The air of the day felt different.
No one has told the children what was going to happen. Still, all the children instinctively noticed that today was something different from any other day.
Because of this, the atmosphere was chaotic in the morning.
The children who usually stay away from each other gathered one by one to the center of the underground communal area.
Among them was Pyo-wol.
Pyo-wol came out of section one with a strange premonition and also went to the center of the underground cavity.
“You must have felt it too.”
So Gyeoksan spoke to Pyo-wol.
Pyo-wol silently nodded and looked around.
The instructors have not yet appeared. But somewhere, he could feel they were moving in a hurry.
That was then.
Lim Sayeol appeared together with Gu Shinhaeng and Sang Ilshin.
All of the children stopped whatever they were doing and looked at them.
Their attire was different from usual. They were still wearing their masks on their faces, but the outfit they wore looked more refined. It was clothes they haven’t worn in any of the training sessions before.
As the three of them approached, the children looked at them while holding their breath.
Lim Sayeol looked at the children for a moment and then opened his mouth.
“Today, we will leave this cave.”
The children widened their eyes.
They expected it to some extent, but hearing it through Lim Sayeol’s mouth still gave off a different feeling. Nonetheless, no one dared to open their mouths to speak or shout.
They were forbidden to open their mouths in a public gathering without the instructor’s or the sword’s permission. But their wide eyes expressed their feelings at the recent announcement.
‘We’re finally going out?’
Pyo-wol’s face had mixed emotions. Pyo-wol might have adapted to this place better than anyone else, but it wasn’t that he didn’t miss the outside world. Even though he had been here for a long time with his memory fuzzy, he still wanted to feel the fresh air from outside.
Lim Sayeol looked at the children’s faces and said.
“The instructors will go out first, and then it will be your turn. So Yeowol.”
“Yes!”
So Yeowol stepped forward and answered.
“You take responsibility and bring the other children out.”
“Alright.”
It wasn’t just Pyo-wol who thought that So Yeowol’s voice was particularly lively.
A look of anticipation could be seen over the children’s faces. It had been almost seven years since they were imprisoned in the underground cave.
Leaving this place meant that they would soon be put on a mission.
Not a single child was unaware of that fact. But it was a good thing nonetheless. The fact that they were able to escape from this hellish place made them happy.
Soon after, the instructors appeared.
The instructors, like Lim Sayeol and other two swords, also had a change of clothes. Although their faces were covered with a mask, there was a youthful expression of excitement in their eyes.
Even if they have been trained to hide their emotions, they can’t help but be excited to go out after 7 years.
Among the instructors, only Lim Sayeol remained unmoved and kept a cold gaze. He thought as he looked at the children.
‘How many of them will end up surviving?’
The children were strong.
Although they did not master excellent martial arts like the masters at Jianghu, they were still basically stronger compared to others.
Before teaching them martial arts, the children were thrown into an extreme situation and let them come out on it on their own. In addition, they were always in a state of extreme competition, making it impossible for them to survive not unless they decided to kill their opponents.
These were the children who went through that process.
Even if they failed to master martial arts, they could be said to be strong enough as a person.
The children who went through such a fierce struggle for survival learned to live to a high degree. Each child was like a ferocious beast. However, no matter how advanced their killing techniques were, they were still not the best in Jianghu.
The target of their assassination is not the most powerful person in Jianghu, but rather, someone who is highly likely to become one in the future. A man of great potential.
Lim Sayeol did not dare to guess how many children would survive against him.
‘Anyway, I don’t know.’
His mission was just to raise children to a certain level. Anything more than that was already outside of his responsibility.
Now that he has finished his job, all that remains is to enjoy his retirement life. He is finally about to end this tedious assassin life.
Thud!
A basket fell from the ceiling.
Some of the instructors, led by Lim Sayeol, got on a huge basket. Then the basket went up to the ceiling again.
It was a long time later that the basket came down again.
The remaining instructors climbed into the basket and disappeared. Now, only Pyo-wol and the children remained in the underground cave.
So Yeowol approached Pyo-wol.
“Are we going to be put on a mission soon?”
“That’s right. Because they raised us for that sole reason.”
“Do you know who the target of the assassination is?”
“No.”
Pyo-wol shook his head.
He knew the name of Woo Gunsang, but he had no intentions of making it known to So Yeowol or the other children. Because the less who know the secret, the better.
Pyo-wol asked as if he had suddenly remembered.
“What happened to the cursed poison?”
“A few of us have been detoxified.”
“Really?”
Pyo-wol gave a surprised expression. Because he knew that detoxing the cursed poison was not easy.
So Yeowol smiled softly.
“Min knows a lot about poison.”
“Lee Min?”
So Yeowol just nodded her head. She didn’t give any more details no did Pyo-wol ask for more.
‘Lee Seol-min.’
It was the real name of Lee Min.
Like most of the children here, her past was also thoroughly hidden by an iron curtain. He wouldn’t know what kind of past she had not until she would share it herself.
Even so, the fact that she was able to detoxify the cursed poison in such a short time meant that her ability was great.
Pyo-wol looked at So Yeowol’s side face half-heartedly.
So Yeowol was just as beautiful as Lee Min. In particular, as she had not seen sunlight for seven years, her white skin was enough to steal the souls of men. So Yeowol knew that she was beautiful and knew how to use her beauty as a weapon.
Perhaps she taught only a few children who followed her how to detoxify cursed poison. Knowing how to detoxify the cursed poison was also a great weapon for her.
The ability to use everything around him was truly innate.
That was then.
Thud!
The basket came down again with a dull sound.
“Finally!”
“We can go out!”
The children were excited.
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