Chapter 464

Vol 2 Chapter 104. Ah, you surrender? (1)

The ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍one who started first was Isabella.

When ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍she pointed at an opponent with her fingertip, a small water droplet formed there.

“Hoh…. ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍She uses a strange martial art.”

“It’s ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍the first time I’ve seen a martial art that handles water qi.”

It ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍was strange, but that was all.

The ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍disciples of the Hegemon Blade Sect snickered at the tiny droplet of water that formed on Isabella’s fingertip.

But that laughter was soon wiped away.

“Water sword.”

She flicked her finger and released a stream of water.

Then, an extremely thin and long stream of water flew at super high speed, and a blade of flowing water was swung.

And a truly terrifying sight unfolded.

“Keok….”

“Aaaah!”

The Hegemon Blade Sect disciples in the path of the water blade were cleanly severed.

In a single blow, more than a dozen enemies were killed or had their limbs cut off.

The water blade, not content with that, went on to cleanly sever the Emei Sect’s wall behind them as well.

The disciples of the Hegemon Blade Sect were terrified by the truly fearsome cutting power.

“Stop… no, kill her!”

“Everyone, attack!”

The disciples of the Heaven Breaking Martial Emperor, who had ordered their subordinates to attack, also rushed forward themselves.

But before that….

CRACKLE!

Isabella’s entire body was wrapped in lightning, and soon her whole body turned into blue lightning.

It was the technique of Kenonier Gras, the guardian of the Tower of Truth.

Isabella, having turned her entire body into lightning, did not wait and leaped forward first.

And then….

“Aack!”

“Keuk….”

“This witch… Kraaagh!”

She moved in a zigzag pattern among the enemies, running rampant and overwhelming them.

It was truly like a flash of lightning.

Only the disciples of the Heaven Breaking Martial Emperor could barely respond to her speed as she moved through the enemy like lightning.

It was that astonishing of a speed.

‘Good. This is working well enough.’

The corner of Isabella’s lips curled up slightly.

She hadn’t been able to play a major role in the past Outer God War.

It was because her skills were lacking.

Blaming herself for being weaker than April or Elione and resenting her own laziness, she threw herself into the Tower of Truth and devoted herself to training like mad.

As someone who had once risen to the top of the Academy with sheer desperation alone, she began to see results quickly once she put in the effort.

And above all, the Tower of Truth and she were a good match.

[Based on my logical deduction, if water is highly compressed and then released in one direction, you will be able to obtain enormous cutting power.]

[Your Grace the Grand Duchess has a talent for this. Lightning-type Soul Weapons are difficult to handle.]

The way of the Tower of Truth was to pursue the maximum result with the minimum power.

Their research method of maximizing the efficiency of one’s power to achieve the greatest results was a perfect fit for Isabella’s taste.

As a result, Isabella, who would barely pass for a first-rate master by the standards of the martial world, was now overwhelming the Hegemon Blade Sect.

Isabella had become that much stronger.

However….

“You can’t ignore me.”

The truly exceptional existence in this place was someone else.

The moment Elione spoke, the ground shook.

“An… an earthquake?”

“Guanyin… Bodhisattva.”

Even their allies were surprised by the earthquake that shook the entire Mount Emei.

And….

“Merlin, flip everything over.”

At Elione’s single command, the ground where the Hegemon Blade Sect stood was flipped over entirely.

“Ugh… Uwaaaaah!”

“Save me!”

The disciples of the Hegemon Blade Sect were all excellent martial artists.

For such people to scream like children and beg for their lives, the scene unfolding was on a different dimension.

In the midst of a natural disaster where the ground split and overturned, even martial artists were just helpless humans.

And this was just the beginning.

“Bernion, burn them all.”

At Elione’s single command, a rain of fire fell from the sky.

POW! BANG! POW! POOOW!

“Ugh… Ughhh….”

“What? What is this…?”

“Uwaaaaaaah!”

It was truly overwhelming.

Originally, Elione, as an Elven Knight, possessed a strength equivalent to the State of Harmony by the standards of the martial world.

But after that, she received the baptism of the World Tree and became able to summon all high-ranking spirits of the four elements.

Elione’s current skill should be considered equivalent to that of a 9-star knight.

No, if you assume she’s fighting against multiple opponents, it’s even more than that.

“Shall we play for real now?”

Elione began to overrun the Hegemon Blade Sect using all four spirits.

* * *

Disaster.

That would be the most appropriate word to describe the scene before them.

“Uwaaaah!”

“Noooo!”

“Hel— Kuaaack!”

Firebolts rained down from the sky.

The ground was overturned.

Dozens of water spears created from water flew, and blades of wind sliced through the enemy.

It was a scene created by the four high-ranking spirits Elione had summoned.

And she hadn’t even used her specialty, the bow, yet.

The Spirit Arrow, which combined spirits and archery, was the Elven Knight’s most powerful weapon, but as if there was no need for it, she was unilaterally trampling the disciples of the Hegemon Blade Sect with spirit magic alone.

And a single streak of lightning that freely roamed the scene of the natural disaster, overwhelming the enemies.

Wherever that lightning passed, enemies fell, spouting blood.

When it seemed to stop for a moment, blades of flowing water flew in all directions, bringing disaster to the enemy.

The disciples of the Heaven Breaking Martial Emperor, who were supreme masters, and over a hundred first-rate masters of the Hegemon Blade Sect were being defeated so helplessly.

“W-were the Madams that strong?”

“I suspected they were strong, but….”

“How in the world are we supposed to fight that?”

“Wo… Waaah….”

The other disciples of the Twin Dragon Sect could only stare at the scene before them with their jaws agape.

Until now, Elione and Isabella were, shall we say….

[Oh, my poor baby, did my hubby get a headache from a hangover?]

[Come here. Rest your head on my lap.]

[Honey, I love you. I love you ten times more than yesterday. Of course, tomorrow too….]

[Tonight, you’re spending it with me. Aang? Do you want to die?]

Like this.

Regardless of whether others were watching, they were clinging to Patrick every day like that.

That image was clearly etched in the minds of the Twin Dragon Sect disciples.

But now, those same women were displaying truly tremendous martial, no, divine prowess.

Seeing Elione floating gracefully in the air, looking down coldly at her surroundings, and Isabella weaving through the enemies, trampling them unilaterally, they could understand why Patrick was so henpecked by them.

“Die, you witch!”

In the midst of this, one of the Heaven Breaking Martial Emperor’s disciples, One-Armed Hegemon Saber Gi In-cheong, roared and leaped towards Elione.

He was in a wretched state with one arm blown off and his entire body covered in burns, but even in that state, he burned with determination and reached where Elione was.

But Elione didn’t lift a single finger and sent a cold gaze in his direction.

And before she could do anything….

SLICE!

A blue bolt of lightning flew and grazed past Gi In-cheong.

And….

“You… witch….”

Gi In-cheong couldn’t even finish his words before his head was sent flying, and he died.

Isabella looked at Gi In-cheong with cold eyes and then said to Elione.

“I think it’s mostly cleaned up.”

“We don’t have to annihilate them? Honey said killing all the Unorthodox Alliance members is good for the world.”

“I told you not to believe everything he says….”

Isabella let out a small sigh.

And she said to the Hegemon Blade Sect.

“Will you surrender? Or will you fight back?”

At those words, the disciples of the Hegemon Blade Sect scrambled to throw down their weapons and raised their hands above their heads.

“Surrender. We surrender.”

“Please, just spare our lives.”

“We will never defy you again.”

With Gi In-cheong, whose head had just been sent flying, as the last, all the executive-level disciples of the Heaven Breaking Martial Emperor were dead.

In this situation, it was unlikely that the disciples of the Hegemon Blade Sect would show any will to fight.

As they surrendered, Isabella said to Mun Yul.

“What are you doing? Restrain them all.”

“Yes? Yes. Understood, Madam.”

And Mun Yul had the members of the Twin Dragon Squad restrain the disciples of the Hegemon Blade Sect.

The disciples of the Emei Sect, albeit a step late, also moved to help the Twin Dragon Squad.

And Gu Wol-hyang, who was staring blankly at this scene….

“So there was a woman scarier than me.”

She said and let out a sigh.

To such a Gu Wol-hyang, Abbess Jeolsim approached and said.

“What will you do now?”

“Given the situation, I have no choice.”

Gu Wol-hyang let out a small sigh and then raised both hands above her head.

“I’ll surrender too.”

And so, the Hegemon Blade Sect forces that had invaded the Emei Sect were completely subdued.

* * *

The residence of the Emei Sect Master.

There, Gu Wol-hyang was laid on a cozy blanket.

Neither her body restrained nor her internal energy sealed, Abbess Jeolsim stood by her side, rolling her prayer beads and chanting Buddhist scriptures.

Gu Wol-hyang tried to ignore her, but eventually, as if she couldn’t stand it anymore, she sat up and said.

“Can’t you go do that somewhere else?”

At those words, Abbess Jeolsim paused her chanting for a moment and said to Gu Wol-hyang.

“This is my room.”

“Then move me.”

“I would like to, but there are many broken buildings in the sect, so there is no separate place to care for the sick.”

“Hah, so the Sect Master’s Senior Sister is nursing me?”

“……”

“Why? Do you feel sorry for me now? Did the merciful Guanyin that the Emei Sect believes in tell you to take pity on me now?”

“……”

“Say something.”

“Bomyeong.”

Abbess Jeolsim’s name for Gu Wol-hyang came out.

At those words, Gu Wol-hyang flinched for a moment, and Abbess Jeolsim bowed her head and said.

“I am sorry.”

“……”

“Excuses would be useless. All I can do for you is apologize.”

“What difference does that make now?”

She was abandoned by the sect.

The senior brothers and master she had trusted all offered her as a sacrifice and turned away.

For the young girl who had grown up comfortably in the greenhouse of the Emei Sect, the Unorthodox Alliance group, the Hegemon Blade Sect, was difficult and scary.

Did they even know how hard a time she had spent in order not to break in that environment?

There were more than one or two long, detailed stories she wanted to pour out in their faces right away.

But before that, Abbess Jeolsim spoke first.

“Come back.”

“…Are you crazy?”

“I know that you still calling me Sect Master’s Senior Sister is not out of your whim or mockery.”

“Then what is it? That I genuinely want to return to the Emei Sect?”

“……”

“Don’t push your interpretation too far. It’s no use.”

To the Gu Wol-hyang who rejected her outright, Abbess Jeolsim said.

“Do you remember?”

“What? If you’re thinking of persuading me by selling childhood memories….”

“It was 19 years ago.”

“……”

“A long time after the Hegemon Blade Sect collapsed, you came to me holding a small child’s hand.”

“……”

“You demanded that I take your daughter as a disciple. Do you remember threatening to burn down the Emei Sect immediately if I didn’t?”

“So what? I won’t care even if you bring it up now.”

“I can only roughly guess what kind of situation you were in at that time.”

Right after the Hegemon Blade Sect collapsed.

It was a time when the disciples of the Heaven Breaking Martial Emperor began to kill each other in earnest.

It would have been impossible even for Gu Wol-hyang to continue taking her young daughter with her during that chaotic period.

So she came to the Emei Sect.

And she entrusted her daughter to Abbess Jeolsim in a manner that was practically coercion.

“In this wide, wide world, the only place you could lean on was here in the first place. Was it not?”

“……”

“Bomyeong. Come back. No….”

“……”

“Please come back.”

“……”

“If the resentment I’ve accumulated while living in the Unorthodox Alliance returns, this Senior Sister will bear it with you.”

“……”

“If we must kneel, I will kneel with you. If we must bow our heads, I will bow with you.”

“……”

Gu Wol-hyang didn’t answer and just turned over.

But Abbess Jeolsim could see her body, which had pulled the blanket up to her head, trembling faintly.

“Namo Amitabha Guanyin Bodhisattva….”

Abbess Jeolsim quietly chanted for her junior sister.

* * *

The hardship had passed, and it seemed the burden that had been weighing on her mind for a long time would be resolved.

Abbess Jeolsim, who had come outside, looked up at the sky with a pleased smile.

‘All of this must be thanks to the Guanyin Bodhisattva watching over us and sending them.’

She knew.

The Emei Sect could never have escaped this crisis on its own.

Overcoming this was entirely thanks to the heroes of the Twin Dragon Squad.

Thanks to the performance of the armed unit that the Murim Alliance had created, the Emei Sect escaped the crisis.

‘This is no time for me to be doing this.’

Abbess Jeolsim decided to go and express her gratitude to them directly.

“Ahem, ahem….”

Just as Abbess Jeolsim, who had arrived at the Emei Sect’s guest hall where outside visitors stayed, was about to clear her throat to announce her presence….

“What do you mean by that!”

A shout erupted from inside.

It was clearly the scream of the Little New Dragon, Mun Yul, a rising star of the martial world and the shining future of the Orthodox Faction.

He spoke again….

“Where… where did Bong-gong go?”

To Mun Yul’s question, Isabella calmly answered.

“I told you he went to a place called the Hegemon Blade Sect.”

“Why there?”

“According to him….”

“According to him?”

“He said he was going to play.”

“Keoheok!”

The shining future of the Orthodox Faction vomited blood and collapsed.