Chapter 636: 636
Late in the night, the massive slums in Dearyang capital .
There was a well which was used for public uses in the slums, which were all lined with shacks .
One well was provided to each district, it was an important source of drinking water for the residents of the slums .
Therefore, the residents of the close vicinity would take turns to protect the water in the well .
It was because if some prankster with ill intentions threw dirt into the well, and the waters couldn’t be used for a while .
“Look here, Mr . Dong . A few days ago, didn’t you say that the General, Red Dragon King himself led the army out?”
A man in shabby clothes spoke to a neighbor who was on duty with him .
The neighbor immediately began to give him the news .
“Have you heard about it? The 3rd prince who joined hands with the Northern barbarians came all the way to the point that the entire capital is being flipped . ”
“Isn’t it irrelevant who is on the throne, right? Whoever becomes the Emperor, our lives don’t turn out any better…”
“What you say is right… this is a world for the rich!”
The two men continued their conversation and kept shifting topics to ward off drowsiness .
The deeper the night, the slower the time seemed to move .
“By the way, have you heard of this rumor?”
“Rumor? Which one?”
“You know I am pretty close to Mr . Kang who lived two streets from over here . The one who works hard at the construction site along with me . ”
“I know him . ”
“Well, this is something that I heard from Mr . Kang yesterday, it seemed that one of the residents suddenly became a Kangshi . ”
“What? Kangshi?!”
The man was startled .
It was because of the stories that he had heard in his childhood, the name itself brought fear into human bodies .
“Yeah, he suddenly turned into Kangshi and went into havoc . ”
It was a time when the poor were being helpless in riots and Kangshi .
Suddenly, the Eorim troops emerged and suppressed the people who turned into Kangshi or were bitten by it and took them far .
In addition, it was said that if people spread rumors regarding the matter, the entire locality would be arrested .
Of course, that warning didn’t help much in blocking the spread of rumors .
“Huh, but the nation is so noisy with all the war going on, and now a Kangshi is raging around! How on earth can a Kangshi even appear in Daeryang?”
“I understand how you feel . Well, it seems like some crazy bastard infiltrated the capital . Anyway, just be careful when you are moving around . Because we never know where and when a Kangshi would come out . ”
“Fine . ”
It was when two of them were talking about it .
A long shadow stretched behind them, and a man appeared there .
He was tall—wearing a black hood and holding a dagger .
The man who showed up swung his dagger and cut off the necks of the two men .
“Kuak!”
“Gag!”
The man, who killed the residents in an instant, clicked his tongue and wiped the blood off his dagger .
“F*ck! Because of those northern warlocks, only dirty blood is being spilled onto my precious dagger . ”
The grunting man was one of the second class murderers who was hired by Hwang Bo-kwang .
Not long ago, a warlock from the Northern Continent was said to have poured a liquid into the food and alcohol of the Imperial family .
It was said that the warlock made a mistake, however, it was believed that the liquid was mixed into the food for the purpose of experimentation .
Anyway, those who ate the food turned into Kangshi .
And since the existence of the Kangshi shouldn’t be noticed by the people of Daeryang, Hwang Bo-kwang gave out orders to Salmek and Eorim troops to collect those who turned or were bitten by Kangshi .
“But this is being done today . ”
From his sleeve, a porcelain bottle was taken down .
He had to sprinkle the liquid from the bottle into the water well, and the slum would turn into hell .
“Ki ki ki! I wonder why he suddenly changed the policy, well, it doesn’t matter if I can get a large amount of money for it . ”
It was when the cap of the bottle was opened to pour it into the well .
“Stop!”
Swoosh!
From an alley on the left, a loud scream and something flew in and cut off his hand .
It was a sword that had energy all around it .
“Kuak!”
The murderer groaned and took a step back .
The man who appeared like lightning took away the bottle and looked at the murderer .
“What is in here?”
“…”
“If you don’t want to answer . Well, I should just feed you with my sword so I’ll know what this is . ”
The man who intercepted the bottle being opened was Hwang Bo-yun .
After he rescued the Emperor, he and Zegal Shin hid him somewhere near the capital .
It was to avoid the pursuit of Jo Won-gyun and Hwang Bo-kwang .
However, they didn’t stop monitoring the capital .
They secretly held hands with Lee Yong-mu, and mobilized the Haomun’s men and Zegal clan’s intelligence members to monitor the movement of Jo Won-gyun and his family .
As a result, they managed to discover that a group of men wearing black clothes was carrying out missions for Hwang Bo-kwang .
Accordingly, Hwang Bo-yun followed the men along with Zegal Shin and was able to get a few down .
“Eiik, die!”
The murderer threw his dagger at Hwang Bo-yun and began to try and run away .
It was because he knew that Hwang Bo-yun was a strong person, and he couldn’t win over him .
He would be in trouble if Hwang Bo-yun got hold of him .
“Where should I try this?”
“Ehh! uh!”
Hwang Bo-yun peeled the cap of the bottle and poured the contents into the mouth of the murderer whom he caught up .
“Kuak, kuak… gulp!”
Something shocking happened .
Life was extinguished from the body, while he was groaning and rolling on the ground in pain and died .
“Poison?”
Were they trying to poison and kill all the people in the slums?
But why?
It was when Hwang Bo-yun wasn’t able to find an answer to his curiosity .
The murderer’s body which went pale suddenly got up and rushed towards him .
Kikkkkik!
‘Wh-what?! He turned into Kangshi?’
Shocked, Hwang Bo-yun hurriedly swung his sword and cut off the hands of the Kangshi which were coming for him .
However, the Kangshi didn’t even care and kept moving ahead to bite him .
And thanks to the quick response of Hwang Bo-yun, the Kangshi bit his sword .
Clink! Clink!
‘This is terrible!’
Hwang Bo-yun’s sword was made of steel alloys, it was similar to the armor of the Iron Giants of the northerners .
No matter how strong it was supposed to be, the Kangshi seemed to have enough power to put cracks into the sword!
“Sky wave!”
Hwang Bo-yun, began to gather energy into his left hand and cut down the Kangshi’s neck .
The Kangshi who got separated from its head from the body struggled for a while and fell to the floor .
“Tch, I was in trouble . ”
The other day, he received a report from Haomun that something was being spread in the slums which turned people into Kangshi .
There was also a rumor that the Imperial palace too was given something like that, so the Emperor fell ill, which made everyone doubt Jo Won-gyun .
“They are trying out something more dangerous than I imagined . If I don’t stop them…”
If the disease spread, many people would turn into Kangshi and those bitten would spread it around .
Just thinking about it made his body shudder .
Hwang Bo-yun, who recovered from the sudden shock, immediately hurried over to another place .
He stopped the current one, but there was no guarantee that the other wells weren’t touched yet .
“Hwang Bo-yun? Why are you here…”
When he ran over to the other slum which was close to his vicinity, the warriors of Zegal clan were gathered .
As if properly handled, the assassins were on the ground bleeding, and the bottles were in the hands of Zegal Shin .
Pop!
Hwang Bo-yun hurriedly took the bottle and threw it into the bonfire which the residents had lit .
The bottle smashed into the fire and the liquid evaporated .
Zegal Shin, who covered his nose because of the terrible smell, asked .
“Was it some kind of poison?”
“It is a lot more dangerous than what we imagined . ”
Hwang Bo-yun gave out the details of what he saw a moment back .
Zegal Shin’s expression changed at once .
“This can’t be! They are planning to turn everyone into Kangshi!”
“Before the day starts, we need to hurry up and figure out a way to take action!”
Hwang Bo-yun and Zegal Shin contacted the subordinates who were in a hurry to protect the wells .
Soon after, a report came in .
They managed to block some wells, however, some wells were already poisoned due to the late arrival .
Accordingly, Hwang Bo-yun instructed that he contaminated wells to be covered up .
Since there was no right way to cleanse off the water, and it was inevitable to block the water for the people .
“Phew, we have it under control for the moment . ”
“I don’t know . The underground water sources are connected and there is no guarantee that the poison won’t spread elsewhere . ”
“Then what should we do?”
“Once the information comes that the Kangshi has appeared, we must prevent the spread as soon as possible . We need to actively prevent the use of water wells by spreading the information to the people . ”
And the rebel army too was approaching the capital, so they had to prepare for it .
Hwang Bo-yun talked about the tactics in detail and Zegal Shin nodded his head .
Forgetting that they had to sleep, they kept on taking walks on the streets of Daeryang till sunrise to prevent anymore problems .
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