<Episode 238> Frontline. (7)
After that, I informed the campsite in advance.
We entered deep into a forest filled with monsters.
If we just count the number of monsters we’ve killed over the past year, it would be enough to fill up this forest.
Hunting wasn’t the goal today.
“•••Found it.”
I walked for a while, killing the monsters I encountered along the way.
I finally found what I was looking for.
I’m talking about a small, spread-out crack that seems to tear the air.
‘This is the sixth.’
If someone saw it, they would call it the Demonic Mirror Gate because it looked exactly the same.
The color was different.
A very dark, murky, dark black.
It was a completely different color from the magic scriptures I had seen so far, and the atmosphere it gave off was much more sinister.
Additionally, this crack does not spit out monsters.
It’s just floating in the air.
Looking at the crack, I slowly reached out my hand.
The fingertips that approach calmly dig into the cracks so easily.
I thought about it as I looked at the crack accepting my hand as if it had been waiting for it.
When I first saw this crack.
When I first discovered this crack, I had just arrived at the front line.
It was the first time that Goo Hee-bi brought me here, saying she had something to show me.
Without even releasing any demons.
It doesn’t grow bigger and expand its scope.
It was just a crack floating in the air.
I could tell.
This means that it is not a crack, but a fragment.
[Krrrr…!]
.
.
.
..
As I put my hand into the crack, the thing reacted as if it had been waiting.
Although I couldn’t see it, it felt like it was wagging its tail as if it was excited.
‘Calm down, I’ll feed you even if you don’t do that.’
As soon as he finished speaking.
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Crunch crunch!
The cracks are becoming more and more tangled.
It looked like it was drawing a line and being sucked into my hand.
I feel it.
The energy rushing through my arm is being sucked into my danjeon, or even deeper.
Crack, crack, crack.
This means that the bastard is chewing up and swallowing the energy that comes in.
‘You’re eating well, after eating so much yesterday.’
As the bastard devours the energy.
It felt like one more piece had been filled in on one side of the break.
« * ”
•••right-
At best, it’s just a very small piece.
This can’t be used as energy.
I tried this and that, but the result was the same.
Even so, the reason why we are looking for cracks by digging through the wires and dealing with them like this is.
‘Because that’s what he wants.’
Not only does the thing in your body constantly tell you the location of these cracks,
Because I want to find it and swallow it like this.
‘I don’t know what this is for, though.’
Why on earth are these cracks occurring in the wires?
It is not clear exactly what the crack means.
Could something like this have happened in my past life?
I racked my brain, but nothing came to mind.
I’ve never even heard of a black crack.
I thought maybe it was something that came about as I regressed.
However, I also feel like it might be a dangerous situation, so I don’t want to do it if possible.
There was no choice.
contract….]
‘I know.’
Because that was the promise I made with him.
“I know that’s why I’m feeding you so diligently. Don’t rush me.”
[Knock…]
“And, release Noya quickly. Time is running out anyway.”
[Knock…?]
“You damn beast. You only act stupid at times like this.”
I wanted to say more, but he knew I was going to nag him, so he pretended not to know and hid.
It was obvious that I wouldn’t be able to come out for a while.
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« +1 ”
…ah.
This guy skipped my food just to feed me.
The treatment was really dog-like.
“Just come out later.”
I blurted out the words knowing there would be no answer.
I wanted to take steps towards the barracks.
When I went back, I had to meet Mo Yong-hee.
I had to go find Gu Hee-bi together with Namgung-bi.
It was almost our turn to go on duty, so Namgungbia and I had to go to the center together.
At that moment, I was about to jump towards the barracks.
-Ugh… Aah!
“hmm?”
A scream was heard from somewhere.
Bam!
At the beginning of the transition from the plains to the forest.
Someone is down and being beaten.
“You dare scream?”
Judging by the dark yellow uniform he is wearing and his gigantic gestures.
These were the unmanned Hwangbo Se-ga.
“Krrrrr… Ugh.”
Also, the person who fell to the floor and was beaten severely seemed to be a member of the Hwangbo Se family.
Unlike those around him, his gestures were small and his frame seemed thin.
The man who had been harassing the young man said with a smile.
“You screamed so recklessly without even the owner’s permission. Who would help you if you did that?”
“Okay, I was wrong….”
“No, it’s not your fault. It’s my fault for not being properly educated.”
Bam!
“Ugh!”
The young man, who was kicked in the stomach by the man, cannot hold back his screams and vomits again.
“I told you once again not to scream, Hwangbo, but you still scream.”
“ •••Ugh… .
“Or do you think that you and I are equal because we are both Mr. Hwangbo?”
“Oh, no… How could I dare… .”
“If not, how could I not listen…?”
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Hehehe!
On one hand, the man spoke with a sneer on his face.
The expression on the face of another young man watching from behind wasn’t very good.
‘•••I have to stop it.’
A young man who stands by and watches violence within the company.
It was none other than Hwangbo Cheolwi.
And the one committing the violence is Hwangbo Cheok, Hwangbo Cheolwi’s older brother.
Unlike Hwang Bo-cheol, who has only recently begun to be called by his last name, Ji-su.
Hwangbo Cheok was a well-known warrior in the Central Plains.
Hwangbo Cheok, who was touching the fallen man with his foot, turns his head towards Hwangbo Cheolwi, who was watching him.
“Ouch.”
“•••Yes, brother.”
“I’ve done this much, do you want to do it too?”
At Hwangbo Cheok’s words, Hwangbo Cheolwi examines the fallen man.
The young man who was groaning was from a collateral branch of the Hwangbo family.
Among them, he was the weakest young man, having inherited the least amount of blood.
Hwangbo Seon.
The young man’s name was Hwangbo Seon.
“•••I’m fine.”
“hmm?”
“I’ll get rid of that bastard myself, because it’s embarrassing if other people see him… ”
“Ouch.”
Hwangbo Cheok’s thick hand grabs Hwangbo Cheolwi’s shoulder.
“older brother…?”
Hwangbo Cheolwi had to slightly shake his shoulders as he looked into Hwangbo Cheok’s eyes.
“You’ve been acting strange since last time. It’s like you’re concerned about that sidekick.”
“What do you mean? Why should I care about that guy?”
“That’s why I’m saying. Why is that?”
Maybe the year before last.
It must have been around the time when Hwangbo Cheolwi finished the Yongbongjihoe and returned to his own family.
For some reason, Hwang Bo-cheol stopped looking down on his collaterals and harassing them.
He stopped his words and actions of boasting and exalting his own Sega.
Hwangbo Cheok, knowingly or unknowingly, did not like that.
Even though I was born with the blood of a glorious family.
My younger brother who has become so weak.
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“Ouch.”
“Yes, brother… .”
“I have to make sure of this now.”
“yes ?”
“Your attitude doesn’t really suit our Hwangbo family. I really don’t like this hyung.”
“What do you mean…?”
“Break this guy’s legs.”
“•••!”
Hwangbo Cheolwi’s eyes widen at Hwangbo Cheok’s words.
That’s because I never expected Hwangbo Cheok to say something like that.
“Brother… This is Meng’s territory.”
“I know. Do you think this guy doesn’t know that?”
“But how….”
“under.”
Hwangbo Cheok lets out a hollow laugh at Hwangbo Cheolwi’s words.
Because my younger brother’s worries seemed so trivial and useless.
“Do you think the Maeng would care if I just cut off the leg of a bastard?”
“one…!”
“The reason I didn’t touch this guy until now is because I had the Lord’s eyes on me. Now, it doesn’t matter, right?”
“Brother… That means….”
The Hwangbo Se family’s heyday is over.
Hwangbo Cheok might soon be in the position of Sogaju, so he said he wouldn’t pay attention to something like this.
“He’s a useless guy, so I think it would be good to use him for my brother’s mental health.”
“”
Hwangbo Cheolwi had to swallow his sigh at Hwangbo Cheok’s words.
Because the madness in my brother’s eyes was no small thing.
‘•••How on earth did that happen.’
Even as he thought about it, Hwang Bo-cheol bit his lip.
It won’t feel like a sudden feeling.
I guess I just knew it but didn’t feel it.
He himself would have been no different from his brother.
“•••Brother, no matter what, this is.”
“What? Why is this guy here?”
Hwang Bo-cheol, who was trying hard to speak, was startled and distanced himself.
It’s because an unknown voice intervened.
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Of course, Hwangbo Cheolwi.
The same was true for the Hwangbo family’s unmanned troops surrounding the area.
No one here felt any movement until someone intervened.
In a sudden situation, Hwang Bo-cheok asks with excitement.
“What are you…?”
Hwangbo Cheok asked, seeming embarrassed.
The young man who had intervened paid no attention and approached Hwangbo Seon, who had collapsed, to examine her body.
The surrounding unmanned people had an attitude of not caring at all.
“You beat me up so much, and you beat me so stupidly. If you do this, it’ll be obvious and I won’t be able to handle it… Seriously.”
“This guy…! He asked who I was!”
Hwangbo Cheok reaches out and grabs the young man’s shoulder.
It looks like he was trying to catch the young man and take him away.
“…I”
It doesn’t sound surprising.
The young man’s body was glued to the floor, not moving at all.
‘…this guy…?’
The power of the Hwangbo Se clan, famous for its martial arts, and also for its large size.
Even though I’m applying so much force, it doesn’t move at all.
At the moment when Hwangbo Cheok was trying to hide his embarrassment and raise the stakes.
The young man turns his head toward Hwangbo Cheok.
” hey.,,
“•••Huh!”
As the young man turned his head.
Hwang Bo-cheol, who was checking the face together, swallowed his breath inwardly.
It was because it was a face I knew well.
There can’t be two such fierce-looking faces in the world.
Hana Hwangbo Cheok’s face becomes distorted in fear, as if he doesn’t know about this.
“Ha, this crazy guy. It seems he doesn’t know who I am.”
Is it because I think he’s a punk who doesn’t know the subject?
Hwangbo Cheok was worried about what to do with this guy.
Before that, the young man opened his mouth to say Hwangbo Cheok.
“five.”
“What?
“You’d better let this go for five counts. I’m not in a good mood right now, so I can’t look at it favorably.”
The corners of Hwangbo Cheok’s mouth went up at the young man’s words.
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Because it was a ridiculous statement.
“What are you going to do if I don’t let you go?”
“one.”
“What are you planning to do with this Hwangbo family’s Hwangbo-cheok?”
“two.
“I don’t know what kind of sorcery you used, but do you think that even if you tried to do something, you could even brush past the collar of Hwangbo Cheok’s shirt? It’s trivial… . Unfortunately, you will die here today… .”
“three.”
Wood crack!
“Ugh…!?”
With the sound of something breaking.
Hwangbo Cheok’s arm, which was grabbing the young man’s shoulder, twists.
Even though I raised the stakes and wrapped it around my body.
He just turned it around as if he was touching clay.
“this…!”
Hwangbo Cheok immediately growled as he looked at the twisted arm.
Crunch-!
thud!
In an instant, Hwangbo Cheok’s huge body collapses as he falls to his knees, changing position to look up at the young man.
•••What happened?
Hwangbo Cheok had no idea what was happening to him.
Just a fleeting moment.
By the time Hwangbo Cheok noticed, he was already on his knees.
The young man, facing Hwangbo Cheok whose pupils were shaking violently, spoke bluntly.
“That’s why you shouldn’t talk to those beastly little bastards. There’s a better way to do it, which is to talk, but you’re using force first. You’re like shit.”
The voice, which was both calm and serious, had a presence that overwhelmed the surroundings.
Additionally, Hwang Bo-cheol, who was watching from behind, was calming his trembling heart.
‘True, true dragon.’
Thinking about the identity of the young man.
True Dragon.
One of the Six Dragons and Three Peaks.
It is widely rumored that he is the disciple of the Great King.
Moreover, the monster that had defeated him with one blow and won the title of Unarmed Champion was standing there.
Why on earth is he here?
But there was one thing that was more questionable than that.
‘Uh, why…?’
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Than his own brother got down on both knees.
There is more to it than just the fact that the true dragon of the Nine Houses is here.
‘•••You said five, but you only counted three?’
Among them, Hwangbo Cheol-wi was most curious about that part.
