Myst, Might, Mayhem

Chapter 410 – Encounter (2)

Young Master Na Yul-ryang’s lips curled up ominously as he looked at Mok Gyeong-un.

“So you were inside?”

Na Yul-ryang, who had the eyeball from Mo Yak’s left eye implanted in his forehead, had an atmosphere quite different from before.

Unlike his usual self, who showed only arrogance and bluntness due to being unfamiliar with emotions, he now exuded a certain ease.

He put one hand behind his back and raised the other.

Then,

-Chak! Chak! Chak!

Lim! Byeong! Gae!

He formed abbreviated hand seals and snapped his fingers.

-Ttak!

It was at that moment when he snapped his fingers.

-Gooooo!

As spell power spread in all directions, demonic powers that had been trapped here and there began to be released.

The released demonic powers,

-Kwa deuk! Kwa deuk!

“Kkeup!”

“M-My eye suddenly!”

As Society members here and there suddenly clutched their left or right eyes and writhed in pain, those around them couldn’t hide their bewilderment.

This wasn’t just happening to Na Yul-ryang’s side, but also among some of the Society members who had come under Mok Gyeong-un.

As those around checked on the suffering Society members, asking if they were alright,

“Hey. Hey, why are you…… Huk!”

“Wh-What is this? Your…… your eye?”

They couldn’t hide their shock at seeing their eyes.

The eyes of those who had been clutching them in pain split into a cross shape, revealing a bizarre eye that had been hidden inside.

The sight was so bizarre it was almost disgusting.

But the surprises didn’t end there.

-Puk!

-Kwa deuk!

“Kek!”

“You…… What is this……”

Those who had been clutching their eyes in pain suddenly attacked those nearby.

The Society members, who were off guard seeing their comrades suffering, couldn’t help but fall victim to these sudden attacks.

This wasn’t just happening among ordinary Society members, but also mixed in with some at the level of branch heads and grand branch heads.

“Keheok…… O-Oh Branch Head……”

“Keu heu. The time has finally come.”

“Keuuuu. Grand Branch Head Gi Yun…… Wh-Why are you doing this?”

“You fool. Do you still see me as Grand Branch Head Gi Yun?”

With screams erupting from all directions and incidents occurring here and there, even the leaders and executives of each faction were at a loss for how to deal with this situation for a moment.

What on earth is happening right now?

‘……’

The Society Leader’s pupils trembled as he looked down at the plaza below.

Like the Elder Council, he had somewhat guessed that there would be hidden individuals.

But even he hadn’t predicted this.

It was difficult to count the exact number as they were scattered here and there, but at a glance, it seemed that nearly 20% of the Society members had been unknowingly infiltrated.

To think they had hidden so many minions, were they preparing for this situation?

-You’ve worked hard, my child.

At that moment, a voice echoed in the Society Leader’s ear.

The moment he heard that voice, the Society Leader’s gaze immediately turned somewhere.

It was towards his chief disciple, Na Yul-ryang.

‘!!!!!’

The moment he saw him, the Society Leader’s expression hardened terribly.

‘So it’s come to this……’

Even though he had innate martial talent surpassing his own, since he wasn’t of the Heaven Vein bloodline, he thought it would be enough to just keep him away from the Society Leader position.

But when did he plant an eye so close?

Did he read several moves ahead of even himself?

-I thought the grand plan might be disrupted by variables, but you’re performing your filial duty so admirably.

The Society Leader gritted his teeth at the voice he heard.

-Euddeuk!

He’s indeed excited.

Probably because of this being?

The Society Leader’s gaze turned to Mok Gyeong-un.

He had never left that place, so revealing himself like this must be to absolutely not miss this moment.

-Clench!

‘Even if things have gone awry, I can’t let it go as he wishes.’

If that happens, everything will truly go according to its will.

The Society Leader clenched his left fist and opened his mouth, looking at Mok Gyeong-un.

“Ryu So-wol. I don’t know if you’ll believe this one, but how about joining hands for a moment?”

At this proposal, Mok Gyeong-un, who had been looking down at the plaza below, raised his head and answered.

“Join hands?”

“This one’s thoughts differ from that person’s. To set everything right…… Kek!”

It was then.

The Society Leader, who had been speaking, suddenly clutched his chest.

Then the blood vessels in the exposed parts of his skin bulged out black and turned blue, changing to look almost like he had fallen into qi deviation.

The Society Leader looked at Young Master Na Yul-ryang with bloodshot eyes.

He was smiling at him.

‘All…… I thought…… I had removed…… everything……’

Was there still a remaining restriction?

Realizing this, the Society Leader’s eyes filled with anger.

He had prepared so much to overturn everything while restraining himself, but it all turned out to still be playing in the palm of his hand.

It was at that moment.

-Chak! Chak! Chak! Chak!

Mok Gyeong-un formed abbreviated hand seals with his left hand.

Byeong! Tu! Yeol! Jin!

They were the hand seals of the Nine Character Revival Technique.

Instantly, an immense spell power filled the area around the Society Leader.

-Gooooooo!

Then,

-Paaaaaa!

Four pillars appeared around him.

Originally, people without spell power wouldn’t be able to see this, but the Society Leader could see these pillars.

This was created by Mok Gyeong-un using spell power and techniques.

-Swish!

Mok Gyeong-un put his sword-holding fingers to his lips and muttered softly.

“Four Peaks Linking Technique.”

-Chwaaaaa!

At that moment, the four pillars connected, creating a massive surface.

As a result, the Society Leader became trapped in a space created by spell power.

But when this happened,

-Sss sss!

The blood vessels that had been bulging out of his skin began to subside little by little.

‘This is?’

The Society Leader’s eyes glinted.

He had heard from Vice Society Leader Mong So-cheon that the one who inherited the Moon Vein’s sword techniques had talent in sorcery and had become a disciple of Sorcerer Jo Ui-gong, who was under the head of the Primal Killing Pavilion.

Although he had emphasized sorcery because there were things to prepare for his plans, he hadn’t paid much attention to it, thinking how much could he have learned given that its system was perhaps even more complex than martial arts.

But looking at it now, it seemed to be at a level beyond that.

However, even if possessed, can a vengeful spirit handle spells, which could be considered a power opposite to it, in this way?

It was at that moment of puzzlement.

-Swish!

Mok Gyeong-un extended his hand.

At that instant, the Society Leader, who had just escaped the pain of the restriction while trapped in the Four Peak Linking Formation, was pushed back and flew into the main building, breaking through a window.

-Kwang!

After sending the Society Leader flying like that, Mok Gyeong-un then looked at Young Master Na Yul-ryang.

An incomparable demonic power and strange energy, far beyond that of others who had another eye appear within their eyes, was emanating from him.

He looked almost like a different person.

No, had he become a different person?

‘That eye……’

An eye had sprouted on his forehead.

After staring at this for a while, Mok Gyeong-un then,

-Kung!

Landed right in front of Na Yul-ryang from mid-air.

As Mok Gyeong-un landed, the ground cracked and shockwaves spread out, causing those nearby to be thrown back.

“Euhuk!”

“Wh-What energy……”

-Pa pa pa pa pa pang!

Due to the shockwaves and aftermath, soon only Mok Gyeong-un and Na Yul-ryang remained within that radius.

Na Yul-ryang smiled and opened his mouth.

“I didn’t expect sorcery to be possible with that body. Not bad.”

“That eye…… You’re indeed not Na Yul-ryang.”

“Na Yul-ryang? Aah. Of course not. That child is sleeping peacefully in here.”

Na Yul-ryang patted his chest.

Then he looked in the direction where the Society Leader had been sent flying and said,

“Thanks to that foolish boy, I thought the grand plan might get a little tangled, but fortunately, everything is returning to its place.”

“Grand plan?”

“Yes. I’ve been drawing a big picture. There was a variable like you, but that’s a part I can overcome easily enough.”

With those words, Na Yul-ryang extended his hand towards Mok Gyeong-un.

And then he said with a smile,

“That guy made some initial moves, but I’ve prepared a lot for you. Come with me. So-wol.”

No sooner had those words ended.

-Jjeojjeok!

The wooden doll in Mok Gyeong-un’s bosom cracked.

This was because it couldn’t withstand the spirit power of Cheong-ryeong inside.

Cheong-ryeong, trying to forcibly break out of it, spoke to Mok Gyeong-un in a voice filled with ecstasy and anger.

-Disciple…… It’s him. It must be him.

In Cheong-ryeong’s view, she saw a different appearance, not Na Yul-ryang.

He was the being she hated so much, the one who had ripped out her heart and made her face death.

It was Bi Yeong-hon of the Heaven Vein.

However, Mok Gyeong-un was looking with a different perspective from Cheong-ryeong.

That is,

“So you’re Mok-gan.”

‘!?’

At those words, Na Yul-ryang’s smiling expression froze coldly and became strange.

Then he tilted his head slightly and opened his mouth with narrowed eyes.

“……I didn’t expect those words to come from your mouth.”

-Disciple, what are you saying now? Although he has an eye on his forehead, he’s clearly……

-Cheong-ryeong. This guy is Mok-gan.

-The Mok-gan…… He is……

Cheong-ryeong’s words trailed off.

Her mind became complicated.

The shell was clearly Young Master Na Yul-ryang, but what was inside was undoubtedly him.

But he’s Mok-gan?

The Mok-gan she had learned about while being with Mok Gyeong-un, that is, the being combining ‘eye’ (목,目 (mok)) and ‘mountain’ (간,艮 (gan)), Three-Eyes (Sam-ahn, 三眼), was the leader of the Secret Society.

What on earth is going on here?

As she was puzzling over this, Na Yul-ryang raised one eyebrow and said,

“You…… Are you really So-wol?”

At his question, the corners of Mok Gyeong-un’s mouth slowly raised.

-Shwaaa!

-Flinch!

It looked like he was smiling, but as a chilling and enormous killing intent rose from within that smile, Na Yul-ryang’s eyes immediately sharpened.

No matter how she had become a vengeful spirit, the Ryu So-wol he knew would never make such a face.

This was something only one who had committed slaughter, pandemonium, blood, and pain…… all of those things, could possess.