The World's Greatest Troublemaker

"There are quite a lot of them."

Pyon Juksu said, clicking his tongue. There were too many of the human-faced spider's young.

"We just have to catch the mother. The rest are weak."

The young are weak to fire. It's because it's the mother human-faced spider that it can withstand fire attacks to some extent; the young can't.

"But there's no need for us to do it."

Mok Wigun smiled and pointed to the inside of the gorge. Pyon Juksu immediately understood what he meant and nodded his head. The two of them hurriedly picked up the daggers that were lying around. Pyon Juksu, who had picked up a suitable amount, said.

"Then. We have to use everything we can. There's no reason to waste our strength for nothing, right?"

The two, whose intentions were aligned, moved quickly inside. The young human-faced spiders didn't pay much attention because of the scattered food. Although there were some that attacked occasionally, they couldn't catch the two as they passed by.

"Wow. It's really enormous."

The single-horned great serpent was truly a monster among monsters. Even when he saw it from afar, he was overwhelmed by its size, but seeing it up close, its fearsomeness was doubled. It was a creature that truly surpassed imagination.

The creature was coiled up and glaring at Mok Wigun and Pyon Juksu, and it seemed to be slightly on guard. It must be because of Pyon Juksu.

"Be careful. If you get hit by its tail, your bones will be crushed."

"But the creature isn't attacking."

"I think it's because of you. It sensed that something was strange."

To lure it, he had no choice but to attack. Mok Wigun took out a dagger.

"It has to work."

As he said that, he infused his internal energy into the dagger. As the compressed internal energy was pushed into the dagger, it began to glow faintly.

"Chahat!"

The dagger, thrown with all his might, flew, creating a line of light.

Thud!

It's not certain whether it was because it was careless or because its attention was on Pyon Juksu. But the dagger was stuck in the single-horned great serpent's body, and the creature made a strange sound and writhed its body.

Tzzzzzz!!

The single-horned great serpent, which was rampaging in all directions. Every time its body or tail hit the cliff, there was a 'thud' sound, and a pile of stones fell.

"Here. Here!"

Mok Wigun shook the dagger he had taken out again and provoked the creature. At that, the creature's eyes gleamed. And then it coiled its body tightly and shot out in the direction where Mok Wigun was.

As the single-horned great serpent of enormous size moved, the distance narrowed in an instant. At that, this time, Pyon Juksu threw a dagger. The dagger, loaded with compressed internal energy, pierced through the single-horned great serpent's scales and was stuck.

"This way. You brat."

The single-horned great serpent changed its direction and aimed for Pyon Juksu. Pyon Juksu ran towards the inside of the gorge. Since it was such a large creature, the ground shook just by it writhing and moving its body.

Kieeeee!

The mother of the human-faced spider shouted and threatened. But the single-horned great serpent, which was full of anger, did not see the human-faced spider.

Crack.

The single-horned great serpent crushed the young human-faced spiders and moved forward. The young of the human-faced spider, which were miserably crushed. At that, the mother human-faced spider made a strange sound and then began to chase after the single-horned great serpent.

"It's done."

Mok Wigun threw daggers in succession. The daggers thrown from behind were stuck in the single-horned great serpent's body again. As not just one but several were stuck, the creature writhed its body and was in pain.

- This way.

Mok Wigun called Pyon Juksu from the upper place where he had climbed earlier. Pyon Juksu kicked the cliff, jumped up, and came up to where Mok Wigun was.

"Wow. That guy is really amazing."

"It's too strong. I think we have to prepare quickly."

One blow. He had to gather all his internal energy and cut off the single-horned great serpent's neck.

"Do you think it's possible? It's so thick."

"That's why we have to do it together."

Seeing that the daggers were stuck, it would be possible to cut it. The problem is that when you get close, lightning strikes from its horn.

"We have to risk it and send it in one blow. I'll go first, so you follow right behind me."

"Alright. Wow. We have to do it quickly. I don't think the human-faced spider can last long."

The huge human-faced spider, being with the single-horned great serpent, looked like a really small bug. A fight with no chance of winning from the beginning. But the human-faced spider was also resisting fiercely, spraying poison and spider webs.

In the meantime, Mok Wigun and Pyon Juksu created a sword aura. A light that even had a faint and sacred feeling was enveloping the sword.

Crack.

Hit by the tail that the single-horned great serpent swung, the spider's leg was broken. The human-faced spider was no match from the beginning. The single-horned great serpent moved to crush the human-faced spider, which could not move properly, with its body. As it moved stealthily, the human-faced spider was about to be turned into a pulp. It was then.

Swish.

Mok Wigun's sword cut the creature's neck.

"It's shallow."

The single-horned great serpent had twisted its neck at the last moment. So although he had cut it, the depth was very shallow.

Tzzzz.

The single-horned great serpent, as if it was angry, raised its head high and then flicked its forked tongue. Mok Wigun held his sword and confronted the creature, and at that moment.

Swish.

Pyon Juksu's sword cut the creature's neck and passed by.

"Damn it. It's a little short."

Although there was a pretty deep mark on the single-horned great serpent's neck, its neck was not cut off. The creature, in pain, writhed its body here and there and struggled. Its horn flashed, and it sent out small lightning bolts in all directions.

"Ouch. It stings."

Pyon Juksu, who was hit by the lightning, trembled. The single-horned great serpent, who saw such a Pyon Juksu. The creature attacked Pyon Juksu, who had made it like this, with its huge mouth.

Swish!

It was a clean blow. Mok Wigun gathered his internal energy again and sent a sword strike. The creature, with its attention on Pyon Juksu, could not pay attention to Mok Wigun, and as a result, the creature's neck fell to the ground.

Thump, thump, thump!

Even though its head had fallen, its body writhed relentlessly, hitting here and there, and it was a mess. A pile of stones fell with a 'thud', and one pile fell on Pyon Juksu's head.

"Ucha!"

Mok Wigun was able to lift and move Pyon Juksu by a hair's breadth.

"Wow. This was really thrilling after a long time."

Pyon Juksu clicked his tongue. Mok Wigun took Pyon Juksu and moved to a safe place, and waited for it to calm down. The body of the single-horned great serpent, which had been writhing so fiercely, also became dull as time passed, and it soon stopped moving.

"It's over."

A conclusion that was somewhat anticlimactic. But it was something that was possible because it was Mok Wigun and Pyon Juksu.

"What if those guys had properly planned and attacked?"

Pyon Juksu asked, as if he was curious.

"It would have been difficult. It was because it was compressed internal energy that I could inflict a wound; with their skills, it would have been impossible."

In fact, Taeseokgwan had also hit the single-horned great serpent's body with a sword aura. But it had only left a small wound and had not been able to cut it properly. Mok Wigun urged him to move quickly, saying they could talk about such things later.

"We have to go quickly and see if there's an inner core."

If it was a single-horned great serpent, there would definitely be an inner core. Mok Wigun rummaged through the dead single-horned great serpent's body. After searching for a long time, he finally found an inner core the size of an adult's fist. It had a blue light, and when he held it, he felt a tingling sensation.

"It's amazing. The energy inside is incredible."

Pyon Juksu approached and was amazed. Saying that the lightning energy inside the inner core was intense. Mok Wigun put the single-horned great serpent's inner core in a pouch made of deer leather.

"There was this too."

Pyon Juksu had found the human-faced spider's inner core. It was a green inner core, and it was the size of a child's fist.

"Now we have to go and check the real thing, right?"

It was time to check what these guys were after. The two of them passed through the gorge and moved towards the Flame Pond.

"Is it the thousand-year-old fire carp?"

"No. I don't think it's the thousand-year-old fire carp."

Hwangbo Ryeong's words were also like that, and seeing the two monsters, it was not the thousand-year-old fire carp. The two of them moved, wondering what the monsters were after, and when they arrived near the Flame Pond, they immediately knew what it was.

"It must be that."

A flower of five brilliant colors was blooming. On the way here, there was a foul smell of sulfur, but in this vicinity, he could smell a strong floral scent.

The leaves were lush, and the flower was yellow, but most of the petals had fallen. Instead, a red fruit was seen.

"I think this is the thousand-year-old flower spirit grass."

The thousand-year-old flower spirit grass was also a legendary flower. A precious flower that had rarely shown its appearance in the human world. And its fruit contained a strong yang energy that could be compared to the inner core of the thousand-year-old fire carp.

"Good. We can treat that old lady with this, right?"

"Of course. This trip to Mount Xiaohua has been quite a harvest."

He had obtained the inner cores of the human-faced spider and the single-horned great serpent. On top of that, the fruit of the thousand-year-old flower spirit grass. Was that all? He had greatly weakened the power of the Mok family and the Baek family. The Huashan Sect had also suffered considerable damage. The Chang'an magistrate would also suffer a great blow.

Everyone had suffered a great loss, but only Mok Wigun had gained an enormous profit.

"But this is not the end."

Mok Wigun said to Pyon Juksu.

"Now let's go and catch the thousand-year-old fire carp."

"You said there was no thousand-year-old fire carp."

"No. I think I know where it is."

Mok Wigun said to go to the barrier.

* * *

"The monsters of the Flame Pond are dead."

The White Butterfly Fairy said. She showed a very polite attitude to Pyon Juksu. On the other hand, she pretended not to see Mok Wigun.

"My friend and I dealt with it together."

"Is that so?"

A look of disbelief. It seemed she thought Pyon Juksu had done it all.

"Are you going to fix the barrier now?"

"I have to. But before that, this friend wants to talk a little."

The White Butterfly Fairy made a very unpleasant expression. She said she hated people, and it seemed that was very severe.

"Hey. Let's go. It seems we don't have to fix the barrier."

"Oh. Shall we?"

At Mok Wigun's words, Pyon Juksu played along. At that, the White Butterfly Fairy was startled and waved her hand.

"No. I will be talking while you fix the barrier."

And so, Pyon Juksu went to fix the barrier, and Mok Wigun and the White Butterfly Fairy were left to talk.

"What do you want to talk about?"

"Where is the thousand-year-old fire carp?"

The White Butterfly Fairy was startled and then quickly pretended to be calm and said.

"What do you mean, the thousand-year-old fire carp? If it's not in the Flame Pond, it's not there."

"I don't think that's the case."

Mok Wigun looked straight into the White Butterfly Fairy's eyes and said.

"Someone must have seen the thousand-year-old fire carp in the Flame Pond for such a rumor to have spread, right?"

But the actual Flame Pond is a place that an ordinary person cannot enter. A master who can shake off the human-faced spider and go inside can at least see the Flame Pond. But there's no way such a master would come here for no reason.

"So someone must have shown an illusion."

And the one who did that would be the one who had made them spend two days when they had met the White Butterfly Fairy last time.

"I think that person is the thousand-year-old fire carp... well, it either transformed into a thousand-year-old fire carp or made them see an illusion."

As Mok Wigun was talking, he continued to observe the White Butterfly Fairy. The more he talked, the more her pupils shook, and she soon avoided his gaze.

"Tell them I want to see them. The thousand-year-old fire carp."

"Nonsense. There's no such thing."

The White Butterfly Fairy, who was flatly denying it. But it was too obvious.

"Go and tell them. If they want to fix the barrier, they should talk to me."

Only Pyon Juksu can fix the barrier. But what the Folding Snow Valley had paid was too little. So he was going to get a lot more from here.

(End of Chapter)