The Ruler Of Darkness - Chapter 646



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Episode 646

Chapter 21: Intuition

Former Chairman of the Supreme Executive Council, Sword Honorary District Selection Committee reported.

“Still, it seems that the government soldiers have successfully blocked the entrances to the underground waterways before it is too late. It is a great achievement.”

Flash, gurgle…!

It seems like lightning struck nearby.

The light in the attic turned white and then darkened again in an instant.

“Also, the new volunteers from Luoyang in the spring and the self-defense corps of the Fairy Cult are also joining the government troops one after another to lend a helping hand.”

“… Excuse me.”

“Me too for a moment….”

Even during the brief reporting period by the Inspector General’s Office, agents from the Information Bureau repeatedly poured out notes.

Yeon So-hyeon, who was checking the pouring in notes one by one, asked the Inspector General of the Inspectorate.

“… How long did you think you could last on site?”

Gurrrrrrung…!

The swordsman Gwan-gu Seon-wi answered while the sound of nearby thunder rang out.

“Reports have come in from each field that they will try to stop it, even if it means forever. However… .”

Yeon So-hyeon nodded.

“… It won’t be that long.”

“Yes.”

There were things that couldn’t be solved with will and determination alone, and this problem was one of them.

It was impossible to keep the corpses constantly rising from underground at bay forever with the help of government troops and irregular volunteers.

“But… .”

The Inspector General’s Office raised questions.

“Where on earth do all those corpses come from?”

They are the past.

When the Sin Valley incident was concluded, there was a large-scale renovation of the underground waterways in Luoyang.

“Although, there were many areas that were untouched by human hands, so I couldn’t clean them all. But there were still so many corpses left….”

The swordsman who had been talking like that shook his head.

“Well, when the dead rise and attack the living, it wouldn’t be strange no matter where it came from….”

The current mood was such that it would not be strange, even if it was absurd, if lions suddenly appeared out of thin air.

“I fully understand the opinion of the Sword Master. What next?”

The only response from Yeon So-hyeon, who was passing along notes with various writings to agents of the intelligence agency, was that she understood.

But the Chief Inspector General didn’t care at all and followed his words and moved on.

“The Seonnyeo Order has sent an apology for the complete failure of the underground waterway security operation.”

“… that part.”

The hand holding Yeon So-hyeon’s brush stopped for a moment.

“Are you saying that the Fairy Cult’s border operation failed?”

“exactly.”

Yeon So-hyeon nodded in response to the question from the Chief of the Geomjon Guan Gu Seon Wi.

“Although the underground waterway was so large that we were short on manpower, the perimeter operation was excellent. However… .”

The Inspector General of the Inspectorate received the message.

“It failed.”

“That too, perfectly.”

Yeon So-hyeon added.

“It’s not their fault.”

“Then what would it have been?”

“… … .”

Yeon So-hyeon replied instead.

He bowed his head, checked the notes again, and sent off the notes containing instructions.

“… … .”

The Chief Inspector General of the Inspectorate did not express any dissatisfaction with Yeon So-hyeon’s actions, and acted as if he himself had become Yeon So-hyeon’s adjutant.

I decided to organize the things to be discussed with Yeon So-hyeon.

Flash, flash, gurgling…!

“We’ve received reports of a suspicious group being seen on the west side of Gyeongdong Market. We’re currently checking it out!”

“The damage tally due to the sudden heavy rain is being delayed…! Due to the overload of related government agencies-!”

“The Ministry of War has declared that due to heavy rain, there is a complete impossibility to use firearms…! This will be separately-!”

Reports poured in from all directions like a downpour outside, and instructions were given in a chaotic manner.

While the Geomjon Gwan-gu Seon-wi was looking at the scene, Hak-un-hyeong, the head of the Oewonju, approached him.

“Your Majesty, we have news from the Gaebongyeon family.”

There is a rumor going around about having legs.

There was news that Yeon Ha-eung had successfully usurped the position of head of the household, albeit temporarily, and was smoothly establishing ties with the King of the Namgung family.

“That’s a blessing in disguise.”

As the Chief Inspector of the Geomjon Guan Guan Wei nodded with a small sigh of relief, the head of the Oewonju Hakun Hyung stood next to him and asked.

“Isn’t it a great sight?”

There were many who were flustered, and some who fell over and hurriedly picked up their documents.

Some people raised their voices because they were not getting along with other departments, and there were also people who kept swearing.

however.

“… That’s right. It’s truly amazing.”

That was never meant to be sarcastic.

It was pure admiration.

“From the government offices in Luoyang to the external and internal offices, the Ministry of War, and the General Administration Office within our sword family, they are all moving around the Gajujeon.”

At that moment, with a bang.

A person trying to leave in a hurry and a person running in collided, causing documents to fly into the air.

“what….”

The head of the household, Hakunhyung, smiled faintly.

“It still shows some awkward and clumsy aspects.”

However, the laughter of the foreigner Hakunhyung was definitely not a laughter.

Rather, it was a proud smile, like that of a warrior who had overcome his injury and was pouring everything into rehabilitation.

“All of this, if the House of Lords had not been opened. It would not have been possible with just the top management meeting.”

“That’s right.”

At the words of the Chief Inspector General, Hakunhyung, the head of the Oewonju, nodded.

“If His Majesty the Sword had not exposed the emergency response meeting held ten years ago, the Supreme Executive Council would have been experiencing the worst nightmare in its history by now.”

Although.

Each and every one of the top members was sincere towards the Luoyang Swordsmanship.

It was unavoidable to avoid the constant administrative drain and resulting delays that inevitably arise in order to maintain anonymity.

also.

As all the departments of the Luoyang Swordsmanship are doing in Gajujeon.

It must have been difficult to achieve such comprehensive cooperation.

“… It was because you, Oewonju, stepped forward in time and shook the core of the Luoyang Sword Family that the revelations were possible.”

And because there was an exposure, the family feud could eventually take place.

“but….”

Oewonju Hakunhyung smiled pleasantly and pointed to one side of Gajujeon.

“If the Director General of the House had not offered me cooperation in cleaning up the Demonic Cult in time, it would have been impossible.”

The commander-in-chief was commanding the Gaju War with his usual unwavering demeanor.

Without his chilling control, the family business would not have even been run properly.

“The old monster of the sword family….”

The Chief Inspector General shrugged and smiled.

“I don’t know who came up with that nickname, but it’s a very well-made one.”

“From what I heard….”

At his words, the head of the household, Hak-un-hyeong, quickly passed over a few reports that had been sent to him and smiled.

“There is also a story that the person over there was the first to call the Chief of Staff that way.”

Geomjon Gwan-gu Seon-wi, who had turned his head to follow the gaze of Hak-un-hyeong, the head of the Oewonju, laughed without realizing it.

“… Yeah, that’s right.”

Then, that’s right, he said with a smile.

“In all of this, wouldn’t it be possible for someone like Yeon So-hyeon to be left out?”

From the transformation of the lowest slums of the great city of Luoyang to the opening of the highest slums in Luoyang Jianjia.

“There is no part of the world that his hands have not touched.”

As if seeing something dazzling, Geomjon Gwan-gu Seon-wi, who had been looking at Yeon-seon-hyeon for a moment with Oe-won-ju Hak-un-hyeong, suddenly opened his mouth.

“… I don’t know if I said that.”

“yes?”

“actually.”

The Chief Inspector General shrugged.

“When I was the Chairman of the Supreme Council, the Archduke came to see me.”

midnight.

It was a story about meeting the Dark Heavenly Being in the wild mountains.

“Do you know the true identity of the Sword Master?”

“exactly.”

Ha, Hak-un-hyeong, the head of the household, shook his head with a hollow laugh.

“At times like that, I really feel like I have some kind of supernatural power.”

“Supernatural powers…?”

“Isn’t there something like that?”

Oewonju Hakunhyung shrugged his shoulders and answered jokingly.

“What, a thousand miles-.”

At that time, coincidentally.

Yeon So-hyeon, who had been diligently writing down orders, raised her head and opened her mouth as if something had occurred to her.

“Clairvoyance.”

“… … .”

When the Sword Master Gwan-gu Seon-wi looked at him, the head of the outer circle, Hak-un-hyeong, raised both hands with a bewildered expression.

“At times like this, it really gives me goosebumps.”

“That’s right.”

The Chief Inspector of the Geomjon Guan Gu Seon Wi nodded as if he agreed and approached Yeon So Hyun.

“Clairvoyance? What do you mean, Chairman?”

“I checked again from time to time.”

Yeon So-hyeon put down the brush she was holding and answered by pointing to the documents placed on one side with her chin.

“However, there was no problem with the plan to guard the underground waterway of the Fairy Cult. Rather, given the circumstances, we prepared much more thoroughly than usual.”

“so….”

The foreigner, Hakunhyung, approached and said.

“So you’re saying that you have clairvoyance? The enemy has someone with clairvoyance?”

“Hmm….”

The Chief of the Inspectorate made a trembling expression.

“I just said with my own mouth that what could be strange about lions rising up and roaming around, but that’s….”

One by one.

The top brass stopped talking and started looking this way.

“But you managed to avoid the surveillance of the Fairy Cult through the Luoyang Underground Canal and reach the surface?”

Yeon So-hyeon shook her head.

“It would be difficult even if I personally commanded the troops.”

“but-.”

Yeon So-hyeon cut him off.

“- Rather than hypothesizing that the lions suddenly appeared at the entrance, it would make more sense to say that someone was guiding them while watching over all the guardrails.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

Both the Geomjon Gwan-gu Seon-wi and the Oewonju Hak-un-hyeong kept their mouths shut.

Although I wasn’t completely convinced by Yeon So-hyeon’s hypothesis, his words were not without merit.

furthermore.

Wasn’t he that Yeon So-hyeon?

“chairman.”

The chief of staff, who had caught on to their conversation, asked.

“Can you prove it?”

for a moment.

Yeon So-hyeon, who was looking up at the sky, nodded slightly.

“It shouldn’t be that difficult.”

“yes…?”

“how…?”

As questions poured in from those around her, Yeon So-hyeon simply waved her hand to silence them.

“Suppose you are the enemy now, and you have clairvoyance. Then… .”

He asked the audience.

“What do you want to do first now?”

and.

The first to answer that question was the Director-General of the National Intelligence Service.

“… I’ll start by targeting the opponent’s eyes and ears.”

today.

All functions of the house were entirely dependent on close connections between the inside and the outside.

“Eyes and ears, that is…”

Oewonju Hakunhyung said while stroking his chin.

“Are you saying that the enemy will target the main family’s information network? Because they are watching everything that everyone is doing secretly…?”

“That, that…!”

At those words, the Information Bureau Director’s face turned pale.

“If that happens, the current method of defending Luoyang based on the control of the Gajujeon will become fundamentally impossible!”

at that time.

“-I, I… .”

One of the agents from the intelligence agency in charge of local and relay news raised his hand.

“It might not be much, but since a little while ago, there hasn’t been any new information coming from the Gyeongdong Market-.”

and.

Before he could finish his sentence.

“Kyo-wi, the regular reports from the Man-ryeon-ja Jang-sam have been cut off…!”

“A message from the outpost guarding the southern wall of Luoyang…!”

“From the second and third surveillance teams-!”

This time too.

Before the pouring reports had even ended.

Bam…!

“This is a big deal…!”

The door to the intelligence office opened, and the officer who was supposed to be guarding the information office came and shouted.

“This is a distress signal…!”

She screamed with her face turned blue.

“At this moment, fireworks are being launched from information points throughout Luoyang to signal an emergency situation…!”

“that…?!”

“really…?!”

And just for that moment.

“… … !”

Even the most cold-blooded of the chiefs of staff had no choice but to grit their teeth and frown.

“that…?!”

“Immediately terminate all existing contacts, and the emergency contact-!”

“No way…! It’s impossible to replace the information that is already on the verge of saturation with a temporary emergency contact network!”

It seemed natural that everyone would fall into confusion.

“for a moment…!”

of course.

Yeon So-hyeon, the only person who was smiling leisurely.

“Everyone, what are you all doing so flustered?”

The smile he had.

The boundless confidence that can be felt in that smile and the confidence that comes from everything he has accomplished so far.

He suppressed the chaos that had been brewing in Gajujeon with just one sentence.

“Everyone, you haven’t forgotten that Yeon So-hyeon is in this sword family, right?”