we’ve come full circle and the forge is last, that thing they call the blood divine stone must be the core.”

“Exactly right, Master!”

They had planned to destroy everything in the forge when given the signal.

But it seemed they could all destroy it together without needing a signal.

“Then let’s refreshingly smash the last one too!”

“Yes!!”

However.

It seemed nothing in the world was easily resolved.

“It’s those bastards!!”

About three hundred steps before reaching the forge?

Warriors belonging to Hyeolyogyo were rushing toward them like a pack of dogs.

Raising their energy menacingly, gripping deadly weapons and holding them high.

They were discovered.

Well, they were destroying the core of the formation – how could they not be discovered?

“You damn bastards!!”

“How dare you deceive us!!”

“The barracks! We have to rebuild the barracks!!! Waaaah!!”

“Kill them! Kill them!!”

“Kill them and use them as foundation stones for the barracks!!”

They seemed more enraged about having to rebuild the barracks with their own hands than about the formation being destroyed.

After about half a shichen (approximately 1 hour) had passed.

“All the prepared blood divine stones are shattered too! Both the raw ones and the processed ones!”

“…???”

“Also, also, the formation is broken, and Muyong and Namgung are attacking!”

“…???????”

“Wh, what should we do?”

“…A dream?”

The news that the formation was broken reached the leader of Hyeolyogyo.

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