Survival Guide for the Reincarnated - Chapter 236

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Chapter 236

“….”

“Of course, you must give me something in return for what I give you.”

At some point, Bae Jin-hu could no longer open his mouth.

That was right.

The Cheonrakbu who had followed Woon-hwi and the warriors of the Black Heaven Demon Prison Palace who were in charge of Amsu County had surrounded all the bandits.

The bandits couldn’t move either.

The warriors of the Black Heaven Demon Prison Palace were one thing, but the overwhelming presence emanating from the twenty or so demon beasts, one beside each of them.

It wasn’t something that ordinary Green Forest bandits could handle.

Woon-hwi spoke.

“What will you do?”

“…I’ll do… anything.”

“Good. Then please tell me where Im Hwa-baek, the leader of Eunwol Channel, and Jeong Gwang-seok, the leader of Baekho Channel, are located.”

“…At the outer pavilion of the government office… They’re there.”

“I understand.”

Woon-hwi turned his head.

“Pung Mu-hwi.”

“Yes, Cheon Su-sa.”

“Help clean up this place and join us in half an hour.”

“…Are you planning to go alone?”

Woon-hwi shook his head.

“I’ll go with Manager Seong. I’m entrusting this to you, so handle it well.”

“Understood.”

Having said that, Woon-hwi turned his head.

His eyes met with Heuk Myeong of the Black Heaven Demon Prison Palace’s Heavenly Wolf Demon Spear, who had his arms crossed.

Heuk Myeong asked with a smile.

“Eliminate the channel leaders… obtain ledgers from them and get control of Amsu County’s administration in your grasp…? You said you’d give a gift, and this is the gift?”

“Are you dissatisfied?”

“Not exactly, but may I make one more request?”

Woon-hwi was silent for a moment.

Giving the county magistrate’s lifeline was an extremely big gift.

If nothing else, this much had to be made clear.

Frankly speaking, whether Green Forest bandits crawled into Amsu County and acted as government troops or did whatever else, the responsibility for all of that didn’t lie with Woon-hwi.

From the beginning, it was something that Cheonsu Temple, warriors, and government troops had all remained silent about, and how dare those who had remained silent and turned away from the masses that needed to be cut out ask anyone for responsibility.

When Heuk Myeong sent the letter, Woon-hwi could have just ignored it, but he didn’t. The Black Heaven Demon Prison Palace consisted of people who communicated best among the Four Demonic Outer Sects, and while they were called demonic, they were actually somewhere between the righteous and tyrannical paths. There was no reason to reject them and no reason to turn them into enemies, but if their desires grew too much.

That would become a reason to turn them into enemies.

He intended to at least listen first.

When Woon-hwi nodded, Heuk Myeong continued speaking.

Hearing those words, Woon-hwi smiled strangely.

It was understandable.

“May we eliminate those two channel leaders?”

Since such words came out, it would have been stranger if he hadn’t laughed.

“You seem to covet them.”

“I do. I have to. It’s a justification that can directly show how we differ from the existing Heavenly Righteousness Alliance and also provide legitimacy for occupation. In fact, weren’t you also aiming for that when you tried to subjugate Green Forest Sect?”

The significance of subjugating Green Forest Sect was greater than expected.

First, it could leave a good impression on the common people of the surrounding regions and gain their support.

The existing Heavenly Righteousness Alliance had rejected common people and only revered warriors, but the newly reborn Heavenly Righteousness Alliance could show that it no longer rejected common people and would go together with warriors, and furthermore could display the ‘power’ it possessed.

Surprisingly, Heuk Myeong was quite perceptive.

“The Black Heaven Demon Prison Palace subjugated Green Forest Sect, which had been tormenting common people. I find this topic very appealing.”

“I think you misspoke slightly.”

“Hmm?”

“It’s not that the Black Heaven Demon Prison Palace subjugated Green Forest Sect, but that you helped ‘Seol Woon-hwi’ subjugate Green Forest Sect.”

At these words, Heuk Myeong’s eyes widened greatly.

“…Ha… Hahahahahaha!”

He burst into wild laughter.

“I see. Since you started first… Yes, I can’t deny it. Then I’ll officially request here. May we help you who are trying to subjugate Green Forest Sect?”

“If it’s senior’s help, I’ll gratefully accept it.”

“Haha… Good. Really good. Then may we capture and kill the two channel leaders at the outer pavilion of the government office?”

“Of course. However, you must make one thing clear.”

“What is that?”

“You must kill not only them, but all the Green Forest bandits disguised in this vicinity.”

“Hmm?”

“I will erase Green Forest Sect from this world. Since I started all of this, you should naturally follow my will.”

“Hmm…. Yes, I’ll do that. I’ll definitely kill them all.”

“Thank you, senior.”

Woon-hwi turned his head.

“Pung Mu-hwi.”

“Yes.”

“The plan has changed. Leave this place as is and go directly to Gangbuk Province.”

“…Understood.”

Woon-hwi left Amsu County with Cheonrakbu.

* * *

The Gangbuk Province Magistrate’s Office was magnificent.

Red pillars supported the sky, and blue-gray tile roofs spread majestically.

In front of the main gate, a pair of stone lions sat imposingly, and behind them stretched a wide courtyard.

Red lanterns hung throughout the government office, shining brightly even in the dim evening.

“Remember this.”

The calm voice of Woon-hwi, who had drawn the Jinwha Cheonryeong Geom, echoed.

“I will take responsibility for everything that happens here today. I stake my head that there will be no disadvantages whatsoever for you.”

Woon-hwi kicked down the main gate.

Crash-!!

The door shattered and fragments flew inward.

“From this moment on, you are swords that cut everything I tell you to cut and stop when I tell you to stop.”

The inside began to become chaotic.

Woon-hwi spoke resolutely.

“Kill everyone you see. Until I tell you to stop.”

With that command, the Cheonrakbu members poured into the government office.

“…En… Enemy attack…!”

The constable’s cry was drowned out by the sound of Pung Mu-hwi’s feet kicking off the ground.

The overwhelming presence emanating from a Divine Transformation Realm master engulfed the entire government office.

Several constables who were facing them had expressions too fierce to be ordinary constables, and those expressions were instantly colored with despair.

Crash-!!

The sword energy extending from Pung Mu-hwi’s sword instantly pulverized six constables, and all the Cheonrakbu warriors began slaughtering constables with their full strength.

Constables raising spears, constables raising swords.

All were powerless.

“Call the government troops!”

“Government troops!! Where are the government troops!”

“Call the sect leader!”

Screams and shouts erupted from everywhere.

The absurd words of government soldiers calling for government soldiers weren’t even worth paying attention to.

One soldier swung his curved sword, but a Cheonrakbu member easily blocked it and counterattacked.

The sword tip pierced through the soldier’s abdomen, and he screamed while vomiting blood.

The stone floor of the courtyard was instantly stained red.

One soldier tried to escape through the back door, but a Cheonrakbu member caught him.

Without a moment’s hesitation, he beheaded him with the sword he was holding, and the soldier collapsed forward.

“Pl… please spare me…”

The Cheonrakbu member mercilessly stomped on the head of the pleading soldier.

With a crushing sound of the skull being smashed, blood splattered in all directions.

Another soldier charged with a spear. But the Cheonrakbu member grabbed his spear and stabbed his neck with it. The spear tip pierced through his neck and the soldier departed from this world.

Even more horrific events were unfolding in the corridors of the government office. One official was hiding behind a pillar, but a Cheonrakbu member discovered him.

The sword struck down on his shoulder, and his entire arm was severed.

The official screamed as he watched blood gushing like a fountain from his severed arm. However, soon a second sword split his head in half.

Death groans echoed from everywhere.

The beautiful garden of the government office was filled with corpses, and the clear pond was stained red with blood.

The light from the red lanterns illuminated the bloody scene even more eerily.

At the center of it all, Woon-hwi was walking.

Wang Jin-ming, the provincial governor of Gangbuk Province, who had been stuck inside during the commotion and burst outside, was horrified by this disaster unfolding in the government office, but the moment he saw Woon-hwi, he received such a shock that his heart nearly stopped.

Why is that bastard here?

And why is he slaughtering government officials?

Could he know about ‘that matter’ that Wang Jin-ming had planned with Im Cheong-san, the Green King and leader of Green Forest Sect?

Had information leaked?

He shook his head.

That couldn’t be.

He shouted loudly.

“Are you truly not afraid of the consequences!! What the hell is this insane act!!”

Though his voice was loud, his official robes were already soaked with cold sweat, and his face was pale.

Woon-hwi silently walked toward him.

Then two officials standing on either side of Wang Jin-ming blocked his path.

Woon-hwi’s eyes flashed.

Swoosh-!

One official’s head shot up into the sky.

Thud-!

A sword pierced the heart of the remaining official.

As he pulled out the sword, both corpses crumbled to the floor.

Woon-hwi quietly approached Wang Jin-ming with his blood-soaked sword. With each step, drops of blood fell to the floor.

“Before whether this is insane or not, my greetings are a bit late. It’s a pleasure to meet you. Elder Wang, I am Seol Woon-hwi, Cheon Su-sa of Seongchakju.”

Wang Jin-ming’s face became even paler.

This crazy bastard is introducing himself in this situation?

The abnormal dialogue made fear wash over him instead.

“And, were there really any actual officials among the people we killed?”

“…What…?”

“There might be a few, but I understand the rest are Nokrim bandits from Green Forest Sect.”

“…False accusations… false accusations…”

Woon-hwi chuckled.

“Stop with the pretense. If this is a false accusation, then what about the Green Head Heaven-Gazing Sword technique being used by those Nokrim bandits over there?”

Just from the name, it sounds like some supreme Martial God grade technique, but the Green Head Heaven-Gazing Sword is a basic martial art that all Nokrim bandits learn.

It’s so fundamentally crude that even though it’s a sword technique, it can be used with blades or spears without any problem.

“And elder, wasn’t this exactly the kind of behavior you wanted from me anyway?”

“…”

“Do I look like a clueless fool to you?”

At Woon-hwi’s words, Wang Jin-ming couldn’t say anything. And Woon-hwi found this somewhat displeasing.

He reached out and grabbed Wang Jin-ming by the throat.

“I asked you a question. Do I look like a clueless fool?”

“That… that is…”

“Someone at the level of a provincial governor, not just a county magistrate or prefect, would have clearly known they had choices.”

“…”

“Whether to side with me or side with Jang I-cheong. Between these two choices, you chose the latter. Am I wrong?”

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