Absolute Regression Chapter 653

Episode 653: Come out, Murim Alliance! Come out, Demonic Cult!

The surprise of the great monk was conveyed through his trembling eyes.

Yeah, you’d be surprised.

If there was no real mastermind behind it, it would be nothing more than the crazy words of a cult leader, but you are different.
Is this cult leader really suggesting that we join hands? The question suddenly came to mind.

The reason I said let’s hold hands was to shake him up. If I shake him up, Hwa-Yul-Cheong, the mastermind behind the conspiracy and not Cheon-Ae-Geo-Sa, the friend of the leader, will definitely come out at least once.

It’s hard at first, but once you show your true self, it’ll be harder to hide it from then on.

Cheon-ae-geosa stared at Geom-mu-geuk without saying a word.
Geom-mu-geuk could not tell what he was thinking from his appearance. At least, he was a man with the ability to hide himself.

Then, Cheon-ae Geosa started to move. He passed Geommu Geuk and walked towards the door.

Is this an attempt to bring in people from outside?

He opened the door and went out. But instead of bringing the unmanned people in the hallway back in, he took them out of the building.

“Everyone, come out.”

In addition to the unmanned people in the hallway, there were dozens of unmanned people gathered in the yard and outside the building. They ate there and slept there instead of eating breakfast, and they truly respected and followed Cheon-ae Geosa.

The great master Cheon-ae said to them.

“You all may now go back.”

Then someone shouted.

“Not yet, sir.”

He was none other than Hyuk-in, the head of the Jeongsomun clan.
Earlier, Cheon-ae Geosa was injured while trying to save him. Since then, everyone has been guarding his residence. Hyuk-in in particular has been guarding this place without missing a single day.

Cheon-ae Geosa approached Hyuk-in.

“The wound is fine now.”
“Master!”
“My body is fine, who would dare kill me? Are you disregarding my skills?”
“No, Master!”

Cheon-ae-geosa grabbed Hyuk-in’s hand, who was flustered. He grabbed Geommu-geuk’s hand instead.

“I know how you feel. Now, I am uncomfortable, so you are telling me to go.”

Hyukin bowed his head, and the rest of the warriors bowed their heads as well.

“The leader is also taking care of me. So, go without worrying.”

Their expressions relaxed a little when the leader of the martial arts world was mentioned. Yeah, how worried must the leader be?

“If anything comes up, please let me know right away.”

Cheon-ae Geosa respectfully bowed to the people and paid tribute.

“Thank you so much for protecting me all this time. I will never forget this until the day I die. Now, each of you can go back to your own lives.”

The warriors all bowed with respect and shouted in unison.

“Your Majesty, please take care of it!”

After sending all the unmanned people away, Cheon-ae Geosa returned to his room.
Geom-mu-geuk asked with a strange smile.

“Are we finally going to see the true face of the giant now?”

Actually, I didn’t think that he would reveal his identity so easily.
As expected, Geommu-geuk’s premonition was right.
Cheon-ae-geosa said something unexpected.

“I sent you all back because I thought I might have to fight a life-or-death battle with you today.”

Cheon-ae Geosa revealed his prayer without saying a word.

Chaaaaaaaah.

Geommu-geuk looked around. The surroundings were pure white snowfields.
It was difficult to open one’s eyes in the blizzard that was raging. If one had weak internal energy, the cold wind would have made it impossible for them to breathe and they would have collapsed or been blown away.

He stood alone beyond the heavy snowstorm. He looked like a flower blooming alone in the snow.

This was the prayer of the great monk Cheon-ae. There was a good fragrance in that prayer.

The Cheon-ae-geosa I felt when I first came to this room was different from the Cheon-ae-geosa now.
I succeeded in peeling off a layer of him, but underneath that layer was a great swordsman who protected the martial arts world. A swordsman who was proud and willing to give his life even in front of the leader of the Demonic Cult.

I could tell it was a sword dance.

This prayer is real.

I could also tell how much effort had gone into creating this prayer.

He was now showing what kind of person he was: a staunch veteran of the political party who would not give in to any provocation, threats, or persuasion.

‘Under this prayer, what is your real prayer?’

Cheon-ae Geosa scolded in a soft but abstract tone.

“Who dares to join hands with you?”

Besides, the reason I sent back the unmanned personnel outside was because I was worried that they would get hurt or killed if a fight broke out.

“Tell me. Who did I ask to join hands with? I don’t know who you are.”

The great sage said coldly.

“Don’t fool people with empty words, but rather help them achieve their true desires.”

The sword dance said that the real wind was killing him. In other words, it meant to fight.

Geommu-geuk was secretly impressed.
He had the ability to send back the unmanned people outside without using them as shields, and he also had the correct judgment that he would not fight him. He
had defeated the Magim Army, the White Bone Demon, and even So Jeong-rak. He would not have any intention of fighting a life-and-death battle alone.

As expected, he is not an easy person. How could anyone not be fooled by such a person?

Geommugeuk raised his hand and expressed regret.

“There is no better hand to hold than this one. Don’t regret it later.”

Of course, now was not the time to joke around.
Cheon-ae-geosa still had a cold expression, and there was a tense atmosphere between the two.

“I didn’t like the fact that you set foot on the Infinite Land. Where do you dare say this is?”

Geommu-geuk, who was quietly staring into Cheon-ae-geosa’s eyes, spoke in a soft tone. Although his tone was soft, his meaning was sharp.

“It seems that our master has reached the ultimate level of deception, even deceiving himself.”
“You are the one deceiving him.”

Cheon-ae Geosa snickered and retorted.

“You said a little while ago that you would protect the leader from me. But you want to join hands with me? Is that how you protect people?”

Then Geommugeuk said something unexpected.

“It’s all your fault.”
“It’s my fault?”
“As you know, I suspected you. But when I saw you in person today, I was surprised. I couldn’t find anything suspicious about you either. I was so sure of it, but I couldn’t find it? Well, this kind of person must have been able to hide his identity by the leader’s side for decades.”

Normally, at this point, someone should have said, “Stop talking nonsense.” If he were really a swordsman, then that would have been nonsense.

But he was waiting for his next words. As a human being, he wanted to hear that. He wanted to be acknowledged for how great his work was. If
the person who said those words was the leader of the new religion, his greatest enemy, he would be even more satisfied.

“I suddenly had the thought that I wanted to make you mine. That’s why I reached out my hand.”

Only after hearing everything did Cheon-ae-geosa react. He had previously softened his sharp momentum.

“If I die, I will die. I will never join the Demonic Cult.”

Somehow, we have to peel off another layer here. We have to take off that thick mask of the swordsman and bring out his true self.
It’s not just to show evidence to the leader. He has to be put on this stage, too, to find out who’s behind them.

To this stage called Infinity, where they were drawn in to start a war of magic.

The swordsman suddenly said to him.

“So Jeong-rak of Myungsim Hospital has died.”

What does this news mean to you?

Is it grief over the death of someone you’ve been with for decades? Or anger at having your work cut out for you?

Cheon-ae Geosa showed no emotion. Geommu-geuk did not miss this reaction.

“Ah! The Lord should have seen this.”
“What does that mean?”
“No one has heard of his death, so why aren’t you surprised? The most famous doctor in this place, the doctor who did the most good, is dead. Shouldn’t you be surprised?”

And crucially.

“Shouldn’t you be asking why he was killed? He was just a member of the National Assembly. Isn’t it normal to wonder why the Demonic Cult killed him?”

At that moment, I saw Cheon-ae-geosa’s pupils tremble slightly. It was a subtle change that I could see because I had experienced this kind of moment countless times.

“You concluded that you knew why So Jeong-rak died. Ah! I can’t show this to the leader! It would be a shame to only tell you through words!”

Perhaps he thought that the words of the cult leader might be more vivid than seeing them in person?
Cheon-ae Geosa did not just let it pass.

“What kind of nonsense are you trying to say?”
“I’m not being unreasonable. I’m just asking why you’re not curious.”

After a moment, Cheon-ae Geosa answered.

“Why? I’ll tell you. It’s because it’s you.”

He just said back to me that the sword dance was because of you.

“Because of us?”
“Aren’t you the ones who kill all the good people?”

The eyes of the Cheon-ae Geosa were confident, as if he really thought that, not as a mockery.
Of course, it was not a sword dance that could be passed over like that.

“Isn’t So Jeong-rak a good person? Just like you.”

Before he could answer, the sword dance stimulated him even more.

“If you think about it, So Jeong-rak is a really pitiful person. Because of you.”

The blame for others, saying it was because of you, was once again directed at Cheon-ae-geosa.

“I’ve been by your side for decades, trying to protect you by being your reluctant congressman. Did you shed even a single tear for him? No, I don’t think so. He’ll be in hell, resenting you.”

At a time like this, how nice it would be if you came out and said, “What do you know! How much I loved him!” But Cheon-ae Geosa was extremely calm. He really seemed like someone who would not have shed a tear or even said a word of condolences.

“You never asked why I killed you until the very end.”

The strange smile forming on the corner of Cheon-ae-geosa’s mouth was so subtle that it could be felt only because it was a sword dance. His emotions were being felt little by little like this.

Yes, if you look, you will definitely be able to find a hole that will collapse this dam.

“So Jeong-rak died, and the two old men who disobeyed the Geumma Ryeong also died.”

Of course, Cheon-ae Geosa would know that fact. He would also know what the master of the art of seduction warned him about.

“Now, only the one who uses the magic of concubine remains. Can you handle it with that subordinate? Oh, and are you taking orders from that person?”

The sword dance had slightly touched his pride. He watched to see how he would react, and Cheon-ae-geosa walked to the table and drank tea.

It seemed as if he was trying not to reveal his reaction, but in the eyes of the swordsman, even this was a reaction.

“Why don’t you just blame me for using the magic of seduction?”

In response to his answer, Geommugeuk also walked towards Datak.

“That’s definitely not true. How could the leader not notice someone who has mastered the art of concubinage right next to him?”

Slurp.

The sword dance filled his teacup.

“You’re not like this, are you? You’re not some old, stuffy, politically correct person. You’re a hot-tempered person. That’s why you were chosen for this important role.”

The subtle trembling felt from Cheon-ae-geosa at that moment. Yes, how could I forget those moments? There are moments that cannot be deceived even if everything is deceived.

“I want to talk to someone hot like that. I want to have a cool conversation, villain versus villain.”

Cheon-ae Geosa simply stared at the sword dance without any hesitation.

“Deceiving, acting behind the scenes. Hiding. Aren’t you tired now? Don’t you want to drag everyone out and have a showdown? Come out of the Murim Alliance! Come out of the Demonic Cult! Isn’t that you?”

The Great Master of Heaven gave an order to banish the guests as if he did not want to hear any more.

“If you’re done drinking tea, you can go back now.”

Their gazes met in the air.

Yes, he was not the type of person to be shaken by this one meeting.
However, I noticed subtle emotional changes in him several times today.

The sword dance group bowed politely and said goodbye.

“I enjoyed the tea. Next time…….”

Cheon-ae-geosa cut off Geommu-geuk’s words and said.

“There is no next time.”

The swordsman looked at him and said.

“Yes, that’s what I wish for. Aside from this boring swordsman, Cheon-ae-geosa, next time I want to meet the incarnation of vengeance.”
“!”

Leaving him behind, who was looking at her with a surprised face, Geommugeuk strode toward the door and spoke.

“Next time, let’s meet the Incarnation of Revenge, Hwa Yul-cheong.”