Moon-Shadow Sword Emperor

Episode 78

Damun asked.

“What would you like to do?”

“How are you sleeping?”

I responded in a pessimistic tone and checked the contents of the letter.

Just as Cheon Ga-ryeong had said, the place and time were written down, as well as a threat to kill the group if they did not come out.

However, the sender’s name was not written.

It seemed like he had no intention of revealing his identity.

“There is no need to deal with it quietly, avoiding other people’s attention.”

“Do you plan to hand over a letter to the Lord of the West and ask him to find the culprit?”

“That’s right.”

There was no reason for it to be dragged out according to the intention of the person who wrote the letter.

In fact, it didn’t matter whether the culprit was Seo Do-bang’s leader or a third party.

Either way, this side will take the same approach.

An unknown person made a contract with Seodo Ark and threatened the person who came under his protection.

In that case, Seodo Bangju has a duty to find the culprit and punish him.

There was no need to bother with this.

But Damun’s thoughts seemed different from mine.

“That doesn’t seem like a very good way to deal with it.”

“This is a matter that depends on the safety of Damun Cooperative, not anyone else. “I won’t just watch the Ark of the West with both hands.”

“If the person behind this was Seo Dao Ark, wouldn’t the story be different?”

“…That’s true too.”

I clenched my chin and was lost in thought.

What if the West Island Ark is behind this, as Damun said?

Even if I went to see him with a letter, there was a high chance that I would just pretend to look for the culprit and get away with it.

“Seo Do Bang-ju is a very cautious person. He seemed easily excited when signing the contract a little while ago, but even that was likely an act. He probably intended to accept my offer from the beginning. “I only pretended to worry because I wanted to ease the terms of the contract.”

“The West Island Ark cannot be excluded from the list of dragons just because a letter came in while negotiations were in progress. Is that what you want to say?”

“That’s right.”

“Then what should I do?”

“It would be better to catch the culprit directly and find out the purpose and background.”

“Does that mean I have to go to the place written on the letter?”

“There is no need for that. There is no reason to fall for the opponent’s provocation. “I knew what would be prepared at the designated location.”

“then?”

“Didn’t you say that the letter contained a threat to kill the group? “The other side says they will come to us on their own, so there is no reason for us to refuse.”

“…!”

“Drawing the enemy into a battlefield that is advantageous to you is the basis of military strategy. “The other side kindly gave us a notice, so all we have to do is prepare a prepared plan and wait.”

After finishing speaking, Damun took out several fetishes from his pocket and placed them on the table.

* * *

Thanks to Seodo Ark’s consideration, Cheon Ga-ryeong and I were each assigned a private room.

Each room was located to the left and right of the accommodation where Damun was staying.

After spending two days in my dorm, not leaving the house, practicing and meditating, I quietly got up from my bed late at night when I heard an electric noise coming from the next room.

-It’s an intruder.

-intruder?

I immediately released my senses widely and detected the presence, but I was unable to determine the location of the intruder.

To be precise, it was impossible to pinpoint who the intruder was due to the presence of robbers everywhere.

-What are the numbers?

-There is one. I lean my back against the wall outside the guest room and look around.

-How did you find out?

-I have installed a simple lineup. So that if an attacker appears, you can notice it in advance.

-Is there a way to accurately identify and react only to attackers?

– To be exact, it is a strategy that responds to stealth techniques.

-I’ve never heard of such a method.

-I learned it recently. I applied the diagram of the basic strategy left by reporter Cheon.

I quietly got off the bed and tied the sword I had left loose on my belt.

When I peeked my head towards the window outside, the figure of a masked person silently climbing up the wall came into view.

The masked person’s gaze and mine momentarily crossed.

Kwajangchang!

The next moment, I broke the wooden window and jumped towards the masked man.

The fearsome masked man kicked off the wall, somersaulted in the air, and landed on the ground.

He chased after the masked man who was hurriedly running away and unleashed his sword.

The first herbivorous current month.

The sword’s gently curved path swept across the masked man’s back.

The black night clothes were torn, revealing thick oiled leather armor.

Surprisingly, the leather armor was intact, with only a few scratches on the outside.

‘I didn’t radiate sword energy, but even so, I put a lot of energy into it.’

At first glance, it was not an ordinary item.

The masked man clicked his tongue and turned around, throwing away the memory he had taken out of his pocket.

I swatted it away with my left hand as if I was chasing a fly, and then quickly got inside the opponent’s gap.

Slam!

At that moment, an alien noise penetrated my ears.

A thin, see-through needle protruded from inside the masked man’s sleeve and flew towards the forehead.

‘It’s not a throwing technique. I didn’t even swing my arms in the first place. Is it an organ device that fires memorized energy?’

I remember seeing a similar item when I was dancing with Dang Seo-yeon at Sacheon Dang House before.

I swung my left hand again and struck away the transparent needle.

Meanwhile, the masked man who widened the distance pulled out a sword from his waist.

A sword filled with shimmering energy flew towards my neck.

I didn’t block it or avoid it, I just watched it quietly.

“…!”

The masked man’s eyes widened.

The white thunder energy concentrated at one point can be a weapon of great power or a shield that protects the caster.

The masked man’s sword could not pierce my uvula and was blocked by a small membrane of thunder energy that had formed in the air.

I did not give the opponent a chance to retrieve the sword.

The fifth herbivorous half moon.

The sword’s trajectory, which had been soaring in a gentle curve, suddenly fell down.

The masked man quickly let go of the sword in his hand and raised his left arm to receive the attack.

Kagagak!

An unpleasant friction sound rang in my ears.

Three lines appeared beyond the torn night vision.

A thin steel band that wraps from wrist to elbow.

“her… … .”

I let out a small exclamation.

The same goes for his ability to hide his presence and the level of equipment he has.

He gave off the feeling of a highly trained assassin.

‘I’m getting more and more interested.’

In my past life, I had my life threatened by assassins to the point of disgusting.

As I cut down assassins exceeding three digits, I naturally developed the insight to gauge their level.

At that age, I was able to confirm it.

The assassin in front of me was by no means a member of an undercover organization raised by the Black Island clan.

“Huh.”

The masked man, who was retreating frantically while receiving sword strikes with both arms, let out a bewildered groan at the resistance he felt behind his back.

I was pushed and pushed, and before I knew it, I was cornered by the wall.

He was rolling his eyes while leaning his back against the thick stone wall, and then he slapped a marble he had taken from somewhere on the ground.

Pow!

The beads exploded and white smoke rose.

‘Poison?’

If it had been anyone else, I would have backed down, but I, who had achieved imperviousness to poison and poison, jumped into the smoke without hesitation.

He then kicked off the wall and swung his sword at the masked man who jumped up.

Countless phantom blades attacked the masked man.

The masked man, who was struggling in the air, unable to do anything, ended up falling to the ground with stab wounds to his side and shoulder.

I immediately pointed out the masked man’s evil and evil blood.

He then grabbed the guy’s chin and looked inside its mouth.

In my experience, these guys often keep a little dogma in their mouths to commit suicide when the time comes.

‘No. Is the assassin acting as an individual rather than a person dispatched by a specific force?’

The masked man’s eyes trembled slightly.

It seemed like he never thought he would be captured.

At that time, the noise of the calligraphers who had rushed out of the guesthouse penetrated my ears.

“What’s going on!”

“Find the source of the noise!”

I glanced back at them running around holding torches, then lifted the masked man onto my shoulder and moved to a deserted place.

I had no intention of handing over the Masked Man’s new recruit to them.

If they and the masked people are in the same group, things will get complicated.

‘The interrogation is conducted directly.’

Only when I reached a field where I could feel no signs of presence, I put down the masked person, took a breath, and released the guy’s blood.

The masked man looked up at me with fearful eyes and asked.

“Who are you?”

“I think that’s a question I should ask.”

“I’ve never heard of someone as skilled as you.”

“From now on, I will be the one asking the questions. “All you have to do is answer that question.”

“Tell me one thing. “Who the hell are you…”

Blink!

I unsheathed the sword from my belt, took it in my hand, and struck the masked man on the shoulder with it.

The sensation of bones breaking reached my fingertips.

Veins appeared in the masked man’s eyes.

A suppressed moan escaped his lips.

“Off……”

“For what purpose did you throw the letter?”

“…….”

“answer.”

Wow!

He swung the sheath again and struck the other shoulder.

The masked man couldn’t hold back and screamed.

Since the surrounding area was surrounded by a membrane, there was no need to worry about the noise escaping outside.

I raised the scabbard above my head and asked again.

“I will ask again. “What is the purpose of your letter?”

“I received a request from the Lord of the Five Ghosts!”

The masked man urgently raised his head and shouted.

I lowered the scabbard to the floor and continued asking questions.

“The letter said that I fell in love with your face reflected in the window.”

“It’s just a phrase written down to avoid suspicion! In fact, I’ve never even seen the faces of our companions!”

Contrary to Damun’s concerns, it did not seem like Seodo Ark’s doctor was involved.

Of course, we should not rule out the possibility that the masked person is lying.

“So, for what purpose did you do this?”

“The Five Ghost Arks requested the assassination of a young man named Damun and his companions. But I have already joined hands with Seo Do-bang…”

“You have joined hands with Seo Do-bang?”

I narrowed my eyes and placed my hand on the man’s mask.

There was a corner where I could guess.

The conversation I overheard earlier in Geumhwa’s guest room came to mind.

[They say Cheoksageom got involved in the battle for Bidong.]

[Is that true?]

[Yes. They say you joined hands with Seo Do-bang’s Ark?]

[Huh. With the addition of such a master, the momentum of the calligraphy room must have increased significantly.]

When the mask was removed, the angular face of a man who must have been in his mid-thirties was revealed under the moonlight.

“……”

After seeing the man’s face, I froze in place like a stone statue.

It was a familiar face.

He was a little younger than I remembered, but his overall appearance and vibe matched perfectly.

I muttered, staring at the man with a blank expression.

‘Why is this guy here?’