Chapter 202

Chapter 202

“……Nine. Ten. Eleven…….”

Twelve.

While Baek Risan swallowed her hum after counting the numbers, Wang Pal, who had confirmed the opponents’ armaments, organized the situation. Numbers that had greatly increased unlike what Baek Risan said.

“It seems they recruited a few more people.”

“Recruited?”

“Yes. Their attire is different. Look at that.”

At Wang Pal’s words, Baek Risan poked her head out slightly and lowered her gaze below. Though distant and hazy, it was a distance where colors could be distinguished.

“Red and…… black? They don’t seem that different.”

“The series are similar. But if you look in detail, they’re different. Those wearing red robes are probably from Jeokrim . The others are in a formation attached to them.”

“Jeokrim? From Chilmun-iga?”

“Yes. That Jeokrim.”

A sect composed of scholar origins but excluding all else and pursuing only practical benefits. Jeokrim.

If Jeokrim led this situation, it wasn’t incomprehensible that it turned out this way. The strategy of standing in front of the shop and handling those trying to enter the shop was quite effective, though despicable.

“It’s impossible to attack inside the shop, but outside the shop, you can attack as much as you want. If you catch those entering, you earn points which is good, and if you catch those exiting, you can steal the items bought with points which is also good…… Either way, it’s not a loss for them, is it?”

“I already knew that. But is there a reason for so many people to band together? I thought five would be enough…….”

“There are probably those who’ve accumulated a lot like me, and even if not, their target isn’t just those in this zone.”

“……What do you mean by that?”

“Zone Transfer.”

If you gather two thousand points, you can buy Zone Transfer Authority. From what Wang Pal witnessed, when you transfer zones, you’re moved to that region’s shop.

That means, conversely, people transferring zones are definitely those who’ve gathered at least two thousand points.

“If you used two thousand points for Zone Transfer, the actual points earned are likely at least five thousand or more. Someone who’s gathered five thousand points now wouldn’t be an ordinary expert. To catch such people, five might not be enough, right?”

“So they increased personnel to try targeting them?”

“Yes. I’m guessing, but it seems Transfer Authority can also be stolen.”

“It certainly is an effective strategy…….”

If it were about seven, they might be able to handle it. While Wang Pal bought time, Baek Risan could rush into the shop, buy an Inner Power Pill and join in. But the opponents are twelve.

It’s difficult to hold out until she enters the shop and buys an Inner Power Pill, and even if she held out, there’s no guarantee she could gain the upper hand. If the opponents are martial artists from Chilmun-iga origins, even more so.

“What do we do? We do need to use the shop.”

It’s impossible to break through. Simply because they’re inferior in strength.

‘What would that bastard have done?’

If it were Baek Riyun, how would he have broken through this difficulty? With what strategy?

Wuuung!

“What?”

Baek Risan, who had been thinking deeply, frowned at the suddenly spreading light. A wave of light spreading grandly from the shop’s direction.

“That’s…….”

“It’s the light that appears during Zone Transfer.”

“Zone Transfer? That is?”

“Yes. I saw someone else use it a moment ago. Since that group is guarding this side making transfers difficult, it seems someone is coming from the other side…….”

A monk?

Wang Pal, who furrowed his brow for a moment and raised his eyesight, guessed the other party’s identity. Tattered monk robes and a cleanly shaven head. Even a benevolent smiling expression. Attire that anyone would call a monk.

“It seems like a monk…….”

“A monk? But Shaolin didn’t participate this time.”

“Wouldn’t it be another major Buddhist sect? It could be Yeomwangjeon. That side is also Buddhist affiliated.”

“Yeomwangjeon has flashy attire so you can recognize them right away, right? Those bastards dress so luxuriously you can’t even tell they’re monks.”

Then it’s not Yeomwangjeon.

Wang Pal, who had been making judgments looking at the tattered attire, suddenly widened his eyes greatly. The monk walking out of the shop without hesitation.

“Oh no, that’s dangerous……!”

“What do you think. Should we join in?”

“It would be good to strike from behind. It would be difficult for just the two of us to handle twelve, but if that monk can handle even just three…….”

The rest would be manageable. If they took down even one person with a surprise attack, an environment would be created where Wang Pal, who greatly excelled in innate physical strength and accumulated points, could run wild.

“Good. Then let’s approach.”

At Wang Pal’s words, Baek Risan made a judgment without hesitation and slowly moved down below the ridge while lowering her body and suppressing her presence. The scene gradually entering view.

“They’re preparing to attack.”

“They probably plan to handle it in one blow with a surprise attack.”

“It won’t be easy. Buddhist martial arts are specialized in parrying.”

Unless all those over there are assassins, there aren’t any particularly noticeable ones who learned assassination martial arts. It would be difficult to finish with a surprise attack.

“The moment they ambush, we’ll also charge.”

The ones aiming for an opportunity aren’t just them. We’re aiming too.

After declaring that, Baek Risan suppressed her breath and presence.

Breath stopped, wind stopped.

“Strike!”

The moment those waiting on standby revealed themselves toward the monk, and Baek Risan and Wang Pal also took one step.

“Hehe.”

The monk’s leisurely laugh split the air.

“As expected, this place too is full of vermin.”

The ones who had been leading collapsed to their knees all at once.

Thud thud thud thud!

“Keu-aaaaak……!”

Limbs bending in directions they shouldn’t bend the moment they made contact.

Would this be what it looks like if you collided at full force with an armored horse? The monk who didn’t even think of tearing off bracelets, just breaking the limbs of all twelve with strong hands and feet.

Overwhelming and violent. Fast, powerful, merciful yet cruel.

“……Wang Pal. Stop.”

“Yes?”

“I said stop……!”

The moment Baek Risan saw that hand technique, she stopped Wang Pal. Because she seemed to know who was currently breaking the hands and feet of the Jeokrim disciples alone.

“We can’t beat that.”

A monk skilled at fist and foot techniques?

Such exist everywhere. Basically, monks don’t use swords or bladed weapons well.

Given Buddhist characteristics that avoid killing, bladed weapons are uncommon. Usually, fist and foot techniques or staffs develop, which is natural. So it’s not strange that a monk handles fist and foot techniques well.

Cruelty is also the same. Buddhism is also a place where people live. Where wouldn’t there be a monk with a fiery temperament?

Among them, there are even those with quite radical thoughts who consider breaking limbs trivial in reforming evil people. Monks who do their utmost to rehabilitate heretics are usually like that.

“Skilled at fist and foot techniques, and cruel.”

“Unbreaking Buddha disciple. When facing swords, he breaks swords, when facing spears, he breaks spears…… There’s only one such monk.”

“Ten Heavens, Bulgoe.”

The neutral territory’s strongest who was expelled from Shaolin for his cruel hand techniques.

“……We need to run.”

Watching the scene where cleanup finished in the blink of an eye, Baek Risan unknowingly took one step back. And at that moment, Bulgoe precisely stared at where Baek Risan was.

“Hehe. Two remained.”

“Are the benefactors merely lost sentient beings? Or…… demons harboring wicked hearts?”

I’ll know if I catch them.

At the appearance of Bulgoe walking straight toward them without even tearing off the bracelets of those who fell, Baek Risan ground her teeth.

“Run……!”

A monster that even Baek Riyun couldn’t handle was coming.

Shop.

“Just how many points did you collect?”

“Mm?”

While choosing items to purchase, at the voice suddenly heard from the side, I casually turned my gaze. The appearance of Baekgol Corps Commander looking at me with a pale expression while watching the items I was selecting.

“Changcheon Corps Commander. Just the items you’ve selected to purchase already exceed ten thousand points…… How many missions did you do? Did you find objects?”

“I didn’t find any. Didn’t do any either.”

“Then, just how…….”

“I swept the entire zone. There’s no need for me to search, is there?”

Missions and objects are assigned large point allocations.

That means, conversely, if you catch those doing missions and finding objects, you can exponentially increase points. Rather than me doing missions, it’s easier and faster to catch people who did missions, isn’t it?

Of course, there’s risk. If they’re leisurely finding objects, they’ve surely earned quite a few points, and if they bought inner power or weapons with those points, they’d have become quite strong. But that’s only to that extent.

“What can be bought at the shop is only inner power and weapons. You can’t buy martial techniques, can you?”

“There are martial technique manuals.”

“Even if they exist, you can’t learn them at a glance after reading once. If there were people whose realm shot up after reading a martial technique manual once, the Ten Heavens would have increased to a hundred or a thousand.”

There’s a difference in basic skill. I’m confident I can catch those with ten parts inner power even with one part inner power.

Moreover, in a situation where inner power is abundant after gathering this many points, needless to say.

“……Thanks to you, there aren’t even five martial artists left in this zone besides you now.”

“Can you tell me that?”

“Then should I keep watching you waste time here? And it’s mandatory to notify those who’ve exceeded a cumulative ten thousand points, so don’t worry. Breaking regulations and getting my pay docked is painful for me too.”

After pausing briefly, Baekgol Corps Commander continued again.

“What are you planning to do after this?”

“I should find my disciples.”

“Once you find all your disciples, try challenging the Central Zone mission. It’s difficult to succeed, but if you succeed once, the point allocation is tremendous. You can earn a minimum of five thousand points to a maximum of thirty thousand points.”

“Then the competition must be fierce.”

“Need I say? However, it’s also possible to steal someone else’s mission midway, so even with small numbers, it might be worth trying.”

I see.

“I’ll keep that in mind. Then give me the items I purchased.”

“Understood.”

Detection Device. Transfer Authority. Three Premium Inner Power Pills and Heavenly Silkworm Silk armor, and even a White-Forged Steel straight sword to replace the sword with all its teeth fallen out.

After equipping and eating what I purchased, I held the Detection Device in my hand. I thought it would look like a mechanical device since it’s called a Detection Device, but what appeared was just a single piece of paper placed on wide silk.

“If you write the name of the person you want to find there, it will show where their location is. Roughly which zone and whereabouts. Well, there is a bit of error.”

“Error?”

“It could be used to target someone, couldn’t it? It can’t specify the exact location. Only a rough location can be specified.”

“I see. Usage limit?”

“Twenty times.”

“That’s sufficient.”

One hundred fifty points per search. If it’s that much, well.

‘Then, who should I search for first?’

After nodding and pondering for a moment, I wrote down Seohwa’s name. Among the disciples who entered here, Seohwa had the lowest martial arts ranking. I couldn’t help but worry.

If my prediction is correct, she shouldn’t have been eliminated yet. I’ll check where she is and join up.

I thought that and waited for the result.

-Search Impossible

Shortly after, I blinked at the characters that appeared on the paper.

……This seems broken.