The Supreme Who Rules the Boundless Sky - Chapter 88

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Spear Heaven Martial Emperor Episode 88

Lee Cheolgun was utterly bewildered by that report.

Shaoxing was the second most important city for Sado Region.

But the person responsible for such a city had been assassinated?

“Who! Who the hell did such a thing!”

“I, I don’t know. There were no traces left at the scene…”

“Such a skilled person died and left no traces?”

The Shaoxing Branch Leader was an outstanding master that even he acknowledged.

But even if he was ambushed, to be killed without leaving even a trace?

Does that make sense?

“Was he poisoned perhaps?”

“Th, that is well…”

“Incompetent fool. What have you been doing instead of investigating that! Find out immediately whether he was poisoned, killed in his sleep, or just died from a night raid!”

Lee Cheolgun angrily drove away the subordinate who had made the report.

Even in the midst of this, his mind was in chaos.

‘Is this the work of those Namgung Family bastards after all?’

But he couldn’t understand it.

He couldn’t understand how a righteous sect like the Namgung Family would so openly send assassins.

However, when he narrowed down the suspects, there really weren’t any other clear candidates.

If not them, who would dare kill a branch leader of Sado Region?

‘No, I can’t be certain. It could have happened due to personal grudges.’

Lee Cheolgun bit his lips.

‘For such a thing to happen in this situation.’

His head began to ache.

Normally, even one of these would have been a major incident that turned Sado Region upside down, but two had occurred.

Lee Cheolgun sighed and slumped into the broken grand chair.

Hong Ikgeom approached such Lee Cheolgun.

“Ryeonju. What shall we do now?”

“What else. We must show those bastards the power of our main force.”

Lee Cheolgun spoke in a fierce voice.

Though he was flustered by the sudden situation…

In any case, weren’t they being attacked right now?

Then they had to properly show the power of Sado Region.

So that those Namgung Family bastards would never dare covet them again.

“General Manager! Leave only the troops to guard the rear and first concentrate forces at Tianmu Mountain. I hear that the Pungun Unit and Namgung Hyeok are there?”

“Yes. That’s correct.”

“Anyway, the Namgung Family is nothing but a ragtag bunch without Namgung Hyeok. So if we deal with that bastard, the rest will be easy.”

Then it would be right to kill Namgung Hyeok at this opportunity.

But the General Manager only asked with a worried expression.

“Ryeonju-nim. They haven’t attacked us yet, but are merely staying under the pretext of training. Yet you’re saying we should attack?”

“Anyway, isn’t it true that they brought troops to pressure our main force? The training and such is just covering one’s eyes and crying ‘boo,’ so other factions won’t say much either.”

“Hmm…”

“And if not at an opportunity like this, when else would we kill that bastard? Once he grows bigger, there might be no chance.”

“That’s true as well. I’ll gather the nearby troops immediately.”

“How many can you gather?”

“The number we can gather immediately is about five hundred, and if given a bit more time, we could probably pull together about fifteen hundred.”

“But if fifteen hundred gather, those bastards will run away instead of fighting. Then it would be no different from missing the opportunity. So we’ll face them with just the troops we can gather immediately.”

“Yes. Ryeonju-nim.”

The General Manager bowed his head.

That’s when it happened.

“Wait, we’ll also step forward to strike that bastard.”

The one who spoke was none other than Blood Sword.

Lee Cheolgun glared. He was angry that Blood Sword, who had been arguing with him just moments ago, was saying such things.

“Ha. Are you going to make fancy words again and then run away?”

“This time will be different. Wouldn’t it be good for you to have support too? We’ll also send about two hundred cult members staying nearby to help.”

“Hmph.”

Though Lee Cheolgun grumbled, he couldn’t bring himself to refuse.

In any case, the hidden power of the Blood Heaven Cult was at a level where Sado Region had to yield a point.

Because if such people provided support, it would definitely help in capturing and killing Namgung Hyeok.

He spoke with fierce eyes.

“If this time is the same as last time, I’ll consider our alliance null and void.”

“Do as you please.”

Blood Sword said that and closed his eyes.

Lee Cheolgun, who had been glaring at him for a moment, shouted loudly.

“Bu Hyeon!”

“Yes. Ryeonju-nim.”

The one who answered Lee Cheolgun’s shout was a middle-aged man holding a massive crescent blade.

Giving off an atmosphere like a battlefield general, he was armed with iron armor even though indoors.

This was Bu Hyeon, a master whom Lee Cheolgun trusted most in martial matters.

“You’ll have to step forward. If it were up to my heart alone, I’d want to go personally but…”

Unfortunately, there was a reason he couldn’t do so.

Recently, the movements of Namhae Sword Pavilion located to the east of Sado Region had been unusual.

It seemed that the Sword Empress of that place had come out on a Jianghu journey.

And the Sword Empress was a powerful martial artist evaluated as being close to the Transcendent realm. To respond to such a person, he had no choice but to remain.

‘Perhaps it was also the Sword Empress who killed the Shaoxing Branch Leader.’

Lee Cheolgun’s eyes narrowed.

“I’m entrusting this to you because I think you’re fully capable. Can I trust you?”

“No matter what happens, I will definitely meet Ryeonju-nim’s expectations.”

Bu Hyeon bowed and answered. Lee Cheolgun nodded and gave his orders.

“Then depart. And…”

He continued with fierce eyes.

“Bring me Flame Dragon’s head.”

* * *

A few days later.

The garrison near Tianmu Mountain.

“Whew. It seems we’ve properly caught them.”

So Yeon whistled as she looked at the enemies swarming like bees in the distance.

Their number was roughly seven hundred.

Considering that all of them were martial artists, this was tremendous military strength.

In comparison, the Namgung Family side was only about three hundred.

‘Among these, about a hundred are troops gathered from subordinate sects nearby, so they won’t actually be much help. Then it’s two hundred versus seven hundred.’

That was almost a three-fold difference. But none of the leadership gathered on the Namgung Family side was tense.

Because this was a sufficiently manageable number.

“In addition to the Pungun Unit, we have three third-grade units that we directly trained. With this much, we could handle it even if the enemy had a thousand, not seven hundred.”

Namgung Hyeok said that and spread out a map. After measuring places that could become battlefields, he spoke.

“The question is whether those bastards will actually attack or not.”

“Well, either way doesn’t matter, does it? Our purpose was to draw attention so that Brother Jeon Wook could operate freely.”

“If possible, it would be good to reduce their forces as well. Of course, we must be especially careful to avoid casualties on our side.”

It was when Namgung Hyeok said this.

“Leader. They have sent a messenger.”

One of the Wind Cloud Unit members approached and reported respectfully.

Namgung Hyeok chuckled and said.

“Bring him in.”

“Yes.”

Soon the Wind Cloud Unit member brought in a warrior who had come from the enemy camp.

He looked at Namgung Hyeok, snorted dismissively, and said.

“So you’re Namgung Hyeok?”

“For a messenger, you’re quite rude.”

Namgung Hyeok smiled broadly as he looked at the Evil Path Alliance’s messenger. The messenger frowned as if he wouldn’t back down and said.

“Withdraw your forces immediately. The main alliance will not tolerate any more provocative acts.”

“And if you won’t tolerate it? Are you planning to wage war?”

“If necessary, we will.”

“Oh. You seem confident.”

“The number of forces gathered now alone exceeds twice yours. Additionally, a thousand more allies are rushing toward this place. Do you think we wouldn’t be confident?”

“Haha.”

Namgung Hyeok burst into laughter.

“If you’re also a member of the Evil Path Alliance, you should know that I defeated two thousand scoundrels with just five hundred men?”

“…!”

The messenger, who naturally couldn’t be unaware of that fact, flinched.

That was because it was a terrible battle still considered a disgrace to the Evil Path Alliance.

Moreover, at that time, even the commanding Hell Blade Demon lost his life at Namgung Hyeok’s hands.

Honestly speaking, the current situation didn’t seem any better than back then.

“Let me make a counter-proposal. Quietly withdraw your forces and provide compensation for attacking me before. If you do that, I’ll just leave.”

“What!”

“Don’t tell me you thought you could just attack someone who was minding their own business and get away with it?”

Namgung Hyeok asked in a cold voice.

The Evil Path Alliance’s messenger froze, unable to withstand that presence.

“I’ll give you a deadline. One day. Withdraw all forces within one day. Otherwise, I’ll consider it as wanting to wage war with us.”

“Kuk…!”

“Then I’ll be expecting a good answer. If you understand, leave now.”

Namgung Hyeok pointed outside as if there was nothing more to hear.

The Evil Path Alliance’s messenger gritted his teeth but seemed to have nothing more to say and soon turned around.

After he left, So Yeon, who was beside him, asked.

“Do you think they’ll actually accept the proposal?”

“Well.”

Namgung Hyeok chuckled.

“Probably not.”

“That’s what I thought?”

“They have their pride too. I don’t think they’ll tuck their tails and run without even fighting once.”

“Then what should we do? Even if we win by clashing like this, we might suffer considerable casualties….”

“That’ll be fine. Soon the reinforcements sent by Yeomhwa Trading Company will arrive. With them, the battle will be much easier.”

Namgung Hyeok said with gleaming eyes.

“This fight will be the first battle of the newly formed Sacred Fire Sect.”

* * *

A moment later.

“So. He dared to make such a proposal.”

Bu Hyeon, the overall commander of the Evil Path Alliance forces, said with flashing eyes.

“Arrogant bastard. He must think I’m as easy as the Hell Blade Demon?”

“What will you do?”

“We can’t ignore such provocation. Everyone prepare for battle.”

“Yes!”

At Bu Hyeon’s command, his subordinates moved busily to relay the orders.

They were each hastily armed with hundreds of spears and wooden shields they had procured. They intended to use the same tactics after analyzing the causes of their previous defeat against the Namgung Family.

“Once ready, we’ll launch an immediate offensive. Don’t give them time to prepare.”

“We’ll move separately once the battle begins.”

Then the Red-Robed Man beside him said quietly. This was the support unit dispatched from the Blood Heaven Sect.

Bu Hyeon frowned and asked.

“Are you saying you won’t follow orders?”

“Orders or whatever, we weren’t under your command to begin with. We’re just allies united for the purpose of subjugating Namgung Hyeok.”

“….”

Bu Hyeon glared at him with displeasure for a moment but soon turned his head away.

“Do as you please. But I won’t tolerate not participating in battle.”

“That won’t happen. We’ll target Namgung Hyeok’s head in our own way….”

The Red-Robed Man said this with a sinister smile.

Bu Hyeon ignored him and looked at the nearby battlefield.

But then.

Thud thud thud thud!

Along with the sound of the ground rumbling softly, a dust cloud could be seen from the distance.

Bu Hyeon looked in that direction with a surprised face.

About a hundred cavalry carrying flags inscribed with Sacred Fire could be seen crossing the battlefield.

Bu Hyeon stared at them with shocked eyes.

Forces he had never expected had arrived.

“Wh-what is that!?”

He shouted in a sharp voice.

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