Habuk Pengga Swordsman Genius - Chapter 639



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639. A close call (4)

Fortunately, the lights were still on and the acid rain was no longer falling from above.

As Choa looked around, one of her subordinates, Ja-cheong, asked.

“Chief, what should we do?”

“… … .”

Choa grimaced as if in pain.

Her subordinates looked at Cho-ah with pitiful expressions.

Choa barely managed to control her expression and went back to her plan.

What mattered was the gold that hung over her head.

In fact, she planned to take advantage of the confusion to capture the man in red robes, Hanbin, and release him from the ban.

If the two gold standards hadn’t clashed, it wouldn’t have come in so quickly.

The treasure to be obtained here was the second problem.

Choa gritted her teeth as if she had made up her mind.

“Follow the footprints as much as possible. No matter what happens, you must not deviate from those footprints.”

“I will tell you.”

Ja-cheong relayed Cho-ah’s request to the rest of the group.

There were a total of two injured people.

One is the bridge.

One was wounded in the shoulder.

As Choa took the lead, the two behind her followed, supporting their companions.

It was when I was slowly following the footsteps.

Suddenly an ominous noise was heard from behind.

Swish!

It didn’t sound like raindrops falling, but more like a flood or water rushing in.

Choa quickly sharpened her eyesight.

Yellow water was rushing in from behind, giving off a sour smell.

Swish!

The sound is getting closer.

There was no room for dismantling the organ system.

It was clear that the moment I was swept away by that water, only a skeleton would remain.

“I’m going to use all my might to get out of here.”

At those words, everyone gathered their energy into their feet.

Even the subordinate who had a wound on his leg gave it his last strength.

One phrase comes to mind.

Reflection of light!

It means to turn the light around and shine backwards, and it was a saying that meant that a person briefly regains consciousness just before death.

They were running faster than ever before, right before they died.

Swish!

Yellow water swept through the place where they had been.

Chijijik.

The yellow water sizzled and burned the walls.

Some mice that were trying to evade their seats were drowning in the yellow water.

Those mice were devastated.

The yellow liquid had completely dissolved the bones.

The liquid was clearly acidic.

***

At the same time, Hanbin and his group carefully observed the situation.

There was no significant change, but the amount of liquid flowing on the wall gradually increased.

Not only Hanbin, but also Seolhwa and Cheonghwa can smell it.

Cheonghwado narrowed her eyebrows and looked around cautiously.

Hanbin, who sensed the changes in his surroundings, shook his head furiously.

The stock of wisdom is rapidly decreasing.

Hanbin’s eyes widened as he guessed the current situation.

Hanbin recalled all the records he had seen in his past life.

I supplemented that memory with my current life’s memories.

The liquid flowing on the wall closely resembled the stomach acid of an animal.

In that case, it seemed appropriate to call it an acidic liquid, or acid solution.

Hanbin narrowed his eyes and thought of one possibility.

It may seem absurd, but there was a possibility that this place might be the stomach of some spirit.

Could such a great spirit exist?

According to old books, there was only one such spirit.

Taishan Earth Dragon!

The word ‘Ji-ryong’ refers to an earthworm.

Just as a snake ascends to heaven and becomes a dragon, it is said that an earthworm that has lived for thousands of years becomes a spiritual being and grows to a size large enough to swallow Mt. Taishan.

Some say that the dragon and the mountain exist as one, just as a warrior and a sword are unified.

People considered the existence of Taishan Dragon to be a legend.

That makes sense, how can there be an earthworm that has lived for thousands of years?

Even for a spirit, it would have to ascend to the ranks of the immortals to survive for thousands of years.

Of course, there are ways to do it that don’t require thousands of years.

That would be like absorbing all the nutrients that would take thousands of years to ingest in one go.

What if that nutrient is toxic?

It should be called a poisonous dragon, not an ordinary dragon.

then?

Hanbin’s eyes lit up.

He looked at the blue flower.

Cheonghwa clearly said that she did not sense any poison here.

It is only natural that there is nothing left since the Taishan Dragon has sucked up all the poison.

The random feeling there could be a signal from the Taishan Dragon.

If this is the belly of the Taishan Dragon, then everything is explained.

I have never seen Mt. Taishan in my past life.

However, Hanbin was encountering numerous spirits in his present life that he had never seen in his past life.

It wouldn’t be strange at all to face the Taishan Dragon.

Hanbin, who was observing the liquid flowing on the wall, touched his own stomach.

To be exact, it was above.

What if that’s stomach acid?

In short, it was like becoming prey.

At that moment, Cheonghwa came up next to me.

“Confucius, why do you look like that?”

“It’s a secret.”

Hanbin smiled nonchalantly.

Nothing has been clearly revealed yet.

There was no need to tell in advance that this was the belly of the Taishan Dragon.

That was when.

I felt something from afar.

At that sound, Cheonghwa stepped forward.

Hanbin, who was at the back, tilted his head.

The presence I felt now was not that of a spirit.

It was the presence of a martial arts master, and it was the presence of a child named Baekgyeong Cho-ah at that.

Hanbin expected them to wait at the entrance.

Because there is no benefit to coming here.

Even if Baek Kyung had something he was looking for, he could just attack them at the entrance.

However, due to the influence of the dark ink, you won’t be able to attack.

There was no reason to come running all the way here.

But you came running without even hiding your presence?

Even though they were far away, thanks to the black ink that Hanbin had planted, he could vaguely feel the emotions of the child named Cho-ah.

fret.

unrest.

He was as confused as a prisoner in front of some kind of dog.

Anyone who looked at him saw that he was being chased by something.

What could it be?

It didn’t really matter what it was.

The important thing was that change was happening here.

Change always creates both positive and negative aspects.

Hanbin was thinking about the positive aspects in his head.

I thought that hidden treasures would be revealed through these changes.

Cheonghwa tilted her head after seeing Hanbin’s ever-changing expression.

Hanbin continued speaking at that sight.

“I have a feeling something interesting is going to happen.”

“What’s the fun in it?”

“A guest has come from far away. And the guest is bringing a gift… … .”

“A gift? Is it something like a snack?”

Cheonghwa, who had been tilting her head, her eyes lit up.

Cheonghwa also felt the opponent’s presence.

Cheonghwa narrowed her eyes as she realized that her opponent had no good intentions.

After a while, Cheonghwa hit her chest hard.

“Just trust me, Your Majesty.”

As Cheonghwa took a step forward, Hanbin reached out his hand.

Hanbin took a step forward and pushed Cheonghwa back.

“I’ll take the lead.”

“But here, my abilities… … .”

“Whatever is running now is unmanned. Of course, I don’t know if it’s friendly or enemy.”

“Huh, who is it?”

Cheonghwa, who had been tilting her head, opened her eyes wide.

There was no need to ask any more questions.

Because I saw a new model, even though it was dim.

Someone was running from over there.

When Cheonghwa raised her question, Hanbin quickly looked around.

Because I saw yellow water rushing in from behind Choa’s group.

An unidentified liquid that is chasing after Choa and her group with the momentum that seems like it will melt everything.

Hanbin knew that it was something that could not be stopped by force.

There is a saying in Gangho that no one is stronger than nature.

An uninhabited island that can block typhoons.

There was no unmanned island that could stop the flood.

Before the power of nature, a third-rate warrior or a master of the Hwagyeong are all just the same human beings.

The flow of yellow liquid, or acid, that was now pouring in was like a river.

What unmanned force can stop the river from flowing in?

At that moment, Seolhwa searched through the bundle anxiously.

“I, I’ll try to stop it.”

“No, I’ll try to stop it first, Sister.”

Cheonghwa reached out her hand.

At that moment, transparent energy stretched out from Cheonghwa’s hand.

The Qinghua poison bottle blocked the space in front.

The poison delay was a way for the public to take control of space through poison.

It was a perfectly viable means of survival until the Qinghua consumed its poison.

The decision of Cheonghwa for the sake of the group.

As Cheonghwa looked forward with a solemn expression, Hanbin patted her shoulder.

“You can let go now.”

“You want me to take off my poison right now? The only thing that can stop that is my poison.”

“Okay, you can let go. Let’s save our strength and use it later.”

At Hanbin’s laughter, Cheonghwa put away the poison she had spread out.

At that moment, Choa and her group entered the space where Hanbin was.

Ta-da-dak.

He was so in a hurry that he didn’t even realize that Hanbin and his group were inside, so he stumbled and rolled over once.

Degururu.

Now the yellow acidic liquid is right in front of our noses.

When Cheonghwa tried to reach out again, Hanbin shook his head.

“Even if it’s okay.”

“Master, is there any way to stop this flood?”

“How can an unmanned person stop that?”

“Then what are you going to do?”

“Even if human power cannot stop the flow, a dam can block the flow of water.”

After finishing speaking, Hanbin removed the cloth that had been covering the pillar next to the door.

Then he hit one of the pillars with his fist.

It was a blow with quite a strong energy.

puck!

Suddenly a lump of metal fell from above.

Hanbin quickly pulled Cheonghwa and stepped back.

bang!

A lump of debris landed where Hanbin had been.

Seol-hwa, who was watching from the side, sighed.

“Phew… … Thank goodness.”

“Sister.”

“You almost died. If you had kept spreading the poison, you would have been crushed under there.”

Seolhwa pointed to the lump of iron.

That lump of metal was probably the gate that guarded this place.

I now know what the words of Cheonghwado Seolhwa mean.

The iron door above was clearly supported by an intricate machinery.

But what if the acid melts the organs?

The iron door would probably have fallen down without even activating the mechanism.

As Seolhwa and Cheonghwa looked at each other and sighed in relief, Sogun grabbed their sleeves.

“Sisters.”

“Why, my lord?”

“Who are those ladies over there?”

The little boy pointed somewhere.

Seolhwa’s gaze slowly followed Sogun’s fingers.

What So-gun was pointing to was Cho-ah’s group.

Choa and her group met eyes wide open and remained silent.

An awkward silence hung between Seol-hwa and Cho-ah for a moment.

At that moment, the sound of clapping echoed throughout the room.

Clap clap!

Everyone turned their heads at that sound.

There, Hanbin was smiling sincerely.

Everyone wondered what that smile meant.

But there was no one to ask that.

Seolhwa simply trusted Hanbin, and Choah only felt uneasy about his smile.

Hanbin slowly walked towards Choa.

Choa slightly averted her gaze like a cat caught trying to steal fish.

Hanbin, who had walked in front of Choa, squatted down as if nothing had happened.

“Why did you come here?”

“… … .”

When Choa avoided eye contact again without saying anything, Hanbin asked again.

“Are you here because of the ban?”

“hmm.”

When Cho-ah swallowed her breath instead of answering, Han-bin continued speaking.

“There is something you need to do for me.”

As Hanbin narrowed his eyes, Choa opened them wide.

“What are you trying to do to me… … .”

“Whatever, I just need to hear the answer.”

“An answer? What do you mean?”

“Just tell me the identity of the treasure that Baek Kyung is looking for.”

Cho-ah’s expression darkened noticeably at Han-bin’s words.

At the same time, the area around Choa’s temples twitched.