Absolute Regression Chapter 339

Absolute Return Episode 339

No. 339: No rebuttal, no murder or destruction.

The swordsmen of Geommu-geuk and Hwangryongpyo-guk were waiting in the Cheongsu-rim. Geommu-geuk, wearing the swordsman’s clothes, looked like a young, new swordsman.

-It’s time, but you still haven’t come.

Geommu-geuk responded to the message from Hwang Won, who was in charge of the temporary state.

-Give the order to return immediately.

-Shouldn’t we wait a little longer?

-No, give the order right away.

Hwang Won followed Geommu Geuk’s advice.

“I’m going back.”

At his command the messengers turned the cart.

Just as they were about to leave the green forest, a man blocked their path.

He was the Black Thirteen of the Black Death Squad, covering his face with a bamboo hat.

“Where is the public notice?”

He had been hiding and watching until now, but he appeared after seeing him return.

Hwang Won answered Heuksipsam’s question.

“Gong Pyo-du is dead.”

The swordsman had told me in advance. If the contact person asked, I should tell him the truth, that he was dead.

“He died? Why did he die?”

“I was killed by the demonic bastards.”

I was relaying it as it was, just in case he had heard any news.

“I don’t know the full story either. All I know is that he got entangled with the demonic cult and was beaten to death.”

Heuksipsam wasn’t that surprised. The Gongchan he had met wasn’t the type that would live long. He was arrogant, didn’t know his place, and had a look in his eyes that was offensive to people.

“The King has sent me as the person in charge.”

Heuksipsam looked at the agents behind Hwangwon. Except for the young agent who seemed to be new, they were all agents he had seen last time.

“Please give me the token quickly. You can confirm this with the king later.”

Hwang Won’s formal and stiff attitude was also caused by Geommugeuk.

When Heuksipsam did not respond, Geommugeuk quickly sent a message to Hwangwon.

-Go out stronger.

Hwang Won hardened his expression and brought up the words that Geommugeuk had told him.

“I honestly don’t like this kind of secretive behavior. It’s the king’s order, so I do it even if I don’t feel like it. I’ll go back and tell them. They refused to hand over the token.”

Hwang Won turned around and spoke to the messengers.

“I’m going back.”

There is nothing to regret here. This was the core of this plan.

Black Thirteen, who had been staring at Hwangwon’s back for a moment, put his doubts aside.

“Wait a minute. Follow me.”

Following him, I came across a cart loaded with goods and a dozen or so Black Death soldiers in a secluded place in the forest. They had uncovered their faces, but the black snake head tattoos on their foreheads looked truly menacing.

As soon as he saw the box, Geommugeuk released his energy to check if there was any life energy inside, as it could be a trap.

Fortunately, I could feel their breath. I could really feel their breath. They were children!

As Geommu-geuk nodded, Hwang Won gave an order.

“Move quickly.”

The porters began to move the boxes onto their carts.

Hwang Won asked Heuksipsam.

“Where should I move it?”

“I already told you the destination?”

When it came out like this, this is what Geommugeuk told me.

“Would the secretive Gong Pyo-du have said that and disappeared?”

In response to Hwang Won’s question of whether it was okay to go so strong, Geommugeuk said that this method was a trick to make people look at their fingers, not the moon.

Indeed, the Black Death men focused on Hwangwon’s attitude. One of the Black Death swordsmen stepped forward and warned.

“You! Watch what you say.”

After stopping his men, Heuksipsam spoke to Hwangwon.

“The object must be submitted to Yugeommun by midnight tomorrow. If you are even a moment late, you will die by my hand.”

It was at that moment that the destination was revealed.

Shhhh.

The flying dagger was stuck in the neck of the swordsman who had just given a warning.

As soon as he collapsed, unmanned forces attacked from all sides.

“It’s a surprise attack! Stop it!”

However, the skills of the unmanned soldiers who had attacked by surprise were overwhelming the Black Death swordsmen.

They were unable to properly counter their attacks and fell one after another.

The sword dance was to keep the performers in a circle so that they would not get caught up in the fighting.

Heuksipsam flew into the forest behind him.

But with a thud, he rolled on the floor. The wind blew off his bamboo hat, revealing his face. There was a black snake head tattoo on his forehead. Looking at it now, it was different from the snakes drawn on the foreheads of his subordinates. It seems that the snakes have different appearances depending on the rank.

A man walked out of the forest.

Surprisingly, the person who subdued Heuksipsam was none other than Jin Ha-gun, the Demon Destruction Lord.

He walked leisurely over and subdued the painful blood vessels of Heuksipsam and Mahyeol while holding his stomach.

In the meantime, all the other Black Death swordsmen were either killed or subdued. It was all sorted out in an instant.

The demon troopers surrounded the demons and aimed their swords.

One of them ran over and opened the box. When he lifted out the camouflage silk, he found a sleeping child inside.

“I have a child.”

“Are you okay?”

“Yes, I am asleep thanks to the Gwisikdae method.”

Jin Ha-gun was delighted and opened another box himself. Inside that too was a sleeping child.

Then another demon slayer approached and reported to Jin Hagun.

“The authors are the representatives of the Hwangryongpyo Kingdom.”

Then Jin Ha-gun shouted.

“The representatives of the political faction made a deal with the Black Death?”

The Myulma Squad did not know that the people who had come to this place to make contact were from the Hwangryongpyo Nation, and so they only pursued the children.

“Put down your weapons and kneel down.”

Hwang Won’s heart sank.

The Black Death Squad is moving the child with the leader of the Demonic Cult? Will the Demon Extermination Corps soldiers believe their words?

Eventually, it will come to light. There were many eyes watching what happened in the Hwangryongpyo Kingdom.

But if a fight broke out here, I could die a dog’s death without even being able to tell the truth.

In this brief moment, Hwang Won had such worries.

“Kill those who don’t kneel!”

When the order was given, Huang Yuan ordered the soldiers to kneel as they were told.

Jin Ha-gun was holding the child. At that moment, he saw the warrior of the Demon King’s Corps next to him looking at someone. The other warriors were the same.

Jin Ha-gun looked back while holding the child in his arms.

Everyone was kneeling, but one young man was standing. He greeted Jin Ha-gun with a smile.

“How have you been?”

Jin Ha-gun opened his eyes wide after confirming that his opponent was a swordsman.

“you!”

He is the person who appears in my dreams. He is a mean person who always seems to be ahead of me, even in my dreams. He was wearing a fancy dress and smiling.

“Why are you here?”

“I came to find children to use as Dafa materials.”

Hwang Won, who was kneeling at those words, was terrified.

What if I really believed it? Huh? Could it really be true? Did he deceive me and bring me here? That’s right, the leader of the Demonic Cult wouldn’t come to save the children, right?

Since he was not used to the antics of the sword dance, he even thought this for a moment.

Fortunately, Jin Ha-gun was familiar with the jokes of the Geommu Theater.

“Are you kidding me when I see you again?”

“It’s a long story if we tell it. To cut to the chase, I came to save the kids.”

“If we had known this would happen, we wouldn’t have come.”

Although it was said as a joke, it was a great compliment to the sword dance.

“Everyone, stand up.”

At Jin Ha-gun’s words, the kneeling soldiers stood up from their seats.

They were relieved, but also surprised. They knew that the leader of the Demonic Cult was an extraordinary person, but they didn’t know that he had such a relationship with the Demon Destruction Leader.

“We received information that the Black Death gang was kidnapping and selling children, so we started investigating. We finally found evidence.”

“We know that they sold the children, but what are we going to do about the buyers?”

“Of course they won’t just leave it alone.”

Jin Ha-gun wanted to immediately storm into Yugeommun and punish the people who bought the children. However, Yugeommun was a sect belonging to Sa-pa.

That is why I couldn’t just rush in without clear evidence. If I made a single mistake and it escalated into a conflict with the Apostolic Alliance, it would be irreversible.

“From now on, I will secretly investigate the case. If I find evidence that they bought the kidnapped child, the main unit will not forgive me.”

The sword dance smiled at the firm determination.

“The answer is the Demon Destruction Lord.”

It wasn’t meant to be sarcastic, it was meant with sincerity. I could sense a different spirit from Jin Ha-gun than before.

“But there’s a problem with Daeju’s plan. If the children he promised don’t arrive this time, he’ll notice that there’s a problem and destroy all the evidence. He can blame it on his easy subordinates and cut off his tail.”

Jin Ha-gun also agreed with that statement and asked Geommu-geuk for his opinion.

“Then what should I do?”

“Let us continue our march.”

Not only Jin Ha-gun, but also the warriors of the Demon King’s Corps and the soldiers looked at the sword dance in surprise.

“The children are already asleep due to the Gwisikdaebeop, so we can’t force them to wake up. They’ll wake up when the time comes. Let’s take the children back and look for evidence that Yugeommunju was involved in this incident.”

“What if something happens to the children during the process?”

“If an accident happens while you and I are going, wouldn’t that be a natural disaster?”

Jin Ha-gun was troubled. If someone else had made this offer, he would have refused. He had no intention of risking the lives of his children.

But the person who will be with me is Geommugeuk. I know very well what kind of person he is.

The thought didn’t last long. If this incident wasn’t eradicated properly, children would continue to be kidnapped in other ways.

As Jin Ha-gun nodded, Geommu-geuk shouted at the soldiers.

“Let’s continue our march.”

* * *

Hwang Won looked back.

I could see Geommu-geuk and Jin-ha-gun sitting side by side on the cart. There were no two sergeants or two masters. It was the son of Cheon-ma and the grandson of the leader of the martial arts world sitting side by side.

It was a sight I would never see again in my life.

Hwang Won and Pyo Sa were having a truly amazing experience.

“How are you, my lord?”

“Stay strong.”

After a moment, Jin Ha-gun said.

“Sometimes you talk about yourself.”

“What did you say?”

“If you must kill one of the Mines, make sure to kill the Young Leader.”

Geommugeuk accepted those words with a smile.

“I’m sure you’d disagree. If you have to save one of the Mines, then you have to save the leader.”

“Think positively.”

Through their conversation, Hwangwon and Pyo-sa were able to confirm that what Geommu-geuk had said to Woo So-chu was true. He must also be well acquainted with the leader of the martial arts world.

“What about Miss Jin?”

“Still wild and wild.”

But unlike what he said, Jin Ha-ryeong had changed from before. He was no longer a reckless Jin Ha-ryeong, but was growing into the center of the political party’s later index.

“But why are you out here alone?”

“I left in such a hurry that I couldn’t tell anyone.”

Jin Ha-gun looked at Geommu-geuk. He is not the type of person to lie, so he must really be alone.

“It seems like the school doesn’t look for him since he was given away as a child.”

“I see. So please be warm to me.”

Jin Ha-gun looked away with a dumbfounded expression.

But soon he spoke in a calm tone.

“Since that day, I’ve been trying to look people straight in the eye.”

Geommu-geuk smiled silently. Jin Ha-gun felt it. The true nature of Geommu-geuk can be seen when he is silent like this. When he looks up at the sky with those clear and deep eyes like now. You should not be fooled by his chatter.

So the cart kept running and running until it arrived at the inspection gate.

* * *

Late at night the cart entered through the back door of the barracks.

Man Hong (滿洪) of Yugeommun received the prize.

“Move carefully. Don’t pile them up, just put them aside.”

The boxes that the Hwangryongpyo Kingdom envoys had brought were moved to the warehouse.

After moving all the boxes, Manhong handed the messengers a heavy bag containing silver coins.

After the messengers left, Manhong opened the box and checked on the children.

At that moment, a man entered the place. He was Taejo (泰早), the head of the Yugeommun. He was an absolute master of the Sapa who had made a name for himself in the martial arts world through his Yugeom (流劍術) skills.

“Are you saying that we have to use those political guys?”

“There’s nothing we can do. If you’re related to the Black Death Squad in the Demon Slayer Squad, they’re going to search through everything, even those who had a drink with you.”

“You unlucky ones! How many kids came in this time?”

“Fifteen people.”

“When will you wake up?”

“It will happen in three hours.”

“Call me when the kids wake up.”

It was at that moment that Taejo was about to leave the warehouse.

There was a commotion outside. I thought it was the sound of weapons clashing.

Bang.

The warehouse door broke open and a group of unmanned personnel came in. The one leading the way was Jin Ha-gun.

Jin Ha-gun walked in front of Taejo and calmly introduced himself.

“I am Jin Ha-gun, the Demon Destruction Lord.”

“Nice to meet you, it is an honor to meet the famous Demon Slayer.”

Even though he guessed why his opponent had come, Taejo remained calm.

“No matter how famous you are, I don’t know if it’s okay to intrude into someone else’s sect like this.”

“I’m sorry about that. I had no choice because things were urgent.”

“What’s going on?”

“Recently, the Black Death has been kidnapping and selling children. The main unit has been monitoring and tracking this evil deed, and has confirmed that a box containing children has been brought into the inspection gate here.”

Jin Ha-gun’s gaze turned to the box.

“I think those are the boxes. Can I check them?”

“If it doesn’t work out, you won’t do it?”

“If that were the case, I wouldn’t have come here.”

As Jin Ha-gun nodded, two warriors from the Demon Squad opened the box. They confirmed that the child was sleeping inside.

“I don’t know.”

Even though the evidence was presented, Taejo held on tight.

“I came here to discuss something with you. What is going on?”

“I don’t know either. I’ll call the person in charge of this place and find out.”

As the saying goes, he is trying to get away with blaming his subordinates.

Then a voice was heard from behind.

“Isn’t that a lie?”

Taejo looked back in surprise and saw someone standing up from behind the box. It was Geommugeuk who had been hiding there.

“It’s no use trying to catch him. I heard it all.”

Of course, Taejo was not the type to accept it obediently. He calmly argued with Jin Ha-gun.

“I don’t know what that young man heard, but who would believe the words of the subordinate you planted?”

“He is not my subordinate.”

“Are you asking me to believe that?”

“I wish I could have that person as my subordinate, but he is a person that no one in the world can have as a subordinate.”

Taejo looked at Jin Ha-gun and Geommu-geuk alternately with a puzzled mind because he could not understand what they were saying.

“Whether he is your subordinate or not, it is the same. Judging from his attire, he looks like a traitor, but he is nothing more than a thief hiding in the warehouse. We cannot accept such a person as a witness.”

Both men had plenty to spare, and the winner of this fight was already decided.

Jin Ha-gun said calmly.

“Unfortunately, you can’t refute him, it’s not easy to convince him, he’s impossible to kill, and everyone else will believe him except you… … .”

Jin Ha-gun turned his head and looked at Geommu-geuk.

The mouth-licking swordsman was moving his lips as if to say, “When will it be my turn to speak?”

“I met a witness I should never have met.”