Episode 184

“It makes no sense! How could something like this happen!”

Mak Chung-heon couldn’t shake off the feeling and groaned in anger.

As his anger didn’t subside even after breaking the furniture in the room, he ran to Ga Jong-pyung, who was squatting in the corner not moving, and just kicked him.

Puak! Puak! Puak!

“You! Useless bastard! Bastard! Fuck! I cannot abandon you even if I want to!”

“Kuak!”

Ga Jong-pyung’s face was a mess and there was no place on his body which wasn’t already bruised.

He had been subjected to constant beating for hours now, and it was a relief that he didn’t die yet.

“Haaa, haaa…!”

Mak Chung-heon stopped the kicking and glared at him again.

Everything had been taken away.

Not only the items that had been stored in the warehouse, but also the gold coins, the slips, everything was stolen. And it was all swept away so cleanly that not a single speck of dust was left behind. A flood of despair began to rush in.

“I trusted that bastard for no reason… haaa….”

Mak Chung-heon glared at Ga Jong-pyung, who couldn’t even open his eyes, and cursed. It was a mistake to have supported this man at all, to even consider him trustworthy.

He was too foolish to give this man the duty!

Clench!

He gritted his teeth.

Angry at his own nature.

“I suffered from all this…”

It was obvious who the culprit was.

Since they were struck back with the same method, there was just one place he could think of.

What was more serious was that they thought they were following the examples of moving the stolen goods via the lake, so they immediately sent someone near Dongting Lake to search the area, but found no trace of them.

Puak!

“Ackk!”

Mak Chung-heon roughly extended his foot, stepping on Ga Jong-pyung’s throat.

Clench!

A groan of pain was heard as there came the sound of bones breaking.

Ga Jong-pyung was rolling on the ground, shivering in pain, looking at Mak Chung-heon with a lost look and soon, his body went limp.

These were the words of a person who had led the Hunan Merchant Union, his dreams and ambitions.

Clack!

Mak Chung-heon opened the door and went out. Even though it was late, it didn’t pop into his mind yet.

There was a thick fog which made it impossible to see even an inch ahead. Perhaps this fog made it easier to steal.

“Is everyone here?”

“Yes!”

In the yard, he could see the elites of the Merchant Union all lined up, starting with Go Chwi-san.

There were around a hundred people in numbers, and they were all skilled warriors.

There was a killing intent.

These were people who had dedicated their lives to working for the Merchant Union. They also knew better than anyone else that if this place were to fail, they would have nowhere to go.

Therefore, they made sure to hold on to it. If it was stolen, then recover it.

The determination can be clearly seen in their eyes.

Mak Chung-heon smiled a little.

‘Right, I have been too quiet lately. That is why they think of me as an easy person.’

Mak Chung-heon took a breath.

For a couple of years he was enjoying the pleasure that he decided to delegate the work to others. That might be why the opponents decided to do this even though they lived in the same Hunan region.

Who was he?

Leader of the Hunan Merchant Union, Mak Chung-heon!

Although the Jumun family did help him achieve that glory, he was a being who made that power and strength his own, regardless of any means.

That was the reason why the Hunan merchants were afraid of Mak Chung-heon.

“Trample and pull it out, leave no trace of grass.”

“I am quite glad to hear that.”

Go Chwi-san also smiled and nodded.

It had been so long since he felt like this.

And this heightened their mood.

Mak Chung-heon looked at Go Chwi-san, and smiled. He, too, raised his qi and stepped ahead, intending to walk along with them.

“Let’s go!”

“Yes!”

The loud sound reverberated around the area and soon, everyone led by Mak Chung-heon rushed out of the Merchant Union base.

Because of the thick fog, they could see nothing ahead, but that was a good thing. They rode horses, wore masks, and rode to Yueyang.

Mak Chung-heon arrived in Yueyang in the early hours of sunrise.

“Damn… this fog shows no sign of clearing.”

Mak Chung-heon who stepped into Yueyang was a little surprised. As time passed the fog normally cleared up, but it didn’t do so now.

Even Go Chwi-san, who had good skills, was unable to see ahead.

Since it was still early in the morning, it was so dark that he couldn’t even tell what was ahead or behind. It gave the illusion that all five senses were dulled.

“This side.”

The voice of someone sounded out.

The one who stayed in Yueyang and secretly monitored the Hunan Dan family and the Golden Ring merchants. At the sound of a voice coming from behind, everyone naturally moved to follow it.

“Is this even the right path?”

“Don’t worry. I know the land of Yueyang like the back of my hand.”

This made both Mak Chung-heon and Go Chwi-san nod.

When it was someone who had spent their whole life in Yueyang, it was easy for them to walk through such fog too.

And so, they began to move with more certainty.

Eventually the man stopped somewhere and turned to look at Mak Chung-heon, and nodded.

It means they have reached their destination.

Because of the fog, the signboard wasn’t visible, but the wall was large and high and they could feel the presence of many inside, which indicated that this was the Golden Ring Merchant Union.

Mak Chung-heon turned to look at Go Chwi-san.

“Is it truly alright to kill them all?”

“Of course. I am going to kill them all and take their bodies to use as pig fodder.”

“Hahahaha! You are truly funny. This is why I never leave your side.”

At Go Chwi-san’s words, Mak Chung-heon grinned.

Finally, he gestured to his subordinates.

Sasasak!

About a hundred subordinates quickly climbed over the fence and entered. They followed him and climbed over the fence waiting for Go Chwi-san and Mak Chung-heon.

The question was how much agility this large body would show.

“Kill them all!”

As soon as he climbed over the fence, Mak Chung-heon shouted.

He extended his sword toward the place where he could feel the presence as if he had been waiting for the subordinates.

Slash!

Blood splashed out.

They began to slaughter the opponent, clearly feeling heads being cut off; Mak Chung-heon and Go Chwi-san didn’t hesitate either.

Kill them!

Don’t leave a single grass root out!

The eyes which burned like it held a volcano in.

Puak!

Every time he raised his hand and extended his sword, he vividly felt the sensation of a fabric being cut. It felt like the opponents were falling, unable to resist.

Were they the best?

Did they fall for such weak people?

The more he thought the more enraged he felt and the swifter his sword moved.

At the same time as he cut down all those guarding the yard space, he walked ahead to the main building.

As soon as they entered, several spear blades came flying in, but it wasn’t a problem for Mak Chung-heon, who had felt it.

Slash!

The spear blade was broken and those who wielded it couldn’t even scream right. Just because he had a huge body, it didn’t mean he could be looked down upon.

Mak Chung-heon was a warrior who reached the peak at master’s level.

The guards, who at best were wanderers, were helpless.

Slash!

“Geum Eun-hak, you bastard! Where are you!”

Clank!

Mak Chung-heon began to shout louder and go further in. When he roughly opened the door, he saw many women trembling.

The moment he saw it, he felt a force rush past him.

Slash.

“Kuaaak!

The woman collapsed, bleeding to death, and it was because of Go Chwi-san.

Mak Chung-heon looked at the fallen women in distaste and opened the next door.

He saw a couple of guards protecting it and that was when his vision slightly blurred and then came back into focus.

The guards rushed to Mak Chung-heon and Go Chwi-san.

Clack!

“Kuaak!”

“Ack!”

Of course, this time too they couldn’t even resist properly and fell down.

No matter how much of a wanderer they were, there must be some who were skilled, but they were unable to even show proper sword technique.

Go Chwi-san seemed very pleased with this massacre.

Drag!

“Ugh… spare me… please….”

The voice of a man trembling in fear. There were two more guards around, but they were all trembling, probably because they didn’t have the courage to come out.

Mak Chung-heon didn’t hesitate.

‘All because of him! How dare he!’

Slash!

The man’s head flew into the air and at the same time it had cut into the chest of another. The extended sword didn’t stop and pierced into the chest of Geum Eun-hak!

Puak!

“Kuaaak!”

And then came a sound.

But Mak Chung-heon didn’t stop there. As soon as he pulled the sword out, he swung it wildly again.

Tsk! Pull!

Even though that life had already ended after lots of stabbing, he didn’t stop swinging his sword.

Mak Chung-heon was swinging at the corpse endlessly, finally stopping as if exhausted.

“Hahah! I don’t think they will recognize him at this rate.”

Go Chwi-san laughed loudly and turned.

As expected, only the human form remained and he couldn’t even guess who it was.

“Now I need to find what I lost.”

“There are still things to do. The next is the Hunan Dan family.”

“Yes.”

‘Now that you have achieved it, find the lost items. There is no way that they are hidden in this place, so they are probably still with the Hunan Dan family.’

He was planning on killing them so he might as well finish what he started.

“…What?”

“This…”

He stood shocked at the situation which was happening in front of him.

A man was standing there.

The one who guided them a while back. But he was holding twin swords in his hands and slaughtering his own comrades?

There were dozens of corpses around already.

“You bastard! What are you doing here?”

“What am I doing? Isn’t it obvious?”

The man spoke lowly.

It was the moment when Go Chwi-san was about to rush in. The fog which hadn’t dispersed till then had suddenly vanished.

“Haha, thank you for the hard work.”

Soon a voice was heard somewhere else. As he looked that way, he saw a group climbing over the fence and entering again.

‘T-that man is…?’

A face he saw by chance.

It was clearly the face of Zhuge Yun, the Commander of the Military Alliance. And next to him were two people in masks, with Dan Woo-hyun in the center.

Mak Chung-heon smiled.

“Well, I was coming for you people, and here you are, on your own in this place.”

“Hahah, you wanted to come all the way to Hunan Dan family? It is a long way though, I think you’ll be tired now.”

Mak Chung-heon snorted at the satire from Zhuge Yun.

It wasn’t far from this merchant place to the Hunan Dan family manor. It was easy to get on the horse and move.

As he continued to think so, he looked away and noticed something odd.

‘This scene… it seems like I’ve seen it a lot before.’

Mak Chung-heon and Go Chwi-san looked around.

The people who fell to the ground were all wearing clothes which a normal wanderer wouldn’t.

Officials.

Those who fell down were clearly officials.

And this was their official residence.

Mak Chung-heon and Go Chwi-san were shocked.