The Three Kings’ Disciple – 341
Volume 14, Chapter 16
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The conference room of Eunha.
The atmosphere was completely different from before.
The fear of war with Haenam, the worry about their advance, had vanished without a trace.
“…….”
Calm and confident faces.
However.
“…….”
They were even more rigid and subdued.
The people gathered in the conference room were some of Eunha’s leaders, player forces, and martial artists.
They had seen Eunha’s power before, but the potential of Eunha they witnessed in this war with Haenam was truly astonishing.
‘They overwhelmed Haenam.’
Haenam, who was said to rival Hwasan, the head of the Nine Great Sects [a prestigious group of martial arts schools].
They had been, in effect, trampled by Eunha.
Swoosh.
So, they couldn’t help but think of Eunha in a different light.
Just like the martial artists were saying.
-The Blood Cult.
How terrifying that place was.
Apart from that, they were also feeling another fresh sensation.
“I am Oh Jinkyung, the Great Sea Sword of Haenam.”
In the center of the conference room, standing like a prisoner being interrogated.
It was none other than the Great Sea Sword, Oh Jinkyung.
He had led Haenam to Eunha, one of the masterminds of the war with Eunha, and he was standing here as a loser.
‘Haenam.’
‘The Great Sea Sword.’
‘Oh Jinkyung.’
Seeing him standing like a prisoner, looking at them, was a fresh shock they had never experienced before.
Regardless, the meeting began.
Today’s agenda was the treatment of Oh Jinkyung and the matter of Haenam.
“Oh Jinkyung.”
When Lee Rowoon spoke, silence fell in the room.
He had faced both Oh Jinkyung and Lee Taekyeom at the same time, and had not even suffered any damage.
Everyone had witnessed his overwhelming power that day, when he shook the earth just by taking a step.
“Speak. Blood Demon.”
“You led Haenam and waged war against our Eunha. Is that correct?”
His tone was languid, but everyone remained tense.
“That is correct.”
“The reason?”
“The Blood Cult was like a tumor in the heart of Eun. They were evil spirits that rotted and killed Eun.”
“How dare you…!”
The cult members sitting in the leadership seats glared, but they shut their mouths at Lee Rowoon’s gesture.
“So. What did you feel?”
“That the Blood Cult is different from what is known.”
Today’s story.
“The Blood Cult showed mercy. Also, I have judged that they are not the kind of people who would abuse their power.”
Would spread to the world.
“I, and Haenam, admit that we made a wrong judgment by clinging to the word ‘Blood Cult’.”
The admission of none other than the Great Sea Sword.
The repercussions of that would be beyond imagination.
After that, Oh Jinkyung’s words, like a confession, flowed out.
Everything was Haenam’s misjudgment, and Eunha and the Blood Cult were the victims.
And.
“Haenam will take responsibility for this.”
Even Haenam’s complete admission.
Tap tap.
The reporters who had been called in watched and recorded everything, then closed their laptops.
“Let’s go out.”
When Dang Hwayoung gestured to them, they nodded and left.
Now, there were no more people who could be called outsiders.
No.
“Oh Jinkyung.”
Not yet.
Shudder.
A trembling sound was heard from somewhere.
The people gathered here were all powerful individuals who had reached a certain level.
Of course, they were aware of the trembling, but they pretended not to notice, keeping their mouths shut.
“I know that during Haenam’s attack on Eunha, there was a plan to cause internal division within Eunha.”
“……!”
That meant.
“Tell me who cooperated with Haenam.”
That there was a traitor among them.
“B, Blood Demon! Please!”
“Mercy!”
The ones who shouted and stood up.
They were soon subdued by the Blood Sword Unit.
Bang!
Their heads were slammed into the floor.
“Now that the war is over, we need to clean up.”
Lee Rowoon spoke in his usual languid voice.
* * *
Clang!
The fragments of the table scattered.
Crash! Crash!
Everything in the office was being destroyed.
Whoosh!
The rising inner energy caused even his hair and beard to flip upwards.
His name was.
“M, Master!”
Cho San.
“Master! Please calm down!”
He, who was called the Dragon King, was the head of Haenam.
“What an insult!”
His roar erupted, and the furniture in the office was destroyed once more.
“Master….”
“How can I calm down now!”
It looked as if flames would burst from Cho San’s eyes at any moment.
“Haenam! Haenam…!”
Thud.
In the end, Cho San, unable to contain his anger, slumped into a chair.
He could feel that the rising anger was a sign of inner demonization.
“Haa….”
Heavy breathing.
He couldn’t accept reality.
The martial artists of Haenam had left with great ambitions.
To deal with the arrived Blood Cult and to set the way of Eun right.
‘Taekyeom.’
It was a plan to make his grandson a hero of Eun.
It was a perfect plan that had no flaws.
It was true that the whole of Eunha was the Blood Cult and that the legendary Blood Demon had arrived, but the world then and now was different.
Faint!
Also, Cho San was already aware of the Blood Cult.
“Those wretched mongrels….”
They had been defeated and completely ruined.
He already knew that their remnants existed, and he had been selling their names as needed to eliminate obstacles in Eun and the reality of the conference.
But those guys.
Clang!
Were making a fool of Haenam.
Nine thousand martial artists.
It was also an insult that the number of deaths was less than three digits.
But what he couldn’t bear was.
“Eeeek!”
The fact that his grandson, Lee Taekyeom, was dead.
Who was Lee Taekyeom?
He was the grandson born to his daughter, whom he had late in life.
He had no desire for a successor, but after Lee Taekyeom was born, Cho San changed.
-I will make you the head of the sect.
He had worked tirelessly to make Lee Taekyeom the head of Haenam.
And now, the dragon of Haenam, which was finally completed and ready to soar.
Crash!
Was dead with his head cut off in a foreign land, and even his body could not be found.
“Who do you think you are?”
He had heard the story that Oh Jinkyung had admitted defeat and acknowledged Haenam’s fault.
“Who do you think you are to spout such nonsense!”
Oh Jinkyung.
That name was shining red in Cho San’s mind.
He had been his most cherished disciple until Lee Taekyeom was born, but he never thought he would stab him in the back like this.
He had received reports that if it weren’t for him, countless martial artists of Haenam would have died.
“You’re stabbing me in the back.”
Cho San couldn’t accept it.
Oh Jinkyung was a traitor.
A traitor who betrayed Haenam and the sect.
And the main culprit who killed Lee Taekyeom by coveting the position of the head of the sect.
Sway.
The red energy in his eyes symbolized the beginning of inner demonization.
“Master….”
The martial artist who called him.
In the end.
Slash!
Cho San’s hand, which had risen, slit the martial artist’s throat.
“Don’t tell me what to do.”
Once, he loved Haenam more than anyone else and gave everything for Haenam.
“Is anyone there!”
He, who was called the Dragon King and had been respected by countless people.
“Who do you think you are to say the war is over? I will immediately lead the troops and erase Eunha.”
It was the moment he had fallen into a mere vengeful ghost.
* * *
“Haenam will not accept it.”
Dang Hwayoung.
“That’s right.”
Ha Semin said.
“I think so too.”
Even Lee Sanhoo agreed with their words.
Oh Jinkyung had admitted defeat and acknowledged Haenam’s fault.
He had also declared that he would take all responsibility, thanking Eunha for their mercy.
But there was something important here.
“He is not the head of the sect.”
Oh Jinkyung was not qualified to represent Haenam.
The difference between someone who is not the head of the sect and someone who is, is enormous.
No matter how much Oh Jinkyung was a respected martial artist of Haenam and a candidate for the head of the sect, he was not the head of the sect now.
“Cho San, the head of Haenam, will never accept defeat.”
Ha Semin said.
“The reason he is called the Dragon King is not only because his swordsmanship is so extreme that he can split and crush the sea, but also because of his fiery temper.”
Ha Semin was the one who had the most information about Eun.
“Moreover, he has lost Lee Taekyeom.”
The successor of Haenam.
And Cho San’s grandson.
Cho San had only one daughter, without a son, and she was also a child he had late in life.
That daughter also gave birth to Lee Taekyeom late in life and passed away.
At that time, after his daughter died, many people, including her doctor, lost their lives at the hands of Cho San.
After that day, Cho San, who was already fiery, changed once again.
Into a tyrant.
He gradually pushed out the respected Oh Jinkyung and worked hard to make Lee Taekyeom the successor.
“He will do anything.”
They had retreated for now.
But it would come back as a bigger wave.
It was said that Haenam’s elite were included in this expedition, but in reality, their numbers were small.
Most of them were composed of martial artists from Haenam’s subordinates or disciples.
In reality.
“The true forces that make up a sect are the reclusive masters who belong to the world.”
Those who had reached a certain level in the isolated world.
The real ones, in the end, were referring to them.
There were few of them in Jeomchang.
It was because they had been killed in the last battle and in the battles with monsters and disasters that had occurred in the nearby areas.
But Haenam had maintained them stably.
“It could be a headache if they move.”
Cho San.
“They will move.”
He would do everything he could to erase Eunha.
“Isn’t that right?”
The face he looked at while asking.
There.
“That’s right.”
Oh Jinkyung was there.
“So, you must become the head of the sect. The reclusive masters have built walls with the world and are only interested in the continuation of their world. If you become the head of the sect, you can move them.”
Oh Jinkyung nodded at Ha Semin’s words.
Screech.
At the same time, the car stopped.
“What.”
The one who had been silent.
“It’s a simple matter.”
Lee Rowoon opened his mouth.
Click.
The doors of the van opened, and the people who approached bowed their heads.
Behind them were four more vans.
They had the mark of Eunha on them.
Yesterday.
Eunha had contacted Haenam.
-We will hand over Oh Jinkyung and Lee Taekyeom’s body.
Eunha would hand over Oh Jinkyung and Lee Taekyeom’s body without any conditions after completing all investigations.
In fact, prisoners like Oh Jinkyung were of great value, and it was customary and natural to return them for a huge price, but Eunha had ignored this.
Instead, Eunha had also gained benefits from it.
That Eunha, who spoke of the Blood Cult, was completely different from what was known.
Rather, they had gained the perception that they were more righteous and merciful than those who had been called the righteous sects.
However.
“I’ll make it happen.”
This was just another operation.
“The head of Haenam.”
Lee Rowoon got out of the van.
The martial artists of Haenam were approaching them.
“The head of the sect has asked you to come.”
Haenam would not have noticed that the people who had come to hand them over were the Blood Demon and the leaders of Eunha.
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