The Three Kings’ Disciple
Volume 13, Chapter 17
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The Blood Cult Declaration.
It was the hottest rumor not only in South Korea but throughout Asia.
No, it was not a rumor, but a story that was as good as a confirmed fact.
Eunha, who was thought to threaten the stronghold of the Nine Great Sects and take a new seat.
The true nature of such Eunha was.
-The Blood Cult.
It was the Blood Cult, a legend passed down in Eun [a fictional world], known as a group of evil.
Already, those including the Assembly knew this fact beneath the surface.
They had been preventing it from rising to the surface, but now it was the moment it came to the fore.
The repercussions were naturally enormous.
Sigh.
South Korea is in an uproar.
Swoosh.
Asia is swept away.
Some thought this was just a declaration.
That they would inherit the Blood Cult.
The content of Lee Rowan’s speech, or rather, non-speech, was spreading rapidly, and what was etched in the minds of many was.
-What is the difference between the Blood Cult and the orthodox sects you speak of?
That even the orthodox sects were no different from the lackeys of demons.
The Nine Great Sects would deny this fact outright, but it was also a question that the martial artists belonging to the Nine Great Sects had harbored in their hearts at some point.
Also, the small and medium-sized sects that were oppressed by them.
Above all.
Shudder.
Players and ordinary people listened to Lee Rowan’s voice.
-Believe what you want to believe.
No one had ever allowed this much freedom.
-Just do as you please.
And all of that.
-Eunha has already proven it.
There were things that Eunha had shown as it grew to its current size.
The fact that there was no discrimination between players and martial artists, and that they did not give up their banner even while clashing with the Nine Great Sects.
South Korea, Asia, is in an uproar.
However, there were more negative opinions than positive ones.
-What are they hoping for?
Why did Eunha reveal that it was the Blood Cult at this time?
-It’s war! A war will break out!
And that the reason was that they wanted war.
Confusion.
And.
-Chaos.
South Korea was engulfed in a storm of chaos.
In any way, Eunha’s Blood Cult declaration was having a huge impact on Asia.
It had already happened once in the Philippines.
However, here in South Korea, it was unfolding in a slightly different way than in the Philippines.
“Already, 30% have left.”
Eunha’s guild members began to leave Eunha.
* * *
In just one day, 30% of the guild members declared their withdrawal and left.
The next day, another 20% of the remaining members declared their withdrawal and left.
Eunha, which boasted a huge scale, was rapidly losing the size of the guild that it had painstakingly built up.
“It was expected.”
Naturally, Eunha’s leadership was gathered for a meeting.
Ha Semin had anticipated all of this situation.
“Most of the major sects in the Philippines are small and medium-sized sects.”
Ha Semin continued to explain.
“They were tired of the oppression of the Nine Great Sects and the Assembly, and they were also feeling a confusion of identity after a long time.”
Nod.
“Moreover, from the beginning, many of them were not from the orthodox sects.”
Currently, in Asia, it was as if the orthodox sects represented Eun and that only the orthodox sects existed.
However, this was not true.
The Assembly’s forces were so powerful that they had swallowed everything, but if you looked at the roots of the Manhyeol Sect in the Philippines, they could be said to be a group of evil or black forces.
They had changed their identity due to the influence of the Assembly, and their identity had become blurred over time.
They did not have as much aversion to the Blood Cult as the orthodox sects did.
“But South Korea is different.”
South Korea.
It was a very small country, so small that it would have to be counted from the back in terms of size in Asia.
But.
“In this small country, there are Hwasan and Hainan. There was also the Iron Sword Alliance.”
Major groups of orthodox sects.
“What they have taken root and spread is not something that can be easily erased.”
The Demonic Path.
They could never accept the Blood Cult.
No matter what questions or echoes there were, their heads and common sense rejected it.
“It seems that 40% of the remaining members will leave in the future.”
Even with that, it was definitely larger than the scale of the Blood Cult or Eunha in its early days.
However, the scale of Eunha, which had invaded the strongholds of Hwasan and Hainan and threatened them, would definitely become insignificant.
“It’s not bad.”
Dang Hwayoung said.
“Anyway, if they are going to leave because of the current incident, there is no point in keeping them.”
Although Eunha suddenly declared itself the Blood Cult, Eunha had put in a lot of effort so far.
They had not preached the banner of the Blood Cult or talked about its doctrines.
Just.
“We showed them.”
They made them feel for themselves what kind of place Eunha was and what kind of will it had.
“If there are those who leave Eunha without feeling anything even after seeing that….”
Dang Hwayoung’s eyes were cold.
“It’s better to filter them out now.”
Before coming to Eunha, she was the young mistress of the Dang family.
The Dang family, one of the Five Great Families that was comparable to the Nine Great Sects, was quite powerful, but in the end, the reason they collapsed was internal problems.
“It’s like harboring poison.”
Internal strife was ultimately poison, and it was right to filter out those who would create internal strife.
Also, it was because she was a member of a noble family.
Since internal unity was more important than anything else, the Dang family was made up only of blood relatives.
“If that’s the case, there will eventually be a limit.”
Ha Semin countered her opinion.
“…….”
The atmosphere became tense.
The Blood Cult declaration was something everyone had been waiting for, but the results were hard to accept.
“Above all, there must be many people who share the same will….”
Just as Ha Semin was about to start talking again.
“Um, excuse me.”
Someone raised their hand.
“…….”
Everyone’s eyes went straight to that place.
“I’m sorry, but why am I here…?”
Eunha’s guild leader, Dang Hwayoung.
The Black King, Ha Semin.
In addition to them, Eunha’s masters, whose names alone would make countless people kneel.
‘That’s the Grim Reaper.’
Even Lee Yongjin, Eunha’s hitman, whose face was not known but seemed certain from the atmosphere, who was known to have never failed an assassination.
Lee Sanhu did not know why he was here.
Also.
“Is it okay for me to hear these things….”
Eunha’s future plans and detailed schedules, that is, matters that were confidential, were being discussed in front of him.
“Because I called you.”
It was the voice of Lee Rowan that was heard then.
Lee Rowan, who was sitting at the head of the table with a languid face, slowly rested his chin on the huge table and said, looking at Lee Sanhu.
“Do you want to leave?”
He asked.
“…….”
Lee Sanhu closed his mouth.
He knew it too.
‘This is an opportunity.’
Eunha, where he wanted to belong.
An opportunity to quickly raise his status in the place he had barely joined.
It was also a reward for being lucky and catching Lee Rowan’s eye through fate.
However.
Gulp.
It was also true that he was nervous.
“Are you scared?”
Lee Sanhu, who was watching from the side, also knew about Eunha’s situation.
Even if they were not as much as the martial artists of Eun, the names Blood Cult and Cheonma Cult [another demonic cult] were quite familiar to the players.
A group of vicious people.
The Demonic Path.
Demons who were crazy about blood.
The seeds of evil that should disappear from the world.
The head of those demons, whom he had heard so much about, was right in front of him.
“I would have told you to leave if you wanted to.”
Lee Rowan’s words were also true.
Lee Sanhu also had the opportunity to leave.
What remained was his choice.
“It’s okay even now, if you want to leave, leave.”
“Even after telling me all this?”
“I don’t think there was anything that serious yet.”
Lee Sanhu bit his lip.
At that sight, Lee Rowan leaned back in his chair again and crossed his arms.
“If you run away, it just means that’s all you’re capable of. There won’t be any retaliation, so leave if you want to.”
He was given another chance.
Lee Sanhu could feel it.
‘It’s real.’
That Lee Rowan was the real owner of Eunha.
That he was the owner of the Blood Cult.
Or maybe.
‘Even higher than that.’
That he was a being beyond imagination.
Everyone closed their mouths and listened to Lee Rowan’s every word.
There would be no such thing as going against Lee Rowan’s will.
However.
“Damn it.”
Lee Sanhu thought that was the problem.
Too much power obscures everything.
Even one’s own eyes.
It would not be a problem if it were an individual, but it was different for an organization.
Many people would perish because of the choice and thoughts of just one person.
Moreover.
“Why are you being so nice to me?”
Lee Rowan was giving Lee Sanhu special treatment.
“I’m not really being nice to you.”
“Is it okay for me not to use honorifics?”
“I.”
Lee Rowan buried himself deeper in the chair.
“I have never told anyone to use honorifics with me.”
“……!”
“I have never told anyone to show me respect either.”
“…….”
“Do as you wish. I clearly said it.”
Lee Rowan had said it at the time of the Blood Cult declaration.
“Do as your heart desires.”
Do as your heart desires.
As long as it did not go against the will of the Blood Cult, all of that would be free.
Those words were not just to persuade people, but the truth.
“Hoo.”
Lee Sanhu exhaled.
And.
“I’ll do it.”
He answered.
“I’ll try whatever you tell me to do.”
Only then did a faint smile appear on Lee Rowan’s lips.
Ha Semin and Dang Hwayoung also nodded their heads as they looked at him.
Lee Sanhu had already verified his abilities several times and showed his worth.
If there was one thing lacking.
‘Determination.’
It was whether he had the determination to throw himself into this game.
If time passed, the things that were lacking would be filled, but Lee Rowan wanted to test him.
Whether he could be used right away.
“Good.”
Lee Rowan said.
“Then, from today, you are Eunha’s strategist.”
“……What?”
At that, Lee Sanhu’s eyes widened.
Even so, he did not expect that he would be given such a position so quickly.
“Ha, the scale is ridiculous.”
Even if there were many defectors from Eunha, it was a force that divided South Korea into three.
Moreover, in terms of masters, Eunha had the power to not even think about the defectors.
Lee Sanhu became the strategist of that place.
“What do you think?”
The first question came to him.
“You’ve heard the story, haven’t you? What do you think we should do with Eunha’s future actions?”
And.
“Hoo.”
Lee Sanhu took another breath.
His eyes changed.
His eyes, which had been somewhat weak and wavering, had turned into those of a burning warrior.
“I think everyone is mistaken about something….”
When he had no position or title, Lee Sanhu had nothing to hold back.
Although Lee Rowan was the owner of Eunha, Lee Sanhu treated Lee Rowan comfortably at the point when he did not reveal it.
However, if he was in the position of Eunha’s strategist, especially in front of the leadership, he had to show an attitude and appearance that was commensurate with it.
“I am a player.”
“I said that doesn’t matter….”
“That’s not what I mean.”
Lee Sanhu said, touching the power map.
“Do you know? I know the hearts of the players best.”
Lee Sanhu said.
“Do you know?”
Lee Sanhu’s lips were curled up.
“The Blood Cult, the Cheonma Cult. Those are….”
He said confidently.
“They are what the players have been waiting for more than anyone else.”