The World of Sound - Chapter 16



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“Let only those who wish to die remain!”

“Eek?!”

“What the heck is this!!”

Suddenly, a group of unmanned people barged into the inn.

Because they came at once without any warning and at a distance, even Cheonhwa and Majin had a hard time pinpointing the exact moment.

In that situation, how absurd must the other people in the guest house be?

So the reaction was split into two.

Those who cower and run away, overwhelmed by the number and momentum of the enemy, and those who resist, either because they are confident in their abilities or because they cannot run away to save face.

“I should have warned you.”

Phew!!!

However, the sword fight that occurred at the same time blew away the complacency of those who thought that something could happen in the middle of the village in broad daylight.

The masked men, without any hesitation, started to kill people.

“Gyaaaah!!!”

“Hey, save me!”

“Get out now, now! Please wait!!”

Of course, a warning can’t justify murder, but that one move proves that they have no qualms about causing trouble.

Also, since the one who ordered the sword was carrying a sword, it was not likely that the coffin would move immediately and pursue them.

If something like this were to happen in the village, it would be natural for the martial artists to step forward, but they too are afraid.

Even if you become a top-level expert right now, it would be difficult to stop them with troops commanded by a local magistrate.

Therefore, unless it was a clear massacre of civilians, it was unreasonable to expect an immediate response.

“Why on earth are you doing this? You have to say something… … .”

Thanks to that, the place became a battlefield, but there were definitely some who hesitated.

They were people who had gained some fame in the martial arts world.

They are just keeping an eye on each other because they know that if they back out without even knowing who the other person is, it will harm their reputation.

“I will count to three. Anyone who does not go out on the count will be considered to be opposing us.”

However, the opponents had no intention of saving their face. They simply forced them to make a choice while exuding a terrifying murderous intent and aura, and eventually the frightened warriors hurriedly tried to leave the inn.

“One, two… … .”

“That won’t happen.”

Wheeze-

BANG!!!

At that moment, a man fell from the upper floor in front of them.

He looked down at them arrogantly as if the murderous aura they were emitting didn’t even tickle him, and he raised his body.

“Margin… … !”

Wire mesh margin.

He greeted them while already having raised the level of the Red Iron Worker.

If they didn’t immediately rush into the annex and came here, their intentions would be obvious.

“What difference will it make if a few cowards who were too scared to attack even if given an opening gather together as a rabble?”

They came to catch me.

Although they weren’t joined by any top-tier experts, their intentions were obvious.

I guess you have to believe in numbers.

The shallow idea was obvious, as the guys who had been wandering around separately without being able to mix with each other, but with the same goal, came rushing in at the same time.

Either they figured out that they could catch him if they got a bunch of top players together, or they figured out a way.

“You’ll know when you see it. Strike!!”

‘This is perfect for testing.’

But I don’t care either way.

Although he was surrounded by over a hundred masters inside and outside the inn, Margin just smiled strangely at them as if numbers didn’t matter.

Because I needed someone to test my earlier realization against.

“Come and try!”

Thanks to that, the first floor instantly became a battlefield.

Those who were scared rushed out of the guest house, and those who couldn’t make it quickly moved to the second floor.

After that, they were busy watching from a distance or running away through the window.

“Rain, get out of the way! I’m going out!”

“Don’t push! You’ll fall… … !”

The third floor was in a similar situation.

If they were after one margin, the fight would end on the first floor, but if not, the fight could easily spread to the upper floors, so it is full of people who try to run away in advance and people who watch the fight and try to get out if it gets too much.

“Where do you get such experts… …!”

On the other hand, the situation on the 4th floor was a little different.

The 4th floor doesn’t necessarily have only high-level players like Cheonhwa and Majin, but if you pay that high price to get to the 4th floor, you must have some skills.

Either you have fairly high-level martial arts skills, or you have powers other than martial arts.

Even so, the martial arts of the masked men were extraordinary, so they could not be at ease, but those who were confident that they could save at least one of their own bodies even in the worst case scenario were keeping an eye on the first floor.

Even if you don’t know the whole story, it was obvious which side was closer to the truth when you saw those who didn’t hesitate to cut down even unrelated people.

They have power, but they are afraid that it could harm them.

In the midst of all this, there was only one person who showed an active attitude by shaking his butt.

“Brother, are you okay? Even if you are Margin-nim… … .”

It was a short-lived affair with a villain just a little while ago.

As much as he stepped forward with confidence, he thought he would be able to corner the masked men, but he couldn’t hide his anxiety at the sight of Margin not being able to deal with them as easily as he had thought.

“Okay, okay. Just forget about it and have a drink. Little brother!”

It was a shame to offer a drink to such a villain as if nothing had happened.

Knowing the difference in the margins and the skills of your enemies, you can feel without any anxiety.

Thanks to that, Cheonhwa, who had leisurely eaten a lot of food, seemed quite satisfied and now instead of eating, she simply enjoyed a rare luxury by drinking alcohol.

“… … That won’t work. Then I will go down and help!”

Aksomyeong, who couldn’t understand the leisure, sat down and stood up several times while receiving the drink that Cheonhwa gave him.

Clearly, their attacks never did any real damage to Margin.

The sword and flesh collide, but what breaks and shatters is not the flesh, but the sword. This mysterious external skill is indeed as rumored.

However, at the same time, Margin was not showing his skills as rumored.

Whether it was because he was injured or because he was worried about harming those around him, he was unable to launch a proper offensive and instead kept taking defensive stances, getting stabbed.

Since his external attack was not indestructible, he could easily suffer great damage if he continued to attack like that.

That’s why he couldn’t stand it anymore and declared that he would step forward, but he hesitated again after hearing the words of his companion, Cheonhwa, and had no choice but to sit down.

“It might be hard to understand, but since he wants to be right, just leave him alone. We have to respect his taste.”

“Huh? Your taste? Ah… …!”

There are many eccentric people in the world of martial arts, and among them, there are those with strange hobbies and tastes that ordinary people cannot understand. Could this be one of those types?

It was hard for me to understand why he had a taste for getting hit by others, but since that was my taste, I couldn’t just interfere.

If that’s really the case, it would only end up interfering with his hobby.

‘With such incredible external power, it might be possible to do that… …?’

In particular, looking at the iron ingot of Margin, which showed off its invincibility to swords without a care, I even thought that it matched well.

“So just sit down. Instead, I’ll play you a song as a thank you for treating me to some delicious food and drinks.”

“Are you a musician? I see you have a knack for music. I’ve been interested in music lately, too. Then I’ll listen with gratitude.”

So, as I sat back down in an awkward posture, Cheonhwa, having finished her satisfying meal, tilted her glass and picked up the jade flute that was hanging carelessly from her waist.

“Then shall we go play?”

Pee-.

The thin sound of the jade flute spread out.

The rumbling sound penetrates and shakes people’s hearts.

It seemed out of place in the situation on the first floor where a fierce fight was taking place, but the tone was so beautiful that even that was immediately forgotten, and the people on the fourth floor, including Aksomyeong who was listening nearby, were instantly immersed in the performance.

I was able to forget about my surroundings and immerse myself in the deep performance that seemed to tickle my heart and draw out something within me.

The guards, who had been trained to prepare for any eventuality, forcibly held on to their consciousness and looked around the first floor and the surrounding area, but even they could not stop a certain power growing within their hearts.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh-

Then, at some point, the jade sound became quite dull.

The timbre, like the sound of a hot wind, changed the nature of the performance.

At the same time, everyone who was listening to the performance felt a sense of pride rising in their hearts.

Cheon Eum Shin Gong.

The place of performance.

No gain from greed.

Because it was a performance that stimulated the emotions that each of us had buried.

Since it was something that aroused strong desires for what each person had intended, each person could not help but think of different things according to their own intentions.

For some, it is a performance that brings to mind a desire for money, for others a desire for women, and for others a desire for martial arts, so each person feels different emotions depending on the hidden meaning and situation.

‘This should be enough to buy some time.’

And for those filled with desire for the same thing, it would also be a tune that would make them wary of each other and remind them of betrayal.

That was exactly what Cheonhwa was after.

A considerable number of experts have gathered at this inn, but their sole purpose is to steal the prize, so the rest of the group is known to have climbed over the wall and entered the annex.

The delicate tone that seemed barely audible spread clearly beyond the guest room and into the annex, and it sowed and sprouted seeds of conflict in the hearts of those who had temporarily united with the personal yet common goal of stealing the prize.

They had decided to cooperate until the moment they seized the prize, but in the end, the moment they seized it, everyone became enemies, so everyone harbored the intention of betraying them in advance and reducing or weakening their competitors.

However, Cheonhwa stimulated it and brought the timing forward.

– Ugh!

– Betrayal?!

– I really shouldn’t have trusted these guys… … !

As expected, when I open my ears, I hear a commotion coming from the annex.

Unlike the traitors who had come out to protect the target with one mind, those who were anxious that they might betray at any time and were also calculating when they might betray themselves were the ones who took action first.

Because of that, the annex became noisy.

Among the forces that entered the annex, the non-responsive country’s representatives were the weakest, but that was the reason they were more likely to check and attack each other, causing chaos.

And the more this happened, the easier it would be for the signers to protect their objects.

Of course, no one knows what the hell happened.

“Harder! Swing harder!!!”

Also, it wasn’t just the annex and the fourth floor that were affected by Cheonhwa’s performance. Those fighting on the first floor were also affected, so they began to be wary of each other, and some of them seemed to have the intention of escaping, sneaking back and waiting for the right time to run away.

However, in some ways, it was none other than the margins that were most affected.

The explosion occurred as Margin was testing new training methods through them to further develop the Iron Age.

It is clear that when Cheonhwa hit him, the continuously growing Jeokcheolgigong and the Iron Man Invincible Gong were being hit by dozens of them at the same time, but they did not move at all.

It is not known yet whether it was because their air power was weak or there was another reason, but Margin, who was becoming impatient and frustrated, was asking to be hit more like a madman.

“Ma, as you said, you have a very unique taste. Margin-nim… … .”

Because of that, he had unknowingly caused a special misunderstanding, but for now, it was just something he didn’t know about.

“They say that everyone who has reached the realm has at least one special corner… … Hey, what’s that?!”

Boom! Boom!!!

Is it because nothing changes no matter how much I pester them?

Margin has completely changed its approach.

Instead of hoping that they would generate more force and hit him, he started to fly himself and hit them.

They struck each other, shooting out their red-hot bodies like shells, and each time their weapons broke like rotten tree branches.

Their bodies were shattered into indistinguishable pieces as they hit walls and objects.

“These useless things!!”

As Margin began to exert full force, the sluggish battle ended in an instant.

He seemed dissatisfied and kept beating up those who were lying around, but from the perspective of those who were hurt, it was just a grievance.

From their perspective, they were just made fun of and then destroyed in an instant.

So, I could only hold my breath and hope that the other side succeeded.

There was a vain delusion that they could capture the margin, but the most important plan was to capture the objective while they were competing with the margin.

Because if they didn’t succeed anyway, they would all be dead.

Looking down at those guys, Margin pretended to have a serious expression.

‘Surely it has to be at least a fully ripe climax level?’

There was no growth in the iron ore industry.

Although the first-class, peak masters were by no means weak, they were unable to develop their iron qigong with this level of stimulation.

So, should we at least fight at the very end of the peak, or with the same peak level masters?

At that point, Margin’s expression couldn’t help but crumple, as even he himself couldn’t allow the attack to proceed so recklessly.

‘Wait, then what about that guy…?’

Then suddenly, Cheonhwa’s annoying grumbling came to mind.

I had a rough idea since he had already knocked me down several times, but just how good is he?

At least it means that he is at the same level as you, but it can’t be Hwagyeong, right?

Even after completing the Iron Man, I still got beaten by that guy… … .

“Huh. How much will it be this time?”

While Margin was twitching, Cheonhwa, who had finished playing, approached him.

He began to personally remove their masks one by one.

“This can’t be happening… … !”

And the moment the mask of the closest one was taken off, Cheonhwa got up in surprise.

“Do you know him by any chance?”

“I don’t know how much it’s worth! Damn it. Should I just hand it all over to the authorities? No. There are guys who can collect bounties on the battlefield… … What are you going to do there? Why don’t you quickly go to the annex and bring some Chae Pyo? Oh, and while you’re at it, you can also clean up the guys who are setting up shop there!”

Since it was Chae Pyo-du’s job to pick out the suspect, it was difficult to tell who he was even if he took off his mask.

In the end, Cheonhwa, who got up while clicking his tongue, took out his anger on Marjin for no reason.

After telling him to take care of the situation in the annex, which was slowly ripening, while he was there, he chased him away.

“Annexe?… … Okay, I see.”

Everyone was astonished and looked at Cheonhwa because he had just shown off his incredible skills, but his reaction the next moment was surprising.

If the iron lion margin was really right, the young man must have thought he was dead, but Margin obediently followed his words and ran to the annex.

If he had achieved even a little bit of success in the battle just a little while ago, there would be no need for that now, but since he didn’t, it was inevitable for Margin.

The only one who could immediately raise his achievements was Cheonhwa, and even if he were to compete with another top-tier master, it was unclear whether his Red Iron Skill would grow to the same level.

‘I’ve become a person who can’t be satisfied with other people.’

Cheonhwa knew that fact better than anyone else.

That is why the margin will not fall away from you in the future.

‘Then how should I try to pick it next time?’

So, I started to think of ways to extract margins, or rather, ways to help each other, in a rational and conscientious way, just like before.