Chapter 376: Whirlpool (1)
As the Dragon Fangs boarded the ship, Geumdo pushed off from the harbor.
Behind Geumdo, Muhan quickly vanished into the distance.
Once the ship set sail, a modest feast began on deck—because the returning Dragon Fangs had brought back a mountain of food from Muhan, praised as the region’s finest.
They claimed it was out of kindness, meant to be shared with me, Hwa-eun, and Sister Seol while we waited on board.
Grilled duck, various flavorful dishes—plates piled high.
But what caught my attention the most wasn’t the food.
It was the intel the Dragon Fangs had collected from the Martial Alliance.
“···The warriors we sent beyond the border for reconnaissance kept disappearing. Eventually, we couldn’t send anyone else. They suspect it’s because of the Five Venoms Sect’s bugs.”
“So they’re using insects to sniff out intruders?”
“Exactly. We were also capturing Blood Cult agents trying to sneak into the Central Plains with help from the Beast Palace wolves. But about three months ago, that all stopped. No movements since then. It feels... unnervingly quiet.”
“So it’s become a kind of stalemate?”
According to my brother Gwiseong, the conflict between the Blood Cult, the Five Venoms Sect, and the martial world had reached a standstill.