The Evil Martial God Chronicles - Chapter 97
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Legend of the Evil Martial God
Chapter 97
Ju Seo-gi looked at Jeok Wigang with a bewildered expression.
“When did you get the Commander under your thumb again?”
“We’ve known each other for a while. I was looking for him since I hadn’t seen him, and found out he was working as an Imperial Guard here.”
“Huh.”
The relationship between the two was crystal clear at a glance.
That terrifying Commander was trembling and bowing his head without even daring to look at Jeok Wigang.
I suddenly became curious.
“Did you call him to recruit insufficient personnel for Seochang from the Imperial Guard?”
“No. How could we recruit from the Imperial Guard when they’re not even eunuchs?”
“Then why?”
“We need to call the Dongchang guys.”
“Huh?”
“We’ll throw out bait to make them swarm over.”
“Bait?”
“The Imperial Seal. If we make it look like the Imperial Guard stole the Imperial Seal and is moving it, the Dongchang guys will target it and approach. Since their opponent is the Imperial Guard, they’ll send their elites.”
“Then?”
“We’ll catch them all and push them into Seochang. How great is that? Since they’re elites, they’ll be reliable talents.”
How ingenious.
To fill positions this way.
“But Dongchang might pressure the Imperial Guard using the Imperial Seal as an excuse?”
“The Imperial Guard can just say they were also fooled by a fake Imperial Seal. What can they do about it? It’s fake. Well, if they attack again, we can just capture them and stuff them into Seochang too.”
“Will Dongchang stay quiet?”
“We need to keep it secret. We can just play dumb and act like they went missing. What can they do without evidence? Or we could frame other factions and make them fight Dongchang. Then they’ll weaken each other through fighting, which wouldn’t be bad either.”
Ju Seo-gi thought to himself.
He would absolutely never become Jeok Wigang’s enemy.
“Then let’s begin.”
Ju Seo-gi found himself nodding without realizing it.
“Urgent report!”
The Admiral Eunuch, who had been looking in the mirror, frowned at the commotion.
“What? An urgent report at this hour?”
The door opened and a eunuch who had rushed in urgently prostrated himself and spoke.
“We’ve found the whereabouts of the Imperial Seal.”
“What? Really?”
“Yes! It’s the Imperial Guard! Those bastards stole the Imperial Seal from the Hanlin Academy!”
“As expected, it was those guys. That damn Commander pretended to have no desire for power on the surface, but he was more desperate than anyone.”
“Intelligence reports they’re currently moving the Imperial Seal secretly. What should we do?”
“What do you mean what should we do? Send only the elites. Kill them all and bring back the Imperial Seal.”
“The Imperial Guard, you mean?”
“Go wearing masks. Then who would know who killed them? And it’s not like the dead will testify about who killed them. Just don’t leave any traces.”
“Understood!”
“Do it properly this time. Don’t disappoint me.”
“Yes! I’ll make sure of it.”
“Good. Go on.”
“Yes sir!”
Over ten Imperial Guards were moving urgently through the darkness.
A group watching them.
They were elites sent by Dongchang.
– Seeing how urgently they’re moving, those guys are definitely it.
– What should we do? Should we start attacking?
– Yes. Begin. Kill them all and secure the Imperial Seal.
– Understood.
Swoosh-.
As soon as the order was given, Dongchang’s elites flew swiftly toward the Imperial Guard.
That’s when it happened.
The Imperial Guard suddenly twisted their bodies and scattered in all directions.
“Damn! They noticed us! Catch them!”
Dongchang’s elites spread out in all directions chasing the scattered Imperial Guards.
The Captain muttered.
“They’re quite clever. We can’t tell which one has the Imperial Seal, so we have to chase them all.”
The Captain thought the reason they scattered in all directions was to make it impossible to know who had the Imperial Seal.
Then a heavy sound reached the Captain’s ears.
Thwack-.
It sounded somewhat like an axe chopping wood.
Thwack-.
Or like leather being beaten with wood.
Thwack-.
A series of bone-chilling impact sounds erupted one after another.
It wasn’t the sound of a sword cutting flesh, nor the metallic clang of steel against steel.
How should I put it.
A heavy sound like fists beating a person?
That kind of sound continued for a while before suddenly stopping.
As silence fell, the Captain unconsciously perked up his ears.
“Are you the captain?”
Startled by the sudden voice, he instinctively swung his sword toward where the sound came from.
Clang-.
His hastily thrust blade was blocked by something.
The Captain swallowed hard as he turned his gaze.
His sharp sword blade was stopped dead by just one knuckle of his opponent’s index finger.
“I asked if you’re the captain, but attacking with a sword right away is quite rude. Don’t you think?”
“Wh-who are you?”
“That’s not really a question for someone wearing a mask to ask, is it?”
Swoosh-.
The mask was removed in an instant.
It happened so quickly that for a moment, he didn’t even realize the mask had been removed.
When the cool breeze touched his cheek, only then did he realize his mask was gone.
“As expected, Dongchang. Right?”
He hastily threw something at Jeok Wigang who was asking with a grin, then retreated far back.
The Captain who had retreated was covering his nose and mouth with something blue.
“Fool! You must have inhaled it!”
“It smells sweet.”
“That sweet smell is the scent of death. All the internal energy you possess will turn to poison and devour you.”
“Oh? Really?”
“The more you practice qi circulation and breathing, the more poisonous it becomes, so you can’t expel it. If you don’t circulate your energy, your dantian will rot from within, so whatever you do, you will die.”
“Wow. To think such an incredible poison exists. Amazing. But I’m sorry, what should I do? I don’t have internal energy. Then this poison is useless against me, isn’t it?”
“What? You blocked my sword with one finger and claim you have no internal energy? Are you telling me to believe that?”
“What benefit would I get from lying to you.”
“Th-that’s… A trick to bewitch me and obtain the antidote?”
“You don’t understand what I’m saying. I have no internal energy so it’s useless, I tell you. So why would I need an antidote?”
“Is, is that really true?”
“When do the symptoms manifest?”
“Immediately?”
Jeok Wigang shrugged his shoulders.
No change whatsoever.
Is it really true?
Then how did he block the sword?
“Don’t tell me? Vajra Indestructible Body?”
“Well, it’s similar enough.”
If the opponent truly had Vajra Indestructible Body, no amount of attacking would be useful.
If he had no internal energy, he wouldn’t be able to follow, so there was no need to bother dealing with him.
The Captain quickly deployed his Light Body Technique to escape from that place.
Seeing that his subordinates were nowhere to be seen, they had probably all been dealt with.
This was a trap.
A trap set by the Imperial Guard bastards to lure them in.
He had to hurry and report this fact.
As he moved in such haste.
“Where are you going in such a hurry?”
That voice again.
Startled, he turned his head to see Jeok Wigang grinning as he followed alongside.
“Gasp!”
“We haven’t finished talking yet. You can’t leave.”
“H-how?”
“Why?”
“How can someone without internal energy use Light Body Technique?”
“Ah, this? I’m just running fast.”
That’s impossible.
Not even Light Body Technique, but just running fast was enough to follow him?
“Let’s stop for a moment.”
Grab-.
“Gack!”
The nape of his neck was seized like lightning as he ran.
His breath was cut off and his legs flailed in the air.
No matter how hard he tried to draw up his internal power to break free, it was useless.
The grip was so strong that no matter how much he struggled, it wouldn’t budge.
The Captain who fell to the ground couldn’t breathe from the impact rising from his back.
“Urgh!”
He had been forcibly slammed to the ground from mid-air.
“I have something to discuss, but first let’s fight.”
Fight out of nowhere?
Do you think I’ll just stand here and take it…?
Thwack-.
“Kugh!”
His mind went hazy as it felt like a massive boulder had struck his face.
He barely managed to hold onto his fading consciousness and tried to counterattack.
Thwack-.
“Keurgh!”
This time a heavy impact to his abdomen made him feel like his eyes would pop out, and he felt his body briefly lift into the air before his consciousness faded again.
Pain he had never experienced in his entire life.
Still, he endured.
With the will to not surrender to mere fists.
Smack- Smack- Smack-.
With each blow, he felt pain as if his cheek was disappearing.
One or two hits would have been bearable, but being hit repeatedly made it feel like his face would be completely destroyed, and he couldn’t endure it.
When he opened his eyes, Jeok Wigang was looking at him with a pleased expression.
“Now you’ve come to your senses. Should we start again?”
“Huh…?”
He was sure he had endured it?
“Why? You passed out, so you don’t remember what happened?”
“Passed out? Me?”
“You really don’t know. That’s strange. I controlled my power properly.”
Jeok Wigang looked at the Captain and said.
“He’s weaker than I thought.”
The Captain bristled at those words.
“Wh-what are you saying! I’ve never passed out!”
“Then try to endure it.”
“Fine! I’ll endure as much as you want!”
The Captain glared at Jeok Wigang with a determined expression.
“Good attitude.”
“Huh?”
Something was wrong.
Watching Jeok Wigang’s fist flying toward him, the Captain sensed something had gone awry.
That day, the Captain experienced for the first time the sayings “getting beaten to a pulp” and “no one can stand against a fist.”
“They were all defeated?”
“It, it seems so. Not a single one has returned.”
“Are you sure you only sent the elite?”
“I definitely sent only the elite.”
“But none of them returned?”
“Since they were transporting the Imperial Seal, I think the Golden Guards must have made full preparations.”
Shing-.
Slash-.
With the sound of a sword being drawn, the left arm of the reporting eunuch flew off.
“Kheuk!”
“If you had such thoughts, you should have sent the kids after considering all of that. Right?”
“Y-yes, that’s correct.”
“I was going to cut off your right arm, but considering your loyalty so far, I’ll spare you with just the left arm.”
“Th-thank you!”
“Ugh. What is this? Making me see blood.”
“I’m sorry.”
“You, this is your last chance. Be careful from now on.”
“Yes!”
“The blood keeps flowing. Stop the bleeding quickly.”
“Yes!”
Pop-.
He stopped the bleeding with a Pressure Point Strike and bowed his head again to ask.
“What should we do?”
“What do you mean what should we do? If the Golden Guards took it, they’ll make some move. It won’t be too late to respond then.”
“What if those guys join hands with His Majesty?”
“So what if they do? What could they possibly accomplish? The Emperor won’t live long anyway, and the Next Emperor will be Noble Consort Man’s child. We just need to elevate Noble Consort Man’s child to Crown Prince. So just watch carefully what they do and report back.”
“Yes.”
Time passed.
The day for the metropolitan examination approached.
Countless people had gathered in the Imperial Palace plaza, preparing to take the test.
Jeok Wigang had also taken a spot there, sitting and finishing his test preparations.
That’s when it happened.
“Older Brother!”
When someone called out, he turned his head to see Guyang Hu standing there.
“Ah, it’s been a while.”
“When you come to the Imperial Capital, you promised to stay at our house.”
“Ah, I was planning to, but I heard your entire family clan came up here.”
“Yes.”
“I completely destroyed the house so everyone came up here, so how could I inconveniently go there?”
Guyang Hu laughed at Jeok Wigang’s words.
“Well, that’s true too. Still, Father has been waiting for you a lot, Older Brother.”
“Why?”
“He said he came to his senses thanks to you, Older Brother. He said he’s grateful and will definitely repay you.”
“That sounds like he’s saying he’ll definitely get revenge.”
“Come on. How could he get revenge on you unless he’s crazy, Older Brother? That would be no different from saying he’d destroy the family clan.”
Jeok Wigang chuckled softly.
“Well, if he came to his senses, that’s good enough.”
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