Surviving as a Rival in a Martial Arts Novel

Chapter 72 – Demonic Cult Under Attack (03)

Because Mao was not a fool, he discovered unmanned soldiers secretly crossing from near Xinjiang, and told them not to engage in combat with them, but to thoroughly figure out their movement route and report it to the upper echelon.

Considering the troops and supplies gathered, there was about a week left for them to arrive at the entrance of Hundred Thousand Mountains.

“Can’t we know the direction they will attack from the information on the opening?”

“Actually, I don’t know because the Zhuge family planned this strategy and we only do information blocking and other miscellaneous tasks.”

“Hmm…”

Sikbong was taking turns being watched by me and Seolhwa in the name of the currently captured Ganja, but in fact, most of the time, he ended up just sticking next to me and forgetting his snacks.

Of course, due to the nature of the magic religion, which does not have a lot of supplies, most of them were grass roots with a slightly sweet taste similar to yam, but since there was no difference in appetite, people were eating them as well.

“Stop eating. You’ll gain weight.”

“Well, a fat beggar doesn’t give much to a beggar even if you beg for it because he looks full.”

Actually, the reason why Sikbong looks fat is because he wears loose clothes and has a bandage wrapped around his chest.

Still, thanks to Sikbong, the cold atmosphere that had been caused by declaring almost isolation from the Samae and accepting them under my command was brightened.

Although she is older, she still smiles like a child and walks around with her friendly nature, so I guess we can say that even the difficult demons of her demonic religion are becoming close to her.

‘In some ways, that affable nature is… In other words, it is a fatally dangerous ability for a spy.’

I’m glad I don’t have any intention of betraying you.

And, depending on the need, there may be a need to intentionally ‘betray’ the person and send them back, so we did not stop them from collecting some necessary information.

“What about the Heavenly Demon?”

“You’re busy.”

“Why do you, who come from an open country, know that?”

“Mafu Geumseon asked me to deliver it to you!”

Even now, he is clinging to my side and following me around, but since the last time he was walking around alone and bumped into another demon and got punched and got a black eye, he has been clinging to my safe side at all costs.

Of course, if he just bumped into me and got hit like that, I would have gone to Mine and tried to give him back in the same way, but since he said he spilled some noodles he got from a restaurant while walking and eating them on Mine, there was nothing he could say about getting hit at that level, so I had to just let it go.

Still, it was quite scary, but Geumseonmahu and I were clinging to Seolhwa’s side and moving around without affection.

“Now that I think about it, I can’t see Gyu Sojeo these days…”

“Ah, the raw bong…”

Without even realizing it, Sikbong’s eyes instinctively tried to answer me and turned upward to avoid my gaze. This happened when he was lying or trying not to tell me because it was difficult information.

‘Looking at this, should I say that he is an informant and can’t bear to lie… Or should I say that he lies so blatantly?’

“You’re busy!”

“……That’s a lie.”

“No, it’s true that I’m busy!”

Is it possible that my eyesight is not returning properly even after taking the elixir? So maybe he’s hiding his condition out of fear that I’ll be disappointed if I find out…

‘After this defense battle is over… Should I check?’

If the very act of me trying to restore her Gyusazer’s eyes is putting a burden on her, it might be better to just ignore her ignorance.

‘For now, let’s just focus on the problems in front of us’

First of all, since I do not have the authority to command the demons, the Cheonma, the First Elder, Geumseonmahu, the former Seven Elders who were demoted as punishment for being with the traitors last time, and the demons who were selected as elder candidates gathered together to plan defensive tactics. .

In my case, I didn’t participate anyway because I lacked formation or tactical insight.

‘It’s best to leave such work to experts. Anyway, I don’t hold an important position in the Demonic Cult and I’m a collaborator.’

Of course, even if I hold an important position in the Demonic Cult, I will leave such matters to professional soldiers.

My job was to become a sword and block the Murim Alliance’s masters from being active, so you could think of it as a special forces unit.

“Wow, the structure of Hundred Thousand Mountains Mountain is like this… There’s not enough places to even step on it except for this place?”

That is why the Demonic Cult is advantageous in defense. Because, except for the Demonic Cult’s headquarters, the mountains leading up to the Hundred Thousand Mountains were steep and there was no way to properly deploy troops.

In addition, the method is to build a wall and spread out a battle line to intercept the enemy who comes up here. In martial arts, it is easy to use light attack techniques or run on the wall, but there are limits.

The advantage of being on high ground and the opponent being able to use footwork at will, but if all you can do is hold on, there is bound to be a difference in combat power…

‘No matter how many troops the Murim League brings, it would be difficult to actually attack even 50 people at once.’

Last time, the reason why the Black Moon Party was able to invade the headquarters of the Demonic Cult and enter the inside was because all the elders inside betrayed it. If it had been as it was, it would have caused great damage until a supreme master of the clan leader destroyed the true religion from the inside. Would have received

Of course, at that time, the Demon Corps was wiped out and other Demons were trying to defend this place.

“If you come up this way…”

Lightly hit Sikbong on the back of the head for looking around more than necessary.

“Don’t look at it. It’s on the topic of ganja.”

Although she knew that she had no malicious intent in collecting information, she noticed that the eyes of the demons around her were turning unfavorable, so she had to stop it for now.

“Then where should I look?”

“Were you looking at my face?”

I didn’t want to get into a fight with the demons while rolling my eyes somewhere else, so I was trying to keep everyone’s attention focused on me, but for some reason, Sikbong wasn’t whining like usual and was quietly thinking about it.

“Maybe it’s not that bad…”

“What?”

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“Nong. Nong.”

While I wasn’t seeing him, he became quite sly.

My martial arts skills are at a standstill, but I guess I should say that people have become more relaxed.

‘I’m an information source anyway, so I guess it’s okay to say that the most necessary skills have improved?’

The only thing I have to worry about are the masters of the Demonic Cult and the Murim Alliance. Because fighting troops is not my specialty.

Taesangmahu was recuperating and Heuksahyeolgyeom died. There are currently no transcendental masters of the Demonic Cult, but if a Heavenly Demon has reached the pinnacle of perfection, if he uses the Heavenly Demon Divine Art in earnest, he will be able to compete with an expert who has reached the beginning of the transcendental peak.

Of course, the odds of winning are low, but it is not to the point where the fight is impossible.

‘The Murim Lord will not move carelessly. However, it is difficult to mobilize peak masters with the support of other old factions or the five major families…’

There are only a few masters of transcendental perfection even in the vast central forest.

The transcendent state that the Murim Alliance currently possesses is the Murim Lord and his daughter Mubong Jinhongseon. If there were two people like this and Ban Gyu-seong had grown as I expected, they would have reached the beginning of the peak…

‘From the last time I saw you, you looked like you were having a hard time.’

It looks like Geomryong Namgung-jeon has a lot of feelings for Ban Gyu-seong, so it’s okay to just leave it to Geomryong. They’ll probably be roughly similar opponents.

In the case of Han So-so, it is expected that he has just reached his peak, so if he were left to Jinseon Mahu, he could be easily suppressed.

‘I don’t see a situation where the Murim Alliance can win.’

Once the Murim Alliance attacked the Demonic Cult, they suffered enormous damage and had no choice but to be defeated.

It is said that the Murim Alliance has a large number of troops, but their average skills are lower than those of the devils of the Demonic Cult, and the elite Murim Alliance warriors who are comparable to the devils did not participate.

Since each sect cares about its students, most of them are just to fill the number of students, and the Murim Lord seems to have judged that the Black Moon and the Demonic Cult were destroyed together and that they had no power.

However, although the number of troops was large, most of the warriors who were dispatched to the Demon Cult were mostly idiots from the Kunlun faction who were trying to defend against the invasion of the Demon Cult.

Because I participated in the Kunlun faction’s defense line at the time, I knew their rag-tag organizational skills and that most of them were second-rate experts.

The elites of the Murim League cannot move easily, and Gupailbang is not cooperative while hiding his disciples.

In such a situation, they are trying to destroy the demonic religion using only the masters called Ohryongchilbong…

The demons, who are already very poisonous, will not show mercy to the Murim Alliance troops who attacked them looking for an opportunity like this.

‘I don’t like the Murim Lord, but…’

However, I want to preserve the strength of the Murim Alliance.

Just as I worked hard to preserve the forces of the Demonic Cult, I must preserve my strength in the Murim Alliance to be able to protect the central plain from the might of the Black Moon Party.

Even if the invading troops were among the rebels and warriors of the medium and small factions, most of the warriors of the noble clans were unable to step forward as they pleased because they were entangled in financial aid or political fights between each faction.

Unlike those who are busy defending their base, this force is a force that can be operated with enough leeway to go on an expedition to Magyo.

“Sikbong. You know the attack route of the Murim Alliance, right?”

“I told you earlier, but that kind of thing is under the jurisdiction of the Zhuge family.”

“So, isn’t that why you showed the sword dragon a path that would avoid encountering the Murim Alliance’s advance route?”

To my question, Sikbong was avoiding answering by rolling his eyes here and there.

“I’m not sure?”

If I force her further, I’ll be making her traitor and putting her in trouble, but for me, it’s information I absolutely need to know.

“Up until now, we tried to block it first and see the situation, but if it continues like this, the difference in power is such that it will collapse out of control.”

Sikbong did not indirectly deny those words. Maybe she sympathizes with this too.

“As expected, we have to make them retreat. If that happens, the warriors of the Murim Alliance will not be sacrificed.”

“Will they back down?”

“What if Ganja came in and saw it in person and reported that there were more experts than expected and the defense measures were well established, so it was nothing more than a dog’s death?”

Even Sikbong, who has seen the Demonic Cult’s defenses for several days, knows very well that the Murim Alliance has no chance of winning right now.

“If you were in my brother’s position, would they believe that? Even if they did, I don’t think they would back down because it’s obvious that the Four Seas will laugh at them if they go back without attacking at least once.”

It wasn’t wrong.

If it were a demonic or evil faction, it could be said that the opponent retreated because the opponent seemed strong, but if it was a political faction that valued face and honor like the Murim Alliance, there was no way they would retreat without fighting at least once.

“So I changed my mind.”

Once a conflict occurs, it cannot be controlled. Unless it was a situation like the Black Moon Party that could be resolved by killing everyone, it was better for the conflict not to occur.

If Sikbong doesn’t tell you or you really don’t know…

“Then there is nothing we can do.”

When I get to this defensive wall, I have no choice but to block it first.

I will listen to my request to the Heavenly Demon and Geumseon Demon that I will try to get them to step down for now.

“No matter how big of a brother you are, are you going to stop the Murim League expedition by yourself? I won’t listen.

I reach out and summon the treasured sword that was left in my dorm.

Dying!

“Then we have to make it so that they have no choice but to step down.”