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Chapter 249
Chapter 249. The Black Flame Dragon Collects the Stakes (2)
Cha Seok-du led the elites and raced through the Black Thought Alliance.
He already knew that assassins had swept through the Black Thought Alliance once.
Since it had been an act meant to divert attention, there was no chance they would appear again.
Even so, he led dozens of fully armed people around the Black Thought Alliance and gave meaningless orders.
Е n ûm̀а̀
“Alliance Leader! Our Sect Leader......!”
“I will absolutely catch the culprits! Light every torch inside the Alliance and collect all weapons. If anyone resists, act first and report later!”
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This was an opportunity to show who the true Alliance Leader of the Black Thought Alliance was.
It was also a stage for imprinting upon them that Cha Seok-du was not merely a temporary Alliance Leader.
Heroes were born in times of chaos, and faith came from competence.
Following someone who decided what had to be done in an unexpected situation was one of humanity’s most instinctive traits.
Е nũmа
That was no different even for the Black Path, which was full of rebellious temperaments.
“Announce this to everyone inside the Alliance! We are currently tracking the culprits, so remain at ease!”
“As you command!”
“As you command!!”
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Those who had disliked Cha Seok-du began to like him, and those who had liked him began to blindly believe in him.
And those beliefs gathered and gathered until they gave birth to the emotion called “awe.”
E n u̇ mа
The faith the Black Path martial artists had held toward the Black Thought Alliance and Cha Seok-du, which had been only half-formed until now, soared rapidly.
Cha Seok-du, too, felt satisfied with the changed public opinion.
“Will this be enough?”
“Please make one or two more rounds.”
“Again? You said they already all ran away.”
At his question, his subordinate firmly shook his head.
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“Alliance Leader. Do you know how many gossipmongers have gathered here?”
“What do you mean, gossipmongers......? Why are you suddenly making a fuss with difficult words? They are just drunkards.”
“......In any case, today’s events must spread through them to the whole world.”
If they had strengthened internal unity by inspiring awe, now they had to expand that power externally.
Only then would the Black Thought Alliance be able to take root as a formal organization.
Cha Seok-du, understanding his subordinate’s intention, readily nodded.
Е_ṅ u m а̂ . i_d
“Understood.”
“Ah, right, and please inspect the wounds of injured people as well. Why do you keep just passing by?”
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“You saw it too. Those were clearly not wounds from being attacked, but injuries from fighting among themselves. Those bastards do not wound people. They just kill them.”
His subordinate’s brow creased slightly.
“Alliance Leader, just what are those assassins? I have never seen skill like that before. They were cleaner than the Assassin Pavilion by an incomparable margin.”
“......”
E nu̇.ḿă.і̌ d̊_
Cha Seok-du was about to answer his subordinate’s question without thinking, then stopped.
Would he understand even if he told him?
The identity of those bastards was said to be an organization that had disappeared five hundred years ago.
Cha Seok-du himself could hardly believe it properly.
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If he had not identified those bastards’ true nature with his own eyes.
He would have thought Jin So-un had finally gone mad.
W.е̊ b́ n̈ о v̈ ė l̃ Ӗ num а.
It had clearly been the martial arts of Four Emperors Peak.
The culprit who had served as a guard had unfolded his martial arts before Cha Seok-du several times whenever friction arose during the process of founding the Black Thought Alliance.
Without a doubt, it had been identical to Four Emperors Peak’s martial arts, and even when he recalled it again, there had not been a single strange point.
And yet.
When such a bastard peeled off one layer of skin, he changed into someone else.
According to Jin So-un, they were the same kind of bastards who had appeared on the Puyang Plains.......
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Cha Seok-du regretted that he had not investigated more closely what had happened on the Puyang Plains back then.
At this point, his head gradually began to ache.
He had thought he would only need to keep the Murim Alliance in check, but now there was another force.
His head throbbed at the thought that he might have to redraw the future of the Black Thought Alliance.
At that moment.
“Alliance Leader.......”
E ñūm̂ а̄
“Hm?”
His subordinate stretched a finger toward one place.
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“Over there.”
The place his subordinate pointed to was Dam-ak’s residence.
There, the Envoy Delegation except for Jin So-un, along with Blood Battle and Flame Ghost Consort, had gathered.
He had received a report that Dam-ak had been rescued, but...... why were those people acting like that?
Е̂ núm̊а̃ .і̌ d_
Cha Seok-du moved without delay.
“Let us go.”
Soon, Cha Seok-du arrived beside them and asked the reason.
“What is going on, Elder?”
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The Murim Alliance Envoy Delegation, Blood Battle, and Flame Ghost Consort, meritorious figures who had saved the Black Thought Alliance from crisis, looked at Cha Seok-du with despondent expressions.
“Jin So-un.......”
W_е̌b n̄ о̄ vë l Е̌ n̄ŭ m̃ а̂
However.
Blood Battle, who had been answering Cha Seok-du’s question, soon closed his mouth.
Feeling that the atmosphere was strange, Cha Seok-du shifted his gaze. Dang Seo-hui was shedding tears as large as chicken droppings, and the faces of Ak Byeong-bi and Il-myeong were filled with worry.
No one could easily open their mouth.
In the end, Flame Ghost Consort continued.
“......That child Jin So-un is dead.”
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“Pardon?”
Cha Seok-du checked again whether he had heard correctly.
“What do you mean by that?”
Jin So-un was dead?
That bastard?
Who was Jin So-un?
Е̊ n_ūḿ а̀
He was an unbelievably tenacious bastard who had survived both the Demon Spirit Plateau and the Regular Exam.
He was the kind of bastard who had stubbornly survived in places where others would not have enough lives even if they had ten of them.
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And yet such a man had suddenly died.
“......Has it been confirmed?”
At Cha Seok-du’s words, Flame Ghost Consort, and even Blood Battle, furrowed their brows.
“How else would those bastards have come out of there?”
Е́n̄ūm а̄.і̂d
In one corner of Dam-ak’s residence, where Blood Battle was pointing, an ominous crimson wall was rippling.
It was so red, like the flames of hell, that even Cha Seok-du unknowingly let out a groan.
As Blood Battle said, perhaps it was obvious even without seeing it.
Even so.
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“I must confirm it with my own eyes.”
Cha Seok-du’s eyes shone firmly.
Е ň ŭ m̆a
The first thing Cha Seok-du had done after creating the Black Thought Alliance was to gather Formation Masters.
Because he did not want to experience the nightmare of the Demon Spirit Plateau ever again.
However, the nature of the organization called the Black Thought Alliance was the problem.
Would Formation Masters of scholarly disposition, who were already reluctant to involve themselves in the Jianghu, come to a Black Path alliance that did not even guarantee their safety?
But Cha Seok-du did not give up.
If he had no teeth, he could solve the problem with his gums.
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Among those who had belonged to martial sects related to Mystic Gate Formations, such as the Jegal Clan and the Maoshan Sect, he gathered the ones who had fallen into gambling.
As was true of gamblers, most of them had enormous debts and felt their lives were threatened, so drawing them in was not particularly difficult.
All he had to do was pay their creditors and take over the debt claims.
The members of the Black Arts Hall created in this way displayed abilities beyond what they had shown in their original martial sects, precisely because Cha Seok-du was their creditor.
They found the Gate of Life and Gate of Death in just one double-hour.
“However, this is only the beginning. To perform Formation Dissolution, we must first conduct a thorough analysis......”
Е̄ ṅ um а_. ĩ d
“I heard that if one strikes the Gate of Life and the Gate of Death at the same time, a weak Mystic Gate Formation breaks. Is that right?”
“Th-That is correct, but we do not know how much power this Mystic Gate Formation has, and if something goes wrong, the person inside might......”
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Cha Seok-du did not listen further to the gambler’s words.
It was a Mystic Gate Formation installed in a hurry for an attack.
How strong could it be at most?
However, there was one problem.
W̆еb̃n̈оv е l̄ Еn ů ḿ ã
One person could not break the Gate of Life and Gate of Death at the same time.
At that moment.
“I will do it with you.”
Blood Battle stepped forward.
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“Are you not exhausted?”
“Do you think I can be compared to the likes of you?”
Е̄ňù m̌а̇
Thus, Blood Battle and Cha Seok-du struck the Mystic Gate Formation at the same time, and as Cha Seok-du had expected, the Mystic Gate Formation broke.
And inside it.......
“Hh.......”
They found Jin So-un collapsed, bleeding.
“S-Save me...... fuck.”
Jin So-un was unconscious, but he was sending a rescue request like a groan.
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Cha Seok-du felt goosebumps rise all over his body as he shouted,
“......He is here!”
“Pardon?”
Cha Seok-du shouted again.
“He is alive...... the bastard is alive......!”
In that instant, the Envoy Delegation collapsed to their knees in relief.
Ӗ.ñ u m̊ӑ . і̇d.
“As expected, Jin So-un, the Black Dragon Stronghold Master and Vice Alliance Leader of the Black Thought Alliance, would never die so easily!”
“Namu Amitabha.......”
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Not only that, but the Black Thought Alliance members gathered at Dam-ak’s residence also erupted into cheers all at once.
The sight of a sacrificial and devoted member of the Murim Alliance Envoy Delegation who had saved Dam-ak, who had the absolute support of the young Black Path martial artists, had struck their hearts.
“Jin So-un!”
“Jin So-un!”
Е̃ ǹ u m̄ а̌ .і d̊
“Black Flame Dragon!”
“Black Flame Dragon!”
Soon, within the Black Thought Alliance, the epithet Jin So-un hated so much began to spread far and wide from people’s mouths.
Jegal So-myeong visited Hyeok Mu-gang’s office.
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“Word has arrived from Shadowless.”
“What happened?”
En̊ù m а_
“He says unknown beings had been blocking the Carrier Pigeon Letters and couriers around the Black Thought Alliance until now.”
“Unknown beings?”
Hyeok Mu-gang furrowed his brow.
Had Jegal So-myeong ever spoken so vaguely before?
Jegal So-myeong nodded.
“He said they could not find any trace of where they belonged.”
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At Jegal So-myeong’s bitter reaction, Hyeok Mu-gang could guess who those unknown beings were.
Jegal So-myeong was likely thinking something similar.
But as someone who handled information, he did not put anything into words unless it was certain.
“Moreover, they say culprits who had learned the martial arts of Orthodox Path martial sects were hidden inside the Black Thought Alliance.”
“What did you say?!”
Hyeok Mu-gang’s body flinched.
É n̂u mӑ.і̆ d
Information had been blocked, and there were culprits from the Orthodox Path.
Hyeok Mu-gang urgently asked,
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“Should we not resolve the possible misunderstanding? We must let them know that those beings were not sent by us.”
It was a situation perfectly suited for the hostility that had been built up over a long time between the Orthodox Path and the Black Path to explode.
He could not be certain whether the Envoy Delegation sent by the Murim Alliance was safe.
Not only the Envoy Delegation’s safety, but even war could arise from this situation.
Е̃ n û m̌ ӓ
“Is the Envoy Delegation all right?”
Looking at Hyeok Mu-gang, whose body stirred as though he might run to Shanxi at any moment, Jegal So-myeong let out a small sigh.
“They say they are all right.”
“Could they perhaps be detained?”
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Even if such an opportunity had come, the Black Thought Alliance would not be able to wage a full-scale war.
However, there was a possibility they might sacrifice the Envoy Delegation to soothe the Black Path Murim’s anger.
Ē.ňům̄ а. і̊d
“They say that is not the case, so you do not need to worry.”
“I do not need to worry?”
Hyeok Mu-gang’s eyes were filled with questions.
Even after hearing only a rough outline, unusual events were happening.
If he could recognize that much, Jegal So-myeong could not be unaware of the severity of the situation either, so...... how could he be so calm?
As if he knew that question, Jegal So-myeong added,
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“They say the Envoy Delegation found the culprits who had hidden inside the Black Thought Alliance.”
“Pardon?”
What was this now?
It was not even the people within the Black Thought Alliance who had found the culprits. The Envoy Delegation dispatched by the Murim Alliance had found them?
......If the culprits had been using Orthodox Path martial arts, was that not the perfect situation for them to be treated as suspects instead?
“To be precise, they say Jin So-un found the culprits hidden inside the Black Thought Alliance.”
W̄ ӗb nо̌v́ ё l̄ Ӗ n̂ ûm ӑ
“Jin So-un? Why? No, how on earth?”
“......”
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Jegal So-myeong moved his lips as though he did not even want to put it into words.
At that sight, Hyeok Mu-gang grew even more anxious.
“Grand Strategist.”
At Hyeok Mu-gang’s urging, Jegal So-myeong finally spoke.
Е̇ñ u̇m ӑ
“......He found them with Mind-Reading Art.”
“......Pardon?”
Silence settled inside the room.
Hyeok Mu-gang furrowed his brow without realizing it.
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Had he heard wrong?
“Mind-Reading Art?”
Е̃ n̊u m ä .і ḋ
“Yes.”
“......But is the Taeul Sect not a Daoist martial sect?”
“Alliance Leader.......”
Whether it was a Daoist martial sect or a Buddhist martial sect, should he not first feel that something was strange about catching culprits with something as absurd as Mind-Reading Art(?) in the first place?
“Oh, wait, that is not the issue. What on earth does that mean?”
“I do not know either. That was all that was written in the letter Shadowless sent.”
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“......”
It was welcome that the cut-off information had resumed, but with only fragmentary information, and absurd information at that, it was impossible to form a proper picture.
Moreover, Shadowless had written something as ridiculous as Mind-Reading Art without even giving a proper explanation.
Jegal So-myeong decided that as soon as Shadowless returned, he would have to educate the personal guards on how to report information.
“In any case, they say that thanks to catching the culprits, the misunderstanding that the Murim Alliance had inserted spies was resolved.”
“......It nearly became a disaster.”
Е̃n̊ ú.m̆а
The Blood Cult still remained in Sichuan.
If war with the Black Thought Alliance broke out as well, the Murim Alliance might face an unprecedented crisis.
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So even if they had not known, resolving the misunderstanding was truly a remarkable accomplishment.
“But.......”
Hyeok Mu-gang, who had been lost in thought for a moment, opened his mouth.
“Did he really use Mind-Reading Art?”
Е n um а̌ .і̇ d
“......Alliance Leader.”
Hyeok Mu-gang was dying of curiosity.
If that was not the case, how else could he possibly find hidden culprits in a situation where he had been dropped right into the middle of enemy territory and treated as a suspect?
“Are you not curious, Grand Strategist?”
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“......”
Seeing Jegal So-myeong’s lips tremble, his feelings did not seem very different from Hyeok Mu-gang’s.
W̌ёbn̂о́v̇ѐl̃ En̂ ûm_a
“Now is not the time to discuss that.”
Judging by the fact that he added “now,” it seemed he intended to dig into it when Jin So-un returned.
Thinking that, Hyeok Mu-gang nodded.
“That is true. The matter in Sichuan is taking longer than expected.”
Winter was coming.
If the war dragged on any longer, the Murim Alliance might be shaken from its roots.
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Even so, they could not withdraw with the Blood Cult before them.
If they left behind people who used bizarre Witchcraft, he could not even guess what might happen.
Hyeok Mu-gang carefully asked for his opinion.
“Even if the misunderstanding has been resolved at the Black Thought Alliance, we cannot make the Black Path sects in Sichuan withdraw, can we?”
It was a situation where they could neither advance nor retreat.
He knew there was no hope, but now that it had come to this, it was unbearably frustrating.
Е̇ ṅ ũ m̊ ǎ ..і̂ d_
Jegal So-myeong, who had been deep in thought for a moment, spoke in a firm voice.
“Alliance Leader, eliminate the Blood Cult.”
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“......Will that be all right? The Black Path sects of Sichuan will aim at our back.”
“The Black Thought Alliance says it will support the matter in Sichuan.”
“Pardon?”
Hyeok Mu-gang’s eyes widened.
Е̌ n u m̆а.. i̇ ḋ
Jegal So-myeong continued speaking calmly.
“The Murim Alliance’s Envoy Delegation is said to have concluded an agreement at this Founding Ceremony, declared the Blood Cult a Public Enemy, and at the same time promised to maintain peace with the Murim Alliance until the Blood Cult disappears.”
Hyeok Mu-gang’s mouth fell open.
It would have been more than enough to be grateful merely that they would not be stabbed in the back on the battlefield, but a declaration as a Public Enemy too?
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Even if it was slight, if the Black Path Murim provided support as well, they would be able to finish off the Blood Cult in a much shorter time.
“What on earth does that mean?”
W̄e̊ b_n̆о̀ v́ е.l̀ Еn ũm̈а̃
They said that when one heard something too good, it sounded like a lie.
Hyeok Mu-gang felt exactly that way right now.
As if Jegal So-myeong also found it absurd, he let out a hollow laugh.
“They say it is true. They say Jin So-un brought about the agreement.”
“Jin So-un?”
“It should be certain, since it is a report submitted by that friend Ak Byeong-bi.”
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“Ak Byeong-bi, then.......”
Hyeok Mu-gang had also heard about what had happened between the Ak Clan and Jin So-un.
Considering that a deep emotional rift must have formed because of that incident, Ak Byeong-bi’s report would not be a false report filled with things that had not happened just to praise Jin So-un’s achievements.
“What on earth happened at the Black Thought Alliance?”
“I do not know either.”
Since Ak Byeong-bi was also from the Execution Pavilion, he did not know what kind of information the Mantongbu needed.
Ё ň ū m а̀
At this opportunity, Jegal So-myeong keenly felt the need to unify reporting formats across pavilions and halls.
“In any case, that is how things turned out. So after briefly observing the movements of the Black Path sects in Sichuan, eliminate the Blood Cult. A harsh winter will soon come.”
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After remaining silent for a long while, Hyeok Mu-gang nodded.
“We are indebted to that child Jin So-un.”
“......Yes, well. Though the process is extremely suspicious.”
Through a method no one had expected, he had produced an unimaginable result.
Ӗ ň u m̆ а̌ . і̀ d̊
From Jegal So-myeong’s perspective, he could not compare Jin So-un on the same line as other rising stars at all.
Even if it was the remarkable Yong So-ah.
Because this was not something Yong So-ah’s martial arts could accomplish.
“Hmm...... I should not say this, but after hearing even about the agreement, I find myself wanting more.”
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“What do you mean?”
“An alliance. Not only the Murim Alliance, but the entire Jianghu must prepare for a great war in the future, must it not?”
Е́ n̆_um а̌
The Demonic Cult kept revealing traces of itself not only in the Murim Alliance, but also in the Black Thought Alliance.
The events happening now were nothing more than a prelude to what would happen in the future.
And when that time came, the distinction between white and black would have no meaning at all.
In preparation for that time, he wanted to ride in the same boat as the Black Thought Alliance for the time being.
Jegal So-myeong slowly shook his head.
“There are many in the Black Thought Alliance who gathered because they want to wage war with the Murim Alliance. I do not believe Cha Seok-du fully controls even them.”
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“Mm...... It is impossible after all, is it?”
“Yes.”
Even after Jegal So-myeong’s immediate answer, Hyeok Mu-gang continued speaking again.
“If we ask for more here, we would be thieves, yes?”
“......”
“Even Jin So-un would find that much a little difficult, would he not?”
Е n um а̊
This man......?
For some reason, Jegal So-myeong felt that Hyeok Mu-gang seemed like a thief.
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