It is dark under the lamp
The moment he heard the word plum, Yoosung muttered involuntarily.
“A volcanic wave?”
“Sa-sook!”
“Kuh! Maehwa examiners, conduct a Maehwa examination!”
Where were you?
A person wearing a blue uniform like an old man appeared out of nowhere and cried out bitterly. When the word came to perform a plum examination, sturdy men in blue uniforms appeared from somewhere and surrounded the area.
Yooseong, who quickly looked around, solved the nose ceremony.
Even the number of Maehwa Swordsman that I could see right now was over 30, and all the swords they were holding were young.
I have the confidence to fight and win.
But after that was the problem.
This is the middle of the battlefield.
Even if you defeat dozens of enemies, there are still hundreds or thousands of enemies left, and if they keep attacking you, there is a high possibility that you will not survive even if you use all the items you have.
‘If I show overwhelming inaction, won’t they get scared and let me go? no That’s a very comfortable idea. There is a possibility that an interested master will approach it.’
We need to find a way to get out of here as safely as possible.
And Yoosung already knew how to do that.
Yooseong, who stretched out his hand toward the air, rummaged here and there as if looking for something, then clenched his fist as if grabbing something.
“If you’re going to put it in a subspace, tell me in advance… … .”
“A woman appeared out of thin air!”
“Uh, is it stealth?”
“How do you do stealth in broad daylight, not even at night, where there is no place to hide?”
A color-coded girl in exotic clothes suddenly appeared out of thin air.
The people on the battlefield had no choice but to fall into confusion all at once, regardless of martial arts, and Meteor took advantage of that opportunity to approach Aris.
“Yoosung? What kind of situation is this?”
“I don’t know, I just started. Escape from here is more important than that now.”
Yuseong reached out and grabbed Aris’ arm and pointed to the sky with the other hand.
Aris was naive but not stupid.
Aris, understanding the meteor’s command, slightly bent her knees and jumped up.
“You’re such an idiot! Jumping up from here, what the hell… … .”
The faces of those who laughed at Yoosung and Aris were instantly stained with astonishment.
It is a natural law that what floats in the air falls to the ground.
However, the two did not fall apart and floated in the air like the sun or a cloud.
“… … Is it empty?”
“Nonsense! That’s not walking in the air, it’s witchcraft!”
A pair of men and women, or, to be precise, a girl who is not even a contract, is performing a skill that can only be barely performed by a master of transcendental skill.
Yuseong, who was looking down while clinging to Aris, muttered in a small voice.
“Is it possible to attack from a distance?”
“Yes? Yes. But why are you asking all of a sudden?”
“I asked because I had to write. See those people wearing blue over there? If you just leave like this, I’m sure you’ll continue to follow me and annoy me. Eliminate regrets and warn others, and leave no one behind… … .”
Yooseong, who calmly gave orders, was speechless, not knowing how Aris would react to the order to kill a person.
However, Aris said as if it was not a big deal.
“Can we just get rid of the people wearing blue?”
“That, yes. But will you be okay?”
“What?”
“Murder. Aren’t you overdoing it?”
“What’s wrong with killing people?”
Yooseong was at a loss for words when he saw Aris asking calmly.
It was easy to overlook because of her usual innocent appearance and the image of a pitiful experiment subject created by a witch, but Aris was not an innocent child who knew nothing.
Aris shared the original’s childhood memories, and at that time, the original Aris had to fight fiercely to escape from the enemies who were aiming for the evil eye of truth.
It wasn’t even an innocent person, it was just an act that didn’t matter to Aris to kill an enemy.
Aris, who pulled out a huge rifle that looked like something out of a sci-fi movie, pointed the gun down and said.
“Shall we shoot?”
“… … shoot.”
Aris pulled the trigger without hesitation.
The witch’s divine punishment hit the plum swordsmen.
* * *
“Jumsoy! Three bottles of shipper here!”
“How many mouths do you want to put on someone’s nose with only three bottles? Bring me six bottles of fire wine here!”
“Bring me five of the best dishes here.”
“The food you ordered is here! have a good meal!”
“I never thought I would meet the chivalrous sword that defeated the leader of the Red Army in a place like this. This is also meant to be, how about a drink together?”
Hwayangru, the largest inn in Honam, was so crowded that there was no room to step on.
At first glance, it looked like an ordinary inn that was a little noisy, but a person with a good eye would be able to tell that all the guests were unmanned men holding weapons, and that even if they laughed and chatted on the outside, they were ready to wield their weapons at any time.
It was an unfunny situation where I was rather fatigued in an inn where I was supposed to relieve my fatigue, but I couldn’t help it.
Currently, Honam is in a situation like a powder keg that is not sure when it will burst due to the phosphoric acid caused by unmanned people who flocked from all over the central plain aiming for Jangbo-do.
No matter how tired and exhausted I was, I couldn’t let go of the tension if I thought about the situation.
“Did you hear that rumor?”
“If you say that, how do I know? What rumors?”
“If you pretend, you should be nice and understand. The thing that happened at the stake.”
“Ahhh, that!”
The eyes of several people in the inn turned to the young men who were having a conversation.
“I listened with my ears. It is said that there was a large-scale rotation involving the political faction, the sa faction, and even the ronin. Is that true?”
“Of course it’s real.”
“Mmm.”
“Why are you making that face?”
“No matter how much I think about it, I just can’t believe it.”
“Because of Yeok Divergence and Baek Gwang Cheon-nyeo?”
“I know you well. Kill the Maehwagum-kun with a single blow and defeat the Hundred Volcano Squad’s pursuit team by force? Yes, let’s say that it can be done by conceding a hundred times. It would be understandable if the rumor spread that the guy called Yeok Divergence was a master of foreign affairs and was exaggerated. But Baek Kwang Cheonnyeo makes no sense.”
An expression of absurdity appeared on the young man’s face, who filled an empty glass with wine and drank it in at once.
“All day long, flying in the sky, making full use of striding in the air, shooting hundreds of bullets that are so fast that even the best masters can’t avoid them? Huh, first. Even if you lie, you have to make it a little more plausible. A lie that even a three-year-old wouldn’t believe… … .”
“I saw it myself.”
“… … What did you say just now?”
“I said I saw it myself.”
The noise of the people talking quickly died down.
Everyone in the inn was listening to the conversation between the two young men.
The moment the young men, who felt the unusual atmosphere, were about to get up, an old man nearby opened his mouth.
“There is a small one. Can’t you finish the story you were going to tell a while ago and leave?”
“Well, that’s a trivial story, so if you hear it, you’ll be disappointed.”
“I’ll give you a bottle of baekhwaju for the story.”
Baekhwaju.
As an alcoholic beverage made from picking a hundred flower petals, it was a silky wine that could not be compared to cheap flower wine.
The young man, who was smacking his lips, hardened his heart when he saw the old man shaking the bottle.
“I didn’t see the rotation that took place on the jing column, but I saw from afar how Yeokbalsan and Baekgwang Cheonnyeo fought against the pursuit team sent from the volcano.”
“Did Baek Kwang Cheonnyeo really walk in the air all day long?”
“I don’t know if it’s airborne, but it’s certain that it was floating in the sky all day. They hold up something like a long stick in the sky and shoot light… … . Ugh, if you see it for yourself, you will understand why it was nicknamed Baekgwang Cheonnyeo.”
The young man trembled as if he was horrified.
Will the heavenly punishment be like that?
If a white light flashed in the sky, someone must have died.
How shocked were you when you saw that?
If it had not been for the Heavenly Demon’s Jang Bo-do, he would have straightened his sword and returned to his hometown.
“How was the back divergence?”
“I didn’t see him fighting, and I saw only the corpses he had suffered, but it’s certain that he has tremendous power, as his nickname of reverse divergence. As if struck several times with a blunt instrument, the body was hollowed out here and there, and dozens of Songmun swords were shattered.”
“Broken? You mean you broke your sword?”
“no. It literally broke it.”
If it was the Volcano Squad’s pursuit squad, it would have at least the level of a first-class veteran.
Didn’t he break the famous sword held by a first-class master who could create sword skills, or did he shatter it?
It was a story that was difficult to comprehend.
“This is the end of what I saw.”
“I heard you well. Now, get it here.”
The young man grabbed the bottle thrown by the old man and left the inn with a bright smile.
The old man looked at the back and stroked his beard.
The quiet guesthouse soon became noisy again.
The topic of conversation was also Yeokbalsan and Baekgwangcheonnyeo.
“Do you think the young man’s words are true?”
“no way. There are not one or two people who have seen Yeokbalsan and Baekgwangcheonnyeo, so it may not be all lies, but the rumors must have been inflated. Like Kunlun’s Eight Eclipses of Cloud Dragons, seeing martial arts that can stay in the air for a long time and flying around the sky.”
“Isn’t that true?”
“It’s witchcraft, witchcraft! How can a human being hang in the sky all day?”
“I’m more concerned about reverse divergence than Baek Kwang Cheon-nyeo. What kind of foreign skills did you master to be able to display such superpowers?”
While people were distracted by the conversation, a couple of men and women entered the inn.
A young man wearing a black long robe and a girl wearing a cotton thread so thick that the inside cannot be seen.
It’s a pretty odd combination.
However, in Honam, there are a number of people who draw more attention, such as the white-haired warriors of the North Sea Ice Palace and the southern warriors who accompany wild beasts.
People soon focused on their stories.
“Do you have anything you want to eat?”
“I don’t care about anything. Make Yooseong-nim eat whatever you want.”
“okay? Then, since I came to the world of martial arts… … . Jeom Soi! Here are two bowls of noodles, one roast duck, and one bamboo leaf soup!”
“Yes, yes. I’m leaving right away!”
Yuseong looked around while drinking tea.
There were a few people who were interested, but it was just curiosity, and there was no sign of doubt.
Yuseong nodded faintly and took out the ring from his bosom.
It was one of the items obtained from the [Finding Treasure] quest that was cleared before starting the quest, and it was a ring that had the effect of blocking sound within a certain area.
“You may speak now.”
“Wouldn’t it be better to leave now? If his identity is revealed here, there will be a huge uproar… … .”
“It is not for nothing that they say that the bottom of the lamp is dark. Wouldn’t it be harder to find in the downtown area than hiding in the mountains or forests?”
this is not a game