The Supreme Who Rules the Boundless Sky - Chapter 40

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Spear Heaven Martial Emperor Episode 40

Exactly one day later.

Inside the Great Conference Room of the Namgung Family Estate, two assassins in wretched condition were kneeling.

They were muttering something with faces that looked like their souls had left their bodies.

At this sight, the Senior Members of the Namgung Family gathered there couldn’t help but gulp nervously.

“Confess to the Senior Members of the noble house gathered here. Who was behind ordering you to kill me?”

“It, it was the Evil Path Alliance. An executive from the Evil Path Alliance commissioned us…”

One of the assassins answered in a soulless voice.

But that was enough.

Now that the enemy’s backing had been revealed from the assassin’s mouth, their usefulness was essentially over.

“The Evil Path Alliance, how dare those bastards!”

“They finally crossed the line.”

“Good heavens, what should we do about this…”

The executives all burst out in anger and lamentation.

What they had expected and what they directly heard were clearly different things.

Now that they knew the Evil Path Alliance had directly sent assassins, they couldn’t just sit still.

Everyone looked at Namgung Hyeok.

They thought he, being the person involved in the incident, would have something to say.

“Everyone. As you all heard, I was threatened with assassination by the Evil Path Alliance.”

“…”

The sound of someone gulping could be heard.

Everyone opened their ears and focused on Namgung Hyeok’s words.

No one opened their mouth until he spoke.

“I believe this is an outrage that cannot simply be overlooked. If we just let this pass, what would the Evil Path Alliance think of us? They would think of us as scarecrows they could send people to kill anytime without consequence.”

Namgung Hyeok continued with an impassioned voice.

“If that happens, the next target might not be me but all of you. The name and prestige of the Namgung Family would fall to the ground, and the world would mock and look down on us. Do you want such a result?”

“Then are you saying you want revenge?”

Namgung Jangcheon, who had been listening to the story, asked quietly.

Hearing his words, Namgung Hyeok smiled slightly.

“Yes. I want revenge. At least I want to give them a taste of their own medicine.”

“But with just the Main House’s current strength, it would be difficult to wage an all-out war against the Evil Path Alliance. If war breaks out, we won’t be able to avoid a hard fight.”

“Do you really think so?”

“What?”

“Do you really think the Main House is weaker than the Evil Path Alliance?”

“…!”

Namgung Jangcheon’s eyes widened.

He instinctively felt that giving the wrong answer here would be bad.

Acknowledging that in front of the Family’s Senior Members could deal a major blow to his own position.

“That’s…”

“I don’t think so. Of course, the Evil Path Alliance is a powerful force. The number of martial artists belonging to the Evil Path Alliance is much greater than our Namgung Family and spread far more widely. But we have something those bastards don’t.”

Namgung Hyeok paused for a moment before speaking.

“That is loyalty and righteousness.”

“…!”

“Though the Main House’s martial artists may be fewer in number than the Evil Path Alliance, they are united by love and loyalty to the Family. This is the strongest evidence that when hardship strikes, all the Family members can unite and fight as one. On the other hand, what about the Evil Path Alliance? They’re just big in size, but do you think those bastards have any loyalty?”

“No way!”

“Those Evil Faction bastards who are only blinded by their own interests couldn’t possibly have loyalty.”

Several Senior Members from Namgung Cheon’s faction responded positively.

Namgung Hyeok nodded to them and continued speaking.

“That’s right, those bastards are nothing but rabble who temporarily united only for their own interests. So if we gather the Namgung Family’s strength as one, we should be able to adequately respond to those bastards.”

“Exactly!”

“Just as the Third Young Master says!”

Someone shouted. Then the atmosphere among the Senior Members in the Meeting Hall began to change.

This rhetoric that put down the Evil Path Alliance and elevated the Namgung Family.

This was a story that would make the hearts of those with affection for the Namgung Family boil over. Especially the Senior Members had strong pride in the Family, having devoted themselves to the Namgung Family for a long time.

Namgung Jangcheon broke out in cold sweat.

‘This bastard. He used this opportunity to completely make the atmosphere his own. Could this have been his purpose from the beginning?’

At this point, it was suspicious enough to wonder if he was scheming to seize control of the Family through the Evil Path Alliance’s assassination attempt.

But there was nothing Namgung Jangcheon could do.

If he voiced opposition here, he would lose the trust of the Family’s Senior Members.

Also, deep in his heart, he somewhat agreed with Namgung Hyeok’s words.

That’s when it happened.

“Hyeok. Then are you arguing that we should attack the Evil Path Alliance right now?”

Namgung Cheon asked in a calm voice.

In a way, it was a statement that poured cold water on the atmosphere Namgung Hyeok had created.

But Namgung Hyeok smiled faintly as if he had been waiting for this very question.

“Of course not. While it’s true I want to give those bastards a taste of their own medicine, I’m not saying we should wage war immediately. However, I want to do something that will make those bastards uncomfortable.”

“Something the Evil Path Alliance would find uncomfortable?”

“Yes. Specifically, expanding the Main House’s military strength.”

“That means…!”

“I’m saying we should increase the scale of the Military Force we’ve been maintaining. Recruit more people, train martial artists more intensively, and provide them with high-quality equipment. If that happens, the Evil Path Alliance will be chilled to the bone.”

“B-but Third Young Master. The Main House’s budget for doing such things…”

The Finance Department Head said while breaking out in cold sweat.

Expanding military spending?

It sounded good. But to do such a thing with limited resources would definitely require a larger budget than now.

With the Namgung Family’s current income, it was uncertain whether it could be done or not.

“I was just about to mention that point. Of course, if we expand the Military Force as I propose, it will cost a lot of money. So I would like to make one proposal to all of you.”

“A proposal?”

“We should conduct a comprehensive investigation at the Family level to see if there are any budgets leaking somewhere, any budgets being unnecessarily wasted. And redirect all such wasted budgets to where they’re needed.”

“…!!”

Everyone was shocked.

Wasn’t that statement essentially the same as saying he would use this opportunity as an excuse to place the Family’s finances under his influence?

‘Could this have been his purpose from the very beginning…!’

They could finally glimpse the picture Namgung Hyeok had been drawing.

He wasn’t just stopping at receiving support from the Family Retainers this time, but was trying to get the substantial power called budget into his own hands.

And he was doing it through his near-assassination in a way that couldn’t be refused!

“Of course, I won’t be involved in that process. However, for fair execution, I would like Elder Brother, who is the Young Family Head of the Family, to oversee the entire process. Is there anyone who opposes this?”

The last words sounded particularly cold.

As if he wouldn’t let it slide if anyone opposed.

In reality, since the justification was on his side, it was difficult to oppose anyway.

Several Senior Members who had been playing around with the Family’s budget were at a loss and stamped their feet, but even they couldn’t have any clever solutions.

“There are none. Then we’ll proceed accordingly.”

Namgung Hyeok said this and gestured to the martial artists guarding inside.

They took the soul-drained assassins and left the Conference Room.

The Meeting Hall was briefly enveloped in silence, and no one could easily open their mouth.

In such an atmosphere, Namgung Hyeok looked around and said.

“Then let’s move on to the next agenda item.”

“Do you have something else to say?”

Namgung Jangcheon said in a somewhat tired voice.

Namgung Hyeok nodded his head. He pointed to where the assassins had left and said.

“Even if we cannot wage war with the Evil Path Alliance immediately, we can at least give them a warning.”

“A warning?”

“I plan to attack the assassin organization called Black Kill Gate that they hired and make an example of them. We’ll let this entire Murim know that no one can touch the Namgung Family and remain unharmed.”

Namgung Hyeok asked with frightening eyes.

“Does anyone object?”

Naturally, there was no one.

* * *

Thus, the subjugation of Black Kill Gate was decided.

Namgung Hyeok, who had nearly been assassinated, led the subjugation himself, saying he would tie up loose ends.

He led the Pungwoon Unit and raided Black Kill Gate’s main base.

“First Squad through Fifth Unit will enter inside, while Sixth Unit through Tenth Unit will surround the outside and deal with those who try to escape. So Yeon. You stay at a distance and handle anyone the encirclement units might miss.”

“Yes. I’ll follow your orders.”

“Command of First Squad through Fourth Unit, and Sixth Unit through Tenth Unit will be entrusted to Commander Im and Commander Lee respectively. Fifth Unit will enter and act separately to search for any possible secret passages. I’ll leave the search to Jeon Wook, so Fifth Unit and Jang Huiwon should follow his instructions.”

“Yes. Understood.”

“Ho Young and I will penetrate straight into the enemy’s heart and behead their leader. No escort is needed, so other members should follow their respective commanders’ orders.”

Shing.

Having finished giving instructions to each unit, Namgung Hyeok drew his sword.

“Spare those who truly surrender, but kill all who resist. There’s no need for mercy. Today we erase Black Kill Gate from the Murim.”

Saying this, Namgung Hyeok charged into Black Kill Gate’s main base.

Crash!

The sound of Black Kill Gate’s entrance, located in a valley, being destroyed rang out.

All the assassins inside were startled and rushed outside. The first thing they saw was a rain of flames embroidering the air.

“Aaaaah!”

“What is this!?”

Six assassins who took the sweeping flame sword qi head-on instantly fell into combat-incapacitated states.

Namgung Hyeok, who had unleashed the Falling Flowers Fill the Sky with Red technique from the start, entered inside with Ho Young.

Slash!

“Kugh!”

“Argh!”

“St-stop them!”

Despite the sudden surprise attack, the assassins tried to maintain their composure as much as possible and block the intruders.

Were they indeed a fairly renowned assassin group?

But it was useless.

Namgung Hyeok’s martial prowess was not something they could stop with just their numbers.

He and Ho Young broke through the interior at a terrifying speed.

Dozens of assassins surrounded them, and various traps blocked their way, but it was useless.

“Mo-monster!”

“What is this…”

They were left speechless seeing the defensive lines being breached one after another as they tried to block the way.

Since approaching meant losing their lives, even assassins who didn’t fear death couldn’t easily get close.

Eventually.

Crash!

They were able to reach the Black Kill Gate Master’s room inside.

The Black Kill Gate Master, who was guarding the room with Black Kill Gate’s five elite members, gritted his teeth.

He drew his sword and shouted at the top of his lungs.

“You bastard! What the hell do you want that you’re doing this to us!”

“What do I want, you ask.”

Namgung Hyeok chuckled and raised his sword.

Flames erupted from his blade.

“The destruction of your sect.”

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