Absolute Regression

Episode 213: Because we are Mine.

“If it wasn’t something really urgent, I wouldn’t have come all the way here.”

I hurriedly spoke to the Poison King.

King Dok also told Sang-seon to quickly bring Seo Dae-ryong, as it was the first time that one of his subordinates came to visit.

After a while, a merchant ship brought Seo Dae-ryong here.

“Sir, I think you need to go quickly.”

“What’s going on? “Investigator Seo.”

“A major accident occurred in Magachon. “A soldier who was drinking alcohol suddenly swung a sword, killing or injuring dozens of people.”

I was surprised and asked out loud.

“where?”

“This is Yanghwaru.”

Yanghwaru was one of several pilgrims in Magachon.

“Did you drink and fight?”

“no. It is said that blood suddenly flowed from the eyes and nose of the person who committed the slaughter and he suddenly went crazy. “Because his martial arts skills were excellent, the damage was greater.”

The moment I heard those words, I remembered an incident that occurred before the regression.

I immediately said goodbye to the Poison King.

“Poison King, I will go first today.”

I hurried out of there with Seo Dae-ryong.

When I arrived at Yanghwaru in Magachon with Seo Dae-ryong, the enforcement officers were controlling the surrounding area. There was a strong smell of blood before I even went in.

Among the onlookers standing around, one boy caught my eye. A child who looked to be about thirteen or four years old shouted to the executioners,

“I have a mother and a younger brother! Please go and see it. Working in the kitchen! mom! “Sooya!”

I left the child behind and went inside with Seo Dae-ryong.

Inside was a sea of blood. There were dead bodies everywhere and executioners were checking to see if there were any survivors.

“The damage was greater because everyone was drunk.”

Muin wasn’t the only one who died. Even the courtesan and the cook who died died.

In the corner of the kitchen, there was a middle-aged woman lying dead with a young girl in her arms. The child looked exactly like the boy who was shouting outside.

I looked down at the bodies of mother and daughter in silence and let out a sigh. He was a child who would run around helping his mother in the kitchen.

Seo Dae-ryong, who was next to him, couldn’t bear to keep looking and turned his head to look somewhere else.

“Where is he?”

“It’s on the third floor.”

I took a step back. There were terrible scenes all the way there.

He was dead, leaning against the wall at the end of the third floor hallway. It was a young man who appeared to be in his early thirties. The blood that flowed from the eyes and nose ran down to the chin and dried. He was dead with his eyes closed, and the white parts of his eyes were stained red like blood.

Seo Dae-ryong, who followed, spoke in a trembling voice.

“This is my first time seeing such a terrible sight.”

I knew. What is the cause of this incident?

‘Fantastic!’

Gwangpok was a stamina enhancer that temporarily increased stamina when taken.

Depending on the amount taken, the internal strength enhancer can temporarily increase internal strength from one day to half an hour. The amount of increased internal energy is usually about 2 to 2 hours per day. Of course, it returns to its original state over time.

The reason why wide width became so explosively popular was because the amount of power it increased was much greater. The width was increased from 30% to as much as 50%.

However, the side effects were as fatal as the good effects. The results we are seeing now were the side effects.

The people who sold this wide range were the Sadomaeng. They also sell the Sangongdok Black Rain, which I returned to and was defeated in a martial arts competition. Gwangbok and Heukbi were the two main products sold by Sadomaeng.

“What is the identity of this person?”

“I am one of the demon swords belonging to the Northern Heavenly Sword House. It is said that he is someone who has never caused any problems. “I even got promoted last year.”

That might have been the problem. He must have secretly taken Gwangbok to get that promotion.

“Send the body to Demon Doctor right now. “Please take care of things here.”

“Mr. Footnote. “I don’t know why this happened, but I really want to find out.”

The look in Seo Dae-ryong’s eyes that is looking at me now was the same look in his eyes when I first met him as an investigator at Hwangcheongak. The look in Seo Dae-ryong’s eyes as he desperately wanted to find out his senior’s death.

I looked at Seo Dae-ryong and nodded once.

“You take care of that child who was outside earlier.”

Seo Dae-ryong also nodded vigorously.

* * *

I watched the doctor performing the autopsy.

Examining the body, the doctor predicted the cause of death.

“It appears that a strong internal amplification agent was used, as the Danjeon was greatly swollen and damaged. “I think the reason I lost my senses and caused the stabbing was because of the side effects.”

The doctor accurately revealed the condition of the body.

“Actually, this isn’t the first time I’ve seen a corpse like this. There was a body that arrived in this condition at the end of last year. At that time, he went on a rampage alone and died. “This time we committed a disaster.”

The wide range of light had not yet completely spread throughout the martial arts world. The side effects, which were easily overlooked at first, began to become a serious problem as the number of users increased.

“He was probably out of his mind when he committed the accident. “This person, what kind of greed did you have to train and increase your strength?”

He spoke to the corpse as if reprimanding him and then turned around. This was one of the reasons why this wide spread continued to spread. I shouldn’t have taken it in the first place. Since the responsibility primarily goes to the person who took the drug, the Sadomaeng made money by taking advantage of this trend.

The doctor covered the body with a white cloth and washed his bloody hands. Ma-ui was also depressed by the news that many innocent people had died.

Ma Yi asked me, as if trying to change the mood.

“What happened with the Poison King?”

“We’ve been meeting every day since then.”

Then Ma Yi was surprised.

“Meeting every day? “Really?”

“I am learning a job at Cheondoglim.”

“also. You are different. So, after meeting him, what is the Poison King like?”

“He was a brighter person than I thought.”

Ma Yi nodded. It seems he also felt that bright part.

“I didn’t realize it until some time had passed, but you already figured it out.”

“Nowadays, we are together almost all day.”

“Do you really want to win the bet with the cult leader by doing this?”

I looked down at the cloth-covered corpse and spoke softly.

“Now there are even more reasons to win.”

* * *

My father and General Commander Sima Ming were waiting at the Heavenly Horse Hall.

I walked down the bloody path with great strides and reported to the two people.

“The doctor revealed that the cause of this incident was a side effect of the internal strength enhancer.”

They were not at all surprised by my report. This means that the side effects and symptoms were already known.

“You already knew, right?”

Sima Ming answered my question.

“Several major and small incidents have been reported in your midfield.”

“It was the work of the Apostle League, right?”

“How did you know?”

“In the last Shinma Saengtu, I was attacked by the mountain gong poison. At that time, I investigated and found that it was a mountain poison called Heukbi made by Sadomaeng. “I thought this was their doing too.”

“Gwangbukran is an internal strength enhancer sold by the Apostle League.”

As expected, Sima Ming knew about the wide range.

I asked him again.

“Who is in charge of the Apostolic Alliance that manufactures the wide range? “Soldier, you know, right?”

Sima Ming looked at his father. My father looked at me for a moment and nodded.

Only then did Sima Ming reveal who he was.

“It’s my favorite car.”

I knew very well who the car was.

“It’s a black snake.”

“you’re right.”

He was one of Yayulhan’s four subordinates. While Ji-saeng, who created Shinseonchae, had a golden pig tattoo, Ae-cha pledged her loyalty by getting a black snake tattoo.

This was an opportunity to speak.

As you can see, Yayulhan is doing all kinds of bad things. This guy is absolutely evil.

But I didn’t. In any case, if I couldn’t win the bet to persuade the Poison King and bring him before my father, the Black Snake was also an area I couldn’t handle.

I was silent for a moment. I revealed my anger with silence and strengthened my will with silence.

“A detailed report will be uploaded from the main office regarding the incident. “I will report back once anything else is confirmed.”

I walked the path of blood and left Cheonmajeon.

This is probably the first time I’ve met these two people and turned around without uttering a single joke. In that way, I quietly built up the anger of Gwangbok on top of the anger of Shinseonchae.

My father and Sima Ming watched my back in silence.

I am keeping in mind the teachings my father taught me this time.

From someone’s perspective, my world is also a closed world.

Yes, I admit it. Establishing a new magic power and eliminating absolute evil is still a task in my own world.

* * *

That night, I stood alone in front of the cliff of Gwonma.

Just as Gwonma looked up at the cliff, I also looked up at the cliff.

I clenched my fist and injected energy into it.

Whiuuuung!

I could hear air currents swirling around my fist and the sound of rain clouds gathering.

Shhh!

I tried to take a shot at the cliff, but stopped at the last moment.

Because I know that it cannot be destroyed yet. This will be the only time in my life that I will actually punch this cliff.

At that time, a welcome voice came from behind.

“If you hit it with that baby’s hand, your hand will still hurt.”

I smiled and turned around.

A horse was walking here.

“Master!”

I felt happy to see him after a long time. When I looked at the poison king’s fresh face and then saw this scary face and huge body, I realized that this was a demonic cult.

The horse’s eyes were focused on my tightly clenched fist.

He read my anger and spoke calmly.

“Disciple.”

“Yes, Master.”

“When you’re really angry, open your clenched fist like this.”

The horse’s large palm was spread out in front of me. It was a palm bigger than my face.

“and!”

match!

Gwonma clapped loudly.

“Clap once and squeeze again. Then that fist will hurt more.”

“You won’t have to hold it again. “If there was an enemy between those clapping hands, it would have been the same as getting hit with a fist.”

Gwonma, who is no one else, tells me to open my fist. I engraved this deep and great teaching in my heart.

And Nusre, who could not tremble in front of his father and Simamyeong, turned to Gwonma instead.

“When Master was standing here, I thought he was standing here with the sole intention of collapsing the cliff.”

“however?”

“Didn’t you just stand there every time you got angry? Right?”

Unable to deny it, Gwonma laughed.

I greeted him and walked out of there. I walked with my clenched fists wide open.

* * *

The next day, I went to Cheondoglim as usual.

The Poison King was walking through the forest near his house with a collection bucket.

“Let me tell you about the incident that happened yesterday…”

At that time, surprising words came out of the Poison King’s mouth.

“It’s wide, right?”

The Poison King had only heard of the side effects yesterday and knew that it was due to the wide range of light.

“Did you know?”

“Of course I know. As you know, the Poison Son travels throughout the central plains to find poisonous plants and poisonous substances. The Sadomaeng members also go around looking for herbs to make medicine. So we know their movements best.”

The Poison King frowned slightly.

“They even gave a warning. “Don’t make drugs like that.”

“Do you know who makes it?”

“know. “There is one idiot called Jindokgeosa.”

Jindoggeosa. He was a famous poison expert in Sapa. The Poison King made all kinds of impressions, as if he didn’t want to even think of him.

“Even people who use poison are forbidden to do so, but this kid is playing too third-rate.”

“Many innocent people died because of that third-rate play. There was also a woman who died holding her child. That fact won’t even be included in our school’s report. How many total deaths! The death of the mother and daughter will be buried in this one line of reporting. If mother and daughter become vengeful souls and watch this world, the child will ask the mother. “Why doesn’t anyone care about our deaths?”

The Poison King was looking at the poisonous insects on the tree, as if he was listening to me. I’m not angry anymore. Because he is living his world just as I am living my world.

“What is the name of that poisonous insect?”

I asked about his world and he answered mine.

“What would be the point of avenging them?”

“I remember it as an ingredient in Cheongsal poison, but I can’t remember the name.”

“It’s hypocrisy. “It’s the self-satisfaction you get from helping someone.”

We didn’t listen to the other person and only spoke to ourselves.

“Oh what was it? “I can’t seem to remember the name.”

“A dead person is a dead person. “That’s it.”

The Poison King looked at me and I looked at him. We stared at each other in silence. This was the longest time the Poison King looked at me since I met him.

And we returned to our own world again.

“It’s Sue. “The name of the girl who died in her mother’s arms today.”

“The name of that poisonous insect is Baekjeomchung (白點蟲). “It is not an ingredient for Cheongsal poison, but an ingredient for five poison fragrances.”

The Poison King asked me with the most serious expression on his face since he met me.

“Tell me. “The real reason you’re doing this.”

“When I say that, everyone agrees. Are you a political fanatic? Are you a thief of justice? At times like that, I, like a child with a vengeful spirit, ask questions. Powerless women are dying, children are dying, and young people are dying. We’re a demonic cult so don’t worry about it? “If that’s what the political factions think, then what on earth should we be thinking?”

The Poison King made no reply.

I didn’t push him anymore. I clapped my hands and spoke energetically.

“Let’s go. “There are a lot of poisonous insects to catch today, right?”

But he didn’t move. Instead, he collapsed on the spot.

I had no choice but to sit down next to him.

The poison king looked at the poisonous ants passing by under his feet, and I sat down and said whatever I wanted to say, whether he would listen or not.

“The dead child has an older brother. I was shouting to see if my mother and younger brother were safe outside the ruins that were covered in blood. I want to tell that child. He said he came back after killing everyone who killed your family. “They were originally people who couldn’t kill anyone, but we were able to kill them because we were demons.”

The Poison King said, still keeping his gaze focused on the ants.

“You really don’t understand.”

“Never support me. “If you think about it, this kind of person is the next Heavenly Demon.”

“I will not support you even if I die.”

But the person who really couldn’t understand it was the Poison King. Because he added:

“Do I have to bark five times?”