Genius Salsu of the World to Be Destroyed - Chapter 113
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Episode 113
Ice White Horse.
Two pillars that assist Cheonma along with Yeolmaje.
During the First World War, he fought on the front lines alongside Cheonma, and it is the same now.
Because he was positioned on the border between the Demonic Cult’s territory and the Murim Alliance’s territory, he was protecting the Demonic Cult at the forefront.
However, for five years after the end of the First Great War, the Ice White Demon Emperor did not move.
The reason was simple.
Injury.
Because he was so badly injured, he couldn’t move around freely.
The First Demonic War left a huge scar on the martial arts world of the Central Plains, but it was the same for the Demonic Cult.
Cheonma was seriously injured, and Bingbaekmaje and Yeolmaje were seriously injured while guarding Cheonma.
This is why the war stopped.
Because the damage on both sides was too great.
There was no negotiation, no reconciliation.
Just as a fire that has once started goes out at some point, the war was naturally extinguished.
But this imperfect ceasefire left behind embers that never went out.
And now, that spark is ready to be rekindled.
‘Bingbaekmaje… … .’
Yeongsu muttered this name to himself.
A guy with a face as pale as his name.
But its biggest and most annoying feature wasn’t its appearance.
The problem is the technology he uses.
Ice ball.
A martial art that converts the body’s energy into cold energy, allowing one to freely utilize ice and freezing phenomena.
A technique that combines offense and defense, which lowers the temperature to slow down metabolism, freezes the body to impede movement, and even attacks by blowing up ice structures.
In short, it was a very difficult technique to deal with.
‘Of course, the weaknesses are also clear.’
The weakness of the iceberg was simple.
heat.
No matter how strange the martial arts were, it could not avoid the natural law that ice eventually melts in heat.
Of course, it wasn’t like it would be destroyed or anything just by holding up a candle or something.
To weaken the Ice King’s Ice Ball, a correspondingly large amount of heat was needed.
So Youngsoo… … .
widely.
“Twenty of these.”
They were continuously making wall bombs.
‘I’d like to make about 200 of them and just throw them away, but… … .’
That couldn’t be possible.
Because the wall bomb couldn’t be made with just mana and skills.
The shell of the wall bomb was made with the skill, and the mana to be injected was taken from one’s own body, but the main material to cause the explosion was all that was brought in the inventory.
Even if you went to the Wild Market via the portal and came back, there was no way.
Because during the last war with the elves, we had to scrape everything together from the surrounding area and there were hardly any materials left.
‘And considering the portal’s cooldown of two hours, you can’t just come and go as you please.’
There was no way of knowing what would happen here in the central plains during the two hours I was away.
So, Youngsoo was not using the Holy Sword Portal as much as possible.
‘Well, at least this is enough preparation.’
Yeah-
Youngsoo put all the wall bombs he had made into his inventory.
And then I looked outside the window at the sky where the moon had risen.
‘It’s tomorrow.’
Tomorrow morning, at the beginning of the Myoshi period (5:00 AM).
It was finally time to set out.
Ice White Horse, towards the Ice White Palace where he is.
* * *
Baekro Mountain.
A mountain located on the border between the realms of the Demonic Cult and the Martial Arts Alliance.
There was a castle built on that mountain.
A large fortress that stretches from the middle to the top.
The name is Bingbaek Palace.
It was the residence of the Ice White Demon King and a fortress where his subordinate troops were gathered.
Foodduk-
A black eagle flew into the Ice White Horse’s quarters.
And he sat on the torch installed outside the window and tapped on the window.
“Hmm?”
A man who heard that sound got out of bed.
Pale skin without any blood, long white hair, and eyes as unfocused as ice.
His slender but muscular body was revealed through his open front.
On his upper body there was a long scar running across his chest.
Traces of the serious injury that had left him confined to the palace for the past five years.
It was a mark left by Mugang’s sword.
And this person was the number two person in the Demonic Cult, Han Cheong, the Ice White Demon Emperor.
“What’s going on… … .”
The Ice White Horse opened the window and let the eagle inside.
The eagle had a small cylinder attached to its ankle.
Inside the cylinder was a rolled-up sheet of paper.
Bingbaek Maje unfolded the paper and read its contents.
A faint smile appeared on his face.
“Is the Murim Alliance finally moving… … .”
The message written on the paper was simple.
The Moorim Alliance’s army will soon attack Bingbaek Palace.
And the size of the group is… about 100 people.
“100 men? You’re going to attack my palace with just that many troops?”
It was absurd.
“But Mu-gang… That snake-like old man wouldn’t have sent those people without thinking.”
First of all, we had to prepare for defense.
We had to raise the security level, redeploy hazardous materials, etc.
Anyway-
“Is this how the war begins again?”
Yeah, come to think of it, I dragged it on for too long.
“Okay. I’ll take the lead.”
This time, we will destroy the Murim Alliance and conquer the Central Plains…
“I will obtain the blood jade and offer it to the altar of the Sun and Moon Sect.”
For the complete revival and liberation of our Ilwol Shinkyo.
“Hey, listen!”
“Did you call me!”
“Fill all water trucks with water, and collect all flammable materials such as firewood, oil, and coal and seal them in the second warehouse.”
The martial art of the Ice White Demon is Ice Bing.
And the iceberg’s enemy is heat and flame.
That is why they implemented a firefighting operation in preparation for the enemy using chemical weapons.
“And after two hours, gather all troops in front of the palace.”
“yes!”
In this way, the front line of the Demonic Cult also began to move.
* * *
Hooooo-
Youngsu has been running for three days.
With 100 troops provided by the Murim Alliance.
Since they were all trained to some degree in lightness, they were able to move without falling behind.
However, since we had to divide up all the luggage instead of bringing a cart, we couldn’t move quickly.
‘This problem can be solved in an instant with my inventory and portal skills… … .’
But that couldn’t be done.
Inventory and portals are types of technology that the Central Plains people cannot understand or explain.
Because if you reveal these skills to them, you’ll only end up causing a lot of gossip.
‘They’ll probably suspect me of witchcraft or some other evil technique.’
This should not bring out technologies that do not exist in the Central Plains.
That is, until the war between the Murim Alliance and the Demonic Cult fully ignited.
“That’s Baekro Mountain.”
A young man came up next to Youngsu and said.
It was a young man named Ju-seo who followed along as a guide and adjutant.
Of course, his real mission was to keep watch over Youngsoo.
Youngsoo said.
“Okay. Let’s get serious here.”
“Isn’t it a little far?”
“If you go in further and they see you, that’s a bigger problem.”
That’s how we ended up setting up camp here.
In a location that is as invisible as possible when looking down from the mountain, and without being noisy.
Since the motto of this operation itself was surprise attack, stealth was the biggest focus.
Stealthy, fast, and deadly.
Yeongsu called the adjutant and secretary and spoke.
“I’m seriously thinking about it. I’ll take a look and come back.”
“Alone?”
“That’s right if you don’t want to get caught.”
“Then let me join you… … .”
Shush.
Yeongsu disappeared from Juseo’s sight in an instant.
At a speed that the writer couldn’t even keep up with.
“… But how do you monitor something like that… … ?”
But since I missed it, there was nothing I could do.
The chief turned around to finish the serious work.
* * *
About an hour later.
Yeongsu returned seriously.
“All leaders gather together.”
Currently, the 100 people under Youngsoo are divided into four groups.
Youngsoo called the four team leaders into the tent.
Adjutant Joo Seo naturally participated.
Youngsoo said.
“You must have heard the general plan before departure.”
“yes.”
“I’m going to change everything. I’m going to overturn it.”
“yes?!”
The leaders’ eyes grew wide.
“Why are you suddenly changing it now?!”
“Things have changed quite a bit.”
“How on earth… … .”
“The security level has become much tighter than before. The patrol area has been expanded and more troops have been deployed.”
The ‘before’ that Youngsoo was talking about was the Ice Palace that he encountered in the game.
Because at that time, I was faced with the ‘Bingbaek Palace in its usual state.’
At that time, the adjutant, Ju Seo, said.
“…It’s almost as if they were expecting us to come.”
“It doesn’t feel uncomfortable to think that way.”
“Then isn’t that a big problem? Are you saying that information related to our attack plan has leaked somewhere?”
A heavy tension hung in the tent.
Information leaked.
This meant that there might be a spy from the Demonic Cult within the Murim Alliance.
“Then there is a spy here too… …!”
“stop.”
Yeongsu cut off the leaders’ murmurings with one stroke.
“Don’t be so suspicious. If you start suspecting each other, you’ll all die.”
“… … .”
“And even if they weren’t spies, there’s a possibility that the Ice Palace guys just raised their alert level on their own. Like when the military conducts irregular training.”
“Were you in the military?”
“I’ve been in the Air Force for two years… No, that’s not right. Anyway, that’s why I changed the plan. It’s simple, so I’ll only say it once.”
“yes.”
“When I give the signal, hit the Ice Palace. Then kill them all.”
The leaders looked momentarily dumbfounded.
“…Is that the end?”
“That’s the end. But keep watch so you can see my signal at any time.”
“Really? With that… … .”
“Any objection to the operation will be met only with a sword. If you try to sway me, I’ll ask for a life or death decision.”
“… … !”
All the warriors here knew.
The fact that Youngsoo had completely trampled on Mongjae with his lightning sword.
He won without a single scratch against a strong player who was ranked among the best in the Murim Alliance.
Asking someone like this for a life or death decision is suicidal.
Of course, even if it weren’t for this reason, there wasn’t a single crazy guy who would pick a fight with a captain in real combat.
“Anyway, the core of this operation to subdue the Ice Palace is simple. I’ll lay the groundwork, and you’ll finish it. It’s much simpler than the original plan, but the fundamental principle is the same.”
And there’s one more benefit to streamlining operations.
There is no problem if this operational information leaks out.
When I give the signal, hit.
This is because it is not information that can be dealt with just by knowing it.
“Okay then, I’ll go.”
“Where… … .”
months.
Yeongsu disappeared from his subordinates again.
* * *
Yeongsu hid in the forest near the Ice Palace.
Through the reconnaissance earlier, we were able to determine the patrol routes and cycles of the Ice Palace troops.
And the deployment of troops on the walls and their blind spots.
Remembering them, Youngsoo moved secretly.
‘All the grass has been cut down.’
What the Ice King fears the most is fire.
Because of this, all the tall grass that could serve as fuel for the forest fire had been cut down and cleared away.
In addition, water trucks were placed here and there on the wall to spray water.
It was a state of alertness that made one feel determined not to be attacked by a chemical attack.
Of course so… … .
‘I brought this, though.’
Youngsu took out a bag full of seeds.
It is the seed of ‘self-destruction’.
Youngsu began to spread seeds densely around the castle, avoiding the eyes of the guards.
In addition, growth promoters.
‘You guys probably didn’t know we’d use this method, did you?’
Self-destruction.
A small flower that grows to be only about 20 cm long.
It was an ordinary-looking flower that you would see in any field, but the fear of this flower was after it withered.
When the flowers bloom and the seeds form.
Self-destruction produces flammable liquid that scatters in all directions.
The flash point of this liquid is only 20 degrees Celsius.
Because of this, it can catch fire in an instant even in normal weather.
In this way, self-destruction burns all the grass around it, including itself.
Even fires started by self-destruction are not easily extinguished by water.
And in the meantime, the seed pods of the incredibly strong self-destruct flower endure the flames and bloom new flowers using the ashes of other plants as fertilizer.
But what if we made such flowers grow all over the mountain?
‘I’ll make it into a stew with the mountain.’
I could have just baked this ice palace.