Return of Mount Hua Sect - Chapter 1745



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Episode 1745. Not visible. (5)

Damn it.

The masked man’s steps left the tent and headed out of the camp.

All unmanned personnel belonging to the Sapaeryeon are prohibited from leaving the area designated by their superiors. However, this did not apply to the masked man.

Several eyes were focused on him as he approached the boundary of the truth. However, he was only a momentary presence, and the eyes that had confirmed his behavior dispersed as quickly as they had gathered.

Even though he felt all of this, the masked man didn’t show even the slightest reaction. He wasn’t ignoring it or being indifferent. It just felt meaningless.

The masked man’s steps crossed the wide plains and headed toward a small mountain. After he had gone deep into the mountain, several tents appeared before him.

A place far removed from the camp set up by the Sapaeryeon. Perhaps most of the Sapaeryeon’s unmanned personnel do not even know that such a camp exists nearby.

The masked man, who had been staring at the tent with dark eyes, opened the entrance to the tent at the front and entered.

As soon as I put my face inside, a musty smell assaulted my nose.

The stench of human staleness, the smell of dried rotting blood, and the smell of rust on poorly maintained iron were all mixed together in a way that was suffocating.

Although the sun had not yet set, it was dark inside the tent.

The masked man’s vision very slowly became accustomed to the darkness.

You can see the straw mats roughly laid out here and there, and people lying on them. Even though they must have sensed the presence of people, no one even glances at them.

Only the soft breathing coming from various places indicated that they were alive.

Most people who see this sight will think of a barracks for defeated soldiers, or a prison cell for prisoners of war. Even the masked man thinks so.

Damn it.

The masked man stepped forward, feeling the thick air. Then he opened his mouth to those who were not even paying attention.

“for a moment.”

Although it was meant to be a request for a moment of attention, no one responded to those words.

“… … The letter has arrived.”

But there was definitely a reaction to the words that followed. Those who had been so motionless that it was hard to tell if they were dead or alive slowly turned their gaze towards the masked man.

They were dressed in dirty military uniforms and each had a black mask pulled over their face, with hollow eyes visible through holes in the mask.

The masked man took out a letter from his bosom and threw it to the person closest to him.

“There weren’t any particular problems.”

“… … .”

The person who received the letter silently checked its contents. Then, with an absentminded hand, he passed the letter to the next person.

It was a slow hand movement.

Neither the person handing over the letter nor the person receiving it seemed to have any interest. However, the process of reading the letter and passing it on to the next person seemed to be uninterrupted.

It took a long time for everyone to check the scroll. The last person to read the scroll folded it again and handed it to the first masked person.

The masked man in the center, who had received the letter and folded it, looked around once and then turned around. He had a duty to show this letter to those in the other tents as well.

What stopped the masked man in his tracks was a small sound someone let out.

“cook.”

The masked man turned towards the direction where the sound came from and gave a cold look, but the person who actually laughed was not shaken.

“I don’t know.”

He said it in a weak voice. No, perhaps a lifeless voice would be more accurate.

“Fortunately, or perhaps… … .”

The words that followed did not come out of his mouth, but everyone here knew what would come next.

“What do you want to say?”

“No. I just laughed. I guess I’ll have to continue to be their dog for a while….”

The masked man’s eyes were faintly distorted.

“Thank goodness. Isn’t that so lucky?”

“Shut your mouth.”

“Why is that? It’s fortunate. Or maybe… …you don’t think so?”

The corners of the mouth of the person sitting on the giant’s stomach twisted.

“I hope it’s not a pity… … .”

“bloke!”

Pfft!

The sword that was suddenly drawn out struck the air like a lightning bolt and dug into the neck of the one who was speaking. The sharp tip of the sword touched the neck exposed under the mask, and a drop of blood flowed out.

However, the person whose neck was actually touched by the sword showed no reaction.

It’s not because I have a lot of guts. It’s just that even if my neck were cut off right now, I wouldn’t feel anything.

The masked man, who had read the terrible emptiness in those eyes, bit his lips and took back his sword. Then, as if he didn’t want to see the sight, he turned his body around and finally blurted out a word he couldn’t hold back.

“Nothing will change even if you talk like that. No one forced you to make a choice.”

Again, a soft laugh broke out. It was not a mocking laugh, but a self-mocking laugh.

“When is the next battle?”

“… … I don’t know yet.”

“okay.”

There was no more talk.

But the masked man knows. When he asks about the next battle, he is implying that it would be better to lose his life in battle than to die now.

“Is it going to end just because I die? If it were that simple, I wouldn’t have put on this mask.”

Some lowered their heads in silence.

A self-deprecating laugh finally comes out of the masked man’s mouth.

“There is no hell for us to fall into. You should know that.”

“… … .”

“Don’t think about anything. If your head is complicated, just get some more sleep.”

Even though he knew that the sharp gazes and sighs of despair were pouring out from behind him, the masked man completely ignored them and left the tent.

The sunlight suddenly poured into my face.

Feeling the warm sun, he stroked the mask pulled over his face. He hoped that the light would not reach him. So that no one could see his face.

‘There’s not much time left.’

No… … Is that really true?

This war will end one way or another. But will there really be an end for them?

He lowered his head. He walked towards the next tent, avoiding the sky that was looking down.

From far away, dark clouds were approaching very slowly, as if trying to hide him from the sky.

* * *

“There is none here.”

“I guess so.”

There was a hint of annoyance on the face of Zhuge Zongxiao, who gave an answer that did not show any sign of disappointment.

How many days do you plan on continuing this meaningless search? You’ve searched all of Mt. Mudang, and now you’ve been ordered to search the houses around it.

Are you really going to find one person in this wide world?

“If I can’t find it even after looking for it this much, I guess I’ve already gone too far.”

“But isn’t it strange, Brother? He’s someone who has lost his martial arts skills… … .”

“Still, he was the long-serving representative of the volcano.”

“It’s the same anyway if you don’t have martial arts skills.”

“Watch what you say.”

“……sorry.”

Although he gave a cold rebuke, deep down, Zhuge Liang’s thoughts were not that different.

‘Baekcheon.’

Hwasan Jeonggeom Baekcheon. He is the leader of the renowned Hwasan Five Swords and is expected to be the next leader of Hwasan. He is the swordsman with the brightest future in this world.

‘It didn’t work out.’

It was not hard to understand why the higher-ups would go to such extreme lengths to find Baekcheon.

But that doesn’t change the fact that it’s meaningless.

‘This is nothing but a waste.’

No matter how great they were in the past, they are now just commoners who have lost their education. What on earth are you going to do by looking for such people?

No, even if he had not lost his ignorance, it would be the same.

In a situation where a great war with the Sapaeryeon is imminent, it is an excessive waste to mobilize so many people to find the whereabouts of just one person. It is not like that one person can change the situation of the battle.

“Phew.”

A soft sigh escaped Zhuge Zongxiao’s mouth. A cautious voice was heard from the side.

“older brother.”

“why?”

“Shouldn’t we be giving up now? We don’t have a say, but I’m sure the lord understands the situation.”

Zhuge Liang did not answer.

“Even if they don’t say anything, everyone has a lot of complaints. If they really have to… … .”

“Then just keep your mouth shut.”

“older brother.”

“Stop wasting your time and come back again.”

“……yes.”

Zhuge Zongxiao sighed quietly and turned his head away.

‘stolid…….’

I’ve said such things so many times already. The head of the household also knows. It’s meaningless.

The reason I cannot make a strong argument is simple.

This is because the most active ones in this exhausting search are Hwasan and Jongnam. Even the Tang family is secretly supporting them.

The most powerful factions in the Cheonwoo Alliance are speaking with one voice, but the voice of the Jegal Family, who joined the Cheonwoo Alliance late as a remnant of the Five Great Families, cannot be heard.

“Just a little more is enough.”

“… … .”

“If we just suffer for one or two more days, they will realize that this is meaningless.”

“Would people who should know do this?”

“At least we will have a reason to speak strongly to them.”

A sigh escaped from the mouth of his cousin, Zhuge Dongren.

“Yes, yes. I understand. So you’re saying that we should continue doing something meaningless for now?”

“… … .”

“Honestly, I don’t know what’s different about this from what the old school used to do. But I had high hopes for Cheonwoomaeng since they said he was a little better.”

“… … The mouth brings anger.”

“I said I understand.”

Zhuge Liang clicked his tongue briefly.

Of course, that’s not entirely wrong. The Cheonwoo Maeng of the past was definitely not like this. Even when I was with Gupa, I secretly envied Cheonwoo Maeng.

But in the current Cheonwoomaeng, you don’t feel the same vitality as in the past.

Will the enlarged alliance necessarily follow the same path?

‘No. There must be another reason.’

In the past, when Cheon Woo-myeong first started to make a name for himself in the world, there was definitely… …one person’s name that was always heard. But recently, it feels like I can’t hear that name very well.

Wasn’t it from that time that the energy in Cheonwoomaeng began to disappear and the number of people feeling frustrated increased?

‘Volcanic Sword Association Cheongmyeong.’

What is he thinking right now? He should be the one who is most excited about Baekcheon’s work, but he is strangely quiet.

Has leading a large group changed a person? Or… … .

Zhuge Liang, who had been thinking about this and that, soon shook his head.

It wasn’t an area he could guess at. First, he had to do his assigned job properly. He started searching around silently, with his head empty.

And in a place their eyes couldn’t reach… … red eyes were flashing.

The Blood Lord chuckled as he watched the two people walking out of the village. Just the two of them walking down the mountain.

“I wasn’t expecting anything particularly extreme, but I feel like I’m being ignored.”

Did you really think that Sa-pae-ryeon would never attack? Or was it more important to find that guy named Baek-cheon?

“Master, I give you an order.”

“hmm.”

The Blood Cult Leader’s eyes became cold and sunken.

Common sense tells you that it’s likely a trap. There are quite a few people in Cheonwoomaeng who are smart.

but…….

“It’s not that bad.”

As the saying goes, “If you hit the grass, a snake will come out.”

“If you’re going to knock, you might as well do it right.”

The corners of the blood cult leader’s mouth went up in a bitter manner.

“Kill everyone you see.”

“yes!”

The disciples he had brought shot forward like poisonous snakes. The eyes of the watching Blood Lord glowed red.