Absolute Regression Chapter 618

Episode 618 I’m worried I might handle it too well.

The Cheonmasingyo Akyang branch was constantly tense.
When the Grand Duke came leading the elite of Jangsa Jidan, everyone thought it was just a passing breeze.

If something urgent comes up, you can stop by. How could a life lived as a mine not have a single gust of wind? You just have to make sure you don’t get blown away by that wind.

But the wind kept blowing.

The next day, the Pyeonggang branch’s unmanned personnel arrived.
They were close by, so they knew their situation well. The strongest unmanned personnel from the Pyeonggang branch arrived. They even opened the warehouse and wore protective armor.
Starting with them, all the elites from Honam began to gather.

The elites of the Ikyang branch arrived, and then the Hyeongsan branch’s unmanned personnel arrived. The Hyeongsan branch’s most successful person came, and I could also see the face of a monster new recruit who had entered the Yeongheung branch. Elites from
other branches and divisions also arrived one after another.

Only then did they realize that it wasn’t just a passing wind, but a typhoon. Their Akyang branch was in the eye of the typhoon.

And today, finally, a piece of news was delivered through the typhoon.
Ho-myeong entered Geommu-yang’s room with quick steps.

“A message has come from Tongcheon-gak. They say they found a woman in a cage with burns on the back of her hands.”

Even if the number of women working in the ironworks was small, how could there be more than one or two such women in the Central Plains? Nevertheless, Tongcheon-gak produced results.
Geommu-yang did not doubt the results. If they had found it, they had found it.

The black sheep suddenly got up from its seat.

“Let’s go.”

Ho-myeong made an awkward expression at the reaction of Geommu-yang, who was about to go and catch him right away.

“But where that woman belongs…….”

Ho-myeong added cautiously.

“I belong to the main branch of the Murim Alliance.”
“!”

The blacksmith’s impression hardened. The name that was the most difficult to deal with had been mentioned.
Ho-myeong continued the information sent from Tongcheon-gak.

“Her name is Kwak Yeong (郭永), she is twenty-seven years old. She is one of the three craftsmen of the iron room of the main branch of the Murim Alliance.”
“A craftsman at twenty-seven?”

Becoming a master of the Moorim Alliance’s Iron Fist at a young age, and in the body of a woman at that, is not only a matter of talent, but also of extreme effort.

‘But you made a fake?’

I even met Gu Yong in person to sell the items. There were parts that I couldn’t understand.

“It has been confirmed that the iron room was emptied when he met Gu-yong. However, the problem is that he lost track of the woman after returning to Mu-han. It is presumed that the Black Water Society incident was reported here.”

Judging by her actions, it seemed certain that she was the woman they were looking for.

“In the end, we have to go to infinity.”

Ho-myeong had no answer to Geommu-yang’s words, which came out as if he was talking to himself.

Where the headquarters of the Murim Alliance is located.

In the case of the Cheonma Sect, the forbidden area was truly infinite.
Furthermore, even if they had been notified in advance, it would have been impossible to lead the elite members of the Cheonma Sect into the infinite. The Martial Arts Alliance would never allow such an operation.

“I will go into infinity alone.”

There was a reason for that decision.

“With all the elites gathered here, you wouldn’t expect me to go in alone.”

Then Ho-myeong spoke firmly.

“Absolutely not.”
“Then is there another way?”

Of course, there is no way. Even so, it is impossible to send Geommuyang there alone.

“Then I will invite only my men and myself.”

Ho-myeong stared at Geommu-yang with eyes that said he would never back down.

“If you’re going alone, you’ll have to kill us.”

Geommuyang looked out the window for a moment, lost in thought. Soon, he nodded and gave his consent.

“Okay. Then let’s just let the branch manager know and quietly leave.”

It meant that no one should tell the other unmanned people here.
Instead, they had to tell the branch manager. If they were to search for the missing Archduke, rumors would spread quickly.

“Okay, I’ll find a way out secretly.”

Then, Geommuyang came over and motioned for me to look out the window.
Homyeong walked over and they looked out the window together.

There was a line of carriages and carts delivering goods there.
As the number of people living here increased, naturally, more people came and went. In order to feed this many people, we had to buy a lot of cooking ingredients and food, and we also needed more people to wash dishes and clean.
Therefore, several times a day, carriages and carts transported food and people.

Ho-myeong understood Geommu-yang’s intention.

“That’s right. They don’t really pay attention to the outgoing cart.”

Even though the incoming carriages were thoroughly searched, the empty carriages or wagons leaving were not searched as thoroughly.

A few days later, a large carriage was approaching Wuhan.

“We will soon reach infinity.”

The people who filled the back compartment were Geommuyang, Homyeong, and the elite of Jangsajidan.

They took off their military uniforms and wore ordinary workman’s clothes. Some had their upper bodies exposed, and others disguised themselves as old men with wrinkles and beards. The carriage was disguised as carrying workers to a construction site in Infinite.

They were more nervous than ever. Even though they were Zidane’s elite, they had no experience in conducting operations in front of the main headquarters of the Murim Alliance.

Instead of reassuring his men, the announcement emphasized the danger.

“As you know, this operation is extremely dangerous.”

It was truly a life-threatening operation.

“We have to deal with two types of enemies: those who created the fakes and those who are legitimate.”

In some ways, the masters of the Murim Alliance were more dangerous than those who made fake goods. How many masters of the Murim Alliance would have a grudge against the Cheonma Sect?

Crucially, since I didn’t inform the Murim Alliance about this incident, I have no excuses for dying at their hands. Furthermore, this was an operation with the Grand Duke, not someone else.

“Our mission is one. To follow the Archduke’s orders and protect the Archduke.”

Ho-myeong spoke forcefully while looking at Geommu-yang.

“I will make sure that we get out safely.”

That was taken out. Even if we all died, Ho-myeong’s loyalty was real.

Geommuyang looked at the approaching infinity and answered indifferently.

“I won’t come back down this road alone.”

When Blood Heavenly Doma raised his head and looked out the window, something was floating in the air and flying toward him.
What floated and flew in front of Blood Heavenly Doma’s startled eyes was a book.
Blood Heavenly Doma accepted the book that had flown in. When he saw the title of the book, his eyes flashed with a strange light, and he immediately turned the pages and began to read.

“No, if the book was poisoned, why did you just read it like that? Sometimes you put saliva on it when you turn the pages.”

The person who appeared from the darkness far away, falsely accusing me of being a swindler, was Geommu-geuk.
Hyeolcheon Doma did not even look at Geommu-geuk and just turned the page of the book and spoke.

“It’s not so bad to die while reading a book.”

Geommugeuk ran into the room, shouting happily.

“Elder! I missed you!”

As Geommugeuk rushed to hug him, Hyeolcheon Doma stood up and respectfully bowed to him.

“Meet the temporary leader.”

The sword dance that had been rushing towards them stopped awkwardly.

“Why are you doing this? Between us?”
“Do you have any orders, Provisional Leader?”
“It’s me. I’m the handsome little leader who, after returning from exile, pushed aside the other seven demons who begged him to come and ran to see you first. You’re really too much!”

Only then did the Bloodthirsty Demon’s expression soften and he sat down again.

“Is that too much? You’re going too far now to come and say hello.”
“That’s why you brought me a gift, right? It’s the book you wanted to read, right? It’s exactly what you’re looking for at Cheonmaseokgak.”

The book I brought was a collection of essays written by an old master. I had read all the books he had left behind, but this was the only one I couldn’t find.

Hyeolcheondoma said, still looking at the book.

“Don’t you know you can’t take books out of there?”
“But you’re still reading so diligently.”

Hyeolcheondoma quickly turned the pages again.

“Because now is your only chance to read this.”
“No, read it slowly. I’m giving it to you as a gift.”
“You’re giving it to me?”
“You should be looking at me when you say that!”

Hyeolcheondoma’s gaze was still on the book.

“I can’t give you a book without permission from the leader?”
“Aren’t you the leader?”
“The temporary leader.”
“Then let’s change the rules. Aren’t temporary rules also rules? And this is also rude to you, father. There is a book I want to read, so please check if it’s in Cheonmaseokgak. Didn’t you say that it’s difficult to say that?”

Hyeolcheon Doma read the book in silence. The special relationship he had with his father was something that could not be easily explained in words.

“You’re stuck in Cheonmaseokgak these days?”
“I’m reading it because I think that if not now, then when else would I read it?”
“That’s a good attitude.”

A satisfied smile appeared on Hyeolcheon Doma’s lips.

“This time, my decision to read a book is purely because of you.”
“Because of me?”
“You met me and discovered the joy of reading, didn’t you?”
“You didn’t read that much. You always fell asleep after reading a few pages.”

Geommugeuk pretended not to hear and continued talking.

“Our elders are so strong because they read a lot of books. That’s why they are so cool. If I read a lot of books, wouldn’t I be able to overcome the wall of illiteracy that I’m currently facing?”

Since he definitely believed those words, Hyeolcheondoma nodded his head as he spoke.

“No matter how high the wall is, if you stack books like stairs, you will eventually be able to reach the top.”

He told me to step over that book.

“If you can’t get there, it’s because you haven’t read enough books.”
“I think I’m the first sect leader to try to reach the next level of the Nine Flower Demonic Cult through books.”

Then, after a short pause, Hyeolcheondoma said.

“So your magic spell is the strongest.”

When Geommugeuk looked at Hyeolcheondoma, he was still looking at the book.
This time, when Hyeolcheondoma looked up slightly, Geommugeuk was looking at the bookshelf.

“There are a lot of books I haven’t seen in a while.”

Although Hyeolcheon Doma may have taken his words as flattery or a joke, his influence was truly significant in his decision to enter Cheonmaseokgak.

Geommugeuk took out this book from the bookshelf and looked through it.
How much time had passed like that?

“Keep this book.”
“Why? It’s a gift, I said.”
“No problem. I’ll ask the leader for it later.”

The swordsman looked at me with a suspicious look.

“Have you already read it all?”

At the sight of the Bloodthirsty Demon flinching, Geommugeuk launched an offensive.

“Of course you should have read it all. You just listened to me absentmindedly a little while ago because I said I was reading a book, right? Right? You didn’t even look at my face once, did you? Wasn’t there a subtitle like this in that book? My sub-religionist who traded books!”

Bloody Cheon Do Ma finally smiled brightly. It was so much fun to read a good book after such a long time, and to exchange jokes with the swordsman.

At that moment, a report of smoke was heard from outside.

“His Majesty the Consul requests to see you at Tongcheon Pavilion.”

Up until now, I have personally relayed news of what has happened. But if I say I will meet you at Tongcheon Pavilion, it means something has happened.

“Sir, I’m going. I’ll see you later.”
“Take the book!”

Geommu-geuk received the book that Hyeolcheon Doma had carefully sent to him with Heo Gongseop and put it in his bosom before disappearing from sight.
After he left and Hyeolcheon Doma was about to sit down again, he saw a book he had never seen before in the place where Geommu-geuk had been.

Perhaps expecting that I wouldn’t receive it, he even prepared a note.

―Our school will not be ruined if one poetry collection is stolen from Cheonmasogak.

That book was also a book that Hyeolcheondoma had not been able to obtain and read. It was a book that he had wanted even more than the book he had just read.
This book, which he had spoken of in passing, was also something that Geommugeuk had remembered.

“Even though you’re a temporary leader, you’re still the same.”

Even if he becomes a cult leader, he probably won’t change.
Bloody Cheon Do Ma sat down with a deep smile and began to read a book. This time, he began to turn the pages very slowly. He even licked his lips once.

Geommu-geuk had already heard the news that Hyung was heading to Muhan.
The reason Sima Ming had called him today was because someone else was also heading to Muhan.

A flag went up on the map. The character written on the flag was “Han (寒)” which means cold. In Tongcheon-gak, the master represented by the flag meant that he was a master with great skill.

“The cold-weather guest is going endlessly.”

Hanwol-gaek was a master of the Jeongpa sect and lost his family to Mine in the past. As a result, he held a deep grudge against the Cheonmasingyo.

“Coincidentally, after the Grand Duke left for Wuhan, he also headed to Wuhan.”

It could have been a coincidence, or it could not have been a coincidence.
If it had been just this, I wouldn’t have called for the sword dance.

“Hanwolgaek is a person of interest to our school, so we have been monitoring his movements at all times. However……”

A new flag was raised on the map. This time, it was the blue wall.

“While investigating something else by chance, I discovered that the Bishan Sword also points to Infinity.”

He was also a master who had his own flag. The problem was timing. At the very moment when the Grand Duke was heading to Muhan, two famous masters of the Jeongpa were heading there.

The gaze of the swordsman deepened.

“If they’re going because of you, then at least there’s someone behind them who can move two flags.”

I don’t know how those two masters are connected to the mastermind behind this incident, but in any case, they are masters representing the sect. Even if they attack, they are not people you can just kill. And even more so in Infinite.

Sima Ming spoke cautiously.

“At least two.”

What if other masters who were not identified in Tongcheon-gak join?

“Order the return of the Archduke.”

I guess I’m saying this because I don’t have a good sense as a military person.

“My brother won’t come back.”

Geommu-geuk stared at Sima Ming. Even in this situation, Sima Ming did not want to send him out. In fact, the more dangerous the situation became, the more he would be reluctant to send him out.

Even though he wasn’t asked to send it, Sima Ming spoke first and firmly.

“No.”

Geommu-geuk nodded obediently. He knew very well that he considered protecting the successor of the Cheonma Sect more important than any other mission.

In fact, even if Sima Ming had asked him to go, it would have been a problem he would have worried about. In a situation where the danger was not clearly known, would he go himself? That would be a poor choice. He would ignore his brother’s pride and his brother’s request, and choose only to save his life.

Geommu-geuk’s gaze turned to the green demon flag on the topographic map. Sima Ming’s gaze naturally followed suit.

“Are you worried that Your Majesty the Poison King might not be able to handle it?”
“No, I’m worried that you might handle it too well.”

Sima Ming also knew what that meant and nodded silently.

What if the situation unfolds where the Poison King starts a massacre in Infinity?
Because the most powerful war deterrent in the martial arts world is now at the forefront.

The Dokwangdo and the Hyung are both very strong people. People who will never be broken. Someone was needed to replace these people.

“Please convey this situation to someone right now.”

The news was passed on to one person.
After a while, the soldier who had received the order to deliver the news returned.
He returned and placed a new flag on the map. The flag of the one who my brother trusted the most and understood the best, it was a golden flag.

“Master Mabul just left the school without permission.”