Chapter 234
Yeon Ho-Ryeong’s oppressive aura bore down on the mercenaries. Their visions flickered; the smell of sea spray after a storm grew pronounced in the air; and for a fleeting instant, the moon above was not a moon at all but a glaring sun whose baking heat pressed hotly on their necks.
Unable to bear it, the mercenaries found themselves crashing to their knees while sweating profusely. Terror and confusion warred on their faces.
“Yeon... Ho-Ryeong?” one of the mercenaries muttered, and at those words, the entire group was overcome with disbelief.
The... Ruler?
How could it be him?
No way...
......
Yeon Ho-Ryeong bore the title “Ruler of the Sea,” and just as the name would suggest, Yeon Ho-Ryeong rarely left the sea.
While Ocean Guild did have various businesses tied to inland properties or trade, as guildmaster, Yeon Ho-Ryeong had others to handle those affairs. He himself was known to be a man obsessed with the sea and averse to land—it was even said that he’d faced his thunder tribulation while out at sea.
A sudden gust of wind swept past the group of mercenaries, and the old man who’d mumbled Yeon Ho-Ryeong’s name silently split in two, from head to crotch.
Yeon Ho-Ryeong recovered his guando, shook it until the blood came free, and slung it over his shoulder in a relaxed manner. The large sword was well over fifty centimeters in both length and width. It looked as tall as a door and half as wide.
“......!”