The Grand Mudang Saga [Path of the Shaman]

Episode 300

Jeoksaeng stopped the countless beating attacks to check the defense of Sapaecheon’s nature, and ordered all troops to eat more comfortably than ever before.

Everyone seemed to have forgotten that it was a battlefield as they all ate together and talked about it, but everyone knew without saying it. That it is the terrible stillness that comes before the storm.

The two days that Jeoksaeng promised had passed, so when the current meal was over and dusk fell, a bloody festival would begin on the mountain in the sky they were looking at.

That’s why everyone scrambled to bring out the little memories they had in their heads and laughed and chatted as best they could.

Because when the war is over, you may never see the person next to you again.

to remember. In order not to forget that we came together to change history once again.

* * *

When the meal was over, the bonfire they had been sitting around was turned off and the son-in-law sank in the dark.

Dozens of prisoners were gathered inside the round wooden fence in the middle of the camp.

Not only was there the effect of the beatings, but because they couldn’t even drink a sip of water all night, everyone seemed to be barely able to sit still with their heads down.

Took.

“…!”

Jeong Mok-rip, who had been waiting for his death like no other, suddenly opened his eyes.

changes that occur within the body.

He quickly turned his head around, but it seemed he was the only one who had noticed a change.

Was it because Chun Woo-myeong ordered his subordinate to do it instead of doing it himself?

As the suppressed demon blood was released and the clogged bet flowed like a raging torrent along the veins, my whole body trembled with a thrill.

“…”

Mok-rip Jeong quickly looked around, operated a bet, cut the rope, smiled meaningfully, and secretly approached Joo Chun-geol, the total voter of Green Forest.

“Brother Cheongeol.”

“…?”

When Jeong Mok-rip whispered, Joo Chun-geol, who was struggling to turn his head, made a surprised expression. Soo-chae-joo Lee Im-saeng had a different expression.

“How?”

“Lower your voice.”

“…”

At Mok-rip’s words, Joo Cheon-geol hurriedly shut his mouth and rolled his eyes from side to side.

“One of them seems caught off guard. The energy that sealed the demon blood has weakened.”

“I’m really glad.”

“yes. Anyway, looking around, now seems like an opportunity.”

“opportunity?”

“They seem tired from the frequent battles. Seeing how quiet it is, it looks like it’s time to finish eating and take a break.”

“Are you sure?”

“yes. I saw with my own eyes that everyone went into the tent.”

At Jeong Mok-rip’s whisper, Joo Cheon-geol and Lee Im-saeng looked around with nervous eyes and swallowed dry saliva.

“While their vigilance has weakened, the blood vessels have been released, so it is the god of heaven. Now is the right time to run away.”

At those words, Zhu Chun-geol frowned slightly.

“Even run away? But if they’re after you…”

“Didn’t you see that young goblin’s sad eyes yesterday? It’s the same thing to stay here and die, run away and die anyway. We have a battle ahead, so we won’t be able to chase you very far.”

“…wouldn’t it be better to go to Sapaecheon Fortress?”

“Nature?”

Jung Mok-rip laughed at Joo Chun-geol’s words and shook his head.

“Do you think Yu Yueching will save us?”

“….”

“You must already know that we have escaped from our nature. It’s enough to notice that you tried to join the rebels.”

“Um…”

That’s right.

Yu Yue-cheong is a great man who values interests. If they knew they betrayed them, they would never let them live.

“But if even one of the Kings of Sapaeo comes after you, you will be defeated…”

Concerned by Joo Cheon-geol, Jeong Mok-rip glances around and whispers with his dark eyes as he pulls himself closer.

“What do you mean, the sacks of barley borrowed from your subordinates?”

“…Can you really use it as a scapegoat?”

“As long as we survive, can’t the subordinates save us anytime?”

“…”

At Mok-rip Jeong’s words, Joo Cheon-geol and Lee Im-saeng looked at each other and made a tempting expression.

“First, let’s use our men to get out of their camp. Then spread them out as fast as you can so they won’t be able to catch up.”

At those words, Joo Chun-geol glanced up at the sky.

On the last day the moon did not rise. The surroundings were much darker than other times, probably because the clouds had helped.

“…I need to change my clothes.”

“Hehehe.”

The ropes that bound them had long since disappeared. With the seeds of cruelty in their hearts, the three looked at each other’s faces and smiled sinisterly.

“Are you okay?”

“…the head of the house.”

A subordinate who was injured by Jeong Mok-rip’s pitiful gaze panicked and tried to stand up.

“Don’t overdo it. Tsk tsk, your clothes have become rags.”

When Jeong Mok-rip took off his coat and put it on, Subha made an expression of embarrassment.

“sorry. Because of my immorality, I drove you to death. I came here to preserve the lives of all of us by leaning on a place where there is even a little chance of living…” Suha

couldn’t stand the stinging feeling and opened his mouth at his words of regret.

“Daejangnim….”

Maybe he misunderstood the head of the family until now. Normally, he was viciously attacking his subordinates, but when he was in a crisis, he seemed to reveal the true face of the chief.

“Can you run?”

“yes? yes. I’ll have to run… but how?”

Mok-rip Jeong looked at the surroundings, leaving behind the warrior who tilted his head with a puzzled expression.

It was already after Joo Chun-geol and Lee Im-saeng had changed clothes and clothes like himself.

You are ready to run away.

“Everyone gather.”

“….”

The prisoners who were tired of Mok-rip Jeong’s words gathered around with puzzled expressions.

“Their vigilance has weakened. There is a way to live.”

“…!”

At Mok-rip Jeong’s words, the Yagumdang Noklimpae, regardless of their number, looked at each other and their eyes lit up with anticipation for life.

“We will run away from now on.”

“yes?”

His subordinates looked at the surroundings fearfully with startled expressions, but Jeong Mok-rip did not stop talking.

“I can’t keep them all. Everyone has no choice but to run to the best of their ability.”

Seeing his earnest gaze, which even contained sadness, the subordinates nodded their heads with their faces stiff.

“My lord, I will be at the forefront.”

The subordinate, who had already been touched by Jeong Mok-rip’s self-reproachful worries, stepped forward with firm determination.

Did a man say he would give his life for someone who knows him?

that’s bullshit

Jeong Mok-rip, the owner of metallurgy, has lived his entire life in meanness. Even though they must have known that if they devoted their lives to him, they would only be taken advantage of, but the excitement from earlier covered their eyes.

“Can not be done. Aren’t you already hurt?”

“So I will take the lead. I can’t go far with my body anyway. In that case, I will sacrifice my life to open an escape route. The lord must buy it. Please live and lead the Metallurgist to the end.”

“…”

At the words of his subordinate, Mok-rip Jeong fell silent with his head lowered.

His subordinates thought that even that was what he was suffering from.

But that wasn’t sadness, it was to hide the smile that naturally spread.

How can you not be happy that he even sacrifices his life to save himself, not enough to easily sympathize with his sinister purpose?

Originally, the crowd was bound to be easily swept away by the surroundings. If it is a moment of desperation, the effect is much greater.

With just one action to change clothes, Suha became an instigator, and his determined words and expressions quickly spread around him.

Regardless of who they are, they show a firm determination on their faces as if they were loyal subjects.

Jeong Mok-rip frowned even more to hide the laughter that leaked out of him, and it came as a greater impression to his subordinates.

“good night. If you do, come to the fore with me. I will definitely protect you.”

“yes.”

“The signal is that I break the barrier. If they find out we escaped, they’ll come after us. So don’t look back and run. Do you understand?”

“…yes!”

The captured warriors answered in a tone full of hope.

“Now then, prepare everything.”

Jeong Mok-rip approached the wooden fence and inspected the surroundings before taking action.

Pudeuk.

Mok-rip Jeong, who broke the wooden fence by reducing the sound as much as possible, observed that there was no change in the movement around him and gave an order in a low voice.

“Jump!”

At his cry, the prisoners rushed in unison through the broken barriers.

However, since they had different levels, the speed could not be the same, and the escaping procession quickly grew long.

“…”

They also did not know. The fact that the Eunwidan was watching the sheep they were doing while hiding themselves.

“The musketeer was right. He said he wouldn’t even notice a flimsy trap, so tsk tsk.”

After the wooden fence was emptied, the Eunwidan deputy chief, Omok, clicked his tongue and gestured, and the Daegung next to him immediately sent a signal somewhere.

ridge! ridge! ridge!

drums resounding at the same time.

“Prisoners run away! Go after them!”

Shouts rise from all sides, and the fleeing captives look frightened.

Piyung!

“Cheak!”

Seeing their comrade fall after being shot in the leg by an arrow, the prisoners began to do their best to escape.

“stop.”

Oemok, who was watching the escape of the captives, stops the protest pulled by Daegung.

“No matter how much the chieftains do what they do…”

Those who are looking at the outside eyes.

Jeong Mok-rip, Joo Cheon-geol, Lee Im-saeng.

As the heads of the three places, they were at the center of the procession even though they ought to be able to run the fastest.

The reason is obvious.

If the enemy appears in front, it will be thrown back while the subordinates in front are killed, and if it appears from behind, it will be a scheme to lead the way while the subordinates in the rear are killed.

However, they would never have known why the enemy let them escape or what scheme they were plotting.

The moment they accept them, the north gate will be engulfed in chaos.

“Now then, shall we start herding?”

When the outer eye sent a signal, Daegung nodded, put fire on the arrowhead, and fired.

Peeing!

“Kill them!”

When the unmanned soldiers who appeared at the right time came out from the left, the procession of prisoners sharply skewed to one side.

Daegung shot fire arrows whenever the direction was bent, and at that time, the warriors that Jeoksaeng had prepared in advance appeared and changed the direction the prisoners were running.

“Follow me! Go after them!”

“Wow wow!”

The prisoners could not come to their senses at the shouts of the warriors resounding from all directions.

Due to the unmanned people chasing them while ringing drums and gongs, they had to run hard without even knowing where they were heading.

As a result, Jeong Mok-rip’s plan to spread out and hide in the darkness after leaving the camp disappeared like a bubble that swelled for a while and then burst.

Like his subordinates, he was in a position where he had no choice but to run hard in the direction he was driving.

* * *

As the uproar in the camp of the rebel forces roared through the night, the reaction of Sapaecheon’s nature also began to change moment by moment.

“What is it?”

“They’re starting to move again!”

The unmanned Songchung, who was watching from the bastion of the north gate, heard the commotion and reported to Gogyeon, who had just jumped into the bastion.

Since it had already been through several small battles, as soon as it got dark, more warriors than usual were put into the fortress to reinforce the security.

“I thought, ‘Why don’t you take a break? These are tenacious guys.”

Gogyeon looked out of the castle with frowning eyes and turned his eyes to the sky.

The last day without a single moonlight.

Darkness has always been dangerous in war. Needless to say, especially if there were those who had excellent stealth skills in night raids.

The rebels must have known that this darkness was the best condition for an attack.

“Do you guys think we haven’t prepared anything?”

Gogyeon’s gaze was directed to a place a little away from the castle wall.

Objects piled up everywhere.

It was dry rice straw covered with oil.

The warriors of Sapaecheon were not fools, so they predicted that the warriors of Haomun and Salmak would infiltrate, and during the day, they piled straw around the outside of the castle.

“Shoot the fiery arrows!”

Roaring!

At the cry of the chief guarding the bastion, fires are lit all over the place in front of the northern gate of Sapaecheon’s main fortress.

“Do not neglect your vigilance! Ring the bell and reinforce the troops around the walls! No rats sneaking into the castle!”

“yes!”

At the call of the chieftain, the ringing bell announcing an enemy attack rang without ceasing.