Chapter 300: Wasn't That Kind of… Underwhelming?
TL: FoodieMonster007
Baek Suryong and his group took the shortcut the hunter couple had told them about. The downpour had stopped, but the rain that had fallen all night had caused the ground to collapse and turn muddy, forcing them to dismount and walk.
"…Who do you think the Mountain God really is?" Jaegal Soyeong asked.
Baek Suryong chuckled. "I was wondering what you were thinking so deeply about all morning. So that's what you've been pondering?"
"It just doesn't add up, no matter how I analyze it. The hunters said that the Mountain God controls wind and rain and strikes down lightning. That means either the Mountain God has mastered an extraordinary sorcery or his martial arts are so advanced that they create that illusion," Jaegal Soyeong explained, her eyes gleaming. As someone specializing in murim history and formations, she couldn't just ignore mysterious rumors in the murim.
"Anyone come to mind?" Baek Suryong asked.
Jaegal Soyeong nodded. Then, with bright, eager eyes, she explained, "If we limit our candidates to powerful martial artists who have vanished in the past few decades, the Blood Kirin, the Witch of Nine Hells, and the Thunder Demon are the prime suspects." Each is a villain whose return would shake the murim to its core.
"They're all from the unorthodox, huh."
"Masters from orthodox sects rarely hide away in a forest like this."