The Ruler Of Darkness - Chapter 580



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Episode 580

Part 4: Unpredictable

“Your Majesty the Great Elder?”

The garden inside the accommodation.

As the Volcanic Sword Dragon Gam Woo-hyeon carefully revealed himself and called out to the Sword Army, the Sword Army smiled gently.

“Just call me Sa-Baek.”

“Oh, yes. Four hundred.”

The changes in the swordsmen were so great that even Gam Woo-hyeon, the Hwasan Sword Dragon who had fought in the Second Northern War, was sometimes taken aback.

Did meeting that guy named Yeon So-hyeon have such a big impact?

“starboard.”

“yes?”

The swordsman looked back at him and said.

“You’ve changed a lot, too.”

“…Is that so?”

Volcanic Sword Dragon Gam Woo-Hyeon shrugged his shoulders and stood next to Geom-Gun.

“Maybe, well. It would be a good thing.”

“Yeah. That’s good.”

The swordsman nodded and got back to the main point.

“It is said that the Wudang faction decided not to provide any military support to the Sixteen Clans.”

Volcanic Sword Dragon Gam Woo-Hyeon glanced at the note held in Geom-Gun’s hand.

Perhaps, he had secretly received the news from the shaman Taecheong Jinin.

The shaman’s Taecheongjinin.

He was the commander of the Northern Expedition of the Mudanpa, and like the Geomgun, he was currently a follower of Yeonseonhyeon.

“… Was it possible that the non-partisan faction was in better condition than our volcano?”

“No way.”

The swordsman shook his head with a bitter smile.

“If that were the case, we wouldn’t have sent troops to the North in the first place.”

Volcanic Sword Dragon Gam Woo-Hyeon snickered.

“That’s true.”

In this crazy era, the only one free from this is Shaolin, which chose to be sealed from the beginning.

He thought.

“The shaman will be out of his mind.”

The swordsman spoke, looking out over the forest beyond the garden.

“They’re probably busy cracking down on the inside right now.”

“Internal, is it a crackdown…?”

There was no way I wouldn’t notice something.

“It must be because of Baekcheong’s work.”

“To be exact, it’s because of the Demonic Cult.”

Steel Dragon Fang Baekcheong.

He was a disciple of the great shaman Jang Moon-in, who was recognized for his genius, but was ‘contaminated’ by the devil’s cult.

Taecheong Jinin, who was the commander of the Wudangpa expedition during the Second Northern War, returned with his disciples to collect him.

“… I wasn’t there at the time, so I couldn’t see the situation directly.”

“It’s better not to have seen it.”

A state of neither life nor death.

The sight of a corpse tightly bound and sealed, convulsions, spasms, gushing pus, opaque eyes as if covered with a film, and a terrible stench.

“O Primordial Heavenly Lord… ”

As he watched the swordsman wave his hand to ward off evil spirits while chanting the Primordial Heavenly Lord, the Volcanic Sword Dragon Gam Woo-hyeon said:

“As you know, Sa-baek-do. I’ve also seen something similar….”

A faint pain appeared in his eyes.

“…Your disciple, Zhou Ho?”

“yes.”

The image of the priest who fell for the whispers of the devil and became a strange being was still vivid.

“anyway.”

Is there really a need to gather together and recall and ruminate on ugly things?

The swordsman returned to the main topic.

“Since Taecheong Jin-in himself would have returned to the Mudangpa with ‘that’, the atmosphere would have to be very different from ours.”

“You haven’t forgotten that this old man told you that the Demonic Cult has returned, have you?”

“I haven’t forgotten. But right now, the remnants of the Demonic Cult hiding underground aren’t what’s important.”

“… … .”

Volcanic Sword Dragon Gam Woo-hyeon frowned as he recalled the conversation between Geom-gun and Jang Moon-in a little while ago.

His former master, who had no interest in the Demonic Cult at all, was only interested in power, then and now.

“They said they asked for help from the shaman Naesan.”

“Is this the shaman’s story…?”

As the shamans rapidly became secularized, the existing Taoist priests drew a line with the warriors.

Thus, shamans were divided into the outer and inner shamans. The outer shamans were made up of worldly shamans.

Those who distanced themselves from foreign products and focused only on self-cultivation were the domestic products.

“… They were the ones they most despised, saying that they were old-fashioned Taoist priests who believed in and supported superstitions.”

The swordsman smiled faintly at the words of the volcanic sword dragon Gam Woo-hyeon.

“Given the circumstances, I would like to lend a helping hand. There are many Taoist priests in Naesan who participated in the war against the Demonic Cult in the past.”

“under.”

Volcanic Sword Dragon Gam Woo-Hyeon snickered.

“Those shamans and Taoist priests of Naesan are really good. Even though they were ignored like that, they decided to help Oesan in the end.”

“… … .”

The swordsman looked back at the volcanic sword dragon with gentle eyes.

“Isn’t that the same for us?”

“ah….”

Volcanic Sword Dragon Gam Woo-Hyeon felt like he had been hit in the head with a refreshing blow.

The Sword Army, which became a symbol of failure and defeat in the hope of the volcano.

A person who has fallen from being a promising scholar.

“okay.”

The swordsman nodded slowly.

“We all have the same thoughts about the future of the Moon Sect and the Central Plains.”

“… … .”

for a moment.

The Volcanic Sword Dragon, who had been looking towards the dark forest with the swordsmen, opened his mouth first.

“… Will the Grand Duke, no, the Grand Master, attack the heads of the sixteen imperial families who are returning to the imperial capital?”

The news that Yeon So-hyeon had been appointed as an honorary Taesa had just arrived here.

Volcanic Sword Dragon Gam Woo-hyeon smiled crookedly as he thought of the elders and Jang Moon-in who were probably locked up and holding a meeting.

“…well.”

At Geomgun’s answer, Hwasan Sword Dragon Gam Woo-hyeon snickered and shook his head.

“That’s true. Who would dare to know the mind of someone who doesn’t seem human?”

“Actually, I think I know this time.”

“yes?”

Geomgun smiled gently at the sight of the Volcanic Sword Dragon Gam Woo-hyeon looking at him with his eyes wide open.

“No matter how powerful the forces of the Great Master Yeon are, considering the quality and quantity of the forces currently being gathered by the heads of the sixteen clans, it is inevitable that there will be damage.”

Even now, the heads of the sixteen clans were constantly calling in troops from all directions, paying a great price.

“Fighting that many troops directly would result in more losses than gains. Even if I were to take up the sword, from the perspective of the Yeon Taesa, there is no need to confront them head-on right now.”

“If you allow it… .”

The expression on the face of the Volcanic Sword Dragon Gam Woo-Hyeon changed strangely.

“… Are you harassing the heads of the sixteen families?”

A complete farce.

The Hwasan Sword Dragon, who had once been the target of Yeon So-hyeon’s teasing, still could not forget the memory of being possessed by that ghost.

“yes.”

Kuk kuk, the swordsman laughed.

“I guess the word ‘harassment’ is really appropriate.”

“haha….”

The Volcanic Sword Dragon, who was smiling with an expression close to tears, suddenly.

I looked back.

“Are you a guest?”

The swordsman found a shadow wandering near the entrance to the garden and waved at it.

“You are Elder Hak.”

“… You are someone who fought in the war against the Demonic Cult.”

Although they couldn’t make it known in the conference room, those who sympathized with the black group began to secretly contact each other one by one.

“400, I’ll be going now.”

“I guess so.”

Yeonseonhyeon said this to the swordsman of Hwasan and the shaman Taecheongjinin in the north.

“The two of you. From now on, you each have to become the leaders of the volcano and the shaman.”

And that means.

Even now, step by step.

It was becoming a reality.

* * *

“I am reporting…!”

The servant drove his horse hard and shouted into the running armored carriage.

“The Martial Arts Department has refused to accept my application…!”

“What about the volcano?”

“I will seek the cooperation of the nearby families and officials to provide military support…!”

“…i get it.”

The person who nodded bowed his head toward the inside of the armored carriage.

“My lord, I will report back to you-.”

“I heard it too.”

The one who cut off his subordinate’s words was Sunwoo Kang (淳于?).

He was the current head of the Sunwoo family, one of the sixteen imperial families.

“The volcano faction is just making a fuss, but the shaman is completely rejected?”

The heads of the other sixteen families who were sitting together exploded in anger.

“These damned bastards…! How dare they… after all the money they’ve received from us!”

“We have to show them an example right now!”

“Okay.”

Apostolic power?

He, the head of the Sado family and the head of the imperial intelligence agency, cut off the wasteful words.

“Because our troops are already overflowing.”

At those words, the owners shut their mouths and glanced out the window.

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo…!

That’s a huge number of troops.

Rather than being an escort, troops that would not have been strangely mobilized for a major war were running around them.

The strongest armed group in Kaifeng, the Ink and Shadow Thousand Army.

The elite cavalry unit of the Jeongju area, the Black Panthers.

The imperial corps stationed in the Heochang area, etc.

If only these forces could have headed north as they were.

perhaps.

It was such a powerful force that they might have won the Second Northern War even without Yeon So-hyeon.

“… Sunwoo’s family.”

The head of the Sado family, Sado Wiryeong, called Sunwoo Kang.

“Now, if we gather more troops here, it would be better to advance straight to Luoyang Swordsmanship.”

Of course, it was an exaggeration.

It was a completely different story to give Yeon So-hyeon a bad impression for the sake of escorting her and to attack and antagonize the entire Luoyang Swordsman.

Those in charge of the troops were unlikely to cooperate.

that.

Gathering this many troops in such a short period of time meant that it was a great burden even for the Sixteen Clans of the Imperial City.

“… … .”

for a moment.

Sunwoo Kang, the head of the Sunwoo family who had been keeping his eyes closed and silent, opened his mouth and asked a question to all the heads of the families.

“But, what if that Yeonseonhyun guy really attacks?”

“… … .”

“… That can’t be true.”

The swordsmen of the distant volcano also expected it, so the heads of the sixteen clans, who calculated faster than anyone else, could not have been unaware of it.

“There are dozens of experts here now.”

“In the end, what that Yeon So-hyeon wants is to become the head of a small family in the Geomga clan.”

“If I return here after completely destroying my troops, even if I win the battle, I will be eaten alive by those who were waiting for an opportunity in Luoyang.”

All of these views were so correct that I couldn’t help but agree.

But Sunwoo Kang, the head of the Sunwoo family, asked them again in a low tone.

“But, what if the Dark Heavenly Lord appears…?”

“… … .”

“… … .”

The Dark Heavenly Lord.

A monster that turned the zodiac upside down and killed two heads of the sixteen families.

An entity believed to have a close connection to Yeonseonhyeon.

At the mention of that name, the inside of the carriage became freezing cold.

“… If that Dark Heavenly Lord had intended to do that.”

The one who broke the silence and spoke was the head of the Sado family, Sado Wiryung.

“And if we could wield that level of power without any restrictions, none of us would be alive right now.”

As the heads of the household nodded in agreement with a look of hesitation, Sunwoo Kang opened his mouth again.

“Can you be sure?”

“… … .”

This time, even the apostles kept their mouths shut.

I couldn’t be sure.

There was no way I could be certain.

How many times have their predictions turned out to be correct in front of someone like Yeon So-hyeon?

“Continue to gather troops.”

Sunwoo Kang said.

There was no disagreement.

“Who is that?”

“…According to the last report.”

There was no one here who did not know who he was talking about.

“I heard that Yeon So-hyeon’s troops stopped marching.”

Sunwoo Kang’s eyes became cold.

“… Waiting for him to join.”

“I agree.”

maybe.

They will wait for Yeon So-hyeon to join them and then begin marching together.

And a little later.

Through the reports they heard, they were able to confirm that their predictions were not wrong this time.

“It is said that the troops that Yeon So-hyeon joined have started marching again…!”

Sunwoo Kang asked the Sado Wiryung who was checking the map.

“What time do you expect to see us?”

The apostle frowned after finishing his calculations.

“… It will be just before sunrise.”

and.

This time the calculations were accurate.

Just before sunrise.

The darkest hour.

Doo doo doo doo!

The scout who was running in the lead ran up quickly and shouted in a hoarse voice.

“Confirmed! It’s the enemy!”

“… … .”

“… … .”

Someone inside the stopped carriage.

I heard the sound of someone swallowing dry saliva.