Myst, Might, Mayhem - Chapter 428

Chapter 428 – Political Situation (1)

It was merely a coincidence that occurred quite fortuitously.

-A body! Isn’t there any body I can enter?

Guard Go Chan, who could no longer possess the body of Young Master Jang Neung-ak in the midst of the fierce battlefield, was desperately trying to find a new body.

But there was a problem here.

Because the battlefield was so intense, the only available bodies were either on the brink of death or already dead.

Entering such corpses would be meaningless.

Moreover, although he was a vengeful spirit, he had been forcibly made so by Mok Gyeong-un’s technique, so his rank was low, and he had so little experience that he had never possessed a body on his own before.

Therefore, rather than entering a body that would cause unnecessary trouble, he wanted to carefully choose a body with both good social status and martial prowess, like Jang Neung-ak’s.

However, finding such a body in the midst of a battlefield where people were killing each other was not an easy task.

‘Hmm. Would that one be good enough?’

It looked like a great hall master of the sect.

He had just lost a battle and was on the verge of death, but the condition of his body wasn’t too bad.

So he entered this body, but,

[You were still alive. I’ll make sure to kill you this time!]

[Huh? W-wait! I’m…]

-Chwak!

[Kek!]

As soon as he entered, he was attacked by a nearby enemy and the body died with its neck cut.

It was absurd.

Who could have predicted that he would die immediately after entering?

So he entered another body that seemed relatively intact and usable, but,

[What? Weren’t you dead?]

[Wait…]

-Puk!

[Y-you… bas…tard… I’m try…ing to… speak… Kuuu.]

Once again, as soon as he entered, the body died with its heart pierced before he could even recover.

If he had been of a higher rank, he might have been able to freely control the body and quickly induce recovery, but it was too much for Go Chan.

‘Damn it. Should I try targeting an enemy instead?’

However,

[Die!]

[Kek.]

This was a repetition of the same situation, regardless of whether it was an enemy or an ally.

After losing his life about three times in this manner, Go Chan judged that it was practically impossible to possess a new body on the battlefield.

So he thought he should get any body from a safe place away from the battlefield.

Go Chan, who had learned that he could move upwards when in spirit form because his body was light, rose up and looked for a suitable place, when,

‘Huh?’

He saw a group of masked individuals gathered at a certain point, even though most of the forces, including the enemy, were gathered in the main square of the sect.

Go Chan was about to ignore them given the situation, but he discovered someone unconscious among the masked individuals.

She was none other than,

‘Wi So-yeon?’

It was undoubtedly Wi So-yeon, the youngest disciple of the Society Leader.

He had certainly heard that the master had sent someone to protect her.

But why was she in that state?

Go Chan pondered for a moment.

After considering whether to find a body or follow them, his choice was the latter.

‘It feels like I might suffer again, but I smell the scent of merit.’

So thanks to her being in this unconscious state, he easily entered Wi So-yeon’s body, but,

‘What should I do now?’

-Seuk!

First, touching this coffin, it feels sturdier than expected.

I don’t know what it’s made of, but it doesn’t seem like it would break with moderate force.

And each of these masked individuals was no ordinary expert.

Judging by the speed of their lightness skills, each one was at least a peak expert, and especially their leader had reached the extreme of the supreme realm.

‘Even though Wi So-yeon’s body is strong…’

It might be difficult to face them head-on alone.

It seemed he should look for an opportunity to escape.

-Master!

-Pa-reu-reu-reu-reu!

-Master!

-Pa-reu-reu-reu-reu!

He had been taught by Mok Gyeong-un how to communicate as a food spirit.

So he was deliberately transmitting his thoughts with trembling to indicate his location through the connection, but it seemed he hadn’t noticed yet.

‘Surely this coffin isn’t made with some kind of spell, is it?’

Unfortunately, Go Chan’s guess was correct.

Although he had hurriedly entered the coffin with Wi So-yeon, he hadn’t noticed that special talismans were attached to every gap in the coffin.

***

[Acu…point…]

Mok Gyeong-un remembered the Heaven and Earth Society Leader’s last silent, desperate cry before his neck was broken by Cheong-ryeong’s hand.

He had clearly tried to tell him something, and it was about acupoints.

Why was that?

Now he seemed to understand its meaning.

“Kek…”

Mok Gyeong-un grabbed the throat of Mo Yak, Young Master Na Yul-ryang’s confidant, and said:

“You… Why are you pretending to be unconscious when your acupoints have been unsealed?”

“Kek kek. I, I…”

-Seuk!

“Kek, wh-what are you doing?”

As Mok Gyeong-un moved his hand towards her chest, she couldn’t hide her bewilderment.

However, with her neck gripped and unable to move her body at all, there was nothing she could do.

Mok Gyeong-un, who had placed his hand in the center of her chest, said expressionlessly:

“What an unusual acupoint technique.”

Paralysis points to prevent body movement and fainting points had been sealed, but the method of sealing the fainting points was different from the usual.

It seemed they were set to unseal slowly so that even those sensitive to energy wouldn’t notice, allowing only consciousness to return.

In conclusion, this was done deliberately.

Mok Gyeong-un’s eyes narrowed.

‘It was intentional.’

Did they anticipate a situation where they might have to kill themselves?

Mok Gyeong-un looked at the corpse of the Heaven and Earth Society Leader, who had died with a broken neck.

Despite dying like that, there was no trace of resentment or suffering on his face and in his eyes.

As if he had willingly accepted it.

Did he try to do something until the end, even though it had become a situation he couldn’t control?

‘Why?’

It doesn’t make sense.

This person clearly inherited the blood of Bi Yong-heon of the Heaven Vein.

Then why is he trying to walk a path so opposed to him?

Anyway, this woman knows the answer to why Cheong-ryeong left alone, rejecting him.

“Speak. What conversation took place?”

“Kek kek… I, I…”

“You’re not going to spout nonsense about not hearing, are you? My current mood is not one I want to ask anyone twice about.”

Although her body was paralyzed and she couldn’t move due to the sealed acupoints, Mo Yak couldn’t easily open her lips due to the chilling sensation that ran down her spine.

She was already aware of how strong this monster was and knew there was nothing she could do.

However,

-Seuk!

Mo Yak’s gaze turned towards the unconscious Young Master Na Yul-ryang.

Looking at him, she then spoke with eyes full of determination, as if ready to throw away her life:

“If… if you promise… in public… to spare… the Young Master’s life… I’ll… I’ll speak.”

“You’re not in a position to negotiate.”

“Th-then kill me.”

At her words without hesitation, one of Mok Gyeong-un’s eyebrows raised slightly.

This woman is also one of those types of people.

The type who can throw away their own life for others without hesitation.

“I see.”

A tone as if resigned.

At this, she thought Mok Gyeong-un had accepted her deal.

If one recalled the conversation he had just had with that vengeful spirit, that being seemed quite precious to him.

Mo Yak exhaled in relief.

It was no different from gambling, but it was truly fortunate.

“If… if you promise… in front of everyone…”

-Seuk!

Before Mo Yak could finish speaking, Mok Gyeong-un made a light gesture, and the unconscious body of Young Master Na Yul-ryang slowly rose.

Mo Yak cried out in shock:

“What are you-!”

-Kkwak!

As Mok Gyeong-un made a gesture of clenching his hand,

-Pu-seuk! Pu-seuk!

Na Yul-ryang’s entire body tightened, and blood burst out from various places.

“You! Kek kek…”

“If you try to be clever and filter something in your mind while talking, I’ll burst him and kill him like this.”

-Kkwa-a-ak! Kwa-deu-deuk!

Na Yul-ryang’s skin began to twist and tear.

He hadn’t regained consciousness despite this happening, perhaps because no special acupoint technique had been used on him.

‘This, this guy is an evil spirit.’

The gentle voice he had used when talking with that vengeful spirit was nowhere to be seen, and he was now cruelty and coldness incarnate.

It was hard to believe it was the same person.

Mo Yak, suffering with bloodshot eyes, finally cried out:

“Stop! I’ll… tell… everything.”

In the end, she surrendered.

***

‘So Wi So-yeon is the soul (hun), and Cheong-ryeong is the spirit (baek) containing the resentment?’

Mok Gyeong-un, who had learned through Mo Yak what had happened inside, let out a faint sigh.

He had thought there must be some reason, and now he finally had the answer.

It was the choice made by her, who considered the situation to be as unfavorable as possible at the point when Wi So-yeon was taken by Three .

To bear all the karma alone.

‘She deliberately cut off her emotions.’

It truly wasn’t that she had used him as a tool for revenge.

It was to push him away ruthlessly so as not to hurt him, because it could become a fight that couldn’t be won in any way.

-Kkwak!

Mok Gyeong-un’s fist clenched.

Upon learning her true intentions, Mok Gyeong-un realized what was immediately important.

The urgent priority was to recover Wi So-yeon who had been kidnapped by them, and to prevent Cheong-ryeong from going alone to that place where there was said to be an alchemy to unite the hun and baek.

He had to hurry.

‘I need to find Wi So-yeon first.’

Having determined the order of what needed to be done, Mok Gyeong-un immediately went outside the building.

But the moment he came out, a thunderous cheer erupted.

“Waaaaaaaaah!!!!”

It was a massive cheer that made heaven and earth shake.

With the leaders subdued, the battlefield could already be considered their victory.

The society members, who had killed and subdued all the enemies, couldn’t help but shout cheers of excitement when Mok Gyeong-un, who would become the new master of the Heaven and Earth Society, appeared.

-Pa-pa-pa-pa-pat!

Numerous executives approached Mok Gyeong-un’s side.

The Axe-Destroying King Ho Tae-gang, the Shadow Clan Master Hwan Ya-seon, Seop Chun, the Demon-Subduing Fist Master and mad monk Ja Geum-jeong, the masked Ma Ra-hyeon, and other key confidants were all safe, although they had suffered some injuries.

-Kung!

Among these executives, the Axe-Destroying King Ho Tae-gang knelt on one knee before Mok Gyeong-un, clasped his hands in respect, and shouted loudly:

“We congratulate you on the victory, my lord!”

-Kung! Kung!

The executives and all those who had been cheering likewise paid their respects to Mok Gyeong-un and shouted:

“We congratulate you on the victory!”

As thousands of society members shouted, the entire square seemed about to lift off.

Seeing these people excited and elated by the victory, Mok Gyeong-un’s footsteps, which were about to leave the Heaven and Earth Society immediately for his purpose, became heavy.

He had been thinking only of recovering Wi So-yeon and Cheong-ryeong.

Mok Gyeong-un, who had been looking at the majestic scene of numerous people paying their respects and looking up to him, was about to take a step.

-Tak!

Now is not the time to celebrate this or do anything else.

They’ve won anyway, so even if he leaves right away, it shouldn’t be a big problem…

[Long ago, I wanted to become a great master and founding patriarch leading a new world.]

For a moment, Cheong-ryeong’s words echoed in his mind, and his footsteps faltered.

Why are her words coming to mind at this moment of all times?

Isn’t that not what’s important right now?

[Become a great master who embraces everyone.]

-Kkwak!

Her voice resounded so clearly in his mind that Mok Gyeong-un’s clenched fist tightened.

Cheong-ryeong’s earnest wish.

Recalling this, he couldn’t carelessly disregard everything.

‘……..’

At this, Mok Gyeong-un, facing all the society members looking up to him,

-Chang!

Drew his sword and raised it as if to imprint the joy of victory.

At that moment, another thunderous cheer erupted.

“Waaaaaaaaah!!!!!”

Faced with the surging heat of the crowd, Mok Gyeong-un was caught in a strange emotion for the first time in his life.