Absolute Regression - Chapter 403



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Episode 403: Don’t you think selling noodles is easy?

The middle-aged man in Qing wanted to shout like this.

‘You ask because you don’t know? You’re both fucking drunk, it’s dangerous.’

Of course, that wasn’t possible, so I said it as politely as possible.

“I didn’t know the Demonic Cult was involved in this. If I had known, I wouldn’t have helped.”

I was serious. There was no way I could look good by getting involved with that damned cult.

The drunkard asked him.

“Who are you?”

Then the man glanced at the masked man. He was not looking at his subordinate, but rather at his expression. When the masked man showed no reaction, the middle-aged man revealed himself.

“My name is Hwang Soo. I am a scholar who studies the human body.”

“What about the scholar! He must be a butcher. How many people have died so far?”

The Emperor couldn’t make excuses. So many people died. He didn’t even know the number.

“What kind of test did you give them?”

The emperor hesitated to answer.

At that time, Yang-il, who was in bed, gathered his courage and spoke.

“You said you were looking for a certain constitution. What constitution was it? Oh, that’s right. Extreme retardation. You said that if I had extreme retardation, I could survive.”

Extreme delay.

A person born with a constitution that is naturally strong against the cold is called a Binghanjiche. If you are born with this constitution, you will live your entire life without ever catching a cold.

And among the constitutions that are particularly specialized for the cold, the extreme constitution is the one that is most specialized for the cold.

A person born with extreme retardation will at least not die from the cold. For example, if they were to go into ice water naked in the middle of winter, they would die from starvation, not freezing to death.

“This bed has become terribly cold.”

At Yangil’s words, Chuma inspected the bed. It was not an ordinary bed.

“I guess this is the bed that finds the extreme delay.”

Chwima looked back at Hwangsu and asked.

“Why are you looking for extreme delay?”

Looking at the unresponsive Hwang-su, Chwi-ma made a face of laughter.

“I told you. I’m nervous because I don’t drink.”

Hwang Soo looked back at the masked man next to him.

Chwima also knew from the beginning that he was not a subordinate. He didn’t have the look of a subordinate in the first place.

“I was sent to spy on you.”

The masked man finally appeared.

“If you thought we would be scared of Amazon, you would be mistaken.”

The word “we” did not mean the emperor.

Two masked men entered the room.

They had a different spirit from the unmanned people who had been defeated by the drunkards before. Their eyes were as intense as the masked man who was talking to them now.

Originally, three people came and took turns watching over the Emperor and helping him with this mission. They were equally skilled and had similar personalities.

The expression on Hwang Soo’s face brightened at their appearance. The reason the masked man did not come forward and remained quiet was because he was waiting for them to arrive.

‘If these three are together!’

Just when I thought that my opponent might be interested in trying it out.

Woooooooooo.

The next moment, the ripples that had been swirling around the horse’s body scattered in all directions. In an instant, a thick fog settled over the area.

The emperor couldn’t see anything.

‘Please! Kill that drunkard!’

As a moment of silence flowed, the Hwang Soo’s eyes saw a sword blade glinting. It was the sword blade of one of the masked men.

The next moment.

Crunch.

There was a sound of bones breaking. The sword that had appeared in the air flinched for a moment and then disappeared into the fog as if it was being sucked in.

‘I got hit!’

Again silence flowed there.

Wheww.

As the other masked man charged his sword with energy and waved it through the air, a mist-like vortex swirled around his sword.

The intention was to draw it in with force and expel it out of sight, but the cycle of the intoxication was not ordinary fog or smoke.

It seemed as if it was briefly wrapped around his sword, but soon it scattered in all directions and became even thicker.

At that moment, Hwang-su saw the figure of a drunken horse passing through the fog.

He was moving leisurely, carrying his luggage on his back, and even grinning while looking this way.

‘be careful!’

Before the words could even leave the mouth.

Crunch.

The masked man, who was trying to relieve his tension by striking the horse’s hand, fell to the ground with his neck broken.

Before he could even hit the ground, the horse disappeared into the fog.

The last thing the Emperor saw was a sword flying towards him.

‘Murderous insect!’

The masked man who was left alone realized that he could not deal with the drunkard and tried to kill himself first. It seems that he had received such an order in the first place. To kill himself when this moment came.

The flying sword stopped in front of the emperor’s heart.

Crunch.

I heard bones crunching right in front of me.

As the thick fog cleared, the masked man appeared. The man who had swung his sword at him had a strangely bent neck, and the life had already drained from his eyes.

As he collapsed, Chuma was standing behind him. The difference in skill was truly overwhelming. He didn’t even touch the poison weapon on his waist, Hyulru.

You think three is enough to give it a try? There was no such illusion.

‘So this is the power of the Demon Lords that I’ve only heard of!’

The emperor’s heart pounded as if it would burst.

The cycle swirled around the drunken horse like a flame and then disappeared into his body.

“Why are you trying to save the extreme delay?”

Now, the emperor had no reason to be concerned anymore.

“I don’t know about that. I just took on the task of saving the extreme delay and received money.”

“To whom?”

To Hwang-su, who was hesitating to answer, Chwi-ma told him the reality.

“You were already dead a little while ago.”

Hwang Soo looked at the masked man’s body and decided to reveal who had requested it.

“The person who gave me the money was… … .”

It was just then.

Phew.

The sides of Hwang-su’s forehead swelled up in an instant.

Boom! Boom!

Both sides burst open, spurting blood.

The emperor died instantly. Surprisingly, there was a ban on mentioning the mastermind, which meant that he would die like this.

Chwima looked down at the corpse with a serious expression.

It was a really difficult hint and taboo to kill someone when trying to give a specific answer. It meant that there was a great guy behind it.

Chwima said to Yangil, who was sitting there in fear.

“Put on clothes.”

Yangil, who was still naked, hurriedly put on his clothes.

‘This wasn’t a dream.’

Yang-il, fully dressed, followed Chwi-ma out of the place.

Yang Il realized once again how reckless it was to try to surprise the unmanned person who brought him here and escape from here.

As I turned the corner of the hallway, I saw a dozen or so drones lying on the ground.

It was the same outside the building. Dozens of unmanned personnel were lying collapsed everywhere.

When Yang Il saw that so many unmanned people were guarding this place, he realized that this was no ordinary matter.

‘If I was extremely retarded, what on earth would you have me do?’

No matter how much I thought about it, it was something I couldn’t figure out.

A short distance away, a carriage was waiting. It was the carriage of the Bukhae branch of the Cheonmasin Church, which would take Yangil to his hometown.

There was no need to worry anymore, as those who took them would cooperate with the Cheonmasingyo branch in Yangil’s hometown to protect their families.

“You don’t have to worry about retaliation, just live well with your family.”

Even if that’s not the case, by the time Yangil gets home, this work will be over.

Yang Il couldn’t believe that he had survived.

“It still feels like a dream. It was none other than Amazon who saved me!”

“I didn’t save you.”

“What do you mean?”

“If it weren’t for your wife’s earnest desire to save her husband, who else would you send all the way to the North Sea? Go back and ask your wife for more details.”

Yangil was overjoyed at the thought of being able to go home. Could he see his wife and children again?

While locked up, I made countless resolutions. I would no longer be greedy about gaining happiness all at once. Instead of being greedy about making money and making them happy, I would spend every moment with my children as they grow up.

‘Thank you, I will definitely live like that.’

He bowed deeply.

“Thank you so much for saving my life.”

Yangil decided to have a drink on this day every year and reminisce about his days at work.

“Please convey this to the person who deserves it.”

The horse began to walk in the opposite direction of the departing carriage.

Crackle, crackle.

The horse’s footsteps, which had been leaving their first traces in the pure white snow, became faster and faster. There were no more footprints left in the snow.

* * *

Geommugeuk and Ian rented a carriage and returned to Eunwol’s house.

The trio, who had been subdued by the transfusion, were still asleep.

The two men loaded them into the carriage.

“When Master Chwima returns, let’s go straight to the Ice Palace.”

Ian could tell. The Swordmaster had complete faith that Chwima would handle things well and return. He usually treated him like a comfortable older brother, but at least for now, he regarded him as a demon.

Ian wasn’t worried about the drunkenness. Rather, what he was worried about was the princess they had met.

“But should I accept the young master’s proposal at the Ice Palace?”

Even if the person who was captured by the devil was rescued, it would have been a problem if the Ice Palace did not accept him.

“I will accept it.”

“How can you be so sure?”

“You said that to the princess, didn’t you? Trust me, you’re the transcendent one!”

“Don’t joke around. Why?”

The sword dance explained the reason.

“We had two conditions: not to punish you and to let us investigate Wonju’s death in the Ice Palace.”

“Yes, it was.”

“First of all, I can’t touch you anyway. You’re my right hand, so I can’t just touch you, and I have a reason to kidnap your child. Crucially, the Bukhyeolmun is trying to hide this incident, so I can’t blow this up just to punish you.”

“What about the second condition? The Ice Palace might not accept us, right?”

“Binggungju will already be well aware of the relationship between you and Chwima. It’s a relationship that has been built up over many years through letters and drinks. If someone like him is interested in this death, how can you refuse? If you do, Chwima will be even more suspicious of the death and will dig deeper. In the process, you may find out information that Binggung doesn’t want to reveal. Binggungju will also anticipate this, so it won’t be easy to refuse.”

Ian was amazed. He couldn’t think of a single reason why Geommu-geuk had said that.

“I want to retire. I don’t have the confidence to survive in this world of martial arts. It’s brave to have survived this far. After I retire, I’ll go to a rural area where no one in the martial arts world comes and sell noodles.”

“Do you think selling noodles is easy? If you get hit by people all day, you’ll want to run to me right away, Ah! I wish I could swing my sword without thinking next to you, Master.”

Ian sighed.

“While we’re on the subject, would you like some noodles? I have some ingredients in the kitchen.”

“Can you do it?”

“It should be something like noodles.”

“Let’s eat. I was already feeling hungry.”

“I’ll cook it for you right away.”

As Ian disappeared into the kitchen, the swordsman leaped onto the roof of the carriage. Not a single feather fell as he landed on the roof.

Geommugeuk lay there and looked up at the sky.

Suddenly I missed my father.

I want to see the Amazons, but I always want to see my father first.

He must be sitting bluntly in the office of the Grand Historian of Cheonma-jeon and working.

‘Father, I miss you so much. Are you thinking of me?’

While I was thinking about my father like that, Ian quickly made noodles.

“Where would you like to eat?”

“Let’s eat here.”

Ian flew up onto the roof of the carriage with the noodles in his hand. Not a single drop of soup was spilled thanks to his smooth martial arts skills. She is advancing in martial arts every day.

“Eat.”

It tasted great considering it was just made.

“It’s delicious. With this level of skill, I won’t starve to death even after I retire. I’ll invest in that noodle restaurant too!”

Ian was in a good mood. He had been secretly worried that people would find the sword dance to be tasteless.

It was when the two people were slurping noodles.

The horse entered there.

The sword dance and Ian looked at him. Chwima nodded to the two of them. The moment he saw that nod, Ian felt relieved. He could tell that he had been rescued safely.

Of course, there was also some disappointing news.

“I only saved that person.”

Ian felt so sorry, but he couldn’t help it.

I won’t blame myself for thinking that I could have saved more people if I had done better. I’m going to use that anger to punish the person who planned this.

“Are there any noodles left?”

“I can make it for you right away. But would you like noodles? I’ll buy you something delicious.”

If you think about it, it was because he was stepping forward for his own work.

“Okay, noodles are enough.”

“Okay, I’ll cook it for you right away.”

“I’ll have another bowl too!”

“yes!”

As Ian ran into the kitchen, this time the horse leapt onto the roof of the carriage.

“You’ve worked hard, hyung.”

“What hardship.”

“But why did they arrest those people?”

“They were looking for extreme delay.”

“Extreme delay?”

Among the various constitutions of humans, the extreme constitution is one that is really hard to find.

“The moment I tried to answer who gave me the order, my head exploded and I died. It was a very strong goldmine.”

The moment he heard those words, Geommugeuk remembered an organization he knew before his return.

Blood oath.

They were united by blood and did not fear death. They were willing to give up their personal lives for the sake of the organization.

Everyone feared the Blood Pact.

But it was later revealed that they had not given their lives out of true loyalty. They were under a powerful ban that would cause their bodies to burst and die if they betrayed.

The person who led that blood alliance.

The ninth king among the twelve zodiac kings.

Blood King.

One of the twelve zodiac kings has appeared again.

The king at the bottom cannot necessarily be seen as weaker than the king at the top.

The king who best fits this saying is the Blood King. It is known that he became the King of the Nine because he liked the number nine.

The Blood King was a powerful man. He had countless subordinates, and these subordinates did not fear death. They were not capable of betrayal, and they did not hesitate to use self-destruction.

That is why it is not known what kind of martial arts the Blood King uses or how strong he is. All history related to the Blood King is the history of his subordinates and the history of their blood.

‘That Blood King is looking for the Extreme Delay? Why?’

The sword dance looked around the snow-covered surroundings.

‘How much blood must be sprinkled on these clean eyes?’

Ian, who brought the noodles, saw the serious expression on Geommu-geuk’s face.

I could tell from her expression that this Ice Palace mission was by no means an easy one. Her heart was boiling with determination.

At that moment, Geommugeuk and his eyes met.

“I’ll work hard and boil the noodles.”

The sword dance smiled faintly at her teasing.

Then Chwima suddenly said.

“Don’t worry.”

When Geommu-geuk looked back, Chwi-ma was lying down on the Chwi-mong-ru, looking up at the sky, as if drinking alcohol.

His posture was relaxed, but his eyes, visible through his flowing hair, were deeper and more intense than ever.

“This guy will solve everything.”