Became an Outsider in the Murim - Chapter 674
Only Ranovel
Final battle (1)
As soon as the anti-horse priest Uicheon arrived, he led all five corps and headed toward Taeksan. Yeonggwidan stayed behind and took care of Maengju and other injured people.
The road to Taeksan was not that difficult as it was only a short walk away.
However, there was one problem: I was in charge of Ambassador Uicheon’s special mark.
“But where is Taeksan?”
“uh… So, I understand that there isn’t much left here.”
“okay? Hmm. Right,”
The reason why I ended up taking full charge of Ambassador Uicheon was because Zhuge Chong, Emperor Nangong, and all the other lords pushed me to assist him.
‘They’re like these vile political faction warriors!’
The distribution was extremely high (roughly, they couldn’t even keep up with their grandfathers), but since they were so foul-mouthed, they left it to me, saying they didn’t want to get into trouble.
I rubbed my palms together as much as I could, hoping to make friends among the Wolnyundang people who had come to this.
“lol. By the way, I had no idea that the Ambassador belonged to the same party as me. “The Lord has never told me anything.”
“Hmm, is that so?”
“yes. Ah, he always acts quiet, but I wonder if it’s just because he’s not good at speaking.”
When I shook my head and saw Maengju’s ugly face, Ambassador Uicheon suddenly said,
“That’s what he did right. “Nonap told me to do that.”
“yes? “The ambassador ordered it?”
“okay. “It’s because I’m afraid it might become a hassle.”
“May I ask why that is?”
Then Ambassador Uicheon gulped down the Nanreung Miju that was hanging on his belt, swallowed a sip, and spread the energy everywhere as if he was annoyed. Then a round air membrane surrounded us. The surrounding area was covered with a curtain to prevent voices from leaking out.
As I was admiring the extremely sophisticated use of energy, Ambassador Uicheon spoke.
“I’ll teach you because you probably haven’t heard from that guy Kwak-pal. In the beginning, it was Nonap who suggested to that guy that he gather together the martial arts masters and kin directors and organize something called Wolryundang to form public opinion on the suppression of the Demonic Cult.”
“I see.”
Only then did I understand why he was deployed to Wonwol, or January. When I nodded, Ambassador Uicheon continued his speech.
“But, if they found out that I belonged to that guy’s party, it would cause a lot of trouble in Shaolin, so I asked you not to let it be known that I belong to the Wolryun Party. “I have other important things to do.”
“Something separate and important?”
“okay. Your guy too… Hmm, I guess I’m roughly qualified, but it’s still too early, so don’t ask any more questions.”
He looked me up and down and answered like that.
I was curious about something important that I couldn’t tell you because it was too early, but I decided not to ask any further questions. Instead, I decided to ask something else.
“But what exactly do you mean by Shaolin being in trouble?”
“So, have you ever felt that Shaolin doesn’t want to seem too involved in Gangho?”
“that is… .”
Now that I think about it, Shaolin monks didn’t participate that much in this incident either. It’s not that they don’t exist at all, but it’s significantly less compared to other prestigious political factions.
Of course, since the Four Great Diamonds, which are equivalent to one of the Flower Sutras, participated, there was no backstory, but it felt like the number of participants was a bit low for Shaolin, which has such a great reputation.
“Now that I think about it, it’s a bit strange. “Without anyone saying anything.”
“Actually, it’s because of the government’s opinion. “The Empress Dowager likes Shaolin Temple and often holds Buddhist ceremonies, so it’s because she doesn’t want to do anything that catches people’s attention.”
“Aha, indeed.”
I’m sure I’ve heard that story too. The Empress Dowager views Shaolin Temple favorably, and holds several Buddhist ceremonies hosted by Shaolin Temple.
If someone of the Empress Dowager’s rank were to hold a Buddhist service, it would cost a truly enormous amount of money. Roughly speaking, it can be considered the equivalent of renting Gocheok Dome and holding a concert.
From the perspective of the Shaolin Temple, a performance planner, it was natural that they did not want to miss out on such a large-scale water supply, and they dispatched a large number of monks due to the Sun-Mool-Shingyo incident and shouted, ‘Your Majesty! ‘Those middle-aged men are causing unrest as a group!’ I wanted to avoid being framed in the same way.
‘Well, there are probably countless other temples aiming for that seat at the Buddhist ceremony.’
When I thought about it, I realized that the current Shaolin director used his brain well.
The Murim League will not say that the Shaolin Temple lacked support even because of the Four Great Vajra, and since the government does not know the prestige of the Four Great Vajra, they only know that some of them came and went.
“Anyway, in this way, Shaolin is keeping an eye on the government, so what will happen if it becomes known that Nonap is included in the king’s personal party affairs?”
“Yeah… “I’m sure the Shaolin leader will have a bit of a headache.”
“Look at that. “I told him not to tell because I didn’t want to put that kind of burden on him.”
Certainly, if that happens, the Shaolin leader will be in a lot of trouble. No matter how much you say you are okay, you are bound to be under unspoken pressure.
Of course, one of the Shaolin monks who was approved was also a member of the Wolryundang, but since he was junior to the current Shaolin head, it was not enough for the head to notice.
“Junior, I completely understand.”
“okay.”
Ambassador Uicheon kept his mouth shut. When I saw that, something that I couldn’t ask before came to mind.
‘But what are the other important things I mentioned earlier?’
I was curious about what a person like Master Uicheon, known as Shinseung, could say was important. I thought that it would not be possible to express it that way in some cases.
When I was lost in thought for a moment, wondering if it was something like martial arts training, Zhuge Chong approached me and hesitantly pointed to a mountain in the distance.
“Well, Ambassador, we have arrived in Taeksan. “That place is Taeksan.”
“okay? “Hmph, the atmosphere is definitely dirty, as it is a place where remnants of the Demonic Cult gather.”
I turned my head and looked in the direction pointed by Zhuge Chong.
There was a mountain that was not very high.
‘Is that Taeksan?’
I don’t know why, but I felt like I was feeling some unidentifiable ominousness, so I held onto the hilt of my sword invisibly.
* * *
We decided to send scouts first to inspect the inside of Taeksan. This was because we could not rule out the possibility that something like an engine propulsion system had been installed.
Here, Zhuge Chong stepped forward. He took a look inside with his scouts, gathered all the leaders, and spoke.
“The cave was quite deep, so we weren’t able to look around the entire cave, but when we looked near the entrance, it was difficult to find any traces of engine erosion.”
“Is that so?”
“yes. In fact, they have only been here for a short time, so even if they wanted to install it, they wouldn’t have been able to.”
Just as when you think of poison in martial arts, you think of Tangga, when you think of organ Jinsik or Jinbeop, you think of the Zhuge Dynasty. I could believe it because it was said by Zhuge Chong of the Zhuge family.
However, there was something puzzling.
“But wasn’t something simple installed? “That seems a bit strange.”
Traps similar to booby traps are not that difficult to set up. Even an average person can install it in just 30 minutes.
When I asked that, Zhuge Chong nodded as if it made sense.
“What Seong Jangju said is certainly true, but there may be another reason.”
“Any other reasons?”
“Not all believers have learned martial arts, right? “This is not a fortress, but a home base, so they may not have been set up because they were afraid of getting hurt while coming and going.”
“Well, that might be possible.”
“However, we haven’t looked inside yet, so we can’t rule out the possibility that it was installed there as Seong Jang-ju pointed out. So, we must proceed cautiously.”
As they were having this conversation, Ambassador Uicheon, who was watching from behind, slammed Yukhwanjang on the ground.
“Are we done talking? In that case, Nonap will lead the way, so follow him.”
“Yes, yes.”
It was a somewhat forceful claim, but in any case, since he was a person with such a high level of distribution that almost no one could follow him in the current martial arts group, we quickly nodded in intimidation.
‘It’s not that there’s almost nothing, it’s that there’s nothing at all, right?’
As far as I know, Master Uicheon has been alive since the time of the Great War a hundred years ago, but there are probably no people from that time who are still alive today.
Even though I had a wife who was human back then, she had already ascended to heaven.
Of course, since there are all kinds of strange people in Moorim, it is likely that there are veteran experts who have lived in seclusion for more than a hundred years somewhere, but since nothing has been revealed, it is impossible to know.
“It’s so dark.”
“That’s right.”
“I can’t even find a single person.”
Jiyeon Wi followed me, snuggling next to me. Because it was dangerous, I told him to stick close to me and never move away, and he was doing as I said.
‘Hmm, hmm.’
As I was looking around very seriously, Wi Ji-yeon saw my face and asked.
“Then why are you snoring like that?”
“I told you that my five senses were extremely developed after I reached the state of Flower Sutra (limited period). “I was wondering if I could find traces of enemies through my sense of smell.”
“okay. “It’s you too.”
Since I almost got caught, I decided to stop snoring a little.
‘There’s nothing we can do because we’re newlyweds.’
What do I do when I smell something like vanilla and milk next to me?
Actually, at first, I thought I could smell a very faint smell of blood somewhere, so I tried to look for it, but when Wi Ji-yeon was next to me, I ended up forgetting my original purpose.
Anyway, it was a bit strange that I couldn’t even see the person’s nose. I went quite deep inside and didn’t encounter a single person.
Of course, there were some traces of human habitation. Things like old shoes, torn clothes, and dishes were visible here and there.
However, since I couldn’t see a single person, I wondered if they had vacated their base and run away.
‘There were a few places where we could block the road and defend ourselves, but they were all empty.’
I don’t know what this means, since even the key point that a strategist like Mok-ryun would never miss is empty.
Clearly, the old man from the Demonic Cult observed that they had not vacated Taeksan, and our scouts also confirmed the sight of the defeated Blood Cult and Sun Moon God Cult groups fleeing here, so there was no way they had all run away.
At a time when I was wondering what had happened, Geukpyeong, who was nearby, spoke.
“Wait a minute, this way.”
“hmm? Geuk Daehyeop, why are you doing this?”
“There are a lot of footprints. here.”
He raised his spear and pointed at the floor. Several footprints were clearly embroidered on the floor, making it seem like several people had moved in a hurry along this path.
When this fact was reported, Zhuge Chong, who was walking ahead, ran over to check and said.
“I’m sure. “It looks like they are probably gathered at the end of that passage.”
“yes? “Why do you do that?”
“The length of the passage is getting wider as it goes inward, so it looks like there is a large cavity inside. Perhaps that’s where the final battle is going to take place?”
Even if you want to fight a final battle, you can’t do it if there isn’t enough space for everyone to line up.
So what he said was that they were probably gathering in a large area and preparing for a decisive battle with us.
‘This guy, Mokryun, looks like he’s about to meet a violent end.’
okay. Even the end of this ugly life must be beautiful.
Thinking that I could finally turn Mokryun into Mok/Ryun, I shouted excitedly.
“Then let’s come in here!”
I feel like the end of this shitty fight is in sight.
* * *
The inside of the passage was a wide cavity, as Zhuge Chong said. It was so spacious that even after all our samurai entered, there was still plenty of space.
‘It’s almost like a large auditorium?’
One strange thing was that the smell of blood kept coming from inside.
That’s right, since it was a space where blood-crazy demonic cultists and equally crazy-minded demonic cultists were together, it wouldn’t be surprising if it smelled like blood.
But one thing that was strange was that it seemed like blood had been poured into it.
At that time, Emperor Nangong, who was walking ahead, was greatly astonished and pointed forward with his large sword and shouted.
“Hey, look over there!”
People’s attention was focused there. When we looked in that direction to see something, we were greeted by a bizarre sight we could never have imagined.
“What the hell is this…” ?”
“W-I don’t know what you did.”
“Tree Amitabha Buddha… .”
At the end of the cavity, hundreds of people dressed in white knelt side by side, facing each other, as if in line, and held up their severed heads with reverence.
All the blood smell I had ever smelled was coming from there.
‘What on earth is this?’
People were all shocked at the sight, which was like something seen in a horror movie that was so cult that it was difficult to release. It was really mind-boggling to see not just one or two people, but hundreds of people in that state.
But that wasn’t the end. At the end of the row of bodies facing each other, there was a woman with a strange appearance.
“That… “Are you a shaman?”
“But why are there spikes in your eyes…” .”
“Kku, I’m scared I might see it in my dream.”
A woman dressed as a shrine maiden, who looked quite young and was more neatly dressed than the others, was waiting for us with a spike sticking out of her eye.
Her lips, uncertain whether she was dead or alive, were carefully opened.
“Please come quickly.”
With nails stuck in her eyes and bleeding black, sticky blood, she responded in a humble voice to us, who could not be seen.
People hesitated because they felt scared, and I, a fearless person who is not afraid of ghosts at all, stepped forward and shouted.
“Who are you?”
“Please forgive my late introduction. The girl is Honghwa (虹火), a priestess of the Heavenly Demon Church. “Now she has become a priestess of the Ilwol Shingyo Church.”
As the woman with blood dripping from her eyes calmly introduced herself, the horror grew even greater.
Just when I was scared and thought about just falling back, Emperor Nangong stood next to me and shouted, aiming his large sword.
“Yes you bitch! What on earth are these people, and why are they waiting for us in such disgrace? “Did you, like a xie jiao, drive a nail into my eye with the intention of scaring us?”
As I was shaking my head, wondering if I was right in response to that sharp scolding, the woman named Honghwa opened her mouth again.
“Could there be people who would do this over such a trivial matter?”
“Then what is all this?”
“It’s a ritual.”
“Consciousness?”
She nodded slightly.
“yes. It is our ritual. And now it’s all done.”
“Wan… castle?”
“That’s right. Now that the ceremony is over, I just wish God’s blessings on the Grand Musketeer.”
Just when I was about to point out that you guys are demons even if you call them gods, the priestess picked up the large sword that was lying in front of her.
It was a sword that was too crude and ugly for a slender woman to hold and swing, but it had a strangely sharp edge.
She lifted the sword that was lying in front of her with difficulty, placed it on her back, and said:
“Then I’ll see you all on the other side.”
Before she could ask what that meant, the sword was struck down like a spearhead, and her neck, which was so thin that it seemed like she could hold it with one hand, was easily torn off by the weight of the sword.
When I saw the neck rolling at my feet, I felt like my head was spinning.
‘What on earth is this doing?’
When I looked to the side, I saw that Emperor Nangong also looked as if he couldn’t come to his senses. Even trying to understand makes her feel like she’s going over her head.
“What on earth is this?” .”
“Maybe it’s because they’re cultists, but I can’t understand anything.”
“Isn’t that because they are crazy?”
People muttered that. Seeing that even Zhuge Chong, who seemed to be quite knowledgeable about these types of things, was confused, I had no idea what he was thinking when he did this.
“But doesn’t it seem like some kind of light is leaking from the severed neck?”
“where… Hmm? It really is. “I don’t know what harmony this is.”
“Didn’t you put something like night wine in your mouth before you died?”
When I looked over to see what she was talking about, I saw that a small beam of light was coming out of her mouth.
I don’t know why, but it was a light that somehow made me feel like I had seen it once.
At that time, Wi Ji-yeon came up next to me and hugged my arm tightly, probably because she was afraid. At that moment, an old memory hit my head.
‘no way?!’
I shouted urgently.
“no! Everyone bleed quickly—”
But it was too late. A nail was suddenly pulled out of the shaman’s head as she rolled around on the floor. The nail stuck in her eye was pulled out of its own accord.
And at the same time, dozens of rays of light suddenly began to burst out, as if something that had been sealed had been released.
The light enveloped all the people in the cavity. I felt like something was grabbing my body below my belly button and sucking me in.
‘Sanhasajikdo!’
Mokryun, this guy, struggles until the end.