Moon-Shadow Sword Emperor

Episode 201

“Gasp!”

“It’s an attack!”

The demonic cultists who were moving together pulled out weapons and held them in their hands with expressions of confusion.

I didn’t even pay attention to the other demon cultists and rushed straight towards the leading man.

Whoops!

The two crossed daggers clashed with the sword, creating a heavy noise.

It’s going to be a struggle for a while.

The man swung both arms strongly and pushed me away.

As I was pushed away, leaving traces on the ground, I was inwardly amazed.

He must have suffered considerable internal injuries during the chase that took place earlier, but he did not show the slightest sign of pain.

From the outside, it was difficult to recognize that he was injured.

Aside from his martial arts skills, his patience was unusual.

The in-house Jeolyounggaek muttered with an expression of complete disbelief.

“How…”

I lowered my sword with a faint smile on my face.

He then tapped his shoulder with his left index finger and opened his mouth.

“Chujonghyang(追從香).”

“…!”

“You may have thought that you safely escaped the pursuit, but they let you go on purpose. “For the sake of hitting everything.”

Jeolyeonggaek gritted his teeth and held the two daggers in reverse.

Immediately after, warriors from the political faction appeared from all directions and attacked the demonic cultists.

Kaang! Ga-ga-ga-ga-gak!

Sharp metallic sounds and screams rang out in succession.

However, Jeolyounggaek did not look back.

To be exact, I didn’t dare look away because they were wary of me.

I spoke leisurely, closing the distance between me and the other person.

“Let’s come to a conclusion soon.”

* * *

“Ugh.”

I looked around once, noting the acupuncture points of the Jeolyeonggaek lying on the ground.

The battle was already approaching its conclusion.

Most of the demonic cultists had been subdued, and the few who were fiercely resisting seemed likely to run out of strength soon.

It was a fight whose outcome was decided from the beginning.

From the beginning, the power gap between the two sides was excessively large.

At the point when Chu Jonghyang buried Jeolyeonggaek’s body, the annihilation of Palgakdang (八角堂) was confirmed.

pop! Puff!

Fireworks decorated the sky.

The group searching other places would soon flock here as well.

“There are many things I want to ask.”

“Kill it.”

Jeol Young-gaek glared at me with a bitter look in his eyes.

I chuckled and sat on his back.

Jeolyounggaek’s expression distorted as he felt the weight on his upper body.

“I will kill you any way you want. “After getting the information.”

“Even if you torture me, you won’t be able to find out anything.”

Jeolyeong-gaek responds in a resolute tone and bows his head.

I clicked my tongue and added weight using the Cheongeunchu (千斤錘) technique.

A faint moaning sound penetrated my ears.

“If you cooperate obediently, I can kill you with ease.”

“You’re not good at negotiating. “Do you think anyone would fall for something like that?”

“The residents of the Harel tribe are currently very angry. In a way, it is natural that people who could be considered their family, close friends, and colleagues were killed by outsiders.”

“…….”

“If you are dragged away alive like this, you will never see any good results. They say that Nanman’s punishment and torture are so terrible…” “

…….”

“Actually, I can already guess why they set foot in Nanman. Nevertheless, the reason I bothered to appease him was because I thought I might as well do some verification at this point. “Nothing more, nothing less.”

“…….”

“I will ask. “For what purpose did you set foot in Nanman?”

Jeol Young-gaek did not open his mouth until the end.

I nodded with a satisfied expression.

‘I like it even more.’

I gently pressed his talus bone with my thumb.

Jeolyounggaek’s body trembled.

His face turned white and foam flowed from his mouth.

With the demonic blood suppressed, extreme pain was inflicted on my body, so I felt like I was going crazy.

Let’s take our minds off it for a while with light torture.

I slowly withdrew my hand and gave him a shout.

-Head of the Octagon. Please make a deal with me.

From now on, this was the main point.

In the first place, I had no particular interest in getting information from him.

“…….”

Jeolyounggaek, who was breathing heavily, buried his face on the floor.

It was an expression of will not to engage in conversation.

I patted the back of his neck with the back of my hand and continued talking.

-I know that the reason the head of the family does not speak out is because he is concerned about the safety of his family. I was a single mother with a wife and two sons.

“…….”

-It’s no use pretending you’re not agitated. Didn’t you stop breathing?

“I was curious about it earlier. “How on earth do you know so much about me?”

“What kind of nonsense is that all of a sudden?”

I answered angrily and pressed my shoulder acupuncture point.

At the same time, a warning sound was issued.

-You probably aren’t so tactless that you can’t guess why I’m speaking in full voice. Be careful what you say. Before I rip out my tongue.

Jeolyeonggaek, who had been moaning in pain for a long time, suddenly let out a complaint.

It seemed like they decided that they had captured my weakness.

I slowly got up from my seat, lifted Jeolyounggaek on my shoulder, and moved to my seat.

“Whoa.”

After increasing the distance between the group and the group, he sat Jeolyeonggaek against a nearby rock.

Then, I squatted down in front of him and made eye contact.

The time has come to drive a wedge.

“I’m telling you this because you don’t seem to know, but all my family members have passed away.”

“What nonsense are you talking about!”

“I would have told you to be careful about what you say. Lower your voice. There is nothing to regret about this. “Even if I cut off his head right now, there is no one here who would have an issue with that.”

“…….”

“You must have been feeling a sense of discomfort. “The last time I saw my family’s faces was probably a year ago.”

The reason why I remember Jeolyounggaek’s personal details was simple.

It was because he was causing an incident in the near future.

This is how the incident started.

Among the favorite subordinates of Cheonakgun, the first disciple of the Demonic Cultist, there was a man named Mosalgwi (謀殺鬼), who had feelings for the wife of Jeolyeonggaek, whom he met by chance one day.

An ordinary person would give up when he found out that the other person was a married woman, but he was a devil.

The Demonic Cult is a world of survival of the fittest.

Mo-sal-gwi used his power and authority to threaten Jeol-yeong-gaek’s family, and Jeol-yeong-gaek, feeling threatened, took special measures.

I had decided to jump into a factional fight that I had vowed I would never be involved in for the rest of my life.

[I will be loyal.]

[In return, please protect the safety of me and my family.]

Jeolyeonggaek, who belonged to the outer circle, did not have the strength to protect his family.

Therefore, he chose to go under the command of the Demonic Cult Master’s third disciple, Yeoksalgun (逆殺君).

Fortunately, things worked out as he intended, and the murderer no longer appeared in front of him and his family.

But peace did not last long.

Unable to suppress his instincts as a demon, Mo-sal-gwi eventually took advantage of Jeol-yeong-gaek’s overseas mission to kill his mother and two sons and terrorize his wife.

The rebel army, who realized the situation late, moved directly, but by the time he arrived, the assassin had already disappeared.

The wife, who lost her parents-in-law and children in an instant, could not bear the feeling of loss and hung herself.

The problem arose here.

The murderer, who should have officially raised the issue and declared revenge, instead covered up the incident with his own hands.

The reason was simple.

Because I was afraid of making a decision and causing conflict with Cheonakgun.

If possible, I wanted to avoid fights where there would be more losses than gains.

What Jeol Young-gaek did not know was that Yeoksalgun was a person who valued his own safety more than his promises to his subordinates.

The Yeoksal Army did not inform Jeol Young-gaek of his family’s deaths and continued to send him out on dispatch missions.

But you can’t cover the sky with your palm.

Jeol Young-gaek, who felt uncomfortable with the constant dispatch of missions, secretly returned to the church and eventually learned what had happened to his family.

Jeolyeonggaek, consumed by anger over losing his family, went on a rampage.

Since a 100-year-old high-ranking powerhouse went on a rampage, there was no way the impact could have been small.

As many as three temples collapsed.

To conclude, the culprit behind the incident, the murderer, eventually died.

Jeol Young-gaek did not succeed in taking revenge.

[Why is the cult leader here… gasp!]

[The talented person I had my eyes on has become a waste of money because of you. How are we going to make up for this loss?] After

hearing about the situation from Jeolyeonggaek, who was imprisoned in an underground prison with his limbs and veins severed, the religious leader personally went to the murderer and ripped out his head.

Although the Cheonak Army and the Yeoksal Army tried to quietly bury the incident, the situation escalated due to the intervention of the Demon Cultist.

The religious leader placed Cheonak-gun and Yeoksal-gun on probation and entrusted the handling of the incident to Yeongeumdae.

It was such a big event that I can still clearly recall what happened at that time.

‘It was around the spring of last year that the murderer murdered Jeolyeonggaek’s family. ‘The assassination army was subdued by me last summer, so it is highly likely that the same incident occurred in this life as well.’

Looking at Jeolyounggaek’s reaction, it was almost certain.

One thing I didn’t understand was that even though the assassin was dead, the matter was still covered up.

There seemed to be a need to conduct a separate investigation into this area later.

“I’ll give you a chance.”

“……opportunity? “What kind of opportunity are you talking about?”

Jeolyeonggaek’s voice became the size of a mosquito.

Although he didn’t completely believe me, he seemed to be somewhat interested.

“I will give you a chance to take revenge on your murderer.”

“How did you get that nickname…!”

“I will make sure you get out of here alive. I will also give you a chance to determine whether what I said is true or not. We will also prepare a stage for new identity and status revenge.”

“…….”

“So please become my subordinate.”

Originally, I didn’t have much interest in Jeolyeonggaek.

When I heard about his existence through the chief of the Harel tribe, all I could think was, ‘The future changed because of me, so he came to Nanman.’

But my thoughts changed after seeing the tricks he showed while escaping.

He was a talent too good to kill.

‘Jeolyeonggaek is a prisoner belonging to the outer circle. I didn’t learn magic. It would be possible to launder one’s identity.’

I judged that if I took advantage of the situation he was in, it would not be impossible to bring him under my command.

“Really?”

“What do you mean?”

“That my whole family is dead.”

“It might be hard to believe, but it’s true. As I said just now, I will give you a chance to check if you wish.”

“…….”

Jeol Young-gaek finally lost his expression.

Hot tears flowed down my cheeks.

I felt the need to give him some time for a while.

“I’ll come back after I finish cleaning up, so you can think about it in the meantime.”

“…….”

“I can’t give you that much time. “You will need to answer quickly.”