The World’s Greatest Martial Arts Instructor - Chapter 476

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Chapter 476. Because It’s Now?

 

 

“How did it go?”

So Hwi-ung asked as he greeted Ha Mu-baek.

“Now. There will be no group called the Blood Cult in Gangho. Probably.”

An indifferent answer.

The impact that answer had on the surroundings was tremendous.

“Th-the Blood Cult is gone?”

Yu Gwi-gwang muttered blankly.

“Huh…”

Pung Geon, who seemed dazed.

“Hmm.”

Even Yang Bi-chang, who was bound and making a complicated expression.

The feelings of those who had endured day by day experiencing all sorts of things in Sanwol Demon Forest were both surprising and incredibly complex.

To think it would be resolved so futilely like this.

What then was all the blood and sweat they had poured into this place?

What about the lives of countless comrades who died here?

“W-was it this easy?”

Yu Gwi-gwang’s muttering filled with all kinds of emotions.

Just then.

Since silence had descended, created by people lost in their own thoughts.

Yu Gwi-gwang’s muttering.

People could hear it clearly.

And their gazes naturally turned toward So Hwi-ung and Ha Mu-baek.

So Hwi-ung gave a bitter smile at people’s gazes.

“So it was this easy… Yes.”

So Hwi-ung repeated exactly what Yu Gwi-gwang had said.

“Because it’s now.”

Ha Mu-baek replied bluntly to So Hwi-ung’s lament-like words.

Having experienced all of the Blood Cult’s power.

Ha Mu-baek could answer that way.

Back when they decided to preserve Sanwol Demon Forest.

It was Ha Mu-baek who had raged while insisting they should completely annihilate it.

However.

If back then.

They had attempted annihilation.

It might have been the Jeongcheon Alliance that got defeated instead.

Ha Mu-baek and So Hwi-ung at that time.

Couldn’t have handled all the Myeolcheon Jiangshi that the Blood Cult possessed.

So it was puzzling.

Why the Blood Cult, which possessed such power.

Back then.

Why.

Had they cowered and hidden while leaving the Myeolcheon Jiangshi alone.

No matter how much their Sect Leader had died.

They possessed such power.

This was due to the limitations of Il-no’s abilities at that time.

With Il-no’s jiangshi techniques at the time, awakening one Myeolcheon Jiangshi to guard the main branch was his limit.

After that.

Research to turn Gae Hong-cheon into an Asura Blood Heaven Jiangshi elevated his level.

Eventually, he gained the ability to awaken all the Myeolcheon Jiangshi.

Since Ha Mu-baek had no way of knowing that fact.

He thought that perhaps choosing to preserve Sanwol Demon Forest back then might have been the right decision.

“Because it’s now?”

“You experienced them directly, so you’d know. Those monsters.”

At Ha Mu-baek’s reply.

So Hwi-ung’s thoughts turned to the Myeolcheon Jiangshi.

And he nodded.

Certainly, if it had been back then.

He would have barely managed to face just one Myeolcheon Jiangshi at most.

Moreover, back then was when Ha Mu-baek’s Master was also in seclusion.

“That’s right. Mu-baek, if we had chosen annihilation as you said… we might have been the ones defeated instead.”

Acknowledgment.

And the question that followed.

“But why did the Blood Cult choose to retreat back then? With this kind of power?”

He too had the same question as Ha Mu-baek.

Having directly faced the Myeolcheon Jiangshi, it was a question he couldn’t help but think of.

Ha Mu-baek shrugged his shoulders.

Since he couldn’t know either.

And.

What use was that now anyway.

In the end, they had erased the Blood Cult’s existence.

The conversation between So Hwi-ung and Ha Mu-baek.

Only the voices of the two could be heard.

The Bongma Corps and Maengryong Corps remained silent.

They kept their heads down.

They pondered the content of that conversation.

Since the Blood Cult had disappeared so futilely.

Just as they were about to consider the sacrifices they had made here meaningless.

They learned from the two’s conversation.

That it wasn’t so.

“More than that.”

Ha Mu-baek looked at So Hwi-ung, then surveyed the people around them again.

“First, there’s something we need to do.”

“Something we need to do?”

So Hwi-ung asked back as if he didn’t understand.

“Detoxification.”

“Detoxification?”

It was still a puzzling statement.

“The new type of poison jiangshi. The Jamhon Poison Jiangshi.”

At Ha Mu-baek’s words, So Hwi-ung’s complexion hardened.

“Probably those bastards were here too. Seeing that everyone present has been poisoned with Jamhon Poison.”

“…”

It was quiet.

It was a different kind of silence from the stillness that had covered the surroundings just moments before.

A suffocating, stifling silence.

Jamhon Poison Jiangshi?

What was that supposed to mean?

Yang Bi-chang twisted his expression.

Pung Geon and the rest of Black Corps Second Group also had their faces harden stiffly.

These were people who knew about the new type of Poison Jiangshi.

“Come to think of it….”

In the midst of frantically fighting the jiangshi, he seemed to have glimpsed some slightly different Poison Jiangshi mixed in.

At the time, he couldn’t afford to pay attention to such things.

“It’ll take roughly two days.”

Ha Mu-baek said while examining the people around him.

“Actually, Jamhon poison has no effect when the poisoning is below a certain level. And now that the Blood Cult is gone, there’s no chance of Jamhon poison appearing in the world again. Still, it would be better to detoxify it cleanly.”

So Hwi-ung nodded at Ha Mu-baek’s words.

“Everyone here has been poisoned?”

“All those who fought the jiangshi. It seems they fought really fiercely.”

Every single one was poisoned.

Master too.

Seol-ran too.

Everyone except himself and Han Seol-bing.

“Then I’ll leave it to you.”

At So Hwi-ung’s words.

“Alliance Leader goes last.”

Saying that, he approached the Maengryong Corps.

The first person whose pulse Ha Mu-baek grasped was.

“Urgh.”

Someone who let out a small groan at the sudden grip strength of Ha Mu-baek’s hand grabbing his wrist.

It was Yu Gwi-gwang.

“You survived.”

Ha Mu-baek looked at Yu Gwi-gwang and spoke calmly.

“Thanks to Instructor.”

Yu Gwi-gwang briefly expressed his gratitude.

“You’re Corps Leader now. Maengryong Corps Leader.”

Saying that, Ha Mu-baek channeled his internal energy.

Yu Gwi-gwang’s detoxification didn’t take long to finish.

Ha Mu-baek proceeded to detoxify the Maengryong Corps members first, one by one.

After the Maengryong Corps was finished, it was the Bongma Corps’ turn.

However.

The sun was setting in the meantime.

“I’ll do the rest tomorrow.”

Saying that, Ha Mu-baek headed toward the barracks.

Deep fatigue seemed visible behind his back.

Since it had been such days.

People said nothing.

No one complained about not being detoxified.

There was no one bold enough to voice such complaints to the monstrously strong Ha Mu-baek.

And no complaints arose in the first place.

His younger sister too, and Master too.

And the Jeongcheon Alliance Leader too.

Were still in a poisoned state.

 

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Day broke.

After finishing the detoxification of the remaining Bongma Corps.

He proceeded with the detoxification of the seven people from Maengryong Corps Seventh Group.

Ha Seol-ran was last among them.

And after proceeding with Wi Ji-gun’s detoxification.

Only then.

It became Hotian Dan’s turn.

Even then, Deputy Dan-ju Dam Mu-heun was in the last order.

“Really, this is too much, Dan-ju.”

“Maengryong Corps Leader.”

Ha Mu-baek answered Dam Mu-heun’s complaint with a cold tone.

“Urgh.”

Dam Mu-heun let out a groan.

It was because of the grip strength of Ha Mu-baek’s hand that grasped his pulse point.

It felt like he was gripping particularly hard.

“This is….”

“Shut your mouth. Starting detoxification.”

At Ha Mu-baek’s warning that came just as he was about to say something.

Dam Mu-heun had no choice but to keep his mouth tightly shut.

And.

Finally.

So Hwi-ung’s detoxification.

With that, all detoxification was complete.

It was already around lunchtime.

After quickly finishing lunch, they organized the barracks and prepared to leave.

The destination was naturally the Bongma Corps.

Though the Bongma Corps headquarters would be in complete chaos due to the Myeolcheon Jiangshi that had devoured dan-jeons.

It was currently the only proper Jeongcheon Alliance garrison from this location.

And they also had to recover the Bongma Corps members who had been sacrificed to the Myeolcheon Jiangshi.

So they headed there.

They didn’t bother going around Sanwol Great Wall.

Sanwol Demon Forest.

No, they moved through what should now be called Sanwol Tree Forest, taking the shortest route across the forest.

“Kraaaah!”

“Guoooo!”

Occasionally, surviving Death Jiangshi still showed themselves.

But they posed no problem for these people.

The Death Jiangshi were dealt with instantly.

“These guys seem weaker?”

Someone from the Bongma Corps muttered.

Though they weren’t originally strong entities.

The current Death Jiangshi seemed to have less than half the strength of previous Death Jiangshi.

Because of this, they could deal with them even faster and move toward the Bongma Corps.

“The forest has changed.”

So Hwi-ung said while looking around.

It was no longer that forest called Marim, where they had fought bitter battles over the years.

Now it had become the kind of forest you could see anywhere in the Central Plains.

So Hwi-ung wasn’t the only one who felt this.

Both the Bongma Corps and Maengryong Corps could feel it.

Because of the time they had spent in Sanwol Demon Forest.

They knew all too well what the energy of this place was originally like.

However.

The Maengryong Corps newcomers who had just arrived at Sanwol Demon Forest simply followed behind.

Without even having time to sense what was happening.

Only when evening came.

Were they able to reach the northern edge of Sanwol Demon Forest.

What greeted them was the collapsed wall of Sanwol Great Wall.

A sight that showed the desperation of that time.

There were three corpses of Bongma Corps warriors who had fled here only to have their dantians stolen and die.

“Collect them.”

At So Hwi-ung’s command.

Bongma Corps members and Maengryong Corps members stepped forward to collect the bodies.

The path beyond the Bongma Corps wall to the main branch was horrific.

Corpses scattered everywhere.

Every single one had their dantian completely pierced through.

Knowing what had caused this.

So Hwi-ung’s face was rigid beyond measure.

“It’s going to get busy when we return to the alliance.”

At that muttering, Dam Mu-heun also wore a serious expression.

‘A storm is coming.’

Though it had already been decided the moment Yang Bi-chang confessed everything.

The carnage revealed before their eyes.

Seemed like it would make that storm even more fierce.

They would protest.

Who could have even imagined that jiangshi that devour dantians would exist?

It was a valid point.

But what could be done about it?

The fact remained that so many victims had emerged.

Their protests would only be persuasive if nothing had happened at all.

Dam Mu-heun glanced back at Ha Mu-baek, who was walking with Ha Seol-ran behind them.

‘What an incredible person anyway…’

The Jeongcheon Alliance was quiet.

Though there had been countless secret struggles beneath the surface.

There had only been secret struggles.

The scales had not tipped to either side.

However.

After Ha Mu-baek left the Jeongcheon Alliance Main Headquarters.

And went to Gyoryong Hall.

Many things were changing.

In the direction of the Baekdo Society’s power being reduced.

Those who had driven Ha Mu-baek to Gyoryong Hall were the Baekdo Society.

Yet the result was the reduction of their power.

‘How paradoxical.’

Dam Mu-heun shook his head lightly.

They headed toward the Bongma Corps Leader’s barracks.

The barracks were in complete chaos.

Enough to understand the situation at that time without even looking.

The survivor who had come with Yang Bi-chang had said so.

That the first to flee was Bongma Corps Leader Do Sim-geuk.

The barracks looked exactly like that.

“Damn bastard.”

Curses naturally flowed from So Hwi-ung’s mouth as he examined the barracks.

There was no doubt that Do Sim-geuk was the target.

“I’ll go clean up the surroundings a bit.”

Dam Mu-heun bowed his head and left the barracks.

Several other Hotian Dan members remained in the barracks to guard So Hwi-ung.

The remaining unit members were confining and watching the criminals including Yang Bi-chang in an empty barracks.

Dam Mu-heun commanded the Bongma Corps and Maengryong Corps to begin cleaning up the surroundings.

Since darkness was already falling, they had to hurry.

The new Maengryong Corps members who had only just arrived at what would be the beginning of their time at the Bongma Corps main camp were also put to work.

The first thing they did upon arriving at the Bongma Corps was.

Collecting the corpses of Bongma Corps members.

No, before that they had first fought jiangshi in Sanwol Demon Forest.

Everything was completely chaotic.

And the result was the annihilation of the Blood Cult.

Their reason for existence had vanished.

Though one might be curious about what would happen next.

The scene unfolding before their eyes made them push such thoughts aside.

The Maengryong Corps Seventh Group members also helped with collecting the corpses.

“Do Sim-geuk. That son of a bitch…”

Pung Geon muttered.

He didn’t know about other things.

However.

He had heard the stories told by the Bongma Corps members who had safely fled from this hell and arrived where they were.

That the first to flee was Do Sim-geuk.

So curses naturally came out.

As they cleaned up this horrific scene of carnage.

Anger toward him surged even more.

Then.

“Do Sim-geuk is here!”

Someone discovered Do Sim-geuk’s corpse.

No one called him Corps Leader anymore.

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