Chapter 25: Breath of Death (1)

"Both the sword and the sword technique are yours."

'!?'

Hearing Mok Gyeongwoon's words, Guard Kam's eyes trembled. A dagger was stuck in the middle of the chest.

'Do you say the energy contained in the dagger is mine? Are you saying that this guy used the strength he forcibly took from me? …Nonsense.'

Inner space had its own unique properties. Due to the deterioration of energy caused by the various methods and techniques, and other life experiences, even if one were to take someone else's energy, in reality it would only be poisonous.

Even if internal power was inherited from Martial artists of the same sect using the same breathing methods, there was no way to utilize it immediately unless it was refined through special techniques and made into one's own.

But he was able to do it?

'What on earth is this guy?'

He was by no means an ordinary civilian. Even though he was a death row inmate, Guard Kam thought he could control him because he was not a martial artist.

But that was a miscalculation. This guy had strange abilities that he didn't know about. He even deals with curses and evil spirits.

'It's a mistake. It was not a good idea to bring this guy.'

He thought he could control him because he hadn't learnt martial arts. He was foolish. This was a guy with such extraordinary intelligence that he used a curse to draw attention to himself and then throws a dagger containing the energy he has absorbed, inflicting fatal injuries.

Maybe that's what made that guy so scary.

"Whoa…Whoa…"

Guard Kam could barely catch his breath. It was difficult to breathe with the dagger stuck in his chest.

His body temperature was rapidly cooling down, centred around the chest. The location was too critical. The moment he pulled it out, the bleeding would be so severe that recovery might become difficult.

*Sigh*

Guard Kam raised his head and glared at Mok Gyeongwoon. It was fate that he and this guy could never go together anyway. It had to end somehow. Anyway, just like him, it must have been difficult for him to move with the dagger stuck between his ribs and his thigh…

'!?'

Guard Kam frowned. What that guy threw was a dagger that was stuck in his thigh. But why was the bleeding only that bad?

In that position, not only the thigh area but also the bottom of the pants should have already been soaked with blood. However, there seemed to be no blood flowing except for that area.

'There's no way he could have stopped the bleeding or controlled the blood flow. I've never seen anything like that. How did he do it?'

Guard Kam, who was looking at Mok Gyeongwoon, completely dumbfounded as if he were looking at a monster, bit his lip. He had no idea how he had ended up with such a strange guy.

However, he still had a secret trick. Didn't he prepare it for such a time?

"… You bastard… have you forgotten the poison I gave you?"

In order to prevent the fake Mok Gyeongwoon from getting out of control and acting unruly or running away, he had given him some poison in advance.

Mok Gyeongwoon parted his lips at these words from Guard Kam, "Ah? Poison?"

"Yes."

"I forgot~"

Guard Kam was astonished at Mok Gyeongwoon's words.

'Does it make sense to forget that your life is was on line?'

It didn't matter what he was thinking. There was no way that clever bastard would have forgotten that.

"Haa…haa…let's make a deal."

"Deal?"

"If you stop fighting like this and just hand over the secret documents, I will let you go."

"You're letting me go?"

"Isn't that what you wanted? If you stay here anyway, it's a fake life and you have to take the risk of being caught at any time."

Mok Gyeongwoon nodded at these words, "What you are saying is right."

"…I'll give you the recipe for the antidote and some money. If you are a member of the Martial artists with your level of skills, you will be able to create identification to prove it and make a new life with enough money. Cough cluck."

As the conversation continued, Guard Kam's voice became hoarse. If he dis not rush to get first aid and treatment, it would become very dangerous. There was a limit to what he could endure with his strength.

"Choose. If we keep fighting like this, it's a loss for both of us."

"It certainly makes sense," Mok Gyeongwoon shows positive intentions.

Seeing Mok Gyeongwoon like that, Guard Kam tried to breathe a sigh of relief. It was not too late to put an end to the fire and get rid of him later.

'Now I have to reassure him.'

"I'll give you the antidote first. You can treat your poison…cough…"

At that time, a cough came out of Guard Kam's mouth. It was a bloody cough. It could have been because he was injured, but here, Guard Kam felt a sense of strangeness.

'Blood…'

He could smell something unpleasant from the blood. For a moment, Guard Kam was taken aback and tried to open his chest. However, his hands were shaking so badly that he could not move them.

'Why are my hands…..'

*Thud*

That wasn't the end. Soon, Guard Kam lost strength in his legs and fell to the ground on one knee.

"Kwaek!"

Guard Kam spat out a handful of black blood. He didn't know that internal energy was used to protect the chest and organs, but something was spreading rapidly through the five internal organs, causing damage.

'N- No way?'

Guard Kam's eyes widened. This symptom was definitely poison. Something was strange. This guy didn't use poison, so why was he poisoned?

While he was wondering, Mok Gyeongwoon slowly staggered towards him, who was in pain.

"Whew. It hurts a lot because the dagger got stuck here."

"You…what on earth…have you done?"

"There's something I forgot to tell you earlier."

"What?"

"Not only did I throw your own sword back at you with your own internal energy, but I also sent over some of my blood~"

"Blood?"

"Yes. It was too late to clean up the blood from the dagger that was stuck in my thigh. Actually, it was intentional."

"What on earth are you talking about…"

Mok Gyeongwoon smiled and said to Guard Kam, who did not understand.

"Of course, you don't understand. I only told it to Go Chan."

"Go Chan?"

"Yes! It's not a big deal really~ Maybe because I ate a lot of poisonous plants since I was young, my blood is toxic."

'!?'

Guard Kam was dumbfounded by these words.

'Is your blood toxic? What does this mean? Does that mean you are like a poisonous person from the Four Heavenly Tang Family? What the hell is this guy…ha!'

It was absurd. How much was he hiding? But that wasn't the important thing. He had to somehow prevent the poison from spreading away from his chest area with internal energy.

'I don't know what kind of poison it is, but it burns like hell.'

"Cluck cluck….."

"It's painful, right?"

"You… you… Don't think you'll survive the poison I gave you… ugh…"

"Padu, donkey, bokseokcho, banha…"

'!?'

Gan Guard's eyes were shaking like crazy as he heard the medicinal herbs coming out of Mok Gyeongwoon's mouth.

They were all medicinal herbs used for poisoning.

"Jarigong, shaman mushroom, fennel herb."

"You…you…how?"

"What. Don't simple medicines like this have some special tastes when you just touch them with your tongue?"

'You know it when you taste it? What on earth is this guy?'

Mok Gyeongwoon, who came right in front of the bewildered Guard Kam, bent his knees, made eye contact with him, and said, "Actually, there is no need for an antidote."

"You…are you…playing with me…cough cluck…?"

At that question, Mok Gyeongwoon slightly tilted his head and looked at Guard Kam's face. His pale face was like that, and his eyes were full of fear and fear.

Seeing him like that, Mok Gyeongwoon smiled and said, "Whether you are a martial artist or a top-notch expert, you are no different from other people in the face of pain and death."

*Creepy*

The moment Guard Kam heard those words, a shiver ran down his spine. How can he wear a human shell and say these words and have eyes like those of a dead person? It absolutely didn't feel like there's a human in front of me.

'This guy is a devil.'

*Purrrrr*

Guard Kam couldn't stop trembling. His breathing became rough and it became difficult to breathe because of fear. The human heart was truly treacherous. Until a little while ago, he still thought he was superior to his opponent, so he took things lightly.

But now it was completely different.

"You're shaking."

"Save me… save me."

Guard Kam gave up his pride and begged for his life. He couldn't die like this. He dreamed of a stable life after getting out of the heartless world of assassins, where you never know when you might die unexpectedly.

But it was so unfair to lose my life like this.

Mok Gyeongwoon stroked his chin.

"Please save me. Loyalty…I swear loyalty. no. I swear. Please…please save me."

Looking at him pleading, Mok Gyeongwoon smiled and said.

"Now I like your attitude."

"Oh, I will live only for Young Master!"

"Then I am grateful."

Hearing Mok Gyeongwoon's words, Guard Kam's expression seemed to brighten.

*Poof*

"Ugh!"

He thought he was saving his life, but Mok Gyeongwoon pressed the dagger stuck in his chest so hard that it penetrated all the way to the handle.

Mok Gyeongwoon whispered into the ear of the distressed Guard Kam, "What kind of loyalty is it to someone who can easily change lines as needed?"

"Off…"

"I think you would be more helpful if you just died."

"Woo!"

As he said those words, he covered his mouth and nose with his hands as he gasped. Guard Kam, with veins in his eyes, was flapping his hands and feet in pain, but Mok Gyeongwoon looked at him with an expressionless face.

It didn't last very long. The writhing of the whole body soon stopped. The special Guard Kam died with bloodshot eyes and fearful eyes.

Mok Gyeongwoon looked as if he had run out of emotion and then removed his palm that was covering the man's nose and mouth.

'It was done faster than I thought. Maybe you're lucky.'

From the beginning, he had planned to kill Guard Kam in some way. This was because it would be bothersome to keep alive someone who knew that he was a fake.

Mok Gyeongwoon was worried, 'Should I kill the Guard Go Chan too?'

Once Go Chan's Guard was taken care of, no one would know the truth anymore.

But soon Mok Gyeongwoon shook his head, 'Let's keep him alive. Go Chan is still useful. It is also nice to have someone to take care of some things. Also, He seems to be quite tight-lipped as well~'

He liked the fact that Go Chan had kept his mouth shut until the end even though he was being tortured. It didn't matter whether it was because he was afraid or because of the poison. He was willing to use Go Chan as much as he could as long as it didn't stab him in the back.

*Thwack*

Mok Gyeongwoon looked at the dagger stuck between his ribs. No matter how amazingly resilient his body was, he couldn't help but feel pain if he kept this lodged in his chest… However, he couldn't remove this now.

He had to look the part.

'I hope someone comes quickly.'

"Ah!"

'I almost forgot.'

Mok Gyeongwoon placed his palm toward the dead Guard Kam's Danjeon. And then the Ritual of Attachment was started. It was to confirm one thing.

The internal energy of Danjeon, which had died and was dispersing, was sucked into Mok Gyeongwoon's body through the ritual of attachment. It was an amount that could not even be compared to Jo Ilsang.

'It's a piece of cake.'

But with this skill, the energy would be scattered and lost anyway. What he was more curious about was something else. After a while, the inner energy stopped flowing.

There wasn't the reaction he expected.

'Is not it?'

At that moment, a cold yet sinister energy flowed from Guard Kam's abdomen. It was definitely similar to the energy he had absorbed from Jo Ilsang.

No, it was even bigger.

'Ahhh~ There it was~'

The dead energy in the body of the dead Guard Kam gathered in the area below the navel of the abdomen. And little by little, it took shape.

He don't know exactly what this is, but He was starting to like this cold energy more and more.

*Whoa*

There was a red glow in her eyes as if she was interested in this Mok Gyeongwoon. It was the Blue spirit holding a smoking pipe in her mouth amid thick smoke.

Cheongryeong whispered softly to the demon monk next to her, "Demon Monk. I think I understand why you are swayed by this human.

That guy was no ordinary human. She also knew this instinctively.

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Note: Since this note contained spoilers for the chapter, I put it at the end of the chapter. Hope you all enjoyed this chapter~

Mc for half the chapter: "I forgor~~"

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