Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 362
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Episode 362 – No. 205, Room of the Curse – ‘Absolute Master’ (11)
– Eunsol Lee
Cao Song, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, once said, ‘When one general makes a contribution, the bones of 10,000 men are piled up! It was called ‘(一將功成 萬骨枯)’.
I only felt this fact when I was looking down at the battlefield from the top of the wall.
This is because at every moment, the soldiers of the Empire and Baehwagyo became fertilizer for the land and disappeared.
Baekgolsan (白骨山), which accumulates in real time, is the cradle where great generals are born, and the laughter of superhumans who cut down three soldiers with one swing of their swords in one breath echoes throughout the battlefield.
If there was one fortunate thing, it was that my colleagues were master generals, not white-bones.
“Hahaha!”
The giant’s laughter that shook the heavens and earth reached my ears.
Cha Jin-cheol, running wild like a wolf among sheep and crushing hundreds of soldiers, looked more like a killing machine than a person.
Suddenly, I remembered something from before.
If we could go back to the body and mind we had on the first day we entered the hotel… .
Would Cha Jin-cheol back then be able to run wild and smile on the battlefield like he does now?
I shook my head because I knew it was a meaningless thought.
Who we used to be and who we are now are not the same at all, and this is not just about Ga-in.
“wow… .”
There was an instant of admiration.
This is because a little while ago, Cha Jin-cheol crushed the body of a Baehwagyo expert with his bare fists, complete with armor.
When I heard about it, someone gave that punch a great name, ‘Pacheon Daeryukken (破天大力拳)’, which was funny but also understandable.
No, how can this be seen as an ordinary punch when you crush an expert wearing iron armor with one punch?
It appears to be the legendary Shin Gongjeol Crane that the Great General of the Bukdu has passed down through his family.
Cha Jin-cheol was obviously embarrassed when he first heard that word, but he doesn’t seem to be embarrassed anymore.
He himself was raising his fist and shouting, “Pacheon’s power is the greatest power.”
Unlike Jincheol, I looked at someone who seemed similar to me, at least mentally, as before and now.
Grandpa was fighting better than I thought.
It’s not something I can say after seeing a hell overflowing with flesh, blood, bones, and brains, but I found fighting to be much more ‘fun’ than Jin-cheol.
They say that if your head is bad, your body will suffer. In other words, if your body is bad, your brain will suffer.
The situation was different for Jincheol and my grandfather, who just swing a weapon with all their might and run without thinking, and that is Shingongjeolhak and footwork.
My grandfather really had to use his brain to fight fiercely, but even as he was thinking about this, he started fighting with the Baehwagyo master again.
A man wearing a black cloak approached my grandfather, brandishing a milky-white half-moon sword.
When the man shouted something and waved his half-moon sword in a complex manner, dozens of blades of sword wind were emitted, and the grandfather crouched like a turtle and blocked the sword wind with his armor as best as he could.
The next moment, the grandfather’s crouched body unfolded like a spring, and the Bangcheonhwageuk held in his right arm, that is, the arm of the powerful Abras warrior, flew towards the Baehwagyo master.
The opponent tried to block the play by swinging Banwoldo, but this was a fact I had already confirmed several times above.
Even the strength of a decent expert cannot withstand the power of the grandfather’s right arm.
The opponent, who lost strength, was greatly embarrassed and rolled on the floor repeatedly, barely avoiding the grandfather’s attack.
The other person, who had barely escaped the crisis, looked determined and began to recite a sutra while holding the half-moon sword with both hands.
It’s definitely an unknown technology!
The moment when extreme tension was conveyed to the grandfather, the Baehwagyo master, and even to me who was watching this fight –
The grandfather took his left hand out of his arms, clicked his fingers once, and the Baehwagyo master’s head exploded in an instant.
You fight well.
A sturdy physique that puts his age to shame and his entire body covered in iron armor.
Add to that the majestic Bangcheonhwageuk, which makes it hard to believe that a person can hold and swing it with one hand!
Isn’t it a magnificent appearance that looks like the reincarnation of the legendary Lu Bu?
The grandfather looked like this, brandishing the Bangcheonhwageuk and acting as if he was about to tell a mythical diary.
Just set the mood like that.
If the opponent, fascinated by his majestic appearance, thought he was preparing a special move, he would shoot without hesitation.
To the warriors of this era, the 21st century pistol is a weapon of the devil that they could not even dream of.
If it was brought out openly, he would react because he sensed some danger, but if he was holding the Bangcheonhwageuk like my grandfather did now and was in good form, suddenly looking for an opening and pulling the trigger, he would go to sleep and die on the spot.
“Grandpa, I wonder what kind of traditional martial arts you did to Mr. Sanghyun while doing that…” . “I’m glad you fought well though.”
The situation on the battlefield was not bad.
The imperial army holding on at the wall and the Baehwagyo army trying to storm into the capital.
Baehwagyo’s side is still so overwhelming that they can’t compete, but on this stage, the number of ordinary people is not that important.
What is important is the number of ‘experts’, and the quality of the troops was not pushed back when the Cheonui Maeng joined.
I found a man.
He was an older man who looked to be in his 40s or 50s, and he was looking around the battlefield wearing a rather stylish long gun.
It was similar to the facial expression that Elena mentioned, so I concentrated my mind just in case –
he.
me.
see.
The leader of Baehwa looks at me.
Even in hell, where the life of a nameless college student fades away as lightly as a feather, two people standing at the extremes saw each other.
The man in the woman’s eyes seemed to have aged, a man so handsome that one would have thought he could have been a movie star in modern times.
The woman reflected in the man’s eyes was maintaining an arrogant attitude, looking down at the ground as if imitating a god from atop a huge wall.
The man’s mouth opened.
I wasn’t particularly good at reading, but I was able to read because it was a simple movement.
‘Hello?’
The next moment, an inexplicable malice grabbed my throat.
“Off! Hmm!”
It feels like someone is grabbing my neck and shaking me!
“Woah, Master Moon! Hello! “Is there anyone there?”
The nearby guards panicked and tried to save me, but they were no help at all.
Can they, ordinary humans, even imagine?
Baehwa Cult leader Jo Won-hong is trying to kill me by attacking me for several kilometers!
“Ugh!”
Is this how you die in this episode?
It felt like it was 3 or 4 kilometers away, but seeing Cho Won-hong once from that distance was a fatal mistake?
What is this –
“Taaaaaat!”
As a roar rang out and a warm energy like a spring breeze enveloped me, my body found freedom.
The malice that had grabbed my throat suddenly disappeared without a trace.
Lee Ja-seong appeared.
“Okay, thank you.”
“Get your body together. Who would have thought that the religious leader would apply Baekbogyuksal in this way… .”
“Baekbogyeksal? “Is this a tactic to kill an opponent from a distance of 100 steps (approximately 100 meters)?”
“I thought so, but now that I see it, it seems that distance isn’t the issue, but that line of sight is the casting condition.”
“…”
“It is a power that is not compatible with Johwamunju’s clairvoyance. From now on, don’t look at the religious leader when I’m not around.”
“I will keep that in mind. “Thank you for saving me.”
“Many of Meng’s warriors have already died… .”
“sorry.”
“what?”
“…”
“They themselves took up the sword to save the country. Do you have anything to be sorry about? “I’m sure you didn’t mistakenly think you forced the warriors of the Cheonui Alliance into battle, right?”
“no.”
“The past eight months. Baehwagyo got up from its crouching position and began to turn heaven and earth upside down. Then, there were quite a few of Meng’s warriors who wanted to go to Dosan Geomrim with swords.”
“Did Lord Moon stop you?”
“I thought this empire had to be overthrown from the roots. “Am I wrong?”
“…”
“Even now I don’t know. Can you say that the boy emperor is truly better than the Baehwa cult leader? .”
“I’ll try my best.”
“Moonju, let me give you some advice.”
“Let’s listen.”
“The potential of Cho Won-hong and Bae Hwa-gyo is truly endless… . Don’t forget that they have been receiving help from an ominous god for 800 years.”
“…”
With those words, Lee Ja-seong left.
“Whoa… .”
As the tension eased, a light sigh came out.
A few days ago, Mr. Sanghyun reacted with suspicion even though he had obtained Cheon Eui-maeng’s cooperation.
Because it was easier to obtain than I thought.
My grandfather explained this as ‘the physiology of a martial artist,’ and of course, that wasn’t the case.
But there was a bigger reason.
If you think about it, it goes without saying that most of the warriors of the Cheonui Alliance are also citizens of the Gwangmyeong Empire.
Even if they were those people, wouldn’t they have had ‘patriotism’?
No matter how incompetent the imperial family has shown itself for a long time, if the country really feels like it is going to fall, there are bound to be people who stand up to protect it.
The Lord of Heavenly Justice has been suppressing them for some time, but there is a limit.
In other words, the story goes that Cheon Yi-maeng wanted to fight to protect the empire from the beginning.
It’s just that there was no justification for them to forgive the imperial family and jump into battle.
“If we go to the next episode, should I ask Seung-yeop to at least send a handwritten apology to Cheonui-maeng as soon as it starts?”
*
– Yoosongi
It was only after I arrived in Henan Province, near Cheonsan Mountain that Ga-in’s brother was said to be sleeping, that I realized.
Cheonsan Mountain was not a mountain behind some neighborhood.
Everest! This may be an exaggeration, but it is a mountain so vast that it cannot be seen at a glance.
Of course, there were a lot of things to prepare, including food, to search a mountain like that, but we didn’t have the money to buy them all.
“Pero, bring that cart too.”
“please! What if I take it to a cart? It’s the foundation of your business! miss… .”
“…Joe, okay. “The cart will take care of the cart on the stall over there.”
“Huh!”
I tried to plunder it ‘fairly’ in my own way.
If you take away all of a person’s wealth, how will that person survive?
If taking away the goods from the stall isn’t enough and ripping off the cart underneath, doesn’t that mean the merchant will just die?
Because he was so sorry about this, he ‘appropriately’ divided up as many people’s wealth as possible and ripped them off.
As a result, many people lay down and started crying.
“… It’s all because of the hotel!”
No, if I had already put a lot of gold and silver coins in my pocket, I wouldn’t have to be such a bad person!
Unlike me, who was confused and didn’t know what to do, Miro got the job done very quickly and efficiently.
“Fill the cart with everything you think you will need for hiking.”
“Elder! “How can the law be like this?”
“Haaa… . I tried to hold back, but I couldn’t help it. The white dragon’s wrath is coming -”
“Chae, I’ll fill it up!”
What kind of bullshit is White Dragon’s Wrath?
Why is he so obsessed with robbery?
Just when I was starting to lose strength and wanted to sit down, Ari appeared, bringing a man with a pale expression.
“…”
“They say he is a person who has been digging up medicinal herbs on Mt. Cheonjang for a long time. “I brought him here because he seemed to know the terrain well.”
“hello.”
“Mo, if you spare my life, I will do my best to serve you!”
“I’ll give you my life. however… .”
“yes?”
“Do you have any money?”
I was completely dizzy.
When the looting was over, one thing gave me some small consolation.
At least it didn’t kill or hurt anyone.
*
In the evening, while climbing Mt. Cheonsan, I exchanged opinions with Ari.
“Where do you think it is? “I can’t tell even if I look at the map.”
“well… . “I have a few locations in mind, but I’m not sure about any.”
“Phew… .”
“I’m more worried than that.”
Same idea. This is because the information gained from Ga-in’s advice came to mind.
“Two menacing strong men. Didn’t I tell you to be careful of surprise attacks from the army? Fortunately, they didn’t attack us in Henan Province.”
“They probably want to completely hide the fact that Heavenly Mountain is the seal of a phantom demon. “I guess they didn’t want to escalate things by fighting us in a place where everyone could see.”
That means they plan to kill us on this vast and dangerous mountain.
“Phantom punch!”
— Boom!
A large tree fell backwards with a tremendous noise.
“…”
“Ah, Ari! Look at this! “I split the tree with my punch!”
“Wow~! “The maze is amazing!”
Even though it was an extremely insincere answer, Miro became gleeful and started destroying natural objects around him.
“…Why on earth is he doing that?”
“It’s my first time wearing a protective suit. “Often, children can do that if they gain special powers.”
“Seungyeop wasn’t that good.”
“I think Miro’s heart is purer.”
“…Aren’t we moving too loudly?”
“You’re not worried about getting caught now, are you?”
By the time the market inside the castle was overturned, the scenario of sneaking into the mountains was already gone.
In fact, even if he had not done such a thing, the majestic appearance of the ‘White Dragon God Gap’ was not something that could be hidden from anyone.
“You have to come this way!”
At that time, a thin, frightened voice was heard.
The herbalist brought as a guide began to lead the way.
“Hmm… .”
Ari made a somewhat meaningful sound.