The soldiers were dragging out children, won, and the elderly and gathering them in the center of the village.
"Surely..."
They probably knew that Ham Seopyo had arrived. But since he didn't appear even when they plundered, they were trying to do sothing worse.
Ham Seopyo tried to get up. But his subordinates desperately stopped him.
"Let go! How can we pretend not to see them?"
"Do you think it doesn't break our hearts too? But now is not the ti."
"That's right. You have to think of the bigger picture. It would be better to endure for now and attack them when they are returning."
Since they were so strongly opposed, Ham Seopyo couldn't easily push through.
"Captain. It's definitely a trap. The number of plundering soldiers is too small."
"And the forest behind the village, there are too many places to hide soldiers. They chose a place like this to lure us."
"Besides, if they had been determined, would they have let the villagers co to ask for help? The fact that they ca to us for help is all their sche."
The subordinates dissuaded him, saying they shouldn't do as the enemies intended. Ham Seopyo also knew. If this was a trap, it would be really dangerous this ti. He couldn't expect the sa luck as last ti when he had managed to notice and escape.
But the people he could see. Thinking of those people who were about to die, it felt like his heart was breaking.
"How can I just watch them die?"
"Can't they just gather them and threaten them?"
"It would be nice if that were the case, but..."
If that were the case, why would they have gathered the elderly and the weak? Ham Seopyo sighed and still had a glimr of hope. But soon, a commotion arose in the village.
"Kaaaaak!"
"Waaaaaah!"
A sharp scream and the crying of children. A soldier was stabbing an old woman with a spear. Seeing that, Ham Seopyo shot up. His eyes were bloodshot. How could he just watch that? He was thinking of running out and dying while fighting them, even if he died.
But there was soone who moved faster than that. Mok Wigun, who saw the soldier stabbing the old woman with a spear, went berserk.
"These bastards who deserve to be beaten to death!"
There was no ti for other people to stop him. Mok Wigun's body was already running towards the village. And in the village, they also discovered the approaching Mok Wigun.
"What? Isn't that the bastard who made a scene last ti?"
The unit commander said.
"It seems so."
"No. The Ham Seopyo we wanted isn't coming... Tsk..."
In the anti, the soldiers were carrying out a massacre. They stabbed children, the elderly, and won with spears. They didn't kill them at once, but stabbed them here and there as if playing. Screams and cries spread everywhere.
"That's enough. Stop it and prepare for the guest."
That guy nad Mok Wigun was a guy they were going to catch anyway. The unit commander, thinking that he should at least catch that guy instead of Ham Seopyo, gestured with his hand.
"He's no ordinary guy, so tell everyone to co out."
At his gesture, soldiers poured out of the forest. But even seeing that, Mok Wigun did not slow down.
- You bastards!!!
Mok Wigun sent a sound attack forward with his internal energy. Mok Wigun's sound attack, unleashed with telepathy!
"Kuaaak!"
It was an amazing thing. Suddenly, most of the soldiers grabbed their heads and fell to the ground. The sa went for the soldiers who were coming out of the forest. The sight of nearly ten thousand soldiers collapsing at once was truly a spectacle.
"No. What is that?"
Ham Seopyo and his subordinates, who were watching, were also surprised. It was a scene they couldn't believe even while seeing it with their own eyes.
When they saw Mok Wigun running out, everyone was surprised and felt sorry for him. It was because they thought that no matter how much of a master he was, he couldn't deal with ten thousand people. But suddenly, the soldiers grabbed their heads and fell to the ground.
"What is this..."
"Surely, did Manor Lord Mok do that?"
The subordinates were so surprised that they all stood up from their seats. They had long forgotten the thought that they might be discovered.
"Why did they collapse? No. More than that, is that sothing a person can do?"
Ham Seopyo also couldn't answer. Because he also couldn't believe it while watching. Were there even a dozen soldiers who were fine? They were all people near the villagers. They were all bewildered. Because everyone had suddenly collapsed except for them.
They trembled, as if they were scared. And Mok Wigun attacked the dazed soldiers.
"Gasp!"
The soldier who was stabbing the old woman with a spear. With one sword strike, his neck was separated from his torso. The neck floated up slightly and then rolled on the ground.
"I think I said I don't treat guys who aren't human like humans."
"I haven't heard such a thing..."
One of the soldiers said. At that, Mok Wigun chuckled.
"Are you saying that as if it's a real thing? Didn't you give up being human when you did this? You have to take responsibility for what you've done."
There was no rcy from Mok Wigun. He cut down all those who had blood on their spears. It didn't even take much ti. With a few sword strikes, all their bodies and necks were separated.
"Ugh..."
A few soldiers threw away their spears and crawled on the ground. Pissing themselves. To such guys, Mok Wigun said coldly.
"You guys should consider yourselves lucky."
The guys who had not participated in the massacre. He had no intention of killing them. Mok Wigun shouted at the hill.
"Hey! Ham Seopyo! What are you doing, not coming quickly?"
At Mok Wigun's shout, Ham Seopyo ca running with his unit. And before that, Pyon Juksu and a few Light Wind Unit mbers arrived first.
"Pyon Juksu, let's start with the treatnt. The rest of you, help Ham Seopyo and tie up those guys."
"I don't think we have enough to tie them up."
"You can look for so in the houses, and if there's still not enough, you can take off their clothes and tie them up with that, can't you?"
Mok Wigun approached the villagers with Pyon Juksu. Perhaps because they had just seen him kill people, everyone was afraid of Mok Wigun. He also saw a woman hugging her child tightly.
"You see the person coming over there? Ham Seopyo."
Mok Wigun pointed at Ham Seopyo with his hand. At that, the villagers looked in that direction, and indeed, Ham Seopyo was coming with his unit.
And when the people turned their heads again, Mok Wigun and Pyon Juksu had already started the treatnt.
"We know each other well, so don't worry. And don't disturb us while we're treating them. Got it?"
"Yes..."
Everyone was afraid, but also sowhat relieved. It seed certain that they were trying to help them.
Ham Seopyo, who had arrived, began to tie up the soldiers. But since the number was so large that it seed it would take quite a while, he asked Mok Wigun.
"How long do you think they will be unconscious like that?"
"That will depend on the person, but don't worry. I'll kill any guy who gets up and does sothing strange."
At Mok Wigun's words, Ham Seopyo suddenly trembled. It was because he had felt a chill seep into his body.
"What are you going to do with those guys?"
He could see the cavalry over there. Were there about a thousand of them? The guys had stopped when they saw the soldiers collapsing while trying to co this way. And they didn't know what to do.
"If they co close, I'll catch them, and if they run away, I can't help it."
If it weren't for the injured people, he would have gone and caught them all. But treatnt cos first.
The cavalry couldn't approach even while watching all the soldiers being captured. The sight of ten thousand n collapsing at once was that shocking. The cavalry, who had stayed for a while like that, turned their horses and ran away.
"Wow. It's like rice stalks collapsing in a typhoon."
Soone among Ham Seopyo's subordinates said. Indeed, since all the soldiers had collapsed in the sa direction, the image he had ntioned ca to mind. Ham Seopyo's subordinates tied up the soldiers as if tying up collapsed rice stalks. The number was so large that it took a long ti just to tie them up.
* * *
The rematch did not take place. Ham Seopyo admitted defeat to Mok Wigun and volunteered to go under his command.
"I have to go sowhere for now, so you should be working until then."
Mok Wigun gave Ham Seopyo a blueprint. It was a blueprint for the foundation work drawn by Pyon Juksu.
Pyon Juksu had looked around this area and had decided on the land to build a new manor. But there was a lot of work to do, such as cutting down trees.
"Do I just have to work according to this?"
"Yes. You can make the prisoners work, so it won't take long."
There are ten thousand prisoners. You can't just feed them for free, can you? So they will be mobilized for work.
"If there are people among the locals who want to participate in the work, let them participate. And don't worry about the funds."
It's good to have a lot of money at tis like this. Besides, if you pay the local people and have them work, there are two advantages. The work speed becos faster, and you also gain popularity.
"I understand. I will not disappoint you."
It was the first task he had been given after deciding to serve Mok Wigun. How could he be negligent?
"I'm going to warn the guys and go, so if there's anything urgent, contact at Mount Wudang."
Saying so, Mok Wigun headed towards the King of Chu's army. The guys who only had cavalry sent a ssenger. The ssenger said sothing absurd like they wouldn't attack this place if he returned the prisoners.
Mok Wigun thought about where to cut the ssenger and then just sent him away. And he said he would visit soon, and he was going now to keep that promise.
"You want to return the soldiers?"
"That's right. Instead, I will pay a corresponding price."
"Is that price not attacking this place?"
At Mok Wigun's words, the commander had a flustered expression. For other people, this kind of threat would work. Because the King of Chu's power was strong. But it didn't work on this guy at all.
"If you don't want that, you can substitute it with money or goods."
"Then give food. Then I'll return them."
Mok Wigun demanded a year's worth of food for ten thousand n in return for returning the troops.
"That is too excessive a demand... sir."
The commander was so intimidated that he was very careful even when speaking. Why wouldn't he be? If Mok Wigun just decided to, it would be no big deal to kill the commander. The commander also knew that.
"Excessive? You can say that when you have power.
When Mok Wigun glanced around, everyone flinched.
"Surprised? Anyway, that's my condition, so if you don't like it, then don't. And get out of this region. If you don't leave by tomorrow, you'll find out what the King of Hell looks like."
"We will leave here. But the condition has to be reported to the higher-ups..."
"Then ask. Or send soone with full authority."
The negotiation ended like that. The remaining army of the King of Chu went back, and Mok Wigun, who had confird that, headed for Mount Wudang again.
It was not that far from Mount Wudang. It didn't take much ti, but when he arrived, things were a bit complicated.
"You haven't even started the tournant yet?"
"Yes. That's what I'm saying. No, where is there a case of suddenly changing the rules? My goodness."
Pung Chosan said with annoyance.
(End of Chapter)
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