Genius Salsu of the World to Be Destroyed - Chapter 122
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Episode 122
Doo doo doo doo doo-
The horses crossed the wilderness, raising thick clouds of dust.
It was the army of the Murim Alliance and the allied forces of the Jeongpa faction.
The number is about 5,000.
It was the result of gathering together the troops of the shamans, Shaolin, Hwasan, and Jongnam, the troops of the secular families, the private soldiers of the secular families, and even the personnel of the Gaebong and other small and medium-sized sects.
The earthquake was so great that even farmers plowing their fields from afar could feel the earth shaking.
The one who held the reins at the forefront of this huge group was, of course, the leader of the martial arts world, ‘Sword Lord’ Mu-gang.
On his right was the right general, the elder of the Hwasan faction, ‘Myeolhwageom’ Ha Seongsu.
And on the left, Mu-gang’s closest aide, ‘Gwi-dap-ma’ Sa Hyeon-ik, was riding a horse.
But strangely enough, the leader was nowhere to be found in this huge unit.
Anyway, the horses ran and ran, carrying the load and people.
In fact, if you only consider movement speed, there was no reason for them to ride horses.
Because it was much faster to just move naked.
Because if you just mastered lightness to some extent, you could run faster than a horse.
However, the reason for using horses was to preserve physical strength.
Because the distance from the headquarters of the Murim Alliance to Ogeom Mountain was quite considerable.
It wasn’t a distance that couldn’t be covered by light air, but it was a distance that would be enough to greatly exhaust one’s stamina.
So, the warriors of the Murim Alliance took turns riding one horse in groups of three or four and rode toward Ogeom Mountain.
“What is this… … .”
A young farmer slash-and-burn farming on the hillside muttered.
His gaze was looking down at the hordes of allied forces passing down the mountain.
As he was blankly looking down at the movements of the army, his father came over and said.
“That flag looks like a shaman’s flag.”
“Are you a non-partisan?”
“Yeah. I think the rest is Shaolin… I’m not sure about the rest.”
“But why are all these martial artists flocking here like that?”
“Something like that happened five years ago.”
“Oh, the Jeongma War?”
“okay.”
“Then… are the unmanned soldiers of the Jeongpa going to fight the Demonic Cult?”
“Maybe so.”
“Those people are always fighting when they forget. But since they’re fighting anyway, I hope the Jeongpa wins and comes back.”
“Do you think the sect is better than the devil’s cult?”
“Isn’t that obvious?”
“Of course not. They’re all the same either way.”
puck.
Father continued talking while hoeing the field again.
“Whether we get stepped on by straw shoes or by boots, we ants will die either way.”
“But I think the Demonic Cult is more evil… … .”
“Where you belong doesn’t determine good or evil, son.”
“… Then how do we distinguish between good and evil?”
“It’s simple. Power is evil.”
My father concluded simply.
But the son seemed not to understand something.
“But isn’t there no good or evil in power? Surely it would be possible to use that power for justice and harmony?”
“Look.”
puck.
The farmer said as he picked up a bug wriggling in the dirt and cut it into pieces with his hoe.
“We only worked hard to cultivate the field, but didn’t this insect lose its only life because of that? Aren’t we evil to this insect?”
“Well… we’re not bugs, are we?”
“From the perspective of the martial arts people, it’s just a bug.”
The son seemed unable to find anything to say in rebuttal.
Or maybe it suddenly occurred to me that there was still a lot of land left to be cultivated.
“So, father, how do you want that fight to end?”
“I just hope they don’t harm us.”
“hmm…….”
“If there is a god of heaven and earth who is lucky enough to hear our voices… … .”
“… … ?”
“I wish they would all just die.”
puck.
The farmer began to plow the field again.
* * *
The closest sect to Ogeomsan, Byeokgeommun.
It was a school famous for its extremely refined lightness and fast swordsmanship.
As the Allied Forces of the Jeongpa clan arrived at the gate, a man came out of the gate to greet them.
He was a large man with a plump face and thick flesh that overflowed beyond his belt.
His name is Byuk Yun-ho.
He was the lord of the wall gate.
“You have arrived, my lord.”
“Thank you for your cooperation, Moonju.”
“That’s nonsense. It’s something that should be done. Leave the horse in the open space over there, and let’s relieve the toxin here.”
“Before that, can you give them some food first?”
“Of course. But… who are you talking about?”
As soon as Mu-gang nodded, his subordinates ran and lifted the wooden cylinders that were loaded onto the cart.
Eleven cylinders large enough to fit an adult male.
When I opened the lid, there was actually an adult male sleeping inside the cylinder.
In such a comfortable position, even snoring.
The one sleeping inside this barrel was none other than the left general, ‘Muyeonggeom’ Cheon Yeong-su.
Moo-gang said.
“Get up.”
“Swoop… …! Huh? You’re here already?”
Yeongsu came out of the barrel, wiping the drool from the corner of his mouth.
People started coming out one after another from other barrels as well.
Soon, ten archers, including Youngsoo, woke up and came out of the tunnel.
They didn’t run or ride horses the whole way here, they just slept.
In short, while others were suffering, they were resting and conserving their energy.
Although it may have seemed cowardly at first glance, this action was justified given the mission they were assigned.
Because they were the advance party, the ones who would be the first to be deployed to the battlefield.
They were a special force called the Ten Shooting Squadron, with Yeongsu as their temporary leader.
Their mission, consisting of Captain Cheon Yeong-su and ten archers, was threefold.
First, infiltrate the battlefield before anyone else and secure a sniping position.
Second, conduct reconnaissance.
Third, killing the ambush forces discovered in the process.
That is, he was given the dangerous and important mission of clearing the board before the 5,000-strong army entered the battlefield.
Moo-gang said to them.
“The 10th Infantry Division will go and eat first.”
“yes!”
So they entered the prose first and were guided to the restaurant.
So Yeongsu and the ten archers ended up eating together.
However, the ten people looking at Youngsoo did not look very friendly.
That was inevitable, because these 10 people had been working together as a group for several years.
From their perspective, it was inevitable that Youngsoo, who suddenly rolled in as the leader, would be upset.
“Hey, Captain.”
“… … ?”
The eldest of the ten young men who emptied their bowls first spoke to Yeongsu.
“I will cooperate with you in your mission, but do not mistake me for a true superior.”
“Okay, you spilled this.”
Empty-
Youngsoo threw a knife onto the table.
The eldest brother’s eyes shook when he saw that.
The name of the dagger is Eunhyeong dagger.
Because it was a knife for self-defense that he always carried deep in his bosom.
“That, that’s… … !”
“And this too.”
Empty-
The next thing Youngsu threw was a bamboo tube containing poison to be put on the arrowhead.
This is also an item that the eldest brother was holding in his bosom.
“This too.”
Empty-
Next up is the money bag.
The eldest brother’s spine was chilled.
Because everything he owned was taken away by Youngsoo.
And I didn’t even realize it.
What this meant was simple.
“The next thing I steal might be your eyes.”
“… … .”
“Let’s do our best, guys.”
“…yes!”
Yeongsu stood up from his seat and said.
“Let’s get up now. We have to go to war.”
* * *
If you go a little bit behind the wall, you can see a long mountain ridge stretching down.
It was right at the foot of Mt. Ogeom.
Of course, we had to go a bit further to reach our final destination, Hoeryongsa Temple, but in any case, this was the entrance to Ogeomsan Mountain.
Sabak-
Yeongsu entered the mountain.
The ten-year-old’s detachment was left alone.
‘Shall we go and see?’
wickedness-
From that moment on, Youngsoo began to move quietly.
The speed was not increased above a certain level.
instead-
—-
[Skill] ‘Echolocation’ activated.
—-
Kiiiii-
I deployed my detection skills as widely and densely as possible to scan the surrounding area without leaving anything behind.
Because Youngsoo knew.
That there are cultists waiting in ambush around here.
‘We can’t let them get ambushed before we even enter a full-scale battle.’
Kiiiii… … !
While I was thoroughly scanning the area where I could be lying in wait using echolocation.
‘hmm?’
Yeongsu felt a sense of discomfort for a moment.
There was a sense of disparity between what was visible and the information perceived through echolocation.
What this means is that something that deceives the eyes is unfolding before your eyes.
‘He’s hiding here.’
Youngsoo raised his left hand high.
And then he snapped his gloved fingers.
In that moment, a tremendous flash of light erupted from my fingertips.
Phew!
Two pure, intense flashes of light with no destructive power.
This was not intended to be offensive.
This is… … .
“The signal has arrived!”
The Sipyeongsa Suteodae, which was on the peak of another mountain next to Ogeomsan, saw the flash of light that Yeongsu had fired.
It is a signal for a Japanese attack.
They loaded the protest with arrows.
And then Youngsoo fired arrows simultaneously towards the spot where the two flashes of light had occurred.
Shushu shu shu!
Ten arrows flying in a high and wide arc.
The arrow, which had reached its peak, began to descend towards its target.
At that moment.
Fiving!!
The arrows erupted.
An arrow that was one shot when going up split into dozens of shots when going down.
Archery, splitting arrow rain.
Dozens of arrows made of iron poured down like a shower.
And soon, the impact.
Kwakwakwakwa!!
An explosion of almost the size of a small bomb swept through the area.
The area around where Youngsoo fired his lightning bolt was instantly reduced to scorched earth.
And Youngsoo was looking at the epicenter from a distance.
As the dust began to settle, one by one the shadows of people began to appear.
At least 100 people.
The stealth techniques of the cultists who had been lying in wait here had been broken.
“Cough, cough… … !”
“Crazy, what the… …!”
At least half of them were dead.
It was natural.
Because we were suddenly bombed without any preparation.
In addition, because of the carelessness of being completely hidden, even the immediate response completely failed.
The results were disastrous.
“Ugh… … .”
“… Wait, what is this guy?”
The cultists who emerged from the collapsed rubble came face to face with a man holding a dagger in each hand.
“Who are you… … !”
“Cheon Yeong-su.”
“what……?”
“I don’t know the details. We won’t see each other again.”
Shhh.
Youngsoo has disappeared.
The very next moment, he appeared behind the bastard.
Shukak!
The bastard’s head was separated from his body.
And among the cultists, few truly recognized this moment of severing.
But one thing was certain.
That the war has already begun.
“Hit!!”
All the surviving demon cult members rushed towards the leader.
But by the time the tips of their swords reached Youngsoo, Youngsoo was no longer there.
All they could see was their own severed limbs and the heads of their comrades.
Crunch!
Chahak!
“Kwaaaaak!”
“Ugh… … !”
The demon cultists couldn’t come to their senses.
Youngsoo appeared the moment he disappeared, and disappeared the moment he appeared.
And every time, the demons rolled around like headless corpses.
“This is crazy… … !”
From the beginning, confronting Youngsu in the forest was a defeat in itself.
The forest was the optimal battleground for Youngsu, who could use his killing techniques regardless of space, including the ground, air, walls, and ceilings.
In this place, where there were many rocks and trees to step on, there was no way for them to escape the tip of the sword.
Shukak!
Yeongsu didn’t even leave behind those who ran away.
The one-sided massacre was soon over.
“Now you are the only one left.”
Bam!
Yeongsu grabbed the last demon cult member by the neck.
Youngsoo said.
“If you think about it, it’s kind of funny. Were you trying to hit 5,000 people with just 100 people?”
“Ugh… … .”
“Be honest with me. Did you plant a traitor on our side?”
“… … !”
The demon’s eyes wavered.
Yeongsu continued speaking.
“If the traitor shakes the board from within, even a small force can inflict a fatal blow. Isn’t that what you were aiming for?”
“Ugh… … .”
“Tell me. Who is the traitor?”
Youngsoo gripped his neck tighter.
Eventually, a name came out of the devil’s mouth.
“Rice, Byeokunho! Byeokgeommunju… …!”
“aha.”
Yeongsu nodded and said.
“I thought so.”
Shukak!
Youngsoo cut off the head of the demon cultist.