I Became A Disciple Of The God of War

"Don't back down! If we're pushed back, it's over!"

The commander, astonished by So-ah's martial prowess as he leaped like a tiger and stepped on the air, shouted.

So-ah, who had entered an 'awakened' state.

At a glance, he was extraordinary.

From his two eyes, a blue-green light flowed, and his face, dyed the color of a jujube, held the aura of a hellish general.

But the masters of the Eastern Depot were trained martial artists.

They did not make the mistake of cowering under psychological pressure.

Weren't they a group trained to throw their lives away, no matter who the opponent was?

Once again, they received So-ah's bare-handed attack head-on with their joint attack.

A terrifying, deafening sound.

So-ah's single blow seemed like a simple single move, but it was actually a chain and consecutive attack that unfolded about thirty moves at the same time.

Therefore, with one blow, he could strike each of the nearly 30 Eastern Depot masters.

The clash tilted to one side in an instant.

Clang—

Clang-clang—

Several of the Eastern Depot members dropped the swords they were holding.

When they encountered the power of the Ten-Second Invincible Arts, not only did their swords crumple, but the bones of the hands and wrists that were holding them were shattered.

But these were the better off among them.

"Kwa-a-a-ak!"

"Keuk...!"

The more severe ones could not avoid having their bodies twisted the moment they touched So-ah's body, and they ended up spewing blood from their mouths like a fountain.

'No matter how I think about it, this...'

'It doesn't make sense!'

'This can't be happening!'

The faces of the Eastern Depot masters turned pale.

Because it was an unbelievable event.

Even now, when they had obtained an internal energy twice their usual amount by taking the Asura Heart Demon Pill, an awakening pill, they were overwhelmingly pushed back, so their bewilderment was only natural.

But.

Even in that moment when fear washed over their five senses, So-ah's attack continued with the force of a splitting bamboo.

"Kwa-a-a-a-ak!"

...and began to turn the bodies of the Eastern Depot members into pieces of flesh.

It was terrifying.

If it had been a martial artist who used a sword or a saber, or a universal hand-to-hand fighter limited to fists, palms, and kicks, it would have been better.

So-ah's Ten-Second Invincible Arts belonged to a 'full-body martial art' that replaced all parts of the body with blunt weapons.

Just the striking arts alone were replaced by five ruthless blunt weapons, from the Iron Head Art (head) to the Heaven-Shattering Consecutive Cannon (twin fists), the Human Sword Single Strike (elbow), the Heavenly Bird Thunder Kick (knee), and the Eight Walls of the High Mountain (shoulder).

Every time the Eastern Depot masters poured out their sword strikes, the defensive art of the Iron Armor Great Rotation, which turned all attacks to nothing with a whirlwind, was added, so they didn't even dare to face him.

On the other hand, So-ah could not hide his own surprise at the power of his awakening...

'It's definitely different from what I experienced in the trial of the second room. At that time, my mind was hazy, but now... more than 50% of my will is being reflected.'

That's right.

When he had faced the 18 Vajra Copper Men of illusion in the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons, the power of his awakening had implemented his instinct and sixth sense beyond his own will.

But now?

Although perfect control was difficult, he was at least able to use the power of his awakening by reflecting his own thoughts.

This corresponded to the divine skill after reaching the peak.

Before, he had remained in the realm of the Realm of Transformation, but now, hadn't he achieved the Profound Realm?

The rise in his studies was gradually making the unprecedented power of 'awakening' his own.

"Come here. Come on, you bastards!"

***

'H-Hee-ik!'

'That guy is not human... absolutely... he can't be human.'

'I'm going to die... today we're all going to die!'

It didn't take long for the will of the Eastern Depot, which had been emitting a black ki and exuding a killing intent, to be devastated.

Because in their eyes, So-ah was not human.

It wasn't that the Eastern Depot masters were just being beaten one-sidedly.

They had unfolded a completed joint attack by practicing the secret ultimate arts of the first-grade library, which only the Imperial Guards and the Eastern Depot could enter, in the <Imperial Palace Martial Arts Library> for several years.

But the moment they first landed a sword strike on So-ah's chest.

They despaired.

Because of the repulsive force of the soft-armored mail that So-ah was wearing, one of the agents who had landed the attack had suffered a concussion and had died, spitting blood.

Their legs trembled.

In front of them.

Behind them, next to them.

Seeing the corpses of their comrades, which had become well-minced pieces of flesh, growing cold all around them, they had no way to hold onto their reason.

That fear soon led to a fatal mistake.

A moment's hesitation came as a terrible, sharp pain.

"Kwa-a-a-a-a-ak!"

So-ah's fists, shoulders, and head had no mercy.

Before long, of the nearly 30 Eastern Depot masters, only five or six had survived intact.

To make matters worse, around the time the effectiveness of the Asura Heart Demon Pill was also slowly wearing off.

[All troops, retreat!]

The commander had no choice but to order a retreat.

At that.

All the Eastern Depot members simultaneously took out a small sphere from their chests and threw it at So-ah.

"Keut...!"

So-ah, who was scattering the spheres, had to feel a burning sensation as if his whole body was exploding for a moment.

The sphere was a 'portable thunderbolt bomb' manufactured to be easy to carry.

And.

Taking advantage of the gap where So-ah was staggering before the fierce power of the thunderbolt bomb, the Eastern Depot members leaped like tigers and tried to escape the scene.

In that moment.

Myo-seon, who had been watching the bloody battle from a watchtower, quickly flew and sharply cut a man's ankle.

"Keut!"

The man whose ankle was cut lost his balance for a moment and fell to the ground, spitting blood.

"Aww! You dirty things. You use a thunderbolt bomb to run away?"

The moment the man's eyes met the sight of So-ah, who was grinding his teeth with a very angry expression.

'O God... why of all people...'

The man, who had never sought God in his life, closed his eyes tightly.

***

First, So-ah pressed the man's acupoints to make him unable to use his hands and feet, and then, with a frown, he opened his mouth.

"You are so~ unlucky. How did you end up meeting such disloyal people and getting caught as a hostage by a hell instructor like me?"

"..."

"I won't say much. From now on, the matter of life and death all depends on your will. No. You'll die anyway. But will you die humanely according to the criminal law of the Martial Alliance, or will you be killed in the most terrible way in the world? There are two choices."

"..."

"You're exercising your right to remain silent?"

Despite So-ah's intimidation, the man remained silent like a mute.

"Alright. Here I go!"

Thwack!

He hit him without imbuing his internal energy.

Because he would die if he did.

So it must have been even more terrible.

Thwack-thwack!

Thwack-thwack-thwack!

Thwack-thwack-thwack-thwack-thwack!

'Look at this bastard.'

But what happened?

The Eastern Depot man, in the end, said nothing and just glared at So-ah with eyes full of anger.

'If I beat him this much, he should be spilling everything by now. This guy is no ordinary tough nut either.'

"Hey, White Lotus Cult. You really want to go to the underworld, don't you?"

Papat!

This time, he tried beating the man with the justice club.

"Head!"

Papat!

"Shoulder!"

Papat!

"Knee, foot!"

The moment the man trembled and shifted his gaze from his knee to his foot.

"Knee!"

Kwa-jijik!

So-ah once again slammed the justice club into his knee joint.

"Keu-a-a-a-ak!"

The man screamed and rolled on the floor.

Then he screamed in a voice filled with rage.

"I! I am not a White Lotus Cultist! Rather... kill me!"

'Hah... look at this bastard.'

So-ah was getting very annoyed.

He had dealt with many villains so far, but it was the first time he had seen such a tough nut who was so defiant even before the justice club.

Just then.

"So-ah. Let's just escort him to the Martial Alliance for now."

Myo-seon stepped forward, restraining So-ah.

Because there were already about twenty corpses covered in blood and growing cold in the branch, and the seriousness of the matter was also great, she thought that time for reconsideration was needed.

It was also true that So-ah's ruthless torture was terrible.

"It's not easy to escort him to the Martial Alliance, in terms of cost and time. Why should we treat a guy who won't open his mouth like this?"

"So-ah..."

"But he's a tough nut, a really tough nut. I think..."

"Yes?"

"I'll have to show him what a real evil spirit is. Hey! You cultist. You just keep your mouth shut and endure like that, okay? Please."

So-ah growled, shifting his gaze to the Eastern Depot man.

Until then, Myo-seon had not noticed So-ah's intentions.

***

The next day.

Cheong-a-ru—

"Lady Yuk!"

"Huh? Young Hero Jin. What's the matter so early in the morning? Are you here for a meal?"

"No."

"Then?"

Yuk Jeong-ran felt a sense of doubt at So-ah's urgent appearance.

Although So-ah would occasionally eat and drink at the Cheong-a-ru for no reason, it was unprecedented for him to come and make a fuss from the Hour of the Rabbit (5-7 AM).

"Lady Yuk. Where is Uncle Chil-bok working these days?"

"Ah! Uncle Chil-bok is currently working as a manager at the <Manhae-ru>. Thanks to him, they say there are no troublemakers at the Manhae-ru. Hohoho."

"I heard that Uncle Chil-bok was such a notorious devil in his younger days."

"That's right. Long before the Triad was rampant in Liaoning, Uncle Chil-bok was a vicious gangster. Now he's come to his senses and is a gentle man who is even called a bodhisattva. But why? You're not going to dig up Uncle Chil-bok's past and punish him, are you?"

At Yuk Jeong-ran's words, So-ah smiled and shook his head.

"Of course not. He's paid for his sins and has turned over a new leaf and is doing a lot of good things now, right? While helping people in need."

"That's right. They say you can't fix a person, but that doesn't apply to Uncle Chil-bok."

"Um... Lady. Please let me meet Uncle Chil-bok."

***

There was only one reason why So-ah had sought out Uncle Chil-bok, who had been called a 'devil' in Liaoning in his younger days.

It was to ask him to torture the Eastern Depot man.

So-ah's thought was that to break the will of a man who would not open his mouth no matter how much he was beaten, a master of 'torture' was needed.

But.

"Ah~ Uncle Chil-bok. Don't be like that, just find out the guy's identity. Isn't it that he won't open his mouth even if you beat him to death? I can't do it with my own strength, so please help me once."

"Young Hero Jin. I washed my hands of that a long time ago. The last time I tormented a person was before you were even born."

The problem was that Uncle Chil-bok had now become more benevolent than most people.

Just then.

"Keung... you brat! Do you think I, who have been highly trained, will open my mouth just because I'm being tortured by a guy like that? Instead, just kill me!"

The Eastern Depot man, whose whole body was tied with ropes and even had a leash around his neck, snorted and shouted defiantly.

At that.

"Uncle Chil-bok. Listen carefully. How sinister this bastard is."

"Young Hero Jin..."

"That guy is a guy who commits human sacrifice, human sacrifice. You know? Offering a person as a sacrifice. And he doesn't discriminate between men, women, old, and young."

"Hah..."

"Is that all? Murder, robbery, rape, and he even takes all sorts of miscellaneous pills, and what's more! He even threw a thunderbolt bomb! Isn't just possessing a thunderbolt bomb a capital offense!"

The Eastern Depot man's eyes became as wide as lanterns.

And for good reason, from human sacrifice to murder, robbery, and rape.

Because unheard-of charges were being embellished and coming out of So-ah's mouth.

'I've committed a lot of murders... but human sacrifice... robbery, rape...'

But his sense of injustice did not last long.

"Young Hero Jin. Is that true?"

"It's true. So, Uncle Chil-bok, please give him a stern lesson and shake out his identity and the forces behind him. Isn't this the real 'turning over a new leaf' that liquidates a dark past and contributes to the public interest?"

At that.

"Alright. Then first..."

Uncle Chil-bok brought a large, rectangular kitchen knife from the kitchen and began to gently touch it to various parts of the Eastern Depot man's body.

"First, I'll slice these two here. Hmm... I'll slice one here too. Ah! Young Hero Jin. Please prepare some ointment too. That ointment becomes a medicine when you apply it to a sore spot, but if you apply it to a place where the skin has been peeled off, it becomes the punishment of hell."

'???'

Suddenly, at the words of Uncle Chil-bok, which were so thrilling that they were scary to even say, the Eastern Depot man's heart sank, and.

Grin—

The corners of So-ah's lips curled up sinisterly.

(End of Chapter)