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Episode 296: Support Forces

There were a few rules for the guest house. One of them was that when entering the guest house, one had to sit in the most remote seat.

It was partly because of my nature of not liking to stand out, but that wasn’t the only reason.

Rather, it is closer to a habit that developed because I didn’t like feeling other people’s presence behind my back.

For the same reason, the wanderer did not like going to crowded places.

And now, after almost thirty years, someone appeared and spoke from behind Muyeonggaek’s back.

It is only natural that the guest reflexively flew away.

He was a person who was used to standing behind others. However, because of that, he felt even more unfamiliar with situations where he had to give up his position to someone else.

As the guest flew away, a thin drop of blood flowed from Dang Mujin’s neck.

I don’t feel any pain in my neck, but my whole body feels tingly, perhaps because of the tension.

‘···This time I almost died.’

If it were normal, he would have said something simple like thanking Namgung Myung, but for some reason he couldn’t open his mouth right now. Dang Mujin grumbled for no reason.

“Oh, it’s a shame about the response.”

“···huh?”

“You deliberately exposed a weak point to lure your opponent, so what are you doing instead of finishing him off? You should have just cut him down when you were talking!”

The atmosphere actually lightened up thanks to the reaction that was so obvious that it went beyond the norm.

Namgung Myung sighed.

“Oh, I didn’t know that. Even if it cost you your head, I should have just cut off Muyeonggaek’s head. I should have made Danseolyeong and Mokwan-ah widows.”

Namgung Myung seemed unhurt even though he was complaining.

Because we’ve known each other for too long to not understand each other’s true feelings.

Also, Namgung Myung was not in a position to immediately cut off Muyeonggaek’s head.

Because before he could fully settle down, he had to rush to say something in order to save Dang Mu-jin’s life.

If he had kept his mouth shut and swung his sword, he might have been able to cut off Muyeonggaek’s head as Dangmujin had said. However, that was not the result Namgungmyeong had hoped for.

Anyway, through their brief contact, Dang Mu-jin and Nam Gung-myeong obtained one simple piece of information about Muyeong-gaek.

Unlike the assassins of Salmak, the Muyeonggaek values ​​his life.

Rather than behead Dang Mu-jin and die, Mu-yeong-gaek chose to survive without killing Dang Mu-jin.

‘···It seems like you have confidence in your abilities.’

Should I kill the other person even if I die, or should I survive without dying?

People take it as a difference in resolve and determination, but in reality it is closer to a difference in conviction.

A person who is confident in his abilities values ​​his life the most. Since he will only be able to kill his opponent in the next attempt, there is no reason to throw away his life now.

Dang Mu-jin observed the guest’s behavior.

I tried to hide my appearance as much as possible with black clothes and a mask, but I couldn’t hide the wrinkles around my eyes. As is typical of masters, Muyeonggaek also seems to be quite old.

‘···I think Namgung Myung will become exactly like that when he gets old.’

Dang Mu-jin lowered his voice and spoke to Namgung Myeong.

“By the way, where did that mysterious guest come from? I lured him perfectly, but his movements are quite stealthy.”

“It looks like Gwangyeomra brought him. Anyway, it’s good. My uncle will be happy if we cut off Muyeonggaek’s head.”

“Uncle?”

“Namgung Jinya, the Poison Brain Sword. Don’t you know?”

“Of course I know.”

It had been quite a while since Dang Mu-jin first met Namgung Jin-ya.

When Namgung Myung ran away with Dang Mujin’s sword, the first person he encountered when he entered Namgung Se-ga with the strange man was Namgung Jin-ya.

Namgung Jinya was one of the very rare people who treated the strange Lee Chung kindly, and was a member of the Namgung Se family who lived a one-armed life before Namgung Myung.

Because he had attended Danseolyeong’s wedding and had a very generous personality, Dangmujin had only good memories of Namgung Jinya.

The problem is that I don’t know why Namgung Jinya was mentioned here.

“But why are you talking about your uncle?”

Namgung Myung answered Dang Mujin’s question.

“I heard that my uncle’s left arm was cut off because of a stranger.”

“···ah!”

It was a story that even Dang Mu-jin had heard before.

‘Don’t worry, young friend. It was not Lee Chung who cut off my left arm, but the assassin named Muyeonggaek.’

‘This friend cut off my left upper arm, which was rotting due to the poison from the dagger of the incompetent guest, and treated it. In the process, Lee Chung also cut off about three inches of my left arm.’

Namgung Jinya was not an overwhelming master like Namgung Jincheon, but he was one of the people who was always mentioned when talking about the Namgung family.

If he could strike at Namgung Jinya like that, Muyeonggaek’s achievements would not be low either. Dang Mujin distanced himself a little further from Muyeonggaek.

Unlike other top-tier masters who look strong even at a glance, Muyeonggaek’s presence was extremely faint.

But that was why I was able to be confident.

It’s not that the Muyeonggaek is lacking in martial arts and thus has a weak presence. He’s just good at hiding his presence. He’s incomparable to Honggeolgae.

Dang Mu-jin’s suspicion that Mu-yeong-gaek might be a top-notch player deepened further.

Muyeonggaek was more interested in Namgungmyeong than in Dangmujin.

“You said Namgung Myung? Your moves are quite stealthy. How did a member of the Namgung family acquire such talent? Who taught you?”

Muyeonggaek was confident that his martial arts and experience were far superior to Namgungmyeong’s. However, Namgungmyeong’s faint presence was enough to make Muyeonggaek feel uneasy.

It wasn’t a problem that could be simply dismissed as talent. It should be viewed as experience and effort rather than talent.

The eyes of the guest of honor narrowed.

‘It seems that Namgung Se-ga is secretly raising Sal-su. Well, that could happen to Namgung Se-ga.’

However, contrary to Muyeonggaek’s expectations, Namgungmyeong answered indifferently.

“Who taught you this? What else is there to learn than this? You just learn it naturally in your daily life.”

Although the meaning of everyday life is a little different from that of other people, Namgung Myung’s story was pure truth.

Of course, Muyeonggaek did not believe that story at all.

The guest laughed lightly under the mask.

“It looks like you don’t want to talk. I’ll see if you can keep your mouth shut even if a knife is put to your throat.”

The guest said this and took a step back.

As if hiding behind a soft, flowing cloth, the figure of the guest disappeared in an instant. Dang Mu-jin was taken aback.

“How did you do it?”

“It’s the art of hidden form. It’s higher level than me.”

“What? Why am I so unsure?”

“That’s still the case. For now.”

After saying that, Namgung Myung gave a request to Dang Mujin.

“The intruder will hover around you, waiting for his chance. Stay alert.”

“What are you trying to do?”

“Tag.”

Following this, Namgung Myung’s new body also melted into the pitch-black darkness.

Dang Mu-jin concentrated his mind. Very vaguely, he could feel the sounds of people approaching and retreating.

Then I slowly took a deep breath. What should I do now?

The answer was decided from the beginning. The wheel is not suitable for defense.

Dang Mu-jin put the wheel in his sleeve, drew his sword, and slowly sprayed the poison.

Rather than a poison that causes minor troubles like the poison of Chui Jeong-hee, a truly life-threatening poison began to surround Dang Mu-jin.

At that moment, a whitish sword appeared as if tearing through the darkness and aimed for Dang Mu-jin’s heart.

Dang Mu-jin twisted his body just in time to avoid Mu-yeong-gaek’s sword. Mu-yeong-gaek frowned as if he was disappointed and disappeared into the darkness again.

Although it was a life-threatening moment, Dang Mu-jin viewed the situation positively.

‘It’s a bit more hasty than before. Did he want to see the match before the poison engulfed the surroundings?’

Dang Mu-jin concentrated his mind while spraying poison in the darkness. Namgung Myung aimed for Mu-yeong-gaek’s weak point in the darkness. However, Mu-yeong-gaek stubbornly attacked Dang Mu-jin first.

With this, the situation became clear. The guest of honor was blatantly targeting Dang Mujin. This must have been Gwangyeomra’s order.

However, it was not easy for Muyeonggaek to shake off Namgungmyeong’s restraint and break through Dang Mujin’s defenses, so the frequency of Muyeonggaek stretching his sword toward Dang Mujin was not that high.

Dang Mu-jin narrowly avoided and blocked Mu-yeong-gaek’s sword strikes every time his sword was swung.

Muyeonggaek failed to achieve his goal, and Dangmujin and Namgungmyeong managed to block Muyeonggaek’s attack, albeit narrowly.

At first glance, it may seem like an advantage for the conservative camp, but when looking at the entire battle, it was a clear loss.

‘···I can’t fly the wheel.’

The vacancy of a party leader is different from the vacancy of an ordinary top player.

The reason why Hong Jie Gae and Man Licheng were able to join Gwang Yeom Ra without hesitation was because they were confident that Dang Mu Jin’s killing power and performance would surpass that of any other top-class master in this fight.

Although they were outnumbered by the best masters, Manryuk Seung and Hwahwano Gae predicted that if the intervention of the best masters disappeared, the Jeongpa warriors would be able to seize the opportunity to win.

The prediction turned out to be correct, and the Jeongpa unmanned forces gradually gained the upper hand over the Sapa unmanned forces. At least until the Dangmujin’s actions were no longer restricted.

But the situation got complicated when a guest appeared.

If Hong Geol-gae and Man-ryeok Seung were tied up by Gwang-yeom-ra, then Dang Mu-jin and Nam-gung-myeong were tied up by one supreme master named Mu-yeong-gaek.

The situation changed, and the soldiers of the Jeongpa were slowly being pushed back. There were more than a few people who were killed or seriously injured. As the losses piled up, the mind of the Dangmujin also became impatient.

‘···Should I call Hyun-gong and ask him to stop the guest for me?’

That’s not a good choice.

No matter how good Hyun-gong is at defense, that’s only when he’s defending against a visible sword.

It would not be easy for even Hyungong to completely block the sword of the invisible guest, whose presence is hard to detect.

Furthermore, even if Hyun-gong were to block Mu-yeong-gaek, there was a high probability that Dang-mu-jin would not be able to fully demonstrate his abilities.

How can one fully concentrate on the matter when one doesn’t know when a blade might come out from behind and pierce one’s heart?

The political party members who were being pushed back little by little glanced at the party leader.

Since the role that Dang Mu-jin took on was so big, it was impossible not to know that something had happened to Dang Mu-jin.

The soldiers of the Jeongpa could see the dark green poison rising faintly around Dang Mujin, and they could see the sword in Dang Mujin’s hand.

It became clear that Dang Mu-jin was in a situation where he could not fly the wheel.

But the Jeongpa Mujin did not give up hope. They had one more thing to believe in.

Now people glanced at the southern hills instead of the Dangmujin.

Today is the last night of the month.

The night before, when the Namgung Se-ga’s warriors had promised to arrive.

What the Jeongpa’s unmanned forces were waiting for was reinforcements from the distant southern Anhui Province, led by Namgung Se-ga.

The warriors of the Jeongpa swung their swords desperately with hope.

As I desperately held on and held on, the hour of the tiger was almost over. In other words, it was a time that should be called dawn rather than night. Someone shouted.

“It’s here! It’s here!”

When I turned my head, I saw that people with swords were indeed appearing on the southern hill. There was joy on their faces.

The faces of the Banmyeong Sapa warriors were filled with confusion. They had never dreamed that reinforcements from the Jeongpa would arrive during the battle.

Even Gwangyeomra was confused.

‘Just push a little harder!’

Originally, Gwangyeomra came here to buy time. However, since the battle situation was very good, he ended up being greedy against his will.

If they can inflict a huge loss tonight and clash again tomorrow, they can completely take control of the eastern part of the Jeongpa martial arts world. If Shaolin Temple and Gaebo collapse, who will stop them?

‘···shit.’

At the moment when he was about to retreat with regretful feelings, Gwangyeomra realized something strange.

There should be at least a few dozen people to be called a reinforcement force. However, less than ten people showed up on the hill. There was no sign of them increasing further.

‘no way?’

Gwangyeomra hurriedly looked around the support force of the Jeongpa.

In war between nations, being small in numbers means being weaker.

But in the world of martial arts, things are different. Sometimes, being small in numbers can be a sign of confidence.

Wasn’t it the nature of the martial arts world that a minority with overwhelming power could overwhelm a large number of idiots?

‘You didn’t come all the way to Namgung Jincheon, did you?’

If there were a lot of mediocre masters, it wouldn’t be a big problem for Gwangyeomra. How could the low-level players hold back Gwangyeomra?

But if Namgung Jincheon appeared, the situation would be a little different.

This is the enemy’s territory. If Namgung Jincheon grabs Gwangyeomra’s foot, Gwangyeomra will die without being able to move.

However, among those who came as reinforcements, there was no one who looked like Namgung Jincheon.

‘···?’

Furthermore, no masters with particularly well-known names like Namgung Jinya were seen.

At best, there are a couple of authors who seem to have barely crossed the line. The rest are all below first-class.

‘Did you come to apply with only that many people?’

Finally, Gwangyeomra looked at the expressions of the unmanned Jeongpa.

Manryukseung, Hwahwanogae, and Honggeolgae. All of their expressions are filled with bewilderment.

The stiff expression on Gwangyeomra’s face loosened, and a smile appeared on his lips.

The moment when Gwangyeomra gestures to the Sapha warriors to charge.

There was one person who particularly caught my eye.

Hyun-gong was looking over Gwang-yeom-ra’s shoulder.

Hyun-gong shouted in a loud voice.

“Your Majesty! That guy is the Light Flame!”

Could it be that an author who is as good as a swordsman is conducting an ambush?

With that thought in mind, Gwangyeomra hurriedly turned around. However, there was no one behind Gwangyeomra.

‘···?’

Gwangyeomra belatedly came to his senses and looked back. He saw the backs of the Jeongpa soldiers starting to recede like the tide.

Gwangyeomra realized the situation late and shouted in anger.

“Pursue them immediately! Sweep them all away!”

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