Absolute Regression Chapter 509

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Seo Dae-ryong’s instinct spoke.

‘It’s interest.’

But at the same time, one doubt came to mind.

‘You’re so young?’

No, it’s not because he’s young. It’s because he’s bright. He’s so handsome and has such a sad smile. Is this a bad thing?

If you ask ten people passing by, none of them will think of this man as a villain who destroyed the Daejeongmun or a person who has mastered magic. The same would be true if they were asked that question themselves.

‘Isn’t it?’

While many thoughts were going through his mind, the man approached Seo Dae-ryong. Seo Dae-ryong secretly raised his stamina and prepared to counterattack his opponent at any time.

The tall man still looked down at Seo Dae-ryong with a sad smile in his eyes.

“Have guts. If you were to walk around with a long sword these days, you’d most likely be misunderstood.”

Even his voice was calm and soft, making him seem like a kind and good person.

Seo Dae-ryong’s gaze turned to the long sword strapped to the man’s back.

“You knew about it, but you didn’t take it?”

He looked at Seo Dae-ryong and smiled inexplicably.

What are those eyes saying now? Am I strong enough to walk around like this? Am I the one who came here to kill everyone?

What if the interest rate is a bad number?

I thought the rumor that he was a young man was meant to frame me, but was he really young?

Seo Dae-ryong was nervous. He felt that he had to somehow buy time until Geommu-geuk returned.

Let’s solve it ourselves? Seo Dae-ryong didn’t have that kind of confidence.

Although he was full of confidence from his increased internal energy and his experience in actual combat with the Sword Dance Theater, Seo Dae-ryong was cautious and cautious again.

Because he wasn’t foolish enough to let his guard down when someone walked up to him smiling.

“Which sect do you come from?”

Seo Dae-ryong knew that his opponent did not belong to the sect that had been invited today, but he pretended not to know and asked.

“Unrivaled.”

“Are you saying that you came from the Musangpa?”

There is no such sect in Chongqing.

“No, I mean the writing on your sword.”

The sword that Hyeolcheon Doma used in his youth had the word Musang written on the blade. The man walking behind him must have seen it.

“It’s a great toy.”

“It was given to me by my master.”

How would he react to his master’s words? Seo Dae-ryong carefully observed his reaction.

The man didn’t show any particular reaction. He still had that sad smile he had at first and instead asked about his master.

“What kind of person is your master?”

He was asking about his master. Seo Dae-ryong could feel it instinctively. He was reading the words written on the sword and asking about his master.

‘I ask you knowing who my master is.’

And I don’t even try to hide the fact that I knew about him and approached him. I’m becoming more and more convinced that this man is my enemy.

“You are exactly as written in the Tao. You are someone who has no rivals in this martial arts world.”

Then the man denied Seo Dae-ryong’s words.

“There is no one in the world who does not have a rival. Everyone has an opponent. The only difference is whether you meet them while living or die without meeting them.”

The word adversary had a significant impact on Seo Dae-ryong.

‘Who did you have in mind when you said that? Me? Master? Or the leader of the religious sect?’

This time, Seo Dae-ryong asked about his opponent.

“Are enemies destined to fight each other?”

“Of course. They are destined to kill each other.”

“How do you know who your opponent is?”

“You can tell when you see it.”

Then he stared intently at Seo Dae-ryong. A tense atmosphere naturally developed between the two.

‘Interest, you consider me your enemy!’

It was an instinctive judgment, after all. Because I felt some kind of fateful connection with this man in front of me.

I felt scared, but at the same time proud.

Seo Dae-ryong still recalls those gloomy days as an investigator. He thinks that no matter how strong he becomes, his identity will always be there. That way, he won’t be arrogant.

Someone considers me a destined enemy? I was scared but also happy. And then I even thought this.

Yes, rather than aiming at the Master or the Young Leader, aim at me! I will deal with you.

The man’s gaze turned to the main hall where the meeting was taking place today. In front of the main hall, there were warriors who had followed the leaders of each faction. Judging by their number, it seemed like almost all the invited guests had gathered.

The man asked Seo Dae-ryong.

“Do you know what the purpose of our meeting today is?”

“I don’t know.”

“The purpose is to unite against us.”

“we?”

The man nodded in response to Seo Dae-ryong’s question.

“Yes. Us.”

“Do you and I have something in common that would make us say we are one? Are you saying that this is a meeting to deal with those who practice the Tao?”

Then the man answered without hesitation.

“Aren’t we mines?”

“!”

Seo Dae-ryong was surprised. He thought he had misheard because the other person spoke so calmly. As expected, Lee Ja was one of the people who had planned this incident.

You revealed your identity like this? Then why did you approach me?

“This is a meeting against us.”

Then he said something even more surprising.

“What do you think? Let’s go in and clean it up.”

The man’s eyes and tone of voice were both serious, as if he was being sincere.

Seo Dae-ryong laughed.

“Why are you laughing?”

“I was so nervous that I couldn’t help but laugh.”

The man also laughed at Seo Dae-ryong’s honest answer. He was definitely more relaxed than Seo Dae-ryong. It was definitely this man who was leading this atmosphere.

“Are you scared?”

“Then wouldn’t it be scary? Someone you’ve just met is asking you to commit suicide together.”

“Why do you think we’re losing? With your and my martial arts skills, wouldn’t we be able to wipe out all those sect bastards?”

Instead of answering whether he would fight or not, Seo Dae-ryong slyly brought up his own story. He had no intention of telling this man his story, but he wanted to buy time until Geommu-geuk returned. Even if it meant just a few words, he had to buy as much time as possible.

“There was a time when I was depressed and wanted to just sweep the world away.”

It was a sincere word. Before meeting Geommu-geuk, when Hwangcheon-gak, who had cared for him, died unjustly, his depression reached its peak. If only he could, he really wanted to sweep it all away.

“Why were you depressed?”

He must have noticed that he was wasting his time. Yija was listening to everything he said. Seo Daeryong felt a strange sense of unease, but this was the best he could do for now.

“As you can see, I’m short and have a small build.”

“Is it perhaps because of that sense of pride that you learned the martial arts of using the great sword?”

Seo Dae-ryong could sense that his opponent was intentionally provoking him by using the word “qualification.”

If it were really the old days, I would have been furious. But things are different now.

‘There is someone next to me. I learned from someone.’

Seo Dae-ryong grew up watching Geommu-geuk fight against the Heavenly Demons and the Demon Lords. He was not the type of person to fall for such provocation.

“I was so happy that I could almost burst at the thought of learning the martial arts of using the great sword. Now that I think about it, I guess I did have that kind of sense of entitlement, just as you said.”

Instead, Seo Dae-ryong asked his opponent.

“Have you ever felt such a sense of entitlement in your life?”

The man laughed again as if he couldn’t believe it. Seo Dae-ryong could tell for the first time after talking to him closely and seeing his laughter. He was a person who smiled a lot by habit, and this sad smile that made him look good was not due to his personality, but to the man’s appearance.

His handsome appearance made him look sad, but there was a certain arrogance in his eyes.

What I couldn’t see before is now visible.

“There’s someone I’d like to introduce you to. He’s someone I truly respect. He’s the person who changed my life.”

Then the man provoked Seo Dae-ryong again.

“I don’t want others to change my life. Isn’t that such a worthless life?”

Seo Dae-ryong looked at him intently and said.

“Isn’t it true that people change because of others? Reading books, listening to other people, seeing how other people live. Seeing you treat those things as trivial, I think you’re really amazing.”

For the first time, the smile disappeared from the man’s face, as if he had heard the sarcastic remark.

Rather, Seo Dae-ryong was relieved by that reaction.

‘Yeah, if he’s a villain, he should have eyes like this. If a villain has such good eyes, how would we know and deal with him?’

The villains who show their faces like this are actually less scary. The truly scary villains are those who show no faces at all.

But soon the man returned to his sad expression.

“Come to think of it, we haven’t even exchanged names. I’m Seo Dae-ryong. I’m late in greeting you.”

Then the man introduced himself.

“It’s called self-respect.”

Self-defense, are you my adversary?

“You said your name was Mine earlier, but what is your affiliation?”

How on earth will you reveal yourself?

Ja-gyeong responded to Seo Dae-ryong’s curiosity with surprise.

“I am a disciple of Doma of the Heavenly Demon Church.”

“!”

Then he shamelessly asked Seo Dae-ryong.

“Which group do you belong to?”

Seo Dae-ryong looked at him with a surprised face.

I knew that he had mastered the Heavenly Demonic Way, but he was a disciple of Doma? Which Doma? Could he not be the disciple of his master? Or perhaps a disciple he had accepted before? Seo Dae-ryong’s mind became complicated.

“I am also a disciple of Thomas.”

Seo Dae-ryong answered honestly. There was no need to lie to someone who came to find out anyway.

Ja-gyeong said with a strange smile.

“I haven’t heard that there is a disciple like you?”

“Me too.”

Swish.

The long sword that Ja-gyeong had been carrying on his back moved on its own and fell into his hand.

“Then one of us must be fake.”

Seo Dae-ryong was overwhelmed by his opponent’s movements when he pulled out the sword. He himself could not pull it out so beautifully with empty water.

Instead of raising his sword, Seodaeryong spoke quickly.

“If I see the Master, won’t I be able to distinguish between the real and the fake?”

At least he was sure that the opponent wasn’t trying to kill him. If he had been, he would have attacked from the beginning. But it seems that such a thought was a huge mistake.

Oh my god!

A single ray of lightning flew towards the Western Dragon.

Seodaeryong threw his body to avoid the sword.

‘If I couldn’t avoid it, I would have died.’

Seo Dae-ryong, who had rolled on the floor, was holding a long sword in his hand.

‘Is he crazy?’

They were laughing and talking nicely, but then suddenly they started fighting.

Even that killing was sincere.

So you want to fight here? If a fight breaks out, everyone will come out?

He was an opponent whose thoughts were completely unpredictable. If he was going to kill me, it would have been better to have made a surprise attack and killed him from the beginning.

“If the two of you fight here, everyone will gather around?”

“Kill the fakes, and kill the bystanders.”

Oh my god!

Once again, the vigilante spirits swept in.

This time, instead of dodging, Seodaerong also unleashed his sword. Since his opponent didn’t use the Heavenly Destruction Magic Technique, Seodaerong simply unleashed his sword to counter his opponent’s attack.

Two lines of pottery collided in midair.

bang!

Seo Dae-ryong was not pushed back at least in terms of internal power.

As the two men fought, the unmanned forces gathered there.

When they heard the news of the fight, all the leaders of each faction who had been waiting in the main hall came running.

“You two, stop fighting!”

When they appeared, the vigilantes did not attack. Based on the momentum from earlier, it seemed like they would attack everyone gathered here in earnest by throwing swords.

Ja-gyeong had a calm expression on her face, as if nothing had happened.

‘You’re saying you’re going to kill the fake and the bystanders?’

At that time, something that Seo Dae-ryong could not have imagined happened. Ja-gyeong said this to everyone.

“The one who committed the bloody massacre at Daejeongmun is Lee Ja.”

Everyone’s eyes were turned towards Seo Dae-ryong, who was being watched by Ja-gyeong.

“This is Seo Dae-ryong, the disciple of the Bloodthirsty Demon.”

Seo Dae-ryong looked at Ja-gyeong with a surprised expression. He really didn’t know that he would reveal his identity to the Jeongpa people and frame them.

‘What the hell are you doing?’

Do you think this will work? After all, if we argue about the pros and cons, it will be revealed that he also learned magic?

Meanwhile, the self-defense forces continued to expose themselves.

“The author’s sword is a favorite weapon used by Hyeolcheon Doma in his youth. The words ‘Musang’ on the sword body prove it.”

The surrounding masters all drew their swords and surrounded Seodaeryong.

“He said he came to kill all the masters here today!”

Seo Dae-ryong was dumbfounded. He was saying what he should have said.

Seo Dae-ryong spoke to everyone.

“That’s a lie! This guy is a traitor! The one who committed the tragedy at Daejeongmun was this guy.”

Then, an old master from among those surrounding stepped forward. He was the head of the Flying Sword Academy who had attended the meeting today.

“Are you really the disciple of Blood Heavenly Sword?”

He had already been released from prison. He could not hide his identity.

“That’s right. But it’s a lie that I destroyed the Daejeongmun. It was that person who did it. I also said that I would destroy all of you today.”

Then, those standing around all laughed in unison. Some shook their heads, while others directly directed their murderous intent at Seo Dae-ryong.

‘What is it? Why are you doing this?’

Bigeomjangju looked at Seodaeryong on behalf of everyone else and made a dumbfounded expression.

“Do you know who this person is?”

The remarks of the non-prosecutor who followed were shocking.

“The association here is called Cheongun Shinhyeop (靑雲新俠).”

Seo Dae-ryong looked at Ja-gyeong with a surprised face.

Cheongun Credit Union.

I’ve heard about it myself.

He was a young hero who recently rose to prominence in the martial arts world.

A new swordsman who has killed many villains and saved the lives of countless people through various collaborations. Oh, by the way, I heard he is also a master of Taoism.

‘Iza was acting like a knight!’

Seo Dae-ryong could tell that this incident involving his master was a plot that had been prepared for a very long time.

And today, this place was clearly a trap to trap him.

‘I wasn’t the one who wasted time!’

Jagyeong was stalling for time by waiting until as many of the experts attending the meeting as possible had gathered.

Moreover, the reason he had previously told himself that he would kill them all was to reveal it here.

Cheongun Shinhyeop tried to wipe out the Jeongpa masters? Cheongun Shinhyeop was a mine who had mastered magic?

The moment you say something that no one will believe, your credibility has already been destroyed.

Ja-gyeong shouted at the warlords.

“Let’s all work together to eliminate the mine!”

At the same time, he sent a message to Seo Dae-ryong.

-If you want to survive in this place, you’ll have to use the Destruction Magic Technique!

Absolute Return Episode 510