Chapter 262


    Even for a master of the same flower technique, there was definitely a high and low level.


    As a Gojeonggeom, it couldn’t handle Baekungeom, Amipa’s best weapon.


    ‘The winner and loser has already been clearly decided.’


    Unlike Gojeonggeom, which hadrge and small wounds all over its body, Baegungeom looked rtively fine.


    It was a fight that would end in an instant if Baekwoongeom wanted to.


    There is one reason why there is no resolution yet.


    This was because Baekwoongeom had a n in his hands to subdue Hojeonggeom, who was determined to die.


    ‘As time passes, the number of casualties increases. Even Baekwoongeom wouldn’t know that.’


    It seemed like it would never end if I just watched.


    I spread the ghost bomb, erased its presence, and approached the back of the Gotei Sword.


    Sigh!


    Damro’s sword body pierced his old body.


    My mood suddenly worsened due to the sensationing from my fingertips.


    ‘Baekmakmunju, this old man.’


    It wasn’t that he was tired from fighting with Baekun Sword and couldn’t dodge my sword.


    Even though I knew I was going to die, I stood there and held on.


    The Gojeonggeom slowly turned his head and expressed his gratitude to me with a nce.


    I frowned and kicked his back to retrieve the sword.


    Immediately, Baekwoongeom let out a scream-like cry.


    “Baekmakmunju!”


    “…….”


    “What are you doing! “Sacheon Branch Manager!”


    “Rather, I would like to ask. “What are you doing?”


    “I was able to subdue it with enough life!”


    “Did Baekmakmunju ask for that? Want to capture yourself? Or do you have a personal rtionship with him?”


    “Sacheon Branch Manager!”


    “If you hadn’t made the wrong decision, you could have saved at least 20 more of Baekmakmun’s disciples and subdued them. Of course, the damage to our troops would also have been reduced.”


    “The branch leader may not know, but the reason why Baek Mak-moon betrayed the martial arts faction…” “


    I know. Seven years ago, Baek Mak-mun suffered some kind of humiliation due to themunal faction. The identity of the assant who brutally murdered Jang So-geom, the elder of Baekmakmun. “The reason why the only disciple who inherited Baekmakmunju’s martial arts skills fell into Juhwa Ilma.”


    “Even though I knew that!”


    “What do you mean by feeling sympathy for the enemy? “Do not bring personal feelings into the battlefield.”


    “…….”


    “The Allied soldiers were massacred due to Baek Mak-moon and other traitors. Please say the same thing to the warriors who lost their families and death penalty due to Baekmakmun. “I wonder how they will react.”


    Baekwoongeom’s mouth was tightly shut.


    After brushing off the blood from my sword, I spoke as if dering to her, who was speechless and unable to find the words to reply.


    “We will exclude you from the rescue operation that will take ceter. “Please select someone to lead Amipah’s disciples in your ce.”


    The soldiers who were watching looked shocked.


    His face said he never thought I would say something like this.


    ‘No matter how good a warrior he is, it is meaningless if he cannot remain calm when necessary. Especially on the battlefield.’


    No answer came back.


    I solemnly turned my back, returned my sword to its sheath, and ordered the rescue team’s soldiers to clean up after me.


    As he hung the supply of the Gojeonggeom on a pole and urged him to surrender, Baek Mak-mun’s disciples knelt on the ground in tears.


    The elders who were leading the disciples at the front threw their swords on the floor with a resigned look.


    The rescue team’s warriors approached cautiously and subdued their blood swords.


    ‘We secured a base faster than expected.’


    I sighed and looked around.


    Before I knew it, the world was bathed in twilight.


    The rescue team’s military personnel were busy building barracks and preparing meals.


    During the battle, many buildings were damaged and copsed, so they had no choice but to build a camp as if camping in the field.


    ‘The buildings that are at least in good condition will be used to imprison prisoners.’


    Entering the private barracks built by the Sichuan branch’s leaders, I snapped my neck to gather my thoughts.


    Thanks to Zhuge Hye’s performance, they were able to take control of Baekmakmun earlier than nned.


    Now that the intermediate base has been secured, it is time to begin the rescue operation in earnest.


    “I guess I’ll have to call a meeting first.”


    * * *


    Late at night.


    I exined the future schedule to the warriors gathered in therge barracks.


    Unhakgeom, an elder of the Cheongseong Sect, stroked his beard and opened his mouth.


    “So you’re going to change the strategy?”


    “The basic policy will remain the same. However, I n to pay a little more attention to the direction of the base.”


    “I want to ask why. “Can you tell me why that thought urred to you?”


    “This is because we highly valued the strategic value of Baekmakmun.”


    Originally, I had nned to destroy all the formations spread out around Baekmakmun with the evil spirit at the forefront.


    However, thanks to Zhuge Hye’s performance, the n went awry in a good way.


    With just a little effort, it was possible topletely recycle the formations stered all over the area.


    It wasn’t just that.


    Thanks to having more time, the range of options to choose from has greatly expanded.


    “Right. “I know what you want to say.”


    “If we use the techniques well, this ce will be an imprable fortress. “If the White Dragon Lord stays all the time and works hard to defend the base, even the eight great demon armies will not be able to approach without permission.”


    Ak Yeo-ryeong, who was quietly listening to the story, frowned slightly.


    It seemed like he understood the meaning of what I said.


    “Are you saying you’re going to exclude me from the rescue mission?”


    “That’s right.”


    I looked back at her with a calm expression and nodded.


    The key to the changed operation was her, and no one else.


    “Is that okay?”


    There was a look of puzzlement on the face of the evil girl who asked the question.


    In a way, it was a natural reaction.


    She can’t help but be curious about the reason why she, the core force of the rescue team, is leaving behind her at the base.


    “As mentioned earlier, the strategic value of Baekmakmun has greatly increased.”


    When Ak Yeo-ryeong’s Cheonrijicheongsul (千里地聽術) is added to the battle method spread throughout the area, Baekmakmun bes an impregnable fortress.


    It would be a ce where the rescue team’s unmanned personnel coulde and go with peace of mind, at least while the operation was being carried out.


    “Anyway, we have to split up into units to search for survivors. Even if the Great Lord of the White Wolf directly participates in the rescue operation, one of the several units will only be a little safer.”


    It goes without saying, but the survivors who were being chased by the demonic cultists were grouped together and had no reason to move.


    They must be running away and scattering to avoid pursuit.


    In order to rescue as many survivors as possible, we had no choice but to disperse our personnel.


    “On the other hand, if the Great Lord of the White Wolf remains here, the movements of all rescuers will gain momentum.”


    “I wish you could exin it in a little more detail.”


    “I’m saying that Baekmakmun here could be used as a kind of fortress. “It is not simply an intermediate base upied to secure a retreat route.”


    There was a big difference in whether or not there was a ce to take the survivors that had been secured.


    To put it simply, there was noparison in terms of stability.


    It was my thought that if the rescue team took the form of constant search missions centered on a base where safety was clearly guaranteed, the number of survivors that could be secured would increase dramatically.


    “Hmm…”


    “It’s not a bad idea. “I agree.”


    Poison King Tang Sangjin raised his hand and said.


    From that point on, the inside of the barracks was filled with a buzzing noise.


    After some time, everyone expressed their intention to agree with my opinion.


    What was problematic was Lee Se-segao’s remarks.


    “Then how do you n to select the troops to leave behind at the back gate?”


    When an unexpected topic was mentioned, the barracks became noisy once again.


    The meaning of Mr. Lee’s question was as follows.


    < It is a self-evident fact that those in charge of defending the base will be safer than those carrying out rescue operations. > < If it is not clear  by what standard the unit will be organized, problems will arise. >


    A topic that must be addressed . It is true, but it felt strangely malicious, perhaps because the speaker was not someone else but the head of the Lee n.


    I put on a bright expression and gave the answer I had thought of in advance.


    “The general manager of base defense is Lord Baekrang. Of course, Baekrangdae will follow suit and remain at Baekmakmun.”


    “They alone won’t be enough?”


    “Each unit can take turns filling up the shortage of manpower.”


    “Hmm….”


    “I can’t say it’s perfect, but I think this method would be the best from the perspective of fairness.”


    Discussions regarding base defense havee to an end.


    Talk about the formation of the unit began in earnest.


    The total number of people in the rescue team is slightly over 1,000.


    I’ve been having quite a bit of trouble deciding how to divide the troops.


    “…big.”


    “Are you okay? “I don’t think we’re spreading the personnel out too much.”


    “On what basis did you divide therge and small units?”


    Some people came out toin as if they had been waiting.


    It was exactly the reaction I expected.


    There are fiverge units with a hundred people moving together, and twenty small units with at least ten people.


    Although we took great care to create a list, it was realistically impossible to satisfy everyone.


    Hong Gyun-seok, head of the Hong n, cleared his throat and said, ‘Big!’, drawing the attention of the middle school students.


    “Sacheon Branch Manager.”


    “Please speak.”


    “I think many people probably have the same thoughts as me. “The distribution of personnel is against fairness.”


    “In what way is there a vition of fairness?”


    “What is the reason for assigning the Tang family’s Germans to the unit belonging to the Sichuan branch’s leaders?”


    “…….”


    “I don’t feel like saying this, but the intention is not too tant.”


    “Are you saying that I am nning to move with Senior Poison King for Ilsin’s safety?”


    I crossed my arms and smiled.


    I couldn’t hear an answer, but I felt like I could tell what the middle ss was thinking just by looking at their expressions.


    “I understand what the matriarch wants to say. However, I think it will not be toote to file aint after hearing the destination of the unit I belong to.”


    “……?”


    As Hong n Segaju said, the first unit I belonged to had too many troops concentrated there.


    The Dogs of the Tang Family, the disciples of the Jeomchang Sect, the disciples of the Cheonghyeol Domun, and even Dokgo Woojin’s four close friends.


    It was no surprise that people said there was ack of fairness.


    However, the unfair allocation of personnel was never intended to protect my safety.


    “The destination for my unit is none other than Lanju.”


    “…!”


    Lanzhou.


    The first unit’s destination was an area currently evaluated as the most dangerous in Gansu Province.