Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 76

“Are you trying to kill me because I laughed?” Ro-woon asked, a bewildered expression on his face. It wasn’t a joke; he was genuinely confused. Whether he died from laughter or disbelief, if the goal was to kill, it seemed like it would succeed. Squeeze. The hand tightened around the assassin’s neck. “What kind of assassin talks to himself so much?” The assassin who came to kill him was truly absurd. An assassin who tries to assassinate someone while muttering to himself. “Kehk! Kehehk!” The man struggled, his neck twisted, unable to breathe, in pain. “Is he really an assassin?” The thought was hard to ignore. But at that moment, the man’s eyes flashed. Swoosh! The black-clad man vanished from Ro-woon’s grip. “Ha, I thought I was going to die.” His voice came from behind Ro-woon, near the window where the black-clad man had entered. Ro-woon looked back and forth between his hand and the window, a dumbfounded expression on his face. “They said he was just an average opponent, but he’s a monster? Geez.” The black-clad man finally looked at Ro-woon and waved a hand. “Then, see you next time.” “…Unbelievable.” It was the moment the black-clad man was about to jump out the window. Squeeze! Once again, Ro-woon’s hand clamped down on the back of the black-clad man’s neck. The black-clad man struggled as if trying to escape. “Uh… uh…” He seemed flustered, not resisting as he had before. “This can’t be…” Thud! Ro-woon slammed the black-clad man into the floor, who groaned and muttered again. “There’s no way… I could be caught…” With those words, the black-clad man fainted. “Huh.” Ro-woon clicked his tongue and looked at the unconscious black-clad man. Thud! The door burst open. “Hyeolma-nim!” [Hyeolma-nim is a term of respect, often used for a leader or someone of high status.] “What’s going on!” Kang Eun-ha and Jung Chi-soo, who had noticed the commotion, rushed in. Their eyes darted between Ro-woon and the black-clad man on the floor, then turned red. “How dare you-!” They immediately understood the situation. Jung Chi-soo and Kang Eun-ha were about to tear the black-clad man apart, but Ro-woon stopped them. “We need to know who sent him.” “Cough, cough.” “S-sorry.” Even if it wasn’t for that. “What a funny guy.” Ro-woon was intrigued by this assassin. *** “Ugh, ugh…” “Are you coming to your senses?” The black-clad man, tied to a chair, hurriedly checked his body at the sound of the voice. He was completely bound. There seemed to be no way out. “…Well, whatever.” As the black-clad man muttered to himself, Jung Chi-soo strode towards him. “Ugh, don’t come!” Ignoring the black-clad man’s shout. Rip! Jung Chi-soo grabbed and tore off his mask. The black-clad man’s face was revealed. He was a man who seemed to be just over twenty years old. “Ugh!” Jung Chi-soo roughly grabbed the man’s cheek with one hand, opened his mouth, and put his hand inside. “Mmm, mmm, what are you doing!” Ignoring the black-clad man’s shouts, Jung Chi-soo, who had been rummaging around, pulled his hand out and said. “There’s no poison.” Assassins often carried poison in their molars to avoid torture if captured. If captured, they would bite down on the poison to commit suicide and prevent information from leaking. “Anything else?” Jung Chi-soo continued to search the man’s body for a while. “Nothing.” Only after several checks did Jung Chi-soo step back. “Is that guy really an assassin?” Kang Eun-ha, now with the same expression as Ro-woon, spoke. It was not unreasonable to have such doubts. He was too clumsy. There were clearly levels among assassins, but this was too much. Even so, what was unbelievable was. “That guy is an assassin.” That he was indeed an assassin. And that… “He’s top-tier.” He was a top-tier assassin. “Top-tier?” Top-tier. It was not a word to be taken lightly. Just as martial artists had levels, so did assassins. If he was top-tier, then at least. “Are you saying that guy is a master of the Mystic Realm, Transcendent Realm?” That meant he was at the level of a high-ranker. “Where on earth…” Kang Eun-ha, who would recognize the Hyeolma’s words even if he changed his gender, spoke with a bewildered look. That was because the assassin’s appearance was terrible. “Is the security of the Eunha Guild House lax?” “That can’t be!” Jung Chi-soo shouted at Ro-woon’s words. “We are guarding it like an iron wall for the safety of the Hyeolma. The cult members are constantly patrolling, and we have installed formations and magic circles up to a one-kilometer radius. Moreover, my room is right next door.” Jung Chi-soo, a master of the Transcendent Realm, was in the next room. Ready to rush over immediately if he felt even the slightest sign. “Right?” “Of course…” Only then did Jung Chi-soo seem to recall Ro-woon’s words. ‘Top-tier.’ That man had infiltrated through Eunha’s security. “Are the formations or magic circles poor?” “That can’t be!” This time it was Kang Eun-ha. “The Blood Cult’s formations are by no means inferior to those of the Zhuge Family! Of course, I don’t know about nowadays, but I heard that was the case in the past! Moreover, the verification of Bonde’s magic circles is already complete…” Only then did Kang Eun-ha realize. “Top-tier…” That man had broken through all of that. “Look at this.” Ro-woon stretched out his finger. The energy gathered at the tip of his index finger. A drop of blood had formed there. Plop! The moment the drop of blood fell to the floor. Pshoooosh! The room was filled with thick smoke. “Hah!” Kang Eun-ha and Jung Chi-soo widened their eyes. Both held their breath and immediately began to control their inner energy. Thick, murky blood energy began to emanate from their bodies. “Hoo.” Finally, they exhaled. “This is…” “Poison. And it’s a poison that cannot be taken lightly.” “I heard it’s called Dream Mountain.” “Dream Mountain!” Kang Eun-ha seemed to know what Dream Mountain was. “It’s not only difficult to obtain, but I heard that even if you do, you have to pay a fortune for it. It’s something that even the Hwasan’s assassins don’t use easily.” “He sprayed it all over the room.” “……!” Ro-woon got up. “But the real reason this guy is top-tier is different.” Ro-woon stood in front of the bound man. It was that moment. Whoosh! The man’s body sprang up like a spring and blurred. The restraints on the chair that Ro-woon was looking at remained as they were. “Agh!” A scream was heard. The man who had escaped was pinned to the floor under Ro-woon’s knee. “T-this can’t be happening.” This was the reason why the man was a true top-tier assassin. His skill, which had escaped Ro-woon’s grasp several times. The special ability that this man possessed. That was why he was top-tier. “I heard everything, where are you trying to go?” Ro-woon said with a smile on his face. “Hyeolma, Blood Cult, you heard it all, right?” “T-that’s because you guys…!” The struggling man said with a wronged expression. “P-please, spare me.” * * * An assassin who begs for his life is the lowest of the low. But the man’s skill was the real deal. “If you tried to kill someone, you should be prepared to die.” “I didn’t intend to kill!” The man shouted. “Then what were you going to do with that sword?” “It’s true! I didn’t intend to kill! No, that wasn’t the request!” The man kept shouting. “Just to check! Whether I could kill him or not!” Indeed. ‘Is that true?’ When the man failed the assassination, he immediately thought of escaping, not trying to fight to the death. And looking at his relaxed attitude and actions, it seemed that the man’s words were not a lie. “Who ordered you?” “That’s…” “Well, an assassin wouldn’t do something as foolish as revealing their client.” Ro-woon got up. “And you wouldn’t answer even if I asked where you came from.” That’s what assassins were like. “Then there’s no need to keep you alive. You heard something you shouldn’t have, so you have to die.” “T-that’s up to you!” “Then…” It was the moment Ro-woon received a sword from Jung Chi-soo and was about to stab the man he was pinning down with his foot. “The Valley Master ordered it!” The man shouted. “The Valley Master told me to test it! Whether I could kill him or not! If I failed, I was to escape immediately! And if I was caught…” The man said. “I was told to tell the truth!” “Valley Master…?” Kang Eun-ha, who had been thinking deeply about the man’s words, looked shocked. “Could it be…” She couldn’t believe it. Thinking that her deduction couldn’t be true, Kang Eun-ha said. “Ghostly Soul Valley?” Ghostly Soul Valley. “Y-yes, that’s right!” “N-no way!” Kang Eun-ha shouted as if trying to deny reality. “Ghostly Soul Valley is said to be the number one among the three major assassin groups!” An assassin group that had continued its fame from the past until now. Assassins raised by all forces were raised by watching the backs of special assassins. Those backs were the three major assassin groups. Among them, Ghostly Soul Valley was considered the number one among the three major assassin groups. They were called that because it was like seeing the souls of ghosts. It was said that there was no soul they could not take, and if they became their target, they could even bring the head of the sect leader of the Nine Great Sects. But… “An assassin from Ghostly Soul Valley… is someone like this?” A man who was nothing but clumsy. Even if he was ordered to, easily confessing everything like this… “That’s just a rumor! How long has it been since we stopped taking requests! It’s all people impersonating us!” “……” “I-it’s true…” He even looked pitiful now. “Then why did the Ghostly Soul Valley Master target me?” At Ro-woon’s words, the man said. “To check! To check!” “Check?” “I don’t know the details! Really!” A plaintive voice echoed. “There was another order!” “Tell me.” “If I tell you everything here…” Gulp. The man swallowed and said. “To bring him…” “What?” “To bring him to Ghostly Soul Valley.” “Who? Me?” “Yes.” Absurd stories. But that’s why it was interesting. “I will.” “That won’t do!” It was Jung Chi-soo. “No matter how different Ghostly Soul Valley is from the rumors, it’s a place where top-tier assassins run rampant.” That was true. “If you go to such a place, we cannot be sure of the Hyeolma’s safety.” Kang Eun-ha also agreed with Jung Chi-soo’s words. “But it’s no use trying to stop you, is it?” It was Kang Eun-ha. “Because the Hyeolma always does what he wants to do.” “Well, it’s not just that.” “Then we will go with you this time.” Kang Eun-ha looked at the man. “You don’t mind, do you?” A murderous look as if she would kill him if he didn’t agree. “O-of course not! The Valley Master allowed that too.” “You’re not just saying whatever comes to mind, are you?” “Even I wouldn’t do that. It’s true.” Ro-woon removed his foot from the man. “Then it’s decided. Prepare. We’re leaving now.” “R-right now?” Unlike the flustered man. “The preparations?” At Kang Eun-ha’s mutter, movements began to be felt outside. “It’s finished.” Il-yeong, the man who had escorted Kang Eun-ha in the past. And the Dark Blood Unit that had been raised by the Kangha Group were ready in their places. On the other side. “Blood Sword Unit, all preparations are complete.” Jung Chi-soo’s Blood Sword Unit was also ready. “We have prepared in advance to eradicate even the roots of anyone who targets the Hyeolma.” It seemed that preparations had begun from the moment they sensed the commotion. “Then…” Ro-woon grabbed the fallen man by the collar and lifted him up, then said. “Let’s go.”