Sword God Reborn

Chapter 258 : Now they're the ones in a hurry

He received quite a good treatment within the Righteous Alliance.

The Vice-Leader of the North Sword Society.

Although the North Sword Society was a sect from Qinghai, it was paradoxically the reason why the Vice-Leader was treated well.

He was a person who proved that the influence of the Righteous Alliance was becoming so great that even from Qinghai Province, they wanted to join the Righteous Alliance, and it was very effective for propaganda.

Perhaps it had played a big part in the reason why Zhuge Yeogang had allowed the North Sword Society to join.

'Thanks to that, it was worth taking control of the North Sword Society a long time ago.'

The Vice-Leader took in the sight of the Righteous Alliance, which was busy moving in many ways.

There were seven warriors from the North Sword Society who had entered the Righteous Alliance.

Most of them had entered quite important organizations within the Righteous Alliance.

It was thanks to their outstanding individual skills.

Thanks to that, the Righteous Alliance had upgraded its evaluation of the North Sword Society, and naturally, the Vice-Leader's influence had become a little stronger.

The Vice-Leader was quite pleased with that.

'I came in to catch Cheon Mubaeck, but it's a blessing in disguise. I missed the dragon, but I can catch all sorts of old and young tigers.'

The Vice-Leader's eyes flashed with killing intent for a moment.

The Vice-Leader of the North Sword Society, and at the same time, a special-grade assassin of the Wolya Faction.

No one would have known the fact that the sect called the North Sword Society had been secretly brought down by the Wolya Faction 20 years ago and had been completely taken over.

'Even I have lived as the Vice-Leader of the North Sword Society for 18 years.'

The Righteous Alliance was not to be trifled with either.

They would have investigated their past actions as much as their information power could reach.

But what could they do?

A special-grade assassin of the Wolya Faction who had waited for a long time for the assassination of an important figure of the Orthodox Path.

In the end, they had not been able to find out anything.

And the Vice-Leader felt that the time to reveal his true identity was approaching.

'How long has it been since the unlimited assassination order was given?'

The Vice-Leader's eyes flashed eerily.

The reason for the order was clear. The major incident where Cheon Mubaeck had led the Demon Repelling Squad and had launched a large-scale attack on the Wolya Faction.

The Vice-Leader, who had heard the news, clicked his tongue.

Because in his memory, and in history, there had never been a time when the Wolya Faction had been attacked.

So he could understand the Faction Lord's order to some extent.

'Unlimited assassination. Unlimited.'

Unlimited for any personnel related to Cheon Mubaeck.

"Are you ready?"

"I am. I have to report to Zhuge Yeogang soon, but all the military strategists are busy moving, so it will probably be a private meeting."

"Good."

The Vice-Leader, who was looking at the scholar-like literary person, nodded calmly.

He was also a personnel of the North Sword Society and an assassin of the Wolya Faction who had entered the military affairs department.

"I will go with you. Zhuge Yeogang is not an easy person, so it will not be easy to carry it out alone."

"I understand."

"First, we will take Zhuge Yeogang's head, and then we will cut the heads of Hwa Mountain's Cheonghyeon Jin-in and Jongnam's Jeonhyeon."

"Are you giving up on the Alliance Leader?"

"We don't touch the old tiger."

"As you command."

The subordinate bowed his head and immediately headed for Zhuge Yeogang's office.

The Vice-Leader was agile. He had a brilliant and extraordinary judgment and insight.

Zhuge Yeogang, Cheonghyeon Jin-in, and Jeonhyeon.

Among the people the Vice-Leader could kill right now, it would surely be the most fatal wound to the Righteous Alliance.

Moreover, those three were closely related to Cheon Mubaeck.

Also, they were the personnel who most strongly supported Cheon Mubaeck within the Righteous Alliance and gave him strength.

If the three were eliminated, not only would the Righteous Alliance fall into chaos, but Cheon Mubaeck's support base would also rapidly lose its strength.

Does everyone in the Righteous Alliance support Cheon Mubaeck?

No. No force or organization ever has only one voice.

The reason it seems to have only one voice is that that voice is so loud that the rest are buried.

There were definitely factions within the Righteous Alliance that were jealous and envious of Cheon Mubaeck.

If those three were eliminated, their factions would slowly gain strength.

'Although the Alliance Leader is a concern...'

However, the problem was that the influence of the Righteous Alliance's leader, the God of Combat Gwak Yong, was absolute.

If he had his way, he wanted to eliminate him too, but it was impossible.

'He is a person who would require at least several years of preparation. It's just over-ambition.'

The Vice-Leader, who had calmly assessed the situation, moved immediately.

His subordinate would have already entered and be facing Zhuge Yeogang.

With the joint attack of himself, a special-grade assassin, and his subordinate, an elite assassin, even the great Zhuge Yeogang would not be able to last a few exchanges.

"Come in, Vice-Leader."

Even in the situation where he was receiving a report from his subordinate, Zhuge Yeogang welcomed the Vice-Leader.

"What brings you here?"

"I came to talk about matters related to the North Sword Society. Chief Strategist. If you are busy, shall I come back later?"

"No, isn't Military Strategist Gwak here also from the North Sword Society? I don't think it would be a problem for him to listen."

"That's right."

As the Vice-Leader nodded, Zhuge Yeogang offered him a seat.

The Vice-Leader's eyes flashed eerily.

'There is no hesitation and no wariness.'

A face that did not suspect in the slightest. There was only a slight fatigue on his expression, and his wariness was broken down. Judging from his numerous experiences, this was the perfect environment.

In an instant, the gazes of the Vice-Leader and his subordinate met.

"Now. Then let's hear..."

The moment Zhuge Yeogang clasped his hands and spoke.

Paaaaat!

The subordinate first drew a hidden weapon from his bosom. It was indeed Zhuge Yeogang.

Even in the chaotic situation, he had reflexively extended his hand.

However, the Vice-Leader, who was right next to him, extended a sharp dagger.

The dagger, filled with fierce vital energy, cut through the air like a flash of lightning and instantly pierced Zhuge Yeogang's neck.

"......!"

A bright red stream of blood shot up. Zhuge Yeogang's eyes widened, and he fumbled at his own neck, from which blood was gushing.

Kwadang!

Staggering, Zhuge Yeogang collapsed with an unbelieving look in his eyes.

"Isn't this the martial world?"

The Vice-Leader said coldly and struck his neck with his sword.

Seogeok!

Without being able to leave any last words, Zhuge Yeogang's head was cut off and rolled on the floor.

The subordinate, who was watching the scene, said calmly.

"I will go to Jeonhyeon. Vice-Leader-nim, you go to Cheonghyeon Jin-in... Vice-Leader-nim?"

The subordinate tilted his head. The Vice-Leader's face, which had always been calm, was hardened and frozen, as if it were frozen.

"What's wrong?"

"...There is no smell of blood."

"Huh?"

"Is my nose paralyzed? Why is there no smell of that fishy blood?"

"......!"

Only then did the subordinate also realize that there was no smell of blood piercing his sense of smell, and his complexion turned pale.

It was then.

"Even if he's a special-grade assassin of the Wolya Faction, he becomes a fool when he's trapped in the formation of the Zhuge Clan. I see the prestige of the Zhuge family anew."

The door of the office opened, and the one who came in was none other than the old man in his early sixties, Gwak Yong.

His very calm attitude and expression, and the Vice-Leader's pupils, who saw Zhuge Yeogang next to him, shook violently.

"Zhuge... Yeogang."

Zhuge Yeogang smiled, waving his scholar's fan.

"It was enjoyable to watch you run wild in my formation, as if I were watching a sword dance. Vice-Leader. No, they say you're a special-grade in the Wolya Faction?"

"...How."

"The Heavenly Dragon Sword Hero warned that there would be assassins nearby, so I was able to know enough. If I hadn't known at all, it would be a different story. But with such a warning, how could I just sit back and be beaten?"

"The Heavenly Dragon Sword Hero..."

The Vice-Leader's face contorted violently.

"Don't ignore the brains of the Zhuge family and the information power of the Beggars' Sect. If he warns that there are assassins, I have no choice but to suspect the sect that has recently joined."

Only then did the Vice-Leader, realizing that he had been played, feel his mouth go dry.

In a word, wasn't it a situation where he had been played in the palm of Cheon Mubaeck's hand?

"But I wasn't certain. If you hadn't moved in a hurry, I wouldn't have known."

"I moved in a hurry?"

"If you had been quiet, I would have looked at you with suspicion, but I wouldn't have been certain."

Only then did the Vice-Leader realize what his mistake was.

The essence of assassination was to create a perfect environment.

To do that, you had to completely erase the opponent's suspicion.

To eliminate suspicion, you endure not just for a few months, but for years.

But he hadn't.

Why?

He had become impatient.

Why?

"...Because Cheon Mubaeck is destroying the Wolya Faction."

That was right.

It was hard to wait. The news that Cheon Mubaeck was continuously destroying the bases of the Wolya Faction had been coming in one after another.

'That shook my heart.'

He had become impatient before the perfect preparations were made.

Because before Cheon Mubaeck destroyed all the other bases, before he completely destroyed the Wolya Faction, he had to inflict a fatal wound that would make him turn back.

"No way... this too?"

If he had expected even this...

The Vice-Leader closed his eyes tightly. The assassins who had gone to Henan, Cheon Mubaeck's backyard.

They too, probably...

"We'll meet in the afterlife and share a drink."

Gwak Yong said coldly and swung his sword. The Vice-Leader, whose will had already been broken, could not dare to fight back, and could only watch as the cool sensation cut through his neck.

* * *

"Will it be alright?"

At Zhuge Seol-ah's question, Cheon Mubaeck shrugged his shoulders.

"In the Righteous Alliance, there is the God of Combat, and the Guardian Sword of Hwa Mountain, and above all, there is the Chief Strategist, your father. I have warned them, so they would have prepared enough."

Zhuge Seol-ah shook her head.

"I think the adults of the Righteous Alliance will be able to block it enough. If you warned them, Young Master Cheon, they would have already prepared. But your family, Young Master..."

"Ah, you were worried about my family?"

"Well, of course. Your family, Young Master, is also to me..."

Zhuge Seol-ah trailed off as she said so. Whether it was because of Cheon Mubaeck's staring gaze, she suddenly felt as if something had caught her and looked startled.

Cheon Mubaeck chuckled and said.

"In the escort agency, there is the Sugi Gimmun-do that you personally installed, Young Lady. Even a peerless master would not be able to get their bones back if they entered. Even if three special-grade assassins were to go, they would not be able to break through."

"The problem is that it's an escort agency. The escorts' escort missions will continue."

Zhuge Seol-ah's worry was natural.

Due to the circumstances of the escort agency, they could not stop the escort missions, and there were also other external activities.

But it wasn't impossible.

"Except for the very important escort missions, we can stop them as much as possible. The losses will be immense, but it's not something we can't endure."

"You can stop them?"

"Not all of them."

At that moment, something tickled in Zhuge Seol-ah's mind as if it were about to be caught.

There were always multiple meanings in Cheon Mubaeck's words.

'Not all of them?'

Cheon Mubaeck had foreseen the actions of the Wolya Faction in advance. In fact, that was also an unbelievable thing, but the fact that he had told Zhuge Yeogang of the Righteous Alliance to prepare was already proof.

Then all the actions of the escort agency could also be temporarily stopped.

As long as they didn't go outside the escort agency, the Sugi Gimmun-do was no different from a trap for the assassins.

'But the losses are severe.'

Even stopping for a day would be fatal to their finances.

There was no way Cheon Mubaeck hadn't thought of that. So hadn't he said that not all of them had stopped?

But even if the financial problem was serious, the person who could stop everything for the sake of safety was Cheon Mubaeck.

Because he had that kind of boldness.

But the fact that it wasn't all of them...

"No way, on purpose?"

Cheon Mubaeck smiled lightly.

"If they hide tightly, they won't have any particular way, so they'll have no choice but to just watch. They're a patient bunch, so they'll endure well. But, in the meantime, the news that the bases of the Wolya Faction are being destroyed moment by moment is being heard."

"Then they'll get more and more impatient, right?"

"Since the target they have to deal with is hiding tightly, their impatience will only increase."

"But in the meantime, some of the escort processions come out?"

"Doesn't it look like an opportunity?"

"Ah..."

"The biggest enemy for an assassin is impatience. And the plan being discovered by the target."

Cheon Mubaeck grinned.

Beyond that, the wide mansion of the North Sword Society was visible.

"There's a huge difference between knowing when an assassin will attack and preparing for it, and not."

It wasn't just Cheon Mubaeck who was moving. Gyo Mun-cheok and Namgung Jincheon were also fiercely destroying and burning the bases of the Wolya Faction.

Since this news was being transmitted moment by moment, the assassins who were preparing to attack the Azure Star Escort Agency...

"Now they're the ones in a hurry."

Then they would inevitably move impatiently.

And that would be the trap.

"A trap?"

"There's Escort Heo, and Jang No, and although it's a little hard to believe, there's also Neung-heo, right?"

"But the assassins of the Wolya Faction..."

"Don't worry. There's also a guest escort."

"Are you talking about Young Master Gwak? Of course, he's an excellent rising star, but."

"Young Lady."

"Yes?"

"Let's do our part."

Cheon Mubaeck did not doubt. Gwak Cheon-hu, Neung-heo, Heo Seong, and Jang No.

They were all people who had developed even further under his own hand.

It wasn't for nothing that Cheon Mubaeck had a big heart and had passed on his teachings and enlightenment to them. It was for times just like this.

So that Cheon Mubaeck could leave his own fence and run wild to his heart's content without worry.

Cheon Mubaeck's gaze turned to the North Sword Society.

"Let's do our part. Now."

Cheon Mubaeck drew his sword.

(End of Chapter)