Absolute Sword Sense novel - Chapter 11
Due to some copyright issues. I changed some word such god= supreme-ruler. /diviné= supreme. And some Chinese words etc, all of this to avoid copyright *.*
A novel by the same Author of nano machin and the same universe:
https://novelrare.com/novel/myst-might-mayhem-novel/novel/
Two people are climbing up a steep mountain peak. They are also jumping up the mountain’s cliff face as if it is flat ground. Even criminals wouldn’t be able to do that.
As they climb the cliff, one of the two opens their mouth.
“Sorry. It was my fault, commander.”
The one who speaks is Hae Okseon, the female leader who had been leading the trainees.
Gu Sang-woong, who is moving with her, shakes his head.
“He isn’t someone a leader could have handled.”
Though he is telling her not to worry, even the commander doesn’t seem confident. He only learnt that the trainees are caught up with the man atop this peak by learning about what happened to Hae Okseon’s group.
‘Tch. I knew that crazy old man would be coming here often.’
But he never dreamed that he would touch their trainees. He truly is the possessor of one of the more bizarre personalities among the Four Venerable Dignitaries of the Blood Cult.
He is so eccentric that even the First Venerable Dignitary dislikes dealing with him.
And since no one can know where he will pop up from, everyone is afraid of him.
“He couldn’t have killed them, right? They aren’t low-rank trainees. Middle-rank kids are hard to find.”
“I don’t know.”
Even Gu Sang-woong can’t be sure about this. From what he heard from his predecessor, this bizarre and eccentric man changes his actions depending on his mood.
As they hurry up the mountain, they find a cave at the top of the peak. They can feel the qi from inside the cave.
‘Here.’
As they stand in front of the cave, their faces are taut with tension.
Pak!
Gu Sang-woong gets down on one knee and then takes a bow. Hae Oksoeon follows right after.
“Long Live the Blood Cult! Commander Gu Sang-woon, who is in charge of the Six Blood Valley trainees, greets you.”
No sound can be heard in response, and Hae Okseon asks.
[What? Should we go in?]
[Wait. It would be better to listen…]
It is then.
Shhh!
Something moves from inside the cave, and Gu Sang-woong kicks the ground with great speed and blocks it with his blade.
Pak!
But despite blocking the object, commander Gu Sang-woong’s body is still pushed back five steps.
Drrrr!
“Huh!”
Gu Sang-woong, who was pushed back, begins to concentrate his qi on the soles of his feet to stay balanced. He would have fallen down the cliff if he had been pushed back just a little further. However, he is still in shock.
“A seed?”
On the blade of his sword is stuck a seed of a fruit. How amazing.
The qi inside this seed is subtle, but his weapon could not cut it, resulting in him being pushed back.
‘He is a monster.’
A voice emanates from within as he admires the man inside the cave.
“Commander, huh, you are good. Huhu.”
Pak!
Gu Sang-woong kneels down and shouts.
“You compliment me too much. A thing like me cannot even follow your footsteps.”
“Huh. that is obvious.”
Gu Sang-woong frowns at the voice. He had simply said something appropriate to this situation but did not expect that kind of reply.
‘He is really insane.’
The rumours are true, and it feels like this will take quite a lot of time. However, it is impossible to come up here and simply get the trainees and leave. The commander then speaks carefully.
“Lord. The training we are doing….”
“Are you afraid that I would harm the children?”
“Ah, no.”
“Then stop worrying and go back down.”
“Lord. The children are to be raised as warriors of the sect….”
Pa!
“Kuka!”
A flying fruit hits Gu Sang-woong on the chest. He could have stopped it, but he accepted it thinking that blocking again would complicate things. Thanks to that, however, he feels like he is suffering from internal wounds.
“Clearly, the children I took in seem to have good qualities, so I plan to teach them some tricks by keeping them here.’
‘…!’
Hearing that, the two people outside the cave couldn’t hide their shock.
To instil his own teachings onto the children the Blood Cult had taken in means that he plans to mould them into different beings.
‘Until now, this old man never took in any disciples.’
Of the Four Venerable Dignitaries, he is the only one who didn’t have disciples.
“I don’t get what you mean…”
“Don’t get me wrong.”
“Uh?”
“It’s just to keep me entertained during my stay here.”
Despite not saying that he will take the children as official disciples, he will still teach them. Receiving teachings from such a man is nothing short of a miracle. Besides, who can treat a person like Hae Ack-chun lightly?
However, there is one curious thing.
“But lord. Among the trainees you took is a child called So Wunhwi, who has his dantian broken, so it will be impossible for you to teach him…”
“Kuk, who said I was going to teach him? That brat will be here on his feet for a while.”
In other words, it would be like pampering one while making the other do chores.
While Gu Sang-woong is speechless from shock, Hae Okseon sends him a Voice Transmission.
[Isn’t this alright? Commander. After all, even if he received a middle rank, he is someone who should be taught in the low rank. Please just turn your attention to the other ones.]
[Hmm…]
Gu Sang-woong, after giving the matter some thought, nods his head. As she said, it seems acceptable to give up So Wonhwi, but he can’t let this crazy old man harm the other two.
[I heard he came from the Yiyang So family, so I thought of using him as a spy and sending him to the Murim Alliance later, so he is no big deal.]
If So Wonhwi hears this, he would probably lose his mind. The Blood Cult is already thinking of using that child as a spy.
Gu Sang-woong takes the initiative and speaks politely.
Pak!
“Alright. I will retreat if you want to do that.”
‘This is insane!’
I am confused by the words I hear from outside.
Now they are leaving me alone with this crazy old man. Song Jwa-baek breaks out in giggles and laughs in disbelief.
‘shit!’
This guy is out of his mind.
It was I who woke up, rushed to the old man and then was beaten to a pulp. However, I am still delighted with the idea of this old man treating me like some servant of his.
“The disciple will bow to the teacher. What are you doing?”
“Uhuh… I will bow.”
Song Jwa-baek and his younger brother are bowing down to the old man. Knowing his great identity, they seem desperate to appeal to him.
But…
“Who is your teacher?”
Puk!
“Uk!”
Hae Ack-chun kicks the bowing twins on their heads. This man is really crazy.
He’s not called a mad man or a freak for nothing.
‘Ahh…’
This variable is entirely outside my expectations.
This is the worst. I don’t know how long this old man will stay here, but if he stays more than a year, my plan to restore my dantian is a bust.
‘What do I do?’
This man is too strong to even consider running away. However, even if I succeeded in escaping, the commander would bring me back and hand me over to the old man, so I couldn’t just run to the training ground.
Hae Ack-chun then shocks me out of my thoughts by saying,
“Get me something to eat within 2 minutes.”
“Uh?”
“I want meat. Hehe.”
“…”
Did this old man just ask this? I know that this cave is on a cliff.
It is also so steep that it would be difficult to travel without light footwork techniques.
“But in two minutes….”
‘Wait.’
Wouldn’t it be better to just run away?
There was a saying I heard in my previous life.
The men who even the Blood Cult members are reluctant to touch… If I get caught by him, it might be better to try and escape instead of thinking about life within the sect.
‘Phew.’
I try to calm down and hide my emotions.
“All right. But I don’t have any martial arts, so it is difficult to get anything, let alone meat, especially without a weapon.”
It’s a trick to try and get the Small Short Sword back. Since I don’t know when I will return, this is better.
“Kulkul.”
Hae Ack-chun then snaps his hand.
Kwak!
The fruit seeds in his hand fly past my cheek and lodge themselves into the cave walls. Blood is dripping from my cheeks, but I don’t even dare to turn my head.
“You are a cunning one. Kulkul. I won’t be bored, but keep in mind that the more you do, the shorter your life gets here.”
“….”
I nod without saying another word. I am not lying when I say that I suddenly feel the urge to pee.
Tak!
When my body refuses to move, he throws another thing at me.
I manage to catch it and see that it is my Small Short Sword. When I open my eyes to look at the old man, I see that he is smiling.
“Take it. That old dagger doesn’t have the right to stay in my hands.”
I think it is fortunate that this sword is so rusty that he didn’t desire it. I then hear a voice that I felt like I haven’t heard in a long time.
-Kyaaaaak! That furry beast touched me! Absolutely disgusting!
Disgusting? What did it mean?
While it is nice to have Short Sword back, this is not the time to listen to its grumbling.
I need to run. As I am about to leave and save myself with Short Sword in tow, I hear.
“If I catch you trying to run, be prepared to die.”
I feel a chill run down my spine. The human heart is quite remarkable.
Because he threatened me not to run, I feel like running even more now. I then walk out of the cave.
I gulp.
-It is really steep. Can you run quickly from here?
‘I need to do whatever it takes.’
I grab a rock on the cliff and lower my leg with care. It is too steep to just slide down. So I slowly lower my trembling hands and feet one after another.
And then I hear the scream.
“Wowwww!’
“Aaack!”
Looking up, I see something unbelievable.
‘….!’
Hae Ack-chun is walking down the steep peak like it is flat ground with the twins at his side. He appears in front of me and then promptly disappears. Short Sword then asks me plainly.
-Can you really run away from that?
Fuck.