“Is it… alright?”
The martial artist of the Guardian Star, the direct guard created by Dang Hwa-young, stood rigidly and spoke cautiously to Dang Hwa-young.
His name was Dang Ho.
He was one of the survivors of the Dang family, not a martial artist of the Blood Cult.
Of course, not everyone in the Dang family was happy with the current situation where they were all under the protection of the Silver Star.
Especially in Dang Ho’s case, he was someone who wanted the Dang family to be independent from the Silver Star at any time.
To him.
“Young Master, this is really….”
The current situation was not to his liking.
Following Lee Rowan was understandable.
He was a strong man worthy of respect as a martial artist, and he was the leader of the huge forces of the Silver Star and the Blood Cult.
Also, the favors he had done for the Dang family were not something that could be ignored.
However.
“Is it really alright?”
It was not Lee Rowan who was leading this situation.
Not even the Black King, nor Kang Han-cheol, the leader of the Blood Cult, nor the leaders of the Blood Cult.
“…….”
The human standing next to Lee Rowan, lost in thought.
It was the player, Lee San-hoo.
The fact that they had to follow his orders was one thing, but.
-Wait until all preparations are complete.
His command was incomprehensible.
If they were going to launch a surprise attack, they should have made the most of it and finished it quickly, but he was telling them to wait.
“That man doesn’t know military strategy.”
Unlike the martial artists who also learn about military strategy, players do not learn such educational courses.
So it was a reckless thing to do.
“The Silver Star is strong. The martial artists here are also strong. But isn’t it possible that there might be special circumstances?”
Putting oneself in danger.
As Dang Ho, who was protecting Dang Hwa-young, it was something he naturally had to avoid.
However.
“Dang Ho.”
Dang Hwa-young called out to Dang Ho.
“Are you still so doubtful?”
“…….”
“Trust the Silver Star.”
Dang Ho, who had been by Dang Hwa-young’s side and had seen the Silver Star and the power it possessed.
“Trust that person.”
Also, Lee Rowan, who had made all of that possible and was always proving himself.
“Trust his choice.”
He had chosen Lee San-hoo, and he was following Lee San-hoo’s command.
If so, then they should trust him.
“Also, that man seems to have a special talent, even to me.”
“Even so….”
“Don’t underestimate the players. You’ve already seen it.”
There were many players in the Silver Star.
And they were proving themselves as soon as they were given the opportunity.
Above all.
‘Lee Rowan.’
He was a player himself.
That was why the Blood Cult, the Silver Star, and everyone who knew Lee Rowan did not underestimate the players.
And above all.
“If you don’t trust him, then trust me.”
Trusting Lee Rowan, trusting her choice.
And.
“…….”
What Dang Hwa-young had said was not a lie.
-Lee San-hoo.
He was someone who had something special, even in Dang Hwa-young’s eyes.
The safety of everyone here was on his mind and in his hands.
An ordinary person would have been tense and stiff with the responsibility and pressure.
But Lee San-hoo was rather lost in thought with an even more calm and composed face.
Nod.
Ha Se-min thought the same.
They were watching.
Saaah.
A cold air was circulating.
How much time had passed?
“What in the world… what are you doing!”
The martial artists were surrounding the helicopter landing pad.
They had even finished preparing to snipe from the rooftops of other buildings.
The strong of the Unryong Clan, and even the allies who had been hastily summoned, were all fully prepared.
It was then.
Swoosh.
Lee Rowan rose from his seat.
“Have you finished thinking?”
Lee Rowan spoke without looking at Lee San-hoo.
He had given him time.
“There are two options.”
Lee San-hoo’s voice was heard.
“If what you want is domination.”
If he wanted to bring the Unryong Clan under his control and dominate them.
“Then execute the leadership in front of everyone.”
That was why he had told them to wait.
“Humans are all the same. They have to see and feel it to know.”
That immense difference in power.
Lee San-hoo was predicting that the Silver Star would overwhelm the Unryong Clan.
Step.
Lee Rowan walked forward.
“And the second….”
Lee San-hoo’s eyes and voice, which had seemed light until now, were now calm.
“If what you’re trying to do is….”
That was why he had thought for so long.
“If it’s to warn them, it’s better to do it properly.”
“Properly?”
Lee San-hoo said.
“So that they can never ignore the Silver Star again, so that they know what kind of place the Silver Star is. It’s better to make it clear. Show them the Silver Star that you have in mind.”
The answer was.
“I will.”
That was what was about to be shown.
* * *
“What in the world is this!”
A middle-aged man with a sturdy body shouted, filled with internal energy [a martial artist’s life force].
The cloud and dragon patterns drawn on his clothes.
It was the symbol of the Unryong Clan and the mark of the guild leader of the Unryong Clan.
He was the head of the Unryong Clan, Un Dae-hwi.
“What is this….”
His trembling body fully expressed his anger.
Although they were surrounding the Silver Star, the helicopter landing pad already showed signs of battle.
The martial artists of the Unryong Clan were tied up and left in a corner.
“What are you doing!”
He shouted in anger.
Goooh.
It wasn’t just him.
All the martial artists of the Unryong Clan were glaring with their energy.
This was the Unryong Clan’s guild house, and what had happened to their martial artists there was an indelible shame and insult.
“Why in the world is the Silver Star…!”
It was at that moment.
Whoosh.
The energy that erupted from under Dang Hwa-young’s feet.
That energy was pushing back the energy that the martial artists of the Unryong Clan were emitting.
“……!”
For a moment, the head of the Unryong Clan, Un Dae-hwi, widened his eyes at the power that had erased everything.
‘I’ve heard a lot about the Silver Star….’
He had heard countless times that the Silver Star was growing at an alarming rate and that the martial artists of the Silver Star were stronger than he could imagine.
Before that, he had also heard about the princess of the Dang family, the poisonous flower Dang Hwa-young.
However.
‘To this extent.’
He had never dreamed it would be this much.
The growth of a martial artist is proportional to time.
In the martial world, age was an undeniable source of strength.
However, Dang Hwa-young had grown stronger as if ignoring those standards.
‘Is that rumor true?’
The story that there was a way to specially strengthen martial artists in the Silver Star.
Gulp.
But that surprise was only for a moment, and Un Dae-hwi frowned and unleashed his energy even more strongly.
He couldn’t back down.
“Guild Leader Dang!”
This was the territory of the Unryong Clan, and his martial artists, who were like his own children, had bled there.
“This is a clear violation of the conference agreement and the treaty! The Unryong Clan will never take this situation lightly!”
He shouted.
“Withdraw right now!”
The price for the blood that had already been shed could be paid later.
What was important now was to drive them out.
“Guild Leader Dang!”
Un Dae-hwi called out to Dang Hwa-young again.
“Say something!”
Un Dae-hwi, who was shouting at her, who was keeping her mouth shut, soon narrowed his eyes.
‘Something….’
Something was strange.
The fact that Dang Hwa-young was not opening her mouth did not seem to mean that she was cutting off the conversation.
Her actions were like.
‘Cautious?’
It seemed as if she was being careful of someone and could not dare to open her mouth.
It was then.
Step.
The sound of footsteps was coming from behind.
Swoosh.
The martial artists of the Silver Star stepped back and raised their swords.
As if to protect the person who was appearing, as if they would not allow anything.
That was strange.
The one they had to protect was Dang Hwa-young, the leader of the guild.
It didn’t make sense that they were protecting someone beyond her.
“Guild Leader Dang!”
Un Dae-hwi shouted again in anxiety.
“What kind of atrocity is this!”
“Atrocity?”
A voice echoed.
Unlike Un Dae-hwi’s voice, which was full of internal energy, it was an ordinary voice without any internal energy.
“That’s a load of crap.”
But that voice was like an arrow piercing everyone’s ears.
“An atrocity is….”
The man who had stepped in front of Dang Hwa-young.
“Isn’t it what you did by conspiring to kidnap and kill a new guild member of the Silver Star?”
“What…!”
Un Dae-hwi’s face turned red.
“Who are you to interfere!”
In the stories of the leaders, there was no one who could dare to interfere.
“You….”
But Un Dae-hwi’s voice was gradually getting smaller.
Un Dae-hwi and the martial artists of the Unryong Clan had seen it.
Swoosh.
The martial artists bowed their heads to the man.
Swoosh.
Even Dang Hwa-young.
“…That man….”
The sight of even Ha Se-min, who was called the Black King, bowing his head to him.
‘Who in the world is he?’
The Silver Star was not a subordinate faction of any mountain.
There was a rumor that they were descendants of Jeonjin, who shared their roots with Mount Hua, but they were closer to being enemies with Mount Hua, and they were not people who would bow their heads.
He had never seen such a man in Mount Hua.
Gulp.
Un Dae-hwi swallowed and stepped back, feeling a strange tension.
“……!”
It was an action he had done without realizing it.
“One of the new guild members of the Silver Star was kidnapped during training.”
His voice echoed.
“The Ghost Mountain Clan.”
“The Ghost Mountain Clan-!”
They were surprised at the name of the Ghost Mountain Clan.
They were surprised because they knew their notoriety.
“But what does that have to do with our Unryong Clan….”
“The client was the Unryong Clan.”
“…….”
Un Dae-hwi’s face turned a dark gray.
The Ghost Mountain Clan.
They were the fixers of the Black Path [a term for the criminal underworld], but in reality, they were the ones who worked for the righteous sects, including the Nine Great Sects.
Of course, that fact was a complete secret, and they knew it, but there was no physical evidence.
“How dare you lie!”
Un Dae-hwi had to get through this situation.
“It’s absurd to say that the Unryong Clan was involved in such a thing! And even if the Ghost Mountain Clan is a piece of trash from the Black Path, I know that they are not the kind of people who would reveal their client!”
Un Dae-hwi shouted.
“I know that the Silver Star is trying to oppress the Unryong Clan and make up an absurd justification!”
It was something he could never admit, and moreover, the other party had not revealed himself.
Un Dae-hwi was going to latch onto that.
“The guild leader of the Silver Star is just watching this nonsense. It really shows the discipline of the Silver Star.”
The atmosphere changed.
Even as they were talking, the reinforcements of the Unryong Clan were arriving one after another.
The Silver Star was strong.
But the Unryong Clan was also strong.
Also, they would not be able to overcome the numerical disadvantage.
“I knew it.”
The atmosphere was becoming tense.
The moment a finger fell, the arrows would be fired.
Lee Rowan and Un Dae-hwi simultaneously raised their hands and spread them out.
The moment this fell, it would begin.
“There are children from the Unryong Clan among the new members of the Silver Star. I’ll give you a chance.”
Lee Rowan spoke first.
“If you step forward now, I will end it with them. But if you don’t step forward….”
A fist was clenched.
“I will kill them all.”
“How dare you!”
Un Dae-hwi knew that there was no turning back.
“You….”
Because he knew this fact and had agreed to it.
The plan to put the children of the Unryong Clan into the Silver Star to promote relations with the Silver Star.
The plan they were trying to create for them to take high positions in the Silver Star.
Everything was.
“Who are you to dare to step forward!”
What Un Dae-hwi had allowed.
“I am.”
Lee Rowan’s eyes began to turn red.
“Blood Demon.”