“Great.”
Chung Myung’s eyes glowed menacingly.
It is critical to act quickly after making a decision.
Perhaps by now, the news that they have mined many Ice Crystals had entered the Ice Clan fortress.
‘Soon, Magyo will have the information, too.’
Always assume the worst-case scenario.
After finishing the calculation, Chung Myung nodded. First and foremost, securing Seol So-Baek was a top priority.
“Go, Baek Cheon! Find Seol So-Baek!”
“Baek-ah’s name is Baek Jeon, not Baek Cheon, you punk!”
“No, Sasuk, you leave. Not Baek-ah.”
“No, this bastard!?”
Yoon Jong and Jo-Gol quickly grabbed Baek Cheon’s arm as he tried to flip his eyes and rush in.. (Flip or overturning one’s eyes are expressions used when they are very angry.)
“Calm down, Sasuk.”
“This is not the time!”
“Why are you only doing this to me? In the first place, that bastard……!”
“That’s Chung Myung.”
“…….”
Baek Cheon relaxed. He felt sorry for himself and the reality that he had been persuaded by that word.
“Keuhum!”
Baek Cheon, who coughed loudly, looked back at Mount Hua’s disciples and said,
“You must have heard it all. Things are not going well.”
“Yes, Sasuk!”
“Let’s move quickly.”
“Understood!”
The thought inside their minds was also complicated.
Questions about whether this would be possible, and concerns about whether it would be better to run away to Jungwon with the Ice Crystals swirled in their head. On top of that, the concern is whether Seol So-Baek will ever be found in this wide North Sea.
But no one ever uttered such an idea.
Chung Myung couldn’t have thought about such a problem. He’s the one who’s quickest in times of crisis.
Even if you think about it until the last minute when making a decision, once you have made a decision, you just firmly believe and support it. That was Mount Hua’s way.
“Are you leaving?”
“Hmm.”
When Baek Cheon asked, Chung Myung, looked up at the valley with a stiff face.
“Well, I guess I should. But before that…….”
Chung Myung’s gaze slowly descends and is fixed on Yosa Hon.
The corners of his mouth rolled up.
“Should I have some anger vent out first?”
“…… Yes?”
Bang Pyo’s gaze did not stop staring at the valley where the sharp wind blew.
“Have you heard news from the fortress yet?”
“Yes, not yet…….”
“It’s late.”
Bang Pyo, who had roughly estimated the time, clenched and opened his fists as if a little nervous.
‘It is time that the messenger should have arrived already. Even so, being delayed simply means it’s the messenger hasn’t departed here yet.’
It was clear that the Clan Leader was trying to respond with something.
And no matter what the response, it certainly wouldn’t be very good news for the cheeky Jungwon people down there.
“Sometimes, talents have to predict the order.”
A sly smile crept across his lips.
“But is it really all right?”
“What do you mean?”
“…the men below are the remnants of the former Clan Leader’s force. If they’re talking nonsense…….”
“Then what would be different?”
“…Yes?”
Bang Pyo waved his hand lightly. He acted as if it was insignificant.
“We are not staying still because people in the world don’t know anything. It’s because even if they want to achieve something, it’s futile if they don’t have the strength to carry it.”
His subordinate nodded as if he had understood. Bang Pyo smirked.
“What can a kid from Jungwon and the defeated remnants get together? All of them are things that are hard to save even their own life.”
It is said that all woes are caused by carelessness, but it was also not very wise to be overly wary of them.
“At the end of the day, they’re just a rat in a jar. But anyway, don’t be lazy in surveillance!”
“Yes!”
Then, he turned away from the valley for a moment.
Unfortunately, however, his steps didn’t last very long.
“Don’t you think there’s a sound coming from below?”
It was because he heard the sounds of those who were guarding the valley at the edge talking to each other.
“The sound of the wind is so loud. Can you hear anything else?”
“But you never know. Let me check.”
“Be careful not to fall.”
“Yes.”
One of the people who was whispering and talking stuck out his head close to the valley.
“How is it?”
“It doesn’t seem to be a big deal…….”
It was that moment.
Dopssok!
A hand suddenly protruded from the bottom of the valley and grabbed the collar of the Ice Clan warrior, who was sticking out his head.
“Wha- What!?”
Without a chance to properly grasp the situation, the Ice Clan warrior flew from the air to the bottom of the valley.
“Euuaaaaakk!”
A scream mixed with absurdity and horror rumbled through the valley and moved further down.
“What!”
“What happened?”
People who had been on duty all over the place came running in astonishment at an unbelievable sight.
Meanwhile.
Tok!
The hand that threw the Ice Clan warrior down the valley grabbed the ground. And soon, a man covered in bear leather crawled up the cliff.
“Euracha!”
Chung Myung lightly climbed up the valley, smiled and looked at the people who surrounded him.
“Good to see you again?”
“……you, you punk!”
“You don’t give a good reactions.”
Bang Pyo, who was about to leave, walked quickly toward Chung Myung with a stiff face at the sight.
“Get out of my way!”
Sweeping aside those who surrounded Chung Myung, he stared intently at Chung Myung and opened his mouth as if chewing.
“What the hell are you doing?”
Hearing the cold voice, Chung Myung shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly.
“Well, as you can see.”
“…I don’t understand.”
Bang Pyo frowned heavily.
“I thought you weren’t a fool. Or did you go back to that Righteous act of yours?”
“Ah, that’s definitely a misunderstanding.”
Chung Myung, waving his hands, pointed behind him with his finger.
“I don’t know about them, but I’m not really interested in Righteous or anything.”
As soon as the words ended, Mount Hua’s disciples appeared behind Chung Myung’s back. Soaring up like a bird, they draw their swords in unison as soon as they landed behind Chung Myung.
Chaeng! Chaeng!
Watching the sharp sword pointed at him, Bang Pyo twitched his lips.
“If not some Righteous reason… Why are you doing this stupid thing?”
“You’re the foolish one.”
“…What did you just say?”
Chung Myung snorted.
“Who do you think it is stupid to know that Magyo is planning things in the North Sea, but cooperating with them rather than stopping them? Things that will go to hell.”
“Y- You damn thing!”
Bang Pyo’s face flushed with anger. But the moment he was about to shout, Chung Myung waved his hand as if it was a bother and cut him off.
“Ah, it was an obvious and boring reaction. We’re kind of busy right now, so hurry up and choose. Open the road and get out of the way, or get beaten up and stuck in the snow. It’s easy, right?”
Bang Pyo’s mouth opened automatically when he said nonsense that he had never heard in his life.
‘Is this guy really crazy?’
A sane man wouldn’t dare intimidate him upside down in a situation like this.
“The saying that Jungwon people were arrogant seems not so wrong. How ridiculous did the North Sea Ice Clan look to you that makes you put such a word in your mouth?”
“Well, that’s funny.”
“… What?”
A mischievous smile crept on the corner of Chung Myung’s lips. It was an obvious sneer.
“If the people who are so afraid of magyo they dig their own treasures and offer them willingly aren’t funny, then who else in the world can be funny?”
“Bastard!”
This remark seemed to have touched Bang Pyo’s sore spot. His face turned red and blue in an instant.
“No matter what punishment the Clan Leader gives, I will tear your mouth to pieces! What are you guys doing? Take him down and bring him to me right now!”
“Yes!”
Those who were surrounding Mount Hua’s disciples pulled swords in unison.
Back Cheon sighed deeply at the familiar ringing sound.
“Anyway, that strategy of taunting……. I don’t understand how he can piss people off like that.”
“Maybe it wasn’t a taunting strategy, but he was just saying whatever he wanted to say?”
“That scares me more.”
“…… That’s true.”
Baek Cheon’s gaze quickly swept around. The number of enemies reached forty. It was not a small number to deal with.
“You seem to have completely lost your mind after playing sword in Jungwon. You dare to deal with us with that number of people?”
“To deal with this kind of thing, this number is a bit excessive. I am so sorry.”
“…… That guy, until the end?”
Bang Pyo’s beard trembled at Chung Myung, who responded with a smirk..
“So what?”
Then Chung Myung smirked and tapped his sword.
“If you are dissatisfied with the lack of numbers, we may be able to provide more.”
Unable to understand the meaning of those words, Bang Pyo narrowed his eyes.
“Do you know what mistake you have made?”
Chung Myung quickly continued before Bang Pyo could answer.
“That you stupidly didn’t remove the rope.”
“…what?”
It was that moment.
Paaaat!
Dozens of warriors surged from the cliff where Chung Myung was standing.
In particular, Bang Pyo’s eyes identified the first warrior to come up was torn open.
“Yo- Yosa Hon! H- How!”
Their internal strength obviously has been sealed, but who lifted it? Not even Bang Pyo could lift their seal.
“Bang Pyooooo!”
As he landed on the cliff, Yosa Hon unleashed fearsome momentum.
“You damned! I will tear you into thousand pieces and kill you today to avenge those who died in your hands!”
Bang Pyo took a step back without realizing it.
Yosa Hon’s momentum was terrifying. In addition, all of them who climbed the cliff emitted a deadly momentum that made their hearts tremble.
Why not?
They have been persecuted for falling from the proud North Sea Ice Clan to prisoners in an instant.
Moreover, half of the people who were first caught here with them have already passed away. That grudge could not be less.
“E- Elder Yo.”
As the prisoners climbed up the cliff one after another, Bang Pyo’s face turned pale.
“Hehe.”
And Chung Myung snorted pleasantly at the sight.
“It seems like you’ve lost your mind after running the mine in the North Sea. How dare you deal with us with that number?”
“…….”
Looking at Chung Myung, who returned what he had said, Bang Pyo was speechless.
‘How can he… even in this situation…….’
“Ugh!”
“This…….”
Prisoners standing on the cliff slowly grouped and listened, staring at Bang Pyo with bloodshot eyes. What can be scary for those who have felt the inner strength revolving in their body for the first time in a few years?
All the warriors of the Ice Clan faltered back at their spirits.
“E- Elder-nim.”
“What are we going to do? Elder!”
However, there was no answer from Bang Pyo.
“What are you doing?”
All the prisoners watched Chung Myung at his words.
“Wipe them out.”
Chung Myung’s fingers pointed forward. As if that was a signal, the prisoners all at once blew out a frenzied force and ran towards them.
“I’ll kill you!”
“The Ice Clan traitors!”
“Kill the traitors!”
Seeing the prisoners rushing past the guards like a raging wave, Chung Myung giggled.
“Great! It is the prelude to rebellion!”
“Isn’t this the beginning of a counterattack?”
“No, it’s rebellion. I’m gonna bring down the Clan Leader!”
Chaeng.
Chung Myung’s sword was drawn out.
He don’t know if he hadn’t started it, but from now on it was a one-way path. It all depends on how fast they move.
“Get ready!”
“Are we going to help them?”
“No. Our opponent is coming.”
At Chung Myung’s words, Baek Cheon turned his head towards the place where his gaze had reached. Indeed, figures wavering in the blurred vision of the snowstorm came in.
“… Really.”
Baek Cheon’s face hardened. The martial art of those guarding this place was not easy, but it was incomparable to those who are rushing their way right now.
“Why? Are you scared?”
Baek Cheon smiled at Chung Myung’s question.
“Huh? You smiling?”
“Chung Myung-ah.”
“Yes?”
“…… To have the fear of something…….”
Baek Cheon’s eyes radiated a blue light.
“We’ve already come too far.”
“…….”
As Baek Cheon took a step forward, Mount Hua’s disciples followed him as if it were natural.
“Let’s go! Show them exactly what Mount Hua’s sword is like!”
“Yes, Sasuk!”
“We’re ready!”
“Break their head!”
“Oooh!”
As Baek Cheon ran to the front, not only Mount Hua’s disciples but also Hye Yeon rushed out with a scream.
“…….”
Chung Myung, who had been left behind and watched the scene, muttered in a small, very small voice.
“… … Those crazy people.”
‘Sahyung.’
‘Cheon Mun Sahyung.’
‘……I think I did something wrong.’
‘I’m sorry.’