Who threatened Cheonma Hara with a knife - Chapter 444



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Episode 444: The Wonder (6)

Even at a glance, the nomadic warriors, who appeared to number in the tens of thousands, stopped their advance at some distance.

And then the camp of the nomadic warriors split, and a man stepped forward.

Despite being quite a distance away, he was mounted on a horse that looked noticeably larger than the horses ridden by the nomadic warriors seen around him.

The man took a few more steps toward the fortress alone, then suddenly shouted.

“I am Kuchar, the Khagan of Great Mergit!”

The voice resonated loudly even though it was quite a distance from the man to the fortress.

Ichimoku, who noticed that the man had considerable internal energy, turned his head and asked.

“What is he saying?”

In response to Ichimoku’s question, Ohallaq, who was present at the command center, answered with a nervous expression.

“Now, I am the Khagan of Myeol-a-geol. I think his name is Kuchar.”

As Ohallaq began to interpret, Kuchar shouted again and again.

“If you give me twice the amount of military rations I promised, I will close my eyes this time!”

After hearing Ohalak’s simultaneous interpretation, Ilmok let out a snicker and then suddenly shouted.

“If you go back quietly now, I will spare your life!”

Was it because Ilmok shouted in the Central Plains? As Kuchar Khagan frowned, one of the nomad warriors behind him approached him and whispered in his ear.

Then Kuchar Khagan burst into laughter that shook the steppes.

“Hahahahaha! You’re out of your mind! Not only are you trying to deal with the royal family, you’re even trying to deal with our Great Mergit!”

Perhaps sensing that his opponent had no intention of negotiating, Kuchar Khagan quickly drew his sword, pointed it toward the fortress, and shouted again.

“Let’s bring down that fortress! Let’s return home with enough loot to last the winter!”

“Wow!!”

As soon as Kuchar Khagan’s order was given, the warriors at the forefront of Myeol-a-geol’s camp began to advance toward the fortress at once.

“Hey!!”

At the enemy who was charging at him on horseback, Ichimoku snickered and laughed.

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen something like this.”

Since the rumor about Ilmok’s world-destroying spirit was spreading like wildfire in the Central Plains, the imperial army did not dare to rush in so recklessly.

‘Well, if you don’t know, I’ll teach you.’

The lesson is that as long as you are confident, the raiders will never be able to get past this fortress.

Ilmok simultaneously utilized the three energies contained in the upper, middle, and lower danjeon.

Wheeing.

A strong energy wave flowed out from the center of the head, and energy of different colors formed into spheres on his two hands.

Then, when he brought his two hands closer, the spheres of different colors intertwined and transformed into a giant sphere of energy in the shape of the Taegeuk symbol.

It was a speed that was much faster than before, and most importantly, there was almost no sense of resistance, as if the efforts had not been in vain.

one side.

While Ilmok was preparing the battle plan, the soldiers on the fortress walls each raised their shields and bows, preparing for the battle that was about to begin.

James, who was also mixed in with the command center, was the same.

James, who was looking at the huge number of enemies with a tense expression, turned his head to the side with an inexplicable creepy feeling.

‘ball?’

In the left hand was a translucent ball larger than a person’s head.

Looking closely, it was divided into red and blue, with a gray aura hovering between the boundaries.

For some reason, James couldn’t take his eyes off the unidentified ball.

The ball that caught James’s eye flew towards the advancing enemy soldiers as the left-hander extended both hands forward.

Is it because the level of realm has been raised?

The Ilmok-style World-Destruction Spirit Jade Field flew while maintaining balance for a much longer distance than before.

And the moment they arrived in the middle of the enemy lines, a crack appeared in the Jade Seal of the Extermination Spirit.

Phage, phage, phage!

A shrill noise, like thousands of birds flying, a harbinger of destruction, rang out, and then the world was engulfed in light.

bang!!

A loud explosion rang out, a step behind the light, and James, who had to turn his head quickly because of the strong light, had to cover his ears with both hands.

While the auditory hallucination of a ‘beep’ still lingered in his ears, his vision, which had been blurred by the strong light, returned, and James turned his head again to look at the place where the ball had exploded.

“… … .”

A huge hole was dug where there used to be flat land.

In the center of the pit, everything had been destroyed, leaving nothing behind, while on the outskirts of the pit, blood and flesh were tangled together, creating a hellish scene.

James swallowed dryly as he witnessed the terrible scene of destruction.

A terrible ball that obliterates all living things in the vicinity.

What should I call that ball?

James, who was half-paralyzed by the thought, blurted out a one-dimensional name without realizing it.

“Hey, Cheonma Death Ball?”

James muttered to himself in a dazed tone, but no one rebuked him. Most of those nearby were equally out of their minds.

This wasn’t just a story about the Cheonmasingyo forces.

The blinding light and deafening roar caused many of the horses ridden by the Myul-A-Gul warriors to have seizures.

Because of that, even the warriors who were not directly involved in the Annihilation Confusion Field became entangled with each other and a chaotic situation unfolded.

“What are you guys doing!! Hurry up and shoot your arrows!!”

As Jong-ri-chu, who had come to his senses late, continued to shout, a rain of arrows poured down on the heads of the confused Myeol-a-geol warriors.

* * *

The sound of a horn rang out from behind the Myeol-a-geol tribe, and soon the nomadic warriors began to retreat to the rear.

However, the number of those who returned alive was not that many.

In front of the northern border fortress, countless corpses of Myeol-a-geol warriors and horses were strewn about.

It happened in just one day.

This was also the reason why Kuchar Khagan, who had been acting like a predator, decided to retreat.

Since we had suffered so much damage in such a short period of time, it was obvious that continuing the siege would only result in more damage.

“Waaa …

Soon, shouts of victory erupted from the castle walls, and chants and hymns of “Heavenly Horse Coming!” and “Manma Angbok!” rang out from all over.

Kuchar Khagan gritted his teeth at the shouts and songs coming from the distant castle walls.

I couldn’t go back like this.

If he returned with thousands of warriors lost and nothing to show for it, his position would be in danger.

If he lost his authority as the Khagan leading the great tribes, it was obvious that the tribes he had subjugated by force would join hands and rebel.

But we couldn’t attack that fortress again. The result would be the same as now.

Even Kagan himself was not sure whether he would survive the terrible explosion he had just witnessed.

at that time.

The generals of Myeol-a-geol and the heads of the various tribes subordinate to them approached him.

No one spoke up, but their eyes seemed to ask what to do next.

Kuchar Khagan answered the unspoken question without a moment’s hesitation.

“Divide the warriors into several units. The border they are guarding is wide anyway, and it will be impossible for human legs to keep up with the speed of the horses.”

Kuchar Khagan, who gave up on a frontal attack, chose the method most familiar to the steppe warriors.

The intention was to actively utilize the horse’s mobility to shake up the enemy from all sides.

‘You must absolutely avoid that monster that uses that terrible martial arts technique.’

As he recalled the martial arts he had seen a moment ago, cold sweat ran down the back of Kuchar Khagan’s neck.

Although he was not even aware of it, Kuchar Khagan was terrified by the sudden appearance of the world-destroying spirit.

* * *

At a time when the Myeol-a-geol and the nomads subordinate to them were divided into several units and spread out widely, looking across the border.

Even in the Forbidden City in Beijing, news was delivered that the Myeolyeo guys were moving towards the Tianma Sect as they had promised.

“Hehehehe. Now we don’t have to worry about the North anymore. Listen! Immediately issue an edict to the Northern Army Commander and tell him to punish those evil traitors!”

Taekonggong gave the order with a happy face.

But two days later, Taekonggong’s face crumpled without any mercy.

– The barbarians of the North are not trustworthy, so it is extremely dangerous to trust their promises. For now, they are attacking the rebels, but the moment we leave the North, the wicked ones will rein in their horses.

This was because a letter with such content arrived.

The person who sent the letter was the Northern Army Commander.

“Profit! Not only do you dare to disobey the imperial command, but you, a nobleman, try to teach the emperor!”

Although it was an order from Taegonggong, the imperial edict given to the Northern Commander was stamped with the Emperor’s seal.

In the end, this was an act of disobeying the imperial command and was tantamount to rebellion.

“Okay! When this war is over, I will personally cut off your head, Admiral of the Northern Army.”

Taekonggong thought that the Northern Commander had finally revealed his true colors, since many of his followers had lost their lives in the war.

However, it was difficult to attack the Northern Commander right away.

Because the central plains was caught up in the whirlwind of war, they didn’t have enough troops to attack the northern army.

This was because the Southern Army was completely defeated by the rebels.

Some of the Demonic Cult forces that had been clashing with the central army near Shaanxi headed north to block Myeol-a-geol, but on the contrary, a significant number of the Demonic Cult forces in Sacheon joined Shaanxi, so there was not much difference.

Meanwhile, the hastily deployed Eastern Army had just begun a war with the rebels who were currently in revolt in Guangdong.

Of course, the Guangdong hordes were nothing compared to the Demonic Cult bastards, so he had no doubt that the Eastern Army would defeat them, but the problem was that the damage was much greater than expected.

At that moment, a eunuch approached the Taegonggong Hall with urgent steps.

“Hey, it’s urgent!! While the Donggun was away, I heard that the martial artists of Zhejiang and Jiangsu started a rebellion!!”

Taekonggong gritted his teeth at the unexpected news.

As soon as the government troops left, these damn thugs ran wild.

The only consolation was that there were no major forces like the Nine-Tailed Faction or the Seven Great Families in Zhejiang or Jiangsu.

It would have been possible to wipe out that group with the power of the government troops remaining there. The only remaining problem was that it would have been difficult to recruit new people from that area for a while.

Taekong-gong, who was suffering from headaches due to the problems piling up everywhere, immediately gave an order with a determined look on his face.

“Call the commander of the Royal Guard immediately.”

At his command, the eunuch who had come to report left in a hurry.

And soon, the commander of the Golden Guard came to see Taekonggong in a hurry.

“Hello, Lord Taikong.”

When Yeo-hui bowed, Tae-gong-gong waved his hand appropriately and opened his mouth.

“I will be away for a while, so do whatever it takes to protect the Emperor.”

At the unexpected command, Yeo-Hwi asked cautiously.

“Are you planning on taking out those weightlifters yourself?”

To that question, Taekonggong nodded.

Even though he had reached such a high level, the reason he had not acted rashly until now was simple.

While he was away, he was afraid that the emperor would be replaced.

Taegonggong, who entered the palace as a eunuch during the reign of Emperor Yuanli and achieved countless feats and developed his abilities, had an experience of terrible despair.

The terrible years that followed the death of Emperor Yuanli, when incompetent people one after another ascended the throne and betrayed the great Emperor Yuanli’s will.

After struggling for decades in a nightmare of despair, when Emperor Cheonseong came to power and gave him power again, he vowed. He would do whatever it took to fulfill the wishes of Emperor Wonryeok and Emperor Cheonseong before he died.

That is why, on the day Emperor Tianxing passed away, Taegonggong took active action and enthroned the current emperor.

Because I didn’t want to feel that sense of despair again after Wonryukje passed away.

This is still the case even now that the current emperor has been enthroned.

“The Northern Army Commander has disobeyed the imperial command, so keep an eye on the Northern Army’s movements. No matter what, you must protect the Emperor and the Jade Seal.”

In the midst of having no choice but to leave the palace himself, he took heavy steps only after warning his most trusted subordinates several times.

Taekonggong, who was walking, turned his head and looked at where the emperor was.

“Please preserve my body until the people of Murim are wiped out.”

Taekong Gong muttered something that was unclear as an order or a request and left the fort.

It was the moment when the old snake that had been lurking in the imperial palace for decades finally escaped from its burrow.