Myst, Might, Mayhem

Chapter 182 – Submission (1)

‘My lord… I’m sorry.’

Wi Maeng-cheon, who was possessing the body of his subordinate Jong-im, apologized inwardly.

He wanted to strike the back of that guy’s head for the sake of his former lord, Jang Neung-ak, but after becoming a servant spirit and realizing the principle of karma, he couldn’t do it.

The fate of the servant spirit and its master were one and the same.

But even if it weren’t for that, the more he learned about Mok Gyeong-un, the more fearful he became.

‘What the hell was that monstrous bird earlier?’

In fact, if it were his previous body, it would have been extremely difficult to deal with that many peak supreme masters alone.

However, thanks to that huge bird that suddenly appeared, he was able to subdue the martial artists.

This made Wi Maeng-cheon even more terrified of Mok Gyeong-un.

‘What the hell is this guy’s true identity?’

He didn’t know that Mok Gyeong-un could command not only humans but also monsters.

How could such a monster exist within the Heaven and Earth Society without anyone knowing?

It made him curious about Mok Gyeong-un’s true identity.

Meanwhile, Mok Gyeong-un disappeared in an instant using a tremendous light body technique and appeared behind Jang Neung-ak, grabbing his shoulder.

“You bastard!”

“Shh. Be quiet and relax your shoulders. If you keep moving like that, I might feel like breaking them with the strength in my hands.”

Shudder!

In an instant, goosebumps covered Jang Neung-ak’s entire body.

The guy’s snickering voice was filled with nothing but malice.

He had experienced this feeling somewhere before.

‘Eldest senior brother?’

Right.

It was quite similar to his eldest senior brother, Na Yul-ryang.

The eerie feeling of lacking humanity was alike.

Meanwhile, Ho Jong-hyeok grabbed the handle of his half-moon ax, Netherworld, with one of its blades broken, and opened his mouth.

“Mok Gyeong-un. Stop it.”

“Stop what? Did I do anything wrong?”

“I don’t know how you brought them in, but do you think you can handle all of this?”

“That’s not for you to worry about.”

“Worry? Even if you immediately get what you want by threatening the lord’s life, do you think you can prevent all the forces supporting our lord, including my own master, from finding out about this?”

“……”

“Stop it now. No matter how strong your martial arts have become, this is a reckless act.”

With these words, Ho Jong-hyeok’s fingers, cunningly pointing backwards, moved.

He was sending hand signals.

The recipient of those hand signals was none other than his female bodyguard behind him.

[Keep this with you.]

[What is this?]

[It’s a rescue signal flare.]

[A rescue signal flare?]

[It’s something my master gave me.]

[You mean the Axe King?]

[Yes. He gave it to me in case of an emergency. We probably won’t need to use it, but just in case, I think it’s better for you, the bodyguard, to keep it.]

[Is it okay for me to have something like this…?]

[It’s more effective for you to have it. If an urgent situation arises, the other members of the Five Mountains Alliance and I will be the targets of restraint anyway.]

It was a truly coincidental thing.

He had entrusted the rescue signal flare to her in case of an emergency.

The rescue signal flare was given by his master to deal with the Eldest Young Master’s side, but he thought it would never be used as long as the Society Leader was alive.

However, he didn’t expect things to unfold so quickly.

Swish! Swish!

Ho Jong-hyeok sent hand signals with his fingers so that only the female bodyguard could see them.

It was a pre-arranged signal.

Gulp!

Seo Hye-in, the Fourth Mountain who was at an angle to see this signal, swallowed her saliva.

She had heard about this from Ho Jong-hyeok, so she had left the female bodyguard in this spot in case of an emergency.

‘Once the rescue signal flare goes off….’

Axe King Ho Tae-gang would immediately come here.

Then, even that bastard Mok Gyeong-un wouldn’t be able to keep making rash threats.

To make that happen, they needed to draw his attention even more.

So Seo Hye-in intervened.

“Mok Gyeong-un! Ho Jong-hyeok is right. A threat is only valuable when you can maintain it in the first place, so how do you plan to keep it up?”

At her words, Mok Gyeong-un’s gaze naturally shifted to her.

Seo Hye-in cheered inwardly but didn’t show it outwardly.

She just hoped that Ho Jong-hyeok’s female bodyguard would hurry and shoot the rescue signal flare.

To do that, she tried to keep Mok Gyeong-un’s attention by continuing to talk.

However,

Crack!

At that moment, the sound of something breaking was heard.

Did she use the rescue signal flare?

‘Huh?’

Something was strange.

If she had used the rescue signal flare, sparks should have shot upward because of the ammunition.

But there was only the sound of something breaking.

Unable to hide it any longer, Seo Hye-in eventually couldn’t resist and turned her head towards the female bodyguard.

At that moment,

‘No way?’

Seo Hye-in couldn’t hide her perplexity.

That was because Ho Jong-hyeok’s female bodyguard had broken the stick of the rescue signal flare.

Has this woman gone crazy?

If she understood Ho Jong-hyeok’s hand signals, how could she do such a thing…?

That’s when it happened.

“What’s that?”

Mok Gyeong-un asked, looking at the female bodyguard.

Then,

“It’s a rescue signal flare that can request help from Axe King.”

‘This wench, don’t tell me—!’

Seeing her answer so readily, Seo Hye-in got angry and tried to rebuke her.

But before that, Ho Jong-hyeok spoke first.

“…Chae-rin. Were you also on that person’s side?”

He had no choice but to suspect her from the moment she broke the rescue signal flare.

At his question, the spirit possessing the female bodyguard Ha Chae-rin’s body, Go Chan, shuddered and said,

“Ugh. This is fucking disgusting.”

“Chae-rin?”

“Enough! I’m done catering to your preferences.”

At Go Chan’s resolute words, Ho Jong-hyeok’s expression hardened.

He had taken a liking to her due to her occasional blunt and somewhat different reactions and appearance compared to other women.

So he had kept her close and tried to make her his woman, not just a bodyguard.

But facing this result, he couldn’t help but feel empty.

Ho Jong-hyeok spoke in a voice full of lingering attachment.

“Everything we’ve been through together was a lie…”

“Yeah! That’s right. It was all a lie, so save that undeserved confidence for other wenches.”

“……”

Shocked by Go Chan’s scolding pouring out like a flood, Ho Jong-hyeok just stood there dumbfounded.

Seeing him like that, Go Chan snorted.

If it weren’t for being a servant spirit, he would have escaped from this bastard long ago.

That guy must have a lot pent up.

Indeed.

At Go Chan’s appearance, Mok Gyeong-un chuckled.

He thought Go Chan had gotten quite used to it and was enjoying being a woman, but it seemed that wasn’t the case either.

Then Jang Neung-ak opened his mouth.

“…What the hell are you?”

“What am I?”

“When did you contact them?”

It was utterly incomprehensible to him.

Not only Jong-im, Wi Maeng-cheon’s subordinate, but also that wench had no way to contact or connect with Mok Gyeong-un.

But how the hell did he make them his people?

No matter how much he thought about it, it was difficult to find a connection, but then Mok Gyeong-un asked, leaning close to his ear.

“Do you have any more hidden trump cards?”

“……”

At Mok Gyeong-un’s question, Jang Neung-ak bit his lip hard.

Right now, there were no more moves that could turn the situation around.

So Jang Neung-ak spoke in a vicious voice,

“Even so, you won’t gain anything.”

“There’s no point in being stubborn.”

“Kill me.”

‘!?’

At his words, interest flashed in Mok Gyeong-un’s eyes.

He was curious about how Jang Neung-ak would react after his hidden moves were thwarted and he reached a dead end.

Inwardly, he thought Jang Neung-ak would submit.

But unexpectedly, he was coming on strong.

“You’re not the Society Leader’s disciple for nothing, even if you’re rotten.”

“Shut up. You won’t get anything anyway. Even if you threaten me with force, it will only be temporary.”

“Hmm.”

“You’re not stupid, so you should know. Your threat is meaningless unless this young master submits.”

“Well, that’s true.”

At Mok Gyeong-un’s ready acknowledgment, Jang Neung-ak frowned.

He knew the guy wouldn’t be unaware of that, so he couldn’t understand why he was doing this.

Anyway, there were no more moves left, so the only way to dissuade this bastard was to remind him of the consequences.

However,

“But you will submit to me. Like a tail-wagging dog.”

“How dare you!”

Crack!

“Aargh!”

At that moment, Jang Neung-ak screamed in pain as his bones broke.

“Ah. I clearly told you to relax your shoulders.”

Mok Gyeong-un said, raising the corners of his mouth wickedly.

“Ugh. You, you bastard!”

“My lord!”

Seeing Jang Neung-ak in agony, Ho Jong-hyeok seemed to have come to his senses and shouted, aiming his half-bladed Netherworld.

“Stop right now!”

“I think it’s better for you to stop. If you don’t want to see your lord suffering.”

“You’re really crossing the line.”

“Didn’t I cross the line long ago?”

Mok Gyeong-un said with a smile.

At his malice-filled appearance, Ho Jong-hyeok was at a loss for words.

What the hell was this bastard’s real goal?

If he provoked them like this, he would have an even harder time getting what he wanted, so why was he going this far?

That’s when he wondered.

“I suppose you don’t have the will to submit on your own?”

“Ugh… You bastard… This young master will…”

“I guess it’s better to possess you than to control you.”

“What?”

“First, go to sleep.”

Bam bam bam!

At that moment, Jang Neung-ak, whose acupuncture points had been sealed, lost consciousness.

Thud!

“How dare you!”

As soon as Jang Neung-ak collapsed on the table, Ho Jong-hyeok swung Netherworld towards Mok Gyeong-un’s head with an angry rebuke.

Whoosh!

However,

Bam!

The blade of Netherworld was caught by Mok Gyeong-un’s hand.

“You have no learning ability.”

Crackle crackle!

As black energy frosted over Mok Gyeong-un’s hand, cracks formed even on the remaining blade.

Ho Jong-hyeok hurriedly tried to use his inner force to make him let go, but,

Swish!

Mok Gyeong-un’s figure had already penetrated right in front of him.

Seeing Mok Gyeong-un’s palm flying towards his chin, Ho Jong-hyeok gritted his teeth.

‘Damn it!’

***

‘…He’s really become a monster.’

Go Chan, who was possessing Ha Chae-rin’s body, sincerely clicked his tongue.

Ho Jong-hyeok, the First Mountain, and Seo Hye-in, the Fourth Mountain, were lying on the floor unconscious, covered in blood.

The two tried their best to resist, struggling and charging in, but the result was miserable.

They ended up like that in just a few exchanges.

Ho Jong-hyeok, who had reached the pinnacle-stage of Transcendent Realm, tried to turn the tide by unleashing his hidden ultimate technique, but it was useless.

It only bought a little more time.

‘How can a guy who hasn’t cultivated martial arts for long become so strong so quickly?’

It was hard to believe.

It felt so unfair that it made the world seem unjust.

Then, Mok Gyeong-un’s voice was heard.

“You two, come over here.”

‘You two? Ah!’

Go Chan looked at the man who was presumed to be possessed like himself.

Was he called Jong-im, the subordinate of the deceased Wi Maeng-cheon?

He had a faint feeling of spiritual power, so he thought he might be a possessing spirit, and his guess was correct.

But when did he get possessed by this bastard?

As he was wondering, Jong-im, no, the possessed Wi Maeng-cheon climbed up to the pavilion, and Mok Gyeong-un said,

“You’re seeing each other for the first time, right?”

“……”

“……”

At Mok Gyeong-un’s words, Go Chan and Wi Maeng-cheon looked at each other with strange gazes.

It was close to asking, “You too?” with their eyes.

“Before introductions, shall we deal with this first?”

“By this, you mean?”

Then Mok Gyeong-un alternately pointed to Jang Neung-ak, the Society Leader’s second disciple who had collapsed in front of him after having his acupuncture points sealed, and Ho Jong-hyeok, the First Mountain who had fainted covered in blood, and said,

“You need to possess these two, so which one of you wants to enter the second young master?”

As soon as he finished speaking,

Bam!

Both Go Chan and Wi Maeng-cheon raised their hands at the same time like lightning, without exception.