Monochrome Sovereign (Novel) - Chapter 151 - Infamy and Name of Chivalry (1)
Chapter 151 – Infamy and Name of Chivalry (1)
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“I will sequentially list the Black Path forces annihilated by the Evil-Annihilating Army. Starting with the Yin Snake Gang, the Green Forest’s Shark Mouth Stronghold, Flame Sword Gang, Iron Death Fort, Ghost Saber Sect, Steel Beam Sect, and…”
Ga Deuk-sang folded the document.
“Red Demon Group. That is all.”
The people gathered were greatly surprised.
“If it’s the Red Demon Group, do you mean the assassination organization Red Demon Group?”
“That is correct.”
The honoured guests looked at each other with blank faces.
The Red Demon Group wasn’t an assassination organization that ranked within the top ten in Jianghu, nor was its leader’s martial arts exceptionally outstanding compared to anyone else.
Still, the Red Demon Group was dangerous.
The assassination organizations of Jianghu each have their own lines. Things like not accepting requests to kill children, or not touching high-ranking government officials.
The Red Demon Group didn’t keep a single one of those precepts.
In other words, they were a vicious organization of contract killers who would kill anyone as long as they paid money. Furthermore, from wherever they got them, the Red Demon Group even carried gunpowder to kill their targets.
Such Red Demon Group was defeated by the Evil-Annihilating Army, which was not even fifty in number. It was a battle of a different quality compared to the three hundred of the Shark Mouth Stronghold.
“Is that true?”
“That is correct.”
“Does that make sense. The reason the Red Demon Group has maintained its existence until now despite committing such atrocious acts is because no one knows their headquarters. Don’t tell me the Evil-Annihilating Army found that out?”
“Could that be possible?”
“Then? Don’t tell me the Beggar’s Gang…”
“It’s not that either.”
Ga Deuk-sang’s eyes turned cold.
“The Red Demon Group side ambushed the Evil-Annihilating Army first.”
“W-what!”
Kwang!
A few honoured guests slammed the table. The air inside the Martial Sage Hall heated up hotly.
The Evil-Annihilating Army was the first organization of the re-established Murim Alliance, and the first as a mobile unit. For the Red Demon Group to ambush such a unit, this was a matter of the Murim Alliance’s face.
“Due to the ambush by the Red Demon Group, about ten soldiers of the Evil-Annihilating Army were severely injured. Fortunately, there are no casualties.”
“T-these outrageous bastards!”
Qingcheng’s Wind-Habit Master urgently asked.
“Are they being treated? Were they hurt much?”
Most of the Evil-Annihilating Army’s soldiers belonged to the Nine Great Sects. It was understandable that Wind-Habit Master’s heart would sink.
Ga Deuk-sang nodded his head.
“We searched for and attached renowned physicians as quickly as possible. Since they are people with outstanding martial arts, they say their recovery is also fast.”
“Heo-eo.”
Wind-Habit Master, sitting on the chair, let out a sigh of relief.
“That’s a relief. It truly is a relief.”
They were guys who used all sorts of extremely dangerous prohibited items like poison, hidden weapons, and explosives. No matter how great a master is, they will die if hit by deadly poison, and suffer fatal injuries if a firebomb explodes.
It was a great fortune that there were no casualties.
“By the way.”
Zhuge Wen-hu asked.
“Who in the world made the request to the Red Demon Group?”
A fleeting disturbance briefly settled on Ga Deuk-sang’s face.
“We could not find that out.”
“Hmm.”
“It is said that the Evil-Annihilating Army Commander Yeon Ho-jeong led a small number of troops, tracked the assassins, trailed them, and eventually struck down to their headquarters in northern Jiangxi. During the fierce battle, it is said someone blew up the main base.”
“Heo!”
“Since most of the Red Demon Group assassins died and their foundation was blown away, it wouldn’t be unreasonable to call it an annihilation of their sect. However, the identity of the requester has become completely unknown.”
“The explosion was from the Red Demon Group’s side?”
“There is no way to know the exact circumstances… but the probability of that is very high.”
Zhuge Wen-hu nodded with a stiff face.
“That’s a relief. Tracking assassins wouldn’t have been an ordinary difficult task.”
“Yes. Piercing the Red Demon Group’s headquarters is entirely the achievement of Squad Leader Yeon. It is said he bit onto them and held on until the end.”
“I see.”
Zhuge Wen-hu intentionally spoke about the tracking incident, and Ga Deuk-sang exquisitely caught his words.
Because a controversy over Yeon Ho-jeong’s qualifications could arise. Although he displayed outstanding resourcefulness, since the injured people were from the Nine Great Sects, such talks could easily come out.
Realizing that, the two people blocked any possible room for doubt in advance.
Ga Deuk-sang spoke with an active posture.
“There were unfortunate incidents, but looking only at the results, they have established great merits over these past few months. And that too, with almost no support from the Alliance.”
Immortal Yong-hwa spoke with an awkward face.
“That couldn’t be helped. The Murim Alliance has only just begun to operate properly. The situation was too chaotic to plan the flow of funds or budget.”
Ga Deuk-sang smiled.
“Yes, that’s right. Squad Leader Yeon probably knows that too. My point meant that we should provide them with support even now.”
“Hmm.”
“As you have seen the Evil-Annihilating Army’s actions so far and know, they can become stronger and more thorough. Since they have proven they are worth that much, as an advisor of the Intelligence Department, I request full support for them.”
The people gathered nodded their heads.
Although their wills and personalities were different, they were people who had lived roaming the rough Jianghu. Everyone knew how difficult it was for people who had only recently entered an organization to establish merits of this extent.
Just then, the Shaolin Abbott Kong-kong opened his mouth.
“The selection of talents for the Demon-Sweeping Army has ended, and the personnel selection for each unit and organization has also been completed.”
The people gathered held their breath.
Murong Jun’s eyes looking at Kong-kong sank calmly.
‘As expected.’
After the Murim Alliance was created, they had been very busy until now. That busyness was entirely to solidify his own power base.
But he still hadn’t reached it. That position.
‘The power loaded in the words is different.’
The world considers the Nine Sects One Gang and the Six Great Clans to be of the same class, but even within that, there is a clear superiority and inferiority.
Among them, Shaolin is by far the best. The majesty of the thousand-year Shaolin, referred to as the Mount Tai and North Star of the Murim, is something no one can deny.
“In this poor monk’s view, the Evil-Annihilating Army has been excessively unconventional from its birth. It was tolerated because the Alliance’s foundation was not yet solid, but in truth, for one of the mobile units of Sweeping Demons and Evil Annahilating to go out into the world without receiving any control is definitely not a right thing.”
The people gathered nodded their heads.
Of course, every time the Evil-Annihilating Army moved, informants keeping an eye on them followed. That was the minimum measure the Murim Alliance could take.
An organization shouldn’t be like that. It was tolerated until now, but it can’t be anymore.
“However.”
Kong-kong wore a faint smile.
“The hot-blooded Commander and the soldiers following him are advancing without turning their eyes away from their goal, even at an age boiling with vigor. Furthermore, in just a few months, they have even established such a huge merit.”
“…”
“I do not know what the honoured guests here might think, but this poor monk feels that it would be fine to acknowledge a certain degree of special exception for them.”
Abbess Bok-ho, the Sect Leader of the Emei Sect, agreed.
“A special exception is not necessarily a bad thing. Moreover, even if the Evil-Annihilating Army hadn’t established merits, I think we should give them strength.”
Wind-Habit Master asked with a curious face.
“Why do you think so? A special exception could potentially provoke complaints from other organizations.”
“Complaints can be had. But I think all of us here owe a debt to the Evil-Annihilating Army.”
“A debt?”
Abbess Bok-ho’s eyes became faint.
“They set out to punish the evildoers that not only the honoured guests here but the entire Orthodox Murim had been hushing up. And those are young people who haven’t even reached thirty.”
“…”
“If nothing else, we should have highly valued that will, yet we only tried to control the Evil-Annihilating Army. Although it’s a natural action, I think we should reflect on what needs to be reflected upon.”
At Abbess Bok-ho’s words, the atmosphere in the Martial Sage Hall became solemn.
She smiled and looked at Yeon Wi.
“Clan Head Yeon must be truly happy.”
“Pardon?”
“Green Mountain Tiger General, there are many who question that reputation. There are also people who try hard to disparage him by saying rumors of Jianghu cannot be trusted.”
“…”
“However, experiencing, seeing, and feeling the series of events, only now did I know. Clan Head Yeon has raised his son truly excellently. For such a talent to already take up banners, spears, and swords for chivalry, it is truly a great fortune for the Central Plains.”
It was a rare high praise.
Yeon Wi bowed his head.
“He is a child who still lacks many things. In the future, when Commander Yeon returns, please give him teachings putting reprimand and strictness before praise.”
Kong-kong burst into laughter.
“Heoheo, the Sect Leader’s words are right. If we intend to learn, we should be the ones learning. Clan Head Yeon seems to be excessively modest.”
Ga Deuk-sang smiled without anyone knowing.
The goodwill toward the Evil-Annihilating Army is deepening. Much more than expected.
At this level, no one would try to nitpick the Evil-Annihilating Army’s reason for existence. Ga Deuk-sang was satisfied with that.
It was then.
“That is correct.”
Everyone’s gaze gathered to one place.
It was none other than Murong Jun.
“As you said, the Evil-Annihilating Army has established a great merit. An appropriate reward will be necessary.”
Kong-kong smiled and said.
“Clan Head Murong must also be in a good mood.”
The person who proposed the creation of an independent mobile unit and recommended Yeon Ho-jeong was Murong Jun. Kong-kong was talking about that.
Murong Jun burst into a hearty laugh.
“Haha! Of course I am. But I predicted this to some extent. It’s a hasty remark, but Commander Yeon is one of the best talents I have seen. I fully expected this level of result.”
“Heoheo.”
“However, I think the fatigue of the Evil-Annihilating Army, which has crisscrossed the Central Plains for the past few months, must also be considerable.”
Everyone nodded their heads.
The Evil-Annihilating Army crushed the Black Path factions without resting. In the Black Path Murim, they were already calling the Evil-Annihilating Army the squad of death, the squad of demons.
“Therefore, I speak.”
A sinister motive unknown to anyone dwelt in Murong Jun’s two eyes.
“The inauguration ceremony of the Demon-Sweeping Squad is not far away. How about calling the Evil-Annihilating Army into the Alliance taking this opportunity to bestow rewards and also give them a break?”
“That is a good idea.”
Abbess Bok-ho immediately agreed.
“If a person always lives tense and sharp on edge, their mind and body are bound to be exhausted. Calling them in on this occasion doesn’t seem bad.”
The majority of the honoured guests stepped forward to agree with Murong Jun’s words.
Ga Deuk-sang looked at Zhuge Wen-hu.
A smile was draped around Zhuge Wen-hu’s mouth, but his eyes carried a subtle tension.
Ga Deuk-sang opened his mouth.
“I think calling them after checking the future whereabouts of the Evil-Annihilating Army first…”
Just then, Tang Kwan said.
“Personally as well, I want to give a gift to the Evil-Annihilating Army that has suffered.”
The honoured guests were greatly surprised. They didn’t know the Tang Clan Head, who was proud and vicious, would say such words.
“So, call them quickly.”
Ga Deuk-sang’s eyes shook.
Quickly examining Murong Jun’s face, he felt his chest turning cold. Because Murong Jun’s smile and eyes were truly significant.
When Ga Deuk-sang was about to open his mouth once again.
“Since the will of the honoured guests is so, please contact the Evil-Annihilating Army right away today.”
Ga Deuk-sang, greatly surprised, looked at Zhuge Wen-hu.
Zhuge Wen-hu spoke calmly.
“I hope the Advisor puts in some effort. So that the contact can reach them as quickly as possible.”
Zhuge Wen-hu’s eyes were saying this.
You shouldn’t step forward anymore. Now is not the time to create a sense of incongruity.
Ga Deuk-sang clenched his teeth.
“…I will contact the Evil-Annihilating Army right away.”