Nam Gung Lin’s sword sliced through the hair of the elder Blood-Sucking Twin Monster.

In an instant, several exchanges took place.

Clashing swords with Nam Gung Lin, the Blood-Sucking Twin Monsters realized.

The fact that the most feared “child” in the martial arts world was standing before their eyes.

In a martial artist’s fight, if you compete for a moment, you can make a prediction to some extent.

Is the opponent stronger or weaker than me?

The Blood-Sucking Twin Monsters realized.

The fact that Nam Gung Lin was clearly stronger than them.

“Did you consume elixirs like they were meals?”

[Well, maybe.]

“You’re really crazy.”

In response to the younger Blood-Sucking Twin Monster’s words, Nam Gung Lin let out a chuckle and replied.

[If you’re not crazy, you can’t survive in that environment. You should try being in the same situation as me. See if you can stay sane.]

Upon hearing that answer, the faces of the Blood-Sucking Twin Monsters twisted.

“Nam Gung Jin Cheon cherishes you a lot. He must have raised you with great care, so what nonsense are you spouting?”

Nam Gung Lin replied with a bored expression. She sensed that they were trying to buy time.

[Enough with the wordplay. Just die.]

The faces of the Blood-Sucking Twin Monsters turned pale.

Unable to hold back, the elder Blood-Sucking Twin Monster shouted.

“Brother, let’s use it.”

“But it’s not time for it to come out yet…”

“It’s alright, we can use the Murderous Swarm Technique.”

At the younger Blood-Sucking Twin Monster’s words, the elder nodded and shouted.

“Come out, come out right now!”

At that shout, a man appeared.

Nam Gung Lin’s gaze turned towards him. The Blood-Sucking Twin Monsters looked at the man and commanded.

“Kill that girl immediately!”

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Nam Gung Cheon faced the man before his eyes. The man had an appearance that reminded him of his past self.

For some unknown reason, his heart began to race.

‘He’s a person who has fallen into solitude.’

That meant this man was also not here of his own will.

Clang!

The swords of Nam Gung Cheon and the man clashed.

‘He possesses exceptional skills.’

He must have become strong through bloody efforts before falling into solitude.

‘I had sensed that the Blood Cult was creating such individuals.’

After all, there was a good example in Nam Gung Cheon.

Nam Gung Cheon looked at him and realized.

Hazy eyes, a face as pale as a corpse. The meaning behind it was clear.

The fact that what he had feared had become reality.

The man before his eyes was innocent.

He must have been captured by the Blood Cult because of his excellence.

Just like how he himself had been in the past.

Separate from that, he knew. How dangerous the man before his eyes was.

‘I have to kill him.’

That would be the right thing to do for the man as well. When he was in the same situation as the man, he too had wished for death…

As a rule, righteous martial artists wish to die as martial artists. Therefore, he too would wish to remain as a martial artist, not a murderous madman.

However.

Hesitation flickered in Nam Gung Cheon’s fingers gripping the sword. His sword was pointed at the man.

He asked the man.

[Do you have your own will?]

The man did not answer.

Or rather, was he unable to?

Can a person without thoughts truly be called human?

Nam Gung Cheon tightened his grip on the sword.

Killing intent began to fill his sword. It was time to carry out what he had vowed long ago.

What do martial artists live for?

The first time Nam Gung Cheon picked up a sword was to gain recognition.

From his family, from people. As he continued to wield the sword, he became arrogant.

After that, he wielded the sword to defeat those stronger than him.

After falling into the hands of the Blood Cult, Nam Gung Cheon realized.

The reason he had to wield the sword was to protect what was precious to him.

But by then, everything precious to him had already vanished.

Then, why had the man before his eyes wielded the sword? Perhaps he too had wielded the sword to protect someone.

‘But that is something I cannot know. Because those who have already become monsters have no words.’

When he had awakened from solitude, he had vowed. That he would not create someone who would experience something similar to him. If there was something more terrifying than death, it was losing what was precious.

The moment Nam Gung Cheon saw the man, he could realize.

‘Subduing him is impossible.’

But killing him was possible. The man before his eyes who had fallen into solitude had not become that strong yet.

Probably because he had not committed slaughter.

Originally, Nam Gung Cheon would have swung his sword without hesitation. But he stood still, gazing at the man.

Nam Gung Cheon could feel Nam Gung Lin’s body trembling.

Those were not his emotions.

Nam Gung Lin was feeling sorrow. The reason was unknown.

Perhaps it was because she had seen his past. She would know how much he had suffered when he was captured by the Blood Cult and turned into a monster.

Nam Gung Cheon looked at the man with sunken eyes.

And he asked.

[For what purpose are you holding that sword?]

Saying that, Nam Gung Cheon approached Nam Gung Hyun.

Nam Gung Hyun’s sword was pointed at Nam Gung Lin, but it was not moving.

“Why aren’t you moving? Hurry up and kill her!”

The Blood-Sucking Twin Monsters said that and prepared to attack. They were planning to move if they saw even a slight opening in Nam Gung Lin.

In fact, the Blood-Sucking Twin Monsters didn’t have much expectation even after summoning the man.

The man basically followed orders, but he had not yet followed orders to slaughter.

But he was enough to tire out Nam Gung Lin. Even that monstrous little girl would have a hard time dealing with him alone.

When the man weakened the little girl, the Blood-Sucking Twin Monsters were planning to take care of Nam Gung Lin.

The man began to move.

It was a speed so fast that it was difficult to see with the eyes. But for some reason, Nam Gung Lin closed her eyes.

The Blood-Sucking Twin Monsters looked at her with a bitter smile.

But.

What the Blood-Sucking Twin Monsters wanted did not happen. Blood stained the sword of the man who had never committed slaughter before.

With a chilling sound, the head of the younger Blood-Sucking Twin Monster flew off.

He had his eyes wide open, as if he couldn’t believe his own death.

“Th-this can’t be. This is impossible.”

The elder Blood-Sucking Twin Monster shook his head repeatedly.

“You bastard! The Cult Leader won’t leave you alone…”

The elder Blood-Sucking Twin Monster gaped blankly. The one who attacked the elder Blood-Sucking Twin Monster was Nam Gung Cheon.

[Shut up.]

His sword pierced through the elder Blood-Sucking Twin Monster’s neck without any hesitation.

The strength of the Blood-Sucking Twin Monsters was their combined technique. In a situation where the younger brother died, the elder couldn’t even put up a proper resistance.

The elder Blood-Sucking Twin Monster collapsed without even closing his eyes.

Nam Gung Cheon looked at them with indifferent eyes.

‘I don’t understand.’

Nam Gung Cheon turned his gaze to the man. The man did not follow the orders of the Blood-Sucking Twin Monsters who had brought him.

That was clearly abnormal.

After slicing the younger Blood-Sucking Twin Monster, the man clutched his head as if in agony.

Nam Gung Cheon’s eyes glimmered with a strange light. The man did not attack Nam Gung Lin until the end.

Nam Gung Cheon, who had been in the same situation as the man, knew that it was impossible.

[Do you have your own will? Is that why you didn’t attack?]

The man’s head slowly tilted. Nam Gung Cheon met his eyes.

They were empty eyes.

The lively eyes filled with spirit were no longer there.

It was not much different from the typical appearance of people who had fallen into the Blood Cult’s solitude.

As expected, the man had indeed fallen into solitude. The faintly rising hope faded away.

Nam Gung Cheon tilted his head in puzzlement. If the man had fallen into the Blood Cult’s solitude, how did he not attack him?

[Answer me. I need to decide whether to kill you or not.]

The man slowly reached out his hand towards Nam Gung Lin’s body.

Nam Gung Cheon watched the man’s actions with a stony face.

The man’s hand touched Nam Gung Lin’s cheek. Nam Gung Cheon frowned at his action, as if caressing something precious.

Nam Gung Cheon loosened his grip on the sword.

At that moment, he realized.

‘I can’t kill him.’

Nam Gung Cheon realized that he would not be able to kill the man.

Because when he thought of killing him, his entire body rejected the idea for some unknown reason.

Leaving behind a potential threat was not a choice befitting a martial artist.

“Ah, don’t…”

The man clutched his head.

His hand that had touched Nam Gung Lin’s cheek fell away. The man looked at Nam Gung Lin with a face filled with fear and longing, then vanished.

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I opened my eyes.

A single teardrop fell from my eyes.

[Why are you crying?]

At Dagger Uncle’s words, I mumbled.

‘I don’t know, I feel sad for some unknown reason.’

I had seen Dagger Uncle’s memories and knew what decision he had made.

I had seen Dagger Uncle’s memories and knew what decision he had made.

Dagger Uncle had no intention of leaving alone those who had experienced the same thing as him. He would kill them before they killed others.

That was what he had decided.

Dagger Uncle had just broken his own beliefs.

‘Why did you let him go?’

[He didn’t have any killing intent towards you. If he had even the slightest killing intent towards you, I wouldn’t have left him alone.]

‘Who was he? I don’t understand why he didn’t attack me. Why did he reject the Blood-Sucking Twin Monsters who were controlling him?’

[I don’t know either. It was clear that he had fallen into solitude.]

I couldn’t continue my conversation with Dagger Uncle. Because I felt a piercing gaze.