The Supreme Who Rules the Boundless Sky - Chapter 35

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Spear Heaven Martial Emperor Episode 35

But it seemed no one heard that sound.

Everyone appeared to be focused only on the treasures laid out before their eyes.

For Jeon Wook, this was a good thing.

It meant his job had become much easier.

Swish swish swish!

He threw the hidden weapons he carried in his chest.

“…!”

The bandits who were struck precisely in their vital points died without even being able to scream.

The sound was so stealthy that the other bandits didn’t even notice.

‘Well, it’s only natural when such great riches are right before their eyes.’

What was in front of them now were treasures that the bandit group called the Red Wolf Gang had collected over several months.

Since they were trying to divide it among just a few dozen people, their eyes had gone wild. Even taking just a portion of it would be quite a haul.

Of course, Jeon Wook had no intention of letting them have those treasures.

He approached the bandits from behind so stealthily that even his footsteps couldn’t be heard.

Soon.

Slash!

The head of the person at the very back flew into the sky.

“An, an intruder-!”

Slash!

The neck of the one who tried to give a warning after witnessing this met the same fate.

But the bandit group who heard that sound all turned around.

“H, how!?”

“What!”

They screamed in shock.

They never thought an intruder named Jeon Wook would come to their main base.

However, they soon calmed down and hardened their expressions.

Contrary to what they expected, there was only one enemy.

Compared to that, they numbered in the dozens.

The numerical advantage clearly belonged to the Red Wolf Gang. They all drew their weapons at once.

However.

“Ridiculous.”

Jeon Wook simply let out a light sneer and calmly charged toward them.

The bandits at the front reflexively raised their weapons.

But Jeon Wook’s sword was already cutting through their vital points.

Swoosh!

An incredible swift sword.

At an invisible speed, three people’s bodies collapsed helplessly.

Jeon Wook was already running toward those beyond them before they even fell.

Swoosh! Slash! Swoosh!

“Gaaah!”

“Kek!”

“Hueok!”

Each time his sword flashed, the bandits’ bodies began falling one by one.

The survivors were struck with terror at the sight of bandits falling in an instant.

They realized that the enemy they had dismissed as just one person was a master beyond imagination.

At this level, it didn’t seem like they could do anything no matter how much they attacked.

Then there was only one answer.

“R, run away!”

“Uaaaaaaah!”

What the bandits chose was flight.

They scattered with all their might, trying not to encounter Jeon Wook.

Jeon Wook used his characteristic movement technique that made no footstep sounds as he cut down each person one by one.

How long had he been cutting down enemies like this?

Roughly thirty people were now sprawled on the ground.

It was an incredible achievement for something accomplished alone.

‘It’s unfortunate there’s a stable nearby.’

If they had fled on foot, he could have caught and killed many more.

But with over twenty people mounting horses and fleeing simultaneously in different directions, even Jeon Wook had no way to stop them.

‘It’s fine. This should be enough anyway.’

He had defeated more than half the enemies in a short time and was able to secure a considerable amount of treasures.

Thinking this, Jeon Wook closed the warehouse door and took one of the remaining horses.

He planned to first stop by a nearby city to leave traces of himself.

* * *

A day later.

Jeon Wook was able to reunite with Namgung Hyeok, who had found him by following his traces.

“Lord. You have arrived.”

“Yes. What’s the current situation?”

“I subdued about half the enemies at the enemy’s main base and occupied the position. I was currently guarding this place in preparation for their reinforcements.”

Jeon Wook summarized his activities and reported them plainly.

Namgung Hyeok smiled at him.

“You’ve handled the aftermath for me again this time. Thank you.”

“I only did what I had to do. More importantly, Lord, please look at this.”

Jeon Wook guided Namgung Hyeok to the warehouse that had been in the Red Wolf Gang’s main camp.

The Wind Cloud Unit Members who followed him were shocked to see the contents inside.

“This is….”

“These are the riches the bastards possessed. From what I overheard while hiding, they said they were going to offer this to the Evil Path Alliance.”

“Tribute money.”

“Yes. And they said a messenger from the Evil Path Alliance will visit this place in a few days. I think it’s probably to collect the tribute goods.”

“Really? Hmm.”

Namgung Hyeok pondered for a moment, then spoke to the Wind Cloud Unit Members who had followed behind.

“Everyone go get cargo carts and wrapping cloths that can hold treasures. From now on, we’ll move all the treasures in this place.”

“Yes!”

“What shall we do about the Evil Path Alliance’s messenger? If you wish, I’ll remain and capture him.”

“No, there’s no need to go through such trouble.”

Namgung Hyeok raised his sword and carved large letters on the warehouse floor.

Seeing this, Jeon Wook chuckled.

“You’re quite mischievous too, Lord.”

“They came a long way, so shouldn’t I give them a gift? Well then, let’s quickly pack up and go.”

“Yes.”

Namgung Hyeok, Jeon Wook, and the Wind Cloud Unit Members took all the treasures that had been inside the warehouse and escaped from the Red Wolf Gang’s main base.

In the place they left, only the letters Namgung Hyeok had carved remained emptily.

* * *

The next day.

Jang Hyeok, an executive of the Evil Path Alliance, arrived at the Red Wolf Gang’s main base with his direct subordinates, urgently driving their horses.

“Damn it. Did they really get hit?”

He scratched his head irritably as he looked at the completely empty Red Wolf Gang’s main base.

Why had he arrived so early when he was originally supposed to arrive only after several more days?

The reason was the rumors circulating in the nearby city.

Specifically, the rumor that the elites of the Namgung Family and Shandong Ak Family had defeated the Red Wolf Gang.

“I never thought they’d clean up that Red Wolf Gang so quickly…”

He already knew that the two noble houses had formed an alliance and were targeting the Red Wolf Gang.

That’s why the Evil Path Alliance had warned the Red Wolf Gang in advance.

But they weren’t too worried.

No matter how much the two noble houses joined forces, they thought it wouldn’t be easy to catch the Red Wolf Gang that rode horses across the plains.

‘That’s why we even gave orders to capture and kill Namgung Hyeok if possible.’

But the result was utterly disastrous.

The complete annihilation of the Red Wolf Gang.

There might be survivors, but even if there were, they had certainly fled far away.

Otherwise, the main base wouldn’t be this empty.

“Damn it. This doesn’t feel good.”

He cursed and strode inside.

Even if the Red Wolf Gang’s annihilation was unavoidable…

He absolutely had to secure the tribute money they were supposed to offer.

‘I can’t lose that. It’s six months’ worth of tribute money accumulated at once. Surely the ones who fled didn’t touch it, right?’

Jang Hyeok hurried to the warehouse, filled with anxiety.

And sure enough.

The warehouse door was half open.

Jang Hyeok’s eyes widened as he rushed over and threw open the Red Wolf Gang’s warehouse completely.

It was completely empty, as if it had always been that way.

“These crazy bastards!”

He couldn’t help but let out a deep sigh.

If things went this way, he might get caught in the crossfire too.

He might end up being held responsible for failing to secure the tribute money.

That would definitely not be pleasant.

But while Jang Hyeok was worrying about the future.

“C-Commander. Over there…!”

A subordinate who had come with him pointed somewhere.

Jang Hyeok reflexively turned his head to look in that direction.

He thought there might be some riches left, even if just a portion.

But what was there looked like graffiti carved with a blade.

No, to be precise, it wasn’t graffiti.

Though written hastily, it clearly formed sentences.

And those sentences contained this meaning:

[Thanks for the generous share we’re taking with us.]

Blood vessels appeared in Jang Hyeok’s eyes.

“These damn bastards!!”

* * *

Namgung Hyeok, who had looted the riches from the Red Wolf Gang’s main base, returned to the city where the others were waiting.

“Elder Brother? What’s that?”

“A gift the Evil Path Alliance prepared for us.”

“Pardon?”

“You’ll see.”

Namgung Hyeok removed the cloth cover from the cargo cart, revealing the riches piled high inside.

“What the…!”

“My goodness.”

The people who had gathered to welcome Namgung Hyeok’s return were all shocked at once.

They hadn’t expected Namgung Hyeok, who had gone to support Jeon Wook, to bring back so much wealth.

Ho Young burst into hollow laughter and said:

“Captain. Did you secretly visit some silver mine while we weren’t looking?”

“Jeon Wook achieved great merit. He single-handedly occupied the enemy camp and seized the tribute money meant for the Evil Path Alliance.”

“As expected of Brother Jeon Wook. Wow, how much is all this?”

“I haven’t counted it, but it’s at least enough money to build several magnificent halls.”

Jeon Wook chuckled and said:

“There are also horses. They’re not as good as the war horses used in battle, but since they were used by bandits, they’re quite good breeds. If we train them well, they’ll be helpful.”

“For having hit some bandits once, this is quite a decent haul.”

Ak Yeonhu said with amusement.

Namgung Hyeok nodded and ordered the Wind Cloud Unit members who had brought the cart:

“Divide the silver we brought exactly in half. We’ll distribute our share immediately, excluding the Shandong Ak Family’s portion.”

“Huh? Elder Brother. Is there a share for us too?”

“Of course. We subjugated the Red Wolf Gang together.”

“But I heard your contribution was greater.”

It was Ak Biho, who had joined them at some point.

Namgung Hyeok shook his head and replied:

“However, without the Ak Family, we would have been greatly outnumbered and the battle would have flowed completely differently. Moreover, aren’t the Ak Family and Namgung Family now allies? It’s natural for allies to share war spoils.”

‘Besides, when word spreads that we were this generous to the Ak Family, more forces will want to form alliances with the Namgung Family.’

This would create the impression that the Namgung Family fairly shares rewards no matter what they do.

Also.

‘The Evil Path Alliance won’t be able to easily touch us either. While facing the Namgung Family alone might be easy, dealing with the Ak Family as well would be burdensome even for them.’

In other words, it also served as risk-sharing money.

Additionally, when this was brought to the Ak Family, it would raise the standing of Ak Yeonhu, who was on his side, making it a triple benefit.

“If you put it that way, I’ll gratefully accept.”

With such reasonable logic, Ak Biho no longer declined.

Namgung Hyeok distributed silver coins to the Storm Wind Unit as their share, then also gave war spoils to the Wind Cloud Unit members.

Among them, So Yeon and Jeon Wook naturally claimed the largest portions of the war spoils.

So Yeon had blocked the escape route and killed dozens of Red Wolf Gang members along with their leader, and Jeon Wook had single-handedly swept through the Red Wolf Gang’s main base and secured the war spoils, so it was only natural.

“Commander. What will you do now? Will you return to the family estate?”

Im Hogyeong, who had gone from Suhodae Commander to Wind Cloud Unit’s deputy commander, asked.

Namgung Hyeok thought for a moment, then shook his head. He looked at the deputy commanders watching him and said:

“You two deputy commanders take the Wind Cloud Unit and return to the family estate. The special forces and I will act separately for a while.”

“Do you have some business to attend to?”

“Yes.”

Namgung Hyeok smiled broadly and said:

“There’s a place I need to visit briefly.”

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