Absolute Regression Chapter 553

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The thought of that day suddenly came to mind.

The moment when I finished two days of training with the evil Soma in the space-time transfer technique.

At the end of the bloody battle, the Sword Dance Theater changed the location they were in to a snowy landscape to accommodate the evil Soma.

-Please come travel with me next time.

-At that time… … .

At that moment, the evil Soma hesitated to speak. It seemed like he hesitated because he wanted to say something unusual.

Now I think I know.

That hesitation was precisely what it meant to take off the mask.

The sword dance did not stop.

Even in his life before his regression, he showed his face, and in his current life, he took off his mask.

It seems like it’s my fate to live face to face with him.

Swish.

The hand of the evil Soma who was taking off his mask trembled slightly.

The face of the evil Soma revealed under the mask.

When I saw his face before returning, it was from a time much longer ago than now. It was the time when he went to find the last Dafa materials.

Soma was handsome even then, but he looks much younger now.

The evil Soma is really handsome. If the Poison King is handsome like a pretty boy, and if the evil Soma is handsome with a unique atmosphere, then the evil Soma is perfectly handsome.

His features were perfectly harmonized, and his eyes were clear yet deep.

Who in the world could look at this face and think of the evil Soma?

“How did you endure it? You wanted to show off such a handsome face.”

The evil Soma laughed. Until now, I only saw his eyes smiling, but now I see his entire face smiling.

“I took it off because I wanted to drink comfortably with the cult leader. I don’t feel like drinking with my mask on.”

I know that it wasn’t for that reason. The evil Soma was showing the strongest trust he could.

The evil Soma looked down at the mask without saying a word. The mask was smiling at him.

What is he thinking now?

I couldn’t know that, but I knew at least one thing.

The moment he took off his mask, the evil Soma became even stronger.

The mask has protected him so far. The mask has been his symbol, his identity, his pride. The mask has made him strong, and the mask has made him evil.

“Now I will wear it when I want to wear it, and take it off when I want to take it off.”

Now he is free from the mask.

Ss …

At that time, the surrounding environment began to change. As my internal energy completely ran out, the space-time transfer technique began to disappear.

“Do you remember? I told you that if you took off your mask, I would treat you to a wonderful meal.”

The evil Soma nodded.

“When you return to the main school, I will treat you to some good drinks and food.”

The evil Soma said, putting on his mask again.

“I look forward to that day.”

* * *

Hanseol had no idea that something like this would happen before she arrived here.

Could you have imagined that as soon as you arrived at the meeting place with the Sword Dance Theater, you would freeze the dark energy flying towards the leader of the Apostolic Alliance?

How could I have known that I would see blood-covered drones breaking through the formation?

-Seol-ah, this is not normal. How about we step back for now?

Why else would the Han Bingsanggeom guarding him have sent such a message?

‘Little Leader, to what kind of meeting did you invite me?’

I thought that was really typical of her. Of course, she had no intention of backing down.

Visain ran to Jin Ha-gun, who had just escaped from the formation, and asked him.

“Are you okay?”

Jin Ha-gun looked back and checked the demon troopers. Fortunately, every single one of them escaped the formation safely.

Only then did Jin Ha-gun nod and answer.

“We’re okay.”

“That’s fortunate.”

At this moment, the two people were feeling similar emotions.

‘I never thought a day would come when I would be so happy to see this person.’

Visain saw the way Jin Ha-gun looked at each other when he turned around a little while ago. The gaze was even closer than before they entered the formation.

They could see that, just like them, they too had been fighting a battle that bordered on death.

“You guys?”

“This wasn’t easy either, but you did a good job. Miss Han was a great help.”

Visain introduced Hanseol to Jinhagun.

“This person is the Little Princess of the North Sea Ice Palace. This guy here is the Demon Extermination Leader of the Martial Arts Alliance.”

Han Seol was secretly surprised when he heard that his opponent was the Demon Destruction Lord. How could he not know that he was the successor to a powerful martial arts leader?

So, the friends that the leader of the Cheonmasingyo was going to introduce were the successors of the Murim Alliance and the Sado Alliance.

I knew that Geommugeuk was an extraordinary person, but I never thought that they would become friends.

“Brother!”

At that moment, Jin Ha-ryeong and Cheon Hwa-ru-ju also came out of the secret room. When the sound of fighting outside stopped, Jin Ha-ryeong cautiously came out to check outside and found out that the fighting was over.

Jin Ha-gun and Jin Ha-ryeong were relieved to see each other safe.

Jin Ha-ryeong looked around and asked.

“The leader of the cult?”

Jin Ha-gun looked at Bi-sa-in at Jin Ha-ryeong’s question. Bi-sa-in just looked at the palanquin without saying anything. It meant that they were still fighting.

Jin Ha-gun answered Jin Ha-ryeong.

“He must be coming.”

The same words that Visain had said earlier came out of his mouth. The level of faith of the two people was similar.

In this way, they all spread out a security net between the palanquins.

On one side are Bisain and Sadoshipsamrang, on the other side are Jin Hagun and Myeolma Daega, on one side are Mumengaek and Jin Hareung, and on the other side are Han Seol and Han Bingsanggeom (寒氷雙劍).

How much time has passed like that?

Woof.

The kiln began to vibrate.

That moment when everyone stepped back, drew their weapons, and became tense.

Light poured out of the kiln. The light that poured out from every crevice of the kiln spread through the darkness and stretched out as if it were reaching the sky.

The intense light disappeared in an instant with a whooshing sound.

Ssssssssss.

The kiln began to disappear as it turned to ash.

Everyone watched the scene in surprise.

“Where are you looking! We’re here.”

When I looked back, there were two people standing side by side. They were none other than Geommugeuk and Geukaksoma, whose bodies were covered in blood.

Just by looking at their battered appearance, you could tell what kind of fight they had been in.

Geommugeuk quickly looked around first. Everyone who should have been there was there.

A sense of relief spread across Geommugeuk’s face.

That expression was an emotion that could not be deceived or disguised.

Only then did Geommugeuk sit down on the ground and whine.

“Oh my! My arms, my legs. My whole body hurts like I’ve been beaten up. No, I’ve been beaten up really bad.”

Only then did everyone’s faces relax and smile. This teasing was the sign that the fight was over.

Geommugeuk asked Hanseol while sitting down.

“How do you feel about coming to Jungwon?”

How dare you invite someone and greet them like that, covered in blood? But I was secretly glad and happy to see that he was safe.

“I don’t think you said that this banquet was a blood banquet.”

It was her precious joke, even though she rarely jokes.

“Shouldn’t a festival have such surprising fun?”

After greeting her, Jin Ha-gun and Bi Sa-in approached him.

Geommugeuk looked the most haggard I’d ever seen him. I could tell he had really used up all his strength.

“Now is the perfect opportunity to kill the leader of the Cheonma Sect.”

At Geommugeuk’s joke, Bisain and Jinha looked at each other. They exchanged glances as if to say, “Should we really do that?” Geommugeuk quickly said.

“I’m joking. I was joking because I trusted the person behind me!”

A smile appeared on Visain’s thick face.

“Then this would really be an opportunity.”

When Geommugeuk looked back, the evil Soma was not there.

When he went, he went to Yeojeong and talked to her.

“No, you are so afraid of me that you abandon me!”

Even though the swordmaster shouted, the evil soma pretended not to hear.

Seeing Yejeong smiling brightly in front of the evil Soma, Geommugeuk realized once again that he had truly returned safely.

Yeojeong looked at the sword dance and quietly bowed his head. Even without saying anything, you could tell what kind of greeting he was giving.

Visain and Jin Ha, who had been standing looking down, also crouched down next to Geommugeuk.

The sight of the two successors squatting on the ground with the sword dance between them was a sight I would never see in my life, as they were two people who would never do something like that.

The sword dance expressed its gratitude to the visa sign.

“If you hadn’t cut off my internal energy, I would have died.”

At Geommu-geuk’s words, Bisain asked with a surprised expression.

“How did you know that I had cut off my internal energy?”

“I guessed it when I saw that you didn’t come to help me even though the line connecting you to the cauldron was cut. I fought, hoping for the moment when you would cut off that infinite internal energy.”

Visain was glad that his efforts were not in vain.

Originally, Visang wanted to tease Geommu-geuk by saying, “What would have happened if it weren’t for me?” But when it came to this situation, such jokes didn’t come out well. I realized once again that a joke should be made by someone who is playing a joke.

Just like the current sword dance. The target was Jin Ha-gun.

“Are you feeling sorry now? If this guy had gone into the formation and you had stayed outside, you would have saved my life.”

Jin Ha-gun shook his head.

“If that were the case, we would have lost a friend.”

“Sain couldn’t escape the monster’s formation, right? Are you ignoring our leader right now?”

“No. I mean, I wouldn’t have thought of quitting it.”

So, it was an honest answer that Geommu-geuk would die, and it was also a remark that highly regarded Bisain. Jin-hagun, who valued face and pride, had the composure in his eyes that only a person who had let go could see.

He had both hands empty because he had put them down. What on earth would he hold with those hands again?

“You guys can’t keep being this cool! Being cool is my thing.”

At the end of Geommu-geuk, Jin Ha-gun and Bi Sa-in supported him from both sides and helped him up.

This time, Geommugeuk expressed his gratitude to Jin Ha-ryeong.

“Thank you for keeping your promise.”

“I was just hiding in the secret room.”

“That makes me even more grateful.”

The gaze of the swordsman directed at her deepened.

“Be honest. How many times have you wanted to run away?”

Jin Ha-ryeong smiled. That’s why I like Geommu-geuk. He’s someone who understands my feelings without me having to say anything. He’s someone who knows that hiding in a closed room is harder than coming out and fighting.

“About ten times?”

“The enemy is better than me.”

“what?”

The gaze of the swordsman turned to Bisain. How could he just pass it by?

“This is the number of times I begged because of this slow-witted friend. Please cut off my internal energy! I begged him while getting beaten to death.”

“What a joke! If you got hit like that, your opponent would have been turned to dust.”

“Huh! How did you know? It really did blow away into dust.”

Finally, the three of them looked at each other and smiled.

At that time, Geommugeuk’s gaze turned to one place.

“Oh, over there!”

Everyone turned their heads and looked at the place where Geommugeuk was looking.

The light spreading from the distant horizon was pushing away the darkness.

The sun was setting inside the space-time teleportation technique, but outside in reality, the harsh night had passed and morning was dawning.

Everyone watched in silence the sunrise that was more magnificent than ever.

Cheonhwaruju came forward and spoke in a bright voice.

“Thanks to you all, everyone on base saved their lives. I sincerely thank you.”

The gisaengs, maids, and workers who were hiding nearby all came and bowed their heads to express their gratitude.

“Everyone, get some rest. We will prepare the banquet tonight with all our heart.”

Thus ended another fight that began with the escape of a courtesan.

* * *

Geommugeuk, who returned to his room, filled his internal energy with Unkijoshik.

I really used up all my energy to the point where I wondered when I last used up all my energy to this extent.

He repeated this until his internal energy was completely filled, by circling his true energy one circle, two circles, and three circles.

After filling up his internal energy, Geommugeuk took out the secret weapon and placed it on the table.

I expressed my gratitude while looking at the smiling statue.

“If it weren’t for you, I would have been in big trouble. Thank you.”

But as if nothing had ever happened, the black spirit’s energy that had swallowed the Dark King’s energy and the other energy were both deep in his body, as if they had never existed in the first place.

“What on earth is your identity?”

The watchman just smiled. Yes, there will come a day when we will know.

He put the obi back in his arms and lay down on the bed to sleep. Although the breakfast relieved some of his fatigue, what better rest could there be for a person than sleep? Geommu-geuk fell asleep as soon as he lay down.

I walked in the darkness in my dream.

It wasn’t the lingering darkness of the Dark King. It was the darkness that had been with him throughout his life before his return.

There were also some good things about darkness. It could hide loneliness. Isn’t it lonelier at night? That’s not necessarily true. Sometimes, the loneliness that comes from the bright world is stronger.

How long did I walk in the darkness like that?

At the end of that darkness, I met a being.

Was it because the Seven Stars’ Nine Flower Demons had failed several times? Or was it because his subconscious wanted to see him?

The being that was waiting for him was Cheonmahon.

Geommu-geuk looked up at the giant Cheonma-hon silently. Today, the outline of his face was a little better than the last time he saw him. Why is that? Could it be that the fight against the Dark King this time has resulted in the achievement of the Nine Fire Demonic Arts?

– Have you been hurt by any chance?

Even when I spoke to him like this, Cheonmahon would always just look down at me with haughty eyes, but today his reaction was different.

Cheonmahon nodded slightly.

-Are you listening to me?

Geommugeuk woke up shouting like that. His last words were actually shouted out like a sleep whisper.

“… … I definitely nodded.”

Even though it was a dream, Geommugeuk’s heart pounded at Cheonmahon’s reaction.

* * *

I thought I slept for a while, but when I went outside, it was already evening.

Cheonhwaru was busy preparing for the banquet. The walls were broken and there were holes here and there, but they added to the charm of today’s banquet.

The staff and workers at Cheonhwaru came out in force to prepare food. They cooked and prepared the banquet with the intention of treating the benefactor who had saved their lives.

“I’m going to drink all night! Please prepare a lot of alcohol!”

The person who received the words of Geommu-geuk was not Cheonhwaruju, but Jin Ha-gun who had arrived first.

“You haven’t been to the wine cellar, have you? You don’t have to worry about that.”

Come to think of it, Jin Ha-gun and Myeolma-dae were disguised as workers at Cheonhwaru and worked as alcohol distributors.

Geommugeuk sat down across from Jin Hagun and said.

“Ah! A leader who even has experience working in Kiru! How am I supposed to deal with him in the future!”

“I don’t know, but you must have done worse.”

“Of course, I have also served as a servant.”

Jin Ha laughed at those words. It’s now comfortable to sit across from Geommugeuk like this. As we spend time together, we even joke around saying that we look alike.

“Have a drink of the wine I brought you, servant!”

“You’ll have to carry it several times today, sir!”

While the two were drinking, Jin Ha-ryeong and Han Seol arrived.

Visan is usually never late for appointments, but he was late today.

“The older brothers are gathered here, so why is the youngest one so late?”

Jin Ha-gun said at the end of the sword dance.

“Isn’t the non-leader much older than you?”

“If you’re late, you’re the youngest.”

At that moment, Geommu-geuk looked at the entrance and smiled inexplicably. Everyone else looked at him with eyes of surprise.

A non-signed man, neatly dressed in a white suit that he didn’t normally wear, was entering.