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Chapter 233
Chapter 233. Darkness within Darkness (3)
After careful consideration, Cha Seok-du gave permission.
However, since there was no way for him to help, the condition was that I had to conduct the investigation with my own strength.
Dam Ak vehemently opposed it.
“If the Black Flame Dragon, who belongs to the Murim Alliance, goes around stirring up the already chaotic interior of the Black Thought Alliance, the repercussions will be no ordinary matter.”
Еň ûm̂ а
No, well, it was not exactly wrong, but the way he said it was still too harsh.
Stirring things up, he said.
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I had volunteered to act as bait while taking both sides’ circumstances into account.
In the end, Dam Ak even raised a finger toward me.
I should just snap that thing off......
“Moreover, the Black Flame Dragon is an elite among elites of the Orthodox Path. He may try to resolve the matter in a way that benefits only the Murim Alliance.”
Е̌ñ üm̀ǎ.іd̃
Wow.......
This was the first time in my life that a Black Path man had called me an elite of the Orthodox Path, and of all times, it had to be in such an awkward situation.
Seriously, do these people suffer Qi Deviation if they see me feeling comfortable?
A firmness unlike any before lingered in his sharp gaze.
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“As I said before. I do not trust the Murim Alliance.”
Just what had he experienced in this life to distrust the Murim Alliance to this extent?
Е ńǔṁ а
In any case, Cha Seok-du seemed to have quite a lot of trust in Dam Ak right now.
If I could not persuade him, I would not be able to do anything.
And the easiest way to persuade a smart bastard was......
“If we stay still like this, everything will flow exactly as the conspirators intended.”
To gently scratch at his pride.
“They must be laughing as they watch us fight to the death. Are you fine with that?”
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“......”
People who thought of themselves as smart hated being deceived more than anything else.
“They will look down on us terribly, saying everything is going according to their plan and asking if what we carry above our necks is nothing more than decoration.”
“......”
I leaned even closer toward Dam Ak.
“It is only natural that I, as an elite of the Orthodox Path, would prioritize the Murim Alliance’s interests. However, included among those interests is the agreement with the Black Thought Alliance. Of course, you may not find that satisfactory......”
E ṅ umã .ĩd
The look of contemplation on Dam Ak’s face deepened as well.
I placed the final dot.
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“At the very least, as of now, the Murim Alliance and the Black Thought Alliance share the same interest.”
As long as it was within a level they could handle, there was a type of person who would never commit the “stupid act” of being swayed by an opponent’s scheme, even if they had to bear losses.
Dam Ak was exactly that sort.
Now, it should be time for him to take the bait......
Е̊ ň um̊а̀_
At last, after careful thought, Dam Ak nodded.
“Very well.”
Success.
“But you will have no complaint if we attach a watcher to you, will you?”
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“You have already attached one, so what are you talking about?”
When I looked at Blood Battle, Dam Ak seemed about to say something, but then firmly closed his mouth.
Ẁе́b̊ n̂ov e l Eñu ḿ ă
Cha Seok-du, who had been watching from the side, laughed heartily.
“Grand Strategist, there is no need to worry. That fellow is not an elite of the Orthodox Path in the first place, nor is he a man who places the Murim Alliance’s interests above all else.”
Then he looked at me with deep eyes.
What is this, all of a sudden?
That gaze feels extremely unpleasant......
“Would the people of Jianghu call him the Black Flame Dragon for no reason? Ha, ha, ha.”
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You are the one who gave me that epithet!
After Jin So-un and Blood Battle left the secret room, Cha Seok-du could not hide his bitter smile.
“What a pity. What a pity.”
Dam Ak looked at Cha Seok-du when he heard those words, which sounded as though he were murmuring to himself.
“What is?”
Cha Seok-du shook his head as though it was nothing.
W̆е̄ b̌ň ǒv̄ ë l̃ .Е n ū m ǎ
“Nothing.”
“......”
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“Hmm......”
Cha Seok-du swallowed the words, “I thought they might be able to become friends,” and looked at Dam Ak with complicated feelings.
‘I do not know whether I should call this good or bad.’
Ultimately, it was because Dam Ak held antipathy toward the Murim Alliance that Cha Seok-du had luckily been able to bring him into the Black Thought Alliance as its Grand Strategist.
W ѐ b́n̂о̌ v̂ еl̊ Ě n̊ u m̄ä
But because Dam Ak was not fundamentally a Black Path man, he could not easily blend into the Black Path alliance.
Thanks to his outstanding mind, there was no difficulty in his serving as Grand Strategist despite his young age.
But conversely, because he was too outstanding, he was no different from an island floating alone in a boundless sea.
That was why Cha Seok-du had hoped a little.
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He wondered if, by meeting Jin So-un, who was in a similar position, they might understand each other and become friends.
It was a little regrettable that Dam Ak, who was around the age of his son, lived so lonely a life without a single friend.
Е̌ n̈ u m̌а .і̌ d
“What kind of fellow does he seem to you?”
So instead, he subtly tested him.
Dam Ak, who had interpreted Cha Seok-du’s words in a complex way, gave a brief evaluation.
“A dangerous man.”
An unexpected answer came out.
For some reason, curiosity stirred in Cha Seok-du.
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“Why?”
“Is there any other way to describe a man who does not hesitate to stake even his own life for the sake of his objective?”
“But would that not also be the reason Jianghu praises the Black Flame Dragon?”
Dam Ak shook his head and spoke firmly.
“That is why I call him dangerous. When such a man becomes an enemy, it is impossible to predict what he will do.”
Then he let out a small sigh, as though something made him uneasy.
W̌ е̃b ñ.o v̄ è l̆ Ē nū m а̊
Has this child always had a side like this?
Cha Seok-du felt it was rather new.
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“He is a person who, from a situation no different from confinement, created an opportunity to meet you, Alliance Leader, through Lord Blood Battle. Considering that Lord Blood Battle is not easy to deal with...... his scheming cannot be called shallow either.”
“That is true.”
How surprised had he himself been inwardly when Elder Blood Battle brought up the matter of speaking with Jin So-un?
Cha Seok-du had felt fondness toward Jin So-un precisely because of that unpredictable side of his, but to Dam Ak, it seemed to have come across as a threat.
W_è b̄n о́ ṽ е̌ l̀ Еǹü m̊ а̀
‘Well, a friend of a similar age is also a rival, after all.’
It was also true that Dam Ak was still young to realize that Jianghu was a place where people could become enemies, then become friends as well.
“Still, since we have a common enemy right now, does that not make you feel reassured instead?”
Dam Ak looked at Cha Seok-du with calm eyes.
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“I know very well how much you cherish the Black Flame Dragon, Alliance Leader.”
“Hu, hu. If he heard that, he would be horrified.”
Е́ nu m̂ a
Dam Ak, who knew the relationship between Cha Seok-du and Jin So-un well, smiled for a moment before continuing.
“However, this matter will not be easy to resolve. We too......”
He looked down at his own hand.
“We are struggling with it like this, aren’t we?”
Cha Seok-du nodded without realizing it.
Because of the problem that could not be solved no matter what, he had even invited Blood Battle and Flame Ghost Consort.
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Even so, the invisible enemies had now begun acting openly.
It was truly a pandemonium where one could not see even an inch ahead.
And yet......
“I have expectations of him.”
“......”
Dam Ak could not reply.
Еn̆ ú m̃ а̊
Cha Seok-du looked at him and grinned.
“He has always shown us a side that exceeds our expectations.”
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Was it because he could not accept Cha Seok-du’s words?
Or was it jealousy toward Cha Seok-du’s words acknowledging Jin So-un?
Dam Ak’s gaze became fiercer than usual.
Cha Seok-du patted his shoulder.
Ŵ ёḃ nо ṽ еl̇ Е n̆ūḿа̄
“So help him. That friend will probably need your help as well.”
“I will help...... as long as it does not harm the Black Thought Alliance.”
Dam Ak answered reluctantly.
Even though he did not express his dissatisfaction, it was clearly visible.
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That immaturity must be the symbol and privilege of youth.
However......
E nůmа̄
“That fellow...... does not show such a side, so he is no fun.”
At those incomprehensible words, Dam Ak tilted his head.
Cha Seok-du waved his hand and said,
“I was talking to myself. No need to mind it.”
The Envoy Delegation’s inner room.
The martial artists who had been circling the pavilion under the pretext of guarding it had disappeared.
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However, Blood Battle and Flame Ghost Consort still occupied their places.
We deliberately ignored the two of them and spoke among ourselves.
“Benefactor Jin...... do you truly believe there is another culprit?”
“Yes.”
At my immediate answer, Il-myeong and Dang Seo-hui furrowed their brows.
I explained calmly.
Ѐn um̂ а̇.іd
“First, because of the common point shared by the two crime scenes.”
“Was there a common point?”
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“Yes. Even though the blood of Gu Gye-ak and Ak Byeong-bi was splattered across their inner rooms, no furniture was broken.”
In particular, at the scene where Ak Byeong-bi was attacked, the trail of blood had stretched out long.
“If one of them had ambushed the other, and the other had counterattacked, causing them both to suffer serious injuries, should the aftermath not have spread to their surroundings?”
Both Gu Gye-ak and Ak Byeong-bi were people who had reached the ranks of masters.
Eń ŭm̊ а̌
Even if they had been ambushed unawares, they would have counterattacked, and the aftermath of that counterattack should have spread in all directions.
And yet the furnishings in the rooms were intact.
“The second is Gu Gye-ak’s corpse.”
Gu Gye-ak had died with such a vivid expression of surprise that one would not think he was a dead man.
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“What does that have to do with anything?”
“If he had been ambushed by the Delegation Leader, there is no way he would have died with such a completely unexpected expression.”
È n u̇ mа̀
“......Would anyone not show such a reaction if they were ambushed?”
“Of course, that is not the only reason.”
I made Il-myeong, who had tilted his head, turn around and sit with his back to us so that he could not see the door. Then I went outside the door with Dang Seo-hui.
Blood Battle and Flame Ghost Consort, who had not been particularly interested in our conversation, also began looking at us.
After going outside, Dang Seo-hui and I entered the room one after the other, and I asked Il-myeong,
“Who just entered first?”
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“Benefactor Jin, what are you talking about?”
“Please answer. Who entered first?”
Il-myeong, who was still sitting while facing the wall, shrugged as though he did not understand.
“Of course Benefactor Dang entered first.”
“How did you know without seeing?”
“Well, from the sound of footsteps, their presence......”
Ě n uṁ.а́ . і̃ d
I nodded broadly and said,
“Now you understand, do you not?”
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“......Pardon?”
Not only Il-myeong and Dang Seo-hui, but even Blood Battle and Flame Ghost Consort were looking at me with tilted heads.
“The Delegation Leader said that on the day he was attacked, he was drinking wine because he thought we had come in.”
“......Yes.”
W̌ е̂ b n̂оv̆ ӗ l Ё nǔm а
“No matter how much of a drunkard the Delegation Leader has become, could he mistake someone else for us?”
“......!”
The eyes of all four people, including Blood Battle, widened at the same time.
“Moreover, the Delegation Leader referred to us as ‘you bastards.’ The assassins deliberately moved as three people, not alone.”
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“......”
Everyone’s mouths opened and closed like fish waiting for food.
Е̃n̆ u m a
“They probably approached Gu Gye-ak in the same way.”
“......But is that not conjecture? The wounds on the two of them were unmistakably traces left by the Ak Clan’s martial art and the Yellow Sand Sect’s sword.”
The Yellow Sand Sect’s sword aside.
After all, saw-edged sabers were weapons commonly used in the Black Path Murim.
However, the traces of the Ak Clan’s Raging Fire Spear Art were unique.
“That is true.”
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I obediently nodded.
After all, the traces of the Raging Fire Spear Art were not something one could easily imitate just by trying.
Anyone who had seen Gu Gye-ak’s corpse would have thought of the Ak Clan upon seeing that wound.
However, in my previous life, I had seen what traces were left when a person was killed by the “real” Raging Fire Spear Art of the Ak Clan.
I asked Flame Ghost Consort,
“Senior Yeom. I heard you use Water Arts that utilizes fire qi......”
Wе̃b̀n о v̌ е l E.n̊û må.
But then.
“Miss Yeom!”
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A shrill voice burrowed into my ears.
“......”
When I stared at her in dumbfounded silence, Flame Ghost Consort puffed out both cheeks and shook her head.
Then she shouted again.
Е n u m̆а̇ . і̌d
“Miss Yeom!”
What is this?
Can she not see that the atmosphere is serious right now?
No matter how much of a giant of the Black Path Murim she is, this is a little too......
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“I will not answer!”
In the end, I sighed and opened my mouth.
Е numа̄ . і̌ d
“Miss Yeom......”
When I reluctantly called her that, Flame Ghost Consort’s face flushed for no reason and she blinked.
“Yes!”
What is with that change in attitude?
......In any case, it was not important, so I moved on quickly.
“......When using Water Arts to transmit heat, what is the most effective method?”
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“Well, it would be burning the organs and leaving heat inside, so it eats away at them like poison.”
Then Flame Ghost Consort straightened her hand like a blade and made a stabbing motion.
“A fire ignited inside burns flesh and blood, and in the end, even nerves. Eventually, the target writhes in pain and takes their own life.”
At the sight of Flame Ghost Consort smiling as she casually said such a horrifying thing, our group briefly pressed our lips shut.
I nodded once to Flame Ghost Consort and continued.
“The heat of what is commonly called the Raging Fire Spear gathers at the spear tip. When one first enters the art, the entire spear blade turns red-hot, but as one’s realm rises, the heat gathers more densely at the extreme point.”
Е̌ ṅ ú mа ._і ď
It was a simple matter.
Those who had just entered Sword Qi proudly showed off rough and large Sword Qi, but the higher their realm rose, the thinner the thickness of the Sword Qi became, while its density increased.
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Needless to say, that was even more true for Sword Force.
“Considering the Delegation Leader’s attainment, the qi should have gathered at least only at the extreme point, or near the extreme point.”
I pressed near my own neck with my hand, enough to make the flesh sink in slightly.
“In that case, the heat left in the wound would not appear around the wound. It would appear in the form of cooking the inside of the wound.”
Е n̂ uḿ а̂
During the Great Righteous-Demonic War, the martial artists of the Ak Clan did not stab wounds deeply.
In the first place, they burned the organs with scorching heat and left heat inside to cause death, so there was no need to inflict a penetrating wound.
Il-myeong furrowed his scalp and let out a groan.
“Then...... why was such a wound left behind?”
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“Because that is the Shandong Ak Clan’s Raging Fire Spear Art.”
When the Ak Clan publicly demonstrated the Raging Fire Spear Art, they showed a demonstration of piercing a solid stone slab.
Е n ú m̄а .і̂ď
The stone would not shatter, only a round hole would appear in the center, and soot would be left around it. That was practically the symbol of the Raging Fire Spear Art.
The intent behind inflicting a penetrating wound on Gu Gye-ak’s torso was to make sure people clearly recognized the appearance of the Ak Clan’s spear art as it was publicly known.
‘In other words, that assassin bastard was trying to kindly tell everyone, more clearly than anyone, that the culprit was Ak Byeong-bi.’
Gu Gye-ak’s exquisitely placed position as part of the pro-war faction.
The circumstances that made it fitting for Gu Gye-ak to die.
The clear wound left on Gu Gye-ak’s body.
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Everything was leading this entire story in one direction.
“The culprit’s finger is deliberately pointing at Ak Byeong-bi.”
I raised a finger and drew a line through the air.
“And all of us, as well as everyone in the Black Thought Alliance, are turning our gaze according to his intention.”
I did not know what kind of conspiracy or hidden scheme existed.
When one built a faction, it was only natural for tens of thousands of hidden wars to take place in the dark.
Ŵѐ ḃ n̆ ō v̈ ёl Еn̄ũ m̃ ã
However.
I could not forgive the fact that they had used us in that hidden scheme.
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“If we follow that gaze, the culprit will be at its end.”
So I had no intention of quietly letting that bastard accomplish what he wanted.
At the very least, I would feel better only after scattering ash over the fully cooked rice he had prepared.
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