The Ruler Of Darkness - Chapter 659



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Episode 659

Part 9: Declarations

“Flood Luoyang…!”

Just hearing it made my spine tingle and my hair stand on end.

“What is the current water level of the reservoir…?”

The officials were flustered by Se-ah’s question, and soon brought in the person in charge of the embankment.

“Tongue, the current water level is at a dangerous level, we need to release the water immediately!”

“Danger level?”

Gong Liang, the governor of Luoyang, frowned.

“It’s raining so hard right now that it’s unbelievable, but does that mean that the huge reservoir will fill up that quickly?”

The embankment manager, who usually had no chance to meet with such a high-ranking official as the governor of Luoyang, answered in a flustered manner.

“That, that, there has been news of rain upstream for a few days now. So the water level has been rising steadily, but of all things-.”

In addition, heavy rain fell in Luoyang due to an unknown sorcery performed by the Demonic Cult.

“-I understand up to that point. But the really important question starts now.”

Gong Liang, the governor of Luoyang, asked him the most important question without giving him time to answer.

“If the current embankment were to burst, how much damage would Luoyang suffer?”

“… … ?!”

The lower-ranking official, realizing the situation through that question, answered with a pale face.

“… All the lowlands of Luoyang will be swept away.”

“Oh, and that’s not all…!”

Another official responded.

“Currently, the city’s drainage facilities are already nearly paralyzed by the heavy rain. If the embankment bursts on top of that-!”

Gongryang, the governor of Luoyang, accepted the offer.

“-The water doesn’t drain, so most of Luoyang could really be submerged.”

“Ha, but, sir…!”

The official in charge of the embankment raised his voice.

“The reservoirs of the Yellow River’s East-West Grand Canal are enormous in scale, and their sturdiness is incomparable to that of city walls…! So-!”

at that time.

Kurururururung…!

And with considerable vibration, a pillar of fire was seen rising from the direction of Luoyang Swordsmanship.

Looking at it, Gongryang, the governor of Luoyang, answered with a sigh.

“… If the self-destructive attacks of that Demonic Cult and the gunpowder technology of the Evil Hegemons are combined, nothing seems safe.”

The room was plunged into a profound silence.

“… … .”

“… … .”

Luoyang, one of the largest cities in the Central Plains, has a population of nearly ten million.

Among them.

Millions will be displaced, most of them urban poor who cannot seek relief on their own.

“… That is also a problem, though.”

Hwasan Sword Dragon Gam Woo-hyeon didn’t want to drag the mood down any further, but he pointed out an unavoidable tactical problem.

“It will also be a huge problem for the battle currently taking place in Luoyang.”

“… Yes.”

Hyunwolgakju Sea understood exactly what he meant.

“We are currently focusing our defenses on the entrances and exits of the underground waterway, but the underground waterway was originally-.”

Gongryang, the governor of Nanyang, nodded.

“Originally, it was also the city’s main drainage ditch.”

“Yes. That’s why, when the levee bursts and the river water starts pouring in-.”

Volcanic Sword Dragon Gam Woo-Hyeon accepted her words.

“The current defense strategy is completely nullified. And furthermore….”

As he trailed off, Gong Liang, the governor of Luoyang, urged him on.

“And also, what is…?!”

The answer is.

It came from General Sima, who had been watching their conversation, drinking from a bottle of liquor placed in the corner.

“There will be a massive death toll due to the flood, and if that happens, the Demonic Cult may once again use the sorcery that raised the dead in the middle of Luoyang.”

“… … ?!”

“…that?!”

While the crowd was in even greater shock, General Sima opened the seal on the new wine and continued speaking calmly.

“You might see waves of lions, tens of thousands, maybe even hundreds of thousands.”

They didn’t know how the Demonic Cult raised the lions, but if things went as General Sima said-.

“The metropolis of Luoyang has literally become a city of the dead.”

This time, for sure.

“… … .”

“… … .”

Everyone was completely speechless.

Some of the small-time officials looked as if they might faint at any moment.

“Okay, then.”

Ouch.

General Sima laughed as if he liked the atmosphere and clapped his hands, drawing attention.

“I guess everyone agrees with my prediction that the enemy will target the embankment.”

“…Your Majesty.”

Volcanic Sword Dragon Gam Woo-Hyeon asked him in a tone that was almost desperate.

“Surely, without fail, without fail, the Grand General will have a plan, right?”

Everyone’s eyes were focused on General Sima.

“under…!”

General Sima rubbed his red nose from the alcohol and snorted.

“Of course there is a way. We can send troops to the embankment right now and block the enemies.”

“But, General Sima…!”

Se-ah Hyeonwol shook her head at his words, which were so obvious.

“We do not currently have enough forces to split up and send enough defensive troops outside the city, all the way to the embankment at the western end.”

“-That’s the situation. Yeah, yeah.”

General Sima cut her off by waving his hand holding the bottle of wine.

“I know how to read tactical maps, so I know that. In addition, I already knew the internal circumstances that made it impossible for Luoyang Jianga to actively deploy its troops to the outside. So…”

He searched through his pockets and took out a bag of tobacco, but it was already soaking wet from the heavy rain.

“Oh, shit. Does anyone have any cigarettes?”

After alcohol, now cigarettes.

While Gam Woo-hyeon, the volcanic sword dragon, knew the past perfectionist Sima Grand General, he felt embarrassed.

“Here it is…!”

An official hurriedly came over and handed General Sima a cigarette and even lit it with a flint.

“Oh, this is it…!”

General Sima exhaled a long puff of smoke, held a bottle of wine at his side, and made an expression as if he had conquered the world.

“… … .”

“… … .”

His appearance matched his wild-man-like demeanor so well that some people even forgot the situation and laughed in vain.

“… General Sima.”

The Hyeonwolgakju Sea called out to General Sima, who was blowing smoke into the air.

“You look so relaxed, I can see that you have a surefire method. Would you mind sharing it with us?”

After the Second Northern War.

The person in charge of Sima Grand General’s new troops was the former leader of the Martial Arts Alliance, Wang Cheol-jin.

Since the former leader of the martial arts world had appeared in Luoyang, it was not strange that General Sima also appeared like this.

of course.

What on earth were you thinking?

Although, I couldn’t figure out why he was helping them.

Currently, contact with Yeon So-hyeon has been lost.

Sima’s army was perhaps their only lifeline.

thus.

“You know, even if there is a wonderful plan, it takes another time to put it into practice.”

She treated General Sima as calmly and politely as possible.

“But right now, this is the most important time for us, so if you could please share your plan-.”

“-You don’t have to worry about time.”

General Sima smiled as he waved his hand holding the cigarette and dispersed the smoke.

“How can I, who has lived my whole life as a military officer, not know that?”

“then-.”

Before she could finish speaking, a commotion was heard from outside.

“Oh, you came.”

At General Sima’s words, everyone looked at the entrance to the office, and soon the door opened and a figure appeared there.

“… … !”

“… … !”

An old monk’s robe with obvious signs of having been patched and sewn several times.

The rings of a jingling iron staff.

The image of a shaved head with white hair and the benevolent wrinkles that naturally appear in old age.

The six precepts are clearly stamped on his forehead.

and.

“Amitabha Buddha.”

Even the Buddha’s name is recited softly with a calm smile.

“The lesser monk is called Beopmyo (法渺).”

Dare.

Who here would not know him, and who would not know his affiliation?

“Master Hwaeom…?!”

“The abbot of Shaolin Temple, who is currently in the process of sealing the temple… ?!”

“Hehehe,” said Shaolin abbot Hwaeom Daesa with a kind smile, putting his hands together as if apologizing.

“I wanted to arrive in Luoyang sooner, but because of the evil formation of that demonic sect, Mount Song was closed, and this old, poor monk’s steps were delayed.”

“My steps are slowing down….”

“Snickers,” said General Sima Daejun, tilting his bottle of wine and muttering to himself.

“If I hadn’t destroyed the Dharma, we would still be holding hands and praying to Buddha on the mountain path….”

“… … !”

Surprised by those words, Hwasan Sword Dragon Gam Woo-hyeon looked back at General Sima.

“General Sima destroyed the formation…?!”

“then…?!”

General Sima shouted.

“Did you really think I was late because the carriage road was blocked…?!”

“… … !”

Leaving Gan Wu-hyeon behind, who had now learned the real reason why General Sima was late, Gong Liang, the governor of Luoyang, asked the Shaolin abbot, Master Hwaeom.

“Master Hwaeom, has Shaolin Temple finished sealing the gate?”

past.

After the Demonic Cult collapsed and the Murim Alliance was disbanded.

Through the seal, Shaolin Temple drew a line between itself and the world, which was becoming increasingly wealthy and corrupt.

“Amitabha.”

The Shaolin monk, Master Hwaeom, bowed with his hands clasped together.

“Yes, sir.”

“… … !”

“… … !”

As everyone’s eyes widened except for General Sima, Shaolin abbot Hwaeom Daesa spoke to everyone.

“We, Shaolin, have accepted the offer of the former Martial Arts Alliance Leader Wang Cheol-jin and the Grand Duke of Luoyang Sword Family, Yeon So-hyeon, and we will gladly join you in stopping the Demonic Cult.”

Thousand-Year Shaolin declares its participation in the war.

Waaaaaaaaaaahh …

The managers who filled the room simultaneously cheered.

“it’s okay…!”

“We survived…!”

And some people were amazed at the name of Yeon So-Hyeon mentioned by the Shaolin abbot, Master Hwa-Eom.

“Ha… Your Highness. Really.”

Volcanic Sword Dragon Gam Woo-Hyeon smiled in vain.

“You and your lord were doing something like that behind the scenes, so please tell me in advance….”

“Your Majesty, it must have been an inevitable choice.”

Hyunwolgookju Se-ah understood the situation and spoke to him.

“Because there was no way to know where or how the devil’s cult was hiding. The best way to keep things secret was to have few people know.”

“…but.”

As if that was true, Volcanic Sword Dragon Gam Woo-hyeon nodded and smiled while looking at General Sima, who was smoking a cigarette.

“After hearing everything, it seems that General Sima didn’t do anything major other than destroying the formation…?”

“It went well.”

General Sima shrugged his shoulders and packed a few new bottles of wine into his bosom.

“Then, you don’t need me anymore.”

“Your Majesty…! No, Your Majesty…!”

While they were performing a farce and making everyone laugh, Gongryang, the governor of Luoyang, said to the abbot of Shaolin, Master Hwaeom.

“Ambassador. There are many difficult problems to solve in Luoyang at present, but the most urgent problem is the defense of the embankments of the East-West Grand Canal.”

“That’s good.”

When the Shaolin abbot, Master Hwaeom, smiled brightly, Gongryang, the abbot of Luoyang, was momentarily taken aback.

“Well done, what is that…?”

Shaolin abbot Hwaeom Daesa answered in a soft tone.

“Our Shaolin Temple has already begun deploying martial monks throughout Luoyang in accordance with the advice of General Sima. In particular, the 108 Arhats will be fully equipped to defend the important embankment.”

“… … !”

The deployment is already in progress.

When the Volcanic Sword Dragon Gam Woo-hyeon looked at General Sima with a surprised expression, he snorted and replied.

“Then, did you think I was wasting my time answering to add some drama? I was just taking my time because it was already in progress.”

“haha….”

General Sima walked into the middle of the battlefield, slammed a bottle of wine down on the tactical map, and declared:

“From now on, I will personally command the defense of Luoyang.”