Genius Salsu of the World to Be Destroyed - Chapter 97
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Episode 97
The front yard of a wild store.
Six players, including Youngsoo, gathered there.
The five, excluding Youngsu, were Youngsu’s disciples.
Inspector Jang Do-su, Heavy Knight Hong Jeong-hu, Paladin Jo Ha-seong, Dragon Knight Park Bu-hyeong, and Magic Spear Master Woo Jun-yeong.
Five people surrounded Youngsoo.
With their own weapons in hand.
An employee who was watching from a distance asked Gap-seok.
“What are you doing over there now?”
“You said it was training.”
“training?”
The staff member looked puzzled.
“But it’s training… I think one person is holding something weird?”
All of the disciples were holding actual sharp weapons.
Only Youngsoo was holding a strange iron bar.
Just a crude iron bar about 40cm long.
The father asked Youngsu.
“Will just that be enough?”
“Because it’s training.”
Youngsoo said, spinning the stick in his hand.
“If I take up real weapons, you guys will get hurt.”
“Me too. Should we just get started quickly?”
“Or so.”
The 5 vs 1 duel began.
Shhh!
The first to attack was Jang Do-su.
An attack filled with a strange sense of triumph.
The blade flew towards Youngsu in a clean arc.
Kaang!
However, Young-soo easily deflects the blade with an iron bar.
Even though a dozen or so consecutive sword strikes came flying at him immediately, Youngsoo easily dodged all of them.
“Tch… … !”
“Don’t put your emotions into the sword.”
Yeongsu’s words did not reach Dosu’s ears.
So the next sword strike is an extremely emotional one, with a lot of force packed into it.
I was thinking of pressing down with such force that it would be impossible to avoid it.
but-
Pakang!
The things that Dosu had pressed down on were, oddly enough, Jeong-hu’s spear and Ha-seong’s sword tip.
“Hey, Jang Do-su. Why are you holding my spear… …!”
“Hey, Inma!!”
The paths of the spears and swords became entangled, and the three collapsed in an instant.
A defensive technique that uses the opponent’s strength to collide with each other and destroy each other.
A feat that can only be accomplished with the combined power of an eye that can accurately read two or more attack trajectories and extremely refined swordsmanship.
Youngsoo was able to use such skills with great ease.
Moreover, the opponents are disciples that Youngsoo personally raised.
The leader was fighting against strongmen who could be counted on one hand, no matter which large guild he sent, with just an iron bar.
And then Yeongsu threw his father and sister to the floor in one breath.
But there was still one left.
2nd place in Undercover’s combat power rankings.
The strongest among Youngsu’s disciples.
The magician Woo Jun-young.
His spear and the sword of the spirit.
The two clashed.
Kaaaaang!
The people nearby covered their ears at the sharp vibration.
Ordinary people could not even follow what happened the next moment with their eyes.
Dozens of sums over a few seconds.
But in the end, it was Junyoung who fell.
This concludes the training.
“… It’s really dirty.”
“Don’t blame yourself. I’m strong, not you.”
“Is it okay if I get up?”
With this short training, Youngsoo could feel it.
‘Recovery is complete.’
My body, which had been damaged immediately after using the bloodletting machine in Eldrunia, was completely restored.
No, it wasn’t at the recovery level.
Got stronger.
I felt like my body had become much stronger than before thanks to the massive amount of KP I had recently absorbed.
What do you think?
To this extent… … .
‘Will I be able to deal with the Heavenly Horse? …?’
For some time now, Youngsoo’s mind has been filled with thoughts about the situation after the arrival of Jungwon.
Demonic Cult, Murim Alliance, Heavenly Horse, Leader… … .
How do I navigate this chaotic battle of conflicts and interests to get what I want?
At that time, all kinds of strategies related to this were being created and destroyed in my head.
thud-
A heavy ringing pierced my ears.
“huh……?”
The direction the sound came from was the main gate.
It seemed as if Youngsoo wasn’t the only one who heard this sound, as the wild people all turned their heads in that direction.
And again-
thud……!
Youngsoo immediately grasped the situation.
And he gave orders to the people by voice.
‘Everyone except combat personnel, enter the building and seal the entrances!’
The regular employees entered the building in unison, and Youngsoo approached the main gate.
And finally, the final blow.
bang!!
The sound of crashing and popping swept through the wild front yard.
The main gate was broken down.
The main gate made of the red petals of the sacred tree was shattered and scattered.
The wild people were all shocked.
‘You’re going to break that… …?’
Because the very act of breaking red petals was unimaginable.
Even Youngsoo had to stab his sword several times to break a single red petal.
However, the unidentified intruder broke down the Red Petal Gate with just three attacks.
Damn it.
At last the intruder stepped into the wild courtyard.
It was huge.
A giant that can overwhelm an opponent with just his physical strength.
He was even holding a large hammer that was taller than him.
Tadah!
Undercover players surrounded the giant man.
At that time, Youngsoo said.
“Everyone step back.”
“yes?!”
“This is an opponent that you can’t be sure of victory against even if you all charge at it. Back off.”
The corners of the man’s eyes twitched as he heard Youngsoo’s words.
So the fighters retreated, and Youngsu approached the man.
With a poisoned sword in one hand.
The man snickered and asked Youngsoo.
“You have an eye for the enemy.”
“You can’t run this big organization without that much sense. Then it’s my turn now. Who are you?”
“I am Hwang Tae-sang, the master of the Mujin Guild. And you… … .”
“I am the Undercovers Guild Master, Cheon Yeong-su.”
Crown Prince.
As soon as that word came out, the people behind Youngsoo started to murmur.
“That’s right, that guy… … !”
“I couldn’t recognize you because your beard grew!”
“See, I told you I was the Crown Prince!”
Yeongsu thought when he heard the guild name, Mujin.
‘Mujin… Yes, you said that the Mujin Guild is behind Medicus.’
Master Sim Chi-ho of Medicus cried out as he died.
He said that Mujin was behind him.
Youngsoo asked.
“So, are you here because of Medicus’s business?”
“You know very well. So you killed them all knowing that Mujin was behind us?”
“Well, I don’t care about you guys.”
“okay?”
Taesang’s right hand, which was holding the hammer handle, was tightly tightened.
A murderous aura spread out like a red flame, as if he were about to swing a hammer at any moment.
At that time, Youngsoo said.
“I have unavoidable circumstances.”
“Let me hear it. What is it?”
“They killed my best friend’s mother. Need I say more?”
“… … !”
Gap-seok looked at Yeong-su with wide eyes.
At the same time, the strength left Taesang’s hand that was holding the hammer.
Youngsoo could tell.
The murderous intent that Taesang had been displaying was quickly fading away.
It was clear that what Youngsoo had just said had touched something deep in his heart.
“Yes, that’s what I mean, Mother.”
thud.
Taesang put the hammer down with the head pointing towards the ground.
An indirect gesture indicating that there is no intention to attack at the moment.
Taesang said.
“Okay. Let’s talk.”
“conversation?”
Yeongsu looked at Taesang with a dumbfounded expression.
He didn’t even put his sword pointed at Taesang.
Youngsoo said.
“You broke down someone else’s front door and came in, and now you want to talk things out? Why should I agree to that?”
The corners of Taesang’s eyes crinkled.
“… I showed mercy in my own way, but you still react like this?”
“Well, is it you or me who is showing mercy now?”
The tension builds again.
Everyone except for the two of them began to fidget.
That moment of imminent destruction.
Youngsoo said.
“say.”
“what?”
“Why are you claiming to be Medicus’s backer?”
“that…….”
“I told you why I hit Medicus. So you need to tell me why you sided with Medicus. After hearing that, I will decide. Whether we should talk or not.”
A moment of silence.
And Taesang opened his mouth.
“… It’s the same. It’s my family’s business too.”
“Just the essentials.”
“My son has a terminal illness. Medicus is the only one who can cure him. Do you need any further explanation?”
This was the reason why Taesang softened when the word ‘mother’ came out.
It’s because of a certain empathy that comes from knowing that it’s a matter that affects the same family.
Youngsoo nodded.
Yeah-
And he said as he put the poison sword into his inventory.
“Okay. Let’s talk.”
Taesang nodded and put his hammer back into his inventory.
Disarm.
Now, the direction of this conflict depends not on weapons but on each person’s tongue.
The first one to speak was Taesang.
“I understand that you destroyed Medicus. But I also need to save my son. So I will propose a compromise.”
“Try it.”
“Return all the herbs you took from Medicus. Let’s pretend that nothing ever happened between us.”
“Dismissed.”
“what?”
“Those herbs are things I worked hard to get by killing and stealing. If you want them, you can kill us and take them. That’s only fair.”
“What… … !”
“You don’t like it? Then just answer the questions. What illness does your son have?”
“what…….”
“Just tell me.”
“…it is a hypothermic variant of the flu.”
A question mark crossed Youngsoo’s mind when he heard those words.
“… Is there such a disease?”
“It is a new incurable disease that arose after mass superposition.”
“Hmm… … .”
Hypothermic variant influenza.
Among these three words, Youngsoo somehow heard the word ‘hypothermia’.
“If it’s hypothermia… is it a disease where your body temperature drops drastically?”
“okay.”
“Hmm… Huh?!”
wait for a sec.
“no way.”
“… … ?”
“Hey, hold out your palm.”
“What the… … all of a sudden.”
“hurry!”
Taesang unconsciously held out both palms.
Youngsoo saw it.
The colors of the two palms are different.
Traces of a dark, bumpy lesion visible on the right palm.
It was a trace of a statue.
Youngsoo muttered.
“… I get the gist of it.”
“what?”
“When you have a sick family member in front of you, you unconsciously touch their cheek or shoulder with your hand. That’s why it’s like that.”
“What are you talking about… … .”
“Isn’t the hospital room where your son is as cold as winter?”
The moment he heard those words, Taesang’s eyes shook.
It was the first time he showed any sign of embarrassment.
“How, how about that… …?”
“Because your son’s body would emit cold air irregularly. The frostbite marks on your right hand would also have been caused by that cold air.”
“… … !”
“Even though the body temperature dropped below 30 degrees, there would have been no signs of hypothermia. And as the disease progressed, the amount of time spent sleeping would have increased exponentially. The color of the pupils would have changed to a cloudy gray-white, and the hair would have started to turn white. The extremities, such as the fingers and toes, would have cracked like a turtle shell… … .”
Taesang, who heard Yeongsu’s words, became dumbfounded.
Because every word Youngsoo said was exactly right.
‘Is this possible… …?’
How can you describe the symptoms of a patient you’ve never seen before in such detail as if you’ve seen them before?
“Right?”
“How… How on earth… … !”
“Because it’s a disease I know. By the way, you’re really unlucky. Your son has a disease that you might only see once in your life… … .”
“What kind of disease is this?!”
Taesang’s voice was trembling.
The grandeur that I had when I first entered this place was no longer there.
All that remains is the father’s desperate wish to grab onto even a shred of hope.
Youngsoo said.
“First of all, the diagnosis from Medicus was wrong. What about the flu? They just made it up because they didn’t know.”
“then…….”
“The real name of the disease your son has is ‘Gou-eum-jeol-maek.’”
“Nine-syllable pulse… … ?!”
“It is a disease in which the yin energy runs wild in the body, the blood vessels freeze, and the person slowly dies.”
Of course, this is a disease that does not exist on Earth.
Nine-eight syndrome is a disease that exists only in the Central Plains.
‘But the fact that an outbreak has occurred in our world… … .’
It meant that the Central Plains world’s invasion of Earth was slowly beginning.
thud!
At that moment, Taesang knelt before Yeongsu and said.
“…please.”
“what?”
“I’ll do anything. Please… please save my son.”
Yeongsu nodded quietly and said.
“no.”