<Choose from the options below.> ▶Head to Shaolin Temple ▷Head to the Wudang Sect ▷Head to the Mount Hua Sect
This is the end.
Seol-Hwi was serious. He had this thought that this was going to be the last choice he made in this life. Of course just one choice was not going to make a huge number of situations worse or better. The current situation was a battle of various forces.
It was because too many people were intertwined for the plan to be changed by one person’s choice.
If I can save someone with this one choice...
Seol-Hwi thought of the one person he had met. Taoist, Myung Jin of the Wudang Sect.
He met him because of the Great Virtue Pill, but was it not unexpected meeting them?
<You have selected “Head to the Wudang Sect.”>
So, Seol-Hwi chose the Wudang Sect. The Earth Demon nodded and asked back,
“Right, who will come with you?”
<Choose from the options below.> ▶The Black Demon Warlord and the Black Demon Troops ▷The Bloody Death Warlord and Blood Strong Troops ▷Hidden Truth Corps
It popped up again.
...Hidden Truth.
Seol-Hwi looked at the three groups and was troubled. Normally, he would try to pick familiar ones, but right now each troop was different.
The Black Demon Troops and the Blood Strong Troops were the representative forces of the main sect and were the core units of the Earth Demon currently.
In contrast, the Hidden Truth Corps are on the front lines. Although they had the specialized field of search and tracking and a lower level of martial arts than the others.
However, despite all that, Seol-Hwi’s choice did not change.
<You have selected the “Hidden Truth Corps.”>
“Is that fine though?”
The Earth Demon asked anxiously.
The Hidden Truth Corps was originally a unit which had formed and trained. So he was interested, but he knew the level of the troops.
No matter how he looked at it, they were not better troops than the others, and worrying about the mission was expected.
“They’re enough.”
Seol-Hwi answered simply.
The Earth Demon, who was about to say more on it, soon respected the thoughts of Seol-Hwi. When going into a difficult battle, a familiar weapon was best.
The Black Demon Troops and the Blood Strong Troops surely were amazing warriors, but they had never worked with Seol-Hwi before.
Seol-Hwi would be moe comfortable with the Hidden Truth Corps through the self imposed struggle over his ability in important missions.
“Good. Then finally...”
<Who will you choose as your escort?> ▶The Earth Demon’s secret warrior ▷Ack Bi and Cho Ah-ran ▷Elder Baek and some elders
Perhaps because the situation was serious, the warriors keep coming out.
Seol-Hwi looked at their faces and thought for a moment. As expected, they were all people who could be of tremendous help in terms of power, and working with them would be comfortable too.
<You have selected “Ack Bi and Cho Ah-ran.”>
“Then...”
After all the choices were made, the Earth Demon let out this long sigh and took a look around.
He approached him cautiously and said,
“Go right away. Good luck then.”
That was the end. This dazzling light enveloped him and his vision turned dark.
<Estimate of the current troops.>
Seol-Hwi’s eyes slowly shone, and a phrase similar to report came to his sight.
The Hidden Truth Corps is composed of 148 members, Divided into three groups: The Four Emperor Troops: 1 captain, 5 leaders, 44 members The Four Directional Troops: 1 captain, 4 leaders, 43 members The Escort Troops: 1 captain, 4 leaders, 45 members
Apart from that, there was the new head of training, the commander of the troops.
<Who will be appointed as the general?> ▶The Commander ▷The new training head ▷The captain of the Four Emperor Troops ▷The captain of the Four Directional Troops ▷The captain of the Escort Troops
Was it the remaining number of people who were used after the Third Disciple was taken out?
After thinking, Seol-Hwi realized that this meant there was the absence of an important person, because the current commander of the troops was actually him.
Then the vassal must be Heukgu, the commander.
The gaze of Seol-Hwi stayed there for a moment. Then he looked down.
The Evil Factions had boldly invaded the Shaolin’s mountain, and considering the current Shaolin abbot and his warriors, they were a step below.
The upper disciples and the former generations who thought they were dead suddenly appeared and smashed the evil factions.
“Hmm.”
Shaolin was such a place. Even for the Beggars Union who gathered all the information in Kangho, they could not get much about Shaolin or about how many of their former warriors still resided in Shaolin.
As a result, even the End Demon and Mount Hua would not dare to plan against Shaolin.
“So it is Wudang.”
On the other hand, Wudang would be easier to attack. Unlike Shaolin, who was closed off which made it hard to obtain information on them, Wudang’s power was well known. However, the Wudang Sect was a place on par with Shaolin. It would be burdensome once they attacked.
“What do we do now?”
When Seo Ryeong asked, Seol-Hwi looked at her and asked back,
“What do you think?”
“...Uh?”
“Have you thought about how we should move at a time like this?”
Seol-Hwi had been curious since before.
Seo Ryeong, she had often given directions close to the level of having foresight. Was it not for that reason that she was appointed as the person in charge of the commander role?
“I think...”
Sneaking a glance at the window, she continued,
“I think we need to use the Demonic Arts and take down the private places closeby.”
“...What!?”
“Huh!”
“Ah...*
This made all the eyes gather around her. It was totally unexpected, and in a way, it was a bold choice too.
“Currently, all of this is happening because Mount Hua has the initiative. We only moved after receiving a report later on how they moved. That is why it is hard to get ahead of them.”
“Hmmm.”
“And the reason why Mount Hua is making a name for itself is because they were able to take down the members of the sect who were under the End Demon. What will happen if it turns out that those results were actually an alliance with the Demonic Sect?”
She got up and moved around the table as she talked.
“There will be a change in the thoughts of people who have regarded Mount Hua as the number one of Kangho. The Demonic Sect is trying to occupy the Central Plains, and they will not let their harsh nature go unnoticed. They will rise up like bees.”
“What does that have to do with the massacres of the land and people?”
Cho Ah-ran asked. At first glance, there seemed no correlation.
“The Central Plains will not believe that the Mount Hua Sect is cooperating with the Demonic Sect no matter what. Because they have already been handling them in the past, it would be groundless rumors for them.”
“...Right.”
“So the massacre will come in a different way. If we use the demonic arts to kill them, it will be difficult to dismiss the groundless rumors. A large investigation will be initiated at the Murim Alliance level, and then the forces of the End Demon and Mount Hua will get caught. If they don’t, their actions will be greatly restricted.”
It makes sense. No, it is actually good.
Now the interest of the people in the land will be on Mount Hua, because in the current situation, the closest sect to the first sect in the world—
The Shaolin, the spirit of strong. It was not known if their thoughts would change, but it would definitely not be Wudang.
These days, the number of supporters calling for Mount Hua to replace the Wudang Sect has increased a lot. In such a time, if Mount Hua working with the Demonic Sect comes out?
Their thoughts would change. As expected, there will be people who change their attitude in saying that Wudang deserved to be there.
However, it only took a little while to destroy the lands and properties, and that would lead to a loss of lives too. So while everyone was thinking—
“I guess I have to meet him in person.”
Seol-Hwi opened his eyes, and everyone’s eyes focused on him.
“Meeting?”
“Uh?”
“...?”
In this situation where it was the calm before the storm—
“Who are you talking about?”
To Ack Bi’s question, Seol-Hwi gave a short answer,