Absolute Regression Chapter 593

The 593rd new recruit is Gando Kegun

With the appearance of the Wuhuang Divine Sword, Geommu-geuk could tell what kind of war this was.

‘This war is a fight between the Murim Alliance and Cheonui Palace.’

The reason why the Wuhuang Divine Sword is still talked about even after three hundred years is because, in addition to his absolute martial arts skills that led to him being called the Divine Sword, he had one great achievement.

The destruction of the Celestial Palace.

At that time, in the martial arts world, there was an attempt by a mysterious force called Cheonui Palace to destroy the martial arts alliance and take over the legitimate martial arts world.

The Cheonui Palace was a sect that used all sorts of strange illusions and formations, and it showed truly tremendous power. The masters of the martial arts world were helplessly trapped in their formations and died miserably. As a result, the hatred and resentment of the Jeongpa people who wanted a fair fight grew even bigger, and the more they were afraid, the more they hated.

Amidst all sorts of rumors that the Blood Cult was behind it, the Heavenly Demon Cult was behind it, and the Sadomaeng was behind it, a full-scale war broke out between the Murim Alliance and the Cheonui Palace.

When the war first broke out, it was expected that this fight would end quickly. No matter how powerful the Cheonui Palace was, their opponent was the Murim Alliance. And it was the Murim Alliance led by the absolute master of the martial arts, Mu Hwang Shin Geom.

But contrary to expectations, the war did not end easily.
The Cheonmasingyo and the Sadomaeng did not step forward, but many sects other than them intervened in this fight. From those who stood up for a just cause to those who sought practical gain. And even merchants who tried to sell weapons. A truly tangled chaos unfolded.

In this martial arts world, there were not only those who supported the Murim Alliance.
Many sects that supported Cheonui Palace and hated the Murim Alliance participated in the war. There were even rumors that the Cheonma Shingyo and the Sadomaeng were secretly supporting them.

‘Why on earth?’

For some reason, Bigwi brought himself to the middle of the fight between the Murim Alliance and the Cheonui Palace three hundred years ago.

‘What are you trying to show me?’

Meanwhile, the Mu Hwang Shin Geum stood in front of the people.

The cheers get louder!

The fact that they had seen him in person had moved all the martial artists. Most of the martial artists here now were low-ranking martial artists, and had never had the opportunity to see the martial arts leader up close.

The Mu Hwang Shin Geum looked around the warriors with calm eyes. He overwhelmed these many people with just his eyes.
In addition, he was younger than they thought, but the warriors were even more excited by his appearance that seemed to have just entered middle age.

The warriors who met his eyes bowed their heads with expressions of gratitude.
Soon, the Mu Hwang Shin Geum opened his mouth.

“The fighting started and there were many casualties. We lost many comrades.”

His soft voice, full of inner energy, could be heard clearly even by those standing far behind him.

“Countless masters who tried to uphold justice were sacrificed to their evil illusions and formations.”

With each word, the warriors radiated a passionate passion. In this war, the Mu Hwang Shin Geum was their hero and support.

Of course, Geommu-geuk looked at him with a cold heart. There must have been some reason why he had brought him here today, the day he arrived.

The voice of the Emperor’s Sword grew stronger.

“Still, we must continue to fight. We cannot let our friend’s death be in vain, we cannot let the evil villains take over this martial arts world, so we must move forward.”

The Emperor’s Sword looked around at everyone and spoke with a determined look in his eyes.

“We will have our last fight here.”

He still didn’t know why Bigwi had brought him here, but at least he knew why at this time and in this place.
This was the site of the final battle with the Heavenly Palace.

The mighty shout of the Emperor’s Sword echoed through the fields.

“Do not fear death! Your blood will protect this martial arts world!”

Even though it was a word that demanded sacrifice, the warriors were enthusiastic.
After finishing his speech, Mu Hwang Shin Geum approached the warriors in the front row. Although there was a possibility that an assassin was hiding, he was not afraid.
Geom Mu Geuk quietly observed him.

‘The old masters give a different feeling.’

The sense of presence was different. The way the prayer was uttered was also different.
It was rough, but felt more powerful.

The Emperor Wuhuang Shingum gave some words of encouragement to the few people standing in the front row on behalf of everyone.

“The martial arts world will remember your hard work and sacrifice.”

Every time their eyes met with the leader’s, the warriors bowed their heads with moved expressions.
Soon, it was the sword dance show’s turn.

“You’ve worked hard.”

The sword dance didn’t just pass by.

“It’s not me.”

Everyone’s eyes were focused on Geommu-geuk, wondering what he would dare say to the leader. Mu-hwang-shin-geom also looked at Geommu-geuk with an expression asking what he meant.

“Today is the first day.”

Only then did the Emperor Wu smile and the surrounding warriors laughed. The solemn atmosphere was instantly relieved.

“What is your name?”
“My name is Geomyeon.”
“I will do my best to ensure that you return home safely.”

Geommugeuk added a word to him as he was about to move aside.

“Is there any way we can win?”

At that moment, Geommu-geuk saw that his two pupils were slightly shaking. The emotion was clearly confusion.

Geommu-geuk asked on purpose. This fight would definitely end with the victory of Jeongpa and Mu-hwang-shin-geom. The result was already decided.
However, I remember hearing this once. There were no detailed records of the last fight that day.

‘How did you end that last fight?’

Among the several warriors who followed the leader, a middle-aged warrior stepped forward with a firm expression.

“Who dares to come forward and say that it is safe?”

Then, the Wuhuang Divine Sword raised his hand to stop him and spoke to Geommu Geuk.

“I have a way to end this fight.”

It was not a response to the swordsman, but rather to all the warriors. Indeed, the warriors were startled, but soon let out a loud roar.

“But I can’t reveal such important information in a public place. So, you just do your job.”
“Yes! I understand.”

After encouraging a few more people, Mu Hwang Shin Geum walked straight towards the barracks in the center. The middle-aged warrior who had stepped forward with a firm expression glared at Geom Mu Geuk with a displeased look before following the leader.

Then a soft word was heard from behind.

“The newbie is really big.”

When I looked back, the leader, Jeong Dae, was standing there.

“Who is that person who is glaring at me so fiercely?”
“He is the person in charge here.”

He was the one in charge of this battlefield, which would be the final stage for Jo Woong.

“What on earth are you thinking?”
“If not now, then when will you have a chance to talk to the leader?”

Jung Dae stared at the sword dance and turned around after saying, “You crazy guy.” Even if he was called a crazy guy, he instinctively decided not to let the leader pass by.
He decided that leaving a mark like this would be helpful later.

Geommugeuk looked at the back of the moving Mu Hwang Shin Geum.

‘Big idiot, why did you bring me here? What on earth is the reason?’

Returning to the barracks, Geommu-geuk quietly closed his eyes and circulated his true energy. Compared to before, his internal energy was really weak, but he tried to increase it even a little and make it a little more pure. He didn’t know what kind of situation awaited him, but it wouldn’t be easy to escape from here.

“All eyes, a reconnaissance mission has been assigned to you.”

The leader, Jeong Dae, woke up everyone who was sleeping.

“Is this a night mission?”

Jeong-dae nodded at the surprised Jo-won’s question.

The Sword Dance Company left the barracks with its members.
The Baekho Shipchiljo was made up of five people, including the Sword Dance Company. Originally, there were thirteen, but they all died during two major battles.

“It’s all your fault.”

Jeong Dae placed the responsibility for this night reconnaissance on Geommugeuk.

“What are you talking about?”
“You said something useless to the leader, so you were given a night mission. Since our number was reduced to four, our group hasn’t been given a night mission.”

However, he did not curse or criticize him for that. In Geommu-geuk’s eyes, Jeong Dae was a good and decent warrior who lived up to the name Jeong Pa-in. He was someone who was destined to part ways soon, but he was someone who he wanted to treat well even if only for a short while.

“I’m here, aren’t I?”
“Four or five!”

Yes, he was right.
This could not have happened by chance. It must have been Jo Woong who wanted to look good to the leader and punish him.
Geommu Geuk hoped that even this was not a coincidence but an inevitability. He had to find something in the series of inevitabilities. He had to get out of this place as soon as possible.

“You’re giving me this disadvantage just because I asked that question? Your Majesty, you’re going too far!”
“Do you think you would have done that?”

Jeong Dae held back his words, thinking that Jo Woong was going to punish him for what happened earlier. He knew better than anyone that if you were hesitating whether to say something, it would be wiser not to say it. This was especially true in this battlefield where dozens of people were dying every day. If you were hesitating whether to kill someone, you had to kill them.

The Baekho Shipchiljo, which included the Geommu Geuk, entered the mountains.
The two camps were facing each other across a ridge, but it was said that only localized fighting was taking place now.

As expected from someone who had survived here for a long time, Jeongdae skillfully navigated the dark mountain paths.

“If you go over that ridge, you’ll reach the enemy camp. You absolutely must not go any further than this. Do you understand? There are ambushes everywhere.”
“Understood.”

Of course, Geommu-geuk wanted to look at the enemy camp first, contrary to the simple answer. In fact, he was more curious about the other side than this side.
What kind of person is the princess of Cheonui Palace, what is she thinking? And who is around her?
It would have been better if they had let him start from the other side, but why was it this side?
The reason Bigwi brought him here wasn’t just to let him meet the Muwangshin Sword.

“Okay, I’ll be going back now for today.”

It was at that time that I was returning after completing the reconnaissance mission.

“caution!”

Shhh!

The swordsman flew forward and pushed the main body aside. The dark
machine passed by where the main body was.
From the forest ahead, the warriors charged, swinging their swords.
There were four of them.
They joined forces and swung their swords at the swordsman who was closest to them. They were well-trained in quick movements, but unfortunately, their opponent was the swordsman.

Shhh.

Geommugeuk dodged the frontal attack as if he were lying down on the ground.
It was a position where he should have fallen down, but Geommugeuk’s waist was not that weak.
Geommugeuk, who had sprung up like a dragon, raised his sword.

Crunch!

He rushed towards the enemy on the left, stepping on his stomach as he fell, his chest wide open. The unexpected movement caught the enemy off guard.
The two swords swept through the air, but only one reached the target.

Phew!

The swordsman who stabbed the opponent’s heart quickly spun around and swung his sword.

Shhh.

The enemy who was rushing from behind opened his eyes wide.
Even if he had eyes on the back of his head, he would never have imagined that someone would attack his weak point so quickly and accurately.

Crunch.

As the third enemy fell, the remaining one ran away into the darkness. Geommu-geuk threw his sword at his back, trying to catch him, but stopped for some reason.

It happened in an instant. It happened at a moment when the rest of the crew hesitated for a moment about how to rush in, and when Jeong-dae, who had been pushed to the ground by Geommu-geuk, got up, the situation was already over.
Jeong-dae asked with a surprised and bewildered face.

“You! What are you doing? You’re good at martial arts,
aren’t you?” “I never said you weren’t good at it.”
“Why did you come here as a new recruit?”
“That’s how you’ll live long. If you’re good at fighting, shouldn’t you be able to face the best?”

Jeong-dae, who had been making a dumbfounded expression, didn’t ask any more questions. He expressed his gratitude with a sincere look in his eyes.

“Thank you. I survived thanks to you.”
“Then, will you move me to a better bed?”
“I’ll switch you with my bed.”

He was really touched. How did he survive until now? And the war was coming to an end. If he had died today from a knife thrown by someone, he would have been so resentful that he couldn’t even close his eyes.

The swordsman examined the fallen body.

“Are these guys also scouts?”
“No. Scouts tacitly avoid each other even when they meet.”

It was a mutual survival strategy that emerged in the midst of war.

“Then why were these people out here tonight?”

Jeongdae shook his head with an expression of incomprehension.

“But you don’t use illusions or sorcery.”
“Only the masters of the Heavenly Palace use formations and illusions. The enemies aren’t only from the Heavenly Palace, and even if they are from the Heavenly Palace, the lower-level warriors use regular martial arts. Now, let’s go back.”

At that moment, Geommugeuk said something unexpected.

“You go first, I’ll catch the guy I missed earlier.”
“It’s dangerous!”
“The leader is here, so I can’t just ignore these strange movements.”
“You said you wanted to live long? That’s why you hid your martial arts skills?”
“Do you think I’ll let you go early if I achieve great feats? Okay, you go first.”

Geommugeuk ran into the darkness.
Jeongdae knew from this fight that Geommugeuk was not an ordinary player, so he did not stop him any longer.

“You must come back alive!”

That was the reason I didn’t kill the last one. I was planning to scout out the enemy lines under the pretext of pursuing him.

We arrived at their campsite along the path that Jeongdae had told us.
Dozens of barracks were built around a large barrack in the center.
We didn’t enter carelessly. If the princess from the other side was here, great masters would be there with her.
Geommu-geuk displayed his Shinan technique. Although his internal energy had decreased, his Mandok-bulchim was still there, and he was able to display his Shinan technique.

The gaze of the swordsman who was inspecting their barracks stopped at one place.

“!”

At that moment, Geommu-geuk was shocked.
Now he could understand. Why had Bigwi brought him here three hundred years ago?
There was a pattern drawn on the entrance of the large tent that Geommu-geuk was looking at.

It was a pattern that even the swordsman knew, but it wasn’t a Bigwi pattern.
It was the pattern that was engraved all over the passages of the underground gate. It was the pattern that was used to destroy the first gate, and it was assumed that it was the pattern of the family that created this gate.

Now was the moment when the first clue was unraveled.

‘The one who created the underground treasury of the Hwangryongmu-gwan was the Cheonui Palace that had been destroyed.’