Sword God Reborn

Chapter 180 : Will you make a request?

 At this moment. Cheon Mubaeck threw the dice.

'From now on, I set the board.'

The reason why Cheon Mubaeck had been meekly swept away by the board that Dokgo Pae had set up until now was the lack of information.

Why the Unorthodox Alliance was integrating, and how close the relationship between the Great Dragon Gang and the Blood Demon Valley was.

Because everything was a political situation like being in a fog.

'Now everything falls into place.'

The relationship between Dokgo Pae and the Blood Demon Valley, the Poison Demon who had intervened in between. Dokgo Pae's personal desires.

Everything was revealed on the surface. The influx of information soon led to judgment and decision.

Cheon Mubaeck's sharp gaze turned to Dokgo Pae.

Dokgo Pae's eyes trembled. What was revealed on his face, which had hardened like a stone, was astonishment. The great Dokgo Pae was so shocked that he could not hide his agitation.

"Heavenly... Dragon Sword Hero."

Unbelievable. It was a situation he had never thought of. A rising master who had recently shaken the martial world with just his name, no, a hero of the ages.

That the man in front of him was him. He could not doubt it. A ruthless momentum that was pouring out and could not be handled. Who else in the martial world could emit such a momentum with that young face, other than the Heavenly Dragon Sword Hero?

To be honest, Dokgo Pae was seriously shocked.

He had walked the martial world with his two feet and had fought with his two hands. He had seen and felt many strong people in the midst of the Righteous-Demonic War.

Although his appearance looked like that of a middle-aged man, wasn't his age, in fact, well over seventy?

Dokgo Pae had considered himself to be the martial world itself.

'Where on earth did such a monster... who raised him? Who made him?'

But he felt as if his own martial world was being shaken to its core.

'He's swallowing my momentum.'

Dokgo Pae, the Ten Great Masters of the world, whom many martial artists acknowledged as a member of the Unorthodox Alliance.

An absolute master who had risen to the realm of entering the divine and could look down on martial artists with arrogance.

And he had been swallowed up in momentum.

His eyes trembled.

'The realm of entering the divine...!'

That was right. The opponent was in the realm of entering the divine. The same realm as Dokgo Pae himself, who had risen to the Ten Great Masters of the world through decades of experience, fighting, and cultivation.

The young man in front of him, who had just reached the age of twenty, was like that.

Dokgo Pae could not understand it with his common sense. The only thing that was possible in his memory was.

'When the Azure Sky Sword God came out to the martial world at the age of thirty, he was in the realm of entering the divine...'

Then was the person in front of him at that level?

A smile formed on Cheon Mubaeck's lips at Dokgo Pae's trembling gaze.

"I greet the Great Dragon Gang leader. I am Cheon Mubaeck, whom the comrades of the martial world call the Heavenly Dragon Sword Hero."

To reveal his identity now was to throw a decisive move.

'I can see the board.'

A smile appeared on Cheon Mubaeck's lips.

The lack of information was resolved.

Cheon Mubaeck was a monster who had accumulated numerous experiences and qualifications. Looking back at the history of the current martial world, there would be no old monster like Cheon Mubaeck.

Such a Cheon Mubaeck enjoyed setting up the board himself and leading it.

But he did not act as he pleased in everything.

'I have to be sure.'

Since all the information had revealed its substance on the surface.

Based on that, a new board was set up in his head, and Cheon Mubaeck threw a move on that board.

Dokgo Pae.

'This is the board you will enter.'

The way to draw a person into the board was simple.

To completely shake the opponent by giving a shock.

What Cheon Mubaeck had brought out now was his own identity and martial arts (武).

At the very least, if one was a martial artist who roamed the martial world, one had to be perfect in objectifying oneself rather than having information about the opponent one faced as an enemy.

To what extent was one's martial power, what was one's level, and to what extent would it be effective in the martial world.

To grasp and know all of those things was surprisingly a difficult task. No, it was not easy. Weren't many masters, and even martial artists with numerous experiences, misjudging such objectification and overestimating themselves, and dying miserably?

In that respect, Cheon Mubaeck was perfect.

Rather, he was so cool-headed and critical that it was creepy.

About the martial arts he possessed.

So Cheon Mubaeck had thrown a decisive move. With a very calculated and cool-headed judgment that he could draw the opponent into this board.

"What is your purpose? For what scheme did you enter the Black Assembly, and are you revealing your identity that you have hidden so well until now?"

Dokgo Pae showed a caution like a hedgehog with its spines raised.

'This is it.'

But Cheon Mubaeck sneered inwardly.

Because it was the reaction he had wanted. The fact that he was cautious meant that the opponent was shocked and had already half-stepped onto Cheon Mubaeck's board.

Cheon Mubaeck held the reins and slowly pulled.

Since he was halfway in, now he had to draw him in for sure.

Cheon Mubaeck's eyes stared at Dokgo Pae's eyes as if to suck them in.

"I told you my purpose in advance, didn't I?"

"..."

Dokgo Pae, who was extremely tense, recalled what Cheon Mubaeck had said before he had taken off his mask.

"...The Blood Demon Valley."

"Right. That's my purpose."

Dokgo Pae's expression became strange. Although his caution had not completely disappeared, a very subtle change occurred.

"The Blood Demon Valley is the purpose...?"

"You would know if you look at my movements that have spread throughout the martial world until now."

"..."

Dokgo Pae was silent and swallowed his saliva.

As much as he was in a position to pursue the integration of the Unorthodox Alliance, Dokgo Pae was sensitive to the political situation of the martial world.

Especially, how could he not know about the prominent existence of the Blood Demon Valley and the movements of Cheon Mubaeck, who was confronting it?

'A brat who is confronting the Blood Demon Valley, as if it were one-sided, as if it were foolish.'

That was Dokgo Pae's thought until this morning.

That it was just a brat of the Orthodox Path confronting the great evil of the Blood Demon Valley with a paltry sense of justice.

'It wasn't that. He fought because he was certain, and he fought because he was confident.'

That was right.

He was a giant confronting the great evil of the Blood Demon Valley. A giant standing proudly with a heart like steel and legs like an unshakable giant tree.

Dokgo Pae's sharp gaze swept over Cheon Mubaeck as if to rummage through his insides.

"I am chasing the tracks of the Blood Demon Valley. I intervened because I discovered that the Great Dragon Gang was connected to it."

"...What were you going to do?"

"If it was certain that you were connected to the Blood Demon Valley, I was going to kill you even if it was unreasonable."

"...!"

In an instant, Dokgo Pae's face contorted like a demon.

Who on earth would dare to say such a thing to him!

But at the thought that came to his mind, his gaze changed in an instant.

"And now?"

"You are not a complete ally of the Blood Demon Valley either, are you?"

"..."

Dokgo Pae, without realizing it, swallowed dryly. At this moment, he was amazed at Cheon Mubaeck's indifferent and cold gaze.

'How. The inside story that no one knew. That even the Three Monsters guys didn't know...'

How on earth did he know and grasp it so well?

He felt as if his strength was draining away for a moment.

It was the moment when the caution that had been so sharp disappeared like smoke.

Only then did a smile appear on Cheon Mubaeck's lips.

The final sure way to draw him into the board. He had to put an end to it.

That was simple. To place a bait on the board that the opponent would covet.

What would it be?

"The Blood Demon Valley, I will fight and kill them for you, so how about you just give me information?"

"...!"

Their meaningful gazes clashed in the air.

* * *

A whole day passed.

Dokgo Pae did not give an answer on the spot. Rather, he had posed a threat. Because the gazes of Dokgo Pae's subordinates, who were staying nearby, were pouring down, watching.

"Damn it, what did you talk about with Dokgo Pae to make it like this?"

"Neung-heo, would I have sworn at Dokgo Pae?"

"It would be a relief if you just swore. Do you know that there are three thousand of Dokgo Pae's direct subordinates at this Black Assembly? If you add all the Unorthodox Alliance sects that support Dokgo Pae, it's over five thousand."

"Oh, you're pretty good at math? How about you take the math exam and get a job at the court as a math official?"

"No, Lord. Don't joke. If a dispute with Dokgo Pae arises, we'll all die here."

"All?"

"...Me, Seolbong, and the kids below."

Neung-heo sighed deeply. Even the gutsy Neung-heo felt that the situation was serious, as the surrounding atmosphere was so fierce.

But Cheon Mubaeck was at ease.

Neung-heo, who saw Cheon Mubaeck's expressionless face, suddenly laughed and sat down.

"What. Why are you so relaxed all of a sudden?"

"Looking at the Lord's face, I feel like you have a plan for everything."

"But aren't you too relaxed? You should be a little cautious."

"Yes. I've already ordered Guk Jihum."

"What?"

"I told him to secure an escape route so that we can escape immediately if those guys plot something."

At Neung-heo's handling of the matter, Cheon Mubaeck nodded his head.

Although it was unlikely to happen, Neung-heo had done his best to handle the matter within the scope of what he could think of and what he could do.

"But there's no need to worry about an escape route."

"What if?"

"There won't be a what if."

Cheon Mubaeck said firmly. Just then, the outside became noisy.

A heavy voice came from outside.

"I'd like to see you."

Dokgo Pae had come himself.

Cheon Mubaeck smiled inwardly as he sat face to face with Dokgo Pae.

Although Dokgo Pae's face was expressionless, a person would naturally leave fragments of emotion.

Cheon Mubaeck read those fragments.

'He's made up his mind.'

Well, it must have been a bait he couldn't help but take.

'A man with a greed to become a king himself. A man who will become the king of the Unorthodox Alliance following the unprecedented integration of the Unorthodox Alliance, would not look favorably on the interference of an external force like the Blood Demon Valley.'

Although he had received help because he needed it, it was a troublesome existence.

But since it was true that they had colluded with each other, it was not something they could suddenly turn their swords on and fight.

If they fought, Dokgo Pae knew well that his power that he had built up would be cracked.

But in the midst of this, Cheon Mubaeck had appeared.

"Is your purpose the Blood Demon Valley, and only that?"

"I have no thoughts on the Unorthodox Alliance. If you wish, I can help the River King to be cooperative with you."

"Hmph. Even if the River King becomes the leader, do you think he will go against my will?"

"He won't be able to go against it. But at least there is a force that can put a spoke in your wheel, and now that he has become the leader, he has a justification."

"..."

Dokgo Pae closed his mouth.

Because no matter how he looked at it, Cheon Mubaeck's proposal was sweet. It was beneficial to him, not bad.

To strike down the Blood Demon Valley with someone else's sword. What a good thing.

On the other hand, the opponent wanted nothing from the Unorthodox Alliance.

But he understood to some extent.

'All his actions have been like that. He has confronted the Blood Demon Valley, and has gained nothing.'

Of course, if Cheon Mubaeck heard that inner thought, he would burst into laughter, but to the people of the martial world, Cheon Mubaeck was seen as a hero who fought the Blood Demon Valley silently without gaining anything.

"Good. Then let's do this. As you wish, I will give you all the information I know about the Demonic Path bastards, their locations, and everything. But I will continue to cooperate with them. I will not attack the Blood Demon Valley with you."

"Hmm, to strike the enemy with someone else's sword..."

"If your purpose is really the Demonic Path bastards, what's the problem? I give you information, and you become the sword. It's a simple principle."

It was a satisfactory answer because it was what Cheon Mubaeck had intended in the first place.

But Cheon Mubaeck had no intention of becoming a sword held in someone else's hand.

"At the very least, I should get paid for using the sword. Even if you hire an assassin, you pay a price."

"That's not what we agreed on."

Dokgo Pae's brows contorted.

"If you don't like it, then don't."

"..."

"In any case, in my eyes, you are a guy who has joined hands with the Blood Demon Valley. Then you are no different from the Demonic Path."

"Are you threatening me?"

"If it looks like a threat, there must be something you're guilty of. Isn't that right?"

As Cheon Mubaeck spoke slyly, Dokgo Pae swallowed his saliva.

"Good. What should I pay the price with?"

Cheon Mubaeck grinned.

"I'll put it on credit. I'll tell you when I need something later."

"...Do you think that will work? How do I know what you'll say?"

"Well, if you don't want to buy it, then don't."

At Cheon Mubaeck's calm reaction, Dokgo Pae made a dumbfounded expression. He had proposed it first, and when he accepted, he was demanding a price again. What was this audacity?

At the height of his shamelessness, Dokgo Pae made a hollow expression.

But he could not refuse. At this moment, Dokgo Pae had already jumped into Cheon Mubaeck's board.

"Good. The deal is made. Then I will give you a piece of information first."

"Just give me something about the Poison Demon."

"I'm sorry, but that old man only showed himself in time for the Black Assembly. I also don't know where he came from or where he is. But I will tell you everything I know. Because I also find him troublesome."

"Good. Then what are you going to give me now?"

"The Blood Demon Valley guys asked me to do a job."

"A job? Why don't they do it themselves?"

At Cheon Mubaeck's question, Dokgo Pae looked at him with a sullen expression.

"You're asking because you don't know? It's your fault. Because you've been poking around the Blood Demon Valley so much, those guys don't handle things themselves unless they have to. That's why they supported the establishment of this Black Assembly. To become a sword that they can use."

"What is the job?"

"The Jongnam guys are going to Shaanxi from Zhejiang with something."

"Jongnam?"

At the sudden story, Cheon Mubaeck's gaze changed.

"Right. They asked me to take what they were carrying. They said it didn't matter if I killed them all."

"..."

"It's not an easy job. The Wind and Cloud Sword Army, Jongri Hong, that guy is there. In my opinion, that thing is just an excuse. These Demonic Path bastards seem to want me to attack Jongnam and start a war with the Orthodox Path martial world. Hmph. Do you think I would listen to such a request?"

"...Do it."

"What did you say?"

"That job, accept it."

"...!"

"No, I'll do it."

Cheon Mubaeck's eyes flashed.

(End of Chapter)